Resildent Evil Village - Despite my weak heart and tiny balls I managed to finish the game 😅 Thank ***** it didnt get worse than House Beneviento as that would have been to much for me... its very hard to play games and hide behind a pillow at the same time 😂 Very happy it dropped on Plus so I could give it a go, very good game and I enjoyed it a lot despite some near heart attacks and such!
I've also given both Arknights Endfield and Highguard a fair try but neither of them is really good enough to be worth my time. They're both pretty okayish games though, so others may like them better than me. Highguard has some potential but for my own part they would need to make some big changes to get me back, the gunplay and worldbuilding was nice though.
Fallout 4 - Watching the show made me want to play Fallout 3 or New Vegas but since the remasters/remakes seems to be years away, I decided to play Fallout 4 instead as I've only played it once before. Its the weakest of the three imo but its nice to play the ps5 version, 60 fps makes the gunplay a lot better and its still great to explore the Wasteland and all that but I also remember why I only played it once. Feels like the first real step in the wrong direction for Bethesda. Hopefully Fallout 5 and Elder Scrolls 6 will be ***** awesome and that they've learned their lesson with this and Starfield. But, I'll finish Fallout 4 and might even go for the platinum 🙂
Cyberpunk 2077 - Finished the Phantom Liberty DLC, which is very good imo, chose two for me new endings and picked the one where you basically go back to Night City and continue from where you were before you went to Dogtown, which was pretty neat as I got to finish the game of with my favorite ending with Panam. As I've said so many times before, this is such an awesome game despite some flaws imo and one of my all time favorites. Probably not the last time I do a full playthrough either 🙂
Resident Evil Village - Perfect game to drop on Plus for me, been close to buying it several times but I've been unsure if I have the balls to play it so figured I'd wait. And thankfully, its not as scary as I feared meaning my tiny balls can handle it, and on top of that its very good. I¨ve met and defeated the tall lady it was so much fuss about some years ago (cant say much about that, I'm all over Panam so... 🙂). Looking forward to continuing the game. But I'm not ***** playing it in VR, that would be the end of me....
Far Cry Blood Dragon - when I need a breather from Resi 8 I've been playing Blood Dragon. The new 60 fps patch was a great excuse to revisit this classic, which has aged a bit but its still very good imo and I like the old school humor in it.
Well, the last few Halo games havent been the best so going back to the early games that were great and remaking them and finding a new audience is a good start. Then the next new Halo game needs to be a lot better that Halo Infinite for the franchise to get back to the level of the good old days.
I really enjoyed it, I would say its a solid 8/10 and if you like Star Wars it adds +1. In nails the feeling of the Star Wars universe pretty damn good and its a fun game as well, but its not perfect no.
I’ve been playing a few different games this past week instead of focusing on one or two games. I think its mostly because I’ve already finished my current ”main” game and feel a need to switch things up a bit more… Anyway, the games:
Cyberpunk 2077 I’m now in Dogtown, and the Phantom Liberty dlc is really good imo. Love going from a story mission to doing some gigs to a nice date with Panam 😍 CD project har really added some nice small bits and things to do over the years. As I said last week, one of my favorite games ever!
Epic Mickey Rebrushed - Never played this back in the day, so didnt know what to expect. Its about good enough to keep me playing it but not that much more.
Subside PSVR2 - this is pretty good. Looks great, its immersive and fun. Great combo!
Pirates VR Jolly Roger - it was cheap, ok? All this talk about the Black Flag remake made me want to be a pirate again. This game does let me be a pirate sure, but its pretty bad so I’ll probably drop it and wait for Black Flag instead 😒
NHL 25 - visited a mate a while back and after some beers we always end up playing some NHL game and I got my ass kicked which usually doesnt happen so I’m secretly going to practice a bit until next time we meet and then I’ll crush him 😈
Mafia The Old Country - so I picked this up a week and a half ago and I've finished the story which I really enjoyed and I'm now finishing up the last few trophys for the platinum. The game is a bit on the slower side which I dont really mind, I found the voice acting and the setting to be really good, the game looks great and the recently added free ride mode gives some extra things to do. Overall a really good game imo.
Cyberpunk 2077 - again?? well... yeah Met an old mate of mine over a beer recently who had just finished the game for the first time and was lyrical about it so I was hit by a strong desire to start a new game and finish the main story and then replay Phantom Liberty which I've "only" played once. And it feels really awesome to be back in Night City, sure its not a perfect game and there are some missed opportunities but I just love it. One of my all time favorites
Not buying any games on the Xbox anymore (not that I’ve bought many so far) for a couple of reasons , but mainly its a game pass machine for me and barely that since they made Ultimate to expensive to be worth it imo.
@fatpunkslim I’m sorry but reading your comments reminds me of when Baghdad Bob stood before the world press stating that there were no enemy troops near Baghdad and that Iraq was actually winning the war a day or so before Iraq were defeated.
Thats a solid list of games and I agree on many of them and absolutely on the number 1 🙂 not all the other games though, but that what makes all the lists so interesting!
Not going to start anything new (not planning to at least) since its typically more time spent with family and friends over the holidays doing other activities but I´ll play some co-op with the family, like Sackboy, Lego Horizon, Sonic Racing etc and play games like Battlefield 6 or revisit some old favorites if I´ll have some time for myself
Dispatch - finished and platinumed! Such a good game, really enjoyed pretty much everything about it and playing through the different choices felt rewarding. Looking forward to what they do next!
