The trajectory of The Culling It has always been surrounded by controversy, especially that of its sequel that only remained a few days for sale before being withdrawn by the avalanche of criticism it received. The original game did not fare very well either, since its creators chose to stop updating it in 2017 and they put it as free-to-play A few months later.
However, in May of last year the servers closed their doors. But if any of you were asking for his return, then you'll be happy to know that The Culling will return to action Thursday May 14 with its version for Xbox One
Of course, not everything was going to be good news, because the Battle Royale of Xaviant Games will bet on his return for a monetization system that you have already received a good barrage of criticism even before it begins its journey. To begin with, the game will no longer be free-to-play and you will have to pay again to buy it, with a price of 5.99 euros.
Its managers wanted to emphasize that those who had bought it when it was paid or had previously downloaded it will not have to go through the box again, something logical. Instead, yes it will be necessary to pay to play each game that is disputed. Yes, this is not a mistake.
Exactly it will work as follows: every day the players will be able to join a single online game for free
When paying, users can opt for two options, one of which is to buy tokens directly or another that will consist of buy unlimited playtime for a certain number of days. Exactly this is what each thing will cost:
- Pack of three tokens – 0.99 euros
- Pack of 10 tokens
- Pack of 20 tokens – 4.99 euros
- Unlimited play for 7 days – 1.99 euros
- Unlimited play for 30 days – 5.99 euros
With this new model, the company hopes to earn enough money to cover the costs of keeping servers open for a long time. Likewise, removed all loot boxes that were paid and can now only be obtained by leveling up. Incidentally, the level of all users will be restarted so that everyone starts from one, although they will rise faster by gaining more experience in the games.
Otherwise, Xaviant Games has guaranteed that The Culling: Origins will feature a noticeable graphic improvement and another series of gameplay changes. At the moment all this only affects the Xbox One version that will arrive in a matter of hours while the team continues working on the PC version that they hope to republish later.