Harsh Too Human preview from x360 mag

http://blog.x360magazine.com/?p=87

I'm hyping it B at best

http://blog.x360magazine.com/?p=87

I'm hyping it B at best

f50p90

Initially ugly and onwardly dull, Too Human, in its present form doesn't so much suffer an identity crisis as give a knowing nod that it's simply not very entertaining. What other reason could there be for the poor script, laugh-a-minute voice-acting, and protagonists so poorly modelled and lip-synced as to be singularly unable to imbue its plot with any degree of weight.
Scenes are overplayed, the simple story is overcomplicated with fluffy, nonsensical dialogue, and the whole thing has been put through the beginners sci-fi workshop just a few times too often. Spectacles may only be worn if they emerge from the wearer's temples and feature matrix code pouring down them, seeing a colleague in his office is accompanied by a trip halfway up a mountain to a floating hologramatic platform, and nothing moves uncloaked in neon, nor accompanied by sound that goes pop, whizz and bang with science.
And then there's the gameplay itself. Almost totally linear and little more than a twin-stick shooter with levelling up. But, said levelling is made utterly redundant by the fact that your enemies level with you. There was a reason why this system was used in Oblivion: the designers allowed you access to the entire game world right from the off. But in a game like Too Human, which involves mostly running blinkered through the drudgery of hundreds of identical enemies, it serves no purpose other than to make the obligatory faffing with the latest item drops feel like an obligation rather than a pleasure. Too Human is, sadly, not looking promising. But then, in a game that was originally designed for the PSone, what were we all expecting?

pretty harsh !

Ouch ...then again they prolly played it for 10 minutes.AtrumRegina

Ouch ...then again they prolly played it for 10 minutes.AtrumRegina

As I always post when I hear a negative preview for Too Human:

"Based on what we've seen so far, Hour of Victory is looking like a promising WWII first-person shooter. It has a pretty solid foundation, and the character system should add some variety to the experience and keep things interesting."

-- GS's Preview of Hour of Victory

[QUOTE="f50p90"]

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I'm hyping it B at best

Conjuredevil

Initially ugly and onwardly dull, Too Human, in its present form doesn't so much suffer an identity crisis as give a knowing nod that it's simply not very entertaining. What other reason could there be for the poor script, laugh-a-minute voice-acting, and protagonists so poorly modelled and lip-synced as to be singularly unable to imbue its plot with any degree of weight.
Scenes are overplayed, the simple story is overcomplicated with fluffy, nonsensical dialogue, and the whole thing has been put through the beginners sci-fi workshop just a few times too often. Spectacles may only be worn if they emerge from the wearer's temples and feature matrix code pouring down them, seeing a colleague in his office is accompanied by a trip halfway up a mountain to a floating hologramatic platform, and nothing moves uncloaked in neon, nor accompanied by sound that goes pop, whizz and bang with science.
And then there's the gameplay itself. Almost totally linear and little more than a twin-stick shooter with levelling up. But, said levelling is made utterly redundant by the fact that your enemies level with you. There was a reason why this system was used in Oblivion: the designers allowed you access to the entire game world right from the off. But in a game like Too Human, which involves mostly running blinkered through the drudgery of hundreds of identical enemies, it serves no purpose other than to make the obligatory faffing with the latest item drops feel like an obligation rather than a pleasure. Too Human is, sadly, not looking promising. But then, in a game that was originally designed for the PSone, what were we all expecting?

pretty harsh !

[QUOTE="Conjuredevil"][QUOTE="f50p90"]

