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Here is a list of all the current and upcoming Xbox Live Marketplace Sales for the US*. This includes the Deal of the Week, Family Plan Sale Item, and any other sales or promotions. I have also included the upcoming Xbox Live Arcade releases. Most sales are for one week.* Please feel free to PM or post if you see anything not listed here. Please note: ALL ITEMS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE! and some sales are for GOLD MEMBERS ONLY*. Have fun and enjoy.
(*unless otherwise noted)



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Xbox Live Deal of the Week:



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GOLD MEMBERS ONLY
48 Hours Gold trials and free Gold weekends won't get you the sale price.




12/27 -Family Games

XBLA:
-Full House Poker - 480 Microsoft Points - 40% off

DLC:

Hasbro Family Game Night: (Not really DLC, but you need the HFGN hub to launch these games)
-Battleship - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Boggle - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Connect 4 - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Connect 4×4 - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Jenga - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Pictureka - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Scrabble - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Sorry! - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Sorry! Sliders - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Yahtzee - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Here is a list of discs that contain these games
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Hasbro Family Game Night:


-Battleship
-Boggle
-Connect 4
-Scrabble
-Sorry
-Sorry Sliders
-Yahtzee
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Hasbro Family Game Night 3:


-Clue
-Game of Life
-Mouse Trap
-Twister
-Yahtzee Hands Down
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Hasbro Family Game Night 4: The Game Show:


-Bop-It Boptagon
-Connect 4 Basketball
-Scrabble Flash
-Sorry! Sliders
-Yatzhee! Bowling
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Hasbro Family Game Night Fun Pack (FGN 2 & 3):


-Bop-It
-Clue
-Connect 4x4
-Jenga
-Mouse Trap
-Operation
-Pictureka
-The Game of Life
-Twister
-Yahtzee Hands Down

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1/3 -Dancin’ Dancin’ Dancin’

DLC:
Dance Central:
-Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling - 160 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 01 - 640 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 02 - 640 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 03 - 640 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 04 - 640 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 05 - 480 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 06 - 960 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Dance Pack 07 - 960 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Marathon Pack 01 - 1400 Microsoft Points - 58% off
-Marathon Pack 02 - 1500 Microsoft Points - 58% off






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Family Gold Pack Deal:
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GOLD MEMBERS ONLY
(lasts one week)






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Misc Sales:
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If a start and end date are not listed. Act fast as these "sales" could end anytime.


2011 Holiday Premium Theme - FREE


12/20 - 1/2 - Countdown to 2012
This is a two part sale. One part lasts the until 1/2, the other is 1 Day only sales.


XBLA:
-After Burner Climax - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-BloodRayne: Betrayal - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Peggle - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Plants vs. Zombies - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Portal: Still Alive - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Renegade Ops - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look


DLC:
-L.A. Noire Rockstar Pass - 480 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Peggle Nights Content Pack - 200 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic


Games on Demand:
-LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 1800 Microsoft Points ($22.49) - 25% off - Metacritic
-The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 1800 Microsoft Points ($22.49) - 25% off - Metacritic


Avatar Store:
-Cactus Dog (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Fastball Animation - 120 Microsoft Points - 25% off
-Gears of War 3 Berserker Pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Gears of War 3 Ticker Pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Grappling Hook (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Halo Flood (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Home Run Animation - 120 Microsoft Points - 25% off
-Inferno Skateboard (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Labrador Dog pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Moneky pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Ninja Kick Animation - 120 Microsoft Points - 25% off
-Red Dragon pet - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Touchdown Dance Animation - 120 Microsoft Points - 25% off
-Training Dummy (prop) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/20 - 12/31 - Countdown to 2012 1 Day Only Sales

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12/20 1 DAY ONLY
-Bastion - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/21 1 DAY ONLY
-Hole in the Wall - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Leedmees - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% of


