@Would_you_kindly I meant that it probably DOES NOT mean that only Kassandra gets the quest, it would be very strange if it was so. 😅
Kassandra is the canon main character, and I think that is the reason why they chose to have her name in the description of the DLC, but I absolutely think that Alexios will also get the quest.
@Blessed_Koz ” there is no reason to remaster old games if you not going to fully remake it....”
A full remake is not really comparable to a simple remaster, since full remakes costs A LOT of money and resources, so in those cases the ”make new games instead” argument kind of sticks Other than that, I really don’t agree with you, there are plenty of reasons to re-release and remaster older titles, even if you personally isn’t interested. Not least for preservation reasons. Older games deserve to still be playable and made future proof. Most new television don’t even have the A/V ports for pre-HDMI consoles.
@OliverOwen I don’t agree with you at all. The problem with this release is not that it’s a remaster; the problem is that it was released as an ugly mess filled with bugs and glitches.
I really don’t understand why so many have such a negative attitude towards remasters. Everytime a new remaster is announced I see lots of people making comments like ”not another remaster” and ”make new games instead!”
This is kind of a fascinating attitude, that I think only exists among gamers. If an older movie gets a remastered release on blu-ray or 4K, no one ever goes ”make new movies instead!”
If an older novel gets reprinted with a new foreword and a new picture on the cover, no one ever goes ”write new books instead!”
When they started restoring Notre Dame after the fire, no one stood on the side shouting ”build new cathedrals instead!”
If done right, remasters are a great way to preserve games for current and future generations.
I think game preservation is very important, which is why I’m very happy about Xbox’s BC program, and I hope that ever console generation going forward will be backwards compatible.
And they are not coming ”instead” of new games, as remasters are generally handled by a smaller game studio, or a smaller team at a larger studio.
Remasters are good for the game industry, and does not hinder new game development in any way. If anything, remasters might actually be good for new game development, since remasters are much cheaper to make, they could bring in extra funds for new games.
And, of course, if you personally aren’t interrested in remasters no one is going to force you to buy or play them.
This sale apparently drove me absolutely insane, because so far I’ve purchased Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs: Legion, Diablo 2, Lost Judgment, Tales of Arise, Resident Evil 8, Transformers Battlegrounds, Sniper Ghost Warrior: Contracts, as well as the expansion pass for Doom Eternal… and still I’m tempted to go back in and get Guardians of the Galaxy and Dead or Alive 6. Really trying to restrain myself here XD
I got a feeling that they made sure to write out the voice actors only to taunt Nickelodeon for not having any voice actors at all in their Smash clone.
Some of these new ones doesn’t show up on my ”all owned games”, I have to search for them in the store to install them… probably just a very temporary thing.
Edit: They all now show up in my library as they should
@BlueOcean I wish that they would have started with the older games in the series instead of this, so people wouldn’t have to think ”I will buy this so the good games in the series might get remasters.”
I personally think Maiden of Black Water is bad, and I wouldn’t give it more than a 4 out of 10.
The environments look pretty, but the character design is just awful. I’m going to have to watch some more gameplay to decide if this is for me or not.
What could be the reason why the last-gen version has a larger file size? Shouldn’t the current-gen version be larger because of higher resolution textures and such?
@Rural-Bandit @Widey85 Since this is based on the SNES controller, the focus is on the d-pad as the main input, which makes it ideal for 2D platformers I would have agreed about the placement of the sticks if it were any other controller, but in this case the placement makes perfect sense.
@Hippy_Pirate_89 Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow are so called ”Metroidvanias”, like Symphony of the Night. Dracula X is level based.
I played this on Wii U and thought it was a pretty terrible game tbh. I hope they also bring 1-4 to the Xbox, because this one is the worst game in the series.
I did not enjoy the first one. I found the controls weird and clunky, the gameplay unsatisying and the world was just no fun to explore. I hope they do better with the sequel, because I love open world RPGs.
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Re: Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2021?
I haven’t actually played that many games released this year, yet. Out of the ones I’ve played my favourite is Far Cry 6, followed by Forza Horizon 5.
Re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarök Brings Its 'Epic Journey' To Xbox In March 2022
@Would_you_kindly I meant that it probably DOES NOT mean that only Kassandra gets the quest, it would be very strange if it was so. 😅
Kassandra is the canon main character, and I think that is the reason why they chose to have her name in the description of the DLC, but I absolutely think that Alexios will also get the quest.
Re: Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn Of Ragnarök Brings Its 'Epic Journey' To Xbox In March 2022
@Would_you_kindly Probably not. I’m sure they only wrote Kassandra because she’s the canon main character.
Re: Deals: 300+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (December 7-14)
@MaccaMUFC @ymo1965 Only Fear 2 is available digitally out of the whole series. Fear 1, 3 and Files are only available on disc
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 4-5)
I’m alternating between Far Cry 6 and Forza Horizon 5. Loving both
Re: Rockstar Apologises For GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Issues, Promises Major Improvements
@Blessed_Koz ” there is no reason to remaster old games if you not going to fully remake it....”
