[quote name='CAiNiACprime']I'm having a tough time deciding whether or not to bite on Joe Danger, Assault Heroes 1 & 2, Rayman 3 HD, and Babel Rising. If anyone feels so inclined to influence me in one direction or another on any or all of these titles I'd welcome it. I've tried the demos for each but it hasn't really helped. I'd like to purchase only 2, maybe 3, more titles.[/QUOTE]
I think Joe Danger is worth 600msp if you've never played it, if you did already play it on PSN, no need to re-buy it for 360. It's an OK game, it's kind of a mix between Trials HD and a platformer of sorts. It does get pretty tough by the end.
I bought Assault Heroes 1 for 200msp a while back and I was happy with my purchase for that price. That's why I bought the 2nd one this time for the same price.
I've only read reviews and played the demo of Babel, but I'm definitely passing. You may just want to get it on your phone for cheaper if you have smartphone.
I don't understand why so many people are having such a hard time biting on Rayman 3. It's a full-length platformer from the PS2 days for $5. Ya, it's a nightmare for achievement hunters but it's also a great value. I paid $8 for it on PSN on release, only played an hour or so, and have been very happy with it. If you have any nostalgia for older 3D platformers (which I do), I think it's a no brainer.
[quote name='harry hood']played stacking last night for a bit. so charming.[/QUOTE]
I forgot how good it looks for a downloadable game. The actual type of game isn't my favorite, but it's still well worth 300msp.
[quote name='Tarheel76']*sigh*......
I really wanted to like Bloodforge when it came out initially in April. I downloaded the demo, and couldn't get pass the horrible camera angles and the sense of just not knowing what in the world I was doing when it came to trying to execute moves. Luckily I didn't spend 1200pts then.
Now months later at 600pts, I've tried AGAIN with the demo.......is it me, or does anyone else just feel like they're constantly mashing buttons, hoping to get a shot off ? I've looked at the combinations for moves on the help screen, but honestly it seems useless for me....especially the ones that involve the left / right stick with either A/B/X/Y. I can't figure them out.
So right now, I'm thinking about passing on it again........I'd LOVE to hear everyone's point of view....especially those that are in love with the game, and perhaps you can lend me some tips on executing some of these moves without feeling like I'm just pressing and pressing the buttons.
I WONDER the chances of Microsoft lowering the price even further as the holiday approaches.......have ANY games that were initially rolled out at 1200 or more points, been cut by more than 50% ??
Final question also.....(in addition to the Bloodforge help)..........in December it will be a year since getting my Xbox 360, and I'm curious in knowing the types of deals/sales around Black Friday - Christmas. Good bargains on marketplace games / points to purchase ?? Any chance of getting a major leak of the deals ahead of time ??..(kinda like how the retailers have their sales leaked online several weeks in advance.)
Thanks for everyone's feedback in advance.[/QUOTE]
Bloodforge is definitely a hack 'n slash. Honestly, I didn't even bother looking at the combo lists for the game more than once. I just found a few button combos I liked, learned how to evade, and went from there. To me, that's how a hack 'n slash is meant to be played. Do you use all the different combos in games like God of War?
Also, I've posted this a billion times, but here's my review of
Bloodforge. I'm not a professional reviewer or anything, but the game got TRASHED by actual reviewers but it's actually a sweet game, so I felt like I needed to stand up for it and actually (kinda) wrote a review.
To answer your other questions, yes lots of games discounted by more than 50%. Just this week Stacking has been discounted 75%, from 1200msp to 300msp.
The past few years XBLA has had both Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales and Holiday sales. The Black Friday sales are usually pretty damn good, but the holiday sales last year were actually super disappointing. Nothing ever leaks early, we just find out about the sales the exact same way we find out about them now.