WarmedxMints said:A free game for me is simply one I do not have to pay for.
It is irrelevant if there is a cost involved in completing it. A game is still a game even if you cannot get all the achievements with or without incurring a cost.
you can play any xbla as a trial for free with no achievements. would you consider Cut the Rope for WP free? you can play a few levels and even get achievements, but you can't play all the levels without paying. so you can't really "beat" the game. not that there's really a storyline or anything.
a game is still a game even if you can only play for 1 hour, or only play 1 level right? i agree with jmjimmy for purposes of the Free Content thread. if you can play it and get even one achievement, then that's relevant to the users of this site.
also to address anemoneman's point: killer instinct would be a free game then. you can play as much as you want in any mode, i believe. you just can't use all the characters (which could basically be considered "skins" or different fighting "themes"). especially with the fact that they are rotating the free character monthly. it's a free game with no achievements, and the fact that you can simply buy one cheap piece of dlc to enable achievements makes it even better.
not trying to disagree with anyone, just providing some alternate points of view.