Posted at 6:59pm on Thu 13 November 2008 |
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VG_Staff- Posts: 18,013
| Quote:The recreation of the four ski resorts is excellent, the online functionality is well thought out, and at times the views are magnificent, but the game just isn't as much fun as it should have been.
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Posted at 6:59pm on Thu 13 November 2008 |
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funny
| the tracks you listed as liking, i couldnt stand a word of.
and CoC is BADASSED. Maybe your age is showing? |
Posted at 9:27pm on Thu 13 November 2008 |
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Ryan
| "Travelling around the mountain is great when you're going down, but try to head back up and it's either slow or impossible."
... so.... you'd prefer to actually snowboard down and UP the hill? Have you ever even snowboarded? Getting off your board and hiking uphill is incredibly slow and tedious in real life, I'm glad they kept it realistic.
I don't know because i haven't actually played the game yet, but while reading this review, i also got the impression that maybe your age is showing and you had different expectations for this game.
Just curious, how'd you enjoy EA SKATE? |
Posted at 10:18pm on Thu 13 November 2008 |
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Eric
| Ryan, no need to bash. I got SWSB from gamestop and have bee playing it for a while. Trust me, it is not the EA Skate for snowboarding, by far. I have to say this review is pretty much spot on. |
Posted at 10:20pm on Thu 13 November 2008 |
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tholepin
| Actually, you can play your own music in-game? (just create a playlist or two on the xbox)... regardless of age... |
Posted at 7:27am on Fri 14 November 2008 |
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Cliff
| To be franc the first couple of hours are tough. But once you get used to the controls it's all fun. Plus the mountains are huge and visually stunning. Riding with a bunch of people from the top to the station is the best snowboarding feeling i could get in a game.
tholepin > yes you can. |
Posted at 12:19pm on Fri 14 November 2008 |
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big P
| SEEMS AFTER FAR CRY TWO WAS AWFULL......... AND THIS PUT OUT OTHER THAN GREAT.........ITS FAIR TO SAY THAT UBISOFT HAVE BECOME A BIT OF AN E.A GREAT AT PUTTING OUT CRAPPY GAMES AAND DONT REALLY SEEM TO CARE.. SHAME FOR A COMPANY BUILT ON GREAT GAMES. ILL BE VERY CAREFULL BUYING ANY UBISOFT FROM NOW ON THEY ARE GARBAGE! |
Posted at 12:21pm on Fri 14 November 2008 |
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Bones
| A bit gutted by this review but still look forward to checking it out. Biggest downer for me is the comments re. framerate. It always seems like what we want out of consoles is still just around the corner. Why did / does the Xbox / Xbox 360 have so many more framerate issues than PS2 / PS3? Is it to do with hardware limitations, difficulty getting the best out of it, or lazy re-use of old engines (presumably not the case here)? |
Posted at 9:06pm on Fri 14 November 2008 |
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Anonymous
| The 360 has far fewer frame rate issues than the PS3 Bones, FYI. |
Posted at 11:27pm on Fri 14 November 2008 |
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Ryan again..
| i'm very open to the idea of being wrong...
I just wish EA Skate developers would assign a branch and make a kick Arse snowboarding game with the same physics, control and overall quality to it. I loved SSX 3 but now i'm just ready for a successor. |
