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I unexpectedly bought an XB1 today. What games should I get?

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Bits N Pieces

Member
Inside
Sunset Overdrive
Quantum Break
Forza Horizon 2
Ori and the Blind Forest
Rare Replay
Halo 5
D4
Kalimba

EA Access

And Red Dead, cause everyone else is :)
 
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Genio88

Member
Halo MCC, Halo 5, Forza Motorsport 6, Sunset Overdrive, Ryse, Dead Rising 3, Inside, D4, Quantum Break, Ark...there are so many great exclusive games to choose of, besides the multiplatform stuff....And of course if you didn't play it, Red Dead Redemption, one of the best games of last gen
 
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ekim

Member
I would say give FH2 a chance. It's really fantastic. I didn't care for racing games before I played FH1. The open world setting makes it awesome. Other than that a +1 for Inside and Life is Strange.
 
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theJwac

Member
The Master Chief Collection is actually a blast now that they've worked the horrible bugs out of the multiplayer. I never had issues with the single player aspect and I believe it is still on sale.
 
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CosmicQueso

Member
A whole bunch of people not reading your OP, OP.

more in the vein of sidescrollers, platformers, action/adventure type games, puzzles, unusual sorts of games,
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Ori (you already covered that one)
Peggle 2
Kerbal Space Program (coming in July, unusual)
Inside
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Massive Chalice (a bit like Xcom)
Screamride (if you can get it real cheap)
Kalimba! (underrated platformer)
Threes
Volgarr the Viking
D4 Dark Dreams Don't Die if you like Swery stuff
Max Curse of the Brotherhood (another underrated platformer)
Zoo Tycoon
Guacamelee!
 
Castef

Castef

Banned
- Killer Instinct
- Max: Curse of Brotherhood
- Sunset Overdrive
- Elite Dangerous
- Inside

They could fit your tastes and are only on XB1.
 
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Heretic

Member
Montresor said:
Your OP said you may like puzzle games. Here are all the puzzle/adventure games I've played on XB1 and my ratings. Sorry I have no idea how many of these are not available on WiiU. A big chunk are likely multiplat.


Excellent, near perfect puzzle/adventure games, rated 5/5:

In Between
So Many Me
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die
Unravel
White Night
Limbo
The Walking Dead Season 1
The Wolf Among Us
Life Is Strange
Thomas Was Alone
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Inside


The next tier of excellent puzzle/adventure games, rated 4.5/5:

A Boy and His Blob
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
The Bridge
Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut
Gone Home
The Walking Dead Season 2


Great puzzle/adventure games, rated 4/5:

Flockers
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Kalimba
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Lifeless Planet
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishment
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Pneuma: Breath of Life
Unmechanical: Extended Edition
The Fall
Beyond Eyes
Stick it to the Man
Cubot - The Complexity of Simplicity
The Swapper
6180 The Moon
The Walking Dead: Michonne
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
Teslagrad
TurnOn


3.5/5:

Back to the Future: The Game - 30th Anniversary Edition
Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series
Submerged
Tales from the Borderlands


3/5:

Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Contrast


2.5/5

Murdered: Soul Suspect
Blues & Bullets
Fragments of Him


2/5:

Whispering Willows
Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition


1/5:

NERO
Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space
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Excellent post! Helps me out too!
 
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ryseing

Member
Megatron said:
I woukd look in to superhot as well op. Its a puzzle game disguised as a shooter. Think portal.
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.

Max, I know your disdain for shooters, but you really need to at least look at Superhot. It's something else.

Same goes for Rocket League as others have said.
 
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lt519

Member
I'd give Rocket League a try. I know you don't want racing and sports, but it's such an unusual combination that you might find it transcends those two genres and kind of creates something new.

But yeah, just play Ori over and over again. :)

Almost bit on the same deal but I have a gaming PC and have similar tastes as you so not missing a whole lot.
 
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Iva Demilcol

Member
OP: Sunset Ovedrive is pretty fun.

You can also have other downloadable games like:
INSIDE
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood.
Ori and the blind Forest
Oxenfree
D4
Olli Olli

Then you have interesting stuff that I want to buy but I haven't done yet like Lovely Planet, Unravel, the Escapists and Anarcute. Or things that are coming like Cuphead.

Oh, and don't forget to try Killer Instinct and check for back compatible stuff.

I think there's lot of interesting stuff outside of Forza, Halo and GoW.
 
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Bluenoser

Member
watdaeff4 said:
So, the only games available on it are Halo, Gears, Forza, Rare Replay and Ori?

LOL. Ok.

DId you check out he doesn't have a PS4 or PC either?

Again, another shit post.
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Did you read the OP or are you being a console warrior here? The poster said he liked side scroller/puzzle games, and things he could play with his wife. XB1 does not have many of these, aside from a handful of indie titles. He already has a WiiU, so that's the platform to get most of that stuff, and of the other two, PS4 has the stronger lineup when it comes to HIS TASTES. Way to respond to an alleged shit post with one of your own.
 
