It's Xbox Game Pass time! We've got another four specific games joining the service today, including the long-awaited arrival of Star Wars: Squadrons, but don't forget that EA Play is also bringing 60+ games to PC users as well!
Here are the new games you'll be able to download with Xbox Game Pass today:
EA Play Joins Xbox Game Pass For PC
We’re excited to share with you that starting March 18 at 2:00 p.m. PT, Xbox Game Pass PC and Ultimate members will be able to enjoy all the benefits of EA Play on Windows 10.
Empire Of Sin (Console, PC, Cloud)
Empire of Sin is a strategy game brought to you by Romero Games and Paradox Interactive that puts you at the heart of the ruthless criminal underworld of 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago.
Nier: Automata (PC)
Highly-acclaimed and award winning NieR:Automata™ is a fresh take on the action role-playing game (RPG) genre that gracefully blends mesmerizing action with a captivating story.
Star Wars: Squadrons (Console, PC) (EA Play)
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Buckle up, feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and learn what it means to be a pilot in a thrilling STAR WARS™ single-player story.
Torchlight III (PC)
In Torchlight III, Novastraia is again under threat of invasion and it’s up to you to defend against the Netherim and its allies. Gather your wits and brave the frontier to find fame, glory, and a new adventure!
Interested in any of these new Xbox Game Pass titles? Let us know in the comments.
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I cannot recommend Nier Automata enough. It's a seminal game
I'm looking forward to giving Star Wars Squadrons a bash.
@LocalPenguin What did you like about Nier? I played for about 30 minutes and found it too tedious to continue.
@everynowandben How long have you got?? Haha
The gameplay is smooth, tight and flawless.
The setting is beautiful. The story is fantastic. The soundtrack is stunning. It makes you really think. Chasing all the endings is an incredibly enjoyable challenge. Some wonderful humour too!
I absolutely love it. I don't drop the word 'masterpiece' about often but I feel it's utterly warranted here
@everynowandben same here. Even forced myself to play a couple of hours more and I'm a big fan of many of Platinums other games. Just didn't click for me I guess.
@everynowandben The beginning is slow going. Get through the opening scene and the initial return to home base. When you leave the base for the first time is when things start picking up. This is really an open world that benefits from the story. Just keep following the story prompts.
@LocalPenguin I was nothing but disappointed. It was a wildly disappointing sequel to Nier.
To top it off they're even doing the remake on the awful, made specifically for Japan only, story
@InterceptorAlpha Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy it mate. Personally I preferred it to the original. I can understand and appreciate being bitterly disappointed by a sequel though (Ni No Kuni)
@LocalPenguin I can for sure enjoy that sentiment. I was in a similar situation when I loved Halo 2 and the ending. Sooooo many people hated it and felt they were mislead about how much time would be on earth.
@InterceptorAlpha I'm exactly the same in that regard. Halo 2 and particularly the Arbiter are one of the real highlights of the Halo franchise 😊
Nier Automata will never click with players that don't place thought-provoking/inducing stories a bit above gameplay. The gameplay is mediocre, but a perfectly serviceable addition to a great philosophical topic. Nier is liked because of the world, fluff, lore ... and the outstanding OST. If you cannot enjoy that, it's simply the wrong game for you.
@lokozar Definitely not the case here as the first Nier was the same way and one of my favorite games to this day. Meanwhile Automota..meh.
@InterceptorAlpha
I would argue, that the first one wasn't as deep. Simultaneously it was a child of its time. Gameplay wise expectations were more easily exceeded back then.
What exactly did you not like about Nier Automata? Have you finished it - several times, as you're supposed to? Did you understand 2B's dilemma regarding 9s? Did you understand the tragedy of robots and androids? Maybe it's just the future setting you don't like, because you expected a direct continuation of your beloved game?
I guess, in the end it boils down to pure taste. Same as how you can enjoy one book, and don't enjoy the other, although they're of the same genre.
In any case, my point was, if a player doesn't hold story in higher regards than gameplay, Nier Automata will never be much of an enjoyment. Personal taste aside.
@lokozar I do hold story higher than game play. Always have always will. If I didn't I wouldn't hold the original Nier or games like Elex in such high regards.
And yes I do understand the point put forth. But I'd argue that they were neither fleshed out well enough nor done so in a manner that any character we care for was influenced. Part of my issue with the game is that I did not develop any feelings towards any of the characters.
So ultimately it simply comes down to taste. The writing itself didn't click with me. Nothing more. Nothing less.
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