VenomousAlbino

So a game based on a movie about basketball is not a basketball game? This might be the stupidest thing I've ever heard, and I used to have a housemate who genuinely thought Mount Everest was, and I quote, "somewhere around Birmingham".

Also, I had to do a double take because I could've sworn "Al-G" was actually "Ali G" the first time I read it.

D, because at least I'm excited to play Ace Attorney Chronicles. It was literally pointless Capcom doing a presentation. Although, not as pointless as Take Two's "effort".

I'd move the "Standard Edition" banner on the Forza box to the bottom and nudge the art up to compensate. It looks stupid with the tiny little bit of art poking out above the banner. Other than that, I like the new design.

D, personally, and only because Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope was there; and even that got leaked early by Nintendo.

@Flurbdurb it's already on the EA Play section in My Games and Apps.

I've decided I'm going to keep saving them until the Design Lab comes back and then put them towards getting the wife and I a controller each for our 10th wedding anniversary. Hopefully it returns soon; there's only about 2 months to go!

Like every year, I hold out hope for a Midtown Madness revival. I played a frankly disgusting amount of that game online on the OG Xbox and would love to see it make a comeback. Also, in today's market, it seems like it'd be easy to monetize and give a long tail, so I'm kind of surprised Microsoft hasn't brought it back already.

Wreckfest was on my wishlist for ages. I tried it when it came to Game Pass and got over it pretty quickly. I can't for the life of me see what all the fuss is about and have no desire to play an iffy paid upgrade.

I'm hooked on Knockout City.

Oh f**k off. I despair, I really do.

I never had an Xbox One when Snap Mode was a thing, but I was just thinking about it last night and how cool it would be to have it make a comeback. I'd like to be able to have Netflix or Disney+ or something up while I'm doing a Slay the Spire run, for example.

@Fenbops Yup, that's Oddworld. 👍

I have to ask... what benefit is there to knowing what games WERE free with Games With Gold? Are we all getting a turn in the Pure Xbox time machine?

I love the controller. I'd totally buy that if it was actually available for, y'know, the people who actually give Microsoft money.

@ralphdibny @SacredPYRO @Rockboy247 quiz is showing up now.

@SacredPYRO @Rockboy247 same here as of last night. Haven't checked today.

Darkest Dungeon, nice. I've been interested in that for a while.

@sikthvash "No, Jerry, we're not putting blinding lens flare in the damn videogames. Stop bringing it up."

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Tell Me Why is one of the best - if not the best - Xbox exclusives, and I will f**king die on that hill.

I'm eager to see what the reception for Necromunda: Hired Gun is like. It's giving off Doom 2016/Doom Eternal vibes and I could go for some of that.

Picked up Sonic Mania in the sale and I'm also eyeing up Far Cry 5 and Vanquish. I might give Maneater a go this evening, too.

What I'm not playing is MechWarrior 5. I can't read any of the text (what I assume is ammo counters) in the bottom right of the screen; it's way too small and I couldn't see any way to change it. Games still have a way to go with accessibility options.

@SacredPYRO I played through New Super Lucky's Tale this week and got the 1,000G. Don't give up on the "no damage" achievements. They took me a handful of tries each to get; try pulling the camera all the way up so that you have a clear bird's eye view of the play area. That way you can more easily judge the distance of your jumps and avoid all the hazards. 😊

@JayJ Is it safe to assume that it's similar to 3 and 4?

@LordSmok why's that matter?

What's the general consensus around here regarding Far Cry 5 and New Dawn? They're both in the Super Saver sale. Last one I played was 4 (didn't like the look of Primal).

Cool, sounds terrible.

I'll believe it when it happens.

It's telling that out of all the Sonic announcements today, this is the one that I'm anticipating the most.

Is it a JRPG if the studio developing it is in Colombia?

PlayStation. The best place to play... on your own.

@Chaudy Yeah, there's always that possibility. That's why I stopped pre-ordering games for the most part a long time ago; even the most promising looking games could turn out to be less than you'd hope.

Haven't played a MechWarrior game in years so looking forward to give MW5 a go.

Necromunda, Dark Alliance and Scarlet Nexus all look like winners. Necromunda has a DOOM 2016 vibe and I'm all for that.

I'm in. Octopath Traveler is gorgeous, so I'm there for any game utilising that art style.

I love Sonic and so I want to be excited... but SEGA doesn't love Sonic like I do and continues to hurt me, so this livestream is probably going to be profoundly disappointing.

I'm VERY conflicted.

