For this function I’ve been going by way of my library and filtered out what, in my private opinion, represents the most effective video games throughout all 4 generations of Xbox, that I at present personal, and are all playable on present and final gen Xbox consoles by way of backwards compatibility. I plan on writing one other function for the PlayStation 5. I’ve a Swap as effectively however I solely actually like sure Nintendo video games, so I don’t really feel effectively sufficient knowledgeable to jot down a full function like this however would encourage one other extra educated reader to jot down in.
I’ve narrowed it right down to the highest 10 from every technology, though Xbox and Xbox 360 video games I’ve included in a single record. That is from my very own library of titles that I personal and have performed within the final 9 years, since getting an Xbox One in 2014. At that time I went all digital and in 2015 backwards compatibility first got here to Xbox One, so it doesn’t symbolize the whole lot of these first two generations of Xbox.
I’ve written a paragraph for my prime three video games from every gen after which listed the remaining seven. However we will focus on my different selections additional within the feedback.
High 10 finest unique Xbox and Xbox 360 video games
- Max Payne 3
This was a troublesome determination and there could also be some recency bias, as a result of I performed Max Payne 3 lately so it’s extra contemporary in my thoughts than any of the opposite titles in my prime 10. However I actually love Max Payne 3 and have performed it 4 instances because it launched on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 again in 2012. I performed it on Xbox 360 at launch, on PlayStation 3 after shopping for it once more there, on Xbox One when it first turned backwards appropriate, and most lately on Xbox Sequence X in 2022.
For me, it’s among the best third individual shooters I’ve ever performed. I really like the story, cinematics, and set items, with nice enjoyable capturing and the collection’ signature bullet time function permitting you to decelerate time. It seemed particularly cool and cinematic in Max Payne 3, with wonderful graphics that also maintain up some 11 years after its unique launch.
I discover the degrees extremely replayable, with nice settings, from the opening stage in an enormous billionaire’s mansion, combating by way of a soccer stadium from the stands, after which by way of the locker rooms and corridors; by way of workplaces in one other stage, the boatyard stage, the flashback scenes combating by way of the streets of New York, and thru a cemetery and the streets of the favelas in Brazil. These settings are very distinctive and memorable, which makes me take into consideration them and need to play by way of them once more. Simply writing about them has me fascinated with enjoying it once more!
- Fallout 3
I’ve went with Fallout 3 right here as a result of though I’m extra of an Elder Scrolls fan, and Morrowind is my favorite, it doesn’t maintain up as effectively. Fallout 3 has been up to date twice now for Xbox One X, it was introduced as much as 4K and extra lately on Xbox Sequence X/S as much as 60fps, with the newer consoles FPS increase function. It additionally advantages from Auto HDR on present Xbox consoles.
I used to be additionally torn between Fallout 3 and New Vegas, however I went with 3 because it was my introduction to Fallout, having not performed the primary two video games, and it was the primary Bethesda title I performed that wasn’t Elder Scrolls. It stood out, because it had a number of issues I really like about Elder Scrolls with a model new world to discover and get into.
I feel it holds up effectively contemplating its age and in the event you’re new to the Fallout collection I feel it’s an excellent place to start out and I’d suggest it over Fallout 4. Though I loved Fallout 4, I really feel Fallout 3 and New Vegas are extra traditional, with higher settings, tales, characters, and quests.
- Spec Ops: The Line
This can be a sport I heard about due to these pages, so due to GC and the readers for that one. Spec Ops: The Line is nice, it has an excellent story impressed by traditional warfare movie Apocalypse Now (and written by the identical individual, I consider?) [no, but they’re both inspired by the novella Heart Of Darkness – GC] with nice third individual capturing and settings.
It additionally has attention-grabbing mechanics, the place you can shoot sure spots to make sand fall down on prime of enemies or to make a bit of canopy to maneuver to a greater place. It was a disgrace this sport didn’t promote effectively, so we by no means received a sequel.
