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IGN'S Top 25 Xbox One Games

IGN:
The year 2015 has been very good to the Xbox One so far, and that means the latest update to our Top 25 Xbox One Games list brings significant changes. And it'll continue to change every year for the foreseeable future – the games will get better and better! – which only makes the list more fun, both to create and to read. These are the 25 games you should take notice of when buying the system, as ranked by a humble crew of IGN's biggest and most knowledgeable Xbox One fans. Review scores mattered, but we also factored in things like ways each game took advantage of the Xbox One, design risks taken that you should see, curiosities, etc. Enjoy!

christocolus3520d ago

Good to see Ori, FH2, KI, Rare Replay, Titanfall and Sunset Overdrive on the list.

AngelicIceDiamond3520d ago

Good list though he listed 3rd party as well. Do they update the list every year?

christocolus3520d ago (Edited 3520d ago )

"Do they update the list every year?"

I think so. Hopefully there'll be even more exclusives on the list next year. Yeah, I saw the third party titles too all awesome games but i'm glad many exclusives made the cut. Halo MCC and FM5 also made it into the list.

OpieWinston3520d ago

Spring is when the next update hits. Forza 6/Halo 5/Fable Legends/ROTR will climb their way up the list.

3-4-53520d ago

Solid list, although I disagree with GTA 5 being where it is.

Nobody is calling that game out for it's obvious faults.

GTA 5 is NOT the best game for XB1 or PS4....it has too many faults, and frustrating things about it, half of the mechanics are dated...like Original xbox dated.

Rest of the list is solid though.

HaydenJameSmith3520d ago (Edited 3520d ago )

What obvious faults ? The only big problem with that game is the Online which can be so broken and the community is just killin each other all the time. I still play it a ton though but I'd just be interested in hearing what obvious faults you think it has ? I dont necessarily think it is the number 1 game as it stands but I think I could make a compelling argument as to why it deserves no. 1 as its a fantastic game and there are only about 3 games on that list that I think could challenge in terms of overall quality.

jb2273520d ago

I agree. A lot of this sentiment towards the game seems to be solely geared towards the technical achievement, but that only makes up a portion of what makes a good game, and a fairly small one at that. This is understood in music journalism quite a bit better. If people based their "Best Guitarists" lists solely on technical ability then some schmuck like Joe Satriani would get it every time because he can shred the fastest, but there's a lot more important factors that come into play, mostly that intangible soul element, and GTA was fun while it lasted & definitely more interesting than 4 was, but on the whole it was fairly forgettable. Aside from the Online components, everything had been done before, aside from the character switching & the pointless stuff like Yoga minigames.

LAWSON723520d ago (Edited 3520d ago )

In my opinion the SP is fantastic the first time through and it is a great step forward for the franchise, however IMO the hyped up GTA online should not get a free pass or be ignored it makes the game feel unpolished and just slow. On a next gen platform I want minimal load times yet that is all GTAO is.

GTAV is a showcase of the greatness achieved last gen, while on next gen it is a dated game with pretty textures. When I played it on my Xbox 360 I was in awe the whole time, when I played it on Xbox One I wanted to throw it out a window because the Mp is garbage.

FlexLuger3520d ago

Solid list...but its missing, neverwinter!

Masterchief_thegoat3520d ago

25 smite
24 killer Instinct
23 state of decay
22 peggle 2
21 rare replay
20 rayman legend
19 Wolfenstein: The New Order
18 child of light
17 Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
16 forza ms 5
15 Evolve’s
14 fry cry 4
13 minecraft
12 titanfall
11 Diablo 3 ue
10 ori and blind forst
9 shadow morder
8 batman ak
7 forza h2
6 halo tmcc
5 dragon age Inquisition
4 the witcher 3
3 sunset overdrive
2 mgs pp
1 gta v

XanderZane3520d ago

Nice list of games. There are only a few of those games that I don't own, but will be getting in the near future. Only game I probably won't get is Evolve.

Justiceleague3520d ago

A lot of these games are on PC too. You forgot to mention Titanfall

user99502793520d ago

this list is somewhat subpar but pretty half decent kind of not really.

poppinslops3520d ago

Aside from Evolve at #15, it's a great list.

More than half of my 22 XO games are either full or console exclusives - Forza, Fable, Tomb Raider and (hopefully) Below will push that figure closer to two-thirds (Fallout 4 is the only multiplat I'll get for the rest of the year)... I imagine it's a similar ratio for Nintendo gamers.

I doubt there are many PS4 owners that can say the same thing about their collections - As it stands, Bloodborne and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture are the only exclusives I'd buy... I do plan on getting one eventually, but I'm gonna wait until Uncharted 4, Horizon, Persona 5, WiLD and No Man's Sky are out - maybe next Christmas?

TheLoCoRaven3520d ago

Seeing Evolve at #15 just shows how weak the list is in reality. Some gems for sure! but not enough.

StrayaKNT3520d ago (Edited 3520d ago )

If this was the competition, evolve would be number 1 or 2 lol get your bitterness our of here, xbox has the best exclusives this generation. I'm sorry.

I'm talking about the whole world, I don't live in USA. I'm sorry but jrpgs don't make a library 'diverse'

Justiceleague3520d ago

Best exclusives? Subjective and preference. Are you talking about in the whole world or just in the USA?

