Loved it!!!

I was looking forward to this game's release when it was first revealed, then ubisoft and a bad launch happened. Killed the enthusiasm a little, but I'd always kept my eye on it. Now that they've patched everything that should have been corrected before release, the game is fantastic.

Massive really nailed the SW vibe, and the visuals are oftentimes stunning with some of the best lighting I've seen in the game. Doesn't hurt that the HDR implementation is awesome.

I own the game on PS5, but found the performance to be subpar; a common complaint as I understand it, so I ended up playing it on XSX. The VRR on the Xbox (one of the things the Series X does well) smoothed out the few portions of the game that chugged along (the two main hubs in Toshara and Tatooine, to be exact), which vastly improved the experience.

It's really a shame that it was something of a shotgun release. Had it shipped in the state that it's in now (and if Ubi didn't overcharge for DLC and offer a ridiculously priced premium edition), I think this game would have done much, much better. As it stands now, doesn't look like we're getting another one, and that's a bummer.

So yeah, really enjoyed this one. Was one of those games that I couldn't wait to get back to and play, and I do see myself running through it again sometime in the future. I left some stuff on the table, but all told got about 55 hours out of it between the main quest, lots of contracts (although there are a bunch more), and side quests.

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u/shreder75 — 2 days ago

Just beat Star Wars Outlaws and loved it

I was looking forward to this game's release when it was first revealed, then ubisoft and a bad launch happened. Killed the enthusiasm a little, but I'd always kept my eye on it. Now that they've patched everything that should have been corrected before release, the game is fantastic.

Massive really nailed the SW vibe, and the visuals are oftentimes stunning with some of the best lighting I've seen in the game. Doesn't hurt that the HDR implementation is awesome.

It's really a shame that it was something of a shotgun release. Had it shipped in the state that it's in now (and if Ubi didn't overcharge for DLC and offer a ridiculously priced premium edition), I think this game would have done much, much better. As it stands now, doesn't look like we're getting another one, and that's a bummer.

So yeah, really enjoyed this one. Was one of those games that I couldn't wait to get back to and play, and I do see myself running through it again sometime in the future. I left some stuff on the table, but all told got about 55 hours out of it between the main quest, lots of contracts (although there are a bunch more), and side quests.

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u/shreder75 — 2 days ago

Just completed Start Wars Outlaws and loved it

I was looking forward to this game's release when it was first revealed, then ubisoft and a bad launch happened. Killed the enthusiasm a little, but I'd always kept my eye on it. Now that they've patched everything that should have been corrected before release, the game is fantastic.

Massive really nailed the SW vibe, and the visuals are oftentimes stunning with some of the best lighting I've seen in the game. Doesn't hurt that the HDR implementation is awesome.

I do actually own the game on another platform, but found the performance to be subpar; a common complaint as I understand it. However, the VRR on the Xbox (one of the things the Series X does very, very well) smoothed out the few portions of the game that chugged along (the two main hubs in Toshara and Tatooine, to be exact), which vastly improved the experience.

It's really a shame that it was something of a shotgun release. Had it shipped in the state that it's in now (and if Ubi didn't overcharge for DLC and offer a ridiculously priced premium edition), I think this game would have done much, much better. As it stands now, doesn't look like we're getting another one, and that's a bummer.

So yeah, really enjoyed this one. Was one of those games that I couldn't wait to get back to and play, and I do see myself running through it again sometime in the future. I left some stuff on the table, but all told got about 55 hours out of it between the main quest, lots of contracts (although there are a bunch more), and side quests.

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u/shreder75 — 2 days ago

Akiva is awful

Title says it all.

I'm really enjoying the game, but this planet is ass. It's entirely too much of a pain in the ass to get anywhere, and there are hardly any fast travel points.

I'm looking at the map more than I'm driving my speeder to get from A to B.

Ridiculous.

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u/shreder75 — 10 days ago

Just finished mixtape.

I liked it a lot. Short? Yes. Walking sim? Yes. I like the break from 100 hour check the boxes games, and this one fit the bill.

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There are a ton of recent 1 star reviews on the x box store, each more unhinged than the last. Some are legit (short, no gameplay, etc), while others have some type of political gripe or are bitching about paid positive reviews.

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Frankly? I dont give a crap. I liked it for what it was.

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u/shreder75 — 16 days ago

Luna Abyss was enjoyable

Pleasantly surprised by this one. Little metroid prime and doom eternal combined. KILLER visual design (altough raised blacks and lack of hdr were a bummer) and well done voice acting, despite the story being odd.

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Shame the studio is pretty much dead; i think they all got let go. Really good first title with lots of polish.

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u/shreder75 — 18 days ago

Luna abyss gamma issue?

The black level in this game is HORRIBLE. Nowhere on the brightness slider makes it look anything other than a washed out miasma of gray, and I'm playing on an lg c5 oled.

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What gives?

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u/shreder75 — 22 days ago

Enjoyed chernobylite... with a couple caveats

Liked this game more than i thought i would. Visuals were great, story was cool and had me wanting to solve the mystery.

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Couple things i didn't like:

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Little repetitive.

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Gunplay was rather mid.

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And the biggest... it was kind of a pain in the ass to keep everyone alive and get the good ending. Trying to keep everyone happy was interesting, but i think the game was way too stringent with that when it comes to the ending.

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SPOILER:

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I let sashko have at it with the general. In turn, Olga was forced to sacrifice herself so we could get into the plant (despite Google telling me otherwise! ) The only thing this changes is the character eulogies at the end, but still; it was a lot of hassle to get it all "right, " and it still didn't go 100% right.

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I could go back to a save and fix that, but i honestly don't want to deal with the hassle of changing choices and going back to the heist. The backlog struggle is real and i have other things to play.

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All in all a good game, but too easy to make one mistake and lose a companion.

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u/shreder75 — 22 days ago

So I'm kind of hooked on Disco Elysium

I'd heard good things about this game since release, but it never seemed quite my bag. After finishing Replaced, i went through some older gamepass installs and figured I'd give it a shot.

Not usually my type of game, and i have no idea if I'm playing it "right" (it pretty much just throws you in there and let's you have at it), but I'm hooked. I thought the lack of combat, visual novel type of "gameplay " would turn me off, but it's so charmingly weird, well voice acted, and hysterically written, that i can't get enough.

Who knew? That's the beauty of gamepass, I suppose, trying games you'd normally never look at twice and finding something you really dig.

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u/shreder75 — 2 months ago

PS Plus and games you own physically

Here's a candidate for dumbest question of the day:

A game i own on disc but haven't installed yet just showed up in the game catalog. If I add it to my library through plus, install it, and play it that way, I can still use my disc and play it after it leaves the catalog with no issues, correct?

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u/shreder75 — 2 months ago

Replaced beaten. Pretty cool experience, but...

I think the weakest point is the combat. I think the dev prioritized the animations over zippiness or something, because it just didn't feel that responsive. Frustrating when dealing with the gank squads repeatedly.

Other than that, top notch. Visuals, story, vibe, and score were all great. Maybe a couple pacing issues, but it's very engaging and unique overall.

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u/shreder75 — 2 months ago

Question about x men and the evolutionary war

Real quick one here.

I'm in the middle of CC's xmen run, following krushing crisis reading guide. I'm a few UXM away from where he's inserted the whole of the evolutionary war.

Is it worth reading, or can i skip it? I dont mind big events, but that's a ton of big annuals to read, and I'd rather not get derailed from the x books and forget what's going on in each book.

Thoughts?

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u/shreder75 — 2 months ago