Xbox Game Pass - Torchlight III/eFootball PES 2021/The Little Acre (XB) and Injustice 2 out now.

Would make sense if it was more like EA Play than EA Play Pro.

The wife and I booted up PHOGS! the other day, and we were very pleased with it!

It's very cute co-op puzzle/platform game where you each play as one of two heads on a weird conjoined dog noodle, a la CatDog. Lots of focus on grabbing onto things with one head and stretching out with the other to solve puzzles, like using your body as a hosepipe to water plants that will grow into platforms, etc.

Very very cute, with a non-zero chance of spiralling into "No, this way- no, let go of tha- no don't jump off-" "Stop shouting at m-" "I'm not shouting!"

Probably best in small doses. :lol:

twitter.com/XboxGamePass/status/1345414622019420161

Fan fave returning. Maybe GTA, Red Dead or Fallout 4.

Fallout 4 has been and gone more than once if memory serves...it’ll be back for good with the Bethesda deal anyway.
PLUS, all the cool hipster trendy gamers are supposed to hate it, ergo not a fan favourite. Which is why I like it.

Wouldn't the hipster gamers like it for the simple fact most don't?

The first Xbox Game Pass casualties of 2021 have now been revealed via the Xbox Game Pass mobile app. A total of four games will leave the Xbox Game Pass library, including My Friend Pedro (including the Windows 10 version), Tekken 7, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet and FTL: Faster Than Light. No exact date has been given for when these games will drop out of the service, but we expect them to leave on January 15th.

https://www.trueachievements.com/n44352 ... on-january

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rinks wrote:Beholder is great, but dark. I’ve heard good things about Wilmot’s Warehouse (mainly from Charlie Brooker) but I fear it’s the sort of thing that could easily become an obsession.

This game might just push me too far. It’s like it was designed to destroy me.

It’ll be Fallout 4

Pedz wrote:Wouldn't the hipster gamers like it for the simple fact most don't?

...yes?
I dunno, I liked it and I’ve got good taste.

I don't suppose if people know whether Fallout 4 coming to Gamepass would mean it's the GOTY edition/be accompanied by all the DLC. I'm probably 1/4 of the way through it on the PS4 (having bought it back in 2015 so I'm a bit behind) but would probably shelve that if the Gamepass version had all the extra content and a better frame rate.

Not sure if Gamepass deals, like the one with MS owning Bethesda, means DLC is free and automatically on the service too. Gears 5 had free DLC, but Forza Horizon still charges, so I guess there's no set rule?

rinks wrote:
rinks wrote:Beholder is great, but dark. I’ve heard good things about Wilmot’s Warehouse (mainly from Charlie Brooker) but I fear it’s the sort of thing that could easily become an obsession.

This game might just push me too far. It’s like it was designed to destroy me.

Playing WW has made me realise how wierd by organisational skills are. I see an unlockable in the shop called time lapse. I'm hoping that it is exactly what it sounds like and will give a blow by blow acocunt of brain failing to parse where to store 100+ different abstract items.

THAT BEING SAID, if you need to know where to find thermometers (hot or cold reading) at a moments notice, i'm your man.

Fanastastic game.

Parksey wrote:I don't suppose if people know whether Fallout 4 coming to Gamepass would mean it's the GOTY edition/be accompanied by all the DLC. I'm probably 1/4 of the way through it on the PS4 (having bought it back in 2015 so I'm a bit behind) but would probably shelve that if the Gamepass version had all the extra content and a better frame rate.

Not sure if Gamepass deals, like the one with MS owning Bethesda, means DLC is free and automatically on the service too. Gears 5 had free DLC, but Forza Horizon still charges, so I guess there's no set rule?

No idea what version of Fallout 4 wil come. Hopefully find out in the next couple of days. Might well have the new double the framerate to 60FPS tech.

Getting significant free DLC with Game Pass is rare, only happened with Gears 5 & State of Decay 2.

Coming Soon

eFootball PES 2021 Season Update (Android and Console) – January 7
Take the pitch with Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, the legendary Diego Maradona, and more in one of the most celebrated sports video game series, eFootball PES. Play with friends in online co-op, head-to-head matches, and take part in real-life soccer events with Matchday Mode. Now in its 25th year, there has never been a better time to experience the fun and fluid gameplay of PES and discover why it is considered a cornerstone for soccer video games.

Injustice 2 (Android, Console, and PC) – January 7
Injustice 2 is the super-powered sequel to the hit fighting game Injustice: Gods Among Us that allows players to build and power up the ultimate version of their favorite DC characters. Injustice 2 continues the cinematic storyline as Batman and his allies work towards putting the pieces of society back together but struggle against those who would restore Superman’s Regime.

The Little Acre (Android and Console) ID@Xbox – January 7
The Little Acre takes place in 1950s Ireland and follows the story of Aidan and his daughter Lily. After discovering clues to the whereabouts of his missing father, Aidan inadvertently finds himself transported to a strange new world. Featuring full voice acting and hand-drawn animation, The Little Acre is a memorable, lovingly crafted adventure game.

Neoverse (PC) ID@Xbox – January 14
Neoverse is a beautiful, fantastic game consisting of adventures with thrilling challenges. It is a strategic, action, rogue-lite, deck building game that will test the player’s skill. Start an adventure with unique heroes to save the world along various timelines.

Torchlight III (Android and Console) ID@Xbox – January 14
In Torchlight III, Novastraia is again under threat of invasion and it’s up to you to defend against the Netherim and its allies. Gather your wits and brave the frontier to find fame, glory, and a new adventure!

What Remains of Edith Finch (PC) ID@Xbox – January 14
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a family in Washington state. Follow Edith as she explores her family history through these stories and tries to figure out why she’s the last one in her family left alive.

YIIK: A Postmodern RPG (PC) ID@Xbox – January 14
This surreal JRPG-styled game set in 1999 has college graduate Alex witnessing a woman vanish from an elevator. He soon rounds up a band of misfits from the Internet to investigate her disappearance, employing vinyl LPs, cameras, and other oddities in battles that blend twitch-based minigames with turn-based combat, as they brave booby-trapped factories and puzzle-ridden caves in search of the truth.

Leaving January 15

FTL: Faster Than Light (PC)
My Friend Pedro (Console and PC)
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (Console)
Tekken 7 (Console)

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/01/05/ ... uary-2021/

Ooof, a rare miss for Game Pass. Genuinely terrible selection there for Xbox. That being said, anyone with a PC who has not checked out Edith Finch should really get on that.

Shite.

The Little Acre is a beautiful, gentle little traditional adventure game. Don’t overlook it.

And the Torchlight series is brilliant, so I’m glad to be getting 3 for free.

rinks wrote:The Little Acre is a beautiful, gentle little traditional adventure game. Don’t overlook it.

And the Torchlight series is brilliant, so I’m glad to be getting 3 for free.

To be fair this one did look like it might warrant a look.

twitter.com/XboxGamePassUK/status/1346788868331347968

Seeing as that’s just been tweeted today, but it’s been on PC Game Pass for a few weeks, could this indicate an imminent console release?

Doubt it. Interestingly, the company who make the game are just up the road from Redmond's MS buildings and they know them really well apparently according to Phil. Not quite sure how this would work with randoms but it'll be interesting.

I wonder if MS offered SE a boatload of cash to have FFVII remake on Game Pass in March?

Xbox Game Pass - Torchlight III/eFootball PES 2021/The Little Acre (XB) and Injustice 2 out now.

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