Kinda of in an RPG mode this weekend so it will be the following
Suikoden (Series X) Just finished the battle with Kwanda Rossman. Now I am doing a bit of recruiting.
Octopath Travler (Switch) Started this awhile back but dont remember what I was doing plus I dont have my original save file anymore so I will be starting it this weekend.
I am looking forward to the one that knows what it is not what it wants to be. I want a military themed shooter over something like Fortnite and Overwatch. If I want Fortnite or Overwatch I will play those games, and well since CoD wants to be Fortnite's creepy uncle, I will be playing BF6.
Now if BO7 adds a filter to so I dont have to see Bevis and Butthead running around along with Ninja Turtles, and Seth Rogan firing unicorn fart guns at each other then I might play BO7. Till they do that I wont be wasting my time on B07.
@Ricky-Spanish Yeah I remember watching my roommate play through that game years ago. As I was watching him I was like ok when do you get to play as Snake? After seeing all the time he played as Raiden I was like I will pass on this one. When he finally finished and told me that it was all Raiden I moved on.
To be honest the guy is overrated. The only game of his I enjoyed was Metal Gear Solid. Tried other games and just didnt like them at all. Honestly people need to quit putting him on such a high pedestal like he's God's gifting to gaming.
@K1LLEGAL I played the demo of it years ago on the Switch and loved what I played of it. I just been waiting for it to go on sale for the Switch but Nintendo never puts it on sale, and honestly I am tired of waiting.
@FraserG I cant really say as I never played the original versions. By the time my son and I got to them the Remasters were out so we went with that. Still we enjoyed them alot and its one of our favorite Lego games in tbe series. I am looking at Lego Jurrassic World and the Marvel games myself.
Will be picking up a few things. I am thinking of picking up a few of the Lego Games I dont have for my son and I to play together. Also of thinking of finally pulling the trigger on Dragon Quest XI. I rather have that game on Switch but Nintendo refuses to put that game on sale and I am tired of waiting for their greedy asses to. Their lost is MS gain.
Other then that I dont really see anything else I want at this time.
Suikoden (Xbox Series X) Continuing with my playthrough of this great RPG. CoD: WWII (Xbox Series X) Still enjoying multiplayer. Madden 25 (Series X) Just about to wrap up my fourth year on the Broncos
@WildConcept6 You are absolutely right, which is why I will speak with my wallet. I dont see me buying or even playing Black Ops 7 if it comes to Gamepass as you said the suits dont care. In the end its the pot smoking Bevis and Butthead fans that buy that garbage who they care about, and sadly it shows. But it doesn't mean I have to support them. Its just sad to see a great franchise like CoD become that bad just because of corporate greed. I guess its time for me to move on.
@WildConcept6 They are targeting fans of other genres in hopes of getting their money too. They think ok we got the core Call of Duty fans dollars from them purchasing the game maybe they will spend more on a Price skin or an Adler skin that great but we want more. Oh throw some Bevis and Butthead Skins so we can get the Bevis and Butthead fans. Throw some TMNT skins to get the TMNT fans playing our game. Throw a pot smoking lizard there for all the stoners. Oh you get a skin, and you get a skin and you get a skin. It works well for Fortnite because they never claimed to be a military themed shooter. Again just dont claim to be something and do something else and treat people like their stupid.
@HardRockGamer Right. A few years ago if I remember they had a Rambo skin in one of them (I want to say Cold War) which ok makes sense at least its military. Hell I can even deal with Predator to a point. But when you have cell shaded characters running around with characters that look like real military persons along with shark human hybrids how is that a military theme. How is that any theme to be honest. They just need to drop the Call of Duty name rebrand it as something else and everything will be fine. Just dont act like you are doing a favor to the old players and treat us like we are stupid.
@HardRockGamer @WildConcept6 I agree there will be microtransactions, its just the state of live service games now. I am not even really against them either to be honest just stick with a theme. I mean have military outfits and maybe cameos and such but when you break the immersion is where I have the problem.
Either that or have it where we as players can turn off that b.s. on our screen. Like have a filter where they replace Bevis and Butthead on my screen so I can stay immersed.
