Sadly not yet, and I don't have XBL at the moment to download the demo for the 360 either.
SSX Demo: Feburary 21; (Euro PSN) February 22 [Up On Xbox Live/PSN]
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Stormwatch
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Is anybody else having issues with the demo crashing on the PS3? I had it crash twice while tricking in Bulldog. It may just be my PS3 or my hard drive going bad, though. The whole system just shut itself off. No lights or sounds or warning either.
Woke up and downloaded it this morning. Only had a chance to play it once, but it seemed pretty good. I chose to use face buttons for tricks, but it seemed like I had to move the right stick anyway in order for the trick to come off as impressive. Couldn't figure out how to jump either, but I guess that's what I get for skipping the tutorial.
And using R2 in a racing game annoys me as always. I wish this game just had fully customizable controls so I could assign boost to anything but R2 (or L2).
Will have to give it another try once I get home, but first impression is just "solid". Not awesome like the Twisted Metal demo, but certainly not bad either.
And using R2 in a racing game annoys me as always. I wish this game just had fully customizable controls so I could assign boost to anything but R2 (or L2).
Will have to give it another try once I get home, but first impression is just "solid". Not awesome like the Twisted Metal demo, but certainly not bad either.
The demo hardlocked my 360 once in the 3 or 4 hours I've played so far.
The same thing translates to the RS, but to jump you need to first pull down and then press up. You can hold the RS down to "pre-load" your jumps, which means more air the more you hold it. Also, when pre-loading, you can "pre-wind" your angle of rotation to get faster/more spins. Hold the LS any direction while pre-loading to pre-wind. You'll see your character shift their torso to reflect which direction your spin direction will be once you jump.
It seems complicated, but once you get it down, it'll feel natural.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Anyone know why the Demo is in 4:3 aspect ratio for me? I tried looking in the video settings for widescreen or something but the option doesn't exist.
I haven't played my PS3 in a while so I'm unsure if it's a system setting or something with this game.
I haven't played my PS3 in a while so I'm unsure if it's a system setting or something with this game.
It's a system setting under "display" options on the PS3 itself. Are you not using an HDTV? 4:3 is only an option if using 480i or 480p.
JaseMath
Member
Using classic controls I noticed it's harder to go trick-to-trick like the old SSXs. For example in the old games, you could press L1 (one trick) and while holding that, you could press L2 (another trick) and then while holding L2 you could press R1 (another trick) and so on. You didn't ever have to release buttons - you could transition your way around the controller. It was very smooth and natural.
In this new one, you have to press a button combination, release, press another button combination, release, and so on. Not a big deal, just anoher needless change that makes it feel less like SSX and makes me question my pre-order a bit more.
In this new one, you have to press a button combination, release, press another button combination, release, and so on. Not a big deal, just anoher needless change that makes it feel less like SSX and makes me question my pre-order a bit more.
This is how I feel after playing the demo. I came in third on the race course because I was still grappling with the controls, but I scored gold on the trick course on my first try. Maintaining a combo down the whole mountain was easymode compared to the old games, as was landing tricks. As long as I let go of all of the trick buttons a millisecond before hitting the ground I was fine, and there is no need to balance on grinds ore presses at all anymore. I also feel that the game is way too fast to really appreciate the tracks. I booted up Tricky again after playing the demo and had a lot more fun with Tricky than I did with the new game
. I'm going to download the PS3 demo tonight and give it another shot. Maybe I will enjoy it more with the "classic" controls on a DS controller.
I noticed that as well. Not a big fan of that.
AlanzTalon
Member
This is exactly my thought. I don't know if the camera is pulled back much further than I remember...but the tricks are just a blur of super fast spinning and one random leg sticking out. No seeming sense of finesse, of knowing what your real spin momentum is, no real difference between a front/back spin and a side spin. I just felt like the tricks were just meaningless flippy spins then a random string of trick names and a huge number. meaningless.
the tracks themselves also lacked personality. i like the idea of the open mountain...but i think back to tracks like Mercury City Meltdown and others, with the huge set jumps, fireworks, lights....the color, the announcer. more an X-Games Snowboard Supercross with setpieces rather than backcountry snowboarding.
