@somnambulance yeah I hear you. I just hate that not every hour is the best in such long games sometimes. It makes me indecisive, because if I start a long game willy nilly, I’m booked up for such a long time. I do really hate when I put a bunch of time into a game and don’t finish it.
@BattleMonkey me too, but if that’s a requirement I place on myself, I’ll play far fewer games, and continue playing games I’ve lost interest in at the expense of playing others
@themightyant I don’t know. I still thought it was fine. I don’t care if npcs move around 😂 and most of the complaints seemed to be of that type of nature. But I also am not aware of what was changed in post. I finished it, and then I was done and didn’t bother keeping up with changes.
@Master_Cthulhu70 it’s one of the few this difficult year I started, played consistently, and finished!! I enjoyed it. I was ready to be done by the end (the game also seemed ready to be done lol), but there was never really a time I didn’t have fun
@somnambulance beating games is overrated. I’ve started just playing games til I quit, whether I finish or quit deliberately or accidentally quit and don’t come back.
That said, I have a habit of getting to the end of games and then stopping. That is a little frustrating…
I loved Octopath 2, but yes… it took me like three months. That’s not reasonable.
Tough decision whether to buy it or wait and see if it goes game pass. I would have bought Octo 2 at release if it had been on Xbox. But when it finally did get there it was on game pass.
I don’t know why I ever bother playing new games. I guess because the opposite is worse, when they leave game pass and I haven’t played them yet (not that this one would)
I enjoyed the Banishers trial but really struggled to get into the combat. Maybe I should give it another go (or try easy mode), but that part just felt tacked on and not fun.
Partly marketing and propaganda and silliness to get your hopes up for “promises”. Stop reading previews and just judge a game when it’s out, with no hype.
This is really the only logical path forward for Xbox. Meanwhile PlayStation will do the same thing they did all over again, and Nintendo already has their hardware in place. It’ll be three very different ecosystems (with many of the same games, until switch 2 again inevitably lags behind)
@Friendly it wasn’t on Xbox til now. So it’s a day one release… even tho it’s been out for a year or so elsewhere. Happy to play it either way and glad I didn’t buy it on anything else.
The discounts on dlc were bad anyway. Maybe this will allow publishers to offer better discounts since game pass isn’t offering a poor blanket discount.
@SodaPop6548 there’s nothing to disagree with. He’s talking about historical metrics. We’ll see if the same happens here. Historically, it does, is all he’s saying.
I did cancel my auto renew, for one, but I plan to seek out some discount codes.
It would have gone up with or without adding the Ubisoft stuff. They’re just trying to cushion the blow by “adding value”.
I already played it when it came out. But it’s 3 years old at this point. If I’d waited, I’m sure I’d be excited… but it sells for like $15 now doesn’t it?
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Re: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About December Xbox Release Octopath Traveler 0
@somnambulance yeah I hear you. I just hate that not every hour is the best in such long games sometimes. It makes me indecisive, because if I start a long game willy nilly, I’m booked up for such a long time. I do really hate when I put a bunch of time into a game and don’t finish it.
Re: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About December Xbox Release Octopath Traveler 0
@BattleMonkey me too, but if that’s a requirement I place on myself, I’ll play far fewer games, and continue playing games I’ve lost interest in at the expense of playing others
Re: Avowed Is Getting Its 'Biggest Update Yet' To Mark The Xbox Title's One-Year Anniversary
@themightyant I don’t know. I still thought it was fine. I don’t care if npcs move around 😂 and most of the complaints seemed to be of that type of nature. But I also am not aware of what was changed in post. I finished it, and then I was done and didn’t bother keeping up with changes.
Re: Avowed Is Getting Its 'Biggest Update Yet' To Mark The Xbox Title's One-Year Anniversary
@themightyant same here with stalker!!! That really annoyed me. And that one definitely wasn’t ready day 1!
Re: Avowed Is Getting Its 'Biggest Update Yet' To Mark The Xbox Title's One-Year Anniversary
@Master_Cthulhu70 it’s one of the few this difficult year I started, played consistently, and finished!! I enjoyed it. I was ready to be done by the end (the game also seemed ready to be done lol), but there was never really a time I didn’t have fun
Re: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About December Xbox Release Octopath Traveler 0
@somnambulance beating games is overrated. I’ve started just playing games til I quit, whether I finish or quit deliberately or accidentally quit and don’t come back.
