Xbox One

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I wondered how things were going , I am pretty jealous as I'm waiting for Friday for my PS4.

The Kinnect apparently works well, how does BF4 feel to have 64 players online. Is Ryse a bit of a disappointment or are you enjoying it.

Dead Rising 3 how are you getting on with it? The videos with hundreds of zombies looked cool.

I read a test on sound levels and I think its quieter than the 360. If you had a PS3 is it quieter than that?

Yeah Xbox One isn't going to get amazing free games for a bit you'd have thought, isn't a huge amount of games to choose from unlike 360. What they should be doing is releasing classic titles for free I think, don't have to have a complete remaster, a quick touch-up of graphics and they'd make a great free game.

Tbh I haven't played the earlier Dragon Ages, but it did get game of the year from most awards so take that as you will.

What's the combat system like?

It depends on how you approach it Crimey - you can simply let loose, let your guys do what they want and use your attacks judiciously. Or you can pause time, bring up a tactical menu and get all your guys focussed on specific enemies. I never use it except for when facing demons / closing rifts.

Yeah I just go for it too, pause for heal potions is about it.

I played the first Dragon Age, it wasn't bad, good storyline with likable characters, I doubt its anywhere near what the new one is like gameplay-wise

The latest DA game is alot more action based than the first installment for me, which is what's made me stay away from it personally. I'm slightly saddened with where Bioware went with the DA franchise since I was hopping for a more tactical experience.

D&D: Neverwinter MMO is free to download on Xbox One, I played it last night and all the glitches aside its not a bad game

Brys wrote:The latest DA game is alot more action based than the first installment for me, which is what's made me stay away from it personally. I'm slightly saddened with where Bioware went with the DA franchise since I was hopping for a more tactical experience.

Mass Effect went the same way. Seems to be the EA influence there. Mind you, the combat in the last 2 ME games makes the first almost unplayable

GSC wrote:

Brys wrote:The latest DA game is alot more action based than the first installment for me, which is what's made me stay away from it personally. I'm slightly saddened with where Bioware went with the DA franchise since I was hopping for a more tactical experience.

Mass Effect went the same way. Seems to be the EA influence there. Mind you, the combat in the last 2 ME games makes the first almost unplayable

I still find the combat in ME1 still fun to play but I've never been overly combat leaning in my approach to games. I'd much rather play for an RPG experience games like Wasteland 2, Divinity: Original Sin or the wonderful Pillars of Eternity. I do think Bioware did something very interesting with the original ME/DA games with adding a more action based combat to their in-depth RPG's, along the way though its become more a symptom of the time with the RPG aspect feeling tacked on.

There is a discussion within the industry if the tacking on of RPG type grinding in various genre's has gone to far as well, thus making games more grindy. There has been a lot more fusion of various genres in recent times to try and make this idea of the best all round game with all the bells and whistles, though shooter heavy is what's winning out certainly in the mainstream. I used to think 15yrs ago that it would be a great thing combining all these different aspects and gaming would be so much better, now I'm not so sure. Sometimes keeping it simple and focused on one genre aspect creates a more memorable experience.

Diablo III is fun, if somewhat linear and all-too-easy. The followers you pick up are so pathetic compared to your character that I don't even bother waiting for them, I just head straight in and kill everything myself.

What's the Neverwinter game like?

What's the Neverwinter game like?

Its worth a look, I played it for a few hours the other night and levelled to lvl 9, its a bit laggy/glitch in parts but there are loads of people playing it and you get a lot of group requests but I haven't had the need to group yet with my fighter

What kind of game is it? RPG type? I assumed it was a card-type game when I saw the picture on the homepage.

Its a RPG MMO

I had a try of the Neverwinter game a few nights ago, graphically it's like being back on the original xbox, reminded me a lot of the old Baldurs Gate series.

I'll stick with Diablo then. Original Xbox is some throwback!

I bought Alien Isolation the other day, I know it got reviews as poor as 6/10 from some places but I'm addicted to it. Really atmospheric, but I'm a fan of the movies which might be why I'm enjoying it

Also got Sunset Overdrive as well, don't think I could spend hours at a time on there, but is fun enough to kill an hour if you find yourself sat around waiting for something

Have you guys played Bloodb ..... oh wait it's a PS4 exclusive.

