Summer of Arcade 2010 XBLA

[demi]

How does the Boned achievement even work? It says in a co-op game if everyone is bones, it's game over.

I just beat the first boss with Jonathan by jumping on it over and over. This game is  so amazing.

Also you can use the same equipment across characters, so you dont have to be scared about equipping that awesome armor on a poopy character (Shanoa)

[The Sceneman]

Well the game allows for 6 players at once, so 5 of us have to be Skeletons and one dude pwns the boss. Then the cheev will pop for everyone. Easiest way would be to play for bit, then go back to level one. 5 people need to jump into the spikes then become skeletons and just hide in a corner. Then one strong dude just needs to upstairs and curb stomp the Gergoth.

i guess the cheev could come naturally on a harder stage, but IMO its more or less set up to be boosted. Needing 6 players is a pain. Every other cheev is super do-able.

[demi]

Ok that makes sense. This game is amazing.

[The Sceneman]

Its pretty hot, GOTY contender

[demi]

I think it's a toss-up between Jonathan and Alucard.

Soma's souls are confusing to deal with, and Shanoa is crap by default. Not a fan of magic so Charlotte gets dumped. Jonathan is cool with his emphasis on sub-weapons, and Alucard feels nice to use period.

[The Sceneman]

Yeah Im beefing up my Alucard. Always favored his play-style over the other characters. Hopefully we'll see Richter in future DLC.

[AdmiralViscen]

it is gay that they made a g player game , with 5 characters, and left out someone iconic like richter

I'm warming to the game though, I might get it, especially if everyone here does. I never get to play with you guys

[The Sceneman]

Its a G Playa game alright :bling

lol seriously tohugh it is pretty funny. Theres lots of colour swaps and stuff so its OK I guess.

EVERYONE is getting this game. demi will be banning noobtards that try the demo and flake on getting it becuase their penis is microscopic

[demi]

The new characters are Julius and Maria, no Richter...

[The Sceneman]

Julius

Maria is OK but this game is full of females as it is

[drew]

Its pretty hot, GOTY contender

lol

no

pe

[AdmiralViscen]

err 6 lol. posting from phone

I didn't think the demo was all that hard. I died on the boss in the demo but what do you expect from a loot game? It didn't seem like there was all that much loot though.

Demo is shit too, why can't I glance into the shop?

[The Sceneman]

Theres buttloads of loot in multi. If someone picks something up EVERYONE GETS AN ITEM! It's a different item for everybody. It's SO AWESOME. You get like 10 things per level run. Pretty sweet loot IMO

[The Sceneman]

Its pretty hot, GOTY contender

lol

no

pe

Prove me otherwise? It wipes it's ass with Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead. What else came out this year?

[AdmiralViscen]

I only know 1 guy IRL who gives a shit. Between you and him that might be enough

[Stoney Mason]

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[demi]

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-5958-Crystal-Dynamics-Delays-Lara-Croft-XBLA-Co-Op;-Announces-DLC-Plans.html

That wraps it up for Tomb Raider

[AdmiralViscen]

Lame.

Does that game have loot or is it just an action game? This frees up points for CV

[drew]

Prove me otherwise? It wipes it's ass with Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead. What else came out this year?

its not about what came out, its about whats coming out - dead rising 2, halo reach, medal of honor, and who knows what kind of xbla surprises

hell, what you already mentioned is better than some shitty spritey castlevania that you cant even pause

[Stoney Mason]

Really dumb. Don't put out your co-op online game if it doesn't have co-op ready when it releases. How simple is that. I'm beyond the N64 at this point.

[Wario64]

Really dumb. Don't put out your co-op online game if it doesn't have co-op ready when it releases. How simple is that. I'm beyond the N64 at this point.

there has to be something behind this delay, the same day the online co-op patch goes online is when the other versions get released too

[Stoney Mason]

Really dumb. Don't put out your co-op online game if it doesn't have co-op ready when it releases. How simple is that. I'm beyond the N64 at this point.

there has to be something behind this delay, the same day the online co-op patch goes online is when the other versions get released too

Perhaps there is but either way its silly to release it without the feature. I wouldn't buy it until it had the patch and there is no guarantee I will purchase it down the road as I may want something else at that point. So either they are incompetent or they are doing it to have some sort of feature parity. Either way they may have lost my purchase.

