Mediocre Too Human gets the hype and preorders due to current 360 game drought !

Mediocre graphics, clumsy animation, horrible menu/interface, overall lack of polishness is what comes to my mind after playing the demo. But the game is getting some serious preorders because of 2 factors:

1) Current drought of games on the xbox 360. Now, I do think xbox's library is the best this gen, but so far in 2008 it has been lacking. In fact, all consoles are lacking games. Later on, fantastic games such as Fable 2 and GoW2 are coming out, but not soon enough. Of course very good multi platform games such as Civ Revolution and SCIV has been released recently but one is a turn based strategy and the other is, well, a fighting game.

2) Diablo like dugeon crawler with gear progression! I think Sillicon Knight hit the sweet spot with this. Consoles are horribly lacking on this type of games. Hack, Too Human would sell great on the PS3 as well!

Well, there you go. Too Human got too lucky*: An ok game that will get AAA hype and sales because it is the right type of game on the right time! I will rent it, even buy it if I finally "get" the control scheme, even though I didnt like the demo. I loved Diablo 2 and need a dungeon crawler with gear progression.

I just wish Too Human could have been more polished like MGS4. And yeah, getting the right type of game at the right moment is not just luck...

I never played the Demo...but some people i see DID like the game..but others dident..its kind of a hate it or love it kinda thing...with most loving it and a few hating it..

and If 360 is in a game drought..then what is the PS3 in?

*hands you an upgraded flame shield*

*watches at lemming flood gates open*

Good luck mate.

*runs away*

I never played the Demo...but some people i see DID like the game..but others dident..its kind of a hate it or love it kinda thing...with most loving it and a few hating it..

and If 360 is in a game drought..then what is the PS3 in?

Pinkyimp

PS3 is pretty sad, that's why I got a xbox recently.

I never played the Demo...but some people i see DID like the game..but others dident..its kind of a hate it or love it kinda thing...with most loving it and a few hating it..

and If 360 is in a game drought..then what is the PS3 in?

Pinkyimp

They're probably still hyper from MGS4 and SC4 while waiting for Madden.

I never played the Demo...but some people i see DID like the game..but others dident..its kind of a hate it or love it kinda thing...with most loving it and a few hating it..

and If 360 is in a game drought..then what is the PS3 in?

Pinkyimp

All the system's are in a drought, but the PS3 did deliver MGS4 recently. What has the 360 delivered to you of a high Caliber for 2008?

That's the Point the TC is making.

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I never played the Demo...but some people i see DID like the game..but others dident..its kind of a hate it or love it kinda thing...with most loving it and a few hating it..

and If 360 is in a game drought..then what is the PS3 in?

alex77k

PS3 is pretty sad, that's why I got a xbox recently.

For 2008, the PS3 has been SLOW, just like the Wii and 360, BUT the PS3 gave it's users MGS4 at least...

If all you buy are exclusives then yeah, you're in for a bit of a drought, but hell, even that's typical of this time of year.

I buy all my multiplats on the 360 so I'm doing just fine with BF: BC and GTA IV for now. I haven't even picked up Ninja Gaiden 2 or Soul Calibur IV yet so I think I'll be able to last until fall when all the big name exclusives start to drop.

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I never played the Demo...but some people i see DID like the game..but others dident..its kind of a hate it or love it kinda thing...with most loving it and a few hating it..

and If 360 is in a game drought..then what is the PS3 in?

SolidTy

All the system's are in a drought, but the PS3 did deliver MGS4 recently. What has the 360 delivered to you of a high Caliber for 2008?

That's the Point the TC is making.

why do you care what people buy it dosent effect you at allcoolnessmancool

He's making a general point, that Timing is relevant for certain games.

I know it helped PD0 tremendously.

Of course very good multi platform games such as Civ Revolution and SCIV has been released recently but one is a turn based strategy and the other is, well, a fighting game.alex77k

What do you mean by that? o.O

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I never played the Demo...but some people i see DID like the game..but others dident..its kind of a hate it or love it kinda thing...with most loving it and a few hating it..

and If 360 is in a game drought..then what is the PS3 in?

dragonpuppy

They're probably still hyper from MGS4 and SC4 while waiting for Madden.