Now with Christmas coming I'll be spending less time playing games and more time with family and friends so I wont start anything new for a while, which is nice timing as I dont know what I want to play next. Hoping to get some inspiration from all the comments here 🙂
Red Dead Redemption PS5 - I've been wanting to replay RDR for a while so the PS5 version dropping on Plus meant it was time to grab the hat and get on the horse again. Its not the most impressive remaster but it gives me the best version of the game and its still a very good game, however after maybe 5-6 hours I just felt like I had my fill. I remember much of the game and this version adds nothing new and its not a remake either so.... I can always pop in now and then and for a short while, maybe play a round of poker, so I'll take this sweet stroll down memory lane and ride off in to the sunset!
Dispatch - after all the great reviews I just couldnt wait any longer. I've finished my first playthrough late last night and its a really, really good game. The graphics style, humor, feeling etc is top notch. Maybe the actual dispatching and hacking got a bit tedious towards the end but I cant wait to start over and make some other choices. Very good game, very nice to see this kind of game be successful 🙂
The campaign wasnt very good, but the multiplayer was a bit of fun for a while. Good feeling gameplay wise though, but overall I had hoped for more from the single player part.
Dying Light: the Beast - been pretty much playing only this which means quite a few hours so I've managed to finish and platinum it, and I've really, really enjoyed it. Its not quite as good as the first, and its not without its flaws, but the combination of all its parts makes it a really good game. It was all I hoped for and more, which is probably why I got so obsessed with it., Fun gameplay, combat, exploration and story and some good side missions and a sprinkle of goofiness made this great fun!
LEGO Horizon adventures - been playing with my daughter and we're having fun. It looks amazing, gameplay is decent and a great game to play with a kid but not something I would play by myself much as its a bit simple and repetetive but we´ll se how long she wants to keep playing - hopefully we can finish it!
Next up I'll try the Red Dead Redemption remaster 🙂
Dying Light:the Beast - and I'm really enjoying it. Its obvious it started as a DLC as the map is smaller compared to the other games. Its not as good as the first game imo, but I like it quite a bit more than the second and I’m having a blast playing it. For me its one of those 7/10 games that is just so much fun to play I totally overlook some minor flaws here and there. Story is fine, side missions are varied, exploration is fun, parkouring is great, being out at night is scary as ***** especially when the volatiles come for you and popping zombie heads is awesome 🙂
Alan Wake 2 - finished and platinumed! I'm very happy with myself that I decided to play this even though horror/scary games are really not my thing anymore 😅 Ended up really, really enjoying this game! Almost started a new game plus immediately after finishing (you'll get why) but decided that would take to long and my curiousity was killing me so I watched some YouTube videos instead 🙂 Very well written story imo!
Thank goodness youre here - been waiting for this to drop on plus, so very happy it finally did! Its brilliant, so fun and so worth a playthrough. Finished and platinumed in about 3 hours maybe, brilliant game 😃
The Crew Motorfest - so I left it with some trophies unpopped, one was an online trophy and it was a bit of a pain finding games and more importantly filling them with enough players as the trophy requires you to destroy three opponents in one game but with the game being on Gamepass there was suddenly new players so I finally got that trophy and then the platinum, so that was nice! Very good game imo!
Dying light: the Beast - picked it up in the sale. Loved the first but not the second so was a bit hesitant about this until I watched TheRadBrad play it on YT praising it and saying it was a lot more like the first game than the second. I'm only like 1-2 hours in but is seems very promising so far 🙂
Yes, Ghost of Yōtei has almost certainly made its developer money already. Here’s why:
Sales Performance: The game sold over 3.3 million copies in its first month after launching on October 2, 2025. At a standard price of $69.99 (with higher-priced deluxe and collector’s editions also available), that translates to roughly $230 million in revenue from standard editions alone, not counting deluxe/collector editions and regional variations. [ign.com], [techradar.com]
Development Budget: According to interviews with Sucker Punch leadership, Ghost of Yōtei’s development budget was similar to Ghost of Tsushima, which cost about $60 million to make. Even if marketing costs were substantial, the game had already generated over $140 million in revenue just three days after launch, meaning it had likely recouped its development budget twice over by then.
We´ll just have to wait and see what develops. The Steam machine entering the market is something I think can affect the success of the next Xbox if that is going to be a more powerful and more expensive PCbox type console versus the Steam machine being more cheap but still plays all the games, and depending on if Playstation games can be played on the PCbox or not. Will be interesting to see what comes next.
CoD Blops 7 - I was looking forward to a good CoD campaign, especially after last years Blops 6 that was great, but had completely missed that this year had some twist to the campaign - its online, co-op forced utter garbage that basically cant be played solo as you get no AI companions to fill empty spots so they are there on the radio and in the cutscenes but vanishes during actual gameplay. This was so ***** bad I uninstalled the ***** before even finishing the first mission since I had to take a quick break cause kids and when I got back I had gotten kicked to the start screen and would have to restart the whole thing since there are no checkpoints... 😂 Havent touched the mp so that might be good. I'll stick with Battlefield 6!
Battlefield 6 - so, I got the platinum!! 😃 Enjoying this game so much, I can see myself playing it regurlarly for a long time!
