Xbox Game Pass

23-06-2021 4:11pm

Any recommendation for co-op games? Me and a buddy are playing Sea of Thieves, which is fun but we keep getting killed by other players so we need a break.

sniper_samurai · 23-06-2021 4:35pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Any recommendation for co-op games? Me and a buddy are playing Sea of Thieves, which is fun but we keep getting killed by other players so we need a break.

I'd recommend the Gears of War games, Streets of Rage 4 and Overcooked 2. Overcooked especially can very quickly devolve into bedlam.

DeSelby83 · 23-06-2021 4:37pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Any recommendation for co-op games? Me and a buddy are playing Sea of Thieves, which is fun but we keep getting killed by other players so we need a break.

I think the new pirates of the Caribbean dlc is kinda private. There might be a small bit when you are out in the world with others but apart from that it's all contained in an individual instance.

Mickeroo · 23-06-2021 4:59pm

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Any recommendation for co-op games? Me and a buddy are playing Sea of Thieves, which is fun but we keep getting killed by other players so we need a break.

Deep Rock Galactic

madalig12 · 23-06-2021 5:55pm

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Any recommendation for co-op games? Me and a buddy are playing Sea of Thieves, which is fun but we keep getting killed by other players so we need a break.

Get good ðŸ˜†

23-06-2021 6:41pm

madalig12 wrote: »

Get good ðŸ˜†

I have a life. Not much time for practicing video games because that's rock bottom of my priorities.

tony1980 · 23-06-2021 9:56pm

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I have a life. Not much time for practicing video games because that's rock bottom of my priorities.

I think he was joking ;-)

24-06-2021 11:31am

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I skipped straight to like a dragon. It works well on the phone+kishi.

Really enjoying the game. I'd like if there was more gameplay, sometimes feels more like watching an animated movie than playing a game.

The early hours of the game have tons of exposition but I'm finding it has opened out a good bit as I go along.

DeSelby83 · 24-06-2021 12:44pm

Octopath Traveller now has touch controls on the gamepass app. Think this game kinda suits touch controls as it's turned based combat and easy enough to navigate around.

30-06-2021 12:06pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Any recommendation for co-op games? Me and a buddy are playing Sea of Thieves, which is fun but we keep getting killed by other players so we need a break.

"It takes two" is a brilliant 3d-world puzzle solver. Only one of you needs to buy it as well, you can both play over Xbox live with a single purchase.

CYHSN · 04-07-2021 10:50am

Anyone need a 14 day code for ultimate? Have 1 not going to use it

Hococop · 06-07-2021 10:25pm

Finished yakuza 3 and 4, 3 feels the weakest but I suppose it's technically the oldest now, enjoyed 4 but took a break from it and played dead rising remastered, gonna leave 5 and 6 for a bit as to not burn out from them

15-07-2021 9:32am

About 35 hours into Yakuza:Like a Dragon and really really enjoying it. Think State of Decay 2 is next on my list.

breeno · 15-07-2021 9:47am

Newcomer to Yakuza. Don't think I have a whole series in me but would like to try a good one. Is 4 decent as a standalone game or are there better examples for a one off play?

quokula · 15-07-2021 11:09am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117612434#Comment_117612434

I definitely wouldn't choose 4. Yakuza 0 to 6 are all action based beat-em-up combat, while Yakuza 7 (Like a Dragon) is a reboot with a new cast of main characters that switches to turn based rpg style combat, while still being surprisingly authentic to the original series despite so much being different. So if turn based combat interests you I'd go with Yakuza 7, but if you're going with the original more action based series I'd play Yakuza 0.

Yakuza 0 is a prequel that was released relatively recently and serves as a great entry point. Yakuza 1 was the very first game, and was remastered a while back to modern standards. It's the shortest game in the series and also makes for a good entry point. Yakuza 2 was also remastered to much more lavish standards and looks incredible, but it's a longer game and the characters are a bit more established by this point. Yakuza 3-5 have had much less care put into their remasters and honestly you'd have to be a big fan to play them now. Yakuza 6 was the most recent entry before 7, and is also a great game in its own right, and was the first Yakuza I played personally, but it's got so many years of backstory baked in that I wouldn't start there now.

15-07-2021 4:57pm

I played Yakuza 0 which was really good but can't remember if I played Kiwami but definitely didn't play Kiwami 2, think I'll try get through them both at some stage.

Treppen · 15-07-2021 11:54pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117494280#Comment_117494280

Sniper Elite 4 has co-op mode, you can play overwatch or survival. It's free on Gamepass

markcahill1985 · 16-07-2021 11:25am

Hi Guys, been looking for the sticky on how to renew Gamepass, anyone have the steps handy (i.e converting gold etc)

Mickeroo · 16-07-2021 11:27am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117619095#Comment_117619095

OP of this thread might have the info you need: https://boards.ie/discussion/2058147822/game-pass-deals-see-first-post-for-the-best-deal#latest

Basically if you have an active sub you need to let it expire before renewing again I think.

