unless they majorly changed something everyone should grab one of the six or seven goblin totema. after you have one of the totems or more drop it off in a town with guards the goblins will try to take it back and a massive mele will break out good times.
@Valhura there is fell seal it's actually really good. another that's a little tougher is warband really enjoyed that one too. wartales not warband sorry. if you have steam the orge tactics remake is awesome.
I thought Farcry 5 was the best of the series the opening is amazing and the dude who played the cult leader was just great. I didi think that it was kinda funny what Ubisoft thinks of Americans who are anti gov. If they think everyone who owns a a gun is slightly religious and doesnt trust the gov is a cult member they should probably not go to Texas.
@Balaam_ lol spot on that is 100% the truth or they pawn it off on some community member to give you copy paste answers that are full of junk. It is amazing that microsoft is worth what its worth but cant have real people help you.
@Kaloudz basically exactly this. I really only let my kid play Minecraft or Lego Star wars, but yeah the second I want to play some zombie infested thing that would cause nightmares he is totally interested.
@Rog-X I have both rogs and the X is three times the battery life probably. I also play plugged in in my recliner and have a really good battery pack for longer trips.
@carlos82 With Xbox adding more and more non game pass to cloud gaming some day most of your library might be available. My ally is amazing with cloud gaming.
@Fiendish-Beaver the current rog ally can play on a TV or even a laptop. Also the single greatest thing about it is it's windows so any game store you can get on windows works well. I have a bunch of my old psp games on it like final fantasy tactics. The huge advantage over the switch is loading times .
@Kaloudz I'm in the same boat as you the kids takes priority on the TV right now. Also with the handheld it lets me play games that wouldn't be appropriate for him to see anyway. Like dying light 2 or RD2. I can't say how good the desktop/gaming versions of the rog ally controll scheme is it's amazing.
honestly the rog ally is pretty great I have both versions. and a car plug and some extra batteries. I just did a 12 hour trip from where I live to the west coast for a funeral and it was great. but I play games like pillars of eternity, tavern keeper or kynseed on long trips. playing no Man's sky and 7 days to die on it while plugged in is great. I just don't see what an Xbox handheld would do better especially with the cloud gaming expanding to non game pass games. the one feature that would be great is being able to pay for a wireless account for it like my watch.
I actually was wondering today if a new rog ally was coming soon. I have both previous versions and their pretty awesome. currently playing path of exile on steam with it so much better with using the joy sticks and rb to move then a mouse.
obviously gta is the big dog at the table, but if I had to choose between the 2 fable wins everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. I bet there is a large crowd of Xbox people who feel that way. Currently I have no burning desire for gta 6. I'm sure it will be the most successful game ever but I really do think Fable has a pretty big market if it's not a mess when released.
I'm really digging the magic. the mele took a minute to get used to. idk if it's the first person view or what but it feels a little bit off to me. what it's really made me want to do is pause it and finish the first two games in the shared world. so, that's a testament to it's quality. It seems like I'll really enjoy it. The closet game i have to compare it to recently is just how much better it is then dragon age veilfraud.
The First one had some of the funniest quests I have ever experienced in a game. There is one where you do crazy stuff with a priest and the whole quest line is just crazy your basicaly being a reprobate to the max. I am very religious and it didn't offend me it was just hysterical. The ending pulls it all together too!
@SuntannedDuck2 a daggerfall remake would be epic if they fixed some of the wackiness that game was amazing for it's day. Oblivion was great but it was dumbed down from Morrowind and Skyrim was dumbed down from oblivion. I had fun in all the games though I would prefer a Morrowind then Oblivion remake by the time I was done playing 6 might be out.
@Lup I played a ton of the romance of the three kingdoms 3, and4 on the snes and several for the playstation 2 they were some pretty fun times for strategy games. I loved all the old Koei games Uncharted Waters 1&2 and the P.T.O. series Nobungas Ambition didint like the newer stuff in those series though less strategy more action or graphics I guess.
@Lup are the dynasty warriors games good is it just mashing buttons? Or is it more rpgish it looks cool in those pics but does it have a story? I have never played one.
