@Medic_alert oh yes you are right PSN is so much better with servers made of cardboard!! Try to install a recent game and .. it takes forever. 😣 I have an optical fiber connection so it's not coming from my side...
@Fiendish-Beaver sorry, no. Chronos is too basic regarding combat. Too few enemies (compare with dead space... It's day and night!). This is a "wanna be" dead space... Sadly not a good copy.
The price is .. stiff but ultimately, my problem is an eye problem : I can't support small screen for a long period of time. So, I'm not the target of this machine. Good luck to Microsoft for this "new" adventure....
Wow wow... How people can start burning for few minutes of... Non gameplay.
Since death stranding, kojima is a no go !!
So, bizarrely weird game inside an appartement ?? Wow ...soooo original ! NOPE.
Well done, developers ! You know .. usually, when I don't complete my tasks in my job... I get fired for that ! Why so harsh ? Well.. here we are talking about consoles : it's the same model, in USA, Japan or Europe. So NO arguments of a non optimization of this game. It's not a little indie game made with a small team.. it's AAA game !! Anyway, not a problem for me, this sequel is more like a "1.5 version of borderland 3", so.... nothing really new under the sun !!!
I pity some developers : they create the same game over and over and over.... Must be boring in the end. Frankly, I don't know : we don't play anymore with what we used to play, 15 / 20 years from now. Players, market has moved on.... We will see....
@ozkrmz You want to know my thoughts about Xbox series X? I'm disappointed. Yes, some games are great but... Too few Good games. In fact, I go back to my Xbox 360. The "good old time" of games with new ideas, new stories, made without Unreal engine 5, and all those games... STABLE day one ! Yeah, sounds like Science Fiction, hum ? What a disappointing generation of consoles. I really hope for Valve console/Pc in a next future. Pc has simply the best offer, the best mods for games.
Well well... I have done my share of "experimental moves" on consoles, back in the days. I bought consoles for a certain stability... But since consoles are only PC at heart. I'm seriously thinking about going back to PC. Sure you have your own problems with PC but lately, I'm fed up with large updates, when I fired my Xbox serie X. Last update was for street fighter 6... Something like 65 GB... The good old time of cartridge is really gone (NO I don't want to give my money to this filthy Nintendo).
I'm an old player who started with a... zx81 (basic computer). I approached roughly most of the computers and consoles of 80 and 90ies. To give the chance to play some "oldies", why not... But those games were on computers and created with keyboardd in mind... Old consoles, ok but computer ' games...?? Try to make a gen X playing super mario on NES... He or she will scream !!! (I tried with my nefew..) Those new games are prehistorical and I'm coming from this era!!! I know that those games are cheap and you can still dream on to see any SNES game on a Microsoft platform... But even for young European players, it doesn't mean anything to them !!
By the way : NO I'm not nostalgic of the C64 or the Amstrad CPC or the Oric Atmos.
I think gen Z could be interested in 16 bit consoles games and over. Before that the technological "gap" is too important.
I forced myself, but I get bored. I'm not saying that the game was bad : very graphics, good story, various countries (like in the movies ...). Again, good game but rather repetitive, with some secondary quests ... Boring. Enemies were dumb.
And the "to be continued" ending was... Annoying.
@Fiendish-Beaver If my memory serves me right, I think there was a pursuit (chapitre 3 or 4 ??) where you jump from boat to boat in an harbor. Cold fear is different. If you saw the movie Coast Guards (2006) , you have the idea of what kind sea weather you will get in Cold Fear. A different approach of the same game idea....
Cold fear was something.
Some would say it was a "rip off" of resident evil... Which is true in a way. But Capcom never tried to create a resident evil on a boat, with an awful weather... Yes, the boat shakes! It's a good new if Atari can dust off this game !!
@johnK No! It's slow , you have NO help in order to reach your objectives. The character is slow and heavy and you have QTE. Check gameplay vidéos on YouTube...
Wow! I'm so unimpressed!!! I played Shenmue on Dreamcast, the two first episodes. I played the "remakes" and... It's OLD.... Really old. I think, as I'm older now that some products are better to stay down and forgotten... Most of the time, those "remakes" are made for old schmuck like me. Sadly 25/ 30 years later everything has changed.... I'm not sure Gen X can endure this !!
I guess some players are waiting for the remake of MGS... I'm not sure about MGS : I already played the game on PS2, PS3 and xbox 360 (the MGS "collection"). I think I'm ok like that .......
@Lup I feel you ! The only exception for me (I'm a gen X..), is for the "emulated" versions of Dreamcast/ PS2 arcade games. Those games are quick, fast to learn, difficult to master but are still FUN to play!!!
