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Series X BC hidden gems.


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Now that I have the Series X I'm looking for what I should pick up from the back catalog. I was pleasantly surprised to find I already own:

 

Lost Odyssey (I really need to play through this now)

Midnight Club Los Angeles

Burnout Paradise

 

I picked up:

 

Split/Second (which I've already started playing again love this game)

Asura's Wrath

 

I'm going to get physical copies of:

 

Blur

Too Human

Metal Gear Rising Revengeance 

 

What hidden gems do I need to find :thinking:

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26 minutes ago, Brian said:

Sunset Overdrive 

 

I didn't care for that game.

 

24 minutes ago, stepee said:

Sonic Unleashed!

 

Will have to check it out not a big Sonic fan though. 

 

19 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Breakdown

 

Good call I was considering that one.

 

16 minutes ago, stepee said:

Panzer Dragoon Orta, Outrun 2, whatever other Sega Xbox ones they made BC

Blinx

Red Dead Redemption, only way to play it in 4k until they remaster it some day

 

Already played through RDR (except the DLC] haven't even tried Blinx yet

2 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

 

FTFY :sadsun:

 

I should good call!

 

14 minutes ago, stepee said:

Burnout Revenge 

SSX3

 

It’s hard without the list :P

 

Burnout 2 as well both had top tier track designs and I put effort into having some of the best times online.

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6 minutes ago, stepee said:

Conker Live and Reloaded (prefer this to the n64 one in Rare Replay)

Crimson Skies


I guess Outrun 2 didn’t make the cut actually but Panzer Dragoon Orta is a must.

 

Crimson Skies I think is on Gamepass love that game will probably play through it again.

 

16 minutes ago, Spork3245 said:

 

FTFY :sadsun:

 

Otogi is on my list.

 

1 minute ago, stepee said:

Hard Corps Uprising which I just saw looking at the list is on sale for $5 so I got it myself just now because I heard it was quite good and had been meaning to get it. It’s a Contra game developed by Arc Systems.

 

Good call I would have missed this one I will grab it tonight!

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18 hours ago, Remarkableriots said:

Is Blood Wake Series X BC?

 

Not sure will have to check love Blood Wake.

 

Jade Empire is on sale I am half tempted to pick it up but not sure if I want to play through it again :thinking:

 

I had a dream last night where I was in a store picking up some old titles :lol:

 

Also I am assuming the best way to play Ninja Gaiden is still just buying the digital version of NGB?

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Wow this thread is for me, as these games are pretty much all that I play.  Blood Wake and Outrun 2 are not BC - I see both of those mentioned.  From my perspective the most essential BC games, and those I'm most thankful for are:

 

- Panzer Dragoon Orta, which runs at 4k/60, with HDR

- Jet Set Radio, which is now sadly delisted

- SSX 3, which runs at 4k/60, with HDR

- Ninja Gaiden Black, 4k/60

- NiGHTS into Dreams, with HDR

- Hydro Thunder Hurricane, which was developed by the creative team behind Blood Wake

- Max Payne 1 + 2, which are both 4k/60

- Binary Domain

- F.E.A.R., 4k/60, disc only

- PURE, amazing ATV arcade racer, disc only

- Split/Second

- Geometry Wars 1-3

- Left 4 Dead 2

 

I will take a look at my library shortly and add some more.  The Xbox BC program was pretty amazing.

 

 

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4 hours ago, ShreddieMercury said:

Wow this thread is for me, as these games are pretty much all that I play.  Blood Wake and Outrun 2 are not BC - I see both of those mentioned.  From my perspective the most essential BC games, and those I'm most thankful for are:

 

- Panzer Dragoon Orta, which runs at 4k/60, with HDR

- Jet Set Radio, which is now sadly delisted

- SSX 3, which runs at 4k/60, with HDR

- Ninja Gaiden Black, 4k/60

- NiGHTS into Dreams, with HDR

- Hydro Thunder Hurricane, which was developed by the creative team behind Blood Wake

- Max Payne 1 + 2, which are both 4k/60

- Binary Domain

- F.E.A.R., 4k/60, disc only

- PURE, amazing ATV arcade racer, disc only

- Split/Second

- Geometry Wars 1-3

- Left 4 Dead 2

 

I will take a look at my library shortly and add some more.  The Xbox BC program was pretty amazing.

