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Topic   Xbox Series X/S Discussion Thread Microsoft Xbox Series X|S

bluemetal04
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18-Jul-2020(#1)
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Might as well get it started. Who's looking forward to it? I personally think that it could beat PS5, that is if they don't screw up. They need a basic UI, more first party titles, and focus only on gaming. They own the license to Rare games, we need to see new Conkers, Perfect Dark, Banjo Kazooie, etc. They did alright with Killer Instinct, I'll give them that, but they're sitting on a lot of games that needs remade, remastered, and sequels.
As far as I know, it's slightly more powerful than the PS5, which isn't a big deal. But what is a big deal is that it will come with more storage. XBSX will have 1TB, which I admit, is not much by today's standards. The PS5 will have 825GB, which is ridiculous. I'm guessing that the next gen games will be around 100gb or more in size on average. If that is the case, I expect the discs will be on 4k UHD blu-rays.
Feeb
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* 28-Oct-2022(#2)
I have not played CoD since the OG MW remaster / make. It’s a crap game.
longhornsk57
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28-Oct-2022(#3)
Anxiouz wrote:
> Would you be willing to pay $4 a month if they added COD?

Definitely.

MW, Cold War, Vanguard, and MW2 all great games.
3hitcombo
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29-Oct-2022(#4)
Someone complaining about the gamepass library but would rather have the COD collection on there??? Um…..yeah….gamepass isn’t for you…..not sure video games even are…..

benstylus
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29-Oct-2022(#5)
3hitcombo wrote:
> Someone complaining about the gamepass library but would rather have the COD collection
> on there??? Um…..yeah….gamepass isn’t for you…..not sure video games even are…..

Because liking one of the most popular video game franchises of all time disqualifies you from being a gamer?

In that case can I decide that anyone who has ever played a Dark Souls style game isn't a real gamer? Better yet, anyone who has ever mentioned one, looked at one, or even read the title of one. Time to hang up your controller and turn in your gamer card, everyone who read this post. It's knitting for you from here on out. (Crocheting will also be accepted.)

MrBean
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29-Oct-2022(#6)
I'll take an aphgan!
longhornsk57
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29-Oct-2022(#7)
3hitcombo wrote:
> Someone complaining about the gamepass library but would rather have the COD collection
> on there??? Um…..yeah….gamepass isn’t for you…..not sure video games even are…..
>
>

Ok cool bro, I guess I'll stop playing video games then. Guess you're a REAL gamer who knows real gamer things.
Feeb
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29-Oct-2022(#8)
This is a very inspiring thread. Easily the best.
3hitcombo
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* 29-Oct-2022(#9)
No one said “real gamer” y’all are funny. I said “video games” as in more than one video game…..

longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
29-Oct-2022(#10)
3hitcombo wrote:
> No one said “real gamer” y’all are funny. I said “video games” as in more than one
> video game…..
>
>

You said you're not sure video games are even for me because I like CoD. If ever there was a horrible gatekeeping comment ever... The irony is more someone trying to be a video game elitist on an XBOX thread of all places, you know the one system that is just known for superlative video game truthers...
ErickRPG
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29-Oct-2022(#11)
funny someone brought up COD as I am busting my 360 out and plan to get the disc versions of several 360 CODs. Many of them rate 84%-88%. Can't wait to play some of the ones I hadn't played yet, and they are all super cheap now.

3hitcombo
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29-Oct-2022(#12)
longhornsk57 wrote:
> 3hitcombo wrote:
>> No one said “real gamer” y’all are funny. I said “video games” as in more than
> one
>> video game…..
>>
>>
>
> You said you're not sure video games are even for me because I like CoD. If ever
> there was a horrible gatekeeping comment ever... The irony is more someone trying
> to be a video game elitist on an XBOX thread of all places, you know the one system
> that is just known for superlative video game truthers...

I was saying COD players just like COD….I’m not gate keeping anything. I apologize for hurting anyone with my insensitive joke towards COD players.


Kommie
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29-Oct-2022(#13)
People who play CoD are usually also the same people who also buy the yearly Madden stuff as well. And they tend to only play those two series, and that's it.
3hitcombo
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29-Oct-2022(#14)
Kommie wrote:
> People who play CoD are usually also the same people who also buy the yearly Madden
> stuff as well. And they tend to only play those two series, and that's it.

The joke isn’t funny if you have to explain it though 😭😭😭😭 guess it’s back to the day job….


longhornsk57
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* 29-Oct-2022(#15)
Hell ya dude Madden rules!

if GamePass had madden 23 I'd easily pay $4.25 per month for it.
Slickriven
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29-Oct-2022(#16)
I was skeptical about GP initially as I already had too dang many games on Xbox when they came out with the $1 sign up deal. I had been a longtime Gold sub, so I bought 2 more years of Gold and gave it a go. After it ran out in Feb I bought 3x years and it cost me a little under $120 with the $15 for the first month.
So in the just over 3 years total I've had it I've beat over 24 games from the service, put several days worth of time into both Forza Horizon 4 and 5, and tried out a lot of other titles - some that I thought I might like, could have bought, but just didn't like and others that I wouldn't have otherwise considered and ended up loving and often beating them.
For me it's been completely worth the $3+ per month that I've paid, especially since I would've paid basically that much anyhow, for just Gold. The biggest issue I've found is having too many games to choose from, and not playing the games I purchased as much as I tend to prioritize GP games.

ErickRPG
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29-Oct-2022(#17)
I don't like madden but I love a good FPS campaign on the xbox controller, and there were def some great ones.

longhornsk57
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29-Oct-2022(#18)
Ya DOOM and Eternal were amazing. The CoD campaigns were all good. I'm still due to play Halo infinite but i think the campaign looks pretty good.
SwiftJAB
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30-Oct-2022(#19)
To each his own, but I personally find a lot of value out of GPU. Outside of the broad selection of games, you have the additional 1500+ in MS Rewards you can earn, cloud gaming which is handy while traveling or can save a ton of time if you're trying out a game before downloading, the occasional perk that brings some added value, and discounts on some digital purchases. I can see it not being for everyone, especially people who want to build up physical libraries or need to have the newest 3rd party games on release day.

DarkFact
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30-Oct-2022(#20)
Nope, it's only okay at $3 a month.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
30-Oct-2022(#21)
DarkFact wrote:
> Nope, it's only okay at $3 a month.
. agreed
benstylus
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30-Oct-2022(#22)
Y'all are cheap SOBs.



MrBean
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30-Oct-2022(#23)
DarkFact wrote:
> Nope, it's only okay at $3 a month.

I'll counter and say it's amazing at $0 a month. I've only used it for like three games so far. Hoping to find more value in it as my kids get older.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
* 30-Oct-2022(#24)
benstylus wrote:
> Y'all are cheap SOBs.
>

Meh, i spend on what's worth spending on
Feeb
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30-Oct-2022(#25)
I don’t have time to experiment. I did that years ago.
ErickRPG
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31-Oct-2022(#26)
I'm definitely not cheap. I just spent $230 for 4 mint complete PlayStation games. Not to mention the other several hundred I've been splurging on old games recently.

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benstylus
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* 31-Oct-2022(#27)
Yoy can be cheap in one area and still overspend in another.

I was saying people are cheap if they dont feel GP is "worth it" at $3 a month. Whether or not they actually spend the money on it is a different thing entirely, but I find it hard to believe that most people here don't do something stupid with more than $3 of their money at least once a month.

I don't buy everything that is a value for its price. There are tons of things, gaming and otherwise, that are a great value and I don't have the money or the space to buy all of them, nor do I have the time or desire to buy them to flip.

Finn
Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Canada
31-Oct-2022(#28)
I don't find GP to be worth it this year.... Next year stands a much better shot IMO. Assuming I still have an Xbox then I will probably re sub.

Anxiouz
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31-Oct-2022(#29)
Beat Plague Tale Requiem last night. I liked the overall story quite a bit but the actual game and gameplay were not as fun as the first game. I knocked the difficulty down to "Narrative" for a few sequences and even then I still died 10+ times in a row because the game only expects you to take a very specific sequence of actions to proceed. Super lame.

FWIW I did play it on GP and that "saved" me $60. I loved the first one and would have certainly bought this otherwise.
Simon_Belmont
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31-Oct-2022(#30)
Anxiouz wrote:
> Beat Plague Tale Requiem last night. I liked the overall story quite a bit but the
> actual game and gameplay were not as fun as the first game. I knocked the difficulty
> down to "Narrative" for a few sequences and even then I still died 10+ times in a
> row because the game only expects you to take a very specific sequence of actions
> to proceed. Super lame.
>
> FWIW I did play it on GP and that "saved" me $60. I loved the first one and would
> have certainly bought this otherwise.

Man that's weird because Longhorn said Gamepass doesn't have any AAA new games on it.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
31-Oct-2022(#31)
Ya guess y'all "got" me real good.
Finn
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2-Nov-2022(#32)
3hitcombo wrote:
> longhornsk57 wrote:
>> 3hitcombo wrote:
> |>> No one said “real gamer” y’all are funny. I said “video games” as in more than
>> one
> |>> video game…..
> |>>
> |>>
>>
>> You said you're not sure video games are even for me because I like CoD. If ever
>> there was a horrible gatekeeping comment ever... The irony is more someone trying
>> to be a video game elitist on an XBOX thread of all places, you know the one system
>> that is just known for superlative video game truthers...
>
> I was saying COD players just like COD….I’m not gate keeping anything. I apologize
> for hurting anyone with my insensitive joke towards COD players.
>
>
>

I would tend to agree, when it comes to COD players the only game they buy is whatever COD game is out that year. I have a few friends that only play COD and that's why they have an Xbox, same with a number that only have a PlayStation for COD and nothing else. You look on there shelves and it's 95% COD with Madden or NHL sprinkled in.

My brother is an example of this, he has a group of 15-20 people he has been playing COD with for 10+ years and that's all they play. I was shocked my Brother loaded up GT7 and played the hell out of that for awhile. Though I don't think he cared for Vanguard.




PizzaTheHutt
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2-Nov-2022(#33)
I used to rag on people that only play CoD or Madden and still call themselves gamers (one of my nephews was like that), as if being a gamer is anything to boast about. Now I don't give a crap what other people are playing. There are housewives that only play The Sims and children that only play Minecraft, Roblox or Fortnite. Don't lose sleep over it.

Kommie
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2-Nov-2022(#34)
There are fully grown adults with no kids who only play games aimed at kids. Fudging weird bro, but you do you.
Simon_Belmont
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* 4-Nov-2022(#35)
GPU just added Gunfire Reborn and it's AMAZING. Combines so many genres into a fun, funny, great looking shooter with RPG and rogue-lite elements. It's one of those games where you can play a level on your lunch break or sink 3 hours in one sitting (like i did last night, lol). The leveling up system reminds me of Rogue Legacy.

I've been playing Phantom Abyss A LOT, my fiance has gotten into it too. It's extremely hard the first couple of tries, but then you kind of get your groove. I love the whole idea of the game.

I just installed Ghost Song, i'm going to start it tonight. Its supposed to be like a Dark Souls style Metroidvania mashup with gorgeous "ori" style graphics.

Has anyone played SCORN yet? It looks great, visually and people are really giving it good reviews and comparing to a hellish, modern day version of Myst/Riven. I just can't stand adventure games that don't give you at least a little help with the puzzles. I basically just need my brother to come over and he'll help me with the puzzles and i'll help him with the FPS segments and we'll just enjoy the game together.
Bleed_DukeBlue
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* 4-Nov-2022(#36)
Hey! Let me know if you want to play Gunfire Reborn. I’ve been playing it every night. Great game. I’m up to around level 70. DukeTrueBlue on Xbox.

Simon_Belmont wrote:
> GPU just added Gunfire Reborn and it's AMAZING. Combines so many genres into a fun,
> funny, great looking shooter with RPG and rogue-lite elements. It's one of those
> games where you can play a level on your lunch break of sink 3 hours in one sitting
> (like i did last night, lol). The leveling up system reminds me of Rogue Legacy.
> I've been playing Phantom Abyss A LOT, my fiance has gotten into it too. It's extremely
> hard the first couple of tries, but then you kind of get your groove. I love the
> whole idea of the game.
> I just installed Ghost Song, i'm going to start it tonight. Its supposed to be like
> a Dark Souls style Metroidvania mashup with gorgeous "ori" style graphics.
>
> Has anyone played SCORN yet? It looks great, visually and people are really giving
> it good reviews and comparing to a hellish, modern day version of Myst/Riven. I just
> can't stand adventure games that don't give you at least a little help with the puzzles.
> I basically just need my brother to come over and he'll help me with the puzzles
> and i'll help him with the FPS segments and we'll just enjoy the game together.
Simon_Belmont
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4-Nov-2022(#37)
Also (other than COD Vanguard and Black Ops 2), i've put hundreds of hours into every COD game since COD4: Modern Warfare. I think at last glance, i put over 450 hours into Cold War and i still play it on the regular. I'm not one of those "Call of Duty" guys. I see it as a good stress reliever and usually the campaign is decent. I really liked the campaign in Vanguard, it got open world in some segments and the story was great. The MP was very lacking or i just wasn't good at it, i don't know. It left me frustrated.
I'm gonna wait til MWII goes down to $40 or lower and i'll pick it up. I'm excited for the story continuation from MW 2019.
It gets a lot of crap, but Infinite Warfare (with the jetpacks and the wall running and sliding) was very entertaining and extremely enjoyable to play. It was just FUN. I'm always up for a goofy science fiction shooter and it hit the nail on the head, plus the zombie mode for Infinite was amazing and extremely well designed.
Simon_Belmont
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4-Nov-2022(#38)
Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:
> Hey! Let me know if you want to play Gunfire Reborn. I’ve been playing it every
> night. Great game. I’m up to around level 70. DukeTrueBlue on Xbox.
>

Oh dude! fudge yeah! I haven't played it with anyone else yet. I'll add you when i get home from the bonfire tonight.
Awesome man
Simon_Belmont
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4-Nov-2022(#39)
Kommie wrote:
> There are fully grown adults with no kids who only play games aimed at kids. Fudging
> weird bro, but you do you.

Not trolling at all, but other than the obvious (like Paw Patrol and Ryan's Racers), what games are ONLY aimed at kids nowadays?
Also the Paw Patrol cart racing game is surprisingly decent and fun. Ive been playing it with my niece. Its no Mario Kart, but's its definitely on the same level as the classic Nicktunes Kart racer.
Finn
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4-Nov-2022(#40)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Also (other than COD Vanguard and Black Ops 2), i've put hundreds of hours into every
> COD game since COD4: Modern Warfare. I think at last glance, i put over 450 hours
> into Cold War and i still play it on the regular. I'm not one of those "Call of Duty"
> guys. I see it as a good stress reliever and usually the campaign is decent. I really
> liked the campaign in Vanguard, it got open world in some segments and the story
> was great. The MP was very lacking or i just wasn't good at it, i don't know. It
> left me frustrated.
> I'm gonna wait til MWII goes down to $40 or lower and i'll pick it up. I'm excited
> for the story continuation from MW 2019.
> It gets a lot of crap, but Infinite Warfare (with the jetpacks and the wall running
> and sliding) was very entertaining and extremely enjoyable to play. It was just FUN.
> I'm always up for a goofy science fiction shooter and it hit the nail on the head,
> plus the zombie mode for Infinite was amazing and extremely well designed.