Cant say im that bothered.......think it looks decent but forza and halo 5 are merely months away

Koba wrote:Have you guys played Bloodb ..... oh wait it's a PS4 exclusive.

Might get a new console, can't be many exclusive titles left.

What are they?

gazzyD wrote:I bought Alien Isolation the other day, I know it got reviews as poor as 6/10 from some places but I'm addicted to it. Really atmospheric, but I'm a fan of the movies which might be why I'm enjoying it

Also got Sunset Overdrive as well, don't think I could spend hours at a time on there, but is fun enough to kill an hour if you find yourself sat around waiting for something

I thought Sunset Overdrive was great fun, excellent tongue in cheek humour to it and has an unique look to it.

I'm looking forward to this more and more as it draws closer. Just read that they're gonna be giving a free car DLC each month because of repeatedly pushing back the release date, and the first car free is the Lykan hypersport which is the hypercar from F&F 7 0-60 in 2.8 seconds, not too shabby, imagine Forza and its PS4 equivalent will be charging some sort of fee for that car as DLC

It's been given a release date of May 8th

Circuits
Nordschleife, Germany (4 Layouts)
Nurburgring GP, Germany (4 Layouts)
Zhuhai International Circuit (ZIC), China (1 Layout)
Cadwell Park, UK (3 Layouts)
Sakitto, Japan (4 Layouts)( A adaption of Suzuka)
Spa Francorchamps, Belgium (1 Layout)
Sonoma, USA (3 Layouts)
Brno, Czech Republic (1 Layout)
Willow Springs, USA (2 Layouts)
Le Mans, France (2 Layouts)
Laguna Seca, USA (1 Layout)
Donington, UK (2 Layouts)
Snetterton, UK (3 Layouts)
Azure Circuit, France (1 Layout) (Unlicenced Monaco)
Bathurst Mount Panorama, Australia (1 Layout)
Oulton Park, UK (3 Layouts)
Road America, USA (1 Layout)
Wakins Glen, USA (2 Layouts)
Brands Hatch, UK (2 Layouts)
Dubai Autodrome, UAE (4 Layouts)
Hockenheimring, Germany (3 Layouts)
Imola, Italy (1 Layout)
Monza, Italy (2 Layouts)
Oschersleben, Germany (2 Layouts)
Silverstone, UK (4 Layouts)
Zolder, Belgium (1 Layout)

Karting Circuits
Chesterfield, UK (1 Layout)
Greenwood, Ireland (1 Layout)
Summerton, UK (3 Layouts)
Glencairn, UK (6 Layouts)

Point 2 Point
Azure Coast, France (5 Layouts)
California Highway, USA (5 Layouts)
Dubai Autodrome, UAE (1 Layout)

Thats a pretty impressive tracklist, any word on what cars make the game? Are Porsche in there or is it RUF?

Anybody catch the star wars battlefront reveal, looking forward to that in November

cant beat abit of the cork screw at laguna seca, spent hours spinning out on there in gran turismo

gazzyD wrote:Thats a pretty impressive tracklist, any word on what cars make the game? Are Porsche in there or is it RUF?

Anybody catch the star wars battlefront reveal, looking forward to that in November

