EA are aware SSX exists

[Bildi]

Straight from elsewhere, but well worth its own thread since SSX is the greatest thing created by man.

Q: Looking at some of your other franchises, are we going to see another SSX?

Alain Tascan: Ah, SSX. We have a big catalogue and we were talking about what people like. I think this is something we will look at in the future to see if it makes sense to revive the franchise.

Q: Well, SSX was a very popular franchise and has a lot of fans – at the moment do you think there's sense in bringing it back?

Alain Tascan: It's a little bit early to talk about it, but I feel... I know internally it is a franchise that people love because it was successful and good, and it reminds me of when we were young, and I feel if the market is there and is ready for a new one then we'll consider it.

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ea-montreals-alain-tascan-interview

Not very promising, but confirmation that someone at EA has actually heard of SSX.

[chronovore]

They should do an XBL Marketplace version of Tricky, then begin building a case for a full-fledged sequel if the sales are decent.

[pilonv1]

Why aren't they as aware about ROAD RASH

[Bildi]

If they have this much trouble remembering games from the previous gen, there's not much hope for games from the the previous decade.

They should do an XBL Marketplace version of Tricky, then begin building a case for a full-fledged sequel if the sales are decent.

Awesome and sensible idea.  It seems EA had a similar idea with Blur but haven't followed up at all.

[ManaByte]

I would kill for EA to remember Dungeon Keeper.

[chronovore]

If they have this much trouble remembering games from the previous gen, there's not much hope for games from the the previous decade.

They should do an XBL Marketplace version of Tricky, then begin building a case for a full-fledged sequel if the sales are decent.

Awesome and sensible idea.  It seems EA had a similar idea with Blur but haven't followed up at all.

The only Blur I found is an Activision/Bizarre Creations thing, according to wikipedia. What is this thing of which you spake?

[duckman2000]

The only Blur I found is an Activision/Bizarre Creations thing, according to wikipedia. What is this thing of which you spake?

Wii filth

[Bildi]

Yeah, the Wii game.  It was kind of a remake featuring facelifted tracks from SSX3 and On Tour.

It committed a sizeable crime by not having any voices, but the dynamic soundtrack was so unbelievably awesome I managed to live without the voices for this instalment.  While not as good as the virtually untouchable SSX/Tricky/SSX3 it was a gigantic step in the right direction after the abhorrent lifeless abomination of On Tour.

Originally it was to be an Xbox game but then got moved to the Wii.  I think the original intent was to introduce new people to the series and kind of catch them up to where things are.

You can read the impressions of the hardcore SSX community if you are after an opinion virtually devoid of any console bias:
http://www.merqurycity.com/ssx_forum/viewforum.php?f=13&sid=e70f258b9013908a051c017a300279d8

[ferrarimanf355]

Why aren't they as aware about ROAD RASH

This. Criterion should be bringing it back. 

Also, I wish they were as aware about Mutant League Football.

[bork]

Yeah, the Wii game.  It was kind of a remake featuring facelifted tracks from SSX3 and On Tour.

It committed a sizeable crime by not having any voices, but the dynamic soundtrack was so unbelievably awesome I managed to live without the voices for this instalment.  While not as good as the virtually untouchable SSX/Tricky/SSX3 it was a gigantic step in the right direction after the abhorrent lifeless abomination of On Tour.

Originally it was to be an Xbox game but then got moved to the Wii.  I think the original intent was to introduce new people to the series and kind of catch them up to where things are.

You can read the impressions of the hardcore SSX community if you are after an opinion virtually devoid of any console bias:
http://www.merqurycity.com/ssx_forum/viewforum.php?f=13&sid=e70f258b9013908a051c017a300279d8

I hated the control in Blur.  It's too bad it didn't have a classic controller option.   :'(

SSX On Tour for PSP wasn't that bad though...still kinda "lifeless" in terms of personality, but it used SSX3 tracks.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Blur was pretty bad in terms of controls. 

