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Costume Quest |OT| of Tricks, Treats, and Adventure
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DidntKnowJack
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Waiting for this update is excruciating. Yes, I want this game that much.
A pox upon your house, Grace Chen.
A pox upon your house, Grace Chen.
Absoludacrous
Member
handofg0d said:
I don't think it's ever been 11am est. Most of the time you're lucky if it's before 7pm est. Usually between 7-9pm est.
It has to be the worst system ever. I still can't believe it's been this many years and they can't nail things down to a set time.
Clever Pun
Member
I was really hoping this would be up by the time I got home from work....
Amneisac said:
Same here. I spent 1760 last week on Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and Alan Wake: The Writer and I'll put 1200 towards Costume Quest tomorrow and I should receive 800 points which I'll use on Undead Nightmare
They should do more promotions like this.Any idea if we receive the 800 points straight away?
Lakitu said:Same here. I spent 1760 last week on Sonic the Hedgehog 4 and Alan Wake: The Writer and I'll put 1200 towards Costume Quest tomorrow and I should receive 800 points which I'll use on Undead Nightmare
Any idea if we receive the 800 points straight away?
You don't get them back right away sadly. They take a while to process them but at least sometime after October 31.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Why must this be released on the day of Super Meat Boy, on the week of Vanquish and Fallout: NV, the week before Fable 3, Rockband 3 & Blazblue continuum shift in the UK I hate my lack of fiscal responsibility.
I hate my lack of fiscal responsibility.timetokill
Banned
My girlfriend is gonna freak out when I tell her this is coming out this week.
And then she's gonna flip because I'll tell her it's available for PSN today, but Xbox tomorrow -- and she'll be torn because she wants to play it badly but she also likes her achievements :lol
And then she's gonna flip because I'll tell her it's available for PSN today, but Xbox tomorrow -- and she'll be torn because she wants to play it badly but she also likes her achievements :lol
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
So want but we Xbox 360 people have to wait until tomorrow. What time does MS usually have their games up?
Clever Pun
Member
stolin said:
Thanks for the heads up - I'm downloading it now as well.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Yes, it's up! Go to "Games" then "View all games" and it's listed under "C".
That is, until the update goes up proper.
Edit: Ok now it's up with New Releases.
That is, until the update goes up proper.
Edit: Ok now it's up with New Releases.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I downloaded the demo (even though I'm quite sure I'll be buying it), and while I'm loving it so far, what is with the completely empty background sound. There's ambient sound, but it's largely very sparse, and there's rarely any music at all.
ColonelColon
Member
thetrin said:
What is the file size?
DidntKnowJack
Member
File size is 386 MB.
Community Forum
Member
No music WTF?
ColonelColon
Member
DidntKnowJack said:
:/
Well, then there was plenty of room for music.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Let's not overreact. I only played the demo for 15-20 minutes. There are a few tunes here and there, but it largely lacks in music in much the same way the Penny Arcade RPGs did.
Maybe that changes later on.
Maybe that changes later on.
corrosivefrost
Member
Looks great! Just trying to figure out the logistics of which platform I'm grabbing it on.
Costume Quest has problems, the lack of substantial music is disappointing and some of the text in cutscenes goes by too fast for me to read and it really should have had voice acting there, but i did have fun in the demo and will most likely buy the 360 version to take use of the 2400pts/800pts back promotion. The combat doesn't really have quick time events as much as it has "prompts" so far, unless things change it's just hitting one button per move, which i like.
momolicious
Member
crap, bad impressions?! i just put 15 bucks in psn
Played a good amount of the demo. Wish there was a way to stop the text from scrolling, like having to press X after each paragraph was done. I missed a good amount of it because I'd watch the animation or something and miss a good amount of the sentence.
The game has some really good ideas, writing (what I could read of it) was funny and the game has got a fun and cute feel to it. Just feels a little unfinished though, agree that it's a little weird not to hear any music. I'm probably going to give the demo another run through tomorrow and check out the XBL version just for a quick comparison.
For those interested in the AV side of things, the PS3 version runs at 720p and has DTS track.
The game has some really good ideas, writing (what I could read of it) was funny and the game has got a fun and cute feel to it. Just feels a little unfinished though, agree that it's a little weird not to hear any music. I'm probably going to give the demo another run through tomorrow and check out the XBL version just for a quick comparison.
For those interested in the AV side of things, the PS3 version runs at 720p and has DTS track.
I'm kinda feeling the same way. I really want someone to sell me on this now. I was hyped for it, and wanted to buy it, but all the negative comments on here are discouraging me from getting it.Mejilan said:
Honestly, I don't know if all the stuff like no voice, and music bothers me all that much. What bothers me the most is if it's really short...someone said Alex on the bombcast said it was only about 6 hours long? Really discouraging, and tired of these $15 games coming out so short on content. Especially when on PSN I can spend $10 on grandia, or Final Fantasy Tactics, or $6 on something like Alundra, or Arc the Lad.
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
Some comments after 2-3 hours or so:
* I'm hearing (good) music during combat. It would've been nice to have it during the rest of the game, though, especially considering the proportion of time spent outside of battles. Lack of voice isn't a big deal for me.
* The writing alternates in quality between good and really good. It's never amazing, though, which disappoints me considering Tim Schafer's previous output.
* The combat is fast and the special abilities (via stickers) are well-done. It's a bit simplistic so far, but hopefully that'll change. There are no random encounters--this is a good thing. Also, like strategy RPGs, your health goes to max after each battle.
* The pacing is good. There's not much time spent on filler (hitting stuff to collect candy is optional and doesn't make a huge difference) and the robot costume's turbo-speed minimizes travel tedium. The game is generally densely-packed with clever, entertaining stuff.
So far, it's a really good Japanese-style RPG. Worth the $15 if the quality keeps up for another 4 or 5 hours.
* I'm hearing (good) music during combat. It would've been nice to have it during the rest of the game, though, especially considering the proportion of time spent outside of battles. Lack of voice isn't a big deal for me.
* The writing alternates in quality between good and really good. It's never amazing, though, which disappoints me considering Tim Schafer's previous output.
* The combat is fast and the special abilities (via stickers) are well-done. It's a bit simplistic so far, but hopefully that'll change. There are no random encounters--this is a good thing. Also, like strategy RPGs, your health goes to max after each battle.
* The pacing is good. There's not much time spent on filler (hitting stuff to collect candy is optional and doesn't make a huge difference) and the robot costume's turbo-speed minimizes travel tedium. The game is generally densely-packed with clever, entertaining stuff.
So far, it's a really good Japanese-style RPG. Worth the $15 if the quality keeps up for another 4 or 5 hours.