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Iva Demilcol

Member
Bluenoser said:
Did you read the OP or are you being a console warrior here? The poster said he liked side scroller/puzzle games, and things he could play with his wife. XB1 does not have many of these, aside from a handful of indie titles. He already has a WiiU, so that's the platform to get most of that stuff, and of the other two, PS4 has the stronger lineup when it comes to HIS TASTES. Way to respond to an alleged shit post with one of your own.
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This post proves you're wrong though:

Montresor said:
Your OP said you may like puzzle games. Here are all the puzzle/adventure games I've played on XB1 and my ratings. Sorry I have no idea how many of these are not available on WiiU. A big chunk are likely multiplat.


Excellent, near perfect puzzle/adventure games, rated 5/5:

In Between
So Many Me
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die
Unravel
White Night
Limbo
The Walking Dead Season 1
The Wolf Among Us
Life Is Strange
Thomas Was Alone
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Inside


The next tier of excellent puzzle/adventure games, rated 4.5/5:

A Boy and His Blob
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
The Bridge
Q.U.B.E. Director's Cut
Gone Home
The Walking Dead Season 2


Great puzzle/adventure games, rated 4/5:

Flockers
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Kalimba
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Lifeless Planet
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishment
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Pneuma: Breath of Life
Unmechanical: Extended Edition
The Fall
Beyond Eyes
Stick it to the Man
Cubot - The Complexity of Simplicity
The Swapper
6180 The Moon
The Walking Dead: Michonne
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse
Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
Teslagrad
TurnOn


3.5/5:

Back to the Future: The Game - 30th Anniversary Edition
Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series
Submerged
Tales from the Borderlands


3/5:

Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Contrast


2.5/5

Murdered: Soul Suspect
Blues & Bullets
Fragments of Him


2/5:

Whispering Willows
Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition


1/5:

NERO
Albedo: Eyes from Outer Space
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Pizza

Member
Rare Replay, MCC, and Sunset Overdrive are must-buys. MKX is awesome too if you haven't played it


Edit, Didn't read the whole OP: Tembo the Badass Elephant is a fine platformer, but not AMAZING
 
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Montresor

Member
maxcriden said:
That is amazingly helpful and several of those are not on PS3 or Wii U. Awesome. I remember I was really interested in Max, and not just because of my shared name. Thank you!
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Heretic said:
Excellent post! Helps me out too!
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Iva Demilcol said:
This post proves you're wrong though:
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Well :) I'm glad you guys liked the post. If it helps at all, here are some other puzzle/adventure games in my backlog which I have not played yet. So I can't rate these games.

The Park
Among The Sleep
Sherlock Holmes The Devil's Daughter
Oxenfree
King's Quest
Book of Unwritten Tales 2
The Solus Project
Gemini Heroes Reborn (currently playing this one and it's not faring too well, I probably won't give it more than 3.5/5)
 
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Zach

Member
INSIDE
Ori and the Blind Forest
Sunset Overdrive

(And Red Dead Redemption if you haven't played it.)
 
AdamMcKraken

AdamMcKraken

Member
Oxenfree will blow your mind, awesome 2.5D adventure platformer.

oxenfree-930x523.jpg
 
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febLey

Member
Most games have been mentioned here, especially the exclusives, but i'll mention them again :)

Exclusives:
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Inside
- Rare Replay
- Sunset Overdrive
- Castle Crashers (really funny 2D RPG)
- Battleblock Theater (Platformer by the studio of Castle Crashers, 360, but compatible with the Xbox One)

Also you should keep your eyes open for ReCore, Pit People, We Happy Few and Cuphead.

If you like Strategy Games Halo Wars 1 & 2.
If you like Smash Bros. you should take a look at Rivals of Aether, that's a damn fine game.

Multiplat:
- Rogue Legacy (Rogue-Like)
- Shovel Knight (Jump 'n Run in the vein of Mega Man)
- Super Meat Boy (Platformer, 360, also compatible)
- The Witcher 3 (one of the best RPGs in years)
- Rocket League (Sports, but fun even if you don't like sports, like me)
- Life is Strange
 
G

Goose_Se7en

Banned
Sunset Overdrive
Inside
Halo 5 (best multiplayer game exclusive to the system IMO)

Quantum Break. Best system exclusive imho and one of the most underrated titles on the system.

Quantum Break is probably my second favorite game this console generation.
 
Shpeshal Nick

Shpeshal Nick

aka Collingwood
Well there's already close to 200 Xbox 360 games you can get too. You've effectively bought 2 consoles.

Games wise, since you've effectively ruled out almost every popular genre...

Inside
Ryse
Shadow of Mordor
Rocket League
Limbo
Sunset Overdrive (technically a TPS, but almost just as much a platformer)
Killer Instinct
#IDARB is a fun time killer couch multiplayer game
Any of the popular sports games so just get EA Access
 
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New002

Member
Diablo III Ultimate Evil Edition is a must IMO. Couch co-op ftw!

