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Conker's Bad Fur Day Project Spark DLC is a $5, Hour-long Episode

Episode 1 of Conker's Bad Fur Day DLC for Project Spark that was announced last month will cost $5, and will take you about an hour to complete, developer Team Dakota has announced.

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ndrliang13734d ago

I really have not heard anything from project spark in months. Is it any good?

Dannyh3734d ago

I only played the free stuff, some of the game's are fun. but some are crap and a lot of broken games. Never tried to build but my friend loves that part

gangsta_red3734d ago

$5 for an hour? No thank you.

They should have had the whole sha-bang, all content, assets and episodes for $5, not $10.

Snookies123734d ago (Edited 3734d ago )

Eh, I pay around $10 to get into a movie that's usually an hour and a half or two hours. $5 seems reasonably priced if you're itching for some new Conker stuff considering how long it's been.

Wish they'd just announce a new full game though. That would probably push me to pick up an X1.

spicelicka3732d ago

That's not very good logic. Movies are 2 hours of epic experiences that cost millions to make, on a huge epic screen. By that logic 50 hour RPG games are worth like $250

Snookies123732d ago (Edited 3732d ago )

@spicelicka - Uh, that's not good logic either... It doesn't matter how much something costs to make. I care about an enjoyable experience for my money. Whether that's sitting through a multi-million dollar movie, or playing a free indie game that was made in half a day.

Gamer7773734d ago (Edited 3734d ago )

Last year people where paying 30 dollars for ground zeroes, a game that was often beaten in only 1 hr.

gangsta_red3734d ago (Edited 3734d ago )

I didn't agree with that or purchased that game either.

Aloy-Boyfriend3732d ago (Edited 3732d ago )

really @General? Lol Wow!

Gazondaily3733d ago

Ye seems like a rip off to me tbh

Svinya3733d ago

Please explain how 5 dollars for an hour is a ripoff? The Order - 6 hours, 60 dollars, 10 an hour. The Last of US - 10 hours, 60 dollars, 6 an hour..

Gazondaily3733d ago

The Order is a rip off too.

TLOU also has a very good MP mode plus a shed load of modes.

Benjammin253732d ago

The Last Of Us also has incredible multiplayer which I poured dozens of hours into so you can drop that as an example.

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RyujiDanma3732d ago

plz stop being so cheap, where do u live africa?

pivotplease3732d ago

Most people don't finish TLoU in 10 hours. It took me about 12 and my friend like 16. Then there's all of the difficulty levels and ng+ replayability. Then there's the huge quality disparity between that game and this one.

A better comparison would be a telltale game episode. That's 5 dollars yet twice as long. Factor in the season pass basically saves you 5 dollars and these things are on sale all the time. This is kind of a rip off. But if you're hard up for some conker, I don't see any reason to wait.

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Svinya3733d ago

A 12 hour game is long, as far as action games go, and costs $60. That's $5 an hour..

gangsta_red3733d ago

5 dollars for a one and done is not a good deal. If they offered the assets and tools along with it, it would be a better deal.

pivotplease3732d ago

Terrible comparison. You really can't compare smaller titles to larger AAA titles. The comparison should sooner be with something that matches its budget like an indie title. Those are all 5 to 15 dollars and you're going to get a lot more than an hour per 5 dollars.

_-EDMIX-_3732d ago (Edited 3732d ago )

I mean...I agree, but like The Walking Dead, Resident Evil Revelations 2 etc they could do that later on.

I also had no clue this game was episodic.

and those that are disagreeing...

Please...stop comparing games to film in terms of pricing. I'm sorry but $5 for 1 hour really isn't that great.

WCxAlchemist3732d ago

Agree $5 for an hour of gameplay NO thank you

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DougLord3734d ago

This is awesome. I probably won't play it but it's awesome people can do this. Does LBP 3 do something similar in terms of content creation and distribution?

@ Gangsta wasn't the Order $10+ per hour of gameplay? People seemed to be fine with that. A movie is more then $5 an hour.

gangsta_red3734d ago

It's awesome that Spark is allowing it's users to use Conker and Conker assets to make anything they want. I have always praised that.

But 5 dollars for an hour long game that is basically to show off what all you can do is just a little too expensive in my honest opinion. For 5 dollars they should have given you the assets and shown what is possible with the first episode included.

BlackTar1873734d ago

LOL you mean weren't people flamming the crap out of the order for that?

_-EDMIX-_3732d ago

Subjective and this is actually based on some content added on another game, not a game by itself.

1 hour for $5 really isn't that great. I felt what I got for The Walking Dead, Resident Evil Revelations 2 etc was good and fair, but the pricing for this is a bit much.

Clover9043734d ago

There's no way Microsoft will make a full fledged game if people aren't willing to pay $5 for a taste of Conker on Xbox One. Really hope people vote with their wallets and support this.

OpieWinston3734d ago

This is an amazing way to gauge peoples demands for certain games by building games in Project Spark.

But people will pretend they know what the true value of a dollar is.

