Tales of Arise was hands down my game of the year for 2021, I'm so happy it got put on Xbox. Hopefully their comment on "an opportunity to rediscover the history of the series" means we'll get some of the older games on Xbox as well.
Bandai Namco was really great with supporting the Xbox with Tales, Scarlet Nexus, and Code Vein and i hope they all sold well enough to make them keep putting their games on the system.
I play back compat games pretty often and it helped me play a lot of games i wouldn't have normally played. The Mass Effect trilogy (before the legendary edition), Splinter Cell, Fable, Witcher 2, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and a bunch of others i missed out on.
I bought one but ended up returning it. It was really nice and convenient but i couldn't justify keeping it at the time. I'll end up getting one eventually but I'm still holding out hope for prices to go down or cheaper 3rd party options.
If a developer wants to make their game hard with no option for a lower difficulty then that's ok, it's their game. But they need to make sure the game is as balanced and as fair as possible, that simple.
If a game is difficult but fair I'll be determined as hell to get through it no matter how many times i die. But if i keep dying due to some unfair garbage cough*ninjagaiden3razorsedge finalboss*cough then there's no fun or enjoyment in trying to overcome it.
I still miss my Lumia 900 and 928 all the time. Still my favorite smartphones i ever had. It would be great if this means we'll finally get Halo Spartan Strike on Xbox. I actually really liked Spartan Assault and I've wanted to try Spartan Strike for a long time
The village mission being at night doesn't really make sense though. Why would Leon start his search at night? And will the villagers have plagas come out of their heads during that initial battle now? And what about when he wakes up after the Del Lago fight? After that it was night, will it be morning in the remake?
So much has changed since Scalebound got cancelled. Back then Platinum and Xbox as a whole were a mess. Platinum was teetering on collapse and Phill Spencer was trying to clean up the entire company. Both parties are in good places now and have grown a lot, that plus with new hardware i think Scalebound could work now. But I'm also desperate to play it so I'm slightly biased 😂
I recommend iin. It's a puzzle game and you get an achievement for every puzzle you solve. Puzzles are easy and the game is only 5 bucks. I save it for when the weekly rewards set requires you to get 3 achievements.
That's a shame and concerning. My whole thing with the Series S was that as long as it ran everything at at least 1080p60fps that's good enough for me.
Between Guardians of the Galaxy and now this i think Series S owners are gonna be stuck with a lot of 30fps games.
All the 360 Gears games got FPS boost so there's not much more to be done on them for a collection. Fable 1 and 3 got FPS boost so maybe a Fable collection where 2 gets a full remaster?
Phil is a master at corporate speak. He expressed their "desire" to keep it on Playstation, but their desire and doing what's "best for business" are rarely the same.
I think it would be smart to keep CoD on Playstation indefinitely, just to extend a small olive branch, but hey it's not my 70 billion being spent.
This doesn't do ***** for Xbox players. We already got all of those games, all this will do is take those games away from Playstation players and make Sony even more aggressive when it comes to making bigger and more 3rd party deals.
Cyberpunk is still a glitchy and buggy mess, even if they wanted it on Game Pass I'd hope Microsoft wouldn't allow it on the service until it meets a high level of quality.
No interest in the Xbox One games, but I've heard decent things about Orcs Must Die and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet looks interesting. Not games i would buy but I'll definitely take for free.
Then rebuild that trust and get back to it! Chop! Chop!
Seriously it would be cool if they could restart the game, there was a lot of potential there. Never say never but i think we all know how unlikely it is.
@RaZieLDaNtE dude Binary Domain too, i wanted that for backcompat for so long and to get it and get it at 60fps! It makes me more ok with not getting other games i wanted.
Grateful for what we got, disappointed for what we didnt. A lot of what we didn't get are mostly underappreciated hidden gems so i doubt they'll be getting remasters either.
Its so awesome we have so many games playable on current consoles, it just sucks having to keep a 360 and/or OG Xbox on standby just for a couple of games.
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Re: Sega Reportedly Bringing Back Crazy Taxi & Jet Set Radio As "Big-Budget Reboots"
All we wanted was JSRF through backwards compatibility. Thats all we wanted...
Re: Xbox Game Pass Members Are Discovering The Joys Of 'Lost In Random'
It's one of those games i played for a while and i loved it but i stopped playing for some reason. Great game though, any Tim Burton fan would love it
Re: Talking Point: Do You Own Any Xbox Games You've Never Played?
I shop sales all the time so I'd say i have at least 120 Xbox games I've never played 😂
Re: Tales Of Arise Dev Explains Why It Won't Be Getting A Direct Sequel
Tales of Arise was hands down my game of the year for 2021, I'm so happy it got put on Xbox. Hopefully their comment on "an opportunity to rediscover the history of the series" means we'll get some of the older games on Xbox as well.
Bandai Namco was really great with supporting the Xbox with Tales, Scarlet Nexus, and Code Vein and i hope they all sold well enough to make them keep putting their games on the system.
