November 26, 2013 Tuesday 22: XBox One Launch Titles
Okay, so I got an XB1 on launch day, big whoop? What am I supposed to do with it now? The TV functions are neat, but it’s just controlling my TiVo in a window on the XBox, not giving me a third tuner option, so it’s not as big a help as I was hoping for. I Skyped with a friend and it was pretty neat. But I guess this thing has some games, too. Working off the list over at IGN (which is fun to pronounce like “iggen”), I thought I’d sort out what sounds good to me and what doesn’t.
No, Thanks
- Battlefield 4 – I never got into these kinds of things.
- Call of Duty: Ghosts – Ditto.
- Dead Rising 3 – Dead Rising 2 was a free download for XBox 360 last month, so I downloaded it, played it for 10 minutes and uninstalled it. Not my thing.
- Fighter Within – Never even heard about it before making this list.
- Killer Instinct – I downloaded this, played the CPU once, and uninstalled it. I never cared for KI back in the day (I was more a Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Virtua Fighter man myself), and it turns out I still don’t like it.
- LocoCycle – An interesting concept, but nothing I’m gonna play more than five minutes of
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NBA 2K14 – NBA Jam is about as basketball-y a videogame I’m ever gonna play.
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NBA Live 14 – Ditto
- Skylanders: Swap Force – The concept intrigues me, but not the reality of it. I’d be more likely to go the Disney route, but even then I don’t want to start in with buying a bunch of characters.
- Zumba Fitness: World Party – I’m a middle-aged white guy with no sense of rhythm
Maybe a Rental
- Crimson Dragon – Except it’s digital, so you can’t rent it. I’ll try the demo at some point, if there is one.
- FIFA 14 – Really long shot here.
- Just Dance 2014 – Dance Central was the reason to have a Kinect on the 360, and if Dance Central were a launch title I’d have it on the Most Likely list, and probably pretty high up.
- Need for Speed: Rivals – I’m no good at racing games, but I like to rent them and play for a few hours now and again.
- Ryse: Son of Rome – I’ll probably enjoy this hack-and-slash, but it sounds more like a rental for me
- Zoo Tycoon – I’ve never played a Tycoon game. I suspect it’s easier with a mouse and keyboard on a PC.
Most Likely
These I’m actually going to put in order.
6. Xbox Fitness – I’ve actually already downloaded this, but it’s going to sit at #7 for a while because I haven’t loaded it yet. It’s one of those “You know, I really should do that” things more than a “Man, I really want to do that!” thing.
5. Forza Motorsport 5 – I know what I just said about racing games, and it still applies, but if you’re going to own a racing game on Xbox, the Forza series is the one to have. Every collection should have a “serious” racer and some “fun” racers. This checks the box for serious.
4. Madden NFL 25 – My history with the Madden series is long and complicated – I played the very first one and several years’ worth after, but I much, much, much prefer the NFL2K series, as I think it plays much better and has better presentation. Since the NFL2K series doesn’t exist anymore, if I want to play football, I gotta get Madden. My brother and his family are planning to visit over Christmas, so it seems likely I’ll need to get this one before then.
3. Powerstar Golf – I hadn’t heard of this before looking up this list, but I’m sold. I like both serious and fun golf games, and this looks like it’s right up my alley.
2. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – I almost got this for my 360 but figured I would hold off until the XB1. I love the series, even if I don’t love all the directions it takes.
1. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Another one I almost got for my 360 until I learned it was coming to the XB1. As it turns out, this was my first purchase for the new system. I’ve only played two levels, but I already love it. Once I buckle down and really get to this one it’ll take a lot of my time for a long time.
Tags: Assassin's Creed, Lego, Powerstar Golf, Tuesday10, XB1
Written by: Mark
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Permalink # daniel said
yeah – nothing in the launch lineup that sells me on it yet. I’ll definitely be getting one though. Soonish.
Permalink # Mark said
Well, nertz. I was gonna tell you that if you needed any reviews of XB1 games to send ’em my way :D
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