Gamer7773734d ago (Edited 3734d ago )

Based on comments alot of people don't seem too interested in supporting this game. Big Reunion needs to be successful for Bad Fur 2 to prompt MS to develope Bad Fur Day 2.

_-EDMIX-_3732d ago

Why would MS even be gauging fans based on content from another game? This is added from the Spark game...it isn't a full fledged Conker game, so why would they even do that?

I love the older N64 game and XB port, but no....this isn't Conker to many fans. 1 hour isn't worth my time or money. I really don't think MS is basing their choice off of such a thing as thats a bit crazy.

I actually think they will make a Conker Bad Fur Day 2 regardless of this dlc's success.

tgunzz3734d ago

There are full priced games that can be finished in 4 to 5 hrs... I don't mind paying the 5...

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GameEnthus Podcast ep269: Pixel Ball or Kadeem Factor - GameEnthus

GameEnthus Podcast ep269: Pixel Ball or Kadeem Factor   This week Lorion from ML Studios(@MLStudios2015) creators of Pixel Ball hangs out with Marcus(@MajorLinux)/(MajorsHou se) and Aaron(@Ind1f f erence) to talk about: Battlefield 1, ML Studios, Pixel Ball, Becker College, Worchester, WPI, Major’s House, Nokia, Lumia, Surface Phone, Elgato, Hauppauge, SendGrid, Google Music, Ghostbusters 2016, Star Wars The Force … Continue Reading →

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The Gamesmen, Episode 119 – Down With the Sickness

Join Amras89, Rogue Outlaw, and Eyenhander for game talk and fun! This time, The Gamesmen talk about the cancellation of Disney Infinity, China’s new Fuze console, the death of Project Spark,…

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Uncharted’s Metacritic Score Really Doesn’t Matter (Pressurecast One-Hundred-Thirty)

Disney Cancels Disney Infinity, Microsoft Shuts Down Project Spark, and Konami Makes a Ton of Cash! Plus Impressions of Doom and Uncharted 4!

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LuckyChamCham3329d ago

Meh, I doubt it'd reach a 95 now even though it was so close before. But it could probably reach 94 again once the rest of the reviews add up.

Krangs_Uncle3329d ago

Yea, I don't think it would have ever gotten to 95 to be honest.. Kind of doubtful it will hit 94 too (although I believe it deserves it) - there's not many more reviews to come in now.

Genuine-User3329d ago (Edited 3329d ago )

It was a few entries away from 95. The washington post really hit the meta average quite hard.

The negative user reviews are a sight to behold. lol

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rainslacker3328d ago

@Genuine

My favorite is the guy who gave it a zero for it not being on PC and he couldn't play it because he didn't have a PS4.

I mean, I'm not one for censoring negative scores, even if it's done with fan boy malice as many of these zeros are, but if you openly admit to not playing it, should that score be considered in the overall average?

In any case, how can any game except one that is not even a game, or completely broken upon boot be scored with a zero? I don't care how much one dislikes a game, there are very few games that exist which deserve a score that low, particularly in light of a game that does so much so well.

krouse933329d ago

I just don't understand the GTA V reviews to be honest, how can it consistently get 95's? Even as a remastered game. It really doesn't seem justified. In every way Uncharted 4 is a better game than GTA V & GTA V remastered.

Krangs_Uncle3329d ago (Edited 3329d ago )

It's because GTAV is multi-plat.. There are less people with bias to bring it down.

Master-H3329d ago

Because the GTA games are usually overrated. Just look at GTA IV with that 98 score. Most bs score i've ever seen.

WellyUK3328d ago

GTA V isn't much better either.

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jb2273328d ago

Yeah I tend to agree. That's probably because I like more focused & pointed experiences. All of the systems in Uncharted are vital, whereas something like GTA will have time devoted to stuff like Yoga that no one really cares about, it's just a feature to make the world feel more deep & engaging.

The core gameplay loop of open world games on the whole are just old hat to me. I will always enjoy a focused gameplay experience, but the open world model of fetch quests & one offs never really adds up to much for me beyond a decently fun way to waste a few hours. I've never really been impacted by anything in a GTA game aside from those rare moments of a great song coming up for the first time or a perfectly structured single mission. There's just too much padding in everything else to really highlight those moments.

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ccgr3329d ago

It's 93 on OpenCritic too

Aloy-Boyfriend3329d ago (Edited 3329d ago )

A damn shame that red number stained its score when it doesn't evem have a single yellow one, but nothing can be done. Still 93 is high and any dev would kill to reach that number.

Rants masqueraded as review shouldn't drag a metascore down. There was no explanation as to why he though the story was a "trainwreck." there was no info about the game of objective view on it, just hateful remarks. Opinions can be wrong and readers have all right to call shenanigans on shit like that. And if you have played the game, it's impossible not to facepalm at what he wrote.

Rookie_Monster3329d ago (Edited 3329d ago )

The only thing that matters really is the majority of reviews are positive and the person playing it.

