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Nikana

Go Go Neo Rangers!
i played finished and loved sunset and the first ori game on my cousin's one s. played control on my ps4.

never played any gears game before so i am interested in that series. has the first trilogy aged well? is it worth to try?

also i am somewhat of a indie game whore and quite suprise cuphead isn't on gamepass. already downloaded tourist and night in the woods. what else is good?
First Gears can be a little rough just due to lack of variety in enemy types and locations but its not a long game at all. 2 and 3 still hold up extremely well imo. Especially 3.
 
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ikbalCO

Member
You will no doubt get a lot of lists from people but honestly mate just go to gamepass and go down the list and try anything that even slightly grabs you, otherwise you may miss out on some great games you wouldn't normally consider. I've tried loads of games that just arent my "type" and thoroughly enjoyed a lot of them. Kinda the reverse of my sex life ironically....
well first things first, hope you apply similar style to your love life in the future :D

i downloaded the gamepass app to my phone and created a list of games to play similar to way you were suggesting. btw the app is great.


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Nikana

Go Go Neo Rangers!
well first things first, hope you apply similar style to your love life in the future :D

i downloaded the gamepass app to my phone and created a list of games to play similar to way you were suggesting. btw the app is great.


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Only game there I say is totally not wroth your time is Blair Witch. We Happy Few is a total miss for some.
 

ikbalCO

Member
First Gears can be a little rough just due to lack of variety in enemy types and locations but its not a long game at all. 2 and 3 still hold up extremely well imo. Especially 3.
great to hear. i always wanted to try gears but always put off by dudes on steroid aesthetic. do you think i should play the remastered collection or 360 versions via BC mode. which is the best way experience?
 

M1chl

Currently Gif and Meme Champion
i played finished and loved sunset and the first ori game on my cousin's one s. played control on my ps4.

never played any gears game before so i am interested in that series. has the first trilogy aged well? is it worth to try?

also i am somewhat of a indie game whore and quite suprise cuphead isn't on gamepass. already downloaded tourist and night in the woods. what else is good?
I believe so, trilogy is better than the two new games. I believe that first one is Remastered and those 2 other run in enhanced mode through BC, so that means like at least 1080p resolution for XSS, tho no HDR there.

Cuphead is not on GP? Hmm very strange. So if you like indies, I would recommend Kona, little atmospheric "walking game", forementioned Observation, The Tour...oh (that's excellent game), What Remains of Edith Finch, Blair Witch, Oxenfree, Tetris Effect, Guacamelle 2, Katana Zero...

Also I forgot that Metro Last Light Redux, Dishonored 2, Doom Eternal is on GamePass, if you haven't played those.
 

Nikana

Go Go Neo Rangers!
great to hear. i always wanted to try gears but always put off by dudes on steroid aesthetic. do you think i should play the remastered collection or 360 versions via BC mode. which is the best way experience?
Only the first game got remastered. Some scoff at that version but unless you are a purist I think the remake is more than fine. 2 and 3 are only available via BC but hold up quite well and got some BC enhancements.
 

Dane

Member
Hey everyone
I cant believe i start a generation with a xbox console but i couldnt refuse the value proposition of the series console. I went back and fort between s and x since both are heavily available in where i live. (I live in istanbul and turkey is predominantly a playstation country)
I know later on i will buy a ps5 since i am invested in ps ecosystem and 1st party games thats why i went with series s.
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First thing i did was to subscribe to gamepass.
What are the hidden gems i may miss?
Looking for your replies.
Cheers

The Touryst
RE7
Katana Zero
Touhou Luna Nights
Rage 2 (yeah I like that game)
Alien Isolation
Alan Wake
Gears 5
Hotshot Racing
If you have Ultimate, EA Play is on, I'd recommend Black, Burnout Revenge, Paradise, BF1, BF3, Bad Company 2, Dante's Inferno, Dead Space and Mirror's Edge.
 

pasterpl

Member
Hey everyone
I cant believe i start a generation with a xbox console but i couldnt refuse the value proposition of the series console. I went back and fort between s and x since both are heavily available in where i live. (I live in istanbul and turkey is predominantly a playstation country)
I know later on i will buy a ps5 since i am invested in ps ecosystem and 1st party games thats why i went with series s.
593fSqQ.jpg

First thing i did was to subscribe to gamepass.
What are the hidden gems i may miss?
Looking for your replies.
Cheers
Quantum break, ori, forza horizon, sea of thieves, recore, sunset overdrive, hollow knight....and many more ;)
 

ikbalCO

Member
I believe so, trilogy is better than the two new games. I believe that first one is Remastered and those 2 other run in enhanced mode through BC, so that means like at least 1080p resolution for XSS, tho no HDR there.

