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Definitely id's next game (hoping it's a Quake reboot)!

@PJOReilly ok, thanks for the reply!

@PJOReilly do you know if there's gonna be a physical release or is it DL only?

I'm so pumped for this!

1 all day, every day.
It's just better as a piece of art taken holistically compared to 2, even if 2 has the upper hand mechanically (and an absolutely fantastic expansion in Minerva's Den).
The less said about the catastrophic mess that is Infinite (and its DLC), the better.

Just started Elden Ring the other day and beat my first boss yesterday, I cannot wait to go home and play some more but unfortunately I'm at work all day ☹️

You gotta stop reporting what this sorry excuse of a man says.
He's one of the worst people alive, and doesn't even care about videogames, so just don't, please.

@BrilliantBill idk, that's a super overrated game from a super overrated studio.
Wake me up the day a R* game doesn't have atrociously stiff gameplay, or the game world is actually interactive like it is in BOTW, to give an example.

Yeah I'm in the "this is time and energy completely wasted" camp, just as I was with RDR2.
Making a game more realistic doesn't make it better, it often only makes it more tedious (again, RDR2).
And what is the game even gaining from this? Sounds like they're patting themselves on the back more than anything.

Unfortunately I'm at work until tonight, but after my belated dinner my friend should come over to continue our Divinity: Original Sin II campaign on PC.
Other than that, I'll be playing D&D tomorrow and if I have some spare time I'll be continuing The Outer Worlds.
I just started it the other day on my Series X and I'm ready to wrap up the first area. I'm enjoying it so far 😃

@Kaloudz yeah it's been nice talking to you too!
It's reassuring to have a level headed discussion on the internet from time to time lol
Have a good one mate, and welcome to the community if you're new(-ish) 😄

@Kaloudz if expressed this way, in a balanced and well thought out matter, that's a sentiment I can get behind.
It's with people like this @dsar9012 that I just can't, they really do my head in for how ignorant and conspiratorial they can be, and how little sense they can make. No arguments, just gut feelings spewed out as facts.
And that's not even touching on their insistence on crunch. That's a whole other can of worms.

@dsar9012 Aside from the fact that you'd rather have people overworked to the point of sleeping under a desk than wait a few months more for a game, and that's appalling as is, how ignorant can you be? Seriously, what does "wokeness" have to do with any of this? Learn the definition of words before spewing them out randomly to gain brownie points from other online edgelords.

1. Atomic Heart
2. Silksong
3. Starfield

The Clone Carnage thing is explained by the fact that it's DLC for the first game, not the second, which is also why it's out now.

@TimG13 thanks! Actually that's the only one I haven't tried, along with 5, so maybe I'll reinstall the MCC and try it out 😃 have a good one mate!

@TimG13 exactly. I can definitely appreciate the impact the original might have had at the time, but I was kinda shocked by how the formula didn't seem to change or evolve that much with subsequent entries.
Fortunately Infinite seems to shake it up a bit so far, I'll see how long it keeps me interested.

@TimG13 same.
I'm playing Infinite at the moment, and while definitely more fun than the older games, it's just nothing special.
Hell, I played the old ones via MCC and came away incredibly disappointed and bored.
They're just such simple games with basic level design, and I personally don't find anything special in the setting or lore, which to me look and sound super generic and uninteresting.

40% off Shadow Warrior 3 so soon after release is tempting, especially with no physical edition in sight!

Yeah the core system is dreadful.
I don't play a lot of MP games, but boy does Infinite get customization and unlocks wrong, it's by far the worst game I've ever seen in that department. And I haven't even mentioned yet that the meagre unlocks you get are locked behind a paywall as well.

