Game Pass Grab Bag

This week we played Ghostwire Tokyo by; Tango Gameworks. Ghostwire Tokyo is a first person shooter action game where you are a human who has been possessed by a spirit and now you are teaming up to stop the evil plans of a mysterious man in a mask. If you are looking for a game with a different gameplay and a WHOLE LOT of collectibles then this may be your game.

Keith and Andrew decided to fill the dead with a whole lot of non sense. The boys discuss some recent news, games they have been playing, and discuss some exciting games that are coming to Game Pass

This week we played Chorus by; Deep Silver Fish Labs. Chorus is a third person space shooter where you take control of Nara and her sentient ship Forsa as you take the fight to the radical cult group that threatens the entire galaxy. Unlock incredibly fun unique skills as you progress through the game to help aid in your fight. Be in Chorus with your ship, or as Keith calls it in Chorvs.

This week we played the listener requested Halo Infinite by; 343 Industries. Halo Infinite tells the latest story of Master Chief. The humans have discovered another halo but lost in an epic fight to win it. Master Chief awakes some time after the defeat and tries to gather the remaining survivors and take back the halo, or as Keith describes the story "Space man go shoot, aliens die". Unlike other Halo's though, this time you have a grapple hook and the map is open world.

This week Andrew and Keith wanted to visit an old childhood game, Civilization 6 by: Firaxis and Aspyr studios. Civilization 6 is a top down civilization management game. Take control of different civilization each with their own unique perks and units, and bring that civilization from the nomad age to the space age. Win the game in various ways like technology or culture. Make deals with other civilizations or betray them at the last minute. Civilization is game that can suck up a lot of your time. This is the game that defined the term "Just one more turn!". 

This week we decided to check out the survival horror game Signalis by; Rose-Engine. Signalis is a old school style survival horror game that gets a lot of its inspirations from Resident Evil and Silent Hill. You play a replicant who has lost its memory, but you know you need to find the girl in a photo. Travel deeper and deeper in this mining facility on a distant planet and uncover the horrors that are buried underneath.

This week we played the first person shooter Atomic Heart by; Mundfish. Atomic Heart is a first person shooter that takes place in an alternate 1950's  where the Soviet Union has advanced in technologies to help create a robot utopia, but as it is in all games so things wrong and the robots turn on their human masters. You are tasked with infiltrating a research facility and fix the issues with the robots before it becomes an international issue. Take control of a Russian commando with a talking glove that grants him powers to help fight the robots. Crispy critters.

This week we played our most requested game, Ark: Survival Evolved by: Wild Card studios. Ark is a first person survival builder where you wake up on a strange island with nothing at all. Punch trees and rocks to start a shelter, but you will need to quickly evolve that shelter to progressively more advanced structures if you hope to survive the island that is inhabited by dinosaurs. Start from sticks and slings and continually advance technology to be able to build guns and explosives. Conquer the boss and discover the mystery behind the island. This is of course a very very very small part of this gigantic game. Thank you to our sponsor of this episode Magic Mind. Go to www.magicmind.co/gamepassgrabbag and use promo code GAMEPASS to get 20% off a one time purchase or 56% off a subscription for a limited time!

This week we played the listener requested Ghost Song by; Old Moon. Ghost Song is a 2d metroidvania where you play a recently reactivated Dead Suit. Explore a strong sci-fi world as you uncover the mystery surround your world. Explore new areas as you gain new abilities which will help you recover parts of a crashed space ship. Thank you to our sponsor of this episode Magic Mind. For more details to go www.magicmind.co/gamepassgrabbag and use promo code GAMEPASS to receive 20% off a one time purchase or for a limited to 56% off the subscription.

This week we played Age of Empires 2, originally from Ensemble studios but remastered by Forgotten Empires. Age of Empires 2 is the classic real time strategy game where you relive some of the great empires from the past. Manager your peasants as they gather you resources so you can mass an army and crush your enemies. The latest version now is available on console with full controller support, or you can connect a mouse and keyboard to your Xbox and challenge your friends online. Thank you to our sponsor this episode Magic Mind. Go to https://www.magicmind.co/gamepassgrabbag and use promo code GAMEPASS to receive 20% of a one time order or for a limited time a 56% discount with the subscription. 

This week we played the listener requested Generation Zero by; Avalanche Studios. Generation Zero is a first person scavenger game, where you play a young character who has returned home to Sweden to find out that hostile robots have taken over. Scavengers guns and ammos from various locations as you try to uncover the mystery behind the machines. Play with up to 3 friends online or with random people. Sorry about Liz and Andrew's audio this episode we are not sure what happened, but we still blame Keith.

This week we played the listener requested Jurassic World Evolution 2 by; Frontier Development. JWE 2 is a park management game where you are running a park full of dinosaurs. Who would of guessed. Tackle the campaign as it goes through 5 of the movies and the 6th being DLC. Manager your park from above or take control of your rangers and tranquilize the dinosaurs up close. 

This week we choose to play the rhythm based game Hi-Fi Rush by; Tango Gameworks. Hi-Fi Rush is a third person hack and slash adventure game with a twist. The world around flows on a beat. Explore the world and fight the evil tech company on a continuous beat. You are not required to land perfectly on the beat but are greatly rewarded when you do. Play as Chai with his adorable cat 808 as they try to takedown the evil company Vandelay. Meet some of the coolest characters in a game that you swear were taken from a Saturday morning cartoon. 

This week we played the listener requested High on Life by; Squanch Games. High on Life is a metroidvania first person shooter. Humanity has been captured by an alien cartel known as the G3. The plan on enslaving humanity and using them to get high. You are a teenager who has taken the role of a bounty hunter and with the help of your talking guns you are taking the fight to the G3. 

This week we played the listener requested Vampire Survivors by; Poncle. Vampire Survivors is a top down roguelike where you are the bullet hell. Collect weapons and fight off hordes of monsters as you try to survivor to the end of the run. Use advance controls such as the left stick  and nothing else. Avoid monsters as your weapons do all the fighting for you. With each run unlock treasures and new survivors to try different strategies to survivor. This game is very simple but wow is it addictive. Game Pass is releasing drugs over here.

We had an amazing year with this podcast so we decided to do our annual GPGB awards for some of the best games we have played. Thank you everyone who has been tuning in and listening. You make the year great, we love you all. Sorry Andrew is a little sick this episode.

This week Andrew and Liz went back to check out Grounded by; Obsidian studios. Grounded just recently released there 1.0 patch which means it is a completed game. There is now a flushed out story and the backyard is fully developed. We check out to see if the 1.0 patch really made much of a difference or is this game just the same old same old.

This week Keith pick Soccer Story by: Panic Barn. Soccer Story is a soccer RPG where you play one of twins who is called to bring soccer back to your world. Soccer was banned from the evil Soccer Inc. because it has caused a great calamity one year ago, but you know soccer is for everyone to enjoy. With your trusty magical soccer ball you slide, kick, and dodge your way to bringing soccer back. Yeah the story is kind of nonsensical, Thanks Keith.

This week we decided to check out Deathloop by; Arkane Studios. Deathloop is a first person shooter where you play Colt a man who is stuck in a 24 hour time loop. He doesn't remember a thing except that he needs to break this loop by killing specific targets. It is of course not that easy because there is another assassin trying to stop him from breaking this loop. Defend the loop as Julianna or try to break the loop with Colt.

This week we decided to see what the hype was all about with Pentiment by; Obsidian Studios. Pentiment is a point and click adventure game set in the medieval era. Play as Andreas a young artist who gets caught up in a murder mystery that is shrouded by a mysterious thread puller. Explore the lives of the peasants and the people of the local abbey and uncover what possible motives they may have. You also know this game must have a good story if even Keith likes it.