Gamer83

I'm more of a PlayStation guy but while PS2 was my console of choice the original Xbox had some of my favorite games that gen. Halo 1-2, Dead or Alive 3, PGR, Forza Motorsport, Jade Empire, Doom 3, Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay, Top Spin Tennis, the classic Splinter Cells... It was an impressive debut for MS in the console market.

Going outside the normal like Halo or Forza Horizon... I'd say Psychonauts 2.

I've never really been into online gaming (even in FPS like Halo I play them more for the campaigns) and people acting the fool is part of the reason why. I don't actually mind trash talking, I played sports for a lot of years, but when I play video games I want to relax and some of the stuff I've heard people say to others on the rare occasions I do try multiplayer can be a bit over the top. Easiest solution is use the mute button. People can say 'it shouldn't have to be like that' but it's the same as saying 'that's not fair' when something in real life doesn't play out the exactly the way you want. The internet is vast, there's going to be a-holes. The tools put in place to mitigate the toxicity aren't perfect but used right you can have a mostly good time.

@BlueOcean
Yup, a video game is a video game. Genre shouldn't matter, if a game excels like Forza Horizon 5 it should be up for the Game of the Year award.

Still Assassin's Creed II, that was some game back in 2009. Great gameplay built off the solid foundation laid in AC 1, a great, new lead in Ezio (also still my favorite character in the entire series), strong overall narrative and an open world that was tons of fun to explore.

Also love Black Flag, Syndicate, Origins, Odyssey and Valhalla but if none of those excellent games could do it, I don't think II will ever be topped.

For me it's tough to decide between Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5. Objectively, the latter is probably the better game, but Infinite is such a great return to form for Halo and at one time that was my favorite series so for the purpose of this poll I voted for that game. Lots of great stuff from Xbox Game Studios overall this year, can't wait to see what these teams do going forward when just having to focus on Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Replaying the Halo Infinite campaign and starting Forza Horizon 5.

@Fenbops
That's the way to do it. I waited until 2014 when all the launch units (which tend to be the most faulty ones) were out of the way, they unbundled Kinect and dropped the price to $400. Also helped all this was happening just a month before Forza Horizon 2 came out and that was one of the best games on the market for any console at the time. Sending death threats or saying other stuff to low-level employees who don't make the initial, very stupid decisions Don Mattrick made doesn't help anybody, including the person getting all ticked off.

Nearing the end of the campaign, been fantastic so far. The Grappleshot is a far better addition than I thought it'd be.

1. Resident Evil Village
2. Forza Horizon 5
3. Halo Infinite
4. Guardians of the Galaxy
5. Psychonauts 2

Halo Infinite (campaign) even on the base Xbox One I'm having a great time with it, can't wait to see how much better it is on Series X when I eventually get one. After Halo 5 I was a bit concerned but this is 343's best work, by far, on the series and can see this game just getting better with future DLC.

@fox_mattcloud
Agree. Very frustrating.

I'm actually going 90-92 for this one, eventhough I didn't care for Halo 4 and 5 at all. I stick to the campaigns, not really a multiplayer fan, and haven't been in love with 343's work but this one seems like it'll be a big step up. I'm hopeful, anyway, because there seems to be more excitement for this game than there was Halo 5.

No matter what, it's a day one buy. I'd love to be able to get a Series X before then but if not hopefully my XOne from 2014 will be able to play it competently enough.

I wasn't thrilled with MS buying Bethesda just like I wouldn't be thrilled if Sony or even Nintendo nabbed an entire publisher but once the deal happened you have to accept it. Apparently many people still haven't since this stupid question about exclusivity of Bethesda games is still being asked. Spencer needs to bottomline this and be very direct when doing so... Want to play Bethesda games? Buy an Xbox or build a top notch gaming PC.

They added the truly great Dead or Alive games, that's what I've been waiting for. Also cool to see Ridge Racer 6, probably the last good entry in the series.

The Xbox Series X, like PS5, benefited in large part from cross-gen releases but the new hardware plays the games so much better than last gen that, being objective, I think it makes Series X the best overall launch day and launch year of any Xbox console. 360 is high up there as well though. Project Gotham Racing 3 was a standout, Call of Duty 2, Quake 4 and Perfect Dark Zero had FPS fans covered, Condemned is one of the greatest horror/action games ever made, Kameo was a solid platforming adventure and for us sports fans there was NBA 2K6. One of the best consoles (still my favorite Xbox) ever and it started with a tremendously good lineup.

I wouldn't say the original Xbox had the best lineup but as a fan of the older Dead or Alive games, DoA 3 was a great companion to one of the best and most influential launch games in history, Halo: Combat Evolved. Xbox One launch was meh, but I felt last gen as a whole didn't really pick up until 2016.

Will probably be the first game I get when I'm finally able to find a Series X in stores.

