Stnkygrngo

Goldeneye or Bust!!!

We all know the answer to this

Remember when we couldn’t play GTA on Xbox because Sony paid for exclusivity? Or they kept COD DLC on PS for an entire year?

Sony started this mess and it’s been tit for tat every since.

It was super fun! The first DLC I was into but the rest, meh, all good though. Waiting for the sequel

Grounded looks like a lot of fun!

I’m with ya. FH3 was the pinnacle for me. I skipped 4, 5 is awesome on the series X but even so it’s more of the same.

I play so little it’s the next season every time I boot up. I feel lost but just kinda cruise around and races aren’t fun anymore.

I miss PGR, I think 2 was the best but 3 really nailed it! PGR 4 I did t like the bikes. That’s it.

I know it was for OG Xbox but the community blossomed when it was playable on 360

Amped 2 on Live. So much fun! Never played online as much since then.

@riccyb0y I want to know how many Quick Resume games were open. I had like 16 at one time and the menu was a bit sticky but things still flowed. Maybe that could lead to it?

@IOI AC is just Far Cry and vise versa with a different skin on top.

And of course their games go 50% after 60 days of launch for a weekend or something at BestBuy if not, $10-20 a year after launch. You can wait for these, as they are usually playable by then after they fix all of the bugs. Great games like Watch Dogs 2 and AC Odyssey and Steep, but they all had bugs at launch.

Another $15/month service to play games that take months to complete and can be had for less than lunch...cmon...I'll give them 6 months until they discount it or go into Game Pass like EA Play did.

Samsung doesn’t even support all HDR formats which are slowly starting to creep into games. Dolby Vision? Good luck on a Samsung.

Remote download started.....cant wait to get home from work!!

If they just got rid of the craptastic Games w Gold, I’d be happy. They are an insult some months.

All this “Hype” and I’m like meh….if it’s Bioshock story wise, meets the addiction of The Golf Club’s ease to pick up and play, Forza’s beauty, and the fun of multiplayer Titanfall, then maybe.

12 seconds of total video and no actual gameplay feels like we’re in for a Cyberpunk like launch, update, apologize, and meme lifecycle.

I think Hue was a GwG game at one point as well. I have it in my library but no Gold stamp on it, but not all are like that I believe.

And I wouldn’t drop coin on a random indie unless it was highly hyped, which I don’t recall this one being, maybe after launch as a sleeper hit but I’m 90% sure it’s a reissue.

I’ll assume when Forza Horizon 5 finally gets delisted they will dump it for 5 smackers like they did w Forza 7…but a yearly release you can continue your progress on I doubt.

With that said, it’s 4 days Gamepass players…your call, but I’d heed the advice as stated if you’re GP subscriber or not.

I played it last night and this morning, about 4 hours in. Here is my take thus far:

Kinda b********** the culture a bit. If you are going to make a jab at it, go all in like in Amped 3, which was corny, but fun.

Style and gameplay, I would say this is more Amped 2 than anything, which is a great game that had some flaws, but was so much fun to play, especially online.

Pros:
-Open World is great! Snow is nice, slight hiccup on the Series X but not much.
-Controls are different but similar to controlling your feet if you know how to snowboard. Not so intuitive, but close to what you would want for this type of game. If you remember Rockstar's Surfing H30, similar to that concept but expanded and executed much better.
-Graphics are sweet! Not fluid all the time, but I think an update will get them there. One of the cutsceens you can see a scuff and scratch on one of the characters goggles....super cool!
-Real licensed gear and a lot of it.
-Music is a great mix, great indie finds.

Cons
-Cutsceens suck. Over stretched on the culture, no faces (which I like, all masked and goggles)
-NPCs voice tracks arent the best
-Missions arent the most thorough or challenging
-Small world to explore but I see that expanding based on chatter with their IG page over the last few months.

I would also give this a 7/10. If I had purchased this and paid $60 (I am a GamePass subscriber) I would say 6/10....I wouldn't be happy since this seems to be a short game, but I wouldn't be upset. I would likely play it, trade it back in in 2-3 weeks to capitalize on the newness and higher trade value. I really think this game will expand a bit in the future. The foundation is there, it has potential. Not like No Man's Sky, but maybe a few more peaks and missions to explore. The controls are a bit odd, but they tutorial does a great job explaining them and working with you while you play.

Better than Mark McMorris Infinite Air, but still a few notches away from Amped 2, what I believe is the best snowboard game made, coming from someone who spent 12 years working in the snowboard industry and riding for 35+ years but loves to play everything from Zelda and Mario Golf to the AC series and is just now getting into Halo and Horizon Zero Dawn ( I know I know!)

@BAMozzy Same here! Got it on 360, it was great! Got it on XB1 when it launched, same game, but man did it play and look better. Now? I played GTAV on the Series X, its super smooth, but worth the update again for $20? I will pass.

@LtSarge that was a crap one. GT4 was a gem, not as much hype as GT3, but I think that’s the pinnacle of the series. I’ll play GT7 when I can score a disc system for $350 on Black Friday

@Agnostic WERD UP to that. Sure it takes a bit to do that, but its way easier than a redownload and dropping $219 when you already have had this likely since the XB1 days!

DUDE!!!!! That is so freaking cool!! The power up sound was spot on!!! Thanks for sharing this!!

@FraserG Right on man! I wasn't knocking it, sometimes there is great stuff there. I know you run a small ship and everyone is everything, but you have a great community here and this has become my place for games, sister sites included.