 

 

 

Binary Domain is a good call that's one I have heard only good things about!

 

Already have Split/Second easily one of my favorite racing games. Actually if I ever get rich AF I'm starting a game studio and a heavily Split/Second influenced VR racing game will be developed by my team.

 

Is there any way to play shoot Geomtry Wars  outside of Project Gotham Racing? I absolutely love OG GW not so hot on the sequels.

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When OG XBOX first came out, it was originally supposed to launch with online play: it was going to be like PC and just “work” based on the devs creating individual clients for their games. There’s early footage and interviews/panels talking about and showing off even Munch’s Odysee having online support. At some point before launching the XBOX, Microsoft must’ve decided to change the plan for online. Blood Wake got absolutely robbed by coming out before XBL, it was definitely meant for online play.

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2 hours ago, Spork3245 said:

When OG XBOX first came out, it was originally supposed to launch with online play: it was going to be like PC and just “work” based on the devs creating individual clients for their games. There’s early footage and interviews/panels talking about and showing off even Munch’s Odysee having online support. At some point before launching the XBOX, Microsoft must’ve decided to change the plan for online. Blood Wake got absolutely robbed by coming out before XBL, it was definitely meant for online play.

 

Wrong thread :thinking:

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I picked up:

Ninja Gaiden Black (on the store)
Blur (NIB)

Metal Gear Rising (NIB)
 

Have an offer out on:

Too Human (NIB)

 

Couple things I see are still on the Xbox store and I am waiting for a sale on them.

 

Also picked up Elden Ring ($40), Scarlet Nexus ($12) and Mass Effect Legendary Edition ($17) :cool:

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7 hours ago, DPCyric said:

 

Wrong thread :thinking:

 

5 hours ago, DPCyric said:

 

I thought maybe but there is also another thread where we are discussing the online play should be free :lol:


I was talking about Blood Wake and how it was “done dirty” by the last minute change, not about free online play :p 

Doing online via XBL made it more reliable via it being centralized instead of individual clients. If MSFT planned it that way from day one then Blood Wake would’ve been a much better and more known title.

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16 hours ago, DPCyric said:

 

Binary Domain is a good call that's one I have heard only good things about!

 

Already have Split/Second easily one of my favorite racing games. Actually if I ever get rich AF I'm starting a game studio and a heavily Split/Second influenced VR racing game will be developed by my team.

 

Is there any way to play shoot Geomtry Wars  outside of Project Gotham Racing? I absolutely love OG GW not so hot on the sequels.

 

Binary Domain is excellent and well worth playing through.

 

PURE was developed by Black Rock Studio, who went on to make Split/Second a couple years later.  I highly recommend finding a copy since you enjoyed Split/Second.  It's a different game, but the same DNA is there.

 

Geometry Wars 1 is available and is essentially identical to the version in PGR.  Geometry Wars 3 I actually think is very underrated, and it's my favorite.

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39 minutes ago, ShreddieMercury said:

 

Binary Domain is excellent and well worth playing through.

 

PURE was developed by Black Rock Studio, who went on to make Split/Second a couple years later.  I highly recommend finding a copy since you enjoyed Split/Second.  It's a different game, but the same DNA is there.

 

Geometry Wars 1 is available and is essentially identical to the version in PGR.  Geometry Wars 3 I actually think is very underrated, and it's my favorite.

 

Yeah I will absolutely get Binary Domain.

 

I'm not really into ATV games but I will see if I can grab a used copy to try it out at least.

 

I will have to get 1 and I already have the other Geometry Wars me and @Chairslinger were near the top of the leaderboard on the original GW and I am pretty sure he got really high up on some of the sequels.

 

Oh, I also picked up Control Ultimate edition since it was on such a steep discount while I already have it on PC from free giveaways my comp can't handle that and I've really been wanting to try that game out.