Looks way better than Halo 5 but I won't be playing it for a while unless I can hunt down a Series X. I have an Xbox One but I feel like a game in one of the Xbox brand's biggest IP is best experienced on the flagship hardware.

Awesome game, might be my favorite in the series, but 'best game of all-time' is quite a stretch.

Had the game since launch but still haven't started it. I should probably get on that.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay is the game that actually made me go out and finally buy an original Xbox and needless to say, I didn't regret that decision one bit. Better than the movies (and I did enjoy those) and one of the best action games in general, licensed tie in or not. Wish that team would get together and make another Riddick game again someday.

6 months of exclusivity, maybe slightly more, is my guess.

Not really interested in either, tbh, which is why I'm hoping Halo: Infinite will be a return to form for the franchise, otherwise no FPS for me this year.

@Bdbrady
Agree. Frankly I don't want to see any of Sony, MS or Nintendo make another purchase similar to the Bethesda one. Smaller-mid size studios with close ties to a company like Sony and Insomniac and MS and Playground Games I'm ok with as long as it makes sense for both sides.

It's little things like this that may not seem like a big deal when they happen but will add up over time. Whoever is calling the shots at the PlayStation division needs to start re-thinking some of these decisions.

I've been tempted to get a Series S because it's more readily available than the Series X has been near where I live. But, I also want to give myself as many options to play games as possible and I still prefer physical to digital, so I'm trying to hold out until MS can get more Series X out there on shelves.

Only one I've played is 2020. Pretty good overall. Some of the events are tedious but I love the tennis and beach volleyball.

@blinx01
Certainly a possibility I'd hope Sega would consider. Yagami is a cool character but not irreplaceable.

This game looks awesome. Been a while since I've played a Tales of game, though I did buy Berseria very cheap in a PS+ sale a couple years ago. Probably should give the game a try at some point.

It's a feature I wouldn't buy a system for but it's an excellent bonus that adds value to the Series X.

I'll say:
1. Eternal
2. 2016
3. 3

But it's really close between them.

All consoles it's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. On Xbox, Resident Evil: Village.

The battle for Nintendo's table scraps in Japan might be about to get interesting. Since the PS2 era ended, PlayStation sales have been far from stellar over there.

Don't care if it doesn't come out until 2024. This is likely the last chance for Perfect Dark, if this one isn't a hit, MS most likely leaves the series behind for good. Has to be a home run, and I hope it is. I was one of the few who actually enjoyed PD Zero (campaign and multiplayer) and have wanted to see the IP return for a long time. Can wait a little while longer if that's what the devs need.

Getting it day one. Would love to see MS do something with the Banjo franchise like @blinx01 mentioned. More of these types of games the better, don't care which console I have to buy to play them on.

Sonic Generations. Probably the best Sonic game since the 90s. Although Mania is pretty awesome too.

Unless Kojima is involved, I don't think I want to see an MGS remake.

I was working for Gamestop back when this game came out and I borrowed a used copy for a few days. Never ended up buying it but I really enjoyed my time with it. One of the better Sonic games of that era, almost as good as Generations.

@ShyGuy9to5
No problem. I have them for Xbox One. Can't wait to see what they look like when I'm able to upgrade to a Series X (hoping the local Gamestop gets some in store soon).

Good thing Xbox has backwards compatibility worth a damn and you can buy Black and the 360 version of NG 2 and skip this collection.

A solid B because it had lots of good games. I'm not sure a 3-hour presentation is what they should be going with in the future, though.

Resident Evil is my favorite series of all-time but Yakuza is a close second and I'd argue it's been the most consistent series of games in recent years. Hell even the Judgment spinoff is a great game. What I love about it is RGG understands what video games are all about and this series is a love letter to the hobby. I've felt that way since I played the first Yakuza back on PS2 in 2006.

Playing through RE 2 on the N64 is my favorite memory. It was my first RE game and I just loved everything about it. The setting, story and characters all clicked with me and while I didn't love the tank controls I did love that the game forced you to be very strategic with how you went about using your ammo. Some fun puzzle solving in there as well. From RE 2 on the series had me hooked, it's in my top 3 with Yakuza and Super Mario as my favorites of all-time. I bought a Gamecube mainly because of the deal Nintendo had with Capcom where it was getting REmake, 0 and 4.

Needlessly complicated on PS5, Sony needs to sort that crap out. Has to be annoying for the devs/publishers of third party games too, they end up being the ones who have to explain all this stuff.

PS5 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Seems like just yesterday. Echoing what others have already posted, it's great to have this website back.

It'd be idiotic if it's not exclusive to Xbox.

Day one buy on all systems it releases on. I have confidence Dotemu will be the ones to finally get TMNT right for the first time since the 16-bit era.

The impressive part is out-selling the Switch. Yes, it's four years old but it's still been selling extremely well and it's not as supply constrained as the other two.

ESPN NFL 2K5. Still easily one of the greatest sports games ever made.