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I was just reading that they’re working on two expansions to the game. That’s aside from the seasons they’re planning too.

I just want a bit of Halo.

Nothing for me. Which is a shame because I was really excited for Cassette Beasts. Loved the world building nor couldn’t find the mental bandwidth to enjoy it. Sadly I bounced off.

Tears of Kingdom inevitably won out with my Halo Infinite weekly taking second place.

Tear of the Kingdom still. Think I’ll be playing this one for ages to come.

Started Diablo 4. My wife and I are lvl10 or 11. I’m playing Druid she’s playing Sorcerer.

Other than that not playing Halo Infinite but will be keeping an eye on HCS Dreamhack Dallas. Can’t believe Quadrant swept Optic in 3 games straight. There’s still today and tomorrow to go but that was pretty wow.

I was just lamenting the other day this wasn’t on console and now it is I have to find time to play it!

It’s a bit of fun and I’m here for it.

@Krzzystuff the campaign (white) weapons are so much fun. Hydra & needler are mindless fun. I love it.

And those weapons are in arena 4v4 with super fiesta too!

Cassette beeeeeeasts!!!

More Tears of the Kingdom. Unlikely to get any Halo Infinite in this weekend but if another game got a look in that’d be it.

Never understood the appeal of infection. They’ve done a interesting job of differentiating it from previous versions though.

I heard some leaks of Jeff Steitzers’ announcer voice lines for infection and we’re in for an absolute treat. That man is a legend.

@TheSimulator a mech racing could be great!

Cassette Beasts is so far away! I’ll probably not beat it but I’ll at least give it a try at some point.

@NintendoByNature agreed. I’m not much for strategy and rpgs much any more. Top-down, third and first person adventures are where I spend my time these days.

I’m playing Aramagi 2 with my wife. It’s glitchy but there’s so much to like about this title. There needs to be more coop stealth games! I might give Unity a try if the servers are still up. Or Monaco.

Also playing BotW. Just got to Gerudo Town. I love this game so much but cooking is a chooooorrrrrrre.

@NintendoByNature I have to agree about AW1. Loved it back in the day. There’s still a charm about it but I’ve not found myself coming back as soon as I got to Grit in the campaign. I like Grit I think I just have more interesting games to play.

I’m not too disappointed I got it with the Switch Online voucher and TotK.

It’s going to start off with a bit of action you worry if the hero will make it in the end the characters are sitting idle in the middle of the screen while they rip space & time in two with garlic and throwing knives.

@Amigator Slay The Spire is the number one choice. Monster Train is fairly popular and then there’s Pirate Outlaws too which are all on Xbox.

Wildfrost just came out if you have steam or switch.

Post-Slay the Spire the scene really exploded.

Unfortunately nothing on Xbox.

I’m playing Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp and Breath of the Wild on Switch though.

@Moonglow we're not sure how much Microsoft is to blame but a pretty consistent theme coming from ex-343 staff is that higher ups were a big issue.

I think in general 343 are turning it around now. They definitely have some passionate team members who want to deliver. Even to people like Frank O'Connor, Bonnie Ross and Kiki Wolfkill I wish success in the future. I think they have passion and drive but I think that it would have been better served in a new IP not Halo.

This is fantastic news! Frank O’Connor can pretty much be tied to the downfall of Halo post-Bungie through his public statements.

So glad Microsoft cleared house. I don’t think Infinite will ever regain popularity but it certainly won’t get worse.

Mostly Vampire Survivors with the new DLC out. A bit of Halo Infinite just for the fun of it because I’ve completed the season 3 pass.

Trying to sneak a little Breath of the Wild in here & there too.

@NEStalgia it’s turning the thing off that does it for me. There’s a million buttons down, by default, that I just don’t care about.

Makes me appreciate the Xbox & Switch UIs.

@UltimateOtaku91 it’s just too easy isn’t it? 🤣

I’d probably spend $18 to try Settlers and other titles then wait until the inevitable 70% off sale.

“Beyond Good And Evil 2” you sure that one will still come out before the service gets retired?

If it’s just an OS this means Microsoft can get a slice of the pie without making the hardware.

We're truly in the silver age of throw it at a wall and see what sticks phase of live service games.

@LordFunkalot yea, it’s awful and honestly I feel it does it harm than good with gameplay of this quality of people are in the fence about a game.

The Halo Infinite gameplay was truly awful but I was always going to play the game.

@kungfumongoose I didn't see it but you should check out IGN playing Halo Infinite. I don't know why anyone would pay for that.

I can see why this something people would enjoy but I can’t see myself playing it.

As for IGN gameplay quality there was the notorious Halo Infinite pre-launch gameplay on Streets where they walked along the map with a plasma pistol on charge up burning through energy. Nobody expects eSports level gameplay from IGN but it was a bit jarring.

A bit of Halo Infinite. I’m at lvl90 in the season 3 pass now. Also Vampire Survivors again. Had 3 runs go well in a row. Feeling untouchable!

