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Title: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 12:56:35 PM
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/8725/17872491pf4.jpg)

Now that we have that whole incidient out of our systems, and I have my copy of too human (plus code), we can now begin trolling this game or enjoying it, however you prefer
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 12:57:46 PM
cause you're still a homovonio
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 01:11:00 PM
I am playing as a Champion
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 01:17:49 PM
I started at Level 1, and my pre-order armor is already equipped
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Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 01:20:11 PM
Yes
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Van Cruncheon on August 20, 2008, 01:21:09 PM
sucks to be you
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 01:31:47 PM
Damn the pre-order armor is pretty good. Starts with a rating of 27 defense
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 01:35:57 PM
Same as the demo
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Post by: The Sceneman on August 20, 2008, 03:16:43 PM
awesome banner
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 20, 2008, 04:07:47 PM
I'm having a serious debate right now on heading in to town to pick it up. I'm still not sure if I'm sold on using the sticks for attacking.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 20, 2008, 04:08:40 PM
Can I has code for preorder armor plz
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 04:12:32 PM
Sure but I used it already
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 04:13:17 PM
I'm having a serious debate right now on heading in to town to pick it up. I'm still not sure if I'm sold on using the sticks for attacking.

Works fine, you get in the motion of fighting easily. If you get a fast combo going, you blaze around even quicker.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 05:49:41 PM
woo i beat the first boss... at least i think it was a boss. i got an 80 point achievement for beating it.

you can get story achievements in co-op
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Costanza on August 20, 2008, 06:13:32 PM
will get my copy from gamefly... whenever
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 06:14:05 PM
I'm at a decision point... do I want to take the Cybernetic Path or the Human Path

Each choice grants you different upgrades. Cybernetic seems to be more "stronger" giving you more health and damage increase while Human makes you more agile and lets you do bigger combos

I took Human... dunno if that has impact on the ending
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Brehvolution on August 20, 2008, 07:04:42 PM
What are your impressions now that you've gone past what was in the demo?
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Post by: siamesedreamer on August 20, 2008, 07:15:01 PM
How would you rate the achievement difficulty so far?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 07:20:57 PM
You cant, come back later
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 07:21:48 PM
How would you rate the achievement difficulty so far?

Currently have 205/1000 - only two secret achievements (the secrets are story related)
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 08:18:58 PM
Damn I'm getting tore up... guess this is what they mean by seeing the Valkyrie a lot
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 20, 2008, 08:43:26 PM
I'm having a serious debate right now on heading in to town to pick it up. I'm still not sure if I'm sold on using the sticks for attacking.

Works fine, you get in the motion of fighting easily. If you get a fast combo going, you blaze around even quicker.

I caved. I had to actually try two different stores to find it, oddly enough. Now I just gotta motivate myself to get off the net and play it.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 20, 2008, 10:00:06 PM
I caved as well. Already had it paid off through trade-ins, so...
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 10:06:24 PM
You are doing your part to help keep the industry alive.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Brehvolution on August 20, 2008, 11:11:59 PM
Please boys, I'm interested in how the game is past what you have seen in the demo.

Demi hasn't called 'shit game' yet so that could mean it to be a good sign.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 11:14:10 PM
Dragonforce + Too Human = Dyack spanking my ass and making me cum
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Post by: Brehvolution on August 20, 2008, 11:17:48 PM
My boss just saw dragonfarce Tuesday @ darien lake NY for the Disturbed/Slipknot show. He said everyone was playing air guitar Hero. :lol :lol
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 11:22:19 PM
Dragonforce is tight. Total epic norse god destroyer music
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: APF on August 20, 2008, 11:25:25 PM
Did that guy make a game?  I thought he was just a GAF troll.  Does that mean I have to make a game?  I once wrote a Pong clone in Actionscript.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Van Cruncheon on August 20, 2008, 11:26:31 PM
this is all an elaborate trap concocted by demi and tvc to get me to the buy the game, so they can laugh later
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on August 20, 2008, 11:32:53 PM
Finally home from work....

I got my copy at Toys R Us along with 1/2 price Assassin's Creed, for about $70 total.  I would have wanted Dead Rising, but it wasn't in stock.  I suppose it's just as well since you can pick up used Dead Rising for $17.99 at EBGames.

I'm gonna jump into the single player game with Berserker, so if anyone wants a low-level partner hit me up.

GamerTag: border1979

Please note that I haven't had an XBL Gold account in years, so I have no idea how everything for online works.  If I fuck up your friend request or game invite, don't take it personal ;)
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Trent Dole on August 20, 2008, 11:34:16 PM
this is all an elaborate trap concocted by demi and tvc to get me to the buy the game, so they can laugh later
If you've played the demo then you know better.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Bildi on August 20, 2008, 11:36:12 PM
You guys are kind of tempting me to get this game.

Stop it.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 20, 2008, 11:41:24 PM
If you didnt like the demo, the retail game is more of that - but you get another skill tree to toy with when you choose Cybernetic/Human
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: AdmiralViscen on August 21, 2008, 12:23:13 AM
I feel the temptation again, being over budget this month stays my hand

Amazon, $30, October
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Bildi on August 21, 2008, 01:26:41 AM
Oh sweet, it's not out here until the 28th.  By then I'm sure the temptation will be long gone.

Also ,thanks SK for not making this region free.  You just saved me some money.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 21, 2008, 02:15:42 AM
Only got about halfway through the demo part of the game. At least the story is a little more easier to follow with the full introduction.

How do you kill the trolls when you jump on top of them? I pressed like every button.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 02:37:51 AM
You use the left stick to center yourself, right stick to slam your sword. Just wiggle the right stick when you are centered
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 21, 2008, 07:52:53 AM
Went to 3 stores last night where this game was sold out.

