THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: AdmiralViscen on November 20, 2008, 09:55:35 AM

Title: XNA community games
Post by: AdmiralViscen on November 20, 2008, 09:55:35 AM

Has anyone been trying these out? I'm stacking up the trial downloads (though XBL is still too glitchy to get them all) but I haven't really tried any yet. There are 20-30 games up now, took me totally by surprise. They are all stealth launched so you pretty much have to check online to keep track of them.

Some resources:

IGN weekly mini-reviews
http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/932/932104p1.html

GamerBytes launch guide
http://www.gamerbytes.com/2008/11/xna_preview_what_youll_be_play.php
http://www.gamerbytes.com/2008/11/_poker_ball_creator_markcusd.php
http://www.gamerbytes.com/2008/11/video_alien_ambush_game_traile.php

Gamerbytes top 5 games
http://www.gamerbytes.com/2008/11/gamerbytes_top_5_games_launch.php

XNA blog
http://www.xnplay.co.uk/

Official listing
http://catalog.xna.com/en-GB/gamescatalog.aspx

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: demi on November 20, 2008, 09:58:11 AM

XNA is shit, who cares

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: demi on November 20, 2008, 09:58:36 AM

No achievements, why would you spend money on this junk

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: cool breeze on November 20, 2008, 10:05:05 AM

Weapon of Choice is awesome.  I'd buy that if any.

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: AdmiralViscen on November 20, 2008, 10:07:24 AM

The downloads work now. I wanna try out Artoon and Lines.

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: AdmiralViscen on November 20, 2008, 10:45:46 AM

Artoon is awesome :o

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 20, 2008, 10:47:42 AM

I downloaded Weapon of Choice and only had enough time to notice how bad the framerate is.  The thing kicked me after about a minute of gameplay!

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: AdmiralViscen on November 20, 2008, 10:50:15 AM

All XNA trials are capped at 4 minutes. Which is gay especially for games with tutorials.

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: drohne on November 20, 2008, 11:26:45 AM

iirc the dishwasher has been picked up as a full xbla game?

i tried weapon of choice, and it's so thrillingly ugly that i want to like it

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 20, 2008, 11:32:27 AM

yeah, the Dishwasher is a full XBLA game now.  Supposed to come out this fall/winter.   Can't wait for it! 

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: Grecco on November 20, 2008, 12:26:54 PM

Everybody go download IN THE PITTTTTTTTTTT

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 20, 2008, 12:30:44 PM

That's the audio only one, right?  I gotta try that out. 

Orbital for the GBA did the same thing and it was kinda neat.

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: pilonv1 on November 20, 2008, 06:05:24 PM

doesnt work on non-US accounts so fuck it

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: AdmiralViscen on November 21, 2008, 09:14:30 AM

A lot of these games are pretty awesome 

There's a Jungle Strike knockoff :hyper

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: cool breeze on November 21, 2008, 09:55:02 AM

What's the name of the game that is entirely text and sound based

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: demi on November 21, 2008, 09:55:20 AM

Quote from: swaggaz on November 21, 2008, 09:55:02 AM

What's the name of the game that is entirely text and sound based

Shit

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: AdmiralViscen on November 21, 2008, 10:15:38 AM

Def.

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: cool breeze on November 21, 2008, 10:18:37 AM

It's 4 minutes of my life, I just spent 6 watching a guy ask Japanese guys to help out with his wedding.  My time isn't valuable.

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: cool breeze on November 21, 2008, 11:04:29 AM

in to the pit sucked

Title: Re: XNA community games
Post by: AdmiralViscen on December 21, 2008, 09:57:41 AM

Demos extended to 8 minutes of play for all games.

CaveIn rules. It's kinda like Boxxle.

http://www.xnplay.co.uk/2008/12/20/cavein-miner-rescue-team/#more-503