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I don’t know if all of these are BC, or not:
 

Alice: Madness Returns

Alpha Protocol

Binary Domain

Blades of Time

Blue Dragon

Breakdown

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Bullet Witch

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Butcher Bay

Dante’s Inferno

The Darkness

The Darkness II

Dark Sector

Deadfall Adventures

Dead to Rights: Retribution

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga

Dungeon Siege III

Enchanted Arms

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 3

The First Templar

Golden Axe: Beast Rider

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge

Indians Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb

Infinite Undiscovery

Knights Contract

Legendary

Lollipop Chainsaw

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Magna Carta 2

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Mindjack

Mirror’s Edge

Remember Me

Rise of the Argonauts

The Saboteur

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

Shadows of the Damned

Singularity

Spec Ops: The Line

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Syndicate

Velvet Assassin

Venetica

Viking: Battle for Asgard

Wet

Wolfenstein

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

 

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1 hour ago, Phaseknox said:

I don’t know if all of these are BC, or not:
 

Alice: Madness Returns

Alpha Protocol

Binary Domain

Blades of Time

Blue Dragon

Breakdown

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Bullet Witch

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Butcher Bay

Dante’s Inferno

The Darkness

The Darkness II

Dark Sector

Deadfall Adventures

Dead to Rights: Retribution

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga

Dungeon Siege III

Enchanted Arms

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 3

The First Templar

Golden Axe: Beast Rider

Hunted: The Demon’s Forge

Indians Jones and the Emperor’s Tomb

Infinite Undiscovery

Knights Contract

Legendary

Lollipop Chainsaw

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North

Lost Odyssey

Magna Carta 2

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames

Mindjack

Mirror’s Edge

Remember Me

Rise of the Argonauts

The Saboteur

Sacred 2: Fallen Angel

Shadows of the Damned

Singularity

Spec Ops: The Line

Syndicate

Velvet Assassin

Venetica

Viking: Battle for Asgard

Wet

Wolfenstein

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

 

 

I'm sorry but I have a life :|

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7 hours ago, DPCyric said:

 

I'm sorry but I have a life :|

 

Like 85% of those you can get on PC. Blue Dragon is backwards compatible though!

 

Also I've been looking into getting Enchanted Arms, looks like they just recently took it off of the Xbox store for some reason. Lame.

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8 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

 

Like 85% of those you can get on PC. Blue Dragon is backwards compatible though!

 

Also I've been looking into getting Enchanted Arms, looks like they just recently took it off of the Xbox store for some reason. Lame.

 

I had to troll a little there with a list that large 😅

 

Played some NGB looks great and I forgot how amazing the combat is (and how terrible the camera is :lol:)!

 

Played some Control that game is way more fucked up than I expected <3

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14 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said:

Like 85% of those you can get on PC.

I didn’t know if he was a PC gamer, or not. :shrug:
 

5 hours ago, DPCyric said:

I had to troll a little there with a list that large 😅

You know that I’m the list king. ;) The Xbox and Xbox 360 were a couple of my favorite consoles, I played tons of games during their generations.

 

5 hours ago, DPCyric said:

Played some Control that game is way more fucked up than I expected <3

I’ve had Control in my backlog for a while now, and you just convinced me to play it sooner rather than later. :]

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8 minutes ago, Phaseknox said:

I didn’t know if he was a PC gamer, or not. :shrug:
 

You know that I’m the list king. ;) The Xbox and Xbox 360 were a couple of my favorite consoles, I played tons of games during their generations.

 

I’ve had Control in my backlog for a while now, and you just convinced me to play it sooner rather than later. :]

 

Control is dope. Play it.

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6 hours ago, Phaseknox said:

I didn’t know if he was a PC gamer, or not. :shrug:
 

You know that I’m the list king. ;) The Xbox and Xbox 360 were a couple of my favorite consoles, I played tons of games during their generations.

 

I’ve had Control in my backlog for a while now, and you just convinced me to play it sooner rather than later. :]

 

I am but my PC is old and has just a 970 in it.

I do know that is why I had to troll you a little :lol: Those are my favorite consoles the original Xbox has several of my all time favorite games and got me into online multiplayer games. The 360 generation had a lot of bangers but also Live Arcade which really got me into indie games.

 

You are going to love Control I took it up a notch today playing with the lights off and my Yamaha Pro 500's hooked up to my mini AMP :cool:

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