Should've preordered  :'(
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: pilonv1 on August 21, 2008, 08:01:19 AM
lol if this game sells well it will be hilarious
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: duckman2000 on August 21, 2008, 11:47:41 AM
You know, as long as you and all other characters stand perfectly still, the game isn't all that ugly. But then I wouldn't put it past Dyack to put the best looking area in the demo. I also don't get the camera deal. It's a fixed camera, I get that, but this doesn't mesh very well with the many camera options.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: duckman2000 on August 21, 2008, 12:27:26 PM
You know, as long as you and all other characters stand perfectly still, the game isn't all that ugly. But then I wouldn't put it past Dyack to put the best looking area in the demo. I also don't get the camera deal. It's a fixed camera, I get that, but this doesn't mesh very well with the many camera options.

WTF are you doing playing this?

Well, it's just the demo.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: duckman2000 on August 21, 2008, 01:35:03 PM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12485948&postcount=1593

"/hides," but from who?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: AdmiralViscen on August 21, 2008, 01:45:30 PM
If that is Dyack :rofl :rofl :rofl
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 03:00:33 PM
I'm on the last "level" already... lol

Only Level 24 : (
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Grecco on August 21, 2008, 04:14:30 PM
I Bought this


To my excuse its 40 bucks at TRU.  :P
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: hyp on August 21, 2008, 04:46:57 PM
i'm gonna hit up my MS connection on getting me a discount.  how's the co-op?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 04:54:26 PM
Haven't tried
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Mr. Gundam on August 21, 2008, 04:56:39 PM
i went to aki hoping to buy this masterpiece

unfortunately, it wasn't there - i was tempted by Madden 09 for a mere $180

Really? I don't remember US imports costing that much in Aki.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 06:57:04 PM
Beat it
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 07:15:23 PM
Low 6
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 08:43:31 PM
Check out this badass loot I just made

-----
Helmet
-----

Level 25 Imperial Recon Sensor Cradle of Toughness

Armor 89
Equipment State +15%
Ballistic Lock Distance +3%
Rifle Ballistic Range +3%
Total Armor +9%

-----
Armor
-----

Level 29 Tireless Bodyplat Chestguard of Reinforcement

Armor 110
Total Armor +10%
Experience Bonus +3%
Total Armor +10%
Spider Damage +11%

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Shoulders
-----

Level 29 Tireless Bodyplate Shoulders of Urd

Armor 110
Spider Anti-Missle Duration +20%
Ballistic Resistance +3%
Health +6%
Total Armor +10%

-----
Gauntlets
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Level 29 Tireless Articulated Hand Cladding of Rage

Armor 110
Aggression +88%
Piercing Resistance +3%
Total Armor +10%
Dual Wield Melee Damage +6%

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Greaves
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Level 29 Tireless Bodyplate Leg Cladding of Reinforcement

Armor 110
Total Armor +10%
Piercing Resistance +3%
Aggression +88%
Health +6%

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Boots
-----

Level 29 Tireless Split-Toe Boot of Will

Armor 110
Hammer Slide Distance +3%
Total Armor +10%
Slash Resistance +3%
Loot Drop Chance +3%



Total Armor: 1079 (629 +69%)



oooooh damn
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 08:45:49 PM
Play time is 23 hours - but I left my game on and the clock runs so I'm probably 13 hours

Only have 575/1000
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on August 21, 2008, 08:48:27 PM
Thoughts on finishing the game (total playtime 10:57)......

....well, you'll play this again and again for the same reason you played the demo again and again. Because there isn't enough here to constitute a full game, but there's something engaging about the loot and the core gameplay mechanic and you just want to keep on gonig. I'm disappointed that after 4 years of development we couldn't get more than 4 levels of corridors filled with cut n' pasted architecture and handful of enemy types. The story is just weird -- it fills like you're coming into the middle of a season of Lost without having watched it before. The game seems to assume you know what's going on, and that you're already familiar with characters and their motivations. And while the ending is not technically a cliffhanger (nobody is left in immediate peril), it does feel very abrupt and unsatisfying.

I'd say it's still fun, but it feels more like something that would be the first chapter of a $20-30 episodic game series, rather than a $60 retail product that represents the singular multi-year effort of a huge developer. You can get your money out of it just by playing it over and over again, but at the end of the day you'll wish that there was more to play and see (especially considering that you'll never want to revisit The Ice Forest).

My Berserker is at level 30, and I will probably press on to Maximum level (though it depends on how fast you can get there). I'll start an open game later tonight if anyone in my level range wants to do a couple areas.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 08:49:24 PM
Is Berzerker easy to play as? I think TVC is playing a Zerker

I'm a Champeen
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: chronovore on August 21, 2008, 08:50:30 PM
i went to aki hoping to buy this masterpiece

unfortunately, it wasn't there - i was tempted by Madden 09 for a mere $180 or even Wii Fit for a pocket friendly $280 (import versions of course)



 :o Holy shit. Did they also include "kicking you in the balls" as part of the deal? I've seen import stuff for 9000 yen tops, usually more like 8000. What's the freakin' deal? Did someone fly them over on launch day, hand-carry them in First Class?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 09:46:40 PM
woo woo i broke 70000
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Post by: Smooth Groove on August 21, 2008, 09:52:43 PM
Game of the month, Demi?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 21, 2008, 10:01:35 PM
Game of the Day(s)
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Cormacaroni on August 21, 2008, 10:59:44 PM
'Tireless Articulated Hand Cladding of Rage'

oh dear.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Greatness Gone on August 21, 2008, 11:05:54 PM
Renting this tomorrow. The loot stuff just sounds so amazing. I don't even care about the story now.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Smooth Groove on August 22, 2008, 12:56:17 AM

Still, it matters not, for now i have Too Human and tonight i shall drunkenly try to play it whilst stuffing my face with a full family size pizza and consume an inappropriate amount of Black Nikka.

