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@Kaloudz give it a try. You might fair better than me! I stick to Halo for a reason. Hahaha…

@Kaloudz is fairly flashy. It’s pushing these late 30s eyes. I’m almost able to keep up.

@Kaloudz completely agree. I don’t think I’ll give it a go again though.

Go Mecha Ball is going to get my time today though.

@InterceptorAlpha that’s unfortunate. Thanks for the response!

It’s a nice concept for a map. A bit grey but otherwise some nice mechanics at play.

@InterceptorAlpha have you tried firefight or squad battle network tests?

@Scummbuddy I don't think they were well received by fans online but my wife absolutely loved both. She wasn't aware of the game series at that point but she's since then 100%'d World of Assassination.

After a quick google I believe there were both R-rated in the US.

That’s hilarious.

I’m stuck in the past. The only thing that scratches the itch for me is gen 1 and 2.

I remember importing a US copy of Blue back in the late 90s as it wasn’t in the UK at the time. The import company was called Excitement Direct. Imagine telling your Mum you wanted to order something through that? We had a good laugh about it at the time.

I think they advertised in N64 magazine. What a time to be alive.

@NoLifeDGenerate king of the hill firefight is pretty sweet though. I’d still like to see the classic version return this year though.

I’m looking forward to giving Go Mecha Ball a try.

Actually I have nothing this weekend. I might play some Halo if I have the time.

@nomither6 I couldn’t disagree with you more. 343 hasn’t handled Halo well over these last 10 or so years. Despite the major improvements to Infinite there are still system level decisions which are not player friendly. That said Infinite is a great time.

Handing over Halo to the company Bungie are now would be a death knell to the franchise. I believe the current leadership and team in place at 343 care far more for Halo than current Bungie would.

I chucked in a B because I thought everything was presented well but there’s nothing I’m looking forward to. Great effort!

I think I’ll join the rest of this comment section in saying “it’s really been supported this long?”

Looking forward to seeing Halo Infinite continue to be the best way to play modern Halo.

Also would like to see where Halo as a franchise goes next. If the rumours are true of course.

@clvr you mean as a campaign or a multiplayer experience?

I don’t generally enjoy FPS campaigns though. I played Halo’s back in the day but now I wouldn’t dream of it. Massive levels with bits to do here and there. I can see how that wouldn’t appeal to fans of any of those games you listed. I’ve not played Doom 93 but have played the rest of those games back in the day.

Halo multiplayer however generally holds up because of the quirks each entry has. I generally stick with the latest Halo for the population and modern touches.

Still playing Tribes of Midgard with my wife. We beat the ancient Fenrir last night and are doing some leveling & exploration before the next ancient.

Rarely! Usually my DLC comes in the form of deluxe editions or digital deluxe upgrades.

@SacredPYRO you need more Slutz in your friend circle?

@Kaloudz PvP! PvP! PvP! Haha, but no seriously. Infinite despite it's flaws was a story that really had me feeling for Chief. It's been a while since I played Infinite's campaign but the lasting feeling was Infinite has you "become Chief". He's not just a walking tank, he's a person.

Also, I felt this was a course correction from 343 and response to the community. Reading too much into the dialogue;

"The missions change. They always do."

“We all fail. We all make mistakes. It’s what makes us human.”

Multiplayer is a decent place right. I hope this writing continues into whatever the story goes next.

Playing some Tribes of Midgard this weekend with my wife. Interesting game almost quit as we couldn’t work it out but then it clicked and we played for 3 hrs.

I might get some Halo in but I’ve been trying to be a bit more sociable.

@Nic-Noc20th-C I'd love a Halo Wars Tactics!

Microsoft is so weird about its franchises. They're more than happy to push Master Chief or "Gears of Wars person" (excuse my ignorance!) on "we're all here" marketing ad but they don't shout about the games.

Maybe it's because of the arrangements they have with certain studios? I feel Forza gets more marketing than say Halo or Gears. Although Gears hasn't had much going on for a while but Infinite should be getting shouted about by Microsoft.

Okay you got me this was a stealth Halo comment.

