Really good interview. This guy sounds like he has a real passion for his game and I think that is what we are missing the most from companies like EA and Ubisoft. I am out of town so will miss day one but it is preloaded and ready to go for when I get back!
@Hurblyburbly I actually played through about twenty hours of the game then we moved to texas and it took about 3 months for our stuff to arrive and I forgot where I was so started over the game is so good.
@Dezzy I agree maybe I am a racist American I just don't see the need to highlight anything from regions if they make good games they will get the credit they deserve. I have never bought a game because it is from a certain region for instance a jrpg. Now if they want to highlight a studio as an indie breaking out or their first game is terrific but unknown I am all for that. Gaming is supposed to bring us together not say i am buying this because it is from France. Since I mostly own Ubisoft Bethesda and Parodox games I suppose I support a large world market.
@P3nguinprisM that was the one thing i disliked the most on the one x it was terrible load times. It made you experiment less with builds and other things I just stopped taking chances because of the three minute load times
@taternuggets pillars 1 was a great game i put in over 100 hours on one play through and did not do everything you can play the almost best version of it with gamepass. I say almost best because for some reason they left out a few things in the complete version. #2 is a good game also just not as good as 1. the world an lore is very cool I hope they really run with it some more. it would be cool if they could get alternating releases with elderscrolls and these games you would be getting two of the very best rpg makers of all time.
@Bdbrady ya i wish xbox would change tact here and stop revealing games so early I know they need to show they have stuff in the pipeline for a certain ilk of gamers to be persuaded they are the way to go in the future. For me just say hey we own obsidian, bethesda, and so forth and they have cool games coming. these early shows of games years out is frustrating to me.
I was disappointed overall I'm not sure why you would even show starfield being so far away. I was hoping to get more info on fable but I'm guessing it is even farther away
until I know more about the franchise changes they claim to have made not picking it up I am so sick of there gambling schemes in this game just make a good football game and the cash will roll in. they have done to this franchise what they did to bioware so worried about chasing the cash basically ruined it.
I preordered it and am going to give it a chance I tried to find it but it was a long time ago I saw a review for Morrowind from a site that doesn't exist anymore but that i went to daily and they killed it because of that I did not buy it until the babages manager convinced me since then the games im interested in I try just to see.
I really want to play this but I think Paradox has come a long way in the wrong direction the EUIV last update was/is terrible released without proper testing and with half baked ideas which was very disappointing considering how good emperor was. The fact that a lot of paradox games are on gamepass now is very cool though am actually playing Vicky 2 again currently. Adding up my steam hours I have sunk over 3k hours in paradox games.
Honestly I didn't get into this game like I thought I would it just seemed like they tried to hard to be like fallout but in space. I'm sure I'll give it another try but yeah so far not for me
This was a good read you guys should definitely do more stuff like this. Lukie games in America is a great reseller for the older games and consoles. I just bought a Nintendo 64 and Zelda and WrestleMania
@everynowandben you can hide them. press the xbox button to bring up the side bar go to my games and apps select see all, click full library then all owned games find the game then press the menu button on your controller the three lines one and hide from list should be available you will see it under the games tab until you uninstall it but after that it should be hidden
I finished one last night I've been playi g 2 all day. I had forgotten how much I disliked it it's like they made it a Nathan Drake game or something it's hard to explain but going from a bunch of powers to three is kinda lame and I don't like that you can't change anything in the field or the ammo in situation
@VenomousAlbino what killed your wanting to play it exactly? I'm having a lot more fun with the first one then when I tried to replay it about 3 months ago.
So I have played only one so far I've been to three planets and am really looking forward to seeing the consequences of my choices. That being said it has lots of quality of life things and I would highly recommend it I was worried about playing through one but it has been really fun.
I got it and it introduced me to the elder scrolls what a terrific journey that was. I also remember playing island thunder over live fond memories of that time in my life.
@Krzzystuff it's bethesda's first new IP in a long time. Todd Howard has said it's going to be kind of like 50s or 60s space travel in one interview that he gave. I think the reason people are so excited is because they look at the elder scrolls and they look at fallout and they can see what the possibilities could be in space.
@Sy-B it's a great series well one and two I never played 3 due to not wanting it to end. I'm enjoying my replay of one so far but I only ever played it once all the way through.
@Fiendish-Beaver the first two hours no where near as bad now moving around the citadel is so fast it took me a half hour max to be in space after doing some if the easier quets.
@sakanakami man that's rough do far it is really good the difference in the elevator loading times in the citadel is amazing the combat for 1 feels more fluid.
