#Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

[aurik-kal-durin]

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge - DLC Aircraft Ideas

I know some people are gonna look at this and say "WTF man, Crimson Skies came out in 2003... it's not getting any new content!"

True. But there's always a possibility- however small- that the game could be re-released on modern consoles, or (God willing) get a full-blown remake. In which case, the devs could always add new planes.

The original PC game had 17 playable aircraft, most of which did not make it into the Xbox game. Only 2 planes, the Devastator and the Brigand, would ship with the game. 4 others would be added as DLC for online multiplayer only.

I picked out 7 aircraft from the original PC game that I would like to see added if Crimson Skies gets a remake, and outlined what class I think they should be, and what weapons they could have.

It'll probably never happen, but hey... I can dream. And remember, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge was one of the top 5 game on the OG Xbox Live, right alongside Halo 2 and Star Wars: Battlefront II. So I'd say it has a better chance of getting a remake than most.

Whittly & Douglas M210

Raven

Class: Interceptor

Primary Weapon: Six Machine Guns

Secondary Weapon: RF-Guided "Beeperless" Seeker Rockets

Secondary Ammunition: 20 Rockets

A fast and agile fighter with six machine guns and highly accurate radio-guided Seeker Rockets that track targets aggressively. Seeker Rockets function like the Halo 2 Rocket Launcher; hold down the trigger to lock on to enemies, and release to fire.

The name of the Seeker Rocket is a reference to the "Beeper-Seeker" rocket from Crimson Skies lore. Whereas the Beeper-Seeker uses a two-stage system, firing a high-velocity "Beeper" rocket that emits a radio signal, followed up with a high-explosive "Seeker" rocket that homes in on that signal, these new rockets are able to track their targets without the need for a beeper unit; hence, "Beeperless".

Grumman E-1C

Avenger

Class: Dogfighter

Primary Weapon: Eight Machine Guns

Secondary Weapon: "Detonator III" Incendiary Rockets

Secondary Ammunition: 15 Rockets

Armed with more machine guns than any other plane in the game, along with a secondary rocket that sets enemy planes on fire for damage over time. So you get the best of the Devastator and the Bandito all in one plane.

Curtiss-Wright P2

Warhawk

Class: Zep-Killer

Primary Weapon: Four "Scorpion" Cannons

Secondary Weapon: Dual Triggers

Based on Paladin Blake's customized Warhawk from the tie-in novel, this modified Warhawk is outfitted with four standard cannons that fire in pairs, just like the Dauphin and the Bulldog. However, when the Left Trigger is held, all four cannons will fire simultaneously at an increased rate of fire for massive damage.

Hughes Aviation

Bloodhawk

Class: Interceptor

Primary Weapon: Four Machine Guns

Secondary Weapon: XL-1 "Lancer" Laser Cannon

Secondary Ammunition: 100 Battery Charge

The standout feature of the Bloodhawk is it's secondary laser, which is extremely accurate and has unlimited ammo, but has to recharge it's battery after firing for long periods of time. Ammo starts and 100 and counts down to 0 as you fire. The longer you fire, the longer it takes to fully recharge.

McDonnell S2B

Kestrel

Class: Zep-Killer

Primary Weapon: Five Cannons

Secondary Weapon: Aerial Torpedoes

Secondary Ammunition: 15 Torpedoes

Turret: Twin Cannons

As pure a Zep-Killer as can be, the Kestrel boasts five rapid-fire cannons, as well as two more cannons in a rear turret a la the Brigand. It's secondary weapon is a rocket-propelled Aerial Torpedo that deals tremendous damage to zeppelins, but has no magnetic lock-on, making it all but useless against enemy planes.

However... if you do somehow manage to score a hit on an enemy plane with the Aerial Torpedo (whether by skill, or dumb luck) it's a 1-hit kill no matter how high your opponents armor rating.

Bell Mk. II

Valiant

Class: Zep-Killer

Primary Weapons: Six Cannons

Secondary Weapon: Grenade Launcher

Secondary Ammunition: 30 Grenades

An exceptional Zep-Killer with six cannons right out of the box, and a secondary grenade launcher. Grenades deal massive damage to zeppelins and ground targets, but are less useful against enemy planes than other Zep-Killer weapons.

Marquette PR-1

Defender

Class: Interceptor

Primary Weapons: Six Machine Guns

Secondary Weapon: "Flyswatter" Flak Rockets

Secondary Ammunition: 20 Rockets

A capable fighter in the right hands, the Defender is armed with six machine guns and Flak Rockets. Flak Rockets have the damage of the Devastator's Magnetic Missiles with the projectile speed of the Bandito's Fireball Cannon, making them highly accurate and easy to use.

[wojciech-kac]

Crimson Skies High Road to Revenge - Wrzutka

[adrian-shepard]

RIP to amon. You were a real one.

(he literally wasn't but ya know)

Also this show makes me want to play crimson skies high road to revenge like you wouldn't believe.

[skyboxeye]

Capturing the ambience of Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

This cult Xbox title launches pilots into dogfights above a handful of locales, each with its own auditory footprint.

Running the game

At the time of writing, the two dominant Xbox emulators offer significantly different experiences. Cxbx-Reloaded is performant but exhibits some (minor) graphical issues. Much more significantly, it sometimes crashes which can prevent the completion of story missions.

If your system can handle it, you can use Xemu. Or, continue using Cxbx while skipping missions (see below) to avoid any problematic portions in the game.