COD WWII was my fav, but Cold War is right up there I loved the campaign! MW 2019 was also top notch! Vanguard has been my only real recent disappointment. I Would really love another WW2 game like COD WWII though...










Simon_Belmont
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4-Nov-2022(#41)
Try to go back play the older ones. I realized that i skipped COD 3 which was a 360 launch title. The campaign is FANTASTIC.
I liked the storyline on Vanguard that it was mostly rescue missions and sabotage and espionage (like Cold War) and not huge battles like other WW2 era games.
And yeah, the storyline for COD WWII was great, really well done.
Oh man, you're making me want to replay the campaign for MW 2019, that torture scene was NUTS.
PizzaTheHutt
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4-Nov-2022(#42)
Finn wrote:
> I Would really love another WW2 game like COD WWII though...


That's actually amusing to me. Remember when COD 4 released and a lot of the hype around it was because they're finally moving on from WWII? And then the following year all the disappointment because Treyarch's COD game was back to WWII?

I'm out of the loop because the last "new" COD game I played was Black Ops 2 on Wii U, but the disc was scratched so when I'd beat the 2nd or 3rd level of campaign it always froze at the same spot during the cutscene and so I never finished it and haven't played one since. I would like to give that game another chance and actually finish it, but looking on Steam and they still are charging $60 for Black Ops 2, and it's a decade old now!

I do have a few of the games from PS+ though, so maybe I'll give them a chance. The only games I actually bought were the Modern Warfare trilogy on Xbox 360. Once the core of Infinity Ward pretty much died and it basically became Treyarch's series, I lost interest in it (just like I did with Halo and Gears of War when those IP got handed over to new studios).
longhornsk57
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4-Nov-2022(#43)
Cold war had the Best all time zombies.
Kommie
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4-Nov-2022(#44)
Just did the $80 trick for Gamepass this morning. Will actually play some XsX now.
Simon_Belmont
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4-Nov-2022(#45)
Yeah mine expires in 2 days. I have to wait for mine to expire and then I'll do the trick.
Or I'll do the doritos free month, then the $80 trick.
razeak
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4-Nov-2022(#46)
I like GPU. I have xbox series x and pc and 4 kids, so it works out. Metal: Hellsinger was a lot of fun.

Anxiouz
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* 4-Nov-2022(#47)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Has anyone played SCORN yet? It looks great, visually and people are really giving
> it good reviews and comparing to a hellish, modern day version of Myst/Riven. I just
> can't stand adventure games that don't give you at least a little help with the puzzles.
> I basically just need my brother to come over and he'll help me with the puzzles
> and i'll help him with the FPS segments and we'll just enjoy the game together.

Yes, I kinda rant on it a bit in this topic: https://gametz.com/VideoGame_Discussion/scorn--616...

It isn't an FPS. There is technically "combat" but your gun is primarily used as a key for puzzles or for very specific zones where there are creatures. Ammo is super scarce and combat is horrible though. It's a puzzle game and there is A LOT of wandering around trying to figure out what to do next. Two people figuring out the puzzles will prob help, but I think you'll both be bored doing so. But yeah, it's absolutely gorgeous.

Simon_Belmont
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4-Nov-2022(#48)
Anxiouz wrote:
> Simon_Belmont wrote:
>> Has anyone played SCORN yet? It looks great, visually and people are really giving
>> it good reviews and comparing to a hellish, modern day version of Myst/Riven.
> I just
>> can't stand adventure games that don't give you at least a little help with the
> puzzles.
>> I basically just need my brother to come over and he'll help me with the puzzles
>> and i'll help him with the FPS segments and we'll just enjoy the game together.
>
> Yes, I kinda rant on it a bit in this topic: https://gametz.com/VideoGame_Discussion/scorn--616...
>
> It isn't an FPS. There is technically "combat" but your gun is primarily used as
> a key for puzzles or for very specific zones where there are creatures. Ammo is
> super scarce and combat is horrible though. It's a puzzle game and there is A LOT
> of wandering around trying to figure out what to do next. Two people figuring out
> the puzzles will prob help, but I think you'll both be bored doing so. But yeah,
> it's absolutely gorgeous.
>
>

Yeah i figured it was a hellscape walking simulator, i knew it wasn't a shooter.
Guess i'll get weird and enjoy the visuals.
Anxiouz
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4-Nov-2022(#49)
If you have GP it's worth playing the first Act. But the longer you play the less it keeps your interest. I'm in Act 4 (of 5) and decided to just abandon it. It feels like I'm wasting my time even though I am super interested in seeing what's next.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
4-Nov-2022(#50)
Scorn is on my list to play soon
Slickriven
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4-Nov-2022(#51)
I'll be interested to hear your take on Scorn if you play it @Kommie - from what I've heard about it's gameplay and how I think I know you feel towards games of similar veins, I'm curious if you like it or hate it based on a few factors.

Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
5-Nov-2022(#52)
Slickriven wrote:
> I'll be interested to hear your take on Scorn if you play it @Kommie - from what
> I've heard about it's gameplay and how I think I know you feel towards games of similar
> veins, I'm curious if you like it or hate it based on a few factors.
>
>

I'll let you know once I play it. I plan to do it next once I beat the RE3 Remake. At 6 hours Scorn can't be that awful. Walking Sims should never be too long.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
5-Nov-2022(#53)
I'm fine with walking simulators, they just have to be a reasonable length. 2-10 hours is fine. 50+ like Death Stranding, fudge that crap. Just watch a TV show at that point.
Simon_Belmont
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5-Nov-2022(#54)
Death stranding sounds super interesting on paper, but i have NO INTEREST in playing it haha. It looks gorgeous and i completely get why people dig it.
What Remains of Edith Finch was great and that recent Highway 67 (or whatever) was fantastic. I want to give it another playthrough to see what parts are randomized.
3hitcombo
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5-Nov-2022(#55)
This is funny to me because I love watching my girlfriend play death stranding because it’s pretty. But I never wanna touch the controller. She’ll ask me ever try something and I literally won’t touch the thing. Walking from place to place is literally one of my least favorite things in gaming. Like I remember hating borderlands because of it. But also I favor fighting games over everything so I can tell today when a game is definitely not for me 🤣

Simon_Belmont
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5-Nov-2022(#56)
3hitcombo wrote:
> This is funny to me because I love watching my girlfriend play death stranding because
> it’s pretty. But I never wanna touch the controller. She’ll ask me ever try something
> and I literally won’t touch the thing. Walking from place to place is literally one
> of my least favorite things in gaming. Like I remember hating borderlands because
> of it. But also I favor fighting games over everything so I can tell today when a
> game is definitely not for me 🤣
>
>

Hey we have something in common! Maybe finally we can be tight, lol.
Simon_Belmont
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5-Nov-2022(#57)
And i'm being sincere, i dont hold grudges on websites, its old, i'm too old.
3hitcombo
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5-Nov-2022(#58)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> And i'm being sincere, i dont hold grudges on websites, its old, i'm too old.

Did you just bring up a decade long grudge? 🤣


3hitcombo
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6-Nov-2022(#59)
Hey hey! For all those fans of Xbox rewards for searching on bing and stuff they now do an auto redeem got 1-month of gamepass ultimate now for 10,500 points a month. So essentially now you can get gamepass just for searching on bing and doing their daily tasks and whatnot. Which I was already doing for the $10 a month gift card. Apparently you can only auto redeem one thing a month so idk had to turn off the gift card unfortunately, but this makes Gamepass so much more worth it to me now. Was already paying for $10 gift cards at GameStop each month anyhow

SwiftJAB
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader
6-Nov-2022(#60)
Glad to see they're expanding the auto redeem discount to something that makes more sense.

longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
6-Nov-2022(#61)
They'd have to pay me a lot more than $10 per month to use that crappy search engine.
3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
6-Nov-2022(#62)
longhornsk57 wrote:
> They'd have to pay me a lot more than $10 per month to use that crappy search engine.
Idk, the bing app on my phone is pretty easy. And I got a lot of games from my wishlist for free during sales

Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
6-Nov-2022(#63)
You gotta be able to spell to search. I can see his issue.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
6-Nov-2022(#64)
Feeb wrote:
> You gotta be able to spell to search. I can see his issue.

Looks like the 3rd grade puerile insults have leaked out of the liberal circle jerk threads again with this hilarious zinger.
PizzaTheHutt
GameTZ Gold Subscriber Gold Good Trader Has Written 3 Reviews
6-Nov-2022(#65)
Outside of this thread I've never seen anyone admit to using Bing. At least you get something out of it though.

Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
6-Nov-2022(#66)
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
> Outside of this thread I've never seen anyone admit to using Bing. At least you get
> something out of it though.
>
>

I don’t use Bing and have never. I just think it’s injustice that the internet is gated by a middle school level spelling test. That’s indoctrination.
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
* 6-Nov-2022(#67)
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
> Outside of this thread I've never seen anyone admit to using Bing. At least you get
> something out of it though.

LOL now i have a mental image of closet Bing users.

"Hey, honey - I'm doing some Amazon shopping for Christmas and accidentally closed a tab... is there a way to re-open it?"

"Uh, yeah, you just click on the History button and it should show you the last few pages you were on, you can find it there. Wait, which computer are you on?"

"Thanks! I'm on your laptop. So History..."

"Wait, I"

click

"HONEY, WE NEED TO TALK RIGHT NOW."

I can explain!

"Do you take me for a fool? All these years together and you never told me you sometimes used Bing? That's it, I'm finding a divorce lawyer."

keystroke sounds as they type divorce lawyer into the address bar.

"It's even your default search engine? I thought I knew you! I'm sorry but... this is for the best."

gunshot sound

PizzaTheHutt
GameTZ Gold Subscriber Gold Good Trader Has Written 3 Reviews
6-Nov-2022(#68)
One thing I used to think was so very cringe was how Jimmy Fallon would try so hard to promote Bing (I guess MS and NBC were doing some partnership? I dunno the details) but it's like he kept forcing that word "Bing" as if he wanted all viewers as well to replace "Google" from their vocabulary with Bing just because he was getting paid to do so.

This had to have been a decade or more ago because I stopped watching any of the late night talk shows on NBC after the way they handled the Conan situation (plus Fallon is trash anyway).
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
6-Nov-2022(#69)
Ya Bing is just one of those things that never took off. It's not very good and doesn't give me basic results half the time like Google, DDG, and Brave serve up. I think it's funny they have to bribe people to use it and it's still not being used.

I keep thinking they'll kill it for good like their horrible windows phones but i guess they're still going to try to keep it going for a little while.
3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
7-Nov-2022(#70)

Ok….like I don’t use it to actually search for anything 🤣🤣 I do it for the free money. You can literally spam a letter and then just take one away each search. It’s literally seconds of my day whenever I do think to do it.


longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
7-Nov-2022(#71)
3hitcombo wrote:
>
> Ok….like I don’t use it to actually search for anything 🤣🤣 I do it
> for the free money. You can literally spam a letter and then just take one away each
> search. It’s literally seconds of my day whenever I do think to do it.
>
Ok that definitely makes more sense. I get it and I respect the hustle. I was just saying I'm surprised that even still exists
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
7-Nov-2022(#72)
I do the Bing rewards stuff...basically I click a few links and answer some light trivia while on the toilet in the morning. It takes maybe 5 mins a day and I usually end up with $10 xbox credit each month without actually using Bing to search, I just do the daily stuff and also the Xbox rewards (via the GamePass app). Every day you earn an Achievement, that's 50 points. It's really not anything I wouldn't already be doing, and I still don't need to use Bing.

Slickriven wrote:
> I'll be interested to hear your take on Scorn if you play it @Kommie

Same.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
7-Nov-2022(#73)
I've been claiming the Bing points for a long while, normally redeem for MS store credit to buy games/DLC and that's served me well. I will jump on the Edge browser, gross I know, but they give 20 extra points/day for searches on there. I just go across the trending topics to get the 170pts, then do the handful of daily extras. I try to remember to do that everyday as they give consecutive day bonuses, but I forget often.
I don't generally use it on my phone, which would give another 100/day. I then try to do the GP related things on my XSX and/or phone with the cloud gaming app.
I agree Bing and Edge are generally crap but all of the free games and such that I've redeemed over the years has been well worth it. I'd guess I've used the points to buy at least 20 games, possibly more. I did get a year or two of Gold as well I believe.

SwiftJAB
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader
7-Nov-2022(#74)
@Slickriven if you want to get that extra 100pts/day, you can do the mobile searches by just using the mobile responsive view on your desktop. Right-click>Inspect Page, then click the icon that looks like a phone on top of a tablet.

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
7-Nov-2022(#75)
SwiftJAB wrote:
> @Slickriven if you want to get that extra 100pts/day, you can do the mobile searches
> by just using the mobile responsive view on your desktop. Right-click>Inspect Page,
> then click the icon that looks like a phone on top of a tablet.
>

Ha... I should have thought of that... Thanks!

Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
7-Nov-2022(#76)
Just got 3 years of GPU for $108 using the Gold Conversion/auto renew trick. I'm good for a while.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
7-Nov-2022(#77)
Ya I'm going to use my sub next weekend and play that Halo co-op finally with friends. Looking forward to that big time
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
* 7-Nov-2022(#78)
I have a PS5 arriving tomorrow and God of War Ragnarok on Friday. That game is literally the single reason I was waiting to get a PS5 and I'm stoked.

I'm going to swap my XSX with my son's XSS for now because I won't really be playing anything on Xbox until I beat GOW2. And he's been wanting to play some of our physical games so it's kind of a win-win although I really can't stomach the XSS resolution at this point.

Interestingly my research for PS5 exclusives (that I want to play) hasn't resulted in as long a list as I expected. Lots of PS4 stuff I missed once I got the XSX (even though we still have a PS4). So I'm interested to see what I think of GP on the XSS when I have a PS5.

I still admire Xbox taking more chances than Sony. But God of War.
Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
8-Nov-2022(#79)
Ps5 exclusives that you want to play?
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
8-Nov-2022(#80)
GOW2 primarily. Then Astro-bot, Horizon 2, Ratchet & Clank Rift, Mies Morales, Sackboy, and then some PS4 upgraded games like Days Gone, Last of Us 2, Tsushima (again), and Uncharted 4 (again). That's what I'm going to start with.
Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
8-Nov-2022(#81)
🫢
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
8-Nov-2022(#82)
3hitcombo wrote:
> Simon_Belmont wrote:
>> And i'm being sincere, i dont hold grudges on websites, its old, i'm too old.
>
> Did you just bring up a decade long grudge? 🤣
>
>
>

I was being sincere dude. 100%. Life's too short for this crap.
Tad and i made amends, Kommie and i seem good. Is Hammer still an active user?
BloodPuppetX
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
8-Nov-2022(#83)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> 3hitcombo wrote:
>> Simon_Belmont wrote:
> |>> And i'm being sincere, i dont hold grudges on websites, its old, i'm too old.
>>
>> Did you just bring up a decade long grudge? 🤣
>>
>>
>>
>
> I was being sincere dude. 100%. Life's too short for this crap.
> Tad and i made amends, Kommie and i seem good. Is Hammer still an active user?

