Nightcrawler71

They’ve had enough time to polish it so have no doubt that it will still look great in performance mode.

I’m really enjoying it. Over 50 hours in, and am currently in the game’s third region - Shatterscarp. I’m exploring every nook and cranny (which is usually rewarded), and mixing it up between main and side quests. Even in performance mode the graphics are really nice too.

Still mostly playing Avowed. Have clocked up around 48 hours play, and am now in the third region - Shatterscarp. I’m pretty happy with my current build - on one loadout I have “exceptional grimoire of rime” and “Minoletta’s conduit” wand. On the other loadout I have “Drawn in winter” axe, and “tree of life” shield. Going to try and finish the game before/by AC Shadows comes out.

I hate to be that person, but the end of your article says “Two point campus heads to Xbox on March 4th, 2025”. Just saying 😉

@Medic_alert @LadyCharlie @Scrubchub Cheers guys 👍 will give it a go.

Do I need to understand Poker before playing this? Because I’ll be honest…I haven’t the foggiest idea how to play it!

Is it still a shadow drop if we know about it in advance? 😂

@Timppis good to know, thanks 👍

@Timppis one review I read said there’s a lot of reading in this game - is this right?

Still mostly playing Avowed. I’m around 25 hours in, and am now in the second area (Emerald Stair). On one loadout I have Grimoire/pistol, and on the other a giant sword (unique - “Philosopher’s riddle”). Really enjoying the game. If I get time will try out new Gamepass release Warhammer 40K Rogue trader.

Have downloaded it but not played it yet - can’t tear myself away from Avowed! Will hopefully give it a go over the weekend.

I’ve played around 18 hours since last Thursday and am thoroughly enjoying it. Combat is fun, and exploring every nook and cranny is often rewarded. I’m hovering between an 8 or 9, so gave it the benefit of the doubt and voted 9.

Have come close to buying Rogue trader a few times, so that’s a nice addition. Will give F1 24 a go, though from what I’ve heard the car handling is worse than F1 23.

I’m off work now until Tuesday, so plan on spending the next 3 days devouring Avowed! Fun combat and the game rewards exploration. Also love the fact that you’re not class-locked, so can mix’n’match weapons, and can even do the same in the skill and ability trees, letting you spend points in any of the fighter, ranger or wizard trees. The game also has a lot of quality of life touches, like sending anything in your inventory straight to your stash, no matter where you are, or being able to fast travel to any unlocked FT point, again, from no matter where you are. Great stuff.
Only other game I’ll be playing is Ender Magnolia, which though hard at times, is great fun. Have just unlocked the swim ability, so plenty of areas to return to now!

I reckon the next Xbox console will come out quite a bit before PS6. I think this is all connected to why Microsoft is now releasing games on PS5, to raise the profile of the Xbox brand. So when their next console comes out, even PlayStation users will be thinking “actually, Xbox has been releasing lots of good games, I may consider getting the new console, especially with all those day 1 titles on Gamepass”. Microsoft are playing the long game.

Still on the starting island, so haven’t got to Paradis yet. Enjoying the combat and exploring so far, and tbh these are the two main enjoyment factors for me in a game like this. I tried the game on quality mode, but it wasn’t smooth enough for me so switched to performance (which unfortunately requires you to reboot the game, so make sure you save first). It’s still too early to give a solid opinion, but early impressions are pretty good.

” focuses on its combat and exploration first and foremost”

That’s all I really want from a game like this! 😀

@Darylb88 It’s finally downloading the full 75gb file! 🙂

@Darylb88 still not downloading for me 🙄 sort it out Microsoft, I wanna be playing this tomorrow night!

@Darylb88 yeah I’m having the same issue. Won’t download the full 74gb, just the 300mb placeholder. Hope they fix this soon.

I’m still undecided. Have just bought the first game for about £6 in PS store sale, so shall see how I get on with that, even though everything I’ve heard says the sequel is better in every way. I’m hoping for a trial/demo for KCD2 🤞

One of my biggest gripes with the Hobbit trilogy was the look of them - far too much “green screen” going on. Yes, I know LOTR had some, but nowhere near as much, and the LOTR movies generally looked more natural/grounded.

I have LOTR trilogy on 4K, but not really a fan of the Hobbit movies. Great deal for anyone that doesn’t have them yet though.

I’m probably going to get the premium upgrade (yeah I know, I’m part of the problem 😂) simply because I have 3 days off work on the weekend following the early access release.

Never played the first game, and tbh from what I’ve read in reviews for KCD2 I don’t think I’d have the patience for it. Oh well, Avowed is out in a few weeks…

I’m off work next week, so wouldn’t mind sinking my teeth into a new game. KCD2 is a possibility, though I never played the first one. Will see what the reviews say first, though I’ve heard it’s more welcoming than the first one.

Do you need to have played the first game? I wanna give CS2 a go, but never played the first game.