http://blog.x360magazine.com/?p=87

I'm hyping it B at best

GARRYTH

Initially ugly and onwardly dull, Too Human, in its present form doesn't so much suffer an identity crisis as give a knowing nod that it's simply not very entertaining. What other reason could there be for the poor script, laugh-a-minute voice-acting, and protagonists so poorly modelled and lip-synced as to be singularly unable to imbue its plot with any degree of weight.
Scenes are overplayed, the simple story is overcomplicated with fluffy, nonsensical dialogue, and the whole thing has been put through the beginners sci-fi workshop just a few times too often. Spectacles may only be worn if they emerge from the wearer's temples and feature matrix code pouring down them, seeing a colleague in his office is accompanied by a trip halfway up a mountain to a floating hologramatic platform, and nothing moves uncloaked in neon, nor accompanied by sound that goes pop, whizz and bang with science.
And then there's the gameplay itself. Almost totally linear and little more than a twin-stick shooter with levelling up. But, said levelling is made utterly redundant by the fact that your enemies level with you. There was a reason why this system was used in Oblivion: the designers allowed you access to the entire game world right from the off. But in a game like Too Human, which involves mostly running blinkered through the drudgery of hundreds of identical enemies, it serves no purpose other than to make the obligatory faffing with the latest item drops feel like an obligation rather than a pleasure. Too Human is, sadly, not looking promising. But then, in a game that was originally designed for the PSone, what were we all expecting?

pretty harsh !

I have nooooo freakin idea why they kept going I mean its been 3 gens from then.....in the end they would get more discredibility than praise they should had canned it long before!!!!

Anyone still hyped for this is probably setting themselves up for dissapointment.Couth_

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f50p90

As I always post when I hear a negative preview for Too Human:

"Based on what we've seen so far, Hour of Victory is looking like a promising WWII first-person shooter. It has a pretty solid foundation, and the character system should add some variety to the experience and keep things interesting."

-- GS's Preview of Hour of Victory

PBSnipes

OH WOW! :lol:

[QUOTE="Couth_"]Anyone still hyped for this is probably setting themselves up for dissapointment.EuroMafia

i hope it flops .. then maybe SK will scrap plans for a trilogy and work on Eternal Darkness 2!

the nintendo curse strikes again

RARE, Factor 5, Silicon Knights were great devs under nintendo, but now that they've left, they can only produce flops (perhaps a bit harsh, especially for RARE, but none of the devs are having the same success as they had under ninty)

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

As I always post when I hear a negative preview for Too Human:

"Based on what we've seen so far, Hour of Victory is looking like a promising WWII first-person shooter. It has a pretty solid foundation, and the character system should add some variety to the experience and keep things interesting."

-- GS's Preview of Hour of Victory

TheLordHimself

OH WOW! :lol:

Just goes to show that the preview portion of the industry is very...capricious.

[QUOTE="TheLordHimself"][QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

As I always post when I hear a negative preview for Too Human:

"Based on what we've seen so far, Hour of Victory is looking like a promising WWII first-person shooter. It has a pretty solid foundation, and the character system should add some variety to the experience and keep things interesting."

-- GS's Preview of Hour of Victory

thepwninator

OH WOW! :lol:

Just goes to show that the preview portion of the industry is very...capricious.

So previews that don't speak glowingly...that should really tell you something.

As I always post when I hear a negative preview for Too Human:

"Based on what we've seen so far, Hour of Victory is looking like a promising WWII first-person shooter. It has a pretty solid foundation, and the character system should add some variety to the experience and keep things interesting."

-- GS's Preview of Hour of Victory

PBSnipes

Err... so you're saying that previews overstate things?

Then this is even worse.

well they have to do something to keep you interested in a game up until the review. otherwise, people wouldn't care to tune in for the review, dropping their potential ad revenue.

So previews that don't speak glowingly...that should really tell you something.

Dreams-Visions

[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

well they have to do something to keep you interested in a game up until the review. otherwise, people wouldn't care to tune in for the review, dropping their potential ad revenue.

So previews that don't speak glowingly...that should really tell you something.

PBSnipes

being a bit generous, aren't we?Dreams-Visions

lmao

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

well they have to do something to keep you interested in a game up until the review. otherwise, people wouldn't care to tune in for the review, dropping their potential ad revenue.

So previews that don't speak glowingly...that should really tell you something.

thrones

At the same time, so did the Penny Arcade people and the Gamespy people, and they are generally known to not sugarcoat their previews. Indeed, the Penny Arcade guy is regarded almost as a god over at NeoGAF...

But, unlike you, they've played the game.thrones

[QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

well they have to do something to keep you interested in a game up until the review. otherwise, people wouldn't care to tune in for the review, dropping their potential ad revenue.

