Pentiment has a release date now (11/15), looking forward to that one.
Starfield is on my radar for sure now that I have an XSS. I'd be down for a new trailer!Need another update on Starfield, including its release date pronto. Hurry the fuck up, Todd!
Started playing Halo for the first time via MCC. Played through CE and am currently playing 2. Will take a break from it after that to avoid burnout, but I am enjoying myself so far.
I played about fifteen hours of it last winter over xCloud, which I feel makes a pretty decent case for xCloud. Anyway, it’s a really fun racing game!Gotta say, Forza Horizon 5 has quickly become one of my favorite games in the past year and probably one of my favorite racers ever.
I’m hoping for a decent sale of it on steam to replay on my steam deckI played about fifteen hours of it last winter over xCloud, which I feel makes a pretty decent case for xCloud. Anyway, it’s a really fun racing game!
So much this. Got Oblivion on sale and am going to replay it for the first time in 10+ years just because I can. Might get Fallout New Vegas too, who knows. No more waiting around for remasters for me.Oh my god folks I just realized that Burnout Revenge is playable on XSS. I feel like I was justified buying this console now.
The way that BC is so simple on Xbox, and the fact that most titles are right there on the store, and you can buy them no problem, kinda blows my mind. Compared to the Switch which has no real BC, and the PS5 which has limited BC, the Series S is a revelation. It’s a nostalgia machine is what it is!
Start with CE for sure.If I’ve never played Halo and have zero connection to the series other than knowing how huge it was in the early days of Xbox, what would be the best one to jump into for single player?
Need another update on Starfield, including its release date pronto. Hurry the fuck up, Todd!
un-yeahNooo, the MS store somehow gave me the German version of Oblivion even though it says English on the store page. I can not change the language in-game either.
Wtf, ich will das nicht.
Edit: So the store page claims English US is supported, while English UK isn’t. So I changed my console language from UK to US, but that didn’t fix it. Tried uninstalling and re-downloading the game, but that did not fix it either. All out of ideas at this point, and this blows.
I might look into that, but tbh I think it is either a faulty listing, or something that can only be fixed by changing the console region to gain access to the US store, which would open up an entirely different can of worms I don't want to get into.un-yeah
is there anything you can do? ask support maybe?
I'm quoting this whole post to say that I agree with you about the UI. It kinda sucks.Feels insane that I'm two years into the three year game pass deal/trick already. First, that time flies so fast, and second, that a whole bunch of games that were the reason I signed up STILL don't even have release dates, lol.
I tried to add up the value of all the games I've either beaten or played for a significant amount of time on it, and it comes to at least $1,200 over the two years. For a $60 per year sub. Incredible.
However my "play later" list is actually getting down to manageable levels now, as I've worked through a lot of the first party backlog I missed out on on XB1. This means the value of the service will start being purely what new games are added at which point the perception changes. My plan is to get through that play later list before the next Switch comes out.
Absolutely love the Series X. Looks good, runs good, whisper quiet, has all the OS features you need. I think the OS is pretty poorly designed but by and large it does its job.
I would say my highlights of my time with the system / with Game Pass, are:
Fallout 76 - Was super surprised how much enjoyment I got out of this as a strictly singleplayer game. They'd obviously fixed it up and added NPCs by the time I got into it, but as someone who just loves exploring an open world map it delivered in spades. I just... really loved the map to bits. The only thing that hurt it being online was the poor shooting feedback. Other than that it was great.
Psychonauts 2 - Don't need to say much here. Charming and funny and everything fans wanted.
Hades - I'm not a huge rougelike guy so if this hadn't been on Game Pass I would have missed this gem. Addictive.
Forza Horizon 4 - Incredibly fun and packed full of content. The map is 5x better than FH5's, and the seasons are gorgeous. FH5 wasn't enough of an evolution on the formula, imo. FH6 needs to do something new.
Gears 5 - Fun shooter worth playing for the insane visuals alone.
Spiritfarer - Fuck this game for bringing me to tears so often. Overlong and dull at times, but essential all the same.
Sniper Elite 5 - Only played it because Eurogamer gave it an essential - thank you EG. Often feels like what MGS 5 should have been, with tight, well designed open levels rather than one huge open world. Also reminds me of a modern day Goldeneye with all the optional objectives around the map. The gameplay is super tight, the visuals are superb... it's so much better than I ever expected.