Do you still hold a grudge against dracula?
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
8-Nov-2022(#84)
BloodPuppetX wrote:
> Simon_Belmont wrote:
>> 3hitcombo wrote:
> |>> Simon_Belmont wrote:
>> |>> And i'm being sincere, i dont hold grudges on websites, its old, i'm too old.
> |>>
> |>> Did you just bring up a decade long grudge? 🤣
> |>>
> |>>
> |>>
>>
>> I was being sincere dude. 100%. Life's too short for this crap.
>> Tad and i made amends, Kommie and i seem good. Is Hammer still an active user?
>
> Do you still hold a grudge against dracula?

I was like who?
and then i put 2 and 2 together.
well done sir
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
10-Nov-2022(#85)
Did the first puzzle in Scorn. Incredibly stupid and annoying for no real reason. We'll see if it gets better or worse.
jgrant78
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader
10-Nov-2022(#86)
Started playing Persona 5 Royal on Game Pass and I've been pleasantly surprised how much I'm liking it. Usually JRPGs aren't my thing, but I'm really getting into it.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
10-Nov-2022(#87)
jgrant78 wrote:
> Started playing Persona 5 Royal on Game Pass and I've been pleasantly surprised how
> much I'm liking it. Usually JRPGs aren't my thing, but I'm really getting into it.

i was thinking about it because EVERYONE talks about those games. I can't get into JRPG's save for like FF Tactics, Ogre Battle and some of the older FF games.
I'm trying to finish Death Loop so i can clear hard drive space, because I'm sure COD MWII will be on sale on Black Friday-ish. I haven't paid full price for a COD game...ever. I don't think I ever will.
DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
10-Nov-2022(#88)
Kommie wrote:
> Did the first puzzle in Scorn. Incredibly stupid and annoying for no real reason.
> We'll see if it gets better or worse.

It's bad
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
10-Nov-2022(#89)
DarkFact wrote:
> Kommie wrote:
>> Did the first puzzle in Scorn. Incredibly stupid and annoying for no real reason.
>> We'll see if it gets better or worse.
>
> It's bad

Its fun to watch someone play it.
That's about it though.
It's INCREDIBLY visual.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
10-Nov-2022(#90)
Scorn is not that great. Once I beat a puzzle I say "that was dumb" and move on. I'm at 2-2, I think.
ErickRPG
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
12-Nov-2022(#91)
since I busted out my 360 I am going after these Call of Duty Collections like Modern Warfare Collection, the War Collection, etc. . And one thing I've noticed. Call of Duty really hasn't done crap in the last 10 years. There's advanced warfare (also on 360), Infinite Warfare, WWII, Cold War, modern warfare remaster, modern warfare remake, and that's about it. Guess the 360 was the golden age.

Dasgessabel
Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
(abandoned)
12-Nov-2022(#92)
Kommie wrote:
> Scorn is not that great. Once I beat a puzzle I say "that was dumb" and move on.
> I'm at 2-2, I think.

Yeah I went into this game with apparently really high expectations, and after my first session, I haven't even tried to play it again. It LOOKS nice on my 3090, but it hasn't pulled me in at all.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
* 12-Nov-2022(#93)
Scorn tips:

Once you get Weapon 2 and use the Station with all the weird Orbs, you need to reload (X) In order to use Weapon 2.... Yeah. I got pretty far in Act III thinking Weapon 2 did nothing. It's like a small shotgun and Weapon 3 is a bigger shotgun.

I'm in Act 5 so this is the last one... I have some opinions on this game, boy howdy.
SilverOwl
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
* 13-Nov-2022(#94)
Hold up, did halo infinite co op finally come out?
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
13-Nov-2022(#95)
Scorn - Do not play this unless you want to give it a shot. When you complete a Puzzle your response to beating it is more so "Well, that was dumb/annoying" and not "Wow! Great puzzle!" Puzzles are "brute force" with no clue what to do other than figure it out.

The game gives you no hints about anything. There is no lore, story, or anything. "Lore" implies there are documents to read or things to interact with. Nothing here. All you do is wander from place to place, pulling levers or finding dead ends and running away from the awful enemies. Apologists could argue "Well, your character has no idea what's going on, so you shouldn't either!" Even in the From Software games there are tutorials. Nothing here. Need to figure out what a button does? Pause menu. There is a "healing" station and an "ammo" station. In order to even use Weapon 2 (which looks like a pistol) you have to hit "X" to reload it in the first place after getting ammo. I got to 3-2 before realizing this. I did beat the entire game with no guide, but it gave no real satisfaction. The combat is awful and should be avoided at all costs and the only Boss is a Two-Phase boss and you can run out of ammo for it. Honestly, the combat made me quite angry with how bad it is. Like the whole game. Even the aesthetic isn't really that interesting as it's just a stolen art style. I can't imagine how anyone could like this game unless you also consume the smell of your own farts. Maybe Kojima fanboys might like this "art" garbage but that's about it.

I think I'm the only one here who's beat this, it seems?
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
13-Nov-2022(#96)
Probably gonna play A Plague Tale Requiem next on GamePass while doing Ragnarok on PS5
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
13-Nov-2022(#97)
SilverOwl wrote:
> Hold up, did halo infinite co op finally come out?

Supposedly but i haven't tried it yet
Bleed_DukeBlue
Triple Gold Good Trader
* 13-Nov-2022(#98)
I really enjoyed A Plague Tale: Requiem. It starts slowly but ramps up by the end.

Kommie wrote:
> Probably gonna play A Plague Tale Requiem next on GamePass while doing Ragnarok on
> PS5
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
13-Nov-2022(#99)
Welp A Plague Tale is way better than Scorn so far.
DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
14-Nov-2022(#100)
Probably because it was designed as a video game game
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
14-Nov-2022(#101)
Congrats on beating Scorn! I haven't heard of a single other person, even those that like it, who have beaten it.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
14-Nov-2022(#102)
Anxiouz wrote:
> Congrats on beating Scorn! I haven't heard of a single other person, even those
> that like it, who have beaten it.

So people like this game and haven't beat it? It's not that hard.
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
14-Nov-2022(#103)
I think unanimously people like the style but get bored and put it down. People are "speed" running this in 90 minutes and to think about the literal hours I spent wandering aimlessly for just the first half of the game...no thank you. I didn't find the wandering fun.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
14-Nov-2022(#104)
Started Vampire Survivors today. Thought it was gonna be dumb, 2 hours later, it's not dumb. It's a very basic rogue-lite but it's extremely addictive. The music and graphics are right out of late NES Era castlevania. Super stoked to unlock all the characters.

Also, The Legend of Tianding is great. Reminds me of Comix Zone on Genesis. Very polished with extremely fun combat and platforming. The fact that it's based in Chinese folklore is also great.

Has anybody tried Signalis? It's supposed to be a super old school survival horror game with retro graphics.
DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
15-Nov-2022(#105)
It's fun to watch the console kiddos get in on Vamp Survivors. I heard the guy who made it used to work with slot machines; I'd like to think this is sort of his gift back to humanity. Pay $5 once, you get all the dopamine
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
15-Nov-2022(#106)
https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-dune-norco-gungr...

Insurgency Sandstorm and Gungrave?!
I'm in.
Apparently NORCO is supposed to be one of the best written games of the year but a point and click adventure on console doesn't sound so great.
That new Dune game looks great.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
15-Nov-2022(#107)
I've gotten used to the 30 FPS in A Plague Tale
Finn
Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Canada
16-Nov-2022(#108)
I really want to build a PC for that Dune game for sure!! it looks awesome. I still love playing Supreme Commander 2 from time to time as it's my goto RTS... but I could see this maybe taking that over.





benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
16-Nov-2022(#109)
Kommie wrote:
> I've gotten used to the 30 FPS in A Plague Tale

Traitor


ErickRPG
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
16-Nov-2022(#110)
Finn wrote:
> I really want to build a PC for that Dune game for sure!! it looks awesome. I still
> love playing Supreme Commander 2 from time to time as it's my goto RTS... but I could
> see this maybe taking that over.

Which Dune game?


DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
* 17-Nov-2022(#111)
Spice Wars

i mean, he could be talking about Dune 2 but you can play that on anything today
ErickRPG
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
17-Nov-2022(#112)
DarkFact wrote:
> Spice Wars
>
> i mean, he could be talking about Dune 2 but you can play that on anything today

Sounds like he was talking about RTS, and Spice Wars sounds like an RTS. Is that a newer Dune RTS game? I'm guessing it is.

DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
17-Nov-2022(#113)
Spice Wars is still technically early access, not sure how far along it is. It's gone on "sale" a couple times at this point.
Finn
Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Canada
17-Nov-2022(#114)
Yes Spice Wars, it looks like an RTS though maybe a little more technical? Not sure. But I want to play it.

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
* 17-Nov-2022(#115)
Archvale, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Mind Scanners, Mortal Shell, Space Warlord Organ Trading Simulation, Undungeon, and Warhammer 40k are all set to leave GP at the end of the month.
I recommend Archvale, I beat it a while back, fun title.
I've been meaning to play Mortal Shell, can anyone speak to it, is it good, it's a dark souls clone of sorts, correct?

Also, @Simon_Belmont I tried NORCO on the PC and it was just okay, only did like 1 session and haven't gone back to it.

Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
* 17-Nov-2022(#116)
@Kommie liked mortal shell I think. It’s a souls clone with a “shell” mechanic where you change styles / class / weapons with these shells. Didn’t stick with it too long but it was intriguing.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
17-Nov-2022(#117)
Feeb wrote:
> @Kommie liked mortal shell I think. It’s a souls clone with a “shell” mechanic where
> you change styles / class / weapons with these shells. Didn’t stick with it too long
> but it was intriguing.

Yes, I enjoyed it. One of the rare clone like Souls that I liked. Thymesia is another one. Gotta get to Steelrising at some point.

Mortal Shell isn't too long either
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
17-Nov-2022(#118)
Thanks, might have to give it a try ASAP and see. I'm not a big soulslike player, but I'd like to try to get into them more.

DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
17-Nov-2022(#119)
Finn wrote:
> Yes Spice Wars, it looks like an RTS though maybe a little more technical? Not sure.
> But I want to play it.
>

You can pretty much just play Alpha Centauri off GoG (I'm assuming they sell it) and you'll get the Dune Civilization experience, space worms and all, but that's turn based obviously
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
17-Nov-2022(#120)
Spice Wars is coming to GPU this month, that's why I brought it up. I posted an article with all the stuff that just got announced for GPU.
The Black Friday sale on the Xbox store is pretty good...I just have everything that's on sale.
The Fallout 4 GOTY for $10 and the RE2/RE3 for $15 are must purchases for those that don't have them.
Might pull the trigger on Evil Dead but Gamestop has it for $20 new.
I have so many games to finish, took a break and I'm working on Hard West now. It's so good but it's super frustrating.
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
19-Nov-2022(#121)
Saw F1 2022 for XSX on "clearance" at gamestop. Price sticker said $65 but they are still doing their 50% off clearance thing so it would be $33.

Would probably have bought it if it were PS5 (which is NOT on clearance), because I have a PlayStation compatible wheel and not an Xbox one.

Sony and MS make me mad with their proprietary garbage for controllers. It's USB - just let me use whatever controller I prefer. Even wireless headphones you have to choose between PS or XB. It's silly.

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
19-Nov-2022(#122)
I tired Mortal Shell and yeah not surprised that I royally sucked at it. Spent 30+ mins dying without really any progress.
Oh well glad I didn't buy it nor miss it while it was on GP to try and know that it's not for me.

Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
19-Nov-2022(#123)
Slickriven wrote:
> I tired Mortal Shell and yeah not surprised that I royally sucked at it. Spent 30+
> mins dying without really any progress.
> Oh well glad I didn't buy it nor miss it while it was on GP to try and know that
> it's not for me.
>
>

So yeah. Mortal Shell has a pretty steep learning curve but once it "clicks" it's satisfying. I was frustrated by the demo but gave it another shot once there was a PS5 version I gave it another shot on a sale and ended up liking it. Pretty much me, @d3vanj and @Forgotten_Freshness seem to be the only one's here who liked it.
DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
* 19-Nov-2022(#124)
benstylus wrote:
> Saw F1 2022 for XSX on "clearance" at gamestop. Price sticker said $65 but they
> are still doing their 50% off clearance thing so it would be $33.
>
> Would probably have bought it if it were PS5 (which is NOT on clearance), because
> I have a PlayStation compatible wheel and not an Xbox one.
>
> Sony and MS make me mad with their proprietary garbage for controllers. It's USB
> - just let me use whatever controller I prefer. Even wireless headphones you have
> to choose between PS or XB. It's silly.
>

They have financial incentives for hardware labs compatibility testing; they'd rather certify stuff for their console to let people slap that logo on the box, because they pay for that. I suspect the way things handle, unless the device has a dongle that switches between console types, anything not using open standards (like an optical port for audio tied into a USB dongle for wireless I/O like Sony did back in PS4) is incompatible with the other console due to their own standards being purposely incompatible. Which is why generally both Sony and Xbox intput/audio accessories all work fine on PC. They could work on consoles, if the consoles would let them!

and everything works on Switch because they don't have a hardware quality labs certification, because lol it's nintendo
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
19-Nov-2022(#125)
DarkFact wrote:
> benstylus wrote:
>> Saw F1 2022 for XSX on "clearance" at gamestop. Price sticker said $65 but they
>> are still doing their 50% off clearance thing so it would be $33.
>>
>> Would probably have bought it if it were PS5 (which is NOT on clearance), because
>> I have a PlayStation compatible wheel and not an Xbox one.
>>
>> Sony and MS make me mad with their proprietary garbage for controllers. It's
> USB
>> - just let me use whatever controller I prefer. Even wireless headphones you
> have
>> to choose between PS or XB. It's silly.
>>
>
> They have financial incentives for hardware labs compatibility testing; they'd rather
> certify stuff for their console to let people slap that logo on the box, because
> they pay for that. I suspect the way things handle, unless the device has a dongle
> that switches between console types, anything not using open standards (like an optical
> port for audio tied into a USB dongle for wireless I/O like Sony did back in PS4)
> is incompatible with the other console due to their own standards being purposely
> incompatible. Which is why generally both Sony and Xbox intput/audio accessories
> all work fine on PC. They could work on consoles, if the consoles would let them!
>

I know why they do it but it bothers me when they do it. They could get certification for both, or sell additional dongles for ps4/xb capability. Butbthey don't. A decent racing wheel setup is a multi-hundred dollar purchase. Buying two of them would be silly both from a financial and from a space perspective.

So I buy my racing games on PlayStation since that's where my setup works.


Finn
Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Canada
21-Nov-2022(#126)
DarkFact wrote:
> Finn wrote:
>> Yes Spice Wars, it looks like an RTS though maybe a little more technical? Not
> sure.
>> But I want to play it.
>>
>
> You can pretty much just play Alpha Centauri off GoG (I'm assuming they sell it)
> and you'll get the Dune Civilization experience, space worms and all, but that's
> turn based obviously


Funny you say that, I was thinking about this game the other day because I was thinking about some game that I played on a freeware disk years ago that had a game-ending bug so I could never finish it. Don't know the name, but it got me kinda wanting to load up Alpha Centauri... I think it's in my steam library,





Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
21-Nov-2022(#127)
Playing through Resident Evil 3 Remake on the X.
It looks GORGEOUS!
Did anyone bite on the RE Village DLC? Worth it?
Groo
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22-Nov-2022(#128)
Got a wish list alert Sid Meier’s Pirates Xbox is on sale for $2.49, You would think the letter R is a pirates favorite letter but its the C.
Finn
Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Canada
22-Nov-2022(#129)
apparently Alpha Centauri is NOT on Steam lol... I think I have a few games that can at least scratch the itch on PlayStation.


