SSX - What happened to it?

Wario64 · (02-23-2009, 08:49 PM)

Did the "next gen" version get canned or something? All I remember seeing was a preview in Game Informer or something and nothing more after that.

bridegur · (02-23-2009, 08:50 PM)

I want the answer to this as well. The only thing we ever heard was the hint in the Burnout Paradise demo. Does the original SSX team still exist? I need a PS3 entry of this series as soon as possible.

Mejilan · (02-23-2009, 08:51 PM)

I would love to see a real SSX 5 (or is 4 next?) and/or an SSX Blur 2.

Amneisac · (02-23-2009, 08:51 PM)

I still play the original on PS2 from time to time. I'm scared they'd just kill the franchise if they tried to make another one. Maybe this is for the best.

bryehn · (02-23-2009, 08:51 PM)

I have no idea. It's been my most wanted game for this generation of consoles. Blur was OK, but I'd kill (or pay money for) a traditional SSX in HD.

Ploid 3.0 · (02-23-2009, 08:51 PM)

SSX Blur post

Musashi Wins! · (02-23-2009, 08:52 PM)

Here, here. I really disliked the PSP game, but the last console version was maybe in my top 5 for last gen. I would buy a new title in an instant.

Wait, was blur the last one? Do not want that. 3 is far and away the best.

disappeared · (02-23-2009, 08:52 PM)

I heard some time back that the series is more or less done. Shame, because SSX3 was so goddamned good.

Wario64 · (02-23-2009, 08:52 PM)

Originally Posted by bridegur:

I want the answer to this as well. The only thing we ever heard was the hint in the Burnout Paradise demo. Does the original SSX team still exist? I need a PS3 entry of this series as soon as possible.

Oh yeah, DJ Atomica talks about hitting the slopes or something in the BP demo if I remembered. If the original team is gone, I hope Criterion picks up the sequel...I was replaying SSX3 and in a way it reminded me of Burnout Paradise.

SSX3 is the best in the series, IMO.

stuminus3 · (02-23-2009, 08:53 PM)

SSX Blur had criminally low sales, I think, which may have killed the chances of an HD game. Which is a real shame because it's great.

GarthVaderUK · (02-23-2009, 08:54 PM)

The Winter Olympics are next year EA, a new SSX would be a great way to cash in....
Please?

LiK · (02-23-2009, 08:54 PM)

first SSX was great. SSX Tricky was the highlight for me. SSX3 was alright. i skipped the rest.

Ploid 3.0 · (02-23-2009, 08:54 PM)

Originally Posted by Musashi Wins!:

Here, here. I really disliked the PSP game, but the last console version was maybe in my top 5 for last gen. I would buy a new title in an instant.

Wait, was blur the last one? Do not want that. 3 is far and away the best.

Lier!

bridegur · (02-23-2009, 08:55 PM)

Originally Posted by stuminus3:

SSX Blur had criminally low sales, I think, which may have killed the chances of an HD game. Which is a real shame because it's great.

Didn't the Shaun White games sell quite well recently? And the four original SSX games all seemed to do fine for EA.

AstroLad · (02-23-2009, 08:55 PM)

Tricky Defense Force reporting for duty. But yes it's a shame to see it disappear when we never got an HD sequel and when the main series hadn't gotten the least bit stale or suffered a drop in quality at all (some, like me, prefer Tricky to 3 but it's certainly not for any lack of innovation or quality in 3).

One of the best series of last gen, and certainly a fairly big seller and it just kind of disappeared off the face of the earth. Moore kind of mentioned it offhand as the kind of game that EA Sports needs to return to but we'll see.

cann3dheat · (02-23-2009, 08:55 PM)

SSX 3 was fantastic, and On Tour wasn't bad. I'd love to see more SSX this gen. Definitely a day 1 for me, as silly as that is.

Daante · (02-23-2009, 08:57 PM)

wondering the exat same thing some time ago:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=339221

bridegur · (02-23-2009, 08:57 PM)

Originally Posted by cann3dheat:

SSX 3 was fantastic, and On Tour wasn't bad. I'd love to see more SSX this gen. Definitely a day 1 for me, as silly as that is.

