@NeutronBomb for those wanting 60 FPS, it’s not looking good. Hopefully I’m wrong and we will get that option. I think we will find out when Xbox has their showcase in June.
@NeutronBomb I don’t think Starfield is going to be 60 FPS. Todd Howard already mentioned how 30 FPS is perfectly fine as long as it looks impressive. We’ll see at launch if there’s a 60 FPS option but I doubt there will be.
My youngest just got an Xbox series S yesterday. I ditched the Xbox one a couple years ago for the series X but he was sticking with his Xbox one. He loved it. I think if it wasn’t for his friends, he’d still be using the Xbox one. His friends have a series S. When loading into a game, they would be waiting on him and he was getting very frustrated with the loading time. He didn’t want to turn off his Xbox when he wasn’t playing it because he didn’t want to wait for it to start up. I think a big part of why people and especially kids didn’t want an upgrade right away is due to all these live service games. It’s still available on old hardware and that’s pretty much all they play. So why bother upgrading? Now they are seeing the loading times being so much faster on the new hardware and feeling the pressure from those that have the better hardware.
Though Angry Birds isn’t as big as it used to be, it’s still popular in some countries. Merging these two companies seems like a good business idea, SEGA can get more of their IP on mobile, and Rovio wants to expand more into other areas. They can help each other out. I’m having a feeling they’ll have an Angry Birds style game with Sonic characters using different abilities. I like many on here want to see SEGA bring back some of the dormant IPs. I’m hoping that leak on JSR is true and we get something soon.
The way developers are doing it lately where they wait till after reviews are out, that part I’m not a fan of. I can’t say I’m surprised they added them to the game. They had them in past RE titles. Just wish it was a bit more forward with it from the start.
I’m hoping the rumors are true of a new Jet Set Radio. I absolutely loved the first one so much that when I found out the second one was going to Xbox, I ran out and bought one just for the game. I’ve been with Xbox since.
I thought it was announced before that SEGA was considering another JSR game, but was thinking of having it as a live service game. If it’s something like that, I don’t want it. I just want to buy the game and have a great single player experience.
@J_Mo_Money as soon as I read the article, I couldn’t help but think of The Last of Us as well.
I don’t think Xbox would make a degraded version of CoD on PlayStation. This acquisition has been too much under a microscope. Even years from now the Xbox and PlayStation versions will be compared to each other.
@Kaloudz LOL and if I remember right, he waved to her first before asking if it was her.
I loved when you got to the jail cell and the other character you didn’t pick is locked up in there. Your character ties to open the door and couldn’t. Then ask them while they are standing behind the locked door, “will you wait here?”
@themightyant I too am surprised by how close this poll is among all the games. I have a theory for this. I think some (not all. I know somebody will read this and get upset that I mean all.) did not read the poll or misunderstood the poll. The article lists them worst to best but taking the poll they wanted us to list them best to worst. I’m guessing after seeing where things fell in the article (worst to best) they took the poll the same way (worst to best) and ranked them backwards leaving the numbers very split in the poll.
I would agree a lot with this list. There’s a little on my list that’s different. CV would be higher, Biohazard would be lower… but overall I can see where these fall in line on his ranking.
I had no doubt this would sell well for them. I personally have not bought this yet. I’m looking forward to the game but I’m not super excited. I’ll get it on a sale. I think part of me is jaded because I was hoping for them to remake a few others before tackling RE4, but congratulations Capcom. Job well done.
I don’t think Microsoft needed to comment on this. Maybe they were feeling the pressure since it’s become a topic from the IGN interview. I can see both sides points.
It was in the original plans to develop the game with PS5 being a part of that. Nobody wants to be left out and I can see why PlayStation gamers are upset. They feel lied to.
Xbox gamers remember Microsoft saying in terms of exclusivity, it would be a case by case basis. MS decided to make these games exclusive. They own the companies and are able to do that.
Do I feel like PS gamers were lied to? Tough to say. It was a “case by case basis” and that was said after the acquisition was final. Then there’s the “not pulling games from PlayStation.” These are new IPs so they weren’t on PS before, but they were being developed with PS in mind too…. It’s a tough call. I think MS just shouldn’t have said anything. It’s going to be an argument between gamers that neither side is going to win the argument on.