[Bildi]

Blur controls were fine aside from usual Wii annoyances, but they needed more work on the ubers.  Once you figured out what the game wanted in terms of motion for ubers it was OK, but figuring that out was a challenge with some.

The best thing about Blur was a sign that EA were moving away from On Tour and back towards SSX3.  Oh, and the soundtrack.

[bork]

Blur controls were fine aside from usual Wii annoyances, but they needed more work on the ubers.  Once you figured out what the game wanted in terms of motion for ubers it was OK, but figuring that out was a challenge with some.

The best thing about Blur was a sign that EA were moving away from On Tour and back towards SSX3.  Oh, and the soundtrack.

No.  Blur was shit.  On Tour was mediocre.  The first three games were awesome.  SSX died a long time ago.   :'(

[Himu]

Blur was shit.

[Bildi]

Sorry lyte, I can't accept the opinion of anyone who calls On Tour anything other than a disgusting repugnant disgrace.

The controls are the worst seen in the series due to the right analog stick being for tricks as well as presses meaning you can be pressing and then pull of an uber on a tiny bump in the road just because you left the ground for a moment, the tracks sucked unless you loved mowing into trees, the soundtrack sucked massive donkey balls, and perhaps most gravely there was absolutely no SSX personality in the game whatsoever.

Blur included SSX3 tracks, had an great dynamic soundtrack, and although missing voices which is a terrible sin, brought back in a lot of the little elements that make the SSX experience during racing.

Blur may not be great but it had some great elements whereas On Tour had zero.

[Himu]

On Tour sucked too

[bork]

Sorry lyte, I can't accept the opinion of anyone who calls On Tour anything other than a disgusting repugnant disgrace.

Oh, OK!  That works for me too!  I only really played the PSP version anyway.   

The controls are the worst seen in the series due to the right analog stick being for tricks as well as presses meaning you can be pressing and then pull of an uber on a tiny bump in the road just because you left the ground for a moment, the tracks sucked unless you loved mowing into trees, the soundtrack sucked massive donkey balls, and perhaps most gravely there was absolutely no SSX personality in the game whatsoever.

Blur included SSX3 tracks, had an great dynamic soundtrack, and although missing voices which is a terrible sin, brought back in a lot of the little elements that make the SSX experience during racing.

Blur may not be great but it had some great elements whereas On Tour had zero.

And yet it was all ruined by sucky waggle.  If you want to play SSX3 tracks, play SSX3!  I sold off Blur and got SSX Tricky back (couldn't find SSX3 at the time)/

[Bildi]

I just hope if they ever pick the series up again they do something in the vein of SSX/Tricky or SSX3.  I don't mind which - either would be a godsend.

The series was so popular it boggles the mind that EA just ignore it.

And yet it was all ruined by sucky waggle.  If you want to play SSX3 tracks, play SSX3!  I sold off Blur and got SSX Tricky back (couldn't find SSX3 at the time)/

Oh, agreed for sure!

[bork]

The biggest boggle is still the decision to ditch all the character-driven personalities and the announcer, and get all dull with On Tour.  Oh, but the GC version had MARIO! 
 

I've got Tricky on PS2, SSX3 on GC, and On Tour (the good version) for PSP.  Still have Freekstyle too.  Good enough if nothing else ever comes along.

[Bocsius]

SSX
SSX Tricky
SSX 3
SSX On Tour

[bork]

SSX
SSX Tricky
SSX 3
SSX On Tour

SSX Blur   :'(

EA: 

Ive never owned an SSX. Maybe I should buy one.

You can't go wrong with Tricky or SSX3!

[Bocsius]

Can't really comment on Blur. Fortunately.

[cool breeze]

SSX
SSX Tricky
SSX 3
SSX On Tour

SSX Blur   :'(

SSX On Tour PSP  

(On Tour PSP is more like SSX 3, not as good as SSX3, but still better than console On Tour.  Blur is baaad.)

