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I lost a little faith in Silicon Knights after Too Human. Hopefully they can step up their game. I'm glad they aren't wasting out time with Too Human 2 though.
I am optimistic. This has potential to be really cool. I keep imaging a "Mass-Effect-ish" game set in the Xmen universe. At least that's what I'm hoping for...
I would love a too human sequel. Lets hope baulder is a secret unlock character as a little hint towards a sequel.
Wow, I really hope they do this right. After reading the premise of this game though, this sounds like something BioWare would smash out of the park.
Oh shit, can we have a BioWare X-Men game!?
Oh shit, can we have a BioWare X-Men game!?
This game is 'destined' to fail. Geek and nerd will cancel each other out. It has to be one of the two.
Still dont get it, so it's a Xmen RPG and you have to pick between 3 premade characters? (would love to make my own)
I liked Too Human for what it was (an ambitious action RPG loot-fest with an intriguing premise) and I hope to one day get a sequel to help tie up some loose ends story-wise, however I'll gladly wait on TH2 if it means I get to play a stellar X-Men action RPG in-between.
I sort of wish Bioware was handling this, as an X-Men game with the same mechanics as Mass Effect (but with more melee) would be ASTOUNDING. Hopefully Silicon Knights can bring something interesting to the table with this one.
I sort of wish Bioware was handling this, as an X-Men game with the same mechanics as Mass Effect (but with more melee) would be ASTOUNDING. Hopefully Silicon Knights can bring something interesting to the table with this one.
I'm so fucking stoked for this, but then again I am an X-Men nerd and, while Too Human wasn't the best game ever made, they are a serious developer working on an X-Men game. How could I not be excited?
I mean, from how it sounds, they're going to mine the Purifiers story arc and probably lean on the mid 2000's stuff. Which was pretty good, all things considered.
I mean, from how it sounds, they're going to mine the Purifiers story arc and probably lean on the mid 2000's stuff. Which was pretty good, all things considered.
Silicon Knights lost pretty much all of my respect with Too Human, or specifically how they reacted when Too Human got ripped.
If this game is at least fun in any respect it will instantly be better than Too Human.
If this game is at least fun in any respect it will instantly be better than Too Human.
I love x men and was initially excited to hear about a new game but the fact that silicon knights are making this, the part about using other mutants powers makes me very weary for the quality of this title.
I'll wait to hear/see more on this one... I didn't really care for the teaser trailer and still haven't seen a single screen of the actual game.
As for Too Human, I wouldn't mind if they finished the trilogy as long as they fixed the game. The swordplay was decent in the game, but the guns pretty much sucked. Getting blown away a million times by unavoidable missiles and watching the Valkyrie animation over and over (and over) again obviously got tiresome as well. Hopefully they can figure out how to make it work and finish the trilogy (or maybe 1 sequel to finish it would be enough).
I'm still waiting on my Eternal Darkness sequel as well...
As for Too Human, I wouldn't mind if they finished the trilogy as long as they fixed the game. The swordplay was decent in the game, but the guns pretty much sucked. Getting blown away a million times by unavoidable missiles and watching the Valkyrie animation over and over (and over) again obviously got tiresome as well. Hopefully they can figure out how to make it work and finish the trilogy (or maybe 1 sequel to finish it would be enough).
I'm still waiting on my Eternal Darkness sequel as well...
@Nitex:
Too Human did tank pretty hard. However, Silicon Knights received some pretty hefty tax credits from the Canadian Government. Apparently that was enough to keep them going long enough to sign a new deal.
On a slightly unrelated note, does anyone else find it hilarious when the first installment in a planned trilogy completely faceplants? Advent Rising anyone?
Too Human did tank pretty hard. However, Silicon Knights received some pretty hefty tax credits from the Canadian Government. Apparently that was enough to keep them going long enough to sign a new deal.
On a slightly unrelated note, does anyone else find it hilarious when the first installment in a planned trilogy completely faceplants? Advent Rising anyone?
