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This game was overhyped to me, and ultimately it came off as disappointing when I finally played it last year. I was expecting something incredible, and it turned out to be just something interesting. People rank this game as god-tier, when really it's like an 8/10. Just keep your expectations in check if you've never played this before and you're interested. It's interesting, but its not going to "blow your mind" or anything.

Atomic Heart!

Cannot wait to get into it!

I've played 73 games on Game Pass since 2020. Would've been a little more if I didn't already purchase some of them before I got Game Pass or before the games were added to this incredible service. Some were newfound favorites I never would have bought otherwise, and some saved me from wasting my money on a game I didn't end up liking.

Best deal in gaming! ...Except maybe Epic game store giving games away for free every week. I have almost 175 games from them that I have paid literally nothing for. I mean, only ~15-20 are worth playing, but still, free is a pretty good deal.

Fall Guys with friends. Still having fun being terrible at this game.

Fire Emblem: Three Hopes is really great so far. I like musou, and love Fire Emblem, so I'm really enjoying this one.

Little Hope - It's so bad, but I'm enjoying it for exactly that reason.

Ouch! Glad I didn't pick this up!

Nothing for me, but thats okay. Still plenty of games on game pass I haven't gotten to yet!

Max Payne 3 would be great

TMNT Shredder's Revenge with the guys. Having a blast of a nostalgia trip with this!

Also Turbo Golf Racing with the guys. I am terrible at it but it's still really fun.

Little Hope. This game is laughably bad, but I'm still enjoying playing through it.

I might drop Foreclosed, actually. The style is there, the gameplay is not.

Also finishing off the Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes Demo.

Redfall without a doubt. Cannot wait to make my friends play through that with me!

Hopefully they put Severed Steel on Game Pass - looks incredible!

I actually like the 1st person perspective of 7 and 8 - feels more immersive to me - but 3rd person is cool too. Good to have options.

I cannot wait to play this both co-op and solo. Super excited for this one!

@InfamousOrange The first one was remade like 20 years ago on Gamecube and kept the original fixed camera angle style. It was then HD-ified during the PS3/360 era. The 2 and 3 remakes came out much more recently. No word outside of rumors that the original (or 0 for that matter) will ever get a 3rd-person shooter makeover like 2 and 3 did.

It's not Game Pass, but the "Extra" tier is a pretty amazing list of games! I'm subscribed to both GPU and PS+ Extra, and I'm not sure I'll ever need to buy a game again (outside of 1st party Nintendo, obviously).

There's too many amazing games to play. As much as I'd love to go back and play upgraded versions of these games, I'd rather just play something new.

Super hyped for this!!

Isolation is way overrated. The only other one on the list I played is Fireteam Elite, which was pretty fun with friends 🤔 Yeah, Fireteam Elite is my vote.

Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, which is great so far.

Tried out Generation Zero with the guys last night. The game itself is just okay, but we were having fun with it anyway.

Excited for this one!

This list isn't too much of a wet dream, but come on guys, I think we have to turn down expectations a little:

1. GoldenEye is announced, but only the online multiplayer. And its F2P. Campaign coming later.

2. Forza Horizon expansion announced, but it's for Horizon 4.

3. Gears of War collection announced, but it's just all the games that are already available - no remakes, no remasters, no new content. Also no physical version - digital bundle only.

4. Id Software announces its next game, and it is Doom.

5. Activision Blizzard has one game arrive on Game Pass, and it's Skylanders. The first one.

6. Forza Motorsport will not surprise us with a 2024 release date, and then eventually get delayed to 2025.

7. Compulsion Games' narrative third person title will appear... at Summer Games Fest, because MS sold them off to Embracer Group.

8. Hellblade 2 will finally get a proper launch window: Holiday 2024. It will be 5-6 hours in length.

"Intergalactic Slaughterhouse" is a much better name than "Disc Room".

Mostly Life is Strange: True Colors, sprinkled with a few levels each in Blood: Fresh Supply and Boneworks.

I bought a link cable for VR games, just to see how it compares to Air Link (I'm using my Quest 2 to play PCVR games) and it's a bit more stable, sure, but I hated the experience. Made me reconsider if PSVR2 will be worth it. I'm so used to cordless VR that I'm not sure I can readjust to being tethered (unless the game is meant to be a sit down kind of experience). To me, if you can stand and walk around, but you're not standing or walking around, then why are you even bothering to play a VR game?

Looks janky af tbh

I just started it a few days ago, and so far it's brilliant. This game is special. I can't wait to discover more.

The only one I played was TtY. Meaning to check out Umurangi and maybe Her Story though.

Max Payne
Return of the Obra Dinn

Just started Blood: Fresh Supply. It's fairly difficult almost immediately 😅

I might also start Life is Strange: True Colors and flip back and forth between the two games when I get tired of reloading my saves over and over in Blood.

Edit: I started Tunic instead of LiS, and this game is so good! It might now be my new favorite Zelda-like, and I've played quite a few. I can't praise it enough.

