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SSX |OT| Modern Boardfare
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The Xtortionist
Member
Bassy headphones + bass boost on amp + "massive" uber trick + clean landing = happy Xtortionist
I've listened to that non-stop last night for what felt like forever. The melody is so soothing yet adrenaline pumping at the same time.
Stormwatch
Member
Yeah, after playing the demo yesterday I purchased that song from iTunes.
The Xtortionist
Member
Got 29.3m on Bulldog. I think that's the best I can do. Fingers hurt...
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Hot damn I LOVE THIS GAME. Been waiting for SSX for so long all in all I'm really happy with the results. Sure there are some big differences but none of that stuff makes it any less fun.
Right now I'm consistently ranking in right about the middle of my friends list but the constant push at trying to move up the leaderboard is very addictive and is making me much more competitive than I usually am. I've topped out my trick run at about 11m but someone on my list has something like 23m which is completely insane to me. One day I'll catch them.
Right now I'm consistently ranking in right about the middle of my friends list but the constant push at trying to move up the leaderboard is very addictive and is making me much more competitive than I usually am. I've topped out my trick run at about 11m but someone on my list has something like 23m which is completely insane to me. One day I'll catch them.
Got the Shakes
Member
I want to buy this so bad, but not sure how my funds are going to look after everything I bought for the Vita launch.
My wife listened to it for half an hour when I was playing the demo on Tuesday and then went right to the computer and bought it on iTunes.
j0hnny_385
Member
preordered this today...
First I was all: "I'm gonna wait until price drop since I'll be playing ME3 anyway..."
*plays demo*
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*preorders game*
SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD
First I was all: "I'm gonna wait until price drop since I'll be playing ME3 anyway..."
*plays demo*
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*preorders game*
SOOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOD
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
This is what was posted when I asked several pages back.
Seems like gamestop is the best one.
Fixed1979
Member
The pre-order bonuses are dependent on where you pre-order from. For example Amazon has a Mac snowboard and attribute boost.
Which leads me to my next question, I'm a Mac only player for tricks and only do racing to boost stats (I might try to get into it a bit more this time round). Amazon.ca doesn't have release day shipping but wondering if we can count on his board an attribute perk to be DLC, or if I should wait on extra days for an Amazon delivery...also fuck shop dependent pre-order bonuses.
Edit: Fuck it, I checked it out and with expedited shipping it has an expected delivery of Mar 6 2012 - Mar 7 2012 @ more than $70.00. This is why I don't buy games day 1 at Amazon and why shop dependent pre-order bonuses are a terrible idea.
Stormwatch
Member
The pre-order boards are lvl 6 boards that you can use at lvl 1. Once you max out at lvl 10 there will be much better boards to use. That's why I went with GameStop. You get a whole extra character!
You get Eddie later on, IIRC. Which means you don't have to pre-order from GS.
Fixed1979
Member
Perfect, that settles it then, I'll run to Ebgames at lunch.
Even better.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
This is great news. Back to ol trusty Amazon. I love getting their credits for preordering.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
lol what wow really?
Stormwatch
Member
I know in the Ubercast Todd kinda skipped the question about Eddie being available later.
I learned that wiping at the top of the dam means sliding down on your belly the whole way down, 20-30 seconds. Kills a run.
Its a very fun game, but I echo people's reaction that its burnout on snow. Its super fast.
I could not go over 9 million on tricks then I realized I was holding buttons like the old setup, so not doing any grabs or anything. lol.
I need to switch to classic controls and closer camera.
Steve McQueen
Member
I hope you're right...all this pre order crap is fubar.
Do you know if you also will get the additional drop points of Mt. Fuji that has been mentioned in the limited edition of game.co.uk?
game.co.uk ssx-limited-edition
Amen, brotha!
It still amazes me, that he never got boring in SSX3. And I have played through that game more times than I care to remember.
Well damn, here I was feeling accomplished for hitting 16.8 mil last night. Back to the slopes I go.
Baconsammy
Banned
Just the opposite. I went into the menu and turned off that Tricky music. Makes my ears bleed. Can't stand dub.
Hey Soultron, has EA ever answered the question on whether or not Fuji is coming to the 360 version in the US? They dance around it as much as possible.
Man...I really want to like this game as videos make it look incredibly fun but the demo really didnt do anything for me...graphics weren't that great, the feel of carving through snow wasnt there, and it seems the game is really forgiving on the landings.
I guess Ill wait for reviews and user reviews on how the rest of the full retail game is. I wish MS or 2K would make another Amped with a more realistic tone, or even if EA basically made SKATE with snowboards.
