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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Spybreak9 said:
Yeah I was watching Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic today and they had this option. I actually rather them go the ads before and after the show but not during the show. The ads are annoying but way less than if you had cable and Hulu Plus is way cheaper (since it doesn't matter what service you pay for there's still going to be ads that are marketed to you, that's the way the system works). Been using the service for some time. Love watching anime, American Dad, Agents of SHIELD and Arrow on it.
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Magi is a little gem. It has a bunch of charismatic characters, well developed. The second half of first season is a master class of economics, the second season a master class of sociology and the show enters in a "it's over 9000!" dynamic that keeps you wanting for more. If you like anime, probably the best show this season is "no game no life", with Jojo Star Crusaders' permission.

 
Glass_Ghost_0 said:
I'm sure this has been asked and answered several times now so I do apologize, but...

If I don't have a One, can I "purchase" the GwG One games through the site, then gain access to them when I eventually get a One?

It is just like PS+ now right, as long as I'm Gold I can play the games, on the One.
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Yep
 
FrankUrb88 said:
You will always die at some point, regardless of any mastery you might posses on rolling. O&S don't give a fuck about rolling mastery for instance.
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Those scary dudes outside the castle (on the narrow ledges) were a problem. Not a lot of room for rolling. 40% of my deaths were from that part. 45% from that boss where you have to jump over a gap. Roll failed me many times at that part. Rest from when I was trying too hard and attempting to parry everything before I learned about the almighty roll.

Depending on how you play rolling might not even be necessary. Tanking is OP as well.
 
Juice el Savior said:
That Dragon made me cringe though... I gotta fight it don't i?
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You can run by him if you like. Since you just started, you may want to get some arrows and head under the bridge to sever his tail. You're welcome.

All this talk of DS makes me want to jump back in, but I know I don't have the time or patience at the moment.
 
eastx said:
Yeah... Is living with some fat ancient TV really superior to having a modern TV and being able to run modern machines on it with the default cable? I guess we all have different financial situations though...
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Dunno about it being superior, but it's a widescreen HDTV, one of the last tube models made. It still works like new, my 360/ps3 games look great on it, and the only issues are it's non hdmi. Since I have no need for hdmi there's no use wasting $400 for an equal sized replacement. For that amount I can buy groceries for a month.

I bought it 2006 and it's working great. Meanwhile my friends parents bought a giant $4000 plasma tv and it died within two years. My lcd screen pc monitor needed replacement twice since I got it in 2008, and my moms lcd tv looks horrible if viewed from anywhere except right smack in front of it. I'll stick with my tube model...lol.
 
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Must be a huge screen if $400 is equal size (60+ inches?). I had to upgrade TVs after playing one of the Dragon Age games and the text was so small that I couldn't read any of it.
 
Mine was when xbox 360 first came out, and dead rising was my first game for it.

...text was so SMALL and it was a sdtv. LOL.

 
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bob101910 said:
Must be a huge screen if $400 is equal size (60+ inches?). I had to upgrade TVs after playing one of the Dragon Age games and the text was so small that I couldn't read any of it.
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Well I don't buy online, with major purchases I only buy name brands, and it would have to be a smart tv, if I were ever to replace it. So yeah, $400 is around the price I've seen, before tax, which is +6% here.

And nope, dragon age/gta/skyrim all have clearly legible text on my tv.
 
shulamm said:
Magi is a little gem. It has a bunch of charismatic characters, well developed. The second half of first season is a master class of economics, the second season a master class of sociology and the show enters in a "it's over 9000!" dynamic that keeps you wanting for more. If you like anime, probably the best show this season is "no game no life", with Jojo Star Crusaders' permission.
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Awesome, yeah I really like it. Watched an episode of Full Metal Alchemist (the one advertised on the One's dash today) and Augh it's just so Japanese, (I did watch some of the first Season a while ago). Magi is more reserved and not the typical over the top anime tropes. I also like how it's intertwining with Persian mythology. Aladdin fan here too, to think I played that SNES game in one day lol. What a piece of shit.
 
bob101910 said:
Those scary dudes outside the castle (on the narrow ledges) were a problem. Not a lot of room for rolling. 40% of my deaths were from that part. 45% from that boss where you have to jump over a gap. Roll failed me many times at that part. Rest from when I was trying too hard and attempting to parry everything before I learned about the almighty roll.

