The Indiana Jones the franchise has had a rough decade or two. Although not perfect, the original Indiana Jones trilogy is widely regarded as one of the greatest adventure films ever made, with an incredibly charismatic central performance from Harrison Ford, great action sequences and gripping mysteries. But the last two Indiana Jones the movies were pretty disappointing, and Indy's video game outings didn't fare much better. But Indiana Jones and the Great Circle he just broke the curse.
Like the classic films he so fondly revisits, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle it has a very strong lead performance from Troy Baker, some riveting action set pieces, and a gripping mystery at its core. It's the first Indiana Jones The project has received almost universally positive reviews over the years, and it's exactly the win Xbox Game Pass needed to get to the end of the year.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle ends Xbox Game Pass 2024 with a bang
Xbox Game Pass has had a strong year
Xbox Game Pass started 2024 on a pretty high note and delivered both Resident Evil 2 and 3 in the first two months of the year, right next door Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Palworld, Persona 3 Reloadand Dead Island 2. Added March Diablo 4 to the subscription service, marking the first Activision-Blizzard game on Xbox Game Pass since last year's acquisition.
The pace of Xbox Game Pass then slowed down a bit in the second quarter of the year. But with the big AAA releases taking a break, it gave new indie games some time to shine, such as Another crab treasure and Manor Lords. May saw Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 hit Xbox Game Pass, and while it was far from a perfect game, it still had some great features.
The rest of Xbox Game Pass' summer was pretty busy Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddessand Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 these are all major additions that dropped within days of each other. And then came September, which started a hot streak that has managed to stay strong ever since. Age of Mythology: Retold, Frostpunk 2, Sifu, Encryption, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Flight Simulator 2024, STALKER 2and Nine Sols has secured wins for Xbox Game Pass over the past few months.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the perfect climax to the Xbox Game Pass year
A December release is a risky thing in the gaming industry, but Indiana Jones and the Great Circle managed to defy expectations and become the swan song of Xbox Game Pass for 2024. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has received widespread critical praise, and its first availability on Xbox Game Pass once again proves the value of the service.
Although Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is due out on PlayStation in spring 2025, there's a very real possibility that the current hype surrounding the game's launch has convinced some die-hard fans of the franchise to buy an Xbox — or at least buy a Game Pass — to play it as soon as possible. possible regardless of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle capped off the Xbox Game Pass year with a bang, and the future of the subscription service now looks a lot brighter.