(I know it's not exclusive but if you don't have it anywhere else...)
 
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family_guy

Member
So you're not interested in the games or the extra controller. Seems you should have just waited for the better model for $20 more.
 
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Montresor

Member
blue_phazon said:
Wait what??

Where did you hear this?
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All Microsoft first-party games are coming to BC, eventually - Microsoft said so I believe. Not sure if they all actually will come (i.e. where is Forza BC?).

They have solved multi-disc games with Deus Ex Human Revolution Director's Cut. But I imagine it's still a formidable task to get two massive JRPGs like Blue Dragon and Lost Odyssey working. Fingers crossed though.
 
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Iva Demilcol

Member
Montresor said:
Well :) I'm glad you guys liked the post. If it helps at all, here are some other puzzle/adventure games in my backlog which I have not played yet. So I can't rate these games.

The Park
Among The Sleep
Sherlock Holmes The Devil's Daughter
Oxenfree
King's Quest
Book of Unwritten Tales 2
Gemini Heroes Reborn (currently playing this one and it's not faring too well, I probably won't give it more than 3.5/5)
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It's a pretty solid recommendation list. Among the other games you've not rated I can tell you that I liked a lot Among the Sleep when I played it on PC. It's a nice title, most of the time it's creepy but there's a section that I found pretty terrifying. Totally worth it.
 
DirtyLarry

DirtyLarry

Member
If not mentioned already, sign up for EA Access.
You are done.

Enjoy
Titanfall
Battlefield 4
Sports games if those are your thing
Unravel
Need for Speed

Will get to play several genres for a pretty inexpensive price. Best deal in gaming imho.
 
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watdaeff4

Member
Bluenoser said:
Did you read the OP or are you being a console warrior here? The poster said he liked side scroller/puzzle games, and things he could play with his wife. XB1 does not have many of these, aside from a handful of indie titles. He already has a WiiU, so that's the platform to get most of that stuff, and of the other two, PS4 has the stronger lineup when it comes to HIS TASTES. Way to respond to an alleged shit post with one of your own.
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But, read through the thread, there have been plenty of games mentioned.......

And why would I be the console warrior here? Unlike you, I actually own both (all 3) consoles........I mean for goodness sakes, since my GAF name is the same as my PSN name

I just call out warrior shit posts like yours when I see them. (with your Gears, Forza, Halo and saying it's the 'wrong choice' nonsense )

EDIT: And if you need a map to get to your destination, coming into a thread that is titled "Hey guys I bought an Xbox One and what games should I get" and following that up with a post saying that the OP did not make the right choice and then your second post goes on to spout how in your opinion he should have bought a PS4 - when the purchase was already made4-.........hmmm.........yeah, I can see where you weren't shitting up the thread and was just being constructive........
 
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op_ivy

Fallen Xbot (cannot continue gaining levels in this class)
maxcriden said:
The thing is, I don't care for TPS, FPS, that sort of game, or racing.
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that eliminates must of xboxes best games... you really should give quantum break, halo 5, forza horizon 2 (theres a demo), forza 6, and dirt rally a chance. some of my favorite games ever right there and i've been gaming since before nes/sms.

otherwise definitely grab the following: ori and the blind forest, inside, sunset overdrive (not so much a third person shooter as it may seem), killer instinct
 
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God Dayumm

Banned
If you want to get into fighting there is also Killer Instinct and Mortal Kombat X. I was in the same dilemma as you but ended up not getting it. Maybe when it is even cheaper or there are more games I will
 
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JayhawkerStL

Banned
Murdered: Soul Suspectis a damn good mystery/adventure/puzzler/ game. It's better than the the reviews gave it credit for. I'm playing it right now with my wife with a gaming club (like a book club, but games).

The impressions by everyone has been really positive.
 
J

jroc74

Phone reception is more important to me than human rights
Yea kids mother was gonna get this, she missed it...Amazon Prime deal.

This was a good deal.
 
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maxcriden

Member
Megatron said:
I woukd look in to superhot as well op. Its a puzzle game disguised as a shooter. Think portal.

I echo the sentiments of sunset overdrive and Max. Also you dont know jack is a great pafty game. Tenbo the badass elephant is a fun side scroller by gamefreak.
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ryseing said:
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Max, I know your disdain for shooters, but you really need to at least look at Superhot. It's something else.

Same goes for Rocket League as others have said.
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Super on it. Thanks guys!
 
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maxcriden

Member
Gorilla Shark said:
Where did you get this deal OP?

I've been considering getting one lately...
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It was an Amazon deal of the day for prime. ☺

family_guy said:
So you're not interested in the games or the extra controller. Seems you should have just waited for the better model for $20 more.
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The better model won't come with a bunch of stuff I can sell or a $50 GC, though, so it's essentially $20 more plus the value of those, so maybe $170 more.
 
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