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@Baler lol @ "playing it wrong", what does that even mean? Just because I didn't like something you did doesn't mean I must've gotten something wrong.
The games are incredibly boring due to a combination of slow moving speed, huge barren maps, terrible indoors level design with samey corridors, empty rooms and poor signposting, and (at least the first few games) a laughable selection of weapons and enemies. I remember playing Halo CE with my brother and thinking to myself "this is the definition of mindless shooter".
What people refer to as the Halo sandbox is an absolute mystery to me, as it's got some of the shallowest mechanics in all FPS games.
If having the option to slowly walk versus mounting a vehicle is enough to call it a sandbox, then I'm afraid the bar is pretty low.
And it's a shame, because the fundamentals of running and gunning are quite good if floaty, and I don't think that's a negative because it certainly gives Halo games a unique feel.

Definitely Infinite, since it's the only one I managed to enjoy and complete, despite being average at best.
It does my head in the way Goldeneye is touted as ancient and a product of its time, while the old Halo games are still held in high regard.
I tried the MCC both by myself and with my brother in co-op, and they bored me to tears like very few other FPS games do, while I had a whale of a time with Goldeneye.
So yeah, I guess my hot take is that Halo was never that good to begin with lol

@Fishticon erm...no it's not? If you played any one Arkane game before you'll know Redfall isn't even gonna be close to FO76.
That is a MMORPG, while RF is a co-op (or solo) FPS with all the usual Arkane trappings, like the powers and the ability to tackle objectives as you see fit.
So no, completely different things.

I got my first Xbox ever this April, and I've bought roughly 25 games, maybe 30, since then, the majority of which is physical.
I haven't played them all yet, of course, but I'm having a great time with my Series X!

@UltimateOtaku91 yeah god forbid anyone stray from the pack of reviewers, they must have a hidden agenda certainly.
Go on and cut that crap, it's incredibly ignorant and infuriating. I really wonder how anyone could have so little self-awareness as to claim something so ridiculous.

Idk, I found it incredibly boring just like all the games in the MCC, bar parts of Reach.
I personally had way more fun with Infinite than any of the MCC games, and that's saying a lot seeing how flawed and incomplete Infinite is, both in the SP and MP components.

No please, don't do this to me! How can I choose only one? Lol

@Fishticon "You're like a person in society who sees their country being taken over by communism, and you're just like "oh well, it is what it is"."

I laughed out loud 😂 can't believe anyone would say something so dramatic with a straight face, but apparently you did lol

Hype! YLAD was incredible!

Although I'm not sure where I stand on Kiryu being back, as I like Ichiban way more and I hoped the new saga would distance itself a bit from the old one. Also, I don't really like having multiple characters or parties, but hey...let's wait and see!

@MaccaMUFC doesn't really sound like you can appreciate these games judging by the way you talk about them, but ok, I trust what you say.
Next time maybe don't be so dismissive of them, and don't bring up comparisons that don't work.

"don’t kid yourself saying Immortality is more fun than Saints Row, which is actually a proper game with proper gameplay where your in complete control to do pretty much anything like driving, shooting etc."

1) fun is subjective, quality is not.
SR may be more fun to you, but that says more about you than these two games. SR is a poorly executed attempt at a stale and dated concept, while Immortality is a completely unique experience that pushes the medium further.
Sign me up for the latter all day, every day.

2) again, the fact that to you a game that has shooting is better than a game that doesn't says mire about you than the games, and to be honest, if you really think that, you're absolutely clueless about how games, and art in general, work.

@MaccaMUFC dude you can't compare Saints Row with Immortality though.
One is a dated, by the numbers open world action game, while the other is an arthouse experimental narrative experience.
You might've had more fun with the former, but there's no way it can even touch Immortality, if Barlow's previous works are anything to go by. They're just on different levels.

Bought it yesterday, but I still haven't gotten around to trying it (damn you, Elden Ring lol)! Today I will for sure, I love Barlow's previous games and I'm super hyped!