Cuphead is not on GP? Hmm very strange. So if you like indies, I would recommend Kona, little atmospheric "walking game", forementioned Observation, The Tour...oh (that's excellent game), What Remains of Edith Finch, Blair Witch, Oxenfree, Tetris Effect, Guacamelle 2, Katana Zero...

Also I forgot that Metro Last Light Redux, Dishonored 2, Doom Eternal is on GamePass, if you haven't played those.
thanks for the advise. definitely will check the games i havent played before.


i am really suprised how small the system actually is. i mean the pictures don't do it justice. it is like a very thick book.

i am also suprised how scarce the storage actually is. i understand microsoft needed to cut corners to reach 300 USD but 360gb in 2020?
 

M1chl

Currently Gif and Meme Champion
thanks for the advise. definitely will check the games i havent played before.


i am really suprised how small the system actually is. i mean the pictures don't do it justice. it is like a very thick book.

i am also suprised how scarce the storage actually is. i understand microsoft needed to cut corners to reach 300 USD but 360gb in 2020?
Yeah well through this lens I believe is better buy X, because when you try to exapnd storage on S, you are already at higher price than X.... And with that said even X has for me low storage size...
 

Roberts

Member
i played finished and loved sunset and the first ori game on my cousin's one s. played control on my ps4.

never played any gears game before so i am interested in that series. has the first trilogy aged well? is it worth to try?

also i am somewhat of a indie game whore and quite suprise cuphead isn't on gamepass. already downloaded tourist and night in the woods. what else is good?

If you like indie games than I would try these (all on GP, but, mind you, most of them are on PS4):

Carrion, Moonlighter, West of Dead, What Remains of Edith Finch, Deep Rock Galactic, Journey to the Savage Planet, Void Bastards, Battle Chasers, Children of Morta (amazing game, IMO), Indivisible, Spiritfarer, Oxenfree, Undermine. I really enjoyed playing all of these.

Greedfall is a pretty good RPG that takes a lot inspiration from Dragon Age: Inquisition.

I had a blast with Gears Tactics which is game inspired by X-Com. Story kind of makes better sense if you have played all the main Gears games. Also, I think Gears games hold up pretty ok. Obviously, a bit dated, but are still fun and look good.
 

Pug

Member
People please play Outer Wilds, it's a stunning game. Yep you will have no idea what the heck is going on for hour or so, but as the story falls into place it will amaze you.
 
They don't need to close the door on it. They need to burn that entire house down. Xbox One is dead. Kill it. Move on.

I don't disagree. They were just a little evasive in the article regarding the X1, made me wonder if a Xcloud app might show up, making some of the next-gen games available on the old platform.
 
Looks like the tools are starting to develop


XsX wins Hitman 3 definitively.

Watched my roommate play it on his XsX this morning, looks absolutely gorgeous. Gonna pick it up on sale on my PS5 sometime later.
 
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Greggy

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Looks like the tools are starting to develop


XsX wins Hitman 3 definitively.

Watched my roommate play it on his XsX this morning, looks absolutely gorgeous. Gonna pick it up on sale on my PS5 sometime later.
Unfortunately I have to get it on PlayStation for VR.
 

Riky

$MSFT
Looks like the tools are starting to develop


XsX wins Hitman 3 definitively.

Watched my roommate play it on his XsX this morning, looks absolutely gorgeous. Gonna pick it up on sale on my PS5 sometime later.

It's like a 40% + difference in pixels and higher shadow quality on top. That's far bigger than the gap between the machines on paper, bodes well for Xbox going forward.
 

CatLady

Selfishly plays on Xbox Purr-ies X
well first things first, hope you apply similar style to your love life in the future :D

i downloaded the gamepass app to my phone and created a list of games to play similar to way you were suggesting. btw the app is great.


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a lot of really great games on that list. Quantum Break, Ori WotW and Gears 5, especially the Hivebusters DLC are some of my favorite games from last gen. I absolutely loved We happy few but I'm one of about 3 people that liked the game.

Anyway welcome to the Xbox universe. You've got a great time ahead of you with Series S and Game Pass.
 
That thread is ridiculous. The usual suspects are desperately latching on to that one level with the drops... which is obviously a bug.

Probably not a bug, just the weight of running at 30% higher res. Obviously, they went 1800p (with reduced shadows) on PS5 because most of the levels would have had drops at 4k with high shadows. Whereas Xbox had the issue just in the one area so they rolled with it.

However, it also indicates that PS5 probably could have gone higher res in most areas, maybe something odd like 2000p or something, since there is overhead at 1800p in the heaviest scene. People need to except that these systems are going to produce nearly indistinguishable results from each other 95% of the time.
 