Hopefully they come to a decision on the cloud aspect of all this and can finally come to an ultimate conclusion. This has been going on so long. So much bickering and fighting between the companies and their gamers. Whatever the decision, it would be nice to not have this coming up every week.
Glad to see it being received well. Capcom has been doing a great job with their games lately. There were reports of the game a year or two ago being halted and needed to go in a different direction. Looks like they made the right choice.
@senote unfortunately they didn’t know how long that lawsuit was going to last. It definitely took its time in the courts. I would have liked to of seen them continue with the game once the lawsuit was over, but even then there was no guarantee at that time they could continue when the lawsuit was settled. They mentioned more maps, counselors, modes… and then the lawsuit stopped all that. I agree it gave them a way out, but you could tell by how much detail they took from the movies, that they were huge fans of the series. Just bad timing. I know not everyone liked the game. It was a buggy mess, but I liked it and would have liked more.
The first movie scared the crap out of me when I was a teen. I’m curious how the game is going to turn out. I’ll be checking it out on gamepass. I know Friday the 13th was filled with bugs, but I liked what they did with the game. They did their homework and there were so many nods to the movies. I wonder how it would have turned out if they were able to keep going with that series. The lawsuit stopped them from making more content. After that, they kind of gave up on updating bugs. I hope they’ve learned from their mistakes and this is a more solid game.
I don’t think it’s needed. They haven’t tapped into the full potential of the series systems yet. Then having three different current gen systems with different amounts of power, rumors have it devs have a hard time getting split screen co op to work between the series S and X. (Again it’s a rumor) I think adding an upgrade will make it harder. Also, would it be two different upgrades? One with a disk drive and one without?
And I thought they did the upgrade last gen mid way due to the demand for something. Was it 4k or HD? I can’t remember. I’m not a tech person but there was another reason for the push of the mid gen upgrade.
I knew CoD was big but I never realized how big it was till this acquisition started. All this fighting over this one series. There’s so many games between Activision, Blizzard, and King, but the focus is on CoD. Makes me wonder after the deal closes (which I think is going to happen) if porting the game to all these different devices is going to effect the game at all? I don’t play CoD but will it affect its performance and yearly time schedule? I’m not knocking the deal or anything. I’m just curious because of all the crunch they do over there already. Now it’s adding more on their plates.
I’m not really worried about spoilers. I agree with what everybody on here is saying, that it is an old game so the story has been out, but I don’t think many read the article above. They mentioned the spoilers were more about “gameplay, character’s design, encounters, and much much more.” That being said I’m still not worried about being spoiled. Though I’m looking forward to playing the remake, I wasn’t excited for this one. I wanted some of the older titles remade before this one.
I understand the frustration a lot are feeling on here. Three months later is not a big deal for me. There’s a lot coming out in the first half of the year I’m looking forward to playing. Had Starfield came out by June, I probably would have had to wait till about September to play it anyways. Delaying it a little longer is okay by me.
I don’t care about clunky controls. I’ve always been able to manage and I keep in mind that this is an old game while I’ll be playing it. Sometimes the controls help the tension in horror games. Otherwise it can be a bit too easy and feel less intense. I cannot wait to play this one. I thought I would never get to play it. This franchise is one of my favorites and the fact it’s finally coming to the west is such a thrill. I wasn’t expecting it to get a great score. The series isn’t for everybody, but for me, this is my CoD or GTA.
I would like to see them able to get the features on both the X and S. I would think there was a way to do so but I’m not a developer. I don’t know much about all that. Split screen has been going on for many generations of consoles. I’m hoping they can figure it all out for the series S.
I want the series to go along the lines of the article. I want isolation. I want the series to go back similar to how it used to be. Or at least shades of how it used to be.
The newer games were good but they weren’t very Tomb Raider to me. I can appreciate what they were trying to do with the series but it was too action packed. It was too much guns blazing and not enough exploring.
The older games you truly felt alone. I remember the original almost had a touch of the horror feel to it. Exploring caves and tombs. Being in a world where humans didn’t walk in many years. Discovering artifacts and locations. Solving puzzles and completing missing pieces of a wheel to progress. Then the dangers of the animals in the area. In the first game I think there was only two or three humans in the whole game. I was on an adventure that made me feel like I was the only one able to get to these places.
