XBL Deals - Jan 6 - Sep 4, 2014

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  • 9/2 - Deals with Gold, Spotlight Activision, Misc Markdowns
  • 8/28 - Sept GwG announced, Misc Markdown
  • 8/27 - NFS Rivals XB1 added to Deals with Gold, Ascend server shutdown
  • 8/26 - Deals with Gold, Summer Binge, Spotlight Shadow Complex, Misc Markdowns
  • 8/23 - Castlevania: LOS2 Misc Markdown
This thread will maintain a list of all current and upcoming sales and markdowns on the Xbox Live Marketplace / Xbox Games Store for the USA.  YMMV in other regions.  If non-US sales are listed, they will be marked with their applicable region(s).
 
Please note:

  • You cannot currently buy any Xbox 360 content on xbox.com using your account balance, you can only use an active credit card or PayPal. To use your balance, you must make purchases on your console.  Unfortunately, even "purchasing" free content through the web site like trials requires an alternative method of payment tied to your account, though adding an empty MasterCard / Visa gift card that is registered for online purchases will work.  Xbox One games can be purchased on the web site with your account balance, but DLC cannot.
  • Some sales are intended for Gold subscribers only, as noted within each section.  This requires being a paid subscriber or within a console-activated "1 month complimentary Gold trial" account.  Neither 48 hour trials, 14 day trials nor free weekends qualify.
  • All known sales and information on sales should make their way into the OP. Major Nelson usually updates his blog with new sales information every other Tuesday.
  • ALL OFFERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! No information within this thread can or should be construed as accurate (or still valid), therefore ...
  • Always verify Xbox Live Marketplace prices before your purchase!
  • Spend wisely, have fun, and enjoy!
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Deals with Gold
Gold subscription required
 

9/2 - 9/8 - Misc


[*]Persona 4 Arena - $9.98 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 4 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Rock of Ages - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
8/26 - 9/1 - NFS Rivals DLC / KI Sabrewulf


[*]Need for Speed Rivals - $19.79 - 67% off - xbldb - base game part of Summer Binge Sale below

8/19 - 8/25 - Call of Duty / Trials Fusion

  • XB1 - Trials Fusion - $13.39 - 33% off (free price on web site is a trial version)
  • XB1 Call of Duty: Ghosts (console only)
    Season Pass - $24.99 - 50% off
  • Legend Pack - CPT Price - $1.99 - 50% off
  • Legend Pack - Makarov - $1.99 - 50% off
  • Snoop Dogg VO Pack - $1.49 - 50% off
  • Squad Pack - Extinction - $1.99 - 50% off

[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - $19.99 - 60% off - xbldb

[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Call of Duty: Black Ops II - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Call of Duty: Ghosts

8/12 - 8/18 - Square Enix, Fight Night

8/5 - 8/11 - Misc


[*]Terraria - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
7/29 - 8/4 - EA sale

  • XB1 - Battlefield 4 DLC - console only purchase
    Premium - 33% off
    China Rising - 33% off
  • Naval Strike - 33% off
  • Second Assault - 33% off

[*]Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - 33% off

[*]Battlefield 4 DLC

[*]Ultimate Shortcut Bundle - $33.49 - 33% off - xbldb

[*]2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - $17.99 - 70% off - xbldb
[*]FIFA 14 - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Madden NFL 25 - $24.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]NHL 14 - $24.99 - 50% off - xbldb
7/22 - 7/28 - Superhero sale


[*]Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mortal Kombat vs. DCU - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Young Justice: Legacy - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
7/15 - 7/21 - PvZ: Garden Warfare XB1, BioShock


7/8 - 7/14 - Titanfall XB1, Serious Sam and various DLCs


[*]The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - Season Pass - $7.49 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]WWE 2K14 Season Pass -  $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
7/1 - 7/7 - Thief XB1, Ubisoft XBLA and others

6/24 - 6/30 - Ryse / Diablo / Fable / Payday

  • XB1 - Ryse: Son of Rome - $49.99 - 17% off
    Season Pass - $9.99 - 50% off - console only

[*]Diablo III - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Payday 2 - $12.94 - 63% off - xbldb
[*]Fable II - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Fable III - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Fable Heroes - $3.39 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Fable Anniversary DLC

