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@Bmartin001 I’m with you. I’m pretty done with call of duty. No hate against it. But I enjoy fun adventure games more. This news saddens me as Spyro, Crash 4, and Tony Hawk were amazing

@JetmanUK same here!

Lego Batman made this pretty decent

@talllennart would love to see war in the north become bc

@JoakimZ aw dang I missed that

Lego pirates of the Caribbean.

MLB the show and Skyrim.

Bet Compulsion is the one that surprises us.

I know I may be the only person in the world who can say this, but I actually enjoyed duke nukem forever. I only played it once but I remember having super low expectations and thinking it actually was okay.

@Bdbrady ori is definitely the closest to “masterpiece experience” of this list. But all of the best Halo games in one collection takes it for me.

@SegataSanshiro I absolutely loved the new Battletoads also. Wasn’t there a rumor that the studio that made that game was being used to revive another old ip? That would play into what you were saying with 3rd party titles and deals.

This would make the internet go nuts. Personally I would skip this one (Death Stranding still creeps me out. Too weird for my taste). But this would definitely set the internet ablaze.

Battletoads was a highlight for me last year. I’m super excited about this! I hope it’s a sequel but any beat em up I would love

@Royalblues I agree with you but I bet we don’t get any game or studio announcements here. It seems it’ll be more about technology and future platform offerings (like xcloud in new places)

@FraserG I know. It was more a commentary on how I hated the sequels and don’t personally count them lol

I LOVE lego games. But I’m skipping this one. I have the Complete Saga (the real stories that count) I don’t need to add stories that were written and created but just made the series worse. I’m good with just the Lucas Saga.

@UltimateOtaku91 I agree with you that maybe Sony is testing the waters to think about improving PS Plus or PS Now. I will say though that they will need to invest in more companies and games to make something like Gamepass work. Their top tier games are incredible but there’s no denying they are spread out. To make a subscription service work long term you need to sustain it with regular releases. That’s why MS has bought so many studios (alongside Bethesda) and even allowed for more side projects within studios to be tried. They’re trying to get a revolving door going and sustain it mixing up AAA with fun side games in a consistent manner. They’re obviously still building to this but have been preparing for it with acquisitions and heavy investment. Sony would either have to get more studios, buy up more timed exclusives and release them on their own Gamepass or invest in more AA projects that fill in the gaps. Again their top tier stuff is amazing but they only have a handful of studios and each top notch game takes 4-5 years to make now and can be played through in a matter of 20-60 hours with no multiplayer component to keep people there. I don’t think Sony is prepared for a GamePass service. But again, they could also just simply start adding their big hitters day 1 to PS Plus and that might make a difference.

@FraserG did you see MLB the Show 21 is coming to gamepass?? I just saw this.

Is this only in the UK? I was going to pick up Lego Pirates but it doesn’t seem to be discounted here in the US

Dark Void is actually way underrated. People should give it a shot!

I never played Blue Dragon but Lost Odyssey was one of my most memorable experiences on the 360.

About four hours into my first ever play through of Skyrim. It’s really intimidating how much there is to do but I’m enjoying it!

@Souldin like Justifier said it was ROTK that had coop. The two towers though was an awesome game. Both two towers and ROTK are hugely underrated games based on movie plots. Most games like that are awful.

@Justifier The Third Age was awesome! I probably played through that campaign four times at least. I loved how it did it’s own story but followed along with the epic action of the main story. The dwarf character was my guy in that.

@UltimateOtaku91 I loved the Battle for Middle Earth series. Hands down my favorite RTS campaign. I’m a huge LOTr fan and it felt like playing through the movies. I also liked the heroes and abilities. The first was my favorite. The second did more but the first game captured the movie moments in a brilliant way.

@Enigk I think the first one was made by a different company and followed the books more closely than the movies. Still solid though not as action packed.

In case you guys haven’t guessed, the LOTR universe is probably my favorite universe so I’m in love with most things LOTR. Lol It’s great to see other people enjoyed these as well

@TrueAssassin86x On it!

@endlessleep I think the second part of what you said is correct. This is junk change to them. Especially after we found out the gaming division alone more than made back the Bethesda purchase just since last fall.

@UltimateOtaku91 I’m really excited about Gollum. The LOTR universe is one of my favs. It’s great to see some gameplay!!

This is surprising. I’ll start by saying I’m a major Xbox guy, but 1) I’m surprised how low Sony was ranked because they do make quality games and 2) I’m REALLY surprised how low Nintendo was ranked as they are the most creative when it comes to gameplay of anyone. They’re stuff might more often be for kids but their quality is nearly unmatched.

So as an Xbox guy who loves all things Xbox related, the logical side of me is confused. I do think Xbox deserves more credit for last year because of games like wasteland, Microsoft flight sim, Battletoads and dungeons. But I’m confused at the lower rating for Nintendo.