So I just found out that the PS4 save will not work on the ps5 while the Xbox one version will work on the s and x. Kinda stinks for PlayStation people .
@Dezzy70 I have no issue with what is out so far we know starfield and halo will be out soonnin fact I am expecting starfield in November. My issue is the constant hype campaign. We get it gamepass is awesome and the speed of loading old games is great I take more chances now in games because I don't have to wait a minute and a half for fallout to load if I die.
I hate this either come out and say it or shut up. They talk about games way before they should it's better to wait until you have something substantial to show. The did this with fable and after talking to a friend it's years away as in not even close so what was the point of showing it every one already knew that there was going to be a new game in the series
Can I ask for a starfield embargo you guys will make it so I cant sleep lol!!! All kidding aside how cool would it be for it to release sometime this year? Then those sony fanboys who say no games could rake a long walk of a short pier.
why does mass effect have to be on Friday I want it now!!!!!! @Bmartin001 it is a fun series although I never played 3 I did not want it to end of the two I did play 1 was my fav just I think because of the story and everything being new I really excited to play all three straight through.
@SegataSanshiro I honestly enjoyed Andromeda for what it was there was no way it could out do the original 3 but the combat was awesome and I enjoyed the story. I really think people build up stuff to the point nothing can compete. I can only download the 100 MB also which is wired will try closer to friday
I hate this purchase I am sorry until I know that the ME remaster is good I feel like EA is where good game companies go to die now. I also feel like they will shove every microtransaction they can for some ultimate team bs. to play madden franchise I have to go through several screens of them wanting me to buy card packs just to get where I want I really am tired of it. For fun I opened madden 2002 on my playstation 2 and the franchise mode was breathtaking just do not know where they went wrong.
Honestly all this stuff means nothing to me the biggest difference this gen has meant the loading times. I feel like the games I play are all massive hogs like the fallouts and skyrims the looking better is cool but when I can get into a game in less then 30seconds and enter a new building and it pops is the greate4st thing ever. Going back to these games I recently tried ME1before we knew about this coming out with the idea of playing all three through again and the elevator's load times was brutal it was impossible to play now.
I preordered this a long time ago sent the info to rewards if I do not here from them in a few days I am going to cancel and reorder through the rewards dash board I am just hoping they can fix it.
I already preordered this I tried playing through the first one again and the loading times were terrible especially in those elevators I really hope they fixed that. I am looking forward to playing the whole series. I am not to worried about andromeda which I enjoyed the combat was spectacular and I had no interest in anthem. To me I want them to say Bioware is a single player studio with great stories I hope I am not burned.
@Chaudy Ya im a little further in right now but I am only playing the games of the 1st and last pitcher in the rotation and I am doing player lock so I never see my teams at bats we are a little above 500. I am trying to make some trades but really focused on my scouting as the diamondbacks budget is small. Hopefully in two too three seasons I can have a contender. I have one a lot of 1-0 games.
Has anyone played yet? I loaded it up even if I am miffed at them for the Georgia nonsense. The menus in franchise are hard to figure out I am sure I will get used to it. I have earned about 5 achievements so far it is really fun. the fact that it lets you pick the control schematics that work for you are nice. I started with the diamondbacks trying to build them into a winner through scouting and drafting it has everything Madden's franchise should have. I was just messing with the contracts of free agents and back loading or front loading and scouts I could hire and fire that is neat.
For me one of the biggest deciding factor was that most of my online friends were made with the original xbox when it went online. Can you say ghost recon island thunder? So that has been a big factor then the 360 was the original home of oblivion and mass effect which also was huge. So games do play a big part just not the only part. there is just no playstation exclusive that I am enamored with I really didn't enjoy days gone or the last of us. I am really looking forward to fable I hope it is not three years out. If I can play basically the same games then being able to play with the same friends I have made over sixteen years is really my biggest deciding factor.
@Krzzystuff I agree with what you said there is now I win button in Eso they have added some quality of life things for instance once you have collected all the skyshards from a zone with one guy you can pay to not have to collect them on all your other toons it is per toon so could get expensive, but if your like me I have 13 guys that are at the cap when I started a new one I had little interest in all that grind so it was nice to be bale to buy that. My only issue whit them ever is I feel like the crown crates take their priority but that may be a need to keepm pumping out the content and the loading from the character screen . If I had to rate it today I would give it an 8/10 it is a fun game for me.
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Re: Interview: The Ascent Dev Talks Cyberpunk Adventures And The Joys Of Xbox Game Pass
Really good interview. This guy sounds like he has a real passion for his game and I think that is what we are missing the most from companies like EA and Ubisoft. I am out of town so will miss day one but it is preloaded and ready to go for when I get back!