12/22 1 DAY ONLY

Fallout 3
-Broken Steel - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Mothership Zeta - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Operation: Anchorage - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Fallout: New Vegas
-Dead Money - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Honest Hearts - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Lonesome Road - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Old World Blues - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/23 1 DAY ONLY
-Deadliest Warrior: Legends - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Deadliest Warrior: Legends Joan of Arc DLC - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Mortal Kombat Season Pass - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/24 1 DAY ONLY
-Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look EX w/ Seth & Derek of Capcom


12/25 1 DAY ONLY
-Fruit Ninja Kinect - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look


12/26 1 DAY ONLY
Forza Motorsport 4

DLC:
-November Speed Pack - 280 Microsoft Points - 50% off

-Season Pass - 1800 Microsoft Points - 25% off

Avatar Store:
-Drifter Race Suit (Male/Female) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-White Racing Suit (Male/Female) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/27 1 DAY ONLY
Halo: Reach

DLC:
-Defiant Map Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Noble Map Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Games on Demand:
-Halo: Reach - 2400 Microsoft Points ($29.99) - 25% off

Avatar Store:
-Halo Energy Sword (prop) - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Kat SPARTAN 320 Armor (Male/Female) - 200 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Themes/Etc:
-Halo: Reach Anchor 9 Theme - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Halo: Reach Noble Team Theme - 120 Microsoft Points - 50% off


12/28 1 DAY ONLY

XBLA:
-Sonic Adventure - 320 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look (after Game Room)
-Sonic The Hedgehog - 160 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - 160 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Sonic The Hedgehog 3 - 160 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look
-Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I - 320 Microsoft Points - 60% off - Metacritic - Quick Look

DLC:
-Sonic Adventure DX Upgrade - 160 Microsoft Points - 60% off


12/29 1 DAY ONLY

DLC:
Red Dead Redemption:
-Legends and Killers Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Liars and Cheats Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic
-Undead Nightmare Collection - 800 Microsoft Points - 50% off (Contains Liars & Cheats, Legends & Killers, and Undead Nightmare)
-Undead Nightmare Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off - Metacritic - Quick Look



12/30 1 DAY ONLY

DLC:
Gears of War 3:
-Season Pass - 1800 Microsoft Points - 25% off
Contains 4 pieces of DLC from November - February. You save 50% buying now vs buying it all separately.
1. Horde Command Pack - 800 MSP (Out Now)
2. RAAM's Shadow Campaign DLC - 1200 MSP (Out Now)
3. Fenix Rising DLC - 800 MSP (Out 1/17/2012)
4. February DLC - 800 MSP (TBD)
(Epic's DLC Blog Page)
-Weapon Skin Collection - 1800 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Avatar Store:
-Boomshield (prop) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Gold Lancer (prop) - 160 Microsoft Points - 50% off THIS ITEM WILL BE DELISTED 12/31/2011!
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The items below are still "unconfirmed" (pulled from an accurate leaked list)
12/31 1 DAY ONLY

DLC:
-Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Variety Map Pack - 400 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off
-Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package - 600 Microsoft Points - 50% off

Games on Demand:
-Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 1200 Microsoft Points ($14.99) - 25% off
-Modern Warfare 2 - 2400 Microsoft Points ($29.99) - 25% off






1/3 - 1/9 - Electronic Arts Publisher Sale
Up to 50% off EA content




?????? - Pets GOLD MEMBERS ONLY
-Cat (Pet) - 160 Microsoft Points - 33% off
-Pug Dog (Pet) - 160 Microsoft Points - 33% off









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[quote name='Doctor Who']Holy carp![/QUOTE]

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[quote name='panda911']The inside Xbox crazy Larry video is up detailing some more of the deals. Highlights are Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection for 50% off and BGE:HD for 70% off on cyber monday, Mvc2 73% off in black Friday and wait for it everybodys' favorite Risk factions for 75% off. I hope there are more unreleased deals, otherwise the best part of the deal seems to be live already. Seems like they're holding the summer of arcade stuff for the end of year sale.[/QUOTE]

That would be:

Mortal Kombat for 400msp (50%)
BGE: HD for 240msp (70%)
MvsC2 for 320? (73% of 1200 is 324)
And of coarse Risk for 200msp (75%)

I will probably pick up the bottom three.
 
