Too Human demo now available

96 Comments by Alexander Sliwinski Jul 14th 2008 9:43AM
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, E3

As promised, the Too Human demo is now available for download. We haven't had a chance to play it yet, because we're trying to get ready for the MS press conference in a couple hours and make sure that certain bloggers clean up (it's like trying to bathe cats, seriously). Let us know what you think about the Too Human demo -- especially those controls -- and be sure to come back in a little bit for our Microsoft Press Conference liveblog.

[Via X3F, Thanks Fernando]

Tags: dennis-dyack, dyack, e3-2008, silicon-knights, too-human

(Page 1) Reader Comments

Deaf RaGe: Jul 14th 2008; 9:51AM

Downloaded it, played about 25 min and my first impression is "meh". I'm having trouble figuring out how to melee fight. Graphics aren't all that impressive and I HATE the camera. But I do like fighting with the right stick eh. Guess I gotta spend some more time with it and figure out the fighting and we'll see I guess.

j.howlett: Jul 14th 2008; 10:02AM

sounds like Rise to Honor with the right stick fighting. i liked that game once i got used to the controls.

t_m: Jul 14th 2008; 11:07AM

the problem is that everyone is used to using the right stick for changing the view... using it for combat throws everyone off.

Still, the idea of Diablo in a Sci-Fi Norse Mythology sounds worth persevering for a while...

BananaBoat: Jul 14th 2008; 5:12PM

This demo cemented all of my early impressions about this game. Dennis Dyack can whine to every forum in existence, but his game is still terrible no matter how he tries to spin it.

Fernando Rocker: Jul 14th 2008; 9:52AM

Well... I played the game like 2 hours ago. It's a 1.2GB demo...

And it sucks =(

knighty: Jul 14th 2008; 9:56AM

1.06gb actually. *Downloading at this very moment*

samfish: Jul 14th 2008; 9:57AM

That seems to be the emerging consensus.

xFenixKnightx: Jul 14th 2008; 10:09AM

Why does it suck?

tmacairjordan87: Jul 14th 2008; 10:11AM

Had a feeling it would but I'm downloading it now anyway just to try it out. I'm still hoping by some miracle this doesn't end up being the 360's Lair.

Fernando Rocker: Jul 14th 2008; 10:15AM

Graphics are not very good. 360 standard, but nothing wow. Framerate is not very smooth. Animations are bad: You will notice that since the beggining.

Camera is not very good. The combat system is actually good, but it was very easy... I mean, combat was fun, but very repetitive.

But... I'm not saying that the game will suck or anything. Im sayinf that the demo is bad. Maybe the final game will be a lot better.

xFenixKnightx: Jul 14th 2008; 10:15AM

I'm gonna dl it too when I get home. Still gotta try it for myself. I see a lot of mixed feelings on it. Some say they love it and some say its meh. Oh well this game is one of the ones that got cut from my purchase list anyway. I'll still try it to see if its worth rental. I hear from a E3 hands-on IGN preview that Fallout 3 is exceptional. Hell yes, cant wait!

Marty: Jul 14th 2008; 10:52AM

Congratulations Fernando - you've suck-cessfully re-worded the IGN review they did for the game a few weeks ago. Got anything original to say about it?

dark_inchworm: Jul 14th 2008; 10:55AM

@Marty: What, he can't agree? This isn't a professional critique, this is a goddamn comments section.

tmacairjordan87: Jul 14th 2008; 11:02AM

After playing it for roughly half an hour it is pretty shitty. I can't believe they worked so long on this and it came out this sloppy.

Fernando Rocker: Jul 14th 2008; 11:14AM

Marty

I didn't even read that article =(

ThePerfectCompanion: Jul 14th 2008; 11:26AM

Hmm I can't wait to get home and dl myself so I can form my opinions.

However I trust Fernando and Fenix and since they're feeling "meh" about it I'm not too hopeful....:(

NATO_Duke: Jul 14th 2008; 11:44AM

Haven't tried it yet, but I am not a fan of fight controls by the right stick. I played a little of Alone in the Dark the other day, and the right stick controls were driving me nuts. So I hope its not a game killer for me.

xFenixKnightx: Jul 14th 2008; 11:53AM

So, if I dont like Diablo and I DONT like DMC4...then will I also not like Too Human? Hmmmmmm...

Vegnagun bwf: Jul 14th 2008; 12:13PM

Maybe, Marty, just maybe the problems that IGN had are similar to Fernando's. Maybe they're playing the same game and both getting the same issues. Maybe it's that. Obviously, however, Fernando didn't play the Too Human demo, instead he just reworded the IGN pre-review. That's what he does with his time. Lies about playing free demos.

Anticrawl: Jul 14th 2008; 12:54PM

You do understand it's an RPG yeah? Action RPG's don't exhibit detailed combat like Ninja Gaiden and DMC4.

Marty: Jul 14th 2008; 1:59PM

@Vegnagun bwf

What is this, the Fernando Defense Force? Seriosuly, I didn't say he lied. I didn't claim he made the whole thing up. I merely asked him to post something original about it.

It seems to me that if you're going to go to all the trouble of downloading a 1.2gb demo and playing through it, you'd have something more to say aside from everything we've already heard.

Maybe, just maybe.

juju187: Jul 14th 2008; 9:53AM

*runs to the xbox

waves: Jul 14th 2008; 9:57AM

Fernando wasn't kidding.

FoxHoundADAM: Jul 14th 2008; 10:02AM

I'll need to play this tonioght but based on the comments I've read, the hardcore fanboys love it, everyone thiks it sucks.

