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Batteries the CRISIS!
(08-13-2008,
01:43 AM)
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Too Human Official Thread of Hack-n-Loot Awesomeness
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![]() *Thread banner made by Jinfash, thanks! Welcome to the NeoGAF official thread for Too Human! The game and its creator have received a lot of... [ahem] critcism here at GAF, but there are still a lot of us excited to play it. So this thread is a love letter from us to Silicon Knights -- for previous sins, GAF's gesture of atonement. That means no trolling! Only excited yapping and much love. Bishop and other mods will be patrolling this thread heavily -- you have been warned. Update 2: Instead, we have Too Human's director of design Henry Sterchi in the thread! See Post #1593. TABLE OF CONTENTS
VITAL STATS Release dates North America: August 19, 2008 OUT NOW BIATCHES, GO GET YO COPY!!! Japan: August 28, 2008 今雌犬は、得るあなたのコピーを!行く!!! (yes, this was Babel Fished. I don't know Japanese) Australia: August 28, 2008 OUT NOW BLOKES, IT'S YOUR SHOUT!!! Europe: August 29, 2008 ¡LIBÉRÉ JETZT, PUTAS, CONSIGA YOUR COPIA! Is it region free? The North American version is not, no. But according to Play Asia, the Asian version is region free! So import that one. (Thanks for the heads-up, Nemesis556!) Console Xbox 360 (exclusive) Genre Action Role-Playing Game Price $59.99 US and Canadian (Circuit City will give a $10 gift card when you buy TH ... Toys R Us will have a buy-one-get-one-half-off sale on X360 games when TH releases And they'll sell TH for $49.99 through Aug. 23!) £44.99 (£34.99 if you preorder from Game ... And Amazon has it for £29.99 but you don't get downloadable armour ... It's £34.99 at HMV, preorder from them and you get 1,000 free MS Points) €59,00 $99.95 Australian (JB Hi-Fi will have it for $79 ... It's $89.95 if you preorder from Game) Brought to you by... Developer: Silicon Knights Publisher: Microsoft ESRB Rating T for Teen for Blood, Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence OVERVIEW Premise As the Cybernetic God Baldur, players are thrust into the midst of an ongoing battle that threatens the existence of mankind. An ancient machine presence has forced the God's hand. In the first of a three part trilogy, Baldur is charged with defending mankind from an onslaught of monstrous war machines bent on eradication of human life. Players are treated to a nonstop barrage of action powered by the seamless integration of melee and ranged firearms combat. Battles unfold in awesome scale as players engage in spectacular battles with vast numbers of enemies. Features
REVIEWS Metacritic has settled upon 65 out of 100 Haze and Lair are 55 and 53 on Metacritic, respectively 1up: C- (review can be read here); second review: C- Ars Technica: Buy (review can be read here) CTV: No score (review can be read here) Edge: 6 out of 10 Eurogamer: 6 out of 10 (review can be read here) GameInformer: 6.75 out of 10 (review can be read here); second opinion: 7.0 Gameplayer: 7 out of 10 (review can be read here Gametrailers: 6.5 out of 10 (review can be watched here) Game Pro: 4.0 out of 5 (review can be read here) Games Magazine (Greece): 93 out of 100 GameSpot: 5.5 out of 10 (review can be read here) GameSpy: 2.5 out of 5 (review can be read here) Giant Bomb: 3 out of 5 (review can be read here) The HD Room: 7.9 out of 10 (review can be read here) IGN: 7.8 out of 10 (review can be read here) IGN UK: 7.5 out of 10 (review can be read here) Maxim (Russia): 5 out of 5 Neo+ Magazine (Poland): 8.5 out of 10 NZGamer.com: 7.5 out of 10 (review can be read here) PC World: No score (review can be read here) Planet Xbox 360: 8.7 out of 10 (review can be read here) play.tm: 88% out of 100 (review can be read here) Playboy Magazine: 2.5 out of 4 X-Play: 4 out of 5 (review can be watched here) Xbox360 Achievements: 78 out of 100 (review can be read here) PREVIEWS/HANDS-ON @Gamerscore Blog: http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archi...19/560570.aspx