The newer games they wanted to explore Lara’s past and I’m okay with that but they lost the spark of what made her character and the feel of the game. Lara lost her sassiness. Her confidence. Maybe she hadn’t built all that up yet but I didn’t recognize the character. Then I wasn’t alone. I was traveling with others. Yes I separated from them but there was enemy humans everywhere. Lara had yet to kill anybody. She makes her first kill and it affects here. I was okay with that, but I had issues with her taking down wave after wave of combat trained men with guns. I was no longer alone. I was a novice but I’m killing army’s of soldiers? It didn’t add up to me. Where were the tombs? Where were the traps? Where were the puzzles? The artifacts? The locations nobody had step foot on in centuries? I think I would have liked the games better if they didn’t include Tomb Raider characters, namely Laura. I would like the game better if it was just a brand new franchise, brand new character. I would’ve been OK with that. I’m not bashing the games, I liked them. I just didn’t love them. I love the old Tomb Raider franchise. That’s what I want more of.
I don’t see them selling. I mean anything’s possible but I think if they were going to sell, they would have done so when things were really bad last gen. I think MS is in it for the long haul.
@Ralizah I do have a modern xbox and I don’t know why. I don’t have a reason for never looking into Microsoft rewards before. I’m going to read up about them this weekend.
I’ll be getting the RE 4 remake. I don’t need to see more. I would watch their show on the 9th but Fatal Frame (Project Zero) Mask of the Lunar Eclipse comes out that day. I’ll be busy with that. Capcom has been on a roll lately. I’d like to see them get back to Dead Rising again. I know they closed that part that used to develop those games, but I feel like with how great they have been doing lately, they can breathe new life into that franchise.
@BadAtPickingUsername I agree. I don’t think a full priced game should have battle passes, cosmetic purchases, or micro transitions either. I miss the days when you bought a game, the whole game was there. All the content meant for the game was there at launch. I understand free to play games doing it. I don’t like it but since it’s free, I get why they do it but a full priced game, I want the complete package.
Another step closer. I just want the deal to be finalized already. I don’t even like CoD. Just tired of hearing the back and fourth between Xbox and PlayStation. Either approve or deny, but end it soon please.
Though I think many of us are tired of the Activision Blizzard deal, I am curious if Sony will reach a deal with Microsoft before the August 2nd date. I’m also curious what information will come out if they don’t reach an agreement and Sony is forced to supply the information granted.
So much arguing over a brand new IP none of us have even played. We don’t know if it’s going to be a huge success or if it will tank. Arguing over what Phil said, or didn’t say, couldn’t say, or what he implied and for what? Where is it getting any of us? Team Xbox isn’t going to sway Team PlayStation nor the other way around. There’s games that sometimes don’t come to your platform of choice. We’ve all been there.
I wasn’t happy over the Silent Hill 2 remake PS5 12 month exclusivity but I’m not going to bash Sony or PlayStation gamers for it. I have a choice. I can either get a PS5 and play it there, I can play it on steam, or I can continue waiting to see if the 12 months exclusivity is true. Other games have been supposedly timed and never came over to Xbox. I’m not happy about it but it is what it is. I have three options to pick from. Those that want to play Starfield have options to choose. It may not be the option you were hoping for, but you got options.
I’ll be looking forward to this one. MK was always one of my favorite video games growing up. They hit their rough spots, but the last few entries have been solid.
@Kaloudz it’s been awhile and I actually forgot about the girl that jingles. I know in the first one, when she would see the rope maiden, you would sometimes hear a bell. Just a quick single chime, but I’m pretty sure it was part two that had the girl that jingled. I think she was in a reddish kimono and would run past. Trying to fight her in tight hallways was a pain, but yes it was very creepy.
@Kaloudz @Banjo- I also rarely ever preorder games. This one is preordered already. I also got the deluxe edition. I’m hoping by spending more, it’ll encourage the original trilogy and future games for the series. I’d love to play the first 3 again. I still have have them on Xbox and PS2, but I’d like to play them on current gen systems.
I’m very much looking forward to Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. I’m hoping it’s more like the first couple games than Maiden of the Black Water. Though I enjoyed that game and was happy it came out on current systems, I felt the game lacked a little something. The older titles played in a continuous progression, where V played in segments or chapters with a safe zone between them. IV is coming very soon so I’ll find out then, can’t wait!