Re: Xbox Summer Sale Now Live, 500+ Games Discounted
Thanks for the responses guys I think I will jump in
Re: Xbox Summer Sale Now Live, 500+ Games Discounted
Has anyone played mad max I have been on the fence for that game for a long time is it fun or not really?
Re: FIFA 22's Standard Edition Won't Include A Free Upgrade To Xbox Series X Or Series S
EA if they can make one more nickel they will do it
Re: The Witcher 3 Still Slated For Xbox Series X & Series S This Year, Will Include Free DLC
@Hurblyburbly I actually played through about twenty hours of the game then we moved to texas and it took about 3 months for our stuff to arrive and I forgot where I was so started over the game is so good.
Re: Xbox Store Now Highlights Diverse Games Made In Latin America
@Dezzy I agree maybe I am a racist American I just don't see the need to highlight anything from regions if they make good games they will get the credit they deserve. I have never bought a game because it is from a certain region for instance a jrpg. Now if they want to highlight a studio as an indie breaking out or their first game is terrific but unknown I am all for that. Gaming is supposed to bring us together not say i am buying this because it is from France. Since I mostly own Ubisoft Bethesda and Parodox games I suppose I support a large world market.
Re: The Witcher 3 Still Slated For Xbox Series X & Series S This Year, Will Include Free DLC
@Ocat I know right I am playing a lot of black desert right now but i would love the witcher and cyber next gen updates already
Re: The Witcher 3 Still Slated For Xbox Series X & Series S This Year, Will Include Free DLC
@P3nguinprisM that was the one thing i disliked the most on the one x it was terrible load times. It made you experiment less with builds and other things I just stopped taking chances because of the three minute load times
Re: The Witcher 3 Still Slated For Xbox Series X & Series S This Year, Will Include Free DLC
Really looking forward to it. I hope the loading times are much improved
Re: Obsidian's Avowed Is 'Very Different' To The Elder Scrolls Games, Advises Xbox Boss
@taternuggets pillars 1 was a great game i put in over 100 hours on one play through and did not do everything you can play the almost best version of it with gamepass. I say almost best because for some reason they left out a few things in the complete version. #2 is a good game also just not as good as 1.
the world an lore is very cool I hope they really run with it some more. it would be cool if they could get alternating releases with elderscrolls and these games you would be getting two of the very best rpg makers of all time.
Re: Obsidian's Avowed Is 'Very Different' To The Elder Scrolls Games, Advises Xbox Boss
@Bdbrady ya i wish xbox would change tact here and stop revealing games so early I know they need to show they have stuff in the pipeline for a certain ilk of gamers to be persuaded they are the way to go in the future. For me just say hey we own obsidian, bethesda, and so forth and they have cool games coming. these early shows of games years out is frustrating to me.
Re: Pick One: Which Of These Six Upcoming Xbox Games Are You Most Excited For?
Really looking forward to age of empires
Re: Poll: What Did You Think Of E3 2021 From An Xbox Perspective?
I was disappointed overall I'm not sure why you would even show starfield being so far away. I was hoping to get more info on fable but I'm guessing it is even farther away
Re: Madden NFL 22 Takes To The Field On Xbox This August
until I know more about the franchise changes they claim to have made not picking it up I am so sick of there gambling schemes in this game just make a good football game and the cash will roll in. they have done to this franchise what they did to bioware so worried about chasing the cash basically ruined it.
Re: Roundup: Here’s What The Critics Are Saying About Biomutant
I preordered it and am going to give it a chance I tried to find it but it was a long time ago I saw a review for Morrowind from a site that doesn't exist anymore but that i went to daily and they killed it because of that I did not buy it until the babages manager convinced me since then the games im interested in I try just to see.
Re: Victoria 3 Is Making Its Way To Xbox Game Pass For PC On Day One
I really want to play this but I think Paradox has come a long way in the wrong direction the EUIV last update was/is terrible released without proper testing and with half baked ideas which was very disappointing considering how good emperor was.
The fact that a lot of paradox games are on gamepass now is very cool though am actually playing Vicky 2 again currently.
Adding up my steam hours I have sunk over 3k hours in paradox games.
