I only played for a while but the combat is lots of fun and there seems to be a ton of content for 800 pts. it seems wierd that there isnt a lot of people talking about this.

I didn't even know there was a sequel to The Dishwasher.

" @Cube: Never even heard of a game called The Dishwasher and I consider myself a gamer thats in the loop! "

I played the trial. Pretty sure I'm going to buy it. I agree though. It's got a great soundtrack and atmosphere, but no one seems to be talking about it.

" I played the trial. Pretty sure I'm going to buy it. I agree though. It's got a great soundtrack and atmosphere, but no one seems to be talking about it. "

I had heard of the first game in the past, but never really cared to see what it was about. Once I saw the Quick Look for this one I was sold. The art style appeals to me, the combat is fun, and the executions are oddly EXTREMELY satisfying.

XBLA games are pretty hard to hype.  That's really the main thing wrong with the whole system. Both XBLA and PSN.

I kinda wanted to buy the first one, but the demo was too hard. I don't mind a challenge, but I also like playing games that I can actually beat. 

" @MooseyMcMan: There is an easy mode, you know? "

i thought it looked amazing after watching the quick look

" XBLA games are pretty hard to hype.  That's really the main thing wrong with the whole system. Both XBLA and PSN. "

Yeah I was hoping Ryan might actually review this because it seems to be getting a lot of good scores in all the reviews I've seen and everyone seems to like it.

This game is the best thing on XBLA. Seriously. 800 points, full campaign coop, mission modes, the best 2D brawler gameplay imaginable. The cheap art style belies one of the best games of the past 12 months; that and the pretty high difficulty are what stands in the way of mass hype I think. People can handle the high difficulty of Super Meat Boy because it's obvious why you're failing, every time. A brawler can be much more ambiguous in that sense, even a fantastically designed one.

TeamXbox (91):

Well... it's ugly and shallow.

Mate, I couldn't agree more. It's shallow and frankly not up to standards in the looks department *is ironically a castlevania fan*

I think it looks really nice.

" @DrMadHatten said:

" I played the trial. Pretty sure I'm going to buy it. I agree though. It's got a great soundtrack and atmosphere, but no one seems to be talking about it. "

oh man i hear that, the soundtrack is amazing, it just keeps ramping up and it gets me real hyper and violent(in game) "

" Mate, I couldn't agree more. It's shallow and frankly not up to standards in the looks department *is ironically a castlevania fan* "

" @Hashy said:

" Mate, I couldn't agree more. It's shallow and frankly not up to standards in the looks department *is ironically a castlevania fan* "

Except most of the Castlevania games are gorgeous and play better than The Dishwasher. "

Meanwhile, in reality: The Dishwasher is a slick, fun, modern action title created almost entirely by one individual and Castlevania is an aged animu relic that couldn't even survive the transition past the PSX generation.

Can't tell if you're talkin about Order of Ecclesia or Judgement here. They're both highly rated by delusional fans trying to justify their attachment to the franchise. Going through this list there isn't a SINGLE non-anime Castlevania either, so, welp.

SotN was a cool game, huh?

Invincibility frames are only cool if you are an anime.

Judgment is a steaming heap of shit. Order of Ecclesia is polished, challenging, looks gorgeous and has a great soundtrack. Also, you clearly don't know what the fuck you're talking about if you think Ayami Kojima's stuff or the stuff from the old-school Castlevania games is anime-styled. And invincibility frames are only cool when they aren't implemented in such a way that anyone can stay invincible 90% of the time while simultaneously warping to any part of the screen he wants. But perhaps that's what constitutes "slick, fun, modern" game design?

@Hashy said: 

" They're both highly rated by delusional fans trying to justify their attachment to the franchise. "

Yep those are all anime.

Ecclesia is a mess in that it's SotN exactly, but somehow worse, 10 years after. Some of the bosses in that game are the worst I've ever seen. Maybe they could add an air dash to the next game in lieu of new sprites (HA HA). It could turn you into bats and have the twist be that you're the very beast you were hunting in the first place!!!!! Cheers for reading.

Vampire Smile is easily one of the best XBLA games out there. Love it.

And Ska Studios is what, like three guys? Amazing.

I'm bumping this thread and quoting the best parts just to let other people have a laugh. I don't even care that the writing style and the vast amount of straight-up misinformation indicates that it's a 12-year-old who came here from 4chan to troll. It's hilarious anyway.

@Hashy said: 

" Castlevania is an aged animu relic "

" Vampire Smile is easily one of the best XBLA games out there. Love it.And Ska Studios is what, like three guys? Amazing. "

Ecclesia was too hard for me so I never made it very far past the first boss.

Well there was little marketing, and what I saw of the QL didn't really impress me much.

I didn't like the first DIshwasher at all. Really disliked the art direction, the gameplay, and almost everything about it.
Symphony of the Night though, that was a pretty good game.

" @Fjordson said:

" Vampire Smile is easily one of the best XBLA games out there. Love it.And Ska Studios is what, like three guys? Amazing. "

yeh its 3 guys, though im almost certain that only one of them does the meat and bones work the other 2 just seem to be doing community stuff "

I played the trail of the first one and thought it was pretty bad ass. Totally forgot I hadn't bought until I saw the quick look of Vampire Smile. Might pick these up at some point. How long is the first game?

Great game, I really hope the soundtrack is available somewhere!

bought it yesterday, it's REALLY cool! also i liked the fact that i died 4-6 times on this one boss, was SO satisfying to kill him in the end! :D

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA it's funny because he clearly hasn't played a minute of the game.

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Good game overall, local co-op is pretty fun, and its level of difficultly is challenging without being too frustrating (so far). I find myself playing in pretty short sessions though, max 20-30 minutes.