Dont advertise that you are going to be a dark and edgy military FPS and then have Bevis and Butthead running around with unicorn fart guns shooting at Seth Rogan while avoiding some Ninja Turtles.
If CoD wants to go the creepy Fortnite Uncle then that fine just dont go calling yourself Black Ops 6 and saying you're a military shooter.
As long as they dont have Bevis and Buthead skins or Seth Rogan, or pot smoking lizard or anyother immersion breaking skins I will be checking this out. I need a good FPS now that Call of Duty has become Fortnite for Rejects.
I never knew that existed lol. Then again I haven't bought a new movie physical or digital in years. I dont watch movies much and when I do I either go to the theater or just wait till its on one of the streaming sites.
Kind of a misleading title there. I am pretty sure games like Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will get lower prices then listed now especially around Black Friday.
I started it yesterday and I am enjoying it alot. My biggest gripe isnt the game though its the controller lol. I grew up playing THPS 3 on the PS2 so playing with an Xbox controller is taking me some time to get use to. Other then that fabulous game.
@HardRockGamer Fixing the games is just not a priority for the big bosses I am guessing. They want their devs all on currentl CoD to get those battle passes out and Bevis and Butthead Skins so the kiddies can buy buy buy.
@HardRockGamer Oh I agree but you get people who dont understand they just want CoD on Gamepass because you know thats why they bought Activision according to some people. I am pretty sure putting the games on Gamepass in their current state is due to corporate big wigs that dont know or care how bad they are. They just want those fan's money who want it on Gamepass now.
Definitely going to be playing this today since 3 is my favorite Tony Hawk game. So many memories with the original on PS2. As for the soundtrack it probably wont bother me to much as I only remember Ace of Spades really. If its as good as it appears to be, it looks like I can finally retire my original Xbox copy of THPS3.
@HardRockGamer Exploits like this is the main reason I believe why MS hasn't brought older CoD games to Gamepass yet. Even Black Ops 2 on console is a complete mess due to hackers.
My theory is that MS (especially now after all the lay offs) just doesnt have the man power and resources to fix these games and that's why they dont bring them to Gamepass but you know the public outcry since the Activision-Blizzard deal to bring these games to Gamepass wont stop. Honestly they should take a year off from modern CoD games and use those studios to fix the older games and then bring them to Gamepass, but what do I know?
Just grabbed a copy of Suikoden Collection. Been wanting this for awhile now. Was thinking of grabbing an expansion card for my Series S but those always seem to have a better price on Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
I cant wait. Seriously been wanting for this since the release of 1+2. I took the day off from work just so I can veg out on it like I did with the original.
I am not a big Halo fan to be honest. With that said my favorite memories would probably be playing splitscreen MP with my friends on the original Xbox when I was a young adult. I never owned and original Xbox during that Gen, had a PS2 and GameCube but my friend had an Xbox. We would take turns going to each other's houses playing Soul Calibur II on GameCube when we were at mine and Halo MP when we were at his.
Just chilling playing hours of Halo MP drinking Mountain Dew and eating fast food not a care in the world. It is one of my last memories of life before I had to start adulting lol.
Now that I am finally done with It Takes Two I will be moving on to some other games.
CoD: WWII ( Series X) Still my favorite CoD of all time. Will be doing some more of the Campaign today.
Madden 25 (Series X) Still doing my fourth year on the Denver Broncos. Currently we are 7 and 0.
Top Racer Collection (Series X) Picked this up on sale the other day one of my favorite racers on the SNES. Will be going through then first game this weekend.
Mortal Kombat 1 (Series X) Been in a Mortal Kombat mode lately so I figure I would play through the story of this one for the first time. I enjoyed 11's story so I am kinda of curious where this one goes.
Not surprising how little we have seen of this game. People need to realize that
1) This is a different Rare then the one that created hits like GoldenEye, Battletoads, RC Pro Am, Perfect Dark etc.
