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aw fuck now I have to buy ANOTHER game?
jesus christ... FINE HOLMES
just take all my money game industry...
jesus christ... FINE HOLMES
just take all my money game industry...
I can't see the score, but I have a feeling it's a perfect! I might not have the cash to buy this collection right now, but just you wait, it will be in my Wii someday.
HOLY SHIT!
I was kind of wondering, though... Does Bit. Trip work on a small 3DS screen? It seems like a game that would be hard to play with such little space.
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It got a 10/10.
I was kind of wondering, though... Does Bit. Trip work on a small 3DS screen? It seems like a game that would be hard to play with such little space.
@rexwolf2
It got a 10/10.
Thank you Gaijin games for such an incredible release! Who says Zelda is the only game on the Wii this year?!
I carve another line into the wall, symbolising another 3DS game I must play. The promised day of 3DS purchase is at hand
I wishthis extra content was on Bit.Trip Saga. I've never played any of these games, but I'm gonna pick them all up for the 3DS by getting Saga. Probably on Friday
I totally went out today to buy these games but came home empty handed. =/ Looks like Aksys is still trying to sort out the retail (brick and mortar store) release for both games: http://tinyurl.com/65qv86p
Sucks, now I gotta order online and wait. But it will be sooooooo worth it.
Sucks, now I gotta order online and wait. But it will be sooooooo worth it.
Judging from the two entries in the series that I have played,this is truly well deserved.
While I would prefer a Steam release for it,I may just have to invest in a wii copy.
While I would prefer a Steam release for it,I may just have to invest in a wii copy.
My gamestop never even got the game and it wasn't avaible for preorder. Is it having a limited release!? Ordered it off amazon today but I wont get it for atleast two weeks! I live in new england, don't know if that matters...
I really feel like $40 seems pretty steep for this collection, especially if you've already bought any of them in the past (and let's face it, 90% of the audience for this purchase is probably going to be people with previous experience in the BitVerse). And no one except for previous Bit-owners is going to care in the least about the soundtrack being included.
I guess I've never really seen any of these titles as more than $5 games so compiling 6 for $40 seems pretty wacky to me.
They should have put this thing at like $25 right out the gate and I bet it would have sold like hotcakes.
Don't think they're going to see much movement at the current price. I mean, I wouldn't buy it at that price and I love quirky rhythm-based games.
I guess I've never really seen any of these titles as more than $5 games so compiling 6 for $40 seems pretty wacky to me.
They should have put this thing at like $25 right out the gate and I bet it would have sold like hotcakes.
Don't think they're going to see much movement at the current price. I mean, I wouldn't buy it at that price and I love quirky rhythm-based games.
I've only got Runner on Wii, so I'll definately be picking this up, especially to listen to the soundtrack CD. Great review, Holmes!
I've only played the two bit.trip games on steam. When I eventually get the 3DS (considering waiting for the next model) i'll be sure to get this!
@ Dinnertime- I don't get it. If you love quirky rhythm games, and you know that this collection contains +12 hours of gameplay, plus hours of new content, plus multi-player, plus online leaderboards, plus a full CD worth of great music, how is $40 not worth it? I mean sure, it would be great if it were $25, but how is even vaguely reasonable to expect that kind of price, let alone demand it?
Straight up, your attitude makes me sad. I feel like a lot of gamers talk themselves out of buying games that are not only fun in the moment, but are truly memorable on a deep and meaningful way, because they "should be $10 cheaper". It's like when people refuse to buy a lean, relatively healthy $6 piece of chicken at the grocery store, which would last them all week, and instead buy $1 McChicken sandwiches one or twice a day, Monday through Friday, in order to save money.
You're not saving money. You're not being smart. You're no empowring yourself by refusing to play good videogames because you don't think they are worth your money. All you're doing is showing that you don't value gaming as a pastime that's worth your money, and depriving yourself of a quality experience out of fear of being ripped off.
It's a fear that game developers have tapped in on in order to get consumers on a drip feed of forgettable, junk gaming habits, both at the $60 retail level, and the downloadable level as well.
I just hope you get over that fear, because you deserve better.
Straight up, your attitude makes me sad. I feel like a lot of gamers talk themselves out of buying games that are not only fun in the moment, but are truly memorable on a deep and meaningful way, because they "should be $10 cheaper". It's like when people refuse to buy a lean, relatively healthy $6 piece of chicken at the grocery store, which would last them all week, and instead buy $1 McChicken sandwiches one or twice a day, Monday through Friday, in order to save money.
You're not saving money. You're not being smart. You're no empowring yourself by refusing to play good videogames because you don't think they are worth your money. All you're doing is showing that you don't value gaming as a pastime that's worth your money, and depriving yourself of a quality experience out of fear of being ripped off.
