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STEEP

Developer:
Ubisoft Annecy

Publisher:
Ubisoft

Initial Release Date:
December 2, 2016

Platforms:

PC (Steam/UPlay)
Xbox One
Playstation 4
Nintendo Switch (Release Date TBA)

Description:

Ride a massive open world of the Alps and Alaska, where the powder is always fresh and the run never ends. Defy and master the world’s most epic mountains with skis, wingsuit, snowboard, and paraglider. Go solo or drop in side by side with other players. Record and share the most insane stunts ever captured. Dare your friends to try out your custom lines, then challenge the world to beat your best tricks and relive your most epic wipeouts.

The mountain is yours to explore. So strap in, suit up, and drop in.

Features:

Navigate the open world freely and create your own path as you decide how to explore your massive mountain playground.

-Choose between four unique ways to traverse the mountain: ski, wingsuit, snowboard, or paraglide.
-Rip through snowy terrains and skies, discover hidden spots, or just take in all the beauty the highlands of the Alps have to offer.

Share thrilling, adrenaline-fueled experiences with other players

-Seamlessly meet other players and choose to follow them or play together.
-Group up with your friends to pull off the craziest stunts imaginable; you can even mix sports to create wild tricks.
-Challenge friends to beat your own personal records, lines, and scores.

Prove that you’re the king or queen of the mountain by dropping into unique and spectacular challenges that put your skills to the test.

-Participate in specific challenges designed for each sport, such as Big Air, Proximity Flying, or Forest Slaloms.
-Compete with your friends and the community on any challenge through leaderboards.
-Play through epic riding quests to find out about the mountain’s secrets and experience unique moments.

Think your exploits are worth sharing? Relive epic moments and challenges, and share replays across social media.

-Each time you cut a fresh path down the slopes, you create a one-of-a-kind run that can be watched and experienced by your friends online.
-Relive all your most spectacular runs, epic wipeouts, and wildest stunts.
-Choose the ideal camera angles, pace, and speeds to create the perfect post and dare the world to do better.

DLC/Season Pass Details:

DLC Content Explained (Video)

• ADRENALINE PACK DLC

The Adrenaline Pack DLC is available now for standalone purchase and included with the Gold Edition and Season Pass. Check out the features below:

-Three glowing costumes
-Two glowing wingsuits
-Three new night challenges
-Two new boards (the Red Freeride and the Freestyle Sunny Deer)
-Two new outfits (the Woodcutter and the Crystalline)
-A new classic white wingsuit

• WINTERFEST PACK DLC

The Winterfest Pack DLC is available now for standalone purchase and included with the Gold Edition and Season Pass. Check out the features below:

-Unique add-on challenges
-Custom costumes
-A winter sled

• XTREME PACK DLC

The Xtreme Pack DLC is available now for standalone purchase and is included with the Gold Edition and Season Pass. Check out the features below:

-Rocket wings
-Base jumping
-Speed gliding
-New, fresh challenges

• Bonus items

- Exclusive Snowman Costume
- Helicopter Tickets: to get you around the mountain even faster
- 10,000 Steep Credits

Videos:

101 Overview Trailer
E3 2016 Demo
4K PC Gameplay

Shoutout to The Flash for the title

 

[Xamtheking]

Just keep the OT like this, please!
On topic, how long has it been since we've gotten a non-indie snowboarding game?

 

[The Flash]

You're welcome

 

[krpiper]

I liked of what I played of the beta, but I just bought FF XV and with Christmas coming up I dunno if I should go for two retail games in a week. I feel like this will drop quickly though, shame as the extreme sports genre is so under represented this gen

 

[devon the dude]

Will be picking this up tomorrow. Enjoyed cruising around the mountain with my crew in the beta.

 

[Plankfan]

I wanted something like SSX and I didn't really get that vibe from the beta. I'll Gamefly this at some point.

 

[bananafactory]

Just keep the OT like this, please!
On topic, how long has it been since we've gotten a non-indie snowboarding game?

I don't even remember.

The SSX reboot on PS3, I guess?

 

[nikos]

I may grab this as part of the B2G1 at Best Buy next week. Hope it turns out to be good.

 

[bananafactory]

Any word on reviews? Did anyone even get copies?

 

[krpiper]

Any word on reviews? Did anyone even get copies?