Definitely id's next game (hoping it's a Quake reboot)!

@PJOReilly ok, thanks for the reply!

@PJOReilly do you know if there's gonna be a physical release or is it DL only?

I'm so pumped for this!

1 all day, every day.
It's just better as a piece of art taken holistically compared to 2, even if 2 has the upper hand mechanically (and an absolutely fantastic expansion in Minerva's Den).
The less said about the catastrophic mess that is Infinite (and its DLC), the better.

Just started Elden Ring the other day and beat my first boss yesterday, I cannot wait to go home and play some more but unfortunately I'm at work all day ☹️

You gotta stop reporting what this sorry excuse of a man says.
He's one of the worst people alive, and doesn't even care about videogames, so just don't, please.

@BrilliantBill idk, that's a super overrated game from a super overrated studio.
Wake me up the day a R* game doesn't have atrociously stiff gameplay, or the game world is actually interactive like it is in BOTW, to give an example.

Yeah I'm in the "this is time and energy completely wasted" camp, just as I was with RDR2.
Making a game more realistic doesn't make it better, it often only makes it more tedious (again, RDR2).
And what is the game even gaining from this? Sounds like they're patting themselves on the back more than anything.

Unfortunately I'm at work until tonight, but after my belated dinner my friend should come over to continue our Divinity: Original Sin II campaign on PC.
Other than that, I'll be playing D&D tomorrow and if I have some spare time I'll be continuing The Outer Worlds.
I just started it the other day on my Series X and I'm ready to wrap up the first area. I'm enjoying it so far 😃

@Kaloudz yeah it's been nice talking to you too!
It's reassuring to have a level headed discussion on the internet from time to time lol
Have a good one mate, and welcome to the community if you're new(-ish) 😄

@Kaloudz if expressed this way, in a balanced and well thought out matter, that's a sentiment I can get behind.
It's with people like this @dsar9012 that I just can't, they really do my head in for how ignorant and conspiratorial they can be, and how little sense they can make. No arguments, just gut feelings spewed out as facts.
And that's not even touching on their insistence on crunch. That's a whole other can of worms.

@dsar9012 Aside from the fact that you'd rather have people overworked to the point of sleeping under a desk than wait a few months more for a game, and that's appalling as is, how ignorant can you be? Seriously, what does "wokeness" have to do with any of this? Learn the definition of words before spewing them out randomly to gain brownie points from other online edgelords.

1. Atomic Heart
2. Silksong
3. Starfield

The Clone Carnage thing is explained by the fact that it's DLC for the first game, not the second, which is also why it's out now.

@TimG13 thanks! Actually that's the only one I haven't tried, along with 5, so maybe I'll reinstall the MCC and try it out 😃 have a good one mate!

@TimG13 exactly. I can definitely appreciate the impact the original might have had at the time, but I was kinda shocked by how the formula didn't seem to change or evolve that much with subsequent entries.
Fortunately Infinite seems to shake it up a bit so far, I'll see how long it keeps me interested.

@TimG13 same.
I'm playing Infinite at the moment, and while definitely more fun than the older games, it's just nothing special.
Hell, I played the old ones via MCC and came away incredibly disappointed and bored.
They're just such simple games with basic level design, and I personally don't find anything special in the setting or lore, which to me look and sound super generic and uninteresting.

40% off Shadow Warrior 3 so soon after release is tempting, especially with no physical edition in sight!

Yeah the core system is dreadful.
I don't play a lot of MP games, but boy does Infinite get customization and unlocks wrong, it's by far the worst game I've ever seen in that department. And I haven't even mentioned yet that the meagre unlocks you get are locked behind a paywall as well.