DarkFact
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* 22-Nov-2022(#130)
I was gonna ask but figured I missed it or something. Pretty sure it’s on GOG, probably about to be next to free this week
ErickRPG
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23-Nov-2022(#131)
speaking of Cid Meier. I don't think you can officially digitally buy Sim Golf, ANYWHERE. And that one is my favorite Sim game.

Simon_Belmont
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23-Nov-2022(#132)
ErickRPG wrote:
> speaking of Cid Meier. I don't think you can officially digitally buy Sim Golf,
> ANYWHERE. And that one is my favorite Sim game.
>
>

It's officially abandonware, you can legally download it.
https://www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-game.ph...

I was a big Streets of Sim City guy. No one liked that game but I loved it and it was ahead of it's time.
ErickRPG
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23-Nov-2022(#133)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> ErickRPG wrote:
>> speaking of Cid Meier. I don't think you can officially digitally buy Sim Golf,
>> ANYWHERE. And that one is my favorite Sim game.
>>
>>
>
> It's officially abandonware, you can legally download it.
>
> I was a big Streets of Sim City guy. No one liked that game but I loved it and it
> was ahead of it's time.

Yeah I saw it there. I might download it and play it again some day. As a kairosoft fan (they make little iphone sims) I haven't gotten around to it yet, but Golf Resort Story looks somewhat similar.

Simon_Belmont
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23-Nov-2022(#134)
I love Kairosoft. I play their games religiously.
ErickRPG
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
23-Nov-2022(#135)
yes me also. I had played a bunch last year. And now I only have like 6 or 7 left. I saved all of their newer stuff for last. So Dungeon Village 2 is the oldest of their games I haven't played yet. Still saving that golf game for next summer.

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
* 1-Dec-2022(#136)
Happy to see the latest Hot Wheels game coming to GP later this month, with it's DLC as well.

Here are the games leaving soon, the 15th:
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Breathedge
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
Firewatch
Lake
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
Neoverse
Race with Ryan
Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
Transformers: Battlegrounds

I beat Firewatch and RoLW:Deedlit already and recommend both.

Source: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2022/12/01/game-pass-d...

Simon_Belmont
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13-Dec-2022(#137)
High On Life dropped on Gamepass last night. I'm enjoying it. It's funny and visual as hell. Combat is a bit repetitive but the boss battles are great. It's definitely a combination of Rick and Morty, Blade Runner and The Muppets.
ErickRPG
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13-Dec-2022(#138)
neat, Didn't know it was coming out already.

Anxiouz
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13-Dec-2022(#139)
Looking forward to High On Life. Reviews are a little rough and it sounds a bit buggy but I think it'll still be a good time.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
13-Dec-2022(#140)
Atomic Heart is confirmed for GP when it drops in mid-Feb, nice. I have been pretty interested in the title but wasn't thinking I would be purchasing it close to launch.

@Anxiouz I played Trover Saves the Universe last year and I get the sense that the games will be similar in terms of heavy dialog. Trover wasn't the most compelling gameplay wise, but as someone who doesn't watch Rick & Morty I fully enjoyed all of the dialog and would take my time in sections to hear it all before moving forward and triggering the next section/fight/etc.
Having a talking weapon could get a little tiresome but I think I will play the game likely next month or so.

Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
13-Dec-2022(#141)
Yeah, I really liked Trover. I hear that in High on Life there is a setting to lower the amount of talking the guns do. Default is constantly, but you can decrease that if it's too grating.
PizzaTheHutt
GameTZ Gold Subscriber Gold Good Trader Has Written 3 Reviews
13-Dec-2022(#142)
I hadn't heard of High On Life before, but if it's similar to Trover then I'll give it a try. I played Trover on PSVR, it was hilarious.

Bleed_DukeBlue
Triple Gold Good Trader
13-Dec-2022(#143)
Trover was great. Now, I'm interested in High On Life too.
ErickRPG
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
13-Dec-2022(#144)
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
> I hadn't heard of High On Life before, but if it's similar to Trover then I'll give
> it a try. I played Trover on PSVR, it was hilarious.

high on live is a crazy comedy shooter where your guns talk to you.

Simon_Belmont
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14-Dec-2022(#145)
There was a Day One patch last night, so i didn't play it.
The first ACTUAL boss battle is VERY FRUSTRATING, but at the same time, very old school. High on Life is definitely a game made by gamers for gamers. It reminds me of a Bioshock Infinite boss battle where you have to constantly keep moving.
Also once you get the talking knife the game gets THAT much better. I haven't even gotten the 2nd gun yet.
If you're an achievement hunter, there's a great one early on and i dont want to spoil it and the NAME of the Achievement makes fun of a very popular video game franchise.
Yes, the combat is very...meh, but its fun and funny and looks great. I actual combat itself reminds me of Borderlands, theres generally 3 or 4 different enemy types in each semi open world, with different skins and voices; tiny ones, flying ones, medium sized grunts and big fudgeers.
If you cannot stand the voice of Justin Roiland, i would recommend not playing this or turning voices off. Your main gun sounds like Morty and just makes fun of you the entire time and makes very gross sexual innuendos.
Simon_Belmont
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14-Dec-2022(#146)
Slickriven wrote:
> Atomic Heart is confirmed for GP when it drops in mid-Feb, nice. I have been pretty
> interested in the title but wasn't thinking I would be purchasing it close to launch.

DUDE!
I'm so excited.
That's another game i don't have to buy. When everyone was crap talking no AAA releases on Gamepass, these are the games i was talking about!
I just HOPE its not TOO open world. I just want a mostly linear single player campaign. A solid 20 hours would be fine.
Looks like equal parts Bioshock and Singularity with surrealism and Fallout style Soviet retro futurism.
Super effing stoked.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
14-Dec-2022(#147)
Slickriven wrote:
> Happy to see the latest Hot Wheels game coming to GP later this month, with it's
> DLC as well.
>
> Here are the games leaving soon, the 15th:
> Aliens: Fireteam Elite
> Breathedge
> Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
> Firewatch
> Lake
> One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
> Neoverse
> Race with Ryan
> Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
> Rory McIlroy PGA Tour
> Transformers: Battlegrounds
>
> I beat Firewatch and RoLW:Deedlit already and recommend both.
>
>
>

Aliens Fireteam Elite was super fun, but i could never find anyone to play it with, just me and 2 bots.
It NEEDED split screen co op
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
* 14-Dec-2022(#148)
I loved that Aliens game but hit a difficulty spike that I just couldn't get past. I know they want you to grind the first few levels over and over to improve your gear but even doing that a little I couldn't get past a certain end-level portion by myself. I think there are like 4 levels, split up into a few chapters? I believe it was the last portion of the 3rd level.
Simon_Belmont
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14-Dec-2022(#149)
Anxiouz wrote:
> I loved that Aliens game but hit a difficulty spike that I just couldn't get past.
> I know they want you to grind the first few levels over and over to improve your
> gear but even doing that a little I couldn't get past a certain end-level portion
> by myself. I think there are like 4 levels, split up into a few chapters? I believe
> it was the last portion of the 3rd level.

it took me DAYS to get past that final Alien attack where they come from ALL ANGLES
glad i'm not alone.
thats what made Left 4 Dead 1 and 2 so fun, even a rookie with bots could finish a level. It'd be rough, but you could get through it.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
14-Dec-2022(#150)
Agree about Aliens Fireteam. It wasn't bad, but trying to play with randos wasn't ideal - game was likely better with good communication and I'm not too interested in playing with a headset on.

I'm excited about Atomic Heart too and really hope it is at least a 7+ (out of 10) average score - meaning not sort of overhyped but mediocre. I don't need it to be a 9+ necessarily, I just want it to be good.

3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
14-Dec-2022(#151)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Slickriven wrote:
>> Atomic Heart is confirmed for GP when it drops in mid-Feb, nice. I have been pretty
>> interested in the title but wasn't thinking I would be purchasing it close to
> launch.
>
> DUDE!
> I'm so excited.
> That's another game i don't have to buy. When everyone was crap talking no AAA releases
> on Gamepass, these are the games i was talking about!
> I just HOPE its not TOO open world. I just want a mostly linear single player campaign.
> A solid 20 hours would be fine.
> Looks like equal parts Bioshock and Singularity with surrealism and Fallout style
> Soviet retro futurism.
> Super effing stoked.


Someone will always crap talk GP and PS+. They both have award winning games but if it’s not anything they like it “sucks”

Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
21-Dec-2022(#152)
Had anyone played Chained Echoes? I'm about 2 hours in and liking it. So far mostly exposition but the few combats I've had were fun.
MrBean
GameTZ Gold Subscriber 400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (7) Has Written 1 Review This user is on the site NOW (5 minutes ago)
* 26-Dec-2022(#153)
For Xbox One, what the hell kind of disk do you need? I got a kickass ssd for my nephews and while the Xbox detects it, won't let me use it for moves or installs.

Does it have to be a HDD? I read SSDs are supported.

https://a.co/d/fKguZBs
bonham2
600 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews
26-Dec-2022(#154)
Does anybody know anything about sharing Game Pass Ultimate with friends and family? I'm trying to set this up in my house with my two sons, but they need to be logged in as me to download the games or use Live, so I can't play on my Xbox at the same time.
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
* 26-Dec-2022(#155)
bonham2 wrote:
> Does anybody know anything about sharing Game Pass Ultimate with friends and family?

I had the same issue (I have an XSX and my son has an XSS) and you need to set your son's Xbox as the "home console". Login to his xbox and set it as "home" somewhere in the settings. You can only switch this like 3-5 times a year. Setting it as home links your account (and GPU) to the system and will be the default place things install remotely if you do that from the website/app.

So although your account is on his Xbox, since it's the home console he doesn't need to login as you any more and can do everything as his user and account.

Then on your xbox, simply logging in as your user will allow you to do everything.

If you have 3 Xboxes the above still applies except that on the 2 non-home systems you'll have to login as you to access your GPU.
michaeld
300 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
27-Dec-2022(#156)
My kids bought me a Series X for Christmas. I don't follow game news so I'm looking for some good indie/arcade etc games to check out.
Simon_Belmont
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27-Dec-2022(#157)
michaeld wrote:
> My kids bought me a Series X for Christmas. I don't follow game news so I'm looking
> for some good indie/arcade etc games to check out.

Did you get Game Pass? I'll give you a whole list
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
27-Dec-2022(#158)
Absolutely get Game Pass as your first thing. You will find a ton to try out over the first few months.
michaeld
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27-Dec-2022(#159)
There was a game I remember seeing a trailer for a few years ago that looked interesting, it reminded me of a Zelda game and was sort of an overheard and had a nice looking art style but I can't remember the name
PizzaTheHutt
GameTZ Gold Subscriber Gold Good Trader Has Written 3 Reviews
27-Dec-2022(#160)
michaeld wrote:
> There was a game I remember seeing a trailer for a few years ago that looked interesting,
> it reminded me of a Zelda game and was sort of an overheard and had a nice looking
> art style but I can't remember the name


Tunic?
michaeld
300 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
27-Dec-2022(#161)
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
> michaeld wrote:
>> There was a game I remember seeing a trailer for a few years ago that looked interesting,
>> it reminded me of a Zelda game and was sort of an overheard and had a nice looking
>> art style but I can't remember the name
>
>
> Tunic?
>


Yes that is it!
Frank
GameTZ Subscriber 800 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (13) Has Written 11 Reviews Secret Santa
27-Dec-2022(#162)
michaeld wrote:
> My kids bought me a Series X for Christmas. I don't follow game news so I'm looking
> for some good indie/arcade etc games to check out.

There are so many to choose from! One of the categories is even "arcade".

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
27-Dec-2022(#163)
michaeld wrote:
> PizzaTheHutt wrote:
>> Tunic?
>>
>
> Yes that is it!

Tunic was excellent, is my GotY likely, but I don't play a ton of newest releases.

michaeld
300 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
* 28-Dec-2022(#164)
I need headset recommendations. I don't want to spend a lot, don't need all kinds of fancy features, just good audio for hearing and talking to others

Edit: I ended up getting the Microsoft stereo headset on eBay for $20
MrBean
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31-Dec-2022(#165)
Finally need to expand storage on the XSX ... Seagate is still the ony option? $200 for 1TB? My god.

Do these ever go on sale?
Groo
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31-Dec-2022(#166)
@MrBean @Vault101 has one for sale $160. They were $230 when they came out.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
31-Dec-2022(#167)
@MrBean You can connect any USB drive you want and play lots of games from there. I have a 4TB HDD that used to be connected to my X1X on mine. If you download a game onto an external and it needs to run on the internal, you'll get prompted if you try to play it to move it first. You also get an icon on the box art that looks like a left & right arrow, one above the other - that indicates that you have it on an external drive but it has to be on the internal to play.
I keep all of my games that don't require the internal drive installed on my external and even some that do require internal that I'm simply not actively playing. Transferring btwn the drives is pretty quick/easy and I don't like to have more than about 75% of the internal space used up.

bonham2
600 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews
31-Dec-2022(#168)
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
31-Dec-2022(#169)
Yep @bonham2 - I don't know the exact external drive I have, bought it too long ago and don't feel like looking behind my XSX to verify. I also have this one that would work, I just don't have it connected to anything:
https://smile.amazon.com/WD_Black-Drive-External-C...

I have a 2TB one I bought off a fellow GTZer for my PS4 as well. Basically it doesn't have to be 4TB and with the XSX you don't need to use SSDs if you don't want. For my X1X that I still use, I'm looking to connect up an external SSD as the internal drive is slow and I've seen some research that suggests opening the system to replace the internal drive is barely, if even at all faster vs. an external SSD. Since I use the X1X mainly for 360 games and indies, I'm thinking of trying a 480GB micro drive I got on clearance from Walmart like 2 years ago.

MrBean
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31-Dec-2022(#170)
My understanding has been that any non-seagate is only for prior gen games. All modern games can only use the fancy Seagate expensive ass one.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
* 31-Dec-2022(#171)
MrBean wrote:
> My understanding has been that any non-seagate is only for prior gen games. All modern
> games can only use the fancy Seagate expensive ass one.

Trouble is with how MS and Sony I suppose handled this latest generation, many games that have launched in the past ~2 years aren't truly Next-Gen and don't have that requirement. But it's a mixed bag. Infernax required install in the internal drive, but it was more/less a 16-bit era title, but Bugsnax doesn't, nor The Ascent, GunGrave GORE, Naraka or even Horizon 5 - as it has a non-Series version.

