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@RetroMan71
See the comment just above yours.

@Kaloudz
That was me desperately trying to take the platinum trophy out of spite so I would not leave things unfinished but the game broke me and I just walked away from it.

I played through Legion at launch and that's 98 hours of my life that I fully regret.

Let's be honest, first game was ok but a overall kinda messy, second game was(and still is) a masterpiece(in my opinion, I love Watch Dogs 2 so much that I took the platinum trophy twice) but Legion?
Legion is one of the worst open-world games I've ever played.
I had more issues with Legion than I ever had with Cyberpunk 2077 on launch.
On top of technical issues that only got worse the more it got patched, Legion was just not a fun game and its central gimmick got tiresome in the first few hours of playing.
The "Play as any NPC" gimmick is a cool concept but the execution was very under-cooked with characters that sounded like none of the few voice actors had gotten the same script to read and then it all got thrown into a mixer and then got randomized whenever anyone had a thing to say.

Story-wise, it was pretty bland.
When I call what the twist is, 5 minutes into the game, it probably is not a good twist.

Conclusion:
Legion is a travesty and I feel bad for anyone who will try it.

Ah, Wo Long...definitely one of Team Ninja's worst games.
Like, when even Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is a way better game, you know you messed up.

Actually was looking forward to WoLong, tried the demo and was left scratching my head.
Just so many weird and undercooked mechanics in that one.

Also such a weird design-choice to have the first boss of the game be both a highlight and misplaced.
Like, based on demo, it felt like boss quality only went downhill after the first boss.
And that's even when taking into consideration that they basically gave that boss a "press these buttons to skip the fight" prompt midway through.

This weekend I'm most likely going to continue to play Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout/Tales of Graces f Remastered, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 and Balatro.

This weekend I'll mainly continue playing through Tales of Graces f Remastered on PS5, Ninja Gaiden II on Xbox(and possibly Far Cry Instincts: Predator) and Fantasian: Neo Dimension on Switch.
Will probably play other games here and there aswell.

This weekend I'll continue playing Tales of Graces f Remastered and Black Myth: Wukong on PS5, Ninja Gaiden II on Series X and on Switch I'll continue to make my way through Cassette Beasts mixed with Balatro.

I am of the stance that console exclusives are only bad and have had this stance for years now.
I see the news about Horizon 5 and I'm happy that the days of console exclusives are behind us.

Now if only Sony(and Nintendo) would return the favor and start releasing their exclusives on Xbox(and on PC, in the case of Nintendo), I'd be very happy because it means more people get access to everything, wherever they may play games.

@Lup
Thanks for seeing where I'm coming from and also, I do apologize if my comments come across as ***** 😅, most of what I recounted here was based on hearsay and old comparisons that I honestly struggle to fully remember.
Also yes, the multiple versions and re-releases does make it hard to fully keep track of what's what.

@Lup
I never called it a Sigma remake.
I said that this remaster is based on Sigma, given fewer enemy count, save points seemingly being based on Sigma and other such things.
They have clearly re-added stuff from the 2008 original but considering that one statement from a few years from Koei Tecmo how they had lost the code for the original game, it feels logical to assume that they took Sigma as a base for this new remaster but then re-added in being able to upgrade weapons freely(if able), re-added gore and other such minor things.

@Lup
I just recall not liking Sigma at all because of all the changes made for the worse.
Missing out on some bosses here and there doesn't matter for me. 🤷‍♂️

I actually stopped playing this after realizing it's just based on the Sigma version of the game.
I'll just continue playing the original version of the game since that still seems to be the superior version.

I'll probably just wait till it's on deep discount given its absurdly high price at launch.

It also only being a digital release simply strengthens that resolve even more.

But on the other hand, if it's going to be on Game Pass I may aswell try it out.

This weekend I'll be playing Tales of Graces f Remastered and Granblue Fantasy Relink on PS5(maybe some Black Myth: Wukong too, gotta get past that one boss in the Pagoda Realm), Ninja Gaiden 2 Black on Xbox and on Switch I'll continue playing Cassette Beasts and Balatro, maybe I'll read some more Citizen Sleeper, on Switch, aswell.

A because of Ninja Gaiden 2 Black shadow-drop, Ninja Gaiden 4 announcement and release date for the new DOOM game.

Nothing else matters to me(wait, was there even anything else that was shown? I didn't actually watch the thing).

New Dawn is probably my favorite Far Cry so far, it was pretty fantastic.

This weekend I'm continuing Black Myth: Wukong(just got past the Tiger Vanguard boss yesterday after having been stuck on it for a few days, great game so far, getting Sekiro-vibes from the level of challenge on display) and on Switch I'll bounce between Cassette Beasts and...Balatro actually.

@trev666
I did.
I even 100%ed it.

This weekend I will mainly be playing Black Myth: Wukong, Cassette Beasts and Kingdom Come: Deliverance.

Hmm.
I honestly don't know what I'm going to play this weekend.
I beat Marvel's Spider-Man 2 yesterday and am still figuring out what I will play next.

This weekend I'm probably going to rotate between SMTV: Vengeance, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard.
Maybe going to play a bit of Neptunia: Sisters VS Sisters aswell(on Switch).

RIP...
Well, at least S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 is on that list, better than nothing I guess.