Alan Wake 2 - really been enjoying this one too! I've had some moments where I've felt my heart skip a beat but its on a level I can handle which is nice since the game is really good. Closing in on the last few chapters, hopefully finishing the game over the weekend. The We sing chapter was pretty epic!
I got mine back when it was ”cheap” and when developers optimize their game so it runs well its great, like Outer worlds 2, but many games dont run so good on it sadly and if its a good game I dont want to play the worst version of if and get it on PlayStation instead. At the current price I wouldn’t recommend anyone getting it.
That sounds like hard work 😂 I played on normal and some fights got a bit though even then. But maybe I’ve missed more content than I thought, might do another playthrough sometime in the future!
The Outer Worlds 2 - so I've already finished the game! It took me about 17 hours, I expected it to be longer but then I didnt do much of the side content so theres probably a couple of hours of content I havent played. I had a lot of fun with the game and its a pretty big improvement all around from the first game imo. Lots of different ways to play and build your character and many different solutions to problems during missions etc which is really great and important in a game like this. So all in all I'm impressed and really enjoyed the game!
Alan Wake 2 - So I've surprised myself by choosing to play this, and again by not quitting at the first scare. Cant really handle scary ***** anymore 😂 but this is more creepy and less scary imo so maybe I can get through this... a couple of hours in and so far its really good!
Ghost of Yotei - Finished and platinumed. Loved this game! The gorgeous world, the soundtrack, the gameplay, the story - even got some dust in my eye at the ending but then I had a window open so...... Brilliant game imo! Its a game I´ll be returning to every now and then and just take in the atmosphere and views and play the shamisen for a bit!
Battlefield 6 - having a blast with it and will for a long time. I even enjyed the campaign, but its no where near as good as a good CoD-campaign. I´ve done all the trophies except the grindy ones, which will take me a long time to get and I´ll enjoy every game along the way. Feels great to have a good Battlefield game again.
The Outer Worlds 2 - about 3 hours in an Im impressed, both with the game itself which is good fun so far and that it runs as good as it does on my poor old series S so I dont feel any need to get this on my Pro instead which is nice since we have GPU until december I think. (I should have finished bith this and the upcoming CoD campaign by then.)
Ghost of Yotei - I'm loving this game. There are some epic moments in the story imo, and I'm closing in on the end. I've done all the side content and collectibles etc so now I can just enjoy the rest of the story 🙂
Battlefield 6 - Very fun to play, impressed with how Dice could turn things around from 2042 and it feels like this will be a game I play regularly for a long time. I plan to play the single player campaign, I'll update you when I do 🙂
Keeper - So, this game has so much potential but after playing for 20 minutes I feel like my Series S isnt really delivering the best experience and I want to enjoy this game at its best so I'll wait and see if it doesnt show up on PS5 in the future.
Also, I just wishlisted Halo for my PS5. We knew it was coming but still feels a bit… wierd?… seeing Halo on playstation. Anyway, that will probably be ***** awesome!
Ghost of Yotei - loving this game, its just so much fun to play! The open world, apart from being absolutely stunning, really invites exploration and I constantly get sidetracked in a good way and the combat is good and imo its just as fun to play stealthy as it is to just openly challenge the enemies. Soundtrack is also very good! Currently hunting the Kitsune 🙂
Battlefield 6 - so, my plan was to wait for this to be in a deep sale at least before buying it (didnt want to support EAs new owners) but then some friends I played a LOT of Battlefield 4 and Destiny with reached out and wanted to get the crew together again and I simply couldnt resist. So, despite giving EA and co my money which leaves just a little sour taste in my mouth (apart from the small chunk going to the actual people who made the game, you are absolutely worth giving money too) we´ve had som much fun playing multiplayer. Its really the best Battlefield since 4 imo, looks and plays great and I cant wait to play more, especially awesome when you have a good squad 🙂
Since we have ultimate for a little while longer I’ll be playing the CoD campaign and hopefully finish Outer Worlds 2 as well before I’ll downgrade to premium. And I’ll try Keeper too, so pretty good finish to ultimate for me!
Gears of War Reloaded – Me and the son finally finished the campaign! Its been so awesome to play this with him, and a little surprising that he also found the game to be really good (despite being 20 years old which for him is ancient). We might have to play more GoW 🙂
The Crew Motorfest - Im moving on from this game now, having played around 30 hours. Its been fun, some of the playlists have been really impressive with high production value but Im switching to play more Sonic Racing Crossworlds instead.
Ghost of Yotei - Loving this! Its just what i wanted, a gorgeous game thats more of what made Tsushima great and Im motivated storywise to get my revenge 🤩
Gears of War Reloaded – Me and the son only managed to play for 30 min this past week so still on act 5. I´m hoping that we can get some playtime later tonight and maybe finish it off 🙂
Sonic Racing Crossworlds - The whole family played some 4 player split screen, its a lot of fun. Pretty solid game
The Midnight Walk - Finished and platinumed. Really enjoyed this one, Good story with some great art design and soundtrack and playing it in VR made quite a big difference in immersion and being chased by monsters was pretty intense at times 🙂
Ghost of Yotei - rare day 1 for me but loved Tsushima so got this preordered after reading some positive reviews. A couple of hours in and this is pretty much exactly what I hoped for. It looks amazing and plays great, really polished from my experience, and a story of revenge is very fitting for the setting. This is going to be awesome 🙂
Personally I havent ever used the discount but as a whole all these changes leave a sour taste in my mouth.
