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zide
11/03/09

In reply to Fairytale Fights Review: The Tragic Kingdom
I think if they had released this in Xbox live and PSN with ~20$/€ price tag on it this could have been a small success. #fairytalefights
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toadstoolporridge
11/03/09

@zide: Considering $20 doesn't equal €20, I don't see that working :P #fairytalefights
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everypuga
11/03/09

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Are you sure the 'freezing' you are encountering isn't just due to the fact that you should be slamming your right stick, rather than mashing your bumper during the Glory Kill? During my short time with the game, Glory Kills were just a nice chance to slice up your opponent with the right stick, while you chose which ones you wanted to damage with the left stick.
I think... #fairytalefights
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AJ Glasser
11/03/09

@everypuga: I'm 100% sure and totally aware that I was supposed to be going nuts with the right stick. #fairytalefights
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animeman59
11/02/09

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Wait. This game is full priced at a full $60?

I thought this was a downloadable PSN or XBLA title.

That's even more sad. #fairytalefights
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WPack911
11/03/09

@animeman59: Same here, WTF were they thinking making this game $60 when a better games such as 'Fat Princess' are PSN titles? #fairytalefights
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Mox FcCloud
11/03/09

@animeman59: This seems to be the consensus. I too thought this was downloadable, and upon seeing it in stores I cackled. There is no way I would ever pay 60 bucks for this. #fairytalefights
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pekosROB
11/03/09

@animeman59: yeah I came to that realization the day it came out. I saw a $60 tag somewhere online and box art and thought to myself EXACTLY what you guys (@WPack911 @MoxFcCloud) said. Fat Princess and Castle Crashers are both a fraction of the cost of this game and yet the closest games the review could compare it to were... those exact two games.

I thought getting porn stars to help advertise was a bit excessive in the budget for an XBL/PSN game, but now it makes sense. Wow. Failure. #fairytalefights
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Renzo
11/02/09

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This is exactly what I look for in a review: objetivity despite marketing purposes. Thanks for that :) #fairytalefights
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TheMightyEthan
11/02/09

@Renzo: I like how all of Kotaku except for this review is plastered with Fairytale Fights logos.

I was a little exited, and I'm sad to hear it's broken, but I was never going to pay $60 for it anyway. Maybe $10 as an XBLA game, and even that would have been pushing it.

I want a PS3 so I can play Fat Princess. #fairytalefights
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geiko
11/02/09

@Renzo: good point. I almost forgot about the banners from this morning. But I'm pretty sure that the editors on Kotaku (or any of the Gawker sites) have anything to do with who advertises with them. Except maybe for Bloodcopy! That was just bad from the beginning. #fairytalefights
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Renzo
11/03/09

@geiko: Yeah, you're probably right. However, the marketing are CAN always have some influence in the content the site publishes, which is not wrong. It just seems fresh that they care enough for us to give us reviews like this one :) #fairytalefights
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Thorax
11/02/09

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God, the characters in this game looked so hideous. I never even considered getting it just because of that. #fairytalefights
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Mit
11/02/09

@Thorax: I don't usually have adblock plus on when I browse Kotaku, but I've been turning it on whenever there are Fairytale Fights ads. Those two little girls are infuriating to me for some reason. Just an obnoxiously stupid character design that looks, to me, very amateur. Mix that with the retarded premise of this game ("IT'S OLD FAIRY TALES BUT U KILL STUFF COOOOL!!!"), that sounds like it was conceived by 8 year olds who play Grand Theft Auto, and you've got a game that I can't WAIT until it releases and passes by so I can never see it again. #fairytalefights
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buddhathing
11/02/09

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I'm making a huge frowny face because I love bright colorful games, with rainbows even, stylized graphics, and who. doesn't. like. blood. $60 was always going to be a hard sell, but it's too bad when games get shoved out the door broken. If they'd finished the game, I could have at least picked it up for less (It's selling for $30 for PC on Amazon right now, but I've got a netbook and hey, broken game). #fairytalefights
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The Cap'n
11/02/09

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it's these glory kills that i keep coming back to. They hyped them so heavily in the press kits, even though they sounded like a bad idea in the first place (like something left over from a killed wii version of the title). And now to hear that this much-hyped feature doesn't even work is contemptible. It's like a microcosm of the worst tendencies of modern game production.