Installing DLC and title update

Xbox Live is no longer operation for original Xboxes, but fans have archived this content, and made it easy to install. Before installing it, you'll want to apply some rendering-improvement modifications - see below.

Widescreen

Extract the game's content and apply this hex edit, courtesy of Esppiral and retroszur, to the game's XBE. Once again, please note it is for the XBE with DLC:

Find:

00 00 80 3F 8B CE E8 31 09 03 00 F3 0F 10 06 F3 0F 10 4E 0C F3 0F 11 44 24 40 F3 0F 10 46 04 F3 0F 11 44 24 44 F3 0F 10 46 08 F3 0F 11 4C 24 50

Replace:

00 00 40 3F 8B CE E8 31 09 03 00 F3 0F 10 06 F3 0F 10 4E 0C F3 0F 11 44 24 40 F3 0F 10 46 04 F3 0F 11 44 24 44 F3 0F 10 46 08 F3 0F 11 4C 24 50

Unlocked framerate

To unlock the framerate, find:

01 00 00 00 5B 83 C4 08 C3 D8 0D 58 36 29 00 89 46 10 89 4E 14 E8 D6 30 0C 00 5F 89 46 18 5E 33 C0 5B 83 C4 08 C3 CC CC 83 EC 08 56 8D 44 24 04

And replace:

00 00 00 00 5B 83 C4 08 C3 D8 0D 58 36 29 00 89 46 10 89 4E 14 E8 D6 30 0C 00 5F 89 46 18 5E 33 C0 5B 83 C4 08 C3 CC CC 83 EC 08 56 8D 44 24 04

You'll want to apply this timing fix along with it. Find:

00 00 7A 44 00 00 20 41 30 B7 01 00 C0 93 01 00 90 93 01 00 70 52 01 00 90 AD 01 00 00 2C 13 00 80 76 0E 00 80 52 01 00 60 28 0C 00 60 28 0C 00 90 52 01 00

And replace:

00 00 FA 43 00 00 20 41 30 B7 01 00 C0 93 01 00 90 93 01 00 70 52 01 00 90 AD 01 00 00 2C 13 00 80 76 0E 00 80 52 01 00 60 28 0C 00 60 28 0C 00 90 52 01 00

Capturing footage

To record footage from The Pandora, which serves as the Hunters' hangar, we can remove the HUD elements present at plane selection. The easiest way to achieve this is capture one of the HUD-less frames during the short transition between mission selection and fighter selection, and render it as an overlay on top of our recorded hangar footage.

I don't know of any Xbox emulators which support texture mods. If such an option existed, we could replace the textures which make up the HUD. We could also try to manipulate the extracted texture files, and run the modified game. But I didn't try either of these.

The HUD is briefly hidden when your plane is shown exiting the Pandora to enter a free-roam area. I tried getting this state to persist using Cheat Engine, but failed.

Extracting sounds

My favorite tool for extracting Xbox files is wx360 v1.6.

Crimson Skies has a ton of audio directories. We're most interested in Pandora_Internal, inside the UI folder, and the dedicated ZIP archives for each locale (AX, CH, LC, and SH). There are some other streams in the general archive as well.

To convert the Xbox audio files we can use vgmstream (I recommend the command line tool) or VLC. I found the results were slightly different - personally in these situations I tend to trust vgmstream.

After comparing in-game recordings to simple asset loops, I believe that the game somehow specifies loop start/end points for its ambient streams. I'm not sure where this information is stored however - perhaps the SDB files inside the data archive?

For mission areas, it seems like the game crossfades relevant ambient assets by about 5 seconds to create a continuous loop.

Skipping missions

You can use CrimsonData.txt files from completed saved games, or use cheats to speedrun the game. However, I couldn't get the former to work - presumably there is some kind of checksum system at work to prevent cheating or DLC piracy. There are tools to re-sign saved content but the one I tried doesn't support Crimson Skies.

Putting it all together

Render your properly looped assets on top of your footage and any overlay to eliminate HUD elements.

[xolta]

Games part 5

Xolta's Big old recommended games list Part 5 gen 6-7

Dreamcast: Illbled(mind fuck/ surivival horror) Sonic Adventure 1&2(platformer) Chu chu rocket(puzzle) Crazy taxi1&2(taxi em up) Dynamite cop(beat em up) Jet Set Radio( 3d platforming) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (adventure) Power Stone 1&2(platform fighter) SoulCalibur(fighting) Space channle 5(rythm)

Game Boy Advance: Advance Guardian Heroes(beat em up) Advance Wars(Tatics) Astro Boy: Omega Factor (anime em up) Bomberman Max 2(bomber man) Bomberman Tournament(zelda like rpg) Bubble Bobble: Old & New (singel screen platformer) Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (metroidvania) Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure (platformer) Digimon Battle Spirit 2(platform fighter) Drill Dozer (platformer) F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Future racing) Fire Emblem (Srpg) Game & Watch Gallery 4 (mixed bag) Godzilla: Domination! (kaiju fighting) Golden Sun (rpg) Gunstar Super Heroes (Run and gun platforming) Justice League Heroes: The Flash (im speed em up) Konami Krazy Racers (kart racing) Metal Slug Advance (run and gun) Metroid Fusion (metroidvania) Pinball of the Dead (pinball) Mario advance series(platformer) Sonic Advance series(platformer/ bullshit pits) Summon Night 1&2(rpg/Gay charters in the 2000s) Super Puzzle Fighter II (puzzle) Wario Land 4(platformer)

