Oh, and you'll be wanting to know the price of all this. Well, we hate to rain on your Braid, but despite Microsoft's earlier denial, the game will indeed cost 1200
($15).Oh, and you'll be wanting to know the price of all this. Well, we hate to rain on your Braid, but despite Microsoft's earlier denial, the game will indeed cost 1200
($15).
Reader Comments (44)
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:10PM Duke said
New rule: If a game's princess gets abducted, then they deserved it and we ignore it. They obviously are just doing this for attention at this point.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:15PM (Unverified) said
Agreed Duke, lol man what a bummer. I really wanted to try this game out this week. Now I gotta wait.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 5:18PM (Unverified) said
I'm glad you're mentioning this in most of your comments today as well as part of your name now or I might have missed it. Hopefully you don't RROD November 7th. That's why I have a spare (seriously)
:)
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:)
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 7:10PM (Unverified) said
LOL, yeah I really only brought it up twice and the others were questions from buddies. I put it in my name cuz I was seriously depressed. Not "fuck you M$ I'm going to be a PS3fanboy" depressed but just depressed ya know.
I dont have a replacement but if my refurb does RRoD on Nov 7 then check the news for destruction and chaos in the Greater Houston Metropolitan area.
:P
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I dont have a replacement but if my refurb does RRoD on Nov 7 then check the news for destruction and chaos in the Greater Houston Metropolitan area.
:P
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:16PM Altairio said
"Microsoft has informed Shacknews that the reported $22.50 price point for Castle Crashers and $15 Braid price, believed to stem from a now-removed Microsoft Japan listing, are incorrect for both domestic and international markets."
The nerve!
The nerve!
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:17PM Shagittarius said
Ugly...I sure hope the gameplay is good.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:34PM flameofdoom666 said
I love the art style actually.
And the gameplay is supposed to be top notch.
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And the gameplay is supposed to be top notch.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:17PM Nigeria said
That looks pretty, look at his little suit.
Don't all XBLA games have demos? I think they do anyway. I've only got one game for my Xbox so far, but this does look really cool. I need to find a ethernet cable and some Xbox points, though.
Don't all XBLA games have demos? I think they do anyway. I've only got one game for my Xbox so far, but this does look really cool. I need to find a ethernet cable and some Xbox points, though.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:56PM Saria the Cat said
Yeah, consider my interest piqued. It looks like there's a demo for it, since one of those screenshots says "Press (X)to unlock the full game." Let us dig out our ethernets and have a go.
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Posted: Aug 4th 2008 5:49PM ChooChooCharlie said
It will have a demo for sure.
A requirement for all Arcade games is that they have a demo available at the time of release. A feature that definitely helps me curb any impulse buys.
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A requirement for all Arcade games is that they have a demo available at the time of release. A feature that definitely helps me curb any impulse buys.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:23PM EJ A said
The screenshot in the post is an old one. The art was changed to a "painterly" style. IMO, Jon Blow should've stuck with the "old" art style.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:36PM Burritoclock said
I agree, click through the links to see what it looks like now. It's still alright, but I like this better.
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Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:26PM (Unverified) said
A little too expensive for my XBLA tastes. It better be really really really really good and a relatively long game otherwise I may as well just get Jade Empire on their Originals list.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:15PM Vladeon said
Yeah, see, I would just get Jade Empire, again, but the thing of it is, is that the xbox live originals don't have any achievements added on to them. Hell, if Halo, Psychonauts, and basically any of the other originals had achievements added to them, I'd gladly buy them again despite still owning the original disc for the Xbox. To me it seems as though Microsoft really dropped the ball on those originals. But I'll gladly pay 15 dollars for a game such as N+ or Puzzle Quest that has given me more hours of fun than some retail games.
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Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:36PM (Unverified) said
Traverse multiple words? What is this, Dictionary Fun Land?
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:52PM Saria the Cat said
I'm protesting this game on the grounds that it portrays women as feeble and unable to help themselves...this is obviously going to breed a generation of heteronormative assholes that will hate women and try to control them.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:06PM (Unverified) said
well played.
what, no photo of you giving the middle finger to Braid?
On topic, I'm pretty excited about the idea that XBLA can move beyond 'arcade' style games into the realm of more robust releases at a budget price, a la, Wiiware or PSN.
I think the price is reasonable if you think of it in these terms, instead of comparing it to Pac Man or Galaga.