A new SSX game would be one of the few racing game sequels (the others being Wave Race and Burnout) I'd buy with no hesitation.

xbhaskarx · (02-23-2009, 08:58 PM)

SSX3 was great, they need to make another game along those lines asap.

flamesofchaos · (02-23-2009, 09:00 PM)

I think I heard that Peter Moore restructured EA Sports, maybe the EA Sports Big line got axed for EA Sports Freestyle.

gokieks · (02-23-2009, 09:00 PM)

Originally Posted by LiK:

first SSX was great. SSX Tricky was the highlight for me. SSX3 was alright. i skipped the rest.

Same. SSX Tricky is one of the most fun games I've ever played, but SSX 3's world hub design, while reducing the loading times, really annoyed me and I never bothered to go through and unlock stuff in it like I did with the original and Tricky.

Dyno · (02-23-2009, 09:01 PM)

I blame the French!!!

SSX3 was developed by EA Canada, aka the guys in Vancouver, the snowboarder's mecca. No wonder they made one of the best games for the PS2. SSX On Tour was made by both EA Canada and EA Montreal. It was not nearly as beautiful. While the tracks were longer the cost for that was to lose the graphical hotness. It was a dull and dirty game, like Quebec in the winter. It also added skiing, which is worthless, and another sure sign of a Montrealer's meddling.

So now it seems the game is in limbo with something of an identity crisis.

-PXG- · (02-23-2009, 09:02 PM)

SSX 3 > Tricky > SSX > On Tour > Blur

We need this and a GOOD NBA Street. Homecourt was trash. Go back to Vol. 2 EA.

ahoyhoy · (02-23-2009, 09:04 PM)

Blur was a mess. Too hard to control, crappy music, crappy multiplayer...

Throw me in with the rest who want a true HD SSX3 sequel.

GarthVaderUK · (02-23-2009, 09:04 PM)

Originally Posted by gokieks:

Same. SSX Tricky is one of the most fun games I've ever played, but SSX 3's world hub design, while reducing the loading times, really annoyed me and I never bothered to go through and unlock stuff in it like I did with the original and Tricky.

Same here, I'd prefer it if they made Tricky 2 than anything else.

epmode · (02-23-2009, 09:07 PM)

Oh god I miss this series SO MUCH.

SO MUCH.

On Tour and Blur don't count.

ZealousD · (02-23-2009, 09:10 PM)

Blur was awesome. Screw the haters.

bridegur · (02-23-2009, 09:10 PM)

Quote:

Blur was a mess. Too hard to control, crappy music, crappy multiplayer...

Blur wasn't even made by the original SSX team, was it? The last game from that group, On Tour, was released nearly four years ago. They are (were?) easily one of EA's best teams. I hope they weren't split up.

edgefusion · (02-23-2009, 09:10 PM)

I absolutely hated On Tour with a passion, they stripped the game of all its personality and pretty much everything that was ever good about it. I loved SSX3 though, it was my favourite in the series and I'd LOVE to see SSX come back... just as long as they don't muck it up as much as On Tour.

Philthy · (02-23-2009, 09:12 PM)

Man, I can sit here to this day singing that Tricky line over and over. I loved that game. Shame all the games after never lived up to the pure mountain of awesome that Tricky built.

Word.

pakkit · (02-23-2009, 09:12 PM)

Blur was weird. They need to resurrect this though. Stop making Need For Speed games and give us SSX.

bridegur · (02-23-2009, 09:18 PM)

Originally Posted by pakkit:

Blur was weird. They need to resurrect this though. Stop making Need For Speed games and give us SSX.

Aren't there three NFS games coming out this year? The least EA could do would be to release a single SSX title.

FatBaby · (02-23-2009, 09:21 PM)

Oh yes I would love a new SSX.

Hell, I'd buy an HD remake of SSX3 if hat ever happened. Best SSX ever.

jjasper · (02-23-2009, 09:25 PM)

Originally Posted by ahoyhoy:

Blur was a mess. Too hard to control, crappy music, crappy multiplayer...

Yeah I could have made it past the music and multi but the damn uber tricks were near impossible to pull off regularly.