So previews that don't speak glowingly...that should really tell you something.

thepwninator

At the same time, so did the Penny Arcade people and the Gamespy people, and they are generally known to not sugarcoat their previews. Indeed, the Penny Arcade guy is regarded almost as a god over at NeoGAF...

I can see it getting 7's or 8's in some places, while getting 5's and 6's other places.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

well they have to do something to keep you interested in a game up until the review. otherwise, people wouldn't care to tune in for the review, dropping their potential ad revenue.

So previews that don't speak glowingly...that should really tell you something.

Dreams-Visions

At the same time, so did the Penny Arcade people and the Gamespy people, and they are generally known to not sugarcoat their previews. Indeed, the Penny Arcade guy is regarded almost as a god over at NeoGAF...

I can see it getting 7's or 8's in some places, while getting 5's and 6's other places.

Pretty much.

I see Assassin's Creed all over again-I see a 4.5/5 ish from Gamespy and quite a few others (including IGN, assuming anyone but Hilary does the review), but really bad scores elsewhere.

[QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"][QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

well they have to do something to keep you interested in a game up until the review. otherwise, people wouldn't care to tune in for the review, dropping their potential ad revenue.

So previews that don't speak glowingly...that should really tell you something.

thepwninator

At the same time, so did the Penny Arcade people and the Gamespy people, and they are generally known to not sugarcoat their previews. Indeed, the Penny Arcade guy is regarded almost as a god over at NeoGAF...

I can see it getting 7's or 8's in some places, while getting 5's and 6's other places.

Pretty much.

I see Assassin's Creed all over again-I see a 4.5/5 ish from Gamespy and quite a few others (including IGN, assuming anyone but Hilary does the review), but really bad scores elsewhere.

I really liked Assassin's Creed, it was rather repetetive at times but at least it tried something fun and different.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

maybe it'll be a love-it-or-hate-it game.

I can see it getting 7's or 8's in some places, while getting 5's and 6's other places.

thrones

Pretty much.

I see Assassin's Creed all over again-I see a 4.5/5 ish from Gamespy and quite a few others (including IGN, assuming anyone but Hilary does the review), but really bad scores elsewhere.

I really liked Assassin's Creed, it was rather repetetive at times but at least it tried something fun and different.

So is Too Human :P

If I had the time I would find the previews, and know up front the comparison I'm making has more to do with what I see as coincidence then anything else.

Much like T.H. - Halo CE had the same LONG ride from RTS to FPS - from PC to 360.

Many of the previewers of Halo CE, before Xbox launched voiced many concerns about that title to the point where shortly before the launch of the original Xbox - these pro's lol in the field of gaming had sorta written off Halo CE and globed upon Dead or Alive as the real deal for the new system ( Xbox ).

Boy were they left speechless when the retail version of Halo CE hit the street !

Me hoping for similar results here and think the two devs, - Bungie & S.K. share a bit of the same philosophy.

Hold on tight guys & gals b/c this thing is going to get crazy on August 19th and me can't hardly wait ! :D

PS: If it's a dud, nobody will be more disappointed then me er umm maybe Dennis, S.K. & MS as well. ;)

If I had the time I would find the previews, and know up front the comparison I'm making has more to do with what I see as coincidence then anything else.

Much like T.H. - Halo CE had the same LONG ride from RTS to FPS - from PC to 360.

Many of the previewers of Halo CE, before Xbox launched voiced many concerns about that title to the point where shortly before the launch of the original Xbox - these pro's lol in the field of gaming had sorta written off Halo CE and globed upon Dead or Alive as the real deal for the new system ( Xbox ).

Boy were they left speechless when the retail version of Halo CE hit the street !

Me hoping for similar results here and think the two devs, - Bungie & S.K. share a bit of the same philosophy.

Hold on tight guys & gals b/c this thing is going to get crazy on August 19th and me can't hardly wait ! :D

PS: If it's a dud, nobody will be more disappointed then me er umm maybe Dennis, S.K. & MS as well. ;)

SecretPolice

Well, to be honest this is pretty much almost the final version of the game bar a few bugs and frame rate issues.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

If I had the time I would find the previews, and know up front the comparison I'm making has more to do with what I see as coincidence then anything else.

