Never, if its a game I want to play and its on gamepass I play it before it leaves. On rare occasion I’ve bought games I really liked on other platforms since performance and graphics are better than on the Series S.
Imagine being upset over a reporter claiming a release year for a game...
personally, I just hope they take their time and make an awesome game and release it when its ready, whether thats next year or 2030. But given its Bethesda, it'll probably be janky and full of bugs at release and needs another year of patches and mods to be fully enjoyable.
Even if its 300-400 million its a lot more than the game is bringing in. I just hope Xbox are ok with that. If they want an excuse, they can say its 500 million pinned on the Coalition.
I remember when WoW released, I was studying at the university and had plenty of time but never started playing WoW cause I knew it would take over my life and I would probably never stop playing it and ruin everything else in my life… so Im staying the ***** away from it this time too 😅
We've been om a trip so I havent played much but I did manage some gametime 🙂
Resonance: a Plague Tale - which I finished and platinumed late last sunday. Loved it! Its really a great adventure imo and I found the story, if a bit predictable, to be really good too. Looking forward to the next game from Asobo 🙂
The Wolf Amons Us remastered - This is a Telltale game at its best, loved it back then and love it now. Im one chapter in and its as good as I remember 🙂
Well, 500 million dollars is not going to be an easy number for Xbox to swallow however anyone tries to spin it. As I’ve said before, I hope they’ve already accepted it as a neccessary cost in the long run.
Also some comments on here havent aged very well. Not that I’m very surprised.
Mainly Resonance : A Plague Tale which I have been enjoying a lot. Its a great adventure so far at about two thirds in, and it looks and plays really good. I think the story is really good to. I also like that its a different game from the previous Plague Tale-games as this is an action-adventure game and there is a lot less sneaking (although there is some of that too) and there are no rats this time. The puzzles in the game are maybe a bit simple but thats really my only complaint. Great game, looking forward to wrapping it up in the coming days!
I’ve said this a couple of times now but I really enjoyed the campaign and I really hope Xbox have calculated the cost of keeping it exclusive and releasing it on gamepass as worth it in the long run otherwise the Coalition are in big trouble. And it would suck really bad if they arent kept around to make more games, especially more Gears of War.
Im paying (renting really) for it through gamepass ultimate, if Xbox cant make that work then they need to change their subscription model and not require us two pay twice to play their own games.
Maybe they intend to do more sequels focusing on Mags, that would make sense but if not then they missed the mark. I really hope Xbox lets the Coalition keep making Gears games!
Apart from the awesome Star Wars Galactic Racer which I'll be playing for a long time I finished Gears of War E-Day
The campaign is my favorite Gears campaign so far, I thought it was really good. Its always a bit difficult with the story and character development in a prequel as most people knows what happens next but I feel like maybe it was a bit too much focus on Mags and not Marcus and Dom. But still, apart from that is was really good imo. I liked the mix between linear and semi-open gameplay as well, and I'm very impressed with how good the game looked and ran on the Series S. I pretty recently played Reloaded on the Ps5 and had a look at the trophies, which have one thats pretty insane with 10k kills in pvp. And I dont like the versus mode in Gears, at all so I gave up on that. But I had a look at the achievements in E-Day and the Coalition have gone mad. Not only do they require 25k kills in versus they also require 50k kills in Horde Siege 😂 that's easily over 1000 plus hous playing those two modes. Good luck keeping your sanity going for those 😅
it was a very good campaign, finished it yesterday! But sweet jesus the achievements they've added for horde siege and versus 😬 its easily 1000+ hours of playtime required... and I thought the versus one needing 10 000 kills was bad in Reloaded 😂
No, I dont know. Hence my questionmark. But, what info we have is that remaining studios focuses mainly in excisting IPs leavning little room for other games. Especially if they want to reach millions and millions of gamers suggesting AAA games. But No, I dont know. And time will tell I guess.
But how will they make the games without the manpower? Having 90% per game done by AI? They studios left are still making games with the IP deemed sucessful/relevant bt Xbox.
Yes, but how are Xbox going to make all those new IP without all the studios or employees they used to have that could make them? Asha is saying one thing but doing another imo.
