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Bonus Echocrome Levels Up For A Limited Time Only

string_theory — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:26:17 MDT

Every PS3 has a hard disk drive. Why don't they just let people download them and keep them?

I cant imagine its much data. They don't have to pay for the development costs. So what's the harm?

string_theory

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kneehighspy — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:17:01 MDT

spent my $9.99 on this game, went through the tutorial and the first two levels and lost interest, the game really doesn't keep you wanting to come back for more. i found exit and exit 2 more interesting.

guess i'll have to see how it plays on psp since i can play that anytime and anywhere.

kneehighspy

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dabu — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:27:45 MDT

@noamjamski: It might help to think of the jump as the regular sink hole. Except, you don't start falling until you reach the top of your jump. Just take into account the small forward momentum of walking.

dabu

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Zegridathes — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:32:16 MDT

@noamjamski: I never understood how that was supposed to work from the trailer either. I can't even remember it clearly now; something looks as though it's below you and you jump UP to it, or vice versa.

Zegridathes

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crashlanding — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:18:48 MDT

I uploaded my first homemade level to the network last night. Then I downloaded some, then played freeform. I had about six maps (all from Japan, I'm in the US) before my own creation came up. Maybe the game mixes any available map- original, download, and custom- but it was a cool feeling to see my map and title appear on screen. Having the downloads replaced every so often is a blessing and a curse. Keeps the levels fresh, but you can't keep your favs, or share them.

crashlanding

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noamjamski — Tue, 06 May 2008 10:48:23 MDT

@Gloibin: Ha! I totally agree. I love this game, I play it on the subway on the way to work and it definitely gets my mind moving. However for Echochrome 2 they definitely need to perfect the perspective jump. I've given up on trying to line things up right and just swing the camera around until I land on...*something*

Not a deal breaker, I love everything including the orchestral soundtrack, but that one technique makes almost no sense.

noamjamski

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karateka — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:24:53 MDT

I got this game...the examples were good...but there's a crap load more that's way too "big", making the puzzle look mighty small on my 47 inch TV. They don't have a zoom option...I guess it wouldn't make sense to have zoom, it would block the solution. So unless you have at least 47 inch...or maybe 42 inch...I don't recommend this game. Hard to see on "big" puzzle.

karateka

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Ariance — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:21:58 MDT

@Norellicus: If the content appears in gallery then all you have to do is press the Triangle button and it will copy it over to portfolio. So this means you can play them whenever.

For some reason in my copy of echochrome the "upload" and "send" options are greyed out and can't be selected.

Really want to upload my level and see if it's worthy enough to be chosen.

Ariance

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enewtabie — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:20:02 MDT

@GUNDAM-RX-78-2:

All DLC will be free.

enewtabie

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SeedyXX — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:16:20 MDT

I'm sure users can generate content faster than we could ever play it all, so this isn't that big a deal. It doesn't matter if there's 1000's of puzzles I missed as long as fresh ones keep coming.

SeedyXX

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Dir_en_grey — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:12:07 MDT

Hardest user generated level so far I've played was titled "Book" by a Japanese User. 2 squares joined to form a L, mirrored side by side.... Anybody played this one? How the hell are you supposed to pass this?

This is why I wish they come out with a patch where we can save these levels. Next time I'm gonna jot down their ID and just mail them to ask for the levels, if I run into a good one.

Dir_en_grey

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GUNDAM-RX-78-2 — Tue, 06 May 2008 09:03:35 MDT

Hmm... Will the content be free?
And if you dont want to lose the levels why not just back them up on your Computer. seems logical no?

GUNDAM-RX-78-2

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jp182 — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:55:43 MDT

@nolifedopestar (PSN: noliferuin): good point

jp182

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jp182 — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:55:24 MDT

@Replica23: true. knowing Sony they'll probably wait a few months and if it's still popular or if sales start declining, they'll put them all up for everyone to get.

jp182

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noliferuin (PSN+XBL) — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:50:38 MDT

@enewtabie: (ahh sorry) LOL yea good one

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

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enewtabie — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:46:55 MDT

@nolifedopestar (PSN: noliferuin):

(shh I think it's supposed to be funny,don't tell anyone)

enewtabie

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noliferuin (PSN+XBL) — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:45:08 MDT

@Jcnet: erm...what?

