I was itching for something new to play. Limbo came out, so I bought it. Very disappointed with what I got. No more than 3 1/2 hours of gameplay, and no re playability. Don't mention the eggs, that's not re playability to me. Sorry artsy people, discussing the ambiguous and lame ending to a game does not add to its value or make it worth a purchase. As for the rest of the summer line up, I'm only getting Castlevania. I'm sure other people feel this way, so don't start flaming me. Or do, since it's a free country.

I'm sorry you feel that way but I definitely feel like I got my moneys worth out of it. It was very short, but I think the unique experience the game presented made it worth every penny. However, there are clearly better ways to spend 1200 Microsoft points if you really want longevity.

I will say that i still think it is a great game but yeah i agree that it is not worth 15 bucks. I feel it would have been perfect to start off the summer arcade with this game at 10 bucks and it would have got everyone buying it. I find it hard to believe most of the games in summer of arcade are worth 15 bucks. Maybe monday night combat and lora coft but i think it has more to do with 15 bucks turning into the new base price for downloadable games.

" I will say that i still think it is a great game but yeah i agree that it is not worth 15 bucks. I feel it would have been perfect to start off the summer arcade with this game at 10 bucks and it would have got everyone buying it. I find it hard to believe most of the games in summer of arcade are worth 15 bucks. Maybe monday night combat and lora coft but i think it has more to do with 15 bucks turning into the new base price for downloadable games. "

Look, someone who measures game value in time spent playing instead of time spent playing it + time spent enjoying having played it.
 
 
If you're unwilling to cash out $15 for 3-5 hours of fresh, imaginative interactive entertainment, then... I don't even know. Good luck with your next best sandbox game and shooter, I guess.

Well honestly no download game is worth 10 or 15 bucks.

I think it has a great look going on but I won't pay 1200 for it
 
I'll wait for a deal of the week thing

I got to admit I'm very hesitant to pay $15 bucks for this, despite all the praise. If Limbo comes out on PC you just know it'll be 4.99 or less on Steam come holiday season. Come to think of it I've paid $4.99 or less on Steam for games with tons of content and high praise. Hell I just got the Introversion pack a few weeks ago for 5 bucks and that's 4 whole great games right there.
 
As much as I like supporting small developers doing good, I also want to vote with my wallet that $15 should not be the de facto price for downloadable titles on XBLA if the content just isn't there.

"@phantomzxro said:

" I will say that i still think it is a great game but yeah i agree that it is not worth 15 bucks. I feel it would have been perfect to start off the summer arcade with this game at 10 bucks and it would have got everyone buying it. I find it hard to believe most of the games in summer of arcade are worth 15 bucks. Maybe monday night combat and lora coft but i think it has more to do with 15 bucks turning into the new base price for downloadable games. "

Well you say it's 3.5 hours for $15. Would you feel ripped off if you bought a regular $60 game that was 14 hours long and great? "

"I got to admit I'm very hesitant to pay $15 bucks for this, despite all the praise. If Limbo comes out on PC you just know it'll be 4.99 or less on Steam come holiday season. Come to think of it I've paid $4.99 or less on Steam for games with tons of content and high praise. Hell I just got the Introversion pack a few weeks ago for 5 bucks and that's 4 whole great games right there. As much as I like supporting small developers doing good, I also want to vote with my wallet that $15 should not be the de facto price for downloadable titles on XBLA if the content just isn't there. "

I was going to buy it until I found out that it's $15. I would have got it if it was $10, buut now I think I'll wait for a price drop.

" @sixghost said:

"@phantomzxro said:

" I will say that i still think it is a great game but yeah i agree that it is not worth 15 bucks. I feel it would have been perfect to start off the summer arcade with this game at 10 bucks and it would have got everyone buying it. I find it hard to believe most of the games in summer of arcade are worth 15 bucks. Maybe monday night combat and lora coft but i think it has more to do with 15 bucks turning into the new base price for downloadable games. "

Well you say it's 3.5 hours for $15. Would you feel ripped off if you bought a regular $60 game that was 14 hours long and great? "

I did not say that here but to your question it would depend, i'm expecting much more from a game when i pay 60 dollars and if a game running at about 10 to 15 hours even if it is great it will be a toss up because i feel it is on the short side. So in saying that if there is no other lasting factor in the game it will be a  50/50 if i get the game or not. This game won out and so did heavy rain, but i can't say the same for splinter cell or alan wake.  Also limbo is a harder sell because after your first run you will beat the game in a hour to 2 hours tops, so replay is low if unless your want to s-rank it. Lucky tho the game is a really great game and i want to support up and coming game makers. "

"If Limbo comes out on PC you just know it'll be 4.99 or less on Steam come holiday season."