What toppings?  Asian pizzas are so wacky!
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Smooth Groove on August 22, 2008, 01:27:18 AM
WTF, how do you mix carbonara and bulgogi? 

Don't worry about getting fat.  Demi will give you some action if you do. 
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: TVC15 on August 22, 2008, 01:42:20 AM
Is Berzerker easy to play as? I think TVC is playing a Zerker

I beat the first level, including boss and all arenas, without dying.  I came close to dying on the boss though.  The Ice Forest, no idea how far in I was when I stopped yesterday, but I died a LOT.  The enemies that shoot shit in that level make mincemeat out of me.  Dead in 2 hits, usually.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 01:46:10 AM
I have 705/1000 now

There's an achievement for beating is as Cybernetic, so it looks like I'm making another character
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: TVC15 on August 22, 2008, 02:14:26 AM
The Ice Forest is really frustrating me.  I can tolerate repeatedly dying, but the FUCKING DEATH ANIMATION.  Why not give me the option to skip it, but have me pay a fee instead?  Like 10% of my credits?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 22, 2008, 11:29:12 AM
There's only four levels?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 22, 2008, 02:49:56 PM
Ok i'm ashamed to say this.

But i'm really enjoying this game. I had not problems with controls or anything, and the story has been interesting. The menu for the armors and stuff is a bit cluttered i think but i haven't mess with it too much.

How do i equip the helmet anyway? It says it's already equiped but my character has no helmet on. Whats up with that?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 02:50:24 PM
Some helmets dont have a graphic... I had one like that
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 22, 2008, 02:51:43 PM
Oooh...

Also i think the graphics are pretty good. Animation wise, it's better during gameplay than it is during cut scenes. And they fixed a bit of how the combat looks, now when you hit someone it shakes the screen a bit or something, so it feels much better than it looked in earlier videos.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 02:52:28 PM
No reason to be ashamed... I said from the start - Too Human would be awesome

Haters eviscerated... good bye
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 03:40:01 PM
What is  ??? about it? I mean what I said.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 04:04:13 PM
Is that a problem?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on August 22, 2008, 06:12:23 PM
Tried to rent this today.  The Blockbuster near me normally gets tons of copies of new releases but it looks like they only bought one of Too Human and it was out.  Don't know if that's good or bad news.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 06:21:33 PM
I'm Level 36 Champeen, kickin ass and taking names
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: cool breeze on August 22, 2008, 06:31:04 PM
What is the story like?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 06:34:36 PM
Slicing up machines

(it's really not that good)
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: cool breeze on August 22, 2008, 06:40:21 PM
I'm still curious about it.  I'm listening to 1upyours now, and while they say the story is bad, they bring up some things like Internet analogies and all this other shit that is somewhat clever but unexplored.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 06:43:50 PM
uh, if they did i must be pretty distinguished mentally-challenged to not see them
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckson on August 22, 2008, 08:22:44 PM
demi doesn't like anything and demi likes this game which means it's good.  fuck.  now i have to buy it.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: AdmiralViscen on August 22, 2008, 09:58:17 PM
Some helmets dont have a graphic... I had one like that

:lol

Needed another year in the oven!
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 10:07:50 PM
Just beat each level without dying :rock
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Mrbob on August 22, 2008, 10:41:26 PM
Do you get an achievement for that?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 22, 2008, 11:21:48 PM
Its really a lot of fun. Just wish the controls worked a little better.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 22, 2008, 11:50:24 PM
Do you get an achievement for that?

One for each level, yeah
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on August 23, 2008, 12:12:50 AM
Have you done much co-op?

Somehow I got the Serve 'Em Up Achievement in single player.

Went on last night and got the troll team-kill achievement without even trying.  There's enough trolls in The Ice Forest that it's gonna happen sooner or later.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 12:25:00 AM
I have done zero co-op, I'm hoping to do a run with TVC this weekend
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 01:36:04 AM
Ah man my game locked up for the first time
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: TVC15 on August 23, 2008, 01:42:33 AM
What is the story like?

To get this out of the way:  it was kind of distinguished mentally-challenged for SK to try to cram an actual story into this game.  There's like 15 minutes of boredom after the first dungeon as you walk around Aesir and watch cutscenes.  This sort of storytelling really doesn't fly with games that are basically twitchers.

But judging the story on its own, even if it were, well, wedded to gameplay that supported it, it's not bad.  It's not nifty like Eternal Darkness or Legacy of Kain, but it has its charms.  There are some howlers of dialogue, although most of the really bad lines seem to be in the incidental in-game dialogue.  One of the problems is that the game dumps you right in without doing any setup or exposition so you know what's going on.  If you've read a bit of Norse mythology, you'll catch up quickly.  The voice acting is good around the board.  Silicon Knights seems to always do well with voice acting.  Well, again, some of the incidental stuff is iffy, but nothing too terrible.

But no, so far it doesn't live up to Dyack's lofty noodlings on narrative or anything like that.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 02:11:36 AM
woot i found a Level 3 charm
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on August 23, 2008, 04:55:57 AM
To get this out of the way:  it was kind of distinguished mentally-challenged for SK to try to cram an actual story into this game.  There's like 15 minutes of boredom after the first dungeon as you walk around Aesir and watch cutscenes.  This sort of storytelling really doesn't fly with games that are basically twitchers.
For all the yapping that Silicon Nights did about the story, it's kind of surprising that the game has probably less than an hour's worth of cutscenes.  It seems painfully clear that at some point, they were forced to cut a lot of content out of this game just to get it out the door.  It probably happened when they realized UE3 wasn't going to work.  What actually wound up in the final product doesn't seem too substantial, and as you said a lot of it doesn't make any sense if you don't already know the Norse legends.  Why did Baldur end up in Helheim instead of Valhalla?  What is this bizarre demon that Hel has summoned into the world?  What's Loki's goal/purpose/motivation?

