Remij 4,670 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Yea, the blades with a bit more sophisticated and cleaner looking style would be awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quad Damage 1,725 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 Some Good Exclusives, But Not Enough To Compete The divide in quality exclusives between Microsoft and its two main competitors, Sony and Nintendo, is a bit smaller this year than it was in 2017. But that's mostly because both Sony and Nintendo had fewer exclusive games this year. In terms of quality, Microsoft still feels like it's pulling up the rear. It would have been difficult for Sony to match the number of quality exclusives that launched on the PS4 last year, but 2018 still saw a few Game of the Year contenders like God of War and Marvel's Spider-Man. Nintendo had some strong exclusives in 2018 too, such as Octopath Traveler and Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee, not to mention what looks like a very promising game in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Meanwhile, Microsoft went another year without a new Halo or Gears of War, and Crackdown 3 was delayed again. Halo Infinite and Gears 5 were at least announced at E3 2018, but we don't even have scheduled release dates for them yet. 2018 saw the release of Forza Horizon 4, as well as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds leaving Early Access--both of which are pretty good games. However, Xbox One's other big 2018 exclusives, State of Decay 2 and Sea of Thieves, were not as well received, and PUBG has been overshadowed by the far more popular Fortnite and Black Ops 4 Blackout mode. Xbox One did have some good-looking console exclusive indie titles lined up this year, but for whatever reason Microsoft did little to market or push many of them. Games like Pit People could have done more for Microsoft's console with additional marketing, and titles scheduled for 2018 that still haven't come out and are probably being delayed to 2019--such as The Last Night--are an unfortunate loss. True, in 2018 Microsoft did manage to secure ports of some of Sony's 2017 exclusives, like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice in March and Nier: Automata in June. Getting more first-party titles would have been better than playing catch-up, but at least securing these games is a major plus. #xboxhasnogames Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ike★ 2,906 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, DynamiteCop! said: The blades were pretty cool. I can still hear that clicking sound. It was so clean too. I was sad when they got rid of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teh_Diplomat 2,054 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, Quad Damage said: #xboxhasnogames #HaloGearsForza Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Quad Damage 1,725 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Teh_Diplomat said: #HaloGearsForza from 2017-2018, it was HaloWarsForza Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JonDnD 2,613 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 8 hours ago, Ike said: I can still hear that clicking sound. It was so clean too. I was sad when they got rid of it. The Guide is basically Blades. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Voidler 1,675 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Everyone laughing at how Xbox has no games to speak of while lemmings discuss their favourite user interface 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quad Damage 1,725 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 pc report card https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pc-2018-report-card-year-in-review/1100-6463613/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Goukosan 2,250 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, Voidler said: Everyone laughing at how Xbox has no games to speak of while lemmings discuss their favourite user interface the UI is their best and most played exclusive Edited December 4, 2018 by Goukosan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. House 3,371 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 20 hours ago, Quad Damage said: from 2017-2018, it was HaloWarsForza Actually, it's just ForzaHorizonForza, now. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lostfool 680 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Haha lems have no games to play so all they have to talk about is the dashboard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quad Damage 1,725 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 switch https://www.gamespot.com/articles/switch-report-card-2018-nintendos-year-in-review/1100-6463681/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lynux3 2,054 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Quote Between a handful of well-received exclusives, some big-name third-party releases, and Nintendo's continued support for older games, the Switch had another solid software lineup in 2018, although the lack of a true heavy hitter like Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey resulted in slightly slower hardware sales this year. The long-delayed Nintendo Switch Online subscription service is also fairly weak in its current state, but it has the potential to grow as Nintendo rolls out more classic games and exclusive offers for subscribers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McWicked 825 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 On 2018-12-03 at 10:25 PM, Voidler said: Everyone laughing at how Xbox has no games to speak of while lemmings discuss their favourite user interface Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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