[360] Official XBLA thread. Complain about the new price points but buy the garbage anyway!

YES. Virtual On was the fucking shit in the arcades. I don't know how much fun it'll be at home without the crazy jap-future arcade box/seat but this is definitely a choice in good taste none-the-less.

All I could wish for is that somehow that either arcade versions of Dungeons & Dragons or Aliens Versus Predator have similar fates in store for XBLA. My mind would explode at such news!

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I spent more time playing VO:OT than any other game on my Dreamcast, so this news is fucking awesome to hear. If it doesn't get a NA release I will be quite sad/forced to buy a moon XBLM point card.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

As thrilled as I am about VO:OT, the arbitrary 1200 MS price point pisses me off. We've already had several DC games ported (Ikaruga, Vigilante 8) at the 800 price, so why all of a sudden are they charging 1200? There's nothing about VO:OT that sets it apart from other DC games as far as I know.

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You should grab Braid while it's down to 800 points. I'd been waiting for a drop, and it definitely doesn't disappoint for that price. It's pretty fantastic in all respects except for length.

As for Virtual On, the 1200 price point is pretty irritating. I hadn't really thought about the previous DC ports we've gotten until Nutty pointed it out, and it's ridiculous. That said, I'll buy it anyway as long as it's a good port since I love VO in the arcade.

I was speaking idiomatically.

So a port of an old game is worth 1200 MSP, but not a new game just because it's short?

Did you buy Death Tank, Tritoch?

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Milton Converse

So a port of an old game is worth 1200 MSP, but not a new game just because it's short?

Actually, VO isn't worth 1200 points, seeing as I could probably find the original used for cheaper (and I own it anyway). I'll probably buy it because I want to play it on Live, but that doesn't justify their price point, as I've already said. And no, I didn't think Braid was worth 1200 points either, but at least the guy had a defendable argument about it being an indie one-man operation.

FELIPE NO

Originally Posted by nuttyturnip

I'll probably buy it because I want to play it on Live, but that doesn't justify their price point

If you would buy it, regardless of how you feel about it, then yes, it does justify their price point.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Just because they can charge more and people will still pay it doesn't mean they have to be dicks and actually do it. If/when oil companies start charging $3.50 for gas, people still buy it, but it doesn't mean they should charge that much.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

They're a business. As long as people will still buy the product, they will charge as much as they think they can get away with. Their objective is to make money, not make you feel good inside. As long as you keep throwing money at things you think are overpriced they're going to keep being priced that way.

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Originally Posted by Milton Converse

So a port of an old game is worth 1200 MSP, but not a new game just because it's short?

Did you buy Death Tank, Tritoch?

Originally Posted by Axelrod :punch: Axelrod

As long as you keep throwing money at things you think are overpriced they're going to keep being priced that way.

That's your answer.

I'll pay 1200 for Virtual On (provided it's good) mostly for Live play, but even the single player will at least have replay value. Braid is short and a one-shot deal with very little replay value unless you enjoy speedruns, which I don't. Great for 800, overpriced at 1200. I'm really not sure why you people keep getting so angry at my thinking this. The length wasn't what kept me from buying it for so long, though. I tried the demo when it first came out and just wasn't impressed enough to encourage the new 1200 price point that's becoming increasingly common. The length is just my thoughts since buying it two days ago.

No, I haven't gotten around to trying Death Tank's demo. How is it? It's not like I'm boycotting 1200 point games as long as they feel worth it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I didn't even know they were porting Quake 3 to this shit.

I'd buy it for a million MSPoints just to play as the dude that made all the kung fu noises when he jumped.

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So next month it seems Microsoft will be running an awards for Xbox Live Arcade games:

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Oscars, Schmoscars. Microsoft is letting Xbox Live users cast their votes for the best Xbox Live Arcade games of 2008 starting on March 3. Foregoing any sort of web-based ballot, votes will be cast from within the New Xbox Experience's Spotlight Channel. Voting will wrap up on Tuesday, March 10, with users permitted to change their votes -- but not vote multiple times -- as often as they'd like, up to that point.

