Xbox One Games: The Real Meat Around The Bone

[Iceman]

Probably a good idea for a thread as I've made threads for the smaller games which have died a death. Better to just mention them in here.

 

[X Knight]

I never was a big Crackdwown fan, but ill keep an eye on this new one.

yeah.....if you can customize characters, I'll be interested in it.

anyone else interested in Sunset?

 

[Iceman]

Is Titanfall a good game? I realize it's short, and certainly not worth 60 dollars.

But is it worth let's say 20?

It's a great multiplayer game for $20.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

btw, thread title...

"meat around the bone?" is that referring to wat I think it is?

 

[X Knight]

It's a great multiplayer game for $20.

the concept of Titanfall sounds really cool ( you get to pilot giant mechs!! ).

but, just like Destiny, I'd be way more interested in the game if it had a single player story/campaign mode ( at least Destiny has that ).

hopefully in Titanfall 2, they'll add a solo campaign mode.

 

[Iceman]

the concept of Titanfall sounds really cool ( you get to pilot giant mechs!! ).

but, just like Destiny, I'd be way more interested in the game if it had a single player story/campaign mode ( at least Destiny has that ).

hopefully in Titanfall 2, they'll add a solo campaign mode.

I definitely would too. With any shooter, the campaign is what gives it all meaning and weight to me. But that aside the multiplayer of TitanFall is great and great for casuals and multiplayer veterans alike.

 

[X Knight]

I definitely would too. With any shooter, the campaign is what gives it all meaning and weight to me. But that aside the multiplayer of TitanFall is great and great for casuals and multiplayer veterans alike.

yeah......but I wouldn't pay the full $60 for it. plus, you need Gold to play this game, right? since its entirely MP??

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I definitely would too. With any shooter, the campaign is what gives it all meaning and weight to me. But that aside the multiplayer of TitanFall is great and great for casuals and multiplayer veterans alike.

For MP games I don't care. BF4 has a horrible story, yet I love the games MP. I don't care about story when all I'm trying to do is beat the other team. It's a waste of time to try and weave story into a multiplayer title. Just pit two teams against one another and may the best team win. No other reason needed.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

yeah......but I wouldn't pay the full $60 for it. plus, you need Gold to play this game, right? since its entirely MP??

but wouldn't that make it the same as destiny? no one had a problem throwing $60 for that game.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

but wouldn't that make it the same as destiny? no one had a problem throwing $60 for that game.

The whole "it's not worth 60 bux" argument is a joke because it's so subjective. For instance someone can tell me Titanfall isn't worth 60 bux because there's no SP. Yet I can sink over 100 hours into the game when most SP games offer a fraction of that.

It's all about what you are looking to get out of a game.

 

[X Knight]

The whole "it's not worth 60 bux" argument is a joke because it's so subjective. For instance someone can tell me Titanfall isn't worth 60 bux because there's no SP. Yet I can sink over 100 hours into the game when most SP games offer a fraction of that.

It's all about what you are looking to get out of a game.

exactly.

I'm not really into the MP stuff, so games like Titanfall and Destiny aren't worth full price to me.

 

[Thundercrack85]

I have to disagree there. If you can't guarantee solid solo play, 60 dollars is one hell of an asking price.

The whole basis for 60 dollars to me is content.

Granted, I am cheap, but this idea that every game is inherently worth 60 dollars bothers me.

But I suppose the free market takes care of that. Destiny might devalue like a rock.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

The whole "it's not worth 60 bux" argument is a joke because it's so subjective. For instance someone can tell me Titanfall isn't worth 60 bux because there's no SP. Yet I can sink over 100 hours into the game when most SP games offer a fraction of that.

It's all about what you are looking to get out of a game.

but the game is dependent on others playing the game. AND you being online.

I've got a whole bunch of Ps2 games and anytime I got a feeling of going back to the old days, I can still play em. Hell even my Ps1 games. Before the semester started, just for the hell of it I was playing Tekken 4 and DBZ Legends for Ps2 and Ps1 respectively

10 years from now I highly doubt people will still be playing the original destiny and titanfall. because of that, you won't really be able to play it since there's no one else on it either. those games might just be bricks. but hey, i could be wrong.

AND you gotta be online; i remember reading the other day servers were down for destiny, which means you could not play the game at ALL. yeah obviously something like this doesn't happen every ****ing day but it happened once, it can happen again and again from time to time. there's no single player to resort to. so the $60 you spend for those times, is moot.

whereas $60 games that have single player campaigns, will always have single player campaigns. forever. it ain't subjective, not to me it ain't

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I have to disagree there. If you can't guarantee solid solo play, 60 dollars is one hell of an asking price.

