Since Microsoft bought Obsidian, do they now own the Alpha Protocol IP? Or did another publisher own it and not Obsidian?
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Oh alright, thanks!
It does seem like a new studio acquisition is coming soon, though.
Man I really enjoyed Outer Worlds so much. I am itching for a first/third person WRPG in that vein with better production values exclusvively for next gen. Basically I am saying I cant wait for Outer Worlds 2 and Starfield.
On a side note - I always found Halo and Gears boring but decided to give it a try again. Tried Gears 5 and boy its just soooo boring. Maybe its because I am just not invested in the story and dont quite understand what happened previously but god damn is it boring. Like I dont care for any of these characters, the art style and the gameplay and encounter design is so boring.
Will try playing through Gears 1-4 again and see if that helps renew interest in Gears 5.
Nope! Will give it a shot! Are the DLCs on gamepass as well or do I have to purchase them?
On a side note - I always found Halo and Gears boring but decided to give it a try again. Tried Gears 5 and boy its just soooo boring. Maybe its because I am just not invested in the story and dont quite understand what happened previously but god damn is it boring. Like I dont care for any of these characters, the art style and the gameplay and encounter design is so boring.
Will try playing through Gears 1-4 again and see if that helps renew interest in Gears 5.
Nope! Will give it a shot! Are the DLCs on gamepass as well or do I have to purchase them?
? There's been enough smoke here to suggest that Fable(4) will have co-op and shared world elements i.d. MMO-lite. Not sure why that's surprising given Fables history of campaign coop
Also, I think MMO stuff on Fable would work brilliantly and that type of model seems to be a perfect match with GamePass.
The best case scenario for me would be that there is a meaty campaign that can be played with no issues in single player or with another person and then separate online modes
And Playground Games experience in shared world co-op stuff with Horizon
Having co-op/shared world elements ≠ having emphasis in co-op / shared world.
I can play Dark Souls in co-op, but the game isn't emphasized on it. I'm ok with having online elements, cuz Fable (since 2) had it but it should not be the emphasis of the game. Online, in Fable, should be treated as side content, not core pillar.
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I think at least one studio will be acquired by the end of this year, although I would not be surprised if it is a couple.
Hmm.. the worry with coop in general is that the story and quest design could take a backseat. I am not sure since I have not played it extensively but is Fable a narrative focussed series or is it more a story is an afterthought like Bethesda games? If it is the latter, nothing will be lost when adding coop honestly. In fact I wish Elder Scrolls 6 and Starfield have coop too.
If anyone deserves the benefit of the doubt for a GAAS or MMO-Lite. It's Playground. For most studios, I think twice when I hear those terms. For Playground, my ears fucking perk up. They make great games for solo and MP and then make em even better. Awesome team.
Fable is more about the humour and the day to day than the story IMO. The stories are fine, but there is a certain tone and adventure to Fable that makes it special. Think of it like an M Rated (but not hyperviolent) 3D Zelda.
That said, Playground's vision of the series may be very different from Lionhead's, barring the tone which seems on point.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Fable in the Guild of Heroes era is built better for a shared-world/Destiny-like RPG than mot any other setting I could think of. Take missions with your friends, make boasts to tweak the difficulty, come together with other heroes to tackle huge monsters and dangerous villains. So long as you're not presented as The Hero, but rather A Hero, it fits like a glove.
That has always been Fable though. So yea, I absolutely expect them to build on that with the new Fable.
Then you obviously have Forza Horizon, which pretty much has a perfect way of implementing this without sacrificing the single player experience. Playground Games knows how to get this right.
It would be a huge missed opportunity in my opinion if Fable would not bring the franchise' co-op/shared world DNA forward. They hired really good writers, so the story and narrative element of Fable clearly will still be front and center of the experience.
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Not sure if this is the right threat to ask it but I have finally saved up enough for a Series X and want to get a headset specifically for Competitive Shooters (Warzone). Do the Microsoft Xbox Wireless Headphones do the job? I keep seeing mixed reviews. A lot of complaints about delayed or lagging audio (from when you pull the trigger to shoot to when you actually hear the bullet) and a mediocre microphone (complaints from party chats of poor mic quality from user).
They seem like a good deal but not if they are lacking.
Thanks!
They seem like a good deal but not if they are lacking.
Thanks!
My Backbone controller came in today. xCloud left a lot to be desired when I tried it on my Mac last week but man, it's so much better on iPhone. Played through the opening of Skyrim and it ran much better than expected!
So happy I'm bought in on this, this tech is so cool. 100% a viable way to experience the xbox exclusives coming this year, can't wait to check out The Ascent and Psychonauts this summer.
So happy I'm bought in on this, this tech is so cool. 100% a viable way to experience the xbox exclusives coming this year, can't wait to check out The Ascent and Psychonauts this summer.
I would love a remake as it's my favorite game, but I feel a reboot is the best option for it to become a viable franchise. Of course there would references though e.g. cheese wedges, something with Elvis (I don't think he'd be in the game).
Edit: "Sequel" not sure why I typed remake. :/
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I fully expect Fable to have co-op/shared world aspect that will be pretty important. Playground have perfected that kind of system with FH and I expect Fable to evolve that concept, with some light-hearted stories, vibrant artstyle, and fairytale-like feel.
I expect Avowed to be a Dragon Ages-style game with a fairly big semi-open world, heavy on the narrative and classes, and maybe a party instead of companions.
I expect TES VI to be a huge, epic sandbox experience focused on exploration, player freedom, emergent storytelling and lore.