Re: Hardware Review: PowerA Duo Charging Station For Xbox Series X|S
I have this and it works decently. Just doesn't have the best battery life so you just have to make sure to charge it most nights.
Re: Rumour: Microsoft Might Permanently 'Combine' Xbox Live Gold With Game Pass
Ahh Microsoft, always trying to find a way to punish people for not having gamepass
Re: Talking Point: Have You Ever Bought A Game Just Before Its Game Pass Announcement?
Not Gamepass, but i bought Sonic Generations and a week later it was one of the games with gold
Re: Talking Point: How Often Do You Play Backwards Compatible Games On Xbox?
I play back compat games pretty often and it helped me play a lot of games i wouldn't have normally played. The Mass Effect trilogy (before the legendary edition), Splinter Cell, Fable, Witcher 2, Blue Dragon, Lost Odyssey, and a bunch of others i missed out on.
Re: Bethesda Says 'Players Are Going To Lose Their Minds' Over Starfield
@Hexamex-Tex Some people still buy games and dont use gamepass. Also just saying "no preorders" is practically tradition at this point.
Re: Bethesda Says 'Players Are Going To Lose Their Minds' Over Starfield
No preorders
Re: Rare's Everwild Set To Feature A 'Large Scale Multiplayer World'
Another generation of Rare only working on one game. Even all these years later its still so sad to see what they've become.
Re: Xbox Announces New Cloud Gaming Initiative
Definitely a bad sign of things to come
Re: CD Projekt Red Reaffirms That A Cyperpunk 2077 Expansion Is Coming
Cyberpunk still can't pass for a game from 2010 and they're out there talking about an expansion and announcing a new Witcher game.
Re: Perfect Dark Developer The Initiative Is Reportedly Struggling With Staff
Seems like almost all of Xbox's studios are constantly burning through high level staff
Re: Talking Point: Have You Bought An Xbox Series X|S Expansion Card Yet?
I bought one but ended up returning it. It was really nice and convenient but i couldn't justify keeping it at the time. I'll end up getting one eventually but I'm still holding out hope for prices to go down or cheaper 3rd party options.
Re: Elden Ring Creator 'Apologises' To Players Who Find It Too Hard
If a developer wants to make their game hard with no option for a lower difficulty then that's ok, it's their game. But they need to make sure the game is as balanced and as fair as possible, that simple.
If a game is difficult but fair I'll be determined as hell to get through it no matter how many times i die. But if i keep dying due to some unfair garbage cough*ninjagaiden3razorsedge finalboss*cough then there's no fun or enjoyment in trying to overcome it.
Re: Ubisoft Would "Of Course" Consider Any Potential Acquisition Offers
Whatever gets them to stop it with the nft's
Re: Xbox Is Shutting Down Support For Windows Phone In May 2022
I still miss my Lumia 900 and 928 all the time. Still my favorite smartphones i ever had. It would be great if this means we'll finally get Halo Spartan Strike on Xbox. I actually really liked Spartan Assault and I've wanted to try Spartan Strike for a long time
Re: Report: Halo Infinite Partly To Blame For Battlefield 2042's Poor Reception, Says EA
I love how it's not just "Halo came out and pulled players away from our game"
but they're saying "its not fair that Halo was polished and our game was a mess" 😂
Re: Atelier Dev Open To Xbox Releases, If There's 'Enough Requests From Fans'
If you build it they will come.
Re: Resident Evil 4 Remake Will Be Darker In Tone, Reportedly Inspired By Old Demos
The village mission being at night doesn't really make sense though. Why would Leon start his search at night? And will the villagers have plagas come out of their heads during that initial battle now? And what about when he wakes up after the Del Lago fight? After that it was night, will it be morning in the remake?
Re: PlatinumGames' Hideki Kamiya Is Still Keen To Team Up With Xbox
So much has changed since Scalebound got cancelled. Back then Platinum and Xbox as a whole were a mess. Platinum was teetering on collapse and Phill Spencer was trying to clean up the entire company.
Both parties are in good places now and have grown a lot, that plus with new hardware i think Scalebound could work now. But I'm also desperate to play it so I'm slightly biased 😂
Re: Best Xbox Game Pass Games For Quick, Easy Achievements
I recommend iin. It's a puzzle game and you get an achievement for every puzzle you solve. Puzzles are easy and the game is only 5 bucks. I save it for when the weekly rewards set requires you to get 3 achievements.
Re: Dying Light 2 Only Hits 1080p/30FPS On Xbox Series S, No 60FPS Option
That's a shame and concerning. My whole thing with the Series S was that as long as it ran everything at at least 1080p60fps that's good enough for me.
Between Guardians of the Galaxy and now this i think Series S owners are gonna be stuck with a lot of 30fps games.
Re: Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Reportedly Delayed To 2023
That's no surprise. And if Gotham Knights is still coming this year its the right call. Gives both games time to breathe.
Re: Game Developers Are Starting To Take A Stand Against NFTs
They're smaller studios, but every studio that takes a stand is a good thing, regardless of their size.
