Game Pass or Pass

Steep is a Ubisoft game through and through. That means that the vomiting of icons and activities all over a map screen is here with all of pros and cons. But in a game like Steep, which tasks the player with conquering a mountain on snowboards skis and other extreme winter sports activities, it actually makes sense to give the players hundreds of activities to keep them engaged. The problem then becomes if the missions at play are engaging enough to keep the player going as they level. Does Steep conquer the climb or fall flat on its face?

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The Evil Within 2 was a title that is just as divisive as the original Evil Within. The original launched with a ton of issues and bugs combined with a weird aspect ratio that was originally rectified. But the original game felt like a Miakmi game through and through. The Evil Within 2 shares the name with the original but is a more focused action game with horror roots. With very different mechanics and design philosophy, does the Evil Within 2 have enough to make it a recommendation on Xbox Game Pass.

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Sea of Thieves and Pirates of the Caribbean come together for as crossover even known as A Pirate's Life. Combining these two franchises seems like an easy win but somehow A Pirate's Life ends up being a total miss. Filled with elongated quests that never seem to end and activities that rarely see you interacting with characters like Jack Sparrow, A Pirate's Life ends up being a shipwreck that is a weak addition to Sea of Thieves.

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Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance is a game that should be fun. It has all of the ingredients to be a fun beat em up with loot and progression that keeps the player going. Instead, players are met with a game that doesn't feel play tested filled with half baked or missing mechanics. The lack of things like a proper soft lock or explanation of systems creates are frustrating game that simply isn't fun to play.

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Knockout City comes from a new studio founded by the team behind Vicarious Visions. Velan Studios sought out to make a game that was easy to pick up but hard to master. Thus the theme of dodgeball was settled on and Knockout City was born. Filled with stylized characters and special powered up balls to do you bidding, Knockout City a surprise in just how fun and chaotic it can be.

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