Ubisoft says reviewer copies come out on the release day

 

[Flunkie]

this is the arby's of OTs

 

[johnnydrama]

this is the arby's of OTs

 

[Xamtheking]

this is the arby's of OTs

No, Arby's has some meat
This has nothing but a decent title

 

[Dangansona]

I don't even remember.

The SSX reboot on PS3, I guess?

Correct!

 

[N° 2048]

Went from Day 1 to nope. That Season Pass bullshit. copter tickets, leaving modes out.

 

[bananafactory]

Damn you guys are hard to please

Alright I added some stuff. Work in progress.

If anyone gets this unlocked please post some impressions! Especially PC performance, that's where I'll be playing

 

[Dartastic]

No, Arby's has some meat
This has nothing but a decent title

Yo daaaaaaamn

Seriously if there ever was a game I can think of in modern memory to wait on this is it. Beta was mediocre at BEST. It'll be like ten bucks within three months.

 

[Mountainmohawk]

I wonder if the full game will actually launch on my pc. I couldn't get the beta to work without it crashing. I'll wait and see if anyone has issues.

 

[MisterCTwo]

Helicopter Tickets

 

[off duty ninja]

Connection error. Should have known.

 

[legbone]

I was going to wait for a price drop even though I really enjoyed the beta. But then I noticed on Amazon it is 50.99. I signed up for a free trial of prime and got it for 47.99. I'm a little late preordering so god only knows when I'll get it, but I have plenty of backlog to keep me busy. See you guys on the slopes. Oh wait, no I won't, because it seems like everyone hates this game. I can't remember the last time I played a skiing game (i know it's not just skiing but that's my favorite part). I think it might have actually been Activision's Skiing for the Atari 2600. I fricking loved that game as a kid.

edit: I will say that Ubisoft should be ashamed of themselves with regard to this game's season pass.

edit 2: sorry. edited out the nastiness. my back hurts guys, bear with me.

 

[Stackboy]

Going to wait for reviews, for sure.

 

[Ashtar]

I hope that this is good, will keep an eye on this thread

 

[Flunkie]

did this come out at midnight on consoles? surely someone got it digitally, right?

 

[Art Vandilay]

No, Arby's has some meat
This has nothing but a decent title

I'm interested to see what people think of this game. I'm turned off by their DLC model, but it looks interesting.

 

[bananafactory]

did this come out at midnight on consoles? surely someone got it digitally, right?

Well I can confirm it's definitely not unlocked on Steam

 

[Xamtheking]

Steep |OT| A Steep decline for Ubisoft

 

[bananafactory]

Also, if anyone would like to make a real banner or something like that I'll happily add it to the OT

After getting drunk and spending $110 on the stupid gold edition with the stupid season pass this is the most effort I could bring myself to expend

 

[dickroach]

seriously? this comes out today?
I played the beta last week and it was very, very, very underwhelming.

 

[Giraffe Keighley]

Fun beta.

 

[bananafactory]

seriously? this comes out today?
I played the beta last week and it was very, very, very underwhelming.

i hated the alpha but thought the beta was pretty great, i only really spent time with the snowboarding though

it definitely feels like a budget title, though

 

[Codiox]

I had high hopes for this....


You can't even grind a rail in this game ffs.

 

[Laurel_McFang]

does anyone else just wish this was a sequel to pilot wings?

 

[Vault 101]

Played it for the last few hours, it might grow on me but it's no SSX.

Wtf is up with the season pass?! Feel like I should buy it just to get decent content and have no idea what these helicopter tickets are but a heli transported me in the game once for no cost.

It's all very confusing and the always online isn't great.

Pretty graphics and could be my go to game for relaxation maybe.

 

[JaseC]

No, Arby's has some meat
This has nothing but a decent title

It gives an overview of what the game has to offer and has links to footage. It's fine. OTs don't need to be gaudy PR brochures.

 

[Endorphineforeverybody]

You can't even grind a rail in this game ffs.

So, how do I do my 360 - tail grind - 180 - butterfly combo amped learned me? Is there a trick system? Such a shame these winter sports games are.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

man I thought the posts about new sports in the season pass were a joke lol

 

[klier]

Downloading right now. Will be able to play when I get back from work later today! YAY!

 

[jem0208]

Went from Day 1 to nope. That Season Pass bullshit. copter tickets, leaving modes out.

Do you know anything about how the helicopter tickets work?

I got like 40 of them in a couple of hours of play in the beta.

