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I had forgotten about the Double Fine sale, now I'm excited!

I was going probably going to bite on Cold War tomorrow, but now I may pass dependent upon what DF has to offer me. I got the original Toy Soldiers for free but it just wasn't exactly my cup of tea.

Originally Posted by Crono-00 I don't always purchase XBLA titles on release at full price, but when I do, they tend to be titles I really want at the initial price offer.

I will forever hear Crono's posts read in the voice of the most interesting man in the world from this point forward.

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So - here's the surprise, Mechromancer for Borderlands 2 is ready about a week earlier than I promised. Oct 9, all platforms. Woo!

Originally Posted by tylerh1701 http://avatarawards.ninjasfate.com/ That one's not bad. The DLC is not bad, but it's definitely more of the exact same. I bought it at full price on PSN after I beat the main game (which I got on sale half price, so I figured I could pay full price for the DLC). It's perfectly competent, but like I said, more of the same.

true its more of the same but costume quest was so good that I didn't care

Originally Posted by tylerh1701 http://avatarawards.ninjasfate.com/ ... That one's not bad.

Getting an Adobe Reader v9 exploit sent from the page...

... so be sure your AV/malware protection is up-to-date (& monitoring your TEMP directory) before you go there.

Originally Posted by cthomer5000 well worth full price IMHO. One of the absolute top XBLA games period.

And buying SMB on 360 will also raise up the Xbox:Steam ratio, so that more developers will still give consoles a chance, even though MS doesn't make it easy on them with:

• 30% cut in gross sale cost
• Lack of control in promotional or free pricing
• Lack of control on release-date
• Game selection by big-wigs that don't necessarily understand "gaming"
• Long, unyielding, and yet grossly-incompetent certification testing

... with the latter due to using large testing firms, hiring brute-force "game-testers" at barely above minimum wage, and yet the firms can demand a huge paycheck for their outsourcing services.

I know I'm really "selling" Xbox Live Arcade with those statements, and yet it's still the most user-friendly & broadest-audience option if you want the maximize the chances of people playing your game. Just one of those facts of life, I'm afraid.

Originally Posted by Dthib87 lmao, i love spelunky. dying on spelunky was frustrating but it wasnt like SMB in the way of me spending 45 minutes dying every 15seconds on the same exact spot. I just couldnt handle that shit.

Spelunky is still my favourite XBLA game for this year. Beating Hell was so rewarding - not that these last levels were too hard, but accomplishing this after soo many requirements before feels really good. Shame most of the gamers are put off by the difficulty. :/

Originally Posted by Dthib87 lmao, i love spelunky. dying on spelunky was frustrating but it wasnt like SMB in the way of me spending 45 minutes dying every 15seconds on the same exact spot. I just couldnt handle that shit.

I love both games, and think they deserve every bit of praise they get and more. But at least in Super Meat Boy, no matter how many times you fail in that situation, you still only get set back 15 seconds at a time. It's a lot easier to figure out where you're making an error, and adjust for the situation in SMB. In Spelunky, however, it's the opposite. However much time you spend on the game is how far you get set back when you die. I hate the feeling of spending half an hour+ on a Spelunky run, managing my resources the best I can, working hard to afford good items, going out of my way to get as many Damsels as possible, navigating the traps with utmost care, and then- getting stunlocked by a Tiki Trap/mummy/yeti/etc. and having all that time wasted.

I understand they're both platformers that put emphasis on player skill progression over artificial in-game stat progression, and that's what I like about them. It's the same reason I love Dustforce and (while outside the platformer genre) Demon's/Dark Souls. What I don't like, however, is when you have to put in an extended amount of time for each shot at player progression. I mean, yeah, that mentality is probably why a "Stage Select" feature was implemented in the XBLA version of Spelunky in the first place. But there are locations you can't reach if you take even one of the shortcuts, and considering those are the places I need to practice most, it's admittedly discouraging to spend so much time on just the opportunity to develop my skills as a player. :/

Just got transformers wfc. Are the dlc packs worth picking up?

