Author Topic: Check out the XNA games (Read 2359 times)

Himu · « **on:** February 20, 2008, 05:41:09 PM »

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First off, you need to download the XNA Creator's Club launcher from Marketplace. Then, from "My Games", scroll over to XNA Creator's Club and hit Y to get to the list of games. HDD is required. These demos are stated to be available for a limited time and they will self destruct in 17 days.

Word at gaf is that Dishwasher Samurai owns

Himu · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2008, 05:45:23 PM »

Dunno yet. These are demos we're talkin about here.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2008, 05:46:35 PM »

do we have to pay extra for this

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2008, 05:47:39 PM »

what is an XNA

Himu · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2008, 05:52:35 PM »

Quote from: Eel_O_Brian on February 20, 2008, 05:46:35 PM

do we have to pay extra for this

naw it's all free unless you wanna make a game

pics of Dishwasher:

Himu · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:00:30 PM »

This is actually pretty solid

it's a beat em up

I'd pay 10 dollars for this

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:01:36 PM »

this goddamned thing keeps telling me i need to purchase an xna creator's club membership

fuck you, ms, every fucking thing on live has to be some going around your ass to get to your elbow bullshit

Enl · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:03:15 PM »

Dishwasher is pretty f'n cool. I can see the other games being free but this one seems pretty elaborate for a free game. They might have overdone it on the effects though, as sometimes there's too much going on in the screen to see incoming attacks. Still it's pretty impressive and more fun and imaginitive than most XBLA games.

Beezy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:03:26 PM »

Jellycar sucks. Little Gamers sucks. On to The Dishwasher...

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #9 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:04:14 PM »

fuck this goddamned bullshit, cram your stupid xna shit up your ass microsoft

Himu · « **Reply #10 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:04:47 PM »

Quote from: Eel_O_Brian on February 20, 2008, 06:01:36 PM

this goddamned thing keeps telling me i need to purchase an xna creator's club membership

fuck you, ms, every fucking thing on live has to be some going around your ass to get to your elbow bullshit

huh? go to xna club game or whatever application, dl it, go to my games and then the xna area

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:06:35 PM »

i did

i get this message

"one of the accounts signed in to xbox live does not have a membership in the xna creator's club. to play xna games, purchase a membership from marketplace and relaunch the xna games launcher"

eat a fucking dick, ms, everything about this $50 service is just a goddamned hassle

Enl · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:10:20 PM »

Quote from: Eel_O_Brian on February 20, 2008, 06:06:35 PM

i did

i get this message

"one of the accounts signed in to xbox live does not have a membership in the xna creator's club. to play xna games, purchase a membership from marketplace and relaunch the xna games launcher"

eat a fucking dick, ms

You downloaded the wrong file. It happened to me too. Just go to the Marketplace > New Arrivals > Games and scroll all the way down for the right file.

Himu · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:12:44 PM »

press y

Beezy · « **Reply #14 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:18:29 PM »

THE DISHWASHER

Himu · « **Reply #15 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:19:00 PM »

yeah i'm getting dishwasher

Beezy · « **Reply #16 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:21:51 PM »

It's fucking sick!

Himu · « **Reply #17 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:22:26 PM »

Culture isn't bad. In Culture, you have an arsenal of flowers. There are various weeds growing on the game world and you have to kill them before they grow out of control. Pretty simple. Not sure if I'd pay a full game but we'll see.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #18 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:22:49 PM »

finally figured it out, no thanks to the cryptic download directions given by ms or the confusing multiple files with similar names

well, this was certainly worth the time and effort

Beezy · « **Reply #19 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:28:36 PM »

rocketball is ass

Himu · « **Reply #20 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:32:53 PM »

Jellycar is actually pretty cool. It's reminiscent to Crayon Phsyics.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #21 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:35:42 PM »

So all of these games will see a regular XBLA release? Or will XNA have its own download center? Or are these just samples or something?

Took me all of 2 seconds of reading the sidebar to figure out which thing to download. The big FREE label helped too.

Beezy · « **Reply #22 on:** February 20, 2008, 06:35:55 PM »

Proximity HD is a decent puzzle game.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 20, 2008, 10:41:51 PM »

Dishwasher look tremendous, I wish I wasn't stuck at work.

Also keen to try Proximity, there aren't enough board games on Live.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #24 on:** February 20, 2008, 10:55:17 PM »

The Dishwasher is sweet. I'm not too sure about the comic strip cinematics though...it's so stylized that I can't make out shit. It looks like charcoal drawings left out in the rain. IMO, they should be redone and made a little more clear for the viewer. But no complaints with the game itself. It really is a 2D version of DMC/NG.

The other XNA games...lol. Jelly Car actually has some potential to be something good but it needs better level design and there should be an option to progress to the next level without having to go to the main menu. I like the art style though and watching that car getting squished and stretch reminded me a little bit of LoccoRocco....a little bit.