[Bildi]

The biggest boggle is still the decision to ditch all the character-driven personalities and the announcer, and get all dull with On Tour.  Oh, but the GC version had MARIO! 
 

I've got Tricky on PS2, SSX3 on GC, and On Tour (the good version) for PSP.  Still have Freekstyle too.  Good enough if nothing else ever comes along.

DOn't know if you've tried it but I quite liked Amped 3.  I understand people who are fans of Amped didn't like the SSX-ifying of the series but I really liked the mixture.  In a nice changeup from SSX, the trick system rewards slow stylish rotations which I like.

I never tried Freekstyle, although Pure was cool experience in the absence of SSX.

Ive never owned an SSX. Maybe I should buy one.

You can't go wrong with Tricky or SSX3!

God yes - you are missing out Green Man!

SSX
SSX Tricky
SSX 3
SSX On Tour

[Mrbob]

Remake Tricky and give me the ability to level up Kaori once more into a snowboarding beast!

[Himu]

Remake Tricky and give me the ability to level up Kaori once more into a snowboarding beast!

A fellow Kaori user

[Bildi]

Amped 3 moved a bit towards the 'out-there-characters' which is kind of SSX.  SSX structure is different to Amped 3 in that it has a set of designed tracks (linked together on one mountain in SSX3, separate in Tricky) and the events are specifically race or showoff (tricks) rather than the structure of Amped 3.  SSX is far more into fantasy than Amped 3.  I never tried Stoked.

My mum hates sports and racing games but loves SSX to death.  So liking of sports games is certainly not prerequisite.

This is typical SSX:

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

[MyNameIsMethodis]

also make sure if you get any version to get the PS2 versions since all the others were missing moves due to lack of buttons.

[EmCeeGrammar]

Sorry lyte, I can't accept the opinion of anyone who calls On Tour anything other than a disgusting repugnant disgrace.

The controls are the worst seen in the series due to the right analog stick being for tricks as well as presses meaning you can be pressing and then pull of an uber on a tiny bump in the road just because you left the ground for a moment, the tracks sucked unless you loved mowing into trees, the soundtrack sucked massive donkey balls, and perhaps most gravely there was absolutely no SSX personality in the game whatsoever.

Blur included SSX3 tracks, had an great dynamic soundtrack, and although missing voices which is a terrible sin, brought back in a lot of the little elements that make the SSX experience during racing.

Blur may not be great but it had some great elements whereas On Tour had zero.

I like waggle, but blur was confusing and unresponsive.  It was arguably the first game besides wii sports boxing that made me question if the accelerometers would ever work as intended.  Jumping with a flick and pulling off moves with the nunchuck were annoying and unreliable.  Shaun White snowboarding has a single wiimote control scheme that works much much better.

[cool breeze]

Blur is an example of how stupidly complicated motion controls get.  To do a sharp turn you need to move the analog stick right and turn the nunchuck right.  Why would anyone think that is a good idea?

[Bildi]

If I recall correctly you could change the turning method in Blur from just the stick to just the nunchuk tilting rather than a combo of both.  I ended up using just the nunchuk tilting.

also make sure if you get any version to get the PS2 versions since all the others were missing moves due to lack of buttons.

I think the Xbox had all the tricks, but you had to use face buttons instead of shoulder buttons which I wasn't too keen on - plus using that dpad for rotations.... ugh.  Having three shoulder buttons meant you missed some tricks on the Cube, but I didn't really mind too much and the dpad was accurate for rotations.

I'd rate them PS2>Cube>Xbox.

[Himu]

This is typical SSX:

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

BEST.

SPORTS.

GAME.

EVER.



[youtube=560,345]zTSAQYab098[/youtube]

[CajoleJuice]

SSX3 was soooo fucking awesome.

[Himu]

SSX
SSX Tricky
SSX 3
SSX On Tour

SSX Blur   :'(

SSX On Tour PSP  

(On Tour PSP is more like SSX 3, not as good as SSX3, but still better than console On Tour.  Blur is baaad.)

