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[randomlyrossy]

FYI, for those interested in Deadlight, the timer in-game is inaccurate. Chatting with Tequila Works there is apparently a bug that is resetting it at some points. I'm not sure if it's a full reset or somehow resetting like, that particular minute or whatever, but it sounds complex.

I've been told that in the end it is basically running at only half speed, which in turn means the game is actually twice as long as the clock says. Just a heads up!

Doesn't change how short the game is, it took me maybe 4 hours. And that was mostly down to restarting sections either because of death or the fact I stopped playing cause I was so annoyed. When you go back after quitting it starts you back at the start the section, which can be about 10 or 15 minutes back time wise.

 

[Noogy]

The only problem I've seen with it is that when you die, the timer goes back to the time you were on at the last checkpoint, so it's as if you hadn't died at all. It certainly feels accurate aside from that.

I've been told it also has something to do with various events in the game causing the timer to not line up.. cutscenes, diaries, death.

Again, I haven't played it yet myself, but the team quickly realized their leaderboard times were being beaten consistently and realized there was a bug (and I'm fairly certain no one could play it faster than them).

 

[RadarScope1]

If anyone has impressions of the new content and update for Pinball Arcade, please post. It seems a lot of people are curious about quality issues before buying, given Farsight's track record.

 

[Misguided]

Haven't heard much good of Deadlight. Dud?

 

[toythatkills]

Haven't heard much good of Deadlight. Dud?

It's short and it's flawed, but it's also still pretty enjoyable. It's better than the sum of its parts.

 

[OrangeOak]

If anyone has impressions of the new content and update for Pinball Arcade, please post. It seems a lot of people are curious about quality issues before buying, given Farsight's track record.

I'm not a pinball expert but everything seems fine here.
I bought Bride of Pin-bot and Medieval Madness and they are working properly.
They look great(I think they have updated lighting) and there is no noticable lag whatsoever even in 1080p.
Biggest gripe as of right now is that leaderboards aren't working,even for old tables lol.
I don't know how the other two tables work though.
Update for core tables is not available yet so there is nothing to report yet.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I'm thinking about Shadow Complex with all its cred, what do you say gaf?

It's a great game. Do it.

 

[Grisby]

I'm thinking about Shadow Complex with all its cred, what do you say gaf?

I'd say it's an XBLA classic.

Such a shame there hasn't been a sequel.

 

[jgkspsx]

Pinball Arcade packs are so bought. Glad to see 360 version is back at the top of the heap again... too bad they're having so many problems across all platforms, though.

Too bad the Rewards deal this month (240 points back on 1600 points of sports) is pretty worthless. Unless I'm missing something essential?

 

[surly]

If anyone has impressions of the new content and update for Pinball Arcade, please post. It seems a lot of people are curious about quality issues before buying, given Farsight's track record.

The update for the existing tables is broken. It download to 99%, then flips back and forth between 0% and 99% and never finishes. Apparently it will be fixed today (the 2nd) though.

The new content works OK for the most part, but the leaderboards are borked. The Cirqus Voltaire table has the same bug as one of the original tables - sometimes when you start a game, you just get the "table tour" where it pans around the table, rather than the game actually starting, so you have to exit the game (that particular game of pinball, not Pinball Arcade itself) and restart, then it'll work.

Some of the views are a bit weird. When you go to launch the ball, sometimes you'll get a top-down close-up view. When you get a multi-ball, you get a view where the camera is really low on the table and changing the view only switches between 2 very similar camera positions, rather than the regular selection of views you get when there's only 1 ball in play. It's a bit annoying as it makes some shots hard to hit.

I would still recommend the new tables though as they're great IMO, unless leaderboards are something you really care about.

 

[jgkspsx]

I really like Cirqus Voltaire. Never played it before.

Bride of Pinbot gets pretty boring fast, but it's a cheap thrill at first.

Funhouse and Medieval Madness require no defense. They're the best of the best.

 

[Boss Riovane]

I usually buy one or two xbla titles a year and i really thought deadlight was gonna be this years contender. I couldnt have been more wrong i liked the demo dont get me wrong but something was..... off. I ended up thanks to reading a random thread on gaf picking up fuzion. I are in love how did i miss this game.

 

[RadarScope1]

Posters in the Pinball Arcade OT are saying the 360 updates are pretty much working as intended now. This appears to be once again the best version of the game, all things considered. Check out the other thread for more details, but it looks like it's safe to dive in.

 

[Family Fry]

Few new Xbox.com listings.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD

22nd August 2012 (listed release date)

The legendary JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is now in HD with network support! This is the kind of quality JoJo fans have been raving about!

PID

5th September 2012 (listed release date)

A young boy named Kurt finds himself stranded on a peculiar planet, and he must find his way home. Finding help from unlikely allies and the curious tools in his backpack, Kurt must use gravity-defying beams to conquer every platform and solve every puzzle on this strange journey. Featuring over 12 hours of action-adventure gameplay and fully-realized co-op, players are poised to experience a beautiful world set to an evocative soundtrack. With twenty-two different locations, dozens of foes and hundreds of secrets, Pid is like your world… only different.