That said, I have a habit of getting to the end of games and then stopping. That is a little frustrating…
I loved Octopath 2, but yes… it took me like three months. That’s not reasonable.
Re: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About December Xbox Release Octopath Traveler 0
Tough decision whether to buy it or wait and see if it goes game pass. I would have bought Octo 2 at release if it had been on Xbox. But when it finally did get there it was on game pass.
Re: Avowed Is Getting Its 'Biggest Update Yet' To Mark The Xbox Title's One-Year Anniversary
@themightyant I 100% agree. But I did play this day 1, and it was fine and ready. Not that it isn’t a bummer that it now has a bunch more stuff.
Re: Avowed Is Getting Its 'Biggest Update Yet' To Mark The Xbox Title's One-Year Anniversary
I don’t know why I ever bother playing new games. I guess because the opposite is worse, when they leave game pass and I haven’t played them yet (not that this one would)
Re: New Microsoft Survey Suggests Five AI Features That Could Be Added To Xbox Game Pass
I’d give it a try. Seems like much of it would be hard without a mic tho.
Hope it works better than autocorrect…
Re: Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In December 2025
Carrion comes and goes like the wind. It feels like wild frost just got here tho. 😭
I have time to rush through still wakes the deep tho. Guess lost records has to wait!
Re: Bethesda Wants To Do More Shadow Drops Following Hi-Fi RUSH & Oblivion Remastered
Skyrim special anniversary edition special 2026 goty Todd Howard series remastered HD featuring K-pop demon hunters: maxed version plus
Re: Review: SCUF Valor Pro Wireless - My New Favourite Xbox Series X|S Controller
Oof it’s sad one has to pay so much to get a non OEM wireless that actually works on the series XS. Guess I’ll keep rocking my wired 8bitdo
Re: Thank Goodness You're Here! Is Bringing Its Absurd 'Slapformer' To Xbox This December
About time. Should be on game pass when it takes this long
Re: These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 19 - December 2)
I enjoyed the Banishers trial but really struggled to get into the combat. Maybe I should give it another go (or try easy mode), but that part just felt tacked on and not fun.
Re: These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 19 - December 2)
I’ll probably play lost records right away.
No console version for moonlighter 2 tho?
Re: Red Dead Redemption To Receive Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade This December
Yet they don’t update rdr2?
Re: Stalker 2 Team Shares Parting Message Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Departure
Should have renewed it for another year since it spent the first year buggy asf :/
Re: Poll: Now That The Dust Has Settled, Which Xbox Game Pass Tier Are You Subscribed To?
I canceled, but I’ll try to get some discount ultimate cards somewhere…
Re: Square Enix Teases Roadmap For Next Few Years, With 'Several Large-Scale Releases' Planned
I don’t care about their big scale releases, whatever that is, but I’m definitely excited for dq7, Elliott, and Octopath 0.
Using AI to debug games is going to lay off the largest part of any team, tho, beta testers.
Re: Xbox Gets One Nomination For 'Ultimate Game Of The Year' At Golden Joysticks 2025
Is death stranding 2 out? 🤔
Re: Poll: What Are Your Initial Impressions Of The Outer Worlds 2 On Xbox Game Pass?
I’m gonna play the first one first.
Re: Five Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Early November 2025
It took until now for stalker 2 to even work properly and now it’s leaving. Assuming it even works yet. “Day one” games aren’t always the best.
Re: Masters Of Albion Will Be Peter Molyneux's Final Game, And A Chance At 'Redemption' For The Creator Of Fable
Partly marketing and propaganda and silliness to get your hopes up for “promises”. Stop reading previews and just judge a game when it’s out, with no hype.
Re: Masters Of Albion Will Be Peter Molyneux's Final Game, And A Chance At 'Redemption' For The Creator Of Fable
I hope he can pull it off. I’ve loved many of his games over the years, mostly in the 80s and 90s
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade The October 2025 Xbox Indie Showcase?
I love indies and was expecting a lot more from this. Personally didn’t see anything very interesting for me.