I just hope id reveal the rumoured Quake reboot 🤩

It's funny cause I started playing Banjo-Kazooie just yesterday via Rare Replay 😃

@rtr0GMR1 hey thanks! 😃

@Tasuki ah I see, you must be very experienced then!
DMing sounds like such an awesome, although incredibly taxing thing to do, but I'd like to try it in a few years when I'm more experienced 😃

@Tasuki nice! Creating new characters is so engrossing, I already have ideas for the next 2 or 3 lol
Currently my company and I are almost wrapping up a campaign that's been going on for 5 years, although I only started playing less than a year ago (yeah I'm a noobie 😄), so big things are happening left and right lol
Back to your campaign though, I'm curious, what character are you gonna play? 😃

Well, I guess I'm gonna play Far Cry 6, Resi Village and Timesplitters 2 on my brand new Series X all day today, and maybe tomorrow I'll manage to sneak in some game time between work and D&D 😃

@carlos82 I haven't tried Infinite yet, but I bought the MCC a few months ago, eager To finally play these super well-received and popular games, and came away thoroughly disappointed and utterly bored.
I don't know, the level design is just plain and the firefights uninteresting. I just don't see where that highly regarded "sandbox" is in the campaign.

Conversely, and funnily as I'm not a Multiplayer guy at all, I poured 20 hours in Infinite's MP and had a lot of fun.

@UltimateOtaku91 no please, let id work on their own properties, let them reboot Quake!
We don't need the best FPS devs to be constrained by regenerating health, two-weapon limit and all other crappy restrictions Halo imposed on the genre.

Doom & Quake >>>>>>>>>>>> Halo

@OldgamerDave you're welcome mate, have a great one 😃

@OldgamerDave I haven't played it yet but I'm following it closely and happen to just have watched Under The Mayo's review on YT, so I think I can fill you in a bit 😃
If you've played Doom Eternal it's gonna be way easier explaining the appeal if this game, because it takes a lot of inspiration from DE.
Firstly, there's a fixed arsenal, no more loot crap; every weapon has its uses and purposes.
Secondly, you can gain both ammo and health back from enemies in a similar fashion to DE.
Also similar to DE is the presence of quick-switch combos.
Lastly, and again like DE, mobility is key, with a great emphasis on wallrunning and grappling.
Hope this helps you!

Yeah, I don't care about Fortnite but I do care about gyro, and XBox not having it really is pretty antiquated.
I hope gyro catches on in the future more than it has so far, because it's simply a game changer.

Never heard of this, to the wishlist it goes!

@Barry_Biscuits yeah that's why I almost never reply to anyone anymore, it's just a bunch of effort in being informed and providing examples only to be labeled as a hater.
Unfortunately those without any arguments are louder than those that have them, and think themselves on the same level even when there's clear disparity in the arguments offered.

Please never report on anything related to this piece of trash again.
This isn't newsworthy in the slightest, and only goes on to inflate the already absurd cult of his personality.
Please.

Looks incredibly generic.

@Cikajovazmaj weird!
I've been playing on PC as well and haven't noticed any major bugs or glitches, nor long loading times!
I'll admit though that I'm a noob regarding online shooters as I usually only play single player games.

On topic: I must say, though, that I'm enjoying Infinite way more than I thought, especially since I bought the MCC a couple of months ago and came away incredibly disappointed and bored to tears by the Halo campaigns.
It's weird how this series works the opposite of what I'd expect for me!

I was pretty hyped up for this game even if I hadn't played any other Halo before, so I went on and bought the MCC, and I gotta say, boy was it a colossal letdown.

I was super excited to finally get into this legendary FPS series since I love FPS games, but it quickly turned into my most regretted purchase.
It's just not fun.
I've spent 10 hours between Halo 1, 2 and Reach, and I gotta say, the fundamentals like moving and shooting are absolutely on point, which makes the horrible level design and mission structure stand out even more. I don't know, it just devolves into mindless, aimless shooting and just can't keep me engaged.
They're not bad games, at all, but I just don't see where all the praise comes from. I know the first one was super influential, but I just had to turn it off after 3 missions or so because it was boring me to tears.
Out of the three, Reach certainly seemed the most competent in its mission structure, and I might even grit my teeth and finish it.
Oh well, I hope 3, ODST and 4 will change my mind, but I think Halo is probably just not for me. A shame.

@LordSmok way to conflate two incredibly different things that don't correlate to one another.
But then again, what do I expect from an edgelord with a Joker profile pic?

I'll add it to my wishlist! The game certainly looks cool, but how in hell is this a Metroidvania? Looks like an isometric action adventure to me.

