Author Topic: Summer of Arcade 2010 XBLA (Read 30850 times)

Saint Cornelius · « **Reply #360 on:** August 20, 2010, 01:26:02 PM »

Hook a brother up?

cool breeze · « **Reply #361 on:** August 20, 2010, 01:39:44 PM »

6? where do you people even find out about this stuff?

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #362 on:** August 20, 2010, 01:41:47 PM »

I'll give you a bj for one of those codes!

demi · « **Reply #363 on:** August 20, 2010, 01:46:05 PM »

Quote from: Linkzg on August 20, 2010, 01:39:44 PM

6? where do you people even find out about this stuff?

Rupert Murdoch

http://www.offersinthetimes.com/laracroft/index.php

cool breeze · « **Reply #364 on:** August 20, 2010, 01:53:05 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 20, 2010, 01:46:05 PM

Quote from: Linkzg on August 20, 2010, 01:39:44 PM
6? where do you people even find out about this stuff?

Rupert Murdoch

http://www.offersinthetimes.com/laracroft/index.php

cool. thanks.

Quote

Sorry no more codes are available.

sweet

demi · « **Reply #365 on:** August 20, 2010, 01:55:20 PM »

If there were more I would have told yall... or stolen a ton more. I only got 6 before it died. And there were 1000 to give away.

I might not even have any to give away. Bros before hoes...

Beezy · « **Reply #366 on:** August 20, 2010, 02:38:41 PM »

dammit

Beezy · « **Reply #367 on:** August 20, 2010, 02:59:13 PM »

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #368 on:** August 20, 2010, 03:17:11 PM »

Dang, and I was about to ask for one. :'(

demi · « **Reply #369 on:** August 20, 2010, 03:18:17 PM »

Guess you guys better start being on the internet more often. Don't blame me for being a hermit... you only have to blame yourselves...

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #370 on:** August 20, 2010, 09:26:03 PM »

So I buy Tomb Raider.

When you finish the demo and buy the game, you don't get any achievements. Kind of annoying. I go back to the first level to replay it and re-do the 'get all the red skulls' cheev. All the red skulls are gone - the game remembers that you got them, and I think you keep the reward for it, but it does not award the achievement. So I have to do it on a second level, or use a save file on a separate memory device. OK..

Also, every time you cross between areas (and I don't mean walk off a screen) the game stutters and gags and the music comes to a halt. It's really annoying and it happens A LOT. The demo was silky smooth. I was playing with two different Gamertags logged in, I don't know if maybe it was leaderboard postings or something that caused the interruption. But it really, really sucks.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #371 on:** August 20, 2010, 10:20:02 PM »

Next time we play I will log her in as a guest.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #372 on:** August 22, 2010, 09:08:52 PM »

I was just thinking what last year's line-up was and it lays logs all over this year's "Summer of Arcade"

Last year:
Shadow Complex - great
Trials HD - great
Splosion Man - amazing
MvC2 - great
Turtles Reshelled - the only turd

This year:
Limbo - good
Hydro Thunder - turd
Castlevania - amazing
Monday Night Combat - turd
Lara Croft - turd

demi · « **Reply #373 on:** August 22, 2010, 09:14:58 PM »

Lara Craft is actually pretty good. I got it for free though so I am heavily biased... lol.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #374 on:** August 22, 2010, 09:21:06 PM »

I havent actually played it yet, Im just trolling. It does look like a "turd until proved otherwise" sort of game though.

Got any free codes left demi?

bork · « **Reply #375 on:** August 22, 2010, 09:50:41 PM »

MNC and Lara Croft are both really good. The only turd is Hydro Thunder.

Who was hyping that up? Ferrariman?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #376 on:** August 22, 2010, 09:56:34 PM »

he hypes every single racing game that gets released

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #377 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:22:35 PM »

Quote from: Good Day Sir on August 22, 2010, 09:50:41 PM

MNC and Lara Croft are both really good. The only turd is Hydro Thunder. Who was hyping that up? Ferrariman?

Guilty as charged, and you're only saying that because demi hacked into your account, or you suck at the game.

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #378 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:23:16 PM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on August 22, 2010, 09:56:34 PM

he hypes every single racing game that gets released

I didn't hype Gran Turismo 5...