Also, what's with stat-caps in this game?  I tried to stack a lot of Strength for damage, but at some point it tells you you are capped.  I thought the whole point of these dungeon hacks was min-maxing to the extremes.  With such low caps it seems like they are forcing you towards making a balanced character.  Did Diablo and Titan Quest have caps?  WoW has unwritten caps on certain stats, but you can't reach them unless you are maximum level and sporting some insane gear.  Too Human is at least nice enough to tell you its caps, but I started hitting them before I even finished my first playthrough.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: TVC15 on August 23, 2008, 04:57:31 AM
Where does it tell you that you are hitting caps?  Is it in the stats screen or does it tell you when you are equipping items?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on August 23, 2008, 05:02:48 AM
If you run over an item in the inventory menu and it has a stat that will put you over the cap, the modifier "Capped" will appear in the description.  For example, "+25% Strength (Capped)".  If you are going over Runes, I think it actually tells you where you are at Stat-wise and where the cap is.  It's not that hard to hit the caps -- just try stacking runes of a single specific stat and you can probably do it.

EDIT:  My favorite piece of awful incidental dialogue is from Thor, in World Serpent -- something to the extent of "You'd best be saving your best for later - because that was pathetic!"  Did they really think using the word "best" twice in the same sentence would sound anything but awkward?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 05:03:05 AM
Man I havent found any reds at all
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 23, 2008, 06:38:25 AM
Is anyone playing with the HUD off? I just noticed this in the manual
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: TVC15 on August 23, 2008, 07:47:44 AM
Is anyone playing with the HUD off? I just noticed this in the manual

I don't think that would be wise.  The spider and wolf abilities seem to have lengthy recharge times, so it's nice to have the interface up there to know when they are ready.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 23, 2008, 08:52:20 AM
Wow.

I bet this game was supposed to be shorter than it is. The ICe Forest was a neverending wave of repetitive battles. Jesus Christ, at least throw some curve balls at us from time to time SK.

There aren't events, it's always the same battle.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 10:17:28 AM
Not really any different than PSU/PSO
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Greatness Gone on August 23, 2008, 10:22:51 AM
So I'm playing this right now. DO NOT WANT.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: cool breeze on August 23, 2008, 11:33:07 AM
To get this out of the way:  it was kind of distinguished mentally-challenged for SK to try to cram an actual story into this game.  There's like 15 minutes of boredom after the first dungeon as you walk around Aesir and watch cutscenes.  This sort of storytelling really doesn't fly with games that are basically twitchers.

But judging the story on its own, even if it were, well, wedded to gameplay that supported it, it's not bad.  It's not nifty like Eternal Darkness or Legacy of Kain, but it has its charms.  There are some howlers of dialogue, although most of the really bad lines seem to be in the incidental in-game dialogue.  One of the problems is that the game dumps you right in without doing any setup or exposition so you know what's going on.  If you've read a bit of Norse mythology, you'll catch up quickly.  The voice acting is good around the board.  Silicon Knights seems to always do well with voice acting.  Well, again, some of the incidental stuff is iffy, but nothing too terrible.

But no, so far it doesn't live up to Dyack's lofty noodlings on narrative or anything like that.

So, they have you doing more of that stuff from the demo where you walk around and stand on elevators? Does anyone know if that stuff gets removed in co-op?

I almost feel like renting this game just to play co-op or something.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckson on August 23, 2008, 11:42:55 AM
i played a little last night at a friend's house and came to the conclusion that while i DO want the game i WILL NOT pay full price for it.  so it gets to wait for a while.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 23, 2008, 11:46:02 AM
Ok, I am playing as a defender. Are there no shield drops? I played through the entire first level and I have yet to find any more hammer/shield combos.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 12:22:16 PM
Fenrir does take time to charge - you need to build the combo meter to actually use it though

It appears as a wolf icon on the top right half of the ammo meter
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 23, 2008, 12:52:54 PM
Not really any different than PSU/PSO

Never played those. Still i am liking the game.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Grecco on August 23, 2008, 01:47:22 PM
This game is garbage.


Its fun Garbage. But its garbage.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 23, 2008, 03:32:19 PM
The arrow shooting spider-like dudes are soo cheap. Is there anyway to avoid their ground pound? I die like 5 times everytime I fight one of them.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 03:37:33 PM
Just roll, you can avoid any explosion / pound with zero damage
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 23, 2008, 03:47:12 PM
When rolling? OK...I'll try that. That ground pound even gets me when I jump.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 23, 2008, 04:09:32 PM
I'm in the last dungeon, man this game is too repetitive.

There's a good game here samewhere, but there's so many bad flaws. Too bad, i'm trying to get strenght in order to make it to the end, the game is making it hard though.

And story wise, a mess.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Grecco on August 23, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
the Story is ripped right out of The Matrix its sad.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 05:20:48 PM
I just hit 50, still no Red loot

Methinks SK made them a bit too hard to find
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Grecco on August 23, 2008, 05:32:27 PM
You need 7 of them for the achievment right? God Damnit
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 05:52:03 PM
Well it says you need a set... I dont think anyone has actually equipped 7 red items yet
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 23, 2008, 06:05:35 PM
All trick to make you keep playing the game.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Greatness Gone on August 23, 2008, 06:25:51 PM
Thank god that I bought God Hand when I bought this game.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 06:33:59 PM
Thank God man
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 06:46:19 PM
Man I'm burnt out on this, I dont think I'm gonna bother getting the 7 piece set if it takes this long to even get one
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 23, 2008, 06:48:04 PM
^^No way. The mighty demi felled by a canadian :usacry
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 07:07:43 PM
Well I have 895/1000

I've done like 20 runs and I have not received one piece of red

It's like... be real now
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Positive Touch on August 23, 2008, 07:40:31 PM
don't you get 1000 for every game you play though?

this will forever be a mark on your gamerscore
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 08:07:54 PM
No, I dont get 1000 on all games
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Greatness Gone on August 23, 2008, 11:08:58 PM
I restarted with a Defender.

