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[Dedication Through Light]

I miss the subtitle already! Definitely one of the few who liked the focus of the Deadly Descents. Still, holding out to see gameplay!

 

[notworksafe]

They confirm the game is now called just "SSX" and "Deadly Descents" was just 1 of 3 modes in the game.

Should call it "The SSX"

 

[AlphaTwo00]

Like I said earlier: no Kaori, no sale.

Hi 5.

Sidenote. Looking up SSX characters on google yields a disturbing amount of fanart. And not the good kind.

 

[NotebookJ2]

As long as it's not OT Kaori... or OT Psymon for that matter.

 

[HK-47]

Good. I dont regret bitching about the stupid reveal one bit.

 

[HK-47]

So many whiners in regards to this game.

^5 whiners unite

 

[EmCeeGramr]

Thank god. I wish more developers would listen to feedback and realize that sometimes their "bold new directions" aren't as wonderful as they think.

 

[sonicmj1]

This sounds like a better compromise to me. I don't mind the real mountains, or even a new trick system, as long as there's a festive atmosphere, fun music, exaggerated personalities, and over-the-top tracks and tricks. It sounds like they're taking pains at this point to make sure those things are there, or at least to give us the impression they're there.

My skepticism won't be fully gone until I see gameplay, but I'm starting to feel more hopeful.

 

[Stormwatch]

I agree that I'd like to see some gameplay soon, but this makes thing sound a lot more promising.

 

[zankara]

Hope they don't completely remove the deadly descents part. I quite liked the idea of each mountain having it's own gameplay challenges e.g Heavy snow or Strong winds.

 

[mango drank]

Although I welcome the changes, I kind of mourn the fact that we'll never get to see whatever it was the developers thought people wanted. I said that a while ago. I definitely saw this coming.

 

[Why would you do that?]

Like I said earlier: no Kaori, no sale.

Why do people like Kaori so much? I found her to be the most annoying character, because of her very high, squeaky voice, which you hear throughout the entire course...

That said, the new SSX better have Kaori. Won't be the same without her.

I also sort of hoe the Tricky announcer (or some announcer) makes a return.

 

[dallow_bg]

So no more 2 inputs for tricks?



I didn't think so.

 

[soultron]

Kaori down. Mac up.

 

[Chamber]

lmfao they caved in fast!

 

[Neuromancer]

Well good job guys, I guess if you cry enough game devs really will give in to your childish demands.

 

[ManeKast]

Its been so long since a decent snowboarding game rocked around, can't wait for this and with this new information am a little more excited. Whats the release time frame?

 

[OldmanAndroid]

now i'm interested....lets hope they can nail those controls. In Skate, i easily spent more time in free-skate mode than career mode. Solid controls are key.

 

[disappeared]

So it seems the internet is in the business of game design now.

 

[Nirolak]

I think this is the first time I've seen someone reverse on a game design in quite a while.

Well, except perhaps Max Payne 3.

 

[AstroLad]

oh man this must be killing soultron since he loved the initial reveals so much. someone break the news to that poor guy

 

[mango drank]

So it seems the internet is in the business of game design now.

I was just thinking ... imagine if, say, Apple asked people what they wanted in a product instead of just giving it to them without any preview. I have a feeling we'd never have gotten any of the cool stuff they've released over the years. No innovative game-changers, no disruptive technology, etc. Just crap designed by a committee of millions.

 

[Treefingers]

Lmfao this situation is hilarious.

Glad they changed their minds.

 

[Boney]

that's better

 

[Neuromancer]

I almost skipped this thread and missed the good news.

I just hope Elise is one of the returning characters.

We've known about Elise since the original EGM article. Although she does look a little different.

 

[-PXG-]

So many whiners in regards to this game.

Get back to me when a company fucks up one of your favorite franchises.

 

[disappeared]

We've known about Elise since the original EGM article. Although she does look a little different.

Dat chassis.

 

[george_us]

notsureifwant.gif

 

[Master Milk]

Really? I thought 3 was excellent.

Tricky was my first game. I went into 3 thinking the series had been more like Tricky.

I was quickly disappointed. It was still fun, but not quite the same. I hated that all the characters felt the same with maxed stats, and all the boards were just cosmetic. And the trick system, I hated that, too I'm pretty sure, though I can't remember exactly why. It was fun, but nothing I need to play again anytime soon.

 

[Treefingers]

Still worried about the analog stick trick system. Change this next EA!

 

[Cipherr]

I hope that she's only the helicopter, like in the reveal trailer. Just to piss everyone off. Haha.

Lay down your arms soldier, the good guys have won.

 

[Snuggles]

I think this is the first time I've seen someone reverse on a game design in quite a while.

Well, except perhaps Max Payne 3.

Don't forget the Infamous 2 Cole redesign, pretty much the same thing on a smaller scale.

Anyways, I'm down with a new snowboarding game, even though 1080 Snowboarding is better than SSX.