I'd like to personally visit the fool that made Culture and punch him in the balls. The very definition of a non-game. Who in their right mind would think that paint by numbers with flowers would in any way be interesting? I've seen that picture of the orb out in space covered in flowers for years now without realizing that the concept behind it was mind numbingly boring. Worst "game" of the XNA bunch, and that's saying something seeing how Rocketball is also in the mix.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 20, 2008, 10:56:37 PM »

Did you try Proximity? I know you loved Catan.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #26 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:00:39 PM »

Actually that was the one game that I didn't try. Is it kind of like Catan? I just casually looked at it and my first thought was Minesweeper. I'll have to go back and give it a shot I guess.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:01:37 PM »

No idea, I'm at work and cant try it till later. I just saw it described on GAF as a "strategic board game". If it's just a Minesweeper clone I'll be colossally disappointed.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #28 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:01:47 PM »

eel has so many troubles with his 360

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #29 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:55:23 PM »

so after laughing, i'm having the same problem as eel

owned

bluemax · « **Reply #30 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:57:29 PM »

Quote from: dcharlie on February 20, 2008, 11:26:11 PM

perhaps i should actually do something with my XNA gamers developer account thingy sign up? lol.

the irony is that the last thing i was piddling around with was a robotron clone...

... SOON I CAN END THE ROBOTRON CLONE DROUGHT ON XBL!

err.

You still have to pay money to put your game up, unless you're a student from one of the lucky universities...

pilonv1 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2008, 06:42:39 AM »

Tried all of them tonight, some good and bad.

CULTURE
- Spin round a grass covered globe and plant flowers. FAIL

JELLYCAR
- Looks like Crayon Physics. Basically you drive a car that can get squished. More a platformer than a driving game. Gets annoying after a while since it's too unpredictable.

LITTLE GAMERS
- Cute Metal Slug knockoff combined with some platforming but with "l33t" humour. Surprisingly fun if you can look past the juvenile humour. It gave my sub a better workout than Rez.

PROXIMITY HD
- Carcassone with Numbers. Would be interesting in multiplayer but I suck at maths.

ROCKETBALL
- "Street" Dodgeball with shit controls. Totally indie in a bad way.

THE DISHWASHER
- Awesome beatemup. Well worth the download, really impressive style.

TRILINEAR
- Competitive puzzle game that just doesn't work. 90% of the game is trying to lay a tile on the same spot the opponent does. Another FAIL.

I ended up more impressed than I expected, Dishwasher, Jellycar, Proximity HD and Little Gamers are things I'd try if they got full releases. Some of these would be great as sub 400 point XBLA games. Dishwasher is probably the only one I'd pay 400 points for though.

It's interesting to see the sort of games being created with them, and thankfully they're not the same as your standard XBLA stuff. Some more beatemups and platformers are desperately needed.

Beezy · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2008, 08:51:19 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on February 21, 2008, 06:42:39 AM

LITTLE GAMERS
- Cute Metal Slug knockoff combined with some platforming but with "l33t" humour. Surprisingly fun if you can look past the juvenile humour. It gave my sub a better workout than Rez.

Not even close. The game is just bland and boring as fuck.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 21, 2008, 06:51:16 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on February 21, 2008, 08:51:19 AM

Not even close. The game is just bland and boring as fuck.

To be honest I wasn't expecting a great deal out of it and was surprised. It did get very old quickly.

I wish we'd see more 2.5D platformers on XBLA.

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** February 29, 2008, 02:10:04 AM »

Culture:

Are you fucking kidding me?

Jellycar:

Love the style, sound effects got annoying, and like most physics-based games, I got stuck on shit and just got annoyed

Little Gamers:

Made me laugh, just from poking things with a stick, but god does it suck as a game

ProximityHD:

I feel like I've played this game before. However, the layout of the maps are really messed up, lots of ways for the CPU, or you, to gain advantage. Could use more balancing. I thought it was ok. Definitely not a showcase for XNA... this could have been done in Flash. Then again, so could the previous two.

Rocketball:

Another nice showcase of XNA. Too hectic on screen, so I just mashed X and hoped for the best. I won. At least it's better than Culture... whatever that is.

TriLinea:

Now this is something I can get behind. Take a puzzle game, and put in a story with spells and shit. All that was missing was some form of RPG element and we would have a WINNER. I like how you basically fight over the board, stealing someone's setup for a chain reaction. I also like how you can cast spells by arranging the symbols in a certain way. I like this, and could see myself buying it.

The Dishwasher:

Ok, I don't think I even need to say anything here. This game is just fucking sweet. Love the visuals, love the mashing gameplay. Not sure about the Dishwasher's constant animal grunting, but fuck it. It's 2D Devil May Cry. Awesome. Easily the best out of this lineup.

Overall, the only two I would even consider is TriLinea and Dishwasher.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #35 on:** February 29, 2008, 05:39:12 AM »

I thought TriLinea was too random to enjoy. Agreed on the rest of them though.

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Author Topic: Check out the XNA games (Read 2359 times)