Only a few things have had their price changed at the moment (one of Iron Brigade's & Toy Soldier's DLCs are discounted at the moment), but I noticed Catherine got dropped 1/2 price to $20. I have a feeling that might fall under the "Horror" category, and that'd help a lot towards what you need to get the 300 MSP back for Xbox Rewards (just $5 short).

S&S+ Scratch & Win loser deals:

Quarrel: 200 MSP (1/2 off)
Swarm: 200 MSP (1/2 off)
Mercury HG: 200 MSP (1/2 off)

Chain Reaction Deals, all Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13:

Deal 1: 5 Course Pack, 800 MSP (1/2 off)
Deal 2: Emerald Dragon, 160 MSP (240 MSP off)
Deal 3: Blue Monster at Doral, 120 MSP (280 MSP off)
Deal 4: Wolf Creek, 80 MSP (320 MSP off)

Originally Posted by Zonic505 S&S+ Scratch & Win loser deals: Quarrel: 200 MSP (1/2 off) Swarm: 200 MSP (1/2 off) Mercury HG: 200 MSP (1/2 off)

These loser deals are better than the actual DoTW. All of these games are no brainer at 200msp. Already have Swarm and Mercury, gonna buy Quarrel now.

Originally Posted by Sath666 These loser deals are better than the actual DoTW. All of these games are no brainer at 200msp. Already have Swarm and Mercury, gonna buy Quarrel now.

Yeah, Mercury is the only one I don't have, think I'll be correcting that this evening.

Originally Posted by Zonic505 S&S+ Scratch & Win loser deals: Quarrel: 200 MSP (1/2 off) Swarm: 200 MSP (1/2 off) Mercury HG: 200 MSP (1/2 off) Chain Reaction Deals, all Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13: Deal 1: 5 Course Pack, 800 MSP (1/2 off) Deal 2: Emerald Dragon, 160 MSP (240 MSP off) Deal 3: Blue Monster at Doral, 120 MSP (280 MSP off) Deal 4: Wolf Creek, 80 MSP (320 MSP off)

never would have thought any of them would go down to 200 already finished Quarrel but haven't started Swarm yet... anyway going to get mercury HG all of them are no brainers at 400 MSP at 200 MSP just get them! lol

Swarm for 200 - at that price, it would be a crime not to get it. Very original and a lot of fun.

Nice deals. Got Swarm -- 200 is a no-brainer. Also got World of Keflings. Debating Mercury.

This is my fault I possess the perfect storm of being unlucky, unskilled, uncoordinated, lacking the time, and being just plain stupid. I have accepted this fact after decades of experience. It is a wonder I even try to play video games.

Originally Posted by eastx Dude, Toy Soldiers is not that hard. Look up a guide or a YouTube video... Also, Cold War can be made easier with delightful local co-op.

The mission where I can only use the planes is just plain too difficult for me and me alone. I have done as you've suggested already, but for the factors listed above I am unable to do this. I've done the suggestions of turning the difficulty all the way up, but it still doesn't make up for my inability to fly-shoot-bomb accurately. This mission is my roadblock which may suggest the Toy Soldiers games are just not for me.

Originally Posted by Sath666 Spelunky is still my favourite XBLA game for this year. Beating Hell was so rewarding - not that these last levels were too hard, but accomplishing this after soo many requirements before feels really good. Shame most of the gamers are put off by the difficulty. :/

You! <gives evil eye> I actually edited out "[probably Sath666]" from my previous posting just to not single out anyone =P.