TheLoCoRaven3520d ago

What does Evolve have to do with Xbox exclusives? Evovle was basically 30% of a multiplat game.

EDKICK3520d ago

@TheLoCoRaven it doesn't make it a bad list it's just at a bad spot. Wolfenstein is way to low, Alien should be on here, Shovel Knight should be on here, and if they are including remasters(GTA V) bot Dark Souls II and Metro Redux should be on here

TheLoCoRaven3520d ago

I agree that Wolfenstein should be in a better spot and Metro Redux should be on here.

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GTA V Gets Pulled from PS Plus as PC Players Continue to Favor Legacy Over Enhanced

Rockstar’s iconic title Grand Theft Auto V is making headlines once again—but not for the reasons fans might hope. Less than a year after GTA V joined the

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ocelot078d ago

I believe it's been on ps+ a few times over the years of I'm not mistaking same goes for gamepass.

VenomUK8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

‘GTA V Gets Pulled from PS Plus as PC Players Continue to Favor Legacy Over Enhanced’

That’s an awful clickbait title. The use of the word ‘as’ means the first statement is the result of the second, when in reality they’re not connected.

Profchaos8d ago

Also the same for red dead redemption 2 and GTA trilogy (albeit they split that into individual games)

Tacoboto8d ago

It just got put back on Game Pass recently too.

GTA V is the pass-around sub title, and it probably doesn't even matter because everyone owns a copy or even two by now.

FortWaba8d ago

Trash article and trash website.

Doesn't even mention WHEN it's leaving.

gold_drake7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

so i looked cause i was curious, its still avaliable to me.

the headline is misleading asf.

also, how did no one report this. the editing is horrendous. they'd have my arse for this ha

gamerz7d ago

Noticed my copy of gta5 on Steam was already upgraded without me doing anything. How can you still play the legacy version?

Shiore2u7d ago

There should be a second listing right under it in your library.
https://i.imgur.com/712MsIQ...

Chard7d ago

Is there anything wrong with the enhanced version if you’re just playing single player?

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GTA V Enhanced And Expanded Faces Backlash Over Missing Text Chat On PC, Fix May Be Incoming

The Enhanced and Expanded PC version of Rockstar Games' open world action game, GTA V, is facing backlash over its missing text chat feature.

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Profchaos52d ago

My problem with the game is they want to install a Kernel level driver before I can even boot the game in sngle player mode I don't care about GTA online

I flat out refuse to allow any game kernal level it's a huge risk I don't need to take

It's not the only game that has done this. Ut it's absolutely shutting the dorr completely on PC gaming for me kernal level drivers are ineffective at preventing cheaters but publishers insist on continued use

Pyrofire9551d ago

My big issue is how long it takes to transition between open world and interiors in Online.
Sometimes it can take over a minute of just starring at a black screen.

badz14951d ago

Let it sleep already R*. VI is coming and this game has had 12 years in the spotlight.

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GTA 5 Enhanced PC Optimized Settings: Ray Tracing & Performance Guide

Grand Theft Auto 5 Enhanced Edition comes to PC as a free upgrade as Rockstar prepares to launch its next blockbuster (GTA 6). In less than a week, the upgraded version has garnered close to 200K concurrent players on Steam. Unfortunately, the game is far from perfect. W

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MrDead56d ago

It looks great, got everything running on ultra, have long shadows set to max and it's running silky smooth.

The ray tracing and lighting makes the game look amazing.

CrimsonIdol55d ago

The reflections are a noisy mess, particularly with DLSS. Shame they didn't have ray reconstruction, seems to work wonders for cyberpunk

MrDead55d ago

The reflections are like a mirror, I have no noise at all. Are you sure you have it set correctly?

CrimsonIdol55d ago

I've everything maxed out. the reflections DO have a lot of noise in them in motion. When you stop for a second to look at them they look okay but when you're driving around there's a definite blur and sparkle to them that you often get from RT. Again, exactly the same as you get in Cyberpunk without ray reconstruction but is much reduced with.

MrDead55d ago

I really don't have that, what you see here is what I have in motion even online vids have it completely clear. I'm running of a 5090 with everything set to the highest.

https://m.youtube.com/watch...

CrimsonIdol54d ago

Ah I see. Well if you have a 5090 then I'm guessing are you're probably getting quite a high frame rate (I'm guessing hitting that 120 fps max), which will make a difference too, since the RT samples in the reflections accumulate temporally. I'm on a 3080 so I'm keeping my frame rate around 60-75 at 4K, and the low sample/high noise of the RT is definitely apparent… particularly on moving cars at night time I've noticed the most (makes sense given highest contrast between light and dark) DLSS amplifies the noise too, it's the big thing that sticks out as low fidelity when the rest resolves nicely

CrimsonIdol54d ago (Edited 54d ago )

Just had a chance to watch this on my 4K monitor now. Do you not see the blurriness of the reflections in relation to everything else in motion? Like it's definitely better and less noisy than it is for me at 60fps with quality DLSS but it's still pretty bad compared to how crisp the screen space/cubemap ones were when driving about. fine when you stop for a second but driving around you're rarely stopped so it's near constant muddy reflections.

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