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SSX |OT| Modern Boardfare
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Well I mean, you can install games to flash drives and play them that way, so they act like a hard drive. I have no idea if you can use the flash drive for the play list thing. Might be worth a try though.
Meatvillain
Banned
Did you ever give Pure a shot, by chance? It was basically like SSX on ATVs. If you're ever looking for more of that kind of thing I recommend checking it out.
Seventy_X_Seven
Member
I put in a good amount of time into Bulldog and didn't get much better, 17 million. Just can't seem to find any particular line I like and it's hard to follow someone else's ghost since we all go at different paces in Trick it!
On the other hand I'm loving the Race it! stage in the demo, got my time all the way down to 1:53.69 which is good enough for me right now. When you go fast you go FAST, to the point where it's almost uncomfortable. Didn't think they'd pull that off in a snowboarding game but they sure did.
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I don't doubt the game is still fun, but the more I hear, the more disinterested I am. I'll download the demo in the next few days, though.
No you are not
I hear all the combo music with all the bass and everything. edit: everytime
MY NAME IS RUN IM NUMBER ONE ITS VERY COMPLICATED! DROP
Baconsammy
Banned
Finally got gold on Bulldog. Then I spent a half hour trying to find the best race route down it since it doubles as a race-run.
Friday for me. The next few days will be unbearable knowing the majority of people here will have the game long before I do.
No reviews yet outside of the ign one, but a lot of Gaffers have already gotten their hands on it and love it. You can easily tell if youre gonna love it by the demo though.
So far, no big technical differences between the two. Game plays great with the PS3 controller
Mister Snig
Neo Member
Andat 3:12. Pretty funny.
I don't doubt the game is still fun, but the more I hear, the more disinterested I am. I'll download the demo in the next few days, though.
With the way they've been pushing multiplayer as a huge component of the game, getting a bronze medal is pretty much inconsequential. There's still a ridiculous amount of challenge to the game. Try going for gold when you download that demo.
Ha. Gave back in and hit 15,512,150 and overtook someone from here on the leaderboard on my 2nd attempt. Think I'm finally understanding how to attack a trick run.
edit: 16,001,456
edit2: 17,383,784
I'm officially done.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
I've heard some reports that the controls in the PS3 demo are significantly looser than on the 360, where they are tighter and make it easier to go where you want, and that this puts PS3 players at a significant disadvantage (supposedly, PS3 players are generally not able to get up there with the best of the 360 players in the demo). Can anyone who has played both versions confirm this?
I will say that, even though I think the PS3 version plays just fine, I do feel like certain things are more up to luck than skill due to the somewhat oversensitive controls. An example is the square hole you ideally want to go through after the first tunnel on JT2. Half of the time I smash into its sides instead of passing smoothly through, and the other times feel more like luck than skill. I simply don't feel like I have the fine control necessary to confidently put myself exactly where I need to be.
(My best time on JT2 is 1:55.)
I will say that, even though I think the PS3 version plays just fine, I do feel like certain things are more up to luck than skill due to the somewhat oversensitive controls. An example is the square hole you ideally want to go through after the first tunnel on JT2. Half of the time I smash into its sides instead of passing smoothly through, and the other times feel more like luck than skill. I simply don't feel like I have the fine control necessary to confidently put myself exactly where I need to be.
(My best time on JT2 is 1:55.)
Tokubetsu
Member
I think it'll still be personal preference at the end of the day.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Well, yeah, but if the PS3 controls actually make it harder to accurately go where you want to, then that's kind of a problem. Like I said, I often find it difficult to zero in on a certain line and follow it very closely.
The Xtortionist
Member
You'll need gold to participate in global events, but not for basic RiderNet features.
MMaRsu
Member
Playing the Xbox 360 version
Too bad, got my time down to 1.52 last night woohooooooo
bobs...onGaf
Member
Im down to 1.51.63, I have no idea how people have posted scores in the 1.45 range. Im quite happy with that score and think I will stop playing the demo there, dont want to totally burnout before the full game.
If I see you beat my Bulldog score I'm not counting it then
That's a known glitch over on Merq, tapping L1 seems to slow everything down except something to do with your trick score, and it ends up adding significantly to your score if you do it through the whole run. I think you'll find 360 players have trouble with that area too. You have to really read the ground 10-20m in front of you in this game to stay on the line you want, it's really important in that tunnel. Maybe the 360 controller is better, but I doubt it's exceptionally so, and it's not like RiderNet takes scores from both 360 and PS3 anyway.
ElzarTheBam
Member
You bastard!
TheApatheticOne
Member
Yeah, I spent more time with this demo than I have with any other demo in quite sometime. Will be getting this tomorrow after work. I am excite!
Anyone else ever have trouble getting music transferred to the harddrive of a slim 360? I spent more time yesterday trying to get some custom music on my system, but every time I burnt a CD and tried to rip it, it would grab about 4-6 of the first 10 tracks, usually randomly, and then skip all the rest. Looked around and saw someone recommended downloading Nero Lite, so I did that, but Ill need to pick up more CDs today.