6/17 - 6/23 - Rockstar Sale, part Umpteen, plus Deadfall & XB1


[*]Midnight Club: LA - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Red Dead Redemption - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
6/10 - 6/16 - Hodgepodge, Part II, or "Oh shit, we forgot to schedule a sale"


[*]Forza Horizon - $10.19 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Terraria - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
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Games with Gold
Gold subscription required, Xbox One games are only playable while Gold is active, but can be added to your account with a Gold trial
 
Free Games


[*]Sep 1-15 - Monaco: What's Yours is Mine - xbldb
[*]Sep 16-30 - Halo: Reach - xbldb
[*]Sep XB1 - Games can be purchased without requiring an Xbox One console


[*]Jul 1-15 - Gotham City Impostors - xbldb
[*]Jul 16-31 - BattleBlock Theater - xbldb
[*]Jul XB1 - Games can be purchased without requiring an Xbox One console
Related sales ** END DATES UNKNOWN **

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Sales & Specials

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Spotlight Activision Sale - 9/2 - 9/8

Spotlight Shadow Complex- 8/26 - 9/1

Summer Binge Sale - 8/26 - 9/1 - Both Gold only and Silver discounts


[*]Far Cry 3 - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Forza Horizon - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Guardians of Middle-earth - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Left 4 Dead - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lego The Lord of the Rings - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - $14.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mafia II - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]Murdered: Soul Suspect - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]Need for Speed Rivals - $19.79 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]NFL Blitz - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Plants vs. Zombies - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare - $20.09 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]Rayman Legends - $13.19 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Ridge Racer Unbounded - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Sniper Elite 3 - $26.79 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]SoulCalibur V - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Spec Ops: The Line - $4.49 - 85% off - xbldb
[*]Star Trek - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]State of Decay

[*]Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows - $4.94 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Twisted Pixel Games Bundle - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]The Walking Dead: Season Two - Season Pass - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]The Wolf Among Us - Season Pass - $10.04 - 33% off - xbldb
Spotlight Rockstar - 8/19 - 8/25


[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]L.A. Noire - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Max Payne 3 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Midnight Club: LA - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Red Dead Redemption - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Rockstar Table Tennis - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
Spotlight Just Dance - 8/12 - 8/18 - Gold only


N64 Banjo Bundle - 7/9 - 8/8


Spotlight XB1 Ghosts (aka, the new Risk Factions) - 8/5 - 8/11

Spotlight Capcom - 8/5 - 8/11


[*]Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Dustforce - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Final Fight: Double Impact - $3.99 - 60% off - xbldb
[*]Lost Planet 2 - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Lost Planet 3 - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Mega Man 9 - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Mega Man 10 - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Puzzle Fighter HD - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]Remember Me - $9.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Code: Veronica X - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 4 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil 5 - $6.59 - 67% off - xbldb

[*]Resident Evil 6

[*]Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City - $11.59 - 71% off - xbldb
[*]Resident Evil Revelations - $13.59 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - $3.74 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Street Fighter X Tekken

Spotlight Splatters - 7/29 - 8/4

Spotlight Deep Silver - 7/22 - 7/28

Spotlight Nordic - 7/22 - 7/28


[*]Destroy All Humans! Path of the Furon - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb
[*]Frontlines: Fuel of War - $3.99 - 80% off - xbldb - Unobtainable achievements (servers offline)
[*]Jeopardy! - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]MX vs. ATV Alive - $4.99 - 75% off - xbldb
[*]Painkiller Hell & Damnation - $5.99 - 80% off - xbldb

[*]The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief Episode 1 - $2.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Red Faction: Armageddon - $7.49 - 75% off - xbldb

[*]Red Faction: Guerrilla - $9.99 - 50% off - xbldb

[*]Zombie Driver HD - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
Spotlight Bethesda QuakeCon Sale - 7/17 - 7/20

Ultimate Games Sale - 7/8 - 7/14
Same DLC also on sale on XB1 through console with same discount


[*]July 9

[*]July 10

[*]July 11

[*]July 12

[*]July 13

[*]July 14

[*]All week

[*]The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition - $9.89 - 67% off - xbldb
[*]Trials Evolution - $5.09 - 66% off - xbldb
[*]Trials Fusion - $13.39 - 33% off - xbldb