Battlefield 6 campaign is decent but not great, the multiplayer however is amazing! Theres also a mode where there is a limited number of human players on each side and the rest are bots making for a softer more enjoyable game mode if you have trouble keeping up with the kids 😅
There are so many new games out now that I wanna play, its getting ridiculous and even more so when looking at upcoming releases the next couple of months 😅 Feeling a bit spoiled at the moment but also realize its best to savor that feeling as it might change as soon as next year. So, the games I've been playing then 🙂
Star Wars Galactic Racer - This was on my radar since the early trailers and the glowing reviews made me get it day one. And its a really, really good racer 🙂 Controls are good, it looks amazing, the rougelike aspect of the campaign makes it very interesting. This is a game thats for me is perfect for either a short 20 min session or a 2 hour long one. That just one more race-feeling is very strong with this one. I'll probably not write about this every week since I'll be playing it on and off foor a long time 🙂
Gears of War E-Day - Such a great Gears game! And what a campaign so far, in the middle of act 3 now and this is imo a really good one. It does what I think a Gears game should do, which is being a gritty cover based shooter with bad ass soldiers shooting monsters. I often see people comment about how its just more of the same, and yeah it is, but imo thats the point. I dont want a leveling system, or a tacked on open world just because some higher-ups thinks its a must, or looking for resources to forge my own armour. I want this! It also runs and looks great on the Series S so extra kudos to the developers for that 🙂
First off the game is great but those numbers are not. Really hope the Coalition isn’t shredded to bits if sales dont pick up in the near future. But, as Xbox decided this should be exclusive I hope they counted on this happening and already decided its worth it in the long run.
This comments section was an interesting read. Time will tell if Xbox can manage without exclusives, but having Gears E-Day as one is pretty telling I think. Also, regarding Gamepass, the changes made recently gives you pretty much all the info you need about the service.
I've basically only been playing Wolverine since last week, wanted to finish it before next week so I can play Gears E-Day and Star Wars: Galactic Racer when they drop 🙂
Wolverine was a blast to play! I've finished the story and have one trophy left for the platinum so I'll be done later today. I've enjoyed it a lot and I really dont get the hate for it. Being linear suits the game imo, makes for tighter story and set pieces. Sure, the story is sort of predictable but still very good imo and the game holds your hand a bit to much at times but nothing that stopped me from enjoying the game. The patch to turn of scent trails for collectibles was welcome, but I dont understand the complaints for the scent trail for when Wolverine is tracking someone using his nose. I mean, how would you visualize that differently? The game also looks and plays great (on the Pro), which is to be expected from Insomniac. Japan had some very good levels imo, especially pretty at night 🙂
So, a great game finished, more to look for forward to next week. Thinking about sending my family on a holiday and calling in sick to work... 😅
Hope you get the game in time for the weekend at least!
Yeah, Wolverine is a very good game imo. Much better than I expected after all the ***** I read online. Currently in Japan, which have some awesome levels 🤩
Keeper - Finally got around to this game, and Im glad I did. Love these kind of games, or maybe we should call it an experience perhaps as its a bit limited in game play mechanics, but at the same time its more than a walking simulator. Also, you dont walk the whole game which is imo a great change of pace. Its all presented in an awesome gameworld! Its a very good looking game, fantastic art direction imo. Always amazed by the artist behind designs like these. It was also a nice story and I really enjoyed the journey from start to end. Nice and easy platinum trophy as a bonus too 🙂
Marvels Wolverine - So, I went in to this game expecting fart gas trails all over and boring combat and poor level design but after playing two levels I'm having a lot of fun. Maybe all that comes later... So far its been a high production action game that I've really enjoyed. Maybe it wont be the best Insomniac game I've played but they've made some very good games so thats ok...The game is so far very linear, but that doesnt have to be a bad thing. I like is as it fits the story and character and making a game open world just for the sake of it doesnt automatically make the game better. Regarding the combat, its Wolverine we're playing and he fights with his claws. There would have been more complaints I think if he used guns and gadgets and stuff like that. Its possible the combat gets boring over time but I cant see Insomniac doing it differently either. Its bloody and gory and so far pretty fun. So, all in all a very good start and I'm really looking forward to playing more 🙂
Yeah so Playstation consoles are 3;1 vs Xbox consoles. Go figure where GTA 6 will sell the most. Will be interesting to see if the game sells consoles though.
I've actually managed to finish both games I was playing from last week 🙂
Blood of the Dawnwalker - finished and platinumed! This game really nails the things that in my opinion are the most essential parts of an RPG - story, worldbuilding and lore. I've really, really enjoyed playing this game even though its technically not perfect and despite personally not loving the time restraint. I also really recommend players to make a manual save at around day 22 or so so you can explore the different endings, they are worth it imo. Also really hope we get more Dawnwalker in the future 🙂
Star Wars Zero Company - also finished the campaign, but definitely not platinumed (that trophy is no joke)! Surprisingly long campaign, took me around 24 hours to finish but I've really enjoyed it even if it got a little repetetive in the end with enemy types and missions not being very varied. As I've said before, pretty perfect setting for a game like this though 🙂
If a tier of gamepass come without day 1 releases (but added 6-12 months after) and is reasonably priced then yeah, I wouldnt mind. Just removing day 1 and keeping the price then no, I’ll go with the lower tier possible for online play.