Avatar FameStar

3rd August 2012 (Listed release date)

Avatar FameStar is a new program from Microsoft Studios that delivers new and exciting ways to play online with your friends and compete for social recognition! Dress your Avatar with exclusive new outfits and items, and show your achievements off to your friends and competitors. Avatar FameStar puts you in the spotlight, bringing Avatar FameStar games together to reward people who play and compete!

The Avatar FameStar one may be a separate arcade app possibly or just a listing for it.
PID still looks awesome and can't wait to get my hands on it.

 

[toythatkills]

I had never even heard of pid, and the boxart doesn't do much to sell it to me. 12 hours of puzzles and platforming, though? GOING TO FIND TRAILER.

 

[Family Fry]

Aww man PID looks awesome TTK, in case no one else has seen it, check out the trailer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgrEHSWCr1c

Also hoping that boxart isn't final.

 

[Speedymanic]

I had never even heard of pid, and the boxart doesn't do much to sell it to me. 12 hours of puzzles and platforming, though? GOING TO FIND TRAILER.

Trailer is amazing, only found out about the game yesterday and it's already shot to the top of my most wanted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXegaJYXD0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Tlm28Kuko

So awesome.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Trailer is amazing, only found out about the game yesterday and it's already shot to the top of my most wanted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXegaJYXD0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Tlm28Kuko

So awesome.

Oh wow, day 1!

 

[Family Fry]

The PID devs, Might & Delight are made up from ex-GRIN employees who worked on Bionic Commando series, including REarmed.
Also it's worth noting on the boxart/logo you can look at it upside down
Also PID thread.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=454478

 

[jgkspsx]

Wow, pid is at the top of my list too.

Posters in the Pinball Arcade OT are saying the 360 updates are pretty much working as intended now. This appears to be once again the best version of the game, all things considered. Check out the other thread for more details, but it looks like it's safe to dive in.

Achievements and leaderboards are broken. The achievements for the new tables, sadly, are trivial, so getting them again wouldn't be a problem. (What happens is that they unlock on your local profile, but never get pushed to Microsoft. I can't believe that's even possible.)

 

[BruiserBear]

I've had my eye on Pid for a while now. Looks so cool. I just hope the gameplay is my sorta thing.

When people say it has a "listed release date of Sep 5th", where are they getting that date? I looked the game up on Xbox.com and I don't see a date.

 

[Family Fry]

You click on overview and arrow right to where it lists developer, have to have region on en-US on address bar.
Normaly gives an estimated date, date first piece of content went up or rare occasions simply 2099.
For instance that Avatar FameStar date for today, when I posted it yesterday there was no content. Today a new video was uploaded which was listed as release date.

 

[BruiserBear]

You click on overview and arrow right to where it lists developer, have to have region on en-US on address bar.
Normaly gives an estimated date, date first piece of content went up or rare occasions simply 2099.
For instance that Avatar FameStar date for today, when I posted it yesterday there was no content. Today a new video was uploaded which was listed as release date.

Thanks!

 

[RadarScope1]

Achievements and leaderboards are broken. The achievements for the new tables, sadly, are trivial, so getting them again wouldn't be a problem. (What happens is that they unlock on your local profile, but never get pushed to Microsoft. I can't believe that's even possible.)

Eh, bummer. TPA just can't get it right.

 

[Feindflug]

Never heard of Pid and the above videos look really awesome, gameplay also looks like a lot of fun.

 

[Phonomezer]

Trailer is amazing, only found out about the game yesterday and it's already shot to the top of my most wanted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXegaJYXD0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Tlm28Kuko

So awesome.

I, too, had never heard of this. Delightful indeed!

So glad there are so many awesome side-scrolling platformers on XBLA. Can't wait for Dust next week!

 

[PopfulMail]

Don't get too excited... Hybrid is next week.

 

[Mesoian]

Oh man! I thought PID was a 2013 game! That's awesome!

And yeah, this whole summer of arcade is pretty much a waste. Hybrid isn't a bad game, but it's definitely not for me.

 

[Family Fry]

Might and Delight said couple of weeks ago they were set for September release, D3 are publishing the XBLA version.
Steam and PlayStation Network editions will be self-published.

 

[SapientWolf]

Don't get too excited... Hybrid is next week.

That's the first game of SoA that I will be buying. Dust will be the second. Still on the fence on Deadlight.

 

[Jackson]

FYI -- Due to the persistent online only nature of the game there will be no prelaunch reviews of Hybrid. We will be giving out codes to press launch day. They will be playing in a live environment just like their readers.

 

[wwm0nkey]

FYI -- Due to the persistent online only nature of the game there will be no prelaunch reviews of Hybrid. We will be giving out codes to press launch day. They will be playing in a live environment just like their readers.

Good! I have a feeling this is what caused A LOT of bad ChromeHounds reviews.