I am very cautiously optimistic.
They should base this on Grant Morrison's New X-Men run. The Stepford Cuckoos would be a hoot in the game. Plus its my favorite X-Men run ever.
They should base this on Grant Morrison's New X-Men run. The Stepford Cuckoos would be a hoot in the game. Plus its my favorite X-Men run ever.
The guys who made Jericho made Castlevania LoS so im guessing any developer can get a quality turnaround at some point. Give em a chance i say.
Too Human is terrible. Some of the worst enemy, level and game design ever released sans ET on atari.
It's PLAYABLE. I've owned it. But c'mon guys, let's not pretend "hey I dunno what all the hate was about"
short game that made you grind the same 5(?) stages over and over, shitty gameplay, a story so bad that I beat the game before I even realized there was a context to the shit I was killing.
It's PLAYABLE. I've owned it. But c'mon guys, let's not pretend "hey I dunno what all the hate was about"
short game that made you grind the same 5(?) stages over and over, shitty gameplay, a story so bad that I beat the game before I even realized there was a context to the shit I was killing.
Good for them for staying quiet after Too Human. They've got a lot of ground to make up for, but this conceptual stuff for the new X-men game at least sounds kind of interesting. Then again, so did the concept for Too Human.
"The player character is the child of a "human zealot" who campaigns against mutants as "nature's greatest mistake.""
That is one of the selectable characters origins, Adrian Luca. Not all three.
That is one of the selectable characters origins, Adrian Luca. Not all three.
It has been a long time since I thought the X-Men were relevent in any way. Maybe this is the game that will turn around that perception.
@dreamscape
The story to Too Human was incredible.
Read the Poetic Eddas (yeah I know, asking you to read may be a bit too much) and gather some culture. The story follows Norse mythology nearly to a T and is one of the things that made the game a masterpiece in my eyes.
It wasn't perfect but it certainly doesn't deserve the scorn it recieves whenever Silicone Knights are mentioned.
The story to Too Human was incredible.
Read the Poetic Eddas (yeah I know, asking you to read may be a bit too much) and gather some culture. The story follows Norse mythology nearly to a T and is one of the things that made the game a masterpiece in my eyes.
It wasn't perfect but it certainly doesn't deserve the scorn it recieves whenever Silicone Knights are mentioned.
I have to second accidentprone88. The absolute best possible thing they could be working on would be a sequel to Eternal Darkness. It blows my mind that such a great game has been so forgotten by the gaming community.
Most people who don't read the comics (heck, probably a lot that actually DO) wouldn't even know who this "famous face" Surge is. Blue-haired Asian girl who shoots electricity from her arms? Yes, please.
Could be interesting...though from the sound of it one of these possible characters could be Hope Summers (Mary Sue much?)...
Could be interesting...though from the sound of it one of these possible characters could be Hope Summers (Mary Sue much?)...
Uggghhhhh this was cool till this information.. Now its just muddled..
"tough decisions that an average X-Man has to make.": That doesn't actually sound fun.. I mean I've been a fan for a while and frankly the X-Men make shitty choices -A LOT. And just how average of an X-Man? I mean.. Cyclops isn't exactly adverage considering hes a leader.. Neither was Nightcrawler given his activity and leadership at times.. Wolverine can't even be explained because it'd take too long and cover too many books..
"Set during a period where mutant hate is at its height, and when the X-Men have suffered a significant loss." So they're either making up a time period or they're going to reuse a time period... And if its the latter then thats just lame.. We've seen that crap before in other X games, I don't think I want to see that again.
"The player character is the child of a "human zealot" who campaigns against mutants as "nature's greatest mistake." ... Oh great! We've never seen this storyline before EVER!