Xbox (og): Beyond Good & Evil (adventure) Blinx: The Time Sweeper(platformer) Breakdown(first person action) Burnout 3 (raceing) Crazy taxi 3(taxi em up) Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge(plane fighting action/plup em up) Fable(rpg) Gladius(rpg) Halo 1&2(fps/ i perfer the pc port) Jet Set Radio Future(action 3d platforming) Ninja Gaiden Black (charater action) Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (Fps/tps) Panzer Dragoon Orta(on rails shooter) Phantom Dust (action/wackey) Psychonauts (platformer) Super monkey ball deluxe(ball rolling/rage)

PlayStation 2: The Adventures of Cookie & Cream(platformer) Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance(action rpg) BCV: Battle Construction Vehicle(janky vehicle combat) Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (3d metroidvania) Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (3d metrovania) DarkWatch(fps) Final Fantasy X-2 (jrpg) Final Fantasy XII (jrpg) Gitaroo Man (rythm) God Hand (charater acrion) God of war(charater action) Grand Theft Auto 2-3(sandbox action) GunGrave (big dumb action game) IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (combat racing) Katamari Damacy (Ball rolling action) Killzone (fps) Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (platformer) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (hack n slash) Maximo vs. Army of Zin (Platformer) Metal Slug Anthology(collection) Namco Museum: 50th Anniversary (mixed bag) Nightshade(action hack and slash platformer/Ninja ass and tits) OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast(raceing) King Kong(adventure) The Punisher(tps) The Red Star(beat em up/shooter) Samurai Western(samuri em up) Sega Classics Collection(collection) Shadow Hearts series (jrpg) Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 1&2 (jrpg) Shinobi (action platformer/Ninja ass and Dick) Soul Calibur 2&3(fighting) TimeSplitters 1&2(fps) War of the Monsters (3d kaiju fighting) The Warriors(beat em up) We heart Katamari(ball rolling) Dragon quest 8 (jrpg) Viewtiful Joe 1&2(CRAZY ACTION/i perfer the gamecube versions)

Gamecube: Alien Hominid (run and gun) Animal Crossing (life sim) Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and The Lost Ocean (jrpg) Beyond Good & Evil (action adventure) Bloody Roar: Primal Fury(fighting) Custom Robo (mecha combat) Donkey Konga (rythm) DragonBall Z: Budokai 1&2(anime fighting) F-Zero GX (future racing) Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles(action rpg) Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (tatics rpg) Gauntlet: Dark Legacy(hack n slash/warrior needs food badly) Kirby Air Ride (racing) Lost Kingdoms (jpg) Mario Kart: Double Dash (kart racing) Mario Superstar Baseball (baseball) Mega Man Anniversary Collection (collection) Metroid Prime 1&2 (fps/3d metroidvania) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (rpg) Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (platformer) Puyo Pop Fever (puzzle) Resident Evil 4 (surivial horror) The Simpsons Road Rage (crazy taxi clone) Skies of Arcadia Legends (jprg) Sonic adventure 1 &2(platformer) Super Monkey Ball (ball rolling/rage) Super Smash Bros. Melee(platform fighter) TubeSlider(future racing) Ultimate Muscle( Wrestling) Viewtiful Joe 1&2(CRAZY ACTION) X-Men Legends (action rpg) Sonic heroes(platformer)

Nintendo DS: Advance Wars: Dual Strike(tatics) Advance Wars: Days of Ruin(tatics) Aliens: Infestation(metroidvania) Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow(action rpg) Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow(metroidvania) Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin(metroidvania) Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia(metroidvania) Contra 4(run and gun/hard) Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies(jrpg) Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime(action adventure) Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker(monster rasing rpg) Elite Beat Agents(rythm) Final Fantasy Tactics A2(srpg) Izuna 1 & 2(rouge like/rpg) Kirby Canvas Curse( kirby rolling) Kirby Squeak Squad(platformer) Kirby Super Star Ultra(platformer) The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass(advenutre/ gimmicks abound) The Legendary Starfy(platformer) Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ(shoot em up) Metriod prime pinball(pinball) Lunar Knights(action adventure) Mario kart ds(kart racing) Metal Slug 7(run and gun) New Super Mario Bros.(platformer/bah bah sim) Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword(charater action) Okamiden(adventure) Pokémon Platinum& daimond(monster rasing rpg) Pokemon soul sliver and heart gold(monster rasing rpg) Pokémon Black and White 1&2( monster rasing rpg) Scribblenauts 1&2(puzzle) Scurge: Hive(metroidvania) SNK vs Capcom: Card Fighters DS(tgc) Sonic Rush (platformer) Sonic colors(platformer) Super Mario 64 DS(3d platformer) The World Ends With You(action rpg) WarioWare: Touched!(mirco games)

Xbox 360: Bayonetta (charater action) Beautiful Katamari(ball rolling) BioShock 1&2 (fps with some rpg elements) Blue Dragon(rpg) Burnout Paradise (raceing) Crackdown1&2(Sandbox tps) Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage (manily anime em up) Halo 3(fps/I perfer the pc version) Lost Planet 1&2(tps) Tekken Tag Tournament 2(fighting) Vanquish (tps/Exploding knees) Viva Piñata(life sim) Sonic Generations(platformer) Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (action adventure) F.E.A.R. (fps/horror) Forza Motorsport 3(sim racing) Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (kart racing) Call of Duty: Black Ops 1&2(fps) Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2&3(fps)

