@Kaloudz I've been reading a lot of people upset about E33 winning that many awards. Almost every one of them ends up saying that "it shouldn't be considered an indie" or "it's not as RPG as others." But they still lash out at the fans calling them sheep or bots for celebrating the game's success, instead of focusing their anger on the Awards categorization. It's not a game's fault to be nominated for a category.
@Kaloudz Every sentiment from people who didn't love the game can be summed up in The Game Awards categories not being clear or "right" (and I agree with that btw) But then they gang up on the fans, calling them bandwagoners instead of focusing on the real problem. It's not E33's fault to be nominated for this or that award, they need to deal with this.
@Darylb88 The problem there is the industry (and TGA organizers) treating and nominating the game as an indie (I think real indies should have their own show a day before the main TGA, there are a lot of indies now and some kind of line needs to be drawn)
As a big Batman fan, I'll play this game not only because it's the closest we'll have to a real Arkham game, but also because Lego Batman is always guaranteed quality (the movie is excellent too).
You can release a game for Game Pass in a rough state that take months to be fixed. You can release a game for Game Pass for a year. But you can't do both and expect us to be fine with it.
I woke up early for this, disappointed with the show. Very few new games, almost nothing new for Game Pass. It was at least better than yesterday's State of Play lol
@Clamango I played Hades on Steam, but I know before that it was on Epic while in Early Access. Are you saying that on consoles it launched exclusively on Switch too?
I'm happy about this because it means more chances to keep Metal Gear alive after Vol.2 and beyond. MGS1 is one of my favorite games of all time. I hope Konami keeps delivering, and I also want Kojima to keep succeeding (DS2 port announcement hopefully by the end of this year)
Delta itself is a great remake. I finished it a few days ago. They fulfilled their promise of a faithful remake, and the extras like Bomberman and the updated nightmare sequence are a great addition for fans, along with a few QoL like the camouflage's quick switching or the radio/codec not muting the rest of the current dialogue when you skip a line.
I watched it, and you can FEEL the Hitman gameplay systems in almost every part of this game. They added an action-oriented mechanic over the base stealth Hitman formula, and at first glance it works great with the throws and the contextual actions. The charisma part where Bond's dialogue is chosen looks a little basic, but we'll see.
The car chase is as I expected: an almost on-rails action set-piece sprinkled between fighting areas.
All around, a great first impression! Looking forward to more info on gadgets and confirmation if the skins are cosmetic or whether they serve a gameplay purpose like in Hitman.
As a huge Hitman WoA fan and having seen all the Bond films, I'm naturally interested in this game. I'll check out the gameplay trailer later, when I'm done with work.
@Kaloudz It really is an outstanding game. I agree on leaving this story arc alone. I would rather they work on a sequel/different in-universe story than release a 2-5hs DLC, even if it ends up being great.
Let's not forget there is a movie coming too, which was greenlit months before the actual release of the game, so it's not as if we won't see anymore of this specific cast and story.
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Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Bemoan Lack Of Awards At TGA 2025
@Kaloudz I've been reading a lot of people upset about E33 winning that many awards. Almost every one of them ends up saying that "it shouldn't be considered an indie" or "it's not as RPG as others." But they still lash out at the fans calling them sheep or bots for celebrating the game's success, instead of focusing their anger on the Awards categorization. It's not a game's fault to be nominated for a category.
Re: Poll: What Is Your Xbox Game Of The Year For 2025?
This should be fun...
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Bemoan Lack Of Awards At TGA 2025
@Kaloudz Every sentiment from people who didn't love the game can be summed up in The Game Awards categories not being clear or "right" (and I agree with that btw)
But then they gang up on the fans, calling them bandwagoners instead of focusing on the real problem. It's not E33's fault to be nominated for this or that award, they need to deal with this.
Re: Yakuza 0, Kiwami & Kiwami 2 Upgrade Issues Appear To Be Getting Resolved On Xbox
It's fixed now but only 54%off...
Re: Amazon Offering Free Outfit For Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis When Linking Xbox Account
@Kaloudz To be fair, the modders can do their thing just fine with the game as it is.
Re: Matt Booty Explains Why Xbox Ditched Its $80 Price Tag For Outer Worlds 2 & Other Games
It's less about the price and more about the actual demand. There are just too many games these days.
Re: Talking Point: What Do You Hope To See From Xbox Developer Direct Next Month?
Clockwork Revolution and Gears E Day gameplay, and more Game Pass announcements.