2) The gaming industry is alot different then it was 30 - 40 years ago. If the game doesnt generate a targeted revenue be it sales, microtransactions, or whatever a company isnt going to just put money into it a lost cause. Gone are the days of Mega Man 2.
@Altaria_97 the only reason that they have a monopoly is because EA killed off their NBA series. Its not like the NFL with EA where no one can make an NFL Sim game it's that no one choose to make another basketball game.
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Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 2-3)
@Lup Jade Empire is a great game. Its one of the few games that I wished got a sequel.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 2-3)
Kinda of in an RPG mode this weekend so it will be the following
Suikoden (Series X) Just finished the battle with Kwanda Rossman. Now I am doing a bit of recruiting.
Octopath Travler (Switch) Started this awhile back but dont remember what I was doing plus I dont have my original save file anymore so I will be starting it this weekend.
Re: Three Big Xbox Sales Are Kicking Off August 2025, Including A 'Deepest Discounts' Sale
Nothing for me. I bought a few games on the Summer Sale as well as the Suikoden Collection during Prime days so I got games to play for now.
Re: Talking Point: Battlefield 6 Or Black Ops 7, Which Xbox FPS Are You Looking Forward To Most?
I am looking forward to the one that knows what it is not what it wants to be. I want a military themed shooter over something like Fortnite and Overwatch. If I want Fortnite or Overwatch I will play those games, and well since CoD wants to be Fortnite's creepy uncle, I will be playing BF6.
Now if BO7 adds a filter to so I dont have to see Bevis and Butthead running around along with Ninja Turtles, and Seth Rogan firing unicorn fart guns at each other then I might play BO7. Till they do that I wont be wasting my time on B07.
Re: Battlefield 6 Gets Official Xbox Release Date, Open Beta Begins In August
@CallMeDuraSouka Hahaha yep. I didnt come up with it though. Nero's Cinema did. Just as you said though perfect analogy.
Re: Battlefield 6 Gets Official Xbox Release Date, Open Beta Begins In August
Very excited for this game since CoD became Fortnite's creepy uncle. Hopefully BF doesnt make the same mistake as CoD and doesnt forget what it is.
Re: Hideo Kojima Says We're Either Going To Love Or Hate His Xbox-Published Game 'OD'
@Ricky-Spanish Yeah I remember watching my roommate play through that game years ago. As I was watching him I was like ok when do you get to play as Snake? After seeing all the time he played as Raiden I was like I will pass on this one. When he finally finished and told me that it was all Raiden I moved on.
Re: Hideo Kojima Says We're Either Going To Love Or Hate His Xbox-Published Game 'OD'
To be honest the guy is overrated. The only game of his I enjoyed was Metal Gear Solid. Tried other games and just didnt like them at all. Honestly people need to quit putting him on such a high pedestal like he's God's gifting to gaming.
Re: Reminder: The Xbox Summer Sale 2025 Ends This Week
@K1LLEGAL I played the demo of it years ago on the Switch and loved what I played of it. I just been waiting for it to go on sale for the Switch but Nintendo never puts it on sale, and honestly I am tired of waiting.
Re: Reminder: The Xbox Summer Sale 2025 Ends This Week
@FraserG I cant really say as I never played the original versions. By the time my son and I got to them the Remasters were out so we went with that. Still we enjoyed them alot and its one of our favorite Lego games in tbe series. I am looking at Lego Jurrassic World and the Marvel games myself.
Re: Reminder: The Xbox Summer Sale 2025 Ends This Week
Will be picking up a few things. I am thinking of picking up a few of the Lego Games I dont have for my son and I to play together. Also of thinking of finally pulling the trigger on Dragon Quest XI. I rather have that game on Switch but Nintendo refuses to put that game on sale and I am tired of waiting for their greedy asses to. Their lost is MS gain.
Other then that I dont really see anything else I want at this time.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 26-27)
Here's what I will be playing.
Suikoden (Xbox Series X) Continuing with my playthrough of this great RPG.
CoD: WWII (Xbox Series X) Still enjoying multiplayer.