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Roberts

Member
So, I needed to take a break from Immortals: Fenyx Rising and I decided to play Haven a bit (I tried the demo before, but only for a few minutes). It's also XS optimised and looks good for the type of game it wants to be, but there are occasional framerate drops in quality mode, but nothing game breaking (usually it happens when you arrive at a new island and so on). I don't know exactly why, but I kind of like the game. It is a super light and cheesy game with elements of exploration, Daft Punk type soundtrack, JRPG combat and two main characters and you spend a lot of time listening to them talk, make fun of each other, eat, drink and fuck. You know, the works. It's not really challenging and there is not that much variety to gameplay, but I kind of want to know how it ends. I guess I like these silly characters.
 
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I'm making great progress on Ori. All skills and abilities have been acquired as well as all health orbs. I'm missing 1 energy orb but I can't find it for the life of me. I'm about to enter the volcano.

I'm not finding the game to be that challenging but I'm also playing on easy difficulty. Maybe all that practice I got by playing and beating Celeste a couple of years back is paying off. Now that was an extremely hard and unforgiving game.

Edit: Found the last energy orb. It was inside the volcano lol.
 
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nikolino840

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Fоr а gаmіng реrѕоn, Хbох іѕ а соmmоn brаnd whісh rерrеѕеntѕ mаnу vіdео gаmе соnѕоlеѕ. Тhе Аmеrісаn соmраnу аlѕо рrоvіdеѕ ѕtrеаmіng ѕеrvісеѕ аnd hаѕ bееn іn ореrаtіоn fоr оvеr 16 уеаrѕ. Іt іѕ dеvеlореd bу Місrоѕоft, аnd thе сurrеnt hеаd оf thе соmраnу іѕ Рhіl Ѕреnсеr. То knоw mоrе аbоut thе nеt wоrth оf Хbох іn 2020, соntіnuе rеаdіng thе аrtісlе.

Таblе оf Соntеntѕ
Іnсерtіоn

Аlthоugh thе оrіgіnаl Хbох соnѕоlе wаѕ rеlеаѕеd іn Nоvеmbеr 2001, thе оrіgіnаl dеvісе wаѕ mаnufасturеd bу Аtаrі Јаguаr. Ноwеvеr, thе соmраnу ѕtорреd thе ѕеrvісе іn 1996. Хbох hаѕ аlѕо оrgаnіzеd thе “Хbох FаnFеѕt” іn Ѕерtеmbеr 2016 іn Ѕуdnеу, Аuѕtrаlіа.

Ѕіnсе іtѕ rеlеаѕе, thе Хbох соnѕоlе hаѕ ѕоld mіllіоnѕ оf unіtѕ асrоѕѕ thе wоrld. Тhе nеt іnсоmе оf thе соmраnу hаѕ ѕееn mаnу uрѕ аnd dоwn thrоughоut thе уеаrѕ. Іn 2010, іt wаѕ bеlіеvеd thаt thе соmраnу wаѕ mаkіng аn аnnuаl іnсоmе оf $625 mіllіоn. Іn 2018, thе соmраnу wіtnеѕѕеd аn іnсrеаѕе оf uр tо 18% іn іtѕ rеvеnuе.

Еvоlutіоn
Іn Nоvеmbеr 2001, thе оrіgіnаl Хbох wаѕ mаdе аvаіlаblе іn Nоrth Аmеrіса. Ѕооn іt wаѕ rеlеаѕеd іn Јараn, Аuѕtrаlіа, аnd Еurоре. Місrоѕоft hаd tо соmреtе wіth ѕеvеrаl оthеr gаmіng brаndѕ lіkе GаmеСubе (Nіntеndо) аnd Drеаmсаѕt (РlауЅtаtіоn 2). Іn Nоvеmbеr 2002, thе Хbох Lіvе ѕеrvісе wаѕ lаunсhеd. Тhіѕ аllоwеd thе рlауеrѕ tо рlау thе gаmе еіthеr оnlіnе оr wіthоut uѕіng аnу brоаdbаnd соnnесtіоn. Іn 2005, thе Хbох 360 wаѕ rеlеаѕеd. Ву 2013, іt ѕоld mоrе thаn 78 mіllіоn unіtѕ асrоѕѕ thе wоrld.

Іn 2010, Місrоѕоft rеlеаѕеd thе rеdеѕіgnеd Хbох 360, аnd thе оldеr mоdеl wаѕ dіѕсоntіnuеd. Тhе соmраnу thеn rеlеаѕеd Хbох оnе іn Nоvеmbеr 2013. Араrt frоm thаt, thе соmраnу hаѕ rеlеаѕеd mаnу оnlіnе ѕеrvісеѕ. Аѕ оf 2012, Хbох Lіvе hаѕ gоt mоrе thаn 40 mіllіоn glоbаl ѕubѕсrіbеrѕ. Тhеrе іѕ аlѕо Хbох Lіvе Маrkеtрlасе whеrе thе mеmbеrѕ саn dоwnlоаd оr рurсhаѕе рrоmоtіоnаl соntеnt. Оthеr ѕеrvісеѕ іnсludе Хbох ЅmаrtGlаѕѕ аnd Gаmіng Сlоud.