Much like T.H. - Halo CE had the same LONG ride from RTS to FPS - from PC to 360.

Many of the previewers of Halo CE, before Xbox launched voiced many concerns about that title to the point where shortly before the launch of the original Xbox - these pro's lol in the field of gaming had sorta written off Halo CE and globed upon Dead or Alive as the real deal for the new system ( Xbox ).

Boy were they left speechless when the retail version of Halo CE hit the street !

Me hoping for similar results here and think the two devs, - Bungie & S.K. share a bit of the same philosophy.

Hold on tight guys & gals b/c this thing is going to get crazy on August 19th and me can't hardly wait ! :D

PS: If it's a dud, nobody will be more disappointed then me er umm maybe Dennis, S.K. & MS as well. ;)

thrones

Well, to be honest this is pretty much almost the final version of the game bar a few bugs and frame rate issues.

Ouch. No wait.... Mega Ouch !

Maybe it will still turn out good, but i actually like, trust and agree with most X360 reviews and previews...

Hopefully this will be an excpetion.

[QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

If I had the time I would find the previews, and know up front the comparison I'm making has more to do with what I see as coincidence then anything else.

Much like T.H. - Halo CE had the same LONG ride from RTS to FPS - from PC to 360.

Many of the previewers of Halo CE, before Xbox launched voiced many concerns about that title to the point where shortly before the launch of the original Xbox - these pro's lol in the field of gaming had sorta written off Halo CE and globed upon Dead or Alive as the real deal for the new system ( Xbox ).

Boy were they left speechless when the retail version of Halo CE hit the street !

Me hoping for similar results here and think the two devs, - Bungie & S.K. share a bit of the same philosophy.

Hold on tight guys & gals b/c this thing is going to get crazy on August 19th and me can't hardly wait ! :D

PS: If it's a dud, nobody will be more disappointed then me er umm maybe Dennis, S.K. & MS as well. ;)

SecretPolice

Well, to be honest this is pretty much almost the final version of the game bar a few bugs and frame rate issues.

Because Dyack said all there is are a few bugs to chase and they'll be finished.

[QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

If I had the time I would find the previews, and know up front the comparison I'm making has more to do with what I see as coincidence then anything else.

Much like T.H. - Halo CE had the same LONG ride from RTS to FPS - from PC to 360.

Many of the previewers of Halo CE, before Xbox launched voiced many concerns about that title to the point where shortly before the launch of the original Xbox - these pro's lol in the field of gaming had sorta written off Halo CE and globed upon Dead or Alive as the real deal for the new system ( Xbox ).

Boy were they left speechless when the retail version of Halo CE hit the street !

Me hoping for similar results here and think the two devs, - Bungie & S.K. share a bit of the same philosophy.

Hold on tight guys & gals b/c this thing is going to get crazy on August 19th and me can't hardly wait ! :D

PS: If it's a dud, nobody will be more disappointed then me er umm maybe Dennis, S.K. & MS as well. ;)

thrones

Well, to be honest this is pretty much almost the final version of the game bar a few bugs and frame rate issues.

Because Dyack said all there is are a few bugs to chase and they'll be finished.

PS: I should add, the Bungie before the HUGE success of Halo CE.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"][QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="PBSnipes"][QUOTE="Dreams-Visions"]

well they have to do something to keep you interested in a game up until the review. otherwise, people wouldn't care to tune in for the review, dropping their potential ad revenue.

So previews that don't speak glowingly...that should really tell you something.

thrones

At the same time, so did the Penny Arcade people and the Gamespy people, and they are generally known to not sugarcoat their previews. Indeed, the Penny Arcade guy is regarded almost as a god over at NeoGAF...

I can see it getting 7's or 8's in some places, while getting 5's and 6's other places.

Pretty much.

I see Assassin's Creed all over again-I see a 4.5/5 ish from Gamespy and quite a few others (including IGN, assuming anyone but Hilary does the review), but really bad scores elsewhere.