Without a 4TB drive I think I would find being a GP sub really annoying. I've got around 200 games installed onto my XSX and sure some will only play on the internal yet I have moved them to the external, but moving is a TON faster vs. re-downloading. Point is, for ~%50 of the cost for the 1TB expansion card, you could get a 4-5TB external USB HDD and have lots of games on it with most of those playable - depending on your library I suppose. And even if 80% of the games you have require being on internal, like I said you're looking at a min-2 to transfer vs. redownloading and the management is pretty decent. You can go to the 'My Games & Apps' menu, then Manage and Storage devices. Then click on the drive and you get a menu to move things and can move many at once.

bonham2
600 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews
31-Dec-2022(#172)
I have a Series S, and the storage limitations are seriously annoying. I'm constantly deleting stuff that I don't want to get rid of.
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
1-Jan-2023(#173)
Generally speaking I like, and have no issues with, leveraging an external SSD for last-gen and general storage. Moving files isn't always fast though. There are times when it blazes but other times when it looks like I could actually download it faster. If it was always fast I would have zero complaints, but the truth is that it isn't. But moving games while I'm wfh is hardly a hassle and it'll be ready by the time I clock out.

I don't play a lot of games at the same time (maybe 3-5) so shuffling seldom used games to external until I am ready for them works well.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
1-Jan-2023(#174)
after putting a gen4 M2 into my PS5, I can never go back to moving games back and forth. This is a HUGE win for Sony to not have some BS super expensive storage expansion. Also why I prefer my Series X and third party non GPU games on my PS5 (also the controller is better).
DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
3-Jan-2023(#175)
I was surprised with how many games I was able to install on the Series S. I hit the cap once, and it was only because of all the bloated fudging DLC from AC Odyssey, which I was thrilled to have an excuse to delete. After I axed that I could put another seven games from Game Pass on the system and I still had 25% space left.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
3-Jan-2023(#176)
I hooked up the 480GB USB SSD I had to my X1X the other night and after a quick format and answering some questions, I moved around a dozen games from the internal drive to it.
I was particularly interested in Wreckfest as I started playing that on my XSX and it loaded up quick, unsurprisingly, but then I played some on my X1X and it was so darn slow to load.
I can report that it's a good bit faster via the SSD so I'm happy about that. I used the 480 b/c I had it laying around but it's clearly not very large, so I might purchase a larger one now that I know it will give me a loading boost. I know the XSS performs around the same as the X1X so I'd be tempted to go for one of them, almost entirely for the Quick Resume, but I think I'm better off simply seeking to focus on 1 game at a time and sticking with the X1X.

michaeld
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8-Jan-2023(#177)
I was browsing the game pass store and watched a trailer for another overheard action looking game that looked interesting, I think it was another game with animals as characters. I was on game pass this morning and couldn't find it or remember the name. I am thinking it is some indie game but not certain


I am loving how you can just stream a game install of installing it. I got the year of Ultimate deal for 33 on Slickdeals, amazing deal!
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
9-Jan-2023(#178)
I think "overheard" is a typo? Biomutant hit GP recently. Was that it?

And I think the streaming is cool but it's def grainy and I always prefer to just DL the game. I do use the streaming to "play" a given game to earn MS Rewards though. Love that I can just stream it to start the game and then abandon it.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
10-Jan-2023(#179)
Heads up, We Happy Few is leaving GP in only 5 days. I figured since XBGS owns them that this title wouldn't leave GP but Gearbox published it so there you have it.
Here's hoping/thinking it might pull a Mortal Shell and come back to the service. I had it in a list of GP games I figured I had plenty of time with, but it is nearing 5 years old now. For the first time in a while GP is feeling a bit weak to me.

3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
10-Jan-2023(#180)
I don’t wanna hear anyone complain about gamepass if you haven’t gotten through the Yakuza games

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
10-Jan-2023(#181)
3hitcombo wrote:
> I don’t wanna hear anyone complain about gamepass if you haven’t gotten through the
> Yakuza games
>

I wasn't necessarily complaining, nor sure if you were referencing me, but I did set Yakuza 0 to install just the other night as my selection of installed GP titles was feeling smaller as of late.

I will not complain about GP in general as I've tried, played and beat a bucket load of games via the service in the 3+ years I've had it such that it's been well worth my money. I've also used the Live to GP dollar method twice so it has been a great price period. I've tried games that I learned quickly that I was glad I didn't buy, I played games for basically free that seemed interesting, and I beat games that I likely otherwise wouldn't have even considered. I'm actually okay with the selection shrinking a little vs what I want to play on it, since it'll give me a little more time to focus on the games I actually purchased.

bonham2
600 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews
10-Jan-2023(#182)
I have not played any of the Yakuza games. I haven't even tried them. What are they most like? I always got the impression they were like weak, Asian versions of GTA. What would be the best one to start with?

I took a few months off of GP because I was getting a little bored. It's still an absolute great value, but I wasn't using it to the fullest, so I decided to take a few months off. I'm back at it now and keeping very busy. My son and I are playing It Takes Two, which is absolutely terrific so far. My only "complaint" is that there are too many rogue-likes and not enough JRPGs at the moment. I tried Ni No Kuni, but it feels a little too much like Pokemon for my taste.
3hitcombo
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* 10-Jan-2023(#183)
I wasn’t actually talking about anyone specifically but there is a lot of slamming on how bad it is usually, and notably from people that haven’t played Yakuza….shame. 🤣I definitely think it’s always worth it IF you have the time to use it for its value. Like any sub service really though.

Yakuza like GTA? I’ve actually never heard that comparison before. It’s An interesting one, I guess in terms of variety it could be. But first off….you don’t drive….that is until I got to Yakuza 5….dang it these games are actually very hard to explain.

I’ll say this as to where to start: if you like beat ‘em ups: start at Yakuza 0 if for some reason you favor RPGs you could start at Yakuza Like a dragon as it’s a totally different storyline.

Or you could play the Judgement games if you want it more modern, they’re actually cheaper than gamepass nowadays it seems but they’re not on there yet.

3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
10-Jan-2023(#184)
I’ve played too much of these. I started during the pandemic. I played like a dragon first then 0-5 and the two judgement games. I’m working through 5 at the moment and have 6 left. And of course the new one in Feb

longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
10-Jan-2023(#185)
3hitcombo wrote:
> I wasn’t actually talking about anyone specifically but there is a lot of slamming
> on how bad it is usually, and notably from people that haven’t played Yakuza….shame.
> 🤣I definitely think it’s always worth it IF you have the time to use it for
> its value. Like any sub service really though.


Ya I don't think people slam it as much as just say how it's not worth retail, but it is worth the discounted price we all pay. There have been some decent games, I personally like the Gears games and even though Halo Infinite shipped incomplete now it looks to be a good experience.

I have never played the Yakuza games, they all looked kind of goofy to me, like hard to take seriously, but I don't know much about them, so may give a shot at some point.
3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
11-Jan-2023(#186)
longhornsk57 wrote:
> 3hitcombo wrote:
>> I wasn’t actually talking about anyone specifically but there is a lot of slamming
>> on how bad it is usually, and notably from people that haven’t played Yakuza….shame.
>> 🤣I definitely think it’s always worth it IF you have the time to use it
> for
>> its value. Like any sub service really though.
>
>
> Ya I don't think people slam it as much as just say how it's not worth retail, but
> it is worth the discounted price we all pay. There have been some decent games, I
> personally like the Gears games and even though Halo Infinite shipped incomplete
> now it looks to be a good experience.
>
> I have never played the Yakuza games, they all looked kind of goofy to me, like hard
> to take seriously, but I don't know much about them, so may give a shot at some point.

The clips that you’re seeing that are goofy are more of the side quests, which I LOVE! It gets real silly. If you stick to just the main storyline and don’t do side quests I could see it seeming more serious. Gears is also my fav, but I also have the disc so gamepass wasn’t the reason for gears.

Idk how it couldn’t be worth it. You could literally use bing as your search engine and not really pay anything. No other sub service let’s you do that unless I’m mistaken.

3hitcombo
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* 11-Jan-2023(#187)
What I’m currently doing in Yakuza: trying to survive blizzards in a remote small village. I’m shooting bears and deer and setting traps to catch foxes and rabbits and such. So basically Right now it’s comparable to Big Buck Hunter than anything.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1703005648

Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
11-Jan-2023(#188)
The Yakuza games get kind of tedious after a while, i have a similar feeling about Shenmue.
I loved Yakuza 1 and 2, got tired of 3.
Picked up Like A Dragon recently and i really enjoy the new combat system.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
11-Jan-2023(#189)
I initially hesitated about getting GP as I've used Bing to earn points for a long while and have a sizable backlog of digital games purchased from redeeming those Bing points. Thus some of the marquee titles I already owned and beat - Gears, Halo, Forza specifically.
I've found that I've played a lot of smaller indie games via GP like Flynn, Omno, Raji, Tunic and many many more. To that end, financially it's maybe not as valuable as those games are cheaper to purchase, but I've also tried a number of games that sucked and that aspect brings greater value, IMO.

Sometimes the biggest difficulty I have is choosing my next game to play, as they've got way over their advertised 100 games. Even after noting earlier that I felt like the number I had installed and looking to play was shrinking some, I have over 55 games that I'm interested in starting or completing.

3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
11-Jan-2023(#190)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> The Yakuza games get kind of tedious after a while, i have a similar feeling about
> Shenmue.
> I loved Yakuza 1 and 2, got tired of 3.
> Picked up Like A Dragon recently and i really enjoy the new combat system.

It’s not a “new combat system”

They literally changed it from a beat ‘em up to a turn based RPG. Which is about the least tedious thing a company could do with their game 🤣

3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
11-Jan-2023(#191)
Slickriven wrote:
> I initially hesitated about getting GP as I've used Bing to earn points for a long
> while and have a sizable backlog of digital games purchased from redeeming those
> Bing points. Thus some of the marquee titles I already owned and beat - Gears, Halo,
> Forza specifically.
> I've found that I've played a lot of smaller indie games via GP like Flynn, Omno,
> Raji, Tunic and many many more. To that end, financially it's maybe not as valuable
> as those games are cheaper to purchase, but I've also tried a number of games that
> sucked and that aspect brings greater value, IMO.
>
> Sometimes the biggest difficulty I have is choosing my next game to play, as they've
> got way over their advertised 100 games. Even after noting earlier that I felt like
> the number I had installed and looking to play was shrinking some, I have over 55
> games that I'm interested in starting or completing.
>
>

I agree it’s definitely more overwhelming then having a lack of selection. I have enjoyed High on Life but I am admittedly an Justin Roiland Mark at this point.


Simon_Belmont
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11-Jan-2023(#192)
3hitcombo wrote:
> Simon_Belmont wrote:
>> The Yakuza games get kind of tedious after a while, i have a similar feeling about
>> Shenmue.
>> I loved Yakuza 1 and 2, got tired of 3.
>> Picked up Like A Dragon recently and i really enjoy the new combat system.
>
> It’s not a “new combat system”
>
> They literally changed it from a beat ‘em up to a turn based RPG. Which is about
> the least tedious thing a company could do with their game 🤣
>
>

Thats LITERALLY the definition of a "new combat system", Professor.
Turn based and real time beat em up are different combat systems...

"A major departure from previous Yakuza games is the battle system. Instead of the real-time action beat 'em up mechanics of previous games, Yakuza: Like a Dragon features a real-time turn-based RPG type combat, with a four-person battle team."
3hitcombo
GameTZ Subscriber Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9)
11-Jan-2023(#193)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> 3hitcombo wrote:
>> Simon_Belmont wrote:
> |>> The Yakuza games get kind of tedious after a while, i have a similar feeling
> about
> |>> Shenmue.
> |>> I loved Yakuza 1 and 2, got tired of 3.
> |>> Picked up Like A Dragon recently and i really enjoy the new combat system.
>>
>> It’s not a “new combat system”
>>
>> They literally changed it from a beat ‘em up to a turn based RPG. Which is about
>> the least tedious thing a company could do with their game 🤣
>>
>>
>
> Thats LITERALLY the definition of a "new combat system", Professor.
> Turn based and real time beat em up are different combat systems...
>
> "A major departure from previous Yakuza games is the battle system. Instead of the
> real-time action beat 'em up mechanics of previous games, Yakuza: Like a Dragon features
> a real-time turn-based RPG type combat, with a four-person battle team."

Ooooo got eeeem 🙄🤣 he called me professor. Because my degree is in video games. 🤣 either way you misused the word tedious still and doubled down on it with your own quote 🤣🤣


3hitcombo
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11-Jan-2023(#194)
Referencing the mahjong discussion the Nintendo thread.

I actually learned how to play competitive mahjong from Yakuza games

Feeb
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* 11-Jan-2023(#195)
3hitcombo wrote:
> Referencing the mahjong discussion the Nintendo thread.
>
> I actually learned how to play competitive mahjong from Yakuza games
>
>

I tried it in yakuza and ffxiv no Fukun clue.
Frank
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11-Jan-2023(#196)
MrBean wrote:
> Finally need to expand storage on the XSX ... Seagate is still the ony option? $200
> for 1TB? My god.
>
> Do these ever go on sale?

Did you ever upgrade? I'm getting annoyed at the constant need to delete games. raspberry
Simon_Belmont
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12-Jan-2023(#197)
Frank wrote:
> MrBean wrote:
>> Finally need to expand storage on the XSX ... Seagate is still the ony option?
> $200
>> for 1TB? My god.
>>
>> Do these ever go on sale?
>
> Did you ever upgrade? I'm getting annoyed at the constant need to delete games. raspberry
>

The expansion cards were like $120 around Black Friday, i slept on it.
If anything the 500GB gives me more incentive to finish games lol, though right now i have 2 GIANT games installed on my XS (Witcher 3 and Borderlands 3, plus COD Warzone 2.0).
I don't like that there's no way to play the downgraded Xbox One versions anymore. I don't need graphical enhancements on Mortal Kombat 11, so i deleted it and i'll just reinstall it when the boys come over.
Same with The Witcher 3, while i appreciate the free upgrade, i was plenty enjoying the Xbox One version, i wish i could downgrade it back to my Xbox One external.
benstylus
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* 12-Jan-2023(#198)
3hitcombo wrote:
> Referencing the mahjong discussion the Nintendo thread.
>
> I actually learned how to play competitive mahjong from Yakuza games

I remember it being in the first game, but the explanation was really more of an info dump (seemed like a copy/paste of a Wikipedia article). Furiten is probably the hardest concept for people to grasp (judging by the various "Why can't I win?" images posted in certain mahjong forums)

It wasn't until years later when I was sick one day and stayed home from work, this YouTube video popped up in my stream:

https://youtu.be/ooY4Ylz0WNQ

Once I understood the basics of classical mahjong from that video, I found the rules for Japanese Mahjong to be a nice step up, but the game is 10x better than the increase in learning load.

Now I own three sets of tiles (Chinese with letterd and numbers in the corners, Japanese with no notations, and American style which is almost an entirely different game), and maybe a dozen or so mahjong video games.