@Carck "no need to be a duck about it"

This got a pretty loud chuckle out of me, thanks! 😄
I've never heard "being a duck about something" but I'm gonna abusethe hell out of it now lol

Eternal all day long, it's simply such a massive step forward for the genre as a whole.

I absolutely love all of them (apart from 3, that I just liked but nothing more), but Eternal is undoubtedly peak FPS design and I guess nothing's gonna change that, at least until id drops another one.

I'm not holding my breath for anything big since Eternal has been out for only a year and a half (and they're still updating it regularly), but I cannot wait for their next big project because they've been on a freaking roll lately.

In any case, I'd really like to try out the Quake games on consoles, hope they bring them over like they did with the excellent DOOM ports.

So no one is gonna mention "you spin me right round" and "I'm floating in space!" being entries in this résumé? 😂

After watching SkillUp's review I'm wondering whether you played the same game lol

Yes please give us another one!
The New Order is just so, so, so good!
The New Colossus kinda jumped the shark a bit for me, but was nonetheless very good.

@Fenbops heh, I've been doing the same and I don't even have an XBox 😂
I just freaking love controllers lol 😃

@InterceptorAlpha yeah the Anthem comparison seems quite apt, let's hope the end result is different though lol

Personally I don't play a lot of multiplayer games so I'm not the right person to judge their value as I don't know them very well, but the ones I really like are Splatoon 2 and Titanfall 2, as they're fast, quite simple to grasp, and let me have fun even though I'm terrible at playing them lol

@NEStalgia ahahahah that's right, my bad 😂

To be honest I was so underwhelmed with that reveal I kinda zoned out and I just remember it as this bland mass of buzzwords, compared to what Arkane usually delivers lol

You gotta love the video game industry.

Management: "so this Arkane studio we have, what are they good at?"

"They usually create outstanding single player immersive sims with deep lore and worldbuilding, not the kind of explosion-heavy blockbuster that sells 10+ million copies, but a more nuanced experience that enthusiasts cannot get enough of"

"What is popular now?"

"Eeeeehhhh....zombies, I guess? Or maybe not anymore? Anyway, 4-player shooty stuff with zombies I think..."

"Shooting is in. Make a market analysis, see if zombies are still popular.
Otherwise, throw some vampires or something in there, I don't care."

Back to BOTW, the physics engine is so bonkers they claim to have a chemistry engine in there, and there's some truth to that.
Everything in the game is systemic, which means everything can and will interact with everything else, whether with your input or without.
Metal attracting lightning, fire being spread by wind, fire creating updrafts, electricity interacting with water, rain making rock slippery, Link being freaking colder or hotter whether you stand in direct sun or in the shadow, a few centimeters apart. Equipping fire weapons also raises Link's body temperature, and vice versa for ice weapons.
These are some examples off the top of my head, but I haven't played it in a while and I'm sure I left out some systems wholesale.
All of this is why it's so fun to experiment with the world and the elements of this game 😃

The freeform climbing, while certainly not a first, is another big one, and it loops back on the world design and the focus on verticality and freeform exploration.
Side quests are not exceptional, they're pretty basic in fact, but they were mostly worth it for me because they usually don't boil down to "follow a road/teleport to a map marker", but often give you an image or a description of the place you need to find.
Isn't that why more interesting than mindlessly going through the motions?

And lastly, the story.
Yeah, it's a weird one and if you don't like it, I totally get it.
I'm not a big fan myself, but as I said, story isn't very important to me in a Zelda game.
What is really interesting and innovative about it is the fact that you can access it at your own pace and in any order, just like everything else in the game.
That is what sets it apart from conventional open world stories.
Open worlds should be all about exploring, and BOTW is, so it's cool to stumble upon story moments just like you would a shrine, or an enemy camp, or whatever.
Again, the story itself is nothing special and I get why some people don't like it and even how it's told, but the way it's delivered is perfectly harmonious with how the whole game is structured, as opposed to being a linear one spread around a huge map.

All this is not to say BOTW is perfect, far from it.
What it does well, though, it does in a way no other game does, and I hope the open world games devs take note and finally deliver some interesting world to actually explore.
Hope I could answer your curiosity, I'm curious to know what you think about it 😃