It's a fear that game developers have tapped in on in order to get consumers on a drip feed of forgettable, junk gaming habits, both at the $60 retail level, and the downloadable level as well.
I just hope you get over that fear, because you deserve better.
I NEED A 3DS NOW.
I've been very eager to try the bit trip series after hearing you talk about it in something like a Live Dtoid thing and you guys were playing it, the music was beautiful and the game looked interesting. I think the complete collection would be a great place to just get everything =D but now I need a 3DS!!!! Oh and I need more 3DS games! maybe Starfox, SMT, LoZ, Super Mario, Megama- awwwwww....
I've been very eager to try the bit trip series after hearing you talk about it in something like a Live Dtoid thing and you guys were playing it, the music was beautiful and the game looked interesting. I think the complete collection would be a great place to just get everything =D but now I need a 3DS!!!! Oh and I need more 3DS games! maybe Starfox, SMT, LoZ, Super Mario, Megama- awwwwww....
One question I've yet to see answered.. Does it have classic controlletr support? I found it pretty frustrating that Runner, Core, and Void, games with no particular ties to the wiimote, did not allow me to use the more comfortable classic controller
You gotta be kidding me about RUNNER easy mode.
FUCK the gold, I want some goddamn checkpoints. I would've picked this up if checkpoints were added, but it's such a rage inducing mindless memorization-fest that I quit halfway through world two.
FUCK the gold, I want some goddamn checkpoints. I would've picked this up if checkpoints were added, but it's such a rage inducing mindless memorization-fest that I quit halfway through world two.
Yeah I can't find these games in stores either. :(( not that I totally need new games. Playin' Space Marine and Gears, Dark Souls and Rage are right around the corner...still I want to play this and support this team!
Holiday wishlist:
-Skyward Sword
-Bit.Trip Complete
I can't wait to taste the rainbow.
-also uncharted3skyrimblahblahblah...
-Skyward Sword
-Bit.Trip Complete
I can't wait to taste the rainbow.
-also uncharted3skyrimblahblahblah...
I PREORDERED this at Best Buy, and today they told me it's 'Out of Stock'
-_-
Went to a whole buncha Futureshops and GameStops... nobody knows... sigh, Canada
-_-
Went to a whole buncha Futureshops and GameStops... nobody knows... sigh, Canada
@ Davedude- You're confusion is warranted. They released the 3DS collection of the same games today as well. I reviewed that too!
@ ran24- The only checkpoints you need are in your mind.
@ ran24- The only checkpoints you need are in your mind.
No fear hear, J Holmes.
I've played several of the BitTrip games already and $40 is indeed a steep price to ask for me to pay for the rest.
And I'm hardly "demanding" anything and I find it laughable that you'd imply that I would.
My post is simply to state that I don't really understand the business sense of the price tag they chose. The small amount of responses on this review (and generally, perfect scores get a lot of posts) should provide plenty of support for my thoughts on the matter.
I'm sorry if our prior interactions have left a bad taste in your mouth, but I don't think there was really anything particularly controversial about my comment here.
For the record, I've found the BitTrip games that I've played (Runner, Beat, Core, and Flux) to be fun in short bursts, but they've never really grabbed me like other great rhythm games (Parappa/UmJammer, Gitaroo-Man, Technic Beat).
I understand that you love the games and the guys behind them, but I submit that you are in the minority on this one and that I am speaking more for the public at large.
In my eyes, the current price does nothing to encourage many of the people who played some of the BitTrip games in the past to buy the collection, and it most certainly does nothing to encourage new fans to take the first leap.
That's simply my take on the game.
PS: NOT spending money on game is most certainly "saving money."
I've played several of the BitTrip games already and $40 is indeed a steep price to ask for me to pay for the rest.
And I'm hardly "demanding" anything and I find it laughable that you'd imply that I would.
My post is simply to state that I don't really understand the business sense of the price tag they chose. The small amount of responses on this review (and generally, perfect scores get a lot of posts) should provide plenty of support for my thoughts on the matter.
I'm sorry if our prior interactions have left a bad taste in your mouth, but I don't think there was really anything particularly controversial about my comment here.
For the record, I've found the BitTrip games that I've played (Runner, Beat, Core, and Flux) to be fun in short bursts, but they've never really grabbed me like other great rhythm games (Parappa/UmJammer, Gitaroo-Man, Technic Beat).
I understand that you love the games and the guys behind them, but I submit that you are in the minority on this one and that I am speaking more for the public at large.
