NTM

Yeah, the original games hold up well enough. That said, Dead Space is one of my favorite game/multimedia franchises (Ignition and Aftermath aren't good and DS3 was, while good overall, a disappointing end to the trilogy). It seems they're going to add in a bit of stuff that'll fit more in line with the sequels, like world-building aspects, and the ability to maneuver in Zero-G. They also mentioned updating the sound design to be more immersive, so I hope that means Dolby Atmos. Frostbite is an engine that can make games look fantastic, but we all know how some have had trouble with it in the past. Hopefully, it'll work out. I actually went through DS1 & 2 late last year or earlier this year, and while I still enjoyed them, they didn't hold up to the high standards I've set for them of the multiple times I've beaten them before. I'm excited about this, but I'm a little worried as a big fan of the game already that it won't be new enough to excite me. I don't want to have the feeling of "been there, done that".

I probably wouldn't play much of it, or any of it at all as I don't play fighting games much anymore, but I'd like to see a Virtua Fighter x Tekken (and maybe, though it's a bit faster, Dead or Alive) cross-over.

Far Cry 5. I've played every Far Cry game, and 3 and 4 were good but nothing that'd get me super excited for what came next. At that point, I was kind of bored of the formula, and I couldn't even finish Primal (Blood Dragon was awesome, but I felt it was an outlier). The early footage of FC5, while the setting piqued my interest and the idea of fighting a cult was cool, it wasn't looking promising. I wasn't going to buy it, but my brother bought the game for my other brother for co-op, and so I decided to try it out. I went through it and I really liked the setting and music a lot. I also felt the way they changed up what used to be tower climbing was fun. The humor of the side stuff and seriousness of the story clashed, but the humor could be funny at times, and I thought some of the serious stuff was okay too even though I felt it could've gone farther (but not "farther" in the way the end happened). Hope County and the music impressed me though, and setting and sound are pretty big factors in what makes a game engaging to me.

Ishimura.

I put 70 plus hours into it, so yes I thought it was great, and yet I'd still say MGS5 probably. I saw someone else say it and I'd have to agree. I can't think of anything else off the top of my head. MGS always had cool settings: Shadow Moses, Big Shell, the Jungles in MGS3, and even the world-hopping environments in MGS4 and Peace Walker I enjoyed it, but in MGSV it was underwhelming.

While I'd say the previous MGS games took control away from the player to give the story, I still preferred that to the comparatively weaker story V had. The gameplay was good, but I didn't get out of it as much as other people seemed to with the 'if you think you can do it, you can do it' kind of gameplay. I wish the game had more music options too with the walkman. The choice of 80s music wasn't great, and the lack of many original MGS1 - 4 or other Kojima game songs was disappointing.

Oh! Shoot, actually, my choices would probably be Quantum Break and Control. For me, bother paled in comparison to Alan Wake. Their stories, environments, and sound designs were all a step back to me.

If I buy a game, then yes it matters. I don't want to feel like I wasted money, and if I don't finish the game, I consider that a waste of my money. On the other hand, just starting any game and feeling compelled to complete it just because I started it? Heck no. There are so many GamePass games that I don't want to check out, or check out and stop before I reached 30 minutes in. It really just depends, did I spend money on it? Every single game that I bought and didn't finish I've always regretted not finishing despite not enjoying it enough. That's partially why I sometimes go back to them to try again.

It was just a boost in performance, from 30 to 60fps. Not a boost in resolution, so it's still 1440p.

That said, I am not interested in this. If I ever want to go back to the game, I'll just play it again through what they already updated. I didn't love this game (it was fine), so buying it again doesn't sound great.

Put most things with Pump up the Jam and Baby Got Back and it's pretty funny.