Wii: Animal Crossing: City Folk(life sim) Battalion Wars 2 (rts/tps) The Conduit (fps) de Blob (platformer) Donkey Kong Country Returns (platformer/ i perfer the 3ds version) Epic Mickey (3d platfroming/Bad camera) Excite Truck (racing) Excitebots: Trick Racing (racing) Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn(Srpg) The House of the Dead: Overkill (light gun) Kirby's Epic Yarn(platformer) Kirby's Return to Dream Land(platformer) MadWorld (charater action) Mario kart wii(kart racing) Metal Slug Anthology (run and gun) Metroid Prime Trilogy (fps/3d metroidvania) Monster Hunter 3 Tri(monster hunting) Muramasa: The Demon Blade (action) NEW Super Mario Bros. Wii(platformer) NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (flying/jank) No More Heroes 1&2(action/ i hear other versions are better) Okami ( adventure) Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayers( hack and slash jank cheese cake fest) Rodea the Sky Soldier (flying platformer/ dont play the wiiu version its trash) Sin & Punishment: Star Successor(rail shooter) Sonic Colors (platformer) Super Mario Galaxy 1&2(3d platfromer) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (platform fighter) Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars(fighting) Wario Land: Shake It(greed) Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure(puzzle adventure) Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law (law em up)

psp: Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles (paltformer) Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (fighting) Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law (law em up) Metal Slug XX (run and gun) Power Stone Collection (platfrom fighter) Wipeout Pure(future racing) Wipe out pluse( future racing)

[humor-y-videojuegos]

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge 🏢 FASA Studio 📅 2003 🖥 Xbox #videogames

[phantomyre]

A normal human would have probably died several times by now. But even for an immortal with inhuman power, the intense journey, paired with the most violent WEAPON syphoning his energy, had rendered the gunslinger utterly drained. Even worse, the skies were burning up, signaling the end of the world, adding to the mental drain.

“Hmph… is that so?”

By this time, Vincent could feel himself reaching his energy limit. He had traveled with Sephiroth for days, barely rested in between before traveling several more days later on, backtracked for most of the distance, and then high-tailed back in almost half the time. All without resting, except for when Chaos forced him to collapse in sheer exhaustion.

Pathetic…

Moving himself to one of the rocky bordered walls, Vincent leaned his head back, allowing himself the luxury to rest for a moment. He would have to find the others soon and catch up to them. However, the one caveat was Jenova. He couldn’t tell if he was still bound to her whims. It was peculiar with the turn of events. While he had expected the planet to be nearing an end, he hadn’t anticipated for Sephiroth to engage in powerplay. Was this Jenova’s will? Or his own? Could he outsmart even Jenova herself?

The skies rumbled, and the clouds began to stir. Vincent could see the subtle hue shift and what looked to be a very bright orange glow attempting to break through the clouds. So this was Meteor… the terror of the entire planet. All created by a single black Materia. Somehow, Sephiroth had grabbed a hold of it. With how unstable Cloud had been lately, Vincent could only assume the events that took place. But did Cloud manage to escape with the others? He could only hope so. If he didn’t… he would never forgive himself.

Just as Vincent’s mind was beginning to drift into a state of slumber, Vincent’s attention was immediately arrested when he felt a dark presence approach him. There in front of him was Sephiroth—or at least Sephiroth’s appearance.

Recognizing the essence to be of Jenova, Vincent furrowed his brow, his crimson eyes scrutinizing the figure before him. He listened in complete silence.  It was only afterwards that a faint scoff escaped his sealed lips. The compliment felt more like mockery.

Without saying another word, Vincent took up the bloody delivery package and sardonically threw it towards the shape-shifter’s feet. The head of Hojo rolled out of the cloth, coming to a stop at Sephiroth’s boots, glazed pallid eyes staring upward into Sephiroth’s face.

Depending on Jenova’s answer, Vincent would attempt ascertain whether or not she had lost control over Sephiroth’s will. Even if there was a good chance she would twist things around, a predator who lost control over their prey was bound to unleash revenge in some capacity.

A blight upon the face of the planet… never to plague the world anymore. How ironic.

“Hojo may be dead. But his work lives on…” The gunslinger narrowed his eyes up at the mako colored pair above him. He didn’t free Sephiroth from the clutches of the past, only. There was more to it than that. If it wasn’t clear before, it certainly was now.

“I merely eradicated your competition. Now, you can reclaim your thrown as the sole calamity upon the world.” Though his voice was measured, his eyes held contempt. He didn’t need Jenova to confirm or deny his words. Hojo had been a nuisance to Jenova, and he had just been a tool to be her hitman as it was most convenient. Sephiroth wanted closure, and a reason to test Vincent’s loyalty. At the same time, Hojo’s obsession with the Jenova project was likely a road-block that Jenova wanted removed. Two birds with one stone.

Eventually, Vincent stood up to his fullest height. Though weighed down by fatigue, he wasn’t going to entertain Jenova any more than he already had.

“The contract,” Vincent pressed, cutting to the chase. He glanced over his shoulder towards the massive barrier where Sephiroth was awakening. “I’ve kept my promise till now. But will you keep yours?” He had protected Sephiroth up to this point and it seemed his job was done.

The rain began to beat down mercilessly upon the land. High atop the Sister Ray, the winds were much more fierce, and thunder could be heard echoing in the distance. All the while the skies churned, Vincent’s heart remained still. Hojo was finally dead, so it should have brought him relief. The only thing holding him back was the fact that he had acted per Sephiroth's request, and not his own.

