megashock5
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You compared it to Hydro Thunder, that means I download the demo tonight.
Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) News and Announcements Thread - 2012 Edition
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You compared it to Hydro Thunder, that means I download the demo tonight.
the turbo pick-ups, crazy drops and the shortcuts reminded me of it.
randomlyrossy
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We're going to be having a game night with Minecraft over on XBLAFans tonight. Thought you guys might be interested as Roger Carpenter from Microsoft will be joining us and talking about the upcoming updates to the game.
bigtroyjon
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I mentioned this in the activity thread but it's really good to see all the games that were on sale show back up in the top 20 top xbla sales list.
The decision makers at Microsoft won't be able to help but notice that.
The decision makers at Microsoft won't be able to help but notice that.
FateBreaker
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God I FINALLY find someone I agree with on Outland. My search is over.
toythatkills
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For some reason, Anomaly: Warzone Earth has been reduced to 320pts from 800pts. BUY IT RIGHT NOW.
DONE!!!
HadesGigas
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Same price it is on Steam for the Because We May sale. Wonder how the developers got Microsoft to go along with that.
toythatkills
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Yeah, I wondered if it was to do with that but it kind of defeats the point of that entirely. I thought "Because we May" existed specifically because developers couldn't just change prices at will on Xbox and PSN, but this suggests that that isn't true at all, or at least that Microsoft are open to price changes if developers so desire.
Tower "Offense"! Basically, you play a supertroop who escorts selectable vehicles down paths, which themselves can be dynamically changed. You also have AoE special abilities you can use, to hide your troops, heal them, cause damage, etc.
I just purchased it myself, feels like a fantastically polished, well put together game for 10 bucks, even more so at 4.
Won't have time to play it much myself this weekend (Yay for Anime Cons!), but I look forward to getting into the full game soon!
It's inverse tower defense; you're the attacking force. (But, yeah, it plays very similarly to a TD game.)
I've been meaning to get it for the full price so for 320 pts it's an instant purchase.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Actually, I was very disappointed by Outland after all the hype and for the same reasons lol.
To me it felt half baked, as if they threw it together really fast after its announcement. Really dead, simple world map screen that was actually unclear on where you were at, or what you'd already done, confirmed it.
The art direction blew a lot of people away, which is unfortunately kind of common with games like this - give it edgy or innovative art direction and all else is forgiven.
toythatkills
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New Deadlight trailer. Voice acting ranges from really annoying to generic-Simpsons-teenager-voice.
Looks awesome though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWBN_nKqapU
Looks awesome though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWBN_nKqapU
BADNED
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Glad to see Bang Bang has been finally dated.
BruiserBear
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Same. Here is a thread I created for the game a while back.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=458447
wow, awesome looking game. i have been hyped for it for some time now but this trailer just put my hype through the roof. i bet it will be a summer of arcade title (probably the headliner). whenever it comes out, it's a day one perch for me.
RadarScope1
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Funny, I've been playing Bastion lately and that how I feel about it. Just not that great a game IMO and very shallow and frustrating in many respects. But hey, there's gorgeous hand-drawn backgrounds and a cool ass narrator so it's awesome.
Outland is in my backlog.
HadesGigas
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So yeah, Anomaly XBLA is part of the Becasue We May sale:
http://www.becausewemay.com/other.html
Weird. Wonder if that means any game published by Microsoft could go on sale if the devs asked?
http://www.becausewemay.com/other.html
Weird. Wonder if that means any game published by Microsoft could go on sale if the devs asked?
I don't think so, as I remember that being a reason why the Super Meat Boy devs disliked XBLA so much.
So I'm guessing Anomaly is worth it for 320 MSP?
Microsoft just changed their policy for XBLIG allowing publishers to change the price of their games every 90 days. Maybe something like that for XBLA.
http://www.vg247.com/2012/05/22/microsoft-to-allow-more-frequent-xblig-price-changes/
HadesGigas
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A lot can change in a couple years, though. And Team Meat even got that introductory sale which was somewhat unheard of on XBLA.
