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It ’s that time of the calendar month again , andXboxplayers are once again taking another headcount of which games Microsoft will offer as a free talent for their Xbox Gold subscriptions . After a more or less lackluster couple of month , this July harvest of " spare " title is a bit inferior in terms of theoretical monetary note value but robust in quality thanks to a duo of retro and modern classics .
This past June , Xbox One players were move over access to the new , still full - priceNHL 19 in addition to 2017’sRivals of Aether , a merriment and critically well - recieved indie fight game with fantasy undertones . On the Xbox 360 front , Microsoft threw it back to the early long time of the seventh cabinet generation , with the clumsy - yet - charmingEarth Defense Force 2017and - for those who still have somehow yet to play the Graeco-Roman literary genre - definer - the timeless , irreverently brilliant FPS puzzlerPortal : Still Alive .
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This calendar month , theXbox teamis throwing Gold member a much tasty off-white , even if it ’s still a fleck skimpy on the heart and soul . It ’s certainly not the Games with Gold program ’s most bountiful collection of free titles , but July 2019 ’s games are as follows :
INSIDEis an incredibly impactful single - musician experience bring to players by Playdead , the same grotesque indie studio apartment that gave the world the superbly moodyLimbo . Though it has evaded Games with Gold since its 2016 release , the minuscule Danish developer ’s 2d go at a son ’s journeying through a violent , dystopian mise en scene is an excellent addition to any library . Meanwhile , Xbox One players are also being givenBig Crown : Showdown , a medieval - themed political party game that look to be paced for those who also enjoyed May’sMarooners .
Complementing the Xbox One ’s linearINSIDEisCastlevania : Symphony of the Night , the 1997 classic that served to cement the Metroidvania genre as it is today . Full to the rim with beautiful art , separate itinerary , and gameplay - morphing abilities that blew minds back in the solar day of the original PlayStation , Symphony of the Nighthas ( mostly ) aged like a fine , prominently blood - red vino . Much less impressively , Games with Gold is also bringing players the 2007Meet the Robinsonsmovie standoff - in secret plan , which was far from ill received at the time but sure lacks the staying power of its twenty - two - twelvemonth - old counterpart .
Again , July ’s Games with Gold is by no mean Microsoft ’s best ever , but it does provide bored gamers a nice , paid - for haven amid the annual summer drouth of Modern releases . However , compare to Sony ’s concurrent oblation ofBorderlands : The Handsome CollectionandSonic Maniafor PlayStation Plus reader , the Xbox ’s offering of late seem a bit on the loud , more well - travel side . However , INSIDEandCastlevania : Symphony of the Nightare fantastic undivided - actor experience that will keep even reiterate player meddlesome for at least a 12 hours or so , and those who have played neither will be fuck up out by each as though they were new .
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