For $5 I'll probably get MK. For $3 BG&E HD is an insane deal, I'll get it even though the camera controls are awful for inverted-Y only players.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']For $5 I'll probably get MK. For $3 BG&E HD is an insane deal, I'll get it even though the camera controls are awful for inverted-Y only players.[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Surely I can get used to it though
 
Okay here are the deals listed in the video.

Black Friday Nov 25
Fallout 3 for 25% off (22.49)
Warhammer Killteam 50% off (400)
Full house poker 50% off (400)
Mortal Kombat Kollection 50% (400)
+more unannounced

Cyber Monday Nov 28
Beyond good and evil 70% off (240)
Marvel Vs capcom 73% off (324)
Risk factions 75% off (200)
Dungeons and dragons daggerdale 50% off (600)
+more unannounced

Sorry if this comes out weird. I am on my phone. You have all the available info now.
 
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[quote name='Dark Rider']Okay here are the deals listed in the video.
Dungeons and dragons daggerdale 50% off (600)
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Isn't that the same price as last time?

Edit: Nope, 800 pts last time. Drat for buying it then and not yet playing it.
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']
Beyond good and evil 70% off (240)
Risk factions 75% off (200) [/QUOTE]

I'll grab both of those, loved BG&E on xbox and wouldnt mind playing through it again in HD
 
I've got 950 points. I will pick up Core and Marvel PX2 table sets BUT I'm going to wait to see what the deals are on the 25th and 28th before I pull the trigger. I only wish there weren't so many impossible achievements.

BG&E is a must-have for XBLA. Personal rule: any game with a take-pictires-with-a-camera mechanic is a good game. (LoZ Windwaker, Bioshock, Toy Story 3, Dead Rising series, etc)
 
[quote name='Dark Rider']Okay here are the deals listed in the video.

Black Friday Nov 25
Fallout 3 for 25% off (22.49)
Warhammer Killteam 50% off (400)
Full house poker 50% off (400)
+more unannounced

Cyber Monday Nov 28
Beyond good and evil 70% off (240)
Marvel Vs capcom 73% off (324)
Risk factions 75% off (200)
Dungeons and dragons daggerdale 50% off (600)
+more unannounced

Sorry if this comes out weird. I am on my phone. You have all the available info now.[/QUOTE]

Hmm, tempted to get Full House Poker but with some the achievements now unattainable I might wait for it to go down to 200 MSP.

Probably be a long wait though...
 
I'll get beyond good and evil since I have everything else. Since I have been wanting some pinball tables, should I get core and marvel, one or the other, or none?
 
Beyond Good & Evil for 240 is amazing, been wanting to play it for years and now I can get it for the same price of the BG&E outfits in the marketplace.
 
[quote name='Luxuria']I hope the Dead Space 2 DLC goes on sale personally. :O Bastion and Half-Minute Hero would be awesome as well.[/QUOTE]

I REALLY want Bastion to go on sale :p
 
[quote name='KyleGamgee'] BG&E is a must-have for XBLA. Personal rule: any game with a take-pictires-with-a-camera mechanic is a good game. (LoZ Windwaker, Bioshock, Toy Story 3, Dead Rising series, etc)[/QUOTE]


POKEMON SNAP?!?!

I still fire that bad boy up to this day.
 
[quote name='Coltin']Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Surely I can get used to it though[/QUOTE]

I hope I'm able to as well. Playing the demo, I was crashing into wall left and right and looking all over the damn place.

It was like giving the controller to somebody who has never played a game where you use both sticks to move. I was AWFUL!
 
[quote name='KyleGamgee']I've got 950 points. I will pick up Core and Marvel PX2 table sets BUT I'm going to wait to see what the deals are on the 25th and 28th before I pull the trigger. I only wish there weren't so many impossible achievements.