Originally Posted by Chris Paladino, Gamerscore Blog:
@IGN: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/885/885425p1.html
Originally Posted by Hilary Goldstein, IGN:
@GameSpot: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/acti...ml?sid=6181072
Originally Posted by Justin Calvert, GameSpot:
@1Up: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cI...4&sec=PREVIEWS
Originally Posted by Jay Frechette, 1Up:
@Team Xbox: http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-36.../Too-Human/p1/
Originally Posted by Dale Nardozzi, TXB:
@411mania: http://www.411mania.com/games/previe...0)-Preview.htm
Originally Posted by Rod Oracheski, 411mania:
@Gametrailers: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35707.html VIDEOS @IGN: http://media.xbox360.ign.com/media/7...83/vids_1.html @GameSpot: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/acti...man/media.html @1Up: http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?c...ame&sec=VIDEOS @Gametrailers: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35707.html SCREENSHOTS ![]() ![]() DEMO? Yes, there's a demo! It's on XBL Marketplace for free. Whether you're totally hyped or just mildly interested in Too Human, go download the demo and give it a whirl. Just remember that, no, the real game doesn't let you heal either. [EDIT] Scratch that, Denis Dyack himself corrected my ass! Read on:
Originally Posted by Denis Dyack, post #256:
Unlock all classes Want to unlock all the classes in the demo? Here's how: 1) Disconnect your box from Xbox Live (unhook your ethernet cord or wireless adapter). 2) In the Dashboard, go to the System blade and go into your Console Settings. 3) Adjust your clock so that it thinks it's 2009 (or later, whatever). 4) Go start up the too Human Demo and you'll find the Berserker and Commando classes are unlocked in the class selection screen. 5) To get the Defender or Bioengineer class, move the screen to the desired locked class and quickly press the left thumbstick + A button at the same time to play as that class. 6) ... 7) Profit! OTHER COOL STUFF Java Character Plotter One plucky poster, named Wiigin, at fansite TooHuman.net created a Java app that lets you plot out a character's skill set. Should give you something to do during the long week or two leading up to the game's release. Click here to download the character plotter Click here to look at the relevant thread on TooHuman.net Achievements There are 28 single-player achievements as well as 21 secret achievements. To read the whole list, go to this Web site and scroll down a bit. TIPS, TRICKS AND SHIT YOU SHOULD KNOW How do I use runes and charms? This question has been asked a lot, so listen up. This is how you use them. STEP 1: Equip the charm. STEP 2: Fulfill the charm's requirements. STEP 3: Put the required runes into the charm's slots. STEP 4: ???? STEP 5: PROFIT! Also, once you get a level 2 charm, you put level 1 charms into its slots, NOT runes. For example, once you finish making a purple charm, you put white charms into it. There's a second skill tree No, really, there is. In the menu on the first skill tree's page, press the right trigger to bring up the second skill tree. GRENADES, you has them All rifles have grenades as a secondary weapon. Spam them frequently, they help against bosses! A guide to weapons and armor Melee Weapons Hammers: Capable of inflicting blunt damage, hammers excel in smashing the ground and launching(easy juggles for combo meter) multiple enemies into the air with ease. Staves: Steady weapons capable of inflicting piercing(armor ignore) damage over a wide arc. Swords: Precision instruments capable of dealing a high amount of slashing damage to designated targets. Melee Weapon Specializations 1 Handed: Exacting strikes with bonus chance to inflict critical damage.(High proc for critical hits; Tis why a Champion is hawt) 2 Handed: Large & powerful strikes that inflict high damage and a bonus chance to inflict status effects when available.