Author Topic: STOKED (Read 5702 times)

drew · « **on:** September 04, 2008, 10:46:18 PM »

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Hit the mountains on your quest to become the next snowboarding phenomenon in Stoked, the open-world, back country snowboarding experience

I'm calling it now, this(the new skate.) is going to be better than Shaun White Snowboarding(the new THPS). the trailer alone makes all the shaun white media look corny.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/39527.html

HD trailer:
official site

drohne · « **Reply #1 on:** September 04, 2008, 10:49:59 PM »

a game called 'stoked' from a developer called 'bongfish'

hm

yeah, this is totally coming out polished and on schedule

Beezy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 04, 2008, 11:16:30 PM »

Quote from: drohne on September 04, 2008, 10:49:59 PM

a game called 'stoked' from a developer called 'bongfish'

hm

yeah, this is totally coming out polished and on schedule

Positive Touch · « **Reply #3 on:** September 04, 2008, 11:40:55 PM »

poor dopefish

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #4 on:** September 04, 2008, 11:48:44 PM »

That looked pretty amazing. We need a decent HD snowboarding game. The genre just disappeared for a while for some reason.

Bildi · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2008, 12:13:11 AM »

Quote from: ParticleReality on September 04, 2008, 11:33:19 PM

While I was watching this, I expected to see an EA Logo.

Since you've opened the door, I'll commence wining about the lack of SSX5: :'(

Stoked looks pretty barren at this point, but I guess we'll see. Maybe this will fill the Amped void.

drew · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2009, 03:30:08 AM »

i bought this tonight

just finished the tutorials FINALLY

so yeah its pretty much goty 2009

and with a pricetag of only $40

buy it distinguished effete fellows

drew · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:17:12 AM »

ok so this is like the best game ever

or at the very least one of the best games this gen

here are some bullet points as to why it think this is:

controls like skate with some minor tweaks which actually makes it less frustrating to play
stoked is actually more fun than skate, with bigger jumps and no constant pushing required
the game is all top of the mountain backcountry, a fact which hasn't been well represented in trailers or reviews, there are no ski lifts here, everything is done by helicopter
this game was made by snowboarders, for snowboarders, for that reason it may turn some people off, but also due to that reason it is the most legitimate and deep snowboarding sim ever made. corked spins like irl are hard to learn but rewarding to pull off. theres nothing quite like a big ol corked out spin off a natural lip in the backcountry. as you unlock mountains a helicopter ride takes place that introduces you to the mountain with terrain layouts and technical jargon
the bloom in this game is absolutely incredible. some of the best i've ever seen, rivaling even mirrors edge, seeing the sun bounce off the snow after coming out of the shade of the trees is beautiful
the game has a plethora of unlockables, of which i have only scratched the surface
like skate, it's very pop in pop out, go on a run for 10 minutes before you go to bed, maybe finish a challenge or two (which present themselves as you travel down the mountainside), whatever

tl;dr: if stoked had snowboard parks with man made jumps and rails it could easily replace amped 2 as the de facto snowboarding game. EASILY.

demi · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:34:09 AM »

I looked at the achievements. Seem pretty straightforward. I will consider this

pilonv1 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2009, 02:37:24 AM »

so there's no rails or jumps or anything? just mountains?

wish it was released here

drew · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:14:18 AM »

there's "rails" as in natural logs or downed trees

maybe the odd stone fence or cabin roof

you can even jib boulders if they're covered w/ snow/ice

pilonv1 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:22:32 AM »

how populated are the mountains? i liked the feeling of being isolated at the top of a mountain but it gradually getting more populated as you get to the bottom.

this is starting to make me miss amped. are amped 1+2 BC yet?

drew · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:45:50 AM »

theres nobody else on the mountain but you, the runs eventually hit a valley or plateau like irl

like i said earlier, if the devs embraced the whole mountain this would be a better game than amped

pilonv1 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:49:19 AM »

empty mountains

i loved amped so much

sounds fucking awesome still.