ARE YOU FINE WITH YOUR MAKER, BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO SEND YOU BACK TO HIM!

Story is horrendous and the graphics are pretty average. <3 all of the loot and stuff, but I wish the menu wasn't so fucking slow. The camera is pretty bad too, but it's all right if you switch to the isometric view.

Oh, and my baldur looks like a drag cyborg. Neon green and pink shit all over him. tbh, I'm liking it. Everything sucks except for the gameplay and loot collecting, but that's all I need for a dungeon crawler.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 23, 2008, 11:29:57 PM
It's a short game, not much actual crawling. The dungeons are the same all the time, though there are two variants. There's the "campaign" version, and then there's the "replay" version. Same tunnels but sometimes theres a blockade, or different enemy spawn points.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: UnoIllNino on August 24, 2008, 12:02:49 AM
I'm liking the game, but like I've said before, its such a co-op game for me.  The guy I play co-op with disagrees though.  He really likes it in single-player mode.  I just kind of feel like its pretty repetitive and having the ability to execute teamwork manuevers keeps it interesting. 

I've got a Defender and a BioEngineer both at level 15 right now.  Pretty happy with both since they're both decked out in really good equipment.  Is it just me, or do the items have random names attatched to them?  And also, are the enemies named locally?  I swear the boss we fought earlier was called one thing on my machine, and something else on his machine, unless he was mistaken.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on August 24, 2008, 12:16:16 AM
I just hit 50, still no Red loot

You hit 50 without much co-op at all?  The level 30+ dungeons are such a nightmare, I can't imagine doing them without someone helping you.  I mean, it can certainly be done but I don't think it'd be any fun.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: laesperanzapaz on August 24, 2008, 12:19:42 AM
http://www.eegra.com/show/sub/do/browse/cat/comics/id/46

has this been posted? :lol  i thought it was cute
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 12:27:00 AM
I just hit 50, still no Red loot

You hit 50 without much co-op at all?  The level 30+ dungeons are such a nightmare, I can't imagine doing them without someone helping you.  I mean, it can certainly be done but I don't think it'd be any fun.

Nah, it wasn't bad - I was a Champion, jack of all trades, master of none

Plus I jacked my equipment with EXP modifiers

I'm doing the "get all classes to Level 10" achievement now to see which one I will do for my Cybernetic run
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 02:44:39 AM
Need a co-op partner for the Teamwork achievement... sign up here so we can do a Hall of Heroes run (shortest level)
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Greatness Gone on August 24, 2008, 04:48:41 AM
I just beat the ice forest. If the rest of this game is anything like that level, I'll never play it again. SWEET JESUS at the boss battle. Some of the most tedious shit I have ever done.

Edit - And btw, Dennis deserves all of the hate for making this game. Please pass the Eternal Darkness license on to Capcom or anybody else that isn't SK plz.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on August 24, 2008, 04:57:55 AM
I got my first piece of red gear tonight!  It's a staff with 1600 damage.  Stats aren't that great, but base damage is better than any of the other orange drops I've found.

I am at 47 right now demi.  If you still need the teamwork achievements when I get to 50, we can give it a go. 

I just beat the ice forest. If the rest of this game is anything like that level, I'll never play it again. SWEET JESUS at the boss battle. Some of the most tedious shit I have ever done.

The Ice Forest is far-and-away the worst level in the game.  When I played it I thought the rest was going to be worse and that I was sure to hate Too Human -- but the two levels that come after it are much better.  Always save your combo meter for the spider boss dudes, because they are among the most annoying enemies in the game.  You can murder them with just 2-3 ruiners though.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Greatness Gone on August 24, 2008, 05:04:53 AM
Thank gyllengod that the rest of this game is better than the second level. I didn't even think of saving my ruiners for the spider things, I just hacked away at those bitches in my rage.

Oh, and I must've died about 25 times in the ice forest. Fucking trolls.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: AdmiralViscen on August 24, 2008, 09:57:36 AM
So the game is 4 levels long and one of them brutally sucks?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 24, 2008, 10:04:26 AM
So the game is 4 levels long and one of them brutally sucks?

The second level is like having barbed wire shaving your balls.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 24, 2008, 10:42:11 AM
Quit hating...the second level was good. Just a bit long.

What do the levels cap out at?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Grecco on August 24, 2008, 11:19:40 AM
Lvl 50

and the Ice Forest sucks Ass. They obviously didnt fucking playtest that shit.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 24, 2008, 12:35:34 PM
Third boss anyone? I get him down to about 1/3 left, but it doesn't budge from there.

Is there something special I'm supposed to do?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 12:39:15 PM
Nope, just whittle him away by chipping at all his body parts like a regular troll. I dont know any other way. The arms, his chest, and his feet should do it.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 24, 2008, 01:00:07 PM
Need a co-op partner for the Teamwork achievement... sign up here so we can do a Hall of Heroes run (shortest level)

If I manage to be home tonight (read high speed connection), and nobody else takes you up on it, I wouldn't mind trying. My character is only a level 8, though, so I don't know if that would be any good for you.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 01:01:12 PM
Well if you like dying a lot it should be fine. I think it scales to the highest level. Or maybe it's just the host.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 24, 2008, 01:05:31 PM
Well if you like dying a lot it should be fine. I think it scales to the highest level. Or maybe it's just the host.