Re: Tomb Raider: Catalyst Will Deliver The Series' Largest World Yet In 2027
I've been meaning to play another TR, having only played TR2013 (and a few of the PS1 ones back in the day).
Re: Two Xbox First-Party Titles Win At The Game Awards 2025, Expedition 33 Takes 'Game Of The Year'
@Darylb88 The problem there is the industry (and TGA organizers) treating and nominating the game as an indie (I think real indies should have their own show a day before the main TGA, there are a lot of indies now and some kind of line needs to be drawn)
I stand for what I said before.
Re: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Adds Lots Of New Features In Today's Free 'Thank You' Update
Lumina Sets is a particularly great addition!
Re: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Devs Bemoan Lack Of Awards At TGA 2025
Sore loser if by some chance he isn't just joking
Re: Two Xbox First-Party Titles Win At The Game Awards 2025, Expedition 33 Takes 'Game Of The Year'
Clair Obscur deserved every award it got.
Re: Capcom Unveils Mega Man Dual Override, Launching On Xbox In 2027
I honestly can't see what's so good about the gameplay. It looked too cheap IMO.
The good news is that Mega Man is back, of course.
Re: Star Wars Galactic Racer Brings Its 'High-Stakes Reinvention Of Racing' To Xbox In 2026
I actually played SW Episode 1 Racer a couple of years ago, and it was honestly just okay (obviously accounting for the year it came out)
This game doesn't need to do much to find success.
Re: 'No Law' Is An Open World Cyberpunk Shooter RPG Heading To Xbox Series X|S
I mean, the trailer makes it look good, but I've been fooled by these kinds of things, especially when its genre is this ambitious.
Re: Two New Tomb Raider Games Revealed For Xbox, Including 'Legacy Of Atlantis' For 2026
I was not expecting two games from this announcement, they both look promising.
Re: Gears Of War: E-Day Confirmed For 2026 In New Xbox Game Pass Ad
Yeah, 2026 was pretty much expected
Re: LEGO Batman Returns With 'Legacy Of The Dark Knight' For Xbox Series X|S In May 2026
As a big Batman fan, I'll play this game not only because it's the closest we'll have to a real Arkham game, but also because Lego Batman is always guaranteed quality (the movie is excellent too).
Re: Control Resonant Is The Next Game From Remedy, Coming To Xbox In 2026
This trailer teased the f*ck out of Persona fans at the beginning lol
Re: Capcom Debuts Resident Evil Requiem Leon Gameplay, Dual Protagonists Confirmed
Not the biggest Leon fan, but I'm okay with RE9 returning to dual campaigns.
Re: Larian Studios Unveils 'Divinity', An RPG With 'Greater Breadth & Depth Than Ever Before'
@themightyant Yeah, this one needed at least 10 seconds worth of gameplay.
Re: Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic Sounds Incredible, And It's Likely Coming To Xbox
A new SW RPG could be good, but I'm more hyped for Jedi 3 even though it's still a couple of years away.
Re: Xbox Announces Developer Direct Showcase For January, Teases 'A Lot' Of Game Releases In 2026
There are always good things coming out of these directs.
Re: Capcom's Pragmata Launches Next April, And It's Getting A Free Demo On Xbox
The first gameplay trailer was rough. We'll have to wait for the demo.
Re: Netflix Is Buying Warner Bros. For Even More Money Than Xbox's ActiBlizz Deal
Netflix ends up being the lesser of two evils when the other candidate was Paramount.
Re: 'Replaced' Finally Has An Xbox Game Pass Release Date, Four Years Since It Was Revealed
Finally, it's been almost 5 years since the first trailer.
Re: High On Life 2 Debuts 10 Minutes Of New Gameplay Footage As Xbox Pre-Orders Go Live
@FraserG It sure knew how to generate engagement!
Too bad he got filtered so hard by the jokes lmao
Re: Stalker 2 Team Shares Parting Message Ahead Of Xbox Game Pass Departure
Yeah...f*ck this honestly.
You can release a game for Game Pass in a rough state that take months to be fixed.
You can release a game for Game Pass for a year.
But you can't do both and expect us to be fine with it.
Re: Ubisoft Missed The Xbox Kinect, So They Created An Ambitious Alternative
@FraserG
How is this different from playing the Android game Just Dance Now on a TV via chromecast?
Re: Talking Point: How Do You Feel About Ubisoft+ Classics Being Added To Game Pass Ultimate?
@TrevorP86 This.
There is no reason to half-ass it when the full U+ service already exists.