I do agree that it isn't worth 1200 MSP but I also agree with this:
 
@Meowayne said:

" Look, someone who measures game value in time spent playing instead of time spent playing it + time spent enjoying having played it.   If you're unwilling to cash out $15 for 3-5 hours of fresh, imaginative interactive entertainment, then... I don't even know. Good luck with your next best sandbox game and shooter, I guess. "

"@phantomzxro said:

" @sixghost said:

"@phantomzxro said:

" I will say that i still think it is a great game but yeah i agree that it is not worth 15 bucks. I feel it would have been perfect to start off the summer arcade with this game at 10 bucks and it would have got everyone buying it. I find it hard to believe most of the games in summer of arcade are worth 15 bucks. Maybe monday night combat and lora coft but i think it has more to do with 15 bucks turning into the new base price for downloadable games. "

Well you say it's 3.5 hours for $15. Would you feel ripped off if you bought a regular $60 game that was 14 hours long and great? "

I did not say that here but to your question it would depend, i'm expecting much more from a game when i pay 60 dollars and if a game running at about 10 to 15 hours even if it is great it will be a toss up because i feel it is on the short side. So in saying that if there is no other lasting factor in the game it will be a  50/50 if i get the game or not. This game won out and so did heavy rain, but i can't say the same for splinter cell or alan wake.  Also limbo is a harder sell because after your first run you will beat the game in a hour to 2 hours tops, so replay is low if unless your want to s-rank it. Lucky tho the game is a really great game and i want to support up and coming game makers. "

Oops, I thought you were also the OP. I don't know where you've been for the past 3-4 years, but a 15 hour game is on the long side these days. Unless you plan to only play open world games with time sinks like collectables and sidequests, I don't think you will find too many great games that run longer than that "

" I was itching for something new to play. Limbo came out, so I bought it. Very disappointed with what I got. No more than 3 1/2 hours of gameplay, and no re playability. Don't mention the eggs, that's not re playability to me. Sorry artsy people, discussing the ambiguous and lame ending to a game does not add to its value or make it worth a purchase. As for the rest of the summer line up, I'm only getting Castlevania. I'm sure other people feel this way, so don't start flaming me. Or do, since it's a free country. "

I would've bought it at 800 MSP, instead I spoiled everything by watching an online playthrough done in an hour. Defenders of Limbo may also bring up the "8 hour $60" games, but I have the option to recoup at least 66% if they don't have any replay value and they just have incredible production values compared to Limbo's silhouettes.

" Look, someone who measures game value in time spent playing instead of time spent playing it + time spent enjoying having played it."

I am pretty loaded, in cash terms, so maybe I have different perspective then most, but come on. It's 15 dollars, Jesus Christ. You would easily pay $20 for a DVD of some shitty movie, but you wouldn't spend $15 for an exponentially more enjoyable experience? I mean really, 15 dollars is very close to the price of a movie ticket, if not under in some cases. And this game is more enjoyable and worthwhile than a lot of the movies I paid full price for recently.

" I am pretty loaded, in cash terms, so maybe I have different perspective then most, but come on. It's 15 dollars, Jesus Christ. You would easily pay $20 for a DVD of some shitty movie, but you wouldn't spend $15 for an exponentially more enjoyable experience? I mean really, 15 dollars is very close to the price of a movie ticket, if not under in some cases. And this game is more enjoyable and worthwhile than a lot of the movies I paid full price for recently. "

" @BagSquad said:

" I am pretty loaded, in cash terms, so maybe I have different perspective then most, but come on. It's 15 dollars, Jesus Christ. You would easily pay $20 for a DVD of some shitty movie, but you wouldn't spend $15 for an exponentially more enjoyable experience? I mean really, 15 dollars is very close to the price of a movie ticket, if not under in some cases. And this game is more enjoyable and worthwhile than a lot of the movies I paid full price for recently. "

This. I don't understand why people think games absoloutely have to be really long to be good. Portal wasn't long and cost a similar price, if not more (memory is failing me right now).  I bought this game straight away and haven't looked back. It was a great game just for the experience, and as has been said, I've bought things for fifteen dollars with a lot less entertainment value than this game. "

" @MancombSeepgood said:

" @BagSquad said:

" I am pretty loaded, in cash terms, so maybe I have different perspective then most, but come on. It's 15 dollars, Jesus Christ. You would easily pay $20 for a DVD of some shitty movie, but you wouldn't spend $15 for an exponentially more enjoyable experience? I mean really, 15 dollars is very close to the price of a movie ticket, if not under in some cases. And this game is more enjoyable and worthwhile than a lot of the movies I paid full price for recently. "

This. I don't understand why people think games absoloutely have to be really long to be good. Portal wasn't long and cost a similar price, if not more (memory is failing me right now).  I bought this game straight away and haven't looked back. It was a great game just for the experience, and as has been said, I've bought things for fifteen dollars with a lot less entertainment value than this game. "

But we've all also spent less than $15 on games or any number of things that have high entertainment value, or just value in general. Games don't have to be long or complex to be good at all. They can be short and simple fantastic, many are. I just want them to be priced accordingly to their development costs/content offered because publishers will always try to push the envelope with pricing, especially in the volatile downloadble space. As a consumer I have a right to say no, looks like fun but in my opinion you're asking too much for this right here. And yeah I can afford it but that's really not the point, at least for me.      "

I don't want $15 to be the new price for an arcade game, when I can get the superb GTA IV DLC for $15.  That has a lot of content, too.

