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#1 Stevo_the_gamer  Moderator
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review: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puzzle/limbo/review.html

video review: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/puzzle/limbo/video/6270107/limbo-video-review?hd=1

"This is a delicately crafted adventure whose elements tie seamlessly together. The fact that you can finish the entire game in just a few hours is disappointing only because it's so difficult to pull yourself away once you've been sucked in. Limbo is a superb adventure from beginning to end."

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Looks like a solid frickin' XBLA game! I might pick this one up.

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#2 BPoole96
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Wow a 9.0!?

Color me jealous

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great year for the 360
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Awesome, i've been looking forward to this for so long.
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#5 finalstar2007
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Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

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Hopefully this gets released on PSN and PC :3
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Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

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Unfortunately, it's not coming to either PC or PSN. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/28/playdead-limbo-not-coming-to-ps3-or-pc/
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#8 oldkingallant
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great year for the 360aia89
One AAAE and suddenly it's a great year? Um ok. Looks neat though, not feeling a purchase but it looks like a solid game, just not something I'd end up enjoying, the shadow art style isn't cutting it for me, it's a tad creepy.
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Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

finalstar2007

Is it coming to PSN?

Edit: Nevermind, I saw the link above

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[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

AAllxxjjnn
Unfortunately, it's not coming to either PC or PSN. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/28/playdead-limbo-not-coming-to-ps3-or-pc/

Noooooooo! ;_;
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#11 Stevo_the_gamer  Moderator
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Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

finalstar2007

You'll be waiting forever.

edit: Curse you AAllxxjjnn!!! :P

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#12 lawlessx
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wow it actually got an 9.0 on here :o

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#13 finalstar2007
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[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

AAllxxjjnn

Unfortunately, it's not coming to either PC or PSN. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/28/playdead-limbo-not-coming-to-ps3-or-pc/

They say that to any game, they said it to Braid, Castle Crashers etc etc. it will come to PSN

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[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

AAllxxjjnn

Unfortunately, it's not coming to either PC or PSN. http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/28/playdead-limbo-not-coming-to-ps3-or-pc/

No... No...NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I want it so bad for the PC. :cry:

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#15 finalstar2007
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[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

Stevo_the_gamer

You'll be waiting forever.

Nah, probably 6 or 7 months. not in a hurry, already packed with games, let it take its time

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inb4 its not a "full" game nonsense

Do want. Don't want to try the trial though... then I'll be even more in debt.

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[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"][QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Good score, i'll get it when it comes to PSN :)

finalstar2007

Unfortunately, it's not coming to either PC or PSN.

They say that to any game, they said it to Braid, Castle Crashers etc etc. it will come to PSN

You're setting yourself up for disappointment.

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#18 Mr_Cumberdale
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I'm ashamed that this is just an arcade game. Well, I guess it's a good "start" for the 360.
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WOW first Bayonetta getting AAA , then Mass Effect 2 and now Limbo and with the HD version of RDR 360 is kicking ass this year
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Don't want to try the trial though... then I'll be even more in debt.

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Don't want the game to entice you to open the wallet? :P

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#21 finalstar2007
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WOW first Bayonetta getting AAA , then Mass Effect 2 and now Limbo and with the HD version of RDR 360 is kicking ass this yeardevilsoultaker2

It sure is with one multiplat after another..

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Don't want the game to entice you to open the wallet? :P

Stevo_the_gamer


And let the moths and dust out? Hell no. :P

I hate seeing all these games pass me by and not being able to even afford renting them.

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It looks very interesting. will try it out.
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#24 Ravensmash
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Another quality AAAE for the 360 :) Will try the trial tomorrow. I'll be honest and say my dislike of the artistic giant spiders has put me off - which is annoying seeing as it's clearly a great game. This is Playdead's first game btw, i think?
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[QUOTE="devilsoultaker2"]WOW first Bayonetta getting AAA , then Mass Effect 2 and now Limbo and with the HD version of RDR 360 is kicking ass this yearfinalstar2007

It sure is with one multiplat after another..

already calling limbo a muitplat? seriously dude?
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[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]Don't want the game to entice you to open the wallet? :P

foxhound_fox


And let the moths and dust out? Hell no. :P

I hate seeing all these games pass me by and not being able to even afford renting them.

lol. You poor soul, time to write the parents and beg for some spare change. Or go sit at the corner of a street with a sign: "need cash for LIMBO." I can only imagine some of the stares you'd get. lol:P

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still more interested in Hydro Thunder....only 9 days to go for that one:D

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[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="devilsoultaker2"]WOW first Bayonetta getting AAA , then Mass Effect 2 and now Limbo and with the HD version of RDR 360 is kicking ass this yearlawlessx

It sure is with one multiplat after another..

already calling limbo a muitplat? seriously dude?

Ah nope the game is exclusive so far but i mean the other games the guy listed :P

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cows are funny, they're all bitter about another AAAE game on the 360

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[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"]

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]Don't want the game to entice you to open the wallet? :P

Stevo_the_gamer


And let the moths and dust out? Hell no. :P

I hate seeing all these games pass me by and not being able to even afford renting them.

lol. You poor soul, time to write the parents and beg for some spare change. Or go sit at the corner of a street with a sign: "need cash for LIMBO." I can only imagine some of the stares you'd get. lol:P

Dude, I'm having to try the ol' ask parents trick tomorrow :P I hate being unemployed, and seeing as I'm supposed to be going uni in october - finding any work is impossible :(( Hydrothunder Hurricane another XBLA exclusive? I love MS for the games of summer !