I don't know...i was all gung ho about a new SSX and after a few hours with the demo i am out. just not what i wanted. real disappointed.
JaseMath
Member
You can adjust the camera in the final release. Maybe that will help quell the speed gripes I have. All in all, kind of feeling the same. Probably won't cancel my preorder or anything but I'm a little heart-broken at how disappointed I am so far.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
I'm using an HDTV. I did have to install a couple of updates because I haven't used the PS3 in a while so maybe it reset my display settings. Thanks for the reply.
Classic controls are so awkward and the demo doesn't explain them if you switch. Boost is what button!? (Spoiler: Square) But noooo we want you to press R2 despite the fact that isn't what you are using! Oh and press R2/L2 for signature trick that doesn't work either!
Controls for either scheme is awkward but the "new" controls make a bit of sense with "left hand/right hand" being square and O respectively.
Controls for either scheme is awkward but the "new" controls make a bit of sense with "left hand/right hand" being square and O respectively.
StrikerObi
Member
Downloading the PS3 demo right now. How is it compared to the Xbox one? Any noticeable difference?
AlanzTalon
Member
maybe. all in all i guess the game wasn't what i wanted/expected. not the game's fault necessarily...but i thought back to SSX2 and the tight, bright colorful kind of "arena" courses that had clearly marked lines, set-piece ramps/jumps, the fireworks, bass hits, and a trick system that forced you to think about the progression on your spin/grab.
even after 2 hours in the demo, i just felt like it was still spamming flips and grabs while i tried to figure out where the hell i was going.
So I haven't gotten a chance to dl the PSN demo yet (I will when I get home today), but I have a question about the controls.
I keep hearing about the two control schemes, and it sounds like the "Classic" setup uses the face buttons for tricks? Why the FUCK doesn't the classic scheme use the R1/R2/L1/L2 setup like all of the previous games? That makes absolutely no sense to me.
I keep hearing about the two control schemes, and it sounds like the "Classic" setup uses the face buttons for tricks? Why the FUCK doesn't the classic scheme use the R1/R2/L1/L2 setup like all of the previous games? That makes absolutely no sense to me.
The classic setup does use the shoulders for tricks. The "new" control scheme allows you to use either the right stick OR the face buttons for tricks.
Baconsammy
Banned
The demo convinced me that punching/shoving would be great. Most of the ghosts I'm chasing for a top speed are following the same line as me. There would definitely be a time for some nastiness.
Oh, okay. That's good to hear. Thanks for clearing that up.
JaseMath
Member
Yeah for me, On Tour was the perfect combination of open tracks, making the game faster and a rewarding trick system. For others, On Tour was too fast and moved away from Tricky/SSX 3 too much and at the time, I had no idea what those people were talking about. Having played this demo, I can say I know what their problem was - it's just takes the formula a little too far.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
I'm not really talking about that, I'm talking about there being no live, synced races. It's just you on your own, and then there just happens to be other ghostly players around who you don't actually interact with or actively compete against.
With recorded ghosts, sure. Then you're actually synced up with the ghosts when you race, so you have someone to beat. When you're playing online with real people, that won't be the case. You'll all just be racing against each others' times, not live against each other, despite being in the same space. Collisions or no collisions, it's just a strange omission that there are no head-to-head races where you start together and actually race each other.
I'm still excited about the online features in the game, they sound pretty great. But yeah, strange omission.
Finished downloading and playing it now. It's my first ssx game and holy shit this is amazing and holy shit I'm terrible at this. I've struggled just to get bronze and I just happened to get silver by luck. Now I have a question, Is the only event the race it? I've been looking at some of the responses and I see people talking about some guys 35m trick it event. Is there any way for me to unlock trick it or am I just stuck doing race it events?
ElzarTheBam
Member
Exit the event, and on the globe find New Zealand, for the trick it event, the demo does a terrible job at making this clear.
iFootball
Member
Actually, I disagree... as soon as you complete the tutorial, two of your RiderNet notifications on the top menu clearly lets you know that those two events are available... if you select any of those notifications and press "X" (or whatever) it'll take you directly to the event.
