Originally Posted by louiedog I've been playing Fable Heroes for a couple of days and do not like it. There are quite a few reviews out now and they're mostly in agreement that the game is not good.

Hmm, I do like it alright but I'm a big beat-em-up fan. There are some obvious problems like how ranged characters are bound to pick up less gold. Plus the garish colors... Still, I think in co-op it's a lot better.

How'd you come by it early if I may ask?

Originally Posted by eastx How'd you come by it early if I may ask?

He won a contest.....lucky bastard!

Originally Posted by eastx Hmm, I do like it alright but I'm a big beat-em-up fan. There are some obvious problems like how ranged characters are bound to pick up less gold. Plus the garish colors... Still, I think in co-op it's a lot better. How'd you come by it early if I may ask?

Lionhead gave away some codes.

There are lots of odd design choices like the ranged characters and gold. The upgrade system becomes really annoying the farther you get in it because of the randomness. You have to remember which upgrade tiles you've maxed out for those times you can choose one. I wish there was an indication of which level paths you haven't taken. The right one usually leads to the bottom section of the game board, but no always.

It is more enjoyable in co-op. I haven't gotten a four person game going yet, but even just one other person playing does make it more fun. The gameplay still became dull pretty quickly though, so I'd rather replay a brawler that I like better.

I really wish the Fable connection was used better. It's completely superficial. Those are the characters, levels, and enemies from Fable 3, but that's it. There's no questing or story or humor that I associate with the franchise. It's sort of like those Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer movies like Epic Movie. Instead of writing parody about pop culture icons they dress up a former Mad TV cast member as one and hit them with a car. The credits were implemented well and that helped make up for some of that.

@ the guy who bought one of the Toy Soldiers: Cold War DLC's (sorry, I don't remember who it was):

Did you have any problems with the achievements not unlocking?

I was really looking forward to Fable Heroes but I am extremely disappointed. Probably one of the worst games I have paid full price for since Xbox Live Arcade started. I was expecting something along the lines of Torchlight but with far less loot, a Fable story, and with more playful characters. Wow, was I way off. Again, one of the worst purchases I have made yet on Xbox Live Arcade.

Originally Posted by tylerh1701 @ the guy who bought one of the Toy Soldiers: Cold War DLC's (sorry, I don't remember who it was): Did you have any problems with the achievements not unlocking?

I don't know who you're talking about but the achievements are not unlocking for me either.

Originally Posted by Brother Daz I don't know who you're talking about but the achievements are not unlocking for me either.

Thanks. I'm gonna uninstall and re-install the game and DLC and see if that works, as this isn't a universal problem. A lot of people have got them to work, but mine aren't popping for nuthin.

I passed on Guwange last time it was on sale, but mostly because I'm turned off by the tiny playing field. Does the Xbox 360 game mode use more screen real estate?

Originally Posted by seppuku I passed on Guwange last time it was on sale, but mostly because I'm turned off by the tiny playing field. Does the Xbox 360 game mode use more screen real estate?

You have two options. Your first is that you can using the screen settings to zoom in until it fills height of your screen. The other option requires a bit more work: you can enable TATE mode, which allows you to rotate the display and your TV 90 degrees to allow the image to use most/all of the widescreen display.

Originally Posted by Brother Daz I don't know who you're talking about but the achievements are not unlocking for me either.

I got one achievement in Evil Empire (kill the Super Tank).

I don't think I got any while playing through Napalm.

But I don't really pay attention to those things. The major slowdown in both packs is a much bigger issue to me.

Originally Posted by Brother Daz I don't know who you're talking about but the achievements are not unlocking for me either.

Originally Posted by wEEman33 I got one achievement in Evil Empire (kill the Super Tank). I don't think I got any while playing through Napalm. But I don't really pay attention to those things. The major slowdown in both packs is a much bigger issue to me.

Thanks.

And I was able to get 1 achievement to unlock (use Napalm in a versus match) so I don't think I'll have problems with any others. I did have to delete all my saved data (not really a problem cuz I was 100% finished with the main game) and then uninstall everything, then I reinstalled the game followed by the Naplam DLC then the Evil Empire one.

Also, based on the demo, Fable Heroes seems like it should be a fun mindless jaunt if it ever drops to 400msp or I can pick it up on the CAG marketplace. The controls did feel a little bit sluggish and the combat was pretty pedestrian, but I've spent 400msp on a lot worse.

Wow Fable Heroes looked good (visually anyway) but I was bored in the first 2 minutes. Still want to snag it sometime but I can defnitely wait for a deal on it.

Not sure if I want to snag Awesomnauts or not. It's kinda cool but not sure I want to pay for it on 360 when it's free on PSN. Don't really want to miss out if the game gets pulled though. Is it worth a $5 gamble? If I wasn't on my last 4k card I probably wouldn't hesitate as much.

Originally Posted by Chrono Gear Is it worth a $5 gamble?

No, enjoy your PS3 version and if it ever goes on sale for Xbox and you still feel like you need to double dip, then grab it.

Just my 2 cents.

Does Guwange give infinite continues? I really enjoy shmups, but I am TERRIBLE at them, so I kind of just enjoy playing through them while dying a million times.

Originally Posted by tylerh1701 Does Guwange give infinite continues? I really enjoy shmups, but I am TERRIBLE at them, so I kind of just enjoy playing through them while dying a million times.

Ha, I second this sentiment and question.

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Originally Posted by tylerh1701 Does Guwange give infinite continues? I really enjoy shmups, but I am TERRIBLE at them, so I kind of just enjoy playing through them while dying a million times.

It does... lol. For $5 you can't go wrong. I picked it up last time it was on sale a few months back. I have really enjoyed it. They did a great job with the port. The 360 mode is pretty fun and a hell of a lot easier than the standard game. It does have some near impossible cheevos tho.

My issue with Awesomenauts is that I'm concerned the community on XBL will be nonexistent or die out fast. A game like this needs good people to play with. Single player is next to pointless.

Originally Posted by Felder71 My issue with Awesomenauts is that I'm concerned the community on XBL will be nonexistent or die out fast. A game like this needs good people to play with. Single player is next to pointless.

I have the same worry. Especially having bought the game already. Players were dropping left and right last night but that is to be expected on the first night of release. I played maybe 8 games and only 1 was full for over 50% of the time.



The gameplay is fun and I feel it is fairly balanced. It needs a few more levels and more neutral NPCs but other than that, I don't feel it needs much. The levels could be larger as well but they don't need more turrets. There are already spots reserved for "coming soon" characters but, the existing ones are enough.



Side note: Does anyone else get logged out on CAG when posting sometimes? I am on here mainly during work and I will minimize the window for a meeting or if I leave the office and then finish a post a few minutes later but when I submit it, it doesn't go through and I have to re-log and retype everything. I have learned to copy and paste my posts into Word but I sometimes forget. Usually I don’t have it minimized for more than 5 minutes but when I click post after I am done, it is back to square one.

I hope it doesn't hurt to ask here: Is anyone's 300 point Triple Play haul showing up under pending on the Rewards site? It's not for me, and I am very positive I should be qualifying.