Game Pass or Pass

Its the end of December so that means its time to pick the Game Pass or Pass Podcast Game of the Year. Since we only play games on Game Pass we have the unique opportunity to create a list that is very different from the traditional set of games for the year. As always games that we passed onto a friend qualify and we will narrow it down to a top 3 before we pick out Game of the Year.

The following titles are up for Nomination this Year.

Halo 4

CyberShadow

Knockout City

Msyt

The Artful Escape

Sea of Thieves

Psychonauts

Psychonauts 2

Curse of the Dead Gods

The Evil Within 2

Destroy All Humans

Outriders

Undermine

Monster Train

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Halo Infinite has arrived after a lengthy delay which elongated a very lengthy development cycle. Now with an open world built into the design of the Halo you now and love, comes Master Cheifs biggest adventure yet.

New enemies, weapons, story elements and more await players as they jump into Zeta Halo. With Halo 5 leaving such a sour taste in players mouths Halo Infinite has a lot to prove from not only a game play perspective but a story perspective as well. What is Cortana up to? Who is Atriox and what is his motivation? Who is this new AI that look exactly like Cortana?

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Halo 5 is a perplexing game. It feels as if it was chasing the trends of the FPS genre but somehow still feels like 343 was trying to evolve Halo past it roots. Creating new dynamics in an IP is a scary and daunting task. It takes a lot of trial and error as well as creative minds to evolve while also not destroying the past.

Halo 5 is an example of how not to accomplish that goal. The campaign is one that feels like its barely held together. Mixing bad and obtuse story telling with new characters nobody asked for or are interested in seeing ever again. Game play that feels like its evolving what you know and love but placing you in lackluster environments that fail to take advantage of new core designs when fighting boring enemies.

Dude, what the hell happened?

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Halo 4 was the first game in the Halo franchise that didn't come from Bungee. In many ways you can tell from the moment you start controlling Chief in the campaign. Its a tighter experience with less of the grand open levels and a focus on story that goes deeper into characters than before. With new enemies to shoot, new abilities to master and a love story at its heart, Halo 4 cemented itself as the most debated Halo game in the franchise.

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Call of Duty: Vanguard might be set in WW2 but it certainly doesn't feel like it. Compared to the last game in the WW2 setting, simply titled Call of Duty WW2, Vanguard is more of the fast paced action from Modern Warfare with a World War II skin. However, that really isn't a bad thing. Vanguard features the best aspects of the modern games, like the fast pacing and tight controls, without falling into that older pacing and movement of the era.

Featuring an addicting multiplayer filled with plenty of map and a campaign that has some issues but ultimately is totally worth a playthrough, Vanguard is a surpassingly solid Call of Duty. If you are here for zombies however, look away now.

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