@Kraven I haven’t played Unicorn Overload, but it’s always great to see a fellow gamer with such passion and enthusiasm for a game 🙂

Playing a handful of indie games right now, including new release Ender Magnolia, Brotato, Brothers: A tale of two sons remake, and may give new GP release Starbound a go. Also downloaded Ninja Gaiden 2 black last night. Never played a NG game before so not sure what I’m in for yet.

Just bought Brothers: A tale of two sons remake Played the original version and really liked it, so the remake has been on my wish list for a while. As soon as I saw it reduced to £7.99 I pulled the trigger 😀

For Honor always seems to be on these free play days 😂

Have always used ultimate, especially when you can get good deals from places like CDKeys or Shopto. Wouldn’t think of downgrading right now with games like Avowed coming out soon.

What sort of game is Starbound? Looks like a mix of different genres. Also looks like the kind of game that will consume all my free time if I let it 😂

I’ve been delving into my back catalogue recently. Assassins Creed Mirage - which I got for Christmas 2023! - has been getting the most play. Quite enjoying the back to basics gameplay, and Ubisoft’s depiction of Baghdad is gorgeous. Also from my back catalogue - I’ve finally got around to playing Slay the Spire! This has been on my Xbox for a good few years now, but I just never got around to playing it. I’m enjoying the combination of a roguelike with card deck building mechanics.

Surely they realise that GTA 6 will be the exception rather than the rule when it comes to what people are willing to pay for a game. Many people will begrudgingly pay $80-100 for this game, because it’s probably going to be a once in a generation title. Few will pay this for any other game.

I finally rolled credits on Dragon Age Veilguard. Thoroughly enjoyed this game and is probably my GOTY for 2024. It speaks volumes for the game when only after some 118 hours of play I was starting to get the first twinges of burnout. I now have a big hole in my gaming schedule, and don’t know what to fill it with 🤔 I want to do another play through on DAV as a mage, but think I should probably take a break from the game first 😂

Does anyone know of any release date for the console version of Yet another Zombie survivors? I loved the demo.

Are we now actually in the year that GTA 6 releases?!? 👀

@ironcrow86 Veilguard for me too. Around 105 hours (!) in and still having fun. Some people just didn’t give the game a chance because of a small amount of woke content, some of which is even optional.

Still playing Dragon age Veilguard - close to 100 hours now 😲 also playing Infinity Nikki on PS5, which has a GORGEOUS open world. Close to throwing in the towel on the Indy game. I love exploring tombs, and the graphics are fantastic, but the stealth sections - of which there are many - are just too annoying. Now starting to think the PureXbox’s score of 6/10 wasn’t so harsh after all.

Any game that is delisted - eg Forza Horizon 4 - should be made free on their last day of availability.

My go-to game is still Dragon Age Veilguard. Just passed the 80 hours mark and still loving it 😀 also playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. I have mixed views on this game so far. Sometimes I love the exploring, like under the Vatican. But other times I get frustrated, as I seem to keep getting lost in the Vatican 😂 Also, constantly wandering into “restricted areas” is annoying af. Tbh I’ll just be glad to move on to the next area.
I’m thinking of buying the roguelite (roguelike?) Redacted. Anyone played it?

Update. Ok, I played Indy for a few hours this morning, and the game is really growing on me. I solved the fountain puzzle, and am now exploring underground again, which is great fun. They really captured that Indy feel, especially with the original trilogy. Oh yeah, the graphics are amazing, and all at 60fps! 🙂

I have now voted. Here’s my top 5;

1) Dragon Age Veilguard
2) Star Wars Outlaws
3) Indiana Jones and the great circle (a couple of more weeks and this could have been higher)
4) Dragons Dogma 2
5) New World Aeternum

You will own nothing and be happy 😉

I tried the demo for Yet another Zombie survivors, which is a lot of fun. I have no idea when the full game is out though 🤷🏻‍♂️

Parcel corps has been on my wishlist for a while, so definitely giving that a go.

I’m in top 10% of players for time played (516 hrs)

My top 5 games were

1) Forza Motorsport (109 hrs)
2) Star Wars Outlaws (68 hrs)
3) EA WRC (65 hrs)
4 ) Dragon Age The Veilguard
5) Dragons Dogma 2

I still play it regularly, almost daily. Hardly ever play multiplayer though. Always do the SP races that refresh every month, like the open class tour races. FM is my “palette cleanser” game between other games. I appreciate the drip-feed of new tracks over the past year. My only complaint would be the lack of fictional/fantasy tracks, which Sony do pretty well in GT with tracks like Trial Mountain and Deep forest raceway.

I thought Forza Motorsport was already on GP, before they introduced tiers? 🤔

@YeyoFairy I don’t know why I didn’t think of checking CDKeys, and I use them quite often too 🤦🏻‍♂️ they have FH4 ultimate edition for just over a tenner so may get that.