I played every AC and this one... Feels like the first AC in a way... I tried to play 7 hours...I get bored. I used to like AC, but not anymore. As the introduction of the game implies, it's been 15 years of AC ?? Time flies, but I don't like this franchise anymore.
I agree with push square: from a fresh and innovative game, for the first game, to... A technical Demo for unreal, with boring combat and repetitive backgrounds. For me : the sequel was not an obligation (well... It was for the account manager of the company...).
@Decimateh
Nope . If you're not in your 40ies or 50ies , you will get bored. As youngsters love to say: it's a boomers' game.
Me, I was not very fond of those games and I'm still not !!
A curiosity, if you ask me. Sure, if you LOVE Doom (from the 90ies..) you will like this one... Same concept, different background...
@Kaloudz Valhalla is really .. TOO LONG. i don't know this one , but if it's available on the GP... why not .... it looks like a kind of reboot of the first AC....
What can I say... I still have the dirty taste of Mafia 3 in my mouth....
I pass this one.
Strange days : we are all anxiously waiting for a sequel of famous licence and... We are ...disappointed.
Let's wait for MGS Delta... anxiously!
I like Microsoft. I really do.
But when exactly Microsoft will start to update its controller? The shape is perfect, but.. No Hall effect joysticks ?
Frankly, Microsoft is much more generous with third party companies. You can have all the "whistles", except of wireless (not a problem for me ... I started to play in the 80ies..). I love the GameDir G7 HE. Alot of options (Hall effect, back buttons, mechanical buttons for... Well buttons and D Pad) for 60 euros!!! Oh and you have a polling rate up to 1000Hz...
I really hope Microsoft will have some real treat for the elite 3 !!
Nope... I hate the colour (I don't play with fisher price toys anymore...). Even with a normal colour (black...) I won't buy this controller. Why? You can buy for around 50 euros a GameSir G7HE. YES it's only wired but the quality of the controller is top notch. ! 1000Hz polling, Hall effect... I'm not a salesman, check by yourself... 50 euros !!! Vs. 100 euros.
I'm sure it's not the case for everyone but... I really hope an optimized PS5 PRO version. Frame rate on Xbox series X was.... hum ... erratic to be polite. It's better, yes.... but ....
@BacklogBrad Agreed ! For me (I played the game...) it' s a technical demo. I know, I sound harsh ... but the first episode was so inventive , fresh... This second episode is creepy, with the same background and repetitive tasks (remember the fire...). For me , this patch is "misplaced pride". i know that Microsoft is able to make great games . Too bad for Perfect dark being cancelled....
wow.. I feel old now. Yeah , those 2 games were very good. In fact many new RPGs copycat the idea for the interface, etc. Those are classics, but I'm afraid to see how the "remaster" turns to be..... it sounds good....
what a boring - realistic graphics - game .
They took out what was cool in the first one and... well make a sequel. I played it , so I saw with my own eyes. In my youth, we called those games a Demo game or a POC. You had more variation in the background with the first one... And the voices in the head were pretty fun !! For me the studio had to "do" a sequel....
So we have a walking simulator where you go from point A to point B, silly puzzles , very basic and boring fights...
So it sounds more like a "movie" but.... again, a video game is based on Interaction ! And it's pretty minimal here....
This game is like a very attractive person... with a silly and boring personality.
I really don't care if they create an Hellblade 3.
You also understand WHY, some studios don't want to create sequels to their success games....
Hum ??? Strange... And to think that some of the best games were made on this console. When I look at death stranding 2... Older games used to be. FUN (ouuuuuuu big word). DS2 is just boring !!! Anyway, funny to see a "new" gui for the 360 !!
Backwards compatibility is really a key point for me. I'm fed up with all those sequels/ souls like games... Too few I'd not good... As too much too !!
Gex 1 was funny on 3DO... After that... Garbage !!! I remember playing sequels on N64... Not good and cheap back then... In 2025, even with a good coat of paint... NOPE !
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Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In October 2025
Keeper, here I come !!
I won't waste my time on Outer Worlds 2 ....
Re: Talking Point: So, Did You End Up Pre-Ordering The ROG Xbox Ally?
I understand that you have full system here, so the price is not cheap...
Exception of the "toilet run", I don't need a portable console..
Re: Xbox Bug Sees Games Disappearing And Showing Triangles With Exclamation Marks
@Medic_alert oh yes you are right
PSN is so much better with servers made of cardboard!!
Try to install a recent game and .. it takes forever. 😣
I have an optical fiber connection so it's not coming from my side...