I´ve said before I was unsure about Xbox in the future for me but now Im pretty certain this is the last generation for me, just no reason anymore as they wont keep any exclusives and subbing to game pass to play them costs more than to buy them on another console (buying a next generation Xbox and subbing a month here and there makes no sense either).
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – finished and platinumed. Love this game, really enjoyed exploring and doing basically everything and also getting the secret ending!
Gears of War Reloaded – Still the same as last week, slowly making progress in the campaign playing split-screen with my son, and still loving it. We're on act 5 now, getting closer to the end. Sonic Racing Crossworlds - very solid game and a lot of fun. Maybe not Mario Kart level good but still. Havent had the opportunity to play with the whole family in 4 player split-screen yet but very much looking forward to it!
The Midnight Walk - wow, what an unexpected gem of a game this is! Playing it mostly in VR the atmosphere and the art design are great. I love it, but its not a game for everyone.
Baby steps - so silly, so fun! Havent played much but we've had fun playing it. You can turn the nudity off if you like me are playing with kids around.
Its not like MS are selling a lot of consoles anymore so they might as well stop selling the few they donwith a loss. Its instane that SX is more than a ps5 pro,
Happy I was an early adopter and have gotten a lot of value out of my Xboxes cause it doesnt seem like the future has much to offer for Xbox consoles…
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – I'm having a blast playing this again. In Suhkothai now, so I'll probably be finishing it off in a couple of sessions. Love it! And theres a lot I didnt do or missed on my first playthrough which makes it all the more fun!
Gears of War Reloaded – Same as last week, still slowly making progress in the campaign playing split-screen with my son, and still loving it. We're on act 4 now. He's very impressed by the game being so good despite it being so old, and it really is!
Sonic Racing Crossworlds - The whole family sat down and played the demo, shame it didnt have 4 player split screen as the full game will have but we all really liked it taking turns to play so I've ordered two more controllers and cant wait to play all together! As a bonus, Sackboy will be awesome with 4 players as well 🙂
I´ve had quite a lot of game time this week, which is nice 😊
Gears of War Reloaded – Still slowly making progress in the campaign playing split-screen with my son, and still loving it. I´ve had plenty time to play this week but the son has been rather busy so we´ve not played much sadly. On act 3, maybe halfway through that.
Robocop Unfinished business – finished and platinumed, enjoyed it quite a bit. IT didn’t overstay its welcome either!
Forza Horizon 5 – finally popped that platinum 😊 Its been a very fun ride, and I’ve enjoyed it a lot. Time to switch to The Crew Motorfest for more relaxed open-world racing!
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – replaying this awesome game going for the platinum this time, and I love it. The first playthrough I just did the main story, so doing everything and exploring etc is great fun and there’s a lot I missed the first time (on purpose but still). In Gizeh right now, enjoying every second 😊
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 31 - February 1)
Its been a bit of a mixed bag since last week
Resildent Evil Village - Despite my weak heart and tiny balls I managed to finish the game 😅 Thank ***** it didnt get worse than House Beneviento as that would have been to much for me... its very hard to play games and hide behind a pillow at the same time 😂 Very happy it dropped on Plus so I could give it a go, very good game and I enjoyed it a lot despite some near heart attacks and such!
I've also given both Arknights Endfield and Highguard a fair try but neither of them is really good enough to be worth my time. They're both pretty okayish games though, so others may like them better than me. Highguard has some potential but for my own part they would need to make some big changes to get me back, the gunplay and worldbuilding was nice though.
Fallout 4 - Watching the show made me want to play Fallout 3 or New Vegas but since the remasters/remakes seems to be years away, I decided to play Fallout 4 instead as I've only played it once before. Its the weakest of the three imo but its nice to play the ps5 version, 60 fps makes the gunplay a lot better and its still great to explore the Wasteland and all that but I also remember why I only played it once. Feels like the first real step in the wrong direction for Bethesda. Hopefully Fallout 5 and Elder Scrolls 6 will be ***** awesome and that they've learned their lesson with this and Starfield. But, I'll finish Fallout 4 and might even go for the platinum 🙂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 24-25)
Cyberpunk 2077 - Finished the Phantom Liberty DLC, which is very good imo, chose two for me new endings and picked the one where you basically go back to Night City and continue from where you were before you went to Dogtown, which was pretty neat as I got to finish the game of with my favorite ending with Panam. As I've said so many times before, this is such an awesome game despite some flaws imo and one of my all time favorites. Probably not the last time I do a full playthrough either 🙂
Resident Evil Village - Perfect game to drop on Plus for me, been close to buying it several times but I've been unsure if I have the balls to play it so figured I'd wait. And thankfully, its not as scary as I feared meaning my tiny balls can handle it, and on top of that its very good. I¨ve met and defeated the tall lady it was so much fuss about some years ago (cant say much about that, I'm all over Panam so... 🙂). Looking forward to continuing the game. But I'm not ***** playing it in VR, that would be the end of me....
Far Cry Blood Dragon - when I need a breather from Resi 8 I've been playing Blood Dragon. The new 60 fps patch was a great excuse to revisit this classic, which has aged a bit but its still very good imo and I like the old school humor in it.
Re: Fable Showcases Stunning Gameplay Deep Dive, Arrives On Xbox, PC & PS5 Later This Year
Looks very, very promising!
Also very happy its day 1 on playstation too so I can play it on the Pro instead of on the Series S, simply because it will look so much better!
