The Xbox Series X|S thread

[playstationdude]

37 minutes ago, hsk_colossus said:

Eneloop white one’s on sale for 850 rs on Amazon... what’s the Normal price for these?

I bought 1 pair for 499 recently. But they sent me a 2018 aug stock.

[0verlord]

56 minutes ago, Shantz said:

Probably a very unpopular opinion, and hope I'm wrong as I play more but:

I completed Gears of war UE and also played a bit of halo reach. Both games seemed so uninspired/boring to me. Halo doesnt seem to evoke much feeling at all. Gears is a bit better. But both are a by-the-numbers kind of shooters. Pretty much same thing over and over without much of a "progression". Wasnt even inclined to finish gears but did somehow.

 

Will play a newer version of gears and much more of halo and then see if the above opinion still holds.

You should also consider that Gears 1 came out in 2006 and was legendary at that time. We are playing a 2006 game in 2021. The cover system and game mechanics were sublime when it came out. Just listen to this review from that time -

 

Also, play on Hardcore or Insane difficulty level to really get into the meat of the game.

 

Edited January 22, 2021 by 0verlord

[WhiteWolf]

1 hour ago, Shantz said:

Probably a very unpopular opinion, and hope I'm wrong as I play more but:

I completed Gears of war UE and also played a bit of halo reach. Both games seemed so uninspired/boring to me. Halo doesnt seem to evoke much feeling at all. Gears is a bit better. But both are a by-the-numbers kind of shooters. Pretty much same thing over and over without much of a "progression". Wasnt even inclined to finish gears but did somehow.

 

Will play a newer version of gears and much more of halo and then see if the above opinion still holds.

Gears 1 feels very dated now. But back when it launched there was nothing out there like it on any console. 

 

 

Berserker fight was so good.

 

 

Edited January 22, 2021 by WhiteWolf

[Ne0]

1 hour ago, Shantz said:

Probably a very unpopular opinion, and hope I'm wrong as I play more but:

I completed Gears of war UE and also played a bit of halo reach. Both games seemed so uninspired/boring to me. Halo doesnt seem to evoke much feeling at all. Gears is a bit better. But both are a by-the-numbers kind of shooters. Pretty much same thing over and over without much of a "progression". Wasnt even inclined to finish gears but did somehow.

 

Will play a newer version of gears and much more of halo and then see if the above opinion still holds.

 

halo is a different game from a different generation (even I found halo 4's colorful terrains / villains quite offputting now, but remember having no issues playing these games on x360 when they launched).  Also, halo is best experienced on higher difficulties, its really amusing to see all those colorful enemies hiding behind covers / flanking / dodging and what not , the AI really shines through on higher difficulties !

 

Gears is more accessible.  Ignore the first 3, since they are quite old by now, and see if you can start from gears 4 onwards, i played it recently, and it holds well with amazing set pieces and stuff.  But yeah , while the story is kinda better than games like doom & quake, they are not your typical uncharted/horizon kinda games , story is more of a reason to shoot aliens/monsters and the games keeps throwing more & more of them at you.  I found Gears to have better set pieces and a better / more involved story compared to other games of this genre though.  

 

 

Edited January 22, 2021 by Ne0

[WhiteWolf]

Gears 5 saw biggest change in gameplay since Gears 1 with addition of Jack abilities and supers. Core moment  to moment gameplay is still Gears, just more refined and fluid but addition of Jack abilities adds extra depth to the gameplay. You can use stealth and clear entire area full of enemies without  firing  a bullet or one shot big enemies after maxing out Jack abilities which was not possible in any old Gears games but sadly many people didn't like the game thanks to those open world areas.

 

 

For me Gears 5 is my favourite Gears after 2 and 3. I didn't like 4 much. Multiplayer and Horde mode is easily the best in series in Gears 5. Replaying Gears 5 on New game plus with maxed Jack abilities makes gameplay lot of fun.

 

 

Edited January 22, 2021 by WhiteWolf

[TRMNTR]

39 minutes ago, AnK said:

Halo didnt even have a full fledge sprint feature until Halo 4 in 2012 

you can say thanks to dumb fans who didn’t want the experience to improvise with time 

 

It's one thing to have played those games at launch vs commenting on them after 10 years. Sprint was introduced in 2010 with Halo Reach. Before that Halo (1, 2, 3) didn't have sprint and Halo was also at the peak of multiplayer shooters. It's decline started with Reach. Sprint in Reach and Halo 4 was absolute sh*t as it broke a lot of core mechanics and maps. 343 did a great job with Halo 5 and personally, I don't mind sprint now. My favorite MP games to play are Halo 3 and Halo 5.

 

On a separate note, drawing comparisons among different genres of FPS is just an absolute waste of time. Here's an FYI, sprint doesn't make a game modern. Halo is an arena shooter (sub-genre of FPS) like Quake, Unreal Tournament and Doom albeit with a slower movement speed (with the exception of some multiplayer modes). The reason Halo isn't as popular now isn't because of the f**k ups of Reach and Halo 4 but because of the same reason why Quake and Unreal Tournament aren't. Classic arena shooters have been overtaken and aren't as popular as the likes of CoDs and Battle Royals. Despite that, Halo has it's own niche audience and still manages to have a decent presence online and a pro scene.

