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Play Prey if you haven't. It's like Doom 3 crossed with Portal crossed with Super Mario Galaxy.

Getting deeper into Doom 2 RPG (via ​emulation) on my phone. It's actually really good; a weird but worthwhile entry in the franchise if you can appreciate it for what it is.

Also planning on finishing up Duke Nukem Forever: The Doctor Who Cloned Me DLC. It's exactly what I expected so far: mediocre FPS action wrapped in jokes about male genetalia. Perfect.

Played a little Forza Horizon 5 the other day and will probably eff around a little more with that, too.

Mine says JEDINITE

PSA: SteamWorld Dig 2 is free on GOG right now

I still haven't played Quest yet, but I'm a fan of Heist and both Dig games. This one has my attention so far.

So many great games coming next year, wow. It's going to be a big one.

I'm just over halfway through the Avengers campaign and am enjoying it at least enough to continue.

Playing some more Back 4 Blood tonight with the guys.

I share some of the moments listed above, including the RE1 dogs through the window and the Eternal Darkness bathtub. Surprised no one mentioned the one that really got me more recently - RE8 House Beneviento.

Finishing up Resident Evil 4 VR and loving every minute.

I finished The Knife of Dunwall DLC for Dishonored last night, and enjoyed it very much.

I started Spec Ops: The Line earlier today and am looking forward to whatever it may have to offer.

Playing Back 4 Blood tonight with the guys.

Costume Quest is the perfect Halloween RPG

I played for maybe 90 minutes and will probably not go back as it becomes incredibly tedious.

I bought AWAN a couple months ago but haven't started it yet. That's okay though because it was paid for entirely with rewards points that were going to expire anyway.

Resident Evil 4 VR. Almost halfway through. Truly awesome. The cutscenes remaining 2D and certain animations like kicking, pushing bookcases, and dying popping out to 3rd person is pretty weird, but experiencing such a great game like this from a totally new perspective is really cool. Dual-weilding the knife and hand gun, and also being able to move and shoot at the same time makes most of the combat pretty easy. At the same time, it is really fun to just circle-strafe el gigante out of his misery for example.

Also started Visage last night. It's extremely creepy and actually pretty scary... until it isn't, because it quickly and often devolves into running around in circles trying to figure out what to do next, hoping to find the one interactable thing that hasn't been clicked on yet, completely breaking immersion and losing all built up tension. It's like a 3D point-and-click walking sim, and there's really nothing guiding or motivating to progress the game except maybe morbid curiosity. I don't know, I played for maybe 90 minutes and alternated back and forth between being terrified and bored out of my mind. I'll give it another chance, but I'm fairly disappointed so far.

Probably some Back 4 Blood tonight with the guys.

@Dad 1 remake, 2 remake, 4, or 7 are all good starting points. If I had to choose, I'd say 2 remake. Just don't play 3 (or CV) before 2, 5 or 6 before 4, or 8 before 7 and you'll be fine. If you can't decide, just play them in release order but substitute the remakes for the originals (although the remakes of 2 and 3 are significantly different than the originals).

It's a lot of money, but it's also unnecessary. Are people really playing 10-30 games at a time?

Celeste is great, but I wouldn't say it's necessarily a 10/10. I just prefer more of a proper adventure rather than what is essentially a series of challenges.

I only tried the first FNAF but it's pretty fun for a few good jump scares. The concept and gameplay is extremely simple, and runs are super short, so you'll have seen 90% of the game in the first 2 minutes. I recommend taking turns with a friend or partner for maximum enjoyment.

I tried Eastshade for an hour or so and found it to be pretty boring tbh, but I can see why other people might find it pleasant/relaxing.

As a new father with a daughter just learning to speak... this part hit close to home. Easily the most terrified and freaked out I've ever been playing a video game. I will never forget it.

My buds and I are having just as much fun as we did playing L4D and WWZ.

Had a blast playing Back 4 Blood with the guys last night.

Also just reached the final boss in Metroid Dread and will likely finish that off later today.

I'll probably end up finishing off Doom VFR as well and maybe going through Batman Arkham VR. I just got a great deal on an Oculus Quest 2 in anticipation for RE4 VR and have been catching up on some of the VR games I've been missing out on.

A great list of excellent games. I would add: The Darkness 2, Doom 3, Prey, and Shadows of the Damned.

Just finished Procession to Calvary which was hilariously wacky.

The rest of the weekend will be devoted to Metroid Dread but I might take a break here and there to chip away at Ghostrunner a little more.

