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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on November 24, 2008, 11:45:51 PM

Title: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on November 24, 2008, 11:45:51 PM: More puzzle games have been released this year, heck, maybe just in the last six months then there were on the real consoles for the entirety of the previous generation. Its fucking awesome, and there's high-quality puzzle goodness on every system. Either in standalone console releases, the downloadable services, or both.

Yes, I know that puzzle games were always present on the handheld consoles, and to a certain degree, on the PC. But man oh man, has the genre exploded in the last couple of years. There's an embarrassment of riches out there and most of them are 20 bucks or less. Yeah, I know that shooters are now grimier then ever, and that RPG's have never been less geeky, but man, fucking puzzle games are here and kicking ass.

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Hells-Fucking-YEAH!
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: littlemathletics on November 25, 2008, 12:49:50 AM: I don't know about my favourite trend or anything, but those four games are definitely some of my most played of the past couple of years.
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 25, 2008, 12:54:20 AM: I could tell this gen would be awesome for puzzlers when I played Hexic on the 360...I need to play that more often.

wait, I lost it when I got a new HDD and it's not the marketplace...fuck, how do I redownload it?
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Vizzys on November 25, 2008, 01:00:08 AM: those first three are amazing must buys

havent tried world of goo

isnt hexic by the dude that made tetris

I wonder what other crazy ideas that guy has yet to make up
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Himu on November 25, 2008, 01:04:29 AM: Man I still haven't played Puzzle Quest. What's the best version? PSP?
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Vizzys on November 25, 2008, 01:05:15 AM: XBLA, buy the expansion before you start

its a drug, prepare to be abused
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Himu on November 25, 2008, 01:06:15 AM: Man I gotta import that Intelligent Qube for psp

Intelligent Qube and Devil Dice are my favorite puzzle games of the ever
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Don Flamenco on November 25, 2008, 01:19:47 AM: Hexic is by the tetris guy. Was hooked to the game at the 360 launch. it's so soothing. I've gotta find a way to redownload it...it didn't come on the used 120gb drive I bought :(

Obligatory shout out for Puzzle Fighter HD as well, which I don't play enough.

Puzzle quest is dangerous.

and I'm not sure peggle is even a puzzle game...sure you take an educated shot every once in a while, but Yahtzee said it best- you have to be an expert in chaos theory to make every move count.
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: MrAngryFace on November 25, 2008, 01:21:36 AM: There's the SPACE Puzzle Quest coming out soon too

Doesnt matter tho, Chuzzle > *
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: cool breeze on November 25, 2008, 01:26:30 AM: Echochrome :hyper

ok, so it's not really good, but it could have been! If only it wasn't such boring gameplay with great presentation.
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: littlemathletics on November 25, 2008, 01:29:34 AM: Quote from: MrAngryFace on November 25, 2008, 01:21:36 AM
There's the SPACE Puzzle Quest coming out soon too

Looks kinda shitty though. The puzzling bits don't look as interesting at all.
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Vizzys on November 25, 2008, 01:32:32 AM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puzzle_Quest:_Galactrix

could be good
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: tiesto on November 25, 2008, 01:27:30 PM: Cubello :heart
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: demi on November 25, 2008, 01:34:33 PM: Quote from: Kranz Fafka on November 25, 2008, 01:19:47 AM
Hexic is by the tetris guy. Was hooked to the game at the 360 launch. it's so soothing. I've gotta find a way to redownload it...it didn't come on the used 120gb drive I bought :(

Call them, they give you a code
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Kestastrophe on November 25, 2008, 09:48:12 AM: Wow, I am surprised Crush hasn't been mentioned yet.
Title: Re: my Favorite Trend of the Now-Gen? The Return of the Puzzle Genre.
Post by: Akala on November 27, 2008, 02:18:39 PM: Quote from: Himuro on November 25, 2008, 01:06:15 AM
Man I gotta import that Intelligent Qube for psp

Intelligent Qube and Devil Dice are my favorite puzzle games of the ever

The IQ for the PSP was a letdown. :-\