Spotlight Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag DLC - 7/1 - 7/7
Same DLC also on sale on XB1 through console with same discount


Spotlight Pro Evolution Soccer - 7/1 - 7/7


FIFA World Cup Brazil - 6/26 - 6/30

Spotlight Sega - 6/24 - 6/30

Spotlight Lego - 6/24 - 6/30

Spotlight? - 6/17 - 6/23 - Saints Row passes & KI Sabrewulf

Pseudo Deals with Gold - 6/10 - 6/16 - GTA


[*]Grand Theft Auto V - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb
Xbox One Sales

  • XB1 Xbox Fitness - FREE until January 2015
  • Feb 27-? - Zoo Tycoon - $39.99 - 33% off (360 version also, see below)
Skullgirls characters

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Misc. Markdowns / Recently Reduced
[customspoiler=Notes]May be permanent mark downs, may be temporary pricing errors. Items marked with a * have been confirmed as permanent reductions either on the console dashboard, on Xbox.com's Recently Reduced page or corroborated from other sources (PSN, dev/pub, etc)[/customspoiler]
 
September 2014

August 2014


[*]8/5 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NHL 14 - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - Madden NFL 25 - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NCAA Football 14 - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]8/5 - NBA 2K14 - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/4 - South Park: The Stick of Truth - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]8/4 - Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb
July 2014


June 2014

May 2014
April 2014

March 2014

February 2014
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[*]2/10 - Far Cry 3 - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]2/6 - Ruby Soho by Rancid - $0.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero World Tour
[*]2/6 - Death Blossoms by Rise Against - $0.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero World Tour
[*]2/6 - Guitar Hero Track Pack 4 - $3.49 - 44% off - xbldb - Guitar Hero II
[*]2/4 - XB1 - Lococycle - $9.99 - 50% off * - Confirmed permanent by Major Nelson
[*]2/4 - Armored Core: Verdict Day - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]2/3 - Metro: Last Light - $39.99 - 20% off - xbldb
[*]2/3 - Zumba Fitness Core - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb * Confirmed on Dashboard

January 2014

[*]1/21 - Borderlands 2 - $19.99 - 33% off - xbldb  *
[*]1/21 - BioShock Infinite - $29.99 - 25% off - xbldb *
[*]1/21 - The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - $29.99 - 50% off - xbldb *
[*]1/17 - Warlords - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb - Previously delisted, relisted at lower price, unknown if it will remain
[*]1/16 - Rayman Origins - $14.99 - 25% off - xbldb
[*]1/14 - Armored Core: Verdict Day - $29.99 - 40% off - xbldb
[*]1/9 - Aqua - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]1/8 - Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool Stuff - $19.99 - 50% off - xbldb
[*]1/7 - Assassin’s Creed IV Illustrious Pirates Pack - $6.99 - 30% off - xbldb
[*]1/6 - Saints Row IV - $39.99 - 33% off - xbldb
[*]1/1 - Hydrophobia - $2.99 - 40% off - xbldb *

December 2013
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Misc. Promotions

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Xbox Live Rewards
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Cross Buy Promotions
 
Between Xbox 360 and Xbox One :

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Microtransaction Deals [customspoiler=Note]Not tracked by xbldb, use playXBLA for blog updates for these deals.[/customspoiler]


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Delisting / Server Shutdown Watch


[*]Capcom Gamespy server shutdown - expected 5/31
  • Age of Booty - 2 achievements become unobtainable with loss of online play
  • Flock! - level editor sharing disabled, no achievements affected

[*]Rockstar games affected by Gamespy server shutdown - expected 5/31

[*]Ubisoft online server shutdown - expected 8/8
  • America's Army: True Soldiers
  • James Cameron's Avatar
  • Motionsports Adrenaline
  • PowerUp Heroes
  • Pure Football
  • Shaun White Snowboarding
  • Tom Clancy's EndWar
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
  • Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent

[*]Rock Band tracks - expected 8/26
  • Fleetwood Mac - "World Turning"
  • Fleetwood Mac - "Don’t Stop"
  • Spinal Tap Pack 01 - $1.00 - 71% off - xbldb
    Back From The Dead
  • Rock ‘n’ Roll Nightmare
  • Saucy Jack
  • Warmer Than Hell