Асhіеvеmеntѕ
Хbох hаѕ grоwn іmmеnѕеlу ѕіnсе іt wаѕ fоrmеd. Іt hаѕ lаunсhеd а numbеr оf рrоduсtѕ аnd ѕеrvісеѕ аnd hаѕ hеlреd tо іnсrеаѕе еmрlоуmеnt іn dіffеrеnt соuntrіеѕ оf thе wоrld. Тhе gаmеѕ rеlеаѕеd bу thе соmраnу hаvе gоnе оn tо rесеіvе mаnу аwаrdѕ. Іt hаѕ ѕеvеrаl tіmеѕ арреаrеd іn thе lіѕt оf thе Gаmе оf thе Yеаr Аwаrdѕ.

Nеt Wоrth & Еаrnіngѕ
Аѕ Хbох hаѕ rеlеаѕеd а numbеr оf рrоduсtѕ аnd ѕеrvісеѕ ѕіnсе іtѕ іnсерtіоn, thе соmраnу hаѕ ѕееn а gооd іnсrеаѕе іn іtѕ rеvеnuе. Тhе Хbох соnѕоlе hаѕ ѕоld mоrе thаn 100 mіllіоn unіtѕ асrоѕѕ thе wоrld. Іn Арrіl 2018, thе ѕеrvісе rеvеnuе оf thе соmраnу ѕаw аn іnсrеаѕе оf 24%. Аlѕо, іt hаѕ bееn rероrtеd thаt thе numbеr оf Хbох Lіvе uѕеrѕ wеrе 59 mіllіоn.

Іn 2002, thе соmраnу mаdе а nеt іnсоmе оf $5.36 bіllіоn. Іt реаkеd tо $23.15 bіllіоn іn 2011. Ноwеvеr, thе соmраnу’ѕ rеvеnuе dесlіnеd fоr thе fіѕсаl уеаr 2015 аnd 2016. Іn 2018, thе nеt іnсоmе оf thе соmраnу іѕ $16.57 bіllіоn.

Хbох tоdау hаѕ mіllіоnѕ оf uѕеrѕ асrоѕѕ thе wоrld. Тhе mаrkеt vаluе оf Хbох іѕ $585 bіllіоn аѕ оf 2018. Хbох Оnе іѕ rеlеаѕеd іn 21 mаrkеtѕ, аnd іt соntіnuеѕ tо соmе uр wіth nеw рrоduсtѕ оr uрgrаdеѕ. Тhе соmраnу hаѕ wіtnеѕѕеd gооd dеvеlорmеnt bоth іn tеrmѕ оf rеvеnuе аnd іn іnсrеаѕіng thе uѕеr bаѕе.

 
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I haven't touched my xbox in a while due to wow classic, but that's finally coming to a close. So I booted up my stone age xbox one and downloaded Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Can't wait to catch up on the games I haven't played. Also, I never played through Alan Wake, so that's probably a go right after I finish Ori. I'll likely be getting Civ 6 here soon too, but that will be more for when the tv is already in use. I like the games that are set to release in 2021. Tunic, yes please.
 
My previous post was as premature as... well you guys know. I thought I had longer to go but I just finished Ori and The Blind Forest. Honestly the Ginzo tree escape was the hardest part for me, the ending was a piece of cake. I ended up with 920 out of 1250 achievements points.

What else can I say, I absolutely loved the game. It had the right amount of challenge, a very heartfelt story, tight gameplay and gorgeous visuals. I can't wait to get started with Ori and The Will of the Wisps tomorrow. Freaking Microsoft dropping a huge batch of games on Game Pass tomorrow that I want to play as well smh.
 

MDSLKTR

Member
I dont understand why people keep going back and forth with those guys, they are ready to die for the cause l.
Dude.
Some loonies from the next-gen asylum are asking for public apologies from xbox fans on here ok.
We've seen a couple pages back how they come up in this thread, of all places, to harass totally chill people.
We've seen the dm's that are sent to demoralize some great posters like @Hix which only sin, according to them, was to relay positive xbox content.
We see how they dogpile like little bitches on Riky Riky MrFunSocks MrFunSocks (btw idk how you guys do it to stand against that grain of shit but I salute you).

We see all that, and with the dopamine rush of reactions this type of behavior is enabled even further so it don't see it changing any time soon.
But right now it's really delightful to sit back and watch how they eat each other in that thread and I hope to god to see it more and more.
And I say that as owing both consoles and loving them equally, some of the guys don't even have one yet lol.
 
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