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Crap is crap.
If I spent months and months of my life developing said crap, I would probably defend it on the internet.
But crap is still crap.
If I spent months and months of my life developing said crap, I would probably defend it on the internet.
But crap is still crap.
Well, yeah. No one wants their game to fail, but how much work did he actually put into this outside of slapping his name on the label? Did he actually have a hand in any of its design? Operation? I'm sure it could've worked somehow, but I read your review and I got the idea that your efforts just had no meaningful effect on the game. So you really only had a very pricey board which you couldn't use.
Is the only reason your review didn't get such critical backlash was because many gamers already panned the peripheral on its unveiling, or because you're not a certain other person? =P Seriously though. Why do people have a problem with scoring games properly? Boggles the mind.
Is the only reason your review didn't get such critical backlash was because many gamers already panned the peripheral on its unveiling, or because you're not a certain other person? =P Seriously though. Why do people have a problem with scoring games properly? Boggles the mind.
Post your own twitter:
"Wishes that certain media figures would stop milking their image to create more lackluster games well after they are relevant".
"Wishes that certain media figures would stop milking their image to create more lackluster games well after they are relevant".
Ha, I love Eurogamer's tagline on Metacritic.
"Don't buy RIDE......unless you want to be TAKEN FOR ONE!"
LOLHUMOUR.
"Don't buy RIDE......unless you want to be TAKEN FOR ONE!"
LOLHUMOUR.
Expect a letter in the mail or on his blog telling you "how to play it" Brutal Legend and Lair style.
They had a trial version at Toys R Us and I couldn't for the life of me get it to work, and I used to actually skateboard. Crap game is crap. I'll admit the idea was interesting, but the execution was poor to abysmal at best.
They had a trial version at Toys R Us and I couldn't for the life of me get it to work, and I used to actually skateboard. Crap game is crap. I'll admit the idea was interesting, but the execution was poor to abysmal at best.
From what I've seen Ride just looks...well, boring. I don't trust the responsiveness of the board and the game overall just looks too simplified. I understand it's supposed to be realistic (wait a second..), but realistically, if anyone wanted realistic skateboarding, they'd buy a real skate board, really.
Oh, and yeah, dropping 100+ bucks on a controller I can safely assume I'll never use ever again? Not so much.
Oh, and yeah, dropping 100+ bucks on a controller I can safely assume I'll never use ever again? Not so much.
Well i tried it at GamesCom and thought it would be quite ok but they only let us play with the "automated" steering... I once bought that snowboard for the original xbox and it seemed a lot more responsive to be honest, too bad it takes a huge amount of balance to actually stay on that thing... but it is hilarious if somebody falls with it :-)
I feel for him, I can see what they wanted to achieve, but I couldn't see it working as a skater myself, I mean, you're just not going to be able to replicate flips and all the techy stuff with a plastic board, no matter how good its sensers are.
It must grate to have this latest installment shat upon, but if it aint good, it aint good. The analogue controls in Skate are inspired, and I'm afraid Tony Hawk, as much as I respect the man, is going to have to pull something quite special out of the bag to win back the a lot of the fans of skating games.
Something that I thought was interesting is how over the top all the previous Hawk games have been, and the dedication to that particular mechanic from its fans. Presumably, in order to make the peripheral work, a lot of that OTT stuff must have been toned down... or not? (I've not played it). But if not, then the disconnect between what you are doing with the peripheral, and what you're seeing on screen must be huge, But if it is toned down, then a lot of what made TH games so fun in the past must be absent form this supposed 'step forward' for the series.
It must grate to have this latest installment shat upon, but if it aint good, it aint good. The analogue controls in Skate are inspired, and I'm afraid Tony Hawk, as much as I respect the man, is going to have to pull something quite special out of the bag to win back the a lot of the fans of skating games.
Something that I thought was interesting is how over the top all the previous Hawk games have been, and the dedication to that particular mechanic from its fans. Presumably, in order to make the peripheral work, a lot of that OTT stuff must have been toned down... or not? (I've not played it). But if not, then the disconnect between what you are doing with the peripheral, and what you're seeing on screen must be huge, But if it is toned down, then a lot of what made TH games so fun in the past must be absent form this supposed 'step forward' for the series.