- The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind
- Purple Useless Redemption
- The Darkness
- Tomb Raider Underworld
- Misplaced Odyssey
- F.E.A.R. 2: Venture Origin
- Break up/Second: Velocity
High 10 finest Xbox One Video games
- Darkish Souls 3
Darkish Souls 3 is my favorite FromSoftware sport and considered one of my favorite role-players of all time. I’ve performed by way of it 5 instances and it’s now my consolation sport as a result of I do know all the degrees so effectively and I’ve been doing New Sport+ with the identical character every time, so my character is fairly overpowered at this level. I discover it very satisfying, with my favorite areas and a few of my favorite boss battles in the entire FromSoft/Soulslike style.
Shoutout to The Anonymous King, which is my favorite boss out of all of the FromSoft video games and an excellent payoff for the steps required to unlock the world he’s in. Additionally, need to shoutout Dancer Of The Borreal Valley which, though it’s a reasonably straightforward boss when it comes to different FromSoft bosses, I simply love the design, so I discover it extremely enjoyable to battle every time, as I’m enjoying by way of the sport.
Additionally, The Ringed Metropolis is the most effective DLC I’ve performed in a FromSoft sport and a extremely nice method to shut the ebook on the Darkish Souls collection, for my part.
- Quantum Break
Is likely to be a controversial selection this one, however I actually love Quantum Break and take into account it to be a few of Treatment’s finest work. I’ve performed by way of the sport 3 times, with my most up-to-date playthrough late final 12 months on Xbox Sequence X. There’s no official improve however the truth that it makes use of dynamic decision and upscaling means the Xbox Sequence X’s far more highly effective elements enable it to look significantly higher, boosting it as much as 1440, I consider. It additionally has Auto HDR so it seems so much higher in case you have one of many newer Xboxes.
Sadly, it’s nonetheless capped at 30fps however with Treatment’s Northlight engine, and its good movement blur methods, it feels a great bit smoother than most different video games at 30fps, in the event you’ve been used to 60fps this technology.
- Sea Of Thieves
One other controversial selection, possibly, however for me it’s among the best Xbox video games. While critiques rightly criticised it for an absence of content material at launch, during the last 5 years it has had a great deal of content material added, together with dozens of story quests which are very satisfying. I play the sport solo and with a mate however don’t actually take pleasure in combating different gamers, largely as a result of I’m not superb at it and it usually results in frustration once they sink my ship and nick all my treasure and gadgets wanted to finish story quests. That final half might not apply now, I consider story associated gadgets stay in your stock, in the event you get sunk however I’m unsure as I haven’t tried it since studying about that replace.
Thankfully, although, it ought to not be a hindrance to my pirating enjoyable as Uncommon has lastly launched a mode you may take pleasure in solo or simply with your mates known as Safer Seas, the place you may take pleasure in the entire sport’s PvE content material with none hazard of being killed by different gamers. It got here out in December, so I’m wanting ahead to leaping again in once more now.
- Dying Gentle
- Halo: The Grasp Chief Assortment
- The Witcher 3
- Purple Useless Redemption 2
- Kingdom Hearts 3
- Inside
- NieR:Automata
High 10 finest Xbox Sequence X/S video games to date
- Alan Wake 2
Having completed Alan Wake 2 with a full 1000g lately, and having had time to consider it, I can comfortably say it’s my sport of the 12 months for 2023. I completely liked it from begin to end, with Saga being an excellent new character I’m wanting ahead to see returning within the expansions and future Treatment video games. I’d have most well-liked if the fight was extra like the unique Alan Wake, or different Treatment video games like Quantum Break, Management, and Max Payne.
Their makes an attempt to imitate Resident Evil’s method finally ends up falling a bit flat and isn’t pretty much as good, which was noticeable extra so as a result of I performed the chic Resident Evil 4 earlier this 12 months. In the direction of the tip I ended up dropping the issue to straightforward, to keep away from frustration, and simply benefit from the story, which is what I really like most about Alan Wake 2, which is for me the most effective writing and story Treatment has ever put collectively.
