Just wondering if other people feel like the downloadable games have been better than the retail games lately? Lara Craft and the Guardian of Light, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Shank, Risk: Factions, Joe Danger and Limbo are just afew of the really good downloadable games. I've liked them all, demo or full game.
What do you guys thinks?
Downloadable games better than retail games lately?
Just wondering if other people feel like the downloadable games have been better than the retail games lately? Lara Craft and the Guardian of Light, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Shank, Risk: Factions, Joe Danger and Limbo are just afew of the really good downloadable games. I've liked them all, demo or full game.
What do you guys thinks?
I would agree but were in the summer which is the dry spell for full retail games, But i think this works out because smaller game companies can clean up in the summer and really bring out some great games that the bigger companies are too scared to make.
Nope.
Can't compare them to proper console/handheld releases that happened in 2010.
None of them are as impressive. Just pretty good for the most part.
I've been enoying the downloadable titles lately, especially Limbo and a smattering of Indie Games from xbox live. I have a bunch of retail games, still in shrink wrap, that I just can't bring myself to play. There's something about the smaller scope of downloadable titles that appeal to me at this stage in my life (husband, dad, limited gaming time). I like pick up and play, and the downloadables seem to best suit that type of playing style.
Oh yeah, I'm very impressed with the growing quality of downloadable games, even after the conclusion of SoA. Granted, retail games are not plentiful this time of year, but the number of retail games doesn't affect the quality of downloadable games.
My list would be someone different but yeah, I too have been spending a large chunk of my gaming time playing downloadable games as of late.
I don't know if I'd say better or worse but they certainly are pulling their weight these days.
" I would agree but were in the summer which is the dry spell for full retail games, But i think this works out because smaller game companies can clean up in the summer and really bring out some great games that the bigger companies are too scared to make. "This is exactly what I was thinking. I think that arcade games can provide small little snippets of awesomeness, but you need a retail budget to actually flesh out ideas.That being said, lots of games from small developers like Limbo have much more leeway to flesh out their ideas how they want them.
The summer always sucks for games (ironic and shitty for school kids such as me) and arcade games have been an incredible highlight this summer with almost all of the games in the summer of arcade.
Yep. I think it's more a result of the time of year." I would agree but were in the summer which is the dry spell for full retail games, But i think this works out because smaller game companies can clean up in the summer and really bring out some great games that the bigger companies are too scared to make. "
Gimme Halo Reach and I'll forget all about those arcade titles in a day.
Never liked bite sized gaming, gimme all or gimme nothing!
I dunno. Yes and no. Depends on you genre. For shooters, no way. For adventure games =/=. But for certain games, certainly.
The question is more: are downloadable games catching up to retail?
This generation on 360 I feel that a good half of the best games are on XBLA. Less so on other platforms, except PC where everything is technically downloadable.
I worry about ownership, but I believe the new business model opportunities has opened a lot of windows and allowed for a lot of games we wouldn't have gotten otherwise.
I think it is just a question of perception and expectations. A typical down-loadable game on XBLA costs 10, 15 bucks. That is not that much. So we don't expect a lot from it. So when a Braid or Monday Night Combat comes out, we are blown away. But when we go to the store and pay 60 dollar for a retail game we expect much more. We want Crysis 2 graphics, with Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer and StarCraft 2 support added to a Mass Effect story.
DLC lately has been better than retail games. Dragon Age is still in my drive from last year.
It's summer all the kids are off and some parents have time off. If someone released a blockbuster game now they would clean up majorly.
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