I just saw.No leaderboards
She can't understand why not when the stuff in her phone has, she's got a point, I can't understand why either.
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PEGGLE 2 |OT| THE BEST GAME EVER...AGAIN.
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She can't understand why not when the stuff in her phone has, she's got a point, I can't understand why either.
No local multiplayer absolutely killed my anticipation for this game. 90% of my many, many hours in Peggle 1 was spent playing local MP with my girlfriend. We were both very excited about Peggle 2. Now I'm not even buying it.
I hope there are many more like me who hit them in the wallet for this bullshit.
I hope there are many more like me who hit them in the wallet for this bullshit.
kingofkingz25
Member
SO HYPED.
This Gif.....LEGEN...wait for it......DARY!!!!!
abracadaver
Member
No framerate problems for me. If there were any I didnt notice them. Looks nice and 60fps smooth for me.
Time to make use of GameDVR. 207,350 points in one shot:
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=5400d3ab51fe6d68&id=5400D3AB51FE6D68!720
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=5400d3ab51fe6d68&id=5400D3AB51FE6D68!720
statham
Member
Very nice, I haven't been able to clear a board yet of all pegs, but getting closer.
I never did much multiplayer, but loss of leaderboards is just silly. It's a point-driven game, for fuck's sake.
Also, it seems a little clip happy. That's turning out to be an issue with multiple games. Take a clip when I score a zillion points, sure. Take one when I manage to get in the 100,000 hole? That's going to be a lot of clips.
Also, it seems a little clip happy. That's turning out to be an issue with multiple games. Take a clip when I score a zillion points, sure. Take one when I manage to get in the 100,000 hole? That's going to be a lot of clips.
John Caboose
Member
Sweet jesus, morning mood is not just the intro song but you can play it yourself in the main menu. It's not hard to find by any means, it was just too sweet not to share. I took a quick video of it here:
http://youtu.be/iImYuqzQ_wU
I love GameDVR. With a slightly higher bitrate/lower compression and the ability to record for more than 5 minutes at a time (30 if started manually, save last 10 in buffer automatically) would make it perfect.
http://youtu.be/iImYuqzQ_wU
I love GameDVR. With a slightly higher bitrate/lower compression and the ability to record for more than 5 minutes at a time (30 if started manually, save last 10 in buffer automatically) would make it perfect.
I played a lot of the first. These levels seem easier to clear. Keep going!
I can buy it on handhelds or if a game actually dared to see how far it could push 2D effects with modern hardware, though that has to be REALLY far and is probably going to be mixing some 3D in anyway.
Problem is we're talking about Peggle on Xbox One, not some sort of new Gunstar Heroes trying to be as over the top as possible or something.
BruiserBear
Banned
Please tell me there is an option to turn off the auto saving clips?
Leaderboards seem to come at a later date, just like Ryse. There is at least one leaderboard when you go to the store page. ;-)
Is this for real? No local MP and I'm out. I still play peggle for the local, and I guess I will continue to do so.
There's no straight up system level way to do it, and so far every game I've played hasn't had a way to disable it. Ryse is also pretty clip heavy and even on repeat playthroughs caps the same spots.
When Peggle 2 appears on tablets, if it is anything like Plants vs Zombies 2 then it will be infested with micropayments, in-game currency, gates, stars, locked areas, impossibly hard levels that require power-ups and way, way, way too much repetition. All designed to motivate people to pay more and more money.
Playing PvZ 2 has become such a soulless money grab that I wonder how much better it would have been if they charged a straight up-front fee.
Playing PvZ 2 has become such a soulless money grab that I wonder how much better it would have been if they charged a straight up-front fee.
backflip10019
Member
Clips are automatically deleted after a while, right? Shouldn't be an issue (granted it is annoying with all those notifications popping up).
I don't really mind the notifications but it floods your friend's activity feeds. I'd rather only share moments I actually thought were cool
Haven't played Peggle yet, but Ryse is ridiculous
I'm glad to hear the 'Bone version is free of F2P junk, but I'm also still concerned about the mobile versions of Peggle 2. PopCap seem to be completely done with "premium" games on mobile platforms, even Bejeweled HD just went F2P. PvZ2 didn't have the worst F2P structure I've experienced, but even a somewhat decent F2P structure can suck the life out of a game. It's not a bad mobile game by any means, but pretty much every F2P-related addition (compared to the first game) detracts from the overall experience.
backflip10019
Member
That's a fair point. Guess we'll be seeing tons of Peggle on activity feeds over the next few weeks.
jokebreath
Member
...no local multiplayer? For real? Peggle is the best party game I had on 360, perfect for a group of gamers and non-gamers. I was really looking forward to Peggle 2 for the same reason.
