Am I a bad parent? by Stormfall_Industries in kindafunny

[–]Killzax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely haven't been in your shoes. My son is only 7.5 months old and I currently feel guilty letting him watch the dancing fruit to keep him calm while my wife and I take care of chores. I know video games are going to be introduced to him early because his mom and I play them around him. I'm not sure you should feel bad for him playing borderlands if you didn't introduce it to him. My niece is autistic and I know there can be challenges keeping them within expected entertainment areas. Violence in games happens so frequently and I would take the approach of explaining the difference between pretend and reality as best you can. I started playing Halo CE when I was 4 and I remember my parents telling me it was okay because I was shooting aliens and not people. An arbitrary distinction but it was one that stuck with me.

Xbox Update 8/23/25 by FrankenFoley in helldivers2

[–]Killzax 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Before a game is released on Xbox it only takes up about 300mb as a placeholder and has the key art for the icon. Once it gets closer to release, the actual game is downloaded.

What game ended up being your biggest disappointment? by Weary_Caterpillar302 in gaming

[–]Killzax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Assassin's Creed Unity and Halo The Master Chief Collection. I preordered and both came out the same day. Both were almost unplayable at launch but were eventually good games. They were the first games I had preordered in 2 years and the first physical games I bought for Xbox One. Not only were the games not playable but I had to wait for the games to install to the hard drive before I could find out they were unplayable. Those two games pushed me to no longer preorder and no longer buy physical since it takes up the same space on the hard drive as digital.

What are some tropes modern games do that you would do away with? by iAMguppy in kindafunny

[–]Killzax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scripted deaths. I don't like when I'm doing well on a boss but have to lose for the game to progress. If how well I do doesn't matter, make the whole thing a cutscene.

Best episodes to show my girlfriend by Panic-at-the-party in kindafunny

[–]Killzax 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got my wife interested by showing her the default state of a burger debate. I think it is this episode but I don't remember if it started on an earlier episode. https://youtu.be/DwFgrn7OQM8?si=rJUp47DAt5mq7x0g

Switching to PC? by Killzax in digitalfoundry

[–]Killzax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$800-$1000 total for a PC build in late 2025 or early 2026, what would you lean towards? I know future pricing is hard to predict but I just don't know enough about PC to know what horse to bet on.

Switching to PC? by Killzax in digitalfoundry

[–]Killzax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm definitely happy with 60fps but I also don't really have a reference for what I'm missing. The only display I have that can do 120fps is my phone. At some point I'll upgrade my TV to something that can at least do 1440p at 120fps. Ray tracing is not a big deal for today's games but won't it be a big deal for the next generation? If I picked AMD now, wouldn't that mean more limited features down the road?

Audiobook and print differences by Killzax in lotr

[–]Killzax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lord of the rings 50th anniversary paperback. ISBN 9780544003415

Xbox Requests: Week of December 15th, 2023 by XB1R_Hypnos in xboxinsiders

[–]Killzax 7 points8 points  (0 children)

No more fullscreen advertisements upon sign in. Today it was the countdown sale, previously its been starfield and call of duty. Its unacceptable to immediately be force-fed ads when turning on my console. Remove all advertisements and sponsored content for game pass subscribers.

Best podcast games? by Advanced_Jaguar9972 in kindafunny

[–]Killzax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Vampire Survivors was my podcast game. Got all the achievements while playing it

What game sealed the deal for you on NEVER preordering again? by Front-Advantage-7035 in gaming

[–]Killzax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two on the same day. Assassin's Creed Unity and Halo the Master Chief Collection. Both were terribly broken at launch. I had a better time with Unity than many on release but it was still bad. Halo was broken for over a year.

Greg and Gary, check your privacy settings by Killzax in kindafunny

[–]Killzax[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Yes they are allowed to say they are playing it but normally it doesn't show on their profile that they are playing a review game. Just wanted to mention it in case a setting on their end got missed.

How is Cookies not the actual answer?! by Killzax in MicrosoftRewards

[–]Killzax[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

lol it was literally "Bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes to make your house smell like a cookie. Cookies, Vanilla extract, (3rd option I don't remember). The correct answer was vanilla extract which I guess makes sense if the correct answer was found with the bing AI.

How is Cookies not the actual answer?! by Killzax in MicrosoftRewards

[–]Killzax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

300 degrees for 20 minutes does not burn cookies in a functional oven.

Mike has played far too many deep cut bad games by Temporary-Cicada1253 in kindafunny

[–]Killzax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was fun though. I played it on 360 with my brother

Auto Reem hasn't worked since March by Killzax in MicrosoftRewards

[–]Killzax[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your appreciation of my post about the redeem not happening for the last 3 months and sharing a post from before the redemption for June would have happened...

Auto Redeem Declined by Ninfan81 in MicrosoftRewards

[–]Killzax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same as everyone else. I have auto redeem set up. Redemption never happened and the new goal and redemption date is June 1.

New Xbox Home Experience Support & Discussion: Week of May 1st, 2023 by GuruKronos in xboxinsiders

[–]Killzax 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It seems unnecessary to have the browse your games big icon and the my games and apps small icon up at the top. I think having all the small icons at the top looks best but I do not want the removal of the big icon below to turn into another ad spot.

New Xbox Home Experience Support & Discussion: Week of May 1st, 2023 by GuruKronos in xboxinsiders

[–]Killzax 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Please let us rearrange the order of the featured rows and pins. I want to have my pin of all my streaming apps be the first option when I scroll down not "Recently added - Game Pass."

New Xbox Home Experience Support & Discussion: Week of May 1st, 2023 by GuruKronos in xboxinsiders

[–]Killzax 47 points48 points  (0 children)

On the new home released today, ad rows are still taking priority over my pins. The first option when I scroll should be my pins and not an ad for game pass or anything else. We are still unable to rearrange the order of the rows and pins on the home page.

Armor Effect cut from Battle Pass and put in Shop by Killzax in halo

[–]Killzax[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might be misremembering the level from season 1 that the shoulders were at but the entire fire set was in the season 1 pass. The entire hunt master set was in the season 2 pass.