Xbox Game Pass is one of the best values for gamers on Xbox and on PC. But not every game is worth your time. On the Game Pass or Pass Podcast, we tell you which games you should download and which games you should pass on by.
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Game Pass or Pass
108 Subscribers
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riddikuluspatronus1
5 out of 5 stars
Great breakdowns and predictions!
Really liked the predictions on the future of game pass and Microsoft. Also it really took me back breaking down Spyro for PlayStation and having a detailed conversation of buyouts and true questions about the gaming business side of things. Fun and intriguing. Looking forward to more!
cboystv fan
5 out of 5 stars
Xbox
Love the game pass and it’s nice but not also more games like cod Cold War and like snow runner they need to add there DLC car guns etc
Mxsandy12
5 out of 5 stars
Amazing pod!
Love this show!
ThatGamingPodcast Ben
5 out of 5 stars
Time well spent
I came for the short length episodes but stayed for the great commentary and discussion. You can't go wrong with this podcast.
ThatGamingPodBen
5 out of 5 stars
Time well spent
I came for the short length episodes but really enjoyed the good discussion and compelling takes on the games. Don't pass on this podcast!
Bruce Chamoff
5 out of 5 stars
This podcast brings back memories of games from the past!
Listening to this podcast brings back memories for me on games I played long ago and brings me back to my younger self. It is obvious that Cory is a true gamer and this podcast analyzes the games with his unique take.
RingoMcCartney
5 out of 5 stars
Great podcast!
I have enjoyed a lot of the games you guys have “passed” on 😂but I still enjoy listening to your discussions. Great podcast👍
Oh my gah let me pick a name
5 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
🙌🏻👍🏻
zubyfan1242-/4
5 out of 5 stars
Table talk
Great content !
Lil Seadog
1 out of 5 stars
Yall wack.
You pass on Remnant? We don’t see eye to eye. Peace out!
luckyirish 86
5 out of 5 stars
Great Idea for a podcasts!!! Love it
Thanks guys! Look forward to the podcast every week. I have a request can you guys check out Blair Witch Project?
Ryan90SB
5 out of 5 stars
Fun show with a shot run time
Like the run time. Always looking for new game pass games so this is great.
Podcast information
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- 149
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- 108
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- Last upload date
- June 1, 2023
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- June 3, 2023 11:03 AM
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- Xbox 2023 Summer Showcase and Starfield Predictions, Is This THE Showcase for Xbox?Xbox has a lot to prove in 2023. With Redfall releasing to well-deserved backlash, the ongoing delay for games like Starfield and Hellblade, and the lack of information on already announced games like Fable and Perfect Dark, Xbox has a lot to prove. There's the joke of always waiting till next year for Microsoft to deliver the games, but in 2023, Xbox has to actually start delivering on the promise of Xbox Game Pass and show why they've purchased so many studios over the past 5 years.0 comments0
- Loop Hero, Tactical 360'sLoop Hero is a Rouge-like that sends the player on a quest to build up their town and survive many creatures. Each loop is another chance to take your equipment and supplies you have found back to home base. But as always with a Rouge-Like, that desire to keep going for better loot is there.0 comments0
- Game Pass or Pass May 18 · 36m Redfall, This Should Have Been CancelledRedfall is a game that is so bad we have to talk about. You should not play Redfall. We are going against our normal format just to talk about how Redfall should have been cancelled. No amount of patches will fix this game. It is fundamentally flawed to the point it should be forgotten.0 comments0
- Shadow Warrior 3 and Soul Hackers 2, Hacking WangsShadow Warrior is a franchise that always tried to take the aspects of FPS games that people enjoy and add their own twist on it. Shadow Warrior 3 is the latest in this franchise to take popular aspects of games like Doom Eternal and add some arcade like elements to the mix. Soul Hackers 2 on the other hand...well...that is a weird one you will just have to listen to find out our impressions.0 comments0
- Merge & Blade, Tetris with HumansMerge together humans to create the most powerful army you can. Merge & Blade takes puzzle based mechanics and asks players to conquer different levels using their farmers and knights together. While simple, Merge & Blade is a easy to pick up, hard to master, adventure on Game Pass.0 comments0