Oh tony,
your games wasnt good since thps2. thps1 was cool, the 2 attempt the best. Since 3, its the same ,like gta, only polished crap.
but back to the new one: i played it in the gamestore here, not my thing. i like skateit on the balanceboard, yeah, but this board is imho too realistic. i skated in early days, not so good i admit, olli,backollie, ollie-flip...some tricks, not much and not good. here, i must grab the right sensors perfectly - huhhh, not so good. the game itsself gots a lot of loading screens and times, or?
your games wasnt good since thps2. thps1 was cool, the 2 attempt the best. Since 3, its the same ,like gta, only polished crap.
but back to the new one: i played it in the gamestore here, not my thing. i like skateit on the balanceboard, yeah, but this board is imho too realistic. i skated in early days, not so good i admit, olli,backollie, ollie-flip...some tricks, not much and not good. here, i must grab the right sensors perfectly - huhhh, not so good. the game itsself gots a lot of loading screens and times, or?
Wow, Tony. Whining on the internet and blaming nameless critics when they don't score things the way you want. Way to set yourself apart from the gaming community.
"Poor review scores will result in an outcry, comments pouring in to defend the title or question the reviewer. "
Come on! Do you really think that every type of audience will come to geeky hardcore gamer's blog to defend their Nintendog or whatever? Sometime reviewers appear to be disconnected from the mainstream culture (not gaming culture!) and maybe that's why games like Avatar receive a shit storm from those gamers but is in the top 10 best games in Rollingstone magazine.
Come on! Do you really think that every type of audience will come to geeky hardcore gamer's blog to defend their Nintendog or whatever? Sometime reviewers appear to be disconnected from the mainstream culture (not gaming culture!) and maybe that's why games like Avatar receive a shit storm from those gamers but is in the top 10 best games in Rollingstone magazine.
Let's just say this. I'm a skater and had more fun just jumping around on the board and trying to make it do real tricks IRL. It was far less aggravating than actually turning on the game and trying to play. The board is solid BUT the game is far from solid/responsive/good/anything acceptable.
Maybe he should have given it a test run or something...
People don't buy into this gimmicky shit, when will devs learn?
People don't buy into this gimmicky shit, when will devs learn?
I wonder how well it would hold up with a set of trucks slapped on it. Maybe it'll work as a half decent novelty deck, because it really doesn't work as a game controller once you take it off easy mode.
What Bacchus said is dead-on.
If I spent so much time on something that turned out to be generally hated by the video-gaming public, I'd be BAAAAAAWing too.
If I spent so much time on something that turned out to be generally hated by the video-gaming public, I'd be BAAAAAAWing too.
I haven't skateboarded since the late 80's and I was really interested in checking this game out (probably still will). But once the E3 videos began surfacing showing all of the 'forced fun' you can have with this game, my desire to own this game went down substantially.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XEV8Jcqn70
Seriously, that is the most fun you could capture on camera for this game? An Activision rep high-fiving Paul Rodriguez in a room full of wine and cheesers?
Well, when the reviews hit my it appears that my original E3 video fears on this title were confirmed. Even though I will withhold my review of this title till I can get my hands on it, this game sounds as exciting as Tony Hawk signing his signature three times on a sheet of paper and pointing at a camera.
I am just hoping that Tony Hawk will recover from this as he really doesn't have much outside of this video game franchise of his. Seriously, he only has his millions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of fans, worldwide brand recognition, a hot wife and a loving family...
,,,now I've just depressed myself :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XEV8Jcqn70
Seriously, that is the most fun you could capture on camera for this game? An Activision rep high-fiving Paul Rodriguez in a room full of wine and cheesers?
Well, when the reviews hit my it appears that my original E3 video fears on this title were confirmed. Even though I will withhold my review of this title till I can get my hands on it, this game sounds as exciting as Tony Hawk signing his signature three times on a sheet of paper and pointing at a camera.
I am just hoping that Tony Hawk will recover from this as he really doesn't have much outside of this video game franchise of his. Seriously, he only has his millions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of fans, worldwide brand recognition, a hot wife and a loving family...
,,,now I've just depressed myself :(
Am I the only one who thinks that Tony Hawk doesn't really update that twitter? In every other post he writes "PLAYING THRIDE CAUSE IT TOTALLY ROCKZORZ!!!!"
I somehow doubt that Tony effing Hawk is sitting around playing and loving that garbage of a videogame.
I somehow doubt that Tony effing Hawk is sitting around playing and loving that garbage of a videogame.
He's not very bright. I met Tony Hawk at an E3 back when he was promoting Pro Skater 3. I was taking photos and he came up to me to show me how my flash works, so I told him it used ambient light and his response was "durr?" Funny thing is that he doesn't do drugs. My guess is that he hit his head falling off his board a few times. I guess I might be a troll in real life, cause at the same E3 I royally pissed off Amy Jo Johnson (1st Pink Power Ranger) and Ice T as well. Their shit stank too.