Intentless: Jul 14th 2008; 10:16AM

Just curious... How can a game that hasn't even come out yet have fanboys? Just curious. I can see it having a selection of individuals that are incredibly curious about it... But not fanboys... Oh just ignore me its a monday..

ApolloIV: Jul 14th 2008; 10:42AM

The game does have fanboys his name is Dennis Dyack

arrrgh: Jul 14th 2008; 10:46AM

the game has had fanboys for 10 years. they've had time to gather strength

FoxHoundADAM: Jul 14th 2008; 10:58AM

I really don't know but for some reason there is a pretty large group of fans who are salavating at the thought of this game. Maybe it's because they are SilconeKnights, maybe because they liked the idea I don't know, but they are real. Hence all the comotion this game has raised over the past year or so.

Marty: Jul 14th 2008; 12:18PM

I just like the idea of a Diablo style loot based game... been dying for something like that ever since Blizzard released screens of Diablo 3.

I hardly think it's fair to say that everyone thinks it sucks, though.

LongshotX: Jul 14th 2008; 10:05AM

Awesome demo!!!!!!!!!

jmwhiteiv: Jul 14th 2008; 10:06AM

I'm not a huge fanboy, having known next-to-nothing about the game before playing the demo.

but once I figured out the thumbstick combat system, I really liked the demo, and I'll be buying.

this seems like a love, hate or "hate" game. some folks will love it, some folks will genuinely hate it, and some will "hate" it just to spite Denis Dyack.

Fin: Jul 14th 2008; 10:10AM

Fairly "meh". Controls/fighting fiddly, camera sucks, graphics ok. Moves are pretty cool, but suffer from Warrior-Within syndrome (why learn off move combination when tapping buttons has the same effect?).

Victor: Jul 14th 2008; 10:56AM

You mean on easy, right?
Button mashing didn't really work that well on Warrior Within.

Fin: Jul 14th 2008; 12:00PM

I remember you could get by in Warrior Within with a few basic combos (X,X,Y) some blocking and a bit of jumping, yet the game described a lot of moves and combos that were rarely necessary.
Too Human is much the same as this, is what I meant.

dacoconut14: Jul 14th 2008; 10:14AM

I just finished the demo. I really loved it. Gameplay is really nice. graphics are ok. but if ur not a graphics whore u should be alright. I really enjoyed the skill tree and just the shear amount of loot. I got a shit ton just from teh 2hrs playing. i cant imagine actually putting time in the game and seeing what u get.
Camera was a bit of a bitch sometimes. but its not so bad u can't adjust to it. Over all really worth buying

MrLuna: Jul 14th 2008; 10:17AM

I'm not hardcore, but the game rulz!

Everyone saying the game sucks has either never liked Dungeon crawlers like Diablo, Baldur's Gate, or just playing doesn't like the genre. This is a testament of the genre, and just what the Xbox360 needed as a refreshment.

Michael: Jul 14th 2008; 11:01AM

It's the popular game to hate for 2008. You're going to have all kinds of people who wouldn't have even the game a second thought if it weren't for all the press playing it just to hate the shit out of it on the internet.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw: Jul 14th 2008; 1:00PM

I think Haze was the popular hate game of 08...360 fanboys will soon have their revenge.

why not the LS2LS7?: Jul 14th 2008; 1:48PM

wow, look at the defense there.

Did you hear the Dennis Dyack interview on 1up Yours? He's convinced he was done wrong and internet gaming message boards are ruining the world. He's portraying himself as a victim.

A guy like that doesn't get any sympathy from me.

What do I think of the game? I'm not even going to download the demo, so I don't have an opinion.

Marty: Jul 14th 2008; 2:01PM

I think Dennis' problem is that there are a lot of people out there who didn't try it, and never will, but will still act like it's the worst game in the world.

carg0: Jul 14th 2008; 10:17AM

this is why i subscribe to Gamefly. i'll never have to worry about blowing $60 or late fees.

The_Punisher: Jul 14th 2008; 10:19AM

Nah, it sucks. Camera is horrible, combat is honestly pretty boring, and i found myself laughing rather than taking the story seriosuly, which i find is the game's biggest flaw. Without a good story, $20 clearance for me.

t_m: Jul 14th 2008; 11:10AM

combat is more boring than diablo? (click and hold button) wow!

baby sea tuna: Jul 14th 2008; 10:23AM

Demo? Yes! I'll run home at lunch and set it to d/l so I have something to play when I get home tonight. It's been so long since I've played anything besides Space Invaders Extreme (which NEEDS to come to LIVE.)

Vcize: Jul 14th 2008; 10:25AM

Does the demo have co-op? I'm stuck at work :\

dacoconut14: Jul 14th 2008; 10:29AM

no i don't think i saw a co-op for it. but i can double check.

Etan Lawok: Jul 14th 2008; 10:29AM

I enjoyed it. The graphics weren't impressive but it was not why I wanted to play the game. It was fun but though it is something I probably need to get used to the controls did not always feel responsive in the way that I thought that they should. It took me approx. 45 minutes to get through.

Ivan: Jul 14th 2008; 10:31AM

Downloading now, I'm worried that it'll suck because of all the media impressions/

dacoconut14: Jul 14th 2008; 10:32AM

honestly go in with a open mind. this game isn't gonna be perfect. but it is really enjoy able if u don't let little things get to ya.

Red Leader: Jul 14th 2008; 10:31AM

That's a shame. I kinda hoped it would be a great experience, but if the demo isn't good, it probably wont get much better.

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