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Uncharted and Tomb Raider are very different games. It's like comparing Mega Man and Metroid.

Absolutely amazing! Cannot wait to play this!

@antdickens Fair enough. Thank you for listening/interacting. I'll go through the proper channels if I ever feel compelled to voice concern going forward. Thanks, again.

@antdickens I made suggestions as to what possible headline length summaries for this might look like. The headline here is purposely not a summary. The goal of the headline of this article is not to inform, but to force people to click on the link. That's clickbait.

@antdickens LOL can't argue with that

Edit: Honestly though I'd hope the "main purpose" of a news/enthusiast site would be to inform rather than simply to get people to click on links.

@ThanosReXXX Google clickbait definition

click·bait
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noun
(on the internet) content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page.

@Nerdfather1 I clicked it to call out content I view as below the standard community members should expect from this site. People are allowed to not like things and voice their concern regarding quality control.

@Nerdfather1 They name called and attacked me directly for voicing my opinion. The person could take their own advice and ignore me, but they chose to viciously lash out at their fellow community member.

Please don't encourage cyber-bullying.

@ThanosReXXX The headline purposely leaves out a detail to make you click on it to find out what that detail is, which is the definition of clickbait.

Also, I reported you for abusive behavior.

Just change the headline to something like "Death's Door Players Are Loving the Game's Close Attention to Detail" or "Death's Door Players Are Loving the Game's Neat Sign Chopping Mechanic" Boom. Done. No longer clickbait. Is that "constructive" enough?

How do I "constructively" express that I don't appreciate clickbait articles?

Bug Fables next please. Might actually be able to play that one via xcloud with my not so great internet. Then again, action commands require precise timing so probably not..

Last night the guys and I played the second tall tale in the Sea of Thieves: A Pirate's Life expansion, which while very, very pretty, was fairly repetitive overall - definite Zelda water temple influence. The new weapon was pretty fun to use though.

I'm nearing the end of Half-Life 2: Episode 1, and will likely finish it before the weekend is over. It's fine so far - just more of the same. Actually, I'd say it's sortof less of the same.. The story (so far) has minimal impact, and there's nothing really new or exciting going on mechanically. Pretty underwhelming to be honest. Maybe Episode 2 is more interesting?

I think it's kind of awesome. I just bought a fairly decent gaming laptop (Asus 2021 G14) about 3 weeks ago, so I probably don't need this, but I love the form factor and price point. If I knew this existed before the return period for my laptop elapsed, I probably would went for this instead. Even though my laptop is a lot better in many ways, it also costed a lot more, and I really only got it to keep myself satisfied until building my own desktop becomes feasible again. Oh well, hopefully other people get to enjoy this thing! I might bite if there's a redesign model or whatever in a couple years if this is successful. My internet, even at work, just isn't good enough for xcloud/streaming.

There's some pretty solid tunes in FH4 - I was floored when MJ by Now, Now came on (I grew up in a neighboring suburb and used to go to their shows when they were still in high school - so cool to see them "make it big" or whatever), but I always get annoyed when I'm not digging any of what's currently playing and I can't skip to the next song (it's "radio" I know, but still). It would be amazing of you could connect to your Spotify account. I mean, that's how I listen to music when I'm driving in real life.

Just fired it up yesterday to see if I could cross save between PC and Series X, which I could. It really does seem extremely similar to the original Paper Mario so far, so I'm very much looking forward to actually getting going with it soon.

Finally got a chance to check out A Pirate's Life in Sea of Thieves with the guys. The first mission was pretty easy, and sortof felt introductory, which I suppose makes sense for appealing to newly attracted and possibly less experienced players, but having finished most of the original tall tales in the game, it felt pretty simplistic. Pretty cool to see all the references to and influences from the Disney ride for sure. Capped off the night with a couple rounds of Knockout City. I'm also just over halfway through Thief: Deadly Shadows on PC and absolutely loving it. Hopefully I can get another mission or two completed over the weekend.

Do we know if it'll be on Game Pass for PC day one or not?

I wish they made a new Deus Ex game where the characters have twice as much dialogue.

Also, I feel like Final Doom doesn't count, but if it does count, then surely Doom 3: The Lost Mission should count as well.

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They're all great games. Haven't played Eternal yet, but I'm really looking forward to it now that it's on Series X. One of the best series in existence.

Played a bunch of Knockout City with the guys last night since they both forgot to update Sea of Thieves. We're getting better at KC though - winning more matches, unlocking more stuff.

If I have time, I'd like to chip away at Ghostbusters - I'm probably halfway through at this point. It's decent so far. You'd probably get more out of it if you're a bigger fan of the series, but it's not as good as I hoped it'd be. Maybe I'll sneak in another mission of Thief: Deadly Shadows instead.

I returned my Kishi just today. I got it for a really great price, but it wasn't worth it. It fits floppy, and feels bad. I know everyone seems to like it, but I recommend avoiding it.

Sadly this is arguably the best month we've had so far this year.