@Banjo- @Kaloudz that is great news for the series, thank you for sharing that! PZ/FF always seemed to be in the shadows of other horror games and never got the recognition it deserved. Because of that, it didn’t sell very well. I don’t know if Nintendo still has say what platforms it will be on in the future. Locking it to one platform didn’t do the series justice.
As you both said, I also want the trilogy remastered. I’m curious if they do give us that, what order it would be in. They started with V and then IV, that trend would make me believe III would be next, but that game is much closer tied to the first two games than IV or V are to any other game. So I wonder if they give us all 3 at one time, or do they start with the first game and go up from there.
I haven’t bought anything from the free to play days. All the games that have been featured on there, I only used it once. I don’t really try them out because I like to take my time when playing games. So I don’t want to get hooked because I’m also really frugal. There’s only a few games I pay full price for. The rest I wait for sales.
That’s an interesting take on creating a documentary on the creation of a game. As a gamer, I always wonder how much work goes into creating the game, but this give is a more human level. We not only see the people working on the game, you get their emotions and feel their pressure to deliver. 32 episodes is a lot. I don’t know if I’ll watch every single one of them, but I am curious to see more after watching the trailer.
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Re: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Appears To Have A Ridiculously Large Download Size On Xbox Series X
The size some of these games become makes me miss the days of putting the disk or cartridge in the system and play. It seemed a lot more simple then.
Though there’s advantages with downloading the games to the system as sometimes there’s an update to a bug that could break a games progression.
Re: Microsoft Reportedly Invited To 'Showcase Its Products' At UK's 10 Downing St Next Week
Fingers crossed this comes to an end soon. Is the CMA able to extend its decision again? They’ve done it before.
Re: Talking Point: Xbox One Users, What Do You Think Of The Console In 2023?
@NeutronBomb for those wanting 60 FPS, it’s not looking good. Hopefully I’m wrong and we will get that option. I think we will find out when Xbox has their showcase in June.
Re: Talking Point: Xbox One Users, What Do You Think Of The Console In 2023?
@NeutronBomb I don’t think Starfield is going to be 60 FPS. Todd Howard already mentioned how 30 FPS is perfectly fine as long as it looks impressive. We’ll see at launch if there’s a 60 FPS option but I doubt there will be.
Re: Talking Point: Xbox One Users, What Do You Think Of The Console In 2023?
My youngest just got an Xbox series S yesterday. I ditched the Xbox one a couple years ago for the series X but he was sticking with his Xbox one. He loved it. I think if it wasn’t for his friends, he’d still be using the Xbox one. His friends have a series S. When loading into a game, they would be waiting on him and he was getting very frustrated with the loading time. He didn’t want to turn off his Xbox when he wasn’t playing it because he didn’t want to wait for it to start up. I think a big part of why people and especially kids didn’t want an upgrade right away is due to all these live service games. It’s still available on old hardware and that’s pretty much all they play. So why bother upgrading? Now they are seeing the loading times being so much faster on the new hardware and feeling the pressure from those that have the better hardware.
Re: SEGA Confirms Plans To Acquire Angry Birds Creator For €706 Million
Though Angry Birds isn’t as big as it used to be, it’s still popular in some countries. Merging these two companies seems like a good business idea, SEGA can get more of their IP on mobile, and Rovio wants to expand more into other areas. They can help each other out. I’m having a feeling they’ll have an Angry Birds style game with Sonic characters using different abilities. I like many on here want to see SEGA bring back some of the dormant IPs. I’m hoping that leak on JSR is true and we get something soon.
Re: Capcom Has Added Microtransactions To Resident Evil 4 After Release
The way developers are doing it lately where they wait till after reviews are out, that part I’m not a fan of. I can’t say I’m surprised they added them to the game. They had them in past RE titles. Just wish it was a bit more forward with it from the start.
Re: Leaked Clips Of Two Classic SEGA Remakes Appear Online
I’m hoping the rumors are true of a new Jet Set Radio. I absolutely loved the first one so much that when I found out the second one was going to Xbox, I ran out and bought one just for the game. I’ve been with Xbox since.
I thought it was announced before that SEGA was considering another JSR game, but was thinking of having it as a live service game. If it’s something like that, I don’t want it. I just want to buy the game and have a great single player experience.
