Xbox Game Pass - Harold Halibut, Botany Manor, LEGO 2K Drive, Diablo 4, Evil West, Control:UE, Dead Island 2 out now

Photek wrote:

Knoyleo wrote:Every day they don't confirm when Judgement is releasing on the service since they teased it in a tweet is a disappointment.

Isn't there like 8 Yakuza games in Gamepass? I mean.... I'm playing Like a Dragon at the mo and I'm in no rush.

I'd prefer something different tbh...

Knoyleo wrote:

Photek wrote:

Knoyleo wrote:Every day they don't confirm when Judgement is releasing on the service since they teased it in a tweet is a disappointment.

Isn't there like 8 Yakuza games in Gamepass? I mean.... I'm playing Like a Dragon at the mo and I'm in no rush.

I'd prefer something different tbh...

Judgement is the only one that isn't on PC though, so I need it to be on xcloud. I've got all the others on Steam already anyway, except Like A Dragon, which I'm leaving until I've played through the rest, so probably in about 30 years. Also Judgement isn't part of the numbered series, so it's one I can play out of sequence without too much bother, and it's supposed to be tonally pretty different than the mainline Yakuza titles as well.

Photek wrote:

Knoyleo wrote:

Photek wrote:

Knoyleo wrote:Every day they don't confirm when Judgement is releasing on the service since they teased it in a tweet is a disappointment.

Isn't there like 8 Yakuza games in Gamepass? I mean.... I'm playing Like a Dragon at the mo and I'm in no rush.

I'd prefer something different tbh...

Judgement is the only one that isn't on PC though, so I need it to be on xcloud. I've got all the others on Steam already anyway, except Like A Dragon, which I'm leaving until I've played through the rest, so probably in about 30 years. Also Judgement isn't part of the numbered series, so it's one I can play out of sequence without too much bother, and it's supposed to be tonally pretty different than the mainline Yakuza titles as well.

Like A Dragon is also a spin off, you should check it out.

Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Cloud) – July 8
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building RPG set in a fantasy land threatened by an evil cult. Explore, battle, create, and harvest in the charming single-player campaign or build big projects in the online sandbox mode for up to four players.

Tropico 6 (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 8
In Tropico 6, travel to a beautiful island state and make it your own. In this sixth entry in the series, build and manage a whole archipelago, decking it out with your choice of buildings, industry, and décor. Will you rule your people as a generous statesman or ruthless dictator? The choice is yours.

UFC 4 (Console) EA Play – July 8
Shape your legend with EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – UFC 4 is coming soon to The Play List! Members can enter the Octagon on July 8 to create and customize their own character and start their journey from unknown amateur to UFC superstar.

Bloodroots (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 15
Left for dead by a colorful group of bandits, you will chain killing sprees to exact revenge on the treacherous Mr. Black Wolf. Improvise your kills with utterly everything you can get your hands on from carrots to plasma guns.

Farming Simulator 19 (Cloud, Console, and PC) – July 15
The ultimate farming simulation returns! Become a modern farmer and develop your farm on two huge American and European environments, filled with exciting new farming activities, crops to harvest and animals to tend to.

The Medium (Cloud) ID@Xbox – July 15
Discover a dark mystery only a medium can solve. Travel to an abandoned hotel resort and use your unique psychic abilities to uncover its deeply disturbing secrets, solve dual-reality puzzles, survive encounters with sinister spirits, and explore two realities at the same time.

Leaving Soon

July 14 (EA Play)

EA Sports UFC (Console)
EA Sports UFC 2 (Console)

July 15

Endless Space 2 (PC)
Downwell (PC)
CrossCode (Cloud, Console, and PC)

Jenuall wrote:Thanks to being on Game Pass now I thought I would give the Gears of War series another shot last night. I've not played any of them since the second one came out on 360 (and I don't think I actually finished it either) so I was in two minds about whether I should give it a go from the very first game again, but in the end I thought "screw that" and just jumped into V as the latest option!

The game seems to play almost exactly the same as it did 15 years ago, which is either comforting and familiar or demonstrating an incredible lack of ambition depending on your viewpoint! I enjoyed blasting the Locust Horde a lot, there's a satisfying punch to the action. Unfortunately there seems to be a massive issues with sound, particularly dialog, in the PC version of the game which means that at times it's basically impossible to hear anything the characters are saying! Looking around it seems like a wide spread issue that has not been fixed even though the game has been out for years

Bertie wrote:

Jenuall wrote:Thanks to being on Game Pass now I thought I would give the Gears of War series another shot last night. I've not played any of them since the second one came out on 360 (and I don't think I actually finished it either) so I was in two minds about whether I should give it a go from the very first game again, but in the end I thought "screw that" and just jumped into V as the latest option!

The game seems to play almost exactly the same as it did 15 years ago, which is either comforting and familiar or demonstrating an incredible lack of ambition depending on your viewpoint! I enjoyed blasting the Locust Horde a lot, there's a satisfying punch to the action. Unfortunately there seems to be a massive issues with sound, particularly dialog, in the PC version of the game which means that at times it's basically impossible to hear anything the characters are saying! Looking around it seems like a wide spread issue that has not been fixed even though the game has been out for years

I played through V a few months back, really enjoyed it. I didn’t come across the sound issue, weird.

