Topic: The everything Xbox thread

Crackdown 2 is now backwards compatible and free.

Also the teased list for Inside Xbox is:
Xbox Game Pass
The Division 2
A surprise shown as Redacted
DayZ
Master Chief Collection
Accessories
State of Decay 2
One Piece World Seeker

@Grumblevolcano Yet another previous Crackdown game available for free?
Next thing you know, they'll be handing out free copies of the current game, seeing as how that's crawling along...

@ThanosReXXX They only made Crackdown 2 available because it’s so bad, it makes Crackdown 3 look good in comparison

@FragRed Is it, though? I honestly couldn't say, since I actually played the first game far more recently than the second one. I do own a physical copy of it, though...

@ThanosReXXX To be honest I never played the second, but the internet tells me it's crap and we all know the internet is always right on everything

@FragRed Ah... yes, the wonderful cesspool that is the internet...
Oh, my aching bones...

@ThanosReXXX Of course! Didn't;t you know - Nintendo is doomed and going bankrupt like they should have 130 years ago, Sony is da best of best companies ever and never does any wrong and is all about the gamers no matter how much they screw up. And Xbox is for the hardcore gamers, because only true gamers play always online games as a service and spend money on micro transactions, not single player loner games

Am I doing it right?

@FragRed Well, suffice to say that if they ever make a movie about the modern day console wars and the rather massive role that the internet played in it, they might just want to hire you as one of the extras or to play one of the rabid online fanboys/keyboard warriors...

@ThanosReXXX Awesome! I look forward to that call from whomever they draft in as director. Knowing how things go, it'll be Uwe Boll

Until then, I am really needing to get back to playing ToeJam and Earl Back in the Groove though there is something missing in this game that just makes it less good than the original and perhaps should try clearing out some of my Xbox One back catalogue. Still not played Far Cry 5 but seeing how big these kinds of games are, I do wonder if I will actually finish them or not.

@FragRed Nah, it won't be made by him: he only makes/destroys movies about individual games/game series, he's not ever going to come close to making an intelligent movie about the industry themselves...

As for Toejam and Earl: I just don't like this modern iteration. It almost screams "looks like an Adobe Flash game" to me, and while several other remakes/reboots have actually pulled that off in a positive way, I just don't get that vibe from this game at ALL, and that's a shame, because I really liked the original game and it's sequels up to this point.

@ThanosReXXX Yeah I totally agree on the whole Flash animation look it has going for it. It feels cheap. Kind felt the same way about Wonder Boy III The Dragon's Trap when it was remade. Made me want to switch to the Master System art style.

Going to pick up my Xbox One X Metro bundle. Fingers crossed that everything is OK

@Zuljaras We'll send some positive vibes your way. Sending now...

Playing DMC V on my One X. The game plays beautifully, Capcom really struck gold when they made that RE Engine, too.

@ThanosReXXX Setting it up right now (installing the required update) and it is dead silent! I have to put my ear IN it to hear the working HDD. I have to hear it after I install Assassin's Creed Origins and Fallout 4.

Update: I get a little coil whine with Assassin's Creed Origins but it is not load. It is good so far!

@Zuljaras Good to hear. Would be nice if things finally worked out for you, no?

@ThanosReXXX Well the 4th One X was ok. It was painful.

The coil whine is still there but I guess that is the case with everything nowadays. If I am 2 meters away from the console (which is in the open before the TV) and the TV is muted I can't hear the coil whine.

I can now play in peace

@Zuljaras Don't forget to download the two free Crackdown games...
(or just the second game, if the free offer on the first one has expired)

Don't forget that because of daylight savings, Inside Xbox starts in 55 minutes, not 1 hour 55 minutes.

@ThanosReXXX saw some footage and those are not my type of games.