You can just press pause and quit the tutorial, it'll drop you straight into the actual game
SSX Demo: Feburary 21; (Euro PSN) February 22 [Up On Xbox Live/PSN]
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You can just press pause and quit the tutorial, it'll drop you straight into the actual game
Haha. I love it. "Oh, I see you beat that friend you were working on beating for the past hour. It's about time.
Here's a new one that has 3 million more points than you do!"
I get the feeling, I was so happy in my "2nd place" then more people added me and I winded up being on 7th place .-.
So what gives more points? A shorter chain of longer tricks or a larger chain of shorter tricks?
Messofanego
Banned
So am I hearing this right, there isn't going to be actual competitive multiplayer in the game?
There are a lot of technicalities in there for veteran players, but it basically amounts to longer combos (think 100+ on a run like Bulldog) being better because of a special multiplier applied to a combo of that length.
Here's some theory and a breakdown of the combo system. It contains commentary from Todd Batty, the game's creative director.
So am I hearing this right, there isn't going to be actual competitive multiplayer in the game?
Watch this and see what you think.
Then there's the login messages.
Ridernet: Hey buddy, 5 more people destroyed your time on JT2 since you've been gone.
Me:
Damn you Ridernet!
So am I hearing this right, there isn't going to be actual competitive multiplayer in the game?
More competitive than you think.
After about 10 tries I finally beat that asshole Alex! Feels good man.
Anyway, impressions time. I just wasn't feeling classic controls at all, so I switched to the standard ones. Doing much better now, and doing tricks with the right stick feels a lot better than I thought it would (on PS3 at least). Quite fun stuff. Mountain is designed nicely too. Lots of different ways to take. Though to beat Alex, I pretty much had to follow his path.
My biggest gripe is probably how easy it is to get bounced around. So many times I was about to beat Alex, only to get completely screwed up by the very tip of a branch or something. Almost feels like I'm going against the mountain rather than my opponents....but I guess that makes sense since true multiplayer interact seems to be missing.
Still don't like using R2 to boost either. Wish I could just assign it to the box button.
Overall, it's a fun game. Definitely takes some adjusting though.
Anyway, impressions time. I just wasn't feeling classic controls at all, so I switched to the standard ones. Doing much better now, and doing tricks with the right stick feels a lot better than I thought it would (on PS3 at least). Quite fun stuff. Mountain is designed nicely too. Lots of different ways to take. Though to beat Alex, I pretty much had to follow his path.
My biggest gripe is probably how easy it is to get bounced around. So many times I was about to beat Alex, only to get completely screwed up by the very tip of a branch or something. Almost feels like I'm going against the mountain rather than my opponents....but I guess that makes sense since true multiplayer interact seems to be missing.
Still don't like using R2 to boost either. Wish I could just assign it to the box button.
Overall, it's a fun game. Definitely takes some adjusting though.
Whaaa?
Deadly Descents brah
Anticitizen One
Banned
Ive been playing since yesterday and still can't beat Alex. Feels bad man
Yep. :/
Unless I missed something, it's the same for both setups. WOuld be nice if the full game custom controls.
Heh, pretty much.
Following his path and out-boosting him is the only way I did it. Only managed to get ahead of him by like 2 seconds in the end too.
Anticitizen One
Banned
StrikerObi
Member
OK I can't keep quiet about this anymore.
ALEX IS A GIRL. Also she is French, if you're curious.
It's sorta been driving me nuts for the last few pages.
ALEX IS A GIRL. Also she is French, if you're curious.
It's sorta been driving me nuts for the last few pages.
I think I'm finally get the hang of the controls.
My highest score right now in Trick It! is 13,476,225 (video here). I'm having a tough time breaking it. The next person I have to beat is JambiBum with 17 million 0_0
My right thumb and middle of my right index finger is starting to blister =\
My highest score right now in Trick It! is 13,476,225 (video here). I'm having a tough time breaking it. The next person I have to beat is JambiBum with 17 million 0_0
My right thumb and middle of my right index finger is starting to blister =\
StrikerObi
Member
Sign of a good SSX game.
There are no replays. I believe that if you hold down the rewind button and, when you release it, don't touch any buttons, the game will play itself the exact way you did. You might have to hold the rewind button for a while to see the whole track. I know it's not ideal, but it's the next best thing since replays are not in the game.
LOL I was going to make the same joke!
Back when I played Tricky and 3 I wasn't sure if it was because of the Gamecube stick or because of SSX. Now I know.
Would have been easier to tell that Alex was a girl if she wasn't a ghost. :|
Not playing anymore, but I don't think I was doing anything but a board grab with the box button. R2 is definitely boost using the standard controls. Will have to try again.