I’m part of this unintentionally. Before gamepass I chose my games intentionally and at my stage of life it was a very specific list since gamepass I’ve indulged more then usual and bought games I never would have because I’m simply spending more time gaming.

Lego lord of the rings and hobbit (alongside a bc announcement)

@BAMozzy could it be because they took time to rework their engine for new graphical expectations? I’m just thinking.

This brings me back. I still remember ripping cds and listening to my own custom soundtrack as I played tony hawks American wasteland. If I remember right the system was so smart it automatically replaced the game music with my own while I still heard all dialogue and sound effects. Such an awesome feature.

@Stocksy I get what you’re saying. But let’s put things in context. The studios that were purchased in 2017 all either had just released or were about to release their projects. They DID release them (some to very high or pretty solid acclaim like wasteland 3, outer worlds, etc.) though they were fulfilling their multiplat obligations. Some of the other new studios which had released games have taken longer to focus and invest new resources under the Microsoft umbrella, including undead labs, compulsion, ninja theory, and double fine. The “low output” is accurate but this is also an age where top tier games take 4-5 years to complete and all of these studios are trying to make top tier games, reaching above their historical quality of output, so we can assume that when the long development periods after 2017-18 come (2022-2023) the efforts will start to be revealed. The list of announced projects alone is massive, let alone some potentially unannounced games.

Basically, the fruits are coming and the proof is there. It’s not like it was before.

@JetmanUK gotcha. That’s really cool! This means great things are to come!

So glad this site is here!

@JetmanUK I’m really excited. But help me out here since I’m unfamiliar. What exactly is Id tech? Just another engine? Or is there a slew of other technology involved too?

@Sakisa I’m so glad you mentioned double fine! There’s tons of amazing stuff going on with Xbox right now but for me personally, double fine having creative freedom is incredibly exciting.

I had just recently started Skyrim for the first time. Never played it before. I’m a few hours into it and really enjoying it.

I’m actually ok with this. Halo 1 didn’t have dual wield and is amazing. Plus I bet the grapple hook might have something to do with this.

@GunValkyrie which is fine with me. The only decent FF was 7

@Beermonkey I’m with you. Indiana Jones is #1 on my list of distant future games I’m most excited for. I know I’m a bit different for that but it truly is.

@GamingFan4Lyf dude I’m with you!

First streets of Rage 4, then Battletoads and now this?? This last year has brought me back to the good ol 90s in so many awesome ways.

@LX_FENIX I’d be mostly with you. Put them on gamepass. But sell them on ps5 months later (times exclusives).

@UltimateOtaku91 to be fair, you are also basing your perception of an entire fan base on “twitter” and “web comments”. I wouldn’t exactly say these places are the most representative of 90% of any fan base. Just the vocal minority who spend their time there.

@LX_FENIX I love sea of thieves. But in all honesty this one hasn’t excited me yet. However I do believe it’s possible to have an incredible single player experience within a world that does have open online multiplayer as a mechanic. So I wouldn’t necessarily say that if it is an online multiplayer game then it automatically fits a certain category and is by virtue non-creative and/or disappointing. Someone could actually say the same about the repetitive single player experiences we see everywhere. We basically will just have to see what new mechanics and world interaction this game brings. It still could end up being disappointing but it may not fit in with every other online multiplayer game just because it has it, and it could very well be something new and innovative.

I’m probably one of the few people left who are incredibly excited by this news. Superman is a CLASSIC. Punk rock/ska anthems forever!

I’ve been a pretty big fan of most of what Xbox has been doing. This is not one of those things.

@VenomousAlbino this is exactly what annoys me as well. No one bats an eye when Sony does it. But the internet flips out and dozens of articles, podcasts, and everything else are filled with outrage anytime Microsoft might do the same. It’s the inconsistency that bugs me.

I understand the idea of a transition period (where initial games may be timed exclusive and later games are full on a case by case basis). This is rational and still would lead people to gamepass.

The internet me, though, wants exclusivity because I’m just tired of seeing complaints and pushes for answers to exclusivity whenever Sony people (who are the loudest voice on the internet) feel threatened. Every base, including Nintendo and Xbox, has it’s whiners, but man they seem to come in large numbers whenever PS is threatened with possibly not having something go it’s way. You see thousands of articles analyzing, questioning, or complaining,

But that’s just the internet me who wants to spite lol. The normal everyday life me who has friends who mainly play PS just will be happy to get these on gamepass lol

Sea of thieves for some multiplayer fun. And Crash Bandicoot 4 for single player. Loving the Saturday morning cartoon feel!

Until this is f2p the only Avengers game I will play is Captain America and the Avengers on SNES. Tough but awesome old school beat em up.

This one never looked interesting, and the Spider-Man thing (though obviously not Crystal Dynamics fault) was irritating. They should have just made a story epic with more focus on combat and narrative. Then move on to a new project.