Simon_Belmont
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12-Jan-2023(#199)
benstylus wrote:
> 3hitcombo wrote:
>> Referencing the mahjong discussion the Nintendo thread.
>>
>> I actually learned how to play competitive mahjong from Yakuza games
>
> I remember it being in the first game, but the explanation was really more of an
> info dump (seemed like a copy/paste of a Wikipedia article). Furiten is probably
> the hardest concept for people to grasp (judging by the various "Why can't I win?"
> images posted in certain mahjong forums)
>
> It wasn't until years later when I was sick one day and stayed home from work, this
> YouTube video popped up in my stream:
>
>
> Once I understood the basics of classical mahjong from that video, I found the rules
> for Japanese Mahjong to be a nice step up, but the game is 10x better than the increase
> in learning load.
>
> Now I own three sets of tiles (Chinese with letterd and numbers in the corners, Japanese
> with no notations, and American style which is almost an entirely different game),
> and maybe a dozen or so mahjong video games.
>
>
>

When the big emulation boom hit in the early 2000s, i got a SNES emulator and a TON of ROMS and got addicted to a Japanese only Mahjong game, but it had pretty easy to follow English instructions with a nice tutorial.
Tutorial's are in EVERY game now, but can you imagine a game from the early 90s having a built in English tutorial?
One of those ROMS taught me Chinese Chess as well, and i've become obsessed with that. I own a few Chinese Chess sets, its so different than anything else we have.
benstylus
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12-Jan-2023(#200)
Simon_Belmont wrote:.
> Tutorial's are in EVERY game now, but can you imagine a game from the early 90s having
> a built in English tutorial?

That's nuts - do you remember what game it was? I've never seen a Japanese released Mahjong game with any significant amount of English (usually just menus).

As a side note, while it's great every game nowadays seems to have a tutorial, I shate that many of them are still unskippable.


Simon_Belmont
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20-Jan-2023(#201)
The X/S Version of Werewolf: The Apocalypse is $10. I've been waiting for this game since 2009. It's the same indie level studio that did the fantastic stealth game Styx: Master of Shadows.
Ignore the reviews, it's a throwback to ridiculous, gory button mashers. It's a stealth game when you're a human or wolf and then if you if get caught or get angry during a conversation/interrogation, you turn into this ridiculous werewolf with a ton of powers. Graphics look fine for an indie game trying to make a AAA game, the animations on your character are great and the monsters look fantastic. The soundtrack is a well done thrash metal instrumental type.
It reminds me of Hulk Ultimate Destruction because LITERALLY everything is destructible in the game.
It's worth $10 bucks and i'm enjoying it more than most AAA games i've played recently.
Anxiouz
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* 20-Jan-2023(#202)
I enjoyed it for a night but it gets old really fast. Then you notice how dull, repetitious, and actually broken it is. You can just ignore stealth altogether and just fight everybody and it makes no difference. So why have the stealth at all? And why make a werewolf game where you're inside buildings 90% of the time and all of them look identical?
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
22-Jan-2023(#203)
How does Werewolf compare to the newest GunGrave title?
I rather enjoyed the 2x PS2 GunGrave games, but that was a long time ago and I traded them away. The newest one I was excited for but after 1 play session and just 1 boss I wasn't very good and didn't like it too much. I need to give it a 2nd chance...

Simon_Belmont
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23-Jan-2023(#204)
The newest Gungrave is awful. Barely could get through it.
I'm still enjoying the hell out of werewolf. It's exactly what I wanted. Not every game has to be an epic piece of art. Werewolf is certainly the Michael Bay of games, fast, fun and rediculous. I don't even try to be stealthy anymore. I'm not trying to get the good ending.

Is the Doom 3 in Gamepass the updated one withe the flashlight mod?
Also, is Dishonored Death of an Outsider worth playing? I wanted to get another shooter or two in before Atomic Heart drops on Gamepass.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
23-Jan-2023(#205)
FYI Donut Country is set to leave GP at the end of the month, if you haven't played it yet it's likely worth your 2 hours. I found it enjoyable and it's not too hard to get all of the achievements if you care.

Worms WMD, Telling Lies and a Japanese titled Drum Master game is also leaving the service.

Bleed_DukeBlue
Triple Gold Good Trader
23-Jan-2023(#206)
I second the recommendation of Donut County. You're basically a hole that goes around eating everything. It's mindless fun and a nice palette cleanser between bigger games.

Slickriven wrote:
> FYI Donut Country is set to leave GP at the end of the month, if you haven't played
> it yet it's likely worth your 2 hours. I found it enjoyable and it's not too hard
> to get all of the achievements if you care.
>
> Worms WMD, Telling Lies and a Japanese titled Drum Master game is also leaving the
> service.
>
>
Simon_Belmont
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23-Jan-2023(#207)
I finished donut country on drugs. Great game.
thatfootballguy
Triple Gold Good Trader
23-Jan-2023(#208)
Chained Echoes is a really good game for those who enjoy SNES-era RPGs!
Kommie
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23-Jan-2023(#209)
I booted up my XsX and decided to give Moonscars a shot. The first boss killed me a lot, but then I explored and got some upgrades and got it second try after that.
Simon_Belmont
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23-Jan-2023(#210)
Moonscars is great. Great choice.
Slickriven
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23-Jan-2023(#211)
I tried Moonscars a while back and it didn't suck me in, but I've been meaning to give it another chance. A site I follow has a review for it on the Nintendo Switch that I want to read, the headline was something to the effect of it's worth it after going through the initial learning pains.

Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
23-Jan-2023(#212)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Is the Doom 3 in Gamepass the updated one withe the flashlight mod?

I don't know if it's the BFG edition on GP (which introduced using the flashlight with a gun) but yes, you can on the Xbox version.
Snappy
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23-Jan-2023(#213)
longhornsk57 wrote:
> They'd have to pay me a lot more than $10 per month to use that crappy search engine.

How often have you used it? I’ve been using it exclusively for the past decade or so and it meets my search needs just fine.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
24-Jan-2023(#214)
Probably 20 times, each time giving me something that mostly had little to do with what I asked. I use brave pulling info from Google now.

Google might be evil and hell bent on intruding your privacy but they make a good search engine.

Bing just isn't very good.
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
* 24-Jan-2023(#215)
Bing is adequate but really not great and doesn't feel much better than the early days of search. It can get you to close to what you're looking for but sometimes takes a few tries to get it right.
DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
* 24-Jan-2023(#216)
Rarely don't find what I'm looking for in Bing and they pay out instead of just cashing in on me with no reciprocity. Google also seems to promote scammy spammy results towards the top that look legit but arent. Bing wins for me

I don't see what makes Google so much better. It's not hard to keep scrolling and looking if you don't get it on the first result
Finn
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24-Jan-2023(#217)
Bing is complete crap IMO.I always find what I am looking for, Bing just gives me a damn headache, at least it's better than Yahoo... but that's not saying much.

MrBean
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24-Jan-2023(#218)
Just wait till Bing is powered by ChatGPT... Google is nervous.
PizzaTheHutt
GameTZ Gold Subscriber Gold Good Trader Has Written 3 Reviews
25-Jan-2023(#219)
Already been talked about in the Switch thread but GoldenEye is also coming to Xbox GamePass on Friday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjW00as9XCA

TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
* 25-Jan-2023(#220)
Nice. I don’t think the Xbox GP version has MP tho. I think that’s a Switch exclusive.
Kommie
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25-Jan-2023(#221)
For the life of me, no matter the way I try to play Gamepass or my Xbox through my Steam Deck remotely, it lags and makes it unplayable. It's either a half second to a second delay, massive frame dips or both. My Xbox just isn't in a spot I normally play in and remote play would be way better.
TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
25-Jan-2023(#222)
That’s why I love the Switch even though the hardware is outdated. Love playing anywhere I want. It’s a shame game pass isn’t optimized for Steam Deck yet. If and once it does I’ll def buy one.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
26-Jan-2023(#223)
Signalis - Honestly have no idea what this game is about but I'm liking it. Just beat the first boss. It's like a top down Resident Evil style game, I guess. 6 item inventory limit. Enemies can get back up/respawn after being killed unless you shove a flare up their butt-hole.
Kommie
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29-Jan-2023(#224)
Signalis - 10/10

Play Signalis. It's great. So fudging good. Like a Mashup of Resident Evil and Silent Hill with a weird as fudge story.

It's like if A24 made a video game.

I'm gonna probably play it again.

So fudging good.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
2-Feb-2023(#225)
So GP is set to lose these games at midpoint of Feb, anybody have thoughts of them?
Infernax, Besiege, Recompile, Skul: The Hero Slayer, The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom, and the CrossfireX campaign
I beat Infernax and it was good.
I tried Skul but didn't get very far.
I've been wanting to try out Recompile, anyone play it?

Feeb
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2-Feb-2023(#226)
Was going to say I liked infernax. Never heard of the other stuff.
Simon_Belmont
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2-Feb-2023(#227)
I didn't even know Crossfire had a single player campaign.
It looks mindless with good Remedy style lore, might give it a go.
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
2-Feb-2023(#228)
CrossfireX on GP lets you play the 1st half of the campaign not the entire thing. It's not terrible but it's not great either. Definitely doesn't have Remedy's usual high quality bar.
TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
2-Feb-2023(#229)
Oh man Infernax is getting taken off GP? That stinks. It was a really good gothic like 2D side scroller that filled a Castlevania like void.
Kommie
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2-Feb-2023(#230)
How long is Infernax? It's on my list to play. Guess it'll be bumped now
Feeb
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* 2-Feb-2023(#231)
Kommie wrote:
> How long is Infernax? It's on my list to play. Guess it'll be bumped now
>

Highly skill dependent. 5-6 hrs if you’re on it. Probably like 15 or so to plat.

It’s heavily influenced by simon’s quest- a game I would rent often as a kid- so it was a complete joy for me to play.

It’s tough to play it once though- I made a decision I regretted in the first few minutes.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
2-Feb-2023(#232)
I think I put around 10+ hrs into Infernax. I also tried 2 of the unlockable other characters. Some sections were more challenging/annoying vs others. Was a solid game overall.

michaeld
300 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
2-Feb-2023(#233)
I just tried Deaths Door, very cool game. I only just started but died about 5 times on the first soul I'm supposed to capture.

As far as remote play, I am trying it in a different location on wifi on my 5th gen 12.9 iPad Pro. I was able to get Red Dead to load and work but I tried Fortnite and it goes to the menu and tells me to reconnect the controller. I tried Deaths Door and No Man's Sky and it gives me an error that says quit remote play first. Disconnect your remote play session to play games from the cloud, or launch something already installed


I'm sure I'm not doing something right but I'm loving this Series X
MrBean
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2-Feb-2023(#234)
I hope this is good!

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Simon_Belmont
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7-Feb-2023(#235)
the Hot Wheels game on Gamepass is FUNNNNNN and it has the season pass so you get like 80 cars with it.
The graphics are great, the cars look like toys, the reflections and models are fantastic.
Haven't tried split screen with it.

Darkest Dungeon is BACK on Gamepass, those that haven't played it, give it a shot. Its one of my all time favorite games.
Simon_Belmont
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7-Feb-2023(#236)
MrBean wrote:
> I hope this is good!
>

I hope so! It's Arkane Studios Austin and the designer of Deus Ex, Thief and Dishonored.
MrBean
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7-Feb-2023(#237)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> MrBean wrote:
>> I hope this is good!
>>
>
> I hope so! It's Arkane Studios Austin and the designer of Deus Ex, Thief and Dishonored.

Sadly, it was not that great ... I was kind of disappointed. Still, super early build, will revisit once it's final.
Archer
GameTZ Subscriber 500 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
7-Feb-2023(#238)
MrBean wrote:
> Simon_Belmont wrote:
>> MrBean wrote:
> |>> I hope this is good!
> |>>
>>
>> I hope so! It's Arkane Studios Austin and the designer of Deus Ex, Thief and Dishonored.
>
> Sadly, it was not that great ... I was kind of disappointed. Still, super early build,
> will revisit once it's final.

I was afraid of that. I love Arkane's games. But this one doesn't look good to me. I'm not sure I'll like this one.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
7-Feb-2023(#239)
MrBean wrote:
> Simon_Belmont wrote:
>> MrBean wrote:
> |>> I hope this is good!
> |>>
>>
>> I hope so! It's Arkane Studios Austin and the designer of Deus Ex, Thief and Dishonored.
>
> Sadly, it was not that great ... I was kind of disappointed. Still, super early build,
> will revisit once it's final.

I don't think you can judge off a pre release, they have 3 months of non stop crunch time.
Anxiouz
900 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
7-Feb-2023(#240)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> the Hot Wheels game on Gamepass is FUNNNNNN and it has the season pass so you get
> like 80 cars with it.

The campaign stuff is fine but most of our fun was found in the UGC tracks. So many new tracks it kept things fresh for us for a long time.
Simon_Belmont
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8-Feb-2023(#241)
Holy god, i took a little nibble of an edible yesterday afternoon and played that Hot Wheels game for like 4 hours yesterday.
Wow, i am hooked. I really like that the campaign is challenging, some of those races are NOT EASY.
I really like that you're able to sell back or scrap cars you get in the loot boxes, i wish more games would do that.
ALSO, WOW, the soundtrack is amazing. I don't know if its an original score or they got unknown licensed tracks, but its a great mix of funk, electronic, dubstep and trance.
Ignore the bad reviews and download that when you get a chance.
MrBean
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8-Feb-2023(#242)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Holy god, i took a little nibble of an edible yesterday afternoon and played that
> Hot Wheels game for like 4 hours yesterday.
> Wow, i am hooked. I really like that the campaign is challenging, some of those races
> are NOT EASY.
> I really like that you're able to sell back or scrap cars you get in the loot boxes,
> i wish more games would do that.
> ALSO, WOW, the soundtrack is amazing. I don't know if its an original score or they
> got unknown licensed tracks, but its a great mix of funk, electronic, dubstep and
> trance.
> Ignore the bad reviews and download that when you get a chance.

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DarkFact
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8-Feb-2023(#243)
It’s amazing, everything I do is more tolerable when I’m inebriated!
Feeb
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8-Feb-2023(#244)
Those edibles hit different than the real thing. I thought half of my head was gone after eating 2 of the delta 8. My wife tried to argue that I still I had a full head.
DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
8-Feb-2023(#245)
As if she’d know
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
15-Feb-2023(#246)
Here's the new set of games leaving GP at the end on the month: Alien: Isolation, Octopath Traveler, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Crown Trick, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Far: Changing Tides, and Madden NFL 21
Good riddance to Far, that game was boring and crap.

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
2-Mar-2023(#247)
These are leaving GP on March 15th:
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy -- Console and PC
Undertale -- Console
Young Souls -- Console and PC
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition -- Console and PC
Goat Simulator -- Console
F1 2020 -- Console
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games -- Console and PC
Paradise Killer -- Console and PC

GotG is a solid game especially if you like 80's nostalgia and music. I will be looking to complete KRzero that I started in January.

TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
2-Mar-2023(#248)
I'll echo too that GotG was a really fun game for what it is and the music tracks were pretty stellar.
SwiftJAB
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader
2-Mar-2023(#249)
Motivation to finish up GotG

Archer
GameTZ Subscriber 500 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
2-Mar-2023(#250)
They also added F1 2022 today. And man, since EA bought Code Masters, this franchise just keeps getting worse.
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
2-Mar-2023(#251)
Archer wrote:
> They also added F1 2022 today. And man, since EA bought Code Masters, this franchise
> just keeps getting worse.

