FatGuyInLilCoat

Picked up Resident Evil Requiem in the sale ($48.99). Love that series and this game does not disappoint. Its perfect because it should take me right up to when E-Day drops.

According to Steam: the player count in the last 24 hours was 15...and those were probably devs testing out this new patch. If i were them I wouldn't be spending any time or resources on this, but i guess they dont have the funds to start and finish a new project (hence the kickstarter), so all they can do is update current projects in hope they get more sales.

@GuyinPA75 thank you! I was gonna say something to him but decided to bite my tongue and let him feel good about himself i guess.

@DragThemSklountz First, i'll spread whatever info I want to spread. So you believe they released a trailer for a game at their largest showcase, without any developement, and then 3 years after the trailer said, "okay let's start working on it". I didn't spend a lot of time but doing the 'quick google search' showed me nothing except it was announced over 6 years ago. And so if it gets release next year that will be 7 that we know of. Most studios arent stupid enough to announce a game the day they started working on it, so most likely it started a year or more prior. Of course if you ask the dev team they will say something like "oh we only really started a few years ago" because they know how bad this looks. Not sure where you got your info from...

@Tyrant_T103 yeah I agree. Seems like a lot of studios got a little to comfortable under them.

Pretty crazy how long this game has been in development. Seven or eight years seems a little absurd to me for a game of this type.

Just finished Silent Hill 2 Remake. Definitely recommend if your a fan of action/horror games. Blooper Team did a great job with it.

Still trying to figure out what to play next. Ninja Gaiden 4 has been on my radar for a while, so might be time for that

Im playing Silent Hill 2 Remake. Im about 6 hours in and so far the game is great. The atmosphere and story are top notch. Before this i was in a bit of a gaming slump where nothing would keep my interest more than 20-30 minutes so glad I found something I am sticking with.

I have a feeling gamepass is on the downward spiral (probably for the best). Not only because they've closed so many studios which were gonna be supplying GP with more frequent offerings, but I dont think theyll be making a lot of big name 3rd party deals. The ones still coming were in place long before these new times so once these current deals dry out who knows

@Mr-Cage Gnasher needs work for sure. Hit detection seems random. I think they should go back to where the gun is pointing (like gears 2, 3, 4, and 5) rather than "center screen" like gears 1. Seems like a step back.

Id have to start an OF to buy a new one.

@Fiendish-Beaver I agree. While I dont play horde that much I am very much in the competitive mulitplayer scene...been playing ranked since Gears 1and every game since. The movement to me at this time just feels off. No, I dont think i needed my COG to awkwardly jump, that wasn't the life saving feature the game needed (but im not mad it is there, i just think unnecessary). While im sure I will get used to the new controls, I am certainly not sliding in and out of cover and wall bouncing like I was in previous gears. But time will tell, I only have a couple hours in so far.

The new movement is hard for me to get used to. I am so used to just having 1 button to basically control how my character moves, now they've turned it into 3. They are over complicating a system that to me worked fine the way it was. I only played a few matches of team deathmatch so im sure over time ill get more used to it but as of now, that is my biggest issue

Kinda feels like MS just gave me a prostate exam

$600 for a series S is insane

@Fiendish-Beaver its from an old movie called "Tommy Boy" with comedy actors Chris Farley and David Spade. They did a few movies together (Black Sheep is another one) that were hilarious for their time, not sure they still hold up as good today. Unfortunately Chris Farley passed away some time ago but he was also on Saturday Night Live

@Fiendish-Beaver @PsBoxSwitchOwner I have a feeling he got banned. Long overdue in my opinion, always trying to flame the console wars.

They have no idea what they are doing.

I bought Silent Hill 2 Remake with my rewards points yesterday. Might get FF7Remake as well

@Fiendish-Beaver yeah im really curious what most of 2027 (is it just clockwork now?) and 2028 will look like first party for xbox. Hell even 2029. I dont think theyll have anything...

@Mr-Cage I think the fact MS forces everyone to have some form of gamepass on xbox if you want any sort of online functionality. Since they basically changed the name xbox live to gamepass to inflate numbers, I wouldn't be surprised if a large number of xbox users out there have it. Plus there are people that still just have Xbox Ones (never upgraded to xbox series) who also have it.

I knew this girl was crazy

They're just putting salt in the wound now.

@Fiendish-Beaver same, the drops have been extremely underwhelming to me lately and even with the price decrease I am finding it not worth it. With the recent news lately of layoffs, studio closures, and losing money, I cant see them investing a lot into it in the future either.

Xbox 360. I went all digital after that. Haven't bought a physical game in 15 years

Ill be finishing up Resident Evil Village. Started it a few days ago and from what I can tell im already about 2/3 done, which is perfect. I prefer the shorter titles with around 10-20 hour playthroughs so I dont get bored and can move onto the next. Great game though, recommend if you havent played it yet.