Vincent had intended to do so on his own terms, but his complacency had granted Hojo more time to enact more terror. He had dared to hope that the morbid scientist had an iota of humanity, seeing as how Lucrecia had chosen the him instead of the Ex-Turk. But no… even after all these years, Hojo didn’t even think Lucrecia worthy of her name. The one who should have been condemned to eternal slumber wasn't him... it was Hojo.

 Killing Hojo was no small matter. It was the closing of a series of nightmares that hundreds if not thousands of people had suffered under. Vincent had sought an avenue to atone for his sins. Sephiroth had granted Vincent an opportunity to atone for the wrongs he had committed towards the silver-haired man. But it couldn’t undo the past, neither could it quell the hatred Sephiroth had for humanity. It would only be a matter of time until Sephiroth’s judgement would be executed.

Chaos had once again grown eerily silent. It was curious how he could so easily summon Chaos when only days ago, Jenova had proven he no longer had autonomy. Perhaps she had granted the gunslinger control just for this moment. After all, Hojo’s death benefitted the alien as well. Or perhaps… something had changed.

Vincent stood motionless, his vision blurring. Chaos was too over-powering, even for an indestructible body such as Vincent’s. It could barely retain the WEAPON's might. With all his energy expended, Vincent fell limp to the floor, blacking out. Time passed, and the heavens began to stir beyond the storms and raging thunder. Cloud and the others had made their way up to the turbulent path of the Whirlwind Maze, guided by the groanings of men in black robes and Cloud’s obsessive impulse to take down Sephiroth. The group knew they would be up for a fight. But what they hadn’t expected was for Cloud to suddenly lose all sensibility, handing the most destructive materia over to Sephiroth, triggering a count-down for the plane’s demise. The friends panicked. “Cloud… what have you done?!” Barret called out to Cloud, but in vain. “Get down from there!” “It’s too late! Sephiroth has already summoned Meteor!” Nanaki shouted amidst the rumbling of the ground. “We have to get out of here!” “I told you all!” Yuffie bellowed, stomping her feet with clenched fists. “If you had given me that materia, none of this would have happened!” “I’m not leaving Cloud behind!” Tifa exclaimed as she began to rush towards Cloud, quickly prevented by Barret’s strong grip. “There’s no way you both are getting out alive, Tifa! We gotta leave, now!” “Barret’s right,” Cid stated, taking on the tone of a leader, trying his utmost to not sound frantic. “We’re all gonna die here if we don’t high-tail our asses outta here. Let’s move, people!” Cid followed his own orders and began to book it down the mountain. “And Vincent’s still no where to be seen! Where are you, lad?!” Cait mourned as he took one last look of the area. “This isnae like him! He wouldnae abandon us in a time like this.” The robotic cat tried to rationalize Vincent’s uncharacteristic absence. A rock began to tumble, causing the group to scatter. Time was running out and the group began to run down the mountain as rocks crumbled behind them. “Screw it! If we find Vincent, he’s got some explainin’ to do! Leaving us high and dry when he knows damn well the planet’s about to—” Another rock fell and it told Barret now wasn’t the time for speculation. As the group ran down the hill, a disturbing rumble suddenly echoed through the mountain. A kaiser of Lifestream and water burst through the mountain, swallowing everything in its path. The team barely managed to board the Highwind, making a narrow escape. The earth shook, and something else began to awaken from beneath.

Vincent’s eyes slowly opened, still recovering from the aftermath of the ordeal. He felt a foreboding urgency seize him, prompting him to fight against the lingering fatigue. What met his view was a terrifying orange hue that saturated the skies above. It was like the sky itself was beginning to burn up. Once Vincent managed to stand and look upwards, a terrible sense of dread filled his chest. Though the clouds had hidden what was to come, Vincent could sense it, intensely.

Death, destruction, despair… Then, the realization hit him. “Sephiroth…!”

With the severed head in his possession, Vincent bounded towards the Northern Crater. Though immortal, and with the stamina of a monster, Vincent had to command every ounce of his will-power to not collapse in a heap of exhaustion. Using any means possible, Vincent made short work of the distance, and finally made his way back to the place he had left Sephiroth. But it was too late. The cloaked figures had been sacrificed to the Lifestream; not one remained alive. The mountain itself was shrouded in a type of barrier. An ominous power had begun to stir from within. Sephiroth was being reborn. Vincent’s finger’s loosened, dropping the bloody package. Staggering forward, he reached his hand out to touch the barrier, finding it made of a will that was beyond the strength of imagination. The Planet’s days had been numbered. There was no way around it. Either Sephiroth had to die along with Jenova, or the entire planet would forever be wiped from existence, including those of his friends, and Lucrecia. Break his promise to Lucrecia, or condemn them all to their fate. Talons slowly curled, and his eyes began to glow a deadly amber color. In a fit of rage and frustration, Vincent slashed at the barrier with his claw, his arm glowing amethyst, characteristic of the Chaos gene. The barrier only rippled in response to Vincent’s assault. He then collapsed to his knees in a mixture of exhaustion and foreboding defeat, torn by what was unfolding around him. His only hope was that the others had safely escaped. Little did he realize that one had not.

[alfygame]

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge - Xbox (Xbox Series S)

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/KR9Tb41VuWI

🎮 Game title: Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge 🕹 System: Microsoft Xbox (Xbox Series S) Gen: Durango TitleId: 1E9041F9 ConsoleType: XboxOriginal Version: 22.411.1116.1901 SaveId: 4D530021

[g4zdtechtv]

THE PILE PRESENTS: X-Play - Master Chief Comes... Inside Your PC | 11/11/03

But not in that way.