 :lol You should see me playing Halo with my friends. I usually have the life expectancy of a mayfly.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 01:23:39 PM
I would rank the levels

1 > 4 > 3 > 2


1 is the shortest, and only has gay robots and trolls, boss is cake

4 is pretty lengthy, but it just has zombies which are pretty easy to dispose of, just use far away Fierce Attacks. the wraiths are annoying, and suck your life if you get too close, and explode on death (roll to avoid). the floating fat fucks are even worse, resurrecting dead enemies around you that are in proximity, but overall it's not bad. expect to grind here a lot if you have a quest related to the undead, since theres no other level that has them. i had to kill 4000 undead for my Level 3 charm achievement.

3 is ok but it's all annoying Dark Elves (the green ones that shoot at you), and Thor is useless but he distracts enemies. the boss is just a giant troll that you cant mount, and you have annoying smaller goblins after you (good way to get health if they drop it)

2 is just annoying and seems like it goes on forever, and has Dark Elves plus the annoying giant spider trolls which cannot be mounted. the boss is the worst in the game. because of that, i place it as the worst level.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 24, 2008, 01:28:07 PM
Finished it. level 27.

Wow that ending was...a piece of shit. Seriously it's like the game ends midway through a cut scene, suddenly the credits start rolling wtf, i had just put up my most balla set of armor yet.

 :-\
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Grecco on August 24, 2008, 01:30:14 PM
The Boss in lvl 2 wasnt that bad. Its the shitty Hammer Troll, Grenate Troll, Spider, and trash mob packs.  The Spider is maybe the shityest mob in the game with that unblockable knock down attack. Who the fuck playtested that?


Anyways where do you get the charm quests?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: WrikaWrek on August 24, 2008, 01:31:02 PM
The Boss in lvl 2 wasnt that bad. Its the shitty Hammer Troll, Grenate Troll, Spider, and trash mob packs.  The Spider is maybe the shityest mob in the game with that unblockable knock down attack. Who the fuck playtested that?


Anyways where do you get the charm quests?

Just roll.


Yea, i know.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 01:34:30 PM
The charm quests are in the Charms section. You have to equip a charm, then do the quest it asks. When (or before) that, you have to insert the runes it shows. Just hit X to insert them. Once you do both of that, the charm quest is completed, and when you have that charm equipped, the effect will be in place (if they hit you, they'll freeze, etc). You have to do 20 for an achievement, and then when you get the Level 3 charm (it will be red), do that for another achievement.

Doing a Level 3 charm requires you to insert completed Level 2 charms, which require you to insert completed Level 1 charms.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 24, 2008, 02:13:50 PM
Once you figure out how to time the roll on the spider guys they actually are extremely easy to defeat.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 24, 2008, 02:17:53 PM
Just finished the Ice forest and you guys weren't kidding. If I didn't already know that the next 2 levels were better, I probably would have returned this game by now. Are the spiders that everyone is complaining about the ones that use a bow?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 02:18:09 PM
both the 1 million bounty achievement and 20,000 kills dont have to be on one character, it's across the board

still havent got 1,000 runes or 7,500 loots
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Greatness Gone on August 24, 2008, 04:32:38 PM
Wait, is my new helm invisible?

The fuck?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 04:34:26 PM
Depends, some equipment is really small you can't see it on the equipment screen. Some may be invisible, such as the Dampening Field
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 24, 2008, 07:53:23 PM
I'm good to go demi, if you still want to try for that co-op achievement.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 07:54:07 PM
Ok add me real quick - demifish

I'm about to get the "Level 10 each class" achievement
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 24, 2008, 07:55:56 PM
Done. GT Laughingstock.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 24, 2008, 09:34:42 PM
woot, after some trouble, we got the team work achievement :rock

and after giving 1 million bounty to muckhole, he got the 1 mill achievement and saved a bunch of time

gave him my extra Level 3 charm. tried giving him the completed one, but that didnt trigger the achievement. guess you gotta do that one on your own.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 24, 2008, 09:36:02 PM
I'm RICH, motherfuckers!

Thanks for letting me tag along, demi.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Grecco on August 25, 2008, 01:07:25 AM
Just finished the Ice forest and you guys weren't kidding. If I didn't already know that the next 2 levels were better, I probably would have returned this game by now. Are the spiders that everyone is complaining about the ones that use a bow?

Yes.

Wait till you get to Hellheim. It gets worse.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: FatalT on August 25, 2008, 05:38:06 PM
I just picked this up so I'm going to need someone to play with me sometime.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on August 25, 2008, 07:34:36 PM
I still don't understand about half the stats in this game.  What the hell is Ablation Shield +10%?  Aggression?  Soothing?  Rot?  Piercing?  Hybrid Damage?

You're an inveterate pirate, demi -- have you seen the strategy guide online at all?  It seems like this game was created for the sole purpose of selling it to explain the 1001 things that are completely unexplained within the game.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 25, 2008, 07:38:35 PM
Ablation Shield probably means its good against those enemies with the shield you have to wittle away first (the spider enemies)

Aggression is Aggro - enemies come to you in groups quicker; attraction

Soothing is the opposite

Rot is the poison attack

I dont really use strategy guides, or know where to pirate them
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 25, 2008, 08:18:30 PM
The only way to change the color of your armor is by buying the color runes that you then have to put in slots right? Therefore, you trade a meaningless color for an extra ability another type of ruin could bring.

Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 25, 2008, 08:23:17 PM
Pretty much, but you have to remember that you can only put so many of X upgrades... its capped

For example, you can only have +15% Loot Chance total, if you hit the max it will say (Capped) and any more you put on is useless
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: FatalT on August 26, 2008, 03:09:19 AM
Just beat the game as a Commando. Level 27 and 7 hours. I think I'll make a champion for a Human playthrough.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 26, 2008, 08:18:12 AM
Finished the game with my defender last night. I thought that the last level was the best in the game and I liked it. I immediately started a new game with a berserker. I ended at level 30 with gametime of 13 hours. Holy crap this class moves fast compared to the defender.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 26, 2008, 09:05:40 AM
God I wish this game had 4 player co-op. How awesome would it be to play with 3 other EBers.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: AdmiralViscen on August 26, 2008, 10:25:00 AM
God I wish this game had 4 player co-op. How awesome would it be to play with 3 other EBers.

