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Double Fine's Stacking Priced and Dated

How much does a game about Russian matryoshka dolls run a fella nowadays? About 15 bucks.

Double Fine’s second downloadable project will be available next month. Publisher THQ has announced that Stacking will hit PSN on February 8 and Xbox Live Arcade the following day on February 9. It also announced that the game would cost just under $15 on both platforms.

In case you missed the unveil a couple of months ago, Stacking is an adventure puzzle title that puts you in the shoes of a boy named Charlie, the world’s smallest Russian stacking doll. The game revolves around Charlie’s ability to thrust himself into dolls one size bigger than himself. These bigger dolls, which give Charlie unique special powers, are essentially the tools that you’ll need to use in order to interact with the game world and solve the puzzles therein.

Strange, right? Ryan and Brad got their hands on the title not too long ago with some special guests from Double Fine. Check out the EX Quick Look and see if Stacking is something you should consider checking out next month. [You should. -Ed.]

    

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Edited By IncredibleBulk92

I hope this is as much fun as costume quest.  Tim Shafer makes quality short games, Brutal Legend was fun but just too long.  Love the art style, more of this please Tim :)

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Edited By animateria

Good price. 
 
I'll get it.

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Looking forward to it.

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Edited By NowSayPillow

Can't wait for this to come out.

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There are times I wish I had a 360 or PS3. I could also hope this comes to PC but I doubt that is going to happen.

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Edited By demontium

This is gonna be great?

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Edited By jacksukeru

I never did try out Costume Quest :( The demo is still sitting on my crossmedia bar. I do love what I've seen of this game though so maybe.

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@Purple_Proletarius said:
" @Undeadpool said:

" @YoungFrey said:

" My least favorite part of any downloadable release is listening to people complain about the price per length.  Until I hear people complain about a $60 being less than 12 hours long.  I won't accept any "$15 for 3 hours" complaints either.    "
Agreed. People will happily shell out $10 for a two hour movie (or even $15 for a 3D movie), but $15 for a game that will last 3+ hours is suddenly an insurmountable concept. "
Length =/= Value. For example, I would much rather see Blue Valentine and Rabbit Hole than play Monday Night Combat.  Also, I never pay $10 for a movie. Netflix/matinee pricing.     "
I was just using that as a roughly comparative metric to make the point. It's just weird to me that 3 or so hours of excellent gameplay isn't worth $15, but 2-3 hours of excellent storytelling in a movie is worth anywhere from $8-15, assuming excellence from both products.
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Edited By xaveri

Been waiting for this one. Let me get my wallet... wait... damn, a few weeks to go.

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Edited By HydraHam

Very interesting and a unique idea but 15? i wouldn't pay more then 10.

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Edited By jonnyboy

Alright I'm in. Like I said before I'll have no problem paying money if there's a chance it will go to fund a Psychonauts sequel.

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@jonnyboy said:
" Alright I'm in. Like I said before I'll have no problem paying money if there's a chance it will go to fund a Psychonauts sequel. "
count me in
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Edited By Alphonzo

I'm more interested in this game than I was in the last Halo and Call of Duty and Gears of War 3

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Yep I'll be picking this up

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Edited By mbkish

After re-watching that quicklook I am definitely buying this.

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I just love the aesthetic and the game looks really neat. I have to say the folks at Double Fine are hitting the right spot with their smaller games.

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 I just love the aesthetic and the game looks really neat. I have to say the folks at Double Fine are hitting the right spot with their smaller games.    

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Edited By kalmis

Looks good and I will get it one day. When its cheaper. Got more than enough games to play so I can wait.

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Edited By BBQBram

Support originality, buy Stacking!

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Edited By Wuddel

I'll pass - way too much in the backlog.

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Edited By A_Cute_Squirtle

I was hoping for ten dollars. I'll wait and see how the reviews are. 

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Edited By radioactivez0r

I've got most of my disc games packed up in storage right now, so XBLA is where most of my gaming is coming from.  Really excited for this, and I loved Costume Quest so much I'll happily pay full price for the next DF game.

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Edited By George_Hukas

God, I can't wait for this game.. Looks hilarious and quirky!

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Edited By UberGeekyGirl

I really like the look of this game. I'm putting it on my list of games to play. 
 
Using Russian dolls in a game is awesome and I love the use of "people stuff" to create this world that the Russian dolls live in. 
 
Looks and sounds great.

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Edited By RagingLion

Please come to PC.  Pretty please.