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To be fair I think Super Meat boy has been available in a discounted form more times than any other game released in 2010.
Are they including copies from the indie bundles, cause that's almost half of the sales right there.
i bought it along time ago but still havent beaten it. so damn hard. but its so awesome. atlest i beat the first boss. damn that was a bitch, :p
I have SMB for PC and 360. Came with a humble bundle and I installed it for the user created levels. Wish I hadn't, because now all I do is cry in frustration.
I guess I technically bought it twice. XBLA and Indie Bundle :O
Still haven't beat the last level either, for shame.
Still haven't beat the last level either, for shame.
I picked it up during the Winter Steam Sale this year as well. So far, I'm definitely loving the old school challenge. I just finished the Salt Factory world!
Too bad it's only artificial difficult from loose, floaty controls like N+ and to a certain degree VVVVVV. So many games try to use "extreme difficulty" as a selling point, but very few games are able to justify that difficulty with a well-polished game where the player has full control over their character rather than it being more like "oops, I accidentally jumped a millisecond earlier that time, propelling my floaty character at a 36 degree angle instead of a 35 degree angle, guess I'll have to try again!" When the game is forced to introduce instant respawning as a mechanic, that is the #1 sign that the player's death has very little to do with the player's skill.
I'm part of that XD., I bought it over the Winter sell to. Haven't had a chance to play it though. Still going through Zelda:SS.
What I hate is that they pretty much abandoned Super Meat Boy. They said they were done with it after allowing user created levels and moving onto their other game. But I mean really, that is not good to just stop fixing your game, lack of service and would cost them some money from those who care about that sort of thing.
Just the game still crashes a bit too much, they don't fix the glitches, no solution to stop the leaderboards from showing obvious cheaters, though that is a minor complaint. And how each character should have their own times on leaderboards.
A friend doesn't consider my wins against him on a level because I used a different character and thing is once you beat your time, it cannot get replaced. So a character that can shed like 15 seconds off while Meat Boy cannot do that... impossible for me to show I could beat his time with Meat Boy, the same character he used.
Just the game still crashes a bit too much, they don't fix the glitches, no solution to stop the leaderboards from showing obvious cheaters, though that is a minor complaint. And how each character should have their own times on leaderboards.
A friend doesn't consider my wins against him on a level because I used a different character and thing is once you beat your time, it cannot get replaced. So a character that can shed like 15 seconds off while Meat Boy cannot do that... impossible for me to show I could beat his time with Meat Boy, the same character he used.
@Ahoyhoy
The difficulty stems from being able to do the right thing at the right time, not "floaty controls".
You know what else has floaty controls? Hot air balloons and stunt planes, but people can use them just fine following the steps I outlined above.
The difficulty stems from being able to do the right thing at the right time, not "floaty controls".
You know what else has floaty controls? Hot air balloons and stunt planes, but people can use them just fine following the steps I outlined above.
How many indie bundles has it been in? I know it was a main game in Humble Indie Bundle #4, where you could ultimately get 12 games together for under $6, and a few of those games for much less. (And that bundle included stuff like Cave Story+ and Jamestown, which could have been bundle sellers in their own rights.)
It was 75% off through Steam for a while in December. GamersGate has it 75% off for this week.
SteamGameSales shows it having multiple sales of varying amounts in the last year, including 75% through Steam in December 2010. (Unfortunately, SteamGameSales doesn't track Indie bundles, and its history of online stores it does track sometimes seems a bit lacking as well.)
http://www.steamgamesales.com/kKo0p/super-meat-boy
I wonder, is their strategy to constantly put the game on sale so that people will buy it thinking that it is a bargain? Wasn't one of their complaints against Microsoft that Microsoft didn't put it on sale more often?
It was 75% off through Steam for a while in December. GamersGate has it 75% off for this week.
SteamGameSales shows it having multiple sales of varying amounts in the last year, including 75% through Steam in December 2010. (Unfortunately, SteamGameSales doesn't track Indie bundles, and its history of online stores it does track sometimes seems a bit lacking as well.)
http://www.steamgamesales.com/kKo0p/super-meat-boy
I wonder, is their strategy to constantly put the game on sale so that people will buy it thinking that it is a bargain? Wasn't one of their complaints against Microsoft that Microsoft didn't put it on sale more often?
Christ, SMB isn't that hard. The light world is a completely manageable challenge for anyone GOOD at platform games (I'm better than you).
