Better map, more varied areas, better visual design, lack of terrible story etc

New release dates list and still no JSR. They must have hit some kind of issue for it to be taking so long!

isanbard wrote:

(took me a disappointingly long time to find out you could run ropes downwards as well as up if you go to the edge of a platform and crouch; makes long drops a bit less dangerous) and I'm still learning new little tricks or drops (loot from a Wasp Queen almost makes it worth trying to kill the bitch for example…)

I've got on the final level and realised none of those things. Oh dear, that would have cut out at least 500 of my deaths.

Have you fought one of the knights yet?

Wondering what the best way is to kill the shop-keepers?

I basically went from 2-1 to 4-3 in one go last night. All I was trying to actually do was to obtain a shotgun to give to the tunnelguy at the end of 2-4. Found the ice world exceedingly easy, but this may have been the random levels that I received.

Quantum Conundrum tonight - great times on Live.

JonB wrote:

What does it mean when it says 'Avatar award unlocked' or something like that? I'd assumed it would make a new character available, but it doesn't seemed to have.

Some clothes or an item for your avatar, like a t-shirt or something. In the avatar editor is a section for rewards.

Knights you say? Doesn't immediately ring a bell, what world we be talking here?

Shopkeepers are a bit of a lottery I found. Best tactic was to get hold of a boomerang (easy to find in 2) and whip him gooood if he's standing down low. Bingo. One shotty. 
You can get lucky with a whip and then blow him away with his own gun too but that tends to end quickly.. 
If possible you want to do this on world 2-4 as the shopkeepers like to hold a bit of a grudge. Don't do as I did and try to go through to the black-market shortcut. There be a lot of angry dudes in there once you're a marked man. 
I like the little bonus effects too. Have you tried dropping stuff down the chimney of a house you find in world 2 some times? Ho ho ho. 
Sacrificial gifts of all kinds… too much to do.

World 3 does seem to be quite easy, quite often but you still have to be pretty careful. The world drop is ever present as a risk and most of the basic enemies in there can guarantee death with one slip up. You do seem to either clear it fast or die… faster. 

World 4 to date (brief visits naturally) has been a pretty vicious combination of most of what had come before with bonus extra death threats. 

Doing it all on one life will take a bit of practice then…

Edit @Jon: My avatar is now sporting a lantern hat. It was an option chosen for me by a 5yr old.

MattyJ wrote:

JonB wrote:

What does it mean when it says 'Avatar award unlocked' or something like that? I'd assumed it would make a new character available, but it doesn't seemed to have.

Some clothes or an item for your avatar, like a t-shirt or something. In the avatar editor is a section for rewards.

You can see them on the Mini dash as well unless I've gone bonkers.

I bought the Avengers Chronicles DLC for Pinball FX2 the other day (800MSP) and it seems to be another decent addition to the collection. I have particularly enjoyed the World War Hulk table so far... also, it was confirmed on the Xbox Forums that it qualifies for the July Xbox Live Rewards superheros offer, which is for 200MSP back

Stopharage wrote:

isanbard wrote:

Knights you say? Doesn't immediately ring a bell, what world we be talking here?

Spoiler:

On World 2, when you get a prompt at the start of the level warning you that the dead are up to mischief. Somewhere on the level will be a stone crypt. Think it has a gold crown on it. Basically put a bomb on top of it and it will take you to a secret castle level. I think you get a secret character if you best the knight. 

Spoiler:

Mind if I add you on Live. I currently have 1 person on my friends list playing it! Not sure why this has come up as a spoiler..

Hmm… Odd but I usually get boom boom in that situation as you mention as the crown is worth a pretty penny anyway. Must have been the odds that I've never actually done it under those circumstances. Evening job engaged!

Ping over invites too lad naturally. Dunno why I wouldn't have you on the list already!

I've reached world 3 a couple of times now - getting the hang of the jungle very gradually. At the moment though it's still just a case of surviving rather than getting much treasure. Enjoying it lots all the same for the most part.

4

Played 20 minutes of The Splatters, which was enough to convince me it's worth 400 points.  Seems like a reasonably shameless cross between Peggle and Angry Birds, but it'll do nicely for a rainy day at some point.

Wash your mouth out, scientist uncle is John De Lancie, Q himself!

That said, 1200 is a little steep and I actually enjoyed playing Zuma's Revenge more! Might buy that and The Splatters. Leaves me enough for THPSHD next week.

Splurged 800 points on ten great indie games over the last two nights. The list;

Leave Home (worth the 800 points on it's own imo)
Score Rush
Infinity Danger
Abaddon Retribution

From Radiangames;

JoyJoy
Crossfire 2
Inferno
Fireball
Fluid

Oh, and Applejack 2.

You can get that from the guys who are trapped in a small 'box' with two cases in some levels too. Blowing into them from above with bombs and dropping a bomb in direct seems to often work quite well. 
Shopkeepers go down best if you have a weapon of some sort to help out (boomerangs in particular work well in world 2, just keep spinning it at him 'till he drops some loot). Shopkeepers will hold a grudge in every subsequent though so make sure you get to the end of prepared for a scuffle…
The world 4 shortcut is going to be a bitch to get sorted and I spent a good ol' while last night trying. 

I did find that one of the most useful items was the compass. Normally pretty cheap and can sort you out a lot if you end up in a dark world. 
The glasses seem to show you where quite a bit of the loot is hidden in normal level blocks so could pay for itself pretty quick too. The weird gem thing you get from the locked crates in the mines seems to do a similar thing but it also seems to flash when you're near secret entrances to places (needs citation…)

Bugger it. All this talk has got me going.. where's me controller??