[quote name='Broken Cage']That's a whole seperate issue, I feel. I disagree with the $60.00 price point as a standard. So I also disagree with XBLA price points being the same.
Take this example, DeathSpank is 1GB, Limbo is 300+MBs, yet both are $15.00. DeathSpank has a run time of 5-6 hours, Limbo has a run time of 3-4. So the question isn't why go see Inception over the Dark Knight, the question is, would you pay the same price to watch a 30 minute program as you would for a 90 minute one?
Wombat's argument that he could find and play ten games for the price of Limbo is exaggerated, but you could buy two or three games for that price. Right now, on Amazon, I could pick up PGR4 and Skate for a dollar less than Limbo. Maybe you've beaten them, but I haven't, so why pay for a three hour experience when I can play other full retail games for the same price?
In the end, however, it's about personal preference. If Limbo is worth $15.00 to you, cool. It's your money. To me, it isn't, and that's my choice.[/QUOTE]
Well, if you go by random metrics like size or time played, then Stars War Force Unleashed is the best value since it is a 30 gigabyte game on PC. Or instead of watching Inception, you could have bought the DVD box set of Community which is ten times longer than any movie.
Anyway, I'm not arguing personal preference. Looking at Wombat's list of games he found, if you want to play Vegas 1 or Gears 1, then that's great. Just because I played them when they came out doesn't mean everyone else has.
I'm just saying with that logic, there's no reason to ever buy anything new because you can always find "better" value for your money. Why buy Mass Effect 2 when you can get Mass Effect 1, Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire for much less? You get more games, you can play much longer and they are all still BioWare experiences.
If the argument is that Limbo will probably go on sale next year and you should just wait, then I agree with that statement. If you're in no rush to buy it and play it now, then just wait. The same goes for retail games. But the apples to oranges value comparison doesn't make sense to me because you'll always find better "value" if you're willing to lower your standard threshold.