Have you played any co-op?

its glitchy as shit with 2 people.
What do you mean, frame rate? Lag?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: AdmiralViscen on August 26, 2008, 10:48:13 AM
:gloomy
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 26, 2008, 10:55:07 AM
Just beat the game as a Commando. Level 27 and 7 hours. I think I'll make a champion for a Human playthrough.

7 hours? Did you not mess around with anything?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Ganhyun on August 26, 2008, 04:17:00 PM
Just got this from the rental store and will be playing through it. Am open to playing online with an EBer. Just message me if you see me online.

Gamertag: ShogunOfPain
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: FatalT on August 26, 2008, 05:21:50 PM
Just beat the game as a Commando. Level 27 and 7 hours. I think I'll make a champion for a Human playthrough.

7 hours? Did you not mess around with anything?

Nope. I even skipped all the cutscenes because I didn't feel like listening to the story. I just wanted to GRIND LEVELSSSS and GET PHAT LOOOOTZZZZZ!
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 26, 2008, 05:25:18 PM
Last night I crafted new armor that upped my defense from 800 to 1000 and I couldn't even tell the difference. Was anyone able to find any loot that actually made a noticable difference?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: duckman2000 on August 27, 2008, 11:04:15 AM
"When the game industry introduced the right-stick camera control with 3D games, it added a layer of complexity for gamers that removed the fun for many players and only added frustration. Why worry about controlling the camera, when you can have more fun just concentrating on the game play? The control is innovative, new and something worth taking a second look. Give it another try."

Now that's an Eggebrecht
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 27, 2008, 01:09:56 PM
This game is fucking awesome. Co-Op is the bomb. So glad I bought it.

The short length actually gives me more of an incentive to play it again and again. About to hit 30.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Van Cruncheon on August 27, 2008, 01:33:19 PM
tvc bought this for me <3 <3 <3

first impressions ain't great, but the LOOT seems to be there, which guarantees i'll play through it. the character modeling makes halo 3 look like mgs4
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 27, 2008, 02:23:12 PM
Look at all these happy faces... I made those happy faces
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 27, 2008, 02:55:38 PM
demi was right

Too Human>>>>>>shit>>Braid
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Van Cruncheon on August 27, 2008, 04:44:43 PM
tvc bought this for me <3 <3 <3

first impressions ain't great, but the LOOT seems to be there, which guarantees i'll play through it. the character modeling makes halo 3 look like mgs4
This is a bizarre troll ???

simplified for the pinot-swilling drunks out there: too human's character models are so awful they make halo 3's models look good in comparison, to the point that you gain a new perspective on halo 3's shitty models. on the other hand, mgs4 has some of the bext character modeling and animation i've seen this gen.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 27, 2008, 11:03:54 PM
OMG I might play Too Human with DENIS DYACK!!!! :omg
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 28, 2008, 12:02:46 AM
OMG I might play Too Human with DENIS DYACK!!!! :omg

 :o! How did that happen?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: AdmiralViscen on August 28, 2008, 12:06:27 AM
:lol
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 28, 2008, 12:06:50 AM
 :lol

Actually, now that I've got the hang of it, I'm liking it more and more. And demi, let me know if you got the "red armor" thing worked out, because I think I almost have a complete set of it.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: FatalT on August 28, 2008, 12:13:06 AM
Anyone level 30 or so want to play? I'm a commando.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 28, 2008, 12:19:30 AM
I'd love to but I'm without high speed for the rest of the week  :'(
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 28, 2008, 12:27:54 AM
:lol

Actually, now that I've got the hang of it, I'm liking it more and more. And demi, let me know if you got the "red armor" thing worked out, because I think I almost have a complete set of it.

There's no way you have a complete red set already. You're probably thinking orange
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on August 28, 2008, 12:32:14 AM
There's no way you have a complete red set already. You're probably thinking orange

That's quite possible, considering the set I play on during the week. I was surprised how easily I had gotten so much of it, after you mentioned never getting any.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Mrbob on August 28, 2008, 11:25:19 AM
http://www.amazon.com/Too-Human-Xbox-360/dp/B000R0SS3Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1219936530&sr=1-1

Game is already $49.99 w/ free shipping if someone wants to buy it.  Only 20 more dollars to go before I scoop it up.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 30, 2008, 01:20:37 AM
Just beat it as a level 31 at around 18 hours.

Fuck the haters, this game kicks ass. So addictive. Didn't want it to be over. Definately in my top 5 or 6 X360 games.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 30, 2008, 01:33:59 AM
Since you like it so much you should play a HumaChamp (or CyberDefender) and make an epic set... so I can uh - borrow it
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Greatness Gone on August 30, 2008, 05:16:33 AM
Just beat it at level 26, 13 or so hours. I'm never buying a Silicon Knights game ever again (except for Eternal Darkness II).
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on August 30, 2008, 02:03:01 PM
I found a red rifle yesterday when I was only a level 35 with no loot enhancements. Today I played for 4+ hours, was a level 47, had my loot drop maxed and I didn't find a single red piece of anything.  :maf

Demi, I'm playing as a Cyber Defender so if I happen to find some pieces I'll let you know.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on August 30, 2008, 02:13:45 PM
Yeah the Level 50 set (has to be Level 50) is just... super rare. I dont really want to dedicate all that time for a 5 point achievement. Maybe I'd play until I got the 7,500 loot drop achievement.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on August 30, 2008, 11:50:51 PM
Why did they make an achievement for killing Hel as a cyborg and as a human without allowing you to change over on your second playthrough with your character? Stoopit...
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Mrbob on August 31, 2008, 01:14:24 AM
I picked up this piece of shit today at Gamestop for 35 bucks.