@SnatchTease
Man, I'd love to be around you when some of these "shenanigans" happen.
I've got stories with celebs, but they're probably not as epic as yours.
I don't know if this is correct, but from what I heard, Tony was the one who came up with the idea for a skateboard peripheral. Too bad it straight up doesn't work; I'm not too sure if Tony realizes that.
Man, I'd love to be around you when some of these "shenanigans" happen.
I've got stories with celebs, but they're probably not as epic as yours.
I don't know if this is correct, but from what I heard, Tony was the one who came up with the idea for a skateboard peripheral. Too bad it straight up doesn't work; I'm not too sure if Tony realizes that.
@Nitex
i'm in total agreement.
this could have come out as a balance board game on wii, and it actually would have sold. stupid game makers, don't you have any common sense? you're going to have to buy quite a lot of room at the landfill for this garbage.
i'm in total agreement.
this could have come out as a balance board game on wii, and it actually would have sold. stupid game makers, don't you have any common sense? you're going to have to buy quite a lot of room at the landfill for this garbage.
Clearly, reviewers aren't surrounding themselves with enough attractive, clean-cut 20somethings when they play this game.
@VinceNotVance: Amy Jo Johnson was in a booth signing DVDs that were being handed out in the next booth over, a movie which she wasn't in, she just had the bad luck of being in that booth. That was part of her dismay I am sure, but her true problem was her attitude to all the attendees. Everyone around was whispering to one another "who is she?!" since it was a good few years since she had been a power ranger, so I mustered up, loud as hell, "Yo who is that bitch and what she ever been in?! Fuck this, lets go to the Dolby booth". She stormed out of there in a blink, all red-faced. I looked at my DVD, and said "oh shit, I had a crush on her in middle school". I didn't care, the Dolby booth was awesome.
Ice T, he was in the VIP Fox Interactive lounge they set up on a platform above the show floor, sipping away at "Whoop Ass" energy drink. I was working on the Aliens vs Predator website for Fox & Rebellion at the time, so I might have had a pass. Anyhow I went up to him just for a little "Hi, good work!", he blew me off, and it all might have come out as "You know what, fuck you, you're a C-list actor and a D-grade rapper, and a bitch". Smiling at his brief fit of rage, I though I saw his eyes well up.
Seriously though, I have nothing against the rich and famous. Let 'em do their thing, but if anyone comes anywhere near me with any sort of smug sense of entitlement and I'll shit on them, publicly.
Recently, I met and chatted briefly with Michael Emerson (Ben from Lost) and I have to tell you, that I've never met a more humble, polite, or friendlier person in the film industry. Especially one that can easily play such bad dudes.
Ice T, he was in the VIP Fox Interactive lounge they set up on a platform above the show floor, sipping away at "Whoop Ass" energy drink. I was working on the Aliens vs Predator website for Fox & Rebellion at the time, so I might have had a pass. Anyhow I went up to him just for a little "Hi, good work!", he blew me off, and it all might have come out as "You know what, fuck you, you're a C-list actor and a D-grade rapper, and a bitch". Smiling at his brief fit of rage, I though I saw his eyes well up.
Seriously though, I have nothing against the rich and famous. Let 'em do their thing, but if anyone comes anywhere near me with any sort of smug sense of entitlement and I'll shit on them, publicly.
Recently, I met and chatted briefly with Michael Emerson (Ben from Lost) and I have to tell you, that I've never met a more humble, polite, or friendlier person in the film industry. Especially one that can easily play such bad dudes.
I tried it at a futureshop the other day. To put it bluntly, it's terrible. I stepped up to it, and it asked me to choose one of three modes, Easy, Confident, and hardcore or some shit like that. The description of easy was pretty much "We play the game for you while you jump around and look like an idiot", so I chose confident.
The first thing I noticed was that turning is hard as hell, it feels like you are constantly trying to balance a 50-50 grind on the stupid plastic deck thing, and when you turn the other direction of which you are going, you ALWAYS turn way too much and bash into a wall. And fliptricks are ridiculous, I have no clue how on earth it works, I tried doing every possible manouver I could on that deck, and could only do shove-its and 360 flips. Don't even get me started on grabs.
And in my entire 45 minutes or so of playing, I encountered a whole bunch of glitches. Clipping into walls, randomly flipping upside down, and riding underground, ollieing when trying to turn, you name it.
And just for the record, I consider myself an alright skater in real life. This game is harder than a christ air backflip in real life. Just get skate if you want a good skateboarding game.