Madden 25 (Series X) Just about to wrap up my fourth year on the Broncos
Re: Talking Point: What Would You Like To See Ubisoft Do With 'Ghost Recon' On Xbox?
I would like to see Ubisoft bring back XDefiant. Untill then they can ***** off.
Re: Battlefield 6 Looks Very 'Modern Warfare', Multiplayer Reveal Coming This Month
Please let's not hope they are following Modern Warfare and add unicorn farts, Ninja Turtles or Bevis and Butthead to the game.
Re: 'Battlefield 6' Confirmed As The Next Mainline Entry, Reveal Coming This Week
@WildConcept6 You are absolutely right, which is why I will speak with my wallet. I dont see me buying or even playing Black Ops 7 if it comes to Gamepass as you said the suits dont care. In the end its the pot smoking Bevis and Butthead fans that buy that garbage who they care about, and sadly it shows. But it doesn't mean I have to support them. Its just sad to see a great franchise like CoD become that bad just because of corporate greed. I guess its time for me to move on.
Re: Battlefield 6 Price & Release Date Leak Ahead Of 2025 Xbox Launch
@HonestHick If the can keep it a military themed game then I will be jumping over for sure, especially since CoD has become Fornite's creepy uncle.
Re: 'Battlefield 6' Confirmed As The Next Mainline Entry, Reveal Coming This Week
@WildConcept6 They are targeting fans of other genres in hopes of getting their money too. They think ok we got the core Call of Duty fans dollars from them purchasing the game maybe they will spend more on a Price skin or an Adler skin that great but we want more. Oh throw some Bevis and Butthead Skins so we can get the Bevis and Butthead fans. Throw some TMNT skins to get the TMNT fans playing our game. Throw a pot smoking lizard there for all the stoners. Oh you get a skin, and you get a skin and you get a skin. It works well for Fortnite because they never claimed to be a military themed shooter. Again just dont claim to be something and do something else and treat people like their stupid.
Re: 'Battlefield 6' Confirmed As The Next Mainline Entry, Reveal Coming This Week
@HardRockGamer Right. A few years ago if I remember they had a Rambo skin in one of them (I want to say Cold War) which ok makes sense at least its military. Hell I can even deal with Predator to a point. But when you have cell shaded characters running around with characters that look like real military persons along with shark human hybrids how is that a military theme. How is that any theme to be honest. They just need to drop the Call of Duty name rebrand it as something else and everything will be fine. Just dont act like you are doing a favor to the old players and treat us like we are stupid.
Re: 'Battlefield 6' Confirmed As The Next Mainline Entry, Reveal Coming This Week
@HardRockGamer @WildConcept6 I agree there will be microtransactions, its just the state of live service games now. I am not even really against them either to be honest just stick with a theme. I mean have military outfits and maybe cameos and such but when you break the immersion is where I have the problem.
Either that or have it where we as players can turn off that b.s. on our screen. Like have a filter where they replace Bevis and Butthead on my screen so I can stay immersed.
Dont advertise that you are going to be a dark and edgy military FPS and then have Bevis and Butthead running around with unicorn fart guns shooting at Seth Rogan while avoiding some Ninja Turtles.
If CoD wants to go the creepy Fortnite Uncle then that fine just dont go calling yourself Black Ops 6 and saying you're a military shooter.
Re: 'Battlefield 6' Confirmed As The Next Mainline Entry, Reveal Coming This Week
As long as they dont have Bevis and Buthead skins or Seth Rogan, or pot smoking lizard or anyother immersion breaking skins I will be checking this out. I need a good FPS now that Call of Duty has become Fortnite for Rejects.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 19-20)
Suikoden (Xbox Series X) Will be starting the first Suikoden this weekend. One of my favorite RPGs of all time.
Madden 25 (Series X) Continuing my playthrough. Midway through my fourth season with the Broncos.
CoD: WWII (Series X) Some multiplayer. Its so nice to play an actual CoD game again and not some Fortnite wannabe.
That will be it for me this weekend
Re: Poll: What Are Your First Impressions Of RoboCop On Xbox Game Pass?
Played it last year and loved it. They really did well with the IP and it felt like a continuation of the movie series.