These are the ones ive seen mentioned

Fictional cars

250cc Superkart

Formula A -

Formula B

Formula C

Formula Rookie

RWD P20 LMP1

RWD P30 LMP2

Real-world cars

Alpine A450

Ariel Atom 300 Supercharged

Ariel Atom 500 V8

Ariel Atom Mugen

Aston Martin Rapide S Hydrogene

Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3

Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4

Audi R18 TDI

Audi R8 LMS Ultra

Audi R8 V10 plus

BAC Mono

BMW 1-Series M Coupe

BMW 320 Turbo Group 5

BMW M1 Procar

BMW M3 E30 Group A

BMW M3 GT

BMW M3 GT4

BMW Z4 GT3

Caterham SP/300.R

Caterham Seven Classic

Caterham Superlight R500

Ford Escort Mk1 RS1600

Ford Focus RS

Ford Mk IV

Ford Mustang Boss 302R1

Ford Mustang Cobra TransAm

Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Group A

Ford Zakspeed Capri Group 5

Formula Gulf 1000

Gumpert Apollo S

Ginetta G40 Junior

Ginetta G55 GT3

Ginetta G55 GT4

Lotus 49 Cosworth

Lotus 72D Cosworth

Lotus 78 Cosworth

Lotus 98T Renault Turbo

Marek RP 339H LMP1

Marek RP 339H LM2

McLaren 12C

McLaren 12C GT3

McLaren F1

McLaren P1

Mercedes 190E DTM

Mercedes 300SEL

Mercedes A45 AMG

Mercedes AMG C-Coupe DTM

Mercedes SLS AMG

Mercedes SLS AMG GT3

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ400

Oreca 02 Nissan

Pagani Huayra

Pagani Zonda Cinique Roadster

Pagani Zonda R

Palmer Jaguar JP-LM

Radical SR3-RS

Radical SR8-RX

Renault Clio RS Cup

Renault Megane RS

Ruf CTR3

Ruf CTR3 SMS-R

Ruf RGT-8

Ruf RGT-8 GT3

Sauber C9

Finally got GTA V, I haven't had the chance to play it yet but hopefully il change that tonight

Did you get to play it Dicey? Seen you were online but weren't paying attention to what game you were on

Project Cars is pre-ordered, hope its worth the wait now

Started AC Black flag over the weekend, pretty fun game so far but riddled with the usual AC bugs that annoy me sooooooo much

Did you get to play it Dicey? Seen you were online but weren't paying attention to what game you were on

I did Gazzy, I did the first few missions on Story mode then jumped into Online, it was alright I say its better with some mates online though

Official Car List

Also, it should be noted that the press release says that the game will "expand and go deeper with this community-focused list after launch".

Standard Edition
Alpine A450
Ariel Atom 300 Supercharged
Ariel Atom 500 V8
Aston Martin Rapide S Hydrogen Hybrid
Aston Martin Vantage GT3
Aston Martin Vantage GT4
Audi R18 TDI LMP1
Audi R8 LMS Ultra
Audi R8 V10 Plus
BAC Mono
BMW 1 M CoupÈ (E82)
BMW 320 Turbo Gr.5 (E21)
BMW M3 Gr.A (E30)
BMW M3 GT (E92)
BMW M3 GT4 (E92)
BMW Z4 GT3
Caper Monterey Stockcar
Caterham Seven Classic
Caterham Superlight R500
Caterham SP/300R
Ford Capri Zakspeed Gr.5
Ford Escort RS1600
Ford Focus RS
Ford Mustang Boss 302R1
Ford Mustang Cobra SCCA TransAm
Ford Sierra RS500 Cosworth Gr.A
Formula Gulf 1000
Ginetta G40 Junior
Ginetta G55 GT3
Ginetta G55 GT4
Gumpert Apollo S
Lotus 49 Cosworth
Lotus 72D Cosworth
Lotus 78 Cosworth
Lotus 98T Renault
Marek RP219D LMP2
Marek RP339h (PM 06a) LMP1
McLaren 12C
McLaren 12C GT3
McLaren P1
Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evo2 DTM
Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.8 AMG
Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X FQ400
Oreca 03 Nissan
Pagani Huayra
Pagani Zonda R
Palmer Jaguar JP-LM
Radical SR3 RS
Radical SR8 RX
Renault Clio Cup
Renault MÈgane R.S. 265
Ruf CTR3
Ruf RGT-8
Ruf RGT-8 GT3
RWD P20 LMP2
RWD P30 LMP1
SMS Formula A
SMS Formula B
SMS Formula C
SMS Formula Rookie
SMS Kart 125cc (Kart01)
SMS Superkart 250cc (Kart02)
Limited Edition Car Pack
Sauber C9 Mercedes
Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe DTM
McLaren F1
Ford Mk. IV
BMW M1 Procar (E26/1)
Modified Car Pack
Ariel Atom Mugen
Ruf CTR3 SMS-R
Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster
Free Car
W Motors Lykan HyperSport – Free Car #1

gazzyD wrote:Started AC Black flag over the weekend, pretty fun game so far but riddled with the usual AC bugs that annoy me sooooooo much

Really? I've not come across one, for me it's been one of the most enjoyable games I've ever played.