Honestly, a gamepass option for less (a lot less) but with first party games showing up 6-12 months after release would be tempting. Much more so than ads or something for me at least. I can wait, there are other games to play.
Been playing the same games as last week, so a bit of a boring update this time🙂
Blood of the Dawnwalker - Its kind of a strange game to play, as some parts are really high quality production wise, like story, acting, cutscenes while other areas are clearly low budget. On the whole though, the game has grown a lot on me as the story really has gotten its fangs in me and I dont mind that much of the side content is copy paste missions or mini boss fights etc. Im currently level 23 and no longer die as easy so thats nice too. The whole concept of time progression and a limit of how much time I have before needing to wrap the story up (mainly for trophies though and which ending you want) means I feel i cant play the game how I want which I dont like. Would prefer to be able to just get lost in the world and do whatever but maybe next playthrough. Still a really good game all in all.
Star Wars Zero Company - Really good game, fun and addicting to play and imo the perfect setting for a game like this. Awesome, despite some technical issues 🙂
Sure but what worries me is that there is probably at least 3-4 years or more of development left before the game is done. So much can happen during that time. But again, I hope Xbox keep funding the game as it sounds like it could be a good one.
Hope I’m wrong but I wont be surprised when Xbox cancels the game after continued struggle with budget and deadlines. Kojima makes cool games but the business side is not great.
During summer we use it a lot more than 15 hours a month while living in our summer place, so this sucks. Fortuntely during the other nine months of the year its basically nothing. Its mostly my son using it these days so hes not happy 😒
I've been playing two games that are really good and fun to play but technically maybe not the most polished...
Star Wars Zero Company - remains really fun and addictive to play, which is the most important part, but technically it needs some patches that after reading some news earlier regarding the studio might take a really long time to come if ever. Closing the game after every session seems to help, Ive only had one crash but fps drops and other minor glitches are pretty frequent. Still, having fun and gameplay, story, voice acting and such are very good imo.
Blood of the Dawnwalker - Decided to get this even if I'm unsure if I have time to finish a first playthrough before Wolverine. Im pretty early in the game, on day 2, and even if it looks a little dated (almost thought I played the ps5 version of the Witcher 3 at first) the story, cinematics, voice acting and worldbuilding and setting are good imo. Im playing on the hardest difficulty so combat is challenging but as my character grows stronger it gets easier. Its most of the time a me-problem when I die and not the games fault, but I might go down in difficulty and drop the polatinum ideas... 😅but you can get stuck on things, trees get in the way of the view and the camera and lock on doesnt always cooperate which doesnt help. I like the difference between day and night in the game, makes it really interesting and offers choices in taking on quests and exploration and certain things you can only do at either day or night. I also like how time progresses, makes for some choices to be made as you sometimes have to pick between side quests or other activities. So all in all I'm having a good time with the game and I can only imagine it gets better as the story goes on. I wouldn't mind some patches for a smoother combat and such.
So many games released now or coming soon, its hard to choose what to play. Not even counting the backlog. And on top of that, I just had to play an old classic that just got an update. Such nice problems to have though 🙂
Mafia Definitive Edition PS5 - I just had to play it again, loved this game back in the day and I still love it. Its a nice little upgrade with 60 fps which makes the gameplay much smoother. I've finished the game on classic difficulty, which I dont recommend if you're not going for the trophies/achievements as there are some pretty hard parts in the game and it can get really frustrating. The race however, which is the hardest part, I got on the 7th try. I grinded that ***** race so many times on the ps4 version that I still got it, probably till the day I die... Some collectibles left then the platinum is mine. Still a great game imo 🙂
Star Wars Zero Company - I had my eye on this and after the great reviews I had to get it. I've only played the first mission, but this is very, very promising. Its a great evolution from the Xcom games and Star Wars is a very good setting for it. Cant wait to play more!
I also want to play Resonance - a Plague Tale Legacy but that will have to wait a few months...
The Adventures of Elliot - which I late last night finished and got the "true" ending for and with it the platinum. It was a great game, I really enjoyed it! It also has a story where you really want to go for the true end and the first one you can get doesnt conclude anything really. Also loved the exploration, finding secrets and all that. Gave me flashbacks go old Zelda games 🙂 Even the combat stayed good enought all the way through! And thanks to Fallout2 for the tip on the setting to reduce the repetetive lines from followers in the game 🙂
I've finished Moss the Forgotten Relic which was good but not at all as awesome as in VR.
