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[POLL] Which games made or published by Xbox studios did you enjoy the most in 2023?
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Starfield, 300+ hours according to Steam. I can't wait for the DLC.
Diablo 4- finished the game haven't touched it since.
Motorsport- Only a few hours logged. Good game.
Hi-Fi RUSH- I was maybe 3 hours in before it got lost in the shuffle. Good game. I'll get back to it.
Diablo 4- finished the game haven't touched it since.
Motorsport- Only a few hours logged. Good game.
Hi-Fi RUSH- I was maybe 3 hours in before it got lost in the shuffle. Good game. I'll get back to it.
It wasn't released but Halo Infinite hit its stride in 2023. Forge breathed new life into an already pretty fun game. Nowadays it's a fantastic game.
Fucking love Starfield. One of my games of this generation, easily. Over 150 hours and still playing. It's a dream for a huge sci-fi nerd and lover of all things Bethesda.
I recognize how great Hi Fi Rush was, but it's not a game for me.
After that...I actually enjoy Redfall as well. put about 40 hours into it.
I recognize how great Hi Fi Rush was, but it's not a game for me.
After that...I actually enjoy Redfall as well. put about 40 hours into it.
I obviously played MW3 the most and I'm still playing, I love it.
I bought Diablo 4 and enjoyed a few hours of it, shelved it. I don't like the openworld concept, but I'll try again.
Forza Motorsport was a HUGE let down. I 100% completed every FM since FM2 and I couldn't get into this one. It just doesn't play well. I actually went back to 6 and 7 and found I still enjoy those.
Starfield is amazing on my 4090, I'll be playing it for years to come.
Only just booted up and had a taste of Hi-Fi, I play my games on mute so that was a no go.
Minecraft Legends is that the RTS one? I think I tried it for a minute, it was alright.
edit: oh yeah I fully plan on coop Redfall with my GF at some point, if the servers will still be up when I get around to it.
I bought Diablo 4 and enjoyed a few hours of it, shelved it. I don't like the openworld concept, but I'll try again.
Forza Motorsport was a HUGE let down. I 100% completed every FM since FM2 and I couldn't get into this one. It just doesn't play well. I actually went back to 6 and 7 and found I still enjoy those.
Starfield is amazing on my 4090, I'll be playing it for years to come.
Only just booted up and had a taste of Hi-Fi, I play my games on mute so that was a no go.
Minecraft Legends is that the RTS one? I think I tried it for a minute, it was alright.
edit: oh yeah I fully plan on coop Redfall with my GF at some point, if the servers will still be up when I get around to it.
Starfield is one of my favorite games ever, even with the flaws. The atmosphere, music, gameplay, art/aesthetic, graphics, vistas, it's just right up my alley. Dialogs can be inconsistent and some storylines really leave you wanting more flexibility in how to solve them, but everything else I just enjoyed so much.
Haven't played Hi Fi Rush, it has been in my queue for a while, seeing them close the studio down made me feel like part of the problem. I will be getting to it, seems like a gem for many here, will be hard knowing Tango's fate.
Haven't played Hi Fi Rush, it has been in my queue for a while, seeing them close the studio down made me feel like part of the problem. I will be getting to it, seems like a gem for many here, will be hard knowing Tango's fate.
Hi Fi for sure. Along with Psychonauts 2 and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, one of the best games of the generation as far as I'm concerned. Just incredible stuff.
While I played diablo 4 the most hours, I think I enjoyed Starfield more.
Hifi rush I tried to get into but I just don't get what people see in that game.
I haven't played any of the rest.
Hifi rush I tried to get into but I just don't get what people see in that game.
I haven't played any of the rest.
For me it was Hi-Fi Rush. The game made me feel like a kid again and reminded me of an era in gaming that is long passed. Also it helped me through a difficult time and I'd thank Johanas personally if I could.
The game is pure positivity and joy and I'm gutted about the current situation.
I've disliked many of the developments regarding Xbox and I've been vocal about these in several different threads.