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Here's the full list of awards and nominations for them:

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Best Overall Arcade Game
- Braid
- Castle Crashers
- Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
- Street Fighter II HD Remix
- Portal: Still Alive

Best Original Game
- Castle Crashers
- N+
- Braid
- Penny Arcade Episode 1
- Schizoid
- Age of Booty

Best Family Game
- Boogie Bunnies
- Roogoo
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- Lost Cities
- Meteos Wars

Best Co-operative Multiplayer Game
- Castle Crashers
- Schizoid
- Bionic Commando Rearmed
- N+
- Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2

Best Competitive Multiplayer Game
- Street Fighter II HD Remix
- Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
- Soul Calibur
- Meteos Wars
- Age of Booty

Best Solo Game
- Braid
- Mega Man 9
- Penny Arcade Episode 1
- Rez HD
- Portal: Still Alive

Best Innovation in XBLA
- Braid (time travel)
- A Kingdom for Keflings (use of Avatars)
- Fable II Pub Games (retail game integration)
- N+ (level sharing)
- Duke Nukem 3D (dynamic replay)

Best Graphics
- Street Fighter II HD Remix
- Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2
- Braid
- Castle Crashers
- Bionic Commando Rearmed

Best Classic/Remake Game
- Bionic Commando Rearmed
- Street Fighter II HD Remix
- Mega Man 9
- Galaga Legions
- Rez HD

I was speaking idiomatically.

Braid sweeps everything. Calling it right now.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Tritoch

I'll pay 1200 for Virtual On (provided it's good)

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Virtual On

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provided it's good

Have you never played VO:OT before

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Weren't the Dreamcast and PS2 ports supposed to be decent at best due to the controls? I never played them so I could be wrong, but I remember hearing they weren't worth it.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Marz sucking had far less to do with the Dualshock than anything else, but y'know.

Oratorio is pretty much the shit, and I'm happy that there's at least a few fans here to play it with when it drops. And if the retard twins buy it at least there will be a bit of cannon fodder until they stop playing it a week later.

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Is anyone here planning to buy any of the Family Game Night games released today? The $10 price point on each is kind of crazy considering the Wii and PS2 full collections are only $40 and $20 respectively, but I'm considering getting Scrabble if anyone else here is. That one's an NA-only release for some reason, so I guess that counts out PAL people.

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Originally Posted by Tritoch

I'm considering getting Scrabble if anyone else here is. That one's an NA-only release for some reason, so I guess that counts out PAL people.

That's probably to avoid the problems caused by your country's failure at basic spelling. Given how bitchy some kids get online when you pull off what they consider a cheap kill in games like Halo, I can only imagine the tirade of "OMG YOU FAG NIGGER" you'd get if you beat them at Scrabble using the word "Flavour".

How ya doing, buddy?

800 points for each? Screw that. Scrabble is probably the only one worth the points, and according to IGN, there is no single player mode against the computer. I'd buy Yahtzee if it were 400, and maybe Battleship (though you can't see your ships after you place them), but not for 800. If enough people pick up Scrabble, I might be persuaded.

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No single player? Christ, it's like they've done everything possible to persuade people not to buy these games.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Shin

That's probably to avoid the problems caused by your country's failure at basic spelling. Given how bitchy some kids get online when you pull off what they consider a cheap kill in games like Halo, I can only imagine the tirade of "OMG YOU FAG NIGGER" you'd get if you beat them at Scrabble using the word "Flavour".

FUCK YOU CHEATER YOU JUST WANT THOSE 4 EXTRA POINTS. Also the lack of single player isn't too bad. I'd hate to go up against a computer armed with an Official Scrabble Dictionary; there's some really stupid shit in that.

Can Virtual On come out already please. XBLA is over once VOOT hits.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Scrabble sounds like a good investment, though the lack of single-player modes does kind of suck. As does the price tag. :/

I may pick it up anyway, though.

FELIPE NO

While the lack of a single player mode is pretty silly, how often would you be playing against the computer instead of other players? Really now. Considering how often it's used, it's exclusion is probably the least of the crimes presented here.

Holy ding dong fuckballs though at the price point.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

I suppose it's too much to hope that Scrabble supports the Vision Camera. The only proper way to distract an opponent is waving your junk around.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Something to make Skills happy:

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Microsoft has confirmed, via Xbox Live's Days of Arcade feature, that SEGA's OutRun Online Arcade will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday 15th April.

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