I also tried go get back into Dying Light 2 as it dropped on ps plus but theres just something hard to put in words that makes this game so difficult for me to really enjoy, which I should after loving the first game and The Beast. I'll probably drop it again, wanted to go for the platinum as I’ve finished the story but just cant bring myself to do it.
Helldivers 2 was a nice surprise drop on plus as well, I've only played two missions but will give this more time in the future. Could be good!
What I've really put my time into is The Adventures of Elliot - which is really good, old school RPG fun. It looks great with that artstyle, fighting and exploration and all that is great and the story is good enough to keep me interested. Minor complaint is the repeated lines from followers... Other than that, cant wait to play more!
Halo - Campaign Evolved - which I've finished. Its been a long time since I played the first Halo and it was really awesome to revisit it. Just the title screen was enough to give me goosebumps. I think however that nostalgia plays a big part in how much you enjoy the game, as its an old game which shines through the new coat of paint at times and the remake isnt perfect and I feel like Halo Studios could have done better, and also included multiplayer. Playing on the series S, the fps was stable which is great but the image is very blurry which turns out to be by design as you only have motion blur to toggle on/off which turned off only helps clearing up the image a little. On PC you can mod the file to turn off other default settings. Odd choice imo. Anyway, all in all I had a good time playing Halo CE again, many great memories from back in the day!
Moss - the forgotten relic - So, I’ve played both Moss games in VR and this is both of those games in one but flat. And having almost finished the first, I can say its not a bad game, its a charming platformer, but a lot of what made the games so awesome in VR is lost in these versions. The sense of being right there in VR adds so much, its hard to describe. Anyway, will keep going and maybe even platinum it, we'll see.
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Re: Talking Point: How Often Do You Buy The Games Leaving Xbox Game Pass?
Never, if its a game I want to play and its on gamepass I play it before it leaves. On rare occasion I’ve bought games I really liked on other platforms since performance and graphics are better than on the Series S.
Re: 'I'm Telling You This Because It's True' - Reporter On Xbox's Release Window For The Elder Scrolls 6
Imagine being upset over a reporter claiming a release year for a game...
personally, I just hope they take their time and make an awesome game and release it when its ready, whether thats next year or 2030. But given its Bethesda, it'll probably be janky and full of bugs at release and needs another year of patches and mods to be fully enjoyable.
I'll still be there day one though 😅
Re: Microsoft Is Giving Away The Most Insane Xbox Series X Ever Created
Oh man imagine trying to convince the wife to let you have that thing in the living room 😂
Pretty cool though!
Re: Former Xbox Manager Explains Why $500M Cost For Gears: E-Day Doesn't Tell The Whole Story
Even if its 300-400 million its a lot more than the game is bringing in. I just hope Xbox are ok with that. If they want an excuse, they can say its 500 million pinned on the Coalition.
Time will tell.
Re: 25 Years Later, How Many Of These Original Xbox Launch Titles Have You Played?
6 of them if I remember correctly, but at a mates as I didnt own an Xbox. It was Halo that stole the show though, so many hours of fun that was 🙂
Re: Blizzard Is Getting Our Hopes Up Again For World Of Warcraft On Xbox
I remember when WoW released, I was studying at the university and had plenty of time but never started playing WoW cause I knew it would take over my life and I would probably never stop playing it and ruin everything else in my life… so Im staying the ***** away from it this time too 😅
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 31 - November 1)
We've been om a trip so I havent played much but I did manage some gametime 🙂
Resonance: a Plague Tale - which I finished and platinumed late last sunday. Loved it! Its really a great adventure imo and I found the story, if a bit predictable, to be really good too. Looking forward to the next game from Asobo 🙂
The Wolf Amons Us remastered - This is a Telltale game at its best, loved it back then and love it now. Im one chapter in and its as good as I remember 🙂
Have a great weekend you all!
Re: Rumours Persist That Xbox Spent $500 Million On Gears Of War: E-Day, Despite Some Objections
Well, 500 million dollars is not going to be an easy number for Xbox to swallow however anyone tries to spin it. As I’ve said before, I hope they’ve already accepted it as a neccessary cost in the long run.
Also some comments on here havent aged very well. Not that I’m very surprised.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 24-25)
Mainly Resonance : A Plague Tale which I have been enjoying a lot. Its a great adventure so far at about two thirds in, and it looks and plays really good. I think the story is really good to. I also like that its a different game from the previous Plague Tale-games as this is an action-adventure game and there is a lot less sneaking (although there is some of that too) and there are no rats this time. The puzzles in the game are maybe a bit simple but thats really my only complaint. Great game, looking forward to wrapping it up in the coming days!