BG&E is a must-have for XBLA. Personal rule: any game with a take-pictires-with-a-camera mechanic is a good game. (LoZ Windwaker, Bioshock, Toy Story 3, Dead Rising series, etc)[/QUOTE]

Rumble Roses? :lol:
 
[quote name='Gore']Streets of Rage 2 is on disc. To get the game specific achievements, I'd need to buy from xbla?
I'll take a look.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, when it comes to many older games in a collection, the game roms are usually identical but to justify the separate release/price tag they add an online multiplayer option and achievements (as achievements are required of XBLA releases).

This week's sale is a solid start I think, there are some random things but it seems like those worked out in my favour (as I planned on getting Homefront, and just started up AC: Brotherhood). I was hoping that would mean that Black Friday deals would be insane, but.. not so sure about that (Fallout 3, really and for $22.50?, I have no idea about Warhammer, and I believe someone mentioned above that the Poker game wasn't entirely functional). Cyber Monday is shaping up to be fantastic though. (Especially if they include the MK Collection for 400).

Isn't Daggerdale the game that everyone thought was crap/rushed and they actually apologized for? Or am I thinking of a similar-named game?

And with the news of Risk: Factions on sale, I kinda regret buying it earlier in the month for 400.. it's $2.50, but that's $2.50 better invested towards this week's deals. x.x

I bought the Homefront stuff this morning (I had a weird remainder of points), I'm definitely looking @ SMB, the Brotherhood DLC, All 3 sets of FX2 tables (just because I have a feeling a sale isn't going to come around again for a while, at least not for less than 400, though I might not get the Classic after what you guys have said, kinda wish I could just get FX1 instead), and Outrun.

My list of maybes are Stacking (I'd bite if it were 400), The Baconing (I own 0 Deathspank games, and I feel like I can hold out for another sale, but it's tempting because it's a newer title), Fancy Pants Adventure (loved the flash game), and Weapon of Choice.

Gonna try and see if I like Happy Tree Friends or Flotilla or Magic 2012 (never played a Magic game before), and I'd love the old classics like Streets of Rage 2 or Phantasy Star 2, but I just don't think saving $2.50 each is worth jumping on these right now, gotta save the points.
 
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[quote name='garrett007']I'll get beyond good and evil since I have everything else. Since I have been wanting some pinball tables, should I get core and marvel, one or the other, or none?[/QUOTE]

I would say core and marvel, they both had good tables and it is one of the games I do not regret paying full price for, actually it is one of the only games I paid full price for.
 
[quote name='Blank Earth']If I were a cheap ass and chose only one Pinball pack to buy, which would be the best?[/QUOTE]

Definitely Core 1st, Marvel 2nd, Classic a distant 3rd. That seems to be the consensus among everyone I've seen, from casual players to the hardcore players.
 
only thing I'm interested in is BG&E... mostly because I alrdy have a lot of what they're putting on sale / is on sale. hope they add more unannounced things come BF
 
Ok guess im getting BG&E. I don't even know anything about it but for that much I can't pass on something that has gotten so much love.
 
[quote name='Coltin']
For $3 BG&E HD is an insane deal, I'll get it even though the camera controls are awful for inverted-Y only players.
Click to expand...

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Surely I can get used to it though[/QUOTE]

This was my biggest hurdle initially. BG&E actually does have an axis adjustment option, but it also inverts the X-axis (you can't adjust each axis separately), making it seem almost unplayable to people who play Y-inverted.

I've noticed Y-inversion seems to be a generational thing. People who started playing more recently, like during the previous generation, all play without inversion...but those of us who started playing 3D games with the N64 were "ruined" by games like Goldeneye 007.

But since I'd downloaded the BG&E at launch, I decided to stick with it. At first I just tried to avoid moving the camera around much whenever I could. But after finishing the game, the next time I popped in Borderlands or Reach or something, it was like something was suddenly wrong! I discovered that playing through BG&E had somehow managed to "cure" me, and I've been playing everything un-inverted nowadays. (Well, except that I still wanted the ship in BG&E to drive Y-inverted, because its supposed to be like airplane controls, c'mon!)
 