I guess Ill wait for reviews and user reviews on how the rest of the full retail game is. I wish MS or 2K would make another Amped with a more realistic tone, or even if EA basically made SKATE with snowboards.
Baconsammy
Banned
Blech I have no desire to ever play another realistic boarding game, but there's no reason they had to cut out the feeling of actually carving snow in SSX. That's my biggest disappointment with the demo. It no longer feels like SSX.
360 is a bit sharper, but both run exactly the same for me. Go with the one whose controller you prefer.
Played both, I saw no real difference.
Demo's both looked and ran the same to me...it comes down to controller preference basically. Also PS3 has an exclusive Mt Fuji in the US.
As long as it once again involves sock puppets I'd be down for more Amped.
DJ Atomika is in World Tour mode. He doesn't narrate the entire thing, but he's in there!
1. The wingsuit is not available in the demo runs. You have it in the tutorial, but you don't get it in the Race or Trick events for the demo. You'll have access to it in the full game, however.
2. There is no actual free run mode, but nothing's stopping you from letting the ghosts and AI advance ahead and then ride on your own. I did it today in the demo and discovered some neat hidden areas on Bulldog! You can turn down the music using the options menu too, if that's your thing!
I'm pretty sure that's just a semantical snafu. In that there are additonal drop points because you're getting Mount Fuji.
Example:
Non-Mt. Fuji version has 153 drops.
If Mt. Fuji has, say, 8 drops, then a version with Mt. Fuji has 8 "additional" drops for a total of 161 drops.
I hope I'm right too. I pre-ordered from a place that doesn't give Eddie as their pre-order bonus.
There was a recent podcast, the SSX Ubercast (independent, non-EA), in which Todd Batty and an EA PR representative were on; Todd was asked about Mt. Fuji and you could tell he wanted to answer, but he was cut off by PR. I'm hoping we get it because although I might be playing it on PS3, the majority of my time will be on 360 because of my controller preference.
I'd love a realistic sim snowboarding game too. Skate is one of my favourite games of this gen, and if someone wanted to do that with realistic physics (or rip SSX's phyics engine directly) I'd be in love. I was thinking about grabbing Stoked: Big Air Edition, but gameplay videos of it make it seem very stiff and outdated in terms of physics.
Contest details (win a free copy of the game if you're in North America, playing on 360) are up.
Whoever can collect the most snowflakes wins. Read post #3 for full contest details.
Whoever can collect the most snowflakes wins. Read post #3 for full contest details.
All you have to do is chop together a video that shows you finding them. Does not have to be in a single run. I'll edit the post to reflect this.
Neuromancer
Member
Hmm yeah thanks but no thanks
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Was so hyped for so long, not thrilled about the reactions I've been reading, and I've been too busy this week to try the demo. Renting the PS3 version to try it out.
Imagine only one person enters, showing me a video of them collecting one snowflake. That'd be too funny.
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah it's way too much work for me, I'd rather just spend the money frankly
The OT has the full soundtrack listing and YouTube links. There is an OST available for purchase, but it's only the 12 original compositions made specially for SSX. Those details are in the OT too, under the "Soundtrack" section.
djplaeskool
Member
Finally got to spend some time with the demo, and hot damn.
A flood of old SSX Tricky and 3 memories came rushing back.
They really did a great job reeling in the mechanics and feel.
I even love the Uber-Tricky dubstep drops.
A flood of old SSX Tricky and 3 memories came rushing back.
They really did a great job reeling in the mechanics and feel.
I even love the Uber-Tricky dubstep drops.
Ravensmash
Member
02:14.83 on the race - this game is so addictive.
Any tips for getting down even lower? I've just been tricking big on large jumps for boost, and occasionally when flat to get a bit of an advantage.
Any tips for getting down even lower? I've just been tricking big on large jumps for boost, and occasionally when flat to get a bit of an advantage.
Haha. It's completely free. Do you have a cellphone with a camera on it?
It amazes me that you'd rather spend $60 (depending on where you're buying) than spend a few minutes uploading a video to YouTube and then PMing it to me.
If I put this on MerquryCity I bet everyone there would find all of the snowflakes in less than a day.
Dont know how I missed that in the first post. Thanks
RuinerPrime
Member
Baconsammy
Banned
Fake sounding drum machines make it better? Blechhhhh. I'll take the original.
New version of "It's Tricky" is on iTunes. I didn't see it in the google doc, so here is the link. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-tricky-ssx-pretty-lights/id504647825