Depending on how you play rolling might not even be necessary. Tanking is OP as well.
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Oh God! I got stuck in my first run for a couple of days on those guys until i used some poison arrows lol. Tanking, not so much unless you farm a crap ton of souls.

sickman said:
You can run by him if you like. Since you just started, you may want to get some arrows and head under the bridge to sever his tail. You're welcome.

All this talk of DS makes me want to jump back in, but I know I don't have the time or patience at the moment.
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You just ruined his true Dark Souls expirience..... or you just saved a controller's life. I jumped back from DS2 thinking there was going to be more people playing it, but i have failed to invade low level with a special build. Now i'm stuck making 2 new builds for PvP that doesn't happen very often, while i'm drowning on my backlog.

 
FrankUrb88 said:
Oh God! I got stuck in my first run for a couple of days on those guys until i used some poison arrows lol. Tanking, not so much unless you farm a crap ton of souls.

You just ruined his true Dark Souls expirience..... or you just saved a controller's life. I jumped back from DS2 thinking there was going to be more people playing it, but i have failed to invade low level with a special build. Now i'm stuck making 2 new builds for PvP that doesn't happen very often, while i'm drowning on my backlog.
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It doesn't scale, so it won't get him far. I found it on my own after playing only a short while, but it never got any use.

Juice el Savior said:
I'm on that train too... NO OTIS I DONT CARE BECAUSE I CANT READ YOUR MESSAGES
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Once I finally could read his messages I started wishing I couldn't, dude needs to stfu.

 
sickman said:
It doesn't scale, so it won't get him far. I found it on my own after playing only a short while, but it never got any use.
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I know. The thing is it will get him through the parts that should make you rage and quit the game for a while, it makes ir easier to start understanding parts of the gae mechanics.

 
One of the things that killed Dark Souls for me is that, the confusion. I spent hours and hours finally getting through the skeletons just after the prologue. Countless times to get in the cave, get past the dangers, and find a mage dude, only to find out he is completely OP for my character. Then I went below the starting bonfire - again, many tries against OP enemies so, again, another road to go to. There was another one I've found with a dragon: needless to say, OP. A friend of mine actually told me there's a path I didn't even notice: goes figure it's the one I needed to go to in the first place. I should probably restart DS with a guide, because if you don't know what you're doing you're just wasting hours to no avail most of the time.

 
gunnm said:
Oh wow maybe me too but I could read his messages in SD. That might have been the last game I played in SD.
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My roomie and I at the time would trade off between reading and playing... we both pitched in for a vizio 42 inch and it died before he moved out so there wasn't any fighting over who is keeping it.
 
Baboy said:
One of the things that killed Dark Souls for me is that, the confusion. I spent hours and hours finally getting through the skeletons just after the prologue. Countless times to get in the cave, get past the dangers, and find a mage dude, only to find out he is completely OP for my character. Then I went below the starting bonfire - again, many tries against OP enemies so, again, another road to go to. There was another one I've found with a dragon: needless to say, OP. A friend of mine actually told me there's a path I didn't even notice: goes figure it's the one I needed to go to in the first place. I should probably restart DS with a guide, because if you don't know what you're doing you're just wasting hours to no avail most of the time.
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That is kind of the fun part for people. I have always described DS to friends as a long adult themed Zelda dungeon. The coolest part of the game for me was looking over the vast cliffs and seeing things off in the distance that I would later discover a path to. If anything I would suggest you look up a guide on multiplayer for the game. I went through my whole first playthrough by myself, boy was it tough and time consuming. If you use a guide to get through the game you wont have nearly as much of a rewarding experience, though a guide can probably cut your first playthrough to 40-60ish hours instead of 100 like me.