Holy crap, there's a ton of sales happening/coming up. The old thread would have imploded by now lol

From the FA sale, I'll be getting DaVinci, SMB, Bejeweled 2 and the Marvel and Core Tables. For those Friday/Monday sales, I'll defintitely snag BG&E for $3. Oh and to Risk Factions on sale - fuck you.
 
[quote name='exileinoblivion']Is the classic pack worth getting? I've been waiting forever for pinball fx tables to go on sale and I never played the original.[/QUOTE]

The Classic pack is the original Pinball FX, and it can be played on Pinball FX2, the Core pack is Pinball FX2 tables. No need to buy the classic tables if you own the first one, it would just be a waste of money since you can already play it with Pinball FX1 purchase. Pinball FX1 is the weakest of the 3 sets imo.
 
[quote name='exileinoblivion']Is the classic pack worth getting? I've been waiting forever for pinball fx tables to go on sale and I never played the original.[/QUOTE]

It's a distant 3rd behind the other two, but if you're going to get it, 400 points is the price you're going to want to pay for it. They do lack a lot of the features that the newer tables possess, and they were tweaked to be "on par" with the newer tables scorewise, which apparently didn't work too well.

I haven't played it yet, but I did base my purchase earlier on the opinion that they aren't worth 800 as a pack, but they are worth 400. The other two packs are worth every penny of 800, so they're a steal at 400.

Basically, don't expect the same quality as the tables that were made directly for PFX2, but they're worth 100 each if you're into pinball.

If you're only given 400 points and have to choose between Classic and some of the single tables, though, most of the single tables are probably a better option even though they aren't on sale.
 
[quote name='exileinoblivion']Is the classic pack worth getting? I've been waiting forever for pinball fx tables to go on sale and I never played the original.[/QUOTE]

At just a little over a buck a table... I think they are more than worth it. They aren't as good as the newer Core and Marvel packs, but they are still good fun.
 
Those Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals are pretty solid. Glad I got like $100 in free Microsoft Points from the Kinect demo (multiple visits) where I work. :) Not to mention the 1100 Microsoft Points from Bing Rewards last week. Gonna need them.

Probably going to end up getting some pinball tables as well... damn that paranormal table for giving me one single achievement. Now it stares at me, taunting.
 
[quote name='Cheapskate']
I've noticed Y-inversion seems to be a generational thing. People who started playing more recently, like during the previous generation, all play without inversion...but those of us who started playing 3D games with the N64 were "ruined" by games like Goldeneye 007.[/QUOTE]

My first console was Collecovision, and I prefer not inverted.
 
[quote name='mikejenks']My first console was Collecovision, and I prefer not inverted.[/QUOTE]

Mine was Intellivision and I prefer inverted. I think the whole inversion issue comes from when you started playing FPSs. If you played the originals like DOOM and Wolfenstein on PC about a billion years ago you probably played inverted (I'm assuming the default control scheme was inverted since I doubt I was smart enough to mess with control schemes when I was living in the signle digits) and thus that's why most older gamers prefer inverted (at least this is my how it worked for me). If you didn't play those back then you probably started much later and played it with some strange (pardon the insult) console configuration that was simply (and here comes another small insult) inferior to the control of a PC.

Non-inverted simply doesn't make sense. While this is a bit silly for my taste this recent IGN video does an excellent job of explaining why inverted is the way everyone should play. If you don't that's your choice of course, everyone has their own style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeyD9X71Mgo
 
I've never played Doom or Wolfenstein, and I play inverted. I think the first shooter I ever played was Perfect Dark. But I'm sure I'm just the exception lol
 
[quote name='Chrono Gear']Mine was Intellivision and I prefer inverted. I think the whole inversion issue comes from when you started playing FPSs. If you played the originals like DOOM and Wolfenstein on PC about a billion years ago you probably played inverted (I'm assuming the default control scheme was inverted since I doubt I was smart enough to mess with control schemes when I was living in the signle digits) and thus that's why most older gamers prefer inverted (at least this is my how it worked for me). If you didn't play those back then you probably started much later and played it with some strange (pardon the insult) console configuration that was simply (and here comes another small insult) inferior to the control of a PC.

