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Xbox Games with Gold July: Guacamelee/Max (Xbox One), Gotham City/Battleblock (360)
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3rdamention
Member
I guess they never specifically said the new games each month would actually be new to the service... Well played Microsoft, well played.....
SEGAvangelist
Member
1 per month is fine with me. I'm just excited to see a new release as the free game.
I think it'll be one or two games per month. The fine print allows them to get away with just one per month, but I can definitely see them offering two in the future.
BTW, I can't take credit for that picture, I saw it posted on reddit. But this is exactly the wording I remember when it first started.
Also, didn't PS4 start with only one game per month?
BTW, I can't take credit for that picture, I saw it posted on reddit. But this is exactly the wording I remember when it first started.
Also, didn't PS4 start with only one game per month?
Well, if we are going to have only one game a month, then I hope it's always a brand new one, or at least new to the platform
We get that with Guacamelee and hopefully it stays that way consistently every month.
CloakedPuppet
Member
Nope. They had two at lauch - Resogun and Contrast. Contrast replaced Driveclub.
No. Two completely brand new games that had not been released on any other platform - Resogun and Catherine.
I think that's why I'm so apathetic towards this.
Not only is the game they're releasing this month a port of a game that's been extremely successful on multiple formats but they're also keeping the same (poor) game from last month.
So did Xbox One... I guess what I'm asking is, did it continue with 2 after the first month?
That doesn't contradict what I said.
They've had two (or more) games a month that are playable on PS4.
But that's not what you asked
Shit. You're right - I forgot about that.
PAULINK
I microwave steaks.
The ps4 and xbox one library have a different amount of digital download games, so yeah, i'm going to expect some discrepancy.
PS+ on PS4 had one brand new free game a month from December-May.
Starting in June, the new Pixeljunk Shooter was joined by Trine 2, while in July Strider, Doki Doki Panic and Towerfall Ascension are the featured games.
So what point were you trying to make? That a game that's been available for a long amount of time and released on multiple other formats perhaps wouldnt be a great candidate to make a huge amount of money on a new format?
PS+ has been better but I don't think Trine 2, Pixeljunk Shooter ports were anywhere close to being as good as Resogun. Hell, Contrast is super terrible.
Scottish Sin
Member
Cool on getting Guacamelee but Max again? That's kinda weak. Yeah, I know.. it's hard to not come across as entitled saying stuff like that but I was hoping they would've swapped out the two xbox one titles every month.
Also, the 360 offerings are quite good.
Also, the 360 offerings are quite good.
Gotcha. I do expect MSoft to eventually start offering 2 games per month, and will be disappointed if they don't. For now, I'm just happy to be getting Guacamelee. BTW, nice Avatar. With the Grim Fandango announcement, I'm hoping the same happens with the Monkey Island franchise.
Well, there's nothing on either console that's as good as Resogun, so that doesn't come as a surprise!
Trine 2 and Pixeljunk Shooter Ultimate are excellent games.
3rdamention
Member
One new xbox one game per month (read the bottom print). Not sure why a lot of you were expecting two. I thought they said June was a special month due to the start of the program and E3.
The fine print is pretty clear....... I just don't understand why they had to put the major details of one of their biggest additions to Xbox Live in fine print...
They literally just announced that games for gold would be two games per month on Xbox one and 360. They hadn't planned that out past one month and are already changing it?? Maybe it was 'up to 1 to 2 games'?
Ryse in August will make up for it MS
When did they actually announce it was 2 X1 games a month?
Final Verdict
Member
Didn;t know guacamele was even coming to X1 so that is nice.
Bit disappointed about them repeating max, but then again I guess we should give them a brake as they just started, and they don't have a lot of indy games on the X1 yet.
Bit disappointed about them repeating max, but then again I guess we should give them a brake as they just started, and they don't have a lot of indy games on the X1 yet.
Ehh..different strokes for different folks, but I will agree that Contrast looks terrible.
On only one console. I haven't played it yet, and I own it on steam and humble bundle. I'm specifically waiting for the Wii U version myself, but there are others who were probably waiting for it on their xbone. That they're part of the giveaway deal means they are hoping to broaden their horizons and hopefully get recognition that way, much like indie gala bundles, but weren't expecting much of anything to begin with.
If Guacamelee comes out on Wii U at a super discounted rate, then your point would make more sense.
CloakedPuppet
Member
Family Fry
Member
They didn't.
I'll quote myself from another thread when someone said same thing and I replied.
I'd give them complete slack if they'd said 'one Xbox one game free per month', when they launched games for gold. The wording they used was vague at best. It's just bad PR. I had no expectations at the start, but now I am disappointed
Yeah, it was super vague. "One game per month on Xbox One". I mean, seriously, what do they even mean by that?
CloakedPuppet
Member
No offense but that is really boiling it down into the most simple-minded explanation of the situation.
Hockeymac18
Member
But they never actually said 2 games per month. They debuted with two, which might have mislead people to think 2 were coming each month, but I think that was just a special case since it was the beginning of the program.
Here's what was officially announced (notice where it says explicitly 1 XB1 game per month):
One new xbox one game per month (read the bottom print). Not sure why a lot of you were expecting two. I thought they said June was a special month due to the start of the program and E3.
93xfan
Banned
I believe we got 2 free games at launch. And the x1 started at 0 and is now finally offering 1-2 games a month at $10 more.
Dude they are giving free games away, they already cut it down the need of Gold for netflix and media, they already took away kinect. They will be selling the Master Chief collection at $50 (quite possibly the best videogame deal ever), and they have way more actual exclusives than Sony has at least for this first year.
Yet people keep bitching on them like if they were the bane of videogames, I'm not even the biggest xbox fan (I spent way more money and time on PC), but common... some objectivity here please. If so Microsoft is responding to the market way faster than the PS3 did when they dropped the ball last gent, they took like 4 years to realize: Ohh well I guess we screwed up guys, we just lost 80% of the market.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Microsoft needs to step up their game since Sony is offering 2 free PS4 games per month.
One game per month isn't going to cut it.
One game per month isn't going to cut it.
I was hoping for Crimson Dragon. Should have bitten when it was on sale
Game isn't that great honestly. About 1/3rd of the way it starts to get very grindy and begins to feel like a free to play title. Totally killed my drive to continue playing.
Flintty
Member
This! Everyone complaining about Max but Guacamelee being free as a new game is pretty damn big. I can't wait to try it.
D4rth Man7iz
Member
No excuse now for those who haven't tried BattleBlock Theater yet. Such a great game!
...that I had already paid for, played, and beat on another platform. Shooter was a good game. Trine 2 was Max Curse of the Brotherhood tier. Good ideas, poor execution. It's a step above Rochard.
Guacamelee isn't a "new game".
I'm slightly shocked that it wasn't LocoCycle to be honest, I mean they own the bloody developers. Nobody is going to buy it, they might as well throw it out for free to make GWG look more attractive.
ohh you guys and semantics... alright you are paying for games with gold, emulating the PS+ model.
CloakedPuppet
Member
Good points and fair enough. Can't disagree with this. Thanks for a well worded argument that actually has given me a bit of perspective. Cheers!
BrokenIcarus
Member
Isn't Gotham City Imposters a Free To Play game?
Head.spawn
Junior Member
This is really confusing.. what do they mean by "one game"? Is that like two Xbox One games or something?