someone said start on the 2nd game in the game pass thread?
any idea when this goes live on game pass EST time?
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someone said start on the 2nd game in the game pass thread?
any idea when this goes live on game pass EST time?
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Impressive on switch. Switch reveal ages ago looked like crap.
Text is too small handheld imo, but this looks like a great port.
Text is too small handheld imo, but this looks like a great port.
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Ah gotcha, I assumed you meant on console. If they're up on Xbox I imagine cloud has to be pretty soon!
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Some early reviews, NintendoLife one makes it sound like Switch can get rough:
www.nintendolife.com
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Review: Shadowrun Trilogy (Switch) - A Fantastic Trio Utterly Let Down By Shoddy Ports
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Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Edition review | GodisaGeek.com
Shadowrun Trilogy has a ton of atmosphere, and if you’re looking for a strong narrative RPG you could do a lot worse.
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Review: Shadowrun Trilogy - A Superb Tactical RPG Series Hacks Into Xbox Game Pass
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Huge bummer as I just bought on switch for portability factor. I was basing it off the switchup review saying he played for 8 hours or so in each, and it was super solid minus some stuttering here and there.Some early reviews, NintendoLife one makes it sound like Switch can get rough:
Review: Shadowrun Trilogy (Switch) - A Fantastic Trio Utterly Let Down By Shoddy Ports
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Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Edition review | GodisaGeek.com
Shadowrun Trilogy has a ton of atmosphere, and if you’re looking for a strong narrative RPG you could do a lot worse.
Review: Shadowrun Trilogy - A Superb Tactical RPG Series Hacks Into Xbox Game Pass
Hacker's Delight
Switch ports sound awful, which is really too bad. I will stick to my Steam and GoG versions I guess.
Great game series, Dragonfall and HK are some of my favorite CRPGs but I am not dealing with that BS port quality.
Great game series, Dragonfall and HK are some of my favorite CRPGs but I am not dealing with that BS port quality.
Neither did I know that they were acquired, nor that there was more than one DLC pack for Battletech - interesting!
Weird thing is what went wrong with the Switchup review that was full of praise for the performance?Some early reviews, NintendoLife one makes it sound like Switch can get rough:
Review: Shadowrun Trilogy (Switch) - A Fantastic Trio Utterly Let Down By Shoddy Ports
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Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Edition review | GodisaGeek.com
Shadowrun Trilogy has a ton of atmosphere, and if you’re looking for a strong narrative RPG you could do a lot worse.
Review: Shadowrun Trilogy - A Superb Tactical RPG Series Hacks Into Xbox Game Pass
Hacker's Delight
Don't get the Switch version. It's pretty bad according to reviews. No idea otherwise. Well, works great on Steam/GoG.
If you liked Wasteland 3, its far more like it. The xcom comparisons are just for how part of the combat works but one is a strategy focused game on random units the other is a rpg with avatars and choices and character building and companions. Wasteland is the more apt comparison.
Currently playing through Returns. I've been trying to get through it for months but it's not really hooking me in. I'm at the
so I'm hoping I'm nearing the end of the game so I can jump on the better ones.
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It's not bad. I played 2 hours of Returns docked and handheld and think it looks and plays really good.
Thanks, that's reassuring. I'm fairly tolerant of this kind of stuff, and it's hardly a game that's going to live or die on performance, unless it's really bad.
Playing Dragonfall based off recommendations. Having a good time so far after doing the first mission. Bit of a shocker moment in the story out the gate. Played Returns demo and enjoyed that too. Look like good games to sink many hours in to.
Thanks! That's all I needed to hear. I liked Wasteland, so I'll go ahead and get Returns.
Very early in so hard to tell but not had any issues early on. First few fights have been problem free. I feel it's easy to get it to without anything advanced going on or complex systems.
Starlatine I just played the tutorial of Returns and you were right. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks again!
Played Dragonfall on PC around release, still one of the best and most memorable RPGs I've played since. Might have to give this another go, especially as it'll be at 4K on a TV.