@Markatron84 ya I have a ton of hours in all their games and there are bugs, but what he's describing I have never experienced. on topic I wish it were Morrowind with just a combat system update. that game was so good the non hand holding and being able to kill main quest characters. It was to me their best of the bunch oblivion is tons of fun though.
here is a tip for crazy fun in oblivionsteal the goblin totems from the 6 or 7 different goblin tribes and place them all together some where with guards you get a giant melw when the goblins try to take them back and free loot from the bodies
@OldGamer999 I read this article late so hence the late response. anyhow I think fable would do fine even next to call of duty. I'll never play a cod but fable is the single most talked about wanted game from my core friends that I made in the og Xbox live days. I still remember how excited I was for the first second and third and how dumb I thought Microsoft was mandating that stupid 4 vs 1 and ***** Kinect game then closing the studio. long winded point being I think fable will sell because a certain group of og Xbox players liked it as a series. It won't do cod numbers but I think it would do fine. My bigger issue is gamepass turning into a gating mechanism where they are delaying games due to bs calendar manipulation?
@jesse_dylan @Bigmanfan I think paradox losts their way for a bit the goodnews is the recent hoi 4 exp and crusader kings expansions have both been really good. So maybe their righting the ship i sure hope so.
this has been a huge problem for a long time just do a search for it you will find tons of posts and Microsoft has done nothing. try downloading star field or ark ascended it'll take a day at 30 Mbps it's un believable they refuse to acknowledge it.
@Kezelpaso the two transponders thats next level stuff there. @themightyant the stealth series has always been pretty big I think they get their name from the noise cancelling its great. I just dont know if i can live with out the dolby atmos.
Man for me it is gears of war I have never even tried it not once. Forza is ok i just get tired of the dlc this and dlc that cars I kinda feel like your getting ripped off after a point. Halo was great I just have not played it in awhile But had some great times in 2 and odst. Fable is def my fav native xbox series 1 was good 2 was great 3 wasnt that good to be honest. Really looking forward to playgrounds attempt.
@IGN_Commenter What is BGS RPGS? I get it bethesda I agree they are some great games for me it goes Morrowind, Oblvion, Skyrim in my rankings I liked daggerfall but it is rough.
@themightyant this...... on the political spectrum I don't agree with support some things but it doesn't effect me enjoying the game. so far it's been really fun the combat my biggest worry has been terrific. knocking q guy of a cliff is always a good time and if you haven't yet here's a hint do it it's rewarding..
@Hurblyburbly I don't know anything about skill up and other people's agenda. I as a lover of the other three games story will give you where I'm at.
1 was just incredible 2 I didn't care for the gameplay loop but the story was great 3 I felt was more like 1 and the gameplay was great again.
For me all three had great stories and were very interesting.
the things I was worried about in this one have been proven pretty much unfounded. they changed to a more action combat like 2 and you lost some second to second control of your companions. they also changed the art style.
The combat is actually great and you can tell your companions what to do and they have skill trees like you that you can lvl and chose from I'm really liking both these things.
the art direction change seems fine I have no opinion on it one way or the other but I used to play packman. I think some other shots were taken about the writing and some of the alternative lifestyle stuff too. While I don't care for that stuff personally it's always been in bioware games so it should probably be expected.
all that said so far it's a good game to me I made an earlier comment about it being tedious but I was under the weather yesterday and its feeling pretty good to me right now the story is starting to take off and it's been good so far
sorry for such a long post.
I've played about 3 hours so far the combat is better then I could have hoped for. We'll see how the story shakes out. I am trying to like the game over all but right now it feels tedious to me without a pay off.
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Re: Bethesda Officially Announces Oblivion Remastered, Full Reveal Coming Tomorrow
really looking forward to this
Re: Bethesda Officially Announces Oblivion Remastered, Full Reveal Coming Tomorrow
unless they majorly changed something everyone should grab one of the six or seven goblin totema. after you have one of the totems or more drop it off in a town with guards the goblins will try to take it back and a massive mele will break out good times.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 19-20)
@somnambulance sorry you were so sick and had to cancel your plans. I hope you feel better soon. What is the blue prince like is it an rpg or what?
Re: Star Wars Zero Company Releases For Xbox In 2026, Gameplay Revealed
@Valhura there is fell seal it's actually really good. another that's a little tougher is warband really enjoyed that one too. wartales not warband sorry. if you have steam the orge tactics remake is awesome.