Re: 'Ubisoft+ Classics' Joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Hugely Expanding The Library
These are pretty much all the Ubisoft+ console games, right?
Re: Poll: How Would You Grade Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2025 Event?
I woke up early for this, disappointed with the show. Very few new games, almost nothing new for Game Pass.
It was at least better than yesterday's State of Play lol
Re: Capcom Is Bringing The First Two Monster Hunter Stories Games To Xbox In 2025
Too late for these ports and not even a discounted pack. It's cool we are getting Stories 3 on day one I guess.
Re: Poll: Are You Buying Silent Hill F Next Week?
Already pre-ordered it
Re: Multiple Games Get New Xbox Reveals Following September 2025's Nintendo Direct
@Clamango I played Hades on Steam, but I know before that it was on Epic while in Early Access. Are you saying that on consoles it launched exclusively on Switch too?
Re: Multiple Games Get New Xbox Reveals Following September 2025's Nintendo Direct
I can't believe Hades 2 is console exclusive to Switch.
Re: Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.31 Brings AutoDrive Improvements, Photo Mode Changes To Xbox
>Fixed an issue where Johnny always spawned in the passenger seat when using the Delamain Cab service.
So it WAS a bug after all. Happens to me all the time lmao
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (September 6-7)
Chorus, only a couple of missions left.
After that, Silksong with a little of Cyberpunk 2077 on the side.
Re: Konami's Metal Gear Solid Delta Revival Justified Thanks To Huge Day One Sales Milestone
I'm happy about this because it means more chances to keep Metal Gear alive after Vol.2 and beyond. MGS1 is one of my favorite games of all time. I hope Konami keeps delivering, and I also want Kojima to keep succeeding (DS2 port announcement hopefully by the end of this year)
Delta itself is a great remake. I finished it a few days ago. They fulfilled their promise of a faithful remake, and the extras like Bomberman and the updated nightmare sequence are a great addition for fans, along with a few QoL like the camouflage's quick switching or the radio/codec not muting the rest of the current dialogue when you skip a line.
Re: 007 First Light Gets Massive Gameplay Deep Dive, Hits Xbox In March 2026
@Markatron84 You are absolutely right.
I watched it, and you can FEEL the Hitman gameplay systems in almost every part of this game. They added an action-oriented mechanic over the base stealth Hitman formula, and at first glance it works great with the throws and the contextual actions. The charisma part where Bond's dialogue is chosen looks a little basic, but we'll see.
The car chase is as I expected: an almost on-rails action set-piece sprinkled between fighting areas.
All around, a great first impression! Looking forward to more info on gadgets and confirmation if the skins are cosmetic or whether they serve a gameplay purpose like in Hitman.
Re: 007 First Light Gets Massive Gameplay Deep Dive, Hits Xbox In March 2026
As a huge Hitman WoA fan and having seen all the Bond films, I'm naturally interested in this game. I'll check out the gameplay trailer later, when I'm done with work.
Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In September 2025
Frostpunk 2...finally!
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 30-31)
MGS Delta and Cyberpunk 2077
Re: Expedition 33 Dev Says More Games Are Coming In The 'Clair Obscur' Franchise
@Kaloudz It really is an outstanding game. I agree on leaving this story arc alone. I would rather they work on a sequel/different in-universe story than release a 2-5hs DLC, even if it ends up being great.
Let's not forget there is a movie coming too, which was greenlit months before the actual release of the game, so it's not as if we won't see anymore of this specific cast and story.
Re: Bad Cheese Brings Its Psychological Horror Game With 1920s Style Animation To Xbox Next Week
Definitely looks more interesting than the other shooting game.
Re: Talking Point: What Are Your First Impressions Of Gears Reloaded On Xbox Game Pass?
I hardly replay a game just for better visuals/performance alone.
Re: Expedition 33 Dev Says More Games Are Coming In The 'Clair Obscur' Franchise
@Kaloudz Even though it was Clair as day that there would be a new game, it's great to have official confirmation from the devs!
Re: Popular PC Survival Game 'UBOAT' Has Just Shadow Dropped On Xbox
It's a great game, I played it on PC and might buy it again.
Re: Roundup: Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
Nobody was expecting Platinum Games to work in Guy Savage! This will be awesome.
Re: Surprise! The Rogue Prince Of Persia Is Available Today On Xbox Game Pass
Nice!
@FraserG So is this under "Game Preview" on Xbox or did it actually launch in 1.0 while still on Early Access on Steam?