TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Developer: EA Canada Publisher: EA Sports Website: Link Facebook: Link Creative Director: Todd Batty Release Date: early 2012 Platforms: probably PS3, xBox 360 Trailer: Gameplay: Deadly Descent: survive natural disasters to make it down the mountain alive: "We looked at survival and what that could add, things like wing suits, and ice climbing, and huge crevasses, and rock slides - pitting man against mountain.". Speed Descent: races. Tricky Descent: tricks! With over 200 tracks. Hands on Previews: Link A few things to note: Nine mountains are based on real locations from all over the world for the first time. Big change in artistic direction. "SSX: DD uses the 'rule of thirds': a third familiar content, a third improved on (via fan feedback etc) and a third is new." Concept Art: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovach_ Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Heh, Cyber and i were talking about this an hour ago, can't wait for it. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/01/the-third-pillar-of-ssx-deadly-descents-survive-it/ Here's the new (or the first one i guess) dev commentary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Who's excited? I've loved every SSX game I've played, and I'm sure I'll love this too. It sounds like they've really improved the gameplay. The survival mode is a strong addition and I think toning down the tricks is a sensible move. My only concern is the art style. I know it is shallow but I enjoyed the bright colours of the earlier games and think it is sad that they felt they have had to take this move to have the game taken seriously. I know it will make me enjoy the game slighty less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovach_ Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 Yeah, i thought the colours were a bit... dull. Then again, there's still more to see, i'm hoping they'll brighten it up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) I actually love the style of the concept art. If they'd made it cel-shaded like SSX:okami I would be completely stoked. Edited April 8, 2011 by TheFlyingGerbil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted April 7, 2011 Report Share Posted April 7, 2011 403 Forbidden nginx/0.8.34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Meh looks too gritty. What made SSX so great was how silly it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 Silly plus the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted April 8, 2011 Report Share Posted April 8, 2011 On 4/8/2011 at 3:21 AM, Hakidia said: Meh looks too gritty. What made SSX so great was how silly it was. I loved 3 the most and it was barely silly at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I liked tricky the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 Sure, the style was a big part of it, but gameplay first, really. I just hope this is less of an atrocity than SSX Blur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 If you ignored the fact that the uber moves were hit and miss with the motion controls, I enjoyed Blur. Still loving Jerk it Out by the Caesars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Vote for your favourite characters to be in the new game here. Who's your favourite character? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I dug Tricky out the other day, and although I remembered it being good it was even better than I was expecting. Not sure how I feel about the more realistic vibe, hopefully with squirrel suits etc it will still be over the top. Will there still be uber tricks? I've only ever played tricky so I don't even know what they were like in SSX 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Uber Tricks were in 3 and On Tour, but they were nowhere near as hard to pull off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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