SC 4 is terrible, VF 4 ftw.

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I never played the Demo...but some people i see DID like the game..but others dident..its kind of a hate it or love it kinda thing...with most loving it and a few hating it..

and If 360 is in a game drought..then what is the PS3 in?

SolidTy

PS3 is pretty sad, that's why I got a xbox recently.

For 2008, the PS3 has been SLOW, just like the Wii and 360, BUT the PS3 gave it's users MGS4 at least...

First and second reviews were AAA and AA, respectively. And many people loved the demo to death.

And the interest in Too Human isn't necessarily because of the drought of games-many of us have been anticipating this game for a long time.

It is not, as you say, mediocre, IMO, by the way-it is what I would call a very good game from what I've played-not stellar, but very good, meaning I enjoyed it to death, but not everyone else necessarily would (though many others apparently have).

First and second reviews were AAA and AA, respectively. And many people loved the demo to death.thepwninator

OH, by AAA do you mean the one from that greek magazine with comments like "incredible graphics"? They could have said deep combat (although I didnt like the combat), or great gear progression that brings you back for more, and many other things BUT incredible graphics. If you played the demo, wouldnt you agree graphic is not one of the strengthes of the game?

With two AAAEs coming out within a week of each other (Braid and Geometry Wars 2), and a number of great multiplats hitting, how is the 360 in the middle of a drought?

You may as well say that the PS3 is in a drought since MGS4 hit.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"]First and second reviews were AAA and AA, respectively. And many people loved the demo to death.alex77k

OH, by AAA do you mean the one from that greek magazine with comments like "incredible graphics"? They could have said deep combat (although I didnt like the combat), or great gear progression that brings you back for more, and many other things BUT incredible graphics. If you played the demo, wouldnt you agree graphic is not one of the strengthes of the game?

It has been confirmed that the demo was not the final build, and, apparently, that mag is rather respected over in Greece, as is the Polish mag that gave it an 86. In addition, it said "impressive graphics" not "incredible graphics". Also of note: it *did* talk about both the combat and RPG mechanics, saying it had "explosive action {and} deep character development".

Also also: the graphics weren't terrible-I actually would say they're well above average, assuming you take into account the number of enemies on screen.

What drought.....First the multiplats alone give the 360 enough of a consistant stream of good games.

and if the 360 is in a drought...what is the PS3 in? all it has really had besides multiplats is MGS 4....and that was in June....

As for 08

We have had enough games come out in the recent time frame

and 360 owners have

Mercs 2
Madden 09
Tales of Vesperia
Too Human

To choose from in August

So i would love to see this drought?

In 2008 PS3 got MGS4(10), Wii SSBB(9.5) and what does 360 have? NOTHING so far 360 is the worst this year, worst sales compared to the competition. Even the PSP sells more than the RROD 360, but 360 still got Gears 2 which will save the year seeing how overrated Gears 1 was. While PS3 in the other hand has solid AAAE - Resistance 2(it will take cod4 crown in MP fps), LBP and AA such as SOCOM, Motorstorm, Valerye, the Agency to mention a few.Hitman533

It got Ninja Gaiden II and Lost Odyssey

Because the other consoles are just bursting with software... :roll:

If you think the 360 is in a current gaming drought you really need to take another look at reality. XBLA alone is dumping out quality titles every week this month starting with Geometry wars 2, Braid, Bionic commando rearmed, Fable 2 pubgames, Galaga Legions, castle crashers, and ending with Pirates vs Ninjas dodgeball in the first week of september.

As for retail games we just got Soul Calibur 4. Comming up are Madden 09, Too Human, Tales of Vesperia, Tiger Woods 09, Mercenaries 2, Facebreaker, Viva Pinata 2, and Infinite Undiscovery... This all just covers the next few weeks, how can you consider this a drought?