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Xbox One Download Games |OT| News, Announcements, Reviews, and Impressions Thread
- Thread starter Steverulez
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Thanks Banjo
Ive been playing The Swapper and Beach Buggy Racing this week too. The Swapper seems pretty cool, I like it, feels like a 2D more puzzle based Lifeless Planet with a setting that is just as interesting and the stories are told in a somewhat similar way.
I just beat my first playthrough of Lifeless Planet. Loved it. The description above makes The Swapper an instant purchase, gosh damn.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Surprised to see The Swapper on the store earlier, talk about a stealth release.
I highly recommend it to anyone who loves puzzle games, it really is fantastic and gets pretty damn challenging after a while too, but not frustratingly so.
I highly recommend it to anyone who loves puzzle games, it really is fantastic and gets pretty damn challenging after a while too, but not frustratingly so.
but why?
Steverulez
Member
Probably comes with a bitchin' pre-order bonus or something. Another beta... MS are ahead of the curve on pre-loading but well behind on pre-orders, so makes sense to rectify that.
Very very nice to see. XB1 is shaping up to have quite a nice puzzle game library. Here's what I own so far:
Max: Curse of Brotherhood: 4.5/5 (love it)
Valiant Hearts: 4/5 (really like it)
Contrast: 3/5 (like it)
Stick It To The Man: 4/5 (really like it)
D4: 5/5 (really love it)
Flockers: 4/5 (really like it)
Never Alone: 4/5 (really like it)
Limbo: 5/5 (really love it)
Thomas Was Alone: 5/5 (really love it)
White Night: 5/5 (really love it)
Sherlock Holmes Crimes & Punishments: 4/5 (really like it)
Lara Croft Temple of Osiris: 4/5 so far, I'm halfway through the game
Kalimba; 4/5 (really like it)
Unmechanical: 4/5 (really like it)
Schrodinger's Cat: I'm at the beginning, can't rate it yet, but it seems decent so far
Lifeless Planet: 4/5 (really like it)
I believe the only ones I haven't played yet so far are Pneumia, The Swapper, and Nero. I'm DEFINITELY going to buy Pneumia and The Swapper at some point, but I'm skipping out on Nero based off impressions in here.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Nero is shit.
no I mean why pre-order in June? You could always preorder in October and by then you'd know something more about it and it would be gold.
Steverulez
Member
Well, as I said, if there was a reason to pre-order like... access to another beta or a free thing for download (Spartan Strike Xbox One?) then that would be why.
yeah maybe but you'd know there was a beta in the news and then you could pre-order.
SkinnerSw33t
Member
Yeah. I don't think there's a lot of incentive.
A potential exception is that Xbox Rewards credits pre-orders as purchases. So if, for instance, you're $60 short of a milestone, you could pre-order a game early in order to hit it within the necessary time frame.
theDeeDubs
Member
Putting up Halo for preorder is pretty smart. They should get quite a few sales from people impulse preordering during/after their conference.
BananasWithGuns
Member
Pneuma on sale for $10. Definitely going to grab that.
eastx
Member
Howsa bout a detailed Rogue Legacy review with video?
http://www.windowscentral.com/rogue-legacy-review
http://www.windowscentral.com/rogue-legacy-review
The game is so good. I have bought it on PC, got it free on PS+ and bought it on the Xbox One.
that makes no sense. why download 30GB and then not buy it?
eastx
Member
Heck yeah, same order here with Rogue Legacy. Starting fresh and building up is just so much fun.
BananasWithGuns
Member
Would be useful for people that prefer to own physical copies of their games. That way they can put the disc in and play when they get it instead of waiting for the install.
Physical copies. Having the game preloaded so you can just pop the disc in and go would be nice. It would apply to games you intend on purchasing ad well so you don't have to sit through the install and update download/install.
Meh.
Does that even work at this time? Seems like more of a hassle for MS to code this way so that a game can be downloaded gamertag-agnostic.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Yes.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
Highly recommend zombie driver at $3.75 thats a steal
Also UFC at $10 is very nice if you aren't an Access Member
Also UFC at $10 is very nice if you aren't an Access Member
backflip10019
Member
Yeah, I'm gonna have to buy this, too, I think.
Alx
Member
That's a lot to ask for. Bandwidth isn't free, and I'm not sure they'd want to let anybody get those big files without being confident they're going to pay for it.
Vert boil
Member
Sunset Overdrive has a trial version this week (June 9th - 15th). Limited to three hours.
In my opinion most certainly.
barneystuta83
Member
Any thoughts on Pneuma at £8?
