The One Reason Too Human failed To Work

Too Human. You know how you feel about it by now. Even if you haven't played it, you probably have an opinion. And even those that had experienced the demo have come to the same realisation that the optimistic buyers have also come to: there is something wrong with the game. Strangely, it was while giving The Outfit the thirty seconds of gameplay it deserved that led to the answer as to just what it was that held Too Human back.

[HighDefinition]

Let me guess.....

Its NOT that good.

[HipHopGamerShowFan]

Like HipHopGamer and I beleive, Heavy Rain looks like the best next gen looking title to date.

[RememberThe357]

I hope you keep that out look the rest of you life...

[Presentist]

Try not stalking people to other stories perhaps?

[RememberThe357]

I believe called a coincidence, perhaps?

[sumfood4u]

Maybe cause Videogame developers try to rush Awesome Graphics with Crappy Gameplay & Story! People would probably have better fun playing "Hungry Hungry Hippo & Connect~4!" 4~Thoes who disagree take on my challenge an play Too Human than play Hungry Hungry Hippo & Connect~4 you'll see the deference in why great games rule!

[ZeroXMD]

they are bashing this game bc all of the sudden they are holding this and only this game to higher standards than anything else and since it wasnt OMFGTHISGAMEIZTEHUBERIST!!, people are bashing the crap out of it. If anyone reads my posts, they know I hate Microsoft. And for me to defend this game, it has to be decent at least and it is. It is a fun game that mixes Diablo and DMC elements and it works. Its not 10 or 9 but it isnt a 6 or 5. How many people are bashing the crap out of this game simply bc they have read reviews and bash this game without playing it? This is my first game for my recently acquired RRODbox 360 (simply bc i've had it a month and it's already RROD'd) and I enjoy the crap out of it. It has alot of flaws but overall is a really fun game.

One thing is for damn sure, this game is alot better than alot of other 360 games. people down the comment list were saying how this game is a victim of a 360 bad-game-witch-hunt. Trust me, there are A CRAP load of crappier games on 360. Madden isn't even out yet and I already know it sucks, just like the past 2 years worth of maddens have sucked. Halo's 2nd multiplayer expansion sucks alot worse than this game, and I'm not reffering to it's map pack, even tho it sucked as well (OMG you remade lockout already, WHY THE F*CK DID YOU REMAKE IT AGAIN?! I WANT MIDSHIP REDONE DAMMIT!!) Why a game you bought from Burger King is hailed as OMG-UBER I have no freaking clue and countless others.

If anyone is going to look at a game that should and could have been released 2-3 years before it's time bc it really isn't a this gen game, look at halo and its 2 multiplayer expansions. Halo was good for its time and then everyone that bought halo bought both of it's expansions. I call them expansions cause 10 hours of a non-existant story doesn't count as a full game. "Hey! there's some aliens. Shoot them. Cool, hey more aliens, but they look like ppl but also have little bubbles following them around. Forget what they are or why the aliens are here, lets just shoot them and if we want story, we'll read the books."

[marionz]

i think by now EVERYBODY knows too human just isnt fun, how many more of these articles do we need?

its getting really old people, just move on allready.

[HighDefinition]

Kinda deserves all this though. IMO.

But I hear ya, should be over soon enough.

[CrippleH]

It'll never be over.

People will always bag on Lair, Haze, and now Too Human is on that list to bag on.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Too Human is not in the same list as Haze or Lair. Too Human is getting an average of mostly 7's with a few 8's and 6's. Respected sites like IGN gave it a 7.8 and Gamepro gave it an 8.0. Haze and Lair averaged 5's. Not the same.

[solidt12]

Sorry dude, I owned Lair and HAZE and I enjoyed both of them slightly more than Too Human. But they all have short comings.

[lowcarb]

I've clocked in 50 hours of Too Human and must say it's hella fun. One of the best experiences I've personally ever had in a game. This game easily gets a 9 in my book and will continue to be played. These reviews should never be taken serious and I wouldn't be surprised if the game sold really well. Such ashame this game was knocked down but oh well I guess.

[marionz]

dennis does diserve this, but im still sick of seeing too human storys, just like im sick of the endless soul calibur reviews

[deeznuts]

I've been a huge PS3 fan, but I ain't no fanboy. Had the PS3 since launch, and have played every big game. had my 360 a month or so and am working my way through its library slowly. I've played Haze and Lair, and they are much worse than Too Human. Seriously, Too Human is not that bad. And I don't buy my games (gamefly) so I have NO reason to defend a purchase. I've rented a game and if it sucks, it goes into the envelope right back to Gamefly, no remorse. I just returned Halo 3 and Crackdown ... I thought both were no good!