Re: Deals: Xbox Spring Sale 2023 Now Live, 600+ Games Discounted
@PsBoxSwitchOwner I agree, it is a lot of the same games on sale over and over. Was hoping to see some new deals in here…
Re: Sony Blasts CMA's Xbox Verdict As 'Surprising, Unprecedented And Irrational'
Slamming the CMA in a 10 page document. Was there any slamming to the JFTC for approving of the acquisition?
Re: Jim Ryan Fears 'Serious Damage' If Xbox Degrades Call Of Duty For PlayStation
@J_Mo_Money as soon as I read the article, I couldn’t help but think of The Last of Us as well.
I don’t think Xbox would make a degraded version of CoD on PlayStation. This acquisition has been too much under a microscope. Even years from now the Xbox and PlayStation versions will be compared to each other.
Re: Best Resident Evil Games Ranked - Which Mainline Entry Is Number One?
@Kaloudz LOL and if I remember right, he waved to her first before asking if it was her.
I loved when you got to the jail cell and the other character you didn’t pick is locked up in there. Your character ties to open the door and couldn’t. Then ask them while they are standing behind the locked door, “will you wait here?”
Re: Best Resident Evil Games Ranked - Which Mainline Entry Is Number One?
@Kaloudz yes! There were so many of them. Just take a pick!
“It’s a weapon. It’s really powerful. Especially against living things!” LOL
Re: Best Resident Evil Games Ranked - Which Mainline Entry Is Number One?
@Kaloudz lol the entire script and acting was cringy. How much pause there was between the lines as well.
“That was too close. You were almost a Jill Sandwich!”
“You’re right. Berry, thanks for saving my life!”
Amazing to see where the series has gone. Curious where they’ll go next.
Re: Best Buy Reveals All-New 1TB Storage Card For Xbox Series X|S
@NorthwestEagle that’s a great idea. I wouldn’t know how to do it, but I’m sure somebody out there with a 3D printer could probably figure it out.
Re: Best Buy Reveals All-New 1TB Storage Card For Xbox Series X|S
Yes it’s still expensive, but glad there’s another option. Hopefully they bring in more sizes and more manufacturers than just these two.
Re: Best Resident Evil Games Ranked - Which Mainline Entry Is Number One?
@themightyant I too am surprised by how close this poll is among all the games. I have a theory for this. I think some (not all. I know somebody will read this and get upset that I mean all.) did not read the poll or misunderstood the poll. The article lists them worst to best but taking the poll they wanted us to list them best to worst. I’m guessing after seeing where things fell in the article (worst to best) they took the poll the same way (worst to best) and ranked them backwards leaving the numbers very split in the poll.
Re: Best Resident Evil Games Ranked - Which Mainline Entry Is Number One?
I would agree a lot with this list. There’s a little on my list that’s different. CV would be higher, Biohazard would be lower… but overall I can see where these fall in line on his ranking.
Re: Xbox Console Exclusive Wins BAFTA 'Best Game' Award, Beating Elden Ring And God Of War
Wow I wasn’t expecting that. Vampire Survivors didn’t look too appealing to me, guess I’m going to have to try the game out now.
Re: Resident Evil 4's Remake Has Already Been A Massive Success For Capcom
I had no doubt this would sell well for them. I personally have not bought this yet. I’m looking forward to the game but I’m not super excited. I’ll get it on a sale. I think part of me is jaded because I was hoping for them to remake a few others before tackling RE4, but congratulations Capcom. Job well done.
Re: Microsoft Issues Statement In Response To 'Redfall On PS5' Reports
I don’t think Microsoft needed to comment on this. Maybe they were feeling the pressure since it’s become a topic from the IGN interview. I can see both sides points.
It was in the original plans to develop the game with PS5 being a part of that. Nobody wants to be left out and I can see why PlayStation gamers are upset. They feel lied to.
Xbox gamers remember Microsoft saying in terms of exclusivity, it would be a case by case basis. MS decided to make these games exclusive. They own the companies and are able to do that.
Do I feel like PS gamers were lied to? Tough to say. It was a “case by case basis” and that was said after the acquisition was final. Then there’s the “not pulling games from PlayStation.” These are new IPs so they weren’t on PS before, but they were being developed with PS in mind too…. It’s a tough call. I think MS just shouldn’t have said anything. It’s going to be an argument between gamers that neither side is going to win the argument on.