- Atomic Heart Review, Make Love to the Glove?Atomic Heart looks to bring its strong Bioshock roots and mix it with a new theme. In an alternate history where certain technology has cause mayhem, players must battle creations in the form robots that can interface with humans. Atomic Heart is a wild ride but it also feels a little rough around the edges. Also...why is the vending machine trying to have sex with me?0 comments0
- Wo Long Fallen Dynasty, Soulslike Featuring Dynasty WarriorsWo Long Fallen Dynasty is one hundred percent a different take on games like Dark Souls and Nioh. It wears its inspiration with pride. However, the soulslike genre now has its fair share of quality titles. Featuring characters from Romance of the Seven Kingdoms characters, this soulslike game is one that might sway some gamers to try it out.0 comments0
- Hi-Fi Rush, Toe Tapping, Finger Snapping, DMC Meets Jet Set RadioHi-Fi Rush was stealth dropped by Microsoft during they developer direct. It was a shocking and unusual move for the brand. Not only was the release date unexpected but the comic book like art style with its music focused direction also turned heads. All while coming from a studio known to do horror, Tango Gameworks. SO what is the deal with Hi-Fi Rush?0 comments0
- Game Pass or Pass Mar 12 · 30m Doom 64: It's not the 64th DoomDoom 64 is a often forgotten about game. Even some of the most avid Doom fans have never slayed the totally unique Doom 64. It's a game that was trapped on the Ninten 64 but finally in 2020 Nightdive and ID Software released it to other platforms. Filled with original sprites, levels and secrets, Doom 64 is a must play for Doom fans. But what about other players? Should you hop into Doom 64 in 2023?0 comments0
- Serious Sam 4, Its Seriously Not FunSerious Sam started out as a callback to earlier days of FPS games. When shooters were more simple. Times when Wolfenstein and Doom carried the genre with great level design and fun game play. Serious Sam 4 looks to leave some of that legacy behind but instead bring what it created forward. Unfortunately, due to performance issues on console and weirdly bad level design, Serious Sam 4 lacks a lot of fun.0 comments0
- Chained Echoes and Walking Dead The Final Season, These Games Couldn't be More DifferentWhat does a 16 bit SNES callback RPG known as Chained Echoes have to do with TellTales The Walking Dead The Final Season have in common? Absolutely nothing. CHained Echoes is the RPG that hit Game Pass and has created a lot of love from fans of the SNES era JRPG's such as Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy. Will it win over Basher and his growing tiredness of callback games? Cory spent time with The Walking Dead The Final Season from Telltale. WIth the first season of The Walking Dead causing a huge splash it was also the beigging of the end for Telltale as they quickly because a household name that took on so many projects it eventually ended in tragedy. How does the final season of the game that put them in the mainstream eyes play out?0 comments0
- High on Life, LEZDUIT!Guns that can talk to you. Sounds like an odd way to communicate but in High on Life its essential to the experience. From the writers of Rick and Morty comes Squanch Games FPS adventure that hopes to win you over with its humor an exploratory FPS game play. High on Life isn't about being the most flashy and deep mechanically, but instead wants to guide you through a world while giving you exposition through different guns that all have their own unique character traits.0 comments0
- Game Pass 2022 in Review, Microsoft's First Party Needs Help2022 has come to a close that means its time to take a look at the Gaming Industry as whole and state how we feel about Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft and its gaming initiative. 2022 saw very few first party games from Microsoft and the delay of Starfield and Redfall which still have no definitive dates. 2023 looks to be better with Hellbalde 2 and Forza Motorsport on the way but are those titles with Game Pass enough for 2023?0 comments0
- Game of the Year 2022, And the Best Game of 2022 is...Another year has come to a close and that means its time for the Game Pass or Pass Podcast's Game of the Year 2022. In 2022 Cory and Basher passed on more games than ever before to their listeners meaning that this years list will be massive. Games like Power Wash Simulator, Archvale, and Prodeous are going toe to toe with games such as Vampire Survivors, A Plagues Tale Requiem, and Immortality. Tune int to find out their pick for Game Pass Game of the Year for 2022.0 comments0
- Game Pass or Pass Dec 23 · 35m Vampire Survivors, Take The GarlicSometimes a game comes along you weren't expecting. But its even more rare a game comes along that you drop 40 hours into you weren't expecting. Vampire Survivors might not have any vampires but what it does have is one of the most addicting and mysterious rabbit holes of content gaming has ever seen. While its not flashy with its 2d sprites and game play that requires only movement, it's design will keep you playing and tempt you to go just one more one.0 comments0
