There have been quite a few killer DLC games that have come out. My fondness of these games sometimes rival that of the AAA $60 blockbusters. I really don't think these games get the love they deserve. Just a thread to discuss these great titles. Or warn us of titles that should be passed over.
What are you playing? What did you play? What are you looking forward too?
I was at a friend's house while playing Bastion. Bastion is an action RPG. In bastion your world has been obliterated, and you are charged with building your area back up (ie your bastion). As you traverse levels you gain new weapons, and upgrades for these weapons. The catch to the weapons is, you can only carry two at a time.
This is a very addictive title, and the controller had to be pried out of my hands. I don't have a 360, but that is what friends are for.
One title I have my eye on for the end of the year is Gotham City Imposters. GCI is a FPS shooter with the characters dressing as Batman(The Bats) and Joker(The Jokerz). The gadgets that have been shown seem pretty cool, and look to set this shooter apart. The latest issue of Game Informer has an expected release time of the end of the year. Hopefully it is the end of this calender year, and not of the fiscal year.
I've never really given these a proper look over so this thread interests me. I really have nothing to add other than hoping that the thread takes off.
Are these the sort of thing you get discounted for being a PS+ member?
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It's all about Super Meat Boy. I'm not very good at it though.
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I had Super Meat Boy on 360, which I sold, and just got it for PC at the weekend there. It's such a cut above, in my book the best platforming game ever, and I feel like I'm going to give myself a hernia with the tension.
I highly recommend Braid, but it's only worth playing if you make yourself get every puzzle piece. It's the hardest ones that make the game.
I just beat Bastion a second time to get all the achievements. Such a goddamn good game. I'm half tempted to play it a third time, but will most likely hold off for a while.
Super Meat Boy is great. Barbarically difficult, but that's the beauty of it.
Monday Night Combat is surprisingly good for what it is, despite the multiplayer being kinda glitchy and inconsistent. Matthew and I play it on Live fairly often, so if you have it (or buy it)..
Castle Crasher is magnificent. The art, the music, the design.. it's all great. You'd have to be a dumb, arrogant Canadian who reviews wrestling to not like it. This one gets MY download seal of approval.
Shadow Complex is a fantastic, fantastic throwback to Super Metroid. Everything about it is so well done, and I had an utter blast playing through it and finding all the items and whatnot.
Splosion Man/Ms. Splosion Man if you want a good, fun challenge. Well designed and while frustrating at points, it allows you to skip parts that give you too hard of a time.
Braid is another great puzzle game. Good artwork, makes your brain think a LOT. Some puzzles are very difficult and take time to figure out how to get by, but it's like Portal in the sense that you feel fantastic when you complete the challenge and not just "oh fuck that".
Limbo was very fun. Great atmosphere, challenging but not insane. You die a lot, but that's half the fun. Definitely worth checking out if you like adventure/puzzle games.
Are these the sort of thing you get discounted for being a PS+ member?
Yes you do get discount through PS+. Right now Limbo is on discount with the plus membership. Anything purchased while in PS+ mode you keep, but any game you get free through PS+ you lose.
Originally Posted by Vice
Castle Crasher is magnificent. The art, the music, the design.. it's all great. You'd have to be a dumb, arrogant Canadian who reviews wrestling to not like it. This one gets MY download seal of approval.
I can't recommend Castle Crashers enough. I played co-op online with a couple of friends. We need to go back and finish with the secondary characters we unlocked though. We played through with a friend that insisted on carrying the bear. In Castle Crashers you pick up animals that float around your character's head, and give you a status boost. The bear attacks anyone that is low on health, regardless of them being friend or foe. I thoroughly enjoy this game, but I'm not a wrestling reviewing Canadian.
I have love Bomberman since SNES. It was the sole reason that I purchased a multi-tap for the SNES. I was glad to pick it up as a DLC game in Bomberman Ultra. I love going up to 8 players in a board. It is still easy to pick up and play, and frustrating as hell when you blow yourself up. The Zombie paint mode is a lot of fun as well.