I'll be honest even before the EA buyout the yearly updates were generally not much more than Madden. At least they have to add new tracks when they race st new places.

And I think they added the microtransaction currency "pitcoins" thing prior to the EA buyout.

I still get the games, just later and cheap.

Bleed_DukeBlue
Triple Gold Good Trader
2-Mar-2023(#252)
Has anyone played Kentucky Route Zero? I was curious about that one but the price was always higher than I wanted to pay. I forgot about it being on Game Pass until now.

Slickriven wrote:
> These are leaving GP on March 15th:
> Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy -- Console and PC
> Undertale -- Console
> Young Souls -- Console and PC
> Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition -- Console and PC
> Goat Simulator -- Console
> F1 2020 -- Console
> Zero Escape: The Nonary Games -- Console and PC
> Paradise Killer -- Console and PC
>
> GotG is a solid game especially if you like 80's nostalgia and music. I will be looking
> to complete KRzero that I started in January.
>
>
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
3-Mar-2023(#253)
Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:
> Has anyone played Kentucky Route Zero? I was curious about that one but the price
> was always higher than I wanted to pay. I forgot about it being on Game Pass until
> now.
>

I played it on PC when it came out. It's a very good story and its weird and Twin Peaks/X-Files esque. I really dig the graphics and music.
MrBean
GameTZ Gold Subscriber 400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (7) Has Written 1 Review This user is on the site NOW (5 minutes ago)
3-Mar-2023(#254)
There's definitely something about to happen with a new console. With the Verizon offer yesterday and they stopped selling at the employee store... There has to be news about a refresh/mid gen upgrade, something.
Bleed_DukeBlue
Triple Gold Good Trader
3-Mar-2023(#255)
Thanks! I think I might try to beat this before it leaves Game Pass then.

Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:
>> Has anyone played Kentucky Route Zero? I was curious about that one but the price
>> was always higher than I wanted to pay. I forgot about it being on Game Pass
> until
>> now.
>>
>
> I played it on PC when it came out. It's a very good story and its weird and Twin
> Peaks/X-Files esque. I really dig the graphics and music.
Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
* 3-Mar-2023(#256)
MrBean wrote:
> There's definitely something about to happen with a new console. With the Verizon
> offer yesterday and they stopped selling at the employee store... There has to be
> news about a refresh/mid gen upgrade, something.

Maybe a digital only X. Seems like the logical next step.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
3-Mar-2023(#257)
@Bleed_DukeBlue Kentucky Route Zero was alright so far, there's 5 main chapters that I believe are somewhat connected and somewhat not. I completed the first 2 in 4+ hours, I think. It's a point-click style adventure that's got lots of dialogue to read. The story was different, as said I think I'll seek to finish it since it's interesting and not challenging.

Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
3-Mar-2023(#258)
Feeb wrote:
> MrBean wrote:
>> There's definitely something about to happen with a new console. With the Verizon
>> offer yesterday and they stopped selling at the employee store... There has to
> be
>> news about a refresh/mid gen upgrade, something.
>
> Maybe a digital only X. Seems like the logical next step.

Hope not, i want to get a disc X when they go down in price a little.
I'm running out of ways to watch my physical media.
A brand new quality Blu-Ray player is like $150 now.
I remember when they were like $50ish, fudging chip shortage.
MrBean
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* 3-Mar-2023(#259)
Been at it for like two weeks... Failing to pull the trigger on a custom elite controller. Whaddya guys think?

https://xboxdesignlab.xbox.com/en-us/configure/xbo...
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
3-Mar-2023(#260)
$220 for a controller seems unreal to me

Says the guy with a logitech force feedback wheel and pedals to play racing games

SwiftJAB
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader
4-Mar-2023(#261)
Bean gets to make use of his employee perks. What's the cost with the discount? If it's 50%, I think it's worth it.

DarkFact
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
4-Mar-2023(#262)
I paid 20 for a used SN30 Pro wired controller with a sticky R button

Well, it got sticky after I got it. Something about slopping maple syrup on it. I chug 150oz of maple syrup a day, don't worry about it
MrBean
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4-Mar-2023(#263)
SwiftJAB wrote:
> Bean gets to make use of his employee perks. What's the cost with the discount? If
> it's 50%, I think it's worth it.
>
>

Sadly, no... Not on the custom. I've been asking around for weeks, can't find any discounts.
SwiftJAB
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader
4-Mar-2023(#264)
Bummer

MrBean
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* 4-Mar-2023(#265)
I gave up on 3rd party controllers many years ago, but this could be interesting.

https://rog.asus.com/controllers/rog-raikiri-pro-m...
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
5-Mar-2023(#266)
benstylus wrote:
> $220 for a controller seems unreal to me
>
> Says the guy with a logitech force feedback wheel and pedals to play racing games

When I moved out for the first time and had a tiny economy apartment by myself my first 3 REAL paychecks bought 1) xbox 360 2) a pinball machine and 3) a custom built racing chair pod from Craigslist.
So I feel you.
I sold the racing pod, the pinball machine lasted 2 more moves and I sold it.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
6-Mar-2023(#267)
I started on the S. Have to get the RetroArch front-end up and running.
I just want to get classic stuff, I've been jonesing for a Donkey Kong Country series playthrough.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
7-Mar-2023(#268)
sa330206 wrote:
> Anyone mess with emulators on the Series S or Series X? I see you can do it from
> retail mode now.

If this is true then this is what I'm going to try this weekend on my Series X
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
7-Mar-2023(#269)
longhornsk57 wrote:
> sa330206 wrote:
>> Anyone mess with emulators on the Series S or Series X? I see you can do it from
>> retail mode now.
>
> If this is true then this is what I'm going to try this weekend on my Series X

I paid like $19 to enable "developer mode", i don't know if they're implying its free now.
I don't know.
I have to program it on a day that i don't get super stoned.
results to follow, its easier than the PS4 so far
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
7-Mar-2023(#270)
FYI there's a core white BNIB Elite Series 2 controller on Amazon for $110 shipped. Thinking of picking it up at this price although I told myself I was going to wait for like ~$75 or so used/mint.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
8-Mar-2023(#271)
i still cant justify spending that much on a controller
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
8-Mar-2023(#272)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> i still cant justify spending that much on a controller

I can totally see doing that for a specialty controller. I've spent that much on a good arcade stick for example.

Bleed_DukeBlue
Triple Gold Good Trader
* 10-Mar-2023(#273)
Exoprimal is coming to Game Pass day one on July 14th! I was curious about this one but not sure about buying it, so this is perfect: https://www.dualshockers.com/exoprimal-release-dat...
TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
10-Mar-2023(#274)
Sweet. I want to try this but do not want to spend too much money on it so this is ideal.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
10-Mar-2023(#275)
Atomic Heart - been playing for a half hour and absolutely nothing interesting has happened....
TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
10-Mar-2023(#276)
Ya I heard it was kinda dull in the first few hours. Glad it got the game pass treatment.
Archer
GameTZ Subscriber 500 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
10-Mar-2023(#277)
Kommie wrote:
> Atomic Heart - been playing for a half hour and absolutely nothing interesting has
> happened....
>

Its crap game.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
10-Mar-2023(#278)
I'm a bit further.... The constant non stop talking is annoying. This might be a drop for me.

Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
10-Mar-2023(#279)
This seems like a definite drop... Security cameras, weapon upgrade bullcrap.... And the non stop chatter...
Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
10-Mar-2023(#280)
Kommie wrote:
> This seems like a definite drop... Security cameras, weapon upgrade bullcrap....
> And the non stop chatter...

I dumped a chick in high school for this.
Bleed_DukeBlue
Triple Gold Good Trader
10-Mar-2023(#281)
Because of her weapons upgrades or her security cameras?

Feeb wrote:
> Kommie wrote:
>> This seems like a definite drop... Security cameras, weapon upgrade bullcrap....
>> And the non stop chatter...
>
> I dumped a chick in high school for this.
Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
10-Mar-2023(#282)
Dad was a cop. She was chatty.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
11-Mar-2023(#283)
I feel like i'm playing a different Atomic Heart than everyone else.
Loving it.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
11-Mar-2023(#284)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> I feel like i'm playing a different Atomic Heart than everyone else.
> Loving it.
>

Do they ever stop talking? Also, the constant sexual innuendo of the upgrade machine is super cringe.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
11-Mar-2023(#285)
I love it. Remember it's 1950s Soviet retro futurism. That's what the machines would say.
If you want a better treat, put the language on Russian and put subtitles on, completely changes the game.
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
15-Mar-2023(#286)
I gave up on Atomic Heart. They won't shut the fudge up
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
15-Mar-2023(#287)
Wo Long Fallen Dynasty is cool so far. Not much bullcrap talking and chatter. So that's nice.
Staraang
Triple Gold Good Trader
15-Mar-2023(#288)
What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as compared to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering getting their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one. Any feedback is appreciated.
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
16-Mar-2023(#289)
Staraang wrote:
> What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as compared
> to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty
> good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering getting
> their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one. Any
> feedback is appreciated.

My only experience with powerA was one of their gamecube style controllers for wii U. We bought it for a Streetpass Evansville meetup to set up some 8 player Smash Bros fun at the library.

The controller broke within an hour.

I have never bought another PowerA controller.

Staraang
Triple Gold Good Trader
16-Mar-2023(#290)
benstylus wrote:
> Staraang wrote:
>> What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as
> compared
>> to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty
>> good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering
> getting
>> their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one.
> Any
>> feedback is appreciated.
>
> My only experience with powerA was one of their gamecube style controllers for wii
> U. We bought it for a Streetpass Evansville meetup to set up some 8 player Smash
> Bros fun at the library.
>
> The controller broke within an hour.
>
> I have never bought another PowerA controller.
>
>

Ok, thanks. I took a chance on a couple of them but bought the protection plan from Walmart since it was only 2 bucks. I usually don’t like third party controllers myself but these are for a 5- and 7-year old. Will see how they work out.
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
16-Mar-2023(#291)
The only 3rd party I still buy now is Hori

Have had great success with their wired switch controllers

Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
16-Mar-2023(#292)
Staraang wrote:
> What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as compared
> to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty
> good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering getting
> their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one. Any
> feedback is appreciated.

I have two PowerA controllers.
One is a wired Xbox 360 one i use for PC gaming and the other is an alternate PS4 controller.
No problems so far, i've been using the 360 for YEARS and the ps4 one gets used at parties. The sticks are a little off on the PS4 controller.

As far as charging, get something like one of these, its the best 3rd party ive ever had ever. I get a SOLID 6-8 hours out of each full charge.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353713342535?hash=item525...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/353731690824?hash=item525...
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
16-Mar-2023(#293)
Midnight Suns has consumed my life, but i put an hour into that Valheim game that just hit Gamepass.
It's fun, i don't like the crafting, but everything else is pretty neat. It's really just fun to walk around that world and explore.

Any recommendations for racing games on Xbox/Gamepass?
I've been playing the Hot Wheels game quite frequently. Is the new Forza decent?
I downloaded NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered and i'm thinking about picking up Midnight Club Dub Edition since its on sale.
Also there's a Free To Play racing game (Super 6? Super 9?) that gets good reviews?
Any recommendations? Thanks guys
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
16-Mar-2023(#294)
benstylus wrote:
> The only 3rd party I still buy now is Hori
>
> Have had great success with their wired switch controllers
>
>

DUDE Hori makes great stuff. It doesn't even feel like third party. It feels like a specialty company.
Staraang
Triple Gold Good Trader
16-Mar-2023(#295)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Staraang wrote:
>> What do you guys think of PowerA Xbox controllers? Do they feel pretty good as
> compared
>> to first party controllers? They’re significantly cheaper and reviews seem pretty
>> good bit I don’t have access to one personally to try. I’m also considering
> getting
>> their play and charge kit since that’s way cheaper than the first party one.
> Any
>> feedback is appreciated.
>
> I have two PowerA controllers.
> One is a wired Xbox 360 one i use for PC gaming and the other is an alternate PS4
> controller.
> No problems so far, i've been using the 360 for YEARS and the ps4 one gets used at
> parties. The sticks are a little off on the PS4 controller.
>
> As far as charging, get something like one of these, its the best 3rd party ive ever
> had ever. I get a SOLID 6-8 hours out of each full charge.
>
>


Thanks man. The controllers I got are wired so don’t have to worry about charging those fortunately. The play and charge kit I’m getting is going to be for the included controller I got with the Xbox. I was thinking about getting one of these docks but couldn’t I just plug the controller into the Xbox to charge it while I’m not playing?
Staraang
Triple Gold Good Trader
16-Mar-2023(#296)
@benstylus @Simon_Belmont Does Hori make good Xbox controllers?
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
16-Mar-2023(#297)
@Simon_Belmont Horizon 5 is likely the best Horizon game, it's better than 4 IMO. Hot Pursuit was pretty good, but I beat the original version on the 360 so I knew I'd like it. If you've got GPU then EA has several Need 4 Speed titles available. Don't play Rivals though as it's busted on the system and EA has never fully fixed it.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
16-Mar-2023(#298)
Staraang wrote:
> @benstylus @Simon_Belmont Does Hori make good Xbox controllers?

The only Hori XBOX controller i have is the fighting one...which feels like an extension of my hand.
I haven't had to buy a controller for my Xbox in a while. I buy them New from Gamestop, 2 at a time, get the extended warranty and then if the controller hasn't broken or have stick drift by the time the warranty is up, i *cough* drop the controller a couple times, and trade it in for a brand new controller hahah. The White Xbox X/S controllers are garbage and usually break or have something start to jam by 3 or 4 months. The black one and the blue one are the most heavy duty.
Staraang
Triple Gold Good Trader
16-Mar-2023(#299)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Staraang wrote:
>> @benstylus @Simon_Belmont Does Hori make good Xbox controllers?
>
> The only Hori XBOX controller i have is the fighting one...which feels like an extension
> of my hand.
> I haven't had to buy a controller for my Xbox in a while. I buy them New from Gamestop,
> 2 at a time, get the extended warranty and then if the controller hasn't broken or
> have stick drift by the time the warranty is up, i *cough* drop the controller a
> couple times, and trade it in for a brand new controller hahah. The White Xbox X/S
> controllers are garbage and usually break or have something start to jam by 3 or
> 4 months. The black one and the blue one are the most heavy duty.

Are you saying the first party controllers vary in quality by color? That seems so strange. How are the black and pulse red ones in that case? Those ones are currently on sale. And it’s funny you mention your GameStop warranty trick because that’s pretty much exactly what the worker there a couple of days ago was suggesting I do haha.
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
16-Mar-2023(#300)
Slickriven wrote:
> @Simon_Belmont Horizon 5 is likely the best Horizon game, it's better than 4 IMO.
> Hot Pursuit was pretty good, but I beat the original version on the 360 so I knew
> I'd like it. If you've got GPU then EA has several Need 4 Speed titles available.
> Don't play Rivals though as it's busted on the system and EA has never fully fixed
> it.

I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but there is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much.

Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun.

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
16-Mar-2023(#301)
benstylus wrote:
> I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but there
> is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much.
>
> Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun.