Bildi · « **Reply #14 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:51:10 AM »

Dammit, no PAL release and NTSC version is region locked?

WTF.

drew · « **Reply #15 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:51:13 AM »

now that i think about it there are people that cheer you on around challenge markers, but you dont see them that often

demi · « **Reply #16 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:54:10 AM »

Quote from: Bildi on April 20, 2009, 03:51:10 AM

Dammit, no PAL release and NTSC version is region locked?

WTF.

bu bu bu euro-bore

bye *poof*

pilonv1 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:58:34 AM »

Quote from: Bildi on April 20, 2009, 03:51:10 AM

Dammit, no PAL release and NTSC version is region locked?

WTF.

super distinguished mentally-challenged i know

pilonv1 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:04:07 AM »

For further information contact:
Bongfish GmbH
Schönaugasse 8a/II
8010 Graz, Austria, Europe

Fuckign Euro-trash. Where's my PAL copy

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #19 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:08:08 AM »

Plan to grab this as soon as (if) my Blockbuster gets it.

Bebpo · « **Reply #20 on:** April 20, 2009, 05:03:48 AM »

I wish I could get into realistic games. I play Skate and the graphics are great and it's cool and all but it takes a lot of effort to do like a simple realistic skating move and I just don't feel any satisfaction pulling it off because it's so....normal. I used to be a huge Tony Hawk guy and it felt so satisfying stringing together 30 part combos while doing 500 foot jumps onto telephone wires and etc... and you land it and get a billion points and win. Same with SSX. Doing all the combos and jumping from one rail to another with huge drops in the middle while doing a million spins to get crazy score bonus was awesomely satisfying. They were almost like Devil May Cry where it was all about combo variety and pulling them off for points.

So then I try to play realistic sports games where it's like "jump over a fence while doing 1 grab" and it's just..... -_- But since the "extreme" sports games are now dead since Tony Hawk has been shit after American Wasteland and there's no SSX, it's like there's no choice. You either learn to love realism or you just don't play Skate/Snowboard games anymore :\

demi · « **Reply #21 on:** April 20, 2009, 05:08:19 AM »

Project 8 was pretty good, Bebpo.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 20, 2009, 05:08:59 AM »

Give Amped 3 a try Bebpo if you haven't. It's sort of inbetween the realistic Sim that Amped 2 was and the craziness of SSX.

Bebpo · « **Reply #23 on:** April 20, 2009, 05:22:23 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 20, 2009, 05:08:59 AM

Give Amped 3 a try Bebpo if you haven't. It's sort of inbetween the realistic Sim that Amped 2 was and the craziness of SSX.

Actually I loved Amped 2. It had enough combo scoring and cool jumps that I could get into it. But I skipped Amped 3 because of all the XXXtreme direction they went with it. If the gameplay is there though I guess I could give it a try until EA finally gets around to announcing a new SSX.

Quote from: demi on April 20, 2009, 05:08:19 AM

Project 8 was pretty good, Bebpo.

Unfortunately I bought the PS3 version which ran at like 10fps and so I really didn't like it. Maybe if I see the X360 version in a $1 bin somewhere one day I'll give it another shot.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 20, 2009, 05:36:44 AM »

Amped 3 isn't really that "XXXtreme". It has a really funny story wrapped around pretty familiar gameplay. It's much easier than Amped 2 though

chronovore · « **Reply #25 on:** April 20, 2009, 08:47:49 PM »

I'm completely stunned to see anything positive about this game. I watched the trailer movie earlier this year and thought it would suck. The trailer looked barren and lacked any kind of allure.

drew · « **Reply #26 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:01:54 PM »

you were wrong

how wrong so wrong

let me guess, you never snowboarded a day in your life

Bildi · « **Reply #27 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:02:39 PM »

Quote from: demi on April 20, 2009, 03:54:10 AM

bu bu bu euro-bore

bye *poof*

Goddamn yanks.