[*]Spinal Tap’s Tap Ten - $1.00 - 89% off - xbldb
  • (Funky) Sex Farm
  • (Listen to The) Flower People (Reggae Style)
  • America
  • Big Bottom
  • Cups and Cakes
  • Gimme Some Money
  • Heavy Duty
  • Hell Hole
  • Rock N Roll Creation
  • Stonehenge
  • Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight

[*]Official forums announcement

[*]Doritos Crash Course 2

[*]Ascend: Hand of Kul


[*]Rock Band Track - Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" - expected Apr 30, gone Apr 28

[*]BurgerTime World Tour - $4.99 - 50% off - xbldb - expected Apr 30

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Thanks to reddjoey, tylerh1701, BobbyTastic and Necrozilla for maintaining prior versions of this thread, and to all those who have posted deals and made Wiki edits.  This thread is truly a collaborative effort built from the contributions of the community.
 

 
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people thinking beta will carry over because you can get items higher than the cap. in the alpha you could get items higher than the cap which did not carry to the beta so dont get your hopes up

 
pittsnoggle said:
people thinking beta will carry over because you can get items higher than the cap. in the alpha you could get items higher than the cap which did not carry to the beta so dont get your hopes up
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I think it'll carry over A. because they capped the rank at 8 (if they're resetting, why cap it there?) and B. because they opened the beta to everyone yesterday, so nobody can rightfully bitch about it being an exclusive beta.

 
I don't see it carrying over, kind of prefer that it doesn't. But I won't complain either way. I kept going deeper and deeper into the core of the moon and finding these places with cool names but they all lead to big doors I couldn't open :(. Can't wait for the full game!

 
MoCiWe said:
I don't see it carrying over, kind of prefer that it doesn't. But I won't complain either way. I kept going deeper and deeper into the core of the moon and finding these places with cool names but they all lead to big doors I couldn't open :(. Can't wait for the full game!
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Same here. I like to start fresh. Plus most betas don't carry stuff over, particularly in-game items. Emblems/icons/banners? Sure.
 
Polerand said:
Biggest gripe so far is the enemies respawn a bit too quickly, though that may be a function of the beta (presuming they want to encourage higher levels, quicker).

Also, turning left to right after sprinting is ridiculously slow. And after playing Titanfall, it is a bummer that you can't pull up on ledges. Or run on walls.
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The respawning enemies is a lose-lose situation for them. Since you can have multiple fire squads on the same map doing different missions that pass near the same area, they kind of need to have a fast respawn. I know I've been disappointed when I started a mission only to find 3 other people already doing it and me having no enemies to kill. The fast respawn helps with that.

I absolutely hate the left to right after sprinting mechanic. I think it's just dumb with how damn slow it is. Even with a high sensitivity, it feels ungodly slow.

 
I'm on vacation in Antarctica, so I have put Destiny in my 360 queue.  But I just finished downloading it on Uncle's PS3, and Destiny is the fuck HIT baby!!! I love that game, it feel so  fuck good, the controls goodness gracious melee'ing enemies feel so darn amazing i get orgasms after knocking shit out.  Bungie delivered alright, I'm blow away.  In fact I'm going to pre-order Destiny right now.

MMO factor has such profound effect on me, I became so social all of the sudden and made few nice friends in guardian tower they are helping me to level up.  Graphics are amazing!!!

 
Live went shit for me right around the time I finished Halo Reach's solo campaign on Legendary, so I just unlocked 3 major achievements offline. Incredibly annoyed, you'd think Microsoft's servers could handle high traffic after all these years.

 
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Live went shit for me right around the time I finished Halo Reach's solo campaign on Legendary, so I just unlocked 3 major achievements offline. Incredibly annoyed, you'd think Microsoft's servers could handle high traffic after all these years.
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I Got 4 cheezmints from Marlow Briggs without a time stamp now as well because of them not realizing people want to play video games online. The good news is thank God that online only XBox One never happend.

 
bardockkun said:
I Got 4 cheezmints from Marlow Briggs without a time stamp now as well because of them not realizing people want to play video games online. The good news is thank God that online only XBox One never happend.
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You'll need to be online to unlock achievements though.