A full remake is not really comparable to a simple remaster, since full remakes costs A LOT of money and resources, so in those cases the ”make new games instead” argument kind of sticks
Other than that, I really don’t agree with you, there are plenty of reasons to re-release and remaster older titles, even if you personally isn’t interested. Not least for preservation reasons.
Older games deserve to still be playable and made future proof. Most new television don’t even have the A/V ports for pre-HDMI consoles.
Re: Rockstar Apologises For GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition Issues, Promises Major Improvements
@OliverOwen I don’t agree with you at all. The problem with this release is not that it’s a remaster; the problem is that it was released as an ugly mess filled with bugs and glitches.
I really don’t understand why so many have such a negative attitude towards remasters. Everytime a new remaster is announced I see lots of people making comments like ”not another remaster” and ”make new games instead!”
This is kind of a fascinating attitude, that I think only exists among gamers. If an older movie gets a remastered release on blu-ray or 4K, no one ever goes ”make new movies instead!”
If an older novel gets reprinted with a new foreword and a new picture on the cover, no one ever goes ”write new books instead!”
When they started restoring Notre Dame after the fire, no one stood on the side shouting ”build new cathedrals instead!”
If done right, remasters are a great way to preserve games for current and future generations.
I think game preservation is very important, which is why I’m very happy about Xbox’s BC program, and I hope that ever console generation going forward will be backwards compatible.
And they are not coming ”instead” of new games, as remasters are generally handled by a smaller game studio, or a smaller team at a larger studio.
Remasters are good for the game industry, and does not hinder new game development in any way. If anything, remasters might actually be good for new game development, since remasters are much cheaper to make, they could bring in extra funds for new games.
And, of course, if you personally aren’t interrested in remasters no one is going to force you to buy or play them.
Re: Deals: The Best Bargains In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2021
@TheSilverFalcon With a free Series X/S upgrade coming next year
Re: Deals: Xbox Black Friday Sale Now Live, 600+ Games Discounted
This sale apparently drove me absolutely insane, because so far I’ve purchased Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs: Legion, Diablo 2, Lost Judgment, Tales of Arise, Resident Evil 8, Transformers Battlegrounds, Sniper Ghost Warrior: Contracts, as well as the expansion pass for Doom Eternal… and still I’m tempted to go back in and get Guardians of the Galaxy and Dead or Alive 6. Really trying to restrain myself here XD
Re: Sonic's Xbox 360 Games Have Been 'Transformed' Thanks To FPS Boost
@Kienda The first Sonic & All-Stars Racing is sadly not BC, only Transformed is.
Re: MultiVersus Is WB's Free-To-Play Version Of Smash Bros, Heading To Xbox In 2022
I got a feeling that they made sure to write out the voice actors only to taunt Nickelodeon for not having any voice actors at all in their Smash clone.
Re: Grim Dawn: Definitive Edition Is The Next ARPG Release For Xbox
Does anybody know if this has couch co-op?
Re: Xbox Adds 76 Games To Backwards Compatibility Including TimeSplitters, Max Payne & Star Wars
Some of these new ones doesn’t show up on my ”all owned games”, I have to search for them in the store to install them… probably just a very temporary thing.
Edit: They all now show up in my library as they should
Re: Xbox Adds 76 Games To Backwards Compatibility Including TimeSplitters, Max Payne & Star Wars
Wow, even more games than I expected, and a lot of the games I really wanted to see.
I hope we’ll see even more updates for BC, it feels strange that they added Risen 1 and 2, but not 3.
Re: Xbox Teases Something 'Orange' Happening With Game Pass This Week
Orange Box? Crash Bandicoot? Naruto? Garfield?
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Most Anticipated 2022 Video Game Release?
Starfield is my most anticipated game for next year, followed by Elden Ring.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 6-7)
Forza Horizon 5 and a little bit of Hades. Also thinking about trying out Unpacking.
Re: Review: Project Zero: Maiden Of Black Water - Plenty Of Flaws, But Still Provides Effective Chills
@BlueOcean I wish that they would have started with the older games in the series instead of this, so people wouldn’t have to think ”I will buy this so the good games in the series might get remasters.”
I personally think Maiden of Black Water is bad, and I wouldn’t give it more than a 4 out of 10.
Re: Square Enix Brings Star Ocean: The Divine Force To Xbox In 2022
The environments look pretty, but the character design is just awful. I’m going to have to watch some more gameplay to decide if this is for me or not.
Re: Forza Horizon 5 Pre-Install Now Available, 100GB+ On All Platforms
What could be the reason why the last-gen version has a larger file size? Shouldn’t the current-gen version be larger because of higher resolution textures and such?
Also: please release a larger size Storage Expansion Card soon, thanks.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 16-17)
Forza Horizon 4 and Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow through the wonderful Castlevania Advance Collection.
Re: 8BitDo Is Bringing Its Popular Pro 2 Controller To Xbox This December
@Rural-Bandit @Widey85 Since this is based on the SNES controller, the focus is on the d-pad as the main input, which makes it ideal for 2D platformers
I would have agreed about the placement of the sticks if it were any other controller, but in this case the placement makes perfect sense.
