Author Topic: First Too Human review (Read 26553 times)

Jabberwocky · « **Reply #60 on:** June 30, 2008, 05:47:56 PM »

10 years of development and boasting down the shitter?

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #61 on:** June 30, 2008, 06:42:57 PM »

Sounds like what I expected.

The only thing that will own when talking about Too Human is when Dyack owns 10 boxes of Twinkies to eat away the pain.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #62 on:** June 30, 2008, 06:53:28 PM »

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35701.html

Super-Dorkster favorite of the year!

Die like heroes, brothers! *activate helmet power!*

drohne · « **Reply #63 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:01:14 PM »

kohler being publically ambivalent about an sk release is like a cardinal being publically ambivalent about a papal bull! what's next, even-handed criticism from matt casamassina

dyack am cryyyyyyyyy

drohne · « **Reply #64 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:02:30 PM »

also i recommend too human's cutscenes as a salutary reference point for anyone who's insufficiently appreciative of mgs4's modeling, animation, blocking, lighting, editing, etc

lololololol

duckman2000 · « **Reply #65 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:05:01 PM »

Well, we'll see what Mattyboy says about it. His "interview" with the SK dudes that spearheaded the resurfacing of the game was one of the most pathetic things I've seen in gaming media.

cool breeze · « **Reply #66 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:10:23 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on June 30, 2008, 06:53:28 PM

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/35701.html

Is that the actual intro? this has to be a joke by gametrailers or something. No way anyone would green light that shit.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #67 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:13:28 PM »

The second video is even more hilarious. At first, it looks like he's firing a taser at the mech. But watch out, he has two tasers!

And a sword!

In slow motion!

drohne · « **Reply #68 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:21:16 PM »

i don't know -- i think dyack is missing the part of the brain responsible for self-doubt

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #69 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:28:55 PM »

lol @ duckman's video

fuck

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #70 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:30:24 PM »

"DIE LIKE HEROES BROTHERS, OUR LIVES... *unintelligible*" Gaming quote of 08'

Beezy · « **Reply #71 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:37:53 PM »

I liked Eternal Darkness.

etiolate · « **Reply #72 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:46:15 PM »

Quote from: drohne on June 30, 2008, 07:21:16 PM

i don't know -- i think dyack is missing the part of the brain responsible for self-doubt

No, I think he has doubt. It's self-honesty that may not be there.

Too Human has changed a lot. I had a fear it was doomed when I heard he was removing puzzles and other 'intimidating' factors and just dumbing it down into an action game to appease a target audience, instead of following the original vision. He had self-doubt enough to bail on his own game idea more than once. It is the honesty to say he has compromised himself and the game that I think may have been lost.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #73 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:47:37 PM »

the intro ... no words

Beezy · « **Reply #74 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:48:43 PM »

That's the same vid that duckman linked, SP.

Sysgen · « **Reply #75 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:53:03 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov on June 30, 2008, 02:49:38 PM

It took me 10 hours to beat Act 1 of Titan Quest.

Seriously I thought that was the whole game and then I found out it was just ACT 1!

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #76 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:54:25 PM »

the intro fucking quotes NIETZSCHE

what kind of high school drama club bullshit is this

MCD · « **Reply #77 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:56:51 PM »

terrible animations.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #78 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:57:40 PM »

The Nietzsche thing got me too. Dyack strikes me as big enough of a tool to quote Nietzsche in his shitty game and not see why it looks hilarious.

I really lol'ed when I read this from Dragona

Quote

The fact that SK apparently prides themselves on being "Guardians of literature" (I'm not making that up)

It all makes sense

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #79 on:** June 30, 2008, 07:58:59 PM »

Welp, I just got banned on GAF for two weeks for making fun of Dyack's girth.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #80 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:00:29 PM »

Quote from: The Experiment on June 30, 2008, 07:58:59 PM

Welp, I just got banned on GAF for two weeks for making fun of Dyack's girth.

I figured that would happen

After all the fat jokes used against another developer, it seems that attacks like that are even too much to even be used against Dyack.

cool breeze · « **Reply #81 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:01:19 PM »

This is awful

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #82 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:03:45 PM »

I was planning to do a quick run through just to see how it ended up (I mean, I saw this game on PSone at my first E3; I'm curious)

but now I'm not even sure if I could survive that

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #83 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:05:23 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on June 30, 2008, 08:01:19 PM

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This is awful

Was this posted on GAF?

That's hilarious

duckman2000 · « **Reply #84 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:19:53 PM »

"Its too bad too, I really like the art style."