Re: Blizzard Is Working On A Brand-New Survival Game For Console & PC
Console and PC? Do those guys not have phones!?
Re: Rumour: Another Xbox Franchise Is Getting A Remastered Collection
All the 360 Gears games got FPS boost so there's not much more to be done on them for a collection. Fable 1 and 3 got FPS boost so maybe a Fable collection where 2 gets a full remaster?
Re: Talking Point: What February 2022 Xbox Games With Gold Do You Want?
I am once again asking for Ninja Gaiden 2
Re: Xbox's Phil Spencer Confirms Plans To Keep Call Of Duty On PlayStation
Phil is a master at corporate speak. He expressed their "desire" to keep it on Playstation, but their desire and doing what's "best for business" are rarely the same.
I think it would be smart to keep CoD on Playstation indefinitely, just to extend a small olive branch, but hey it's not my 70 billion being spent.
Re: Xbox Will Get Activision Blizzard To Work On Classic Franchises, Says Phil Spencer
Crash Bandicoot Nuts and Bolts!
Re: Microsoft Is Buying Activision Blizzard, Reportedly For $70 Billion
This doesn't do ***** for Xbox players. We already got all of those games, all this will do is take those games away from Playstation players and make Sony even more aggressive when it comes to making bigger and more 3rd party deals.
Re: Deals: Xbox Is Having A Massive Backwards Compatibility Sale This Week
@Medic_Alert Exactly the game i was hoping for too. Gonna have to bite the bullet i guess.
Re: Konami Is Reportedly Bringing 'New Contents' To The Microsoft Store
@TheNintenYO finally, someone else that wants a Goemon collection too
Re: Xbox Made Progress In Japan Last Year, Despite Being Heavily Outsold By PS5
Xbox will always be a niche in Japan, and there's nothing wrong with that.
Re: Rare's Everwild Is Reportedly 'A Real Mess', Still Being Figured Out
Rare is a real mess
Re: Xbox Admits 'Big Missteps' With The Handling Of Lionhead Studios
Microsoft: Forces Lionhead to make games they dont want to make and dont know how to make and proceeds to shut them down for making those games
Also Microsoft: "I wish Lionhead was still a viable studio"
Re: It's 'Way Too Early' For Cyberpunk 2077 To Come To Xbox Game Pass, Says CD Projekt
Cyberpunk is still a glitchy and buggy mess, even if they wanted it on Game Pass I'd hope Microsoft wouldn't allow it on the service until it meets a high level of quality.
Re: Xbox 360's Logo Was Almost Used For The Original Xbox Instead
They made the right choice, the original logo is still the best one.
Re: Rock Band Creator Harmonix Has Been Acquired By Epic Games
Getting bought out is one thing, but getting bought out so you can be put to work on Fortnite? A fate worse than death.
Re: Here Are Your Xbox Games With Gold For December 2021
No interest in the Xbox One games, but I've heard decent things about Orcs Must Die and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet looks interesting. Not games i would buy but I'll definitely take for free.
Re: Halo Fans Grumble About Infinite's Free-To-Play Model, 'Would Pay Full Price To Unlock All Content'
I don't see why it can't be both. Killer Instinct was F2P but you could get everything by buying the Definitive Edition.
Re: Hideki Kamiya Apologises To Xbox And Players For Scalebound Cancellation
Then rebuild that trust and get back to it! Chop! Chop!
Seriously it would be cool if they could restart the game, there was a lot of potential there. Never say never but i think we all know how unlikely it is.
Re: Deals: The Best Bargains In The Xbox Black Friday Sale 2021
The Witcher 2 is also on sale. Play it!
Re: 37 FPS Boosts Added To Backwards Compatible Games On Xbox Series X|S
@Originut There's a lot of weird stuff like that. Like Fable 1 and 3 getting the fps boost but not Fable 2. Same with FF13. Wonder why 🤔
Re: 37 FPS Boosts Added To Backwards Compatible Games On Xbox Series X|S
@RaZieLDaNtE dude Binary Domain too, i wanted that for backcompat for so long and to get it and get it at 60fps! It makes me more ok with not getting other games i wanted.
Re: After Today, Xbox Won't Be Adding Any More Classic Backwards Compatible Games
Grateful for what we got, disappointed for what we didnt. A lot of what we didn't get are mostly underappreciated hidden gems so i doubt they'll be getting remasters either.
Its so awesome we have so many games playable on current consoles, it just sucks having to keep a 360 and/or OG Xbox on standby just for a couple of games.
Re: 37 FPS Boosts Added To Backwards Compatible Games On Xbox Series X|S
The original Gears trilogy at 60fps 🤤
Re: Xbox Adds 76 Games To Backwards Compatibility Including TimeSplitters, Max Payne & Star Wars
@RedKnight34 🤣🤣🤣
Re: Xbox Adds 76 Games To Backwards Compatibility Including TimeSplitters, Max Payne & Star Wars
@RedKnight34 Exactly, the remaster collection. The remasters don't look as good as the originals.