Bildi · « **Reply #28 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:05:08 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 20, 2009, 05:36:44 AM

Amped 3 isn't really that "XXXtreme". It has a really funny story wrapped around pretty familiar gameplay. It's much easier than Amped 2 though

Yeah, I still liked Amped 3 gameplay. It just seemed to have characters that were a bit more out there like SSX.

drew · « **Reply #29 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:05:19 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on April 20, 2009, 05:03:48 AM

I wish I could get into realistic games. I play Skate and the graphics are great and it's cool and all but it takes a lot of effort to do like a simple realistic skating move and I just don't feel any satisfaction pulling it off because it's so....normal. I used to be a huge Tony Hawk guy and it felt so satisfying stringing together 30 part combos while doing 500 foot jumps onto telephone wires and etc... and you land it and get a billion points and win. Same with SSX. Doing all the combos and jumping from one rail to another with huge drops in the middle while doing a million spins to get crazy score bonus was awesomely satisfying. They were almost like Devil May Cry where it was all about combo variety and pulling them off for points.

So then I try to play realistic sports games where it's like "jump over a fence while doing 1 grab" and it's just..... -_- But since the "extreme" sports games are now dead since Tony Hawk has been shit after American Wasteland and there's no SSX, it's like there's no choice. You either learn to love realism or you just don't play Skate/Snowboard games anymore :\

it all comes down to if you ever skated/snowboarded

when i ued to sit on the couch and watch my friends play ssx i couldn't care less, when i played skate for the 1st time it was like an epiphany

watching someone who was never a skateboarder play skate is one of the most painful experiences ive ever had to endure in my lifetime

Bocsius · « **Reply #30 on:** April 20, 2009, 09:26:53 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on April 20, 2009, 03:22:32 AM

this is starting to make me miss amped. are amped 1+2 BC yet?

Amped 2 certainly is. Haven't tested the original.

demi · « **Reply #31 on:** April 20, 2009, 10:55:24 PM »

Only $30 new at GS. I better trade in Skate 2 then

chronovore · « **Reply #32 on:** April 20, 2009, 11:00:19 PM »

Quote from: Drewsy on April 20, 2009, 09:01:54 PM

you were wrong

how wrong so wrong

let me guess, you never snowboarded a day in your life

I have... I haven't been out in ages, but I've snowboarded and enjoyed it. MrSingh keeps threatening me with winter trips, and I keep treading water, thinking about his delicious buttcakes until the trip date has passed me by.

No, my greater crime is that I downloaded a trailer, determined that the game would not be fun... based on the trailer. That's idiocy! That's like... like, the converse of Tokyo Game Show awarding Game of the Show to Metal Gear Solid 4 though there was only a movie, and no playable. Crazy!

drew · « **Reply #33 on:** April 21, 2009, 01:42:38 AM »

that early trailer, while capturing the vibe of the game pretty well, does an extremely poor job of capturing the feel of the runs and the environment. although i dont see how a snowboarder/former snowboarder couldnt be excited by that debut trailer, it sure isnt the be all end all representation of the final product

chronovore · « **Reply #34 on:** April 21, 2009, 02:19:40 AM »

Explaining that's easy! Without knowing that the game is entirely open world, which isn't mentioned in the trailer, the terrain is unforgivably sparse. Open-world games are almost automatically going to be less detailed than fixed-path games like SSX.