Both Dirt 5 and Wreckfest are on GP. I beat Wreckfest recently and found it alright, the nature of the style of racing means you can go from first to mid-pack quickly thanks to figure 8 courses or aggressive AI or just bad luck. I'd say it feels less like a pure racing title and more of a car themed game, but if you like variety then it's good.
I like Horizon 3 the best based on the setting and music mostly. My cloud save got borked in 4 so that sucked as I had several days worth of progress, had done basically everything but I can't really go back to it now. I'm looking forward to the new DLC for 5 that drops soon. 5 isn't perfect but I like the lower impact of the seasonal changes vs in 4. 5 having the Rivian and some newer cars helps.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
16-Mar-2023(#302)
> Are you saying the first party controllers vary in quality by color? That seems so
> strange. How are the black and pulse red ones in that case? Those ones are currently
> on sale. And it’s funny you mention your GameStop warranty trick because that’s
> pretty much exactly what the worker there a couple of days ago was suggesting I do
> haha.

The series X/S First Party controllers have a noticeable quality difference depending on color.
The bumpers of the white ones always go early and the select button always gets stuck first.
I had a yellow one straight out of the package that had a messed up Y button within a week.
First party black ones are great, i haven't had a red one since 360 days and it's the Gears of War one and it's held up like a mofo.
Basically, stay away from first party white ones.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
16-Mar-2023(#303)
That's also what the delivery guys said for Bobs Discount Furniture, buy the 4 year warranty and "break" the couch before it's up and they'll replace it with an equal or similar model.
Nutsss
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
17-Mar-2023(#304)
Slickriven wrote:
> benstylus wrote:
>> I like Horizon 4 slightly better than 5 due to the setting. Mexico is fine but
> there
>> is a LOT of desert and the seasons don't seem to matter that much.
>>
>> Is Dirt 5 or Wreckfest on Gamepass? Those two are a lot of fun.
>
> Both Dirt 5 and Wreckfest are on GP. I beat Wreckfest recently and found it alright,
> the nature of the style of racing means you can go from first to mid-pack quickly
> thanks to figure 8 courses or aggressive AI or just bad luck. I'd say it feels less
> like a pure racing title and more of a car themed game, but if you like variety then
> it's good.
> I like Horizon 3 the best based on the setting and music mostly. My cloud save got
> borked in 4 so that sucked as I had several days worth of progress, had done basically
> everything but I can't really go back to it now. I'm looking forward to the new DLC
> for 5 that drops soon. 5 isn't perfect but I like the lower impact of the seasonal
> changes vs in 4. 5 having the Rivian and some newer cars helps.

The engine for Wreckfest is amazing, however the actual gameplay is frustrating. You have to start out racing lawnmowers and work your way up.
It's like NFS Porche Unleashed where you start in the 1920s and have to "race" cars that go 25mph.
The last Horizon game i enjoyed was 3 i believe.
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
17-Mar-2023(#305)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
>
> The engine for Wreckfest is amazing, however the actual gameplay is frustrating.
> You have to start out racing lawnmowers and work your way up.

I honestly haven't done much in the career mode in Wreckfest. The racing is great (even on lawnmowers) but not at all a fan of the demolition derby events. I typically play a lot of custom races that are just more fun.


Staraang
Triple Gold Good Trader
17-Mar-2023(#306)
If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced Wireless controllers:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/PowerA-Enhanced-Wired-C...

My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall back on that.
Simon_Belmont
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
17-Mar-2023(#307)
Staraang wrote:
> If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced
> Wireless controllers:
>
>
> My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party controller
> I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be nearly
> as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these especially
> for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart protection
> for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall
> back on that.

yoooo i dig the color, i may have to pick one up for my pc setup
good looking out, thank you
Staraang
Triple Gold Good Trader
* 17-Mar-2023(#308)
Simon_Belmont wrote:
> Staraang wrote:
>> If anyone's interested I ended up getting two of these PowerA Metallic Ice Enhanced
>> Wireless controllers:
>>
>>
>> My first impression is that they're pretty nice. Probably the best third party
> controller
>> I've used in a long time. I bought these for my kids so they're not going to be
> nearly
>> as discriminating as a typical hardcore gamer but even so I really like these
> especially
>> for the price. Build quality is impressive for this price. I got 2 year Walmart
> protection
>> for only $2 per controller so if reliability becomes a problem I can always fall
>> back on that.
>
> yoooo i dig the color, i may have to pick one up for my pc setup
> good looking out, thank you

Haha no worries bro. I mainly bought that color because I thought my kids would dig it but honestly in person I’m digging it too. Wife likes it too. It feels really good for a third party controller and if it holds up for at least a year I’ll definitely feel I got my money’s worth especially at $25.

If you have Rakuten you can get it even cheaper since they’re giving 10% cash back at GameStop where it’s the same exact price. They’re clearancing several different colors including the one I got:

https://www.gamestop.com/search/?q=powera%20enhanc...
Feeb
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
30-Mar-2023(#309)
Looks like the Diablo 4 series x is just a standard console boxed with a copy of the game.

https://twitter.com/wario64/status/164145629697214...
benstylus
GameTZ Subscriber GameTZ Full Moderator 550 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (9) Has Written 26 Reviews
2-Apr-2023(#311)
I'd spend the extra for a Seagate. Have had multiple wd drives crap out on me in the past.

SwiftJAB
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader
2-Apr-2023(#312)
I welcome the competition. Hopefully it will drive prices down.

longhornsk57
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2-Apr-2023(#313)
Too bad it's still more than the price of a 2TB drive you can get for PS5.
MrBean
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2-Apr-2023(#314)
Give it time. Prices will come down quickly I bet.
longhornsk57
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2-Apr-2023(#315)
I dunno man I hope so, but with just 2 companies doing these I'm thinking it may stay up there. Sucks because I'd like to get one
Anxiouz
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* 3-Apr-2023(#316)
It took 2 years to get a 2nd choice, and it's only $40 cheaper. That's better of course but I've only see the small ones go on sale. So I think prices are going to stay put, although Seagate will prob match prices or go on sale more to be around the WD price.
thatfootballguy
Triple Gold Good Trader
6-Apr-2023(#317)
Not sure how much is new other than the Negro Leagues content, but MLB the Show is still a great time. I've played through a couple of the Negro League stories, and they are terrific!
Feeb
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* 6-Apr-2023(#318)
thatfootballguy wrote:
> Not sure how much is new other than the Negro Leagues content, but MLB the Show is
> still a great time. I've played through a couple of the Negro League stories, and
> they are terrific!

It’s just a really fun game to mess around in. So many modes and options. I always like the moments, showdowns and RTTS modes. Lots of content.
Archer
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12-Apr-2023(#319)
So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice for an online first person shooter.

I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance mode since that became a thing in AAA games.
Kommie
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12-Apr-2023(#320)
Archer wrote:
> So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode
> and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice
> for an online first person shooter.
>
> I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance mode
> since that became a thing in AAA games.

Probably due to the limits of the XsS
TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
12-Apr-2023(#321)
Yeah I always go performance mode 99% of the time. Even in cinematic games like The Quarry I chose performance because it just ran smoother.
Archer
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12-Apr-2023(#322)
Kommie wrote:
> Archer wrote:
>> So Redfall is releasing locked at 30fps. Choosing to only release a graphics mode
>> and skipping a performance mode until a later update. Seems like a very odd choice
>> for an online first person shooter.
>>
>> I personally can't remember a game where I chose graphics mode over performance
> mode
>> since that became a thing in AAA games.
>
> Probably due to the limits of the XsS

I keep forgetting about the XsS and their odd desire for everything to work on an inferior piece of hardware.
Kommie
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12-Apr-2023(#323)
Yup, probably why A Plague Tale was 30 FPS as well.
Bleed_DukeBlue
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12-Apr-2023(#324)
It's cool with me. I always pick the highest-fidelity graphics mode.
longhornsk57
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12-Apr-2023(#325)
That's annoying. Once you go minimum 60fps the games with 30 just don't look right. Man i hate the existence of the S
TalonJedi87
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* 12-Apr-2023(#326)
A Plague Tale at 40fps on my OLED with VRR I didn’t mind as much as I thought I would but it would have probably ran a little smoother at the standard 60fps if they had a performance mode option. I did notice frequent hiccups and frame stutters throughout my play through of Requiem as well in areas with a lot of demand for a boost in the GPU like some of the sequences with all those lovely rats.
Archer
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13-Apr-2023(#327)
Ubisoft+ just hit xbox.
Its 60 games.
$17.99 a month.

It cost more than GPU. But every Ubi game hits it day one. So there is potential to signup for one month to play an ubi game when it comes out. I'll probably do this for the next AC game. Instead of paying $70 for it.
Staraang
Triple Gold Good Trader
13-Apr-2023(#328)
Archer wrote:
> Ubisoft+ just hit xbox.
> Its 60 games.
> $17.99 a month.
>
> It cost more than GPU. But every Ubi game hits it day one. So there is potential
> to signup for one month to play an ubi game when it comes out. I'll probably do this
> for the next AC game. Instead of paying $70 for it.

$18 is a bit steep for what they’re offering. Would definitely wait for the titles I want to play and just subscribe for that month.
PizzaTheHutt
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13-Apr-2023(#329)
I have access to Ubisoft+ through PS+ Premium (PS+ Extra users have it too) and there are not 60 games currently in the catalog (52), but also some of the games in the catalog are for PSVR, so they wouldn't be on Xbox. I'm curious what differences there will be.

Is the new games being added on day one exclusive to the Xbox side? Ubisoft games are never on my radar, so I've never noticed when new games get added or how close to release they get added.
Archer
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13-Apr-2023(#330)
PizzaTheHutt wrote:
> I have access to Ubisoft+ through PS+ Premium (PS+ Extra users have it too) and there
> are not 60 games currently in the catalog (52), but also some of the games in the
> catalog are for PSVR, so they wouldn't be on Xbox. I'm curious what differences there
> will be.
>
> Is the new games being added on day one exclusive to the Xbox side? Ubisoft games
> are never on my radar, so I've never noticed when new games get added or how close
> to release they get added.
>

It looks like its 65 games. And all editions that include all DLC are included as well. As for day one, I have no idea about it being exclusive. I have PS+ premium as well and wasn't even aware it was apart of that.

Anno 1800 (Xbox Series X|S only)
Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (includes Assassin’s Creed Liberation)
Assassin’s Creed Unity (Gold Edition)
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ultimate Edition)
Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China, India, and Russia
Assassin’s Creed III Remastered
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Deluxe Edition)
Assassin’s Creed Origins (Gold Edition)
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Gold Edition)
Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection
Battleship
Boggle
Child of Light (Ultimate Edition)
Family Feud
Far Cry Primal (Deluxe Edition)
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Classic Edition)
Far Cry 3 (Classic Edition)
Far Cry 4 (Gold Edition)
Far Cry 5 (Gold Edition)
Far Cry 6 (Gold Edition)
Far Cry: New Dawn
Fighter Within
For Honor
Ghost Recon Breakpoint (Ultimate Edition)
Ghost Recon Wildlands (Ultimate Edition)
Grow Up
Hungry Shark World
Immortals Fenyx Rising (Gold Edition)
Jeopardy!
Monopoly Plus
Monopoly Madness
Rabbids Invasion: The Interactive TV Show (Gold Edition)
Rabbids Party of Legends
Rainbow Six Extraction
Rainbow Six Siege (Deluxe Edition)
Rayman Legends
Riders Republic
Risk
Risk: Urban Assault
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
Scrabble
Shape Up (Gold Edition)
South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Gold Edition)
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Deluxe Edition)
Steep
The Crew (Ultimate Edition)
The Crew 2
The Division (Gold Edition)
The Division 2
Trackmania Turbo
Transference
Trials Fusion
Trials of the Blood Dragon
Trials Rising (Gold Edition)
Trivial Pursuit Live
Trivial Pursuit Live 2
UNO (Ultimate Edition)
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Watch Dogs (Complete Edition)
Watch Dogs 2 (Gold Edition)
Watch Dogs: Legion (Deluxe Edition)
Wheel of Fortune
Zombi
PizzaTheHutt
GameTZ Gold Subscriber Gold Good Trader Has Written 3 Reviews
* 13-Apr-2023(#331)
Yeah, definitely a few games missing on the PlayStation side. Since I already have it opened on my PS5 at the moment I went through and compared and these are the games Xbox will have that PlayStation doesn't:

Anno 1800
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Battleship
Boggle
Family Feud
Far Cry Primal
Far Cry 5
Far Cry 6
Far Cry: New Dawn
Fighter Within
Grow Up
Hungry Shark World
Jeopardy!
Rabbids Party of Legends
Riders Republic
Risk
Scrabble
Shape Up
Trivial Pursuit Live
Trivial Pursuit Live 2
Watch Dogs: Legion
SwiftJAB
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader
13-Apr-2023(#332)
I wonder if this is going to drive down Ubisofts game prices quicker. Nice that they include the DLC, I guess that's one way of justifying the price.

MrBean
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13-Apr-2023(#333)
$18 feels very over priced.
Feeb
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13-Apr-2023(#334)
SwiftJAB wrote:
> I wonder if this is going to drive down Ubisofts game prices quicker. Nice that they
> include the DLC, I guess that's one way of justifying the price.
>
>

Thinking the same. They devalue pretty quickly aside from steelbook / deluxe versions that are sealed.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
14-Apr-2023(#335)
Thanks for listing Archer. It's an easy pass for me as I have from GwG giveaways, uPlay freebies, or just purchases, over 55% of those titles and am not itching to play any of the 40+% that I don't yet have, heh let alone most of those I do have and just haven't touched yet.

Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
17-Apr-2023(#336)
GP is losing 5 games soon:
Tetris Effect Connected
Bugsnax - good riddance
Unsouled
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Destroy All Humans

Archer
GameTZ Subscriber 500 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
17-Apr-2023(#337)
How dare you besmerch Bugsnax.
TalonJedi87
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* 17-Apr-2023(#338)
So long as they don’t touch Persona 4 Golden I’m just, well, golden.
Kommie
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17-Apr-2023(#339)
Godsnax! NO!!!!!!!!!
Kommie
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17-Apr-2023(#340)
Bugsnax is, objectively, non-biased, one of the greatest games ever made.
DarkFact
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18-Apr-2023(#341)
Staraang wrote:
> Archer wrote:
>> Ubisoft+ just hit xbox.
>> Its 60 games.
>> $17.99 a month.
>>
>> It cost more than GPU. But every Ubi game hits it day one. So there is potential
>> to signup for one month to play an ubi game when it comes out. I'll probably do
> this
>> for the next AC game. Instead of paying $70 for it.
>
> $18 is a bit steep for what they’re offering. Would definitely wait for the titles
> I want to play and just subscribe for that month.

Considering every game they come out with is the same fudging thing, yes, seems steep
TalonJedi87
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* 18-Apr-2023(#342)
It kinda is. Insert massive bloated open world in a different setting and era with a laundry list of check box things to do that are pretty much meaningless. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Feeb
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18-Apr-2023(#343)
That far cry formula earned its keep.
Archer
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19-Apr-2023(#344)
Yeah, no one is going to pay for it. Not unless it includes Just Dance 2024 on the Wii.
longhornsk57
Quadruple Gold Good Trader
19-Apr-2023(#345)
As soon as they stopped supporting the Kinect on Xbox One for the 2023 version I was out of the JD games ecosystem.

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