Up for a comedic open-world RPG? How about one that feeds in a ton of puzzles? Sounds good eh? Well, it gets better as Soccer Story brings the beautiful game into proceedings too, as you and your magic soccer ball go about saving the world.
It would be easy to find Cosmos Bit guilty for a series of gaming crimes. It’s got an unhealthy love for Metroid; it’s reasonably rough to look at; it invites grind; and the save system is as creaky as Resident Evil’s doors. But, like the parent of an ugly child, we can’t help having some affection for Cosmos Bit.
With rewards for playing through Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II multiple times, you’ll need to sacrifice a large part of your gaming life if you choose to dive in.
Digimon Survive is going off in a slightly tangential direction. That’s right, Digimon Survive is a tactical RPG and visual novel hybrid, with a heavy emphasis on the latter. And by heavy, I mean a WarGreymon sized emphasis. Whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on your expectations.
There are - yet again - tons of greatly discounted Xbox titles on offer in the latest sale, and when you combine in the ID@Xbox Survival Sale, it makes things all the more promising. But what will you take a risk on?