What makes solo play automatically better than MP? That's the nonsense I was talking about. It's too subjective to make a defenitive case one way or the other.

 

[Thundercrack85]

Solo play has traditionally been the meat of video games.

If a game with a critically acclaimed campaign mode and a multiplayer mode is worth 60 dollars, then why would a game that only has the latter be worth the same amount?

Is there anyone here who seriously believes that Titanfall is worth as much as let's say Halo 4?

 

[ProjectPat2280]

but the game is dependent on others playing the game. AND you being online.

I've got a whole bunch of Ps2 games and anytime I got a feeling of going back to the old days, I can still play em. Hell even my Ps1 games. Before the semester started, just for the hell of it I was playing Tekken 4 and DBZ Legends for Ps2 and Ps1 respectively

10 years from now I highly doubt people will still be playing the original destiny and titanfall. because of that, you won't really be able to play it since there's no one else on it either. those games might just be bricks. but hey, i could be wrong.

AND you gotta be online; i remember reading the other day servers were down for destiny, which means you could not play the game at ALL. yeah obviously something like this doesn't happen every ****ing day but it happened once, it can happen again and again from time to time. there's no single player to resort to. so the $60 you spend for those times, is moot.

whereas $60 games that have single player campaigns, will always have single player campaigns. forever. it ain't subjective, not to me it ain't

That's all true but it's still based on what the user wants out of it. Its still subjective.

That's the last I'll say on it tho as this thread is already starting to go off topic of games. It's only a matter of time before we start talking about media features or hard drive space.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

That's all true but it's still based on what the user wants out of it. Its still subjective.

That's the last I'll say on it tho as this thread is already starting to go off topic of games. It's only a matter of time before we start talking about media features or hard drive space.

fair enough man, i'm glad we were able to discuss this non-violently t:

 

[X Knight]

ok, back on games, one of the most impressive X1 titles I've seen is Ori and the Blind Forest. it just looks stunning!!

besides KI and Sunset, Ori is another game I wish were on the PS4, too.

 

[hippie_hunter]

Ori looks absolutely beautiful.

 

[Iceman]

Oh not heard of that one.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Ori looks cool, I've always enjoyed that type of style. That and the other indie title from the Limbo developer looked very cool.

well I think it's got something to do with dragons.

Well, yeah obviously, but as far as what type of game it actually is, no one really knows. We only not what it isn't.

btw, thread title...

"meat around the bone?" is that referring to wat I think it is?

What do you think it's referring to.

 

[Iceman]

For MP games I don't care. BF4 has a horrible story, yet I love the games MP. I don't care about story when all I'm trying to do is beat the other team. It's a waste of time to try and weave story into a multiplayer title. Just pit two teams against one another and may the best team win. No other reason needed.

I agree that Battlefield has a terrible campaign and if it's going to be that bad, might as well focus on multiplayer. But maybe one reason it's known pretty much as exclusively a multiplayer game is exactly because the campaign isn't close to being up to scratch rather than that being the natural way of things.

Many games known for their multiplayer have campaigns that are great as part of the overall package, especially when we're talking the biggest titles. Halo & Gears for sure, I even like the Call of Duty campaigns. And if Mass Effect's co-op game is improved on for next gen I'd probably be happy to buy it as a standalone game but that wouldn't make its campaign unimportant. The only reason we're all thinking like we do on Battlefield is because the campaign is crap but there's no reason why in the right hands (obviosuly not DICE who should stick to multiplayer) the campaign can't be as good as any other top game's campaign with a memorable story, characters and the great gameplay elements from the multiplayer.

When you get your next Halo or Gears game will you care whether there's a campaign or not when all that matters is beating the other team? And I know you liked Gears 3's multiplayer a lot! I'd be seriously disappointed.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

Ori looks cool, I've always enjoyed that type of style. That and the other indie title from the Limbo developer looked very cool.



Well, yeah obviously, but as far as what type of game it actually is, no one really knows. We only not what it isn't.



What do you think it's referring to.

 

[Tron Bonne]

Wuh?

EDIT: Oh, I see what you mean now. Yes, it's in reference to the Xbox One's nickname of Xbone.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

I've always found that meme cute for some odd reason. Hell I think that game mechanic in cod is cute.