It seems well made, but I am kind of also of the philosophy that this doesn't feel like SSX, or they went too far with the Burnout inspiration. It just seems to be in too big of a rush and wants you jumping at all times. The analog controls work so well for Skate because you can keep up no matter how fast the game gets. Not here. Also, it's really hard for me to tell how my guy is going to land when he's spinning. He just looks like a ball of cloth.
I'm trying to appreciate it, but I just keep getting frustrated. It feels more like Tony Hawk without any sense of control
I'm trying to appreciate it, but I just keep getting frustrated. It feels more like Tony Hawk without any sense of control
BruiserBear
Banned
I consider myself to be among the OCD type when it comes to differences between platforms.
Now I only got a chance to run through the PS3 demo race once this morning before work, but in my quick judgement it seemed to be very similar to the 360 version. I detected no graphical differences in my short time with it.
The dual shock felt better with the game, as I suspected it would. I also reloaded the race after finishing it, and it felt like it reloaded faster than it did on the 360.
Baconsammy
Banned
It left me wanting a pristine mountain with no music, tons of deep snow, no rails, no goofy trainwrecks or busted-up pipelines. Just me and a board. I hope there's a lot of that in the final.
As for the differences in the demos, I played the 360 version most of the day and easily matched my best time on the PS3 version on the very first run. They feel identical.
As for the differences in the demos, I played the 360 version most of the day and easily matched my best time on the PS3 version on the very first run. They feel identical.
Neuromancer
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BruiserBear
Banned
My very brief assessment was that they were very similar. It's possible the true pixel counters will tell us otherwise, but I think it's safe to say there will be no "botched" PS3 version of this game.
Baconsammy
Banned
Yep, the controller. 360 version using standard controls felt much nicer to me than the dual shock, but I've never liked the size or shape (or stick placement) on the dual shocks. PS3 users in America also get Mt Fuji exclusively (forever? Or perhaps a small amount of time, I dont know).
Dreamer RD
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Im total noob in snowboard simulators, but the demo is damn fun. Awesome music also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yCalgGY1Fw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yCalgGY1Fw
Iron_Scimitar
Banned
I've been playing the trick course about 20 times now. No lock ups or any issues. (PS3)
Damn this game is fun.
Damn this game is fun.
So I play the demo for like 2 hours now and still going on, bottle of wine in me, family member must have gone up the stairs to tell me that its fuckin loud and bassy down there and I love it!
I am not so good and noticed that if I want to change something I must leave r2 and buttons alone and press them again.
How I love when I am in tricky and run dmc remix starts to play- my blood is rushing.
I will get better and then kick some serious ass.
Misterska, Funkee and Jason...You are next... I will break the 8mil score...
I am not so good and noticed that if I want to change something I must leave r2 and buttons alone and press them again.
How I love when I am in tricky and run dmc remix starts to play- my blood is rushing.
I will get better and then kick some serious ass.
Misterska, Funkee and Jason...You are next... I will break the 8mil score...
JaseMath
Member
I think I hit 7.7 or something close. I know I beat Dragnet - that's all I wanted to do last night. My first victory over a GAFfer.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Been playing the demo for a bit now, and... I love it! Sure, it may not feel exactly like SSX 3, but it still feels pretty damn good to me.
I've been switching between the different control schemes, and I'm pretty sure I prefer the standard controls using buttons. Using the right stick for grabs just doesn't click for me, and there's a weird disconnect between flicking it up to jump and then using it to perform tricks. Using the buttons feels much more natural. The classic scheme works well too (feels pretty much like the older games to me), but having rewind on Circle is annoying, and I also prefer boosting with R2 (X + R2 is a more comfortable button combination than X + Square). I also actually appreciate not having to switch between the left stick and the D-pad to wind up jumps and perform spins. I wasn't sure how I would feel about that, but it feels pretty good.
The PS3 version seems to be running pretty damn good. There are huge frame drops at the very beginning of the tutorial, when you first see the helicopter, but after that it's been really smooth.
