I'm 34 in actual years, but they say you're as old as you feel. So probably about 50.

I just started playing it this week, totally into it already. But then I actually enjoy the exploring aspect of it, I never really do the quests very quickly.

I live in England, and I firmly believe women should be allowed to go wherever they want. Except for football matches, builders' merchants, municipal tips and pubs (unless serving).

Band: Ukranian Shah

Album: Statistical Syllogism

1. Equestrian Perniosis

2. Arzamas Train Disaster

3. Plague Town

4. Angora Goat

5. Pomianowo

6. KLVS

7. Disney Consumer Products

8. Oncidium Ornithorhynchum

9. Oldfield River

10. Parzania

11. Mže

12. Peter Cornelius

And I claim my five pounds.

So, anyone else pick this up today? It's my first purchase on XBLA (didn't get around to buying Braid yet), wasn't sure about getting it at first but they dropped it from 1200 to 800 point so went for it. And very glad I did, it's brilliant. Have been bashing away on single player mode this evening, controls feel very satisfying and lots of nice touches with the weapons etc. I've yet to get into any multiplayer or co-op play, want to get used to it a little bit first.

Slight downside: some of the things the different characters in the game say become repetitive very quickly, but that's a minor gripe.

I know I'm a total noob when it comes to XBLA content, but for 800 points this gets a serious thumbs up from me.

Anyone else playing with their balls?

[sorry]

A pity MJ's no longer around, as it's deprived us of the only real way to settle this argument.

FIGHT!

Er...

No.

It's a nice thought, though.

I don't bother with how people type on forums and stuff. For a lot of people English might not be their first language, so it's fair enough to expect mistakes. Plus it's an internet forum, it's not for publication. What really does my head in is lazy, incorrect English as spoken by the English. Like:

People that say 'pacific' when they mean 'specific'.

When people say 'myself' when they mean 'me'.

Use of the word 'party' as a verb.

The proliferative use of the word 'like' into sentences in which it doesn't belong. As in, "so I was, like, so angry that...". It doesn't make any difference to the emphasis or meaning of the sentence. it can also be used to irritating effect like this: "so I was just, like, what?". Doesn't even make sense.

And of course there is the famous High Rising Intonation, whereby every sentence becomes a question. Usage of the HRI is clearly grounds for compulsory euthanasia.

Braid its an awesome platformer with a decent story.ryrulez

Cheers for that, will check it out.

Ok, I'm going to bite the bullet and get an XBLA account. What games should I be looking at to get started? (Bear in mind that I'm an old-timer in my 30s!) Been checking out the videos on here for this Madballs thing which looks really cool, anyone got any thoughts?