ViewtifulJC
Banned
It's pretty by the books HD transfer. There's a veeeery rare framerate drop when you, say, blow up four or five people with a grenade, but other than that, it's like playing RE4, except it's not all blurry and shit.
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It's pretty by the books HD transfer. There's a veeeery rare framerate drop when you, say, blow up four or five people with a grenade, but other than that, it's like playing RE4, except it's not all blurry and shit.
Iced_Eagle
Member
Well they're all related (with the exception of AC3, which is the start of a new character I believe). However, if you're just getting into it and want to save some cash, I would say skip AC1. I'm sure you could look up the important story elements.
It's not a bad game per se, but it pales in comparison to AC2 and beyond. There's way less side quests, and you basically pick from a few activities to gather intel, then do a major assassination, rinse, repeat for the entire game.
Though if you have the money and think you're going to play through the entire series, it may be interesting picking it up. At the very least, it will make you appreciate AC2 (and especially brotherhood) way more.
Oh my god, Microsoft won't let me buy anything until I update my account info and my account info won't be updated until the 28th of next month.
I shouldn't have bought a MS point card, despite them allowing me to add points to my account without having to update my info. So stupid, I can't get Halo Wars or Reach for $10 because of this.
Fuck you too, Microsoft.
I shouldn't have bought a MS point card, despite them allowing me to add points to my account without having to update my info. So stupid, I can't get Halo Wars or Reach for $10 because of this.
Fuck you too, Microsoft.
soul creator
Member
I've played a few hours of it, and it seems fine. Just keep in mind that there's no fancy graphics changes or anything, since it's not a "HD remake"...it's just sharper and not so low-res/blurry.
brokenbeans
Banned
Are the servers still up for TC HAWX?
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
Go figure, El Shaddai isn't available outside the US and VF5 FS at 400 points is only for Live Gold members :/
call 1800-4MYXBOX, they may be able to do something.
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
Halo 4 worth it just for campaign? (It's even cheaper on Amazon, so probably going that route.)
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Looking to grab Left 4 Dead 2, SF:AE, and maybe Batman AC.
So glad I sat on those Bing Rewards points I accumulated long ago.
So glad I sat on those Bing Rewards points I accumulated long ago.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
The sales in Canada are different than the sales in the US? ??
nhlducks35
Member
Bioshock is $5? Well, guess what I'm buying...
Campaign is a technical beast and worth playing but when its over I couldn't help but wonder if the story itself was kind of meaningless. I'm still glad I played but the story seemed a bit out of place IMO.
MrGreencastle
Member
Apparently. Halo 3 and Wars only seem to be reduced to $20 instead of $10. Guess I won't be playing Halo 3 tonight like I had hoped.
Good choices, those are the two I just bought. Already played them, but definitely want them back at those prices. Think I may get either Bioshock or Dirt 2 next, not sure.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
How does El Shaddai play? Will I just be mashing the X button the whole time, or is there more depth? What's it like?
toythatkills
Member
There's a demo
Miles Quaritch
Member
Dark Messiah is good? The footage I've watched on youtube points towards a decidedly average and unwieldy game. Is it a game that doesn't lend itself well to gameplay videos?
brokenbeans
Banned
Grid for me so far.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
Hah, good idea. Thanks.
Eh for $5 I wont complain. Tried the demo a few years back and MP seemed decent
Wait, what is this? Was totally going to pick it up as well.
It's a decent hack and slash. If you like those types of game then go for it. Graphics is alittle dated now. I may rebuy it because my old disk constantly skips...
Rez HD has been on sale before, back in november 2008 for 500 msp instead of 800.
Ikagura was 200 points off last summer(august) and had a 50% off in july 2009. Don't lose hope, since I was actually surprised to see that KOF 98 and 2002 um went on sale last year even if these are super niche game on XBLA.I love the game, warts and all. The only problem I ever ran into was an annoying checkpoint at The Temple of the Spider that caused me to die immediately after loading. But it only happened once in the three times I beat it back in '08. It is a fun game for what it is and the first person mechanics in the Source engine are nice.
Heh. I bought El Shaddi figuring that I could then use the leftover microsoft points to buy packs for the latest ME3 multiplayer DLC. I didn't realize that downloading full games off of live uses straight-up money and not space bucks.
I then proceeded to buy ME3 packs anyways because I already got it into my mind that I would.
I then proceeded to buy ME3 packs anyways because I already got it into my mind that I would.
BengaBenga
Member
Bought Bioshock. Not too big on FPSs, but for 5 I couldn't resist trying one of this gen's classics.
What's the verdict on Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter? And is 1 or 2 the better game?
What's the verdict on Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter? And is 1 or 2 the better game?
So I have two questions for everyone about this.
Since this is looking decently successful and well received, do you think Microsoft will just repeat this for the Holiday seasons like Steam and do you think sales like this can revive older games. I remember when the GFWL version of Shadowrun went on sale for $1, player base got a pretty decent boost for awhile after that.
Since this is looking decently successful and well received, do you think Microsoft will just repeat this for the Holiday seasons like Steam and do you think sales like this can revive older games. I remember when the GFWL version of Shadowrun went on sale for $1, player base got a pretty decent boost for awhile after that.
toythatkills
Member
You have to press X to change it to Microsoft Points
There's actually an option to pay for Games on Demand using Spacebucks (though I still prefer calling them by their true name: Allards) - just hit X or Y at the checkout screen.
Thanks to the deals on MS points from the holidays, I'll be picking up El Shaddai for $1.50 tonight!
ViewtifulJC
Banned
$3 for El Shaddai? How bad could it be >_>
Never heard about that, and i beat the game twice.
Buy El Shaddai, it's an amazing experience.
It said on their blog this is once a year (currently).
GayForMaster
Banned
Saying El Shaddai $3 wouldn't really bait people into the topic. That game wasn't that great. Wouldn't even say it's worth 3 dollars.
I played through it twice last year off the disc (installed) and I don't remember any frame rate issues.
Great game though, highly recommend. Beautiful art and some thought provoking philosophical themes.
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kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I'll tell you when I'm done with the demo.
I just don't want to pay money to not have fun, heh.
How is this impressive? You can get a physcial copy cheaper.
Miles Quaritch
Member
True enough. The entry price is great and I may just buy it.
Thank you both. Looks like I've got another game to add to my increasing list of purchases.
I've bought GRID, Dirt 2, Halo Wars and Darkness so far.
Miles Quaritch
Member
I'd buy it in a heartbeat, but it's not available on the UK marketplace, which is more than a little annoying.