X-BOX Megathread 2023

[FLiam]

Amazing lineup for the rest of this month.

Like A Dragon: Ishin is also available today.

On the downside, Persona 5 leaves on October 31st.

[Ruki]

I'm not really sure what most of those games are! But I might give Dead Space a try. 

[Bobfoc]

Jusant is an intriguing one because it's made by Don't Nod, but is very different from their other games. I generally find their normal choice-based narrative games to be intriguing conceptually, but they often fall apart towards the end, but this one is a climbing game that doesn't appear to have any dialogue. I've heard good things about the demo.

[Bobfoc]

There's a twenty-minute Xbox showcase at 6pm BST/10am PT/1pm ET today. The games shown will be third-party titles, with Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Alan Wake 2, Ark: Survival Ascended and Dungeons of Hinterburg confirmed so far.

[Bobfoc]

 

[FLiam]

Rumours of Baldur’s Gate coming to Xbox as soon as next month. 

Gamepass would be ideal.

[Bobfoc]

It would, although Game Pass has been delivering more games than I can keep track of lately.

[FLiam]

3 hours ago, Bobfoc said:

It would, although Game Pass has been delivering more games than I can keep track of lately.

It has had a good couple of months after a slight dip prior.

Two Like a Dragon games I want to play, but still not completed the last game. Then there’s Dead Space, Lies of P and the Lamplighters League - that’s before continuing Starfield.

[Ruki]

Speaking of Like A Dragon, I am really digging Gaiden. I have gone hard on the side quests. I'm still only on chapter 2, but I have a LOT of strength boosts, where I am 2-3 shotting most of the regular thugs. I also want to say, any time we go back to Kamurocho or Sotenbori is great. I love visiting the familiar locations and seeing how they change.

[Your Mom]

Anyone find a good deal on Gamepass renewal? I usually find a good one around this time of year but have come up empty so far

[FLiam]

I picked up Control for $10 - I had played a bit of it previously on PC but never finished it.

It’s better than I remember. The combat is so smooth, really enjoyable game.

[Your Mom]

It's still way cheaper doing it this way but it always gives me pause this time of year when I drop like $150 for my year of Gamepass

[FLiam]

4 hours ago, Your Mom said:

It's still way cheaper doing it this way but it always gives me pause this time of year when I drop like $150 for my year of Gamepass

For Ultimate? Where’d you buy that? 

[Your Mom]

1 hour ago, FLiam said:

For Ultimate? Where’d you buy that? 

Yes Ultimate at Target. It was a Cyber Monday deal that I was glad was still going this morning after I forgot but I might hurry if I were you

[FLiam]

2 hours ago, Your Mom said:

Yes Ultimate at Target. It was a Cyber Monday deal that I was glad was still going this morning after I forgot but I might hurry if I were you

Must have missed it - don’t see it on the app. Darn.

[Maxx]

Halo Infinite finally added Firefight, so I tried that out last night and it is just lame as hell.  5 rounds of king of the hill.  The only challenge came when you opted to stay in the hill and we’re getting shot from multiple areas, which can be avoided by just leaving the hill and then returning as needed.

I’m immensely disappointed, especially because Halo 5’s Warzone Fightfight was awesome, and games always felt like an epic battle, where you have lots of big enemies and need to strategically use vehicles.  With some of the maps in Infinite you get a warthog and barely enough room to use it.  Cannot believe it took them this long to put this poor version of the mode into the game.

 

[Your Mom]

Was just checking the latest sale and saw that they are still selling Anthem even though the servers aren't operational anymore. Shouldn't that be illegal?

[Bobfoc]

Apparently, the game is still playable online.

[Your Mom]

Huh. I stand corrected. They are selling the special edition that was $90 originally for $1.49.

 

It's still not worth it