The Sceneman · « **Reply #379 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:33:29 PM »

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he hypes every single racing game that gets released

iconoclast · « **Reply #380 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:35:15 PM »

2008 > 2009 > 2010 as far as summer of arcade goes. I guess it's getting progressively worse...

Although I haven't tried Lara Croft, Hydro Thunder, and Limbo. Waiting until they are $10.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #381 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:37:12 PM »

what was the 2008 line-up again?

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #382 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:42:36 PM »

hydro thunder is fuck amazing, as is lara croft. limbo is kinda indie janky, and castlevania is straight up slop.

bork · « **Reply #383 on:** August 22, 2010, 10:50:28 PM »

Quote from: ferrarimanf355 on August 22, 2010, 10:22:35 PM

Quote from: Good Day Sir on August 22, 2010, 09:50:41 PM
MNC and Lara Croft are both really good. The only turd is Hydro Thunder. Who was hyping that up? Ferrariman?
Guilty as charged, and you're only saying that because demi hacked into your account, or you suck at the game.

Or because I thought the demo sucked.

iconoclast · « **Reply #384 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:00:41 PM »

2008:

Geometry Wars 2
Bionic Commando Rearmed
Castle Crashers
Braid
Galaga Legions

GW2 and BCR are godlike. Castle Crashers was great until my save got deleted. Braid was fun for one playthrough like any puzzle game. Never played Galaga.

2009 was good too but it still falls short. Trials HD is godlike. Shadow Complex and Splosion Man are good, MvC2 is great, and TMNT is bad.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #385 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:03:18 PM »

I liked pretty much all the arcade of summer games outside of Castlevania. I didn't buy all of them but a couple I will definitely pick up once they hit a sale price.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #386 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:04:06 PM »

Bionic Commando Rearmed is soooooooooooooo good (200/200 here

) Cant wait for the sequel

cool breeze · « **Reply #387 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:17:25 PM »

I only bought Castlevania this year. Admittedly, I don't like it as much as I was expecting to. Castlevania is one of my favorite series and I adore loot, but I dunno, of what I've played I haven't been feeling it. I probably would have continued playing if it had a leveling system as well as the items.

I do want to play Limbo but I didn't want it to be another Braid situation and held off until I heard reasonable people talk about it. Tomb Raider is the other one I want and I'll get that in a month on PC. Will also pick up Dead Rising 2 Demo whenever that comes out.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #388 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:19:38 PM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on August 22, 2010, 11:04:06 PM

Bionic Commando Rearmed is soooooooooooooo good (200/200 here ) Cant wait for the sequel

I really need to get around to playing that. I bought it when it came out and never played it. :'(

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #389 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:19:42 PM »

I thought this year was really strong. I bought more of them this year than ever before. There were some AAA games I just wasn't into in the past though.

Beezy · « **Reply #390 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:24:10 PM »

I haven't bought anything yet, but I might get one this week. I dunno if I should get Castlevania or MNC though.

iconoclast · « **Reply #391 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:30:59 PM »

I'm going to buy Hydro Thunder, Limbo, and probably Lara Croft once they are on sale. They all look good, but there's nothing that really sparks my interest this year. Then again, I wasn't interested in Trials HD before it came out and it wound up being one of the top 3 games on the service, so what do I know.

Quote from: Linkzg on August 22, 2010, 11:17:25 PM

I only bought Castlevania this year. Admittedly, I don't like it as much as I was expecting to. Castlevania is one of my favorite series and I adore loot, but I dunno, of what I've played I haven't been feeling it. I probably would have continued playing if it had a leveling system as well as the items.

I do want to play Limbo but I didn't want it to be another Braid situation and held off until I heard reasonable people talk about it. Tomb Raider is the other one I want and I'll get that in a month on PC. Will also pick up Dead Rising 2 Demo whenever that comes out.

What, does this not sound reasonable to you?