Have a great weekend!
Re: Report: Microsoft Is Running Out Of Time To Save Xbox Studio Arkane
For ***** sake, not another one! Blade would be an interesting game so hopefully the studio isn’t shut down.
Re: The Internet Urges Xbox To Save Mass Effect
Yeah, its a real shame with Bioware and if anyone can save their IPs I would be happy!
Re: New Rumour Says Xbox Spent $500 Million On Gears Of War: E-Day, But Not Everyone Agrees
I’ve said this a couple of times now but I really enjoyed the campaign and I really hope Xbox have calculated the cost of keeping it exclusive and releasing it on gamepass as worth it in the long run otherwise the Coalition are in big trouble. And it would suck really bad if they arent kept around to make more games, especially more Gears of War.
Re: Three Price Tiers Revealed As Xbox Rolls Out 'Cloud Playtime' To Insiders
No thanks, simple as that.
Re: These Eight Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass (October 21 - November 3)
@strzelec
Im paying (renting really) for it through gamepass ultimate, if Xbox cant make that work then they need to change their subscription model and not require us two pay twice to play their own games.
Re: Report: Xbox To Release Next-Gen Handheld In 2027 & Expensive Helix Console In 2028
As others have said, at those prices for a Helix I’m not sure I need one. Xbox needs to convince me!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 17-18)
@Fiendish-Beaver
Maybe they intend to do more sequels focusing on Mags, that would make sense but if not then they missed the mark. I really hope Xbox lets the Coalition keep making Gears games!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 17-18)
Apart from the awesome Star Wars Galactic Racer which I'll be playing for a long time I finished Gears of War E-Day
The campaign is my favorite Gears campaign so far, I thought it was really good. Its always a bit difficult with the story and character development in a prequel as most people knows what happens next but I feel like maybe it was a bit too much focus on Mags and not Marcus and Dom. But still, apart from that is was really good imo.
I liked the mix between linear and semi-open gameplay as well, and I'm very impressed with how good the game looked and ran on the Series S.
I pretty recently played Reloaded on the Ps5 and had a look at the trophies, which have one thats pretty insane with 10k kills in pvp. And I dont like the versus mode in Gears, at all so I gave up on that. But I had a look at the achievements in E-Day and the Coalition have gone mad. Not only do they require 25k kills in versus they also require 50k kills in Horde Siege 😂 that's easily over 1000 plus hous playing those two modes. Good luck keeping your sanity going for those 😅
Anyway, have a great weekend!
Re: Gears Of War: E-Day Gets Its First Major Update Since Release, Here Are The Patch Notes
it was a very good campaign, finished it yesterday! But sweet jesus the achievements they've added for horde siege and versus 😬 its easily 1000+ hours of playtime required... and I thought the versus one needing 10 000 kills was bad in Reloaded 😂
Re: Talking Point: Gears 6 Or An E-Day Sequel: What Should The Coalition Make Next?
Gears 6, wrap up the story if the Coalition are around that long.
Re: Asha Sharma Tells Employees That Xbox Won't Survive By 'Only' Relying On Past Franchises
@RiverGenie
No, I dont know. Hence my questionmark. But, what info we have is that remaining studios focuses mainly in excisting IPs leavning little room for other games. Especially if they want to reach millions and millions of gamers suggesting AAA games. But No, I dont know. And time will tell I guess.
Re: Asha Sharma Tells Employees That Xbox Won't Survive By 'Only' Relying On Past Franchises
@Banjo-
But how will they make the games without the manpower? Having 90% per game done by AI? They studios left are still making games with the IP deemed sucessful/relevant bt Xbox.
Re: Asha Sharma Tells Employees That Xbox Won't Survive By 'Only' Relying On Past Franchises
Yes, but how are Xbox going to make all those new IP without all the studios or employees they used to have that could make them? Asha is saying one thing but doing another imo.
Re: Six Games Are Heading To Xbox Game Pass This Week (October 13-16)
Battlefield 6 campaign is decent but not great, the multiplayer however is amazing! Theres also a mode where there is a limited number of human players on each side and the rest are bots making for a softer more enjoyable game mode if you have trouble keeping up with the kids 😅
Re: Talking Point: As Things Stand, What's Your Game Of The Year For 2026?
