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I would cry if they announced a Megaman Legends collection!

I feel like that’s a Nintendo direct announcement

I think backwards compatibility is vital to the Xbox brand at this point. Both Nintendo and Sony have past mistakes that keep their libraries from being easily consolidated, to buy a Series x is to have access to 24 years of games.

What should probably be stated is that I’d really appreciate the continued support for a disk drive. I know I’m the minority, but this is crucial in the backwards compatibility conversation

I am going through something of a Remedy deep dive at the moment, and am finding myself frustrated at this game.

I hope that it was a passion project from the crew, but for a team renown for some of the all time greatest single player experiences it’s a bitter pill. I had a anted to make some sort of “completionist run” of remedy games and this is now included in that conversation in a tough way

A lot of these comments have addressed things that I might have said.

So I’ll say that I was literally playing Final Fantasy XIII on my Xbox via backwards compatibility. It is the best way to play that game in 2025. But final fantasy XVI shadow dropping a digital only release for $50 dollars is wild!

It is actually insane to me that devs do this. I know that a good shadow drop can bring hype, but step back for a second and imagine the ask it is to say to your audience “and you can spend 50 RIGHT NOW!”

This is unsustainable

I am 12 hours into Final Fantasy XIII and I finally get it!! So I’m gonna ride this thing till the wheels fall off - or else I get bored and shelf it for a week.

I beat Max Payne last night (which weirdly doesn’t have a page on this website!) and it was so hyped!!! It was my first dive into Remedy games and I couldn’t be more excited for the sequel and Alan Wake!

I think there is a lot to say about this. I imagine that the service has plenty of success stories (Clair Obscur comes to mind - although using that as a benchmark feels unfair as it is probably an all time great.)

I 100 percent agree with the devaluing of games, though I think Gamepass is not singularly responsible for that. The entire industry as it has been built is a conveyor belt of “content.” Finishing a game, then moving to the next and letting the wash over you without reflection. I’m guilty of it too.

Curious, but possibly also pedantic: do we think Keeper is a “major” game from Doublefine? It looks like a pretty small project, even if I didn’t necessarily expect a Psychonauts 2 level experience

@Friendly that makes sense!! I’ve always been a console person so I missed this!

Ugh. So this started with Switch games cuz fitting a game on a cart is expensive. I hated it then, but I think that I can appreciate it more in hindsight

Disks are like 7¢ right? I don’t even mind if you have to install MOST of the game.
But the code in box is just scumbag stuff. I think resell-ability is important to me as a consumer

I think this might be best of show!! I’d like to experience this world!

It was nice to see something from Doublefine, but I also don’t think I’d have cared if it wasn’t them? It looks dull.

Aliphenon(?) was the only thing I was moved by

I couldn’t have predicted the announcements from the State of Play that made that show so impactful for me (Bloodstained! Romeo is A Deadman!) so let me try to sum up how I could be excited

I want a brand new game from a creator I love that leans into what I’ve enjoyed in the past, while adding new surprises. I’d like some trailers that differentiate themselves from others in the show (this kinda killed summer games fest for me) and most of all I would love to see believable release dates for late 2025/2026 please!!!

Also Witcher remake

I am loving the rise of games developed in China with Chinese aesthetics, and so I think Wuchang may be one to keep an eye on. Otherwise it wasn’t much

@RaZieLDaNtE i am digging your PFP!!! I just finished Prince of Persia (2008) two nights ago and LOVED IT. Just a sublime gaming experience

Oooh!! I just started Final Fantasy XIII!!! I’ve always wanted to try it and physical copies are like $6

So far it’s okay… I know the complaint is how linear it is, but I think what will turn me off (if anything) is some of the characters. I like Lighting and Sazh, but Hope and Snow are… not… good 😬

I enjoyed a lot of the non-game pieces, Sonic producer calling out Mario Kart World/Splitgate guy calling out COD - it was fun!

However I blame the format of the show for how little any of the games leave impact. It’s a great way to get a spotlight on new announcements, but my brain can only latch on to so many announcements at a time.

State of Play was a really great show for that reason I guess. Looking forward to Xbox Showcase!

It’s hard to imagine the fear from some of these developers, GTA V is the highest grossing media property ever.

That said, the crossover audience seems minuscule? Maybe it’s more of a coverage thing?

Romeo is A Dead Man, and Final Fantasy Tactics looked CHOICE. But the reveal of the new Bloodstained is what got me hootin and hollerin.

I only played the original on the Switch and it’s a pretty bad version, so I’m definitely about to give it a go on my Xbox to get ready

I think I will always lament that it isn’t Persona 6 (really it’s the lack of romance options that I miss)

But that’s not the fairest way to think about game dev, and I’m sure I’ll play it eventually

@Kaloudz I hope it’s the remake! That things been announced for like 3 years now right?

@Ilyn I think it would be so cool to see them return to a DS1 style, though I think DS2 had some really excellent dungeons as well. It would be a real “does what Nintendon’t” especially in the era of modern Zelda.

Honestly I loved all of them (including 3!) and will be okay with whatever as long as it’s not aiming for an open world AAA sort of thing :/

Also I’d love it to be set in some more fantastical environments. Apocalypse-metropolitan grates after a bit

My number one wish is news on Darksiders 4. I think that’s going to be a gamescom thing though!