Was able to get 2 dance videos on the Moon, but matchmaking was broke at the time so there is only 2 of us.

 
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Ugh, this constant internet connection method of play is getting worse. Everytime I try to go to the tower I get disconnected.

Then on the Level 6 story, I get booted when 2 of the 3 arrays have been cleared. It was fun to play with two others though.

 
Finally made it to gold on Bing rewards and it instantly changed my daily credits to 30/day. Going to take a little bit longer since I need 3 searches/credit but I should be able to get $10 a month if it holds.  I need to get a phone that I can use for the 10 credits per day for mobile searches.  

 
I really like Destiny.. but for me to buy it for full price... or even over $20... the full game is gonna need alot of changes and addons.... ...  i am a huge Halo fan... but uhh... I think my money will be better spent on the new Borderlands game.

 
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I personally didn't like Destiny at all. The PvP seemed very unbalanced, the story didn't seem to matter, and the missions felt WAY too linear. I went from waiting to get this at $40 or less to not wanting it at all during the beta. It seems my 2014 will end with sports and racing (The Golf Club, Forza Horizon 2 OR The Crew, NBA 2K15) and Halo, unless CoD somehow doesn't suck.

 
I agree the missions felt very linear. I like it, but only because it still feels like Halo to me.

For me the hype was always way too sky high (unfairly so) for this game, even before it was officially revealed. It'll be a solid game, but not revolutionary.

 
HaloGX said:
I agree the missions felt very linear. I like it, but only because it still feels like Halo to me.

For me the hype was always way too sky high (unfairly so) for this game, even before it was officially revealed. It'll be a solid game, but not revolutionary.
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I think what sold me on the game was the "MMO-ish" feel to the game, that I've not seen in FPS-RPG games, at least not on consoles yet.

The game does, however, try to appeal to multiple types of gamers: the FPS crowd, the RPG crowd, the MMO crowd, the Borderlands crowd, the Halo crowd, and to an extent, the Mass Effect crowd. It does, in my opinion, pull some of this off pretty well.

What put me off was the PVP element, where the same experience of other shooters, like Call of Duty was very strong. You had all the classic makings of a bad experience present: the campers, the vehicle whores, the teabaggers, the people who kill spammed rather than securing the control points, the sniper "leets", the debatably "overpowered" class, (Titans with armor), and people already taking advantage of glitches and areas of the map that shouldn't be accessible.

My opinion may be biased though, as I'm more of a cooperative multiplayer game fan than I am a competitive multiplayer game fan. Fortunately, there is more than just PVP to this game. Unfortunately, there is quite a bit of repetition, like mob spawning and missions, in the exploration side of the game. I'll still get the game, and still have a decent amount of trust in Bungie to fix some of the more mundane and irritating parts of it.
 
preston181 said:
What put me off was the PVP element, where the same experience of other shooters, like Call of Duty was very strong. You had all the classic makings of a bad experience present: the campers, the vehicle whores, the teabaggers, the people who kill spammed rather than securing the control points, the sniper "leets", the debatably "overpowered" class, (Titans with armor), and people already taking advantage of glitches and areas of the map that shouldn't be accessible.
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I'm a fan of competitive fps games, and while this one had it's fair share of problems I was still having a lot of fun after I played a few matches and got used to it. I did maybe 25ish matches in the beta overall. The camping/going for kills and not objectives may just be because of that mode, they didn't give us a deathmatch so people like me who prefer that style of playing didn't get that option in the beta. The snipers and honestly it was the Hunters with their golden guns hitting me from far away that were the biggest things that bugged me, but I'm sure they will balance a fair amount of the stuff by launch, I know they are already changing up the vehicles (Removing interceptor spawns right away and making them shoot slower). I didn't see any glitches/people out of the map though that I noticed. As for teabagging, it may be/seem kind of douchey but in a way it's a Halo/Bungie standard, they had days dedicated to it and had special physics for it in Halo, so in I way I don't see that as a bad thing haha.

 
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Destiny felt like a Halo/Star Wars mix, was pretty fun but not making me want to run out and buy a new console since it runs fine on 360. Will watch for it to go on sale next year. Not gonna preorder, felt too much like other games I've played.
 
HaloGX said:
I agree the missions felt very linear. I like it, but only because it still feels like Halo to me.