I already own it on Steam and Android and I'm considering triple dipping...
XBLIG can change the price of their games every 7 days. It was 90 days before this change.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
LOL yes that describes Bastion.
It's not that "candy games" are always a bad thing.
But, sometimes I wonder at so many small teams getting incredible, glowing reviews and encouragement by doing nothing but making, well, almost hipsteresque artstyfartsty games. Games without much real game beneath the package.
Means I have to be very careful about glowing impressions on how amazing the latest indie treasure is.
That's definitely true, and it would show that MS is being smarter about things and going in the right direction if they are more flexible with pricing of XBLA games. That seems to be the most obvious flaw of XBLA right now anyway. You need to have more than just 4 games on sale per week. You need big blow-out sales, and not just one day during the holidays.
BG&E is easily worth that. It's a definite must-play in my book.
Absoludacrous
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Also very good
NotMyUsername
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Just to chip in I'd say both games are an excellent value for that price. At their full prices their worth buying and playing through but on sale it's even more the case. Remember that both were previously full retail games at much higher prices before being put onto XBLA. Clash of Heroes was even redrawn and had a lot of work put into it, as well.
Both deserve to be purchased.
Both deserve to be purchased.
Anomaly is pretty sweet so far. Loving pretty much everything except the silly accents! Actually, I guess I love those too but not in a positive way, lol.
As for BG&E, I've always hated it and would never agree that it's a must-play. Most of the gameplay wants to be MGS but fails hard, any craft controls suck, Jade's controls actually suck a bit too and I think the story is confused and stupid. Does it want to be a cautionary, 1984-like tale or a fucking cartoon?
As for BG&E, I've always hated it and would never agree that it's a must-play. Most of the gameplay wants to be MGS but fails hard, any craft controls suck, Jade's controls actually suck a bit too and I think the story is confused and stupid. Does it want to be a cautionary, 1984-like tale or a fucking cartoon?
toythatkills
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If any Brits know Garth Marenghi, play the opening with that in mind.
Roland Deschain
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Are the inverted controls still messed up? Reason I stopped playing it, hoping for a patch.
toythatkills
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You can invert left/right but not up/down.
You should just learn to control a camera properly =P
Roland Deschain
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Yeah, but when 99% of games do it one way... I really want to get into this game but I can't because of the camera controls. Stupid, I know, but I'd still like to have the choice.
Stumpokapow
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PlayXBLA just posted screenshots of an unannounced XBLA game that will be revealed at E3. It looks to be an Avatar Motocross game.
Original screenshot filenames include "AMX".
Original screenshot filenames include "AMX".
i agree. looks like a joyride sequel? after playing the non-kinect version, i really want more joyride.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
It'd be pretty neat if Microsoft actually used the Motocross Madness IP they've been sitting on all these years.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I could go for a new Midtown Madness now you mention it...
toythatkills
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Well the filename definitely suggests Avatar Motocross, though Avatar Motocross Madness is a bit of a mouthful. With this, Trials, Red Bull and Joe Danger: the Movie, that's a lot of motorbike games on XBLA this year.
BruiserBear
Banned
I hope that Motorcross game plays well, because it looks fun,
RadarScope1
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I would totally get BG&E if they had proper controller options. Need invert to play. Unbelievably dumb. You can tell me that's not a simple patch. Won't happen at this point though.
PlayXBLA just posted screenshots of an unannounced XBLA game that will be revealed at E3. It looks to be an Avatar Motocross game.
Original screenshot filenames include "AMX".
Is it just me or does that look "Barker's Cresty"?
Ooh, if that is like the old Motorcross Madness games I'm buying this day 1. Loved those games.
I'm assuming that and Skulls of the Shogun will be the indies for Summer of Arcade.
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