 

[DMczaf]

All they had to do was show a different brighter weather setting and that's caving in?

The game still has all the other stuff you guys were bitching about just 4 months ago.

The wing suit

The axe

The helicopter

Story mode

"Survive it"

Google Earth

 

[Treefingers]

All they had to do was show a different brighter weather setting and that's caving in?

The game still has all the other stuff you guys were bitching about just 4 months ago.

The wing suit

The axe

The helicopter

Story mode

"Survive it"

Google Earth

New tricks system as well.

 

[Zabka]

I was just thinking ... imagine if, say, Apple asked people what they wanted in a product instead of just giving it to them without any preview. I have a feeling we'd never have gotten any of the cool stuff they've released over the years. No innovative game-changers, no disruptive technology, etc. Just crap designed by a committee of millions.

You forgot to mention the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse would march their fiery steeds across the wastelands of Third Earth, collecting the souls of the wicked in their dark matter batteries.

I like the way this game is headed now.

 

[colinp]

Nothing says SSX character like shoulder pads and realistic extreme boarding helmets.

Well, the snowboard is orange and yellow so I guess it's alright!

 

[soultron]

now i'm interested....lets hope they can nail those controls. In Skate, i easily spent more time in free-skate mode than career mode. Solid controls are key.

Yeah, same here. I loved just dicking around. Setting my marker somewhere and just tricking the shit out of one spot until I nailed something really sweet on it. The fact that you could move obstacles around to make your own spots on the fly was amazing too.

Skate 2 is basically my SSX3 of the Skate series. So good.

 

[Calcaneus]

And does that really count as "colorful"? You guys who were bitching are letting them off too easy! Maybe you guys are the ones caving.

 

[SneakyStephan]

Nothing says SSX character like shoulder pads and realistic extreme boarding helmets.

Well, the snowboard is orange and yellow so I guess it's alright!

I wonder what set bonus those shoulder pads will give.
They better get the balance right and not make the picks overpowered etc.

These two lines should never be able to apply to a snowboarding game, why the hell am I able to use them.

 

[enzo_gt]

Wow.. did not expect them to do this but holy shit BRAVO!

 

[soultron]

http://i.imgur.com/qCg1u.jpg[/IG]

Nothing says SSX character like shoulder pads and realistic extreme boarding helmets.

Well, the snowboard [I]is[/I] orange and yellow so I guess it's alright![/QUOTE]
There's also an Uber in there if you squint your eyes really hard.

 

[daegan]

All they had to do was show a different brighter weather setting and that's caving in?

The game still has all the other stuff you guys were bitching about just 4 months ago.

The wing suit

The axe

The helicopter

Story mode

"Survive it"

Google Earth

Not all of those things are bad, at least to me.

 

[gondee]

There's also an Uber in there if you squint your eyes really hard.

It also could be an Experimental, a simple grab from the first SSX. One of our users made this image to compare:

I would only confirm Ubers once we see both feet leave the board in a screenshot.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Well good job guys, I guess if you cry enough game devs really will give in to your childish demands.

Next up XCOM!,


*cries for Fallout*
*laughs at Shadowruin*
*sighs at Diablo 3*

 

[btkadams]

All they had to do was show a different brighter weather setting and that's caving in?

The game still has all the other stuff you guys were bitching about just 4 months ago.

The wing suit

The axe

The helicopter

Story mode

"Survive it"

Google Earth

the wing suit and axe seem to play smaller parts and are little "perks" like cod i suppose. i'm iffy on them still but the way that stupid cgi trailer made the game look is completely different from how they're explaining it now. the helicopter was in ssx1 in the last level so i can handle it.

the thing that i'm still upset about is the controls being on the analog stick. i bought skate 1 and 2 and liked them but i really really really prefer the controls we had with ssx over this new style (going by skate).

also, the people saying the shots look great are kidding themselves. i want neon colours all over the hillsides, wacky outfits, painted snow and crazy multicoloured confetti going off when i go over a jump.

 

[dimb]

There's also an Uber in there if you squint your eyes really hard.

I question whether you actually know anything about SSX.

 

[Chamber]

I'm still wary of the Google Earth level design but the concept art in that link looks promising. Still taking a wait and see on this game.

 

[big_z]

DONT WORRY GUYS DJ ATOMICA WILL BE IN THIS TO BRING THE XTREME!

I can't wait to board down mtn dew mountain. (pre-preorder only)

 

[btkadams]

DONT WORRY GUYS DJ ATOMICA WILL BE IN THIS TO BRING THE XTREME!

I can't wait to board down mtn dew mountain. (pre-preorder only)

whatever i liked dj atomica AND the dnl logos/boards.

 

[Quagm1r3]

The artstyle still doesn't look like the previous SSX games, granted that they haven't released much media about how the game actually looks. Although the artstyle was really great in previous SSX games, I'd still buy it day one if it played like the old franchise. So many good memories of knocking people over and pulling off ridiculous tricks.