Many great games this year, its going to be hard to choose 😅
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 10-11)
There are so many new games out now that I wanna play, its getting ridiculous and even more so when looking at upcoming releases the next couple of months 😅 Feeling a bit spoiled at the moment but also realize its best to savor that feeling as it might change as soon as next year. So, the games I've been playing then 🙂
Star Wars Galactic Racer - This was on my radar since the early trailers and the glowing reviews made me get it day one. And its a really, really good racer 🙂 Controls are good, it looks amazing, the rougelike aspect of the campaign makes it very interesting. This is a game thats for me is perfect for either a short 20 min session or a 2 hour long one. That just one more race-feeling is very strong with this one. I'll probably not write about this every week since I'll be playing it on and off foor a long time 🙂
Gears of War E-Day - Such a great Gears game! And what a campaign so far, in the middle of act 3 now and this is imo a really good one. It does what I think a Gears game should do, which is being a gritty cover based shooter with bad ass soldiers shooting monsters. I often see people comment about how its just more of the same, and yeah it is, but imo thats the point. I dont want a leveling system, or a tacked on open world just because some higher-ups thinks its a must, or looking for resources to forge my own armour. I want this!
It also runs and looks great on the Series S so extra kudos to the developers for that 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Re: Analysis Firm Shares Their Sales Estimates For Gears Of War: E-Day
First off the game is great but those numbers are not. Really hope the Coalition isn’t shredded to bits if sales dont pick up in the near future. But, as Xbox decided this should be exclusive I hope they counted on this happening and already decided its worth it in the long run.
Re: 'Pick A Lane' - Ex-PlayStation Boss Thinks Xbox Either Needs To Be A Top-Tier Platform Or Publisher
This comments section was an interesting read. Time will tell if Xbox can manage without exclusives, but having Gears E-Day as one is pretty telling I think. Also, regarding Gamepass, the changes made recently gives you pretty much all the info you need about the service.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 3-4)
@Fiendish-Beaver
I think you are pretty much spot on regarding Wolverine!
Also, great that the Gears E-Day campaign seems to be really, really good 🙂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 3-4)
I've basically only been playing Wolverine since last week, wanted to finish it before next week so I can play Gears E-Day and Star Wars: Galactic Racer when they drop 🙂
Wolverine was a blast to play! I've finished the story and have one trophy left for the platinum so I'll be done later today. I've enjoyed it a lot and I really dont get the hate for it. Being linear suits the game imo, makes for tighter story and set pieces. Sure, the story is sort of predictable but still very good imo and the game holds your hand a bit to much at times but nothing that stopped me from enjoying the game. The patch to turn of scent trails for collectibles was welcome, but I dont understand the complaints for the scent trail for when Wolverine is tracking someone using his nose. I mean, how would you visualize that differently? The game also looks and plays great (on the Pro), which is to be expected from Insomniac. Japan had some very good levels imo, especially pretty at night 🙂
So, a great game finished, more to look for forward to next week. Thinking about sending my family on a holiday and calling in sick to work... 😅
Have a great weekend!
Re: Gears Of War E-Day Release Date, Release Times & Everything You Need To Know On Xbox & PC
@Fiendish-Beaver
Hope you get the game in time for the weekend at least!
Yeah, Wolverine is a very good game imo. Much better than I expected after all the ***** I read online. Currently in Japan, which have some awesome levels 🤩
Re: Gears Of War E-Day Release Date, Release Times & Everything You Need To Know On Xbox & PC
Looking forward to it but no way I'm paying for early access. Hoping its as good as we all hope it is!
Need to finish Wolverine by tuesday though 😅
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 26-27)
Played since last week
Keeper - Finally got around to this game, and Im glad I did. Love these kind of games, or maybe we should call it an experience perhaps as its a bit limited in game play mechanics, but at the same time its more than a walking simulator. Also, you dont walk the whole game which is imo a great change of pace. Its all presented in an awesome gameworld! Its a very good looking game, fantastic art direction imo. Always amazed by the artist behind designs like these. It was also a nice story and I really enjoyed the journey from start to end. Nice and easy platinum trophy as a bonus too 🙂
Marvels Wolverine - So, I went in to this game expecting fart gas trails all over and boring combat and poor level design but after playing two levels I'm having a lot of fun. Maybe all that comes later... So far its been a high production action game that I've really enjoyed. Maybe it wont be the best Insomniac game I've played but they've made some very good games so thats ok...The game is so far very linear, but that doesnt have to be a bad thing. I like is as it fits the story and character and making a game open world just for the sake of it doesnt automatically make the game better. Regarding the combat, its Wolverine we're playing and he fights with his claws. There would have been more complaints I think if he used guns and gadgets and stuff like that. Its possible the combat gets boring over time but I cant see Insomniac doing it differently either. Its bloody and gory and so far pretty fun. So, all in all a very good start and I'm really looking forward to playing more 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Re: Xbox CSO Issues Response To Report About GTA 6 Sales Being 'Heavily Skewed' Towards PS5
Yeah so Playstation consoles are 3;1 vs Xbox consoles. Go figure where GTA 6 will sell the most. Will be interesting to see if the game sells consoles though.