That would be 3 very different fantasy RPGs. I'm very excited about all of them for different reasons. I have no idea what to expect from InXile's RPG, but it'll probably be closer to Avowed than the other two.
I expect Avowed to be a Dragon Ages-style game with a fairly big semi-open world, heavy on the narrative and classes, and maybe a party instead of companions.
I expect TES VI to be a huge, epic sandbox experience focused on exploration, player freedom, emergent storytelling and lore.
That would be 3 very different fantasy RPGs. I'm very excited about all of them for different reasons. I have no idea what to expect from InXile's RPG, but it'll probably be closer to Avowed than the other two.
Unless I've been playing the wrong Fable my entire life, no, it has not.
Fable always had the OPTION of co-op, not the emphasis of it. Fable has always been about the player and how he builds his legacy in the world, how he interacts with it. Is it through good actions/interactions? Through bad actions? How will people react when you enter a pub, or the town square? Will there be your statue, all shiny and representing the Forces of Good, or will it be the complete opposite? Will The Hero be a hard worker, who earns his coin searching for treasures, hunting evil monsters/bandits, working at the forges? Or will he be a sneaky thief, or a evil landlord that keeps rising the price of the houses he rents?
This has always been Fable.
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Sorry, but we have several people here and in other places asking Playground to focus more on the SP content, cuz since Forza Horizon 1 they've been focusing more and more on the shared world stuff. There's no clear objective, feeling of progression and meaning in Forza Horizon 2, 3 and 4.It seems to be changing with "Expeditions" in Horizon 5, but still, it's an unreleased game.
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The second he came out with that shirt on, I said to my friends in our party chat "that's definitely hinting at the Arkane vampire game." They had no idea what I was talking about, because they don't follow these kinds of things as closely as I do and were completely unaware of that rumour lol
Totally agree. The emphasis should be on the story and the protagonist's role in it as the main course and any multiplayer/coop should be like a side salad.
Have to purchase them unfortunately. But you can buy a bundle with both DLCs, and with your Game Pass discount it works out pretty reasonable.
The first one is enjoyable, but the second was one of my favourite parts of the entire game.
Probably unrelated, and while I don't believe this, it's not like we'll have to wait very long before finding out if it's true or not since the guy says it'll be announced this weekFollowing that thread, this here is more believable:
Xbox Acquisition |OT2| Something, Something, Snowball Effect
These are all the Studios I have heard Microsft is interested in or has a letter of interest in acquiring. (All of these game have Microsoft backing before the talks). All are Indies/ID@Xbox partners. A studio that will be using the cloud to make their next game to achieve a new way of...forum.xboxera.com
Could also be related to Klob's or Chris Charla's recent tease?
I completely forgot about Orion's existence holy shit. I have no doubt that the Orion team is probably getting merged with the xCloud team for development honestly. It'll be cool to see xCloud evolve
Nah, Fable 3 had split screen co-op and it was great. The new Fable reboot can still be a single player story and game with the ability for co-op stuff honestly and I think that would be awesome
Nah, Sega still owns the IP but I doubt they would hold onto it if MS/Obsidian wanted to buy it from them
The original was a single player only game, but with the heroes guild set-up in the series, a shared world approach could certainly work well within the framework. I hope they stick mostly to single player though..
There's so many options to go coop loot hunting, but very few games with the complex choice and consequences structure and diverging dialogue trees of the kind Obsidian are good at, especially with a budget of note. There's a reason why coop dungeon crawling usually become about grinding and loot, instead of the qualities of something like the best Obsidian games. It's very difficult to combine the two, though obviously some manage it to an extent.
I would be massively disappointed if Avowed announced coop, because I would fully expect such an announcement to affect the single player as well, because it usually does.
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It depends how much money you are willing to spend to be honest. I use them daily and I think they are a very good headset for $100 but if you're willing to spend more money then there are better sounding headsets out there. The mic is serviceable and I have personally not experienced any audio lag.
If you didn't like the art style and gameplay of the first few hours of Gears 5 you probably shouldn't waste your time with the first 4 games lol.
Lol i was like damn they filled alot of the positions. As i thought it was a follow up post.
Then i saw it was the second part of all the studios lol
Yup most likely lol. I really hope the rumour of a non gears AAA project from Coalition down the road is true. Would like to see what they can do with a new IP!
This is very interesting. ZOS, Playground, and BGS are hiring the most, even though they're some of the largest Xbox studios already.
I guess Microsoft sees them as the biggest priorities for growth. Which makes sense, considering that they're working on multiple big IPs (well, in case of ZOS we don't know what they're working on besides ESO, but it's probably a big online game, and those require resources).
The growth of all the Xbox Games Studios in terms of their hiring sprees is just incredible to me honestly. So much growth for the studios and hopefully it means they'll make their best work
As long as they don't recruit "inorganically" everything should be OK... 🙂
That is multiple studios worth of recruitment going on there. Excellent.
That is multiple studios worth of recruitment going on there. Excellent.
Maybe when they announce their next project? Would be a good time to do it.
ZeniMax Online Studios should just rebrand to ZOS (rhymes with sauce). That's what they call it internally. Maybe they'll all have some other ideas but I imagine they may want to keep some legacy for Robert Altman and there's attachment to their current brand that a change may not be welcomed in the studios culture.
Yeah, it would be disappointing for that reason. I fail to see how it wouldn't affect it to some extent.
Man... 106 open positions at PG total. And it's not like they haven't been hiring a bunch already. MS has supreme confidence in the leadership over there and it shows.
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