Resident Evil 8age for sure. An instant classic.

My buds are on vacation, so no weekend online multiplayer session this week. I just bought a nifty little laptop (2021 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14) for myself a couple days ago, so I've pretty drastically upgraded my PC gaming situation. I've got the day off tomorrow, so tonight I'm looking to dive deep into Prodeus. I've had save file issues with the Xbox app in the past, however, this game allows you to choose between saving locally or saving to the cloud. I chose local and have not had an issue yet, and hopefully I won't. I'm also looking at my gigantic library of free games I've collected from EGS over the past 12-18 months that my previous PC wouldn't be able to run very well, and I think I'm going to check out Ghostbusters Remastered as well.

Probably should've spent 1400 hours doing something unique and original

Thief - Apparently it's bad, but I'm going to play it anyway, so it may as well be the best that it can be.

My favorites in order:

Asylum
Origins
City
Knight
Telltale
Enemy Within

I've played a LOT of the Batman games over the years, but those are the best by far. In addition to the excellent Injustice games, I'd also recommend the NES original, The Adventures of Batman and Robin on SNES, and The Brave and the Bold on DS.

I really wanted to like it, as I absolutely love the style, but the actual gameplay is just... tedious. Not for me.

Prodeus?! Nice! Unfortunately I definitely don't trust the Xbox app on PC. I will give it one last try because I do really want to play Prodeus.

Just tried xCloud again today and it still runs very badly because apparently my internet just isn't good enough.

Also returning the Kishi I just bought. Got it almost half off, but it's junk, and I do not recommend getting one. You have to take your phone out of the case, or, remove the cushions inside the Kishi, and either way the fit is floppy because the Kishi doesn't really pull itself shut tight. The back of the "controller" is this weird floppy band rather than solid plastic, which makes the left controller grip feel especially loose and wobbly, like it's just resting on, rather than snugly connected to my phone. The right side is mostly okay because the USB-C connection keeps the grip in place well enough to feel acceptably firm. Additionally, it covers/overlaps the very edge of both the top and bottom my phone (s21) so it takes 5-6 swipes to successfully close or switch apps since a swipe can't actually be registered as starting from the very edge of the screen. Also, it doesn't work natively with dolphin, which is definitely a problem for my intentions with it. Of course I could map the touch inputs, but doesn't that kind of defeat the point of the lagless direct USB-C connection? Not worth it..

I just got a kishi today, so I'll give it a whirl a little later.

@Akimi I just played the MD DLCs a couple weeks ago. I'd say Desperate Measures and System Rift are good, and Criminal Past is great.
If you just want more DX, play them for sure. Just don't expect them to be quite as good as the main game - they're pretty short, and basically standalone experiences.

@Tothington91 I agree the opening isn't the best part, but it's still good, and only like 20-30 minutes until you get to Prague. Not a big deal.

I would say "the point" is experiencing a great story, with absolutely incredible gameplay. Just because the ending has a cliffhanger doesn't mean the plot doesn't work or that the game isn't worth playing. Lots of great stories in books, film, and games end with a cliffhanger - also not a big deal. Give it another shot, my friend. It's worth it.

@HungryHungryHomer A lot of people think Game Pass is "ruining gaming" and "hurts developers" so personally I appreciate these articles. Nothing more annoying than people complaining about things that aren't even true.

@logicslayer Always love to see people playing anything Deus Ex related! I know most people prefer HR, but personally I think MD is even better - goes on sale for dirt cheap all the time too. Hopefully one of these days they'll give up on the Marvel nonsense and complete the Jensen trilogy.

Sometimes I feel like even if I quit my job and opted out of society entirely I still wouldn't have enough time to play all the games I'm interested in.

A very good game gets even better. Highly recommended.

@BlueOcean Nintendo is literally listed in the copyright information for this re-release.

It's right there at the end of the trailer:

"(C) Nintendo / KOEI TECMO GAMES"

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So many great games and almost all of them coming to Game Pass. Loved every minute of it.

I loved the first one and am super excited to see a sequel is coming. Looks incredible!

Hopefully I will be playing Evil Within 2 if it comes to Game Pass tomorrow. Otherwise I'm not quite sure which game I'll start next: probably Alan Wake's American Nightmare or the remake of Resident Evil 2. I might try to whittle away at Hyrule Warriors AoC in the meantime.

@K1LLEGAL It's a pretty special little game, and it's free on PC. If you decide to give it a shot, definitely don't read anything else about it - Go in as blind as possible.

@TheFrenchiestFry I just said the same thing on PushSquare.. Curious to see how they attempt to pull that off on console.

@Cherip-the-Ripper Dang, that is not okay. That's worse than my experience for sure. MS needs to get that figured out. I've never had an issue like that on Steam or GOG or anything else. It's frustrating to say the least.

Looks great, but I don't trust the Xbox app on PC after it erased my saves for A Ghost of a Tale.

Hopefully RE Village gets story/narrative content rather than minigames or whatever.

Looks pretty boring based on that video