I would have bought it if it was $10 but fiteen pushes it. I'm looking forward to Monday night combat and thats about it so far.

Seems like every year these games get more exspensive, 1st year $5, 2nd year $10 and now they want $15 for everything!!!  Its a rip off.  Before it felt like a good deal, now I feel like most of the games aren't worth what there charging.  I'm planning on getting Hydro Thunder but even that $15 price tag bothers me, for $15 that freakin game better get a lot of play.  Since its online it should but still $15 sucks.  I feel like for $10 everyone would buy it.

Back in my day, games used to cost a few bucks! You could get a spoonful of ice cream for a penny! Nyeeehh! Darn prices these days, I *takes a breath from oxygen tank* 
 
What were we talking about?

I think it's actually kinda interesting how hard it is for people to evaluate the value of a game versus its price.
 
People come from different perspectives and play games for different reasons.  Some people just want a distraction from the real world, an escape.  It doesn't matter to them how good a game is.  Some people want to appreciate a game that does something no other games do.  There are so many reasons.
 
To me Limbo at $15 would be a bit of a hard call.  I bought it, I'm reasonably satisfied.  It doesn't have so much to do with the length as just what the game is.  I've definitely spent money in worse ways many times.

In my opinion, I don't care for measuring price by time. I measure price by experience. And Limbo's unique experience is definitely worth my 15$.

very art driven game but the 3 hr mark on that game has me holding back on purchasing it.  I'm all for artistic games but that's a high price for me put down.

I understand why people might feel that way, if the game doesn't resonate with you then all you have is a solid 3 or so hour dreary Mario game.

Yeah its been getting a ton of praise but I figured their would be some out there that would hate it. Sucks to hear you didn't like it. The castlevania game seems cool but I really want the Tomb Raider game.

In my opinion... pickles are nasty.

I'm going to laugh my fucking ass off if Castlevania is only a 3-4 hour game.

Hours =/= Value

I had a good time and it was nicely executed, so the price didn't matter really. If it costed double I would've been mad.

I'm not really into the whole "I have to get this X hours out of a game that costs X"-thing, but sometimes I too draw a line. Limbo did not cross it.

" I was itching for something new to play. Limbo came out, so I bought it. Very disappointed with what I got. No more than 3 1/2 hours of gameplay, and no re playability. Don't mention the eggs, that's not re playability to me. Sorry artsy people, discussing the ambiguous and lame ending to a game does not add to its value or make it worth a purchase. As for the rest of the summer line up, I'm only getting Castlevania. I'm sure other people feel this way, so don't start flaming me. Or do, since it's a free country. "

I would never buy an XBLA game for more than 800 points.

It seems like everybody on the forums regrets buying this game.

Downloadable consolegames are rediculously overpriced IMO. Hell, you could get 3 games on steam for that price. Good ones too. 
I hope this gets ported to PC. Lately I can't stand to play games that are sub 1080P 

Different perspectives I suppose. I thoroughly enjoyed Limbo, because it was a rather unique experience and had a very appealing art style. I feel the same way about Flower, which I would have gladly payed more than $10 it.  Both games were a refreshing change from what's been coming out for the past couple of years.

I got through it the first time very fast (less than 3 hours).
I think 1200 Pts for such a short game is very expensive, but i don't regret it because it had incredible moments.

Limbo is fantastic. I loved every second and I don't regret paying the 15 dollars for it. 
 
That doesn't however mean that I think it shouldn't have been cheaper. I think 10 dollars makes a lot more sense, maybe cheaper, especially because it's so short. Especially for a game like this, would have loved to part with even more money if this game was actually like 10 hours long.
 
Consider this. Limbo is 1/4th the price of your average game. I'd be willing to wager that far less than 1/4th the time, money, and man power went into Limbo than compared to your 60 dollar game. 
 
It just doesn't seem right does it? Considering a lot more people are willing to part with 15 dollars and this would potentially net the creator of the game an inordinate amount of money for their disproportional amount of time spent on the game. 
 
A lower price doesn't take anything away from Limbo.

Not worth 1200 Microsoft points.
Too short
Too easy
No attempt to make a story
This years Braid? not so much

"OH.. MAYBE if it was $10"  God, just admit your poor and shut the fuck about games being too much 
 
$15 is NOTHING... I'm starting to think people here are just 14 or don't have jobs.. Every thread is becoming about a fucking meaningless $=hr. ratio than the actual game.. 
 
Poor saps

A couple years ago Limbo would have gone for 5 dollars. But last year $10 was the new $5, and this year $15 is the new $10.

" "OH.. MAYBE if it was $10"  God, just admit your poor and shut the fuck about games being too much   $15 is NOTHING... I'm starting to think people here are just 14 or don't have jobs.. Every thread is becoming about a fucking meaningless $=hr. ratio than the actual game..   Poor saps "