The first thing I noticed was that turning is hard as hell, it feels like you are constantly trying to balance a 50-50 grind on the stupid plastic deck thing, and when you turn the other direction of which you are going, you ALWAYS turn way too much and bash into a wall. And fliptricks are ridiculous, I have no clue how on earth it works, I tried doing every possible manouver I could on that deck, and could only do shove-its and 360 flips. Don't even get me started on grabs.
And in my entire 45 minutes or so of playing, I encountered a whole bunch of glitches. Clipping into walls, randomly flipping upside down, and riding underground, ollieing when trying to turn, you name it.
And just for the record, I consider myself an alright skater in real life. This game is harder than a christ air backflip in real life. Just get skate if you want a good skateboarding game.
I bought it and liked it. I don't think its hard and i think it responds well. I dont skate board but i do snowboard maybe that why i think it plays well. Dont really care what tony hawk is saying, but i had a blast playing it.
Last week on his XM Sirius show on Faction, he was bitching about how the game wasn't created for people who review games. It was made for the crowd that likes stuff like wii sports.
It was kinda funny but kinda sad see how I do respect the guy quite a bit.
It was kinda funny but kinda sad see how I do respect the guy quite a bit.
@JDigital
I have to admit, there is something quite adorable about that picture of her. She looks like she almost is going down the manga sad eyes/eliza dushku eyes, but they stay straight. Personally, Almost everything about Eliza is hot, which makes up for the sad eyes, which actually only standout in certain photos.
I have to admit, there is something quite adorable about that picture of her. She looks like she almost is going down the manga sad eyes/eliza dushku eyes, but they stay straight. Personally, Almost everything about Eliza is hot, which makes up for the sad eyes, which actually only standout in certain photos.
Too much negativity here.
I can say myself, I've always enjoyed the Tony Hawk series. And Tony Hawk has always been a great role model for me. There was a time where I felt that pro skaters were all just brats who love what they do and their self-image more than themselves or anyone else. But Tony Hawk has always been one of those guys who maintained a good image for me, all throughout life. I feel that his maturity level left a lasting impression on me when I really needed guidance.
Of all the people to land a 900 televised first, I'm glad it was Tony. It seemed like it was almost destined so.
I would tell Tony that even some of my favorite games had iffy reception (Monster Hunter, Flower sun and Rain, killer7). And usually, low scores means you took a risk. And in TH Ride's case they definitely took a risk. And I respect that as much as I do you Tony.
I can say myself, I've always enjoyed the Tony Hawk series. And Tony Hawk has always been a great role model for me. There was a time where I felt that pro skaters were all just brats who love what they do and their self-image more than themselves or anyone else. But Tony Hawk has always been one of those guys who maintained a good image for me, all throughout life. I feel that his maturity level left a lasting impression on me when I really needed guidance.
Of all the people to land a 900 televised first, I'm glad it was Tony. It seemed like it was almost destined so.
I would tell Tony that even some of my favorite games had iffy reception (Monster Hunter, Flower sun and Rain, killer7). And usually, low scores means you took a risk. And in TH Ride's case they definitely took a risk. And I respect that as much as I do you Tony.
@JDigital
Holy crap! That is NOT who I thought his wife was! I saw a video of Tony Hawk at his skateboard company and completely mistook his wife for someone else.
I'd rather bang this:
Sheesh! And Skribble, you aren't making it any better. Someone get me some eyewash STAT!
Holy crap! That is NOT who I thought his wife was! I saw a video of Tony Hawk at his skateboard company and completely mistook his wife for someone else.
I'd rather bang this:
Sheesh! And Skribble, you aren't making it any better. Someone get me some eyewash STAT!
Wahahahahahaha.
Wonder how much money Acti pumped into creating this £90 skateboard shaped pile of shite?
"Hi Tony, it's Bobby, yeah that whole RIDE thing isn't going so well, got pretty slated all across the internet. Now you and I have had some good times with this franchise, and i need you to push your name some more. Go on Twitter and tell the world how wrong they are about RIDE, I want that fucking ROI Tony!"
"For fuck's sake, first Guitar hero drops off, then DJ hero fails, now this! I love CoD and all, but how am i going to shoehorn a plastic perhipheral into that?...."
Wonder how much money Acti pumped into creating this £90 skateboard shaped pile of shite?
"Hi Tony, it's Bobby, yeah that whole RIDE thing isn't going so well, got pretty slated all across the internet. Now you and I have had some good times with this franchise, and i need you to push your name some more. Go on Twitter and tell the world how wrong they are about RIDE, I want that fucking ROI Tony!"
"For fuck's sake, first Guitar hero drops off, then DJ hero fails, now this! I love CoD and all, but how am i going to shoehorn a plastic perhipheral into that?...."
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