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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 18-19)

Bartig

I was sucked in (hehehe) The Gunk. It starts off as a sweet adventure with some discovery, but does eventually throw a bit of challenge in. Finished it and enjoyed my time with it. Love the musical score as well.

Tried ArchVale and while this is a game I will end up stuck in because a boss will be too challenging for me, it plays like a charm. Great little game.

And ended the weekend with another online coop session of It Takes Two. Original, wonderful, joyful.

Re: Hades Is Metacritic's Xbox Game Of The Year For 2021

Bartig

Yes, Hades plays like a charm, but unlike so many of those review state, it doesn't make me love roguelikes or roguelites. I loathe the lazy game design, I loathe repeating everything again and again - and Hades doesn't change that.

From the PureXbox GOTY poll a few days ago, I see I'm not the only one with this opinion. It's a runner-up at best on this site.

Re: Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2021?

Bartig

It's hard to fully 100% support one game to be the best, as I think all of them have some meh-things about them. Forza has too many online connectivity problems, and as satisfying as Halo Infinite plays, it misses a bit of creativity. So my top 5 would be:

1. It Takes Two
2. Halo Infinite
3. Forza Horizon 5
4. Psychonauts 2
5. Twelve Minutes

Re: Ten More Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Thursday

Bartig

I too recommend Firewatch to anyone who likes story-driven games, and if you haven't played What Remains of Edith Finch, please do - it's brilliant.

I will be trying out The Gunk and Lake - even though it may be a little too slow for me. Lodoss War isn't my cup of tea and must be one of the worst gaming titles ever, but looks like a very well executed Castlevania-like!

Oh and one more thing: Race for Ryan looks better than the new Hot Wheels game.

Re: Some Forza Fans Say They're Getting 'Bored' With Horizon 5 Already

Bartig

I love Forza Horizon 5, and I think I learnt to play it much better and much more efficient than Forza Horizon 4. I think I bought about 30 cars from the Car show and Market, but I already have 180 cars in the 28 hours I played it.

I feel like I almost finished the game in these 28 hours; opposed to 200 hours in Forza Horizon 4.

Re: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox This Week (November 22-26)

Bartig

Mortal Shell looks incredible, much cleaner than the Souls games. It won't be for me I'm sure, as I'm too easily stressed out from hard games, but let's give it a try...

LEGO's Builder's Journey looks great too, by the way, but I found the game to be very boring on Apple Arcade. Placing bricks to get from one point to another is just a bit... cumbersome.

Re: Xbox 20th Anniversary: The Best Xbox Launch Games

Bartig

I think it's safe to say that with Halo and Project Gotham Racing, the original Xbox still has the best launch lineup of all. :-X

Also really digged Call of Duty 2 - still the best splitscreen multiplayer shooter on the 360 in my book.

Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 13-14)

Bartig

Can I vote for Forza Horizon 5 multiple times? I'm putting so many hours into it, it hardly compares to other Xbox and Game Pass games.

Level 79 now, 108 cars, entered the Horizon Hall of Fame, finished all road races, almost all roads driven and boards smashed... yeah, I'm enjoying myself quite a bit.

Re: Poll: Did You Buy The Forza Horizon 5 Premium Add-Ons Bundle?

Bartig

I checked if the full add-on bundle would grant me early access and when I saw it did, I immediately bought it. Like Forza Horizon 4, I just know I will spend a ton of time in the game and I know it will be well worth the money. And yeah, it is a blast!

Did have some severe connection issues on Saturday though, including one where I lost quite a bit of progress. So when I came back, I had to buy a house again, lost a couple of cars and had to unlock a festival site again. Does anyone else experience this?