Re: Xbox Takes Major Step Towards Activision Blizzard Approval In UK
Hopefully they come to a decision on the cloud aspect of all this and can finally come to an ultimate conclusion. This has been going on so long. So much bickering and fighting between the companies and their gamers. Whatever the decision, it would be nice to not have this coming up every week.
Re: Review: Resident Evil 4 - Capcom's Stellar Remake Improves Upon Perfection
Glad to see it being received well. Capcom has been doing a great job with their games lately. There were reports of the game a year or two ago being halted and needed to go in a different direction. Looks like they made the right choice.
Re: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Shreds Its Way Onto Xbox Game Pass This August
@senote unfortunately they didn’t know how long that lawsuit was going to last. It definitely took its time in the courts. I would have liked to of seen them continue with the game once the lawsuit was over, but even then there was no guarantee at that time they could continue when the lawsuit was settled. They mentioned more maps, counselors, modes… and then the lawsuit stopped all that. I agree it gave them a way out, but you could tell by how much detail they took from the movies, that they were huge fans of the series. Just bad timing. I know not everyone liked the game. It was a buggy mess, but I liked it and would have liked more.
Re: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Shreds Its Way Onto Xbox Game Pass This August
The first movie scared the crap out of me when I was a teen. I’m curious how the game is going to turn out. I’ll be checking it out on gamepass. I know Friday the 13th was filled with bugs, but I liked what they did with the game. They did their homework and there were so many nods to the movies. I wonder how it would have turned out if they were able to keep going with that series. The lawsuit stopped them from making more content. After that, they kind of gave up on updating bugs. I hope they’ve learned from their mistakes and this is a more solid game.
Re: Reaction: Should Xbox Produce A Mid-Gen Upgrade If Sony Launches 'PS5 Pro'?
I don’t think it’s needed. They haven’t tapped into the full potential of the series systems yet. Then having three different current gen systems with different amounts of power, rumors have it devs have a hard time getting split screen co op to work between the series S and X. (Again it’s a rumor) I think adding an upgrade will make it harder. Also, would it be two different upgrades? One with a disk drive and one without?
And I thought they did the upgrade last gen mid way due to the demand for something. Was it 4k or HD? I can’t remember. I’m not a tech person but there was another reason for the push of the mid gen upgrade.
Re: Microsoft Signs Another 10-Year Deal In Its Bid To Buy Activision Blizzard
I knew CoD was big but I never realized how big it was till this acquisition started. All this fighting over this one series. There’s so many games between Activision, Blizzard, and King, but the focus is on CoD. Makes me wonder after the deal closes (which I think is going to happen) if porting the game to all these different devices is going to effect the game at all? I don’t play CoD but will it affect its performance and yearly time schedule? I’m not knocking the deal or anything. I’m just curious because of all the crunch they do over there already. Now it’s adding more on their plates.
Re: Resident Evil 4's Remake Has Supposedly Been Leaked
I’m not really worried about spoilers. I agree with what everybody on here is saying, that it is an old game so the story has been out, but I don’t think many read the article above. They mentioned the spoilers were more about “gameplay, character’s design, encounters, and much much more.” That being said I’m still not worried about being spoiled. Though I’m looking forward to playing the remake, I wasn’t excited for this one. I wanted some of the older titles remade before this one.
Re: Starfield Is Launching On Xbox This September, Developer Direct Arriving In June
I understand the frustration a lot are feeling on here. Three months later is not a big deal for me. There’s a lot coming out in the first half of the year I’m looking forward to playing. Had Starfield came out by June, I probably would have had to wait till about September to play it anyways. Delaying it a little longer is okay by me.
Re: Review: Project Zero: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse - A Barebones Revamp For Survival Horror That's Beginning To Show Its Age
I don’t care about clunky controls. I’ve always been able to manage and I keep in mind that this is an old game while I’ll be playing it. Sometimes the controls help the tension in horror games. Otherwise it can be a bit too easy and feel less intense. I cannot wait to play this one. I thought I would never get to play it. This franchise is one of my favorites and the fact it’s finally coming to the west is such a thrill. I wasn’t expecting it to get a great score. The series isn’t for everybody, but for me, this is my CoD or GTA.