For me the hype was always way too sky high (unfairly so) for this game, even before it was officially revealed. It'll be a solid game, but not revolutionary.
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Try explore mode. You can go wherever you want and do various non-linear side missions. In MMOs story missions tend to be linear.
 
bob101910 said:
Try explore mode. You can go wherever you want and do various non-linear side missions. In MMOs story missions tend to be linear.
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They punish you for exploring in Destiny, though. There's lots of ?? level enemies just around the corner (or downstairs). I think that's one of the bad points about the game (beta).

 
PrinnyJ said:
They punish you for exploring in Destiny, though. There's lots of ?? level enemies just around the corner (or downstairs). I think that's one of the bad points about the game (beta).
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There aren't many. Most of them are in dark tunnels that make you feel uneasy before you even reach them. We explored everywhere on Tuesday, even the ?? tunnels. Not much in those tunnels other than a bunch of scary dudes. One exited out to a bunch more scary ?? dudes. We awoke one that was sleeping and it was a very bad idea.
 
PrinnyJ said:
They punish you for exploring in Destiny, though. There's lots of ?? level enemies just around the corner (or downstairs). I think that's one of the bad points about the game (beta).
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The more I think about it, the more that it seems like it's story related quest spaces that they just have intentionally blocked off with enemies that just can't be killed to keep people away from those places. An invisible or holographic wall would have been much better to keep people away, but it's probably easier to just set certain enemy spawn areas to have invincible foes instead.

There are several dark areas, especially in the open world area. Some are really well hidden. It's just surprising that exploration is actually not encouraged.

 
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Pinball FX 2 releases Thursday. I'm half expecting that to be the free game which would be terrible.
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developers said theyll be releasing 1 table free when it comes out, i think sorcerers lair. what were all really waiting to see is if MS lets us transfer table licenses from the 360. im guessing theyll want a $5 transfer for all your tables fee, which is horse shit, but I may do it since I own nearly all the tables on x1

 
BettercallPitPat said:
developers said theyll be releasing 1 table free when it comes out, i think sorcerers lair. what were all really waiting to see is if MS lets us transfer table licenses from the 360. im guessing theyll want a $5 transfer for all your tables fee, which is horse shit, but I may do it since I own nearly all the tables on x1
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If it's like Rock Bans and it's that one time fee that's fine with me if it's just $5. If it's per table that's ridiculous.
 
I agree with the negative assessments on Destiny MP. I only played two matches, but I won the first and lost the second and don't feel like either was in line with how the match was going. Also, color coding the team scores could be handled better.

 
So how exactly do you unlock the level on the moon? I beat the Level 6 story on Earth (with help from two other players; lots of fun) and I still can't access it.

My main problem with Destiny is still the always online aspect of play. Maybe it's because of the beta, but I'm constantly having trouble getting the Tower to load.  The story isn't all that great, but the gameplay makes up for it.

Based on what I've played in Halo 1 and 2, Destiny is better.

 
Cage017 said:
So how exactly do you unlock the level on the moon? I beat the Level 6 story on Earth (with help from two other players; lots of fun) and I still can't access it.

My main problem with Destiny is still the always online aspect of play. Maybe it's because of the beta, but I'm constantly having trouble getting the Tower to load. The story isn't all that great, but the gameplay makes up for it.

Based on what I've played in Halo 1 and 2, Destiny is better.
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The Moon was a 1 time thing yesterday. You'll have to wait until the game comes out.

 
I bought Amazing Spiderman and Jeopardy this week. Both are great buys, my wife and I have played jeopardy 4 times already and my son loves watching spiderman.

Best thing about jeopardy is my mother in law is coming to visit so we can prob get her playing that too for something to do while she's at our house. Might make it less horrible to have my mother in law at my house.
 
BettercallPitPat said:
I want to spend some money!!! Just got my xbone and want to buy some more stuff but will wait till the announcement.
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Well so far no retail games, all india/xblaish so your safe bet for now. Sony is the same way outside of Drive Club Lite, so maybe a Forza Lite in the works lol.

Top X1 games for me so far:

Titanfall, Dead RIsing 3, Peggle 2, KI, PVZ, Ryse and Super Time Force (which I don't own, hoping it goes GWG).

 
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