This is really disappointing. Are they going to patch in local multiplayer later? Is Nintendo the only publisher around that remembers that people like to gather together and play video games in one location?
This is really disappointing. Are they going to patch in local multiplayer later? Is Nintendo the only publisher around that remembers that people like to gather together and play video games in one location?
Lé Blade Runner
Member
Which is odd, since they *should* have resources to hire technically competent staff.
Anyway, the emission of a local leaderboard is so baffling that I can't think of a single reason why it isn't in there. Every point-based game from the very first Tetris has had local leaderboards - or hi-score tracking - for crying out loud.
Mike Double U
Banned
You guys might want to turn off your Game DVR when doing the Trials. I just had four clips in two minutes.
KillerIsJed
Member
I played it for a bit. It sure is Peggle. If you want to see my stream replay then clicky.
For all the people upset there isn't local multiplayer, welcome to the future. Only exclusive games on Xbox One with local multiplayer are Killer Instinct (because eSports I'd assume) and Powerstar Golf. Over the last generation we have seen less and less local multiplayer on Playstation and Xbox. They want you to buy 2 consoles and 2 copies of games.
They don't care about families....but that is why there is Nintendo. Tons of great couch co-op and multiplayer games there, which is the reason we almost exclusively play it when friends are over.
For all the people upset there isn't local multiplayer, welcome to the future. Only exclusive games on Xbox One with local multiplayer are Killer Instinct (because eSports I'd assume) and Powerstar Golf. Over the last generation we have seen less and less local multiplayer on Playstation and Xbox. They want you to buy 2 consoles and 2 copies of games.
They don't care about families....but that is why there is Nintendo. Tons of great couch co-op and multiplayer games there, which is the reason we almost exclusively play it when friends are over.
I haven't seen any framerate issues at all (went through all stages just trying to pass them, so a few hours of play).
The rate at which it shares clips with your friends, though, is just ridiculous. Really annoying.
Loving it otherwise. Lost way too much of my day off to it today.
The rate at which it shares clips with your friends, though, is just ridiculous. Really annoying.
Loving it otherwise. Lost way too much of my day off to it today.
I'm sorry but wasn't one of the big selling points on Xbox Live being the service that has a proven track record and has the power of the cloud that developers can utilize?
How in 2013 does a game that is primarily score-driven not have leaderboards?
There is no excuse as it's an (time) exclusive game...
I'm getting flashbacks to PS3 launch where games rarely had leaderboards, and the games that did couldn't even provide real-time leaderboard updates (once every 6-12 hours).
How in 2013 does a game that is primarily score-driven not have leaderboards?
There is no excuse as it's an (time) exclusive game...
I'm getting flashbacks to PS3 launch where games rarely had leaderboards, and the games that did couldn't even provide real-time leaderboard updates (once every 6-12 hours).
Awesome.
This celebration music/animation made my day...excellent charming stuff. It made me smile.
Maybe? I honestly don't know. I just noticed that some games are more clip happy than others.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
Buying this when I get home.
This is what I was going to post. There's a particular Trial that records every damn attempt.
I turned it off in Settings.
John Caboose
Member
Unfortunately this turns off GameDVR completely.
DirtyLarry
Member
Thank you both for the link.
Is this an entirely new website? I do not see how to access it at all from XBox.com itself??
Now I have the link I know it, but it is just one of those small things that is driving me crazy.
Again, thank you!
I see these launch DVR as a necessary evil. Like achievements, devs are still experimenting when to do them. Give it 6 months/a year, and they'll be capturing the best stuff. Peggle is a step in the right direction than Ryse.
You'll be thankful for it when you get a genuine "Did you see that?!" moment (without jumping in to GameDVR to do it).
You'll be thankful for it when you get a genuine "Did you see that?!" moment (without jumping in to GameDVR to do it).
EteRnal PAL
Member
Giantbomb Quick Look of Peggle 2 - http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-peggle-2/2300-8291/
Lé Blade Runner
Member
Unfortunately this is far from being the first time ( that complaining about EA is justified ). Their track-record through the last year or so has been abysmal. The train-wreck of SimCity's launch comes to mind, and Battlefield 4 across all platforms. EA is a long-standing mega-corporation, and I still keep showering them with my hard-earned money despite all of this ( I bought BF4 + Premium for PC even though I hate Origin ), but it's hard to fathom how incompetent they seem these days. They should have a lot of assets and staff to keep things going smoothly, but no.
Chance Hale
Member
Is it 60 FPS during single player?
I need my peggle to look perfect.