Dark Messiah
Darkwatch
Deus Ex Invisible War
Fatal Frame
Max Payne
Project Snowblind
Thief Deadly Shadows
Timesplitters
Urban Chaos Riot Response

Heck yes! Super excited to see this on Game Pass

Can you start the DLC without playing the main game?

I see very, very little in common between these two properties. No One Lives Forever and Perfect Dark are much more similar to Bond in my opinion.

Played Splitgate again with the guys last night. This weekend I'm hoping to finish up Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and I also just discovered that the Xbox PC version of The Evil Within is basically a low-key remaster that includes the DLC, so I might dip into that if I have any extra time.

I really, really enjoyed that game. Possibly enough to say greatest of all time. Other possibilities in my opinion: Super Mario World, Tomb Raider (2013), Portal 2.

Great news! Game Pass strikes again! 👍👍

Awesome! This just jumped up my priorities list

Nice! I'll wait for Series X version though

Deep into The Outer Worlds right now. Everything about it is good - nothing is bad, but nothing is great. Still, absolutely enjoying my time with it.

Hoping for a horror game like Infliction or Visage.

Played through Superliminal last night, and unfortunately its not very good. It does have a couple interesting ideas, but I would definitely not recommend it. The story and writing are awful, the mechanics don't iterate to perfection (not even close), the puzzles are very rarely interesting, performance is terrible, and overall its just not very fun to play.

Just started up Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and am mostly enjoying it so far. Hopefully its more interesting than Episode 1.

My top 3 are probably Fire Emblem PoR, Paper Mario TTYD, and Eternal Darkness SR. So many great games on that system.

Yes!! Superliminal! I knew holding out would pay off - Very excited to check that one out. Also Lemnis Gate looks like it could be fun.

Just started Dishonored a couple days ago, and am loving it so far!

Any word on or chance of Deathloop being on Game Pass for PC next week?

Splitgate with the guys again last night. Had a blast playing a bunch of the more wacky Rumble modes.

Dishonored: Definitive Edition - Just finished the 2nd mission. This game is amazing so far. It's like if Thief and Bioshock had a baby.

If you're thinking about Bioshock, and have somehow put it off this long, do yourself a favor and just get it. It is amazing - even in 2021.

Nice, I always appreciate an FOV slider. What number do you all usually go with? I typically pull back to 100 unless it seems like performance is being impacted. Anything less than 75 feels a little claustrophobic to me.

@NotoriousWhiz This is about a $500 setup and its gigantic and unweildy - not even truly portable. Steamdeck has a much smaller screen, but yeah, I'd rather have that than this monstrosity. However, I'd still recommend saving up for a laptop. The higher cost is worth it for a much more versatile and overall better experience than what this setup provides.

Just save up for a laptop

No wireless, no buy

Back 4 Blood and The Gunk

Before Control UE (XSX) came out, I reached out to 505 and asked if my save would transfer from the standard version (XB1) so I could play the DLC with raytracing, they said yes, so I pre-ordered UE. They were wrong, saves do not transfer, I complained, and they eventually made it right with me. Not a great experience, but it turned out okay in the end. And by "okay" I actually mean "okay" as the solution was not ideal, but much more acceptable than the "sorry, too bad" response I got from them initially.

Nearing the end of Cyberpunk 2077 on PC. Did most of the deeper side quests at this point and am ready to cross the finish line.

Probably will play some Splitgate with the guys tonight. Frame it!

Probably just Cyberpunk 2077 this weekend. I'm pretty absorbed into the world right now, which is probably the best thing the game has going for it. I'm playing on PC, and seeing glitches/bugs here and there, but nothing outright gamebreaking - immersion breaking, yes, but I haven't experienced any crashing or anything like that - just graphical oddities, floating loot, unlootable loot, etc. The narrative in general is a mixed bag to be sure, but I'm enjoying it overall.

Great! I'll pick it up at some point soonish

@Luigisghost669
3D Platformers
If you haven't played the classics, check out Banjo Kazooie and Conker's Bad Fur Day.

JRPGs
If you like Paper Mario (64 and TTYD), definitely check out Bug Fables and/or Costume Quest 2 which are both really fun and feature action commands.
Undertale is also excellent, especially if you are into EarthBound
Octopath Traveler is very good as well.

I've never actually played them, but
Dragon Quest Builders 2, Dragon Quest 11, and Yakuza Like A Dragon are all supposed to be great.

Couple others you might like:
Katamari Damacy Reroll
Ori 1 & 2

@Luigisghost669 LOL What were you expecting? Luigi's Mansion 3? Cause... that's not going to happen..

What kind of games do you like and feel are missing? Take another/closer look, dude - there's a very wide variety of high quality games on GP.

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