The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
08-07-12, 02:16 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
I'm glad they're finally putting some different stuff up as DotW. I'll grab all the Saints Row 3 content next week.
08-07-12, 02:52 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
You're gonna wait for a sale that may never happen on something that's only $5 to begin with?
<----(Still waiting for Frogger to go on sale, and it's been 400 points for over six years now.)
<----(Still waiting for Frogger to go on sale, and it's been 400 points for over six years now.)
08-07-12, 02:56 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
True, there are items I've waited for a sale that have never come to fruitition. Therefore either I break down and eventually buy it (rare but happens) or just say screw it and move on. I have so much in my pile of shame that honestly if a XBLA game or DLC does not want to go on sale, its probably doing me a favor.
08-07-12, 03:03 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
Yes. They're both worth the sale price, especially Dead Kel. I'd grab them now since it's the first time they've been on sale and with what happened to 38 Studios, who knows what the future holds.
I'm glad they're finally putting some different stuff up as DotW. I'll grab all the Saints Row 3 content next week.
I'm glad they're finally putting some different stuff up as DotW. I'll grab all the Saints Row 3 content next week.
08-07-12, 03:09 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
i got them both, but after spending 80+ hours in the main game and another 10 in the first expansion, the 2nd wore on me. i'd do teeth first, then dead kel. some new weapon types in that one
08-07-12, 03:21 PM
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08-07-12, 03:28 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
True, there are items I've waited for a sale that have never come to fruitition. Therefore either I break down and eventually buy it (rare but happens) or just say screw it and move on. I have so much in my pile of shame that honestly if a XBLA game or DLC does not want to go on sale, its probably doing me a favor.
08-07-12, 04:01 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
The two Mutant Storm games never went on sale, even once in over four years. They're both still 800 points making them laughably overpriced and laughably dated at the same time. Somehow I ended up getting some sort of a Mutant Storm game or compilation on Steam recently. It provided a few minutes of entertainment and was sort of nice looking in a Geometry Wars or radiangames sort-of-way, but seriously I bet they haven't sold a single unit on XBLA in years.
08-07-12, 04:19 PM
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Thanks for the recs. I am downloading the two expansions now and will start on Kingdoms tonight or tomorrow. I could use a break from Skyrim for a bit.
08-08-12, 05:00 PM
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08-08-12, 05:36 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
Yeah, downloadable games have been for shit lately. I can't remember when the last good one came out. I guess Fez, but that had all sorts of technical issues - which is weird for a 2D platformer game.
If this is the way the industry's headed, shouldn't doanloadble games be getting better and more solid - seems like the opposite is happening.
If this is the way the industry's headed, shouldn't doanloadble games be getting better and more solid - seems like the opposite is happening.
08-08-12, 05:50 PM
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08-08-12, 07:52 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
I wonder if anyone has said this to MS about XBLA yet...
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08-14-12, 11:34 AM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
Just when I'd given up on the Summer of the Arcade, it looks like Dust might actually be excellent.
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Suddenly I think I might just buy that one at full price. Somehow, I had thought it was a 2D fighting game. Turns out it's a metroidvania platformer-- just my favorite type of game. I'll be sure to try the demo tomorrow morning before work.
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Suddenly I think I might just buy that one at full price. Somehow, I had thought it was a 2D fighting game. Turns out it's a metroidvania platformer-- just my favorite type of game. I'll be sure to try the demo tomorrow morning before work.
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08-14-12, 01:20 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
Just when I'd given up on the Summer of the Arcade, it looks like Dust might actually be excellent.
08-14-12, 01:51 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
Lately XBLA has been a way to demo games before I buy them cheap a few months later on Steam.
08-15-12, 09:55 AM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
I just played some of the Dust demo before work. Wow, I really like it. It's sort of like Bastion in a way, but the combat is much more enjoyable. It looks gorgeous and is the first XBLA game since Bastion with good voice acting. I think I'll be buying it soon...
08-15-12, 10:39 AM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
Unfortunate name for a game, since there was a "From Dust" that was part of summer of arcade a couple years ago.
08-15-12, 03:46 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
I liked the demo, but not enough to put me into "must buy now!" mode. It will join the ever-growing backlog of 1200-point games that I'll grab someday at 800 points or less.
08-19-12, 05:31 PM
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Well, I decided I couldn't wait and just bought Dust today. I must say, I really like it -- it's better than the demo even. Good story with solid voice acting, great looking graphics. Pretty good combat (mostly button mashing, but some combos and chain multipliers to make things interesting). It's a big game, I hear 11 hours or more. Glad I finally found a good quality XBLA game to pick up.
