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Xbox LIVE Indie Games - The December 2010 Thread
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Psychotext
Member
I've been out of touch with the Indie Games for a while, but holy shit at radiangames. Every single one of their titles I've played have felt polished and well executed... and they're all 80 points.
I decided to buy all of them. There's one there I probably wont play much of, but I certainly think they deserve it. Very impressive.
I decided to buy all of them. There's one there I probably wont play much of, but I certainly think they deserve it. Very impressive.
Slightly Live
Dirty tag dodger
GhaleonEB said:An action-RPG from the guys that did Miner Dig Deep? Ruh roh.
It doesn't look all that hot. The released media lacks charm and character. =\
Dani said:
I think the fact it's a co-op playable Action RPG will be the charming part, however. (Why it's taken anyone this long to make a Secrets of Mana-a-like is confusing, ha.)
And it looks kinda like Ventron's Bonded Realities! What're the chances?
The first good Action RPG that looks like, say, Albert Odyssey, graphic wise, will probably get a near instant-purchase from me :lol
Everyone's gotta start somewhere though! As long as there's good gameplay under it, then it'll all balance out.
FirstInHell
Banned
Dani said:
Wow
Dani said:It doesn't look all that hot. The released media lacks charm and character. =\
It's okay. The box art is terrible, but the in-game stuff has character. Not necessarily charm, though. :lol
It's the same kind of art they had for Miner Dig Deep, which was lovely. But the best thing about that game was the gameplay, which had a quasi-RPG hook to it. (explore --> loot --> sell --> buy upgrades to explore/loot better --> repeat) I've put a good 30 hours into that game. Regardless of the pedestrian art, if they can get that kind of hook right in the new one, it will be great.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
I think a lot of devs use pixel art or other stylized art for a reason. If the gameplay is good it won't matter much though.Kafel said:
SmallCaveGames
Neo Member
I have playtested it, I can attest to the gameplay being very strong. They are also putting many coats of polish on it, which can be painstaking as you near the end of a project - so I commend them on that.
(I agree the art is nothing special - but when you see it in action, is definitely passible)
(I agree the art is nothing special - but when you see it in action, is definitely passible)
Sharkington
Banned
Why do I have to download a huge patch every time I download a trial?
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Bam. I beat Epic Dungeon on (I think) my first try. I can't remember for sure if I died at all before making this character, but I left the game on level 25 since like 2 weeks ago and finished it tonight. Total time 2:26:21.
Edit: NM, I looked at my scoreboard and I had one other character who only made it to level 3. So this was my second character.
Edit: NM, I looked at my scoreboard and I had one other character who only made it to level 3. So this was my second character.
Was playing some Prismatic Solid yesterday... pretty impressive graphics for an indie, but what really stands out is the awesome music. Seriously, a lot of indie games I've noticed have terrible soundtracks, but this game, it has a very electronic, breakbeat esque soundtrack that wouldn't be out of place in a PS1 game.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Did anyone notice that the "Games & Demos" section is now sorted like this:
Arcade > On Demand > Indie > Demos.
So now you can see the Indie Games channel right up front!
Adding to the queue.
Arcade > On Demand > Indie > Demos.
So now you can see the Indie Games channel right up front!
djtiesto said:
Adding to the queue.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Sharkington said:
You should only have to DL it once after you got the new dashboard. Are you going into memory management and deleting your Indie Games frequently, by any chance? The patch is located with all the games and saves on your storage device, so if you group delete the whole section, you'll delete the patch too and possibly have to download it again.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Solar Hoops' gameplay is also overshadowed by it's awesome jazz soundtrack.djtiesto said:
Aphelion 2 is up
Only 240 which surprised me. No 400 point games in the IU so far then?
I'm not trialing or buying yet as I want to look at the first one first so I'd be interested in impressions and whether sequential play is essential/important/recommended/pointless.
Only 240 which surprised me. No 400 point games in the IU so far then?
I'm not trialing or buying yet as I want to look at the first one first so I'd be interested in impressions and whether sequential play is essential/important/recommended/pointless.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Delve Deeper is the only upcoming 400 pt XBLIG game I know of, but it's not an IU title.nli10 said:
I gave MS a lot of grief about the initial change to the Indie games change, so I'm glad to see they've backpedaled. There's an increasingly strong series of games on the channel and they really deserve more attention.Gowans007 said:
Glad to see another convert. I really dig the Soulcaster games. I'm still chipping away at the Hard mode of Soulcaster II, which lives up to its name.OnPoint said:
Snapped up Score Rush last night. What a great time. Also grabbed Soulcaster and was surprised at its awesomeness. Can't wait to finish it and get cracking on Soulcaster 2.
Regarding price, I might not buy quite so many of these if they go over 240 points. They'd really have to make it worth my while.
Regarding price, I might not buy quite so many of these if they go over 240 points. They'd really have to make it worth my while.
Vertigo just got released. It's a "run & jump" game with a multiplayer component and nice visuals.
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=63ca2b7c-f440-4e8d-b394-dfa9b93ef06e&type=2
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=63ca2b7c-f440-4e8d-b394-dfa9b93ef06e&type=2
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Zombies 8 my cookies is 400pts..lol.. good luck with that.