I've not even seen hell yet. Given the months, yep, months it took me to finally pass Olmec with no money, I have this horrible feeling I wasted away my time on this game. Over a dozen times have I reached Olmec without money only to have an unfortunate set of circumstances, forcing me to spiral out of control to close the deal. As I have said, it is impossible for any human to be as unlucky as I playing the game. I can't help but leave this game with the most emptiest of feeling which was described best by Jackie Chandler:

Originally Posted by Jackie Chandler I love both games, and think they deserve every bit of praise they get and more. But at least in Super Meat Boy, no matter how many times you fail in that situation, you still only get set back 15 seconds at a time. It's a lot easier to figure out where you're making an error, and adjust for the situation in SMB. In Spelunky, however, it's the opposite. However much time you spend on the game is how far you get set back when you die. I hate the feeling of spending half an hour+ on a Spelunky run, managing my resources the best I can, working hard to afford good items, going out of my way to get as many Damsels as possible, navigating the traps with utmost care, and then- getting stunlocked by a Tiki Trap/mummy/yeti/etc. and having all that time wasted. I understand they're both platformers that put emphasis on player skill progression over artificial in-game stat progression, and that's what I like about them. It's the same reason I love Dustforce and (while outside the platformer genre) Demon's/Dark Souls. What I don't like, however, is when you have to put in an extended amount of time for each shot at player progression. I mean, yeah, that mentality is probably why a "Stage Select" feature was implemented in the XBLA version of Spelunky in the first place. But there are locations you can't reach if you take even one of the shortcuts, and considering those are the places I need to practice most, it's admittedly discouraging to spend so much time on just the opportunity to develop my skills as a player. :/

Worded so eloquently, describes my suffering to the T. I love both games as well, but I am glad I got Super Meat Boy on release at 800MSP and Spelunky as a prize from PlayXBLA to make up for my poor choice to get Dungeon Fighter Live at launch. My gut feeling told me 1200MSP was too much to pay to suffer in Spelunky, I would have purchased had it released at 800MSP (but not on sale down to 800MSP from 1200MSP). Again, my "general badness" at video games knows no bounds, but doesn't hamper my enjoyment of these challenging platformers. [Also, I enjoy your impractical for PvP Astral Finishes ^^]

Originally Posted by Friend of Sonic I do hope for Fighters Megamix as well. That was fantastic. Nothing beats playing as the Daytona car. NOTHING.

I beg to differ, I like using Janet from Virtua Cop 2 ... she fires and reloads, like in the game she came from ^^.



Anyway, I am glad the holidays will be coming in the next couple months. I have been patient on quite a few XBLA titles released this year to land with a proper discount. I've been patient with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Dust: An Elysian Tail, Marvel Vs. Capcom Origins, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, Quantum Conundrum, Sine Mora, and Counter Strike: Global Offense [maybe Sonic 4-2 as well]. I'm already storing moon points up for the winter like a squirrel. I figure by next April, I will have lost my patience for a discount and will do the CAG thread a favor and finally purchase one NeoGeo Battle Colosseum, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, or Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo at full price such that everyone can benefit from a sale on it the week after.


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Originally Posted by CAiNiACprime I will forever hear Crono's posts read in the voice of the most interesting man in the world from this point forward.

I don't always try for the most interesting man in the world statements, but when I do, I usually fall flat on my face.

Originally Posted by Zonic505 Deal 2: Emerald Dragon, 160 MSP (240 MSP off)

I was wide-eyed at first and mistakenly thought of the PC-Engine (TurboGrafx 16) and X68000 classic JRPG and thought "Oh snap! Must buy!" ... and so I set myself up for disappointment.

I know others on this thread love Quarrel, but alas the last of my perfect storm of badness at video games, being just plain stupid, will keep me from progressing at the game ^^.

Originally Posted by Crono-00 I've not even seen hell yet. Given the months, yep, months it took me to finally pass Olmec with no money, I have this horrible feeling I wasted away my time on this game. Over a dozen times have I reached Olmec without money only to have an unfortunate set of circumstances, forcing me to spiral out of control to close the deal. As I have said, it is impossible for any human to be as unlucky as I playing the game. I can't help but leave this game with the most emptiest of feeling which was described best by Jackie Chandler:

Hey man, i can say you are completed the hardest task in the game - Low Scorer achievement. Took me forever to nail this one. Ended my Spelunky journey with 1500+ deaths lol.

