Category: Xbox 360 to One BC

Looks like the new Games with Gold were announced this afternoon. It’s certainly not a bad list, I do own Tekken Tag Tournament 2 as it was the first BC game that was on sale the same week it went backwards compatible.  So I bought it more out of support for the cause than anything else.  But I have not played it, I’m sad to say.  Though the plus side of that would be to actually start the game in that time frame and try to knock out a bunch of the online specific I achievements.  I remember playing Tekken on PS2 to death but I would be lying if it wasn’t just spamming buttons.

On the Xbox One side, I’m sure I will grab Hitman but I’m not a very stealthy player in games that aren’t named Skyrim.  We Were Here from what I could find online seems to be some multiplayer escape room where the two people have walkie talkies?  Since the only game I seem to enjoy online is Monster Hunter (and that’s probably only because I don’t have to talk to anybody), I don’t see how I would enjoy that one, but I’ve been wrong before.  So be sure to grab a couple of these and have fun with it.  Enjoy.

Xbox One

• Hitman – The Complete First Season (September 1st-30th)
• We Were Here (September 16th – October 15th)

Xbox 360

• Earth Defense Force 2025  (September 1st-15th)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (September 16th-30th)

Welp, still playing Monster Hunter, cleaned up a few achievements and progressing very slowly through the story.  If I desire, I will probably be playing the game up until the end of the year.  Much like Skyrim, I doubt I will ever finish it, but at some point I will put it away.  Walking Dead, I am done with the main story line.  Gripping end as expected, if my wife wasn’t in the room, there might have been a tear shed or two.  So I guess it is on to 400 days after this which I should be done with by next week at this time.  After Walking Dead S1 is complete, tempted to play Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy or Wolf Among Us, we shall see.  (No WD Season 2 yet)

We do have a lot of sales this week.  A lot of UBI Soft games, I’m not seeing anything that’s not been on sale frequently.  Interestingly enough, Watch Dogs is listed as “Backwards Compatible” but as of the writing of this column that is not the case.  I’m sure it’s a typo, but its still wonderful to speculate even when we are supposed to be done.  Oh my usual griping session about the Risens and that they were never made BC.  Anyway, enjoy your week, find a game you like and just take your time.  Take care.

Note (7:15am) – as I started to transcribe the prices, I realize these are not active yet. I will check back later in the day and update it accordingly.

Update (11:00am Thursday) – At least the Xbox team got these in before the weekend.  They honestly don’t seem to care about 360 sales anymore.

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Well, I did finish the 4th episode in the first season of Walking Dead.  According to the tally, I basically made the least popular of the final couple of decisions and will be going into the final episode at a disadvantage.  But knowing me, I wouldn’t have it any other way.  It should be a roaring finish for season one and then playing through 400 days.  As mentioned before, I’m not a fan of the subject matter, but they did do an excellent job with the game.  Why they didn’t go to this kind of effort for the Game of Thrones series I don’t know.

I’m also still in the thick of Monster Hunter World with about 20-25 hours put in.  I’m getting better every time and I just love the Insect Glaive, I really do.  This past Saturday night, I beat the Anjanath for the first time which was quite exhilarating.  Best multiplayer experience I’ve had since WoW.  And I still don’t feel like I know what I’m doing all the time.  But I’ll keep on trucking.

We do have quite a few sales this week.  Two of the Skates are on sale along with Syndicate which was one of the last games to go BC so this is certainly a good time to pick it up.  Despite it not being BC, I don’t think I have ever seen Hell Yeah ever on sale before, the same with Space Channel and Renegade ops.  All in all, it is a pretty good week, plenty of stuff to choose from and little to complain about.  Enjoy.

Still playing both Monster Hunter World and Walking Dead.  Monster Hunter World, I’m honestly just responding to SOS calls and proceeding very slowly through the story line (because you have to upgrade a lot).  All the while, I’m honing my skills into an “okay” player.  Walking Dead, I finished episode 3 and working on the 4th.  Honestly, I think the subject matter is just lost on me.  I enjoy that I’m actually doing something in a Telltale game (not just conversation choices), but zombies has never been a popular thing for me and of course this game is littered with them.  I’ll keep going and finish it, but don’t expect me to play Season 2 anytime soon.

We do have some deals this week, actually quite a bit, even if it feels like a recycled DLC sale.  But there might be one or two goodies that would be interesting (or that you forgot in a previous sale).  Other games, I really wish Resonance of Fate was a BC title, but it won’t be so I’ll keep my physical copy close for the time being.  Full list of BC Compatible games and DLC after the jump.  Enjoy your games this week.

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So, over the past week I have given the site something of a face lift.  Hopefully the majority of the viewing public like the new design and how I’m gradually going to gear it towards my review writing whether on the site or off.  Any comments are suggestions, feel free to let me know.  I’m always eager to listen but I think this is a good direction since BC is basically dead at this point.

On the gaming front, I’m through two episodes of Walking Dead and a couple chapters into the third one.  I really appreciate the very light puzzle solving in this.  It’s no Batman Telltale, but it is certainly better than anything they did on Game of Thrones for example.  I did also play some more Monster Hunter World during the weekend and while I don’t feel like a complete newb anymore, I’m still struggling.  I also CANNOT cook a steak properly.  The music does not help.  I am either too soon (rare) or too late (burnt).