Gothic and Witcher remakes would be neat. But I really love the Spyro and Doublefine wishes you have here!

Ever wild would be neat.. or at least I could get information on wether or not I should care lol

I got through the lore dump at the beginning of Act 3 in Clair Obscur I am at the same time both intrigued and dissuaded from returning right away, so perhaps not that.

Meanwhile i just started Act 2 of Max Payne and things have started to get weird!! I will likely play more of that, but it’s so dark that it’s hard to see when I play in the day time lol.

So idk maybe I’ll read a book or something… or finish Kameo: Elements of Power!!

I don’t even consider digital games when I’m thinking about my backlog. But I keep grabbing the free ones… cuz they are free.

I’ll probably never play Too Human or Phantom Dust either!

It’s the only new game I’ve bought for the system and don’t regret it for a second!
Also I would have felt comfortable paying more for it, though it is nice that the company has some sense… I get defecting from Ubisoft will give you some perspective

Does this mean they are working on 3 different games? (Including Witcher 1 remake… maybe that’s coming sooner?)

Wow!! Just throwing this out there for no reason… but a Revelations 3 would probably be a cheaper first project for a new team. 😳

Perhaps more would have sold if the physical print didn’t RUN OUT!
(I say - not judging them for their decision. Appreciate the physical release at all, and it is impressive how many it spills. Prob surprised them too!)

The allure of Xbox series x to me has been the physical backwards compatibility. I didn’t realize I was stepping into a minefield where many new games didn’t even see a physical release (among them Hellblade 2!)

So idk I’m interested, but I’ll try to be discerning

A buck fifty for Outcast is craaaazy

I wanted to finish Dead Space last night, but got too sleepy on the last chapter! I’d like to finish it, and then return to Clair Obscur. I feel like we are in acceptable time for spoilers and I need to be on my toes

Now that System Shock 1 is out and 2 is on the way I am interested in taking on this whole 3rd person adventure saga

I’m actually playing Dead Space 1 for the first time ever and remembering the prestige tropes of the era - the in-engine non-cutscenes where a character talks at you, audio-logs that would never exist in real life, and “environmental storytelling” that is just people writing on the walls for you. A TWIST!

I know it was impressive stuff when Bioshock and Dead Space premiered but I’m pretty sick of it lol

I played it on Switch back in 2019, and have wanted to revisit it in a better state!

I am going to play 2 first though (praise backwards compatibility!)

I was hyped until I saw the reveal direct, and was so disappointed that I went out and bought an Xbox.

I’m not even sure what about it turned me off, it’s basically what I expected. But idk Xbox just lured me in with how much fun it is to collect backwards compatible games I guess

@Scrubchub it’s on my list!!!!

Also it’s only like 5$ at Gamestop which is crazy. I remember envying it when it came out, but I was stuck on my Wii U pretending to be grateful for Lego City Undercover 😂

@RegnumSolipsi what’s got you going to Advent Rising?? I bought a copy to check out neat backwards compatiblity. But can you sell me on moving the dang thing up in my cue?

I just got on the Clair Obscur train with everyone else! It’s almost unbelievable

This is not only my first Xbox Series X exclusive, since I have only had a Switch I never played any of the gorgeous Xbox One games. The leap is staggering

Also I think the difficulty has been a little overstated. Not that it can’t be tough, but it respects the grind and if you level ahead I think most fights are a breeze

I was hyped for Biomutant in like 2019. I only owned a switch and thought it might be a fun concept! Now that I’m fully in Xbox the idea of playing a an open world game (that isn’t absolutely stellar!) just seems exhausting.

That said a game like the Witcher 3 earns it’s open endedness, as has Judgement so far (not too big thankfully!)

Basically I’ll skip a game because it’s an open world but I recognize I may not reflect the greater gaming community

I am most of the way through Mass Effect 2!! as good as the first one was, I really didn’t love how 2 began.

I think I’m officially enthralled by it now though, as I’ve just recruited Tali and helped Jacob with his daddy issues.

If I don’t play that I’ll be chipping away at Enslaved: Odyssey to the West which totally owns

I bought it for a 10$

I can’t believe that there is a better value anywhere in video games

Panzer Dragoon Orta and Lost Odyssey!!

I bought one two weeks ago! I saw this coming unfortunately:(

I am still loving the first Mass Effect! I got the legendary edition for 10$ and I cannot believe the joy it’s giving me.

If I do get sick of it, I’ve downloaded Hexic and I ought to go back to Psychonauts

I wasn’t even an Xbox teen, but 2007 I was constantly thinking about Halo 3’s marketing. I’m so nostalgic for that, and it does feel Christmas-y to me.

I genuinely love these!!

I’m a NintendoLife expat and these kinds of stories do make me feel at home.

Still it would be incredibly hype! I remember watching both of my siblings play this one, though I never touched it!

Anodyne 2!
I got a physical copy on Switch from LRG’s Vault Sale, and I think it’s brilliant! The atmosphere from the 3D sections is powerfully lonesome, while it is the writing that is so harrowing!

I can’t believe we can just have video games like this

I think it’s probably Ghost Trick?? I’m this was my first time playing it and it ruled!

I also replayed Darksiders 2, but that’s GOTY every year

I actually don’t agree that Doug Bowser was sounding as careless.

But I can say that Switch 2 kinda botched the launch and I’m thinking about switching to an Xbox from my Switch 1