Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@themcnoisy lol I don't actually know what those things are, I just drive and do whatever I find next on the map 😅. I'm sure we will enjoy whatever we do in the game. But yeah, add me and send me a message on there cos I'm not sure if Xbox actually gives you a notification when someone adds you as a friend.

I'm not big on rogue like/lite/ish games either for the same reasons. I just like to play the crafted experience. It's not to say I mind rogue elements in games but I won't seek out new titles that typify the genre

@themcnoisy Yeah I have been hearing good things about Infinite I just haven't had a chance myself to check it out short of the multiplayer. I might just wait for the co-op campaign to become available and check it out with my son.

I think MS studios could do a better job with achievements. Sony have it down, not too easy but possible and they drip feed them throughout. Playing Ori last night Ive got one solitary 5g cheevo for working my butt off. Great game though, mesmeric in 120fps.

I got a covid booster yesterday. I feel so bad! 38.6°C. I've been in bed almost all day.

@Royalblues I'm glad to hear that you're alright. I understand you perfectly. I also have been thinking the same lately. I want to invest more time in more different things as well. I've done it before so no reason to not do it now. More time in other things I like: music, sports, hanging out, travelling... It's just a matter of being better organised which I fail to achieve since the pandemic started. I don't want to get lazy and I want to live life.

Hello everybody!
I will begin posting in this thread with a confession:
I hate Quick Time Events 🙂
Sorry, I can't help.
Said that I own a Series X and I consider it the best console of my gaming life.
I also posses a Switch but I consider it a portable device.
I'm Italian and I looking forward to have fun with PureXbox community.
Have a great day everybody 😃

Condolences to my friends over in Britain. As an American I can't say it affects me in the same manner as it does to you folks across the pond, but she's been such a constant in the world culture it's going to be strange without her.

@RR529 Oh, I am catching up with the news.

70 years in the throne...

Just found out….Mike Fahey over at Kotaku passed away this last Tuesday. That dude was the only good thing about that site for a long time. A real treasure. He will be sorely missed.

Invasion by the NL forums?

Looks like there are a couple of threads on the PX forum at the top of the All Topics list that have come over from NL (I did some investigating by changing the URL that linked to a 404 error to both pushsquare and Nintendolife)

@antdickens perhaps you are aware already? Thought I'd point it out in case you weren't. Unless this is some kind of forum merge test...

The threads are "unpopular gaming opinions" and "what's your avatar"

@ralphdibny Oh, I noticed that too, I thought it was only my mind playing tricks on me. I did click on one and it send me the "404 Not Found error" message. I find it so strange!

@ralphdibny @HarmanSmith all fixed now, thanks again for the spot!

@antdickens Thank you!

@antdickens no worries!

@AgentCooper ahh that's super annoying, what shop did you buy it from? Might be worth trying with them first but despite UK consumer law, complaining to retailers can be like getting blood out of stone. Might be able to get a refund instead of a replacement that way though

I did a bit of research about rechargable batteries when I bought mine but I can't say I really looked into the play and charge kit because it didn't suit my needs. I wanted a dock but the Razer one was far too expensive and the much cheaper version made by another company but looks exactly the same had reviews that had pics of it melting.

I ended up settling for Energizer rechargables that came with a plug to charge them. I normally charge two and play with two and then swap them when I need to (annoyingly Xbox cuts off the rumble when the batteries get low instead of just letting you use all features until their dead)

So I've had a somewhat interesting evening....

Can't wait for Activision buyout to happen so MS can bring back classic franchises like Skiing!!!!!!!!!!11111one

@ralphdibny First time i've seen that game in over 40 years lol. And that joystick.....ahh the memories!

I remember that game, and Pitfall too but I wouldn't want to play those games today. If they do bring them back, I think they'd really have to 'reboot' them because the game-play (by modern standards) wasn't great. I don't think a Res boost to 4k and 120fps would be enough... LOL

@GarbonZoni haha, it was probably the best game I tried out that night. Nice and simple concept and easy for my 2023 brain to understand

A lot of them didn't seem to work for some reason. I had the Atari wired up through the VCR which was outputting through scart (my TV/monitor doesn't have its own RF input) and some games would literally make the VCR drop it's signal output to the TV for some reason. Really weird!

@BAMozzy yeah it's a tough one, some are just classics though, like I love a bit of Breakout. Unfortunately my paddle controllers seemed a bit skittish so I may have to try and find some new ones

@ralphdibny To be honest, I can't play those type of games anymore. I spent hundreds of hours playing games like Arkanoid, Pac-Man, Galaga etc but now find them extremely shallow and boring to play. That's not surprising really when I have games with much more complex mechanics, story arcs, character development and a LOT more variety in Game-play etc to play these days. I lived through that era, played them when they were 'new', cutting edge etc.

They are 'Classics' because they were some of the 'best' games of that era but that's like saying the Model T Ford is a 'Classic' and therefore should be available for anyone to 'drive'. It should be 'preserved' and was 'very' important to the History of the Motorcar but technology has advanced significantly and I couldn't live with a Model T today - not when modern cars are so much 'better'.

I don't have any issue with them bringing these back as they were as a 'historical' package (like Rare Replay) to give people a chance to play and understand the History of these Publishers/Studio's but as IP's, I wouldn't want the exact same 'Game-play' - either just Res-boosted and/or boosted Frame Rates or as a 'remaster'. If the brought back 'Skiing' for example, I'd want something more like SSX or Steep's skiing - either Arcade style game-play or more 'Sim' based with 'Professional' Skiing disciplines - Cross Country, Jumping, Freestyle, downhill etc...

@ralphdibny I can see it not been the easiest to get going on modern TV's. I played far too much Asteroids and Crystal Castles back in the day. Bentley Bear lol