I've managed to score about 10.6M points on the Trick It drop so far.
I've been switching between the different control schemes, and I'm pretty sure I prefer the standard controls using buttons. Using the right stick for grabs just doesn't click for me, and there's a weird disconnect between flicking it up to jump and then using it to perform tricks. Using the buttons feels much more natural. The classic scheme works well too (feels pretty much like the older games to me), but having rewind on Circle is annoying, and I also prefer boosting with R2 (X + R2 is a more comfortable button combination than X + Square). I also actually appreciate not having to switch between the left stick and the D-pad to wind up jumps and perform spins. I wasn't sure how I would feel about that, but it feels pretty good.
The PS3 version seems to be running pretty damn good. There are huge frame drops at the very beginning of the tutorial, when you first see the helicopter, but after that it's been really smooth.
I've managed to score about 10.6M points on the Trick It drop so far.
My dudes, stop mashing through the info screens. The demo answers basically everyone's questions that keep coming up in here. Haha. The OP is also updated to cover the questions that keep coming up.
You can change the camera. Hit back/select.
And for a breakdown of the trick system, it's on this very page. (Thanks, StrikerObi!)
I'll admit that the demo probably should've left the other regions out of the globe menu interface. Hitting back/select on the globe menu will bring up RiderNet, which allows you to find the tracks much faster. (It also shows your friends/rivals.)
Just destroyed my Java test. Gonna finalllly update the |OT| and then destroy Todd Batty's race time on JT2.
Oh, and I'm stilllll :lol'ing at Tokubetsu. MEET ME SOMEWHERE.
You can change the camera. Hit back/select.
And for a breakdown of the trick system, it's on this very page. (Thanks, StrikerObi!)
I'll admit that the demo probably should've left the other regions out of the globe menu interface. Hitting back/select on the globe menu will bring up RiderNet, which allows you to find the tracks much faster. (It also shows your friends/rivals.)
Just destroyed my Java test. Gonna finalllly update the |OT| and then destroy Todd Batty's race time on JT2.
Oh, and I'm stilllll :lol'ing at Tokubetsu. MEET ME SOMEWHERE.
Downloading no, but installing isn't happening for me. I get error 80029562, and redownloading it is not helping. Reinstalled it 13 times by now, keeps ons crashing around 13%.
Fuck this noise. I'm going to download the EU version when I'm off of work...hope that one does the job.
I'm unsure. The demo doesn't change the tooltips if you choose Classic controls. (Which is an oversight!)
Has someone who's tried the Classic controls figured this out?
Baconsammy
Banned
Standard controls are really easy to grasp when you wrap your mind around the fact that X/Square is your left hand and B/Circle is your right.
iFootball
Member
I'm with you.... and actually, learning from this very thread that while in standard mode you can also trick using the buttons I think I'm going to stick to standard controls... I just didn't realize that last night when I tired the demo.
-bakalhau-
Member
There's actual racing on the World Tour
This is explore mode on the demo.There are backcountry peaks with, I suppose, no human structures. There are also the 9 deadly descents which are as natural and raw as SSX tracks get.
I think I hit 7.7 or something close. I know I beat Dragnet - that's all I wanted to do last night. My first victory over a GAFfer.
Hehe
I am still trying to get hang of it..and I do, but sometimes I mess up big time.
I love how I feel that someone is better than me and I must continue to get better.
Also, not that mad, but wanting to get better..
edit: Launched the game again, looked at ridernet wall, pressed X to go to where someone was, loading and stuck...home button, quit game, ps3 restarted...
I did the tutorial a few times, but once StrikerObi typed it out and I got the chance to read it, my mind was blown. It's different, but once you get it and can start using it effectively, it makes a tonne of logical sense. I actually really like the controls now.
The other thing that helps is to think that tapping X/B (or square/circle, on PS3) "chooses" what arm you're using and then, if you do it fast enough (and in combination any other button) you will put your hand there.
So if you think about the buttons as places on the board, tapXholdY will put your right hand on the nose. Then you can tweak with RT.
EDIT: Thank you, ultron87!