XBL Deals - 2019

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  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.
    On Xbox One, Gold trials of any length work for sales and Games with Gold.  You must be an active Gold subscriber (paid or trial) to play Games with Gold purchases.
  • On Xbox 360, you must have at least a 1 month Gold subscription for sales and Games with Gold.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.

[*]All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every Tuesday.
[*]ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
[*]Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
[*]Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Games with Gold

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Deals with Gold
 

12/31 - 1/6

12/17 - 12/23


[*]:xb1: Dead or Alive 6

[*]:xb1: Doodle God: Ultimate Edition - $5.24 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Doughlings Bundle - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: The Escapists: The Walking Dead - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Golem Gates - $6.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Hunting Simulator - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Illusion of L'Phalcia - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: NeuroVoider - $5.59 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh...Sir! The Hollywood Roast - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: PixARK - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Runbow - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Sun and Moon - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Surf World Series - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: UnExplored - Unlocked Edition - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: War Tech Fighters - $13.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Worms W.M.D - $7.49 - 75% off - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: Aliens: Colonial Marines - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Guardian Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Gunstar Heroes $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Jet Set Radio $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Phantasy Star II $2.49 - 50% off
12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Gas Guzzlers Extreme - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: It's Quiz Time - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: King's Guard TD - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 11 - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man 30th Anniversary Bundle - $40.19 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Momonga Pinball Adventures - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: OlliOlli2: XL Edition - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Outcast - Second Contact - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Overruled! - $2.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Project Highrise: Architect's Edition - $14.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil: Deluxe Origins Bundle - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk of Rain 2 - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Royal Roads - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Stories : The Path of Destinies - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tour de France 2018 - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trailmakers - $22.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Uncanny Valley - $3.24 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Vertical Drop Heroes HD - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Abyss Odyssey - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Capcom Arcade Cabinet - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Daytona USA - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Fighting Vipers - $2.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 9 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: Mega Man 10 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 14 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MotoGP 15 - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:360: MXGP - The Official Motocross Videogame - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: Ride - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:360: Rise of Nightmares - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:360: Sonic Free Riders - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II - $7.49 - 50% off

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Sales and Specials

Spotlight - 12/31 - 1/6


[*]:xb1: Metagal - $3.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Solo: Islands of the Heart - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tanky Tanks - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Unbox: Newbie's Adventure - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles - $14.99 - 50% off
Last Chance Sale - 1/3 - 1/9


[*]:xb1: Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Ark: Survival Evolved - $14.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Atlas (Game Preview) - $25.49 - 15% off
[*]:xb1: Black The Fall - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Borderlands 3 - $38.99 - 35% off

[*]:xb1: Civilization VI Expansion Bundle - $37.49 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Code Vein - $41.99 - 30% off

[*]:xb1: The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Dark Souls III - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dark Souls: Remastered - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 2 Off the Record - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Dead Rising 4 - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Deadbeat Heroes - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided - $4.49 - 85% off

[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry HD Collection - $17.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 4 SE Demon Hunter Bundle - $8.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Devil May Cry 5 (with Red Orbs) - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball FighterZ - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 - $11.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: EA Sports FIFA 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: eFootball PES 2020 Standard Edition - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Fear Effect Sedna - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Forgotton Anne - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grand Theft Auto V - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: GreedFall - $29.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Indivisible - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Jump Force - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 3 - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Just Cause 4: Reloaded - $13.99 - 65% off

[*]:xb1: Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange Complete Season (Episodes 1-5) - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Life is Strange: Before the Storm Complete Season - $3.39 - 80% off

[*]:xb1: Life is Strange 2 - Complete Season - $19.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite - $9.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Monster Hunter: World - $14.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 - $23.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Mortal Kombat 11 PE + Injustice 2 LE - Premier Fighter - $59.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Murdered: Soul Suspect - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: NBA 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: NHL 20 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Octahedron - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Oh My Godheads - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Okami HD - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Onimusha: Warlords - $11.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: The Outer Worlds - $44.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Payday 2: Crimewave Edition - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy - $20.09 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville - $29.99 - 25% off
[*]:xb1: Red Dead Redemption 2 - $29.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Remnant: From the Ashes - $27.99 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 2 - $19.79 - 67% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 5 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 6 - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard - $14.99 - 25% off

[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Resident Evil Revelations 2 Deluxe Edition - $11.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riddled Corpses EX - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration - $8.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Shadow of the Tomb Raider Definitive Edition - $23.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Sid Meier's Civilization VI - $38.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: SoulCalibur VI - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition - $23.99 - 40% off

[*]:xb1: Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Super Ultra Dead Rising 4 Mini Golf - $5.99 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition - $24.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Tekken 7 - $14.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Terraria - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - $11.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: Thief - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - $9.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: World War Z - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: WWE 2K20 - $29.99 - 50% off