Re: Microsoft Movies & TV Is Officially Ending, Which Will Have A Big Impact On Xbox
I never knew that existed lol. Then again I haven't bought a new movie physical or digital in years. I dont watch movies much and when I do I either go to the theater or just wait till its on one of the streaming sites.
Re: These 20+ Xbox Games Are At Their 'Lowest Price Ever' In The 2025 Summer Sale
Kind of a misleading title there. I am pretty sure games like Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will get lower prices then listed now especially around Black Friday.
Re: Xbox Summer Sale 2025 Now Live, 1000+ Games Discounted
Nothing of interest for me from this list, but I know its just a partial list. I will be checking out the full list later tonight after work.
Re: THPS 3+4 Designer Calls It 'One Of Greatest Achievements Of My Career', Despite Being Laid Off In February
I started it yesterday and I am enjoying it alot. My biggest gripe isnt the game though its the controller lol. I grew up playing THPS 3 on the PS2 so playing with an Xbox controller is taking me some time to get use to. Other then that fabulous game.
Re: Talking Point: The Xbox Summer Sale 2025 Is Upon Us, So What Are You Hoping To See?
Well the main one I was hoping for was the Suikoden Collection, but I just got that physically during Prime day.
Re: Report: Activision Blizzard's King Team Sees Axed Job Roles 'Replaced' By AI
I am just going to prepare for when Skynet takes over.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 12-13)
@BaconWizard People like you is why CoD is in the state its in.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 12-13)
Mortal Kombat 1 (Series X) Finished the main kampaign the other night but this weekend I will be starting tbe DLC kampaign.
Suikoden (Series X) Got the collection on Prime day. One of my favorite RPGs of all time. Will be starting this as well this weekend.
Tony Hawk 3+4 (Series X) My favorite Tony Hawk game of all so of course I will be checking out the Remaster.
CoD WWII (Series X) Will be doing some MP matches this weekend. One of the best CoD games around.
Re: Call Of Duty: WW2 Is Missing From PC Game Pass, And There's A Good Reason For It
@HardRockGamer Fixing the games is just not a priority for the big bosses I am guessing. They want their devs all on currentl CoD to get those battle passes out and Bevis and Butthead Skins so the kiddies can buy buy buy.
Re: Call Of Duty: WW2 Is Missing From PC Game Pass, And There's A Good Reason For It
@HardRockGamer Oh I agree but you get people who dont understand they just want CoD on Gamepass because you know thats why they bought Activision according to some people. I am pretty sure putting the games on Gamepass in their current state is due to corporate big wigs that dont know or care how bad they are. They just want those fan's money who want it on Gamepass now.
Re: Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 (Xbox) - Another Great THPS Game, Despite The Odd Bail
Definitely going to be playing this today since 3 is my favorite Tony Hawk game. So many memories with the original on PS2. As for the soundtrack it probably wont bother me to much as I only remember Ace of Spades really. If its as good as it appears to be, it looks like I can finally retire my original Xbox copy of THPS3.
Re: Call Of Duty: WW2 Is Missing From PC Game Pass, And There's A Good Reason For It
@HardRockGamer Exploits like this is the main reason I believe why MS hasn't brought older CoD games to Gamepass yet. Even Black Ops 2 on console is a complete mess due to hackers.
My theory is that MS (especially now after all the lay offs) just doesnt have the man power and resources to fix these games and that's why they dont bring them to Gamepass but you know the public outcry since the Activision-Blizzard deal to bring these games to Gamepass wont stop. Honestly they should take a year off from modern CoD games and use those studios to fix the older games and then bring them to Gamepass, but what do I know?
Re: Amazon Prime Day 2025 - Best Deals On Xbox Games, SSD Expansion Cards, 4K TVs, Accessories, Game Pass And More
Just grabbed a copy of Suikoden Collection. Been wanting this for awhile now. Was thinking of grabbing an expansion card for my Series S but those always seem to have a better price on Black Friday/Cyber Monday.
Re: Talking Point: What's Your Favourite Backwards Compatible Xbox Game?