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 27-28)
I'll be playing with Earthion this weekend.
A good shmup !!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 27-28)
@Fiendish-Beaver sorry, no.
Chronos is too basic regarding combat.
Too few enemies (compare with dead space... It's day and night!).
This is a "wanna be" dead space... Sadly not a good copy.
Re: Xbox Is Looking For Fans Who Want To Take Part In 'Research Opportunities'
@Feffster Don't worry : Microsoft wants only your .. Kidneys !!
Re: ROG Xbox Ally Prices Finally Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live
The price is .. stiff but ultimately, my problem is an eye problem : I can't support small screen for a long period of time.
So, I'm not the target of this machine.
Good luck to Microsoft for this "new" adventure....
Re: Hideo Kojima Shows Off Xbox Game OD, And It Looks Insane
Wow wow... How people can start burning for few minutes of... Non gameplay.
Since death stranding, kojima is a no go !!
So, bizarrely weird game inside an appartement ?? Wow ...soooo original ! NOPE.
Re: Borderlands 4 Performance Degrades On Xbox The Longer You Play, Dev Suggests Workaround
@Avaloner at least, I'm not alone to see this ! 👍
Re: Borderlands 4 Performance Degrades On Xbox The Longer You Play, Dev Suggests Workaround
Well done, developers !
You know .. usually, when I don't complete my tasks in my job...
I get fired for that ! Why so harsh ? Well.. here we are talking about consoles : it's the same model, in USA, Japan or Europe.
So NO arguments of a non optimization of this game.
It's not a little indie game made with a small team.. it's AAA game !!
Anyway, not a problem for me, this sequel is more like a "1.5 version of borderland 3", so.... nothing really new under the sun !!!
Re: Former Burnout Devs Return With 'Wreckreation' On Xbox Series X|S This October
I pity some developers : they create the same game over and over and over....
Must be boring in the end. Frankly, I don't know : we don't play anymore with what we used to play, 15 / 20 years from now.
Players, market has moved on.... We will see....
Re: Borderlands 4 Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Don't care.. Same old same old...
Re: Six Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In October 2025 So Far
wow.. Keeper seems to be .. something !!
I'm waiting for it !!!
Re: Multiple Games Get New Xbox Reveals Following September 2025's Nintendo Direct
oh my.... Is creativity really dead in 2025 ?
Remakes of .. sometimes already remakes ?? really ?
It's pretty sad.
Re: Moon Mystery Is Coming To Xbox Next Week, And The Reviews Are All Over The Place
@GlasgowGuy I feel you. Good hidden game !!!
Re: WD 2TB Xbox Expansion Card Drops To Lowest Price Ever At Best Buy
@ozkrmz you have GOOD Taste! 👍
Re: WD 2TB Xbox Expansion Card Drops To Lowest Price Ever At Best Buy
@ozkrmz
You want to know my thoughts about Xbox series X? I'm disappointed.
Yes, some games are great but... Too few Good games. In fact, I go back to my Xbox 360. The "good old time" of games with new ideas, new stories, made without Unreal engine 5, and all those games... STABLE day one ! Yeah, sounds like Science Fiction, hum ? What a disappointing generation of consoles. I really hope for Valve console/Pc in a next future. Pc has simply the best offer, the best mods for games.
Re: Xbox 'Problem With The Update' Error Is Plaguing Insiders, But There's A Workaround
Well well... I have done my share of "experimental moves" on consoles, back in the days. I bought consoles for a certain stability... But since consoles are only PC at heart. I'm seriously thinking about going back to PC. Sure you have your own problems with PC but lately, I'm fed up with large updates, when I fired my Xbox serie X.
Last update was for street fighter 6... Something like 65 GB... The good old time of cartridge is really gone (NO I don't want to give my money to this filthy Nintendo).
Re: 13 'Quirky Classic' Games From The 1980s Are Heading To Xbox In Attic Archive
I'm an old player who started with a... zx81 (basic computer). I approached roughly most of the computers and consoles of 80 and 90ies. To give the chance to play some "oldies", why not... But those games were on computers and created with keyboardd in mind... Old consoles, ok but computer ' games...?? Try to make a gen X playing super mario on NES... He or she will scream !!! (I tried with my nefew..) Those new games are prehistorical and I'm coming from this era!!! I know that those games are cheap and you can still dream on to see any SNES game on a Microsoft platform... But even for young European players, it doesn't mean anything to them !!
By the way : NO I'm not nostalgic of the C64 or the Amstrad CPC or the Oric Atmos.
I think gen Z could be interested in 16 bit consoles games and over. Before that the technological "gap" is too important.
