The Apple Arcade service has been with us since autumn 2019 and, although it is not that it monopolizes as many covers as other video game subscription services, it is still there. updating non-stop every week. That was precisely a promise that Apple made that it would not stop introducing new features into the catalog.
However, that does not imply that we are constantly witnessing the arrival of great games to your digital library. In fact, that was something we already criticized when it was only a few weeks in the making, as it got off to a brutal start and soon fizzled out at too rapid a rate, leaving us wondering if it was really worth the costs. 4.99 dollars that costs monthly.
Naturally there are very good titles for which it can be good to spend the money, although it is another very different thing to maintain that payment constantly. The list is made up of more than 200 games that can be accessed with a single payment and in the process enjoy other advantages, such as the fact that ads are removed.
Anyway, quantity is not synonymous with quality, and a problem that happens to Apple Arcade is that many of the games that we end up seeing are the typical ones that you give them a chance and the next day you don’t even remember them again. Perhaps the lack of very prominent exclusivities, as can happen with Xbox and Sony exclusive titles on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus is something that should be seriously improved.
It is clear that publishing so many different games also helps to reach a wider audience. However, We do not know exactly how many people are included, since Apple does not provide data of this type. It’s not like Sony that in its latest financial results indicated that there were currently more than 47 million users subscribed to PlayStation Plus.
If the service is supposedly doing well by constantly updating itself, why so much secrecy about it? Because theirs would be to brag about it like other companies do when they get very favorable results. In the same way, every time Microsoft or Sony have big surprises in store for their services, they are also in charge of communicating it with great fanfare, but why not Apple?
In the end, with this situation, it seems a bit like signing up for a month might be good to enjoy some of those games that might catch your attention or that you really want to try. Instead, opting for the annual subscription is a rather risky betbecause you are left with the uncertainty of when you will really see bombings for which it is worth spending the money.
In general, it seems a bit of a lack of commitment when it comes to trying to capture the attention of more users who are encouraged to sign up for Apple Arcade. At least the first month is a free trial and the purchase of any Apple device offers the opportunity to try the service for three months, but more ways should be found to retain current users or encourage those who already have a device. the company that they really want to see what’s so special about Apple Arcade.
20 new games, but how many are really worth it?
As I have previously indicated, the service catalog is constantly updated with more titles or updates to existing ones. What is surprising is what we have found in recent days, because the list of hundreds of games has just been add another 20 more at oncesomething that is not common at all and for that reason it is something worth noting.
But we return to the same as before, quantity does not mean that it is equal to quality and really, of those twenty titles, they are names that, honestly, it is difficult for someone to want to pay for the service to enjoy all of them. Nor is it that all the chosen ones are to be ignored without further ado, because among the new selections there are a few that can be interesting.
So, if you decide to subscribe to Apple Arcade, maybe these four additions that have been produced recently, of which only one is completely new, it is worth downloading them to your devices:
Limbo+
Limbo is the award-winning and haunting platform puzzle adventure by Playdead. A really essential title that stands out for its visual section with that black and white touch and for lacking dialogues, something that is not at all necessary when it perfectly narrates everything that happens based on the events that we are witnessing on the screen.
Kingdom Two Crowns+
Those looking for a degree strategy You can opt for Kingdom Two Crowns, with a pixel-art graphic section in which you will take the role of a king who must make his kingdom prosper. To do this, you will have to explore the environments in search of resources and fight against anyone who tries to besiege you.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
One of the biggest surprises has been Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fatea kind of roguelike in which the four Ninja Turtles must go through the streets of New York looking for their master while obtaining improvements to become more powerful, in addition to having a multiplayer mode in which each one can take control of the respective turtles with their own stats and skills.
Very Little Nightmares+
Set in the same universe as Little Nightmares, but with completely different gameplay, Very Little Nightmares is a puzzle adventure that will make us give the coconut to overcome each of the terrifying rooms of an unknown mansion in which dangers lurk everywhere.
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