Quote from: Eurogamer

The trouble is that Limbo strays from the personal touch at its soul. One of its sweetest surprises came in the first couple seconds of play. I hit the jump button, and when my character landed, the controller vibrated. It's mild, yet it says a lot. It says that this is just a boy, not a futuristic robot or a genetic-freak hedgehog, so when he hits the ground with both feet, he feels it. And you do, too, by way of a lopsided motor in the Xbox 360 controller. With one touch (literally), the black silhouette on screen struck me as a full-bodied person.

cool breeze · « **Reply #392 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:39:10 PM »

The Sceneman · « **Reply #393 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:41:20 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on August 22, 2010, 11:24:10 PM

I haven't bought anything yet, but I might get one this week. I dunno if I should get Castlevania or MNC though.

get Castlevania

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #394 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:50:55 PM »

It's very easy to get annoyed by the hipster gaming media when it comes to their critical darlings. They try so hard and mostly what they do is turn people off from trying certain games imo.

Fortunately Limbo is actually a good game. The gimmick and atmosphere makes it better. But at its core it has solid game mechanics and puzzles. And while its artsy. Its far less annoyingly so than Braid.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #395 on:** August 22, 2010, 11:54:06 PM »

if you hate hydro thunder, you are a degraded thing and i hope you get your urethra fucked by an angry scorpion

bork · « **Reply #396 on:** August 23, 2010, 05:30:24 AM »

Quote from: Van Cruncheon on August 22, 2010, 11:54:06 PM

if you hate Castlevania HD, you are a degraded thing and i hope you get your urethra fucked by an angry scorpion

That's better.

Beezy · « **Reply #397 on:** August 23, 2010, 11:53:12 AM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on August 22, 2010, 11:41:20 PM

Quote from: Beezy on August 22, 2010, 11:24:10 PM
I haven't bought anything yet, but I might get one this week. I dunno if I should get Castlevania or MNC though.

get Castlevania

Sorry, but I need an unbiased opinion.

bork · « **Reply #398 on:** August 23, 2010, 04:27:12 PM »

Beezy, download the trials and see for yourself.

Castlevania = Co-op game play, SHIT TONS of grinding on the same six levels.
MNC = Team-based death match/defense action; a small variety of maps and "grinding" comes from leveling up to custom classes to get better stats.

Beezy · « **Reply #399 on:** August 23, 2010, 05:11:17 PM »

I did, but I like both of them. I think I'll go with MNC because I doubt I'll have anyone to play co-op with in Castlevania. Two of my best friends have it, but they're always too busy to get on Live.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #400 on:** August 23, 2010, 05:17:32 PM »

Problem with Castlevania is if you try and get a team going online via matchmaking you'll get kicked if you're not up to Chapter 6 Hard already.

You'll need a couple of friends who are at the same level as you to battle through the game with initially. Or you can get rushed...

I play Castlevania pretty much every day but you'll only really catch me online during weekends due to the time difference. I'd be pleased to help you out if you get CV.

p.s if you like both games why not buy both?

Beezy · « **Reply #401 on:** August 23, 2010, 05:23:07 PM »

More people on my friendlist are playing MNC right now, so I think I'm gonna get that. I'll get them all except maybe

Hydro Thunder

eventually, but I'm a filthy poor right now.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #402 on:** August 23, 2010, 10:12:27 PM »

The cripplingly poor performance on Lara Croft was solved by copying my save to the HDD. Lame.

chronovore · « **Reply #403 on:** August 24, 2010, 12:05:59 AM »

Quote from: Beezy on August 23, 2010, 11:53:12 AM

Quote from: The Sceneman on August 22, 2010, 11:41:20 PM
Quote from: Beezy on August 22, 2010, 11:24:10 PM
I haven't bought anything yet, but I might get one this week. I dunno if I should get Castlevania or MNC though.

get Castlevania
Sorry, but I need an unbiased opinion.

There is no such thing.

chronovore · « **Reply #404 on:** August 24, 2010, 12:06:24 AM »

Quote from: Beezy on August 23, 2010, 05:23:07 PM

More people on my friendlist are playing MNC right now, so I think I'm gonna get that. I'll get them all except maybe Hydro Thunder eventually, but I'm a filthy poor right now.

But if you get them all right now, you pick up Hydro Thunder for free, right?

Beezy · « **Reply #405 on:** August 24, 2010, 02:50:49 AM »

I have no idea.

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Author Topic: Summer of Arcade 2010 XBLA (Read 30850 times)