There are a whole bunch of great games leaving Xbox Game Pass in late October 2022, but one of them in particular seems to be getting a lot of attention amongst Xbox fans, and that's the excellent adventure, The Forgotten City.
This game, which was inspired by a Skyrim mod of the same name, first arrived on Xbox Game Pass late last year, and has proved a favourite amongst Game Pass members ever since. There's been a lot of positive feedback!
As mentioned above, The Forgotten City is a quick completion, only taking around six hours to beat and ten hours to complete absolutely everything. Also, if you know what you're doing (you'll need a guide), it's a great game if you need some easy achievements on Xbox Game Pass.
We're big fans of The Forgotten City too here at Pure Xbox, giving it an 8/10 score in our review:
"The Forgotten City has surprised us with how engaging it is. The time loop mechanic is used to great effect and works much more than a simple gimmick, and the standout is the writing, which keeps you invested line after line."
So, there you go! You've got a week left, so we definitely recommend trying it on Xbox Game Pass.
Have you played The Forgotten City? Let us know what you think of it in the comments below.
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I actually finished it yesterday and it was really good. I did it in two days, but it can be done in one if you have the time.
I played this about a year ago. Once you get into the mechanics of the loop aspect of the game it is pretty enjoyable, although some areas can be tedious it is a good game 👍.
Honestly, The Forgotten City is one of the few games that I actually think it’s possibly a 10/10. It’s a 9/10 or better for me. Even if the combat sections are sort of clunky, the whole atmosphere, story, and world building are impeccable, and topped off with some of the best writing and acting we’ve ever gotten in a game. If this game was made by Bethesda rather than an indie, it would be an iconic title right now and Galerius would’ve become a meme… and it arguably would’ve had more performance issues. Lol. Seriously though, the Forgotten City would’ve been my GotY last year if not for Metroid Dread. It’s a very commendable second place though and absolutely essential.
Definitely going to recommend playing it while you can (heck it's worth buying if you haven't got GP) as it's a really good game. It's short, but a good length as it introduces its setting, characters, and mechanics as it goes so it stays fresh, but doesn't outstay its welcome. Though there is also replay value with multiple endings depending on your choices. If you can go in blind then all the better.
I've given it a 9/10 as I feel there's still room for another few coats of polish on the animations and presentation. You can tell it has its roots in a Skyrim mod as interactions are the Bethesda style of characters standing still looking straight at you.
As the heart of the game is in the characters and interacting with them it's not the most dynamic way of presenting conversations.
argh i'd play this but i'm too into persona now
I was planning on checking it out tonight!
Seems to me like some over hyped mod conversation. Boring chatter for the first 5 minutes put me off…
Then again I literally just finish plague tale requiem no way was this going to seem like a good game. Plus I could care less about the romans.
Anyway like I said seems like some Skyrim mod fanatics creamed themselves over this cause it’s nothing special really.
In Japan, this title was released on Game Pass, then the Japanese language was removed as the domestic PS5 version was released a year later; after the PS5 version was released, Japanese updates were also available on Steam and Xbox.
This is a very unreasonable game title.
@Mince It's got 84-90% on metacritic, and I doubt most people who play give two hoots about Skyrim Mods. I wouldn't suggest dismissing it after such a short time.
@PhileasFragg yeah I think some gave get over hyped due to their background. Maybe I’m wrong but after checking this on gamepass it was a hard pass for me.
Boring chatter! But like I said I had just competed plague tale 2
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