Re: Talking Point: It's Not On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying The Indiana Jones DLC?
I forced myself, but I get bored. I'm not saying that the game was bad : very graphics, good story, various countries (like in the movies ...). Again, good game but rather repetitive, with some secondary quests ... Boring. Enemies were dumb.
And the "to be continued" ending was... Annoying.
Re: Five Ubisoft Games Acquired By Atari, All Set To Be Re-Released On Xbox
@Fiendish-Beaver
If my memory serves me right, I think there was a pursuit (chapitre 3 or 4 ??) where you jump from boat to boat in an harbor.
Cold fear is different. If you saw the movie Coast Guards (2006) , you have the idea of what kind sea weather you will get in Cold Fear. A different approach of the same game idea....
Re: Five Ubisoft Games Acquired By Atari, All Set To Be Re-Released On Xbox
Cold fear was something.
Some would say it was a "rip off" of resident evil... Which is true in a way. But Capcom never tried to create a resident evil on a boat, with an awful weather... Yes, the boat shakes! It's a good new if Atari can dust off this game !!
Re: Two Huge Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (August 26-28)
I'm an open guy but i HATE people slapping my face and force me to get "the right idea to think".
Gears of war reloaded for me!!!!
Re: Talking Point: Has This Week's ROG Xbox Ally News Sold You On The New Handheld?
@Lup you are not alone!!
Re: Shemnue 3 To Make Xbox Debut With 'Enhanced' Version For Series X|S
@johnK
No! It's slow , you have NO help in order to reach your objectives. The character is slow and heavy and you have QTE. Check gameplay vidéos on YouTube...
Re: Shemnue 3 To Make Xbox Debut With 'Enhanced' Version For Series X|S
Wow!
I'm so unimpressed!!! I played Shenmue on Dreamcast, the two first episodes. I played the "remakes" and... It's OLD.... Really old.
I think, as I'm older now that some products are better to stay down and forgotten...
Most of the time, those "remakes" are made for old schmuck like me. Sadly 25/ 30 years later everything has changed....
I'm not sure Gen X can endure this !!
Re: These 30+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (August 18-22)
I guess some players are waiting for the remake of MGS...
I'm not sure about MGS : I already played the game on PS2, PS3 and xbox 360 (the MGS "collection"). I think I'm ok like that .......
Re: Poll: Should The Next Xbox Controller Support AA Batteries Again?
So...some players like the fact that when you have an internal battery, with time the battery will die... Just like your smartphone.
Is it fun ? No!
Re: Xbox Announces Big List Of Games For Its Two Gamescom Broadcasts Next Week
Ok some fresh blood...
Re: Capcom Publisher Sale Now Live On Xbox, Alongside More Weekly Game Pass Discounts
@Lup I feel you !
The only exception for me (I'm a gen X..), is for the "emulated" versions of Dreamcast/ PS2 arcade games. Those games are quick, fast to learn, difficult to master but are still FUN to play!!!
Re: Talking Point: Are You Playing Assassin's Creed Mirage On Xbox Game Pass?
I played every AC and this one... Feels like the first AC in a way...
I tried to play 7 hours...I get bored. I used to like AC, but not anymore. As the introduction of the game implies, it's been 15 years of AC ?? Time flies, but I don't like this franchise anymore.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The PS5 Reviews Are Saying About Xbox's 'Hellblade 2 Enhanced'
I agree with push square: from a fresh and innovative game, for the first game, to... A technical Demo for unreal, with boring combat and repetitive backgrounds.
For me : the sequel was not an obligation (well... It was for the account manager of the company...).
Re: Shadow Drop! 'Heretic + Hexen' Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
@Decimateh
Nope . If you're not in your 40ies or 50ies , you will get bored. As youngsters love to say: it's a boomers' game.
Me, I was not very fond of those games and I'm still not !!
A curiosity, if you ask me. Sure, if you LOVE Doom (from the 90ies..) you will like this one... Same concept, different background...
Re: Assassin's Creed Mirage Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 7)
@Kaloudz
Valhalla is really .. TOO LONG. i don't know this one , but if it's available on the GP... why not ....
it looks like a kind of reboot of the first AC....
Re: Shadow Drop! 'Heretic + Hexen' Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
I want a remaster of Fallout 3, please....
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Mafia: The Old Country
What can I say... I still have the dirty taste of Mafia 3 in my mouth....
I pass this one.
Strange days : we are all anxiously waiting for a sequel of famous licence and... We are ...disappointed.
Let's wait for MGS Delta... anxiously!
