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Randomly dropping the game out without any fanfare, or hell official announcement beforehand. Doesn't inspire much confidence, even for a f2p.
That said if it's more like the first Titanfall when it comes to balance and Burn cards, I'll be excited... Oh wait, it's a BR game. Nevermind, no excitement.
Am I the only one that doesn't care about how well reviewed a game is? I mean it's always nice to see a game you love getting justice through reviews and scores but that's it. The only way a review ever helped me was pulling the trigger with games I wasn't sure to buy.
Back to Crackdown, you can't say it doesn't feel a bit outdated in its presentation. The city feels lifeless, and compared to other modern open world game there's definitly something off. That said, 15th can't come soon enough, I keep my expectations low but I sense I will have a great time with that game.
Thanks to Game Pass, it could find its community whatever reviews will say. The best thing with that service is probably that games have much chances to succeed than only sales, I guess.
Back to Crackdown, you can't say it doesn't feel a bit outdated in its presentation. The city feels lifeless, and compared to other modern open world game there's definitly something off. That said, 15th can't come soon enough, I keep my expectations low but I sense I will have a great time with that game.
Thanks to Game Pass, it could find its community whatever reviews will say. The best thing with that service is probably that games have much chances to succeed than only sales, I guess.
The boss fights look so good. They are a huge step up from the first two games.
And it's like the first boss, I can't wait to see the more changelling more complex ones.
I agree with you, my fav game from 2018 was darksiders 3, if it was for reviews I wouldn't have played it almost at release(extremely good word of mouth by friends).
Plus the system is outdated due to the gaas thing
Well, I heard games play best on Xbox One X.
I have to say, for as skeptical as I've been about Crackdown, I think I'll enjoy the campaign. The variety in the crime bosses and mission design should do enough to keep that loop fresh. The video of the quarry fight shows some variety that the first game lacked: you have to blow up the mining equipment before the boss reveals himself and then the fight with Khan has more to it than just blowing up his mech.
Yea. That huge flying snake robot thingy from the E3 trailer will be insane.
My game of the gen is still Sunset Overdrive, because of how much I surpringly enjoyed it. I loved all the marketing prelaunch and mucadada's post on gaf, but that game seemed not for me. I ended up buying it after an Xbox pal (I made thanks to an Xbox website) couldn't stop praising it each time we played together.
The DLC for New Vegas had better writing than the main game
SO deserved a way better metascore that it had and that's a mistake press will never be able to repair. Shame!
Why SHOULD they have canceled it? People seem pretty jazzed for it and fun will be had. Why would you prefer nothing instead of something some people will enjoy?
There will be Metacritic day when there will be major shock and concern when CD3 gets a shit score.
Then there will be the PAL charts thread when there will be further shock and concern when it barely edges in to the top 40. And discussions will vary between the game simply being a bit shit, Xbox being doomed, and Game Pass hurting game sales.
During all this you might think that CD3 was one of the most hyped games of all time with high expectations and Xbox's last saviour. And you might also forget that the real actual disappointment in February will be Anthem.
I also enjoyed SSOD, espacially the dark and nerdish humor behind it. Gameplay took several hours to show it's full potential but when it reach that point is a blast.
People basically doesn't understand that they hadn't to be interested in each game of the lineup of a single publisher. This is why variety matters.
A 12 years before CD4
You miss the shock and concern for the taste of the average xbox player when msft will unveil that several mlns played it.
Please I'm concerned for anthem, don't do this to me.
Don't forget the trials of GP!!! Don't forget the free trials!!!!
Gonna be either Anthem or Division 2. Or both, possibly neither.
That's a good point as no matter how good or bad it'll be received, people will be too busy getting in on a good ol' fashioned EA thrashing the next week.
That's true, although Crackdown 3 is the main new title releasing during the first half of the year from MS 1P. Rest of the new games are in H2 or beyond.
I am excluding things like re-releases/ports and ID@Xbox titles as well as expansions when I say the above.
Will we ever see Microsoft win GOTY at TGAs? Ever since the days of the Spike VGAs, Microsoft is one of the only major publishers, as well as the only console manufacturer to not win GOTY.
This disappoints me greatly as many games they have made are more than deserving from Halo 3 to Gears of War to the Forza Horizon Games.
With the new acquisitions as well as expansions to existing teams, as well as new studios and existing stepping up their game (look at what 343 and Coalition are doing), will Microsoft finally win the coveted award.
I really do hope so.
This disappoints me greatly as many games they have made are more than deserving from Halo 3 to Gears of War to the Forza Horizon Games.
With the new acquisitions as well as expansions to existing teams, as well as new studios and existing stepping up their game (look at what 343 and Coalition are doing), will Microsoft finally win the coveted award.
I really do hope so.
No, I'm with you. Many of my favorite games have scores in the 60s and 70s. Many of my most frustrating have in the 90s.
The division 2 is a March game, and no one is overhyping it due to a subtle marketing and basically being a bigger/better more of the same.