Re: Xbox's Platinum Trophy Equivalent Appears To Be Called A 'Mythic Achievement'
I really like Sonys Platinum Trophy so maybe this can be a good idea!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 19-20)
I've actually managed to finish both games I was playing from last week 🙂
Blood of the Dawnwalker - finished and platinumed! This game really nails the things that in my opinion are the most essential parts of an RPG - story, worldbuilding and lore. I've really, really enjoyed playing this game even though its technically not perfect and despite personally not loving the time restraint. I also really recommend players to make a manual save at around day 22 or so so you can explore the different endings, they are worth it imo. Also really hope we get more Dawnwalker in the future 🙂
Star Wars Zero Company - also finished the campaign, but definitely not platinumed (that trophy is no joke)! Surprisingly long campaign, took me around 24 hours to finish but I've really enjoyed it even if it got a little repetetive in the end with enemy types and missions not being very varied. As I've said before, pretty perfect setting for a game like this though 🙂
Have a great weekend you all!
Re: Talking Point: How Would You Feel If Xbox Game Pass Actually Dropped Day One Releases?
If a tier of gamepass come without day 1 releases (but added 6-12 months after) and is reasonably priced then yeah, I wouldnt mind. Just removing day 1 and keeping the price then no, I’ll go with the lower tier possible for online play.
Re: Xbox Responds To Rumour That Game Pass Could Drop Day One Releases In 2027
Honestly, a gamepass option for less (a lot less) but with first party games showing up 6-12 months after release would be tempting. Much more so than ads or something for me at least. I can wait, there are other games to play.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 12-13)
Been playing the same games as last week, so a bit of a boring update this time🙂
Blood of the Dawnwalker - Its kind of a strange game to play, as some parts are really high quality production wise, like story, acting, cutscenes while other areas are clearly low budget. On the whole though, the game has grown a lot on me as the story really has gotten its fangs in me and I dont mind that much of the side content is copy paste missions or mini boss fights etc. Im currently level 23 and no longer die as easy so thats nice too. The whole concept of time progression and a limit of how much time I have before needing to wrap the story up (mainly for trophies though and which ending you want) means I feel i cant play the game how I want which I dont like. Would prefer to be able to just get lost in the world and do whatever but maybe next playthrough. Still a really good game all in all.
Star Wars Zero Company - Really good game, fun and addicting to play and imo the perfect setting for a game like this. Awesome, despite some technical issues 🙂
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Re: Sony Dropped Kojima's 'PHYSINT' Over Budget, Profits & Timed Exclusivity Concerns, Sources Say
@abe_hikura
Sure but what worries me is that there is probably at least 3-4 years or more of development left before the game is done. So much can happen during that time. But again, I hope Xbox keep funding the game as it sounds like it could be a good one.
Re: Sony Dropped Kojima's 'PHYSINT' Over Budget, Profits & Timed Exclusivity Concerns, Sources Say
Hope I’m wrong but I wont be surprised when Xbox cancels the game after continued struggle with budget and deadlines. Kojima makes cool games but the business side is not great.
Time will tell!
Re: Xbox Is Officially Taking Over From PlayStation On Hideo Kojima's New 'PHYSINT' Game
Its a nice PR win for Xbox, but Sony probably had good reasons to let it go. Just saying.
Also, lets wait and see how this goes, theres a couple of years of development left for Xbox to keep funding first.
Re: Talking Point: How Many Games Do You Plan To Convert With Xbox Disc To Digital?
My son will progably do the few physical games he has but none for me
Re: Poll: How Many Hours Of Xbox Cloud Gaming Do You Use Per-Month?
During summer we use it a lot more than 15 hours a month while living in our summer place, so this sucks. Fortuntely during the other nine months of the year its basically nothing. Its mostly my son using it these days so hes not happy 😒
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 5-6)
I've been playing two games that are really good and fun to play but technically maybe not the most polished...
Star Wars Zero Company - remains really fun and addictive to play, which is the most important part, but technically it needs some patches that after reading some news earlier regarding the studio might take a really long time to come if ever. Closing the game after every session seems to help, Ive only had one crash but fps drops and other minor glitches are pretty frequent. Still, having fun and gameplay, story, voice acting and such are very good imo.