[heycolorwind]

20 Games That Should Be in an Xbox Classic

Nintendo is making a lot of news right now with its upcoming follow up to the NES Classic, the SNES Classic. Regardless of the way that Nintendo has been handling the release of these classic consoles, this is a pretty good idea to not only provide an easy way to play classic video games, but a way to give these games renewed interest. However, there are other companies that are deserving of going forward with this classic console idea and Microsoft could do this with its original Xbox console. Online play would probably be left out but a miniature original Xbox with 20 games and four controllers for $100 would be amazing! Here’s the titles I think should be included.

Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2

Let’s get the obvious out of the way. The definitive series for the company is the Halo series and without question, both game for the console need to be included. Local multiplayer was the name of the game with Halo: Combat Evolved and even without online multiplayer, Halo 2 is a blast offline. Not to mention that Halo: Combat Evolved’s campaign is arguably one of the best in the franchise to date.

Fable: The Lost Chapters

The definitive RPG for the console, the original Fable is a memorable title that is essential to this console. You have numerous quests to complete and depending on how you decide to resolve them will determine whether you are a hero to be praised or a villain to be feared. With a variety of melee weapons, crossbows, and magic spells all at your disposal during combat, there’s a lot to enjoy here.

Ninja Gaiden Black

Arguably the quintessential action game for the console, Ninja Gaiden Black is one of the greatest hack and slash games ever made. It’s tough as nails difficulty but rewarding and methodical combat is complimented by its beautiful graphics and varied environments.

Dead or Alive 3

One of the major partnerships Microsoft made was with Tecmo and Team Ninja. In addition to the aforementioned Ninja Gaiden Black, it yielded several Dead or Alive games. Dead or Alive 3 was the first to come to the console and it remains an exclusive. This mini-console needs a fighting game and this is arguably the best choice with its fast combat, fluid movement, and

Blinx the Time Sweeper and Blinx 2: Masters of Time and Space

For better or worse, Blinx is tied to the original Xbox due to the character being Microsoft’s foray into the character driven platformer. While it may not be the best series, it’s an Xbox exclusive and feels distinctive to the console. The time manipulation mechanics are unique to the genre and there isn’t anything really quite like Blinx.

Psychonauts

One of the most underrated games of its time, this 3D platformer about a boy at a camp for psychics is a modern underground classic. Solid combat, cool abilities, numerous ways to upgrade, collectables that actually affect the lore and progress of your character, a distinctive art style, funny and charming characters, and more make this an easy pick to include in the console.

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

One of the more unique titles on the console, this exclusive had you play as a zombie named Stubbs as he goes on a wacky 50s inspired adventure infecting others and turning them into zombies. It’s weird powerups and zany sense of humor would make this a curious yet endearing addition to the Xbox Classic.

Jade Empire

BioWare was in top form with its RPGs with titles such as Neverwinter Nights, Baldur’s Gate, and of course, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Unfortunately, KOTOR would be too difficult to get due to the Star Wars license. However, with its dialogue choices as well as its diverse real time combat, Jade Empire is not a bad substitute.

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

Beloved by the Xbox community, this flight game puts players into an action packed adventure as you play in an alternate 1930s fighting sky pirates. There aren’t a lot of games with an arcade casual approach to dogfighting and this is one of the most memorable. Although the online features would not be available, there’s still plenty to enjoy here.

Burnout 3: Takedown

You might notice that great Xbox racing games like Project Gotham Racing and Forza Motorsport aren’t on this list and that’s due to licensing issues I think they would have. However, Burnout 3 doesn’t have license cars and doesn’t have that problem. I’m totally fine with that because with its arcade style controls and the infinite fun that is Crash mode, it’s arguably the best racing game on the console.

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind

The original Xbox port of Morrowind was a very important release for the Xbox as it brought the franchise to a lot of players who hadn’t played it before. Often considered to be the best in the franchise, this would give the Xbox Classic a lot of value as this is a big game. I would make this the Game of the Year edition with the expansion packs so the value is even greater.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

A fantastic action adventure title with precise climbing and platforming, deliberate combat, and time bending mechanics. This is the first in what became a trilogy of games for the console, and returned to prominence this long forgotten franchise. One of the many great games Ubisoft released on the Xbox, this unfortunately would be the only game from them since the rest of Ubisoft’s most recognizable games for the Xbox were best online.

Full Spectrum Warrior

Xbox games seem like they focus on having you shoot things in a wartime environment but here’s a game that showed that you can do more than just that. A real-time tactics game, you order your two squads around the battlefield and control the map with constant suppressing fire. Again, the online multiplayer won’t be available but the campaign stands on its own.

Phantom Dust

A fan favorite of the most hardcore of Xbox gamers, Phantom Dustrecently had a free re-release on Windows 10 and Xbox One. However, the Xbox Classic would be a great way to introduce this strange action strategy card collecting title to a wider audience.

Voodoo Vince

Another game that recently got remastered, this exclusive 3D platformer can be played in its original glory on the Xbox Classic. It has a unique mechanic in that you hurt yourself in order to hurt your enemies, as Vince is a Voodoo doll. An interesting game that would be one of the more obscure releases in the roster of games.

Jet Set Radio Future

Sega and Microsoft had a great relationship during the original Xbox days and they got a couple of releases I feel should be included, the first being the sequel to Jet Set Radio, Jet Set Radio Future. Skate around on rollerblades and tag up the streets of Tokyo-to to disrupt the establishment in this colorful and unique game on the Xbox.

