Going back to the release of PS4 
Desperate times.
Desperate times.Gaming Xbox Series X|S
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I wanted to go back to that moment in time where Sony were good.Going back to the release of PS4
Jesus! xxx
Original trailer from last year if you don't want to be spoiled on the gameplay above:
All that money and no exclusives.
When am I going to be able to actually buy one of these things?
Oh my lawdy it feels good to be on the winning team.
Xbox sales boom as virus maintains grip on economy
Xbox sales jumped 40% in the three months to 31 December while Azure services soared 50%.
Microsoft's gaming business topped $5bn in quarterly sales for the first time ever due to gaming subscriptions and sales as well as new consoles.
Its shares - which climbed roughly 40% last year - were up another 4% in after-hours trade,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55820219
Xbox sales boom as virus maintains grip on economy
Xbox sales jumped 40% in the three months to 31 December while Azure services soared 50%.
Microsoft's gaming business topped $5bn in quarterly sales for the first time ever due to gaming subscriptions and sales as well as new consoles.
Its shares - which climbed roughly 40% last year - were up another 4% in after-hours trade,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55820219
a little harsh on BBC to call Sony a ‘virus’, but I understand.
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-medium-review
8 from IGN
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-medium-review/1900-6417633/
9 from Gamespot
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-medium-review/
92 from PCGamer
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-27-the-medium-review
Recommended from Eurogamer
8 from IGN
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-medium-review/1900-6417633/
9 from Gamespot
https://www.pcgamer.com/the-medium-review/
92 from PCGamer
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-01-27-the-medium-review
Recommended from Eurogamer
I'm pleasantly surprised by this. I was expecting it to be a bit crap.
The average score is 7. But it's on gamepass, so why not try it out? It doesn't hurt right @esmufc07.
It does look good. Not sure horror games appeal to me that much though. Especially if it’s full of jump scares.
Twice I’ve now managed to get a series X in to the basket only to be denied when completing my order. Honestly starting to wonder if I can even be bothered trying.
Resident Evil 2 and 3 Remastered are both on sale at the moment on the store. I've only just started RE2 but zomg it's so so good. A few jump scares but it's properly well done and real established tension. The only slight annoyance is zombies being bullet sponges, but I think that's done so you have to think tactically about how you approach situations.
Try Argos, Smyths and the likes on Friday. Last week Game said they would be delivering stock to people on these dates via pre-order which means they must have stock coming, so maybe some of the other places that aren’t doing pre-orders will get stock as well.
Game had Pre-orders go up today for the 15th of Feb but they sold out before I could get my hands on one.
The beauty of game pass.
I downloaded kingdoms of amalur the other day for the free play weekend and uninstalled it after going through the intro as it there were already too many hard-to-remember fantasy names being chucked around. It's nice trying games you're not sure about out.
I did unfortunately make the mistake of getting my partner to try skyrim out and that is now the xbox's primary use
Imagine for a moment the sight of a beautiful sunset as you're holding the hand of the girl you dearly love. You look into her eyes and her into yours and at that moment you know inner peace. Zen has been reached and it's a thousand times stronger than the greatest MDMA you'll ever try. As the sun sets you wander down the hill and a man shouts your name. It turns out you've won a hundred trillion pounds, no strings attached. Oh and you're now God.
Now imagine not having any of that because this is what you're reckoning with between the choice of owning an Xbox or not.
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Yeah for sure. Doubt I would have ever bought the Ori games, but here I am about to finish the second, and they’ve been one of the gaming experiences I’ve had, if not thee best.The beauty of game pass.
I downloaded kingdoms of amalur the other day for the free play weekend and uninstalled it after going through the intro as it there were already too many hard-to-remember fantasy names being chucked around. It's nice trying games you're not sure about out.
I did unfortunately make the mistake of getting my partner to try skyrim out and that is now the xbox's primary use
The score fits the name. Medium. Get it? Medium.
Medium isn’t my cup of tea, even with it on gamepass. Hoping to buy Hitman shortly, just wanna finish a game or 2 first
Just got The Medium on PC, but this seems like the best thread for it. Anyone else trying this game?
I'm gonna try it this weekend after I finish a plague tale.
Which Yakuza should I play on Game Pass? I’ve played a tiny bit of one, can’t even remember which now. Other than that, I’m new
Does it have Yakuza 0? That's probably the best place to start.
Yeah it does!
Has these:
Yakuza remastered collection
0
3 remastered
4 remastered
5 remastered
Kiwami 1 & 2
Start with Zero in my opinion.