(High proc for status effects like damage over time or roots) Dual Wield: Use of two offensive weapons allow for faster strikes. Ballistic Weaponry Pistols: Capable of dual fire, Short range of fire, faster rate of fire, low end damage. Rifles: Medium range weaponry, medium damage output, secondary fire mode consist of a grenade launcher. Cannons: High damage output, excels in anti-missile defense, high penetrating chance. Requires Cybernetic alignment Ballistic Specializations Slug: Rapid fire slashing* damage.(*High crit chance maybe?) Plasma: Slow rate of fire, rounds have a splash damage over a wide radius.(Excels in killing tight groups of enemies) Laser: High damage output, high piercing ability to single enemy. Lasers excel in damage over time against one target.(Like focusing a magnifying glass)[/LEFT] Armored Augmentations Head/Helms: Increases lock-on distance for ballistics. Enhances Battle Cries and Ruiners damage/radius/buff duration. Cybernetic alignment increases weaponry damage. Torso: Damage reduction, increases ammo capacity, augments healing properties, enhances spider connectivity. Shoulders: Air combat modifiers, increases juggle ability and increases air combat damage. Hands: Increases armor and enhances repair functionality. Cybernetic alignment increases damage with melee weapons and increases accuracy with ranged weapons. Legs: Reduces ammunition reloading speed. Improves slide speed for quicker combos. Cybernetic alignment increases knockback force. Boots: Further augments slide speed and dodge ability. Cybernetic enhancements further augment battle cry ability. GAF GAMERTAG LIST For an easy way to find a co-op partner, send an invite to NeoGAF TooHuman, then check its friend list for everyone on GAF playing TH. VaLiancY graciously set up the account, thanks! For those of you doing it the old fashioned way, here's a list of GAFfers who have dropped their Gamertags in this thread in the hopes of l00ting it up together online. Feel free to do the same and I'll edit your tag into this OP. 73 names strong! Alphabetized for your pleasure: Gamertag (GAF screenname) akenatone (akenatone) Apharmd Battler (Apharmd Battler) Aranathos (Opus Angelorum) <- is looking for a European partner BigAT4 (BigAT) BlackSTYX (Lebron) border1979 (border) ComeBackTime (ComeBackTime) Cornballer (Cornballer) costanza x (Costanza) DKMS Somnia (Somnia) Dack Montana (ColonelT) DarkQberto (daw840) Death Aflame (Lykathea) Dehydration (kmfdmpig) DJ Brannon (Brannon) DKMS Somnia (Somnia) Domer14 (JoeLang) Doubleb22 (Righty10) EazyB (EazyB) END3R5G4M3 (bigdaddygamebot) eric of doom (Tobor) Eric WK (Eric WK) Haklong (Haklong) <- is in Eastern USA time zone neiljoy (hiljay) Finjitzu (fin) FreakmanJ (I AM JOHN!) ghostmind (ghostmind) goldenpp72 (goldenpp72) grendelrt (grendelrt) Hannar (Hannar) Hexjackal (JSnake) HiredMan (HiredMan) huntersblades (Lonesome_Raod) <- is in the UK Ironballs (Ironballs) johnjohnson (johnjohnson) JordoftheDead (JordoftheDead) Jtyettis1 (Jtyettis) KafkaRock (kafka rock opera) KungFuJedi 1138 (Kung Fu Jedi) Larsen B (Larsen B) Les Doodis (Doodis) Liquidlynch13 (xS1TH L0RDx) LordFarquaad612 (gcubed) MaddenNFL64 (MaddenNFL64) Meani Pants (Not a Jellyfish) Median87 (Median) Mejilan (Mejilan) MWS The Natural (MWS Natural) NakedSushi (nakedsushi) navicat (Witchfinder General) neiljoy (hiljay) No Cease Fires (Mifune) Nos G (Nos_G) PepsimanVsJoe (PepsimanVsJoe) PIMPBYBLUD (PIMPBYBLUD) poopsock56 (mh56) PWelch (FoeHammer) Ricker (Ricker) ringlord (ringlord) scottlarock904 (Scottlarock) sevenchaos (sevenchaos) slasherjpc (slasher_thrasher21) Soroc (Soroc) SPEA (SPEA) spruchy86 (Spruchy) Stantron (Stantron) SYSTEM Turn A (U K Narayan) Tag Am Legend (Captain N) Tetsuo2k (_tetsuo_) thekranz (eznark) Truelize (Truelize) Valnegro (VaLiancY) Wip3dOut (WipedOut) ![]() Last edited by Danthrax : 11-11-2008 at 09:23 PM. |
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raise the double standard
(08-13-2008,
01:45 AM)
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#6
Safe haven! Ye gods, I give thee thanks!