Re: Bethesda Reportedly Has More Than One 'Remaster' In The Works
shoot change my vote for oblivion from 8 to 2. also still wishing for morrowind
Re: Far Cry 4's Open World Playground Will Be A Great Addition To Xbox Game Pass
I thought Farcry 5 was the best of the series the opening is amazing and the dude who played the cult leader was just great. I didi think that it was kinda funny what Ubisoft thinks of Americans who are anti gov. If they think everyone who owns a a gun is slightly religious and doesnt trust the gov is a cult member they should probably not go to Texas.
Re: Xbox Support 'Leaks' Oblivion Remastered Release Date, But It's Probably A Mistake
@Balaam_ lol spot on that is 100% the truth or they pawn it off on some community member to give you copy paste answers that are full of junk. It is amazing that microsoft is worth what its worth but cant have real people help you.
Re: Xbox Support 'Leaks' Oblivion Remastered Release Date, But It's Probably A Mistake
@FraserG so are you saying the ai is lying about being a live agent and thats not a real person?
Re: NHL 25 Is The Latest Addition To April's Xbox Game Pass Lineup
@Ricky-Spanish lol that was great!
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Racks Up One Million Players In Less Than 24 Hours
@JoyfulFire the viking one for sure I have tried and tried but just don't like it. What didn't you like about odyssey I really enjoyed that one.
Re: Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (March 15-16)
so is wwe2k25 any good? the last one I played was 23 I think when the introduced wargames. was thinking about getting this one.
Re: Review: Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot Xbox Controller - So Many Features You'll Lose Count
@Tyrant_T103 they used to be high quality now everything they make just feels cheap.
Re: Report: Xbox Handheld For 2025 Being Made By ASUS, Will Feature Console-Like Interface
@Kaloudz basically exactly this. I really only let my kid play Minecraft or Lego Star wars, but yeah the second I want to play some zombie infested thing that would cause nightmares he is totally interested.
Re: Report: Xbox Handheld For 2025 Being Made By ASUS, Will Feature Console-Like Interface
@Rog-X I have both rogs and the X is three times the battery life probably. I also play plugged in in my recliner and have a really good battery pack for longer trips.
Re: Report: Xbox Handheld For 2025 Being Made By ASUS, Will Feature Console-Like Interface
@carlos82 With Xbox adding more and more non game pass to cloud gaming some day most of your library might be available. My ally is amazing with cloud gaming.
Re: Report: Xbox Handheld For 2025 Being Made By ASUS, Will Feature Console-Like Interface
@Fiendish-Beaver the current rog ally can play on a TV or even a laptop. Also the single greatest thing about it is it's windows so any game store you can get on windows works well. I have a bunch of my old psp games on it like final fantasy tactics. The huge advantage over the switch is loading times .
Re: Report: Xbox Handheld For 2025 Being Made By ASUS, Will Feature Console-Like Interface
@Kaloudz I'm in the same boat as you the kids takes priority on the TV right now. Also with the handheld it lets me play games that wouldn't be appropriate for him to see anyway. Like dying light 2 or RD2. I can't say how good the desktop/gaming versions of the rog ally controll scheme is it's amazing.
Re: Five Things An Xbox Handheld Needs To Include When It Releases
honestly the rog ally is pretty great I have both versions. and a car plug and some extra batteries.
I just did a 12 hour trip from where I live to the west coast for a funeral and it was great.
but I play games like pillars of eternity, tavern keeper or kynseed on long trips. playing no Man's sky and 7 days to die on it while plugged in is great.
I just don't see what an Xbox handheld would do better especially with the cloud gaming expanding to non game pass games.
the one feature that would be great is being able to pay for a wireless account for it like my watch.
Re: Microsoft Is Reportedly 'Partnering' On An Xbox Handheld Device To Launch In 2025
I actually was wondering today if a new rog ally was coming soon. I have both previous versions and their pretty awesome. currently playing path of exile on steam with it so much better with using the joy sticks and rb to move then a mouse.
Re: Three Games Are Available This Week With Xbox Game Pass (March 4-6)
@Kaloudz it looks good to me. another game if you have steam that is awesome necesse tons of fun
Re: Talking Point: If GTA 6 Releases This Year, What Does Xbox Do With Fable?
obviously gta is the big dog at the table, but if I had to choose between the 2 fable wins everyday of the week and twice on Sunday. I bet there is a large crowd of Xbox people who feel that way. Currently I have no burning desire for gta 6. I'm sure it will be the most successful game ever but I really do think Fable has a pretty big market if it's not a mess when released.