Re: Xbox Announces 12 Titles Coming To Game Pass At October's Indie Showcase
Hmm. I love indie games more than most people, but I gotta say, nothing in here gets me very excited.
Re: Huge Xbox Report Details 'Ambitious' Next-Gen Console With Free Online Play
@ILuvGames agreed. Guess I better start saving my Best Buy credit or Microsoft rewards or something
Re: Huge Xbox Report Details 'Ambitious' Next-Gen Console With Free Online Play
This is really the only logical path forward for Xbox. Meanwhile PlayStation will do the same thing they did all over again, and Nintendo already has their hardware in place. It’ll be three very different ecosystems (with many of the same games, until switch 2 again inevitably lags behind)
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 24)
I was miffed when pacific drive didn’t launch on Xbox too. Worth it for waiting for game pass tho.
Fantasy kingdom looks fun too. Wish jt was also on console
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Xbox's The Outer Worlds 2
Well that sounds pretty good. Might as well wait for all the dlc and season pass to be cheap tho
Re: Two Upcoming Xbox Game Pass Titles Win Big At Australian Game Awards Show
Weird awards show. I’m looking forward to both tho.
Re: Three Games Are Leaving Xbox Game Pass In Late October 2025
Crap. I wanted to replay monkey island (it’s great!).
I never got around to metal slug. I meant to immediately, but It was buggy asf at launch. I presume it’s working now.
Re: Four New Retro Classics Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (October 16)
The battletech games are very interesting additions.
Re: Review: Keeper (Xbox) - A Memorable Puzzle Adventure From Xbox Studio Double Fine
That actually does sound pretty great
Re: 61 Games Discounted To Less Than $1 In New Xbox Play Anywhere Sale
@TheGameThrifter there are a lot more play anywhere games than just these
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
Why do rpgs always have to become non-rpgs? RPG elements in every action game now and rpg elements removed from every rpg.
Re: Two More Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass In November 2025
@Friendly it wasn’t on Xbox til now. So it’s a day one release… even tho it’s been out for a year or so elsewhere. Happy to play it either way and glad I didn’t buy it on anything else.
Re: Two More Games Announced For Xbox Game Pass In November 2025
Great to see 1000x. I’ve been wanting to play it.
Re: Five Games Are Being Added To Xbox Game Pass This Week (October 14-17)
@Decimateh yeah no kidding!
Re: Five Games Are Being Added To Xbox Game Pass This Week (October 14-17)
I hope keeper is good. The rest seem kinda Idno.
Re: Microsoft Rewards October Gift Card Sale Begins, Includes Discount On Xbox Credit
Jeez. Zero notice and lasts two days or less? Been waiting all month just to blink and miss it.
Re: Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In November 2025 So Far
CoD wrecked game pass
Re: Xbox Ditches Majority Of Its Game Pass DLC Discounts As Part Of Service Revamp
The amount of catastrophising on here is hilarious.
Re: Xbox Ditches Majority Of Its Game Pass DLC Discounts As Part Of Service Revamp
The discounts on dlc were bad anyway. Maybe this will allow publishers to offer better discounts since game pass isn’t offering a poor blanket discount.
Re: Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In November 2025
@SodaPop6548 there’s nothing to disagree with. He’s talking about historical metrics. We’ll see if the same happens here. Historically, it does, is all he’s saying.
I did cancel my auto renew, for one, but I plan to seek out some discount codes.
It would have gone up with or without adding the Ubisoft stuff. They’re just trying to cushion the blow by “adding value”.
Re: Here's What Might Leave Xbox Game Pass In November 2025
Is stalker 2 even done yet? just in time to leave.
I’d be sad to lose that and metal slug tactics. I haven’t played either and would like to. Both were buggy asf at launch.
Re: Talking Point: So, Have You Tried Out Hogwarts Legacy On Xbox Game Pass Yet?
I already played it when it came out. But it’s 3 years old at this point. If I’d waited, I’m sure I’d be excited… but it sells for like $15 now doesn’t it?
Re: Xbox Rewards Is Buffing Its Points In Some Cases, And Nerfing Them In Others
I’m still not playing jewel
Re: 40+ Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (October 1)
Nice if you like Ubisoft. Otherwise…