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Wow, this game is even more fun than GTA when that first came out.
Just about the only negative thing I've noticed on the PS2 version was that it drops the framerate every now and then, but otherwise the controller and online play more than make up for it.
I hope the SSX developers never go back to level based format of the first two games. :D
Can you board press into a jump? That's how I imagine you rack up big points, but how can you when you use your right thumb for both presses and jumping?
I think it's a matter of doing a board press till just before you want to jump, then switch over to the jump button and get ready to jump before your combo clock runs out.
It's definitely something that can be done though, that's how you can combo from the top of the mountain to the bottom.
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Originally Posted by NoFace
Do a jump (or any trick), before you land press the right analog stick to board press, a bit before your next jump (or rail) come out of the press, then hold the jump button, making sure to release the jump buttong starting your trick before the combo clock hits zero.
Rinse. Repeat. XTREME!
I got it, I got it, I GOT IT!!! But instead of playing, I came online to talk with you guys first. That's how much I loves yas.
WORD! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Kidnemo
You guys are all smoking crack. Tricky is 18x better than this rushed pile of horse crap.
I'm returning it tomorrow to get my money back. :curse:
I'm just curious, but every store that sells games now that I know of don't let you return opened software.Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Vegetable
And anyways, why don't you like it? Sure, parts of it are rushed, but to call it horse crap is a little extreme. What exactly do you not like?
The vegetable gives it the first thumbs down I've seen.
Roufuss, I don't think I like your use of the underline feature. It doesn't make sence. :p
Tricky was much more grab-and-go.
The characters actually had interactions outside of your rival having a freaking "!" above his damned head. They would speak at the begining and end of every race. EVERY RACE! Where the Hell did that go in this one?! I don't just want to know when my rival wants to challenge me. I also want to know what my friends have to say before and after, and I want my boarder to punk out if I suck really bad.
The menu system sucks. It's confusing as all Hell, and it's difficult to gain your bearings once in. I also find it horribly annoying that I have to restart the effing game every time I want to return to the lodge . . . but I could be overlooking something. God knows with this menu system, that's very possible.
That said, I do like some of the things it's done. The varied events and peaks add wonderful variety to the play and replayability . . . but why are all of the extra events singles events? Why do I have to run down a mountain by myself? What the Hell fun is that? I have to beat a preselected score from a player who "already ran the course" (read: randomly selected or scripted by the game itself). Shenanigans!
All of the snow effects are wonderful. Man! I got to the second peak and saw the snow coming down and was awestruck. How many other games do you know that do that?! None! I also like how the grounded snow glistens and glitters, but it looks really fake, unlike it's wonderful, precipitous brother.
I love the degree of freedom the game gives you in the customization department. All of the crap to unlock and purchase is a very welcome addition. But it seems hollow. Like, so freaking what! I get to match my meangless wardrobe to my meaningless accessories to my meaningless board. What happened to stats improving (or at least changing) with each new board upgrade? What happened to the thrill of unlocking that last, super-ultra-incredible board that just couldn't be beat? What happened to all the meaning?!
The production values were also much higher on Tricky. We got a serialized "Making of . . ." We got character voice actor profiles. We got a whole buch of coolness that wasn't present in this one. That just plain sucks.
It's very possible I'm being too hard. The game controls very well, and it's pretty fun to race most of the courses available. That's why I'm going to give it another shot tomorrow morning before I go to work. I'm tired right now, and I have been ever since I got out of work seven hours ago. These opinions and issues might be the result of "The Grump." The same thing happened with Jak II, and I ended up loving it.
I haven't lost hope for it, I'm just pissed off at it, and threatening to return it makes me feel better. :p
Roufuss, I could tell you how I return games to my store, as it is entirely legit, but I don't want to give anyone else any ideas. I work there, after all, so it's not such a big deal, as my methods are endorsed and practiced by the managers. But an outsider getting ahold of our secrets would be very . . . bad. ;)
P.S. Looks like I knew what "prewinding" was all along. I just didn't know it was called "prewinding." :p