F1 2021 - Was really surprised how good this is in career mode. Managing your budget, dealing with car damage, researching upgrades and running practice routines was addictive. Granular difficult options meant that you constantly had good, competitive races if you wanted them.
Hitman Trilogy - Like Sniper Elite with much smaller maps, far more interactions, and funny as fuck. Was not prepared for how much of a comedy this game can be. Really struggled to get into it, but once I did I was hooked. Industry-leading level design on display.
Doom Eternal - I only really tolerated the first one despite how good it is (because I've never been a huge Doom fan) but this one, this one was something else. The strategy of constantly having to change weapons and the movement options totally elevated the game into something incredible. Felt more like a first person Warcraft than Doom at times. Final boss sucked though!
Prey - This game needs a whole thread to itself, lol. There's more inventiveness in the first two hours of this game than in some other companies' entire outputs.
Disappointments would include: Dirt 5; Deathloop; Battletoads; Ace Combat 7; Night in the Woods; Outriders
I was shocked how bad Dirt 5 was given the pedigree of the team making it. I couldn't even understand who it was for or what it was trying to be. Or why the car models were so ugly.I'm quoting this whole post to say that I agree with you about the UI. It kinda sucks.
Also Dirt 5 sucks a whole bunch.
The original Dirt team at Codies didn’t do Dirt 5. The game was made by devs formerly known as Evolution Studios, before they became Codemasters Cheshire. Evolution Studios was primarily known for Driveclub and Motorstorm. That explains the big difference between Dirt 5 and the Dirt Rally games.I was shocked how bad Dirt 5 was given the pedigree of the team making it. I couldn't even understand who it was for or what it was trying to be. Or why the car models were so ugly.
I almost didn't try Dirt 2.0 (because if it's an older game in the same series by the same people, why bother) but what I got was totally different, and exactly what I was hoping Dirt 5 would be. It's really good.
Really poor branding there.
Regarding the UI, it's a bad sign when you've had a console for 18 months and you're STILL thinking, "Okay, how do I get to the settings again? Wait, where are achievements shown?" But the game library section itself is good, which is the thing that matters most to me.
STOP! You’ve violated the law.Managed to get Oblivion to work in English by setting my region to US and re-downloading. Still works after resetting my region. Praise be.
Criminal scum!STOP! You’ve violated the law.
Only on the store app via Xbox itself, from what I know. Or via third party solutions for iOS/android.Is there a wishlist feature? There’s no option to add a game to a wishlist on the app which is pretty inconvenient.
That’s so annoying. I’m not gonna turn on the Xbox every time I think of a game to add to the wishlist. Even Nintendo has this figured out, like come on.Only on the store app via Xbox itself, from what I know. Or via third party solutions for iOS/android.
If it is a decent enough workaround for you, what does work is accessing the store through a browser, or you can work with the XB Deals app.That’s so annoying. I’m not gonna turn on the Xbox every time I think of a game to add to the wishlist. Even Nintendo has this figured out, like come on.
Laughs in steam deck….Bought Assassin’s Creed 1
I don’t need to be buying games, game pass has way too many for me to ever play already
This just made my day.
Xbox Game Pass Titles Leaving December 15:
- Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Breathedge (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Firewatch (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Lake (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Neoverse (Cloud and Console)
- Race with Ryan (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Rory McIlroy PGA Tour (Console) EA Play
- Transformers: Battlegrounds (Cloud, Console, and PC)
same, at only 20H it's a great fit!Oooh Eastward
I’ve heard good things
Same I'm pretty shocked, just wish it had online multiPretty cool, means I can remove some stuff from my wishlist. Didn't expect Lego Star Wars this soon if at all.
oh dang, gonna have to play Firewatch before it goesAnd as for what we're losing...
Xbox Game Pass Is Losing 11 Games In December
Games like Firewatch and Lake will be leaving the service this month.www.gamespot.com
I've got to get some time with Lake (short one!), but that's the only one I had on my play list
same, at only 20H it's a great fit!
Same I'm pretty shocked, just wish it had online multi
Good pick, I enjoyed it on Switchoh dang, gonna have to play Firewatch before it goes