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They'll hit the Holiday window in 2026.

I like the original Outer Worlds game. I'm looking forward to the sequel; I just haven't gotten to it yet.

I think releasing all 3 in the same year was not the best decision. Dang! Stagger those releases please. It's not like those games are quick experiences. Are they not competing against each other for both gamer's money and time?

None of my video game systems or PCs have ever looked like this from either of my two houses I lived in or my childhood home.

However, my office PC gets extremely dusty/dirty because it's a construction site. It never looked like this though.

Great additions. I'm not sure how many I'll play right away but I definitely see some good ones I'm interested in.

To address the primary topic, I'm playing this game for the first time. I'm on chapter 2. At first I was ready to bail to be honest; but it's weirdly sucked me in. It's the game that I keep thinking about playing. I don't know if that will translate to me finishing it or moving on though.

@johnK to jump into the other conversation: I'm in my mid-40's. I typically have a primary bigger game that I'm focused on, then 2 indie type games that I can play quick sessions; one loaded on the Xbox, the other on the PC, or both. Those games tend to be games like Vampire Survivor, Ball X Pit, Balatro, Blue Prince, those type of games; maybe Forza or a sports game. If I venture to other games for too long, I 100% forget the story and how to play. Sometimes I can jump back in with no issue, other times I have even walked away.

I was soooo excited to finally play this game. I finally tried it last week when it came out, but quit before the tutorial portion. I just wasn't drawn in like I thought I would. I haven't uninstalled the game yet so I may give it a more fair chance; but ultimately while I was playing, I couldn't stop thinking about playing other games. From my first impression, I gave it a 6/10.

I'll play Vampire Crawlers, Gears, Fable, and FH6 for sure.

I'm interested in SW Galactic Racer, GTA, the new Capcom IP, and Toxic Commando.

.....and I'll be getting none of the these.

I prefer the game related themes.

I've been looking forward to playing Space Marine 2 for a long time. I have it installing now, and I'll be taking a step back from Death Stranding to give this a go. If it plays good, I may not return to Death Stranding (I have mixed feeling on that one).

I like this approach and I'm more excited to play this than I was FH5.

I wasn't buying the DLC anyways, and I can wait 4 days more to play any game. Outside of Vampire Survivor DLC, which tends to be fairly cheap, I have not purchased DLC in years.

Double Fine games are okayish. I always feel their games are a bit overrated. I thought Keeper was meh to be honest.

I found last year's developer direct to showcase games I was more excited to play than this one. There's a good chance I'll play all 4 games, I'm just not super psyched for any of them.

....but I love the presentation style.

I almost purchased Space Marine 2 and Death Stranding during the holiday sale!

I'm excited to check it out and I think it'll happen soon. I'm almost done with BallxPit. I have a few achievements I'm trying to grab then I will move on.

I've had Lonely Mountain loaded on my Xbox since day 1. It's fantastic and it's always able to provide that much needed break from playing other games. I may think about purchasing this game.

1. The surprise: Come on! We don't even know what it is. Why doesn't this intrigue people more? Maybe it will suck, but the unknown is exciting.

2. Beast: I'm excited because I know only what was shown in the trailer.

3. Fable: I never really got into the originals but I'm always open minded to see what's new.

4: Forza: I love Forza and I will play this for sure; but I'm always a casual Forza player so I'm least excited to hear about it.

I'm stacked up until April. When it runs out, I will cancel Ultimate and reevaluate Gamepass at a lesser tier or not at all. I've also recently purchased a few games on sale so when April hits, I may not do Gamepass at all.

I'm not really excited for anything announced for January, but there plenty of games on sale or on game pass that I've yet to play.

I've dived back into Vampire Survivors & Balatro. They're perfect games when I have only 10-30 minutes.

I'm playing through Gear of War: Reloaded, but I'm almost done.

Then I'm starting something bigger. Avowed, Outer Worlds 2, Skyrim again, Starfield, Diablo 4.

I might fire up Marvel Cosmic Invasion

@TuscanUK I believe this is based on sales, not review scores.

....but I 100% agree, it's a travesty that more people aren't buying Dave the Diver at that price. Personally, I found the game to be very unique, the character designs were awesome, the music fantastic, and the gameplay was very fun.

I voted for South of Midnight out of the following games that I played: South of Midnight, Gears of War: Reloaded, Keeper, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4, Xbox Retro Classics.

Keeper was cool, but I need more substance. I found it to just be cool art. Gears and TH are great! But I can't vote for remakes.

I know I'd love Outer Worlds 2, Avowed, and The Elder Scrolls; but unfortunately those games take me forever and I played Fallout 4 and Outer Worlds within the last 12 months. Sometimes I need breaks in-between large games. I plan to play them. When I do, I'll love them.

I love Ultimate Chicken Horse so I will be downloading Ultimate Sheep Racoon immediately.

Very interested in this. I can't wait to see this world in a different genre. I'm still playing Survivors.

I love Dave the Diver! I doubt that I'll double dip, but I strongly recommend this game.

I would have thought Indiana Jones would have been eligible last year but not this year? It came out early December 2024, right? If it's eligible, it should have been nominated for GOTY IMO.

Total travesty that South of Midnight wasn't nominated for it's art and/or music.

I walked away early from Clair Obscur, I couldn't get behind the combat or the world/environments. I keep saying that maybe I'll go back and revisit, especially after the last update, but the backlog is just too large at the moment.