Blood of the Dawnwalker - Decided to get this even if I'm unsure if I have time to finish a first playthrough before Wolverine. Im pretty early in the game, on day 2, and even if it looks a little dated (almost thought I played the ps5 version of the Witcher 3 at first) the story, cinematics, voice acting and worldbuilding and setting are good imo. Im playing on the hardest difficulty so combat is challenging but as my character grows stronger it gets easier. Its most of the time a me-problem when I die and not the games fault, but I might go down in difficulty and drop the polatinum ideas... 😅but you can get stuck on things, trees get in the way of the view and the camera and lock on doesnt always cooperate which doesnt help. I like the difference between day and night in the game, makes it really interesting and offers choices in taking on quests and exploration and certain things you can only do at either day or night. I also like how time progresses, makes for some choices to be made as you sometimes have to pick between side quests or other activities. So all in all I'm having a good time with the game and I can only imagine it gets better as the story goes on. I wouldn't mind some patches for a smoother combat and such.
Have a great weekend!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 29-30)
@Mr-Cage
Thanks! It went a lot smoother with classic this time than the last 😅 I think 60 fps and smoother gunplay is a part of the reason why.
Awesome game, but not always when playing on classic 😂
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 29-30)
So many games released now or coming soon, its hard to choose what to play. Not even counting the backlog. And on top of that, I just had to play an old classic that just got an update. Such nice problems to have though 🙂
Mafia Definitive Edition PS5 - I just had to play it again, loved this game back in the day and I still love it. Its a nice little upgrade with 60 fps which makes the gameplay much smoother. I've finished the game on classic difficulty, which I dont recommend if you're not going for the trophies/achievements as there are some pretty hard parts in the game and it can get really frustrating. The race however, which is the hardest part, I got on the 7th try. I grinded that ***** race so many times on the ps4 version that I still got it, probably till the day I die... Some collectibles left then the platinum is mine. Still a great game imo 🙂
Star Wars Zero Company - I had my eye on this and after the great reviews I had to get it. I've only played the first mission, but this is very, very promising. Its a great evolution from the Xcom games and Star Wars is a very good setting for it. Cant wait to play more!
I also want to play Resonance - a Plague Tale Legacy but that will have to wait a few months...
Have a great weekend!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 22-23)
So, since last week I've only played one game:
The Adventures of Elliot - which I late last night finished and got the "true" ending for and with it the platinum. It was a great game, I really enjoyed it! It also has a story where you really want to go for the true end and the first one you can get doesnt conclude anything really. Also loved the exploration, finding secrets and all that. Gave me flashbacks go old Zelda games 🙂 Even the combat stayed good enought all the way through! And thanks to Fallout2 for the tip on the setting to reduce the repetetive lines from followers in the game 🙂
Have a great weekend!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 15-16)
I've finished Moss the Forgotten Relic which was good but not at all as awesome as in VR.
I also tried go get back into Dying Light 2 as it dropped on ps plus but theres just something hard to put in words that makes this game so difficult for me to really enjoy, which I should after loving the first game and The Beast. I'll probably drop it again, wanted to go for the platinum as I’ve finished the story but just cant bring myself to do it.
Helldivers 2 was a nice surprise drop on plus as well, I've only played two missions but will give this more time in the future. Could be good!
What I've really put my time into is The Adventures of Elliot - which is really good, old school RPG fun. It looks great with that artstyle, fighting and exploration and all that is great and the story is good enough to keep me interested. Minor complaint is the repeated lines from followers... Other than that, cant wait to play more!
Have a great weekend all!
Re: Xbox Boss Reveals Brief Thoughts On Elder Scrolls 6 After Seeing A 'Live Playthrough'
Yeah I’m not taking Sharmas word for it, Bethesda is gonna have to deliver on this big time and they have an uphill battle doing so.
if they pull it off though, big if, it might be the best game ever made. No pressure.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 8-9)
I've been playing mainly two games this past week
Halo - Campaign Evolved - which I've finished. Its been a long time since I played the first Halo and it was really awesome to revisit it. Just the title screen was enough to give me goosebumps. I think however that nostalgia plays a big part in how much you enjoy the game, as its an old game which shines through the new coat of paint at times and the remake isnt perfect and I feel like Halo Studios could have done better, and also included multiplayer. Playing on the series S, the fps was stable which is great but the image is very blurry which turns out to be by design as you only have motion blur to toggle on/off which turned off only helps clearing up the image a little. On PC you can mod the file to turn off other default settings. Odd choice imo. Anyway, all in all I had a good time playing Halo CE again, many great memories from back in the day!
Moss - the forgotten relic - So, I’ve played both Moss games in VR and this is both of those games in one but flat. And having almost finished the first, I can say its not a bad game, its a charming platformer, but a lot of what made the games so awesome in VR is lost in these versions. The sense of being right there in VR adds so much, its hard to describe. Anyway, will keep going and maybe even platinum it, we'll see.
Hope you all have a great weekend!