"One of three characters to pick, all of whom are now part of official X-Men canon.".. My biggest problem of all.. I liked the idea of making your own mutant in the way you'd make Shepard in Mass Effect.. This completely ruins that thought.. I mean this is pretty much telling us "LOOK ITS X-MEN LEDGENDS AGAIN!!".. In that game we played as Magma, a character that was already in the ranks of the X-Men -at some point- as far as the books were concerned.. Choosing from 3 doesn't fix the lameness of not being able to really craft your own "Destiny" because we have to piggyback on a character already in the canon.
"The game features X-Genes, which allow you to build your character with the skills of other mutants.".. Yeah its an RPG, we get it.. This doesn't make it any cooler then it possibly could have been..
"Decision Moments" occur throughout the story, presumably Destiny's take on "moral" choices." Again means nothing to me now that I know we'll be piggybacking on an established character.
"Gambit, Magneto, Surge and Quicksilver are four of the famous faces who will pop up.".. oh wow.. really?.. /sigh.. This game is probably going to have oodles of faces besides these 4.. Gambit is good to see, as is Magneto I guess.. But I can care less about Quicksilver or the general newbie named Surge (Shes new by comic standards, a few years being in print don't mean shit).
I don't know.. I went from Interested in buying it on day 1 to waiting for it to drop in price/getting it used in a matter of 7 bulletpoints.. Way to go Silicon Knights!
"tough decisions that an average X-Man has to make.": That doesn't actually sound fun.. I mean I've been a fan for a while and frankly the X-Men make shitty choices -A LOT. And just how average of an X-Man? I mean.. Cyclops isn't exactly adverage considering hes a leader.. Neither was Nightcrawler given his activity and leadership at times.. Wolverine can't even be explained because it'd take too long and cover too many books..
"Set during a period where mutant hate is at its height, and when the X-Men have suffered a significant loss." So they're either making up a time period or they're going to reuse a time period... And if its the latter then thats just lame.. We've seen that crap before in other X games, I don't think I want to see that again.
"The player character is the child of a "human zealot" who campaigns against mutants as "nature's greatest mistake." ... Oh great! We've never seen this storyline before EVER!
"One of three characters to pick, all of whom are now part of official X-Men canon.".. My biggest problem of all.. I liked the idea of making your own mutant in the way you'd make Shepard in Mass Effect.. This completely ruins that thought.. I mean this is pretty much telling us "LOOK ITS X-MEN LEDGENDS AGAIN!!".. In that game we played as Magma, a character that was already in the ranks of the X-Men -at some point- as far as the books were concerned.. Choosing from 3 doesn't fix the lameness of not being able to really craft your own "Destiny" because we have to piggyback on a character already in the canon.
"The game features X-Genes, which allow you to build your character with the skills of other mutants.".. Yeah its an RPG, we get it.. This doesn't make it any cooler then it possibly could have been..
"Decision Moments" occur throughout the story, presumably Destiny's take on "moral" choices." Again means nothing to me now that I know we'll be piggybacking on an established character.
"Gambit, Magneto, Surge and Quicksilver are four of the famous faces who will pop up.".. oh wow.. really?.. /sigh.. This game is probably going to have oodles of faces besides these 4.. Gambit is good to see, as is Magneto I guess.. But I can care less about Quicksilver or the general newbie named Surge (Shes new by comic standards, a few years being in print don't mean shit).
I don't know.. I went from Interested in buying it on day 1 to waiting for it to drop in price/getting it used in a matter of 7 bulletpoints.. Way to go Silicon Knights!
Dammit Sterling you had me till you said Activision! Suddenly I feel like I met a hot girl with stank feet.
Well, controlling an exclusive character is always better for me, as it adds more freedom to developers in terms of game mechanics and storylines.
Not the greatest comic fan (more of an manga kind of guy)but i prefer that to boring military/ generic medieval fantasy/ generic sci-fy setting all latest games seems to be in.
Not the greatest comic fan (more of an manga kind of guy)but i prefer that to boring military/ generic medieval fantasy/ generic sci-fy setting all latest games seems to be in.
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