-Wipeout HD (got me into Wipeout after hating it in the PS1/2 days)
-Joe Danger (Super Mario 64 on a bike. I'm only half-kidding)
-Pacman Championship DX Edition (Crack. Don't play this if you are after a 'quick go' game. It'll destroy your life)
-Peggle (see Pacman)
-Sam and Max: The Devil's Playhouse (Point'n'Click fun. Some slow parts, but the way it's broken up into 5 chunks is lovely)
-Aero Racer (PSN Mini - rubbish graphics but so playable it hurts)
Braid is awesome. It has genuinely one of the deepest and most complex stories ever in a game. There are so many ways it can be interpreted and it made me think in ways I never thought before while playing a game, both in the puzzles and the story.
Limbo and Scott Pilgrim stand out as particularly strong to me.
Scott Pilgrim really took me by surprise. It's a total throw back to the NES and it designed to be 8-bit-ish but looks drastically better than any NES title. It plays a lot like Double Dragon to me and was just amazing fun for me. You know you love a DLC game when you download DLC for it and complete it out to 100% of trophies without the lure of a platinum.
I downloaded the Turtles in Time Re-Shelled game when I saw it was going to be taken down. I played the demo and didn't care for it, but wound up really liking the full game. The visual style really comes into it's own after the first level which was the demo.
Anyone getting Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet? It's out today as part of the Summer of Arcade and looks brilliant. The art style is similar to Limbo in its simplicity and gameplay wise it's a Shadow Complex-esque backtracking when you get new abilities to unlock areas on a map; it also apparently controls a bit like Pixeljunk Shooter. Combining elements of all these games can only be a good thing as I loved them all.
I will, however, wait for a sale. I see no point in getting any XBL content on release (whether it's DLC or Arcade games) when they usually get 33 or 50% off within a few months.
-Pacman Championship DX Edition (Crack. Don't play this if you are after a 'quick go' game. It'll destroy your life)
-Peggle (see Pacman)
I echo Geeza's sentiments immensely. Pacman in particular.
Pacman CE DX Edition scares me. I can sit and lose an hour easily on playing the same board over and over. Pacman CE DX has the same controls as it's predecessor, but makes up new rules in the process. Ghosts will appear asleep along the board. They will not give chase until you travel in front of them. You can have 20+ ghosts on your tail at any minute. Upon eating the power pellet you get to frantically gobble up your line of ghosts before your power runs out. The game is more than ever about the scoreboard. Right before Pacman is about to meet his demise the game will slow down. This gives the player a chance to make the split decision to change his fate. This is just one of the new powers Pacman has at his disposal.
I picked up Best of Solitaire out of the PSN minis section. I just picked it up for the travel to a family get-together. The game packs in 101 different solitaire games. The system was promptly taken away by the girlfriend when we arrived at the destination. While I enjoyed it enough, she drained the battery, and the spare I had in tow. I had the drive back. Her only complaint was that I didn't bring the charge cord so she could play more on the drive back. Not bad for $5
Paper wars Cannon Fodder is another addictive game in the PSN minis section. It is a missile command style game. Enemies appear on the right had of the screen, and you use your cannon on your left side. You control a cursor that appears on the battlefield. You aim and hold the fire button for the blast. The longer you hold the button the larger the payload will be on the blast.
Pretty much all of my favourites have been mentioned already, but I'd highly recommend Castle Crashers, Outland, Joe Danger, Shadow Complex, Bionic Commando ReArmed, Peggle, Pacman Champ Edition Dx and Crash Commando.
I downloaded the Demo for 'The Baconing' and didn't like it; so that's my chance at getting all the 'PLAY' games and downloading Payday for free up the swanny.
Getting the new Bloodrayne game next week though, looks incredible.
I downloaded the Demo for 'The Baconing' and didn't like it; so that's my chance at getting all the 'PLAY' games and downloading Payday for free up the swanny.
Getting the new Bloodrayne game next week though, looks incredible.
I just picked up Doodle Fit on the PSN store from the "minis" section. I was told by a friend that it is also available in the itunes store as well.
Doodle Fit is a highly addictive puzzle game. The game gives you different shapes to build with, and you have to fill a larger predetermined shape with them. (puzzle games always sound bad when explained IMO) The piecies you are given are aligned on the bottom of the screen, and at the top of the screen is the outline of the shape you must make. Beware the song can get stuck in your head for quite sometime(I'm suffering from it now).
game play video
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