Spotlight - 12/17 - 12/23

Spotlight - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Tango Fiesta - $1.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Woodle Tree Adventures - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Xenon Valkyrie+ - $1.99 - 80% off
Family Time Sale - 12/10 - 12/16


[*]:xb1: Agent A: A puzzle in disguise - $9.74 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: America's Greatest Game Shows: Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series 3-in-1 Pack - $3.99 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Arcade Game Series: Ms. Pac-Man - $0.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Harpy's Feather - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Aritana and the Twin Masks - $12.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Battle Worlds: Kronos - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Battleship - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beach Buggy Racing - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Beast Quest - $4.49 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Ben 10 and Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion Bundle - $30.09 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Big Crown: Showdown - $2.59 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Bridge Constructor Portal - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Cars 3: Driven to Win - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Child of Light - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Clouds & Sheep 2 - $2.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob - $3.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: de Blob 2 - $5.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Deadcore - $1.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: DiRT Rally - $7.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: The Disney Afternoon Collection - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Double Cross - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Earthlock - $8.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Far: Lone Sails - $10.49 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Fearful Symmetry & the Cursed Prince - $0.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: Feudal Alloy - $6.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden 3: The Thief of Castles - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Gnomes Garden: New Home - $1.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Grass Cutter - Mutated Lawns - $4.68 - 33% off
[*]:xb1: Hasbro Family Fun Pack - $15.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Hotel Transylvania 3: Monsters Overboard and Crayola Scoot - $33.59 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Hungry Shark World - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Jeopardy! - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Just Dance 2020 - $25.99 - 35% off
[*]:xb1: Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The King's Bird - $7.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - $4.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: Lego City Undercover - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego DC Super-Villains - $17.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego The Incredibles - $14.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Jurassic World - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Marvel's Avengers - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie Videogame - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Movie 2 Videogame - $15.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Lego Ninjago Movie Video Game - $12.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Lego Worlds - $7.49 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Lock's Quest - $2.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Lumines Remastered - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Monopoly Plus - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: The Mooseman - $4.19 - 40% off
[*]:xb1: My Little Riding Champion - $10.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Ninjin: Clash of Carrots - $0.99 - 90% off
[*]:xb1: Oceanhorn - Monster of Uncharted Seas - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Eyed Kutkh - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: One Hundred Ways - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man 256 - $2.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 - $5.19 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: The Path of Motus - $6.74 - 55% off
[*]:xb1: Project Cars - GOTY Edition - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Pure Farming 2018 - $11.99 - 60% off

[*]:xb1: Purple Chicken Spaceman - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Rayman Legends - $4.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Ride - $5.99 - 85% off
[*]:xb1: Riptide GP: Renegade - $3.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Risk - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Riverbond - $19.99 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder - $3.74 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Rogue Stormers & Giana Sisters Bundle - $7.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Scribblenauts Showdown - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Snake Pass - $5.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: SolSeraph - $7.49 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Spectrum - $3.59 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Starlink: Battle for Atlas - $14.99 - 75% off

[*]:xb1: SteamWorld Dig - $2.99 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Super Dodgeball Beats - $10.39 - 20% off
[*]:xb1: Tembo the Badass Elephant - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Tennis World Tour - $17.99 - 70% off

[*]:xb1: The Tower of Beatrice - $4.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Trackmania Turbo - $9.99 - 75% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Fusion - $6.99 - 65% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials of the Blood Dragon + Trials Fusion Awesome Max Edition - $14.84 - 67% off
[*]:xb1: Trials Rising - $12.49 - 50% off

[*]:xb1: Trivial Pursuit Live! - $5.99 - 60% off
[*]:xb1: Tyler: Model 005 - $1.99 - 80% off
[*]:xb1: UglyDolls: An Imperfect Adventure - $19.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Uno - $4.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Valiant Hearts: The Great War - $4.49 - 70% off
[*]:xb1: Wheel Of Fortune - $9.99 - 50% off
[*]:xb1: Wizard of Legend - $11.19 - 30% off
[*]:xb1: Yooka-Laylee: Buddy Duo Bundle - $38.24 - 15% off
[*]:360: :xb1: Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes - $2.49 - 75% off

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Misc Drops


[*]:360: Battlefield Hardline Premium - $5.99 - 88% off - Price History
[*]:360:  :xb1: Brütal Legend

[*]:360:  :xb1: Gears of War 2 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Gears of War 3 - Permanent Drops

[*]:360:  :xb1: Halo: Reach - Noble Map Pack - Free

 
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Me: Outer Worlds I hear is a short game. Guess I'll start that.

