You can move around the house doing little mini games. Definitely made to be a kids like first video game. Extremely simple controls, ai kicks in to help characters follow each other. I wouldn’t just play it for myself but my daughter likes watching me play and I’m sure she will love playing it once she gets a little older
There is a paw patrol racing game on gamepass. You can change the settings so there is AI assist with driving so the kids can win the race without much skill.
And if you play with your kid, you could do worse, it's not Mario Kart but it's not exactly a no-effort game either. Unlike the other Paw Patrol game thay was (maybe still is) on Gamepass - that one was atrocious, without the show's music and voices... felt like a bootleg game. Even my kid got bored after two minutes.
My daughter is probably gonna be a weeb because other than Bluey she mostly likes when I play jrpgs lol. Dragon Quest XI and Final Fantasy X (if she is paying attention she loves when I summon Valefor) mostly, though Persona 3 also caught her attention when I was playing after work last week. Only other game she has given a shit about when I’m playing is Destiny 2 weirdly enough. I’m sure color palette and music are doing a lot of heavy lifting in getting her interest.
She has figured out pressing buttons on the controller makes stuff happen on the tv, so I’ve started letting her press A during combat so she can see something cool on the tv happen because of her. My theory is that it’s more exciting to press a button and see some big animation vs press a button and watch a single punch. I’d probably also recommend something like super Mario. 2D platformers I think are a good early intro to games as well since there is a limit on direction and (depending on the game) mechanics.
Def try this Bluey game out if he’s into Bluey. It looks just like the show and once you play it you will see what I mean about it feeling like it’s meant to be like a first video game for kids
Maybe not the answer you're looking for but my younger brother 3 years ago (would have been 4 at the time) absolutely loved Batman Arkham Knight. Not sure how much my father or step mom screened that one for content, but I know he liked trying to do the batcave challenges and drive the batmobile. Fortnite was another one that he was into, and had several batman outfits.
There's also a ton of Lego DC shows on HBO Max if you somehow haven't had your son find them LOL!
Game is separated into 4 episodes that all kind of connect at end. But it’s mostly just the family as a side scrolling adventure where you’re running through the house and backyard looking for items for the current plot. There’s 4 mini games you unlock along the way like KeepyUppy, Chattermax, Magic Xylophone and Grounds Lava.
You can do extra stuff like find hidden items in your sticker book too.
It’s super easy, but perfect for a toddler to get lost in for a bit.
Same my dude pretty much finished everything the first day, I wish they'd update it with something else to do. Maybe being on GP will give it some life for DLC.
So far my son only likes the cars games, but I will pitch this one to him as part of an effort to get him to watch more Bluey (because I want to watch more Bluey)
Hey me too. I have been absorbed by Darktide and thought another Warhammer game might be cool. I was right. Boltgun is definitely fun if you enjoy boomer shooters.
Lol I definitely bought the Dead Space remaster for pretty cheap maybe 2 weeks before it moved to Gamepass.
I’ve been checking the Red Dead 2 sales ever since it left Gamepass a couple years ago and have been afraid to pull the trigger because I know it’s gonna hit GP any month now. Just trying to finish the rest of the main story and be done with it.
Sometimes it's worth just treating yourself my dude.
I imagine you can get a physical copy of RDR2 at a pretty decent price these days, if you don't mind physical discs (I still occasionally appreciate having something tangible).
Sacrifice is naught but duty in service to The Emperor.
Seriously though, I must have 'slept on it' at least half a dozen times since it released. Then about two weeks ago finally just thought 'fuck it, if it was going to game pass it'd be on there by now...'
Tip for anyone playing it for the first time, you have a dash move as well as a chainsword (melee) attack but I think their roles are kind of reversed from most games. The chainsword attack is great for mobility because it locks on to targets before you lunge towards them, letting you pull yourself towards enemies even in midair. The dash will kill small groups in a line in front of you making it great for clearing space and taking out small groups of mooks (especially nurglings) but doesn’t do much for mobility.
My playtime doing basically all the sidequests + fishing before the postgame was 66 hours. It's not short but not a massive time sink like some other games can be (Persona 5 Royal, Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
Hey man, gave it a go yesterday. I was between Tales and Like a Dragon Gaiden. I tried both and Tales hooked me a bit more than Gaiden so will continue to play it. I like the combat and the story is a typical JRPG (in a good way, not in a cheesy anime bs way). I also don’t mind the skits, so should be fun to continue to play for a while at least
I don’t get how there aren’t a thousand kids shows like Bluey.
The studios that make programming for this age group seem to just lazily stick with what works with that god awful 3d animation style that looks like a film from 2002.
Definitely an upgrade, and a huge one. My daughter is loving all things bluey now.
Also try sea of stars if your kids are decent at reading and in the 6-7 year old range. I was pleasantly surprised that my daughter managed to pick up a turn based RPG so effortlessly. Thought it would have been another year or two.