Panzer Dragoon Orta

The second game by Sega in this collection, Panzer Dragoon Orta is the final entry in the Panzer Dragoon series and is a fantastic rail shooter title. Beautiful graphics, intense gameplay, and tough difficulty, this is a blast to play! The game features a grading system for added replay value as well as the original Panzer Dragoon for the Sega Saturn. So this is actually a two in one!

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher’s Bay

One of the best looking titles on the console, Riddick: Escape from Butcher’s Bay is a landmark title on the console and a must inclusion for the Xbox Classic. Mixing first person shooting, platforming, and stealth, it’s genre mixing and polish served as a predecessor to how games were made during the Xbox 360 era as well as today.

And there are my picks. Because I’m assuming this console wouldn’t have online play, I left out titles like Rainbow Six 3, Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, and the MechAssault series. However, if online play were to be included, then those game would definitely be included. Now I want to here from you! What titles would you like to see on an Xbox Classic? Let me know in the comments below! Peace and Love, Gamers and Players! Colorwind out.

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List of video games turning 20 years old in 2023:

Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising

Alien Versus Predator: Extinction

Amplitude (an early rhythm game from Harmonix, the creators of Rock Band)

Ape Escape 2

Aquaman: Battle for Atlantis (the Superman 64 for Aquaman)

Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits

Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge

Batman: Dark Tomorrow (the Superman 64 for Batman)

Beyond Good and Evil

Bloody Roar 4 (the last game in the series to release)

Boktai: The Sun is in Your Hand (a very unique action RPG from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima)

Brute Force

Call of Duty (the very first one)

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

Dark Cloud 2

Deus Ex: Invisible War

Devil May Cry 2

Dino Crisis 3 (C'mon, Capcom, do another one)

Disaster Report

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II

Drake of the 99 Dragons

Dynasty Warriors 4

Enter the Matrix

Eve Online

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (my personal favorite TRPG)

Final Fantasy X-2

Final Fantasy XI Online (in the States. Also the first MMO in the series)

Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade (the first Fire Emblem game to release in the States)

Freedom Fighters

Freelancer

F-Zero GX

The Getaway

Golden Sun: The Lost Age

Grabbed by the Ghoulies (the first game developed by Rare after being acquired by Xbox)

.hack//Infection

.hack//Mutation

.hack//Outbreak (yep, three .hack games were released in a single year)

Homeworld 2

Ikaruga (the most video game-ass video game that ever video game'd)

Jak II

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis

Kirby: Air Ride

Legacy of Kain: Defiance (the last game in the series to release)

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Lost Kingdoms II

Manhunt

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

Mario Kart: Double Dash!!

Mario Party 5

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

Mega Man & Bass (was originally a Sega Saturn exclusive that only released in Japan. It released over in the States on the GBA.)

Mega Man Battle Network 3

Mega Man X7

Mega Man Zero 2

Metal Arms: Glitch in the System

Midnight Club II

Need for Speed: Underground

Otogi: Myth of Demons (an early SoulsBorne-like game from From Software)

Panzer Dragoon Orta

P.N.03

Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire (in the States)

Postal 2

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc

Rise of Nations

Robocop (the Superman 64 for Robocop)

Silent Hill 3

The Simpsons: Hit & Run

Sonic Advance 2

SoulCalibur II (the console versions)

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom

Star Wars: Galaxies

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (a remake of Super Mario Bros. 3 for the GBA)

Tak and the Power of Juju

1080° Avalanche

Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness

Tony Hawk’s Underground

Toontown Online

True Crime: Streets of LA (Activision's attempt at a GTA clone)

Unlimited SaGa

Unreal II: The Awakening

Viewtiful Joe

Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution

Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (the last Warcraft game before WoW)

Wario World

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega MicroGame$!

Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht (The Will to Power)

XIII

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

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Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge

“Certain death at your 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 o’clock” (Xbox Nation #11, Dec 2003/Jan. 2004)

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Crimson Skies High Road to Revenge - GRA Xbox Classic - Opole 2945

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Ultimate film list

Forever Updating this;

♥ Labyrinth. ♥ War of the Worlds (2005) ♥ Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. ♥ The Mummy/ The Mummy Returns. ♥ The Maze Runner/ Scorch Trails/ Death Cure. ♥ Jurassic Park/ World. ♥ Godzilla/ King of the Monsters. ♥ Lord of the Rings/ Two Towers/ Return of the King. ♥ The Conjuring/ The Conjuring 2. ♥ Rogue One.  ♥ Star Wars: New Hope/ The Empire Strikes Back/ Return of the Jedi. ♥ The Force Awakens/ The Last Jedi/ The Rise of Skywalker.

