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I have not played CoD since the OG MW remaster / make. It’s a crap game.

Anxiouz wrote:

Definitely.

MW, Cold War, Vanguard, and MW2 all great games.

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…..

3hitcombo wrote:

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.)

I'll take an aphgan!

3hitcombo wrote:

Ok cool bro, I guess I'll stop playing video games then. Guess you're a REAL gamer who knows real gamer things.

This is a very inspiring thread. Easily the best.

No one said “real gamer” y’all are funny. I said “video games” as in more than one video game…..

3hitcombo wrote:

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...

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.

longhornsk57 wrote:

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.

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.

Kommie wrote:

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

Hell ya dude Madden rules!

if GamePass had madden 23 I'd easily pay $4.25 per month for it.

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.

I don't like madden but I love a good FPS campaign on the xbox controller, and there were def some great ones.

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.

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.

Nope, it's only okay at $3 a month.

DarkFact wrote:
. agreed

Y'all are cheap SOBs.

DarkFact wrote:

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.

benstylus wrote:

Meh, i spend on what's worth spending on

I don’t have time to experiment. I did that years ago.

I'm definitely not cheap. I just spent $230 for 4 mint complete games. Not to mention the other several hundred I've been splurging on old games recently.

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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.

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.

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.

Anxiouz wrote:

Man that's weird because Longhorn said Gamepass doesn't have any AAA new games on it.

Ya guess y'all "got" me real good.

3hitcombo wrote:

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.

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.

There are fully grown adults with no kids who only play games aimed at kids. Fudging weird bro, but you do you.

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.

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:

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.

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

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

Kommie wrote:

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.

Simon_Belmont wrote:

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...

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.