The toxic stuff you see on other games sites isn't here so much and the community tends to moderate those pretty well. I am positive we could help you all with those game links if they were opened up (in a controlled setting of course...no screenshots, predetermined rating options, only comments) in a manner that helps buyers and the writers.

Honestly the bet site(s) on the internet about gaming right now. The interactions and honest, passionate writing remind me of the N64.com days before it was IGN and such.

@FraserG Why do you all link to the games on your site when there is hardly any info on them?

Sometimes there is an affiliate link to purchase, but they are rarely reviewed or commented on.

Do you think this is something you would be interested in opening up to the community? At least on a 1-10 point scale with radio buttons?

@Martsmall Please record her making the achievement noise and post it here! That is an incredible sound to mimic

@Pac_Bot same here! On switch or Xbox with sales, but now it’s free!

I think this was also on Gamepass once but I can’t recall.

@Shigurui I meant Jet Set Radio...the HD remake

@Stnkygrngo

UPDATE...you can get it on the Marketplace. It downloads to your 360...so maybe I can access it on my Series X

Ugh, cant purchase this on the Xbox store even online any longer. I have an OG Xbox, but that is a pain to hook up, but looks like Ebay it is for JSRF.

At first I thought this was "American" football, ya know, since I live in the US, but being a UK site, I get it!

I dig it! I am so in for this!

However I now want an "American" football game. I can imagine NFL Blitz style play with incredible tackles that spill bricks everywhere! Madden 93 style meat wagon (ambulance) coming out to put the player back together. Power-ups with bricks being sent down from Zeus kinda stuff.

Great…now fix the Blu Ray player and the issues where sometimes you have to restart a Quick Resume game for auto save to work…looking at you Ubi titles and occasionally Forza Horizon 5

I’m in the US and the app just updated today on iOS and I’m not seeing it!

One X…horrible audio!! Picture, okay on an OLED. Series X…absolutely ***** audio and decent picture.

I don’t watch many discs but it would be nice to not have to tinker with the audio delay on my receiver every time

@Metalder really? Oh man nice! I’ll Google it! Had no clue

If the price drop calendar of their releases is any indication, this will be $7.99 by April.

I only buy their games at $25 or less and they take forever to complete so not for me. If you have the time and can burn through a game or two in a month, I can see this being a value jumping in and then back off like some folks do with HBO after a new season of a show is completely released.

Just stop…we maybe get a stellar game every 2 years. Just glad I have Gamepass

Christmas 2019…set up my stepdad’s One X…at the time you couldn’t update the console without logging in or creating an account, so I had to create a new email so he wouldn’t know.

Not sure if it’s different now, but updating a console without a log in should be something easy to do given how everyone always pushes for it around the holidays.

@Somebody very ture! So much fun to veg out to, but also a thinking game if you want it to be

I was so disappointed in the Xbox One when I finally pulled the trigger and got it with the AC bundle. Aside from loving those games, there wasnt much for me. I am not a Halo fan, but GTA V with upgraded visuals, okay, we're getting somewhere...but the 360....man, those were some great times!! Regardless I went through 3 consoles....some of the best memories playing with friends, the sadness when Amped 2 servers went down, Forza 4....just so rad

I mean, I am a solid Xbox gamer, but I was so jealous of PS4 owners at first. When the system finally came to is when the One X hit the streets and then it was smooth...so smooth

@Nightcrawler71 spot on. I agree 100%

I couldn’t get into FH4 for that reason. FH5 is fun but I think the pinnacle for me was 3

I bought Cyberpunk for $10 at Bestbuy this summer. It's in my backlog but Yooka Laylee and Forza Horizon are taking my time.

And Overcooked 2....holy hell is that fun, and frustrating!

Anyone investigate if this idea was launched from the mini game in Bully?

If this worked with Zwift and Strava them it would be an option to think about for sure

@RedKnight34 Ah.....Spiderman....cant even get to play him on Xbox in a Marvel game

@Microbius I also had the "Cant Save" error pop up if I did a quick resume. Had to restart the game about 70% of the time when coming back to play.

Hilariously, the Series X booted that sucker up in a very timely manner.

I’m still having issues w quick resume for Valhalla ans I know they released a patch back in November 20 and again in the spring. Still happens.

All good. Manual saves made it easier for me to see multiple outcomes rather than looking online and reading spoilers.

I avoided Sony Memory Stick products during their reign (cameras, Vita, PSP) and I will avoid this one as well. Takes a few minutes to transfer games from the external to the Series X SSD so that is the road I will take. Plus I can take the dog for a short walk while that is going on.

If they want to get a jump on things. This would be HUGE. I have a friend who is so anti Microsoft because they tried to buy and shut down Linux years ago, he actually said this would be the step for him to welcome them back…and I can imagine a few others in the tech world would do the same

Based on the reviews, this seems to be a $20 pick up when MS discounts games after the holidays

What about the music? They pulled it from the Xbox store and relaunched it with different music and removed a bunch of licensed stuff.

@Senua "If" prices drop! HAHAHA

@GunValkyrie oh or sure, on a gaming perspective 110%. On a capital expansion outlook for user install base, causal gamers but intense fans of Marvel, might be intrigued at a later time when price of entry is around $300 for game and console.

But you got my point. MS paid big money for those franchises to attract the players to their ecosystem.