How is the difficulty in this trilogy? I've been meaning to play them for some time, but just never got around to them.
Same, started Returns 3 times but never gone farther than 2-3 levels. It's a shame because I'm a Cyberpunk fan and I love SRPG, I wonder why. Maybe on GamePass it will do it this time. But man, so many games, so much little time!
You can play them in any order, they are pretty much standalone but there are some connections here and there like an npc from Dragonfall appearing in Hong Kong and maybe some other stuff.
Honestly I would recommend skipping Returns it's sort of a big demo with missing features like party members.
I've only played an hour or so of the PS5 version, but so far I'm impressed with how polished it feels so far. Usually with these CRPG ports onto console there is a layer of awkwardness when it comes to the UI and presentation, even with the really special ones like Original Sin 2 and PoE2. But this looks and feels extremely slick and console friendly both with the menus/UI as well as the way it feels in gameplay. They've made some smart control choices too when translating it to controller.
My recommended play order is Dragonfall, HK and then Returns. Alternatively HK, Dragonfall then Returns.
Returns is imo the weakest. It is however the shortest but I felt that it doesn't really catch your attention or grip you the same way the others do with character, writing and world/lore. The game isn't bad but RPGs are a bit of a commitment so if you want to start with something I would recommend trying one of the more highly regarded games since they are almost entirely standalone any way.
HK has some nice improvements over DF, most notably in combat (though still mostly simplistic, skills are a bit more interesting) and mission objectives/design imo but also the hacking is a bit more interesting. You could probably pick between HK/DF based on the location if you prefer. DF is based in Berlin.
That said, if going back to play older games and missing some quality is a massive turn off then Returns > DF > HK is the way to go.
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Returns is imo the weakest. It is however the shortest but I felt that it doesn't really catch your attention or grip you the same way the others do with character, writing and world/lore. The game isn't bad but RPGs are a bit of a commitment so if you want to start with something I would recommend trying one of the more highly regarded games since they are almost entirely standalone any way.
HK has some nice improvements over DF, most notably in combat (though still mostly simplistic, skills are a bit more interesting) and mission objectives/design imo but also the hacking is a bit more interesting. You could probably pick between HK/DF based on the location if you prefer. DF is based in Berlin.
That said, if going back to play older games and missing some quality is a massive turn off then Returns > DF > HK is the way to go.
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Just skip it and head to Dragonfall. That's an astoundingly better game, and so is HK.
FYI, on PC you can play Returns in Dragonfall engine and there are also bunch of mods. Still, I would go DF->HK and then if you really want to try Returns do it then.
I can't even get through character creation without the controls becoming unresponsive lol
No excuse for this shit.
Update incoming
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Update already in the works to address issues:
Thanks for your feedback. We have a patch already rolling out on all consoles, aiming to address multiple issues.
On some systems the update rollout might take a little longer, but soon you should see the game update on Nintendo Switch too!
On some systems the update rollout might take a little longer, but soon you should see the game update on Nintendo Switch too!
I guess we shall see. There is 0 chance I would buy this on the Switch before patch hits and gets reviewed/examined.
Booted up Returns against the internet's warnings. Game hardlocked on the character builder lol. I hope that's one of the things being addressed there ^
I'm SO excited these are hitting console right now! I somehow missed the announcement.
I recently played through Cyberpunk 2077 and it just wasnt...gritty, dark and....cyberpunky enough for me. I mean that mostly aesthetically, but partly thematically too.
Really excited for this!!
I recently played through Cyberpunk 2077 and it just wasnt...gritty, dark and....cyberpunky enough for me. I mean that mostly aesthetically, but partly thematically too.
Really excited for this!!
My FOMO issue is triggered by skipping a game in the series. But I guess I could always go back to Returns if I finished the other two.
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Returns is the shortest of the three by a pretty large margin so it wouldn't be a big commitment if you wanted to start there too see the mechanics evolve.
No Paradox published games ever get controller support on PC after they released on console. It is really maddening. They just don't give a fuck.
lol, if the existing games don't get updated with controller support, I hope this whole thing fails like PoE :|