It’s not just the visuals that stand out, either. The game showcases what Ubisoft’s AnvilNext 2.0 engine has to offer, as developer Ubisoft Montreal pushes the tech to its limits. After a few short hours in the game, it’s easy to see that Valhalla is one of the best Assassin’s Creed games ever made.
Read our full Apex Legends review Assassin’s Creed ValhallaĪlthough Assassin’s Creed Valhalla runs better on the beefier Xbox Series X, it’s still an excellent title on Xbox One (and it supports Smart Delivery, so you can get the Series X version when you upgrade). The best part about Apex Legends? It’s free-to-play and none of the microtransactions give you a competitive advantage. And in a change from other battle royale games, you can bring teammates back to life after a bit of recon work. The gunplay is as good as Titanfall and feels great in the battle royale format, thanks to varied options and a bunch of cool attachments. The spacious sci-fi map is full of surprises and little details. There’s no need to even speak through a mic. The ping system lets you place markers on weapons, enemies, and other points of interest to help you keep your teammates informed. The 60-player format splits players up into teams of three, with each contest choosing from a pool of legends with unique abilities.Īpex Legends has the best nonverbal communication system we’ve seen in a multiplayer game. While it doesn’t have the Titans or the awesome wall-running, Apex Legends is a refreshing entry in the battle royale genre. If you’ve already upgraded to the Xbox Series X, don’t worry: The vast majority of Xbox One games work on the Series X and Series S with Microsoft’s Smart Delivery program.įrom the snowy mountains of Valhalla to the concrete walls of the Federal Bureau of Control, here are the best Xbox One games.Īpex Legends is a squad-based battle royale from Respawn Entertainment, the studio behind the excellent Titanfall series. Fitbit Versa 3Ī lot of them are available on Xbox’s Game Pass program as well, so you can try out the best games on the system without shelling out $60 left and right. There are certainly people to whom this scenario applies, but I can't imagine it's the majority stance.
So the only scenario in which it makes sense to buy this game in a box is the one in which you really want this game, know you want to play it for more than six months and are ultimately disinterested in all the other games in Game Pass, including future new releases. And considering the fact that Forza Horizon 4 is currently $60 at retail-like most new AAA releases-you could buy yourself a full six months of Game Pass for what you'd pay buying the game a la carte. All you need to do is sign up for the service, which costs $10 a month: it will add up in the long run, but you get a ton of other games along with it. That means that if you already subscribe to Xbox Game Pass you can plunk yourself down in front of your console and get to downloading, no extra price or anything involved.Įven if you're not a member it would still be pretty cheap to try this game out if you're so inclined. Forza Horizon 4 is included with Xbox Game Pass starting today, like all first-party Microsoft releases starting with Season of Thieves back in March.