Maybe I'll see some of you online. 
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Mrbob on September 01, 2008, 04:37:10 PM
I played this game for 4 hours today.

Game has issues, but it is fun.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: siamesedreamer on September 01, 2008, 06:44:07 PM
Glad you like it dude.

The more you play it, the more it reveals its greatness.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: FatalT on September 01, 2008, 09:59:17 PM
I already returned it to Blockbuster, heh.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: muckhole on September 03, 2008, 01:56:25 PM
Finally got around to beating it last night. Guess being sick is good for something. The game overall really wasn't that bad, though certainly not triple-a. I'd definitely be up for a sequel at this point, if there's any chance of one.

Also got my first red drop in the final battle, but I don't know if I'll be motivated enough to bother looking for more.

Now I gottta go back and re-earn all those achievements I lost for CoD4, DMC4 and Ninja Gaiden 2 before the fall flood of new releases kills all my gaming time.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 04, 2008, 07:23:51 PM
I bought my Level 50 weapon - Mercygiver of the Fallen Kings...

So that just leaves... 6 more pieces :(
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on September 04, 2008, 07:27:23 PM
I have some red pistols that I purchased. Does everything have to have the same name in order to get the achievement?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 04, 2008, 07:37:29 PM
Yep, press LB to see that it belongs to a set. The achievement equipment are

* Level 50

* Red

* Specific to both your class and alignment - no [Class: None], it has to say [Class: Champion or whoever)]

Guns dont count I believe... could be wrong
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 04, 2008, 08:12:46 PM
I just traded a guy a complete Cybernetic Defender set for a 1600 point card

wooooooooooo

Time to get that chievement baby
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on September 08, 2008, 12:37:10 PM
I just traded a guy a complete Cybernetic Defender set for a 1600 point card

wooooooooooo

Time to get that chievement baby

Considering the duping that has been running rampant, I'd say you got the raw end of that deal.  $20 for a 5G achievement?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on September 08, 2008, 12:37:47 PM
Oh, and I got my Epic Cyber Berserker set at 45 hours now.....also thanks to rampant duping :)

For once, Silicon Knights' shoddy programming and testing ends up favoring the players rather than harming them.  If this game had any kind of economy I might feel bad about destroying it, but meh...
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 08, 2008, 01:42:32 PM
It was $15 and my set was from a legitimate person
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on September 08, 2008, 02:09:07 PM
You'd be crazy to think anyone legit has an entire set of epic armor just sitting around to be traded.  :P
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 08, 2008, 02:25:33 PM
Either way, I have my set, I got my 1000, life is good
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: border on September 08, 2008, 02:31:47 PM
Is there a list of all the Achievements (including the secret ones) somewhere?  I'm at like 750 for this game.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 08, 2008, 02:40:00 PM
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/too-human/achievements/
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: hyp on September 08, 2008, 07:15:36 PM
my copy is being shipped from gamefly.  who wants to play w/ me?  :hyper
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Jansen on September 26, 2008, 05:57:23 AM
why is so fucking hard to kill the big ass robots? i take half their health away and then continue to smack the shit out of them and no damage is being done.

Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Kestastrophe on September 26, 2008, 07:05:41 AM
why is so fucking hard to kill the big ass robots? i take half their health away and then continue to smack the shit out of them and no damage is being done.


Do a finisher right in their face while in the air, then run around behind them to initiate the balance mini-game. If done properly, this will only take 5 seconds.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Jansen on September 27, 2008, 04:26:24 AM
what in the fucking fuck.

what did baldur think happened to him before the start of the game? and how was loki able to do shit while imprisoned?
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 27, 2008, 02:50:05 PM
what in the fucking fuck.

what did baldur think happened to him before the start of the game? and how was loki able to do shit while imprisoned?

The story is pretty loose, I think there's a bunch of holes. But I'm not sure what you mean for the first question. Baldur thought he and his wife died from Hod, but you find out the truth later on.

Loki is a hybrid of Aesir / Giant technology, along with being cybernetic, he can traverse the world tree and is free to do whatever inside the network, while being bound in the real world. Kind of like The Matrix, if you think of it that way.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Jansen on September 28, 2008, 12:05:10 AM
so baldur knew that he had died, he just didn't know he ended up in helheim?

Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 28, 2008, 12:08:26 AM
I think they tweaked his memories to hide the truth, that's why he's all in shock and pissed when he discovers the truth
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Jansen on September 28, 2008, 12:22:10 AM
seems that way. although he was told that he wasn't lied to.

as for my questions i just thought that i might have missed something (i didn't unlock two cutscenes), or perhaps they gave an explanation about what had happened to baldur prior to the games opening in the games manual (which i don't have cuz i only rented it).
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 28, 2008, 12:23:06 AM
No, he wasn't lied to. I think Hod did kill them, but Loki fucked with Hod's eyepiece, and Hod thought he was shooting Loki, when he in fact shot Baldur.

I'm pretty sure that's the same way in real Norse Mythos, Loki tricking Hod to killing Baldr.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: Jansen on September 28, 2008, 12:41:15 AM
hod did kill him. it was made pretty clear at the end. but there is some deception going on. i mean he was told that hod was responsible for his wifes death (which i guess he was... indirectly) and ordered to destroy hod's cybernetics so that he wouldn't find out the truth.
Title: Re: The Too Human Thread of I Am Actually Playing It
Post by: demi on September 28, 2008, 12:48:02 AM
Yeah, that's why he was pissed when he discovered the truth