Nightcrawler71

@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.

@AlwaysPlaying but I’ve only ever played FH4 through GamePass, so technically I don’t own it. If I now go to buy it, it will trigger the download, hence my original post. Obviously I could download it and then immediately delete it, though it would remain in my library I guess for a future download (after it’s been delisted).

I wish Xbox had a similar feature to PlayStation, where you can “add to library” rather than download the game. I wouldn’t mind getting Forza Horizon 4, just for posterity, but I know it’s a big download and SSD space is precious.

I can’t stop playing Dragon age Veilguard! Have clocked up around 55 hours and still not finished the main story, though have been doing a lot of side/companion/faction quests. I’m already looking forward to my second play through, next time as a mage. I can’t believe some people would deprive themselves of this game just because of a minimal amount of woke content 🤦🏻‍♂️

@ParsnipHero ok thanks, will check it out if it’s not MP.

I played AC Syndicate (again) over the weekend, and was surprised at just how good this update is. The parkour is really fluid now, and the resolution boost is nice. Would like to see AC Unity receive the same treatment.

I’m still not sure about them using first person view for this sort of game, but will definitely give it a go as it’s on GP.

Am I right in thinking Aliens dark descent is multiplayer only? 🤔

Because of the way this game streams data, is there a minimum recommended download speed on Series X? Mine is about 65mbps.

There’s still hope for Ghost recon Wildlands 🤞

My current go-to game is Dragon Age The Veilguard. I’m about 25 hours in and really enjoying it. I’m using a warrior build, and will probably lean into the Champion spec once I hit level 20. Also playing Forza Motorsport, and Thronefall on Switch. I’m not starting any other games right now as next week I’ll be playing MFS 2024 and Stalker 2 (which reminds me, I need to clear some space on my Xbox 😂)

147gb?!? Yikes! Need to do some Xbox housekeeping before I start the download.

I played it on PS4/5 and loved it. I found it a chilled out experience for the most part, and loved negotiating the barren landscape. But I completely get why some people would find it boring though. Can’t wait for DS2!

Dragon Age Veilguard. Only bought/started it this week, and I’ve also never played a DA game before so it’s all new to me. Saying that, I’m really enjoying it so far. I was boring and went for human/warrior 😂 though I can definitely see myself trying out the Rogue/Mage classes at some point.

Wow…this come out of nowhere 😱 As someone who has played this on PS4 and PS5 I highly recommend it. It looks absolutely gorgeous on PS5, so imagine it’s the same on Series X. Granted, it won’t be everyone’s cup of tea though. For me, I got the most joy out of traversing the beautiful environments, carrying your cargo load and doing deliveries. Combatting enemies or BTs was actually my least favourite part of the game. But give me miles and miles of a desolate environment, whilst carrying a full load of cargo and I was in gaming heaven 😃 This game really is about the journey, not the destination.

I can’t wait! Jaw dropping graphics, more emphasis on the career mode, and a smaller SSD footprint 😃

Not really into Halo, or Gears of war, though Gears tactics was quite enjoyable. I’m not into Forza Horizon as much as I used to be, 1-3 were the best ones. Never even tried any of the Fable games 😱

MFS 2024 for me, followed by Stalker 2 a day later 😀

I own Series X, PS5 and a Switch. Switch is great for Nintendo exclusives, likewise for PS5 for Sony exclusives. Where possible though, I buy multi-platform games on Xbox. This is partly because I see Xbox as the “underdog” compared to PS5, and I’d rather give them my money than to Sony 😂

I realise I’m in the minority, but it just isn’t for me. I tried out the 2 hour trial on PS+ extra, but I couldn’t get into it.

Downloaded New World Aeternum last night, so look forward to playing that later today. Also playing Diablo IV Vessel of hatred, and mopping up straggler bots in the brilliant Astro bot.

Nothing for me here 🙁 saying that, I should get my moneys worth next month with Stalker 2 and MFS2024.

I don’t want perks, I want more actual games!

I still regularly play this, mostly for the monthly open tour class races. I wish they’d mix things up a bit though, lately almost every race has been dry and sunny 🙄 I’m looking forward to Sunset Peninsula though - I used to like this track and haven’t raced on it in quite some time.

Have almost finished Star Wars Outlaws. The last couple of missions - which are heavy on stealth - are starting to drag. On the whole though I have enjoyed the game. UPDATE Doesn’t look like I’m going to finish it. I’m literally right near the end of the game - “Revelator” mission - and my game has bugged 😡 I’m stuck in space, can’t fast travel anywhere, can’t use hyperdrive…so annoying. It’s quite ironic because I’ve hardly seen any bugs in my play through, then right at the end 🙄
I finally caved this week and bought Space Marine 2. Never played the first one, but am enjoying this one so far. Graphics are really nice too, even in performance mode.
I’ve finished the bulk of Astro bot on PS5, just finishing the mini levels and mopping up missed bots on some of the main levels. Really good game, though don’t agree with Edge magazine’s 10/10 score.
Am thinking of pulling the trigger on Parcel corps. Looks like a fun indie game, though the price - £30 - has surprised me a bit, so might wait for a sale.
Have also downloaded the trial of EAFC 25. Haven’t played FIFA/EAFC in years so am a bit rusty 😂

I’ve got the premium upgrade bundle, but whether I play it or not is another matter as I haven’t touched the base game since last year.

I finally pulled the trigger on this today! Have almost completed Star Wars Outlaws, so was looking for a new game to get stuck into. SM2 is now downloaded and ready to go! 😀

Mine averages around 65-75 Mbps. If I’m going to download a big game, say over 50gb, I try and do it either overnight or when I’m at work.