SmallCaveGames
Neo Member
Kafel said:
That's a pretty hot track on the trailer too. Looks nice, will demo.
Garden Gnome Carnage X is up right on time. :lol
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=bdd20f24-5b4d-40b3-8fd2-3349ae0ace1a&type=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrOpUOXqjGU
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=bdd20f24-5b4d-40b3-8fd2-3349ae0ace1a&type=2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrOpUOXqjGU
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Already? The first one just came out.Kafel said:
barkers crest
Member
Happy Holidays Everyone: The Hero Wishes You A Merry Christmas
Larger versions available on the website.
Larger versions available on the website.
HadesGigas
Member
barkers crest said:
What is with that pose?
B.U.T.T.O.N is out. Could be a nice party-game for the holidays.
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=2cb699bb-ae19-4839-a387-55f132cbc196&type=2
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=2cb699bb-ae19-4839-a387-55f132cbc196&type=2
Anyone tried Astroman ? The art and atmosphere seem nice.
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=842da985-0f3a-4e5e-b304-c140a7de0c21&type=2
http://catalog.create.msdn.com/en-U...d=842da985-0f3a-4e5e-b304-c140a7de0c21&type=2
Parallax Scroll
Banned
Astroman seems pretty good, but the jumping is a little weird. I'll probably end up getting the full game.
Psychotext
Member
Crap, Rotorscope seems to have overwritten my missus's save with my save (different profiles). She's not a happy bunny.
Instantly purchased. As someone who is also making an XNA Metroidvania in a similar vein I definitely appreciate all the work that went into what I've played so far. The shooting feels right, enemies have more than just the basic patterns, atmosphere is great and the music fits the mood perfectly. Solid work so far.
barkers crest
Member
HadesGigas said:What is with that pose?
LOL. Nice pic.
Delivering presents is hard work. Santas gotta get his stretch on...or something like that.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Astroman is nice stuff.
It reminds me of some shareware PC game from the early 90s with level-design out of some old NES game(the second stage beginning was something straight out of Metroid).
Time to get serious though. I wanna sit down before too long and review every damn indie game I've purchased this year. It'll be quite the endeavor I'm sure(looking at 50+ games I think)
It reminds me of some shareware PC game from the early 90s with level-design out of some old NES game(the second stage beginning was something straight out of Metroid).
Time to get serious though. I wanna sit down before too long and review every damn indie game I've purchased this year. It'll be quite the endeavor I'm sure(looking at 50+ games I think)
toythatkills
Member
There will be a December thread still, though, it's just not me doing it!Kafel said:
Is the general perception of 400 point XBLIG's "no fucking way"? I'm still debating whether to price my title at 240 or 400, but something tells me that no matter how polished or lengthy my game ends up being, it still doesn't make business sense to roll with 400 MSP.
These kids, getting my 12-hour game for 3 bucks. :lol :lol :lol
Just a month or two left...
These kids, getting my 12-hour game for 3 bucks. :lol :lol :lol
Just a month or two left...
toythatkills
Member
Nooo. I've just had no broadband all month so can't play any Indie Games, let alone download new ones. I moved house at the start of December and they can't get my phone line set up until the middle of January. It's a living hellGhaleonEB said:
The problem with 400pt games is the amount of 400pt XBLA games, that come with leaderboards and achievements and stuff like that. So regardless of the quality of your game, it still will feel like worse value to a lot of people. 240 is better I think, and I guess how Cthulhu does will be a really interesting thing to look at.Feep said:
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Feep said:
Yeah, I agree with Toys, 400pts will kill it. It will sell upwards of twice as much at 240 (probably 3 to 4 times) and if it is good it should stay up on the top rated and top downloaded sections indefinitely. But at 400, it would be all but forgotten in a few days.
Feep said:
You'd have to strongly believe your game is in the top 5 XBLIG to risk pricing it at 400 points.
I would have bought Dust at 400 points if it was still a XBLIG game, maybe that Hamster edition game if I was into music but nothing else really. At 400 points you're against solid XBLA games and even recent and hyped ones on sale.
I firmly, FIRMLY believe my title is top-5 material, but yeah, I still think a 400 MSP point would destroy it. The only thing I'm maybe considering is a Super Meat Boy-like 240 MSP intro price as a "bonus", and then raise it to 400 MSP later.
The game is called "Sequence". When I head back home I'm gonna put together a proper launch trailer. Here's some slightly out-of-date gameplay footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1QqvQy2cDs
Rhythm/RPG hybrid, and all that.
The game is called "Sequence". When I head back home I'm gonna put together a proper launch trailer. Here's some slightly out-of-date gameplay footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1QqvQy2cDs
Rhythm/RPG hybrid, and all that.
LocoMrPollock
Banned
Feep said:
It doesn't look bad, but yeah, I don't think it will sell at 400. Would be a shame if you killed it with pricing.
Keep in mind the top indie title in sales and money generated is a 80pt game.
Also, I think Twin Blades did that with the pricing as well, well they upped it to 400 with a pretty big update. You might want to look into what that did to their sales. It's a fairly obscure title now.
Anyway, good luck with your game, it at least looks pretty unique. You might also want to consider getting it on Steam, I bet PC gamers would eat it up.