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SSX |OT| Modern Boardfare
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TheChewyWaffles
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Net_Wrecker
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Push it to the limit, and never stop believing you guys. Anything is possible. The world is yours.
I'll see you next week Net_Wrecker:
My eyes maybe bleeding.
You have no idea how much I enjoyed this story of defeat, depression, and triumph. I love this game already.
And I WOULD say bravo but...... \/ \/ \/ \/
Dream bigger!
.....Holy crap.
godofcookery
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So is DJ Atomika in this?
Mr Touchdown
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Anticitizen One
Banned
Ey should scrap Travis and give us a charecter fans want
Tokubetsu
Member
Yea, he knocked the wind out of my sails pretty quickly.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Kaori and Moby FTW! Can't wait to try out the demo.
Costcosaurus
Banned
Does this game have online racing against other people? I heard from someone that it doesn't, and knowing this fact makes me uninterested in the game now.
There is online racing but it isn't in traditional/typical form.
Kaori's Babydaddy
Banned
Man, I'm so pissed.
Thanks for the breakdown Obi, that's really helpful!
I've been trying to use the right analog stick the past few times (on the regular controls setting), would you say the buttons are easier to use?
Anticitizen One
Banned
Is the option for the classic camera view coming with the game or is it getting patched in later?
It's like Grace is just trolling us now.
In the OP, click on the World Tour image (the one with the helicopter), and you'll see the live multiplayer in action.
Press back/select to toggle between a far chase cam and a more close up cam.
Pretty much.
Tokubetsu
Member
I said earlier in the thread, but I like using the anlog stick for tricks, but I can't wrap my head around it for jumping. So I jump with A, trick and spin with the sticks.
Net_Wrecker
Member
New controls are way better for this game on the 360 IMO. It's just way too fast to be fumbling around with the Dpad, and the awkward trigger/bumper combos.
Tokubetsu
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Now that I've spent too much time with the demo and had some time to think I have one one gripe with the game. I don't feel totally in control. I think it's a mix of a lot of things (map design, speed, and a bit of the controls), but I just feel at the mercy of everything. Definitely feel like there was a bit of luck involved in my runs down the mountain on the race it event today and I basically gave up trying to have a set line on the trick it event while still trying to hold combo with the nosing. I might just not have as good a grasp on things as I thought I did. Might need to learn re-learn classic controls to get accruacy back.
TheVisualizer
Banned
nice job on the thread so far Soultron, added my name to the 360 list, see ya on the slopes next week
New controls. They were very easy for me to get into, and they just feel really natural. I also had to get use to the trigger being boost (instead of the x button).
But yep, this game is going to be great.
I definitely feel there's a learning curve and also readjusting your expectations of this game. I don't mean that in the sense of lowering your expectations, but just opening your mind up to the fact that the new physics system means a different type of challenge. I actually enjoy the new physics system a tonne and I find it hard to go back to the old games because of it. (Said this many times before.)
The controls aren't terribly hard to learn if you really pay attention to what you're doing. The trick system is a bit complicated at first, but I'm glad the tutorial for tricks literally just lets you float in the air and mess up as many times as possible until you get the tricks. There are smaller nuances like demounting from rails (LT+direction) that I feel are not as well-explained, however. These small things can make huge differences. Also, I think some people are probably pre-winding way too early.
I feel like I'm just not there yet with the controls and my understanding of the trick system yet. (Player scores and times on Merq are a testament to this. Those dudes got hella finesse.) But I feel good about the game because I know I'll get there with an hour or two more of play to get comfortable.
Tokubetsu
Member
Yea, I'm not cancelling my pre-order or anything but trying to shave off seconds on that race map was ROUGH and I think it's safe to assume that was one of the earlier levels lol
Holy shit dude
It is like 5:30 in the morning where you are now right ? Although i had to wake up at the same time here, to go shoveling some more snow -_-
Heh, i was rather pleasantly surprised when it hit really, checked just before going off, it was not there, once i came back after all the chores it was up, worked quite well in the end, lets hope it works like a charm now, 50 % done.
Watch some of the Merq players and try to learn from their runs! Also, you are playing as Zoe right? (She has a +5 to speed!)
Classic controls. However thats mainly because I have played so much ssx that anything else just didn't feel right. New controls work just fine though and are probably preferable for people who have never played ssx before. I can see how taking your thumb off the stick to wind with the dpad might seem pretty weird to new players. Bumpers and triggers work fine for me (ps3 bumpers would be better though).
Bobs Big Boy
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Have been playing on-and-off all day shaving time and adding score. Wasn't sure at first but it's so much fun once you get the feel for it.
Still haven't managed gold in either event but almost. More demanding than I thought. I like it.
Still haven't managed gold in either event but almost. More demanding than I thought. I like it.
Neuromancer
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Considering cancelling my preorder. All I was thinking was playing was, I'd rather be playing Stoked or something. Something chiller where you can take your time and screw around instead of going down the mountain at 9000 miles an hour. Game is just way too chaotic and crazy and fast for me maybe, it's just not fun.
I'll give it another day or two I guess.
I'll give it another day or two I guess.
Plymouth. Unfortunately. I love Bristol though.
Net_Wrecker
Member
"Burnout on snow" was a phrase they threw around constantly. Kinda weird you didn't expect this coming in if you already had it pre-ordered.
Neuromancer
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Well I loved the old SSX games. This does not feel like those. Also Burnout on snow I don't think adequately describes anything.
Net_Wrecker
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"Burnout on snow" in terms of how they've presented the sense of speed I think is a perfect description. The game's fast, much faster than the old ones in every way. If you can't get past that, you probably won't ever be able to really get into it. If there was one thing they got right with the initial trailer, it's that they didn't try to trick anyone into thinking this was a "chill" game.
BTW as i noticed you are not online, once you put up the demo for download, you can safely log in to your EU account
Neuromancer
Member
Yeah I don't recall anyone ever saying this game is so fast you're going to feel like you're out of control almost the entire time. If they did and I missed it I guess I'm in the wrong.
Baconsammy
Banned
Yep, for tricks I find that the buttons suck, but the stick works great. But for jumping/preloading, the A button works better and more reliably than the combo of R+L sticks.
Net_Wrecker
Member
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. But really, give it some more time. It felt real crazy for me too until I put a few hours into it. If you still don't like it, well, can't please everyone.