Re: Video: Digital Foundry Questions Whether Features Should Be Dropped On Xbox Series S
I would like to see them able to get the features on both the X and S. I would think there was a way to do so but I’m not a developer. I don’t know much about all that. Split screen has been going on for many generations of consoles. I’m hoping they can figure it all out for the series S.
Re: Talking Point: Where Do You Want 'Tomb Raider' To Go Next?
I want the series to go along the lines of the article. I want isolation. I want the series to go back similar to how it used to be. Or at least shades of how it used to be.
The newer games were good but they weren’t very Tomb Raider to me. I can appreciate what they were trying to do with the series but it was too action packed. It was too much guns blazing and not enough exploring.
The older games you truly felt alone. I remember the original almost had a touch of the horror feel to it. Exploring caves and tombs. Being in a world where humans didn’t walk in many years. Discovering artifacts and locations. Solving puzzles and completing missing pieces of a wheel to progress. Then the dangers of the animals in the area. In the first game I think there was only two or three humans in the whole game. I was on an adventure that made me feel like I was the only one able to get to these places.
The newer games they wanted to explore Lara’s past and I’m okay with that but they lost the spark of what made her character and the feel of the game. Lara lost her sassiness. Her confidence. Maybe she hadn’t built all that up yet but I didn’t recognize the character. Then I wasn’t alone. I was traveling with others. Yes I separated from them but there was enemy humans everywhere. Lara had yet to kill anybody. She makes her first kill and it affects here. I was okay with that, but I had issues with her taking down wave after wave of combat trained men with guns. I was no longer alone. I was a novice but I’m killing army’s of soldiers? It didn’t add up to me. Where were the tombs? Where were the traps? Where were the puzzles? The artifacts? The locations nobody had step foot on in centuries? I think I would have liked the games better if they didn’t include Tomb Raider characters, namely Laura. I would like the game better if it was just a brand new franchise, brand new character. I would’ve been OK with that. I’m not bashing the games, I liked them. I just didn’t love them. I love the old Tomb Raider franchise. That’s what I want more of.
Re: Talking Point: Could You Ever See Microsoft Selling The Xbox Brand?
I don’t see them selling. I mean anything’s possible but I think if they were going to sell, they would have done so when things were really bad last gen. I think MS is in it for the long haul.
Re: Microsoft Rewards: Xbox Is Giving Away 2500 Free Points With Major Games This Spring
@Ralizah I do have a modern xbox and I don’t know why. I don’t have a reason for never looking into Microsoft rewards before. I’m going to read up about them this weekend.
Re: Microsoft Rewards: Xbox Is Giving Away 2500 Free Points With Major Games This Spring
I never did the Microsoft Rewards. I’m going to have to check out that program as I will be getting RE4.
Re: Capcom Showcase To Feature Resident Evil 4, Exoprimal & More Later This Month
I’ll be getting the RE 4 remake. I don’t need to see more. I would watch their show on the 9th but Fatal Frame (Project Zero) Mask of the Lunar Eclipse comes out that day. I’ll be busy with that. Capcom has been on a roll lately. I’d like to see them get back to Dead Rising again. I know they closed that part that used to develop those games, but I feel like with how great they have been doing lately, they can breathe new life into that franchise.
Re: Xbox Expected To Win Activision Blizzard Battle In EU, Suggests Report
@BadAtPickingUsername I agree. I don’t think a full priced game should have battle passes, cosmetic purchases, or micro transitions either. I miss the days when you bought a game, the whole game was there. All the content meant for the game was there at launch. I understand free to play games doing it. I don’t like it but since it’s free, I get why they do it but a full priced game, I want the complete package.
Re: Xbox Expected To Win Activision Blizzard Battle In EU, Suggests Report
Another step closer. I just want the deal to be finalized already. I don’t even like CoD. Just tired of hearing the back and fourth between Xbox and PlayStation. Either approve or deny, but end it soon please.
Re: Microsoft Granted Access To Certain Sony Docs As FTC Continues To Scrutinise ActiBlizz Deal
Though I think many of us are tired of the Activision Blizzard deal, I am curious if Sony will reach a deal with Microsoft before the August 2nd date. I’m also curious what information will come out if they don’t reach an agreement and Sony is forced to supply the information granted.
Re: Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Discusses The Importance Of Platform Exclusives
@EvenStephen7 I know, crazy talk. Please forgive me.
