7th November 2016, 8:12 PM
(This post was last modified: 7th November 2016, 8:23 PM by A Black Falcon.)
Xbox 360 DD - Games with Gold
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I Am Alive - This was the game for the second half of October. Haven't played it yet. It's a survival game, so I can't see actually liking it.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition - This is the current one. I got this years ago for PC of course, but had forgotten there were console versions of this remake... not sure if it'd be worth playing without a mouse, but it's free so I have it now.
We aren't there yet, but the second half of November game is apparently Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. That's an interesting one to give out for free, I'll probably try it.
PC DD
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Humble Gems Bundle - I got this bundle (which ends tomorrow) at the $1 tier, which gets Technobabylon (adventure game), Odallus: The Dark Call (NES-styled platformer I have wanted to get, and have never seen for this cheap), and Chroma Squad (a tactics game). I already have the best game in the higher tiers, Assault Android Cactus, so I'll pass on those. (There was also another good Humble Bundle recently, but I missed it... ah well. Didn't miss this one though.) Maybe the other two will be good, but Odallus is the main draw here for me.
Physical games
Xbox 360
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Disney Infinity 2.0 - $3.60 for the disc in the case. Of course this requires figures and a campaign item too, and I got those a few days ago when I got a complete and new but loose (that is, it contained all of the contents but not the actual box) copy of the Wii U version of the full boxed version of this -- with three figures, the Avengers campaign item, and two level-pack disc tokens, along with a portal and that version of the game of course -- for only $9. That plus this for the disc adds up to less than the $15 I could maybe have found a complete new X360 copy for, so it seemed worth it. Plus if I want to download anything for these games I've got to get them this year (before the servers go down, since the series was cancelled), and they are fun. And whenever I get a Wii U I could play that version too, though I doubt there'd be much reason to.
PS3
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Haze - $1 ... I don't know, sometimes I buy bad games on purpose. Like, 'is this unpopular game by a once-liked developer really as bad as people say? It's only a dollar so why not see'.
Time Crisis: Razing Storm - $9, complete - (Move compatible) This collection includes Razing Storm, now rechristened "Time Crisis: Razing Storm" (the arcade version didn't have the Time Crisis name on it; I have played it a couple of times), a pirate-themed game, and Time Crisis 4: Arcade Edition, all in one. That is, you get three Namco light-gun games on one disc, all with PS Move support. It sounds like a nice collection; I'm not a huge Namco light-gun game fan of course, but they can be amusing. Earlier on in the PS3's life Time Crisis 4 got a stand-alone release, but that version requires a completely different and probably not very easy to find light gun that might only work with that one game, while this later one supports the Move so it's the much more accessible version.
DS
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MySims Kingdoms - $1, card only - See above where I mentioned buying bad games... this one is bad too. I have heard decent things about the Wii games in this franchise, and thought the one I have (SkyHeroes) is alright, so I wanted to try one of the DS games too... but unfortunately, it's pretty bad. It's one part bad minigames, one part boring collecting and crafting and such, with minimal quality gameplay. It's not even really "kingdoms" themed, you're just in some generic town! Ah well, it was worth a try to see what it is like -- EA published 6 MySims games on the DS and Wii (all with separate versions on each platform which are not the same) between 2007 and 2009, so there has to be something that sold them...
I also got several Skylanders and Disney Infinity figures, including a few more Star Wars figures and an Incredibles figure so I can play that campaign (for the first game) now.
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I Am Alive - This was the game for the second half of October. Haven't played it yet. It's a survival game, so I can't see actually liking it.
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition - This is the current one. I got this years ago for PC of course, but had forgotten there were console versions of this remake... not sure if it'd be worth playing without a mouse, but it's free so I have it now.
We aren't there yet, but the second half of November game is apparently Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. That's an interesting one to give out for free, I'll probably try it.
PC DD
--
Humble Gems Bundle - I got this bundle (which ends tomorrow) at the $1 tier, which gets Technobabylon (adventure game), Odallus: The Dark Call (NES-styled platformer I have wanted to get, and have never seen for this cheap), and Chroma Squad (a tactics game). I already have the best game in the higher tiers, Assault Android Cactus, so I'll pass on those. (There was also another good Humble Bundle recently, but I missed it... ah well. Didn't miss this one though.) Maybe the other two will be good, but Odallus is the main draw here for me.
Physical games
Xbox 360
--
Disney Infinity 2.0 - $3.60 for the disc in the case. Of course this requires figures and a campaign item too, and I got those a few days ago when I got a complete and new but loose (that is, it contained all of the contents but not the actual box) copy of the Wii U version of the full boxed version of this -- with three figures, the Avengers campaign item, and two level-pack disc tokens, along with a portal and that version of the game of course -- for only $9. That plus this for the disc adds up to less than the $15 I could maybe have found a complete new X360 copy for, so it seemed worth it. Plus if I want to download anything for these games I've got to get them this year (before the servers go down, since the series was cancelled), and they are fun. And whenever I get a Wii U I could play that version too, though I doubt there'd be much reason to.
PS3
--
Haze - $1 ... I don't know, sometimes I buy bad games on purpose. Like, 'is this unpopular game by a once-liked developer really as bad as people say? It's only a dollar so why not see'.
Time Crisis: Razing Storm - $9, complete - (Move compatible) This collection includes Razing Storm, now rechristened "Time Crisis: Razing Storm" (the arcade version didn't have the Time Crisis name on it; I have played it a couple of times), a pirate-themed game, and Time Crisis 4: Arcade Edition, all in one. That is, you get three Namco light-gun games on one disc, all with PS Move support. It sounds like a nice collection; I'm not a huge Namco light-gun game fan of course, but they can be amusing. Earlier on in the PS3's life Time Crisis 4 got a stand-alone release, but that version requires a completely different and probably not very easy to find light gun that might only work with that one game, while this later one supports the Move so it's the much more accessible version.
DS
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MySims Kingdoms - $1, card only - See above where I mentioned buying bad games... this one is bad too. I have heard decent things about the Wii games in this franchise, and thought the one I have (SkyHeroes) is alright, so I wanted to try one of the DS games too... but unfortunately, it's pretty bad. It's one part bad minigames, one part boring collecting and crafting and such, with minimal quality gameplay. It's not even really "kingdoms" themed, you're just in some generic town! Ah well, it was worth a try to see what it is like -- EA published 6 MySims games on the DS and Wii (all with separate versions on each platform which are not the same) between 2007 and 2009, so there has to be something that sold them...
I also got several Skylanders and Disney Infinity figures, including a few more Star Wars figures and an Incredibles figure so I can play that campaign (for the first game) now.