WHAT?! I didn't know this?! Have to get On Tour psp

[chronovore]

Bought that On Tour PSP version for a friend who is really picky about games, and he played the hell out of it. Apparently it doesn't suck.

[Mrbob]

Remake Tricky and give me the ability to level up Kaori once more into a snowboarding beast!

A fellow Kaori user

  Kaori

Watching those videos make me want to go pick up Tricky again to play it!

[pilonv1]

if there's a new SSX I DEMAND a new Amped

[Bildi]

I like to watch the full SSX3 intro every time I play.

[youtube=560,345]rd5KN34QrsQ[/youtube]

BEST.

SPORTS.

GAME.

EVER.

Imagine an awesome SSX game with full online support.

:'(

[Himu]

Peak 2 is my favorite but peak 3 is close. What sells me on Peak 2 are the stages where you have to grind on trees that fall because of a thunderstorm.

Amazing.

[cool breeze]

SSX3 is pretty much the perfect snowboarding game.

I remember it came out at the same time as 1080 Avalanche and Amped 2 and it just embarrassed both of those games (Amped 2 was still great)

if there's a new SSX I DEMAND a new Amped

wasn't there another 360 Snowboarding series that came out? all I remember was that it had a really similar adjective title and that they were trying to make it more realistic. How did that turn out?

[Bildi]

Peak 2 is my favorite but peak 3 is close. What sells me on Peak 2 are the stages where you have to grind on trees that fall because of a thunderstorm.

Amazing.

I loved everything about SSX3 but my abiding memories are probably Happiness freerides and replaying Kick Doubt a ridiculous amount of times trying to get a platinum showoff score.  I can't remember if I ever did.

Some Tricky would not go astray.

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



I get the SSX buzz just watching vids.

[Flannel Boy]

  Tricky 

[pilonv1]

SSX3 is pretty much the perfect snowboarding game.

I remember it came out at the same time as 1080 Avalanche and Amped 2 and it just embarrassed both of those games (Amped 2 was still great)

if there's a new SSX I DEMAND a new Amped

wasn't there another 360 Snowboarding series that came out? all I remember was that it had a really similar adjective title and that they were trying to make it more realistic. How did that turn out?

STOKED.

someone here loved it, it's not out for another month in australia

im going to play some amped 2 this weekend

[drew]

ive never played ssx

only watched

looks gay as shit

go play stoked

edit: whoacoincidence

[Mrbob]

You haven't lived life until you have played a SSX game!

Except that shitty Wii game.  Game blows.

[drew]

you ever play ssx?

you ever play ssx on methamphetamine?

[pilonv1]

STOKED

cant wait till its out here

[Bildi]

SSX not a realistic snowboarding game - it is hypercharged awesomesauce.  It depends what you are looking for in a game.

[youtube=560,345]u2draUqybzg[/youtube]

I totally forgot about Stoked.  It seems to be out in the UK so I'll import soon I think.

[pilonv1]

you should all try Amped 3

[Chussy Pacer]

SSX Tricky 2 on 360/PS3 & bring back the announcer Rahzel please.......

How could they ignore a franchise that had great sales, and almost universal praise ?

[MyNameIsMethodis]

SSX Tricky 2 on 360/PS3 & bring back the announcer Rahzel please.......

How could they ignore a franchise that had great sales, and almost universal praise ?

I think EA Sports Big Canada closed down

[bork]

SSX Tricky 2 on 360/PS3 & bring back the announcer Rahzel please.......

How could they ignore a franchise that had great sales, and almost universal praise ?

I think EA Sports Big Canada closed down

 :'(

SSX
NBA Street
Rally Shox

Those game series, NFS Hot Pursuit 2, and the original Def Jam Vendetta are the only games I liked from EA over this past decade.  (Haven't played Dead Space yet)

[demi]

There's a new Stoked coming out - I'm not sure if this is the one Europe gets, or its just a re-release. Has diff. achievements though.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/stoked-big-air/achievements/