@Krzzystuff the answer to that question is: anything that took longer to think of than a Dodgeball reference.

Can nobody writing about Knockout City on the internet do better than a Dodgeball reference? 😂

It's Sonic. Temper your expectations.

@Kopite that should be something that's looked at when officially testing someone for psychopathy.

Also... @Flurbdurb Rayman 3? Really? Play Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends and you'll see that Rayman is actually the correct answer. 😁

"Expecting a big month to go alongside E3?"

Mmmmm...no.

Two of my nieces were obsessed with Peppa Pig and it's terrible. Hear me out...

Obviously I get the appeal for small children; it's bright and colourful, there's repetition and catchphrases. But it's a garbage show. Peppa herself is legitimately a terrible person; she's selfish, she's constantly moping and sulking whenever she doesn't get her own way, she will happily take the p*ss out of the other kids one moment then cry like a little b*tch when someone does the exact same thing to her... but at the end of the episode she "learns her lesson" or says that she's sorry and all is forgiven, only to be a little sh*t again in the very next episode. That's a terrible message to send to children, and I could actually go on a lot longer about how sh*try this show is.

Thankfully, my youngest niece got over Peppa Pig a lot faster than my eldest. I don't have kids but if I did I wouldn't put them anywhere near this show or related media.

(Bet you didn't think you'd be reading a rant about Peppa Pig written by a 36-year old man today. Sorry)

@mousieone Think what you like, but I was genuinely just asking a question.

My wife is literally playing this section right now, currently hidden under a bed. That mutant baby thing is f**king grim.

@mousieone I was making a broad statement and in the case of Two Point Hospital referencing this article, not you.

@Flurbdurb I think I'd rather just not play the game at that point. Attempts at mapping traditional physical controls to a touch screen have never been and will never be adequate.

"Hold down the R trigger and press A."

"Well f**k."

@mousieone I understand that much; it's why Slay the Spire is playable with touch controls - it's turn-based so there's no real urgency. But if someone were to say to me "Slay the Spire benefits from touch controls", I would immediately assume that to mean that instead of using the on-screen d-pad and buttons, the game's controls are reworked so that it behaves like an iOS-native version of the game to behave controls-wise.

Now, that - from my experience - has not been the case with touch controls on xCloud; every game just uses the same on-screen controls (d-pad, analogue sticks, face buttons, etc) mapped to a touch screen. This is why I thought I was missing something: because Two Point Hospital using the touch controls I've experienced would in no way, shape or form be good, as @Flurbdurb suggested. The only way I could see Two Point Hospital benefitting from touch controls would be if it had reworked controls (i.e. you don't move a cursor to select something, you just tap on it), so I wondered if that sort of option was available on some xCloud games because to my knowledge it isn't.

Basically, this is yet another case of a phrase like "it's perfect for" or "it benefits from" really holding no water whatsoever when held up to any sort of scrutiny. It's the "perfect fit for Nintendo Switch" b*llocks all over again.

@mousieone I'm not being snarky. I'm genuinely at a loss over whether or not I'm missing something when it comes to xCloud games being great with and/or for touch controls.

I will tag @Flurbdurb if it pleases the court. THAT'S me being snarky.

@robe if he's voicing a role, it doesn't necessarily mean the character he's playing has to resemble him in any way. If that were the case, you'd see Nolan North's face every day for the rest of your life.

Also, I'm not associated with actors, actresses, film-makers or the film industry in any way, shape or form, and even I'm offended by your essentially referring to voice actors as not real actors. 😆

Am I missing something with touch-controlled Xbox games? Because saying Two Point Hospital will be great with touch controls leads me to believe that I am missing something.

I've tried Slay the Spire with touch controls, because that game should be perfect with touch controls... but it's just a d-pad and buttons mapped to the touch screen. If Two Point Hospital behaves the same way, then that's not an "easy to use control scheme"; it's the same control scheme with a worse input method. You're making it sound like the game will control differently, as if it were tailor made for a touchscreen interface, and that's not been my experience.

@OliverOwen You're not wrong, but the mindset Take Two and Rockstar are in probably goes something like "why make/release a GTA6 when we're still making stupid amounts of money off GTA Online microtransactions and re-selling GTA5?"

GTA5 has been an almost constant fixture in the top 10 in the UK charts since 2013. It wouldn't surprise me if GTA6 never materialises and Rockstar's focus moving forward is purely GTA Online.

No mention of price, I see. If this game costs anything even resembling full price, my second to last shred of faith in humanity will be gone. The last one will be gone when idiots buy it for the third time.