So, I'm back home for Christmas now, and my older brother is back too, so the whole family is here, and we all have Xbox One's.
There are 3 at home, and my older brother has one back at his place at University.
And I've gotten to play some new games recently.
I purchased Lego: The Hobbit, as it was half price on the Countdown to Christmas sale. I really enjoyed it, the new crafting system in particular, although it's a bit annoying at times having to gather it all up.
It was a shame however that it's still only the first 2 films, and there is absolutely no news on whether the 3rd film will be released as a DLC (paid or not) now that it is out, or if they're going to do something more similar to Lego Indiana Jones 2, where they re-release the old film with the new. I suppose they could mix it with Lego Lord of the Rings too, to provide plenty of content. Lego Middle Earth, perhaps.
I've also had a completely rubbish glitch whereby a certain area of the overworld map causes the game to glitch out, and I can't change characters, spawn a mount, spawn an item, enter doors, walk out of the area, or quick-travel out. Essentially breaking the game. Which is a bitch, because I need that area to get one of the Blueprints.
I purchased 'Contrast', which was also on the Advent sale. It's a fairly short Indie game, but it's got some interesting puzzles and mechanics, a cool vibe to it, and some interesting story. It's also quite an easy little game to earn some Gamerscore. 1000 Gamerscore that's mostly provided for just playing through the game as normal.
I played Ryse: Son of Rome as well, for a few levels. It's got a kind of repetetive gamestyle, but for being a game mostly relying on QTEs it's not too bad, and provides some exciting moments.
The locations are also really attractive and the game looks lovely.
I've played Destiny too, which was a lot of fun. I didn't get too far, and it sometimes leaves you without much instruction, but it's not bad. It seems a little bit slow at first if you want to explore other planets, since you start off on Earth in Russia, and first gain access to the Moon.
It's a while before getting to Mars or beyond.
The only other way to get to another planet is to play PvP, which is just awful at low levels, since you'll be placed against people at 40 levels higher than you, and they'll one-shot you, while your guns just tickle them.
But, I suppose that's a common feature of pretty much any MMO-style PvP.
I've played Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and while it's mostly just doing what I've done before and nothing particularly new, it's got some great features if you're interested. Playing playlists of missions from Halo: CE to 4, all of a certain type (such as Flood missions, Aerial Vehicle missions, Final Missions, UNSC missions, etc...) can bring a unique view of the Halo Series.
Furthermore, the remastering of Halo 2 is beautiful, and the remastered cutscenes are just phenomenal. And it definitely lets you get hyped for Halo 5: Guardians.
Finally, GTA V on the Xbox One is really nice.
The first-person mode is really cool and does change the game more than you'd expect. The interiors of all the cars are all unique and that's a great touch (although I must admit, the textures inside the cars seems rather lacking for a Next Gen game, and more on par with what I would expect from the 360 version).
There are also some cool new weapons and items available in the Xbox One edition (some may be in 360 too, I've not played the 360 version in ages).
And the world does seem generally more lively, which is great.
Overall, I would recommend pretty much any of these games, at least for a try.
Some have issues, or areas where they could be improved upon, but I don't think any of them have failed to entertain me to at least some extent.
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