Hero of Legend · (02-23-2009, 09:26 PM)

Originally Posted by bridegur:

Aren't there three NFS games coming out this year? The least EA could do would be to release a single SSX title.

Interestingly, EA Montreal is developing NFS Nitro for Wii and DS. So I wouldn't count on a new SSX from them for a while (if they're the series' home for now).

AceBandage · (02-23-2009, 09:26 PM)

Originally Posted by ahoyhoy:

Blur was a mess. Too hard to control, crappy music, crappy multiplayer...

Throw me in with the rest who want a true HD SSX3 sequel.

I really have to disagree.
As a fan of Tricky, I loved Blur.
And I loved the controls. One of the first games to make me say "Hey, these Wii things might just work out."
The major problem with the game was the fact that they reused stale courses and didn't market it properly.

Jenks · (02-23-2009, 09:26 PM)

Didnt some of the dudes who where involved with SSX move on and have something to do with Pure?
Or am i talking out of my arse?

sykoex · (02-23-2009, 09:29 PM)

Another Tricky lover here. I only got to play it for about a month since it was my friend's. :(

carvasd · (02-23-2009, 09:29 PM)

Here EA TAKE IT ! here's my money !!!... yes, I would pay for a new SSX on my PS3....

SSX was my first PS2 game and played it for hours.... I loved the sense of speed at that time, and the graphics were omg too (at leats at that time...)... I did enjoy the sequels, SSX3 more than 2....

plsssssssss.... make it happen

Relaxed Muscle · (02-23-2009, 09:31 PM)

Quote:

SSX - What happened to it?

SSX Blur happened, not only HD consoles kills series.

LRB1983 · (02-23-2009, 09:39 PM)

EA Big closure happened.

GarthVaderUK · 09:44 PM

Man, SSX Tricky was just one big awesome party of a game. I've been watching some vids on YouTube, brings back great memories - this game mastered fun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2draUqybzg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUGf5pqt4Ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skELqmfLtrs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tnPCYoVBY8

bridegur · (02-23-2009, 09:42 PM)

Does anyone have sales numbers for all the SSX games?

JoeMartin · (02-23-2009, 09:44 PM)

I had fun with blur.

Rash · (02-23-2009, 09:44 PM)

The reception made Blur sound like a generally fun, though mixed bag.

However, like a lot of Wii games, it was an experiment. Obviously if there are people out there who enjoyed the game, then there's reason to believe it did some things right. Make a sequel that tweaks the little things that people had problems with in Blur and bam, there you go.

Davedough · (02-23-2009, 09:49 PM)

This NEEDS to happen. I've loved every SSX game I got my hands on with the exception of the PSP title. That was more a fault of the PSP's design than the game. While I enjoyed SSX3 immensely, I went through and played the holy living crap out of Tricky more than I did SSX3. The game just keeps you going and makes you want to unlock everything for everyone. SSX3, once I was done with maxing out one character, I lost interest.

I'd love to have a true Tricky refresh for today's gaming market. PS3 and Xbox 360 versions please.

Princess Skittles · (02-23-2009, 09:52 PM)

Originally Posted by Rash:

The reception made Blur sound like a generally fun, though mixed bag.

However, like a lot of Wii games, it was an experiment. Obviously if there are people out there who enjoyed the game, then there's reason to believe it did some things right. Make a sequel that tweaks the little things that people had problems with in Blur and bam, there you go.

Pretty much this.

[Nintex] · (02-23-2009, 09:52 PM)

They should give it the Burnout Paradise treatment with party modes, updates etc.

EA Montreal(SSX Blur) went on to develop Need for Speed: Nitro, maybe they've multiple projects in development but I doubt it.

sublime085 · (02-23-2009, 09:59 PM)

SSX3 is among my favorite PS2 games ever. Such an amazing game.

I want my sequel DJ Atomika! You lied to us in Burnout Paradise!

bridegur · (02-23-2009, 10:01 PM)

Quote:

I want my sequel DJ Atomika! You lied to us in Burnout Paradise!

This really is infuriating to me. Don't tease people and then offer nothing.