Nightcrawler71

Only played a few hours last night. NGL, I’m a little bit underwhelmed by it so far, BUT it’s very early days. I spent far too long on my character’s background (skills) and traits 😂 gunplay is very average, but have heard it gets better. Constantly running out of ammo is annoying. Haven’t visited any cities yet, or indeed my “dream home” (trait) wherever that is 😂 must remember to check in on Mum & Dad too (“kids stuff” trait) when I find out where they live 😂 planning on putting in quite a few hours over this weekend.

Obviously I haven’t played the game yet, but I can’t help feeling certain reviews (yes, I’m looking at you IGN) under-score a game just so they stand out. If IGN gave it a 7, I daren’t think what Eurogamer are gonna give it 😬 I don’t care anyway, I can’t wait to play it!

Shame your review will be late as you’re my go-to site for Xbox stuff, nevertheless I look forward to reading it. I haven’t yet seen/read all the reviews but I recommend Game Radar’s one, where they gave it 5/5. My 2 take aways from their review were 1) it’s very easy to get sidetracked in Starfield (Great news!), and 2) it’s Bethesda’s best game since Oblivion (ES4). This game is gonna be such a huge time sink! 🙂

I’ll be playing on GamePass, though have paid for the premium upgrade so will be playing from tomorrow. I also bought the Starfield controller a few days ago…I couldn’t resist!

Always sad whenever a dev closes down. Mimimi had effectively created their own sub genre in strategy games, and their latest (Shadow Gambit) has been getting good reviews.

Not really my cup of tea but glad for other players that it’s reviewing well. Anyway, I’ll be too busy playing something else by the end of the week…😉

Under the waves looks interesting, but I don’t wanna buy any other new games so close to Starfield’s release.

I’m in kind of a gaming limbo right now, can’t really get into anything whilst I count down the days until Starfield. This time next week I’ll be playing it! 🙂🤘

I’d rather have a free trial of the actual game, which is strangely absent from EA Play/GPU 🤔

About time we had Bloons TD 7. Already played this one to death since its release.

Great news about Steamworld build coming to GP day 1. I would have bought this anyway as I love the Steamworld games. Still hoping for SW Dig 3, with more emphasis on the endgame.

@PsBoxSwitchOwner I’m on the fence over buying this, so a free trial would be very welcome. I don’t know why there isn’t one on EA Play/GPU? 🤔

Nothing beats a shadow drop! I’m looking for something to play whilst I wait for Starfield, so will definitely give this a go.

I can’t believe a dev is petty enough to criticise another game’s Start screen! Very sad. I’m sure once the game releases the Start screen will be the last thing people will be talking about.

I finally finished the Diablo 4 campaign during the week with my Rogue character, so I’m hoping to start the season mode with a sorcerer. Will try to finish Remnant 2, though the final boss is hard af 🙄 will also try out the Shadow Gambit free trial.

Update: just had a bit of a scare on my Series X. Turned it on to be greeted with a tiny low resolution picture 😬 managed to get it back to full screen but only 1440p, stating my TV doesn’t support 4K! (it does) After searching a few YouTube videos I fixed the problem (basically resetting the console). I don’t need this drama with Starfield less than 2 weeks away!

@StylesT I’ve noticed this with a few multi-platform games where the Xbox version is a couple of quid dearer than the PlayStation equivalent. Wonder why that is? 🤔

@GeeEssEff I didn’t realise there was a free trial - thanks! Downloading now. I’m worried it’s just gonna be a reskin of their last 2 games, but hopefully the demo will prove me wrong.

@Blinx @GamingFan4Lyf Cheers 👍 I’ll probably go for the early access version as well.

I presume you can still preload if you’re going to be playing it via GamePass?

I really hope this lives up to the hype. Let’s face it, there’s a hell of a lot riding on this game, not just Bethesda’s reputation but also Microsoft’s. This game needs to deliver! I think I’m gonna spring for the early access version (via GP) because I won’t be able to wait the extra 5 days 😂

I tried again early this morning (around 6) before work and it still wasn’t installing. Tried just now (3pm) and it’s finally installing! Only a day late 🙄

@BBB I just tried it again and it’s still not installing 😡

It shows up now on the GamePass page, but when you click on install nothing happens 🙄

What time does Everspace 2 drop? Not seeing it on there 🙁

September to December is looking absolutely stacked for new games! Can’t wait

@LaurenceJ1987 Same. Series X, old dashboard still 🙄

Anyone else still waiting for their Xbox dashboard update? Still not had mine.