Re: Halo Studios Admits That The Series Needs A Bigger Playerbase As PS5 Community Awaits
@fatpunkslim
Remember to breath buddy, can tell you’re all fired up behind your screen 😬
Re: Halo Studios Admits That The Series Needs A Bigger Playerbase As PS5 Community Awaits
Well, the last few Halo games havent been the best so going back to the early games that were great and remaking them and finding a new audience is a good start. Then the next new Halo game needs to be a lot better that Halo Infinite for the franchise to get back to the level of the good old days.
Re: One Of This Generation's Best-Looking Shooters Has Been Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass Next Week
Yeah, its very good and looks and plays fantastic.
Re: Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of Star Wars Outlaws On Xbox Game Pass?
I really enjoyed it, I would say its a solid 8/10 and if you like Star Wars it adds +1. In nails the feeling of the Star Wars universe pretty damn good and its a fun game as well, but its not perfect no.
Re: Three Far Cry Games Set To Receive 60FPS Upgrades On Xbox Next Week
Tried replaying Blood Dragon a while back but 30 fps wasnt really working out for me anymore so this is very welcome 🙂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 17-18)
I’ve been playing a few different games this past week instead of focusing on one or two games. I think its mostly because I’ve already finished my current ”main” game and feel a need to switch things up a bit more… Anyway, the games:
Cyberpunk 2077 I’m now in Dogtown, and the Phantom Liberty dlc is really good imo. Love going from a story mission to doing some gigs to a nice date with Panam 😍 CD project har really added some nice small bits and things to do over the years. As I said last week, one of my favorite games ever!
Epic Mickey Rebrushed - Never played this back in the day, so didnt know what to expect. Its about good enough to keep me playing it but not that much more.
Subside PSVR2 - this is pretty good. Looks great, its immersive and fun. Great combo!
Pirates VR Jolly Roger - it was cheap, ok? All this talk about the Black Flag remake made me want to be a pirate again. This game does let me be a pirate sure, but its pretty bad so I’ll probably drop it and wait for Black Flag instead 😒
NHL 25 - visited a mate a while back and after some beers we always end up playing some NHL game and I got my ass kicked which usually doesnt happen so I’m secretly going to practice a bit until next time we meet and then I’ll crush him 😈
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 10-11)
Mafia The Old Country - so I picked this up a week and a half ago and I've finished the story which I really enjoyed and I'm now finishing up the last few trophys for the platinum. The game is a bit on the slower side which I dont really mind, I found the voice acting and the setting to be really good, the game looks great and the recently added free ride mode gives some extra things to do. Overall a really good game imo.
Cyberpunk 2077 - again?? well... yeah Met an old mate of mine over a beer recently who had just finished the game for the first time and was lyrical about it so I was hit by a strong desire to start a new game and finish the main story and then replay Phantom Liberty which I've "only" played once. And it feels really awesome to be back in Night City, sure its not a perfect game and there are some missed opportunities but I just love it. One of my all time favorites
Re: Talking Point: What Have You Bought In The Xbox Countdown Sale This Year?
Not buying any games on the Xbox anymore (not that I’ve bought many so far) for a couple of reasons , but mainly its a game pass machine for me and barely that since they made Ultimate to expensive to be worth it imo.
Re: Xbox & Microsoft Dominate The List Of 'Most Covered' Gaming Companies In 2025
@fatpunkslim I’m sorry but reading your comments reminds me of when Baghdad Bob stood before the world press stating that there were no enemy troops near Baghdad and that Iraq was actually winning the war a day or so before Iraq were defeated.
Agan, sorry, but its a bit funny…
Re: Talking Point: Which Xbox Games Have You Managed To Finish In 2025?
On the Series S I’ve finished Doom the Dark Ages, South of Midnight and Outer Worlds 2 🙂
Re: Pure Xbox's Game Of The Year 2025
Thats a solid list of games and I agree on many of them and absolutely on the number 1 🙂 not all the other games though, but that what makes all the lists so interesting!
Re: Talking Point: What Games Are You Playing Over Christmas Break?
Not going to start anything new (not planning to at least) since its typically more time spent with family and friends over the holidays doing other activities but I´ll play some co-op with the family, like Sackboy, Lego Horizon, Sonic Racing etc and play games like Battlefield 6 or revisit some old favorites if I´ll have some time for myself
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 20-21)
Dispatch - finished and platinumed! Such a good game, really enjoyed pretty much everything about it and playing through the different choices felt rewarding. Looking forward to what they do next!
Now with Christmas coming I'll be spending less time playing games and more time with family and friends so I wont start anything new for a while, which is nice timing as I dont know what I want to play next. Hoping to get some inspiration from all the comments here 🙂
Happy Holidays!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 13-14)
Red Dead Redemption PS5 - I've been wanting to replay RDR for a while so the PS5 version dropping on Plus meant it was time to grab the hat and get on the horse again. Its not the most impressive remaster but it gives me the best version of the game and its still a very good game, however after maybe 5-6 hours I just felt like I had my fill. I remember much of the game and this version adds nothing new and its not a remake either so.... I can always pop in now and then and for a short while, maybe play a round of poker, so I'll take this sweet stroll down memory lane and ride off in to the sunset!
