HarmanSmith

HarmanSmith

Friendly chap from México

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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (May 6-7)

HarmanSmith

@Kaloudz Glad you liked it, I am yet to try Redfall (whenever the download is ready: my internet connection is pretty slow lol).

I finished Hi-Fi, and now I am on Ghostwire: Tokyo. You were right. I am loving it! All the lore and the japanese folklore is great, the gameplay is cool, and the story is interesting.

When it released on PS, I didn't care much about it, but I read that it got some bad rap among critics and players. I don't why!

I must say, I am more intrigued by this one than Deathloop (the another PS exclusive back then), which was the opposite, highly praised, but it didn't click with me (so far, at least; I got to give it another chance).

Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer: 'I'm Upset With Myself' Over Redfall Launch

HarmanSmith

@eduscxbox "If Microsoft decided to make games the same style sony does why bother to even get an Xbox?"

You're spot on with your comment.

Maybe I don't know a thing about anything, but I find it strange that many people want (sometimes, with a passion) MS to go the exact same route as Sony. If we really, really MS to make games in the Sony vein, then what is the point? We should be getting a PS instead and there will be no need for Xbox as a brand.

Xbox has been doing mistakes lately, that is true. But I like the variety of the output from MS owned studios. You can get things like Pentiment one day, and something like Hi Fi Rush the next.

Re: Microsoft Says To Expect 'New Surprises And First-Looks' From Xbox Games Showcase 2023

HarmanSmith

@Kaloudz Right, as always, mate!

I, too, think it had been a great year so far. To take one single failed game to go all doom and gloom, is a bit of a reach, IMO (let alone declaring the last nail in the coffin of the brand).

Since Last Christmas, I have played very good games on Xbox and on GPU, like A Plague Tale: Requiem, Eastward, As Dusk Falls and Pentiment. I'm still on Hi-Fi (around track 9), and the next ones are Ghostwire: Tokyo, Soul Hackers 2, Last Case of Benedict Fox and Redfall.

Re: Talking Point: Where Does Xbox Go Next If ActiBlizz Deal Falls Through?

HarmanSmith

@Titntin Nicely put!

I don't know why, maybe it was because of the recent news and rumours about "Game So or So not selling well on Xbox", but many people are treating this deal as if Xbox life as a brand depends on it.

I don't see it that way (but anyway, what do I know?), but many people are happy to shout that this will be a killer blow for the Xbox division.

Re: Quantum Break Returns To Xbox Game Pass Following Brief Absence

HarmanSmith

Great news! Of course, I have already beaten this one on GP (as I looove Remedy games, like Control and Alan Wake). This one and Hellblade were the first games I beat on Game Pass (and I bought the two later, as they're on sale very often).

Hope more people can try this one out. @themightyant Yes, give it a shot!

Re: Ubisoft Says 'Great Content' Will Allow Its Subscription Service To Compete With Xbox Game Pass

HarmanSmith

@Titntin Oh, thank you for the comment! . TBH, I may not have bought the DLC if it wasn't included on the sale, because I think the game is fine as it is and it was perfectly satisfying.

Having completed the main game (I think one year ago), I left the DLC for later. I only launched the one with the protagonist from another mythology (I don't remember which one, exactly). It looked great, but yeah, too samey-samey.

Having bought the Season Pass for Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (hey, don't blame - I fell for Rayman!) and played the first content, I feel that Ubi is not so great at DLC - their games are already so massive that it looks like they run out of ideas with the post launch thing pretty quickly.

Re: Ubisoft Says 'Great Content' Will Allow Its Subscription Service To Compete With Xbox Game Pass

HarmanSmith

@Kaloudz @Banjo- I loved Immortals, I hope they gave us one sequel soon. I have yet to play the DLC (I bought the Gold Edition on one of that famous "Ubi sales", btw). Loved the Mario+ Rabbids series. Now I am having a blast with Far Cry 6 (this is my first one in the series, and it's great fun!).

I love classic Ubi and I have been playing some of their classic titles on Series X and Steam. Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia (the PS2 era trilogy was great!), Rayman, Beyond Good and Evil...these are IP other companies would kill for, I think.

Re: All Of These 60+ Games Are Included With Ubisoft Plus On Xbox

HarmanSmith

Of course, this new sub is a hard sell. Ubi tend to low their prices pretty soon and pretty often, as everyone has already said.

And on Xbox, I feel, is even a harder sell. Not only for the "Game Pass factor" (which, I think, offers more value), but if you're into the MS Rewards Program, you can get many Ubi games on sale with points.

For instance, I recently bought Far Cry 6 (with all the DLC) with my earned points.

Like many have said, this maybe work as an "occasional" sub, for a month or two.

Anyway, I like Ubi games, so I hope this service improves in the future.

Re: Microsoft Confirms $1 Xbox Game Pass Trial Offer Has Been 'Stopped'

HarmanSmith

@themightyant "Depends if you are using American English or British English".

Oh, maybe a little off topic, but thank you for this note!

I didn't know about this (not being a native english speaker myself, but inferred by how @BAMozzy writes). One can learn something new every day, indeed!

BTW, always glad to read the posts from both of you (@themightyant and @BAMozzy)