Simply Xbox does not do the genres that are critical darlings. Gears 5 may be, but as a radical gears purist I don't see it as a good thing because I convinced that will undermines the formula to create an underwhelming game with an excellent shooting system just for chasing trends. Watch 2018 goty nominees, all third person, action games with open world and lite rpgs mechanics (except for monster hunter), the only exception was Celeste.
Simply Xbox does not do the genres that are critical darlings. Gears 5 may be, but as a radical gears purist I don't see it as a good thing because I convinced that will undermines the formula to create an underwhelming game with an excellent shooting system just for chasing trends. Watch 2018 goty nominees, all third person, action games with open world and lite rpgs mechanics (except for monster hunter), the only exception was Celeste.[/QUOTE]
That's very true, and there is no need to bastardize a working formula to aim for gold. Obsidian and Ninja Theory have been known to make those sorts of games and Playground is doing one too, so we'll have to see how those play out.
That's very true, and there is no need to bastardize a working formula to aim for gold. Obsidian and Ninja Theory have been known to make those sorts of games and Playground is doing one too, so we'll have to see how those play out.
I figured Ori would be out sooner than later, so it's interesting that it's second half of the year. I'm guessing it's out late summer then to give Gears the big holiday release spot in September/October.
No, Microsoft does not release games that win GOTY at award shows.
I personally don't care much for the show (feels rushed, unfocused, and overall lame. Plus I can't stand Kingsley), but it would be nice for Microsoft to have a bigger presence. A celebration of the best games of the year, and one of the biggest publisher is oddly absent. Always felt strange, same with Ubisoft.
Oh well, most of the winners and nominees are games I don't care about anyway, so the show isn't really for me.
Im mistaken or this discussion started with the anticipated damage control for some people that can't accept bad previews?
I think if users don't want discussions like this here they should avoid exactly the kind of post you did a few pages ago.
It's kinda odd to post a whole conspiracy theory while downplaying other plataforms exclusives and some pages after complain that will be another 12 days of "this".
Can we please not do this here? Isnt there another thread where you can go and be hyper-negative with your concerns? Seriously tho!
That's true.
But smaller scope games have an even harder stand. They get nominated, but don't win.
Crackdown 3 being the only MS first party title for H1 of 2019 isn't too surprising because none of their other confirmed 2019 have confirmed dates.
We were speculating about pre-E3 release dates for Ori 2 and Battletoads, but this isn't too surprising.
I think Crackdown 3 will be the last of the "old Microsoft." I don't expect a Crackdown 4, but that's okay. I'm confident MS will make up for it and more with other titles.
We were speculating about pre-E3 release dates for Ori 2 and Battletoads, but this isn't too surprising.
I think Crackdown 3 will be the last of the "old Microsoft." I don't expect a Crackdown 4, but that's okay. I'm confident MS will make up for it and more with other titles.
I hope the series at least gets a spiritual successor at some point, wholly in house this time. There is a lot they can do with the franchise, I understand why Phil said he wanted this to be a pillar franchise.
Even thinking back on the development history of CD, it's a very interesting take.
I want to see the influence of Joseph Staten in SP. I'm really curious about the story.
I want to see the influence of Joseph Staten in SP. I'm really curious about the story.
I think they're better off just leaving well alone.
Phil hoped Crackdown could become a pillar franchise, but I think that ship sailed a while back.
I don't think MS should prioritise producing a bunch of cinematic, narrative driven games (though they use some of those), but they should invest in adventure games, platformers, puzzle games, hack 'n slash, survival horrors and a whole bunch more. They do that with this renewed focus on quality and polish, and they'll be more than okay.
Apparently a lot of people missed the meme
Do I even have to type the "CAPTION" for this ?!
I'll drop this here. A report from an institutional investor that held a meeting with MS last year.
We've been talking about Crackdown for days, I hardly started anything.
"Microsoft believes that its five new studios will help it to achieve a primary goal, the delivery of one AAA game per quarter in order to drive Xbox Game Pass. With that said, it does not want to rush its new studios into delivering games before they are fully baked, and believes that any acquisition takes time to get its legs. Its ideal acquisition targets have proven content and strong development teams. "
I like the idea that they wont restrict their AAA exclusive release dates to "holiday" from what i'm understanding.
I like the idea that they wont restrict their AAA exclusive release dates to "holiday" from what i'm understanding.
Yeah it needs to get to a state like netflix. Just release quality stuff any time in the year.
Can we please get the snap functionality back on the Scarlett? It was one of the best ideas to come out of this gen.
Who cares? Why exactly should anyone care about The Game Awards? It's the video game equivalent of the MTV Movie Awards.
Dragon's Dogma offers the user many more options, and every weapon class and skill is viable. Open world games don't even approach the player expression offered by Dragon's Dogma. That's why it's the best.
Gotta love the people driving by to wag their finger at the community here.
Every fanbase on Era has similar reactions to negativity towards games they're looking forward to. Check the Days Gone threads if you don't believe me.
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