cavalcade

I was in until I saw Forza 6 was 153Gb. Jesus wept.

I didn't like it a huge amount - I found it pretty underwhelming, but I might give it another go. Had a lot of small annoyances i didn't like. .

I've finished Mixtape and I don't think my thoughts have changed from what I wrote above (I was pretty near the end anyway). What is alarming is its now become a focal point for the worst sort of manbabies on the Internet. The biggest criticism I've seen from them (as they desperately try to avoid saying they just don't like it cos its got a woman in it) is that it's not really a game. Which is so fucking weird, as it's literally a collection of minigames strung together with narrative segments.

All it doesn't have is a bad punitive failstate. But these chuds all play Call of Duty - and Mixtape is much a game as that is. There's "skill" sections in both, only in one you have to die and restart, in the other it just rewinds a bit. Fucking irritating - there are literally plenty of games for these mouthbreathers, why can't they fuck off and play one of them.

Best drifting is probably the system in Mario Kart 8, Burnout Revenge or Outrun Coast to Coast. Honourable mention to Split/Second.

Apparently if you change your Xbox location to Kiribati, FH6 unlocks today at 10am.

@MPH

I shipped my Xbox to Kiribati as requested (I just sent it to the British Consulate). I think it turned up today. What's the next step?

The annoying main character I think is one of the bravest parts of this. I think it's a similar thing to South of Midnight. The MEN OF THE INTERNET are now just about OK with female leads with normal proportions, but they're still a bit less sure when it comes to a woman who isn't one of the laaaahds, or aren't acting cute, sparkly and funny.

I think this game is pretty brave, as very few of the characters are immediately likeable. They're quite often complete dickheads. But, if you think back to how we were at that age (regardless of whether you were brought up in Boston or Bolton), then I don't think it's a million miles from the truth.

It feels well observed and written, playful when it needs to be, serious when it doesn't. The running through the fields scene I think is an all timer for video games. As well as the black and white scene when a friendship is betrayed. I think it's a hugely well trodden moment in film (the last moments before friends split up and move on to the next phase of their lives) but I don't ever think I've seen a videogame capture the moment as well as this does. Even if plenty of aspects of it aren't immediately, culturally, resonant.

Look at the comments under the IGN 10/10 review to see why we urgently need more games like this.