So I bought Transformers: WFC (still in the same boat as Crono in terms of the GoDs), DFLive, Fable Heroes, VF5: FS, Braid (FINALLY!), Monkey Island & Arkadian Warriors. I was pleased to see that 3 of the 6 arcade games I bought had a meaty 400 GS each, not too shabby.

Thanks for posting the Sales & Special deals, they were updated pretty late as opposed to the usual time they put up the new ones, weird. But god damn, I spent $40 on points last week and had it all figured out to spend only $20 this week (picking up Keflings, Toy Soldiers, and all 4 Toy Soldier DLCs), and now I'm gonna have to at least figure out how to get 200 or 400 points (have been dying to get Mercury Hg, LOADS of fun).

It seems like the Double Fine sale is the usual fare, (which sucks cause I think I bought both the Costume Quest & Stacking DLCs which never got a sale up until that point for full price but now they're a token part of the sale, ugh) almost forgot Iron Brigade got a price drop in August I think but the game's good enough that I don't mind that I got it for 600 MSP in like May. But if you were ever going to pick it up, this is the cheapest it's gonna get and I HEARTILY recommend it. I'm surprised Costume Quest and Stacking haven't gotten similar drops, they shouldn't cost more than Iron Brigade.

Was hoping to see Psychonauts randomly show up, or at least a sale on the Brutal Legend DLC or the Sesame Street DLC (for those of you who have the Once Upon A Monster game, which I don't), because the only thing I don't have from this sale is Happy Action Theatre (don't gots a Kinect). But that just means I can save money to put towards Mercury Hg and maybe Swarm.

I have a feeling that Catherine (which was a HUGEEEE surprise, was hoping it was a permanent drop), will be the GoD deal of the week, I guess they figured after seeing the high number of people buying WFC for 50% off, it was worth a try for a more niche game. And that game should DEFINITELY go towards the promo, but the BlOps zombie DLC didn't, so you never know.

The Chain Reaction for the next 2 weeks is a joke, knowing EA that multiplayer will be down in a heartbeat. But at least that's more money to put towards better sale items. By the way, loved Super Meat Boy, was happy to pick it up on sale for 400 last Black Fridayish, those poor devs took a lot of shit from Microsoft (mostly for the reasons Cornelius stated).

Oh, and for the person who wanted a good list of unlockable avatar items, 360Achievements does a pretty good job, and it's spyware-free! -> http://www.xbox360achievements.org/awardables/

It ain't perfect (I wish someone would just start cataloging unlockable gamer pics already) but it's plenty good.

In regards to the OP, since I already have most of it done, a quick update should be all that's needed. I'll be happy to do it after I get out of my morning class. Can't wait to finally be able to remove that Fable Heroes section next week and start making the OP smaller again.

Edit: I think I'm actually suffering a physiological reaction to having to miss out on picking up SF3 on sale, lol. CURSE YOU MICROSOFT.

Originally Posted by BobbyTastic Oh, and for the person who wanted a good list of unlockable avatar items, 360Achievements does a pretty good job, and it's spyware-free! -> http://www.xbox360achievements.org/awardables/ It ain't perfect (I wish someone would just start cataloging unlockable gamer pics already) but it's plenty good.

That list is very incomplete. Off the top of my head it's missing Dust : An Elysian Tale, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic 4 Episode 2 and Swarm. Probably a lot more too.
This is my reference site. It's very good, give a description of the Awards items and is kept updated (though it is also missing Sonic Adventure 2):
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...ar-awards.aspx

Originally Posted by Decker That list is very incomplete. Off the top of my head it's missing Dust : An Elysian Tale, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Sonic Adventures 2, Sonic 4 Episode 2 and Swarm. Probably a lot more too. This is my reference. It's very good and kept updated: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...ar-awards.aspx

Thanks for the link.