100% Blair Witch. Much more in line with their style. Also Saw is one of my least favorite franchises ever.

@munstahunta I see. Got it.

@munstahunta Doesn't appear to be the case as far as I can tell..

https://www.xbox.com/en-ca/games/store/PGA-TOUR-2K21/9PGJVFL1PMJT

Edit: Actually that is showing up for me now! Thanks!

Losing EA Play on Game Pass would hurt

Still forcing myself through Alien: Isolation.

I've also been pushing deeper into Doom 2 RPG which I'm playing on an emulator on my Android. It's actually pretty fun and interesting, and the only Doom game I have left to complete (outside of expansion packs, mods, etc).

Deus Ex 1 Remake
New Deus Ex
Thief 1-3 Remaster Collection
New Thief

This is my dream ✨️

Would anyone recommend Superhot MCD? Iterative or innovative? I liked the original but I also felt satisfied with what it had to offer.

Literally every single PS5 game I have purchased so far is on the list 🤦🏼‍♂️ I haven't even played them all yet.. Time to sell some games, I guess 😑

Starfield 11-12-23 (it adds up so it's still clever)

Redfall September 2024

I'm just over halfway through Alien: Isolation and getting tired of it. It's not that interesting in general, and it can be frustrating since the xenomorph will literally just pop up out of nowhere and kill you sometimes. Sometimes it's my fault, and other times the game just decides it's time for me to die and start over at the last checkpoint. All the weapons and gadgets are unnecessary (and practically useless anyway), and the stealth sections are not even close to as exciting as something like Dishonored.

I'm also playing Trek to Yomi and nearing the end. The game looks great in certain ways - the design of the world is stunning - but the framerate is all over the place. Feels like it ranges from 60-20fps, which is kindof baffling considering what's actually being rendered on screen at any given time. The full commitment to black and white also just gets boring after a while. It would have been better if there were at least pops of color now and again, like if blood was red or flames were orange or something. People are saying the combat is tedious, and I agree with that to a certain extent, but more than being repetitive and boring, I find it to be inconsistent and unresponsive. Maybe I just need to "get good" or whatever, but I'm not sure that's the root issue.

I'll probably drag myself through both of these games to completion but I'm considering starting another game just so I can play something a little more fun for me. Maybe I'll jump back into Vestaria Saga instead, but I'm in more of a mood for action.. I should probably just go out and do something in real life instead hahaha 😅

I wonder if black frame insertion would help. Makes a big difference in certain games with motion blur issues such as Alien: Isolation for example

This weekend I'm playing Alien: Isolation. Maybe 1/4 through it now. Its pretty okay so far. FPS boost is a god-send.

I would love love love another Thief game. The ideas in the article would definitely be cool. It'd be great if they stayed away from the "powers" or whatever you want to call them in Dishonored, like teleporting, and Thief was kept a little more grounded in the gameplay department. Maybe Garrett could get more interesting equipment to help him traverse/sneak in more non-conventional ways. Deep crafting system? Oh, maybe crafting could be super open ended somehow and you could make whatever you can imagine, like a water arrow with a time-bomb attached to it or something. It might be neat to see a robust physics engine that puzzles could be built around too. One thing for sure: A light/dark system based on ray-traced shadows would be a must.

Get Prey if you haven't already. 10/10

That controller is AWESOME. Way too expensive though..

More Deus Ex, please!

Got em all, thank you!

Shrek to Yoshi

I just finished Evil Within 2 this morning. What a great game! Loved the original, and enjoyed this one even more. Praise be to FPS boost!

Also played some more Remnant FTA with the guys last night. My buddy is obsessed with it and I don't quite understand why. It's solid for what it is, don't get me wrong, but it's not THAT great in my opinion. It's fun to play, but not especially unique, pretty, well written, well designed, etc. I don't know. We're all having fun playing it though which of course is what matters most.

Not sure what I'll play next.. Maybe Life is Strange TC. I bought Returnal about a month ago. Maybe I'll fire that up. Maybe both.

Edit: Played Returnal for ~3 hours and it's just not for me. It's difficult in a way that I find both tedious and overly punishing. I'll be selling it off in the near future.

I have the TB Stealth 600 and I love it. Have not had any issues. Also, the way the mic folds up when not in use is very sleek and appealing to my taste.

Just started Evil Within 2. So far so good!

Play Portal Reloaded on Steam if you want Portal 3. It is incredibly well done. One of, if not the, best fan mods I've ever played.

Started too many games at once, so I need to plan this out...

Almost finished with Kirby and the Forgotten Land. I might be on the last level now actually.

Then I will focus on Bulletstorm which I believe I'm about 2/3 of the way through.

Putting Vestaria Saga on a short hold while I finish these two first. Then I will alternate between that and Return to Castle Wolfenstein which is too frustrating to play more than a level at a time.

Also playing Remnant: From the Ashes with my buddies. We're starting to get the hang of it after our second session last night.