In fact, the name "Live Arcade" is limiting, and helps perpetrate this idea that they only peddle HD remakes of 80s arcade hits.
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what, no photo of you giving the middle finger to Braid?
On topic, I'm pretty excited about the idea that XBLA can move beyond 'arcade' style games into the realm of more robust releases at a budget price, a la, Wiiware or PSN.
I think the price is reasonable if you think of it in these terms, instead of comparing it to Pac Man or Galaga.
In fact, the name "Live Arcade" is limiting, and helps perpetrate this idea that they only peddle HD remakes of 80s arcade hits.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:40PM Saria the Cat said
There seems to be something lacking in my imitation. Hard to pull off that pissed off feminist look.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2733379326_672c91bda9.jpg?v=0
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3278/2733379326_672c91bda9.jpg?v=0
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:54PM (Unverified) said
Why so serious? :P
Now give us one with that winning smile! lol
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Now give us one with that winning smile! lol
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 5:50PM (Unverified) said
Back in the kitchen with ye, wench!
*cracks whip*
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*cracks whip*
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 3:58PM ZenGaijin said
I don't understand what all the hype about this game is. It looks like a bad flash game with a time control gimmick.
Am I missing something?
Am I missing something?
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:02PM iBubbles said
15$ to me seems like too much for something that looks like it could be on the SNES (but not as good graphically). I would consider it though; if it were 10$.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:11PM (Unverified) said
New picture! I've never seen one change before after the original post
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:12PM (Unverified) said
Check out the gamertag Star of Space it says he is playing Volition, Inc. What is that?!
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:22PM Vladeon said
Look around you in college or in the workplace, our society already breeds heteronormative assholes that hate women and try to control them, in fact, society breeds women that like that, which perpetuates the problem. I highly doubt a 15 dollar XBLA game will put even more emphasis on this fact. Unless of course you're referencing that Fat Princess game. In which case, well said.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:29PM (Unverified) said
Never mind, it's just for the Red Faction Beta.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 4:59PM Dr Stabbingworth said
Well, I've been bitching forever about the lack of good, graphically pretty 2D games, so I'll be checking this out. If Megaman 9 is going to be $10 and have NES graphics, then I don't see why this couldn't be $15. Still, $10 would have been an insta-purchase.
Still, Knytt Stories is the best 2D game I've played since SotN, and that was free with a ton of free add-on levels...
Still, Knytt Stories is the best 2D game I've played since SotN, and that was free with a ton of free add-on levels...
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 5:53PM RobLink said
You are correct, Microsoft can't do no good recently. This phrase is true.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 5:55PM ChooChooCharlie said
Wow, I didn't realize that until you mentioned it.
The new look of the characters lacks some of the charm of the originals, I think. It's actually kind of ugly now.
The new look of the characters lacks some of the charm of the originals, I think. It's actually kind of ugly now.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 6:23PM Trojan said
Everything I've read about it suggests it's a great game, but $15 is just too much for me when it comes to XBLA games. $10 is reasonable, but not $15 IMO. That said, I'm sure plenty of people will buy it at $15.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 8:08PM Demaar said
Depends on who's deciding the pricing here. If MS is, then yes, I can't help but feel they're completely over pricing these games and it's going to hurt sales. If it's the developers, well, they deserve the sales they end up with.
Posted: Aug 4th 2008 9:13PM JCarpio said
everyone here like to judge a book by its cover (and price).
Try out the demo, then make a more educated comment.
This looks to be a more substantial game thus $15 dollars is acceptable. It looks as deep and fun as the Penny Arcade game and it's 5 dollars less.
Try out the demo, then make a more educated comment.
This looks to be a more substantial game thus $15 dollars is acceptable. It looks as deep and fun as the Penny Arcade game and it's 5 dollars less.
Posted: Aug 5th 2008 7:11AM (Unverified) said
For $15 I could rebuy Psychonauts as an Xbox Original. Will this be better than Psychonauts? I don't think so.
Posted: Aug 5th 2008 12:57PM (Unverified) said
This game is VERY good. Way better than the still images can convey. Well worth $15.
As to over pricing from MS, one way to get lower prices is to not buy. But realize that well over half of what you pay goes to the developer and he is not exactly living in a mansion swilling Dom.
As to over pricing from MS, one way to get lower prices is to not buy. But realize that well over half of what you pay goes to the developer and he is not exactly living in a mansion swilling Dom.
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