I’ve also started Kingdom Rush: Frontiers on the Switch. Got Kingdom Rush: Origins queued up to but probably won’t start that until next week or so.

@Nic-Noc20th-C My Dad loves two types of game; Golf and Assassin’s Creed. He didn’t enjoy 2K’s efforts as much last year but is excited to get another EA golf game.

@Krzzystuff I've seen some min-max guides online but it usually comes at a cost of other player activities which can lead to a negative experience for not only yourself but other people. YMMV though!

I’m hopefully for a "By Grabthar's Hammer... What a Savings..." reference then!

@AverageJoseph no clue. Have you tried Pirate Outlaws? It came out last week week. Feels like pirate Slay the Spire. A lot of content too!

I’ll probably give Loop Hero tonight after finishing my Halo Infinite weeklies.

I don’t usually get impressed by controller designs but that’s got my attention.

I think I’m at about 80% but I’m considering doing a purge of stuff I’ve not played or played a whole ago.

I have maybe 5 good chunker games and the rest are indie titles with a couple AA titles thrown in for good measure.

I’m happy to delete and redownload something. Rocket League probably won’t get a reinstall any time soon but it always catches me out how big it is. I don’t know why I feel 25 GB is unjustifiable.

Actually no Sea of Thieves this week. Not sure if I said this last week but we’ve gone off it since the new season. Just not interested in the keep your head on a swivel world events.

I am still playing Halo Infinite. Up to lvl60 in the season 3 pass.

Also playing Pirate Outlaws. If you love Slay the Spire this might scratch that itch.

Finally I started Breath of the Wild for the first time in 5 years. Not sure if I’ll stick with it. My wife has been playing Immortals Fenyx Rising so I wanted to play the game that clearly inspired it.

@Chaudy call me starry eyed. I can’t speak for the devs but there’s likely some people who are making a spin in the Pokémon formula because it was there childhood and they have a vision. Not necessarily to be the next Pokémon global franchise.

Say what you will, they've at least had a go at making something.

My wife and I played this a fair bit over the weekend. We played a fair bit of Diablo 3 over the years. Definitely feels like a solid evolution of the series.

I'm sure this is because it was the beta but the steam wore out around Sunday evening. We'd got our first choice classes (Druid & Sorcerer) to 25 the night before and then started up a second choice classes (Necromancer and Rogue) but didn't get much further than 15. My wife preferred Sorcerer over Rogue (which she played D3 Demon Hunter style). I enjoyed both Druid and Necromancer. The game makes you feel really powerful, Werebear is an incredible experience. I played corpse explosion Necro which was powerful but a little basic.

Good game but we're not sure it's a day one for us. It likely will be, we could do with another game to play other than Sea of Thieves.

Playing the open beta of Diablo 4. The queue times are just disgusting but the game once you get in is solid. My wife loved Diablo 3 and I played it a fair bit over the years. We’ll probably buy the game when it comes out.

Other than that going to login to Sea of Thieves for community day rewards.

Might play a little Halo Infinite too.

Edit: I’ve also been playing Storyteller on Switch. I’d prefer it on Xbox but here we are.

@Luminous117 they made a sequel to LEGO Racers? I played the original a lot on the N64. The menu music is stuck in my head right now.

I gave it a go once on Halo Infinite in training mode but have never tried it in matchmaking.

My setup isn't really suitable for a keyboard and mouse.

@InterceptorAlpha BTB is in a pretty good place right now. Right now there's 2 playlists for the mode.

Granted there could be more maps but Oasis is a strong map. Definitely the right direction for BTB. It's wide open but has protection from vehicles like the wasp. It's not the typical MOBA maps that 343 had before.

Plus the campaign variant weapons and equipment are just amazing in BTB Social. It just feels like how BTB should be. I'd honestly scrap the standard BTB at this point. I hear BTB Heavies might be on the way in the future!

@Sam_TSM I don't play CoD but I assumed the gameplay was good enough and it was popular. It was the agreed game that a lot of FPS players would go to. Add on top of that the next generation of gamers probably saw their older siblings play and so they got into it when they could.

Add on top of that it's multiplatform (read: not necessarily crossplay) so you could talk to someone else about your experiences and they'd get it. You could also play it on whatever console or device you end up on. You can't say the same for Halo or Killzone.

There might be other factors that go into the mix but I'm not really that knowledgeable on the series.

@Thenewguy did you try FFA Escalation? I only had one game but that mode is really crazy after playing the arena and BTB versions. I love how the weapons auto switch. I guess this is standard gun game though.

The game is a lot of fun but I done care for the new cosmetics. I really don’t care though. I have 100s of unlocks at this point.

Escalation FFA is great. I think I saw a AR/BR start team slayer mode and the “super” fiesta BTB mode added last week is pure joy. Those campaign weapons & abilities are so OP it’s great Halo.

Side note, if you dress up the chimera core in that orange/blue/silver armor coating you look like a Mach 5 razor.

Latte art is getting out of hand these days.

Clustertruck was great for a while but it just got too crazy for me around the laser levels.