In my eyes, the current price does nothing to encourage many of the people who played some of the BitTrip games in the past to buy the collection, and it most certainly does nothing to encourage new fans to take the first leap.
That's simply my take on the game.
PS: NOT spending money on game is most certainly "saving money."
P.S. Great review... nice to see good games and their fans get appreciated like this... Next time you see Mr. Alex Neuse, give him a big kick in the nuts for me (for the Growth boss)...
@ Dinnertime- Saying "I've played most of these games, and I didn't really like them, so I don't think this collection is worth $40 to me" is a totally different than saying "I wouldn't buy it at that price, even though I love quirky rhythm-based games."
The first statement implies that you just don't like the games enough to buy them, which makes perfect sense. The second statement implies that games of this genre and of this type are inherently worth less than other types of games. That's the kind of thinking that is hurting the game industry.
How about this; if this were a compilation of Parappa the Rapper, UmJammer Lammy, Gitaroo Man (all of which are much shorter than even the shortest Bit.Trip title) and three other games that you like in the genre, plus a 18 track soundtrack compiling the best songs from each game, plus hours of bonus content and features, plus new difficulties, plus 100 online leaderboards, would that be worth $40 to you? Or would you expect a package that complete, that expensive to put together, and that undeniably valuable to people it was made for, should still only cost $25 because the titles in question are just "quirky rhythm games"?
Bottom line, if you don't really like a game, or its genre, that shouldn't reflect on what you think the game is worth in a general sense. I wouldn't pay more than $5 for a lot of "AAA" titles, but I know that they are worth $60 to the people that appreciate them. It would be ridiculous for me to say that Modern Warfare 3 should release at $25 just because I don't really like the series, right?
It also doesn't make one lick of sense that you think this post would get more comments if the game cost less. Do you really think that? Do you really think that more people would be talking about this collection if it cost $25?
The first statement implies that you just don't like the games enough to buy them, which makes perfect sense. The second statement implies that games of this genre and of this type are inherently worth less than other types of games. That's the kind of thinking that is hurting the game industry.
How about this; if this were a compilation of Parappa the Rapper, UmJammer Lammy, Gitaroo Man (all of which are much shorter than even the shortest Bit.Trip title) and three other games that you like in the genre, plus a 18 track soundtrack compiling the best songs from each game, plus hours of bonus content and features, plus new difficulties, plus 100 online leaderboards, would that be worth $40 to you? Or would you expect a package that complete, that expensive to put together, and that undeniably valuable to people it was made for, should still only cost $25 because the titles in question are just "quirky rhythm games"?
Bottom line, if you don't really like a game, or its genre, that shouldn't reflect on what you think the game is worth in a general sense. I wouldn't pay more than $5 for a lot of "AAA" titles, but I know that they are worth $60 to the people that appreciate them. It would be ridiculous for me to say that Modern Warfare 3 should release at $25 just because I don't really like the series, right?
It also doesn't make one lick of sense that you think this post would get more comments if the game cost less. Do you really think that? Do you really think that more people would be talking about this collection if it cost $25?
"Bring this to PC."
Why would you want it on a PC? The magic of a lot of these games, are based on the tilt controls. So that would be totally lost by clicking and dragging a mouse on the screen, or just pressing the arrow keys. They just wouldn't be the same, great games!
Why would you want it on a PC? The magic of a lot of these games, are based on the tilt controls. So that would be totally lost by clicking and dragging a mouse on the screen, or just pressing the arrow keys. They just wouldn't be the same, great games!
Happy happy, joy joy. Good review, even (or maybe, especially?) for someone who owns all 6 but was wondering if it was worth it to buy the compilation.
Now I can free up all my Wii's system memory lol
Now I can free up all my Wii's system memory lol
@ PEICanada and killas2- Actually, BEAT and RUNNER are on Steam, and you can use a special Wii remote-style PC controller to play BEAT as it was originally intended.
You're bother right!
You're bother right!
Shame about the retail issues...I was hoping to reserve this (seriously, why wouldn't Aksys/Gamestop let me give them my money early?) and pick it up after work today, but the thing apparently doesn't exist unless you have it shipped directly to you. Hopefully some copies start appearing in stores before too long...
@Dinnertime:
>I am speaking more for the public at large
>That's simply my take on the game
Make up your mind. Also, projecting much?
>I am speaking more for the public at large
>That's simply my take on the game
Make up your mind. Also, projecting much?
@ Dinnertime- Also, I guess I should make it clear that I welcome your opinion, and don't feel any negativity towards you as a dude. I'm just letting you know how your opinion strikes me.
You are a 100% good dude.
You are a 100% good dude.
It seems that there's no PAL release scheduled for either of the compilations. That makes my chest crush.
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