Planet Alpha's arresting visuals aren't enough to distract from its disappointing, familiar gameplay and a meditative narrative that never takes off.
From Xbox Wire: "The July Games with Gold lineup is here! On the Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, explore a mysterious, strange world in Planet Alpha, and create your own levels and destroy everyone else’s in Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break. And for our classic lineup via Backward Compatibility, play as everyone’s favorite raunchy squirrel in Conker: Live & Reloaded, and relive the golden age of arcade gaming in Midway Arcade Origins."
Confession time... I never played the original Conker on N64 and I did not play the xbox remake. It wasnt until Rare Replay that i played a Conker game. I do enjoy the Midway arcade series though. And that Planet Alpha looks kind of intriguing.
That Rock of Ages is sad, though. But, yeah, the other stuff isn't necessarily bad, just somewhat niche in market reach potential.
Neil writes: "Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are here, but now that you've spent all your hard earned cash on the consoles themselves, what exactly are you going to be playing on them? Well, thanks to the power of Backwards Compatibility, you'll no doubt be looking to fill your digital library with many, many, games - and that is where the Xbox Deals With Gold and Spotlight Sale for 10th-16th November 2020 comes in. Want the full list of discounted Xbox games available for the next week?"
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