Hope you're right though. Box to boost would be ideal for me.
And if I actually bother paying attention to the characters in this game
Not playing anymore, but I don't think I was doing anything but a board grab with the box button. R2 is definitely boost using the standard controls. Will have to try again.
Hope you're right though. Box to boost would be ideal for me.
Anticitizen One
Banned
ah sorry I was using the classic controls which is where box is boost. Might want to give those a try.
It took me a while to beat my 13 mil score too lol. I finally figured out how to pull off good runs consistently. Feels good man.
abstract alien
Member
Tried to play it but the video in the front followed by he free falling made me turn it off. Do you actually get to race? Ill probably load it up again later if so.
Edit: Guess so.
Edit: Guess so.
funkystudent
Member
controls are not clicking with me for some reason.
Having problems prewinding and jumping when I want to.
I tried using classic controls but moving between the dpad and stick was a bit confusing.
Having problems prewinding and jumping when I want to.
I tried using classic controls but moving between the dpad and stick was a bit confusing.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Use the standard controls, jump with the A button, don't pre-wind 4 years before you're going to jump. You only need maybe a second before jumping to get set up for your trick. If you find yourself swerving off ramps because you're still turning, you're starting too early.
So I made the switch from classic to standard controls on the 360 demo and for almost two hours it wasn't pretty. But I persevered and eventually managed a good run of around 16 million which easily beat by previous highest score on Bulldog of 10.3 million using classic controls.
Then I tried the PS3 demo and quickly put up a score of 16,976,348 which was one 50+ combo that covered the whole course. I prefer the 360 pad for plenty of games, but for SSX I'm all about the Dual shock. I do use the Real Triggers so my finger is in no danger of slipping off R2.
So I'll be sticking with standard controls; the ability to easily boost while doing a manual was as useful as I thought it would be. I'm still having trouble with not duplicating tricks, but I think once I get more used to using the face buttons for tricks I'll stop making that mistake.
Then I tried the PS3 demo and quickly put up a score of 16,976,348 which was one 50+ combo that covered the whole course. I prefer the 360 pad for plenty of games, but for SSX I'm all about the Dual shock. I do use the Real Triggers so my finger is in no danger of slipping off R2.
So I'll be sticking with standard controls; the ability to easily boost while doing a manual was as useful as I thought it would be. I'm still having trouble with not duplicating tricks, but I think once I get more used to using the face buttons for tricks I'll stop making that mistake.
Hale-XF11
Member
I gotta tell ya guys, it's not easy unlearning SSX3, but I'm happy to report that I'm having way more fun using classic controls on the PS3 than I was on 360. Not only that, but the PS3 version load times appear to be nearly twice as fast as the 360. No complaints there, that's for sure.
Other than that, I'm still getting used to carving. I really feel like it's way more loose than it should be, at least for my tastes, so I end up overturning and carving hard A LOT. I'm not a twitch gamer by any stretch, so this bothers me a little. I still don't feel 100% in control yet. Hopefully I'll adjust to it eventually.
Other than that, I'm still getting used to carving. I really feel like it's way more loose than it should be, at least for my tastes, so I end up overturning and carving hard A LOT. I'm not a twitch gamer by any stretch, so this bothers me a little. I still don't feel 100% in control yet. Hopefully I'll adjust to it eventually.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Both of these things have changed noticeably, yes. The physics are more realistic (not counting the ridiculous jumps and tricks you can pull off, of course), and the way you interact with the environments is more natural. You want the game to almost automatically bring you in a straight line to the next jump, even when the shape of the surface shouldn't be able to do that, while I think it feels great to have to work with (and against) the environments to line that jump up perfectly. It took a bit getting used to for me too, but now I'm loving it. I don't agree that it feels random at all, just less artificial. Also, you really don't need to start winding the jump up very long before you get there.
The same goes for the spinning. You want the game to artificially lock you down to one axis of rotation, while I think the more natural spinning in this game feels great.
So, no, I don't believe these changes are "major design blunders". They do take some getting used to, and I can see how they could make some people feel like "this is not SSX", but the difference really isn't that dramatic. This is still very much an SSX game, just one with a slightly different feel to it.
This I agree with. I really don't get why you get magnetically pulled toward rails and automatically stick to them, but have to carefully aim and hold a button to grind other things. Why does one situation require a button-press while the other doesn't? You're doing the same thing, just on different surfaces, but the actions required of you are completely reversed (one situation requires you to hold a button to start grinding and release it to get off, while the other situation makes you auto-grind and instead requires you to press that same button to stop grinding).