How is that even possible? The game somehow manages to be simultaneously cluttered and barren, and Norse culture and mythology seems to be represented visually with all the subtlety and symbolic restraint of a rampaging fat person with a jackhammer and a craving for pizza. The game looks terrible, in the most overripe fashion.

Maybe it's the magical headpieces that sells it.

TVC15 · « **Reply #85 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:23:59 PM »

The whole concept of this kind of cybernetic fantasy is just fundamentally distinguished mentally-challenged to me.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #86 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:25:33 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on June 30, 2008, 08:01:19 PM

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This is awful

What the fuck is this?

originalz · « **Reply #87 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:28:48 PM »

Eh, I'm looking at it less as a normal RPG and more of a PSO-style experience. You could easily finish off PSO in 10 hours, but everyone knows that just beating the game wasn't the goal. If the coop multiplayer works well, then I'll be happy with the game.

Hopefully it won't turn into another KoF:CoD.

bud · « **Reply #88 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:44:28 PM »

why is the guy in part i of the intro walking so much? why is there so much walking at all

Draft · « **Reply #89 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:52:27 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on June 30, 2008, 08:35:54 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on June 30, 2008, 08:23:59 PM
The whole concept of this kind of cybernetic fantasy is just fundamentally distinguished mentally-challenged to me.
With the fact that cyberpunk has never been done really well in games, i'm wondering why they didn't just go that route.

Hey now, Deus Ex is solid cyberpunk.

Draft · « **Reply #90 on:** June 30, 2008, 08:55:06 PM »

Also a lot of people carry boners for the old SNES Shadowrun, though I personally never played it.

It's an underrepresented setting, for sure.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #91 on:** June 30, 2008, 09:02:21 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on June 30, 2008, 08:01:19 PM

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This is awful

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #92 on:** June 30, 2008, 09:53:47 PM »

That gameplay looked terrible, and I liked eternal darkness.

Tucah · « **Reply #93 on:** June 30, 2008, 09:59:04 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on June 30, 2008, 08:01:19 PM

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This is awful

I didn't watch the video, but now I feel like I have to

Eric P · « **Reply #94 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:01:00 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on June 30, 2008, 07:54:25 PM

the intro fucking quotes NIETZSCHE

what kind of high school drama club bullshit is this

xenosaga?

Eric P · « **Reply #95 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:02:13 PM »

Quote from: Beezy on June 30, 2008, 07:37:53 PM

I liked Eternal Darkness.

me too

me too

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #96 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:08:11 PM »

no you didn't

you really didn't

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #97 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:09:55 PM »

ED was a fun summer rump back in my gamecube days. I liked the different settings and the different spells. I mean I wouldnt play today or anything.

MCD · « **Reply #98 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:11:11 PM »

Quote from: dcharlie on June 30, 2008, 10:09:18 PM

holy shit.

so one of the pedo characters from Two Worlds goes to some Mass Effect place to pick up a Jesus corpse, a load of Quake soldiers are killed by a Rankor, then Zombie Nariko declares war. Then we see vaguely Assassins Creed character listening to bad dialogue.

Where do i sign up for more of this awesome?

8/19/2008

stand and be counted.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #99 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:11:31 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on June 30, 2008, 10:08:11 PM

no you didn't

you really didn't

ED was an awesome game if you can get past the actual game play.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I did like it even though it played like a ps1 game.

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Positive Touch · « **Reply #100 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:20:07 PM »

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ED was an awesome game if you can get past the actual game play.

and the story and graphics and voice acting and repetitiveness and

Positive Touch · « **Reply #101 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:21:56 PM »

i remember i was pissed when the game ended at 12 hours because all the reviews i read said the game would last about 30. then i caught myself and remembered how i had been wishing that the game would end only a few minutes ago.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #102 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:22:29 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on June 30, 2008, 10:19:48 PM

I remember a friend hyping the fuck out of Eternal Darkness, from the cinematics, to the combat, the cameras (which were good, I will admit that), the story, voice acting, graphics, etc. What I got was poorly crafted Lovecraft fanfic with laughable cinematics, animation, and fourth wall breaking that Dave Eggers would be embarassed by. The game was a buggy, unbalanced, unfun mess.

You sir obviously didn't play the game while sitting in the bath tub all day like I did. It was awesome.

Crushed · « **Reply #103 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:31:33 PM »

Hey hey hey ED was fucking awesome. It was unpolished, but it was fun.

