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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:01 |
Supergiant Games thanks the fans
Supergiant Games' Bastion is one of the best arcade games of 2011. The little indie action-RPG that could even made it into TA's Holiday Gift Guide for 2011. While Bastion was still in development, Supergiant Games went on the record as stating that they would not release any DLC. They wanted Bastion to be a truly stand-alone adventure.
Soon after release, when Supergiant Games realized Bastion was a smash hit, they decided to secretly put together some DLC as a thank you this holiday season for all of their fans. Entitled "The Stranger's Dream", this DLC introduces a new Who Knows Where sequence that reveals the backstory of Rucks and some more tidbits about the history of Caeldonia.
In addition, two new play modes will be available in the DLC: Score Attack mode and No Sweat mode. Score Attack mode is just as it sounds, play through the game attempting to get the highest score and secure bragging rights on the brand new leaderboard. No Sweat mode provides a way for people to just enjoy the story by constantly re-spawning from where you died in battle.
Unfortunately, this DLC can not be released for free under Microsoft policy, meaning that Supergiant Games must charge 80 MSP ($1) for the "Stranger's Dream". Personally, I will happy spend $1 to show support for Supergiant Games when the "Stranger's Dream" DLC is available this coming Wednesday.
Two caveats: One, in order to access Rucks' Who Knows Where sequence, you must have finished the game at least once. Early in your New Game+ sequence (or Score Attack playthrough), you will get the chance to try out the new sequence. Secondly, while no new achievements were mentioned by Supergiant Games, it is Microsoft policy to not release free DLC with achievements (generally). Given how Microsoft is making them charge us 80 MSP, there is a chance that the new DLC will have achievements. Nothing has been mentioned, but we will all know next Wednesday.
External link: http://supergiantgames.com/?p=1212
Credit goes to JuicedBeaver for this story |
Last post: 22 May at 00:43
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:04 |
| Dammit Microsoft forcing them to charge money if they don't want to. But I will still gladly pay for this. I absolutely love this game and was hoping for a reason to play it again. |
Last post: 16 May 12 at 16:35
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:05 |
| Such a great game, cant wait for this. |
Last post: 25 Apr at 03:15
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:05 |
| Sounds good. Still waiting for a price drop on the main game though (I know, I'm a cheap bastard.) Either way, I'll grab the DLC when it comes out in prep for getting the main game. |
Last post: 23 May at 03:52
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:13 |
| Day one buy, achievements or not. The game was too good, to pass any kind of DLC, especially when we will get to learn more about Rucks. |
Last post: 13 Sep 12 at 01:11
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:16 |
I'll gladly give them my $1.
Hell! I'd gladly buy it for others as well, but they don't sell 80 MSP cards. xD |
Last post: 24 Apr at 01:15
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:23 |
| i hope this game is on sale for the christmas / after christmas sales on the dashboard, because i want it, but i am a cheap person if there ever was one. |
Last post: 22 May at 19:45
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:30 |
Guess I better get busy and finish my first playthrough! Awesome game, but I have so much competing for my attention.
How was Rockstar able to release free DLC for Red Dead Redemption with achievements? Because it was a retail game? Or because they are a bigger publisher with more clout? |
Last post: 19 Mar at 09:44
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:33 |
| Meh. Games like this and Deathspank get DLC, but good games don't. This saddens me. |
"Slutty outfit? You're one to talk." "This isn't slutty, it's...strategically placed." |
Last post: 08 May at 17:50
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:36 |
| SolidusLyger said:Sounds good. Still waiting for a price drop on the main game though (I know, I'm a cheap bastard.) Either way, I'll grab the DLC when it comes out in prep for getting the main game.Same boat! I want this more than any other arcade game ever made BUT I have about 8 retail games I own that I need to play so I can't justify not holding out until DotW. I may just say screw it and pay full price to support the devs though... |
I aim to misbehave! |
Last post: 19 May at 04:08
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:42 |
| what's 80 MS points? Certainly we have all spent more and received less. |
Last post: 07 May at 13:26
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:46 |
| sounds very generous, is bastion worth checking? |
Last post: 22 May at 15:41
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:48 |
| Iv just started playing this and i love it its got to be one of the best Arcade Titles iv played ill be sure to get the DLC and if it has achievements then thats a bonus. |
Last post: 13 Sep 12 at 01:11
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:48 |
anthony2690 said:sounds very generous, is bastion worth checking?YES!
Less time inquiring, more time playing. Chop chop! |
Last post: Yesterday at 18:00
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 19:57 |
| I really hope it goes on sale soon, 'cause I've already spent too much money on other games that have recently been on sale. I can't wait to play it though! |
Last post: 09 Apr 12 at 18:15
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 20:00 |
| Bastion quality game |
its over 9000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Last post: 29 Mar at 19:11
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 20:10 |
| LV 1 Blue Slime said:Meh. Games like this and Deathspank get DLC, but good games don't. This saddens me.Crave attention much? |
Last post: 19 Mar at 09:44
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 20:12 |
| BatttleJuice said:LV 1 Blue Slime said:Meh. Games like this and Deathspank get DLC, but good games don't. This saddens me.Crave attention much?I didn't know giving my opinion made me an attention whore, unless you think I'm trolling, in which case I'm not. The narration in Bastion got old quick, and Deathspank fell well short of it's association with Diablo. Obviously most people enjoyed this game. I am not one of them. |
"Slutty outfit? You're one to talk." "This isn't slutty, it's...strategically placed." |
Last post: 15 May at 15:57
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 20:19 |
| This game was AMAZING. I can't wait to see what Rucks has for us. |
Revelation 6:8 |
Last post: Yesterday at 10:47
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Posted on 09 December 11 at 20:21 |
| I wasnt too keen either.I probably would have loved it in the nineties when this was all the rage.Cheap DLC but game bored me. |