Author Topic: Trials HD is amazingly awesome (Read 1460 times)

Bildi · « **on:** August 14, 2009, 09:09:08 AM »

I only got to play for a few minutes tonight but I pissed myself a couple of times at the stacks you can have. And then you can watch it all in fast forward like a Charlie Chaplin film.

I think I'm going to buy it tomorrow.

dammitmattt · « **Reply #1 on:** August 14, 2009, 10:29:13 AM »

I'm still on the fence. I can see it being hopelessly addictive.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #2 on:** August 14, 2009, 01:31:43 PM »

It is, but only for a day or two. Same case with Trials 2, at least for me.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2009, 02:12:13 PM »

yeah, I don't think I'll buy it since it seems like one of those "OMFG best game ever! for two days and then you never play it again" kinds of games.

demi · « **Reply #4 on:** August 14, 2009, 07:12:58 PM »

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002L3RUKC/ref=nosim/cheapassgam08-20

$10 on Amazon

Bildi · « **Reply #5 on:** August 14, 2009, 08:14:48 PM »

Last XBLA I bought was Minesweeper Flags so I can't do much worse than that.

I have a friend coming over today, we might get all the entertainment we need out of the demo by competing for times and building tracks.

chronovore · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2009, 11:59:41 PM »

Quote from: demi on August 14, 2009, 07:12:58 PM

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002L3RUKC/ref=nosim/cheapassgam08-20

$10 on Amazon

Do you mean the US$5 in Amazon MP3s for free, or actually a US$10 game? 'Cos it's saying US$15 now.

demi · « **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2009, 12:01:58 AM »

It was $10. Too slow! I got it though

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2009, 02:15:48 AM »

THIS GAME ROCKS! loving it

chronovore · « **Reply #9 on:** August 15, 2009, 02:54:13 AM »

Quote from: demi on August 15, 2009, 12:01:58 AM

It was $10. Too slow! I got it though

:'(

Bildi · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2009, 07:27:20 PM »

Bought it last night and it's a ton of fun. The skill games are turning out to be great, I'm spending a lot more time in them than I thought I would.

I'm disappointed the level sharing feature only works with friends (unless I'm missing something).

archie4208 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 16, 2009, 07:58:12 PM »

Quote from: Bildi on August 16, 2009, 07:27:20 PM

I'm disappointed the level sharing feature only works with friends (unless I'm missing something).

You aren't. That is the by product of Microsoft's distinguished mentally-challenged level sharing policy. :/ It's a shame too since the level editor is incredibly in depth. I am sure some really great levels could be made, but if there is no audience, there is no point in people even bothering.

Bildi · « **Reply #12 on:** August 16, 2009, 08:04:55 PM »

Damn.

Yeah, it's an incredible waste of something so awesome. What shame Microsoft didn't ease up like they did with Lode Runner.

Bildi · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2009, 07:43:32 PM »

Thread title change to celebrate the best XBLA game ever.

I tried my first hard track last night. This game has the best feeling of "fuck I'm never going to do that, I've reached the end of my gaming abilities" and then you actually do it and feel like a superhero.

So who's competing against my totally rubbish times? I hope you are muckhole.

muckhole · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2009, 07:45:35 PM »

I'll be playing again tonight, but I can't be on Live, so I doubt it will track my times.

That said if I topple your hillclimb score, I'll take a pic!

Bildi · « **Reply #15 on:** August 18, 2009, 07:54:18 PM »

My hillclimb of 80m or so was on an early run before I started overthinking it (ie, a fluke) - I haven't been able to get past 60m since.

I hope it updates your times when you next log in. Otherwise you could just practice and then set the awesome times when you're on Live.

I unlocked that Dreamscape track last night, it was

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Brehvolution · « **Reply #16 on:** August 18, 2009, 07:56:50 PM »

Can you co-op in this? Or are you going by leaderboards?

muckhole · « **Reply #17 on:** August 18, 2009, 08:00:59 PM »

I was just doing the races and trying to beat Bildi's times on the leaderboards. Didn't notice if there was any co-op option.

Bildi · « **Reply #18 on:** August 18, 2009, 08:09:42 PM »

Yeah, no co-op. There's a lot of enjoyment trying to beat times in the races and records on the skill games though.

I'm thinking of making a user track of the type where you're on fire and have to ride fast. Including a section with bumpy rocks to traverse.

chronovore · « **Reply #19 on:** August 21, 2009, 04:28:23 AM »

I've been playing the demo, which they did an excellent job of putting JUST ENOUGH into, without a lot of harping to buy the game, buy the game, buy the game.

It also goes to show what a decent use of load flow will get you. Not forcing the player to watch their mistake play all the way out (or worse, a replay of the flubbed attempt), and being able to go back to the beginning at any moment with NO LOAD SCREEN is so good.

Bildi · « **Reply #20 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:33:58 AM »

The instant restart is very cool. Thank goodness because you end up using it a hell of a lot.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #21 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:56:22 AM »

Played the demo for an hour without realizing it.

I may not buy this game for fear of it consuming all my free time. $:-\$

Bebpo · « **Reply #22 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:22:58 PM »

Beating something on "medium" has never been so satisfying.

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #23 on:** August 21, 2009, 10:48:27 PM »

Fuck the hard levels. Fist fuck them right in the ass. I couldn't even imagine how shitty the insane levels must be.

Love the game up to that bullshit though.

Bebpo · « **Reply #24 on:** August 21, 2009, 11:04:34 PM »

I can't pass the tutorial on hard. At the 1st checkpoint (err not the starting point, but the next) where there's a ramp that goes pretty vertical and the landing pad is WAY TOO HIGH and I can only get my front wheel on it and the front wheel doesn't actually drive so I just hang and fall and die.

Bebpo · « **Reply #25 on:** August 22, 2009, 05:35:42 AM »

Just spent the night beating all the hard stages.

One of the most difficult and frustrating feats I've performed in gaming for sure. Soooo hard

The sad thing is I don't feel like I've gotten much better at it. It's more like random luck and lots of checkpoints that eventually gets me through. I'm soooo not doing the extreme stages though. Fuck that, I'm done with the game since the level sharing sucks and I can't even get any new stages.

Amazing game, but they should have had about 4x the stages for medium since it was where it was fun and challenging at the same time.

Bebpo · « **Reply #26 on:** August 22, 2009, 06:48:50 AM »

can't sleep. Still have the jitters from hours of this game until the weee morning. Need more of these monkeyball-ish games that drive you insane but are so, so rewarding to play.

Bildi · « **Reply #27 on:** August 22, 2009, 09:09:26 AM »

I forced myself not to play this tonight so I would play other games and get to sleep because I'm tired. It was hard to resist.

Playing tomorrow though with gay abandon.

archie4208 · « **Reply #28 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:09:31 PM »

Did you beat Technique, Bebpo? That stage pisses me off.

muckhole · « **Reply #29 on:** August 22, 2009, 12:29:40 PM »

As I feared, it doesn't keep track of scores/times when you're offline.

Stupid rural dial-up internet!

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Author Topic: Trials HD is amazingly awesome (Read 1460 times)