I’ve finished 3 games I think across Civ 4-6. Two were military victories and then one I tried to get one of the social victories, but then kept losing so I just built up my military and took over the world again.
Several thousand hours later, I’m still waiting to finish another. It’ll happen soon; just one more turn…
Completely agree. I played the beta for about an hour and I liked it, though it is definitely lacking some polish right now.
A few more imaginative maps and ditching some of the more annoying character lines would go a long way to helping me fully “switch” from Overwatch. I also like that they put the lore right there for you, whereas OW makes you go hunt for it.
Too bad they didn’t have this attitude before cutting 1900 jobs, most of them Blizzard employees and making the cut after promising not to make massive cuts.
I spent ungodly amount of hours in this game as a kid.
Ever play through all of the first World using a DDR mat?? Because that’s the only way to know you’ve mastered the game! 😅
It would be outrageous if the game were performing well, and yet people keep dropping it as they insist on fracking up each “season”.
Heck, I remember when Fall Guys was all the rage.
See y’all in 2038!
End of an era. That said, while RB4 was one of the first Xbox One titles I ever bought, I don’t think I’ve picked up my guitar or mic in about 4 years, let alone bought any new music.
As long as the music just stays available, I’ll probably still jump in again some day, but kudos to them for putting out weekly music since the Rock Band 1 days in the 360 era.
Who could have seen this coming?? Who???
Have you played Dragon Age: Origins? It’s an older title, but sounds like it has everything you want.
And, if your itch can be scratched with something other than dragons, I’d recommend Mass Effect. The very first game in the trilogy is very much an RPG while the second and third games are more story and character focused. Overall, it’s just a good gaming time.
… it’s just so accessible when the gaming I want to do just isn’t feasible due to life and work.
And, there it is. Just about anyone can game these days due to the ubiquitousness of mobile devices. When you think about the time it takes to play a PC or Console or even handheld game, a phone can have you going in seconds versus getting to the console, console updates, game updates, get the headset, find charged controller, and get into a game. You have to be determined to play a Console/PC game, but a mobile is always right there.
“Everyone” has a phone and so the total number of people who will play a mobile game is extraordinarily increased as well as the number of people who will spend money on them.
I remember when I worked for a bank, a customer back in like 2008 was mad that the bank kept shutting off her card thinking that she had fraud. It was Facebook who had sent the suspected fraud to us. The woman was in her 50s and was spending so much money on FarmVille (yep, that ancient one) that Facebook thought it had to be either a banking error or fraud. Turns out, she just really wanted her farm to flourish and was spends thousands a day to do so.
That was back before smartphones took hold. The impressions of smartphones overall exceeds that of something like Facebook, and so I’m sure other games have found whales in unexpected places just like that one lady I spoke to all those years ago. (I do hope she found help for her problem before they shut off that FarmVille version…)
I hear you. I just want to play Hogwarts Legacy without the added drama and commentary… 😬
It’s been hit or miss for me sometimes. Overall, I just like the idea of having alternatives.
I might try this out today!
This could be the better option for those of us who don’t want to go full SteamDeck, but also want something that could be better than SteamLink.
…updates to its Xbox app on Windows 11
Pass.
I don’t think Spyro will be quite as popular as Sonic or Mario considering the sheer number of his games that have sucked past the PS1-era, but a lot of millennials grew up with him, and he was so popular that the Spyro remake did very well.
The Spyro remake brought it to younger generations who can also grow up playing his games, and further cementing Spyro into overall nostalgia.
Given what was done with the IP for the Gollum game, I’ve got low hopes at this point, but I’d love to be pleasantly surprised once it launches.
The IP has changed hands, so it can have little that appears like what we got from the films, but it was a nice touch bringing John Rhys-Davies to do the narration for the opening.
The new PS5 has been reduced in volume by more than 30%, and weight by 18% and 24% compared to the previous models. There are four separate cover panels, with the top portion in a glossy look, while the bottom remains in matte.
Hm…I mean, I’m not sure I’d call it a “new look”, but I suppose there are some changes.
Honestly, I’m fine with this. The initial plans were changing bits of the storyline and I never trusted Aspyr in the first place.
Mass Effect 1 at #49?? List is utter trash.
And, no, I do not believe that my creation of a “show” made from editing my full ME1 gameplay has biased me at all. 😤
Also, I think that this (and most Best X of All Time lists) would be better served by breaking things down to eras, rather than trying to rank “of All Time”.
The majority of the first 15 entries on this list are PC-only that require some difficulty to acquire let alone get playing well on modern machines. This isn’t a list where a younger gamer could just jump and start playing through the titles, from both the age of the graphics and the mechanics of the older titles to simply getting these games playing through something like Steam or GoG. Even playing Baldur’s Gate through its Xbox remaster has been hard for me because it just takes a completely different gaming strategy to play a game that old.
Breaking this list into like 90 to early 00s, mid-00s to mid-2010s, and mid-2010 to 2020+ would differentiate this list and introduce gamers to more relevant games.