Quote from: swaggaz on June 30, 2008, 08:01:19 PM

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I hear Baldr shouting "Ehhhhhhhh, STOWP IIIIIIIIIT" while doing that.

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #104 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:42:17 PM »

Baldr should have a cig in his mouth while doing this. Like Italian spider-man

Oblivion · « **Reply #105 on:** June 30, 2008, 10:55:55 PM »

goty right here. Haters prepare yourselves for oncoming ownage.

y2kev · « **Reply #106 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:01:45 PM »

i can't post in this thread cause wickedlaharl is on to me

but OMFG LMAO :roll :roll

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #107 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:06:09 PM »

Quote from: Draft on June 30, 2008, 08:55:06 PM

Also a lot of people carry boners for the old SNES Shadowrun, though I personally never played it.

It's an underrepresented setting, for sure.

The gameplay isn't too hot these days [maybe not even that great back then], but it had a great look and decent music.

T234 · « **Reply #108 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:07:45 PM »

Wait, is that actually in the game? If so, WTF

cool breeze · « **Reply #109 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:11:05 PM »

Quote from: y2kev on June 30, 2008, 11:01:45 PM

i can't post in this thread cause wickedlaharl is on to me

but OMFG LMAO :roll :roll

Who the hell is wickedlaharl? one of Dyack's goons?

etiolate · « **Reply #110 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:15:54 PM »

I don't recall ED being buggy at all and it actually had one of the smarter save systems at the time. While KOTORFAIL would crash if you saved in a bad spot, ED always had a safety put in to allow save state only in safe areas. The game had great atmosphere and Max Roivas was awesome. The game just needed a bit more meatiness.

FlameOfCallandor · « **Reply #111 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:28:47 PM »

Quote from: etiolate on June 30, 2008, 11:15:54 PM

I don't recall ED being buggy at all and it actually had one of the smarter save systems at the time. While KOTORFAIL would crash if you saved in a bad spot, ED always had a safety put in to allow save state only in safe areas. The game had great atmosphere and Max Roivas was awesome. The game just needed a bit more meatiness.

Pretty dead on. What really kind of made it boring was that I never felt like mana was hard to get. You could just run around and get more of it.

y2kev · « **Reply #112 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:35:36 PM »

MedievalManIII · « **Reply #113 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:41:00 PM »

The opening cinematic was so crappy that my computer actually got a blue screen of death.

No, I'm not joking.

EDIT: ^ That part is where my computer got the BSOD. I'm totally serious.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #114 on:** June 30, 2008, 11:45:54 PM »

"Too Human has been a long time coming and while it may not live up to the epic expectations it is going to be a good game. And who can argue against having another good game in the 360 library?" - IGN

Comical.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #115 on:** July 01, 2008, 12:06:22 AM »

I'd be more interested in a game based on Norse mythology where you didn't play as a god. Give me a game like Gears, replace the cogs with a gang of savage Norsemen led through fairytalized Scandinavian environments by a burly, brutal protagonist with a special relationship to the gods and creatures of the mythology and folklore that these environments inspired. Swords and maces in place of lancers, and trolls in place of Locust, and make the story one of blood revenge. That would work. Not this god vs robot clink clonk "yes, we did hire martial arts experts to choreograph the combat" shit. SK missed the point completely.

cool breeze · « **Reply #116 on:** July 01, 2008, 12:58:31 AM »

I like how the Too Human Defense Force on gaf consists of one very persistent person.

Wait, there are two, but one of them seems to be playing the 'everyone hates it because it's Microsoft' card.

MCD · « **Reply #117 on:** July 01, 2008, 01:18:36 AM »

watching the combat video, there is a lot of room for 4coop.

DYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK

drohne · « **Reply #118 on:** July 01, 2008, 01:42:21 AM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on July 01, 2008, 12:06:22 AM

"yes, we did hire martial arts experts to choreograph the combat"

did they really? i was watching today's footage and wondering why they didn't spring for some fucking motion capture. maybe dyack intended to hire martial artists but accidentally spent the money on fried foodstuffs

MCD · « **Reply #119 on:** July 01, 2008, 01:44:07 AM »

Quote from: drohne on July 01, 2008, 01:42:21 AM

Quote from: duckman2000 on July 01, 2008, 12:06:22 AM
"yes, we did hire martial arts experts to choreograph the combat"

did they really? i was watching today's footage and wondering why they didn't spring for some fucking motion capture. maybe dyack intended to hire martial artists but accidentally spent the money on tacos

put up or shut up.

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Author Topic: First Too Human review (Read 26553 times)