NBA 2k14
You fire this game up, and immediately you are treated to some eye candy the likes of which have never been achieved by a console previously. This game is gorgeous, the players are identical to their real life counterparts and everything runs seamlessly. Then you get to the start menu and realize that most of the time in development was focused on the in-game stuff and they threw in the rest two weeks before shipping. This is especially noticeable if you have played the 360 or ps3 version. Basically you have three modes to choose from. Play Now, My Player, and My GM. The real star is the GM mode. For the first time in years they actually switched something up when it came to Franchise mode. You get to choose the owner that you want to work for based on their personality traits, some owners are more interested in winning, while others are interested in the bottom line (ironically none of them are concerned with associating with black people). Also the owner will give you random tasks to do during the season like trade a player who is not fitting well, or upgrading your bench which help break up the monotony of building a dynasty. Those goals can be weird sometimes though and actually hurt more often than help. The actual game play which I mentioned earlier is fantastic. Some of the advanced dunks really drop the hammer, and getting dunked on has an embarrassing feel to it. The only gripe I have is that on offense your CPU teammates do too much standing around instead of playing away from the ball, unless you call a play. Also Hall of Fame is really hard, teams will go on crazy runs, and it is not rare to have an opponent shoot 75% from the floor. All in all this is a great first edition for an NBA game on the new system, and with some minor tweaks could be an all-time great game next year.
Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag
If you have ever wanted to control Johnny Depp while he runs around in the Pirates of the Caribbean, this is the game for you. The game visually is stunning, and it actually makes you feel like you are sailing the high seas of the Caribbean. Every once in a while the dreaded "rogue wave" will surprise you in the open seas, and if you do not take preventative methods it will absolutely rock your shit. Additionally there are tons of things to do when you are not completing the main story missions; including hunting marine life, doing side assassinations, hijacking other ships, and discovering buried treasure. Especially fun are the whale/shark hunts, in which you find yourself in a tiny little canoe facing off against some of the most terrifying creatures that the open seas have to offer. If you do not shit yourself the first time a great white shark pops out from underneath the calm ocean seas and tears your canoe into pieces, then congratulations you are a much stronger man than I. Eventually it does get a little repetitive with all of the following missions that you are forced to do, and I wish that the combat was a little bit harder especially when it comes to some of the more important characters. All in all though this a game that you will truly enjoy at least playing through once, and satisfies every guys need to grab the helm of a pirate ship and plunder all of the loot you can possibly get your dirty little hands on. Watch out for the rogue waves and the infamous "white whale" and enjoy the open seas.
TITANFALL!!!
The name of this game deserves to be capitalized because that's the type of energy it brings to the Xbox One. As one of my fellow writers put it, its basically Call of Duty: Transformers, but that is certainly not a bad thing. You basically get to enjoy the classic shoot em up multi-player of COD game, but every once in a while you get to switch things up with a little Titan action!! Titan's are very entertaining to get in, and if you are even a half decent player you can go on quite the rampage towards opposing players. If you do find yourself on a Titan and you hear "warning, outnumbered, leave the area" then get the fuck out of there because your Titan will get destroyed faster than a box of doughnuts at a police convention. All in all this is a very satisfying game with a lot of replay value, especially when new maps/modes/weapons are released in the next few months. The only real knock here is the glaring lack of a campaign mode that would at least give you the chance to get away from multi-player mode and try something different. But alas, there is none (do not even try to tell me about the one that have labeled as a Campaign, its not) maybe that will be remedied in Titanfall 2: Revenge of the Titans.
There are at least three game reviews for you, arguably the three best games out right now for the Xbox One, more to come soon!
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