I really liked Assassin's Creed, it was rather repetetive at times but at least it tried something fun and different.

[QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"][QUOTE="thrones"][QUOTE="SecretPolice"]

If I had the time I would find the previews, and know up front the comparison I'm making has more to do with what I see as coincidence then anything else.

Much like T.H. - Halo CE had the same LONG ride from RTS to FPS - from PC to 360.

Many of the previewers of Halo CE, before Xbox launched voiced many concerns about that title to the point where shortly before the launch of the original Xbox - these pro's lol in the field of gaming had sorta written off Halo CE and globed upon Dead or Alive as the real deal for the new system ( Xbox ).

Boy were they left speechless when the retail version of Halo CE hit the street !

Me hoping for similar results here and think the two devs, - Bungie & S.K. share a bit of the same philosophy.

Hold on tight guys & gals b/c this thing is going to get crazy on August 19th and me can't hardly wait ! :D

PS: If it's a dud, nobody will be more disappointed then me er umm maybe Dennis, S.K. & MS as well. ;)

SecretPolice

Well, to be honest this is pretty much almost the final version of the game bar a few bugs and frame rate issues.

Because Dyack said all there is are a few bugs to chase and they'll be finished.

PS: I should add, the Bungie before the HUGE success of Halo CE.

@ thrones:

Quote: "I'm missing the argument, by the way I always thought Halo and Xbox were pretty much synonymous before launch... "

Certainly when MS bought Bungie, but the point your missing is the previewers.

Before Xbox launched in 2001, the previewers were not all that thrilled with Halo CE ( Shhh - from what Bungie let them try ) and were picking DoA & PGR as the best of the launch, that is right up until the completed games actually hit the street.

That's all I am willing to say - If T.H. Bombs - I'm gonna be very disappointed and you can call me pwned b/c I don't care - nuff said.

Wow, I did not know enemies leveled with you, that may make me not buy the game. I was gonna buy it even if it scored relatively low. Now I'm not sure, I hate that feature, hated it in Oblivion too. rolo107

They don't level with you to the same extent-the lesser beings will always quake in fear and die very quickly when you enter their ranks, and this'll occur even more so on subsequent playthroughs-even after the leveling. They may level with you, but they don't level either as fast or as effectively as you do.

As I always post when I hear a negative preview for Too Human:

"Based on what we've seen so far, Hour of Victory is looking like a promising WWII first-person shooter. It has a pretty solid foundation, and the character system should add some variety to the experience and keep things interesting."

-- GS's Preview of Hour of Victory

PBSnipes

You're kidding yourself if that preview is supposed to mean that Too Human will be good.

See the warning signs. This is 360's Haze/Lair.

Wow. People comparing this to Halo CE have a huge bundle of disappointment on their horizon. Let it go before it's too late. This game should have stayed vaporware. It is one thing to have borderline previews, it is another when people claim that a Non-Disclosure Act "violates (their) human rights" :lol:

Too Human is a violation of human rights. Lol

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

As I always post when I hear a negative preview for Too Human:

"Based on what we've seen so far, Hour of Victory is looking like a promising WWII first-person shooter. It has a pretty solid foundation, and the character system should add some variety to the experience and keep things interesting."

-- GS's Preview of Hour of Victory

excelR83

You're kidding yourself if that preview is supposed to mean that Too Human will be good.

See the warning signs. This is 360's Haze/Lair.

As for Too Human being the "360's Haze/Lair", I suppose that depends on what standards you judge games by or whether or not you care whether or not a game "flops". For all I know Too Human really could be as bad as some previews have made it out to be, but from what I've seen and read about the game it looks like a quality experience. Worst comes to worst I save myself $60.

Wow. People comparing this to Halo CE have a huge bundle of disappointment on their horizon. Let it go before it's too late. This game should have stayed vaporware. It is one thing to have borderline previews, it is another when people claim that a Non-Disclosure Act "violates (their) human rights" :lol:

Too Human is a violation of human rights. Lol

excelR83

I'm out gamers - all in the USA - Happy Holiday and talk at you next week.