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I just couldn't be entertained with the demo.
I think my nostalgia glasses ruined it for me.
I was expecting something akin to THPS 1 & 2 or Dave Mirra BMX, and instead it felt like I got BMX XXX.
I was planning on skipping it anyways.....you know, because of EA.
Kingdoms of Amalur was the final EA related game I would get.
I think my nostalgia glasses ruined it for me.
I was expecting something akin to THPS 1 & 2 or Dave Mirra BMX, and instead it felt like I got BMX XXX.
I was planning on skipping it anyways.....you know, because of EA.
Kingdoms of Amalur was the final EA related game I would get.
Any other long-term SSX fans want to give their impressions of the demo? I can't check it out, but I'm eager to know if the game's going to be worth getting.
This game looks really great, but I'm just not sure that I can support it because of the whole EA thing..
I really liked SSX Tricky and I just played the demo for a few minutes. Wont buy it because of EA though. Maybe I will get it for 10 bucks, used, in a gamestop. Don't want to support those fuckers.
So why are people protesting EA again? What did they do this time?
Online passes? Nearly every publisher does it now (Sony, WB, etc.)
Online passes? Nearly every publisher does it now (Sony, WB, etc.)
I've gotta admit, while they've made pulling off tricks easier than ever, racing is tough as nails. You've gotta blend pulling off tricks with slamming on the boost at the same time. So switching fluidly from getting massive air to cutting curves and finding the quickest route down the mountain is quite a challenge.
But tricks are just much more fluid and easy to pull off now that while it's a bit too easy, it just feels more enjoyable being able to launch myself in the air and hop off my board and spin it around like a helicopter blade like some kind of maniac.
SSX has always been about high speed trick heavy completely impossible snowboarding... And thank GOD they kept that in tact in this reboot.
But tricks are just much more fluid and easy to pull off now that while it's a bit too easy, it just feels more enjoyable being able to launch myself in the air and hop off my board and spin it around like a helicopter blade like some kind of maniac.
SSX has always been about high speed trick heavy completely impossible snowboarding... And thank GOD they kept that in tact in this reboot.
I'm going to buy this game so hard that it's going to walk around with its head drooped shamefully for several weeks.
The police are going to come to my house and arrest me for "excessive game buying".
My dick is going to be red and raw from the copious amounts of buying that I will be doing with regards to this video game.
The police are going to come to my house and arrest me for "excessive game buying".
My dick is going to be red and raw from the copious amounts of buying that I will be doing with regards to this video game.
SSX was one of my favorite franchises from the PS2/Xbox era and I absolutely loved the demo! Well, I could've done without the obnoxious dubstep, but the rest of it was pure awesome. Definitely picking this up.
I think it looks like shit tbh :/ I was expecting an amazing looking game but this just doesn't look good at all. And before you say graphics doesn't really matter, in this case it does, at least for me. I always found the amazing looking environments to be a great asset to the game and the screenshots from this game are certainly deceiving :(
What is this thing about "not supporting" EA? What the fuck people. When did videogames became such serious business instead of fun?
As a huge fan of the original SSX, this demo was really really fun. The classic controls are a nice way to play the game like it used to be, but tricks are so easy and fun to pull off with the standard controls, that I quickly went back to it.
The ridernet stuff is pretty cool. reminds me of the autolog, and that's not a bad thing.
The style of the game is pretty cool. The way the mountain waves out from you occasionally is kinda weird, but it's cool at the same time.
all in all, i wasn't sure if i wanted this game before, and now I do.
The ridernet stuff is pretty cool. reminds me of the autolog, and that's not a bad thing.
The style of the game is pretty cool. The way the mountain waves out from you occasionally is kinda weird, but it's cool at the same time.
all in all, i wasn't sure if i wanted this game before, and now I do.
It's a shame this game doesn't have a functioning online component. Would have been great to play against friends.
@Guilherme Borba
>When did videogames became such serious business instead of fun?
The moment companies like EA began to suck the fun out of video games to further their serious businesses.
>When did videogames became such serious business instead of fun?
The moment companies like EA began to suck the fun out of video games to further their serious businesses.
