Killer Instinct is F2P, offers one free character at launch
Killer Instinct will be free-to-play and offer only one free character at launch: Jago.
The newly-announced Killer Instinct for Xbox One is apparently embracing the free-to-play model. It's a digital-only release, and includes just one character to start. The rest, you'll have to pay for.
IGN reports that Jago is the free character on launch day, and the game will offer returning and new characters for a price. That cost is undetermined, for the time being. If the price is steep, we can probably expect to see quite a bit of Jago vs Jago matches online.
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Killer Instinct will be free-to-play and offer only one free character at launch: Jago.-
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This warrants more than just a facepalm. I am hammering nails with my forehead into my desk.
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It does guarantee that everyone who buys an xbo will try KI and then fight jago until they're sick. Tekken is also going free to play.
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Should have had Orchid be the character, at least the nerd boners would have temporarily distracted folk.
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I wonder if they'll let you test out a character before you buy it. There would be nothing worse than paying for a character that you hate playing or is unbalanced against the standard that everyone will be fighting against, jago.
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I was kinda hoping for a revamp of the old school 3D Models with the shiny neon/bright effects and bloom.
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Jago vs jago. High pitched man screams.. ..All day, everyday.
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I have no issue with this as long as you can pay regular retail price for all characters and levels.
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I don't think you understand what F2P actually means. It means you pay 3 or 4 times the regular 59.99 price to experience everything you would normally get for 59.99
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O6_Ob32JScw Some impressions from someone who regularly contributes to the fighting game community. Also, they are play testing an arcade cabinet at a bar called Stellas in the LA area for people that want to check it out (mentioned in the video).
Not enough to make me want to get an xbox one, but wanted to give some info without blindly bashing it.
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Hey. It sucks and you sucks. DEAL WITH IT
(I dont want to spend 500 bucks to play KI fukkk me )
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Ah, now the rape joke makes sense..... :p
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This is becoming a growing trend on mobile platforms: advertise your game as "free," then offer barebones content until you pay to unlock the full experience.
Come on. ONE free character? Two would be better, three ideal. But ONE?! -
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haha what a joke
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this used to exist, it's called Shareware. the only difference now is that I bet getting all the characters will cost more than 60 xbones which is bullshit. I still think it's awesome though cause you don't have to spend 60 bucks if you don't want cause it's free.
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UPDATE – During today’s Killer Instinct exhibition on Mad Catz’ live E3 2013 stream, representatives from Double Helix Games said that the original report saying their game would be strictly free-to-play was a misconception. Killer Instinct will be offered as a complete digital title, but the demo is where things will get interesting.
The trial version will feature Jago as the only playable character, allowing players to try out a limited version of the game. If they want to see more but are still unsure about buying the full game, additional characters, modes, and other features will be available to purchase. This will allow new players to flesh out the demo to fit their needs.
They also announced that Killer Instinct will be made available in various editions, including the standard package, collector’s bundles, and more.
http://shoryuken.com/2013/06/11/killer-instinct-launching-with-xbox-one-in-november-as-free-to-play-digital-title-jago-announced-as-sole-free-character/-
Ok, that's kind of cool.
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bringing back shareware is an awesome idea if the costs manage to stay reasonable
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I fired up Blake Stone 1 from GOG a while back. Since one of the concepts behind GOG is not to mess with the content of the releases, the game still has all the "buy now!" and "ordering info" stuff from the Shareware era (though why they have it in the full version still I'm not sure, I guess if you wanted to buy more copies).
What was Apogee charging for the full, registered 60-level game? $59.99. Yeah, they were asking for Modern Warfare prices on a game which I'm pretty sure shipped on a single floppy disk. I'm pretty sure Wolfenstein 3-D was the same deal. Oh, and they had a special deal going - both Blake Stone 1 and Wolfenstein 3-D (60 levels each) for $89.99.
And the thing is that was actually a good price for the era. Hell, occasionally a SNES game would hit $65-$75. So when I see people complaining about $59.99 for a game these days I just laugh. Compared to the Apogee era, a AAA video game at $59.99 is a ridiculous bargain.
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That's not really F2P though.
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Exactly.
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Again, just as with the Last Guardian info (as well as the recent Titan misinfo), thanks internet news!
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Remember when you could actually share shareware?
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I wonder if other characters unlock based on victory conditions or achievements or xp like other f2p games. If it is a straight up MT model for buying characters then why not do a premium release.
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No items, Jago only, Final Destination