Re: Talking Point: When Did You First Get Introduced To The World Of Xbox?
I got the og Morrowind was so good on it. Man it just had some great games ghost recon island thunder was my first online multiplayer XP.
Re: Talking Point: Avowed Premium Owners, What Are Your First Impressions?
I'm really digging the magic. the mele took a minute to get used to. idk if it's the first person view or what but it feels a little bit off to me. what it's really made me want to do is pause it and finish the first two games in the shared world. so, that's a testament to it's quality. It seems like I'll really enjoy it.
The closet game i have to compare it to recently is just how much better it is then dragon age veilfraud.
Re: Roundup: The Early Previews Are In For Xbox's South Of Midnight
@SaintRasmus I don't understand have they made bad games? I have never heard of them. sounds like a bbq sauce to be honest.
Re: EA Seems To Think That Live Service Would Have Helped Xbox RPG Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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Re: Review: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 (Xbox) - A Brutal & Brilliant Medieval Epic, But You'll Need To Put The Time In
The First one had some of the funniest quests I have ever experienced in a game. There is one where you do crazy stuff with a priest and the whole quest line is just crazy your basicaly being a reprobate to the max. I am very religious and it didn't offend me it was just hysterical. The ending pulls it all together too!
Re: Far Cry New Dawn Got A Mixed Reception, But It'll Be A Great Addition To Xbox Game Pass
I thought far cry 5 's first 10 minutes was pretty awesome story wise. I enjoyed it as much as 4 6 is so terrible in comparison.
Re: Xbox's Big Surprise For Developer Direct Is Reportedly A Legendary Japanese IP
shining force or phantasm star would be awesome or final fantasy tactics remake!!!!
Re: Rumour: Bethesda's Oblivion Re-Release Will Be 'Fully Remade' By Developer Virtuos
@SuntannedDuck2 a daggerfall remake would be epic if they fixed some of the wackiness that game was amazing for it's day.
Oblivion was great but it was dumbed down from Morrowind and Skyrim was dumbed down from oblivion. I had fun in all the games though
I would prefer a Morrowind then Oblivion remake by the time I was done playing 6 might be out.
Re: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 13-17)
@Lup I played a ton of the romance of the three kingdoms 3, and4 on the snes and several for the playstation 2 they were some pretty fun times for strategy games. I loved all the old Koei games Uncharted Waters 1&2 and the P.T.O. series Nobungas Ambition didint like the newer stuff in those series though less strategy more action or graphics I guess.
Re: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 13-17)
@Lup hey thanks I did not know there was a demo ill give it a shot.
Re: These 10+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (January 13-17)
@Lup are the dynasty warriors games good is it just mashing buttons? Or is it more rpgish it looks cool in those pics but does it have a story? I have never played one.
Re: MGS3 Remake Dev Rumoured To Be Working On Oblivion Remastered In Unreal Engine 5
@Markatron84 ya I have a ton of hours in all their games and there are bugs, but what he's describing I have never experienced. on topic I wish it were Morrowind with just a combat system update. that game was so good the non hand holding and being able to kill main quest characters. It was to me their best of the bunch oblivion is tons of fun though.
here is a tip for crazy fun in oblivionsteal the goblin totems from the 6 or 7 different goblin tribes and place them all together some where with guards you get a giant melw when the goblins try to take them back and free loot from the bodies
Re: Suddenly Getting Banned From Microsoft Rewards? You're Not Alone
what rules are there to break?
Re: Xbox Has Reportedly Delayed 'A Big Game' Into 2026
@OldGamer999 I read this article late so hence the late response. anyhow I think fable would do fine even next to call of duty. I'll never play a cod but fable is the single most talked about wanted game from my core friends that I made in the og Xbox live days. I still remember how excited I was for the first second and third and how dumb I thought Microsoft was mandating that stupid 4 vs 1 and ***** Kinect game then closing the studio.
long winded point being I think fable will sell because a certain group of og Xbox players liked it as a series. It won't do cod numbers but I think it would do fine.
My bigger issue is gamepass turning into a gating mechanism where they are delaying games due to bs calendar manipulation?