However, what the hell was that offroad game recently announced? Fuel? They're also going open-world, but their tech makes everything look overwhelmingly sexy.

drew · « **Reply #35 on:** April 21, 2009, 02:27:11 AM »

go watch some more gametrailers videos before you pass judgment. the terrain is as "sparse" as you'd find in real life backcountry. theres constant rolls, sheer ciffs, ice patches, the occasional cabin, downed trees, excetera. even the runs themselves can look completey different given the time of day/weather/type of snowpack. its wonderfully diverse

drew · « **Reply #36 on:** April 22, 2009, 11:57:42 AM »

wow this game really gets going once you start getting sponsored after ~~accumulating~~ grinding 66 fame points

they really should have given you the option to unlock everything right after buying it a la skate 2 dlc

drew · « **Reply #37 on:** April 23, 2009, 02:32:39 AM »

i was wrong. there are snowboard parks itg. some of the later contests on the last 2 mountains have metal rails and assorted kickers

stoked > amped confirmed

pilonv1 · « **Reply #38 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:04:14 AM »

oh shit. HURRY UP PAL RELEASE

whats the online mode like?

drew · « **Reply #39 on:** April 23, 2009, 03:11:16 AM »

dunno, i dont have ethernet access in my room

:'(

demi · « **Reply #40 on:** April 23, 2009, 05:56:09 AM »

lol ethernet

T-Short · « **Reply #41 on:** April 23, 2009, 08:51:26 AM »

Amped 1 is the best.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #42 on:** April 23, 2009, 09:01:09 AM »

I prefered 2 but it's like splitting hairs

demi · « **Reply #43 on:** May 01, 2009, 08:38:22 PM »

$10 at Toys R Us

Going to get one right now

drew · « **Reply #44 on:** May 01, 2009, 09:30:25 PM »

demi · « **Reply #45 on:** May 01, 2009, 09:36:22 PM »

Picked up the last two... one to flip

demi · « **Reply #46 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:05:34 AM »

This game is tight. I just got an achievement for finding the cross on the summit, and I signed a Guestbook. It contains a log of every Gamertag that's signed the same book. Very neat.

drew · « **Reply #47 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:13:39 AM »

i was just about to come in here & ask you what you thought

drew · « **Reply #48 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:19:58 AM »

that smiley emote is kinda creepy

can we get a less creepy version?

what mountain did you find that guestbook @?

demi · « **Reply #49 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:32:21 AM »

It's on Almirante something. You go to Summit, then once you land, hold back so you stop, then walk up the mountain and you should see the cross. Hop back on your board, then press X to sign

pilonv1 · « **Reply #50 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:36:58 AM »

Quote from: demi on May 04, 2009, 01:05:34 AM

This game is tight. I just got an achievement for finding the cross on the summit, and I signed a Guestbook. It contains a log of every Gamertag that's signed the same book. Very neat.

thats the best achievement ive ever seen, there should be more things like that

demi · « **Reply #51 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:42:10 AM »

Also, this song is so tight

[youtube=560,345]eSKXmAqRPAk[/youtube]

drew · « **Reply #52 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:47:53 AM »

it must only register if youre signed into xbl

demi · « **Reply #53 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:53:22 AM »

The achievement? I guess, it doesnt say "have to be on XBL"

drew · « **Reply #54 on:** May 04, 2009, 01:56:56 AM »

yep i waddled up to it and nothing

o well i need 2 dl demos anyway

demi · « **Reply #55 on:** May 04, 2009, 02:16:02 AM »

You have to get back on your board to sign it

drew · « **Reply #56 on:** May 04, 2009, 02:19:40 AM »

oh

fml

demi · « **Reply #57 on:** May 04, 2009, 02:24:38 PM »

I just destroyed everybody's score on the leaderboard for Almirante Nieto "Downhill" and got an achievement for having my sponsor take over the mountain. Shame the leaderboards are reset weekly (which is GENIUS why dont other developers do this for shitty ass leaderboard achievements)

demi · « **Reply #58 on:** October 19, 2009, 12:48:21 AM »

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/21097/Stoked-Big-Air-Edition-Announced/

Moar Stoked next month

pilonv1 · « **Reply #59 on:** October 19, 2009, 01:55:33 AM »

FUCK standard edition out this week in australia

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Author Topic: STOKED (Read 5702 times)