I'll let you know later this week. I took the plunge at $10 CND (half off original price).
RedSparrows
Member
I am interested to see PressPlay's next. Kalimba is really, really... solid. And fun.
Press Play simply makes good games, even their mobile games are good. Will be interesting to see what happens if they are allowed to grow into a larger studio.
Finally playing SO thanks to that trial (missed the 24 hour one) and it's so much fun. I'm going to have to pick it up soon. It took a little minute to get into the flow of things, but once you do it meshes pretty well. I'm learning the perfect time to hit those boosts, lol. Ammo seems to be in short supply which was unexpected and kinda weird, tbh. Also that gun that shoots vinyls seems incredibly weak. The stun amp made it a little better, but it's like my last resort. At least it shoots fast. ALSO WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME THAT THE SNAKESKIN JACKET COMES WITH AN ACTUAL PYTHON
That seems big. I wonder what it is.
That seems big. I wonder what it is.
Not sure if this is the right place but I got an email about participating in a playtest study for an unreleased title on June 12th-14th from Microsoft. Had to take a survey that had questions about E3 also.
Also just noticed that Pnemua is on sale for 10 dollars. I was interested at launch but got turned away by the negative impressions and engine troubles. Any word of if they patched that?
Also just noticed that Pnemua is on sale for 10 dollars. I was interested at launch but got turned away by the negative impressions and engine troubles. Any word of if they patched that?
Vert boil
Member
Spectra has a date, 10th July.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-lk992zhA0
and Tetris Ultimate is getting some dlc today (it isn't up yet and a patch),
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-lk992zhA0
and Tetris Ultimate is getting some dlc today (it isn't up yet and a patch),
PanicFreak
Member
Agreed. It's a really fun game but I wouldn't exactly say that it's simple. There are some very cool systems in place that if you aren't aware of, you'll totally crash and burn.
The overworld strategy can catch you off-guard if you don't know what your doing. Knowing to snuff out heart disease early in a game, for instance, is a hard learned lesson.
Vert boil
Member
They are running a Project Spark promo, Summer of Spark.
http://forums.projectspark.com/yaf_...-Conker-and-Double-XP-Weekend.aspx#post215639
And some new dlc, Dungeon Descent Pack will be available tomorrow.
http://forums.projectspark.com/yaf_...-Conker-and-Double-XP-Weekend.aspx#post215639
And some new dlc, Dungeon Descent Pack will be available tomorrow.
http://www.trueachievements.com/n20394/brothers-confirmed-for-xbox-one.htm
Brothers coming to XB1! I loved this game. One of my favourite puzzle games on the 360. I'll instantly drop 10 dollars to re-play this on XB1.
Brothers coming to XB1! I loved this game. One of my favourite puzzle games on the 360. I'll instantly drop 10 dollars to re-play this on XB1.
backflip10019
Member
So now that E3 is rapidly approaching, where the heck is Cuphead? It debuted gameplay at E3 last year -- I'm sure it will be there in some form this year, right? Maybe a "now available" release?
Please god I just want to play that game so badly.
backflip10019
Member
Jeez, that's terrible. Really hope he can pull through.
Is this going to cost money or be free? Seems like something that should be free?? I hope..
Vert boil
Member
great game, but once you've played it, you've played it. it's like Journey
speedomodel
Member
Damn...wish him the best, that's awful.
It's scheduled for 2015, so we'll more than likely see it during the ID@XBOX segment!
Pneuma is quite nice so far. I'm very pleased with the sale price ($10 Canadian). The game is gorgeous. There are occasional frame rate hiccups but they seem rare and aside from that, the game has a lush, vibrant, shiny art style to it.
The story and game play are both unique - I've never seen something quite like this in a game before. For the story - you play as some "being" that pops into existence. Is he a god? Is he a regular person? I don't know. But it's very neat to hear the "being" argue/negotiate/rationalize with himself and solve puzzles or come up with ideas out loud, talking to himself the whole game. The puzzle mechanics are interesting too. The game is first-person and a big part of the puzzle game play involves line of sight - to solve puzzles you routinely need to leverage line of sight, i.e. sometimes you can only open a door if you are looking away from some particular corner in a room.
It's short. With one more evening of play I'll easily have the 1000 gamerscore. But it's refreshing to play such a unique puzzle game.
Strengths: Shiny art style, unique "line of sight" first-person puzzles, and thought-provoking monologues from a being that may or may not be a god
Weaknesses: the game is short and there are very rare frame rate issues
I say it's a must-buy at the sale price if you're a fan of puzzle games.