30-07-2021 8:11am

Started State of Decay 2 after finishing Yakuza 7 (which is brilliant, play it if you've any interest in RPGs) and... it's pretty good as well. I think it had fairly mixed reception when it came out but apparently the updates have made it a lot better. It obviously looks like a zombie game but it seems to be just as much a base/community management game as anything.

skerry · 30-07-2021 9:16am

Started into The Ascent last night. Fantastic game so far. Cyberpunk twin stick shooter. The game world looks great, so dense and detailed. Great work from a team of small devs. Soundtrack is banging too

SuperBowserWorld · 30-07-2021 4:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117681437#Comment_117681437

Digital Foundry has a nice video for this. Looks incredible in places. But there seems to be different views re gameplay. Still, it's free on GamePass, so nothing to lose.

I'm amazed at what small teams can produce these days. This game and Death's Door are just two recent examples. Think what these guys could do if they had AAA budget and time.

Fiftyfilthy · 31-07-2021 1:31am

I tried playing the ascent , found it incredibly frustrating. Literally can’t get past the first thing to kill as I find the shooting /controls awful

i must be doing something wrong as no reviews have picked up on this …..

31-07-2021 4:34am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117685517#Comment_117685517

Welcome to my experience of The Outer Wilds.

31-07-2021 10:50am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117685517#Comment_117685517

I'm loving it I have to say. It's another good enough to keep you subscribed type game, and good for playing on cloud\mobile.

The controls are kind of old school, don't know if anyone remembers Smash TV? You have to use both thumb sticks. Later on you HAVE to cover and use the left trigger to aim over obstacles, or you will not survive.

It's nothing earth shattering, but I've been waiting for something like this. Just like a bus they all come at once: Ascent, Hades and Diablo 2 remake.

31-07-2021 10:51am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117683604#Comment_117683604

This is the best thing about game pass. They can get cash advance while working on the game and it shows in a very polished finish.

Fiftyfilthy · 31-07-2021 11:26am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117686080#Comment_117686080

can you help with my question, if you don’t mind please ?

at the very start , I see these rats, I can’t kill them or when I do it’s just random luck and the next batch kill me

what I’m doing is , walk up to them until they charge at me then run backwards In blind panic

start shouting and miss , if they get too close I miss them (odd) and if In distance my gun shoots over them

should I be ducking to shoot them ?

ive watched countless YouTube vids and they just stroll past with no effort……

I’ve played Diablo 3 but never a twinstick

thanks

DeSelby83 · 31-07-2021 12:22pm

A few things that I got wrong at the beginning were holding down LT to aim when in fact that's actually aims over them and should be used when behind cover. I also didn't realise I could press A to roll/dive away and once I started doing that I survived longer. Also I always have my thumb on the right stick to aim. Took a little while to get used to it but I'm really getting into it now

31-07-2021 7:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117685517#Comment_117685517

It's a twin stick shooter, that's how they play.

Answering your question above, the left stick is how you move and the right stick is how you aim. Point the right stick in the direction of what you want to shoot. There's a little arrow on the green circle around your character showing which way you're pointing and obviously the laser on your gun tells you as well. The game has different levels of aim assist, maybe turn it up to high until you get the hang of it.

Ducking helps you get into cover but it's not essential and I'd just ignore it until you have the hang of everything else.

31-07-2021 7:22pm

Also don't forget to upgrade your character skills. To start with his aim is bad, you basically have to spray your enemies. I pumped a lot of skill points into aim and critical hit and it made it much easier. I find you need to switch weapons a lot too, machine gun to shotgun. And your special ability or whatever its called. Also lobbing grenades at groups.

01-08-2021 8:25pm

I actually got totally stuck on a boss earlier, don't want to spoil but it was weak to a certain damage type and I didn't have any leveled weapon that could hurt it, and also didn't have many of the small components to upgrade it. I went and spent them and then had to take another 10 or 15 mins trekking back to the boss which was pretty ****. After dying a few more times, I was finally able to beat it... because it got stuck on the level geometry and I was just able to stand there and shoot it. Anyway didn't think it was great design giving what felt like such a big difficulty spike and not many options to overcome it. I'll keep going because I'm really enjoying it otherwise.

recyclops · 02-08-2021 10:16am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117685606#Comment_117685606

This, I think I have started it around 5 times now each time I never return

Glebee · 02-08-2021 10:43am

Played through about 3 hours of The Ascent and its lost my save file for some reason. Fun game alright but not sure if ill be restarting.