From the 4/10 UC4 Washington Post review, to the 1/5 Halo 4 review by Quarter of Three, to a 85/100 for the Orders 1886 from Dualshockers, troll and "out-of-the-norm" reviews can sometime happens that is differ than the majority of the reviews. It shouldn't affect anything just like if a movie received a 99% fresh rate at rottentomatoes and a 1% rotten rate from a couple of opinions that is differ than the majority. Does that change anything, really?

We are putting to much into this topic already, we should just let it go. Let bygone be bygone.

magiciandude3329d ago

"We are putting to much into this topic already, we should just let it go. Let bygone be bygone."

Exactly rookie. Well said! Fanboys are seriously upset over nothing at all. I never was this upset over then 1/5 scores MS exclusives get. They're just scores.

gangsta_red3329d ago

Exactly Rookie, disagree with the review, disagree with the views but what you don't do is go wild with anger and start spinning conspiracies and blaming people for your own troubles and calling to get something banned or removed because you don't personally like it.

Something a lot of these fanboys just can't understand let alone fathom.

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rainslacker3328d ago

I hate to nitpick, but that 85 from dualshockers for The Order wasn't a troll review. I think he actually liked the game, because to this day, he still says he liked the game. It was higher than most, but he backed up his reasons for giving it that score.

Troll reviews are the ones that go out of their way to find things to criticize, up to and including things that have nothing to do with the game(like, it's not TLOU for instance). Troll reviews are made to incite emotions to garner hits....and TO review from DS was not trollish. It wasn't even that much of an anomaly, like a 4/10 for UC4, or a 1/5 for Halo, just slightly higher than many others.

Otherwise, in most cases, the outlayer scores aren't really that big of a deal. It caused a point to drop off the MS in this case, but 93 is still pretty darn good, and much more than most games get. If anyone were going to MC and used that one review to form a purchasing decision on the game, then that's them being stupid, same way if I didn't buy a product off amazon which had 5 one star reviews but had hundreds of 4 and 5 star reviews. Having the low score may make someone want to see what it says, but I do at least want to believe that people would read that review and be like, "WTF, this isn't a review".

maniacmayhem3328d ago

So because he liked the game it's not a troll review? Even though more than half of the other sites all over the net thought it was shit?

You see Rainslacker, this is why labeling a review you personally don't like is wrong. Because now you have made up a definition for something that only fits your criteria and standard.

A troll review can easily go the other way as Rookie said. Giving praise and cheers to an obvious flawed and crappy game could be considered just as much as a troll as the one who goes out their way to trash it. The only difference is you won't see the flaws in a review that is praising the game or company you love.

Don't you think that this to could be used to garner hits and views also, especially if that game caters to a fanbase that will see it and then take that reviewer in as one of their own and then repeatedly go back because they trust that person? What's the saying, "More bees with honey".

rainslacker3328d ago (Edited 3328d ago )

No, it's not a troll review because he liked it, and gave his reasons for liking it in an objective manner. He may have been clouded by bias in forming his review, but that doesn't instantly indicate troll.

The review of TWP was a troll review, because he openly admitted to not liking the series, and used his personal bias to discredit the game, while barely talking about the game itself. He used the review to soapbox his own beliefs which he knew would be inflammatory. That's what makes it a troll review.

I can reasonably see why the DS review was a decent review, even if others disagree with it. One can not read TWP review without thinking that the reviewer either has an axe to grind, or has some sort of agenda, or he's only doing it to troll. Something which the author himself admits to being perfectly justified.

I labeled the review as a poor review based on it doing nothing to allow the reader to decide if the game would be something they'd enjoy. beyond that, I didn't ask for anything other than TWP to see if it fit within their review standards, which is on them, and that the meta be removed because no score was assigned on the publication itself.

As of yet, no one has been able to say why it's a good review based on objective criteria, but please, give your detailed analysis to show others why you think it's a good review. Walk away from the fan boy part of it, and review the review yourself, so at least we know if you think it's a fair and equitable review that holds some sort of editorial standard. I'd be curious on why you think it's a good review, and why it should be taken seriously, or is of acceptable enough quality to accept the author is qualified to write a review.

No one has a right to demand the review be removed entirely, but people had a right to act on principal on the MC score, despite it ending up being not what everyone believed.

Been a while since I read the DS review of TO, but don't recall it being trollish. I'm not going to look it up now, but given that it got an 85, and not a higher score, I'd imagine they at least found some things wrong with it that the author felt warranted a down vote.

Can positive reviews be used to garner hits? Sure. Was the DS one used in such a manner? I don't believe so. I liked the order, and would give it a 7-7.5. Many others would as well. It's not so out there for a score to be 1 point higher or lower than the score another person would give it, so if it was meant as a troll review, it didn't really try too hard to incite the community.

Unfortunately, I don't think the "more flies with honey" really works for reviews, or most news to be honest. People on the internet are more attracted to the negative. While there are poor reviewers out there who assign scores which would likely be seen as too high, I rarely see it in an attempt to troll or soap box an agenda. I sometimes see it as bias infecting objective analysis, which makes it a poor review, but not really trolling.

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