Just finished Prince of Persia and the Lost Crown yesterday. Nearly 100% complete but didnt grab the last couple collectibles because I was over it.

Thinking between Resident Evil Village or Ninja Gaiden 4. Leaning more towards RE Village because ive played all the others and want to play it before I start Requiem.

Just raw dogged the whole 6 hours

@Fiendish-Beaver I never really think of Gears as live service. I think live service when I hear Fortnite, marathon, overwatch, Diablo etc. Gears is a single/co op campaign with competitive multiplayer attached. I think of live service as games that will be heavily supported for 20+ years (or some very long amount).

But I agree forza horizon should be multiplat and they really should have U turned fable, halo, and never said State of Decay was going multiplat. It just shows they still have no idea what they are doing. 2 games are going to do absolutely nothing. This gen is set in stone in my opinion and gears is not going to make $600 dollar consoles fly off the shelves. Anyone who was interested in gears already has an xbox and likely already subscribed. So this will do nothing really and then theyll complain we didn't support it and it didn't meet expectations.

@Tasuki how did xbox do this?

@bowzoid one of the greatest shows ever

Maybe everyone who said 'xbox is killing it' the past year were right along...they were just speaking very literally.

I should be able to finish Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown this weekend. What a great game. I might be a little biased because I'm a huge metroidvania fan but this is one of the better ones I've played in a few years (even suprassing Silksong). Combat is fast, fun, and challenging.

Platforming is difficult but not overly where you want to throw your controller. That was one of my biggest gripes with silksong, platforming that almost seemed unfair.

Bosses are unique and varied, each one having a set of moves you must learn in order to survive. They also will have multiple phases, with each phase adding something new to the mix.

And lastly a great world design, with each section of the map connecting to multiple other sections. Also lots of secrets and optinional bosses to bump into as you explore.

Its a start but will need to be a lot more than just those 2. It needs to be 'all' or nothing. And by 'all' im referring to common sense ones. Obviously keep minecraft, cod, etc multiplat. Hell even all activision. But everything else (including betheseda) should be exclusive

To me, very bad. We knew about all these games, no "holy crap" moments. Worst showcase they have had in a few years. Im glad some enjoyed it but it needed some surprises. Maybe im being too hard on it or my expectations were too high

Currently playing Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Good metroidvania if anyone needs to fill that itch. Been eyeing 007 and Resident Evil 9 in the store but have held off on buying for now.

The only one im interested in is Gears E-day. Hallo will always have a special place, but putting shiny new graphics on that level design and those repetitive rooms isnt going to want to make me come back for a replay. Plus they've already remastered it a couple times i feel like. Just beating a dead horse

@Markatron84 😅 last part made me laugh

Such a weird choice to me...this game does not seem like it needs a remaster as it still looks and plays great.

Its been 13 years since a Rayman game, I think people just want a new one. But I guess this is the easy way out

@Odium I agree. I had no idea there was even an option to turn it off because I would never think to, as I've had zero issues with it. The fact people dont like it is news to me.

My hype for Halo 1 remake is about zero. The game was good for its time but a fresh coat of paint isnt going to change the fact the levels are long, boring, and repetitive. The game has already been remastered once anyway. Just my opinion

Played a little forza this week. I need to accept the fact car games are just not my thing. I want to like them, and the first 8 or 9 races are always great. But after race 15, 16, etc I get bored. I've played every forza hoping for a different result, but they all go this way.

I started prince of Persia the lost crown which seems good. Will probably buy Mina the Hollower since I have $20 in rewards i can cash out

@FraserG ah got it. Makes sense

@Fiendish-Beaver agreed. I dont think they will be hyping up something they are so unsure of themselves. With this change in leadership (and apparently direction of the xbox brand in general), i dont think other than a mere mention of it still being in the works is realistic. But I could be wrong and they could go all out with it this summer. There are still just so many questions about store fronts, cost, and exclusivity, that they must work out in order to have people even want it.

I dont know, Im not really seeing 'the bang'. Some returns and just tier switches. But forza horizon 6 just dropped so that is nice.

Prototype 3 (or reboot) and Evil Within 3. I know they closed Tango but maybe a new studio? If they own the rights that is

Started Ninja Gaiden 4 this week. Platinum Games always has nailed down action games with combat that looks crazy but still makes sense and is fluid. I loved the Bayonetta games back in the day (only played 1 and 2).

Even though its not really my thing or genre, I downloaded Mixtape to see what all the 10/10s are about. Looking forward to it.

And so it begins

I'm more thinking damn...that's a pretty good gamerscore

What in the Frankenstein is that