Re: Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Discusses The Importance Of Platform Exclusives
So much arguing over a brand new IP none of us have even played. We don’t know if it’s going to be a huge success or if it will tank. Arguing over what Phil said, or didn’t say, couldn’t say, or what he implied and for what? Where is it getting any of us? Team Xbox isn’t going to sway Team PlayStation nor the other way around. There’s games that sometimes don’t come to your platform of choice. We’ve all been there.
I wasn’t happy over the Silent Hill 2 remake PS5 12 month exclusivity but I’m not going to bash Sony or PlayStation gamers for it. I have a choice. I can either get a PS5 and play it there, I can play it on steam, or I can continue waiting to see if the 12 months exclusivity is true. Other games have been supposedly timed and never came over to Xbox. I’m not happy about it but it is what it is. I have three options to pick from. Those that want to play Starfield have options to choose. It may not be the option you were hoping for, but you got options.
Re: All New Xbox Games Coming Out In March 2023
Busy month for gaming. Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse and Resident Evil 4 for me.
Re: Resident Evil 4 Continues To Look Phenomenal, Free Gameplay Demo 'Coming Soon'
Would be nice to get a demo, but if the demo doesn’t come to Xbox I’ll still be okay. I’ll be getting the game either way.
Re: Mortal Kombat 12 Has Been Confirmed, Seemingly Launching In 2023
I’ll be looking forward to this one. MK was always one of my favorite video games growing up. They hit their rough spots, but the last few entries have been solid.
Re: Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse Unveils Story Trailer As Xbox Pre-Orders Go Live
@Kaloudz it’s been awhile and I actually forgot about the girl that jingles. I know in the first one, when she would see the rope maiden, you would sometimes hear a bell. Just a quick single chime, but I’m pretty sure it was part two that had the girl that jingled. I think she was in a reddish kimono and would run past. Trying to fight her in tight hallways was a pain, but yes it was very creepy.
Re: Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse Unveils Story Trailer As Xbox Pre-Orders Go Live
@Kaloudz @Banjo- I also rarely ever preorder games. This one is preordered already. I also got the deluxe edition. I’m hoping by spending more, it’ll encourage the original trilogy and future games for the series. I’d love to play the first 3 again. I still have have them on Xbox and PS2, but I’d like to play them on current gen systems.
I’m very much looking forward to Mask of the Lunar Eclipse. I’m hoping it’s more like the first couple games than Maiden of the Black Water. Though I enjoyed that game and was happy it came out on current systems, I felt the game lacked a little something. The older titles played in a continuous progression, where V played in segments or chapters with a safe zone between them. IV is coming very soon so I’ll find out then, can’t wait!
Re: Fatal Frame: Mask Of The Lunar Eclipse Unveils Story Trailer As Xbox Pre-Orders Go Live
@Banjo- @Kaloudz that is great news for the series, thank you for sharing that! PZ/FF always seemed to be in the shadows of other horror games and never got the recognition it deserved. Because of that, it didn’t sell very well. I don’t know if Nintendo still has say what platforms it will be on in the future. Locking it to one platform didn’t do the series justice.
As you both said, I also want the trilogy remastered. I’m curious if they do give us that, what order it would be in. They started with V and then IV, that trend would make me believe III would be next, but that game is much closer tied to the first two games than IV or V are to any other game. So I wonder if they give us all 3 at one time, or do they start with the first game and go up from there.
Re: Poll: How Many Games Have You Bought Because Of Xbox Free Play Days?
I haven’t bought anything from the free to play days. All the games that have been featured on there, I only used it once. I don’t really try them out because I like to take my time when playing games. So I don’t want to get hooked because I’m also really frugal. There’s only a few games I pay full price for. The rest I wait for sales.
Re: Xbox-Owned Studio Double Fine Seemingly Has Two Projects In The Works
Two games from them is a dream. They are so talented and creative. Looking forward to what they are doing next!
Re: Double Fine Unveils 32-Part Documentary On The Making Of Psychonauts 2
That’s an interesting take on creating a documentary on the creation of a game. As a gamer, I always wonder how much work goes into creating the game, but this give is a more human level. We not only see the people working on the game, you get their emotions and feel their pressure to deliver. 32 episodes is a lot. I don’t know if I’ll watch every single one of them, but I am curious to see more after watching the trailer.