Re: The Best Xbox 360 Games Of All Time
Both Forza Horizon 1 and Gears of War 1 are Backwards Compatible, despite this article saying no.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Could Be Adding New Backwards Compatible Games This November
@Clankylad All three EDF games on the 360 is already BC
Re: Rumour: Xbox Could Be Adding New Backwards Compatible Games This November
Hoping for these games:
More games I want, but might be difficult/impossible due to licenses:
Re: Seagate's 512GB Xbox Series X|S Storage Card Is Almost Certainly Real
I’ll be waiting until they are available with at least 2 TB.
Re: Surprise! Castlevania Advance Collection Is Now Available On Xbox
@anoyonmus @Ralizah @BlueOcean
Fun fact: In Japan, Rondo is called Dracula X, and Dracula X is called Dracula XX.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 25-26)
Castlevania: Circle of the Moon through the Castlevania Advance Collection.
I really miss the Castlevania series, and the GBA days was Castlevania at it’s absolute best IMO.
I hope they follow this up with a DS Collection, if they can make the games work without having two screens.
Re: Surprise! Castlevania Advance Collection Is Now Available On Xbox
@Hippy_Pirate_89 Circle of the Moon, Harmony of Dissonance and Aria of Sorrow are so called ”Metroidvanias”, like Symphony of the Night. Dracula X is level based.
Re: Surprise! Castlevania Advance Collection Is Now Available On Xbox
Purchased it this morning, having a blast replaying Circle of the Moon
Re: Castlevania Advance Collection Has Been Rated For Xbox
This will be a day 1 buy for me, the GBA Castlevanias are amazing.
Re: Rumour: Xbox Is Getting A Cheaper 500GB Series X|S Expansion Card
I won’t buy an expansion card until they come with at least 2 TB.
Re: All Xbox One Games With Confirmed Series X|S Upgrades In 2021
Wasn’t The Outer Worlds going to get a proper Series X/S version? Was the 60 fps on Series X (not S) all we got?
Re: Pick One: Which Is Your Favourite Original Xbox GTA Game?
I’m not a GTA fan, but I liked Vice City back in the day thanks to the 80’s setting.
Re: EA Says It's Committed To Investing In The Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Franchise
Good news, the first game was great
Re: Sniper Elite 4 Receives Free Upgrade For Xbox Series X, Series S
It’s great to see more previously FPS boosted games get true current gen upgrades. I really hope we get a Series X/S version of Dark Souls 3.
Re: Two More Of July 2021's Xbox Games With Gold Are Now Available
Does any region have alternative Games with Gold this month?
Re: Assassin's Creed Infinity Will Reportedly Be A Live Service Game Inspired By Fortnite
Wow, this seems like it’s really not for me. If this is true, I hope they will continue to make single player AC games alongside Infinity.
Re: Deals: All Classic Xbox Games In This Week's Sales (July 6-13)
What a strange decision to have Splinter Cell 1, 2 and 4 on sale but not 3.
Re: Review: Scarlet Nexus - Bonkers Combat, With An Even More Bonkers Story
Didn’t enjoy the demo, so I’ll be skipping this one.
Re: Xbox Series X|S Seagate Expansion Card Drops In Price At Amazon UK
I want more storage, but I think I’ll wait until they come with more than 1 TB.
Re: EA To Reportedly Announce The Revival Of An Established IP This July
Maybe they’re doing a Dead Space Legendary Edition after the success of the Mass Effect collection?
Re: The Blaster Master Zero Trilogy Is Coming To Xbox This July
@GunValkyrie Yes, I’m also getting all of these day one and I hope for more Inti Creates goodness on Xbox.
Re: The Blaster Master Zero Trilogy Is Coming To Xbox This July
Yes, finally!
Re: Reminder: The Xbox E3 2021 'Deals Unlocked' Sale Ends Today
I picked up Sekiro, both Prototype games and the Ultimate upgrade pack for Warriors Orochi 4.
Re: Woah, Fatal Frame: Maiden Of Black Water Is Coming To Xbox This Year
I played this on Wii U and thought it was a pretty terrible game tbh.
I hope they also bring 1-4 to the Xbox, because this one is the worst game in the series.
Re: ELEX II Continues The Cult Hit Sci-Fi RPG Series, Coming Soon To Xbox
I did not enjoy the first one. I found the controls weird and clunky, the gameplay unsatisying and the world was just no fun to explore. I hope they do better with the sequel, because I love open world RPGs.
Re: The Elder Scrolls Online's Free Xbox Series X|S Upgrade Is Out Now
I’ve never played ESO but I am curious to try it now that the Series X upgrade has landed.
Does this game feel anything like other Elder Scrolls games when played solo?
Re: Deals: Xbox E3 2021 Sale Now Live, 500+ Games Discounted
I’ve been waiting for a sale on the Ultimate upgrade pack for Warriors Orochi 4, and now that it’s finally on sale I’m going to have to purchase that.
Re: Capcom Reveals The Timings For Its E3 Showcase And What To Expect
Stuff I would be really happy to see from Capcom: