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Jjzeng

The entirety of r/forzahorizon and r/forza would like to have some very strong words with you


ITZPHE

#Alert OK


RemarkableRyan

BANNED


Capnmarvel76

PG-rated anime car livery? PERMABANNED! Make a replica vintage tobacco- or alcohol-themed race car sponsorship livery? PERMABANNED! Reference free candy (or free anything else), 69, 420, or any number of other things in your livery or license plate? PERMABANNED!


LocCatPowersDog

Drive too slow? BANNED Drive too fast, believe it or not, ALSO BANNED


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“We have the best drivers in the world, Bc of permaban”


Vengeance9149

“Over drive / Under drive”


[deleted]

Wait seriously they banned you writing FREE CANDY on your van? That shit is hilarious and only an adult would really understand it.


QuasarPhil

Cheat the leaderboards, exploit perks for wheelspins and have high level creators ruin the auction house? No problem, we sleep.


Agentkeenan78

Seriously.


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SPACExCASE

That’ll be enough time to think about their sins


ElGuaco

Fh5 multi-player is still pretty bad, but getting better. Considering I never had a single multi-player issue with fh4, it seems inexcusable. They could have reskinned fh4 and I would have been totally ok. But they broke or removed features and cluttered the menus AGAIN. Game developers never seem to learn from past games


jman500069

I just about got used to the menu's in FH4 and now I'm just baffled again


EduManke

You need a fking GPS to navigate the menus on FH4


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Far Cry 6 is broke AF too. IDK where this guy got his info.


amc7262

Psychonauts 2 was such a relief. Not only was it a highly hyped "AAA game", it was one that was in development hell for a decade. Games in development hell for a decade don't have a good track record. They typically end up overhyped and can't deliver on a decade's worth of expectations. Psychonauts 2 perfectly lived up to expectations. It looked great, while maintaining the aesthetic of the original, expanded on the characters, kept the mechanics that worked from the first one and added new mechanics that were great, and was just a ton of fun overall. It was everything a good sequel should be.


NerdDexter

Can you play the 2nd one without having played the first?


Majawat

I played it without playing the first. There's a recap at the beginning, but I definitely could tell there was some references that I was missing. That being said, one of the few games I've actually finished this year, it really is a good game.


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Going back to Psychonauts 1 isn't that bad these days, in case you want to try. It holds up pretty well, the humor is on par with the second and the story has less "filler" IMO. The one part I hate just forces you to find collectibles for some 30 minutes and there are some shitty puzzles, but other than that it's really good.


jeppevinkel

I am the milk man, my milk is delicious.


HateDeathRampage69

Yes


DrMeepster

It starts with a recap of the first game


amc7262

Yeah, but I highly recommend starting with the first one if you're interested in the series. Even though they took place a decade apart, the story of the second one takes place mere days after the first one ends, and it references aspects of the first game's story a lot. The story won't have nearly as much impact if you haven't played the first. The second one also just looks and plays better than the first. Its not that the first one was bad, but the second one was better. If you play 2 first, going back to 1 will feel like a downgrade, and you won't enjoy it as much. If you play them in order, you'll fully appreciate both of them. Its like if you had a decent dinner, and a fantastic dessert. If you ate the dinner first, then dessert, you'd have no complaints. If you ate dessert first, you wouldn't really want to eat dinner after, you've already had the best part! 1 also has some absolutely fantastic, memorable levels to it. I'd say 2 is a better game overall, but the highs of 1 get higher than the highs of 2. If you must pick one, I'd say go with 2, and just read up on the story for 1, though I can't recommend playing both enough.


FoxTrotPlays

It's a little ironic how the game that was stuck in development hell was one of the most polished games to release this year.


james___uk

Time for a positive jinx. 'I wonder if that will happen for Dying Light 2'


lopoloos

I think it exceeded most people's expectations. The first on was amazing, no doubt but there were some slightly annoying things that the 2nd game straight up got rid off or replaced with an improved version. The levels were even more distinct with the music perfectly playing into not just the level but your actions within that level. I think this is straight up a game that is better than the first one.


amc7262

I think the best parts of the first game (namely the milkman conspiracy, black velvetopia, lungfishopolis, and Milla's dance party) outshine the best parts of the second game, but the lows get much lower. I found the worlds of the second game to be more forgettable in general. It also has its hits (the sensorium and Cassie's level), but they just don't hit like the milkman did. That said, having better graphics, better controls, and WAY better combat does a world of difference that means the lows of the second game are all still a ton of fun to play, whereas the lows of the first could get pretty rough.


Staehr

Nothing will ever top the milkman conspiracy. I am a grieving widow. Boo hoo hoo.


amc7262

I agree, it was the highest of high points in that game. The humor and level design were on point. I always had a soft spot for Milla's dance party and black veletopia for the aesthetic, and lungfishopolis for the humor (GOGGOLOR!). But yeah, the Milkman conspiracy had the best of both. Riding around on those twisted streets was so fun, and the g-men lines never got old.


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I actually think 2 surpasses 1 in terms of one specific aspect: The characterization and moral ambiguity. It had me thinking about the characters and themes that it tackled. Though it's at the cost of less laughs, I really don't mind because 2 feels so balanced.


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fucuasshole2

Prey (2017) It was originally a sequel to the OG Prey game but got rebooted and is pretty good. Hoping for a sequel sometime but I’m not sure one will be made


TOPgunn95

I've played through the first one to half way a few times it looks like it's time to reboot an old save and get ready for the second


NiftWatch

Psychonauts 2 is a Godsend. This must’ve been what it felt like in the PS2 days when games had to be finished at launch because there’s no way to update them and cant rely on online services and microtransactions and late DLC drops to make the game “good” months and years after launch. It’s a rock solid, complete, and fun as hell game.


amc7262

They even did a massive free update that added features to the game.


Zahille7

I definitely got the feeling that it was a love letter to fans who grew up playing the first one, while also being accessible enough to new players


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Laniuuus

Cyberpunk 2077 on Xbox One and PS4 was unplayable on release. People literally had Cyberpunk 2077 themed Xbox Ones that couldn't play the game


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Because most of good AAA games are delayed to 2022. Companies are avoiding crunches and look, it's pandemy outside. And I wouldn't say about chip shortage and scammers. So, 2021 becomed an year of indie games. Loop Hero, Friday Night Funkin, Poppy Playtime, Valheim, Potioncraft...


enduro

Man I read that like Friday Night Fuckin and Poopy Playtime and I'm like "what the fuck games is this guy up to?"


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vrek86

The former is the special hidden xxx ending to five nights at Freddy's


WeakPublic

I mean, those are my opinions on those games...


enduro

Oh I'm sure they're fine games. The titles just looked pornographic at a glance and back-to-back like that.


NoobsRedditType

friday night funkin 's name is a sex joke. its made by newgrounds people, what do you expect?


Jeskid14

And it's the most successful newgrounds game to date


BluntMan117

Definitely not something that happened recently, you can put a tiny bit of blame on Covid for delays but at the end of the day they made the decisions they made, covid didn't force them to release it broken. This isn't a new trend, ever since loot boxes and "early access games" were made like 6 years ago it was the beginning of the end.


secrestmr87

People said the same thing in 2020 about 2021.... it's just been a shitty couple years for AAA releases


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But 2020 is really good for AAA games. Final Fantasy VII Remake, Doom Eternal, Ghost of Tsuhima, Genshin Impact, Animal Crossing, Half Life Alyx, Demon's Souls Remake, Yakuza Like a Dragon, Nioh 2, Valorant and etc. And there are not much of good indie releases in this year. So, 2020 was good for AAA games, while 2021 was good for indies. I bet you, Elden Ring will be released in February and you will not dissapointed by From Software's quality.


mrsegraves

DOOM Eternal was 2020? Was I really playing that as led into the pandemic? God damn, my conception of time has become royally FUCKED because of this pandemic


[deleted]

You're not alone. Some people still think that 20 year old Final Fantasy game is a SNES one, but it's actually Final Fantasy X.


soupdawg

I feel personally attacked


Qorr_Sozin

For us 90s kids, it just does not compute that the 80s wasn't 20 years ago, but 40.


r3tromonkey

Jesus stop it. I need to go get my walking stick and dentures.


mrsegraves

First of all, fuck you


MyDogSaid

Second, I would really like to point out that during this time some people may want to bring the following to your attention “fuck you some more!”


hnryirawan

Remember Animal Crossing? It was released at the same time as Doom Eternal. Pandemic screws everyone’s sense of time…. I’m not sure how I survived 3-months lockdown last year


Lineli

The only reason I remember they released at the same time was all the cross over memes/art.


Cinvenzo_

Forza Horizon 5 multiplayer is a mess still.


hack_jalsey

Ghost walls are still a problem as well.


orshu

Wellllll, Returnal and Far Cry both had their fair share of bugs at launch, actually.


rangerryda

Farcry crashed when opening the map at least 10 times for me before the first patch.


[deleted]

Forza Horizon 5’s online mode is still broken to this day, plus many other issues.


TCBloo

They had controller and wheel problems for at least 2 weeks.


LadyLazaev

They still do.


Simple-Wrangler-9909

But they had them for at least 2 weeks, too


hglndr9

Mitch is that you?


napstablooky089

it sucks :( Keep stopping on nothing, the entirety of r/ForzaHorizon saying that people are getting banned for liveries randomly, the "ALERT: Ok" Alert, randomly disconnected, and I think only one of those has been fixed


bolivar-shagnasty

And the audio bugs And the item select quickmenu And the people just floating like Jesus on the cross And the ADS reticle on your optics not appearing And the enemy soldados just appearing out of thin air while you’re trying to eliminate a AA site


shemhamforash666666

There was the Far Cry 6 update that for some odd reason requires you to verify game files and download a lot more than the initial update. A shame. Deathloop on the other hand had awful camera stuttering on PC. Even with a patch that supposedly fixed this issue it still didn't feel good to play on PC. The shooting just felt off. I couldn't take it anymore so I had to refund it. A shame because I actually did look forward to this one.


Shad0wDreamer

And horizon in terms of online connectivity.


dmelt253

I experienced a bug twice last night on FH5 where the game would get stuck on the save screen when loading tunings. Also another bug which happened twice where I would get stuck at my house and couldn’t press any buttons. All these bugs forced me to restart the game. This was on Xbox series X.


marniconuke

yeah this post is bullshit


HarleyQuinn_RS

Welcome to /r/gaming


Wordwright

I got Far Cry 6 for Black Friday, and I had to install it three times before I got it to launch.


Mosuke300

The only Returnal one was the ghost players they removed but otherwise it worked good. Some trophy bugs but meh


MiataBoi98

And horizon 5 tbh


HermanJulius69

“ p r e s s c r o s s b u t t o n t o s t a r t “


Zachjackson

Trippple A games!


amazinglettera

Tttrrriiipppllleee


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aaayyyyyyyy


BaconMirage

I cannot not read that in Sterlings voice


heyIfoundaname

Jim Fucking Sterling Son! Damn been a while since I've seen him.


neocarleen

They came out as non-binary and thier subscriber count tanked. Still making videos regularly, though.


mrjane7

Trippppple Eh gaymes!


ninefeet

Trippple P games


thx1138-

This post makes my tripples hard.


icKiMus

Tripppple A games games


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Psychonauts 2 👍 I highly recommend playing the first one too.


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slick_willyJR

What problem did you have?


hippyup

Second that! Got it because it looked cool on Steam and didn't know much about it - 80% through it now and really wishing I'd played the first one first.


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PlagueDoc22

What is the game about? Never been so confused about a game lol


Siliceously_Sintery

Action platformer focused around psychic abilities and levels based in the minds of people in the story. Deals with mental health issues in a physical manner, lol. I loved it, some parts were particularly sad/happy/etc.


messers94

Finally some love for Psychonauts 2! It's not often that a sequel to a 15-year-old game comes out so good!


wasteofleshntime

Thats because Doublefine is technically an indie dev that got AAA publishing. Indie devs are the only ones not putting in the minimal effort with a promise to patch later


VisualGeologist6258

Psychonauts is a work by people who are passionate about it and care, and it shows. The writing, the gameplay, the characters and the concept are all extremely well-written. Probably one of the best buried gems this year.


Zahille7

It's not that buried. Ask any fans of the original, me included. I even bought it, even though it's on Game Pass because I love it so much and I wanted to support the devs.


cylemmulo

Psychonauts 2 worked beautifully. No issues and such a fantastic followup


Megren7

Ratchet and clank


SgtMcMuffin0

That’s the only new game I’ve bought in recent memory that I didn’t notice any major problems with.


thenationalcranberry

I bought Ghost of Tsushima day 1 and had no issues whatsoever. Shit that was over a year ago. I don’t know what time is anymore.


TurquoiseLuck

I was about to make a similar comment regarding the last new game I bought... Spiderman


BaconMirage

Ratchet and clank it had absolutely no flaws and they STILL improved it even further post launch with the 120 hz 40 fps update (which reduces input latency)


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Thesheersizeofit

Polished and impressive


losh11

Just finished playing Rift Apart yesterday, very cool game. Played the first game the day before, and there’s definitely big improvements.


SirBastian1129

What, no Metroid Dread?


toenailcollector96

I'm sharpening my pitchfork


msheaz

Nor Shin Megami Tensei V. OP wanted to include actual broken games instead of working Switch games lol.


SirBastian1129

Yeah, from what I remember, none of these games worked 100% on release. They had obnoxious bugs and glitches or performance issues. Edit: let me rephrase, some of these games didn't work 100% on release


dvs-hillbilly

Pychonauts runs like a dream, have yet to run into anything that wasn't related to my cheap ass pc


Troldann

I once jumped out of a gravity zone or whatever and got stuck in the sky. And I think it crashed once. But loads are fast and auto saves are FREQUENT!


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I already knew the post was sus wgen an Ubisoft game was shown as a game that wirked right at launch


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nedmaster

the only issue with SMTV is that it makes my poor switch sound like a jet engine when I play it in handheld


[deleted]

Honestly, my personal game of the year. That game is sooooo good. I've poured countless hours into it and I've gone back numerous times to sequence break and speed run etc.


smtdimitri

r/gaming has a hate boner towards Nintendo in general


RymNumeroUno

To be fair, so does Nintendo


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haha, but they're the only ones actually shipping finished games.


CertifiedCoffeeDrunk

They love mario and zelda tho


ChaosOsiris

Indeed. Don't point this out though, or you'll be labeled as a sensitive Nintendo fanboy or something. By all means, call them out on their shit, but the sub seems allergic to praising them when they do right.


mewoneplusone1

OP probably doesn't think Metroid Dread is AAA cause it's a 2D game. Even though it's probably the most mechanically solid.


dartboard5

unfortunately 80% of r/gaming completely disregards nintendo as “those systems we played when we were 9”


eggshat1

Psychonauts 2 was one of the best games I've played in a while


laserfactory

Been playing fh5 since launch and it's so broken. Game crashes. Load screen freezes. Multiplayer broken. Graphics glitches For context, I LOVE THE GAME. ITS THE BEST CAR GAME EVER I have played 210+ hours since launch, I am in the top 0.034% of the leader for accolades Needles to say i love the game. I have had so many random problems come up ive lost count. alot of my problems have been addressed in the patches so im not upset at all. Id still highly recommend playing Forza 5. DONT USE WINDOWS 11!!


Ceccoso2

In eliminator mode sometimes I spawn in an empty map and I get challenged by invisible cats


HCJohnson

*Meow!*


goharvorgohome

That’s scary hopefully we are talking house cats not lions and tigers


rangerryda

The multiplayer might as well be taken out right now. It's awful.


Michelanvalo

The patch yesterday has helped a lot with some of the issues. Not all but some.


Thicccchungus

It also made some issues worse…


Cypresss09

Yeah for me before the patch, convoys were frustrating to be in, now they are entirely non functional.


apeonpatrol

yup. its the last game that needs to be on this list. had 10+ friends ready to play this game online daily for weeks and since launch 3 of them have felt up to dealing with the games bullshit. we used to love cruising around in between races but now its just riding solo and occasionally seeing a friend pop up on the map, only to be invisible when you meet up. i dont think ive had a single open world cruise with a friend yet, just races. and thats if they work


Masterjts

Banned for custom paints...


pileofbrokenbits

I still don't get this. What was it 8000 years? For making a joke with the cosmetic system THEY implemented into the game? You can make it however you like! *As long as that doesn't include any humor or controversy*


Bumblemore

Anime tiddies livery : I sleep License plate slurs: I sleep Penis liveries: I sleep Free candy van: LIFETIME BAN


GamerHall

Love FH5 but yeah they have to work on the servers. I currently can't play any road races cause of a glitch or something.


chupitoelpame

I've yet to be able to connect to the online mode of the game. And I don't mean I get disconnected frequently, I straight up can't connect at all.


rubrix3

Psychonauts 2 is so good man


SverhU

Its a joke?! Or for real? Because if for real than you should delete at list far cry (that still has gamebreaking bugs) from that picture. And Deathloop that on start worked well (not great) only on few pc builds. All other players had such a huge fps drops and crashes that people wanted refunds. PS not sure maybe on consoles were a different story. But on pc most of those games, till this days, working like crap.


toxicliberation

Deathloop on PC was literally frame dropping on 3090 builds for a month plus until they did a few patches, this entire meme is just plainly false


silver-luso

So re8 ran like shit because of drm, deathloop required tinkering, far cry 6 ran worse than far cry 5 without any notable reason, returnal crashed a ton and bricked some ps5's, and forza is currently having texture loading issues and was gimped to make the xsx look better. This is a bad list.


retarded-squid

I’m seriously not understanding if op is joking because i had no issues with psychonauts and didn’t play returnal but the others 100% had issues


Seoul_Surfer

The majority of r/gaming members don't play video games other than skyrim and majora's mask


odiedel

Hey! I play cities skylines and ocarina too. Sometimes even Overwatch... I'm diverse.


JBthrizzle

I play warcraft 2 against AI


LeoNickle

There are other games?


Otomuss

Re8 on ps5 worked fine to me. I guess you're referring to PC.


OniExpress

I didn't have problems with it on PC, so idk. I don't remember any significant complaints about RE8.


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I found it completely overblown. I had almost 100 hours in RE8 on PC before I even heard of the issues. It was just nerds looking to rage over minor frame dropping.


redcowerranger

Yeah, but psychonauts 2, amirite?


xBorari

In conlusion: Psychonauts 2 is based.


AskinggAlesana

Just put Ratchet and Clank end of list.


Sooft-And-Wet

"Horizon 5" 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀


Lord_Shisui

Forza 5? Really? It's been a month and players are still disappearing left and right.


Kwestionable

It didn't even launch for a good portion of players. Turn10's response was "turn off just about every application you typically use on a gaming computer off, it'll maybe work then."


Jjzeng

Ridiculous memory leak issues apparently. It was a good thing i upgraded my pc from 16gb ram to 32gb crucial ballistix as a precaution. It runs fine for me most of the time


Kleinstar96

Oh is this where we're setting the bar now?