Dispatch - after all the great reviews I just couldnt wait any longer. I've finished my first playthrough late last night and its a really, really good game. The graphics style, humor, feeling etc is top notch. Maybe the actual dispatching and hacking got a bit tedious towards the end but I cant wait to start over and make some other choices. Very good game, very nice to see this kind of game be successful 🙂
Re: Bethesda Boss Hints At Fallout Remasters, Says The Team Is 'Working On A Bunch Of Stuff'
I would love a Fallout 3 remaster, much better game than 4 imo
Re: Talking Point: Four Years On, Did Halo Infinite Ever Live Up To Expectations?
The campaign wasnt very good, but the multiplayer was a bit of fun for a while. Good feeling gameplay wise though, but overall I had hoped for more from the single player part.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 6-7)
Basically the same as last week;
Dying Light: the Beast - been pretty much playing only this which means quite a few hours so I've managed to finish and platinum it, and I've really, really enjoyed it. Its not quite as good as the first, and its not without its flaws, but the combination of all its parts makes it a really good game. It was all I hoped for and more, which is probably why I got so obsessed with it., Fun gameplay, combat, exploration and story and some good side missions and a sprinkle of goofiness made this great fun!
LEGO Horizon adventures - been playing with my daughter and we're having fun. It looks amazing, gameplay is decent and a great game to play with a kid but not something I would play by myself much as its a bit simple and repetetive but we´ll se how long she wants to keep playing - hopefully we can finish it!
Next up I'll try the Red Dead Redemption remaster 🙂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 29-30)
This past week I've focused on
Dying Light:the Beast - and I'm really enjoying it. Its obvious it started as a DLC as the map is smaller compared to the other games. Its not as good as the first game imo, but I like it quite a bit more than the second and I’m having a blast playing it. For me its one of those 7/10 games that is just so much fun to play I totally overlook some minor flaws here and there. Story is fine, side missions are varied, exploration is fun, parkouring is great, being out at night is scary as ***** especially when the volatiles come for you and popping zombie heads is awesome 🙂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 22-23)
Update since last week 🙂
Alan Wake 2 - finished and platinumed! I'm very happy with myself that I decided to play this even though horror/scary games are really not my thing anymore 😅 Ended up really, really enjoying this game! Almost started a new game plus immediately after finishing (you'll get why) but decided that would take to long and my curiousity was killing me so I watched some YouTube videos instead 🙂 Very well written story imo!
Thank goodness youre here - been waiting for this to drop on plus, so very happy it finally did! Its brilliant, so fun and so worth a playthrough. Finished and platinumed in about 3 hours maybe, brilliant game 😃
The Crew Motorfest - so I left it with some trophies unpopped, one was an online trophy and it was a bit of a pain finding games and more importantly filling them with enough players as the trophy requires you to destroy three opponents in one game but with the game being on Gamepass there was suddenly new players so I finally got that trophy and then the platinum, so that was nice! Very good game imo!
Dying light: the Beast - picked it up in the sale. Loved the first but not the second so was a bit hesitant about this until I watched TheRadBrad play it on YT praising it and saying it was a lot more like the first game than the second. I'm only like 1-2 hours in but is seems very promising so far 🙂
Have a great weekend
Re: This Xbox Game Studios Adventure Deserved More Nominations At The Game Awards 2025
@FrenchVaniIIuxe
Huh? Then reconsider
Yes, Ghost of Yōtei has almost certainly made its developer money already. Here’s why:
Sales Performance: The game sold over 3.3 million copies in its first month after launching on October 2, 2025. At a standard price of $69.99 (with higher-priced deluxe and collector’s editions also available), that translates to roughly $230 million in revenue from standard editions alone, not counting deluxe/collector editions and regional variations. [ign.com], [techradar.com]
Development Budget: According to interviews with Sucker Punch leadership, Ghost of Yōtei’s development budget was similar to Ghost of Tsushima, which cost about $60 million to make. Even if marketing costs were substantial, the game had already generated over $140 million in revenue just three days after launch, meaning it had likely recouped its development budget twice over by then.
Re: This Xbox Game Studios Adventure Deserved More Nominations At The Game Awards 2025
@FrenchVaniIIuxe
Whatever, call it a failure if you want. Must be hard for a game to be successful in your world with standards like that
Re: This Xbox Game Studios Adventure Deserved More Nominations At The Game Awards 2025
@FrenchVaniIIuxe
You mean the Ghost of Yotei selling millions and winning rewards? yeah, being on the ps5 really didnt work out for them............
Re: This Xbox Game Studios Adventure Deserved More Nominations At The Game Awards 2025
I enjoyed South of Midnight but its not a GOTY contender by a long shot imo.
Re: These Nine Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (November 19 - December 2)
Some good games, Banishers is a great AA-game, Lost Records is worth your time if you like the genre and Motorfest is a great open world racer!
Re: Sarah Bond Insists Hardware Is 'Absolutely Core' To Xbox, Teases Powerful Next-Gen Console
We´ll just have to wait and see what develops. The Steam machine entering the market is something I think can affect the success of the next Xbox if that is going to be a more powerful and more expensive PCbox type console versus the Steam machine being more cheap but still plays all the games, and depending on if Playstation games can be played on the PCbox or not. Will be interesting to see what comes next.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 15-16)
@You-come-to-me
I think the DLCs are included so I’ll check them out once I’m finished. Thanks 🙂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 15-16)
Played since last week 🙂
CoD Blops 7 - I was looking forward to a good CoD campaign, especially after last years Blops 6 that was great, but had completely missed that this year had some twist to the campaign - its online, co-op forced utter garbage that basically cant be played solo as you get no AI companions to fill empty spots so they are there on the radio and in the cutscenes but vanishes during actual gameplay. This was so ***** bad I uninstalled the ***** before even finishing the first mission since I had to take a quick break cause kids and when I got back I had gotten kicked to the start screen and would have to restart the whole thing since there are no checkpoints... 😂 Havent touched the mp so that might be good. I'll stick with Battlefield 6!