Damn, it seems like most of the hate behind the bloody game is from misinformation.

 

[Ilmyr]

does anyone else just wish this was a sequel to pilot wings?

Yes i miss Pilotwings, though with additional sports coming as DLC(!) it feels like its going that direction. Anyways they should be included in the base game!

Not so sure about picking it up early, any reviews yet? From what i saw this game looks/feels unpolished.

 

[danmaku]

So, how do I do my 360 - tail grind - 180 - butterfly combo amped learned me? Is there a trick system? Such a shame these winter sports games are.

There's a trick system but it's very basic. The game is more about freeriding than tricks.

I liked the beta but I'll wait for a discount. I don't really care for the events, I just want to explore the mountains and relax.

 

[Endorphineforeverybody]

There's a trick system but it's very basic. The game is more about freeriding than tricks.

So you just make a trick and that's it, no combos? No multiplier if you do it slow etc? Don't get me wrong, it's fine then for what it is, but I hoped for a combo fest with trick challenges etc. Will watch some videos now.

 

[danmaku]

So you just make a trick and that's it, no combos? No multiplier if you do it slow etc? Don't get me wrong, it's fine then for what it is, but I hoped for a combo fest with trick challenges etc. Will watch some videos now.

You can combo, but there are very few tricks. Just grabs, 180/360/etc and barrel rolls (sorry, I don't know the proper term ). There are trick challenges but it's just one type of activity, not the focus.

 

[Endorphineforeverybody]

You can combo, but there are very few tricks. Just grabs, 180/360/etc and barrel rolls (sorry, I don't know the proper term ). There are trick challenges but it's just one type of activity, not the focus.

Thx for the reply. It is the term for this trick ^_~ For what I saw there is no front/back flip, no of axis tricks. No diffrent types of grabs. No butterfly. Don't know if you can change the stance (regular, goofy?)

Got you, freeride it is.

 

[jem0208]

Thx for the reply. It is the term for this trick ^_~ For what I saw there is no front/back flip, no of axis tricks. No diffrent types of grabs. No butterfly. Don't know if you can change the stance (regular, goofy?)

Got you, freeride it is.

There’s 3 grabs (left, right or both hands) and then you can spin pretty much how you like.

You can change you’re stance.

 

[Taij]

Do you know anything about how the helicopter tickets work?

I got like 40 of them in a couple of hours of play in the beta.

Damn, it seems like most of the hate behind the bloody game is from misinformation.

Helicopter tickets let you drop anywhere on the mountain, instead of just the normal drop zones you have found and unlocked. Playing normally you do get some helicopter tickets, then when you reach max level you get a helicopter and no longer need tickets. So I'm not really sure what everyone is pissed off about with regards to the tickets, unless they're saying that they are pointless to pay for. I personally wouldn't pay for heli tickets but getting some in the early stages is an ok bonus.

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

I want this but I will wait to finish dishonored 2 first. I am going use this like I do No Man Sky and just chill out with no objective in mind.

 

[jem0208]

Helicopter tickets let you drop anywhere on the mountain, instead of just the normal drop zones you have found and unlocked. Playing normally you do get some helicopter tickets, then when you reach max level you get a helicopter and no longer need tickets. So I'm not really sure what everyone is pissed off about with regards to the tickets, unless they're saying that they are pointless to pay for. I personally wouldn't pay for heli tickets but getting some in the early stages is an ok bonus.

Yup.

They’re not exactly required to have fun and you can get loads of them using the in game cash really easily.

Seems to me that people are under the impression that you can only buy tickets with real money which is obviously wrong.

 

[Tankshell]

What sort of soundtrack does this game ship with, and can we use custom playlists? I really want to just chill out to this track (from SSX Tricky):

https://youtu.be/ggvZHZ9gDMM

whilst snowboarding from top to bottom of the highest peak.

 

[RoadHazard]

Thx for the reply. It is the term for this trick ^_~ For what I saw there is no front/back flip, no of axis tricks. No diffrent types of grabs. No butterfly. Don't know if you can change the stance (regular, goofy?)

Got you, freeride it is.

There are front/back flips (you do them with the right stick), and there are different grabs (one hand or the other, or both together, and you can choose where you grab with the right stick). Not sure about off-axis. You can change your stance, yes (pull the sticks in opposite directions).

The game doesn't explain a lot of this (at least the beta didn't), but the tricking system is a bit deeper than it might seem.