 
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CDiablo said:
That is kind of the fun part for people. I have always described DS to friends as a long adult themed Zelda dungeon. The coolest part of the game for me was looking over the vast cliffs and seeing things off in the distance that I would later discover a path to. If anything I would suggest you look up a guide on multiplayer for the game. I went through my whole first playthrough by myself, boy was it tough and time consuming. If you use a guide to get through the game you wont have nearly as much of a rewarding experience, though a guide can probably cut your first playthrough to 40-60ish hours instead of 100 like me.
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I don't feel it particularly rewarding wasting hours getting through a bunch of skeletons and everything that comes after it, just for the game to point out that this particular road leads absolutely nowhere for a character with my stats. To me it kinda comes off as lazy programming, and a bit of a slap to players who are newcomers to the series and are trying to figure out what to do. I don't mind a difficult experience: as I pointed out multiple times, bullet hell games (which are far more difficult than Dark Souls) are some of my favourites, but imagine playing through a 6 hour campaign for anything (say, Call Of Duty), and when you reach the end it tells you that you should have done something differently in the first level, and in order to access to the last level you need to restard from the beginning. That is how it feels with Dark Souls, you're left there with a bilion ways to go, and due to the sadistic nature of enemy placement, you aren't even very encouraged to explore besides the "straight road" with the bonfires. And somehow you are supposed to know that this road that you just spent hours to get through with is, in fact, the wrong way. Seems like an excuse to sell official guides and such.

Having said that, I enjoyed the game for a bit. It is fun, though extremely repetitive once you realize you have to roll and hit every single time. But after a while, it just seemed such a lazy programming, placing OP enemies in "wrong ways" when you just spent 20 minutes battling after the last bonfire - it's the equivalent of placing an invisibile trap behind a door or making you face literally unwinnable bosses for story purposes. I like a challenging game if it's fair and polished, hate it when the difficulty comes from glitches, lazy programming and overall bad design (the hit detection is horrible for example).

 
Baboy said:
Baboy, on 05 Jun 2014 - 11:02 AM, said:Baboy, on 05 Jun 2014 - 11:02 AM, said:
Having said that, I enjoyed the game for a bit. It is fun, though extremely repetitive once you realize you have to roll and hit every single time. But after a while, it just seemed such a lazy programming, placing OP enemies in "wrong ways" when you just spent 20 minutes battling after the last bonfire - it's the equivalent of placing an invisibile trap behind a door or making you face literally unwinnable bosses for story purposes. I like a challenging game if it's fair and polished, hate it when the difficulty comes from glitches, lazy programming and overall bad design (the hit detection is horrible for example).
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This is how I felt when playing some of the Invasion levels in Rayman Legends. Any of the levels with pipes have this weird lag. I can't tell if it's by design or a framerate drop but I gave up and sold the game. It was immensely fun until I felt like the game itself was the reason it was difficult.

I can't think of a game that doesn't get repetitive though. Super Mario 3D World was old hat after a level or two. By the time I finished one playthrough of both Borderlands games, I swore I'd never play another. Rockstar makes their bread and butter on repetitive games. I think the only genre that can get a pass is FPS because of its target audience. It's hard to be upset about repetition when literally the whole point of the game is to shoot everything.

 
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It would be much more fun if it didn't take 30 minutes to find your friends or needing to use Skype to talk to them. Wouldn't be as big a problem on X1 (Skype is pretty much party chat). I'm hoping for a X1 super pack of Demon Souls (never played), Dark Souls, and Dark Souls 2 next year. Would be so much more fun to record some of the stuff that happens.
 
davo1224 said:
This is how I felt when playing some of the Invasion levels in Rayman Legends. Any of the levels with pipes have this weird lag. I can't tell if it's by design or a framerate drop but I gave up and sold the game. It was immensely fun until I felt like the game itself was the reason it was difficult.