First off, I'm a die hard SSX fan and have been salivating for this game for an ungodly amount of time, I still play 3 and On-Tour from time to time. After replaying the demo till my fingers started hurting/bleeding, these are my thoughts:
I had a quick go at Eurogamer and I was dissapointed with the controls overall, but low and behold, EA have outdone themselves and added a Veteran control scheme, so if you are familiar with past games, then you can hop straight in. However, I urge you to take a little time to get to grips with the newer controls as they feel much more fluid. Ignore the face buttons, the full analogue control is where it is at. You can use the left stick for carving and flips (instead of D-pad of old) and the right stick for your grabs over the face buttons (you can use both on the fly) a lá EA Skate. It works ridiculously well and helps rack up the points quickly and helps to remove repeat tricks which you are heavily slated against as usual.
With this, freedom of control for your rider is so much sweeter, the carving is fast and furious, though a little too sensitive. The trick system, AKA man-gush system, is glorious; everything flips, spins and tweaks to near-perfection. Tricks can be cancelled a split second before you hit the ground, squeezing in a few points. Its all so fast. The only part of the control I didn't like was having to hold LT to snap to grindable objects that weren't rails (those where automatic)which often lead to my character clunking their head against a tree - though with practice that will get better.
Racing is arguably harder, gone are the sign posts that signal a cheeky shortcut, instead you have to ride the mountain yourself and discover the best routes possible (which usually means a lot of rails). It can be difficult to minimise your height and keep your speed; boost time has been reduced, and to maintain it you really need to keep a tricky/super tricky going which means you have to keep a combo. AI can pull ahead very fast in this instance, I've yet to get gold on the event race - partly due to the aforementioned sloppy carving, over steer is a huge issue - and you can loose speed very quickly.
The more I play the demo, the more I weep that I haven't managed to secure a review copy yet. They have brought back what made SSX fun, and then added so much, that by the end of play you'll have dirty bits of spaghetti for retinas instead of eyes.
I had a quick go at Eurogamer and I was dissapointed with the controls overall, but low and behold, EA have outdone themselves and added a Veteran control scheme, so if you are familiar with past games, then you can hop straight in. However, I urge you to take a little time to get to grips with the newer controls as they feel much more fluid. Ignore the face buttons, the full analogue control is where it is at. You can use the left stick for carving and flips (instead of D-pad of old) and the right stick for your grabs over the face buttons (you can use both on the fly) a lá EA Skate. It works ridiculously well and helps rack up the points quickly and helps to remove repeat tricks which you are heavily slated against as usual.
With this, freedom of control for your rider is so much sweeter, the carving is fast and furious, though a little too sensitive. The trick system, AKA man-gush system, is glorious; everything flips, spins and tweaks to near-perfection. Tricks can be cancelled a split second before you hit the ground, squeezing in a few points. Its all so fast. The only part of the control I didn't like was having to hold LT to snap to grindable objects that weren't rails (those where automatic)which often lead to my character clunking their head against a tree - though with practice that will get better.
Racing is arguably harder, gone are the sign posts that signal a cheeky shortcut, instead you have to ride the mountain yourself and discover the best routes possible (which usually means a lot of rails). It can be difficult to minimise your height and keep your speed; boost time has been reduced, and to maintain it you really need to keep a tricky/super tricky going which means you have to keep a combo. AI can pull ahead very fast in this instance, I've yet to get gold on the event race - partly due to the aforementioned sloppy carving, over steer is a huge issue - and you can loose speed very quickly.
The more I play the demo, the more I weep that I haven't managed to secure a review copy yet. They have brought back what made SSX fun, and then added so much, that by the end of play you'll have dirty bits of spaghetti for retinas instead of eyes.
Ok, picture SKATE, now replace it with Snow, Snowboards & Mountains, add some close up Fisheye, a hint of Monochrome & a dash of Smashing Pumpkins/Silversun Pickups for good measure. That my friends would be my ultimate snowboard game. SSX will be Gnarly yes, but it's nothing to what I have pictured in my head.
Heady days & Coronas be with you all.
Heady days & Coronas be with you all.