[Heaven Angel]

2 hours ago, hsk_colossus said:

Eneloop white one’s on sale for 850 rs on Amazon... what’s the Normal price for these?

I got it within 800 locally and cancelled the online version, even the charger was cheaper locally. 

[R3D_D3ViL]

1 hour ago, AnK said:

Halo didnt even have a full fledge sprint feature until Halo 4 in 2012 

Halo 4 has sprint ???!!! 

[Sach4life]

I actually finished both Halo CE and Halo 2 campaigns last year again and i enjoyed both of them. It wasn't nostalgia either as i didn't really remember anything from my past playthroughs.

Edited January 22, 2021 by Sach4life

[TRMNTR]

43 minutes ago, Sach4life said:

I actually finished both Halo CE and Halo 2 campaigns last year again and i enjoyed both of them. It wasn't nostalgia either as i didn't really remember anything from my past playthroughs.

 

Standard or Anniversary editions?

[Sach4life]

 
Standard or Anniversary editions?

Anniversary editions i guess. Played the MCC versions.

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[R3D_D3ViL]

16 minutes ago, AnK said:

Yes the first game to have it in a “full fledged way” as I said 

 

Reach had it but it was part of an equipment 

unless you had it equipped you wouldn’t be able to sprint 

 

Also I played all Halo games on 360 

not before that & not after that 

 

 

But it was quite evident why Bungie wanted to redeem themselves from stupidity that was Halo fanbase

 

Now 343i is sailing in same boat  

I am playing all of these back to back and it did not occur to me that there is a separate button for sprint in H4.

 

Which one is it? LS?

[TRMNTR]

24 minutes ago, Sach4life said:

Anniversary editions i guess. Played the MCC versions.

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Ah! Halo 2 Anniversary is especially good. Actually, it's more closer to the classic art style.

[Ne0]

1 hour ago, -13- said:

 

It's one thing to have played those games at launch vs commenting on them after 10 years. Sprint was introduced in 2010 with Halo Reach. Before that Halo (1, 2, 3) didn't have sprint and Halo was also at the peak of multiplayer shooters. It's decline started with Reach. Sprint in Reach and Halo 4 was absolute sh*t as it broke a lot of core mechanics and maps. 343 did a great job with Halo 5 and personally, I don't mind sprint now. My favorite MP games to play are Halo 3 and Halo 5.

 

On a separate note, drawing comparisons among different genres of FPS is just an absolute waste of time. Here's an FYI, sprint doesn't make a game modern. Halo is an arena shooter (sub-genre of FPS) like Quake, Unreal Tournament and Doom albeit with a slower movement speed (with the exception of some multiplayer modes). The reason Halo isn't as popular now isn't because of the f**k ups of Reach and Halo 4 but because of the same reason why Quake and Unreal Tournament aren't. Classic arena shooters have been overtaken and aren't as popular as the likes of CoDs and Battle Royals. Despite that, Halo has it's own niche audience and still manages to have a decent presence online and a pro scene.

 

Halo 3 mp was awesome, i think cod 4 and halo 3 were really good in terms of mp on x360 !

[TRMNTR]

12 minutes ago, Ne0 said:

 

Halo 3 mp was awesome, i think cod 4 and halo 3 were really good in terms of mp on x360 !

 

Oh absolutely! H3 still has a good player base (MCC). I do play it from time to time. Thanks to MCC, new players keep coming in and it's great fun to wreck them. The competitive playlists though are still very tough. Lemme know if you feel like playing a match or two sometime.

[R3D_D3ViL]

13 minutes ago, AnK said:

I don’t remember what was the default 

but I almost immediately changed it to Left Stick button if it wasn’t 

 

I was playing all sorts of Shooters back then on across both consoles 

so I set the standard controls for all games 

 

CoD,Killzone,Resistance,Uncharted,Gears,Halo,BattleField,TLOU,GTAO,Titanfall,Destiny,Rainbow Six 

 

You name any popular shooter of that Era & I was playing it (2006-2016)

 

That’s why it was more evident to me as to what developer is holding itself back for what reasons 

But the Master Chief didn't require the puny Sprint button in older games coz he was always sprinting. 

Damn I have to look into the sprinting thing now and I am almost done with the game.

[kaka_messi]

So did anyone here went ahead with prepaid gamer? Just want to know....

[bippukt]

2 minutes ago, kaka_messi said:

So did anyone here went ahead with prepaid gamer? Just want to know....

Me too 

[Jigsaw]

Guys

 

Sell your SX on Gameloot and buy this 

 

Finally

 

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08K3S6WJM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2xRcGb5DJ4FH0

[TRMNTR]

Just now, Jigsaw said:

Guys

 

Sell your SX on Gameloot and buy this 

 

Finally

 

https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08K3S6WJM/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2xRcGb5DJ4FH0

 

Holy sh*t! The price of an SS!