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/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/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