[AdmiralViscen]

Is there a way to swap loot in CV?

[demi]

No, but any loot you get in a co-op game, everyone gets so it's not a big deal.

[AdmiralViscen]

Yea, but you don't get the same stuff, at least when different characters. It'd be nice if I could play as Jonathon and still have my Alucard homie give me shit for my Alucard.

Can you only use Water of Life once per stage or something? We will pick up more than 1 but sometimes you can only revive once, it seems.

[Trent Dole]

You can only carry one WoL at a time.

[iconoclast]

Was playing Castlevania with sceneman for a couple hours until I lost my connection. Just going to reconfirm the game is awesome. The netcode is pretty much flawless too.

No one else was around to play I guess. We should do some 6 player runs next time.

[chronovore]

Its pretty hot, GOTY contender

lol

no

pe

Prove me otherwise? It wipes it's ass with Mass Effect 2 and Red Dead. What else came out this year?

Good christ, you are a fickle fanboi. Every time we talk, we agree that RDR is a manly jizzfest, but you're going to sell it out for a loot-filled retread of a license you already know?

[demi]

> he thinks RDR isnt a shitty retread of GTA4

[cool breeze]

Really dumb. Don't put out your co-op online game if it doesn't have co-op ready when it releases. How simple is that. I'm beyond the N64 at this point.

there has to be something behind this delay, the same day the online co-op patch goes online is when the other versions get released too

yeah, that's what I'm thinking.  If this wasn't Eidos, maybe I would believe the game wasn't finished.  But this is the same company that does things like release two DLC packs for Tomb Raider Underworld exclusive on the 360, the whole Joker thing for the PS3 batman AA, and just recently put out a Kane and Lynch 2 demo that has about three times the options on the 360 compared to the PC/PS3 demo.

honestly I had no clue the PC version was releasing so late.  I was planning on getting it when the 360 version was coming out thinking it was releasing at a nice empty part before classes start up and big game rush begins.  Now it's coming out around games like Halo Reach, Civ 5, and a bunch of other games.

[chronovore]

> he thinks RDR isnt a shitty retread of GTA4

It's not. You are made of poop.

[Sho Nuff]

Castlevania demo is pretty neat. How many different castles are there? I might buy if there are a few.

[demi]

There's 6 levels.

[Sho Nuff]

I wonder how many people played it in the default 1080p mode where you can see the entire damn castle (and can't see jack shit because of it) and didn't realize you can zoom in. Kind of neat to see everything moving in the whole castle though.

[Rman]

Castlevania HD is really fun in multi. 

[The Sceneman]

Okay it seems like everyone whos anyone is getting Castlevania - we should plan a big game for this coming weekend. Im really keen to knock out the "Boned" achievement. Also keen to start tackling hard mode!

I was playing Alucard but you really need to be part of a team for him to be effective. I was trying to solo level 1 on hard with and just got owned as hes got no good tricks (you have to fight most things face to face and his magic blows). Im upgrading my Shanoa now and her lightning spell is super awesome and making hard mode much easier.

Fricking amazing game I have to say, currently the #1 360 game on Gamefaqs! Ive been reading the forum there for good tips.

[The Sceneman]

Castlevania demo is pretty neat. How many different castles are there? I might buy if there are a few.

No talk, just buy. 6 big maps that NEVER GET OLD, plus DLC coming

[Rman]

Admiral and Iconoclast both have it.  We have a good group if we want tackle hard mode.  I'm beating normal mode with my cousin.

[iconoclast]

Yeah it's pretty awesome. I've been trying out the other characters, and it seems like Shanoa is pretty overpowered. Her magic attacks are REALLY good and her glyphs are really powerful too since she can do a two hit combo all the time. Plus there's all these magnets around the level that only she can use. Once again, OoE

There's some nice little easter eggs too. If you hold RT when selecting the color of a character, it switches to Japanese voices. And people are saying if you solo the final stage on hard mode you unlock a gamerpicture for the character you used. Don't know if that's true though but that would be pretty cool.

