ScouserInExile Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 12 hours ago, Yoshimax said: Fight Night Champion I used to really like the Fight Night series, but didn't get along with Champion at all. I thought the story mode was unnecessary and a bit rubbish and they made it stupidly punishing to throw a handful of punches - even with a fully trained up fighter, your stamina would drain ridiculously quickly at which point, getting hit a couple of times would knock you out. This may have been balanced by a patch, but when I last played it, the only real tactic was to continuously guard and hope your opponent wore themselves out to the point where you could get some shots in and knock them out. They actually made a boxing game where the best / only tactic was to not throw any punches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gossi the dog Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 On 30/08/2021 at 10:05, ScouserInExile said: Other than the frankly excellent Injustice and Mortal Kombat games, are there any good, kinda casual fighting games on GP? Dead or Alive 6. Has an excellent Quest mode which is arguably the best bit of single player content in a fighting game for years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouserInExile Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Looks like I'll be trying out Dead or Alive 6, then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeydog Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, ScouserInExile said: Looks like I'll be trying out Dead or Alive 6, then... It's not on GP though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosegrinder Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 But the core game is free, so he can try it for nowt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gossi the dog Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Plus, the best part - Quest Mode - is available in it's entirety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlospie Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Plus the best part, the oversized tittehs, are free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogster Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 You don't need a guide for Myst, but it does expect you to be incredibly thorough in exploring the world. All those books in the library? You need to read them, or at least flick through to the diagrams and stuff. You also need to take a lot of notes, and occasionally draw maps. It's not for everyone, but can be really rewarding. On 30/08/2021 at 12:49, SteveH said: It's a real shame because it looks like quite a pretty game world. Wasn't it originally static screens or something? I'm sure that's what put me off the original, so I was quite surprised to see it all in 3D. But it would definitely do my nut in after reading comments like yours It was originally static screens, combined with borderless video for animations. This is actually the second 3D version to be released I think, third if you include the remastered version of realMyst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallicfrodo Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Has anyone played Recompile? I had a quick go before Psychonauts 2 pulled me in, and it didn't really grab me. Is it worth going back to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deerokus Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 It seemed a bit mediocre but I've played a lot of a great games in the same rough genre recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortis Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Recompile seemed ok but the decision to make so many pipe based paths that twist about and allow you to fall to your death kinda put me off investing any time in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayn Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Downloaded Warhammer Vermintide 2 just to see what it was like, never even heard of it. This seems like a perfect match for my co-op fridays, it’s basically L4D with swords and bows. Can’t believe I never knew this game existed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosegrinder Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Vermintide is ace. The characters are fantastic and the interaction between them is wonderful. Saltspyre is the best. Do all the story chapters first then hit the Chaos Wastes for looting dungeon running fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lyon Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, metallicfrodo said: Has anyone played Recompile? I had a quick go before Psychonauts 2 pulled me in, and it didn't really grab me. Is it worth going back to? It drew me in enough to complete it before Psychonauts 2 came out. It's pretty short and it's not really a Metroidvania as it's described but I thought it had a good aesthetic and you get pretty powerful pretty quickly. Spoiler The slo-mo power both ruins the game and makes it essential to use. Grow Home was the closest game I could think of in terms of that dynamic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popo Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Rayn said: Downloaded Warhammer Vermintide 2 just to see what it was like, never even heard of it. This seems like a perfect match for my co-op fridays, it’s basically L4D with swords and bows. Can’t believe I never knew this game existed. How does it compare with World War Z? I’m a bit cool on that one, and my friend didn’t take to it, so I’m hoping it’s a bit better. Basically, what is the best L4D-like on the games pass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayn Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Popo said: How does it compare with World War Z? I’m a bit cool on that one, and my friend didn’t take to it, so I’m hoping it’s a bit better. Basically, what is the best L4D-like on the games pass? I would actually say that Warhammer knocks both World War Z and Back 4 Blood out of the water. It’s easy to get into, challenging, has an interesting loot system and a good humour. I’ve yet to play it long enough to find out how the longevity is, but so far I’m quite impressed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fry Crayola Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Started playing Vermintide 2 myself with friends a couple of weeks ago and it's indeed very good. There's a nice weight to the melee as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouserInExile Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 11 hours ago, gossi the dog said: Plus, the best part - Quest Mode - is available in it's entirety. Stupid question - where do I find Quest Mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gerbik Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, ScouserInExile said: Stupid question - where do I find Quest Mode? That's your first quest 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gossi the dog Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 32 minutes ago, ScouserInExile said: Stupid question - where do I find Quest Mode? Second item on the main menu. DoA Quest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosegrinder Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Noice. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Looking forward to The Artful Escape. Looks mental and a great cast. Never heard of the rest (apart from FF) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosegrinder Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Signs of the Soujourner has got massive praise. I got it as part of the Itch.io Black Lives Matter megabundle but never got round to playing it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garwoofoo Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 4 minutes ago, moosegrinder said: Signs of the Soujourner has got massive praise. I got it as part of the Itch.io Black Lives Matter megabundle but never got round to playing it. I got it in the same bundle - it's good and the design is clever but I found the tone of it all a bit off-putting after a while. It's so hipsterish and pleased with itself all the time. And the graphical style is an acquired taste, that I didn't really acquire. It'll certainly find an audience, though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt0 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Been meaning to play Signs of the Soujorner for ages so having it on the Xbox will be handy, especially if there's play anywhere support. Does anyone know if Nuclear Throne on console will have the 60fps patch? Easily rivals Hades for the title of best action roguelike IMO - no story and ultra low production values, but it plays beautifully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassidy Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Artful escape looks great. And now @matt0 has mentioned nuclear throne in the same breath as Hades. I'm interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mortis Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Nuclear Throne is excellent. Not as shiny and polished as hades but if they have it running at 60FPS then it’s well worth a look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevvy Metal Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I think FF13 is massively under-rated. The series X "version" has some fancy updates like new 4K cut-scenes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallet Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 For games like FF xiii that come to game pass, do the publishers tend to put the sequels on special offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt0 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mallet said: For games like FF xiii that come to game pass, do the publishers tend to put the sequels on special offer? XIII-2 and XIII-3 are slated to hit game pass at some point too. I'm not sure what happened with the FF line-up on there, everything took way longer than expected to roll out and they've already started taking the PS1 era games off before they've finished putting everything up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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