And Ron Jeremy? Are we back in 2003? I thought Conan ran that well dry ages ago. He's not even synonymous with adult content anymore, just obnoxious kitsch. #fairytalefights
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Jed Whitaker
11/02/09

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What console were you reviewing this on? My game has never made me freeze in place when using Glory Kill.

A complaint you did miss (or at least I didn't see you mention it) is the pop-up kill screens that block your view. #fairytalefights
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AJ Glasser
11/02/09

@Jed Whitaker: You can turn those off in the Options screen. #fairytalefights
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NeVeRMoRe666
11/03/09

@Jed Whitaker: "Completed the main Quest using both two-player cooperative mode and singleplayer on Xbox 360."

Strikeeee Twoooo.....

:) #fairytalefights
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AJ Glasser
11/03/09

@NeVeRMoRe666: Oh, I added the Xbox 360 thing *after* he pointed out I forgot to post that. #fairytalefights
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Antiterra
11/02/09

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I still can't believe this is a full retail release (not even a budget-priced one) and not a downloadable game.

It boggles the mind how the publisher could think anyone would pay $60 for this when there are far superior and far cheaper alternatives on the PSN and XBL.
...And smack in the middle of one of the best holiday seasons I can remember, too!
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Clark_Gable
11/02/09

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I must say, at the time of writing this comment, Kotaku is "brought to me by" Fairytale Fights. It's nice to see that this site is still fair and balanced, even when giving a sponsoring game a, shall we say, "less than stellar" review. Nice job, and I thank you (coughgamespotcough). #fairytalefights
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WhiteMåge
11/02/09

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I kinda like how every single time Kotaku has a huge ad promoting the site, it seems like teh game gets reviewed while it's still up, and it gets a poor review. #fairytalefights
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Weaselfingers
11/02/09

@WhiteMage says fix the comments grr: Looks like they should have sprung for space on Gamespot. :/ #fairytalefights
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Goldwings - Wants a Part-time Santa Gig :D
11/02/09

@WhiteMage says fix the comments grr: AJ has balls of steel. Don't you forget it. #fairytalefights
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Atomsk88
11/02/09

@Goldwings: AJ has balls?! Nevermind they're made of steel, but whhaaaaAATT?! #fairytalefights
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TheWeaver
11/02/09

@Atomsk88: No one said that they were attached to her body. She's got a set of those annoying Newton balls on her desk. Sounds like they'd be more fun than this game however. #fairytalefights
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AJ Glasser
11/02/09

@TheWeaver: Actually, they're Chinese meditation spheres. #fairytalefights
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Psudonym
11/02/09

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I can't be the first person to say... this is exactly the kind of thing that should feel awkward for the marketing team that bought ad space on Kotaku today. #fairytalefights
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D-K
11/02/09

@Psudonym: It got a chuckle out of me.. I don't think A.J will recieve a complementary swag bag for this.. #fairytalefights
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n00b_pwner
11/02/09

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So it's combining American McGee's Grimm with a brawling game minus the Katamari-like gameplay? #fairytalefights
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Bouchart
11/02/09

@n00b_pwner: What's not to like? Wait... #fairytalefights
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ryangreen02
10/28/09

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Please tell me you didn't eat any of those sugar discs. My god they were horrific!

I wasn't expecting my copy in the mail to be so... elaborate(?) but it was a nice gesture. It won't change the fact that the game is what it is. #fairytalefights
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AJ Glasser
10/28/09

@ryangreen02: Too late .< #fairytalefights
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JayUnreal
10/27/09

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Shouldn't this GAME be worth $15 dollars? I seriously thought it was a downloadable PSN/Live game. Turns out its not and its $59 bucks. #fairytalefights
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Culebra
10/27/09

@JayUnreal: Wt....*looks up game*.
Oh sh...it IS a full retail release? Yikes. Thought it was a Live/PSN game too, was wondering why I hadn't seen it on eithers' new release spot. #fairytalefights
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Franky_AAA
10/27/09

@Culebra: I thought so too until I was testing the game.
I still think it should be like not more than 30 bucks. That price would be appropriate.
Reminds of that debate whether all games are really worth the 60$ price tag and who ever said all games are worth the same amount of money.
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Culebra
10/27/09

@Franky_AAA: It's an interesting question, really. When I was younger, I didn't care too much about price, no matter if it seemed worth it or not.

Nowadays I'm more discerning with my purchases, despite having more disposable income.

Length and quality of experience are probably the most important factors to me. #fairytalefights
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