[The Sceneman]

its an Alucard gamerpic if you solo Drac. Still cool. I think Im gonna spash out on the premuim theme, too.

Rman, sweet! Im still not that great at the game (wasted a lot of game time this weekend grinding golden guns in RDR multiplayer). But Im gonna play hard this week, upgrade my Shanoa and get good at hard mode. Im so down to join your team anyhow.

[demi]

I'll join and have you guys beat it for me

[Sho Nuff]

Ok. Buying it now. Gamertag mcwild, add me and let's defeat some vanias

[The Sceneman]

Sweeeet, Ive got you on my Friends List already.

We should set a time and date for 6 playa achievement farmin action

[Sho Nuff]

FUCKIN A THIS SHIT IS HOT

[The Sceneman]

Im gonna say best downloadable game of 2010, if not BEST GAME EVER.

Sprites, hard rock, loot and grindan. What more do you need?

[Sho Nuff]

This game is fuckin awesome but whoever designed the interface needs multiple punches to the dick. What is WRONG with them

[cool breeze]

is there a general idea of how good characters get as you play? early impressions make it seem like Shanoa is great.

Does Jonathan stick with the whip the entire time? that kinda scared me off using him.  Soma starts with a crummy weapon.  Alucard is good.  Haven't tried the other one.

[demi]

Soma can dual wield just like Alucard. He just gets a doofy Axe.

Jonathan is whip-only, with an emphasis on sub-weapons.

[cool breeze]

yeah, I'll probably stick with Shanoa.  The main reason I want to play as Alucard is because his sprite is so much better than the others.  The julius one will probably be the worst looking one.

[AdmiralViscen]

its an Alucard gamerpic if you solo Drac. Still cool. I think Im gonna spash out on the premuim theme, too.

Rman, sweet! Im still not that great at the game (wasted a lot of game time this weekend grinding golden guns in RDR multiplayer). But Im gonna play hard this week, upgrade my Shanoa and get good at hard mode. Im so down to join your team anyhow.

Any pics out of the premium theme?

[Sho Nuff]

Man I seriously need some tips cause I have absolutely no clue how to play this shit.

When I press and hold up it seems to make my hair go all crazy. Also, when I stand near someone else it says "RT DUAL CRUSH" but I can't seem to get that to do anything either 

[The Sceneman]

Nah dont think pics ever come bundled with themes. I'd say they'll put some more character pics up soon though with the DLC. CV fanboiz will eat those up.

Sho Nuff: if youre Shanoa pushing up is how you absorb glyphs. Look for those glowing white witches, when the blue crap appears above their heads hold up and suck their delicious fluid to unlock new spells. Fulgur (lightning) is essential. Dual crush is a co-op attack. When you push RT the other player needs to do it too when next to you to activate the move. Its hard to do though, me and iconoclast managed to do it on the first boss and get the achievement for it, but it took a few tries.

[cool breeze]

glowing white witches? are they the ones in the second level that shoot the triple fire attack at you? or those clear ice ones that shoot ice at you?

[The Sceneman]

They float around and glow white, they wear a hooded robe. Also found in chapter 4. You cant absorb anything from the blue ice maidens.

Also look out for the green laser skeletons in level 5. You can get a sweet beam attack from them.

[The Sceneman]

Also, I urge anyone who has played for a bit to read the descriptions of food items in the item compendium. Most of them are hilarious. My fave - "Bagel Sandwich: a megaton bagel that is several sizes too big for your mouth"

lol!

[AdmiralViscen]

Anyone playing tonight?

[The Sceneman]

Im going to be on from 8pm tonight NZ time. Its 16 hours ahead of  EST, so thats like 1-4 am in the US lol. Prob best if I play with you guys in the weekend unless you are night owls.

I need to farm chapter 5 normal with Shanoa. Join the partay

[Trent Dole]

Anyone playing tonight?

I'm playin right friggin now. gt is same as my sn here.

[The Fake Shemp]

Any balanced Castlevania impressions from guys with good tastes?

[Rman]

Any balanced Castlevania impressions from guys with good tastes?

It's a multi player only game, IMHO.  It's just not that fun on your own.  If you don't have the lootwhore itch, then I would also say to skip it.  Have you tried the demo?