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[–] [email protected] 113 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Microsoft spent 69 Billy just so they could finally own geometry wars, change my mind.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Microsoft can FINALLY make the Zork sequel we've all been waiting for

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Candy Crush Saga. Guaranteed.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Gonna get automatically re-installed with every single Winfows update for all of eternity.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ballmer actually really wanted that THPS 3&4 remaster.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The music from that game started to play in my head when I read this.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

COD suddenly overrated to PlayStation owners.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Name a good game by a Microsoft studio from the last 5 years that isn't by Obsidian or someone who used to work at Obsidian

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ori and the Will of the Wisps(Great)
Sunset Overdrive(Good)
Battletoads(Good, at least I enjoyed it)
Forza Horizon 4 and 5(both are good, but definitely feeling a little repetitive and overly done now for me)
Flight Simulator

That is all I got though. and technically Forza Horizon 4 is 5 years and 12 days.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sunset Overdrive(Good)

Released in 2014, so while good, doesn't quite fit the "from the last 5 years" criteria (unless you're specifically talking about the PC port, which just squeaks in by a month, but I'm not sure that's quite in the spirit of the discussion).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I didnt actually realise the PC version was a year later(it was the PC release date I was looking at). Well... shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't Ori only published by MS? Moon Studios is a private studio, IIRC.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Although Moon Studios are not owned by Microsoft, the Ori IP is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Point of Forza, driving cars around in circles will get repetitive after some point tho. I played Horizon 4 much more than 5 because 4 has a ranked system. I'm definitely going to play more Horizon 5 if they have a ranked system.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Psychonauts 2.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

3D Ultra Pinball

Come on, how can they list that and not the masterpiece that is 3D Ultra Minigolf?

Seriously though, they're at least missing quite a bit of Sierra stuff there. Like Impressions Games city builders, or The Incredible Machine.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So many dead franchises. The videogame industry really went in an unexpected direction...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Imagine all the money stupidly left on the table. All because they refuse to accept long term investment over short term gains.

So much money these franchises could have made - if they were given an honest chance

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Look at them including perfect dark in the list as if they'd have the balls to make another sequel after they botched the last one after essentially using it as a launch exclusive title for the 360... such a shame. Perfect dark 64 was a masterpiece.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Unless it got canned, they do be making another Perfect Dark

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Ultimately the problem with Perfect Dark as a franchise is that everyone who made it great went off and formed Free Radical and made the TimeSplitters games.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wonderful news, I sure did want all those franchises that I loved to be turned to shit before being shelved for eternity.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Blizzard has already been doing that for a while. Also failing with new franchises, not investing in their core games, half assing releases. I hope they actually turn things around for games like Starcraft, Diablo, HotS etc

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

"If there are fewer and fewer games coming out that are more and more exclusive people will just have to buy an Xbox!" --an MBA, probably

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Most of those are already shit (Fallout, Diablo, Overwatch, call of duty) or shelved 25+ years ago (Commander Keen, Hexen, Phantasmagoria...). Microsoft's own games are rather good compared to Activision Blizzar or even Bethesda.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

There was a glimpse of prototype in that trailer and I can only dream of a new version of that game

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm surprised I have avoided being invested in any of these franchises.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

It's probably because so many of them are mediocre or don't really exist as modern games. It's kinda sad that out of that list, there are so few 10/10 series there.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So you've never played Fallout: New Vegas?

Wow, just wow. You're missing out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

That's Obsidian

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I haven't. I did try Fallout 4 but it just wasn't for me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd still give it a try. FO4 was one of the worst games in the series.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I liked its mechanical innovations, especially in how power armor works, but....

And I'm assuming we're just not talking about 76?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember buying a Microsoft Sidewinder Force Feedback Pro joystick that came bundled with Interstate '76... Hey MS, up for a revival?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I kid you not, that joystick and MS Flight Simulator 2004 got me through flight school and several ratings.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m voting for them to revive Soldier of Fortune!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I see your SoF and raise you a Heretic/Hexen revival

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the meantime, check out Amid Evil for an absolutely fantastic Heretic/Hexen like game.

I have more screenshots saved on steam in one playthrough of that game than any other game I've played.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My friend recommended Amogus Evil and it’s SOOOO GOOD.

It’s very faithful to Heretic and extremely well done.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wasn't singularity to get rebooted and finished

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

My vote is for Heretic/Hexen.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine leaving Lost Odyssey off of this list.

(Although I suppose maybe you need more than one game to be considered a "franchise" 😢)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think they published it, but don't actually own it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Microsoft at least owns the trademark on it. Not being a lawyer, I don't know if that's at all decoupled from "the IP" or not, but I suspect they'd be tied fairly close together.

It would also be weird if Mistwalker signed a contract giving MS ownership of Blue Dragon (which is on the list, but has multiple games from different publishers) but not Lost Odyssey. I guess maybe the solution would be to remove Blue Dragon from the list rather than adding Lost Odyssey. 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I knows it's not gonna happen but since they own heretic and he eb now I would love to see a modern day reinterpretation by the guys at id

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