The festive season is officially over, which means everyone needs a good dose of cheer as they head into what is generally considered to be some of the saddest months of the year. Fortunately, Xbox has chosen to temper the winter months with its Last Chance Sale, offering significant discounts on some of the best and smartest games on the market today. With some titles cut by as much as 80%, there aren’t many better ways to banish those pesky winter blues.
Xbox is promising massive discounts on dozens of titles ranging from AAA heavyweights to indie classics. As such, it can be difficult to determine exactly which are the best deals the Last Chance Sale has to offer. For the gaming connoisseur, here are the top five picks of games in terms of quality and discount. With any of these, players are guaranteed a great time at a pleasantly modest price.
The Arkane Collection showcases a phenomenal developer
On sale for $23.99 (regular price $79.99; 70% off)
Arkane Studios is one of the most inventive and underrated developers operating today. The recent success of hits such as Deathloop has cemented the French developer’s reputation for innovation combined with technical polish – a reputation that was already soaring thanks to the previous release of the studio’s most acclaimed properties: Exchange and The disgrace series.
The The disgrace The franchise may be on hiatus right now, but there’s no reason to skip the captivating story of Corvo Attano and his quest for revenge across the game’s steampunk universe. The totally gripping space survival kit, Exchange, meanwhile, it remains an inexplicably underrated title that will excite fans of what is becoming one of gaming’s most popular genres. With each The disgrace game, including the glorious DLC The death of the outside bundled together with Exchange, now it’s time for players to introduce themselves to one of the best developers working today.
Hack London and fight corruption in Watch Dogs: Legion
On sale for $11.99 (regular price $59.99; 80% off)
Britain’s bustling, smoky capital consistently ranks as one of the world’s most vibrant and attractive cities – a metropolis rich in history and culture and populated by vibrant, diverse and ever-changing communities. That said, there will be times when walking the streets of the Big Smoke that the ability to hack traffic lights, sneak through secret roads, and direct traffic elsewhere would make the regular commute a little more bearable on a cold, crowded Monday morning.
Watch Dogs: Legion offers such power, turning London into players’ own personal playground as they battle corruption and mass surveillance in a future dystopia that doesn’t look too far from the reality of the world right now. Once again, follow the underground hacker group DedSec as they attempt to free the capital’s citizens from Albion, a corrupt private military organization, Legion builds on the success of its predecessor by giving players an ever-expanding toolbox of toys and tricks to draw from.
The Assassin’s Creed pack offers a reborn franchise
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On sale for $11.99 (regular price $59.99; 80% off)
The new direction was heralded by 2017’s wildly successful Assassin’s Creed: Origins was not met with universal acclaim. Pulling the long-running franchise away from its more limited stealth roots to create what is a more expansive RPG adventure set in Ptolemaic Egypt, Origin signified a new era for the most successful series in Ubisoft’s history.
It may have ruffled some feathers upon release, but time continues to favor Origin and its legacy, with many seeing it as a bold and necessary step into a new era of Assassin’s Creed. This new age, defined by Origin, Odysseus, and lastly Valhallais available at a huge discount thanks to the Xbox Last Chance sale.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns Enhanced Edition is a fantastic RPG
On sale for $46.89 (regular price $69.99; 33% off)
We’re well into winter now, and with the falling temperatures (in some areas) comes snowy vistas, frozen fingers and a desperation to avoid the outside world at all costs. Thank goodness for that Marvel’s Midnight Sunsa massive hit since its late 2022 debut and a much-needed win for Marvel after the disappointing reception of Marvel’s Avengers and the medium sales of Square Enix Guardians of the Galaxy adaptation. Famous for its balance, depth and narrative, Midnight suns is a return to form just when it was most needed.
Reach for the Stars With Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
On sale for $29.99 (regular price $59.99; 50% off)
LEGO and Star Wars are two mega-brands that have been flying high of late, the former improving almost anything it chooses to adapt as the latter establishes itself as arguably the most influential cultural franchise operating today. It’s absolutely no surprise that the team that brought us classics like LEGO Racers and LEGO Jurassic Worldhas the country yet another winner in the form of Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagaa hugely enjoyable romp through what arguably remains the definitive one Star Wars history.
