The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
#3851
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I wasn't even checking those indie games. At first I was certain that included demos I had picked up along the way, but upon further investigation, I guess I actually own 27 of those, some of which I have no recollection of ever playing, purchasing or even trying the demos! Yeesh.
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I don't like that purchase history site, I'm at 103 XBLA games and 10 Indie games, I didn't need to know that
And just remembered, that doesn't the free Daggerdale from the Asian account or the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Special Edition bought on a UK account.
And just remembered, that doesn't the free Daggerdale from the Asian account or the Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Special Edition bought on a UK account.
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#3853
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
Turned on my Xbox tonight and actually played some games.
You may not have heard this yet, but Bastion is pretty mesmerizing. That is all.
You may not have heard this yet, but Bastion is pretty mesmerizing. That is all.
#3854
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Why didn't EA update the NBA Jam roster? That seems really mean and/or lazy in my book.
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#3857
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50 XBLA games
43 Indie games
its a mess to figure out..but I also have over 10 full retail games downloaded...(most recent Cameron's Avatar)...
43 Indie games
its a mess to figure out..but I also have over 10 full retail games downloaded...(most recent Cameron's Avatar)...
#3858
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
crap there are a lot more games than I thought that I bought and have not played...completely forgot I bought them...like Ms. Splosion Man....
#3859
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71 XBLA games
0 Indie
...And I can scroll through game add-ons all day long and never reach the bottom. FUCK!
0 Indie
...And I can scroll through game add-ons all day long and never reach the bottom. FUCK!
#3860
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Are you guys just counting them on the site, or am I missing a tally somewhere?
60 XBLA*
1 Indie
*Unplayed
Snoopy's Flying Ace
Serious Sam 2
Torchlight
Beyond Good & Evil HD
Plants vs. Zombies
60 XBLA*
1 Indie
*Unplayed
Snoopy's Flying Ace
Serious Sam 2
Torchlight
Beyond Good & Evil HD
Plants vs. Zombies
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Vamn over at CAG spotted some nice changes to indie game prices:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=312899
Since Microsoft recently changed their pricing structure for Xbox Indies, larger games can can now be sold for 80 MSP. As a result, many XBLIG devs have opted to drop the price of their games. I thought it would be pretty cool to have a thread that would try to track what WORTHWHILE games are now cheaper.
DISCLAIMER: Yes, I know that Xbox Indies is a largely horrifying wasteland of shovelware and absolute garbage like "Avatar Zombie Massager" and "Look I Made a One Level Platformer with MS Paint!!!". (There's really no need to elaborate on it further, we all know this.) But there ARE some good games in the pile. And I'd like to keep the thread focused on those, if possible.
So here's a few good price-dropped games to start off with:
Antipole - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus Review - Destructoid Review
Chester - 240 -> 80 - XBLIG Summer Uprising
Cthulu Saves the World - 240 -> 80 - Metacritic
Soulcaster - 240 -> 80 -
Soulcaster II - 240 -> 80 - XBLAFans Review - Armless Octopus Review
Future price drops:
Escape Goat should be dropping to 80 MSP in February, according to the developer.
DISCLAIMER: Yes, I know that Xbox Indies is a largely horrifying wasteland of shovelware and absolute garbage like "Avatar Zombie Massager" and "Look I Made a One Level Platformer with MS Paint!!!". (There's really no need to elaborate on it further, we all know this.) But there ARE some good games in the pile. And I'd like to keep the thread focused on those, if possible.
So here's a few good price-dropped games to start off with:
Antipole - 240 -> 80 - Armless Octopus Review - Destructoid Review
Chester - 240 -> 80 - XBLIG Summer Uprising
Cthulu Saves the World - 240 -> 80 - Metacritic
Soulcaster - 240 -> 80 -
Soulcaster II - 240 -> 80 - XBLAFans Review - Armless Octopus Review
Future price drops:
Escape Goat should be dropping to 80 MSP in February, according to the developer.
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Vamn over at CAG spotted some nice changes to indie game prices:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=312899
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...d.php?t=312899
Edit: Forgot that Cthulu is the sucessor to Breath of Death which is certainly the best XBLA Indie game I've played. So I'll grab that for a $1, no questions asked. BTW, it's obviously too late, but I wish Indie games were allowed like 6 achievements for 100 points or something. Just something so it would show up on my player card.
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Soulcaster I & II for a buck a piece? Very nice. I've only bought a couple of Indie games (tried about a dozen or so), so this makes me a lot more willing to try a few of these. I would probably recommend that somebody start a separate thread (even though we try to shoehorn it in here) if there isn't one already. Given the right amount of space and upkeep, I think it could be a great resource. Because I'll be honest (I hope I'm not the only one), there is such a large sea of garbage out there in Indie Game land, it is very daunting to look through the mess.
Edit: Forgot that Cthulu is the sucessor to Breath of Death which is certainly the best XBLA Indie game I've played. So I'll grab that for a $1, no questions asked. BTW, it's obviously too late, but I wish Indie games were allowed like 6 achievements for 100 points or something. Just something so it would show up on my player card.
Edit: Forgot that Cthulu is the sucessor to Breath of Death which is certainly the best XBLA Indie game I've played. So I'll grab that for a $1, no questions asked. BTW, it's obviously too late, but I wish Indie games were allowed like 6 achievements for 100 points or something. Just something so it would show up on my player card.
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Re: The official Xbox Live Arcade/Indie Games/Game Room Thread of Space Bucks for Fun
But then the crappy games would probably just make the 50 points incredibly easy to get to entice achievement whores.
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What's the problem if they did? Who loses in that situation? MS and the "developer" makes their money, and the consumer gets exactly what they wanted, easy achievements. It's not like achievement points are some sort of currency (unless they do one of those contests again).
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What's the problem if they did? Who loses in that situation? MS and the "developer" makes their money, and the consumer gets exactly what they wanted, easy achievements. It's not like achievement points are some sort of currency (unless they do one of those contests again).
#3874
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It would undermine the point of them having achievements IMO. With how indie games are released, nothing would really stop some of the crappier developers from creating games whereby you just press start and get the full gamer score. That said, I think it would still be a good thing to do overall.
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It would undermine the point of them having achievements IMO. With how indie games are released, nothing would really stop some of the crappier developers from creating games whereby you just press start and get the full gamer score. That said, I think it would still be a good thing to do overall.
I do like the way that Indie Games I own are listed in the My Games section of the dash now, but wish I could easily tell which ones I own vs which are demos.