I liked all of the characters and settings, with a number of selection between Saga’s chapters in Shiny Falls with a lot of the places coming back from the primary sport. Wake’s chapters are largely set within the nightmarish Darkish Place model of New York, with totally different puzzles in each characters’ sections that had been enjoyable to unravel and a few actual standouts, which I received’t go into particulars for spoilers’ sake.
I liked the detective elements of Saga’s chapters, along with her Thoughts Place being an precise room you may stroll round and piece collectively clues to maneuver the story alongside and flesh out the lore of the sport world. Alan Wake’s Thoughts Place is his author’s room, the place you may change elements of the story to alter the surroundings in attention-grabbing methods. That is maybe a bit too linear and easy than it might have been although; it’s pretty apparent, ‘Oh right here’s a brand new plot level, select that one’ for probably the most half.
I liked Alan Wake 2 general, although and hopefully for Management 2 and Alan Wake 3, in the event that they make one other sequel, they return to the third individual capturing type they’re higher at and the Thoughts Place mechanics are additional fleshed out in attention-grabbing methods. Additionally, I hope it doesn’t take one other 13 years earlier than we get one other sequel! I’m wanting ahead to the 2 expansions they’ve introduced to date for Alan Wake 2.
- Starfield
Maybe one of the crucial divisive video games of the 12 months, however for me a number of the criticism I’ve seen of the sport weren’t one thing I anticipated from the sport and will not be negatives for my part. Like, with the ability to fly freely by way of area I really feel would get boring fairly shortly and most of the people would simply use quick journey anyway. Warping to locations is what I anticipated and the sport does supply extra immersive methods to do it, like placing a command console in your ship you may have a look at the map, plot a course, after which look out of the cockpit and maintain ‘X’ to warp there.
Not having maps in cities I used to be additionally superb with, as I felt like they had been distinct and straightforward to study my means round them and I loved exploring and studying them by myself moderately than a map display screen.
I feel what Bethesda delivered with Starfield is strictly what was promised: it’s a Bethesda role-playing sport in area. Though I agree with some criticism, that it doesn’t essentially do so much to alter up their earlier video games’ method. For me, I loved each quest I’ve performed with the faction quests, that are all the time among the many finest quest traces in Bethesda video games.
I feel that the random generated planets have sufficient selection within the actions you are able to do in them to maintain me engaged and I’ve completely explored dozens of them – with many I’ve 100% explored. I’ve performed over 150 hours to date, having gone by way of three New Sport+ cycles, and can most likely get again to it as soon as I’ve performed my different video games I need to play. I’ll be actually wanting ahead to the primary growth.
- Elden Ring
What’s there left to say about Elden Ring? It’s a completely good sport that I performed over 100 hours throughout two playthroughs and received the complete 1000g, the one FromSoft title I’ve managed that with. Though I did cheat on my second playthrough – I simply blitzed straight by way of the principle story and glitched my save to get all of the endings.
I did have a dialogue with my son after we each beat it and we each agreed that it’s not our favorite FromSoft title and we choose the extra conventional type than the open world of Elden Ring. Plus it’s not as replayable in our opinion, as a result of it’s so lengthy and there’s a number of repetitive content material the place usually enjoying by way of a FromSoft sport every space is exclusive, with totally different enemies
The primary two areas, in the event you comply with the principle path, are much better than the areas that comply with. Though a few of the non-obligatory areas and boss fights are wonderful and a few of the builders’ finest. It’s an unimaginable sport that I loved each little bit of and doubtless may have one other playthrough sooner or later. I additionally stay up for the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC, which I hope will get a brand new trailer and launch date quickly.
- Resident Evil 4
- Diablo 4
- Psychonauts 2
- Halo Infinite
- Deathloop
- Ori And The Will Of The Wisps
- Forza Horizon 5
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