Two Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 22)

I'm going to take a wild guess and say these games will be available at 4pm British summer time but it's a wild guess and looking forward to playing the bookwalker thief of tales from what I've seen it looks good

I'll be downloading the Spotify alp the same time as NFS Unbound in the likely event I find the soundtrack as unbearable as the previous NFS Heat one.

I'm not the biggest fan of racing games, but my boyfriend is dying to play Unbound and I can't wait to surprise him later! EA Play is a godsend, especially when paired with GamePass.

@pip_muzz nah it's more rap based because A$AP Rocky curated it, at least it has more songs than Heat 😭
@UndyingInsurgent95
It's gonna be a great surprise, game's sick 😮‍💨

@Cherip-the-Ripper I remember the game getting downvoted because of some optional anime-style racing effects 😒
What score would you give it? I mean, I've seen a lot of positive things about it. My only hope is that it's not as boring as Heat 🤣

@Cherip-the-Ripper as someone who doesn't like rap music at all it's what I feared 😅 Spotify and Rock music it is for me then

@UndyingInsurgent95 what score? Hmm don't usually do that.
It's only my third nfs game so I can't compare it with the others. It's a solid arcade racer and it's visually very impressive, no shortcomings on the technical side either. Objectively it at least works how it should.
The police chases are way harder and more diverse than in Heat, where it was already pretty hard until you maxed out your car, at that point it became a breeze right. But in Unbound they have multiple types of cars that shake it up a bit.
Car customization seems to be about the same.
The (anime) effects were very divisive indeed, most of the negative shouts I heard came from the older generation of gamers. I think you should be safe, if you like it, it does open up a whole lot on the customization side. I personally dig it, thought it was sick and made it stand out.
I mean it's not like we want more copy and paste games right lol
Overall pretty decent, if you like the genre you'll like the soundtrack, if not connect your spotify/apple music.

@Cherip-the-Ripper Thank you for taking the time to answer! 😊
Lol, sometimes I wonder if people are so stuck in the past that they are always hating new stuff. I mean, I'm 28 years old and I found those effects cute and hilarious. Guess it's just a personal preference.
Anyway, Unbound sounds like a game the NFS franchise needed, and I hope EA decides to develop more. Next thing I'm looking forward to (from EA) is Dragon Age and Jedi Survivor getting a nice discount so that the cheapskate in me can finally be happy lmao!

@UndyingInsurgent95
Anytime buddy 🫡
I hope Dragon Age turns out well. Going to the magic empire Tevinter with raytracing should be such a sight to behold 🥹😍
Dorian from da3 really did wonders for hyping me for da4 as well despite me playing it half a decade ago already haha
Only a few months left for Jedi Survivor to hit the pass fam 😎

@Cherip-the-Ripper Can't fricking wait to finally visit Tevinter and according to the devs, it's basically the place where we'll spend a ton of time! As for Dorian, he is one of my favorite characters from Inquisition, and my in-game husband 🤣🤣
If they don't bring him back, then I'll go full-on Dreadwolf on Bioware lolz. Is he your fave too?

I'll be definitely trying Unbound.

@UndyingInsurgent95 I honestly don't know anymore because it's been too long.
I even had a spot of trouble trying to remember the name of the magic nation lol
I know I thought the bald dude was wack, makes sense with him being the dreadwolf.
Don't think you needa go dreadwolf on em, they're messed up enough as is 😭😂

@Cherip-the-Ripper I think you mean Solas 🤣🤣
That was a major shock and twist for me. He was there as a friend and a guide, and then he turns out to be a powerful, evil entity bent on destroying Thedas. Something tells me that they'll get it right this time, the game I mean. Mass Effect Andromeda is an amazing game and I will die on this hill 💀
Here's to Dead Space and Jedi Survivor coming to EA Play this summer (just let me be delusional this time 🤣)

@UndyingInsurgent95 yhh Solas, such a random exit.
You've gone through thick and thin to survive the whole ordeal with your whole squad (very much unlike BioWare's other series Mass Effect 2's ending mission) only to randomly be told he just up and left after securing peace for the kingdom 😂
And when the dreadwolf teaser first released he turned out to be the villain and evil god?!?! Warra plottwist
Ayo you like me: andromeda??!!?! Ignore&Report button looking real attractive rn
Nahhh if dead space doesn't drop this summer we riot, I'll send you the change.org link and we can be delusional together.

To be honest, when I first watched a video review for Unbound when it first released, and me being of a certain age, I was very cynical about the style of it overall, especially the music... but after playing it yesterday, I really enjoyed the vibe and style... it really suits the game. It goes to show that you should never judge a book by it's cover.

@Cherip-the-Ripper Exactly lol! After everything we went through to defeat Corypheus, he goes and decides to become an evil God to f**k us over completely 🤣
I know that the fandom doesn't like Andromeda (I didn't like it at launch), but as the years went, I found it to be super fun and enjoyable. Side quests are literally far better than the main quests and that says a lot. Mass Effect 5 will rejuvenate the franchise, I'm certain of it!
It's better to live in delusions, especially when it comes to games so sign us up for change dot org 🤣🤣

Bookwalker looks interesting, except for the turn-based combat. May give it a try though, when I'm onto play a little less Diablo IV and Final Fantasy XVI...

Unbound is pretty high octane and certainly a challange! Well worth a look on GP Id suggest. However...
I bought it for £50 and I kinda regret it (not just as I have it on gp now). Whilst its technically good, it takes for ever to get a decent selection of cars, the race areas always feel much smaller than similar games, and the heat from cop chases, which can add fun to this type of game is far too much, leading to frustration - at least for me. If you have over played fh4 and fh5, this is certainly different, but for pure enjoyment, the forza games are head and shoulders above this title. Better music too! 😁
Ill try bookwalker, but it will be in a while. I've paused zelda to play ff16 (which Im loving), so Im unlikely to be looking for anything new for some months!

@Titntin I'm still struggling with which car I need to get in which week. Feel like I'm not making nearly enough money to invest in a new car, and my current car is a bit crappy.
I'm on week 2 monday rn and need an A+ car, can sell my current car for like 50k so I'll have a grand total of 150k in the bank but it's just not enough to buy a new one and spec it out 😮‍💨
Am currently still with the Ford Crown Victoria but Ima change to the Corvette Stingray for A+ methinks

@Cherip-the-Ripper I feel you man, progress in this game feels slooooow and difficult. The race objectives at the end of each week kinda forces you to take on as many races as you can which means the police chases get stupidly annoying to your progress. Its what ultimately made me stop playing!

@Titntin yh I kinda wanna turn the difficulty down but at the same time this does hit the spot.
Besides I am among the crowd who kinda dislike the amount of cars that just get thrown at you in sth like Forza Horizon so the lack of progress is welcoming in a way.

Managed about half an hour of NFS Unbound before uninstalling it. It looks lush and I like all the effects it has going on as they give the game a real vibrancy and unique look.

Unfortunately it plays like arse. It's got that tried and true NFS useless feeling nitrous, plus the handling and especially drifting feel horrible; really stuff and unwieldy.