Theres so many but some of my favorite are
Jade Empire
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Pirates
Forza Horizon 1 ans 2
Double Dragon Neon
Guardian Heroes
Soul Calibur HD
Re: Random: Xbox Is Giving Away A Highly Valuable Beavis & Butt-Head Controller
@HardRockGamer Because Call of Duty has just become Fortnite's sloppy seconds. Such a disgrace for a once great series.
Re: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4: Release Date, Release Times, Early Access Details For Xbox & PC
I cant wait. Seriously been wanting for this since the release of 1+2. I took the day off from work just so I can veg out on it like I did with the original.
Re: Talking Point: To Celebrate Bungie Day, What's Your Favourite Halo Memory Of All Time?
I am not a big Halo fan to be honest. With that said my favorite memories would probably be playing splitscreen MP with my friends on the original Xbox when I was a young adult. I never owned and original Xbox during that Gen, had a PS2 and GameCube but my friend had an Xbox. We would take turns going to each other's houses playing Soul Calibur II on GameCube when we were at mine and Halo MP when we were at his.
Just chilling playing hours of Halo MP drinking Mountain Dew and eating fast food not a care in the world. It is one of my last memories of life before I had to start adulting lol.
Re: Poll: Helldivers 2 Isn't On Xbox Game Pass, So Will You Be Buying It?
Only if they bring the first one to Xbox.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 5-6)
Now that I am finally done with It Takes Two I will be moving on to some other games.
CoD: WWII ( Series X) Still my favorite CoD of all time. Will be doing some more of the Campaign today.
Madden 25 (Series X) Still doing my fourth year on the Denver Broncos. Currently we are 7 and 0.
Top Racer Collection (Series X) Picked this up on sale the other day one of my favorite racers on the SNES. Will be going through then first game this weekend.
Mortal Kombat 1 (Series X) Been in a Mortal Kombat mode lately so I figure I would play through the story of this one for the first time. I enjoyed 11's story so I am kinda of curious where this one goes.
Have a great weekend everyone.
Re: Random: Over 1M People Have Signed A Petition To 'Stop Killing Games'
Petitions are just a waste of time. Companies are going to do what they want to do no matter what, no petition is going to stop them.
Re: EA Is Shutting Down Anthem, And It Won't Be Playable Offline Either
I had my fun with it and felt I got my money's worth out of it.
Re: Helldivers 2 Is Officially Releasing For Xbox This August
Unless they are going to bring the first one to Xbox I will pass. I dont like playing game series starting in the middle of a series.
Re: Xbox's Matt Booty Issues Statement On Layoffs And Game Cancellations
Typical corporate b.s. as always. I hope those that are affected find jobs really quick whether it's somewhere else in MS or with another company.
Re: Pick One: What Was Your Favourite Xbox Game Pass Release In June 2025?
Even though I own it CoD: WWII would be my pick.
Re: Xbox's Everwild Reportedly Cancelled As Layoffs Hit Sea Of Thieves Developer
Not surprising how little we have seen of this game. People need to realize that
1) This is a different Rare then the one that created hits like GoldenEye, Battletoads, RC Pro Am, Perfect Dark etc.
2) The gaming industry is alot different then it was 30 - 40 years ago. If the game doesnt generate a targeted revenue be it sales, microtransactions, or whatever a company isnt going to just put money into it a lost cause. Gone are the days of Mega Man 2.
Re: 2K Promises To Rival EA's CBB Title, Calls Itself The 'Undisputed Home' Of Basketball Games
@Altaria_97 the only reason that they have a monopoly is because EA killed off their NBA series. Its not like the NFL with EA where no one can make an NFL Sim game it's that no one choose to make another basketball game.
Re: Xbox's Hot Streak Continues With Two New First-Party Releases This Month
Definitely excited for THPS 3+4. My favorite game in the series.
Re: Xbox Brings Another Call Of Duty To Game Pass Today (June 30)
@Scrubchub CoD:WWII Doest require you to download Warzone or the CoD Headquarters or whatever its called. Just the game itself.