Anyway, mainly jumping between Remnant 2 and Pikmin 4. Still on the fence on buying Atlas Fallen 🤔
I’m also trying to finish the campaign in Diablo 4, so I can start the season mode. NGL, it’s starting to drag now with battles becoming something of a chore where I just feel like I’m going through the motions.

Has the Series X version been delayed as well, or just the Series S version? If the XSX has been delayed I was gonna get it on PS5 instead…then I realised it releases around the same time as Starfield and I’ll be too busy playing that anyway! Maybe that’s why the Xbox version has been delayed, cos it clashes with Starfield? I know they said it was because of “technical reasons”, but it seems a bit of a coincidence 🤔

I might pick this up to tie me over until Starfield comes out. The £50 price tag seems reasonable too.

@Gabrielmpf I agree. I’m worried the 20 locations will get tiresome very quickly. Even if they add in more tracks post-launch they probably won’t be in the career mode as the CM tracks are pretty much set in stone at launch, unless they do something similar to GT7 where they added extra “menus”.

I played Stray on PS5, and it’s a pretty good game. The novelty of playing as a cat coupled with some nice graphics make it worth your while. Just a shame it’s not on GP where more people would have got to play it. I’m definitely curious about Atlas Fallen, though will wait for reviews.

Is this worth picking up yet? I tried it a while back when it was in Xbox’s “free play days”, but I struggled to get into it.

Nothing really for me in August, but September onwards is looking pretty stacked!

I’m still waiting for my dashboard update 🙄 mind you, I had a message today saying it was “coming soon”!

My Series X still hasn’t updated to the new dashboard yet 🙄

I’ve been playing it on PS5 in the “balanced” graphics mode and it looks pretty decent. Admittedly I’ve only played in the hub area (ward 13) and the first world Losomn. Hard to believe your sister site PushSquare weren’t very complimentary on the graphics. Is a Xbox review incoming any time soon here?

Remnant 2, The Crew Motorfest (beta) and Diablo 4. Can’t start a season yet in D4 cos I still haven’t finished the main story 🙄

Never played the first one but some of the reviews for the sequel have certainly caught my eye. I also have a week off work now so a new game to play would be nice 🙂

Ubisoft emailed me a code yesterday for PS5, which I downloaded last night. Tried booting it up this afternoon but just got a message about server maintenance, looks like it doesn’t start until tomorrow. I’ll be playing it over the weekend though! 🤘

I missed this when it was free on PS+ (couldn’t get hold of a PS5 at the time) so will definitely give it a go this time.

Is this a linear game or open world?

@Markatron84 @gollumb82 Oh well, maybe just 4K/60fps then

I’m definitely interested in a PS5 Pro, likewise for a Series X equivalent. If it means full 4K @60 fps with Ray-tracing then I’m in 🙂

Definitely giving this a go. Have nearly bought it a few times.

XSX Diablo 4, Bramble the mountain king, and Army of ruin
PS5 Evil west
Switch Zelda TOTK and Pikmin 4 demo.

I very nearly bought this when it first launched, but luckily I was distracted with other games at the time. Now I can play it for free! 🙂

Diablo 4 After restarting with a Rogue, my character is now level 32. I wasn’t happy last night though - got to the end of a dungeon, beat the boss…then the game disconnected 😡 I’ve now got to clear dungeon and beat boss all over again 🙄
Army of Ruin Yes, it’s a complete rip-off of Vampire survivors, but it’s great fun!
Zelda TOTK Still amazed at how Nintendo pulled this game off on the ageing Switch!
Evil West Only just bought this in the sale for my PS5. Hope to start it tonight.

Sony/PlayStation already have lots of great exclusives, no harm in Xbox having some more.

This is actually a pretty good selection. There’s at least 4 I want to play; Bramble the mountain king (which I came very close to buying at launch!), NFS unbound, Arcade paradise and FIST.

Who tf is still buying GTAV?!?!