*Spends about five hours on first planet*

Me: lololol nooope
According to the game clock, it took me about 10 hours on the first planet (yes I went slow and did everything). People kept saying you get your companions really early in the game, but so far I only have three companions and i'm about 14 hours in. I don't think i'm going to finish it in 20 hours like people are saying.

 
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I don't recall seeing it on any BF ad, so Cyber Week is likely your best option. Or wait until new year and get a post Christmas sale. A single player EA game isn't going to stay full price for long, especially after the new Star Wars movie excitement dies down.
wait for Newegg and Microsoftstore. the year Final Fantasy XV came out I believe only Microsoftstore and Newegg had deals on it. It was crazy because the game didnt come out until that week. I believe they had it for $35. something similar could happen with Star Wars.

 
According to the game clock, it took me about 10 hours on the first planet (yes I went slow and did everything). People kept saying you get your companions really early in the game, but so far I only have three companions and i'm about 14 hours in. I don't think i'm going to finish it in 20 hours like people are saying.
It took me over 40 hours but I'm an explore every nook and cranny type. When I got to Monarch I explored the entire zone before doing any quests.

For finding companions - 2 companions from Edgewater, 2 from Groundbreaker, 1 on your ship, and 1 on Monarch.

 
Yeah I was easy 40 plus hours on play-through 1 doing every quest I could find and only had one "botched" right at the end which I don't think there was anyway around. Then looking at True Achievements I found out I still missed some different paths on Edgewater. 

 
Same question. I did have to go to the site like Mr. Bong suggested to see the banner and I did click "claim", but nothing at all since and it's been about 12 hours or so.
After claiming the Xbox game pass code on Discord, I received this e-mail

(title) Your Xbox Game Pass Redemption Code

Thanks for being a Nitro subscriber!

Here’s your Xbox Game Pass code. Make sure you redeem it before March 31, 2020. Once you redeem the code at the Microsoft redemption site, you’ll have access to Xbox Game Pass for 3 months.

 
Weird. Haven’t had any major glitches in Fallen Order but playing today I seem to be having trouble with the Holotable. Can’t select anything, restarted the game and the map didn’t even come up on it.
 
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After claiming the Xbox game pass code on Discord, I received this e-mail

(title) Your Xbox Game Pass Redemption Code

Thanks for being a Nitro subscriber!
Here’s your Xbox Game Pass code. Make sure you redeem it before March 31, 2020. Once you redeem the code at the Microsoft redemption site, you’ll have access to Xbox Game Pass for 3 months.
Do you have to add a payment option on nitro for the 3 month code?

Sent from my SPH-L720T using Tapatalk
 
Is there no hot deal again for MS Rewards this month?
I think they're dead, maybe we'll get the weird one time use off $10 or $5 for cheap like we did last year

You’re probably right...but I thought I read they were planning on giving the game an entire make over...but maybe that was in a BS thread..
That's what Kotaku was reporting that at least, Schreier has a pretty good track record on that stuff. It's worked for other IP, we'll see what happens.

 
Had a free rental so figured I’d check our control to see if I wanted to jump on the Black Friday deal and just a word of warning to others thinking of picking it up that the checkpoint system is absolutely terrible. On a difficult side quest it took me several minutes each time to get back to where I was dying.

Not how I want to spend my limited gaming time.
 
Had a free rental so figured I’d check our control to see if I wanted to jump on the Black Friday deal and just a word of warning to others thinking of picking it up that the checkpoint system is absolutely terrible. On a difficult side quest it took me several minutes each time to get back to where I was dying.

Not how I want to spend my limited gaming time.
I often spend my precious gaming time looking at the rewards app.
 
Whoever was crushing Rage 2 must be on the marijuana. 

IT fuckING RULESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

It's like mad max, borderlands, and doom all mixed together. Game is tits capital

 
Whoever was crushing Rage 2 must be on the marijuana.

IT fuckING RULESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

It's like mad max, borderlands, and doom all mixed together. Game is tits capital
I thought it started out pretty great but it never really went anywhere, it gets very repetitive as you get further in and you quickly realize the side missions really aren’t that interesting or necessary for the end game. The weapons/upgrades that you can unlock are not needed to complete the game so I missed a few. I may go back and explore some of the areas I skipped over now that it’s on GamePass but when I purchased it I just wanted to get through the story so I could move on to another game.

 
Had a free rental so figured I’d check our control to see if I wanted to jump on the Black Friday deal and just a word of warning to others thinking of picking it up that the checkpoint system is absolutely terrible. On a difficult side quest it took me several minutes each time to get back to where I was dying.

Not how I want to spend my limited gaming time.
So pretty much the same type of checkpoint system that's in 90% of the games ever made.
 
This guy also hates my Crackdown 3 so I can't trust him ;)
Crackdown 3 it's definitely fun for me. I know it's probably a C- quality game in 2019, but I don't regret the 8-10 hours I put into it.

