Ken McKown writes: Giana Sisters is an interesting title. Dig back deep enough and savvy gamers will discover that this series originated from the Commodore 64, and was pushed aside due to its familiarity with a certain plumber from a small company called Nintendo. Well the series has recently had a resurgence on PC and consoles, and now Xbox One owners can snag what is being dubbed the Director’s Cut. This version consists of the original release and expansion pack, as well as some holiday-themed levels tossed in for good measure. There are also a host of improvements, all for the same price as the original release.
Carlos writes "May is here and this month has plenty of Star Wars freebies to keep the May 4th puns coming for some time yet. But that’s not all we’re getting for free as another game has arrived today courtesy of the Xbox Live Games With Gold scheme. For those that have been keeping an eye on our articles over the past few months, you’ll recognise this one as one that’s been high on our wish list of games we wanted to accompany the monthly offerings for quite a while."
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Neil writes "No matter what you may think of the Xbox Games With Gold scheme, the promise of free games each and every month, for both Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners, is something which cannot be ignored. Sometimes the masses love the offerings, whilst other months pass by with the community split over what is, and what isn't, worth the hassle.
For May 2017, the Xbox Games With Gold scheme is delivering four more titles for absolutely nothing. But even with the obvious Star Wars and May the 4th relationship, does that mean it's a decent month?"
That isn't saying much though. Lately GwG has been good, but May is not a good month.
I'd rather have one shitty month over having 11 shit months and 1 good one
Sounds familiar right?
Yeah
Strange Tyler, I would think you would be all over Giana Sisters, seeing as how you get giddy over other indie games that appear on PS4.
JasonKCK
"Compared to what?". Compared to previous GwG lineups... what else?
brokasfawk
It's funny bc i get denigrated yet the first three replies either elude to PS4 or outright mention it and the first two replies (which includes yours) are insinuating that PS Plus is worse than GwG and/or PS Plus just bad in general.
So, brokasfawk is implying that PS Plus has a "shitty" lineup 11 out of 12 months. No, that actually doesn't sound familiar. Considering PS Plus has had back to back great months (September, October) in the past 12 it basically renders your statement false. We can argue other months, but you can not argue that September 2016 and October 2016 were bad months bc they were great.
September 2016 PS Plus lineup included
https://blog.us.playstation...
Lords of the Fallen PS4
Journey PS4
Badland GotY Edition PS4
Prince of Persia TFS PS3
Amnesia Vita - $40 at the time, still $30 on steam ect.
October PS Plus lineup 2016 included
https://blog.us.playstation...
Resident Evil PS4
Transformers Devastation PS4
From Dust PS3
Code Realize Guardian of Rebirth Vita (spectacular reviews) http://www.metacritic.com/g...
JasonKCK and brokasfawk, I honestly think the PS4 PS Plus games this month compare favorably to the xb1 GwG games.
XB1: Giana Sisters (2013, 2014) vs PS4: ABZU (2016)
XB1: Temple of Osiris (72 Meta) vs PS4: Tales From the Borderlands (86 Meta)
Gangster
Really? I get excited for games i am interested in, not every indie interests me. I actually enjoy AAAs and indies, it's silly to assume since i like SOME indies that i should like ALL indies. Giana Sisters has been pretty cheap on PSN and it's been out for years, but i haven't bought it bc it doesn't interest me. The premise and art style do not appeal to me. Temple of Osiris was okay, we got it PS Plus a while ago.
It's a pretty good month. I don't own any of these games. Been dying to play Lego Star Wars. Since GWG gave us the first SW: The Force Unleash a few months ago, it's a nice welcome to get the sequel in May.
Dying to play a game that is relatively cheap and has been out forever. If you were that excited you could've easily bought it, just sayin.
In the grand reality of the situation this just isn't a great month, not on xb1 at least. Of course certain ppl will like it, but considering how ppl seem to boast about AAAs on GwG i'm surprised that you guys are so stoked for this xb1 lineup. The xb1 games just aren't splash games at all. Giana Sisters? Ppl would kill this lineup on PS Plus.
@IamTylerDurden1
You have no clue what you're talking about my little troll. The game was still selling for like $30-$35 and I wasn't paying that for a lego game. It's FREE now. All 4 games are actually decent games. Can't say the same for those Indie games on PSPlus though. Go to that article and see my post.