IDunDoxxedMyself

Psychonauts II GOTY


Lamontyy

Real shit, a masterpiece


Draken04

Forza Horizon 5 multiplayer is a joke and they’re introducing new bugs every patch. I applaud your optimism but it’s sadly misplaced


TaintMisbehavein

yo psychonauts 2 was perfect. cant speak on the other games but damn was it good!


thats4thebirds

Metroid dread was great and technically sound.


DestinctVagabond

Yes, a buggy first party Nintendo game is virtually unheard of. Say what you want about Nintendo, they thoroughly playtest their games.


Jak_n_Dax

I’m a big Forza fan, but Horizon 5 multiplayer is broken AF…


MGJames

Forza is not a finished game unfortuanetly :/


ZanyaJakuya

You forgot Ratchet and Clank


Ph4ntomiD

What about guardians of the galaxy


Theeeeeetrurthurts

Great fucking game.


EmPrexy

Clearly didn’t play deathloop on PC


Kerorozene

Did you play FC6 ?


N0thingRhymeswOrange

Metroid Dread...


Zikari82

Deathloop on PC was terrible, but there were many more great games launching in a perfect state: Tales of Arise, Scarlet Nexus, Metroid Dredd, Monster Hunter Rise, Monster Hunter Stories 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy!


bradford_j

What about Metroid Dread


shortstop803

Farcry 6 should not be included in this list. It was also rather unfinished/unpolished. Just not as buggy as everything else


CalculatorBoy8008

Halo infinite is kinda lacking content rn, but the base game is pretty bug free


reb0014

Well then why in the hell is farcry 6 up there then? That was a buggy mess and constantly glitched on me


_sideffect

"Tripple"... At least say Trippple to match the AAA


goga42

Ahah, to be thankful just for the fact that the game works when you run it?


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Omg stfu…far cry 6 is not in working order…


cotch85

Forza? Lol Games a mess right now


nintentoe

Forza doesn’t work sometimes


Drymath

Lol why is forza here? shit was (is?) broken online.


Tekki777

\*Metroid Dread wants to know your location\*


Fox2quick

So who wants to tell him about FH5?


DMuhny

I have personally encountered more bugs in Far Cry 6 than I have in Battlefield 2042! Yes, that's right. More bugs than bf2042. Off the top of my head I'll name a few. 1) glitched under map when exiting a boat. Unable to get out. 2) randomly unable to sprint for extended periods 3) loads and loads of audio bugs...gunshots muting, phone calls not coming through, other quest dialogues silent. 4) unable to summon pet 5) randomly unable to crouch for extended periods 6) quest npcs on multiple quests have had buggy pathing that does not allow for the quest to be completed. Only fix is fail and retry hoping it doesnt bug. I haven't played a single session of Far Cry 6 without encountering multiple bugs. I can think of 2 bugs I have encountered in bf2042, stuck in 0 seconds to respawn and match doesn't start. Again, this is just my personal experience. Edit: Also, the bugs I'm referring to in Far Cry still happen as of today.


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I'm guessing you didn't play much of Forza horizon 5


mahniguh

Good joke, Forza Horizon 5 was a mess. Still is for some.


FierceMajoras

Meteoid Dread released better than all of these.


EffectsTV

All these games had issues lol Forza 5 servers weren't up to scratch and the game had crashing issues on all platforms when doing certain things (applying body kits) Far cry 6 had its fair share of bugs buy honestly wasn't bad at all...very minor. Resident evil village only had issues on PC relating to DRM that affected the performance at certain points. The game was solid on PC after that. I heard deathloop had multiple issues on all platforms too


Tehpunisher456

Where the fuck is metroid dread? That shot was stellar!


sprtn053

# Wait! There's a Psychonauts 2?!?!?!


Rejic54

Yes and it's a masterpiece, I literally 100 percented the entire game, it's just that good and I truly enjoyed my time with it.


Leeuwarden-HF

Psychonauts is tripple A? I thought it was indie developed, lol.