Re: Xbox Fans Are Wondering What Happened To Series X|S Exclusive 'Contraband'
@themightyant well that's great news. I'm really hoping it's the reboot fable deserves. fable is by far my fav first party game.
Re: Xbox Fans Are Wondering What Happened To Series X|S Exclusive 'Contraband'
I didint realize fable was 2025 i thought they were way behind that @kezelpaso is this confirmed?
Re: Rare Boss Now Officially The New Head Of Xbox Game Studios
@K1LLEGAL that was darn funny thanks!
Re: Rare Boss Now Officially The New Head Of Xbox Game Studios
what happened to the old guy he replaced?
Re: All Of These 19 Xbox Game Pass Titles Still Haven't Released Yet In 2024
@jesse_dylan @Bigmanfan I think paradox losts their way for a bit the goodnews is the recent hoi 4 exp and crusader kings expansions have both been really good. So maybe their righting the ship i sure hope so.
Re: Xbox PC App Criticised For 'Slow Downloads' Following Black Ops 6 Update
I just did a search and found posts back in 2020 about this very issue.
Re: Xbox PC App Criticised For 'Slow Downloads' Following Black Ops 6 Update
this has been a huge problem for a long time just do a search for it you will find tons of posts and Microsoft has done nothing. try downloading star field or ark ascended it'll take a day at 30 Mbps it's un believable they refuse to acknowledge it.
Re: Review: Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 3 Headset - Improved Build Quality & Battery Life Make For A Worthy Upgrade
@Kezelpaso the two transponders thats next level stuff there.
@themightyant the stealth series has always been pretty big I think they get their name from the noise cancelling its great.
I just dont know if i can live with out the dolby atmos.
Re: Talking Point: Is There A Popular Xbox Franchise You've Struggled To Get Into?
Man for me it is gears of war I have never even tried it not once. Forza is ok i just get tired of the dlc this and dlc that cars I kinda feel like your getting ripped off after a point.
Halo was great I just have not played it in awhile But had some great times in 2 and odst.
Fable is def my fav native xbox series 1 was good 2 was great 3 wasnt that good to be honest. Really looking forward to playgrounds attempt.
Re: Talking Point: Is There A Popular Xbox Franchise You've Struggled To Get Into?
@IGN_Commenter What is BGS RPGS? I get it bethesda I agree they are some great games for me it goes Morrowind, Oblvion, Skyrim in my rankings I liked daggerfall but it is rough.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Dev BioWare Thanks Fans For Support
@themightyant this...... on the political spectrum I don't agree with support some things but it doesn't effect me enjoying the game. so far it's been really fun the combat my biggest worry has been terrific. knocking q guy of a cliff is always a good time and if you haven't yet here's a hint do it it's rewarding..
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Dev BioWare Thanks Fans For Support
@Hurblyburbly I don't know anything about skill up and other people's agenda. I as a lover of the other three games story will give you where I'm at.
1 was just incredible 2 I didn't care for the gameplay loop but the story was great 3 I felt was more like 1 and the gameplay was great again.
For me all three had great stories and were very interesting.
the things I was worried about in this one have been proven pretty much unfounded. they changed to a more action combat like 2 and you lost some second to second control of your companions. they also changed the art style.
The combat is actually great and you can tell your companions what to do and they have skill trees like you that you can lvl and chose from I'm really liking both these things.
the art direction change seems fine I have no opinion on it one way or the other but I used to play packman. I think some other shots were taken about the writing and some of the alternative lifestyle stuff too. While I don't care for that stuff personally it's always been in bioware games so it should probably be expected.
all that said so far it's a good game to me I made an earlier comment about it being tedious but I was under the weather yesterday and its feeling pretty good to me right now the story is starting to take off and it's been good so far
sorry for such a long post.
Re: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Dev BioWare Thanks Fans For Support
I've played about 3 hours so far the combat is better then I could have hoped for. We'll see how the story shakes out. I am trying to like the game over all but right now it feels tedious to me without a pay off.
Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In November 2024
@BacklogBrad thanks for answering that does sound cool. the last one I played was on floppy black and white and you could fight the Red Baron
Re: Xbox Game Pass: All Games Coming Soon In November 2024
@BacklogBrad in flight simulator do you just fly planes is that it? I guess I don't understand the pull it has.