I can live with spaced out checkpoints, I have nostalgia for knowing when you get a save place it's a warning that the next room is a challenge. I know in Fallen Order I wish there was fast travel. I've burned at least 2 hours getting from one side of the map to the other and then having to get back out to my ship. At least Zelda teleports you out of the dungeon.
 
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I thought it started out pretty great but it never really went anywhere, it gets very repetitive as you get further in and you quickly realize the side missions really aren’t that interesting or necessary for the end game. The weapons/upgrades that you can unlock are not needed to complete the game so I missed a few. I may go back and explore some of the areas I skipped over now that it’s on GamePass but when I purchased it I just wanted to get through the story so I could move on to another game.
Sounds like the first one, really. I enjoyed it and I could see the blueprints for a good game but it was fairly repetitive.

I still can't believe Rage 2 was even made, never heard anybody say they wanted a sequel when the original came out
See above; I thought if they made a sequel and fixed some of the issues from the first, it would be a killer game.

 
The first Rage bombed so hard that the MSRP dropped to $20 within a month after release. That should have been the first sign that a sequel shouldn't have been greenlighted.
 
Sounds like the first one, really. I enjoyed it and I could see the blueprints for a good game but it was fairly repetitive.

See above; I thought if they made a sequel and fixed some of the issues from the first, it would be a killer game.
the first rage was an improvement/upgrade to borderlands type (-loot) game play, was a great game for what is was but they never fixed alot of ground/game breaking bugs that screwed players and saves, havent tried rage 2 since i lost so much time trying the first only to lose saves/gameplay playing that game i gave up when they stopped supporting it shortyly after as a failed investment but will be waiting for a cheap enough price for rage 2 to take the plunge with no expectations and many bugs included

 
Yeah I can agree with bad check pointing in Control and kind of bad fast travel in Star Wars JFO. I spent at least an hour or two going in a circle trying to get back to the ship in Star Wars from the 2nd planet I landed on and there was a couple end bosses in Control that made me run to far back to them for no good reason. Despite those flaws digging both of those games. Weird year for me as it's winding down and this generation of consoles are winding down. All my favorite games this year like Control have been new IP, when you'd usually think everything would be a sequel. Yeah you could argue that Star Wars isn't new IP but this type of game is, and I suppose you could argue exactly opposite that Sekiro is new IP but that type of game isn't. Same as Bloodstained, same as The Outer Worlds. Ha and the only game I'm looking to score from the holiday sales is RE2make which is old IP but a totally different game. We live in strange video game times. 

 
:xb1: Antiquia Lost - $10.49 - 30% off
:xb1: Aven Colony - $8.99 - 70% off
:xb1: Brawlout Deluxe Edition - $14.99 - 50% off
:xb1: Brawlout Standard Edition - $9.99 - 50% off
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Yeah I can agree with bad check pointing in Control and kind of bad fast travel in Star Wars JFO. I spent at least an hour or two going in a circle trying to get back to the ship in Star Wars from the 2nd planet I landed on and there was a couple end bosses in Control that made me run to far back to them for no good reason. Despite those flaws digging both of those games. Weird year for me as it's winding down and this generation of consoles are winding down. All my favorite games this year like Control have been new IP, when you'd usually think everything would be a sequel. Yeah you could argue that Star Wars isn't new IP but this type of game is, and I suppose you could argue exactly opposite that Sekiro is new IP but that type of game isn't. Same as Bloodstained, same as The Outer Worlds. Ha and the only game I'm looking to score from the holiday sales is RE2make which is old IP but a totally different game. We live in strange video game times.
Agree with RE2. Basically the only game I'm looking forward to picking up next week. Will be getting Kingdom Hearts 3, possibly one of the Crash Games, maybe some PS4 stuff, and likely skyrim for my 3rd attempt to get through it, but I have no idea when I'll play any of those. And I'm not even an RE fan, just heard good stuff about the game. Wasnt planning on buying control since it's still $25 for some reason, but I may not even touch it at all after some of the things I've seen.

Side note since it was brought up again and even though I've already said it; Rage 2 is very bad. Easily in the top 5 worst games I've played this gen.
 
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Anyone else get a message about getting in Preview Alpha ring? I go to the Insider app and I don't see anything letting me in Alpha.
 
I thought it started out pretty great but it never really went anywhere, it gets very repetitive as you get further in and you quickly realize the side missions really aren’t that interesting or necessary for the end game. The weapons/upgrades that you can unlock are not needed to complete the game so I missed a few. I may go back and explore some of the areas I skipped over now that it’s on GamePass but when I purchased it I just wanted to get through the story so I could move on to another game.
Pointless side missions so I can focus on the main story!? I’m in.
 
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