Fiftyfilthy · 02-08-2021 6:51pm

Finally I’m able to shoot and kill the rats haha

sniper_samurai · 03-08-2021 2:46pm

New month, new game pass announcement.

https://twitter.com/majornelson/status/1422543013234962433

Funny thing is one of the best value things in that is premium for Solitaire, where they usually charge a €10 monthly subscription to remove ads. A damning indication of how overpriced it is for anyone that actually plays it.

Buttros · 03-08-2021 3:48pm

There are a few racing games (from Codemasters) coming to EA Play too on August 10th and hence GP...

F1 2020

Dirt 4

Dirt Rally

Dirt Rally 2.0

Grid

06-08-2021 10:05am

Sooo.... Stopped playing The Ascent. I mentioned the difficulty spike above I hit, well I got to another worse one and I just can't do it. So it was fun while it lasted any maybe I'll come back if/when they update it a bit or add some difficulty options.

Back to State of Decay 2, which is really good.

skerry · 06-08-2021 11:02am

Fired up Two Point Hospital on this last night. Really enjoyed what I played. Thinking I'll pick it up on Switch now as it seems a nice chill management game well suited to handheld. Great humour too.

Game Pass is great as a testing ground for some games. I've ended up buying several games on the Switch due to testing them on GP, and avoided buying others.

Mickeroo · 06-08-2021 11:05am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117714448#Comment_117714448

My switch has been gathering dust since I realized I can just play xbox games on my phone with the kishi.

skerry · 06-08-2021 11:20am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117714463#Comment_117714463

I game share my GP sub so I don't get to avail of the cloud streaming service side of it. Does it translate into a fully functional handheld experience with the Kishi? I'd be tempted to get my own sub and pick one up if so

Mickeroo · 06-08-2021 11:39am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117714563#Comment_117714563

Pretty much, you don't need to use cloud either. I hardly ever use cloud unless I want to try something briefly before installing. For the most part I just leave my One X on instant on and install the games I want to play on it, then I use the Xbox app rather than the games pass app to play handheld on the phone through remote play. Obviously if you want to paly on the go outside of the house that isn't much use, better off with a switch in that scenario.

martineatworld · 06-08-2021 1:10pm

I'm probably biased because I knew this game would be my thing before I played it but... Curse of the Dead Gods is great!

It's really got that one more run feeling nailed, would put it up there with Children of Morta, Dead Cells etc as a really good roguelike. Tricky but not overwhelmingly difficult, just the right amount to think "If I'd gotten a bit more RNG luck, I could have progressed further there".

skerry · 06-08-2021 1:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117715137#Comment_117715137

Tried it last night. Its pretty good. Got to the boss of the first level. Not sure how I feel about the corruption thing though, seems your getting punished for progressing. Borrows a lot from other similar games, map is straight from Slay the Spire; Corruption, light mechanic and artstyle are very Darkest Dungeon, and weapons unlocked appearing in loot pool is very Dead Cells. Seemed good from what I played but found it very hard to juggle the torch and weapon thing and dodging with RT seemed weird to me.

iLikeWaffles · 09-08-2021 5:54pm

Anyone looking for a 3 month Gamepass for PC I have a 33% off code from amazon, only valid for another 13 days. Not going to use myself hopefully it'll work and not locked to account.

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CatInABox · 10-08-2021 6:16pm

https://twitter.com/EAPlay/status/1425139885971750918

Loads of Codemasters games just went up on EAPlay, which means Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can now use them

marcbrophy · 10-08-2021 9:03pm

Stardew Valley inbound soon!

https://twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1425185184597557262?s=20

Is this returning? I've a feeling it was in GP before? 🤔

SuperBowserWorld · 10-08-2021 10:52pm

Hades 4k 60fps on Series X on GamePass on the 13th. Not sure if I'll like this game, but will give it a spin. Gets fantastic reviews.

11-08-2021 8:08am

Will give F1 2020 a go, apparently it's quite good.

A game I'd never heard of but was added recently is Library of Ruina, it has hovered between very positive and overwhelmingly positive on Steam user reviews, I've no real idea what it is but again will give it a shot.

Definitely going to try out Hades as well, again is not really my usual game but it just seems to be universally loved.

LISAMC38 · 23-08-2021 10:23am

Hi, I have no clue about gaming Im afraid so Im looking for some advice on a popular generic XBox One game for a 16 year old boy, preferably one that is due out later this year that I can pre-order - FIFA 2022? Best place to buy? TIA

23-08-2021 2:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117791955#Comment_117791955

FIFA sure

Call of Duty

Battlefield

Ask in the shop what the most recent ones are, the latter two should have new releases in November.

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