That is a reason why offline installers are so important. At the very least we should be able to disable auto updates and still launch the (outdated) game.

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I’m not sure what Halo has to do with it? Also from what I remember Gears was a huge franchise back in the peak Xbox 360 days so of course it got sequels

I got bored of the semi open-world part but it was still much better than Gears 4.

That’s impressive. I’m more of a “play everything but finish nothing” kind of player…

With the significant rule changes I can see why they would do it this way.

I’m not a fan of the genre either but this is one of the few exceptions. I started a play through (fairly) recently and it holds up very well graphically but does fail in other areas as I would say it is racist in it’s depiction of different cultures. So along with that I also think it one of the games where source code is patchy at best so I doubt a remake/post will ever happen.

link to last years showcase

https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2025/01/dream-disc-24-dreamcast-game-jam.html?m=1

I didn’t realise this existed so thanks from me. Also probably the best answer here.

I’d go for CO:E33 too. Its a decent enough game but I don’t understand the absolute hype it receives. Probably a 5/10 game for me.

I’d go back to maybe 1997 bit there are so many good years to choose from.

Without a doubt yes. Always yes.