Keeper was very cool experience for me. Definitely not GOTY; but perhaps something for it's art direction?

Blue Prince should win the Indie Award, even if it's up against Clair Obscur. It stands for everything Indie, it's extremely unique, and it's well designed. I couldn't stop playing this game even when I was frustrated and not feeling like I was getting anywhere.

@Cikajovazmaj I think your post is perfect! That's my feelings about it too.

One of my favs from this past year! It's probably not a "game of the year" for me, but boy was the art, story, world, characters, and music great! The only thing I didn't think was great, was the combat/action. That got a bit repetitive by the end of the game.

I also just finished Keeper. Great art and interesting story. At one point early in the game, I questioned what I was playing, but it did quietly suck me in and keep me wanting to play up to the end. It's a cool experience.

I'll be downloading this for sure.

I'll give both Banishers and Marvel a try while I still have Ultimate. I'll admit it, I never even heard of Banishers. Marvel Cosmic Invaders, I saw the trailer when that got announced; and I've been keeping up with the news of characters in the game. I don't think I'd buy either, but trying them while I still have an active Ultimate sub is a "must".

@TheOldHunter4K This is a series I've never played. I might finally start with this update.

I'm at Ultimate until at least April. I'm disappointed with the price hike....but I'm also still very happy with the product. We'll see what the library and future release window looks like come April. Perhaps I'll go back to just buying single games when they go on sale. Maybe I'll take a look and see there's still value. For now, I'm really enjoying the subscription. I've gamed more in 2025 than I have in since the early days of the Switch.

I may move forward with Ultimate by jumping in month by month. I already do this with many of the streaming platforms. If I don't see any content I'm interested in coming out, I discontinue them until I'm interested again or have more time. I might end up doing that with Ultimate.

I love the game but I wouldn't buy this. I would only buy this if I never played it.

I'm sure it'll be a good sell on the Switch 2 for Nintendo fans who never made it to the Wasteland.

I love Fallout 4. If this comes to gamepass, I'll revisit so I can play through the DLCs.

I'm finally playing the first game currently. I don't know why I waited. Even after seeing that 2 was coming out, I had months to complete the first game! Nope! I just started last week.

I think I'm probably about 40% done. I'll be late to the party once again! I may even need a break between the two.

I thought 2 was a very fun game. I don't know if I'll grab this day 1 but I will check it out at some point.

I'm in the minority on this for sure! I gave Clair Obscura a try but I couldn't get into it. I enjoyed the story but I found the world to be not my style and the actual gameplay/combat was also not for me. I struggled through play sessions until I finally admitted that I didn't care for it despite all the accolades and others claiming GOTY.

I played completely through South of Midnight and I enjoyed if for the most part. The style, world, and story, were incredible. I thought the gameplay was okayish. I really like this game, but I question if it should even be nominated for GOTY.

I'm currently playing Blue Prince. I really like this game. I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere though.....but I want to keep trying. It's very unique, as I've never played a game like this before. I won't claim it as GOTY until I complete it or move on.

I'm not sure what to pick this year. I don't own a Switch 2 so I haven't played Donkey Kong and I'll probably not own one before Metroid releases.

Last year I would have said Balatro or Indiana Jones for sure.

I never played this game but I've been interested. How does it hold up?

I think Fallout 3, Windwaker, and Gears 1 & 2 are the only games I've ever replayed outside of games from the NES generation.

I love the game but I don't think this is enough to make me revisit.

I'm probably the only person to vote for Kinect Party. I know it's not really even a game, but my kids loved that one and I have so many great memories because of that game.

It's sad. I've gamed more this year than I have in the past 5-6 years, and I credit that to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. I thought the service provided great value, but at an additional $10 a month, I don't know if I'll continue past when it's time to renew.

Right or wrong, I'll leave for others to discuss.

I think the content in future EA games will not be effected by this the way people think. This isn't the first time investors from that region have backed gaming companies and in those situations, they have not interfered with the day to day or what those companies have produced. In my opinion, I think there are many positives from EA going private. When a company is publicly traded, the best decisions aren't always made in order to keep the shareholders happy.

I'm more likely to pull the trigger on a Switch 2 than I am for this.

.....but that's just me.

I'm extremely happy with my Xbox X, PC, and Game Pass Ultimate.

I think this is common sense. I wouldn't have bet on Gears to out perform Forza on PS5.

Now if they put Gears 6 on PS5, that would be a different story maybe.

I finished the game 100%. I'm not sure about the DLC. That was my favorite game I've played over the last 12 months. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. There's just waaaaay too many games that I want to play so I'm on the fence about diving back into any game that I completed.

Can't wait! Fallout is one of my favorite video game series.

I thought season 1 was way too short, but awesome.

Anytime you hear about a game going always, no matter if it's an original, sequel, or remake, it sucks; but I would prefer that recourses be geared towards the sequel if it were up to me.

I don't think it needs to be limited editions that are crazy different. What about just different colored systems or with designs based on some of the Xbox owned games? Keep it simple, but mix it up.

Personally I'm not double dipping on any systems, no matter how cool they look.....but when I'm buying a new system, and if one exist, I would most certainly at least think about it.

I think the price point also determines whether or not I'm buying.

I gave this a go but couldn't get into it. The story was cool but the combat portion wasn't fun IMO. Having a retry option maybe would have kept me playing. Maybe I'll go back for a another try but not anytime soon.