Oh no doubt. Both are solid games, but like any/every game, both have their missteps. People who ignore that connection are simply refusing to take off their nostalgia goggles in regards to X. I mean, look at character development. If the Crystarium isn't a point-for-point evolution of the sphere grid, then I don't…

Yep. Then IX, happened which was so traditional that it was practically postmodern. Then X came, tested the waters with some new ideas, and was accepted. Then Square decided that since X shook things up but was okay, XII could happen and change everything. Then people bellyached again. It's a fine line Square walks…

Amen. I've had enough of asymmetrical shorts for this lifetime.

Finally someone else who isn't afraid to view X through a critical lense. That game was just as linear as XIII. Alot of people forget that. Sure the game opened up and let you explore much later . . . but guess what! So did XIII. XIII merely followed a precedent that X established, and popularized.

You're not alone. I'm a bit behind the 8-ball, and just beat XIII this past spring, but I enjoyed it alot. As is often the case with long running franchises that have tremendous fanbases, it's not that XIII is a bad game, it's just not the game that many people wanted/expect. There's a big difference.

Oh, there's no doubt about that. Sony needs to get their buns in gear and get some genuine killer app games on the Vita ASAP without Capcom's help. If anything, a higher install base for the system will encourage Capcom to explore a Vita version of Monster Hunter. Which will, in turn, sell more Vitas.

Not really. His assumption is based on good precedent. After all, Monster Hunter Tri was also technically Nintendo exclusive on the Wii, but the enhanced version, Portable 3rd came out on PSP and as an high-def port on PS3. Capcom may be greedy these days, but they're not stupid. They know that a LARGE contingency…

Agreed. It makes zero sense to leave that game out. It's more of a prequel to MvC than Marvel Super Heroes is.

I never got things all the way up either. I just assumed everything went to 9's.

Here's one for me.

Yeah, it must have changed. Today's post, and the update from June 26h, have it listed for 1200.

I just did some research, and it looks like the game is 1200 points, which is more like $15. That's a tad more reasonable, and a bit more in line with standard XBLA and PSN pricing for bigger games.

That's my reasoning. I hate how little a price difference there is between physical and retail for many games. I was livid when Xseed launched Unchained Blades for the PSP as download only for $30. It's understandable that a company would want to release a PSP game so late in the system's life-cycle as digital, to…

Thank you!

Really? You post Boromir, and that picture, but you don't post "One does not simply walk into Nintendo HQ?" It would have been the most perfect joke for this article. Period.

Hahaha yeah. Having money helps. MrGilder of 4 years ago, who made good money, had ample savings, and wasn't hampered with student debt probably wouldn't have blinked at the price. I'm sure in terms of pure gameplay mileage, that's a fair enough cost. I just have a threshold in my head of what I believe XBLA/PSN…

It's not abnormal for informative investigations to be funded by others. Funding is essentially the backbone of academia and scientific research.

You're not wrong at all. Everyone is one person, and everyone's mileage and understanding will vary. Alot of the problem stems from the way people are trying to use the new system like the old one; chiming in with little "oh I like this, this looks great" single-sentence comments, which this setup isn't designed to…

Wow. Does it really cost that much? I'm going to have to wait too. I was very gung-ho about getting this, specifically to support the creator for giving the original version out as freeware (much in the same way I bought Cave Story for Wii). But that's a hard price to justify.

So whilst combing Spelunky's official website for information on how much it costs on XBLA, I stumbled across these beauties. Heart-breakingly awesome Spelunky random-packed minifigs. Give them all to me, please.