On Xbox this year, I've beaten the following games, in order:

OlliOlli World
Gears of War 2(was a replay with a friend)
Rollerdrome
Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War
Crackdown 3
RoboCop: Rogue City
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
A Way Out
Remnant II
We Love Katamari: REROLL + Royal Reverie
Another Crab's Treasure
Red Dead Redemption
Hitman: Absolution

I would say around...maybe 50?
Around 90% of them were physical, of course.

While I don't celebrate holidays, I guess I'll wish you all a relaxing end of the year.
Christmas is over-rated.

For me there's five games released this year that deserves a 10:
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Silent Hill 2 Remake
Trails through Daybreak
Fate/stay Night Remastered

@FatGuyInLilCoat
Nine Sols is amazing, basically Hollow Knight mixed with Sekiro-inspired combat with a heavy emphasis on deflecting attacks.

This weekend I'm not really having anything specific that I'll be playing, I finished Stellar Blade like six days ago and haven't felt motivated enough(yet) to start playing anything seriously.
Buuut...I did start my second playthrough of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, this time on Xbox, so I suppose I'll keep playing that, maybe with some Civ VI on Switch on the side.

This weekend I'm focusing on Stellar Blade and nothing else.
I really like the game but I kinda despise both of the open-environment levels due to many factors that take far too long to breakdown in a comment like this.

This weekend I'm mainly going to play Stellar Blade and Bravely Default II.
Got some friends coming over tomorrow though so I downloaded Modern Warfare 2(the X360 version) and Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled for that occasion.

I would say it's been an alright year.
Games like Nine Sols make it worth it, in my opinion.

I've used it for years now, see no point in leaving it in sleep mode(why would I want to waste electricity on having the Xbox boot up slightly faster, just makes no sense) and I prefer to keep my electrical bills to a minimum where possible.

@Xbox_Dashboard
I never tried to claim that it's a new concept, sorry if it came across as that.
I merely wanted to point out that for me personally, 100+ gb install sizes are a bit overkill.

I was super-excited about this game but there's no way I'm gonna download any game that is that big.
I've always felt 100+ GB install sizes is already asking too much.
Oh well...at least I won't have to worry about spending basically $80 on a single game.
As in...I'm skipping this one, thanks Microsoft...

Obviously Nine Sols with Metal Slug: Tactics coming in at second place.
Can't speak about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl since I still want to play through S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl(and clear up more of the backlog) before I install it.

The rest of the additions this month felt pretty meh to me except maybe Aliens: Dark Descent.

This weekend I'm rotating between Starfield and Nine Sols on Xbox, Bravely Default II on Switch(working on clearing the true ending route before Fantasian drops next week) and then maybe like...Stellar Blade, Silent Hill 2 and Slitterhead on PS5.

Definitely The New Colossus but if we also count old Starbreeze(key staff from there formed MachineGames), I have to say The Darkness from 2007.

This weekend I'm playing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake on Switch after having beaten Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door earlier this week.
Will also play Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 with a friend tomorrow, on Switch.

I'm just gonna write what I always say:
Reviews are simply someone's opinions in written form or otherwise.
If you are able to, you should ALWAYS try a game for themselves(or watch gameplay if there is any and think of if the game is something that might be for you) and form their own opinion instead of blindly following reviews and take them as fact.

I have followed this principle for over 10 years now and it has never failed me.

@FraserG
That does explain a bunch of stuff, thanks.

Yeah no, I do get that.
Apologies if my comment came across as negative.

Is it just me or has November been unusually thin in terms of Game Pass additions?
As in, if we only look at the amount of added games.

@Kraven
Thanks for writing this.
I was on the fence(for reasons other than the ones most people seem to have) but after that write-up, I honestly might end up getting it.

This weekend I'm continuing to play Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch, I think I'll be able to beat it in just a few more sessions.

I finally beat SMTV: Vengeance(fantastic game, improves on the original in just about every way) on PS5 earlier this week after around 114 hours and am now looking towards what's next on the list.
Right now I think I'll stick to Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on Switch but I am dabbling in other games too until I find what I will be playing for the next few weeks.

Same as last week for me: Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance.
Recently passed 90 hours of playtime so it might end up surpassing my playtime of the original SMTV.

I may play a bit of S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chornobyl on the side though, on Switch.

It's a 50/50 between Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2 for me but I went with Dragon Age: Origins.
Both games are masterpieces and nothing that Bioware has made since 2010 has come even close enough to topping them.
Mass Effect 3 was at least pretty good.

On a side-note:
I would love to see Dragon Age: Origins get ported to Switch.
Not 2 or Inquisition, just the first game please.

This weekend, I am still locked into my SMTVV playthrough.
I'm nearing the end of the Canon of Vengeance route though so that's something.
Don't think I'll have time for any other game this weekend but might at least be able to squeeze in some Fear 3 tomorrow when a friend comes over(we started playing it in splitscreen like...two weeks ago).

I don't really see a reason for why I should get this when I already have the original X360 version(which plays like a dream on Series X).
Like...I personally don't care about the Shadow stuff enough to pay full price.
Now, if they had sold the Shadow stuff as a standalone release at half the price, I would have been more inclined to buy that.

I tend to mix my purchases between Switch, PS5 and Xbox but my rule of thumb is usually to buy most JRPG's on both Switch and PS5(it's a case by case basis), most multi-platform games on PS5(with minor exceptions) and on Xbox it's honestly kind of a mix between all genres depending on a multitude of factors.