Non-inverted simply doesn't make sense. While this is a bit silly for my taste this recent IGN video does an excellent job of explaining why inverted is the way everyone should play. If you don't that's your choice of course, everyone has their own style.
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I don't think Doom or Wolfenstien have anything to do with it. You couldn't look around in those games. I think it may have something to do with flight simulators. Before FPS with freelook most games that used analog controls had you piloting a vehicle, and if you carried over that control scheme inverting makes sense. That's how you fly a plane. Even if you didn't play those games the people who were designing games did, so it may have been the default for some of them.

I don't play inverted. I started playing FPS with a mouse. I knew how to use a mouse before games implemented freelook. If I want to move my cursor up I move the mouse up. If I want to move my crosshairs up I mov my mouse up. When controllers got an analog stick for camera control and FPS worth a damn were available to play using them I transferred the same movement to the stick.

I also play my PC games with ESDF instead of WASD. I started that when the default movement bindings tended to be arrow keys. It worked well because those extras keys to the left of my hand could be bound and hit with my pinky. It gave me a lot more options for grenades, weapon selection, etc. I only relay that to say that default bindings never got in my way, so I have no idea how camera controls were by default back then.
 
[quote name='Coltin']I've never played Doom or Wolfenstein, and I play inverted. I think the first shooter I ever played was Perfect Dark. But I'm sure I'm just the exception lol[/QUOTE]

Goldeneye and Perfect Dark were default inverted, which are what did me in.
 
I played the hell out of the X-Wing series of flight sims games way back when. That'll get you inverted. Goldeneye was my most played FPS ever on top of that, so I'm inverted 4 life.
 
[quote name='Chrono Gear']Mine was Intellivision and I prefer inverted. I think the whole inversion issue comes from when you started playing FPSs. If you played the originals like DOOM and Wolfenstein on PC about a billion years ago you probably played inverted (I'm assuming the default control scheme was inverted since I doubt I was smart enough to mess with control schemes when I was living in the signle digits) and thus that's why most older gamers prefer inverted (at least this is my how it worked for me). If you didn't play those back then you probably started much later and played it with some strange (pardon the insult) console configuration that was simply (and here comes another small insult) inferior to the control of a PC.[/QUOTE]My first FPS was Wolfenstein 3D, so yeah.

The old school people you're talking about, who use inverted y axis controls, are people who used joysticks and got used to it. That's not all old school people, it's the old school people that went with then inferior input device. Thankfully, I never fell into that trap and was a keyboard player from the start, then kb/m when the y axis became important.

[quote name='louiedog']
I also play my PC games with ESDF instead of WASD. I started that when the default movement bindings tended to be arrow keys. It worked well because those extras keys to the left of my hand could be bound and hit with my pinky. It gave me a lot more options for grenades, weapon selection, etc. I only relay that to say that default bindings never got in my way, so I have no idea how camera controls were by default back then.[/QUOTE]

I did the same thing with ESDF FOREVER, years and years of Quake with ESDF. I don't know when, maybe 4 or 5 years ago, I just got tired of remapping and have given in to WASD. It really does seem inferior, but I'm not very competitive anymore.
 
[quote name='BobbyTastic']
Isn't Daggerdale the game that everyone thought was crap/rushed and they actually apologized for? Or am I thinking of a similar-named game?[/QUOTE]

Yep. That was Daggerdale. Buggy as hell and lackluster gameplay at best. If it goes to 400, consider it then... maybe. (Honestly, you'd be better off getting a copy of Neverwinter Nights somewhere for your D&D fix.)
 
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