Battlefield 6 - so, I got the platinum!! 😃 Enjoying this game so much, I can see myself playing it regurlarly for a long time!
Alan Wake 2 - really been enjoying this one too! I've had some moments where I've felt my heart skip a beat but its on a level I can handle which is nice since the game is really good. Closing in on the last few chapters, hopefully finishing the game over the weekend. The We sing chapter was pretty epic!
Have a great weekend!
Re: Black Ops 7 Campaign Review (Xbox): Black Ops Pedigree Can't Save This Mess Of A COD Campaign
Doesnt sound promising but we still have GPU so I´ll try it but yeah... keeping my expectations low.
Re: Five Years On, Xbox Series S Is Still A Fantastic Place For Current-Gen Gaming
I got mine back when it was ”cheap” and when developers optimize their game so it runs well its great, like Outer worlds 2, but many games dont run so good on it sadly and if its a good game I dont want to play the worst version of if and get it on PlayStation instead. At the current price I wouldn’t recommend anyone getting it.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 8-9)
@Fiendish-Beaver
That sounds like hard work 😂 I played on normal and some fights got a bit though even then. But maybe I’ve missed more content than I thought, might do another playthrough sometime in the future!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 8-9)
Played since last week 🙂
The Outer Worlds 2 - so I've already finished the game! It took me about 17 hours, I expected it to be longer but then I didnt do much of the side content so theres probably a couple of hours of content I havent played. I had a lot of fun with the game and its a pretty big improvement all around from the first game imo. Lots of different ways to play and build your character and many different solutions to problems during missions etc which is really great and important in a game like this. So all in all I'm impressed and really enjoyed the game!
Alan Wake 2 - So I've surprised myself by choosing to play this, and again by not quitting at the first scare. Cant really handle scary ***** anymore 😂 but this is more creepy and less scary imo so maybe I can get through this... a couple of hours in and so far its really good!
And of course Battlefield 6 in between 🙂
Happy gaming!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 1-2)
Update since last week 🙂
Ghost of Yotei - Finished and platinumed. Loved this game! The gorgeous world, the soundtrack, the gameplay, the story - even got some dust in my eye at the ending but then I had a window open so...... Brilliant game imo! Its a game I´ll be returning to every now and then and just take in the atmosphere and views and play the shamisen for a bit!
Battlefield 6 - having a blast with it and will for a long time. I even enjyed the campaign, but its no where near as good as a good CoD-campaign. I´ve done all the trophies except the grindy ones, which will take me a long time to get and I´ll enjoy every game along the way. Feels great to have a good Battlefield game again.
The Outer Worlds 2 - about 3 hours in an Im impressed, both with the game itself which is good fun so far and that it runs as good as it does on my poor old series S so I dont feel any need to get this on my Pro instead which is nice since we have GPU until december I think. (I should have finished bith this and the upcoming CoD campaign by then.)
Happy gaming!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 25-26)
Update since last week
Ghost of Yotei - I'm loving this game. There are some epic moments in the story imo, and I'm closing in on the end. I've done all the side content and collectibles etc so now I can just enjoy the rest of the story 🙂
Battlefield 6 - Very fun to play, impressed with how Dice could turn things around from 2042 and it feels like this will be a game I play regularly for a long time. I plan to play the single player campaign, I'll update you when I do 🙂
Keeper - So, this game has so much potential but after playing for 20 minutes I feel like my Series S isnt really delivering the best experience and I want to enjoy this game at its best so I'll wait and see if it doesnt show up on PS5 in the future.
Also, I just wishlisted Halo for my PS5. We knew it was coming but still feels a bit… wierd?… seeing Halo on playstation. Anyway, that will probably be ***** awesome!
Re: Halo: Campaign Evolved Officially Announced, Coming To Xbox In 2026
Sweet, will be awesome!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 18-19)
Played since last week 🙂
Ghost of Yotei - loving this game, its just so much fun to play! The open world, apart from being absolutely stunning, really invites exploration and I constantly get sidetracked in a good way and the combat is good and imo its just as fun to play stealthy as it is to just openly challenge the enemies. Soundtrack is also very good! Currently hunting the Kitsune 🙂
Battlefield 6 - so, my plan was to wait for this to be in a deep sale at least before buying it (didnt want to support EAs new owners) but then some friends I played a LOT of Battlefield 4 and Destiny with reached out and wanted to get the crew together again and I simply couldnt resist. So, despite giving EA and co my money which leaves just a little sour taste in my mouth (apart from the small chunk going to the actual people who made the game, you are absolutely worth giving money too) we´ve had som much fun playing multiplayer. Its really the best Battlefield since 4 imo, looks and plays great and I cant wait to play more, especially awesome when you have a good squad 🙂
Re: Four Games Are Confirmed For Xbox Game Pass In November 2025 So Far
Since we have ultimate for a little while longer I’ll be playing the CoD campaign and hopefully finish Outer Worlds 2 as well before I’ll downgrade to premium. And I’ll try Keeper too, so pretty good finish to ultimate for me!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 11-12)
What I´ve been playing since last week
Gears of War Reloaded – Me and the son finally finished the campaign! Its been so awesome to play this with him, and a little surprising that he also found the game to be really good (despite being 20 years old which for him is ancient). We might have to play more GoW 🙂
The Crew Motorfest - Im moving on from this game now, having played around 30 hours. Its been fun, some of the playlists have been really impressive with high production value but Im switching to play more Sonic Racing Crossworlds instead.