 

[randomlyrossy]

FYI -- Due to the persistent online only nature of the game there will be no prelaunch reviews of Hybrid. We will be giving out codes to press launch day. They will be playing in a live environment just like their readers.

I will be silently (or not so silently) judging sites that have reviews up with a day or two.

 

[TEJ]

i think that dust might possibly be digital game of the gen.

i have to play it first, but everything i've heard and seen points towards greatness.

 

[Jackson]

I will be silently (or not so silently) judging sites that have reviews up with a day or two.

Or just download the free trial and judge for yourself!

 

[randomlyrossy]

Or just download the free trial and judge for yourself!

Oh no, I meant that's way too little time to review a game like this. I will most certainly be picking it up on release.

 

[SapientWolf]

Or just download the free trial and judge for yourself!

Is the demo time limited multiplayer or just bot matches?

 

[Tomat]

So now that it's been a couple weeks since Dungeon Fighter Live came out, does anyone have any opinions on the game?

 

[Jackson]

Is the demo time limited multiplayer or just bot matches?

60 in-battle minutes.

 

[Truelize]

Haven't heard much good of Deadlight. Dud?

I am surprised it has not gotten better reviews. I love it. Actually came into this thread to hopefully persuade people to not pass this up due to some of the reviews.

I don't even know how to explain how much I have enjoyed this game. I love the 2.5D perspective in gaming. Shadow Complex is probably by favourite XBLA title and I think this comes in at #4 now (behind Bastion and Limbo).
Some reviews have complained about the controls. Well if you have played the old school Prince of Persia games then you will not have a problem with these controls. If you haven't then, well it will take a bit to get used to it.
Trial and error gaming? Yes exactly like the old PoP games, Limbo, the first two Oddworld games and Out of this World. I never enough times in one spot to ever get upset and the checkpoints are pretty much perfect.

Seriously a great game. Enjoying my second run through right now.

 

[PixyJunket]

I was considering buying the Lara Croft DLC until I realized that they never released DLC Pack #2 for 360 and apparently never will.

I still have Pack #1 from when it was free but haven't played it, should I bother with Pack #3?

 

[Speedymanic]

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god...Dust cheevos.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/dust-an-elysian-tail/achievements/

 

[toythatkills]

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god...Dust cheevos.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/dust-an-elysian-tail/achievements/

Those look awesome. Challenge arenas? I had no idea!

 

[Card Boy]

Fingers crossed Hybrid is a success. I hope it maintains a strong community.

 

[-GJ-]

Dust will have Avatar Awards too.

http://avatarawards.ninjasfate.com/xbla/a-e/dust-an-elysian-tail/

 

[Speedymanic]

Those look awesome. Challenge arenas? I had no idea!

Indeed, looks like the game is probably going to be one the most content packed games ever released on XBLA.

Dust will have Avatar Awards too.

http://avatarawards.ninjasfate.com/xbla/a-e/dust-an-elysian-tail/

Getting a malicious site warning when I click the link.

What's the award for completing the game? A Dust suit? Seems a no brainer.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

So now that it's been a couple weeks since Dungeon Fighter Live came out, does anyone have any opinions on the game?

I picked it up despite my misgivings after having played the terrible demo...I'm just desperate for a new quality BEU. :/

So far, I've played it just for local four-player play and it's grindy, but fun once you start getting a few 'dungeons' in and pick up new skills and gear. The worst part, outside of the terrible menu/town/inventory/shop interface, which is clunky and poorly-made for controllers and big screens people are sitting ten feet away from, is the insistence on telling a story no one should give a fuck about, since it's your usual mildly too-serious high fantasy/steampunk wannabe K-anime trash. Thankfully, you can skip all of the bloated and unnecessary details, comic panels, and dialogue that hold no resonance with the game experience. Good HD artwork in those story bits and town/interaction portraits, though. Still wish the game had better and more animation over HD res artwork. If you can hang with Arc System games (BlazBlue, Guilty Gear) and their similarly choppy, starved-for-frames movement, you'll be fine, especially as the action speeds up with more aggressive mobs and more fast-traveling attack techniques are earned. Worth the 800pts, but I'd say it's probably going to depend on your multiplayer use and tolerance/addiction to grinding 'n looting.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

What's the award for completing the game? A Dust suit? Seems a no brainer.

It's only three t-shirts. All the best stuff is normally reserved for Avatar Marketplace.

 

[Santiako]

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god...Dust cheevos.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/dust-an-elysian-tail/achievements/

A 1000 hit combo? Damn!

 

[Noogy]

A 1000 hit combo? Damn!

Don't worry, it's easier than it sounds. I'm seeing scores above 6000 on the hidden Leaderboards.

FYI, I've noticed that some shadier sites are displaying the secret Achievements in Dust:AET. Note that some of these are spoilers, so best to avoid them. But that link above ( http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/dust-an-elysian-tail/achievements/ ) is perfectly fine.

It was very cool actually having to come up with Achievements. Like, only real developers should get to do that.