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I would buy it but I spent my last bit of spending money on a concert.

Looks good though.

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[QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

It sure is with one multiplat after another..

finalstar2007

already calling limbo a muitplat? seriously dude?

Ah nope the game is exclusive so far but i mean the other games the guy listed :P

Yeah as Bayonetta is AAA on the ps3 :roll:

Meh cool score i guess. WIll probably never buy the game tho or even downlaod the trial.

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#33 devilsoultaker2
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[QUOTE="lawlessx"][QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

It sure is with one multiplat after another..

finalstar2007

already calling limbo a muitplat? seriously dude?

Ah nope the game is exclusive so far but i mean the other games the guy listed :P

but its true 360 gets all if you only have ps3 , Bayonetta AA version , no Mass Effect 2 and sub HD RDR if you got PC ,no Bayonetta , no RDR you need both PC and PS3 to compete
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#34 Ravensmash
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[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="lawlessx"] already calling limbo a muitplat? seriously dude?devilsoultaker2

Ah nope the game is exclusive so far but i mean the other games the guy listed :P

but its true 360 gets all if you only have ps3 , Bayonetta AA version , no Mass Effect 2 and sub HD RDR if you got PC ,no Bayonetta , no RDR you need both PC and PS3 to compete

This is a very valid point. Nice.
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sub HD RDRdevilsoultaker2
Why does that even matter? Did having a few extra pixels make the game better? I know the game looks noticeably worse in many areas, but the two still scored the same...
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Very good score and after reading this statement alone "The fact that you can finish the entire game in just a few hours is disappointing only because it's so difficult to pull yourself away once you've been sucked in." make this a very interesting title personally for me.


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[QUOTE="devilsoultaker2"]sub HD RDRStevo_the_gamer
Why does that even matter? Did having a few extra pixels make the game better? I know the game looks noticeably worse in many areas, but the two still scored the same...

It's similar to plying a game at 5fps. Totally unbearable.
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Very good score and after reading this statement alone "The fact that you can finish the entire game in just a few hours is disappointing only because it's so difficult to pull yourself away once you've been sucked in." make this a very interesting title personally for me.


-DarthMaul-

Hey, it's five hours long which is just as long as Modern Warfare 2's singleplayer at 1/6 the cost. :P

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Summer of Arcade always deliver. Nothing can compare to XBLA on console imo.

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It's similar to plying a game at 5fps. Totally unbearable. AAllxxjjnn

:P

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#41 AdobeArtist  Moderator
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So does this make it the highest scoring console virtual market game?

Now I'm really tempted. But... but gotta save the points for Lara Croft GoL... and my cash for Halo Reach afterwards... awwww crap what am I gonna do?? :cry:

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#42 lawlessx
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So does this make it the highest scoring console virtual market game?

Now I'm really tempted. But... but gotta save the points for Lara Croft GoL... and my cash for Halo Reach afterwards... awwww crap what am I gonna do?? :cry:

AdobeArtist

flip a coin:P

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Very good score and after reading this statement alone "The fact that you can finish the entire game in just a few hours is disappointing only because it's so difficult to pull yourself away once you've been sucked in." make this a very interesting title personally for me.


-DarthMaul-

Yeah, it reminds me of Braid in that regard. A game that can be finished in under 45 minutes once you know the puzzles, & I've spent upwards of 15 hours playing it. One of the best games this gen. I'll definitely be getting Limbo.

So does this make it the highest scoring console virtual market game?

AdobeArtist

Braid scored 9.5.

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#44 AAllxxjjnn
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So does this make it the highest scoring console virtual market game?

Now I'm really tempted. But... but gotta save the points for Lara Croft GoL... and my cash for Halo Reach afterwards... awwww crap what am I gonna do?? :cry:

AdobeArtist
Nah, I think Braid got 9.5.
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[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"][QUOTE="devilsoultaker2"]sub HD RDRAAllxxjjnn
Why does that even matter? Did having a few extra pixels make the game better? I know the game looks noticeably worse in many areas, but the two still scored the same...

It's similar to plying a game at 5fps. Totally unbearable.

Agreed. I don't know how console gamers do it.

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#46 HavocV3
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So does this make it the highest scoring console virtual market game?

Now I'm really tempted. But... but gotta save the points for Lara Croft GoL... and my cash for Halo Reach afterwards... awwww crap what am I gonna do?? :cry:

AdobeArtist

does Hydro Thunder tempt you any?

hope so, I want to make the situation worse for you:P

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I love the art style, so I'll probably pick it up.
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Oh, XBLA....you've been so, so good to me the past year. :)

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#49 AmayaPapaya
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It looks interesting. I haven't played braid, but I plan on it. Hopefully it comes to PSN even though they said it wouldn't.

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#50 Head_of_games
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Looks great, but I won't be getting it. Anyone want to post what happens at the end? I heard it's interesting.