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Your October Games with Gold are okay, sorta

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Games with Gold, proof that gamers can still find something unpleasant about free games. Then again, when you’re paying for a service which touts that you’ll get games each month, of course we expect something worthwhile. The service is known for giving older, less worthwhile games, with a few notable exceptions. This month’s selection has one such exception.

First up, there’s an indie in the mix – Chariot. It’s a new ID@Xbox game, a couch co-op platformer that involves manoeuvring through 25 levels of physics-based gameplay combined with exploration, fast-paced ride sequences and loads of loot. For those of you with a brand new Xbox One, this game can help you get the ball rolling on building a library of games you probably won’t want to play.

Next we have Battlefield: Bad Company 2, a game from back when South Africa was hosting the FIFA World Cup. Get all your shooting on with loads of vehicular combat and four-player team multiplayer. You can even re-live the B Company squad in the single-player campaign.

However, my favorite title on the list is Darksiders II. Sure, it was the lesser gameplay experience compared to Darksiders, but you still get to play as Death, explore a rather large environment and experience some cool voice acting and character-building. It is certainly an under-rated game; it’s a lot of fun, even if at times it becomes a bit lackluster.

Darksiders II

So, are these games worth your while or are you disappointed again by the offering from Games with Gold? I haven’t been blown away by the games on offer, but then again, PS+ hasn’t been that much better in the past few months. Here’s hoping that both subscriptions up their game going into the holiday season; I want some fantastic games for my holiday gaming season.

Last Updated: September 26, 2014

9 Comments

  1. RinceThis

    September 26, 2014 at 15:36

    Darksiders II is awesome. Loved the RPG elements in it an, well, Death…

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    • Hammersteyn

      September 26, 2014 at 15:51

      I have this, it was ridiculously cheap for some reason. Still on my backlog

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  2. Pieter Kruger

    September 26, 2014 at 15:51

    Awesome! Darksiders II whoohoo! Pity about the Xbox One indie though…..????

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    • Jonah Cash

      September 28, 2014 at 07:22

      @indiebox inbound buddy!!! MS has seen the mount of people Sony have lured to their side with the IndieStation4, so naturally they want a piece of the pie!! Hahahahahaha
      Your moaning over the IndieStation4 is going to bite you in the ass me thinks!!! Hahahahaha

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  3. Brady miaau

    September 26, 2014 at 15:54

    Meh. Games with gold is ok. Civ Revolution was fun, I suppose. For a few hours.

    but mostly, what? I am not sure about it. It seems to me they put games on gold, then 3 or 4 months later on mega sale. Bastards.

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  4. CAE9872

    September 26, 2014 at 17:24

    Yeah they fine.

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  5. Skyblue

    September 27, 2014 at 08:12

    Darksiders II is a great offering but the rest are meh.

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  6. Johann

    September 27, 2014 at 13:30

    Doesn’t help me much, just bought Darksiders II a couple of months ago on second hand at BTGames…

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  7. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    September 29, 2014 at 09:33

    I still need to play darksiders 2 – I wonder if I still have gold? Will check tomorrow.

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