@iplaygamesnstuff I kinda get it but yea.

Expanding on what I meant. It's smart in that it removes having the need to do a payment handshake via the Xbox Game Pass app thus reducing a dependency but shady in that you could in theory download anything and not have the rights to play it until you pay for it on your Xbox/PC.

@iplaygamesnstuff thanks for the clarification! That seems smart and shady at the same time.

It gives me the “install to” option so I guess they’re available now?

I don’t buy too much but if I rarely do want a refund I’ve not been able to get one. So not the best of experience.

@Kaloudz not sure. I just saw the YouTuber HaloFollower talk about it yesterday. The rumor was that Kiln might shadow drop January February. Certain Affinity might put out a standalone Halo multiplayer title in September.

Of course this was under the guise of “just for fun” so it’s not likely anything will come of it.

@Kaloudz is that the Klobrille leak?

Go Mecha Ball!

Lightyear Frontier is one I’m looking forward to. I like the idea of mech farming. I’m actually far more interested in piloting a modifiable mech for non-combat than the farming side of things.

I love that it’s coop too.

We’ve seen some gameplay footage but I hope the game loop is something I actually want to play.

Happy New Year, folks!

@JoakimZ that’s a shame to hear about D2. I know the Divinity series is a bit rough as they didn’t have BG3 money but that doesn’t excuse sexism.

My wife and I played through a bit of Original Sin but I think we hit a grand breaking bug. Neither of us are typically into turn based strategy. We’re giving BG3 a try but haven’t played in over a week because of the holidays.

But much really. Probably a bit of Halo but aside from that I’ll mainly be playing Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on my new blue Analogue Pocket. I know! I’m as surprised as you are! I wasn’t always a just Halo guy. I’ve always loved the world of “classic” FF games before they took on more modern settings. After this I’m going to check out FF IV.

Other than that my wife is playing Army of Ruin. It’s a surviors-like. We’re not finding it as fair as Vampire Survivors though. Not sure it’ll get completed 100% like VS.

While I didn’t enjoy playing Hi-Fi Rush because I’m terrible at rhythm based games I loved the world they created. The game felt fresh Abe is a new IP which I hope we see more of.

@xMightyMatt14x yea, I hope we see a continuation of the story they started in Infinite in some form in future games.

Bounced off or didn’t try most first party titles this year. As I’ve said elsewhere 343 salvaging Halo Infinite has been the story of the year for me. Game Pass has been decent too.

In the words of Noddy Holder and Slade: “IT’S CHRIIIIISSSSS-MAAASSSSS!!!”

Happy holidays and a have a great new year, folks!

@FraserG it’s mad to think GoldenEye 007 came out January. Where did the year go?

We’ve got a full house here for Christmas so mostly “phone party games” like Jackbox, What the Dub and Use Your Words. Possibly some Smash Ultimate, Make Way and Vampire Survivors.

Maybe I might sneak a little Halo in but unlikely.

Yes, nothing for me. I just bought Make Way today and BG3 before the sales started.

Just got the notification from the Game Pass app in US.

Would love to play this but there's only so much time in the day/week/month. A lot going on before and during Christmas too.

Yes but that Santa helmet is incredibly well designed. I probably won’t use it but I’m impressed by how it looks.

I've not actually had any issues with BG3 yet fortunately but it does make me concerned.

@Tasuki WoW is one of those games I wish I could go back and experience for the first time again. I hope he enjoys it.

My wife and I played Retail from the tail end of Burning Crusade to the some point in Cataclysm. Didn’t get to Mists of Pandora.

@Tasuki that takes me back. I remember getting a “Clockwork Rocket Bot” from Winter Veil back in the day.

@Titntin did you mean Forespoken on the PS5? I thought you meant Forsaken the N64 that got a remaster on last gen consoles.

Either way fair enough to each their own!

I don’t really use it myself. I wish that was an option in the poll.

I’ve used it in some indie games but for online multiplayer line Halo is not worth it. Infinite back at launch wasn’t a good fit for the feature which felt like a missed opportunity.