Anyway,  here are the sales.  Tempted to grab Abyss Odyssey but then I would be strictly playing it on the 360.  Burnout Revenge also has has never been this cheap so it is certainly worth picking up.  I’ll also do my usual plug for Darkness II which was an awesome playing experience and well worth that $6 price.  Anyway, enjoy your week folks and hope you find something good to play.

Looks like the new Games with Gold were announced this morning. Unlike the last few months, I can certainly say that all four of these are quality titles.  I am always tempted to play Gears of War even if I am absolute trash (worse than my attempt at Halo every once in a while).  Forza is always a nice game to show off the new Xbox One X with.  Torchlight I unfortunately already own (and completed) but it’s fantastic.  Finally, Castlevania: Lord of Shadows is a nice get since I own the LE and another of those I don’t want to damage the disc scenarios.  Great month, enjoy.

Xbox One

• Gears of War 4 (August 1st-31st)
• Forza Motorsport 6 (August 16th – September 15th)

Xbox 360

• Torchlight  (August 1st-15th)
• Castlevania: Lord of Shadows (August 16th-31st)

Well, I kinda stopped playing Golf Club last week because basically I had run out of achievements (the hole in one and explorer achievements will just take time) and I got a Xbox One X.  The older Xbox One went upstairs to the movie room and the new one went in the entertainment center.  I ended up starting two games, one to use the power of the Xbox One X, and one to well…be a diversion.  The diversion was Walking Dead Season 1, yes the TellTale game.  I’m through 1 episode and a 1/4 thru the second and it’s a very emotionally draining game.  Some of the choices and actions they make you go through are disturbing at best.

The game that I started with the Xbox One X in mind is Monster Hunter World.  I’ve played it for a little over 3 hours now and I haven’t even scratched the surface.  It sorely needs a guide book of some sort (and I actually complained about it on Twitter) and there isn’t one to be had in this day of very few game guides.  I always use the Skyrim example but I sunk 100’s of hours into Skyrim simply because if I had a question I could throw open the book and find it.  Monster Hunter World, I’m just….guessing.  And the Internet has a bunch of videos but very little written down it seems like.  I’m sure I’ll try playing it well into August but unless I get a lot of time to myself (not likely) and figure somethings out, I can’t promise I will keep with it.  But damn, it is a gorgeous game.

Anyway, we do have a few new sales this week.  This might be the first time Puzzle Fighter has been on sale since it went backwards compatible.  It would have been nice for Raven to go backwards compatible instead of getting a senseless remaster.  But I’ve seen the remaster for less than $10, so it’s not all that expensive either.  So I guess that’s another week, I appreciate everybody who still visits this site and know that a re-design is coming and I hope you stay tuned.  Enjoy.

Finished up Mr. Pumpkin’s Adventure over the Weekend, very weird game but glad its over with no glitches to report.  I am back to playing Golf Club, and have only three achievements left.  One requires some tomfoolery with guest accounts, one requires a lot of course grinding, and the final one requires good ole luck.  The luck one is of course the Hole in One which has eluded me time and time again.  I’ve really attempted to go for it and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten within 1 to 3 feet of the cup.  It’s frustrating and I wish I could say I’ll get it but not that confident.  We’ll see what happens.

Okay, so the sale from last week is continuing.  There are a few new sales though thrown into the mix.  That’s what is below (rather than reprinting the whole list).  To be honest, it’s mostly Disney or Fallout 3/New Vegas DLC.  I would like to buy Panzer Elite Action (Xbox OG) but it’s British only (which is silly when its about $1).  Anyway, here is the list, enjoy your week.

Welp, this week I think I was stuck in a rut because I was playing some odd things.  First, I went back and started playing Golf Club again.  Not the newer one that was free with gold, no…the very first one on Xbox One.  I made a lot of progress but it just seemed like an odd choice.  And then the last couple of days, I started a game called Mr. Pumpkin’s Adventure.  It’s a point and click adventure but it’s pretty pitiful.  I’ll be trying to finish that one as quickly as possible.  Welp, maybe I’ll find something more worthwhile to play this week, and then again perhaps not.  It’s a weird mood for gaming lately.

Anyway, we got a super sale for Xbox One & 360 this week.  Lots of sales, but I’m having trouble really wanting anything (I will mention that Condemned really is on sale this week for only $5).  Anytime they post DLC on Xbox 360 for sale, I’m always hoping something new shows up that I really want and not the same 20-30 pieces that show up.  Instead, it’s got it, got it, got it, don’t want, got it, etc.  Prices will populate during the day as I get to them.  Enjoy.

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Welp, I finally finished Game of Thrones.  Six episodes in the bucket and unfortunately the last episode is absolutely heart wrenching and will piss you off.  There is just no other way about it.  At least there was some glimmer of hope though (too bad we’ll never see a sequel).  I also finished Momonga Pinball which after you get three stars on every level is relatively easy to mop up the rest of your achievements.  As to what I am going to start next, it will probably be the Telltale Guardians of the Galaxy game.  I might throw in something I didn’t finish before, I get in that groove sometimes.

Anyway, we do have sales this week.   Unfortunately most of them are not backwards compatible which is kinda odd.  Normally I would come out here and say well Max Payne ought to be BC any week now.  Except it will most likely never be now.  Or Ratatouille has a good chance because a bunch of other Disney movie games are.  But I can’t.  So, either power up the ole 360 or take in a game you already own this week I guess.  Enjoy.