Mayest I don the finest in Defense Stat Raising Helmets, and may Goblin Bullets bounce off my armor like rain. |
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raise the double standard
(08-13-2008,
01:46 AM)
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#10
Originally Posted by alistairw:
Bish laid down the gauntlet. I pity anyone actually trying it. |
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(08-13-2008,
01:47 AM)
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#14
Pre-ordered this game as soon as I finished the demo. Can't wait.
I'm serious. |
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raise the double standard
(08-13-2008,
01:48 AM)
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#16
Originally Posted by permutated:
Must've seen the banner. I count three edits so far. (Four, now!) ;D |
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Banned
(08-13-2008,
01:48 AM)
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#17
Originally Posted by Littleberu:
I know right? That kind of shit has been showing up on Gaf recently, and if your life gains anything by being the first post on a forum thread, maybe you need help.
Originally Posted by BenjaminBirdie:
Hmm? Naw man, not trolling, just had stuff to add. Game wasn't that great in the demo, but I could see how people could like it, I'm not one for the dungeon quests but I know ALOT of people who are, and I'd play with them in Co-Op if they had it. |
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will gladly bend over and grab ankles for Microsoft
(08-13-2008,
01:48 AM)
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#19
Originally Posted by Danthrax:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-To...dp/B000F6Y5IC/ |
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(08-13-2008,
01:48 AM)
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#21
Maybe the Demo easter egg could go in the OP too, just in case someone hasn't played as Berserker etc yet...
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raise the double standard
(08-13-2008,
01:50 AM)
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#26
Originally Posted by permutated:
I was just kidding, brother. I'll hit you up on the co-op side. Hi5. |
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Has the worst ideas ever
(08-13-2008,
01:51 AM)
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#28
Originally Posted by cjelly:
Sweet I'll get mine here. Really looking forward to this but didn't realise this had a 10 day lag time from the UK to the UK release :( Liked the demo a lot, can't wait to play (and co-op) |
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Member
(08-13-2008,
01:53 AM)
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#31
I liked the demo, so I'm definitely still going to give this a go even if it receives generally average reviews.
I've currently got it pre-ordered with GAME with a £5 off code (though that's now expired, sorry folks). BTW, thanks for the thread Danthrax and mods. Last edited by GarthVaderUK : 08-13-2008 at 01:56 AM. |
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Batteries the CRISIS!
(08-13-2008,
01:53 AM)
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#32
Originally Posted by cjelly:
Thanks, updated OP with that info.
Originally Posted by CTLance:
I wasn't aware of the Easter egg. Tell me about it and I'll add it to the OP. [EDIT] Never mind, found the info out on the 'webs. Last edited by Danthrax : 08-13-2008 at 02:10 AM. |
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Running off of Custom Firmware
(08-13-2008,
01:56 AM)
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#38
I would be lying if I told you I wasn't concerned about the game. Just a little bit. And I'll be the first to admit that I probably should have downloaded the demo before preordering it. But fuck it. I don't do demos. Picked up the bonus dlc code earlier today.
I'll be there day 1, bee-hotches! |
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(08-13-2008,
01:58 AM)
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#41
Originally Posted by Danthrax:
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can't tell models from cg
can't comprehend the origin of terms (08-13-2008,
01:58 AM)
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#42
Any first-week sale prices?
Any information on what exactly the pre-order bonus armor sets are for? (like what level range) I'm not sure if I should pre-order, wait for a first-week sale, or just rent. |
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Member*
(08-13-2008,
01:59 AM)
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#45
Originally Posted by Mejilan:
Why the hell not man? Demo's are awesome, it sold me on both Bioshock and Too Human. You must be loaded if you're willing to throw sixty bucks all willy nilly like that. |
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Banned
(08-13-2008,
01:59 AM)
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#48
Originally Posted by clashfan:
He was the nerd that called "First Post". As if anyone gives a shit who's first on a thread... Perhaps he'll find more love at Gamefaqs and Gametrailers.
Originally Posted by Danthrax:
It's a good idea, this Dyack thing has gotten way out of control. |