Crazy its taking this much effort to drop some tracks on this system. : /
Anyone else ever have trouble getting music transferred to the harddrive of a slim 360? I spent more time yesterday trying to get some custom music on my system, but every time I burnt a CD and tried to rip it, it would grab about 4-6 of the first 10 tracks, usually randomly, and then skip all the rest. Looked around and saw someone recommended downloading Nero Lite, so I did that, but Ill need to pick up more CDs today.
Crazy its taking this much effort to drop some tracks on this system. : /
You'll also have full access to Explore mode, which uses ghost data from friends. It's how everyone playing the demo has been competing against eachother in these furious little rivalries.
Simplygames for £35
GAME instore, just because I want Eddie so bad!
Is Eddie a GAME exclusive?
Is that the cheapest online? How is their delivery? Is there an 'exclusive' with it, like getting Eddie from GAME?
They appear to be the cheapest. Their delivery usually gets the game to me Wednesday/Thursday before release. No exclusives with it though.
BruiserBear
Banned
Where are you hearing these "reports"? Specifically.
I'd be surprised if it's true, but there is no doubt the PS3 analog sticks are looser than the 360's. For that reason some people may prefer one over another, but to actually suggest there is a flaw in the programming would take some real evidence.
I would also like to have a solid source and not some baked fanboyism behind this.
Considering the way the controllers work, I cannot comprehend what would prompt this manner of disparity unless you somehow managed to break the controller on the go.
Hold your tricks. Flips are worth more than spins. Always tweak with RT. Never duplicate. If you see duplicate trick notifications, rewind. (Duplicates don't happen as long as you perform trick B/C/D/E/etc. before trying trick A again.)
Use your signature Uber as much as possible because it's worth the most.
Yeah, GAME get Mt. Fuji too.
It's literally just members on Merqury City from what I've seen, and they think it's nothing to do with the programming, it's literally that the 360 controller's give you less range of input, therefore a smaller range of control which means being less 'wiggly' on the track. It's a compliment to the PS3 controller in a way. If it's true maybe the SSX team should add a sensitivity slider or something..
Ha, so it is!See a bunch of posts above. The answer is on this page.
Hopefully I can decide on the version by tomorrow (when I get the chance to play the 360 demo).
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Yeah, that's pretty much what I was talking about. And isn't the general idea that many on that forum are quite enthusiastic SSX fans who know what they're talking about (obviously this won't apply to everyone there, but still)?
Ok, so maybe it's simply down to the PS3 controller being more sensitive, but shouldn't the developers then have accounted for that to make sure that the game is as easy/hard on either platform? Certain people in this thread seem very convinced that PS3 players are at a clear disadvantage because of this, whatever the root cause is.
Yeah, there might not be a "solid source", just a bunch of convinced people on an SSX forum. Personally, I just want to know if it's true or not. It won't really matter in the game, of course, since everyone will be competing on equal terms, but if what they are saying is true that's gonna make comparing cross-platform times on forums such as this one a lot less interesting.
This sounds a lot like PS3/360 controller issues with the Tiger Woods game. Its considerably easier to hit straight on the 360 controller because the analog stick is pretty rigid. On the PS3 version you get a lot more variance in where your shots go because the stick itself is considerably looser. I usually only get the golf games on the PS3 because its just not as much of a challenge on the 360 controller.
JaseMath
Member
Whoa what?! Had no idea. I only do it like 2 or 3 times a run just because it looks so badass.If I see you beat my Bulldog score I'm not counting it then
I keep getting so close to your score, but I always drop my combo at the end because I get excited. Like, "Ha ha! Gotcha now Dragne---NOOOOOOO!" LOL I'm trying.
I guess the true test is to look at the best times on each platform. I've seen 1:44s on 360 and I'm pretty sure 1:45s on PS3, but I've got such limited exposure. It'd be interesting to look at RiderNets global best times, if we could. Some people in that thread were saying that this problem could actually benefit the PS3 on trick runs, because of how quick you can turn and hit little jumps.
Ha, if you do beat me I give up, Trick it is fun but I think I prefer (and I'm better) at Race it, so I'll stick to that! Yeah, the end of the run is just a panicky mess, the amount of times I've bailed with the finish literally in sight!
Ha, if you do beat me I give up, Trick it is fun but I think I prefer (and I'm better) at Race it, so I'll stick to that! Yeah, the end of the run is just a panicky mess, the amount of times I've bailed with the finish literally in sight!
They get a mountain too?! How's their delivery?
Yeah, not sure about delivery, I ordered in-store, I haven't ordered anything with them since GTA4 (which did arrive on time) so I'm not the best to ask about that, sorry!
I get games a day early from them, the stores suck but online delivery is fantastic I find.
bobs...onGaf
Member
I have never used Game.co.uk myself I am quite interested. Am I better off pre ordering then picking up in store? My biggest problem right now is whether I should pick the game up day one or wait a month, im sure the price will drop fairly quick considering the limited multiplayer.
Also obligatory joke about how it must be a 'little bit tricky' fitting an entire mountain inside the delivery truck.