- Prodeus, A Modern Day Doom CloneThe phase Doom clone was very prevalent in the 90s. Many different genres and IP took the Doom engine and made their own spin. Even IP like Star Wars got into the mix with Dark Forces. Prodeus looks to capture that energy but introduce modern rendering techniques and design to make something familar yet new. With over 50 levels to fight your way through, does Prodeus live up to that high bar it self for itself?0 comments0
- Somerville, This Town Needs The Men In BlackFrom the minds that brought you Limbo and Inside comes Somerville. A puzzle based game that takes players on a journey through a world that was devastated by some type of alien invasion. With its striking art style and somber feel, Somerville looks to capture the same essence and its predecessors and create a connection with its players through world based story telling.0 comments0
- A Plague Tale Requiem, It's Not Like That Horror Movie WillardAsobo and A Plague Tail is game the GPOP crew passed on and many people were upset. A Plague Tale Requiem looks to rectify the issues form the first game while again telling a unique story about family and pushing the visuals of what smaller independent studios can do. Once again this studio surprises with a very visually appealing game that uses a characters special ability to control rats to tell a story that is filled with hardship and emotion turns.0 comments0
- Scorn, Why is Everything a Penis?Scorn wears its inspirations right on it sleeve. The inspirations from things like Alien are present but imitation is the finest form of flattery? When it comes to gameplay however the story changes some. Built like a first person adventure game with light FPS mechanics, Scorn looks to win you over with its vast array of odd finger shaped holes to explore. Does this first person adventure have what it takes to break out of that Walking Simulator cliche?0 comments0
- Mailbag Episode, Stadia Shutting Down, Microsoft Activision Deal Facing Road BlocksWe had questions from our loyal listeners and we wanted to address them in one episode to really dive deep. WIth Cloud gaming being a pillar of Microsoft's strategy, Google shutting down Stadia is a fascinating product to deconstruct. Microsoft is still trying to lockdown Activision but is facing road blocks from the UK and their governing arms. Will this stop the deal? Spoiler alert....probably not.0 comments0
- Game Pass or Pass Oct 18 · 41m Metal Hellsinger and Chinatown Detective Agency, Solve the Metal MysteryOn this dual episode we have two games that couldn't be more different. Metal Hellsinger is a first person rhythm based shooter that asks the players to shoot enemies on the beat. The better in sync you are the more heavy and energetic the music gets. Chinatown Detective Agency is far more relaxed and takes ideas from the older Where in the World is Carmen San Diego titles that want you to use real world locations and clues to solve mysteries.0 comments0
- Grid Legends, Immortals Fenyx Rising, This Podcast is Where Legends are MadeWe have an episode full of gods and legends. In this dual episode Cory spent his time on the street with Grid Legends. Basher decided to become a god in the Ubisoft Open World formula of Immortals Fenyx Rising. Are either one of these titles worthy of being called legendary?0 comments0
- Tinykin, It's Pikmin but Better?Tinykin takes ideas from the popular Nintendo game Pikmin but has crafted it into its own special game. Creating a platformer with the idea of being thrown into an oversized world creates a fun landscape. Using the adorable Tinykin to help you build and traverse the detailed levels is both fun and entertaining for people who like platformers or games with lots of puzzles.0 comments0
- Immortality, Uncover the MysteryImmorality is the newest game from the mind of Sam Barlow, creator of Her Story and Telling Lies. Instead of the data base searching of his previous titles, Immortality looks to broaden the ability of discovery with a new match cut system that will help players start to uncover the mystery. Marissa Marcel is gone. Her whereabouts are unknown. Somehow through the work of her acting career at your disposal you must uncover what really happened.0 comments0
- Escape Academy, You're An Escaper HarryEscape Rooms are a a new phenomenon that have become quite popular across many countries. But what if you wanted to escape a room digitally? Enter Escape Academy. A game and narrative crafted around the idea of a school that's sole purpose is to find the brightest students who can escape expertly crafted escape rooms. Are you the next great escaper?0 comments0
