Fine, Take My Points You Crybaby
OK, so I never really mentioned it but I got a little stupid a while back and picked up an Xbox 360. As a rite of passage, I dropped some money down on some Magic Microsoft Bucks or whatever the official name is for the points that you use to purchase Xbox Live Arcade games. I picked up Pac-man CE, since the demo made me realize why Pac-man was actually fun, something the original never did, and Symphony of the Night, because it’s one of many “classics” I have missed over the years, and Puzzle Quest just because.
I’ve enjoyed some other demos, including the one for the polarizing and, really, somewhat alienating Space Giraffe. I held off on buying it mainly because I had enough on my plate, but I see via TIGSource that its creator is getting a little embittered over the sales figures for it, compared to say, Frogger.
Fine, fine. I have points left over because, as anyone who uses XBLA knows, you ALWAYS have to buy a little bit more than you actually need for whatever it is you originally wanted. Here you go, Mr. Minter. Although I suggest that the reason your game isn’t selling well isn’t because people are afraid of new things, but instead are afraid of epilepsy and nightmares of J. Allard.