♥ Train to Busan. (Korean) ♥ Peninsula (Korean) ♥ Dunkirk. ♥ Mirror Mirror. ♥ Howls Moving Castle. ♥ The Witness (Chinese Version) ♥ In Secret. ♥ Crimson Peak. ♥ Independence Day. ♥ Red Eye. ♥ Thor/ The Dark World/ Ragnarok. ♥ Avengers/ Age of Ultron/ Infinity War/ End Game. ♥ The Sixth Sense. ♥ The Mist. ♥ House of Wax. ♥ The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey/ The Desolation of Smaug/ The Battle of Five Armies. ♥ Snowpiercer. ♥ Spider-man: Homecoming/ Far from Home. ♥ Kong: Skull Island. ♥ The Day After Tomorrow. ♥ Dark Skies. ♥ A Quiet Place. ♥ Attack the Block. ♥ Gremlins/ The New Batch. ♥ The Little Mermaid. ♥ The Princess Bride. ♥ The Swan Princess. ♥ The Man Who laughs (2012) ♥ Suckerpunch. ♥ Swing Kids. (Korean/ American)  ♥ Middle School Girl A. (Korean) ♥ One Way Trip (Korean)  ♥ So I Married an Anti-fan. (Korean) ♥ Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River  ♥ Pandora. (Korean)  ♥ The Wave/ The Quake. (Norwegian) ♥ Only the Brave.  ♥ Bohemian Rhapsody. ♥ Charlie’s Angels/ Full Throttle. ♥ Charlie’s Angels (2019) ♥ Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl/ Dead Man’s Chest/ At Worlds End. ♥ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides/ Salazar’s Revenge. ♥ Tolkien. ♥ Ruby Red/ Sapphire Blue/ Emerald Green. (German) ♥ Sorority Wars. ♥ Vampire Acadmey. ♥ The Secret of Moonacre. ♥Jaws/ Jaws 2. ♥ Tremors. ♥ Underwater. ♥ Starstruck. ♥ Lemonade Mouth. ♥ Circle. ♥ Havana Nights. ♥ Anna. ♥ The Breakfast Club. ♥ Pretty in Pink. ♥ Tuff Turf. ♥ Detention. ♥ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/ Chamber of Secrets/ Prisoner of Azkaban/ Goblet of Fire/ Order of the Phoenix/ Half-Blood Prince/ Deathly Hallows 1/2. ♥ The Hunger Games/ Catching Fire/ Mockingjay 1/2. ♥ The Mortal Instruments. ♥ Coco. ♥ Legend. (1985) ♥ Men in Black/ Men in Black 2. ♥ The Apparition. ♥ Ghostbusters/ Ghostbusters 2 . ♥ Ghostbusters. (2016) ♥ Poltergeist. ♥ Insidious Chapters 1,2,3.~ ♥ The Lost Boys. ♥ Cloverfield. ♥ The Fifth Element. ♥ Eragon. ♥ Pacific Rim. ♥ Evolution. ♥ Van Helsing. ♥ Mad Max: Fury Road. ♥ Stargate. (1994) ♥ San Andreas. ♥ The Purge.  ♥ Poseidon. (2006) ♥ Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol/ Rogue Nation. ♥ 28 Days Later/ 28 Weeks Later. ♥ Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters.  ♥ Tag. ♥ The fall. (2006) ♥ Ink Heart. ♥ Four Brothers. ♥ Alice. (2009) ♥ Hunky Dory. ♥ Bring It On: All or Nothing. ♥ Narnia/ Prince Caspian/ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. ♥ X-Men: First Class/ Days of Future Past/ Apocalypse. ♥ Jumper. ♥ Pride. ♥ The Never Ending Story. ♥ Adventures in Babysitting.  ♥ 10 Things I Hate About You. ♥ Footloose. ♥ The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ♥ The Decoy Bride. ♥ A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. ♥ Hard Rain. ♥ Titanic. ♥ Girls Just Want to Have Fun. ♥ Wild Child. ♥ Now You See Me 1,2. ♥ Les Miserables. ♥ The History Boys.  ♥ Waterworld. ♥ Red Lights. ♥ Spirited Away. ♥ My Neighbor Totoro. ♥ Wind River. ♥ Kiki’s Delivery Service. ♥ Mary and the Witches Flower. ♥ All I Wanna Do (Strike!) ♥ Taking 5 ♥ Inside Llewyn Davis  ♥ Agora ♥ Fun Size ♥ Blue Crush 2 ♥ The Darkest Hour ♥ Ophelia ♥ Four Brothers ♥ County Strong ♥ Nerve ♥ Set It Up ♥ Prada to Nada ♥ High Society (German) ♥ Young Guns, Young Guns II ♥ Don’t Tell Mum the Babysitters Dead ♥ You’re Name ♥ Alita: Battle Angel ♥ Annabelle Comes Home ♥ Riot Girls ♥ Don’t be Afraid of the Dark ♥ La Bamba ♥ Just my Luck ♥ Mindhunters ♥ Class of 1984 ♥ The New Kids ♥ Drop Dead Fred ♥ Triple Dog ♥ Ella Enchanted ♥ Red Shoes and Seven Dwarfs ♥ The Lake House ♥ Green Book ♥ The Babysitter, The Babysitter 2 ♥ I met a girl ♥ The Devil all the Time ♥ Skyline ♥ Fright Night ♥ Clouds ♥ Love and Monsters ♥ Belle ♥ Bait ♥ The Village   

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GameSentral Rewind 142

This is the GameSentral Rewind, a daily recap of the top gaming headlines.

First 13 original Xbox games announced for Xbox One compatibility

Microsoft has revealed the first 13 backwards-compatible original Xbox games for Xbox One, all of which will be available Oct. 24 with enhanced resolution, higher and/or smoother framerates, as well as faster loading times.

“This detail has always been…

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E3 2017: Microsoft anuncia retrocompatibilidad con la primera Xbox en Xbox One

E3 2017: Microsoft anuncia retrocompatibilidad con la primera Xbox en Xbox One

    Una de las novedades mejor recibidas de la conferencia de Microsoft durante el E3 2017, ha sido la expansión de su programa de retrocompatibilidad de la familia de consolas Xbox One a todos los juegos de la Xbox Original. Aunque no se han revelado demasiados detalles, se ha revelado que esta novedad llegará de cara a final de este año y que uno de los primeros títulos retrocompatibles…