Re: Xbox And Obsidian To Control 'Future Iterations' Of The Outer Worlds
Honestly I didn't get into this game like I thought I would it just seemed like they tried to hard to be like fallout but in space. I'm sure I'll give it another try but yeah so far not for me
Re: Soapbox: I Spent £150 On A Harry Potter Game And Have No Regrets
This was a good read you guys should definitely do more stuff like this. Lukie games in America is a great reseller for the older games and consoles. I just bought a Nintendo 64 and Zelda and WrestleMania
Re: The Free Scarlet Nexus Demo Is Now Available On Xbox
@everynowandben you can hide them. press the xbox button to bring up the side bar go to my games and apps select see all, click full library then all owned games find the game then press the menu button on your controller the three lines one and hide from list should be available you will see it under the games tab until you uninstall it but after that it should be hidden
Re: Hands On: Mass Effect Legendary Edition - The Best Way To Experience The Original Series
I finished one last night I've been playi g 2 all day. I had forgotten how much I disliked it it's like they made it a Nathan Drake game or something it's hard to explain but going from a bunch of powers to three is kinda lame and I don't like that you can't change anything in the field or the ammo in situation
Re: Pick One: Which Game In The Mass Effect Series Did You Start With?
@VenomousAlbino what killed your wanting to play it exactly? I'm having a lot more fun with the first one then when I tried to replay it about 3 months ago.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Out Now
So I have played only one so far I've been to three planets and am really looking forward to seeing the consequences of my choices. That being said it has lots of quality of life things and I would highly recommend it I was worried about playing through one but it has been really fun.
Re: Talking Point: Looking Back, What's Your First Memory Of The Original Xbox?
I got it and it introduced me to the elder scrolls what a terrific journey that was. I also remember playing island thunder over live fond memories of that time in my life.
Re: New Gameplay Screens Appear To Have Leaked Of Bethesda's Starfield
@Krzzystuff it's bethesda's first new IP in a long time. Todd Howard has said it's going to be kind of like 50s or 60s space travel in one interview that he gave. I think the reason people are so excited is because they look at the elder scrolls and they look at fallout and they can see what the possibilities could be in space.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Out Now
@Fiendish-Beaver lol true I played through the first ten minutes of the original a couple of times to help me decide. I ended up with vanguard
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Out Now
@Sy-B it's a great series well one and two I never played 3 due to not wanting it to end. I'm enjoying my replay of one so far but I only ever played it once all the way through.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Out Now
@Fiendish-Beaver the first two hours no where near as bad now moving around the citadel is so fast it took me a half hour max to be in space after doing some if the easier quets.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Out Now
@sakanakami man that's rough do far it is really good the difference in the elevator loading times in the citadel is amazing the combat for 1 feels more fluid.
Re: EA Explains Why Your Mass Effect Legendary Edition Pre-Load Is Only 20GB On Xbox
So I just found out that the PS4 save will not work on the ps5 while the Xbox one version will work on the s and x. Kinda stinks for PlayStation people .
Re: Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance Arrives This June On Xbox Game Pass
Hey but xbox has no games! I'm pretty stoked by this announcement I have 2 friends wanting to play this too.
Re: Poll: What Do You Think Of The New Quick Resume Improvements On Xbox Series X|S?
@Poskito where is it at?
Re: Xbox Exec Teases Unannounced IP That Will 'Blow Your Mind'
@Dezzy70 I have no issue with what is out so far we know starfield and halo will be out soonnin fact I am expecting starfield in November. My issue is the constant hype campaign. We get it gamepass is awesome and the speed of loading old games is great I take more chances now in games because I don't have to wait a minute and a half for fallout to load if I die.
Re: Xbox Exec Teases Unannounced IP That Will 'Blow Your Mind'
I hate this either come out and say it or shut up. They talk about games way before they should it's better to wait until you have something substantial to show. The did this with fable and after talking to a friend it's years away as in not even close so what was the point of showing it every one already knew that there was going to be a new game in the series
Re: Ubisoft Wants To Build Free-To-Play Games For All Its Biggest Franchises
Ubisoft already treats their games like free to play they have all kinds of transactions in assassin's Creed there just not forced on you I gues
Re: Hmm, Is This Leaked Concept Art From Bethesda's Starfield?
Can I ask for a starfield embargo you guys will make it so I cant sleep lol!!! All kidding aside how cool would it be for it to release sometime this year? Then those sony fanboys who say no games could rake a long walk of a short pier.
Re: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 10-14)
@count_midge thats awesome !
Re: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (May 10-14)
why does mass effect have to be on Friday I want it now!!!!!!
@Bmartin001 it is a fun series although I never played 3 I did not want it to end of the two I did play 1 was my fav just I think because of the story and everything being new I really excited to play all three straight through.
Re: UK Retailer Box Will Be Restocking The Xbox Series X This Friday
do they do the terrible gamestop strategy of forcing you to buy a couple of games and an extra controller just to get the box?
