elarcadia3074d ago

Castlestorm was already free on the XB1, so that is a wash, but I am pleased with the other titles! I have been dying to play Sacred 3 (even though I hear it is pretty bad) because I thoroughly enjoyed Sacred 2. I have been wanting to play Thief as well. All of these are games I have wanted to try, but didn't really want to buy, so this list works out great for me!

OC_MurphysLaw3074d ago

Actually I have heard the opposite on Sacred 3, in that its actually pretty decent. Thief in the same boat, and I am happy to pick that up. Not sure I really care about Van Hellsing... Have the Xbox One version of Castlestorm already. Operation Flashpoint also peaks my interest but I know it was middling in terms of reviews when it came out. Overall decent finish to the year.

Monster_Tard3074d ago

Sacred 3 has extremely bad user rating on Metacritic and Steam. I haven't played it yet, but I'm guessing who ever told you it was decent lied.

Grown Folks Talk3074d ago

I enjoy the Operation Flashpoint games. You have to be much more patient & realistic in your approach. Fans of run & gun shooters won't like it. More strategic.

elarcadia3074d ago

Sacred 2 had not so great ratings, and I loved that game. So I will give it the benefit of the doubt hehe ;).

AngelicIceDiamond3074d ago

Hey sacred 3 is mp I don't mind givin it a go. GWG value is way better when they first started. They cheaped out on it when it first started. Glad we're gettin 4 free games with BC.

KiwiViper853074d ago

@AngelicDiamond

Ahem... 5 games...

AngelicIceDiamond3074d ago

@Kiwi For December only? Or is 5 games what they're doing from this point on?

Hoffmann3073d ago

Absolutely nothing about Sacred 3 is decent.

They did nobody a favour by promoting this bad bad game as one of the free ones in December.

Van Hellsing is also only pretty mediocre.For December this is weak.

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lelo2play3074d ago

Yep, Games with Gold better then PS+.

nX3074d ago

That's an overstatement.

3-4-53074d ago

Every month it's a bunch of games I have no interest in playing.

These aren't deals. There is a reason nobody is buying those games. Giving them away for free isn't going to help.

Free is free I guess though.

vegasgamerdawg3074d ago

Are you the guy the decides what's good for everyone? Or are you suffering from delusions of grandeur? Pick one.

NickieNick3074d ago

It's not a wash for those that don't have an X1 yet, which is about 70 million 360 users..

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GusBricker3074d ago

Loved Thief, very underrated and will check out Van Helsing, it's a top down game like Diablo, IIRC.

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Masterchief_thegoat3074d ago

"top down game like diablo" Only i can say is Wow

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BallsEye3074d ago (Edited 3074d ago )

Damn MS, really good stuff. I like that they are reaching for bigger games, not just indies. Always wanted to try Thief and will definitely get Operation Flashpoint.

crazychris41243074d ago

They should have ended the year with a bang. Just cause 2 and fallout 3 for the Xbox 360. Maybe ryse and sunset overdrive for the Xbox one. Only game that I'm somewhat interested in is operation flashpoint which is probably not as good as the arma series.

PhucSeeker3074d ago (Edited 3074d ago )

Seeing both JC2 and F3 are pre-order bonuses, i highly doubt they would give them away anytime soon. OF is definitely a more approachable title than Arma. Thief is a bit underwhelming though.

KiwiViper853074d ago

Id say thief is a step in the right direction.

Start giving away low rated AAA releases, I'm down with that. I usually find myself most entertained by lower review scores, as long as the games not broken.

I think this game released too close to the beggining of this generation, when our expectations for a next gen game were extremely high.

Caedus5113074d ago

Fallout 3 wasn't a preorder bonus. I bought fallout 4 digitally through the Xbox a few days after it launched and just got the code messaged to me for fallout 3 last week. Might have been a preorder bonus at retail though but the game listing on the Xbox store still indicates you get a copy of FO3

OneLove3074d ago (Edited 3074d ago )

Lmfao I got just cause 2 on Xbox one from previous games with gold as well as gears of war 3 from the 360. Fallout 3 from pre ordering fallout 4. They just appeared on my uninstalled games list.

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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising - Reality Bites Hard

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising launched back in 2009, bringing the realistic military operations to console for the first time.

Jingsing3d ago

Seeing as EA now own this franchise wouldn't it make sense for DICE to develop a new Operation Flashpoint game? Battlefield has realism to a certain extent but it isn't exactly "real"

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Red Faction, Second Sight, Painkiller, and Others Change Publisher Hands

Ownership over several titles gets shuffled in THQ Nordic and Koch Media arrangement. Potential remasters, sequels, ports, and more on the horizon.

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BlackIceJoe1450d ago

Hopefully this leads to a new Red Faction and Risen.

isarai1449d ago

Oh SNAP! i would love a sequel to second sight, loved the first one.

AK911449d ago

I'd prefer if we got a 4K remaster first

Chaos_Order1449d ago

Second Sight is highly underrated.

Sciurus_vulgaris1449d ago

Both THQ and Koch Media are owned by the same larger company, the Embracer Group. I’m not sure why the publishing rights would need to be swapped.

rawshack1449d ago (Edited 1449d ago )

I hope they release risen on switch It's a underrated game all so

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Where Have All The Stealth Games Gone?

Stealth games as a genre starting picking up pace in the late 90s and early 2000s, but today the genre seems to be fading away. Games where the primary focus is avoiding direct conflict can be a tense and thrilling experience, so where do we need to go to find it?

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Relientk771734d ago

A Plague Tale: Innocence just came out a couple months ago and it's fantasic.

robtion1733d ago

Great game, loved it.

Alien isolation was another great stealth game this gen.

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nitus101732d ago

Actually "A Plague Tale" is on my to-do list but currently, I am playing Horizon Zero Dawn on the hardest difficulty. Yes, you can fight humans and weak robots using your spear (still risky though) but it is so much more satisfying setting traps and/or choosing the appropriate bow and ammunition (shadow weapons are the best but at the highest difficulty they are very expensive).

BTW. Setting up for double and triple arrow shots does help but on the hardest difficulty, you also get quite a lot of roving bandits and in certain areas "sunbirds" (gint hawks are annoying but theses are deadly).

SegaGamer1734d ago

Play the Styx games, I thought they were great stealth games.

robtion1733d ago

Tenchu really needs to make a comeback. It could be amazing with current technology.

nitus101732d ago (Edited 1732d ago )

IMHO the only way to play Styx is on the hardest setting. Sure you almost get "one-hit killed" if you are discovered especially if there are two or more protagonists, so you are basically forced to use your sneak and assassination skills. In the rare instances, you have to fight it is usually one on one combat which if you have been paying attention in the first 20 minutes of the game is not that difficult.

Bourne4141733d ago

Would love a new splinter cell with ironside again. Back it its roots. And SegaGamer said styx. It's the closest thing to old school splinter cell.

NecrumOddBoy1733d ago

Just not the "Oh you just knocked a cup over. Mission Failed!" level of stealth that Pandora Tomorrow had. The new ones' Batman-style of stealth felt to action. I really would love a reboot of the original.

Also agree A Plague's Tale is great. Hitman also is a good series and Days Gone has a bunch of fun stealth in it.

robtion1733d ago

Also the dishonored games one of my favourite series ever.

DaDrunkenJester1733d ago

I also hate the streamlined stealth in games now where simply crouching in tall grass hides you from an enemy that is two feet from you. The true stealth genre needs to come back and I'd love to see Splinter Cell make its comeback as well as a proper Thief game.

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