E Shop and Downloadables Discussion

Jimbob wrote:

I'd probably rather play the Cube controls versions, but those Metroid Prime games are practically unavailable for non-aristocrats now; so I think I'm gonna grab the trilogy ASAP. I played a *bit* of the first one, got stuck, then something else happened, possibly Double Dash. So... Metroid time.

Wait what the Prime games on Cube are pretty cheap

Jimbob wrote:

I'd probably rather play the Cube controls versions, but those Metroid Prime games are practically unavailable for non-aristocrats now; so I think I'm gonna grab the trilogy ASAP. I played a *bit* of the first one, got stuck, then something else happened, possibly Double Dash. So... Metroid time.

Enjoy!

The Wii games are crazy good value, especially at the launch price but it's so unnecessary, there's only one of the announced games so far that I don't own and I'm not really considering it as I'd still much rather have the physical version (Donkey Kong Country Returns FYI). Seems like an odd leap considering the Wii U is calling out for a Gamecube Virtual Console.

Being short on money, I sold my Prime Trilogy for £85 last Monday. What crazy good timing given the day after saw those Wii game announcements. I'll definitely pick it up for £8.99 when it's released, I'd be crazy not to.

fronkhead wrote:

I sold my Prime Trilogy for £85 last Monday.

This mas. This.

Jimbob wrote:

fronkhead wrote:

I sold my Prime Trilogy for £85 last Monday.

This mas. This.

That's on Wii you said I'd probably rather play the Cube controls versions, Prime 1 is about £8 & number 2 is about £12 and then what ever 3 is on the Wii.

Citizens Of Earth today, that Earthbound-esque RPG. It's to be sold at £7.99 for a week, before becoming its RRP of £9.99. I'm getting on it but wondered if others were joining me?

I'm very much considering buying it on PC, but I've heard somewhat mixed things about it. I think I'll enjoy it though, solely due to the fact that it's essentially a love letter to Earthbound.

The Wii U scores for it are rolling in, if that helps:

http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii-u/citizens-of-earth

A quick check on Metacritic tells me that the PS4 reviews have also landed.

I'll take that - in fact, it's downloading as we speak, so it's too late anyway!

The one user review is brilliant:

Quote :

citizens of earth is a horrible earthbound knockoff the graphics and gameplay are the same as earthbounds gameplay and earthbound stunk this game is just as bad

I saw the meta score for it on PS4, yeah not for me.

Balladeer wrote:

The one user review is brilliant:

Quote :

citizens of earth is a horrible earthbound knockoff the graphics and gameplay are the same as earthbounds gameplay and earthbound stunk this game is just as bad

All the reasons that user gave for hating the game are reasons for why I'll probably enjoy it.

Do let us know if it's any good, Zero!

So Metroid Prime Trilogy this week for £8.99 in till the 5th
Only other thing worth looking at is Castlevania: Circle of the Moon for £6.29

masofdas wrote:

So Metroid Prime Trilogy this week for £8.99 in till the 5th

Bought. It's joined the "games I must absolutely play" queue. So I should start in 2017.

Quite a good week

Wii U eShop
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse £15.99, Little more then I thought but will likely download still also you can get the 3DS version for £7.99 if you own this version or vice-versa
Alphadia Genesis £11.99, I'm trying to get a review code for this if anyone is interested
Frenchy Bird (Carbon Fire Studio £1.79, Drunka will let us know if this is any good

Wii U Virtual Console
Mega Man Zero 2 £6.29

Wii U Promotion's
Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones £9.49 or £7.99 if you own another Curve Studios game, valid until 19th February, normally £12.99
Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut £7.49 or £6.49 if you own another Curve Studios game, valid until 19th February, normally £9.99
The Swapper £8.99 or £7.49 if you own another Curve Studios game, valid until 19th February, normally £11.99
Thomas Was Alone £4.99 or £4.49 if you own another Curve Studios game, valid until 19th February, normally £6.99
Darts Up £1.34 until 26th February, normally £2.29

£16 for Shantae?! That's steep. It had better be amazing...

If you're looking for a really unique take on survival horror, I wholeheartedly recommend Lone Survivor. Great visuals, great atmosphere and genuinely chilling.

I'm going to say "nothing great" for this week All joking aside the games that interest me there I already got via PS plus (The swapper, Lone Suvivor) so nothing for me this week.

masofdas wrote:

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse £15.99

Bloody hell! It'd better be a bigger game than its predecessor for that price.

I'm probably not the sort of customer they want, but, naw: there's going to have to be a proce drop before I even entertain the thought of downloading Shantae.

Stu_the_great wrote:

masofdas wrote:

Shantae and the Pirate's Curse £15.99

Bloody hell! It'd better be a bigger game than its predecessor for that price.

Yeah it is from what I found out for it for indie week.

Ditto what others have said about Shantae. I wasn't as fond of the DSiWare game as some reviewers were, despite its immense polish and charm, so I'm not sure about this one.

As for Citizens of Earth, it's alright. Its heart is in the right place, and it's a solid RPG mechanically, but it doesn't reach the heights it aspires to. The developers wanted to make an RPG where you can put as little or as much time in as you want, so there's plenty of optional recruitable characters and sidequests. Problem is, the way the game is set up means you probably won't care about the sidequests (which are cryptic and mundane) or the optional characters (once you've built up a good party, there isn't much incentive to switch or experiment).

The quite rare Kirby's Adventure from the Wii comes to the VC this week but is £17.99 seems to be no offers on it.

Nothing much else there's a Castlevaina from the GBA and a lot of WB games on offer but most still expensive like Injustice now at £19.99, I think I paid £6 for my retail copy.

masofdas wrote:

The quite rare Kirby's Adventure from the Wii comes to the VC this week but is £17.99 seems to be no offers on it.

Kirby's Adventure Wii is deemed quite rare? Crumbs, my copy of that is still sealed.