Re: Unsurprisingly, Mass Effect Legendary Edition Is A Pretty Big Download On Xbox
@SegataSanshiro I honestly enjoyed Andromeda for what it was there was no way it could out do the original 3 but the combat was awesome and I enjoyed the story. I really think people build up stuff to the point nothing can compete.
I can only download the 100 MB also which is wired will try closer to friday
Re: EA Sports Acquires Super Mega Baseball Developer, Metalhead
I hate this purchase I am sorry until I know that the ME remaster is good I feel like EA is where good game companies go to die now. I also feel like they will shove every microtransaction they can for some ultimate team bs. to play madden franchise I have to go through several screens of them wanting me to buy card packs just to get where I want I really am tired of it. For fun I opened madden 2002 on my playstation 2 and the franchise mode was breathtaking just do not know where they went wrong.
Re: Mass Effect Legendary Edition's Performance Options Showcase Huge Xbox Series X Advantage
Honestly all this stuff means nothing to me the biggest difference this gen has meant the loading times. I feel like the games I play are all massive hogs like the fallouts and skyrims the looking better is cool but when I can get into a game in less then 30seconds and enter a new building and it pops is the greate4st thing ever. Going back to these games I recently tried ME1before we knew about this coming out with the idea of playing all three through again and the elevator's load times was brutal it was impossible to play now.
Re: PSA: Buying Mass Effect Legendary Edition? You Can Get 6000 Microsoft Points For Free
I preordered this a long time ago sent the info to rewards if I do not here from them in a few days I am going to cancel and reorder through the rewards dash board I am just hoping they can fix it.
Re: Here's 12 Minutes Of Beautiful Biomutant Gameplay Running At 4K
I am tempted to pre-order this but what a tough month to release in refight after mass effect.
Re: Mass Effect Legendary Edition Looks Set To Have A Sizeable Day One Patch
I already preordered this I tried playing through the first one again and the loading times were terrible especially in those elevators I really hope they fixed that. I am looking forward to playing the whole series. I am not to worried about andromeda which I enjoyed the combat was spectacular and I had no interest in anthem. To me I want them to say Bioware is a single player studio with great stories I hope I am not burned.
Re: Xuan-Yuan Sword VII Brings The Action Packed Series To The West This Summer
You can actually by this on steam I will definitely try it out on xbox.
Re: Review: MLB The Show 21 - Xbox Fans, It's Finally Time To Play Ball
@Chaudy Ya im a little further in right now but I am only playing the games of the 1st and last pitcher in the rotation and I am doing player lock so I never see my teams at bats we are a little above 500. I am trying to make some trades but really focused on my scouting as the diamondbacks budget is small. Hopefully in two too three seasons I can have a contender. I have one a lot of 1-0 games.
Re: Review: MLB The Show 21 - Xbox Fans, It's Finally Time To Play Ball
@Chaudy I am spending a lot of time in franchise mode too what team are you running?
Re: Review: MLB The Show 21 - Xbox Fans, It's Finally Time To Play Ball
Has anyone played yet? I loaded it up even if I am miffed at them for the Georgia nonsense. The menus in franchise are hard to figure out I am sure I will get used to it. I have earned about 5 achievements so far it is really fun. the fact that it lets you pick the control schematics that work for you are nice. I started with the diamondbacks trying to build them into a winner through scouting and drafting it has everything Madden's franchise should have. I was just messing with the contracts of free agents and back loading or front loading and scouts I could hire and fire that is neat.
Re: Here's What's Included In The Xbox April 2021 Update
For me one of the biggest deciding factor was that most of my online friends were made with the original xbox when it went online. Can you say ghost recon island thunder? So that has been a big factor then the 360 was the original home of oblivion and mass effect which also was huge. So games do play a big part just not the only part. there is just no playstation exclusive that I am enamored with I really didn't enjoy days gone or the last of us. I am really looking forward to fable I hope it is not three years out. If I can play basically the same games then being able to play with the same friends I have made over sixteen years is really my biggest deciding factor.
Re: The Elder Scrolls Online's Loot Box Items Won't Require Real Money Anymore
@Krzzystuff I agree with what you said there is now I win button in Eso they have added some quality of life things for instance once you have collected all the skyshards from a zone with one guy you can pay to not have to collect them on all your other toons it is per toon so could get expensive, but if your like me I have 13 guys that are at the cap when I started a new one I had little interest in all that grind so it was nice to be bale to buy that. My only issue whit them ever is I feel like the crown crates take their priority but that may be a need to keepm pumping out the content and the loading from the character screen . If I had to rate it today I would give it an 8/10 it is a fun game for me.