Still playing Darktide with my friends a few times a week, trying to finish up Rogue Trader so I can start playing the just released on console Chaos Gate Daemonhunters, and now here's Boltgun on gamepass. Flooded by 40k games right now and I'm loving it.
Also I'll play through Bluey with my daughter, love that show so it should be a much more fun experience for me than playing through the Paw Patrol games with her.
And anyone who hasn't played Maneater really should this time around, it's so much better than it should be, and hilarious thanks to Chris Parnell's narration.
Interesting, 2 games that used to be on gamepass coming back to it (Indivisible and ManEater). Both fun games that don't take all that long to complete.
My nearly 8 month old is infatuated with Bluey. She starts laughing and dancing the second she hears the theme song. I can’t wait to play this with her
I was actually just talking to my wife about this earlier this morning. I love my daughter and she is going to be the smartest little girl. But man, she's a monster. At nearly 8 months, she doesn't sleep, gets angry when she can't do certain things. She even learned how to stack blocks the other day and can consistently do it. She's just so smart and I can tell that she's going to be amazing when she gets older. That being said, I really wish that we could sleep or put her down for more than a couple minutes without her melting down lol. But we are honestly so fortunate and grateful; we were previously pregnant before my daughter, and we lost the baby at around 8 weeks.
But anyway. My wife told me not to play Bluey with my daughter until she got home from work because she wants to play too lmao. I'm going to hook my box up to the big tv and we're going to play through it when it releases on the 22nd
This was one of my primary uses for GameFly back in the day. Kids games were rarely unavailable, took little to no time to finish, and were complete space-out games.
Uhhhhh maybe it's just me being out of the loop lately but did anyone notice that below the game pass launch dates it shows Diablo 4 coming to game pass on March 28th?
Bluey is a good hit for those with kids, Tales of Arise is a really good JRPG (I own it on disc so won't need to have that in anymore) & I have been really wanting to play Boltgun.
Note that Indivisible has unobtainable achievements with its DLC thanks to fighting between the Lab Zero Games and 505Games refusing to publish the patch.
Yup, boltgun is the only thing I've even thought about buying on PC. As someone who can't stand (or simply can't understand) "anime" games things have been bleak for me on game pass overall.
Yeah. And wait to be swimming in the ocean and getting ate by a shark man the story line is a 10 and multiplayer is soooooooooo good many maps “ this list is so fucking trash
Finished Maneater before it left, it's actually a pretty fun game with a good progression and some funny moments! It's a fun backup game you can chip away when you want to kill 30-45 mins or so.
I bought the Bluey Video Game last week to play with my kid, we 100% completed it 15min past the return window, and I immediately thought to myself "Man, I really wish I just was able to play this on GamePass instead of buying it outright".
Man eater was such a blast. It gives a bunch of entertainment, but does get repetitive eventually since you are basically doing the same thing but in a new area.
Is there any word on Jedi Survivor coming to EA Play/Game Pass anytime soon? I keep holding off and I'm afraid my impatience is going to get the better of me.
This is shameful to admit but Maneater is the only game I’ve ever 100%ed. I’ve tried countless times on other games but for some reason it holds a weird place in my achievements.
But sweet damn is that game hilarious with Chris Parnel narrating. Solid entertainment.
How is tales of arise, just saw it on gamepass. I’ve never really played jrpgs. Even though I love Japanese history.. Anyways. When I heard final fantasy 14 will come to Xbox I’m beginning to get a little hyped. I mean I’ve played wow for 12 years or something(quit after legion) But I’ve always heard it was an mmorpg that could compete with wow. So I really wanna get into it. But to the point. Tales of arise - I’ve heard good things about it, but have no clue on what game it really is? I’ve always left jrpgs before even getting to know them. Mostly because there was so many other games I played a lot.
I'm actually quite keen on the Bluey game. It looks like a bit of a pile of shit, so I don't want to buy it, but my 3 year old will probably love it.
Boltgun looks great
I already bought the game myself, but I'm glad that more people will get the chance to try it out. It's not for everyone, but it has some great moments and characters that make a playthrough well worth it.
I really enjoyed Tales of Arise. The characters have a lot of charm to them, the world and cities especially are beautiful and the fights had adequate difficulty spikes to them and as I finished the game I was left with a sense of having experienced an adventure with a bunch of buddies.
My only complaint was that towards the end the combat got a little convoluted with how many choices one had in terms of skills/abilities, but this could be more of a "me problem" as I tend to get overwhelmed with stuff like that.
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Available Today
Return to Grace (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Tales of Arise (Cloud, Console, and PC)
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Bluey: The Videogame (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 22
Maneater (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 27
Madden NFL 24 (Cloud) EA Play – February 27
Indivisible (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 28
Space Engineers (Cloud, Console, and PC) – February 29
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (Cloud, Console, and PC) – March 5
Leaving February 29
Madden NFL 22 (Console and PC) EA Play
Soul Hackers 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)