Azzy wrote:

gazzyD wrote:Started AC Black flag over the weekend, pretty fun game so far but riddled with the usual AC bugs that annoy me sooooooo much

Really? I've not come across one, for me it's been one of the most enjoyable games I've ever played.

I agree with Azzy. Although not a huge fan of the Assassins Creed series I have played most of the recent entries and Black Flag is the only one where I can't remember a glitch (unlike Unity which had more than all the others I've played combined).

Black Flag is the most enjoyable installment I've played so far just for the sea battles alone. Visually very impressive (I played it on the PS4 so not sure if there was any difference between that and the Xbox One version) and although I didn't actually complete it I did put a decent amount of time into it.

I have a download code for the full version of Black Flag on the Xbox One if anyone is interested. It came as part of the bundle with the console and Unity. I've checked with Microsoft Canada and the code will work in the UK. Free as long as it's someone with a an Xbox One (basically someone who will not sell it on).

Don't get me wrong I'm really enjoying it, think its brilliant. Just wish the chap would run were I ask him to every once in a while, suppose it was unfair to call it a bug, its more an unresponsive control feature, doesn't take away from my enjoyment of the game though

Think the sea battles are excellent

Agree with that, nothing more frustrating than when your trying leg it away from a group of chasing soldiers only for your character to automatically shoot off at an angle and end up perfectly still crouched on a 2' high ledge where they easily finish you. I have only played about an hour or so of Unity but it did seem a bit better in regards to that (or maybe I just haven't played it enough yet).

I'd appreciate the code if you've still got it

Yup, check your inbox .

Thank you!

Money taken for Project Cars today, hopefully it'll be worth the wait

So, an evening spent on Project Cars lead me to one conclusion.......shouldve waited for Forza 6, the game doesnt really look as polished as it did on videos and the gameplay is frustrating as hell, every car feels really heavy And barely corners, even taking the foot off the gas

FIFA 15 now free with EA Access

gazzyD wrote:So, an evening spent on Project Cars lead me to one conclusion.......shouldve waited for Forza 6, the game doesnt really look as polished as it did on videos and the gameplay is frustrating as hell, every car feels really heavy And barely corners, even taking the foot off the gas

If your using a pad then your in for a long learning curve from what ive seen said, Seems more suited to a wheel.

Yeah ive read similar, its challenging which i dont mind, but its no Forza

Hero wrote:FIFA 15 now free with EA Access

That's convinced me to get Access. $30/16 quid for the year with the promise that they will never be taken away (unlike PS Plus where you loose everything if you don't keep your annual subscription) seems reasonable to me. Currently downloading FIFA 15 & Need For Speed Rivals. May also try Madden 15.

Anyone know if Battlefield 4 is worth downloading? Did they ever really fix all the issues? I'm not much of a multiplayer gamer, I have got a Gold membership but haven't bothered entering it yet as the free games for Xbox One have not interested me.

B91212 wrote:

Hero wrote:FIFA 15 now free with EA Access

That's convinced me to get Access. $30/16 quid for the year with the promise that they will never be taken away (unlike PS Plus where you loose everything if you don't keep your annual subscription) seems reasonable to me. Currently downloading FIFA 15 & Need For Speed Rivals. May also try Madden 15.

Anyone know if Battlefield 4 is worth downloading? Did they ever really fix all the issues? I'm not much of a multiplayer gamer, I have got a Gold membership but haven't bothered entering it yet as the free games for Xbox One have not interested me.

I paid for BF4 and found it the best FPS since the first Modern Warfare. Great game and great maps.

I also always download the freebie games, usually they're aimed at younger players so my boys enjoy them for a while and can always uninstall them to ensure I've got them at a later point if fancy going back.

I've got so many indie type games from PS Plus that I have downloaded and never got around to playing that I just haven't bothered doing the same with Gold yet. I'm hoping Ori and the Blind Forest comes up in the future.

Thanks for the recommendation on BF4, downloaded it over night although not played it yet. Is EA Access region specific? Here in North America we can currently get BF4, Madden 25, FIFA 14, Peggle 2, NFS Rivals, PvZ Garden Warfare, UFC, NBA 15, Madden 15, NHL 15 and just added FIFA 15.