Then Kiwani 1 and 2. 3,4,5 are the weakest when it comes to combat as they just remastered versions and not remakes like the Kiwani games. Zero is the best place to start, but it’s also the worst because it’s the best gameplay wise and some of the gameplay elements are not in first 5 games because Zero came out after them. If you want to play in release order then it’s first 5 games and then Zero.
Yakuza 6 will be out in March on gamepass. But it’s going to take you more than a year to get through these games. As you would want to play one and then take a few month break.
I told @esmufc07 to play Yakuza Zero because it’s better than being a courier for Kojima.
https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/01/22/new-games-with-gold-february-2021/
Was this ever posted? I'm keen on that Indiana Jones game.
Resident Evil remake which is nearly 20 years old
Permission to lay the smackdown on Elvis?
Technically the HD remaster of the remake (yeah, that sounds silly) is 6 years old. Still worthy of a playthrough for anyone who's missed it.
HD remastermake 
Still the best Resident Evil game ever made.HD remastermake
And yeah, I loved The Medium, 8/10 for me, brilliant Akira Yamaoka music and ambience with great voice acting and pretty good story in general. I missed fixed camera angles so much in horror games, finished this in one sitting. The split mechanic could have been used some more and optimization is pretty bad, other then that, loved it.
Did you like those chase/stealth sequences? So far I think those are awful.
Neither particularly liked or hated them, they were very rare in the game tbh.
I've started the Medium, although on PC. Not that long in, just got in the building via the dumpster (not a spoiler at all, trust me) and I have to say it already seems very mediocre.
I like the setting, but that's clearly where all the budget went. The character design and animations are absolutely woeful, they are so out of place with the environments it's not even funny. Also the spirit world lacks any kind of style, certainly not as polished as the main world especially when they try so hard to show off their RT implementation in the rain/puddles, but absolutely nowhere else...it's a very weird choice. The story has started predictable and not particularly well written, and the cardinal sin of game design has once again been cast upon us...why the feck do they think changing the active button adds any depth??? X becomes Y at times, that's a huge bug bear and a design no no, yet so many "interactive story" games like this do it. Finally, there's a lack of atmosphere, the sound design so far is non-existent which is a bit odd considering they make a point of wearing headphones. Perhaps that is to come though, but you'd expect a game like this to start off heavy on the build-up.
However I'm going to continue playing as I assume (probably wrongly, but fingers crossed) that the main gameplay hook will actually throw up some interesting puzzles. Oh and the fact I didn't expect Booker DeWitt to show up!
I like the setting, but that's clearly where all the budget went. The character design and animations are absolutely woeful, they are so out of place with the environments it's not even funny. Also the spirit world lacks any kind of style, certainly not as polished as the main world especially when they try so hard to show off their RT implementation in the rain/puddles, but absolutely nowhere else...it's a very weird choice. The story has started predictable and not particularly well written, and the cardinal sin of game design has once again been cast upon us...why the feck do they think changing the active button adds any depth??? X becomes Y at times, that's a huge bug bear and a design no no, yet so many "interactive story" games like this do it. Finally, there's a lack of atmosphere, the sound design so far is non-existent which is a bit odd considering they make a point of wearing headphones. Perhaps that is to come though, but you'd expect a game like this to start off heavy on the build-up.
However I'm going to continue playing as I assume (probably wrongly, but fingers crossed) that the main gameplay hook will actually throw up some interesting puzzles. Oh and the fact I didn't expect Booker DeWitt to show up!
There's a game on mate.I've started the Medium, although on PC. Not that long in, just got in the building via the dumpster (not a spoiler at all, trust me) and I have to say it already seems very mediocre.
I like the setting, but that's clearly where all the budget went. The character design and animations are absolutely woeful, they are so out of place with the environments it's not even funny. Also the spirit world lacks any kind of style, certainly not as polished as the main world especially when they try so hard to show off their RT implementation in the rain/puddles, but absolutely nowhere else...it's a very weird choice. The story has started predictable and not particularly well written, and the cardinal sin of game design has once again been cast upon us...why the feck do they think changing the active button adds any depth??? X becomes Y at times, that's a huge bug bear and a design no no, yet so many "interactive story" games like this do it. Finally, there's a lack of atmosphere, the sound design so far is non-existent which is a bit odd considering they make a point of wearing headphones. Perhaps that is to come though, but you'd expect a game like this to start off heavy on the build-up.
However I'm going to continue playing as I assume (probably wrongly, but fingers crossed) that the main gameplay hook will actually throw up some interesting puzzles. Oh and the fact I didn't expect Booker DeWitt to show up!