r/XboxSeriesX • u/Asleep-Sprinkles-760 • Apr 20 '24

This generation has been underwhelming Discussion

I bought a Series X at launch, and can’t think of a single game that has impressed me this gen. I’m a big Halo fan, and Halo Infinite felt like a letdown. I’m a Forza fan, and Forza Motorsport felt like a massive disappointment. I was exited for Starfield, but was underwhelmed after playing it.

It just feels like we’ve had no heavy hitters this gen, even 3rd party AAA games have been average at best. I guess the only hope I have left is with Gears 6, but aside from that, Microsoft needs to get their act together and start releasing some new games. It feels like games are taking way too long to make these days, we used to get bangers every year in the 360 gen. Even the Xbox One had more compelling games than what we have now

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u/Luchador_Luke Apr 21 '24

This gen has been all about GamePass for me

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u/bongo1138 Apr 21 '24

I feel like more often than not games I’m excited to play aren’t on GamePass, but games I’m willing to play are. That’s a weird feeling.

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u/skallywagUwU Apr 21 '24

I've found alot of hidden bangers on gamepass this past year and it's saved me so much on gaming.

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u/OfferNothinNvrChange Apr 21 '24

Such as?

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u/skallywagUwU Apr 21 '24

Battle toads Brotato Cassette Beasts Celeste Firewatch Forager From space Grounded Immortals Fenyx arising It takes two Jusant Lightyear Frontier Little Witch in the Woods Minecraft Dungeons Monster Sanctuary MoonLighter Recore Redfall RoboQuest Sea of stars Serious sam Slay the spire Slime Rancher 2 Spiritfairer Superliminal Outer worlds Tunic Turnipboy Robs a Bank Unpacking Vampire Survivors

Those are the ones I've completed in full so far that aren't bigger name games like doom, deadspace, crisis and such. They're all bangers and hidden gems I never would have played without gamepass

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u/paranoidbillionaire Apr 21 '24

I just wanted to say I appreciate the alphabetization. You deserve happiness.

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u/skallywagUwU Apr 21 '24

I also had it one by one separated by a line but idk what happened when I posted it 😭🥹

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u/kiraIsuAlivr Apr 22 '24

Reddit on mobile messes up the post layout.

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u/skallywagUwU Apr 22 '24

Damn youuuuu redddit!!!! All my hard work for nothing 😭 lol

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u/makomirocket Apr 21 '24

Currently I'm playing Fenix Riding. It's like a Greek Breath of the Wild. A solid 7/10 game that gets a good couple of chuckles out of me unexpectedly. It's not a masterpiece that anyone should spend $60 on, but it being in gamepass means you can overlook it's worse combat system and still enjoy its dungeons that don't hit the old Zelda levels, but are definitely than most of the puzzle ones that BotW would give you with their "here's a mechanic... Great, now you've learnt how it works, it's over" dungeons

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u/bongo1138 Apr 21 '24

Sure, I’ve discovered some cool stuff I may not have otherwise, but a lot is just okay enough for me to stay subscribed.

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u/doughaway421 Apr 23 '24

Plenty of games I am excited about come to game pass, but when they get there just end up being meh. Redfall (more of a bleh than a meh), Starfield, Forza Motorsport being great examples.

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u/bongo1138 Apr 23 '24

Outside of first party, I’d say they’re not getting exciting additions to GamePass very often. Eiyuden Chronicles looks fun, and there’s been a handful of indies that I’ve enjoyed, too. But mediocre indies and AA games just aren’t terribly exciting, IMO.

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u/doughaway421 Apr 23 '24

I have Gamepass Ultimate and the Sony PS+ Game Catalog.

Originally I had 0 interest in the Sony version. Knowing that none of their good games come to it on day 1, it looked like it was just a cheap imitation that they phoned in. I only got it because some ridiculous deal came in my account where I could get it for a year by paying like $40 on top of my basic PS+ subscription.

Now that I have them both, I find I actually find the Sony one to be better when it comes to the deeper catalog. Sure there are no heavy hitters on day 1, but there is tons of great lesser known games, as well as a lot of their older first party stuff that is available to play if you skipped on them when they were new.

On Gamepass, I find the main selling point is when they have their first party releasing on day 1 (as well as some third parties). That is a big money saver if you wanted the game to begin with. But it also only works if those day 1 games are actually good.

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u/bongo1138 Apr 23 '24

Yeah, I agree Sonys is better but i hate that I can’t pay month to month b