Also happy that World of Kefflings got updated. Not exactly like "free DLC", but the Avatar Famestar stuff gives you new scenarios and new missions to do on a weekly basis, which is nice since once you finished the main game and the DLC, there wasn't anything else to do. It's a pretty stupid game overall, but for some reason I still really enjoy it.
Also happy that World of Kefflings got updated. Not exactly like "free DLC", but the Avatar Famestar stuff gives you new scenarios and new missions to do on a weekly basis, which is nice since once you finished the main game and the DLC, there wasn't anything else to do. It's a pretty stupid game overall, but for some reason I still really enjoy it.
08-21-12, 09:26 AM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
I can never make this look nice like MWB does, but here's the bi-weekly update:
Originally Posted by Major Nelson
Xbox LIVE Arcade Release Date MS Points
Counter Strike: Global Offensive 22-Aug 1200
JOJO’s Bizarre Adventure HD 22-Aug 1600
Rock Band Blitz 29-Aug 1200
Add-ons Release Date MS Points
Mass Effect 3: Leviathan 28-Aug 800
Deal of the Week Discount Dates Price
TNT Racers 21-Aug to 27-Aug 400 (50% off)
Faery 600 (50% off)
Crazy Machine Elements 400 (50% off)
Dead Block 400 (50% off)
Dead Block – More Dead to Block Map Pack 120 (50% off)
Skydrift 600 (50% off)
Skydrift – Extreme Fighters Pack 80 (50% off)
Skydrift – Gladiator Pack 200 (50% off)
Ubisoft 28-Aug to 3-Sept
Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ancestors Character Pack 160 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack 400 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations The Lost Archive 400 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Codex 120 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Eagle 120 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Piece of Eden 120 (50% off)
Special Sales Discount Dates Price
Kinect Central- Forza Motorsport 4 May TopGear Car Pack 21-Aug to 27-Aug 280 (50% off)
Kinect Central – The Gunstringer: El Diablo’s ‘Merican Adventure 28-Aug to 3-Sept 120 (50% off)
Rockstar Publisher Sale 28-Aug to 3-Sept Up to 50% off
Counter Strike: Global Offensive 22-Aug 1200
JOJO’s Bizarre Adventure HD 22-Aug 1600
Rock Band Blitz 29-Aug 1200
Add-ons Release Date MS Points
Mass Effect 3: Leviathan 28-Aug 800
Deal of the Week Discount Dates Price
TNT Racers 21-Aug to 27-Aug 400 (50% off)
Faery 600 (50% off)
Crazy Machine Elements 400 (50% off)
Dead Block 400 (50% off)
Dead Block – More Dead to Block Map Pack 120 (50% off)
Skydrift 600 (50% off)
Skydrift – Extreme Fighters Pack 80 (50% off)
Skydrift – Gladiator Pack 200 (50% off)
Ubisoft 28-Aug to 3-Sept
Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ancestors Character Pack 160 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack 400 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations The Lost Archive 400 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Codex 120 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Eagle 120 (50% off)
Assassin’s Creed Revelations – Piece of Eden 120 (50% off)
Special Sales Discount Dates Price
Kinect Central- Forza Motorsport 4 May TopGear Car Pack 21-Aug to 27-Aug 280 (50% off)
Kinect Central – The Gunstringer: El Diablo’s ‘Merican Adventure 28-Aug to 3-Sept 120 (50% off)
Rockstar Publisher Sale 28-Aug to 3-Sept Up to 50% off
08-21-12, 10:09 AM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
I don't know if anybody has looked at the Chain Reaction part of Sales and Specials app. I actually lucked into the final part of the Bioshock 2 chain recently. I had bought everything except Minerva's Den during a sale at half off. So I was quite happy when the final part of the chain was Minerva's Den at 600 points off (or a mere 200 points). I jumped at it naturally. Probably won't get another one as part of the chain for the whole rest of the year, but at least that one worked out well.
08-21-12, 10:59 AM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
Aww, shucks. . .
I think I've said this before, but I just do "print screen," crop it, and put it on imgur.com. I'm a complete moron when it comes to computer stuff, so if I can do it, anyone can.
Also, the Games on Demand version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is on sale for $10/800 today only.
I think I've said this before, but I just do "print screen," crop it, and put it on imgur.com. I'm a complete moron when it comes to computer stuff, so if I can do it, anyone can.
Also, the Games on Demand version of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II is on sale for $10/800 today only.
08-21-12, 02:28 PM
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
The Scott Pilgrim DLC/online play has been delayed until the fall:
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/20/sc...ed-until-fall/
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/20/sc...ed-until-fall/