I can't think of a game that doesn't get repetitive though. Super Mario 3D World was old hat after a level or two. By the time I finished one playthrough of both Borderlands games, I swore I'd never play another. Rockstar makes their bread and butter on repetitive games. I think the only genre that can get a pass is FPS because of its target audience. It's hard to be upset about repetition when literally the whole point of the game is to shoot everything.
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Well, yeah, most games get repetitive. This is a big deal to me in role-playing games: the combat, loot, etc. system must be fun enough to justify the 50-100 or who knows how many hours they want the players to finish the storyline. If such a game can't offer a system that is fun after dozens of hours, finishing the game can be a pain in the arse. Dark Souls' gameplay is very clunky, very slow, riddled with glitches and an extremely repetitive mechanism (you literally hit-roll-hit-roll, except maybe during bosses). You don't even pull of crazy combos or who knows what, so while the first hours were fun in its brutal difficulty, I probably didn't get past the 20 hours mark overall before the game fell into a borefest. Then again, I've hit a similar "wall" in Oblivion after around the same amount of time, I just didn't think the gameplay was that fun or polished to justify a lenghty journey. Too bad, because both Dark Souls and Oblivion have very interesting worlds.

 
Forza 5 is showing on the deals with gold tab on the X1, the price is marked through but it is still full price. Maybe they haven't fully updated it yet. Both the game and car pass are listed.
 
Rollinstone12 said:
Forza 5 is showing on the deals with gold tab on the X1, the price is marked through but it is still full price. Maybe they haven't fully updated it yet. Both the game and car pass are listed.
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If you watch the GwG video on the dashboard, it shows Forza 5 as $39.99. Gives me NO hope for a decent sale on Ryse.

 
Forza is showing up as $39.99 for me on the console so looks like it's gone live. I probably would have bought it at $30 but will pass at this price
 
It's funny everyone was talking about Forza 5 pricing when a Walmart glitch had a digital code for $2. Hopefully those orders get fulfilled. I only ordered 1.

I'm hoping the DR3 season pass goes on sale with these deals. I'd wish for the Trials Fusion pass too but the DLC isn't out yet. I'll probably just pick it up for full price.
 
Cleaner7 said:
I'm hoping the DR3 season pass goes on sale with these deals. I'd wish for the Trials Fusion pass too but the DLC isn't out yet. I'll probably just pick it up for full price.
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Me too. I've been hoping for a DR3 SP sale for a while. No more than $10 though as it barely gives you 3-4 hours of extra content total.

People have been selling the Trials SP on here for $10 if you're interested.
 
Rip44 said:
Me too. I've been hoping for a DR3 SP sale for a while. No more than $10 though as it barely gives you 3-4 hours of extra content total.

People have been selling the Trials SP on here for $10 if you're interested.
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Yeah there's no way I'd pay full price for such short content.

I've been meaning to check the trade forums. Just PMed someone about that $10 pass.
 
Layd Dly said:
Time to pick up the Forza V Season Pass. Id like cheaper, but I dont want Forza to be buried in my backlog when the SP is cheaper.
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Yeah 40-50% off would be nicer since it's just more cars but since I got the game for free, really enjoy it, and want to drive some of those cars I guess it's worth it. Especially since it's like $90 individually (they bumped it up to 90 cars from the original 60) and probably won't go on sale again any time soon.
 
I would try Forza for free. Oh well.

Is Dark Souls not free anymore? I tried to download it yesterday and the "download" box is not there now.
 
EldritchOnRye said:
Yeah 40-50% off would be nicer since it's just more cars but since I got the game for free, really enjoy it, and want to drive some of those cars I guess it's worth it. Especially since it's like $90 individually (they bumped it up to 90 cars from the original 60) and probably won't go on sale again any time soon.
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This is me as well lol. Couple it with the $25 Best Buy DotD thing today and I think I can stomach the remaining balance!
Chaching!
 
GamerDude316 said:
Thoughts on Far Cry Classic/Blood Dragon?
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1st Far Cry I played on PC years back and it was pretty nice jungle raiding adventure. Yes you can call it "Classic", but when it comes to Blood Dragon now that is an ultimate "Classic" in my book. Remembering the golden days of action movies like Rambo, Robocop, good al Terminator. Now serve all that awesomeness with mixture of 8bit style cutscens + gidi music. Yes baby, Blood Dragon is my Game!

If you like old school themes with new improved graphics you'll love Blood Dragon action adventure.

 
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