I just hope id reveal the rumoured Quake reboot 🤩

It's funny cause I started playing Banjo-Kazooie just yesterday via Rare Replay 😃

@rtr0GMR1 hey thanks! 😃

@Tasuki ah I see, you must be very experienced then!
DMing sounds like such an awesome, although incredibly taxing thing to do, but I'd like to try it in a few years when I'm more experienced 😃

@Tasuki nice! Creating new characters is so engrossing, I already have ideas for the next 2 or 3 lol
Currently my company and I are almost wrapping up a campaign that's been going on for 5 years, although I only started playing less than a year ago (yeah I'm a noobie 😄), so big things are happening left and right lol
Back to your campaign though, I'm curious, what character are you gonna play? 😃

Well, I guess I'm gonna play Far Cry 6, Resi Village and Timesplitters 2 on my brand new Series X all day today, and maybe tomorrow I'll manage to sneak in some game time between work and D&D 😃

@carlos82 I haven't tried Infinite yet, but I bought the MCC a few months ago, eager To finally play these super well-received and popular games, and came away thoroughly disappointed and utterly bored.
I don't know, the level design is just plain and the firefights uninteresting. I just don't see where that highly regarded "sandbox" is in the campaign.

Conversely, and funnily as I'm not a Multiplayer guy at all, I poured 20 hours in Infinite's MP and had a lot of fun.

@UltimateOtaku91 no please, let id work on their own properties, let them reboot Quake!
We don't need the best FPS devs to be constrained by regenerating health, two-weapon limit and all other crappy restrictions Halo imposed on the genre.

Doom & Quake >>>>>>>>>>>> Halo

@OldgamerDave you're welcome mate, have a great one 😃

@OldgamerDave I haven't played it yet but I'm following it closely and happen to just have watched Under The Mayo's review on YT, so I think I can fill you in a bit 😃
If you've played Doom Eternal it's gonna be way easier explaining the appeal if this game, because it takes a lot of inspiration from DE.
Firstly, there's a fixed arsenal, no more loot crap; every weapon has its uses and purposes.
Secondly, you can gain both ammo and health back from enemies in a similar fashion to DE.
Also similar to DE is the presence of quick-switch combos.
Lastly, and again like DE, mobility is key, with a great emphasis on wallrunning and grappling.
Hope this helps you!

Yeah, I don't care about Fortnite but I do care about gyro, and XBox not having it really is pretty antiquated.
I hope gyro catches on in the future more than it has so far, because it's simply a game changer.

Never heard of this, to the wishlist it goes!

@Barry_Biscuits yeah that's why I almost never reply to anyone anymore, it's just a bunch of effort in being informed and providing examples only to be labeled as a hater.
Unfortunately those without any arguments are louder than those that have them, and think themselves on the same level even when there's clear disparity in the arguments offered.

Please never report on anything related to this piece of trash again.
This isn't newsworthy in the slightest, and only goes on to inflate the already absurd cult of his personality.
Please.

Looks incredibly generic.

@Cikajovazmaj weird!
I've been playing on PC as well and haven't noticed any major bugs or glitches, nor long loading times!
I'll admit though that I'm a noob regarding online shooters as I usually only play single player games.

On topic: I must say, though, that I'm enjoying Infinite way more than I thought, especially since I bought the MCC a couple of months ago and came away incredibly disappointed and bored to tears by the Halo campaigns.
It's weird how this series works the opposite of what I'd expect for me!

I was pretty hyped up for this game even if I hadn't played any other Halo before, so I went on and bought the MCC, and I gotta say, boy was it a colossal letdown.

I was super excited to finally get into this legendary FPS series since I love FPS games, but it quickly turned into my most regretted purchase.
It's just not fun.
I've spent 10 hours between Halo 1, 2 and Reach, and I gotta say, the fundamentals like moving and shooting are absolutely on point, which makes the horrible level design and mission structure stand out even more. I don't know, it just devolves into mindless, aimless shooting and just can't keep me engaged.
They're not bad games, at all, but I just don't see where all the praise comes from. I know the first one was super influential, but I just had to turn it off after 3 missions or so because it was boring me to tears.
Out of the three, Reach certainly seemed the most competent in its mission structure, and I might even grit my teeth and finish it.
Oh well, I hope 3, ODST and 4 will change my mind, but I think Halo is probably just not for me. A shame.