Category: Xbox 360 to One BC

I never did pull the trigger on Dungeon Defenders…I’ll probably regret it in a month or so when its made BC.  Anyway, I am actually going back and finishing an old game.  Diablo III (Ultimate Evil Edition) on 360.  I still have the last achievement looming of 6 level 70’s.  Well I am proud to report my final character, a wizard is but two levels shy of this achievement.  I got really burned out after my fifth character and so this wizard has taken forever to get up.  But I’m within distance, and it should only take one play session to get the other two levels.

Anyway, we do have a few sales this week off some games that we don’t usually see on sale.  Nothing for me personally, Conan and Red Faction Guerilla despite not being BC are interesting sales as I think both are candidates for BC.  I have Conan on disc so even if they pull a Tekken Tag Tournament 2, I’m not going to buy in.  But enjoy, there might be a hidden gem in here somewhere.

Welp, it’s Thursday and that usually means a few BC games.  Furthermore we get two more retail games which are always welcome.  We also get Killer is Dead from my personal list which was what I considered a 1%er.  But then we had that leaked German list I think it was a while back which actually listed it.  So I guess it wasn’t so far fetched after all.  I’ve also heard good things about Rage but never personally played it.  Overall, a pretty good trio of games.

• Rage (not available digitally) (used disc copies start at a measly $4-$5)
  • DLC w/ Achievements: Scorchers $4.99
• Killer is Dead $19.99 (used discs are cheaper, starting around $10)
• Shred Nebula $4.99

Here are the Major’s sales for this week.  I am officially done with Chapter 2 of Mars War Logs and no I did not choose the side of the Resistance (though I intend to replay Chapter 3 for the Resistance once I’m done anyway).  Still enjoying it, though wish the combat was a little more varied.  My typical fight goes strike, evade, strike, evade, strike, strike (because I was able to isolate somebody), evade, etc.  Oh and one of those strikes are probably crits if that matters.  I almost never use the nailgun unless its one of the monsters that jump at you (which is probably a good thing because ammo is pretty scarce).  Anyway, there are 3 games and a DLC pack this week on the BC List.  I will also note that I think Dungeon Defenders despite not being BC is having a fantastic sale this week with the game and DLC at great prices.  I think its gearing up to be BC soon, but we’ll see.  Enjoy kids.

Hahahahahaha.  That’s the best thing I can think of to describe November’s GWG.  Both of the Xbox One games plus Monkey Island I own.  Yes, I own Dungeon Bros even though it has not came out yet.  I have a preorder from several months ago on the Microsoft Store that I bought with left over credit.  So, essentially I will have it digitally and physically.  I’ll probably download it, play it and then sell off my physical copy (unless I love it).  The same with Murdered: Soul Suspect.  I guess though I’ll have two less physical disc games by the end of the year (I’m sure I’ll be able to put them up on Half.com and get a couple of dollars if nothing else).  Enjoy.

Xbox One Games

November 1-30th – Super Dungeon Bros.

November 16th-December 15th – Murdered: Soul Suspect

Xbox 360 Games (both BC)

November 1-15th – Secret of Monkey Island SE

November 16-30th – Far Cry: Blood Dragon

One of the biggest retail releases to backwards compatibility today, and yet…three of the four first comments are about Black Ops 2.  Half Life 1 and 2 own your pathetic excuse of a shooter franchise, thank you very much.  Orange Box is a huge get, any day, anywhere, any time.  Galaga Legions should not be confused with Galaga Legions DX.  True, they are similar, but Galaga Legions can be found on Namco Museum Virtual Arcade (which every BC fan should have by now), and DX can’t.  Finally, Joe Danger 2 is supposedly a pretty fun game, and now both Joe Dangers are BC.  Good day, actually great day.  Enjoy kids.

• Orange Box $19.99 (disc copies start at about $10 if you want a cheaper option)
• Galaga Legions $9.99 (disc wise, can be found on Namco Museum Virtual Arcade)
• Joe Danger 2: The Movie $14.99 & Undead Movie Pack (DLC w/ Achievements) $4.99

Welp, figured I do this one a little early which will probably become the norm since I have a tiny more time to do this at home.  Anyway, here are the deals.  As you can see, the BC part of the equation is dominated by Fallout (which I have both discs and their complete editions).  I do see however the Tomb Raider games, at least some of them getting that BC status at some point.  Personally, probably nothing for me this week.  Part of me wants Raiden V on X1,  but I’ll probably restrain myself.  Enjoy kids.

Wish I had posted this early but the computer I was near was having a whole bunch of issues.  Anyway, we had three games added to BC and thankfully I own all three, a couple even in disc form.  Puzzle Quest was kinda a gimme after the previous two a couple of weeks ago.  Eat Lead is a bit of a surprise since it was the very definition of a niche title.  It’s a lot of fun as long as you play the game on easy and don’t try to go for all 1000 achievement points.  Silent Hill Downpour is not quite as strong as the other 360 Silent Hill game (Homecoming) but I think we’ll see that one in short order as releases tend to happen in groups.  Give it a month.  Enjoy kids.

• Silent Hill: Downpour $19.99 (cheaper in disc form, they start at $10-$15)
• Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard $14.99 (much cheaper in disc form, used copies can go for as little as $5)
• Puzzle Quest $9.99 (there is also a piece of DLC for $4.99 w/ achievements.  I bought it on sale a while back and honestly its only a couple of hours long…hardly worth it.)

Sorry that this is a few hours late, I’m backed up on a few things.  But here it is regardless :).  The only one in this bunch that interests me is probably Jurassic Park and only cause it looks like an easy completion.  Heck, Le Tour de France 2011 as you might expect isn’t even available in the US, so good luck with that one.  Enjoy.

• Jurassic Park $19.99 (available retail but hard to find….copies start at $20)
• Battlestations: Midway $19.99 (available retail and at a much cheaper price)
• Dragon’s Lair $9.99 (remember if playing on Xbox One, it will not work with your Kinect)
• Le Tour de France £3.99 (Not available in the US, other regions might vary)

This week we have a SUPER SALE…(Gameshow voice).    Well, there is a lot of BC titles for sure, I’m just trying to figure out if this is really super after all.  Last week, even though I said I wasn’t, I ended up purchasing Bard’s Gold for Xbox One.  Too bad, it was overshadowed by the fact I got two music games to play, Just Sing (which is not good) and Rock Band 4 (which is very good).  And yes, I am still playing Mars: War Logs, about half way through the second chapter.  Still enjoying it, especially since the combat has become much easier (since I’m spending almost all of my points in that skill tree).  Out of this list, the only thing that stands out (meaning it hasn’t been here a few times before) is Shank 2 which is a very modest $4.99.  That will probably be the one for me.  There are some others here as ones that will eventually be BC but that’s all I know for now.  Enjoy.

Welp, Larry kinda threw me off today in the sense that he almost always posts any new BC games at precisely 11:00am CST.  He posted today at 11:10 am.  Ten whole minutes!    Anyway, I happen to own all three of these (sadly Sonic sits unopened on my shelf) and can particularly recommend the Puzzle Quests.  The last one (Galactrix), I still need the two online achievements and perhaps this will help me get them to finally get them (perhaps).  Else, it’s a good trio of games, even if I have basically completed two of them.  Have fun.

• Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed $29.99  (way cheaper on disc ($10-$15))
• Puzzle Quest 2 $14.99
• Puzzle Quest: Galactrix $14.99