Good for Team Meat, though I'm more of a Binding of Isaac fan myself. Somehow I doubt that game will pass one million purchases. :-/
Congratulations to team meat. I still feel that they put out the best game in 2010 despite 2010 being chock full of excellent titles. I don't think anyone else in the games industry has perfected the concept of the difficulty curve quite like team meat. Every hazzard is introduced in a relatively harmless form at first and with each passing level they show new ways that they can use that hazzard and gradually introduce more new elements to the game. A true master class in level design and difficulty curves
@ahoyahoy: uh huuuh.
@article: hope binding of Isaac does that well. Shit, at least half that well. Such a great game. Hope it comes to 3ds (cmon Nintendo approve it), as I'd love to have a portable version. Vita as well.
@article: hope binding of Isaac does that well. Shit, at least half that well. Such a great game. Hope it comes to 3ds (cmon Nintendo approve it), as I'd love to have a portable version. Vita as well.
Unfairly hard? Stop being a pussy.
Although if you like I'm sure I could find a copy of Barbie Horse Adventures for you. Seems more like your pace.
Although if you like I'm sure I could find a copy of Barbie Horse Adventures for you. Seems more like your pace.
@ScottyG,
Jesus man, chill. He is a writer for fucks sakes. He is paid to write in a slightly exaggerated fashion to entertain.
If it upsets you that much, then take a breath and move on.
Jesus man, chill. He is a writer for fucks sakes. He is paid to write in a slightly exaggerated fashion to entertain.
If it upsets you that much, then take a breath and move on.
It's less a platformer like Super Mario Bros. than a sadistic version of old single-screen games like Donkey Kong. There is no exploration, no power-ups... just a bunch of tiny, sadistic levels. I can see the appeal for some, and I love the art and characters. I just didn't find it very FUN, though. It went from challenging to frustrating after a while. I'd like a game to be about more than just reflexes.
Still, good to see them being successful.
Still, good to see them being successful.
Finally beat this game after playing the final level off and on for months. Torturous but fun and oh so satisfying to finish.
Bought it twice, actually. Once over a year ago when it was like $2. And again w/ HIB4 (although I mainly just bought that for Cave Story+, which I can't really play because it doesn't like my controller). Haven't really played much of it though... got about half way through the hospital world and kinda gave up on it. Keep wanting to go back to it though...
@NickCull
BoI was a fantastic game, quite honestly one of my favorite games this year. I would've paid $15 easily for it if I knew how great it actually was. Although 40 hrs in and I've still yet to come across Loki.... grrrrr....
@NickCull
BoI was a fantastic game, quite honestly one of my favorite games this year. I would've paid $15 easily for it if I knew how great it actually was. Although 40 hrs in and I've still yet to come across Loki.... grrrrr....
I enjoy the soundtrack more than the game. Too fucking hard, not for me. But I get why people dig it and celebrate it's success.
I'd recommend Binding of Isaac to people if the controls/mechanics were better.
It is a game that sometimes requires for precision dodging (there are some moments that approach bullet hell status), but Isaac continues to slide after you release a direction key.
It is a game that sometimes requests precision shooting, but it doesn't decouple bullet velocity from player velocity. Annoying on its own, but made worse because Isaac continues to slide when you release a direction key.
You can eventually get used to the mechanics, but it doesn't mean the mechanics are good.
It is a game that sometimes requires for precision dodging (there are some moments that approach bullet hell status), but Isaac continues to slide after you release a direction key.
It is a game that sometimes requests precision shooting, but it doesn't decouple bullet velocity from player velocity. Annoying on its own, but made worse because Isaac continues to slide when you release a direction key.
You can eventually get used to the mechanics, but it doesn't mean the mechanics are good.
@pedrovay2003
Know thy enemy.
Sun Tzu said that! And I think he knows a little bit more about war than you because he invented it!
Know thy enemy.
Sun Tzu said that! And I think he knows a little bit more about war than you because he invented it!
Binding of isaac is also fantastic, deceptively deep game. Some of my favorite indie games ever, even got golden god on both which i never thought would be possible.
This game is F'ing daunting !
And the difficulty is NOT on account of "floaty controls" but it depends on perfect timing and REPETITION !!!
And the difficulty is NOT on account of "floaty controls" but it depends on perfect timing and REPETITION !!!
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