I'm ready to completely jump off the Xbox train, though admittedly I kind of did that last year already as I switched my purchases to other platforms.
I've no interest in watching the June showcase, I'm going to read the news next day and if there's something of interest, I'm going to play it through Steam.
Regarding Forza Motorsport: This game killed my love for this franchise. That's all I'm going to say about that.
The game is pure positivity and joy and I'm gutted about the current situation.
I've disliked many of the developments regarding Xbox and I've been vocal about these in several different threads.
I'm ready to completely jump off the Xbox train, though admittedly I kind of did that last year already as I switched my purchases to other platforms.
I've no interest in watching the June showcase, I'm going to read the news next day and if there's something of interest, I'm going to play it through Steam.
Regarding Forza Motorsport: This game killed my love for this franchise. That's all I'm going to say about that.
Lol Steam alone has 21k reviews, that's enough to cover *check notes* 280 votes in the poll
Even Pentiment (my favorite Xbox game since AoE 2) sits at 6k user reviews
Hi-Fi Rush is the best first-party game this generation, bar none. Was my game of the year last year. Hell, I even bought a bit of merch for it! (this 808 t-shirt for those wondering). Despite Tango's undeserved demise, I still highly encourage everyone to play it if they can.
Similarly, while I can't say for places like here, there has been a certain kind of...frustration seeing the amount of people eulogise Hi-Fi Rush on social media only now that Tango are no more. Like, I feel like - and this is very much an emotional feeling than hard evidence of course - if people liking and sharing all the (much deserved!) praise for it had actually played it, Tango might have had a better shot. Course, maybe it could've done double whatever metrics and MS still might've killed them regardless. But yeah. Just this weird frustration in addition to the sadness.
I only played Hi-Fi Rush and Starfield. I thought Starfield was very average and Hi-Fi, while obviously an excellent game, wasn't really my thing so I didn't get far. So I suppose Starfield was the one I enjoyed the most, very weak year from them for my tastes.
I answered honestly that it was Redfall. I enjoyed a couple of others. Hi-Fi was not my bag but I can see why it was a hit.
The only ones I played were Starfield and Hi-Fi Rush and out of those two it's easily Hi-Fi Rush since Starfield was an absolute snoozefest
Only played Hi-Fi Rush, Starfield and Diablo IV. I finished Hi-Fi rush multiple times. I only put 10 hours in to Starfield and Diablo IV. Enough said.
And MW3 is by Activision. And Redfall, HFR and Starfield are all by Bethesda Softworks, not XGS. But the point is really just to show the spread of 2023 games that Microsoft owns and demonstrate that HFR is the most well liked one.
Pentiment deserves some love too.
ah my bad, my brain skipped the 2023 part.
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Hi-Fi RUSH is my favourite game. But I also enjoyed Starfield. Diablo IV was fine the few hours I played. Redfall and Forza Motorsport were not for me. Did not play Legends. Can not play MW3 as it is still not on Game Pass. I liked the original MW3 a lot back in the day.
Hi-Fi Rush is the only appealing project (and Tango studio-wise) to me in the Bethesda acquisition. And, look, it's a masterpiece of a title for 2023. Up there with Psychonauts 2 for giving the Xbox Series the GotY juice it's desperately needed this gen.
Microsoft Gaming really showing me their priorities.
ABK isn't all that different, as I just cared about Toys for Bob (Sheesh. Welp, hopefully best case scenario with them going indie 🙏) and Blizzard's Overwatch and StarCraft, arguably two IP that weren't in their glow up era as the acquisition happened and I'm skeptical that Microsoft integration improves things, let alone that they become Xbox-console-defining experiences.
Microsoft Gaming really showing me their priorities.
ABK isn't all that different, as I just cared about Toys for Bob (Sheesh. Welp, hopefully best case scenario with them going indie 🙏) and Blizzard's Overwatch and StarCraft, arguably two IP that weren't in their glow up era as the acquisition happened and I'm skeptical that Microsoft integration improves things, let alone that they become Xbox-console-defining experiences.