Although the PC game pass does have issues with some games, e.g. control not supporting DLSS at launch, achievements not working, gamepad compatibility.

twitter.com/StudioInkyfox/status/1412773790807990274

Photek wrote:This hits Gamepass the same day as Flight Sim.

rinks wrote:Flight Sim pre-load should be available now.

EDIT: Just a 300MB placeholder at the moment.

The full thing is going to be 112GB. FFS.

rinks wrote:Flight Sim pre-load should be available now.

EDIT: Just a 300MB placeholder at the moment.

The full thing is going to be 112GB. FFS.

Ironhide wrote:

rinks wrote:Flight Sim pre-load should be available now.

EDIT: Just a 300MB placeholder at the moment.

The full thing is going to be 112GB. FFS.

For a second I thought that said 1112GB.

twitter.com/RatloopCanada/status/1415710709611212809

The Touryst, UnderMine, and It Lurks Below

Of the three, The Touryst is the easiest to complete, with an estimate of 4-5 hours. The isometric voxel adventure is generally very simple, although the surfing mini-game achievement 540 Degrees has been known to cause more than a few headaches. It Lurks Below comes in at a 15-20-hour estimate, so you should have plenty of time to knock this one out should you so desire, although whether or not you'll actually want to is another matter, as it's kinda awful. On the flipside, if you haven't yet started the fantastic UnderMine, you'll probably struggle to score the completion inside of two weeks unless you go all out. Like most games in the genre, it's a pretty steep investment — estimates place it around the 100-hour mark — with a combination of luck and skill required to unlock everything.

Cris Tales (Cloud, Console, and PC) - July 20
Embark on a journey across a dark fairytale world with the newly awoken time mage Crisbell and her companions on day one with Xbox Game Pass. To succeed in this Colombian love letter to classic JRPGs, you’ll need to learn from the past, act in the present, and rewrite the future.

Battlefield V (Cloud) EA Play - July 20
Enter mankind’s greatest conflict with Battlefield V as the series goes back to its roots with a never-before-seen portrayal of World War II. Lead your squad to victory in all-new multiplayer experiences like the multi-map Grand Operations. Fight across the globe in the single-player War Stories campaign. Assemble your company of customized soldiers, weapons, and vehicles – then take them on an expanding journey through Tides of War. This is the most intense, immersive, and innovative Battlefield yet. You will never be the same.

Atomicrops (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 22
Atomicrops is an action-packed, roguelite, bullet-hell game where you must defend and cultivate the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Tend to mutated crops (be careful, some have teeth), marry townsfolk (ooh la la), collect cats (because who wouldn’t?!), and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade! This ain’t no ordinary farming simulator.

Raji: An Ancient Epic (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 22
Take on the role of Raji, a young girl blessed by the gods to defend the human realm from an onslaught of demonic beings that seek to destroy her world. Brother and sister, Raji and Golu, separated by the attacking demonic hordes, now find themselves in the middle of a great war. Raji has taken it upon herself to find her brother and put an end to this reckless conflict.

Last Stop (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 22
Developed by Variable State, creators of the award-winning Virginia, and available with Xbox Game Pass on day one, Last Stop is a single-player, third-person adventure set in present-day London, where you play as three separate characters whose worlds collide in the midst of a supernatural crisis.

Blinx: The Time Sweeper (Cloud and Console) – July 26
Coming to Xbox Game Pass to celebrate 20 Years of Xbox, Blinx: The Time Sweeper is a fast-paced action game featuring a cool, clever character in wild, warped worlds. The ability to control the flow of time provides a classic 4-dimensional gaming experience.

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (Cloud and Console) – July 26
Celebrating 20 Years of Xbox, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge combines thrilling aerial combat with the swashbuckling style of a Hollywood action-adventure movie. Set in an alternate 1930s world of gunship diplomacy and sinister intrigue, pilot powerful aircraft against nefarious air pirates and behemoth war zeppelins.

Microsoft Flight Simulator (Xbox Series X|S) – July 27
From Xbox Game Studios, available with Xbox Game Pass on day one of its release for Xbox Series X|S! From light planes to wide-body jets, fly highly-detailed and accurate aircraft in the next generation of Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox Series X|S. Test your piloting skills against the challenges of real-time atmospheric simulation and live weather in a dynamic and living world. The sky is calling!

Lethal League Blaze (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 29
An intense, high speed ball game with unique characters, outta sight sounds, and none of that weak stuff. In Shine City, the anti-gravity ball game has long been illegal. The group who kept playing was dubbed the Lethal League. Even now, with their sport pushed underground, players and crews compete for challenge and respect.

Omno (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 29
Available with Xbox Game Pass on day one! A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke. Full of puzzles, secrets, and obstacles to overcome, where the power of a lost civilization will carry you through forests, deserts, and tundra – even to the clouds.

Project Wingman (PC) ID@Xbox – July 29
In an immersive flight experience, you’ll dogfight, strike, and fly your way to conquering the skies. Strap yourself into the cockpit of over 20 unique aircraft and become a true ace in Project Wingman.

The Ascent (Cloud, Console, and PC) ID@Xbox – July 29
Available with Xbox Game Pass on day one, The Ascent is a solo and co-op action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Leaving July 31

Be sure to carve out some time to play the following games before they leave! As always, you can save up to 20% with your Game Pass membership to keep these games in your library.

It Lurks Below (Console and PC)
The Touryst (Cloud, Console, and PC)
UnderMine (Cloud, Console, and PC)