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Originally Posted by Spyder187 Thise one here is for all you Simulation fans! When i saw it i immediately thought of Motoki.

I prefer RockClimbing: The Game

Originally Posted by randomdud I don't know about save file corruption with GFWL, but my hatred of the service comes from its horrid DLC installation. It failed to install a DLC I registered for Fable 3 about 15 times before it magically worked and I didn't change a single setting anywhere. I checked all my network settings to ensure it would work, but couldn't find any issues. So then I went searching for technical help on forums and similar sites; there I found a ton of people who had similar issues installing DLC with both this game and others. I don't know about you, but an issue of this level remaining unaddressed after many people have reported or talked about it is unacceptable for any service, so I stopped buying games that use GFWL whenever possible (massively discounted games are a bit better, but still, that service and all its bullcrap; Microsoft can do better and they will have to in order to earn my business).

One decent point on the issue is that Microsoft can benefit more from the Xbox platform, so they put little effort into publishing and supporting PC titles. I understand the reasoning, since gaining $10 in royalties on a single Xbox game would make for a great motivator. However, I don't understand why more resources cannot be put into supporting the platform that made (and makes) Microsoft so well-known. (At the same time, I suppose it's assumed by the vast majority that Windows has the largest selection of games, whether independent or widely distributed.)

To the company's credit, Microsoft did start the "Games for Windows Live Marketplace," but it was poorly implemented and supported. It faded fast after its launch, and Microsoft did little to make it a real competitor with Steam.

For CAG's, though, the Games for Windows Live Marketplace will be remembered as the place where we got Viva Pinata for 10 cents.

In the end, I'm deciding to pass on Adam's Venture. I have no qualms with religious elements, but at $4.41, it would sit in my inventory for a while and maybe see 75% off in the Winter Sale. I just bought the Pendulo Pack last month, so I have enough adventure gaming to scratch that itch through at least the rest of the year.

Originally Posted by momouchi I prefer RockClimbing: The Game

Honestly not a bad idea for a game, if it were mixed in with a mini-game type mechanic like AAAAAAAAAA, but I'd consider that more cutesy as opposed to this one which would probably work better with HD graphics and scenery to reward the player for completing climbs.

Of course, you could also throw in some challenges like a slip or eventual fall if you screw up too many times. Of course, the falls could be a cinematic which could also be visually rewarding, and could be based on how high you've gotten.

Yeah! How does that sound!?

EDIT: IN FOR 20!

Originally Posted by EliotAndrews For CAG's, though, the Games for Windows Live Marketplace will be remembered as the place where we got Viva Pinata for 10 cents.

And Age of Empires III! So yeah, there are at least two things I like about it.

Originally Posted by EliotAndrews For CAG's, though, the Games for Windows Live Marketplace will be remembered as the place where we got Viva Pinata for 10 cents.

I missed the Viva Pinata deal sadly, because that is the kind of weird assed game I'd be all over.

The only thing I ever bought on there directly is the Bioshock 2: Minerva's Den DLC when it went on sale for $5 and that's only because it is the only place you can buy it. Thank goodness 2K got over their GFWL phase.

Originally Posted by EliotAndrews For CAG's, though, the Games for Windows Live Marketplace will be remembered as the place where we got Viva Pinata for 10 cents.

And Shadowrun and Max Payne 2

I managed to get the Viva Pinata one and missed the AoE3 one. I've never gotten Viva Pinata to work. Could never log into GFWL (something about Vista bs) and without so I couldn't save the game.

Other than that (and the disappointing outlook on the dumbed down Dark Souls port, was really looking forward to kb/m support), I've never had any issue with GFWL. I was peeved with the AoEO DLC going semi F2P but oh well. Enjoyed the hell out of that game.

Wow triple post WTF? lol

Originally Posted by pROvIs And Shadowrun and Max Payne 2

Shadowrun for $.10? Damn, when'd I miss that?

Originally Posted by Outinthedark I was peeved with the AoEO DLC going semi F2P but oh well. Enjoyed the hell out of that game.

Agreed, that was really lame. They should have given those of us who bought those dlc with, you know, real money some sort of bonus or recognition for that. In game cash would have been nice but even just some little 'founder' or 'supporter' vanity item would have worked. Just something.

Otherwise it just seems like a 'let's follow the trends and go for a cash grab and don't really care about those who supported us before that' sort of thing.

/End Age of Empires Online rant

Originally Posted by INCyr Shadowrun for $.10? Damn, when'd I miss that?

They did a bunch of those deals in November 2010.

Originally Posted by Motoki Agreed, that was really lame. They should have given those of us who bought those dlc with, you know, real money some sort of bonus or recognition for that. In game cash would have been nice but even just some little 'founder' or 'supporter' vanity item would have worked. Just something. Otherwise it just seems like a 'let's follow the trends and go for a cash grab and don't really care about those who supported us before that' sort of thing. /End Age of Empires Online rant

I got 500 Empire Points, or was that given to everyone?

Originally Posted by louiedog They did a bunch of those deals in November 2010.

Damn. I wonder if I intentionally passed on it because I didn't care about it. Still, for $.10 it would have been worth trying out. I know I got AoEIII for $.10, so I was definitely aware of the sales at that point...

Originally Posted by hal And Age of Empires III! So yeah, there are at least two things I like about it.

It was very strange to see a lot of people jumping on AoEIII at the steam sale for 100x the price of a few years back.

Originally Posted by INCyr Shadowrun for $.10? Damn, when'd I miss that?

ditto

I regret not seeing the Viva Pinata deal, those games are extremely fun. Hell I'd pick it up for a bunch more than $.10.

Originally Posted by Outinthedark I got 500 Empire Points, or was that given to everyone?

From my understanding, they gave that to all existing players prior to the free to play change, even those who didn't buy the DLC and never spent any money at all on the game.

I guess I am nitpicking, but still I felt like I supported them early on and didn't get anything special for it that I couldn't have gotten had I just started playing the 'lite' version for free without the DLC and not spent a cent on the game. I just feel like they should have differentiated the paying players from the free ones in some way.

Originally Posted by plft I regret not seeing the Viva Pinata deal, those games are extremely fun. Hell I'd pick it up for a bunch more than $.10.

A bunch more? What would that be, $.20?

Kind of bummed that there's no Sleeping Dogs pre-load yet.

Originally Posted by Motoki From my understanding, they gave that to all existing players prior to the free to play change, even those who didn't buy the DLC and never spent any money at all on the game. I guess I am nitpicking, but still I felt like I supported them early on and didn't get anything special for it that I couldn't have gotten had I just started playing the 'lite' version for free without the DLC and not spent a cent on the game. I just feel like they should have differentiated the paying players from the free ones in some way.

Figured as much. I never paid full price for any of the civs and I think I have like ~300 hours in the game. I like what they did with the new quests but the Crete grinding has halted my taste for the game entirely.

Originally Posted by pROvIs And Shadowrun and Max Payne 2

I, like a few others, don't recall Shadowrun offered for 10 cents. I could easily be mistaken, since the GFWL Marketplace is quite the distant memory.

Oh well, we'll always have the fascinating SNES version; The soundtrack for that game had a very distinct "Secret of Mana feel" to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jil9d7xK7GQ

Dude, see what I mean?