Re: Xbox Design Lab Officially Returns After Being 'On Hold' For All Of 2025
I like Microsoft. I really do.
But when exactly Microsoft will start to update its controller? The shape is perfect, but.. No Hall effect joysticks ?
Frankly, Microsoft is much more generous with third party companies. You can have all the "whistles", except of wireless (not a problem for me ... I started to play in the 80ies..). I love the GameDir G7 HE. Alot of options (Hall effect, back buttons, mechanical buttons for... Well buttons and D Pad) for 60 euros!!! Oh and you have a polling rate up to 1000Hz...
I really hope Microsoft will have some real treat for the elite 3 !!
Re: 8BitDo Unveils Its First Xbox Wireless Controller To Celebrate Rare's 40th Anniversary
Nope... I hate the colour (I don't play with fisher price toys anymore...).
Even with a normal colour (black...) I won't buy this controller. Why? You can buy for around 50 euros a GameSir G7HE.
YES it's only wired but the quality of the controller is top notch. ! 1000Hz polling, Hall effect... I'm not a salesman, check by yourself... 50 euros !!! Vs. 100 euros.
Re: Report: Starfield PS5 Port Planned For Spring 2026 Alongside New Expansion
I'm sure it's not the case for everyone but... I really hope an optimized PS5 PRO version.
Frame rate on Xbox series X was.... hum ... erratic to be polite.
It's better, yes.... but ....
Re: Xbox Game Studios: All Microsoft First-Party Developers & What They're Working On
A lot of same old...same old...
Strangely I don't believe in Fable...
Re: Hellblade 2's 60FPS Mode Required Lots Of Work, New Breakdown Explains
@BacklogBrad
Agreed ! For me (I played the game...) it' s a technical demo.
I know, I sound harsh ... but the first episode was so inventive , fresh... This second episode is creepy, with the same background and repetitive tasks (remember the fire...).
For me , this patch is "misplaced pride". i know that Microsoft is able to make great games .
Too bad for Perfect dark being cancelled....
Re: Ubisoft Responds To 'Stop Killing Games' Petition, Says They're Doing Their Best To Support Players
Oh yeah... And micro transactions are "fun".
Really Ubisoft ??
Vous nous prenez pour des cons !
Re: Avowed Update 1.5 Now Live, Obsidian Confirms Major Fall 2025 Patch Still On Track
Well nice initiative... Sadly, it doesn't change drastically the story.
I'm more "conservative" regarding my RPG.
Re: Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 1)
The more I re re re play TR or rise of the Tomb raider, the more I'm expecting a new episode, in 2025... December 3025 ??
Re: MindsEye Gets 8GB Xbox Update, Devs Working Hard To 'Improve The Experience'
Still dreaming at an happy ending for this game, a la cyberpunk 2077 ??
Keep dreaming, it's free ...
Re: System Shock 2 Remaster Launches To Excellent Reviews Ahead Of Xbox Release
wow.. I feel old now.
Yeah , those 2 games were very good.
In fact many new RPGs copycat the idea for the interface, etc.
Those are classics, but I'm afraid to see how the "remaster" turns to be..... it sounds good....
Re: Hellblade 2 To Receive Free 60FPS Xbox Upgrade Alongside PS5 Release This August
what a boring - realistic graphics - game .
They took out what was cool in the first one and... well make a sequel. I played it , so I saw with my own eyes. In my youth, we called those games a Demo game or a POC. You had more variation in the background with the first one... And the voices in the head were pretty fun !! For me the studio had to "do" a sequel....
So we have a walking simulator where you go from point A to point B, silly puzzles , very basic and boring fights...
So it sounds more like a "movie" but.... again, a video game is based on Interaction ! And it's pretty minimal here....
This game is like a very attractive person... with a silly and boring personality.
I really don't care if they create an Hellblade 3.
You also understand WHY, some studios don't want to create sequels to their success games....
Re: Xbox 360 Dashboard Gets Significant Update For First Time In Ages
Hum ??? Strange... And to think that some of the best games were made on this console.
When I look at death stranding 2... Older games used to be. FUN (ouuuuuuu big word). DS2 is just boring !!!
Anyway, funny to see a "new" gui for the 360 !!
Re: Xbox Announces Next-Gen Console Strategy, Promises 'Deeper Visuals' & Backwards Compatibility
Backwards compatibility is really a key point for me.
I'm fed up with all those sequels/ souls like games... Too few I'd not good... As too much too !!
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About The Gex Trilogy
Gex 1 was funny on 3DO...
After that... Garbage !!! I remember playing sequels on N64... Not good and cheap back then... In 2025, even with a good coat of paint... NOPE !