Xander
I'm a troll bc i'm pointing out that this isn't a great month for GwG? Right, but u are totally impartial... I also don't use sophomoric insults the way u do, very classy "my little troll". I came on here to see what the GwG lineup is, i felt it was a down month for the xb1 lineup, and i felt the need to defend myself from ppl wolf packing me. How is that trolling.
I don't try to be first in every xb1 article like the Moldy's of the world do in Sony articles. I don't simply leave empty comments bashing a company or person. Tbh, i felt as though u were overstating how badly u want an old Lego game on 360. Any of the Lego Star Wars games can be had for cheap and the complete saga is 19.99 new, not $30. It still doesn't explain why u didn't buy a Lego Star Wars game on 360 if u wanted it that bad, sure it's "Free" now but how would you've known it was going to be free?
Having never played the Force Unleashed games, I'll take it. And, I'll try out all the others, too. Can't complain about free..
Agreed. Never played the second star wars game so perfect for me .
I don't look at gwg as a good or bad thing. Most of the time I download so I have a chance to play the games I wouldn't have bought in the first place but was slightly interested in
LEGO star wars games are pretty good too. Download it and wait for a dry period if your not that interested. The Lara Croft game is good too.
I don't even own an Xbone and I can say I'd be happy getting those for free.
For the month of May, Xbox Live Gold members will receive four new free games - two on Xbox One and two on Xbox 360.
Xbox One:
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Director's Cut (May 1-31)
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris (May 16-June 15)
Xbox 360:
Star Wars: The Force Unleased II (May 1-15)
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (May 16-31)
Lots of star wars content in there and I already have Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris. Pretty decent month though. Looking forward to the BC titles and Giana Sisters.
Bad month...too much star wars and indies. Can't complain too much as PS Plus is indie infested every single month. BC offers AAA which by the way is still better than having indies(non AAA). Vast majority of us Console gamers hate non AAA indies with a passion. Just look at the dislikes on youtube on PS Plus free games. Indies are the reason why we console gamers all go back to COD and FIFA games. They pollute the consoles. The PSN and XBL is rampant with indie offers and banners. Time and Time again. Consoles gamers reject non AAA indies. Just look at the dislikes on bad indie months on XB Gold and every month for PSN. Why cant they just stay away from our superior consoles and go back to PC and smartphones. I miss those days back in the early times of last gen. AAA are the only thing worth advertising.
#BanNonAAAIndiesOnConsoles for life.
I like this month looking forward to play the star wars game. Does the tomb raider game have online multiplayer?
Good month. Lara Croft is the only thing I wouldn't play because it's coop focused. Getting the Star Wars games from 360 is nice even if I've already played them. Guess I could play them again since the cheevos are on my old XBL account...
Not really a great month for XBox One games, but I'm loving the XBox 360 games. I've been wanting Lego Star Wars Saga for awhie now. Was going to get it about a year ago. Glad I waited. They game us SW: The Force Unleashed a few months ago and now they grace us with the sequel. Wonderful.
I already have the first Lara Croft and the Guardian Light, but I don't have this one. IGiana Sisters: Twisted Dreamcs looked interesting, but I wasn't going to buy it. http://www.metacritic.com/g...
Not it's free, so what the hell. Guess I'll give it a try.
Agreed. The star wars titles are the stars of the show here. Lol looking forward to both games.
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I'm feeling generous
If you are a Powerup Reward member you can get the codes for FREE. Go to this site for more info.
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Thanks for the info. I was able to find the info on getting these codes for free.
http://mp1st.com/2017/04/20...
They only have codes for PC and PS4 though. In the article it says they have XB1 codes as well, but they don't. Maybe they ran out.
Son of a b, i just bought Temple of Osiris a few days ago from their spring sale. If only i had waited. Oh well.
I have Lego Star Wars and the Force Unleashed 2.
Good games for next month though if you don't already have them.
Good idea, i haven't played it at all yet. As soon as they make refunds available for people outside of the preview program, i'll try and get a refund.
need to be played for a little while and refunded with 14 days so you may not have the option of waiting for it to come out of preview
You only have 14 days I believe. Add Dob Rozner and I'll see if I can invite you to the preview program. Just send a message if you do.