Ghost of Yotei - Loving this! Its just what i wanted, a gorgeous game thats more of what made Tsushima great and Im motivated storywise to get my revenge 🤩
Re: Talking Point: As We Approach GOTY Season, What's Your Pick As Things Stand?
Clair Obscur is my GOTY!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 4-5)
What I´ve been playing
Gears of War Reloaded – Me and the son only managed to play for 30 min this past week so still on act 5. I´m hoping that we can get some playtime later tonight and maybe finish it off 🙂
Sonic Racing Crossworlds - The whole family played some 4 player split screen, its a lot of fun. Pretty solid game
The Midnight Walk - Finished and platinumed. Really enjoyed this one, Good story with some great art design and soundtrack and playing it in VR made quite a big difference in immersion and being chased by monsters was pretty intense at times 🙂
Ghost of Yotei - rare day 1 for me but loved Tsushima so got this preordered after reading some positive reviews. A couple of hours in and this is pretty much exactly what I hoped for. It looks amazing and plays great, really polished from my experience, and a story of revenge is very fitting for the setting. This is going to be awesome 🙂
Re: Xbox Ditches Majority Of Its Game Pass DLC Discounts As Part Of Service Revamp
Personally I havent ever used the discount but as a whole all these changes leave a sour taste in my mouth.
I´ve said before I was unsure about Xbox in the future for me but now Im pretty certain this is the last generation for me, just no reason anymore as they wont keep any exclusives and subbing to game pass to play them costs more than to buy them on another console (buying a next generation Xbox and subbing a month here and there makes no sense either).
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 27-28)
Played since last week
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – finished and platinumed. Love this game, really enjoyed exploring and doing basically everything and also getting the secret ending!
Gears of War Reloaded – Still the same as last week, slowly making progress in the campaign playing split-screen with my son, and still loving it. We're on act 5 now, getting closer to the end.
Sonic Racing Crossworlds - very solid game and a lot of fun. Maybe not Mario Kart level good but still. Havent had the opportunity to play with the whole family in 4 player split-screen yet but very much looking forward to it!
The Midnight Walk - wow, what an unexpected gem of a game this is! Playing it mostly in VR the atmosphere and the art design are great. I love it, but its not a game for everyone.
Baby steps - so silly, so fun! Havent played much but we've had fun playing it. You can turn the nudity off if you like me are playing with kids around.
Re: Xbox Confirms Forza Horizon 6 Will Come To PS5, But Not On Launch
Makes sense I think, hopefully its not that long of a timed exclusive but nice for Xbox to get it first.
Re: Xbox Makes Its First State Of Play Appearance As Microsoft Flight Sim 2024 Jets Off To PS5
PSVR 2 support was a nice surprise!
Re: Microsoft Announces New Price Increases For Xbox Series X|S In The US
Its not like MS are selling a lot of consoles anymore so they might as well stop selling the few they donwith a loss. Its instane that SX is more than a ps5 pro,
Happy I was an early adopter and have gotten a lot of value out of my Xboxes cause it doesnt seem like the future has much to offer for Xbox consoles…
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 20-21)
Played since last week
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – I'm having a blast playing this again. In Suhkothai now, so I'll probably be finishing it off in a couple of sessions. Love it! And theres a lot I didnt do or missed on my first playthrough which makes it all the more fun!
Gears of War Reloaded – Same as last week, still slowly making progress in the campaign playing split-screen with my son, and still loving it. We're on act 4 now. He's very impressed by the game being so good despite it being so old, and it really is!
Sonic Racing Crossworlds - The whole family sat down and played the demo, shame it didnt have 4 player split screen as the full game will have but we all really liked it taking turns to play so I've ordered two more controllers and cant wait to play all together! As a bonus, Sackboy will be awesome with 4 players as well 🙂
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Dying Light: The Beast On Xbox This Week?
I will but it at some point but not release. And not for my Series S either, its a game pass machine at most these days.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 13-14)
I´ve had quite a lot of game time this week, which is nice 😊
Gears of War Reloaded – Still slowly making progress in the campaign playing split-screen with my son, and still loving it. I´ve had plenty time to play this week but the son has been rather busy so we´ve not played much sadly. On act 3, maybe halfway through that.
Robocop Unfinished business – finished and platinumed, enjoyed it quite a bit. IT didn’t overstay its welcome either!
Forza Horizon 5 – finally popped that platinum 😊 Its been a very fun ride, and I’ve enjoyed it a lot. Time to switch to The Crew Motorfest for more relaxed open-world racing!
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – replaying this awesome game going for the platinum this time, and I love it. The first playthrough I just did the main story, so doing everything and exploring etc is great fun and there’s a lot I missed the first time (on purpose but still). In Gizeh right now, enjoying every second 😊