I really wish there was an option to always require a button-press for grinding, and never auto-grind, no matter what the "rail" is made of.
I'll beat you one day Jambi, just you wait!
Agh! I can race just fine but I'm struggling so much on Bulldog. I can't find a good line, I can't maintain a combo, I feel like I'm fighting the controls to keep the combo going, and when I do finish with a 50 or 60 trick combo I still only get 10m or so. I feel like maybe I don't understand the scoring system well enough, and what tricks get me the most points? I guess it'll come with time..
Randolph Freelander
Member
Played the demo for a third time. Wasn't the charm.
Went from day one to day later to day probably never. Passing on this. :/
Went from day one to day later to day probably never. Passing on this. :/
chixdiggit
Member
So I have been playing both demos...
Classic controls are better on the dual shock.
Standard controls are better on the 360 pad.
Just my opinion of course. I prefer the standard control method so I'm probably getting the 360 version. I also had no problems with rider net on the 360 version but Origin is giving me all kinds of problems on the PS3.
Classic controls are better on the dual shock.
Standard controls are better on the 360 pad.
Just my opinion of course. I prefer the standard control method so I'm probably getting the 360 version. I also had no problems with rider net on the 360 version but Origin is giving me all kinds of problems on the PS3.
I understand. I went from "hm, maybe at some point" then I played it and said "wow, I have to get this day one!" then I played it more "hm, well, maybe if I find it for $40 somewhere week one" to now "... $20 at some point?"
Just got 14 million on the trick event, after starting today with 3 million not sure how to do better!
The rails kill my runs, they're the only thing that really annoy me in the game. I magnetically attract rails I don't want, and that big pipe area is a complete crapshot. Sometimes I tap LT and grind it fine, sometimes it grinds for a split second and makes me fall, sometimes I hold it and it makes me fall, sometimes it doesn't...really annoying.
The rails kill my runs, they're the only thing that really annoy me in the game. I magnetically attract rails I don't want, and that big pipe area is a complete crapshot. Sometimes I tap LT and grind it fine, sometimes it grinds for a split second and makes me fall, sometimes I hold it and it makes me fall, sometimes it doesn't...really annoying.
Summary Man
Member
Does the demo allow for custom remixed soundtracks like they talked about for the final game? If so, how do I go about that?
Ditto. Down with Bulldog.
I copied you and got my best time down to 1:59:86. Thanks for the video.
Frankenstrat
Member
If it's the input you don't like, you can change it from the skate-style controls to more classic-style in one of the start menus. If it's the looseness, I agree. It's going to take a little bit for me to get used to them too.
Saying that, just posted an 18m score, pretty happy with it. Watched a view high scoring videos and changed from using the right stick to using the buttons, I definitely feel a lot more in control of my tricks now.
I've learnt to basically get tricky within the first 2 jumps of Bulldog if you veer right at the start, you need it by the first rail. From there just alternate my special with some double tap combos (Circle Square, Triangle Circle etc) and don't rush down the mountain. Also, avoid the ravines! They fucking suck and there's no opportunity for high scoring to be honest, and getting out is a pain. Keep an eye ahead of you at all times, when in the air to see where you're going to land, where you next jump is and if you need to butter to keep that combo inbetween. And don't stop tricking! Even on flat areas, if there is space to jump and do a few tricks, do it. It's not a race, there's no rush, bag some points!
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
I wouldn't say they're atrocious because I haven't put in nearly enough time yet in learning them, but I do kind of question why they are so different from the previous games. It doesn't seem like they enable anything that couldn't be done before.
What does bother me a lot is the framerate (PS3 version) and the way the camera swings more than I think it needs to in order to stay right behind you. It's been a long time since I played SSX3 but I don't think the camera was like that.
I don't know if it's something beyond the framerate, camera, and unfamiliar controls, but I just don't like the way the game feels. (Some people have been saying "looseness" and I can agree with that.)
chixdiggit
Member
Really? Did you bother to read any of the thread at all?
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Read the thread. Some people do, some don't. I'm one of the latter.
Fixed1979
Member
yako591 from MC post 30,000,000 .
My thumb is done for the night but I can see I'm going to have to move away from classic controls which is disappointing. There's no way to consistently boost and hold a combo on the flat. I'm also having a hard time hitting a few "natural" rails. He hits them with ease here...got some work to do.
My thumb is done for the night but I can see I'm going to have to move away from classic controls which is disappointing. There's no way to consistently boost and hold a combo on the flat. I'm also having a hard time hitting a few "natural" rails. He hits them with ease here...got some work to do.