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

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dh4645 — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:44:19 MDT

@kspray-dad:

i totally agree. it's a great $10 game. of course things could be improved and maybe they'll update the game, but it's the best $10 i've spent in a long time.

dh4645

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enewtabie — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:43:39 MDT

@neoraul20:
You ever spend any time on the Official Sony Blog? You haven't seen anything until you've been there.

enewtabie

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Jcnet — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:39:38 MDT

I say we just sue sony into making the content stay up for good. By my calculations I alone can buy sony out 47.2 times over. Which means my team of 347 lawyers > their team of lawyers.

Jcnet

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neoraul20 — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:36:51 MDT

People complain these days about anything, it is like we all have turned into little kids and whinners.

neoraul20

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neoraul20 — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:34:53 MDT

Sound the feasting horn!

The feast is ruined!

neoraul20

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Palladium — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:31:25 MDT

There's nothing to stop you from just re-uploading your level.

That's what I plan to do if mine gets taken off.

Palladium

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noliferuin (PSN+XBL) — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:21:04 MDT

if you can trade custom levels, whats to stop someone just downloading them all and hosting the packs on the net?

noliferuin (PSN+XBL)

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kspray-dad — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:08:55 MDT

A $10 game with hours of built in puzzling and the ability to create and share new levels. Add to this that the developer will push new refreshed content to you on an ongoing basis.

Stop complaining.

kspray-dad

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J449 — Tue, 06 May 2008 08:06:54 MDT

What they need to do is keep the "top 100" and let the weakest ones get deleted. The more votes and downloads a level gets, the longer it will stay up. The best ones would stay up forever.

J449

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Norellicus — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:56:30 MDT

@Replica23: Except this 'new batch' isn't like an extra block you can download and then use anytime. They're mixed in randomly with the normal set, and will be replaced eventually. There's no retention; it's a one-shot deal.

Norellicus

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zanzibarlegend — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:55:19 MDT

@Kaizuden: well the game is great. its just sony needs to meet the demands of the public and make a dan server to keep all the puzzles. at least keep the puzzles up for 30 days or something. i think that would be feasible.

zanzibarlegend

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Replica23 — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:52:13 MDT

Could just be a marketing ploy to keep people interested more often for longer. More people will likely rush to get the new batch release before it goes away. Or not.

Replica23

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bonecows — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:51:02 MDT

Let's set up a paypal donation link so we can help Sony buy a new hd to store the content.

bonecows

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Kaizuden — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:44:18 MDT

Well... they managed to screw up a great game somehow.

Kaizuden

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SAKY — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:42:29 MDT

Seems kind of silly restrict content availability in this way. How much server space could these files take up? It's a black and white game, with pretty simple geometry.

I wonder what the threshold is on the time a level is stored. Time? Number of files?

SAKY

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kspray-dad — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:41:43 MDT

This doesn't preclude echochrome users from trading and creating their own levels. You will be able to store those forever if you wish.

kspray-dad

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Beasterling — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:31:12 MDT

yeah I agree I would just like to collect the ones that I feel are the best not what someone else decides I should be playing for a month. I want to keep the really clever ones to show off to people and rush through in record time!

Beasterling

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Gloibin — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:28:54 MDT

Kind of like the SSBB stage of the week, only people might actually care about this.

I'm currently putting a few minutes each night into echochrome, it's a nice way to relax before bed. Until I get frustrated over not understanding that damn perspective jump.

Gloibin

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senote — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:28:47 MDT

I haven't played this but it looks good :(

senote

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skobar — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:27:01 MDT

Kinda stupid. I was planning on buying this later as I already have enough stuff to play for now.

skobar

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CYG — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:26:18 MDT

Wow, that really sucks, they should find a way to have them all available at all times. I just want to download the good ones... not all of them

CYG

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ByeBye — Tue, 06 May 2008 07:24:29 MDT

I love your analogy there.

See, the concept is good in concept, but the execution I think is playing out rather horrible. Must just be me then I guess?

ByeBye