So ok, maybe I should preface it a little by saying Costume Quest is my most anticipated game of  Q4.  Its odd to think that a game I hardly knew about a month ago could skyrocket up to the tippy top versus games that have been in development for years and have been advertised for almost as long.  
 
I don't think I'm alone either.  In an age where multimillion (billion?) dollar games are the norm, its refreshing to see a small game with a small studio (and I'm guessing a small budget) make some ground.  It goes to prove that you don't have to have the best graphics, sound, etc to make a game that people want to play.  I've not played the game, in fact the only real experience I have with the game is the Quick Look on GB and I've seen a few trailers.  And Hopefully the game will succeed and it will become an annually updated series.  Even if it fails completely, it will always remain a success to me.  
 
Downloadable games have ALWAYS taken a back seat to disc based games.  Its a fact.  Sure some dlc games have cropped up and had a little success but to me at least.. they've always been second tier at best.  The last three months of the year/fourth quarter has always been known for the high profile game releases (nothing new here.)  This year is no different.  There's a slew of new games that will be coming out that will make us drool and make us ask ourselves what we ever did without that game.  I was asked today by a coworker what game lept out at me the most.. and without hesitation I said Costume Quest.  Then he said what retail game and I said Assassins Creed (which is not a lie.)  That's the first time I've ever mentioned a DLC game as something more than a novelty.  
 
And I'll say right now that I will buy AC, Vanquish, Kirby, and a host of other games.  But none of those tickle my fancy like like little humble old costume quest.  And I might look at this blog a few months from now and say: "what was I thinking?!"  But as of this writing, a 15 dollar games looks so much more fresh and original than a 60$ game I've been following for months.  And I think that's more a testament of how far DLC games have come in their short life.
 
That's all!