I'm buying two copies for all you EA nay-sayers out there... And no, they are not actually for you. Hell, I'm thinking about buying a third one for SHITS AND GIGGLES.
I may not know too much about this "EA boycott", but I do know that I love the SSX series and this title shouldn't be overlooked due to some "company drama".
For the love of videogames, let's play them & have fun! Oh, and nice preview btw!
I may not know too much about this "EA boycott", but I do know that I love the SSX series and this title shouldn't be overlooked due to some "company drama".
For the love of videogames, let's play them & have fun! Oh, and nice preview btw!
My pants have been wet because of this game ever since gamescom
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-talks-evolution-of-ssx-franchise-at-gamescom-209516.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-talks-evolution-of-ssx-franchise-at-gamescom-209516.phtml
Your all confusing me to death, it seems like the ones who actually knew what SSX is are protesting EA. And without given ANY reason at all. But the demo says it has all kinds of online multiplayer tournaments and events. But maybe that's not actual online multiplayer. I've yet to see it. But after playing the Demo I think it's gonna be 1 of the best games all year. IMO. Controls take some getting use to, but the games great.
Your all confusing me to death, it seems like the ones who actually knew what SSX is are protesting EA. And without given ANY reason at all. But the demo says it has all kinds of online multiplayer tournaments and events. But maybe that's not actual online multiplayer. I've yet to see it. But after playing the Demo I think it's gonna be 1 of the best games all year. IMO. Controls take some getting use to, but the games great.
SSX was always pretty cool, and this one looks sweet as hell. Can't wait. Still though, Amped 3 is the most bomb ass snowboarding game out there. Sucks that they stopped making them.
I am a huge fan of the series.
I played this a bunch at PAX. The game was beautiful and the mechanics and gameplay worked really well and it was really polished. It did what it intended to do really well.
That said, I was really disappointed. There were no fireworks! I don't recall if there was over the top commentary, but it if there was, it didn't stand out. The level on the pax demo was much like the untracked level from previous games - which is one of the most uninteresting, bland levels in the series - no buildings to crash through, no shortcuts through caves, no neon lights or city parks... just normal ski slope. The environment is downright realistic and tame compared to past SSX titles, while the tricks are still bonkers over-the-top crazy; which makes them seem out of place. Also, back in September, it seemed like they hadn't really developed any characters. I think I played as Max, but it was more like drone placeholder. It's like they had taken out everything that I really enjoyed from the series and what's left is the new SSX.
My assessment might be unfair since, I haven't played the newly released demo yet. I hope much of the above has changed in the time since it was on display at PAX. I really want the new SSX to be good (no matter how much of a problem I have with EA) and I want more of the experience that I have enjoyed from the series thus far. Unless they are able to deliver a user experience similar to their past titles, I'm gonna pass.
I played this a bunch at PAX. The game was beautiful and the mechanics and gameplay worked really well and it was really polished. It did what it intended to do really well.
That said, I was really disappointed. There were no fireworks! I don't recall if there was over the top commentary, but it if there was, it didn't stand out. The level on the pax demo was much like the untracked level from previous games - which is one of the most uninteresting, bland levels in the series - no buildings to crash through, no shortcuts through caves, no neon lights or city parks... just normal ski slope. The environment is downright realistic and tame compared to past SSX titles, while the tricks are still bonkers over-the-top crazy; which makes them seem out of place. Also, back in September, it seemed like they hadn't really developed any characters. I think I played as Max, but it was more like drone placeholder. It's like they had taken out everything that I really enjoyed from the series and what's left is the new SSX.
My assessment might be unfair since, I haven't played the newly released demo yet. I hope much of the above has changed in the time since it was on display at PAX. I really want the new SSX to be good (no matter how much of a problem I have with EA) and I want more of the experience that I have enjoyed from the series thus far. Unless they are able to deliver a user experience similar to their past titles, I'm gonna pass.
I think the reason behind the EA boycott is a new day one DLC for Mass Effect 3. The DLC leaves out a very important character that adds a lot to the main story, but instead of having a significant character packed into the game, you have to pay an extra 10 dollars, or buy the collectors edition. I am not saying what the character in the DLC is because it is a spoiler to the plot.
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