Too Human, was a tiny bit frustrating with the camera. But once I got the hang of everything, it's getting quite fun. Not perfect, not AAA, but jeez if I only played AAA games I'd never have a game to play.

[Montrealien]

Too Human stories are hot, why? Because some people hate it and are loving that the game is getting trashed, and also because some people love it and hate how it is being trashed. hence, most hater have turned it into one of the Hottest game son N4G, which is Ironic. It is not whether you talk about it in a good way, or in a bad way, as long as you talk about it.

I am enjoying it, was a good purchase for me and I don' t regret it. And I never expect the greatest game in the world for any game I want to play, I am just expecting a video game I can burn a few hour into, a lot of you have forgot why we play game I think. and I love people that defend Lair of Haze against people that thing the are bad game and blah blah blah. I love Lair, and I enjoyed Haze, despite all the crap most internet user created, this is all the Internets faults if you ask me. Outside, in the real world, people bought games like, Haze, Lair, Too Human...enjoyed them, and never game to a gaming web site.

[Drekken]

Lowcarb, well I know whos opinion NOT to trust when it comes to games.

[Wildarmsjecht]

LMAAAO

Ok, I know this looks bad given the article and news about the game in general, but when I clicked the link to see waht the issue with Too Human was, I was greeted with this. See why I found it funny?

The internet. Serious Business.

Bah..image wont open correctly. sec.

[Chris Hansen]

I'm getting bored of ripping on Too Human. Let's stop with these Too Human articles.

[SmartPS3Owner]

10 hr RPG

My #1 answer

[UNCyrus]

oh... stupid me... I thought it was because it was a MS exclusive...

[HipHopGamerShowFan]

Lets see what HipHopGamer might say, if he reviews Too Human.

[Montrealien]

Diablo was a 7 hour action RPg clicking extravaganza, notsmartPS3troll power fails to understand where to fun can be in a game like Diablo and Too Human.

[zapass]

but Diablo has this unique style and sense of humor while too human just has boring pompousness

not even the same league

[TheXgamerLive]

The game has not been in development on the Xbox 360 for 10 years. They've been wanting to make it for a long time, but it's only been in development for the Xbox 360 for about 3 yrs. at it's release. You can't actually develop a game when the console hasn't even been thought of yet.

Also, if anyone has actually played Too Human yet, they most likely love it as I and most others do. It's awesome detail and Huge Huge environments and the exploring and blasting your way through levels no matter what class you chose to do it with is HELLA fun. I'm a berserker btw:)

p.s. If you also take into consideration the problems w/SK and Epic and the UE and court and then there developing there very own proprietory engine, then dev. time has been slighty better than 2 yrs. so wannabe's relax. It's an awesome game and us Xbox fans love it.

edit: It's "Too" bad that so many wannabe sony fan girls constantly troll Xbox news. Your console sucks just like you lil b1tch girls do so move on get a life, and keep on waiting. ya know I hear another lame R&K will be released in 2010. there's your hope, keep waiting.
Oh, and at it's release KZ2 will be over 4 1/2 to 5 years in it's development time, and it's still a good game but it's not going to be the ps3 savior, obviously nor was the movie that it MGS4. I prefer to play games and the game play was good but it was almost non existant compared to all the video in game. That's what ruined it. keep waiting.
you losers are lucky your eventually getting Bioshock. That's the best game that the ps3 will ever see. Your so lucky.

[Kleptic]

first of all XGamer...most reviews have nothing to do with it being a 360 exclusive...however you want to spin it...the game has been 'in development' for nearly 10 years...not on one specific platform; you're right about that...but Dennis D. has been working more or less solely on the concepts and ideas that fell into place for the game for the last decade...

and that is where it easily tops the list of failing games...all that time was spent on what exactly?...a seriously intriguing story at first, that is executed as poorly as a movie made by Boll...the gameplay mechanics are different...but are flawed in numerous areas that leave most reviewers simply bored...

the game is below average...simple as that...and the fact that the idea has been floating around in that Canadians head for the past 10 years makes it even funnier...move on...the game sucked...

and the nice try with Killzone 2...not one preview of the multiplayer part of the game left any of them with anything less than amazement...the depth, the pacing, the visuals, and the entire concept is set to set several standards for console fps multiplaer...it really is in your best interest to simply let Killzone 2 slide from now on, your ignorance towards the title will only hurt you in the end...

and Bioshock as the best title the PS3 will ever see?...funny how MGS4 already is the best recieved exclusive title of this generation...getting perfect 10's from 3 major sites (among tons of others) that have yet to give ANY Xbox or Xbox 360 title that recognition, exclusive or not...

[SacT0wnF1n3st]

The game obviously has flaws and it's just not that good.

[lowcarb]

All games have flaws have many people playing Too human tonight think it's great.

[cahill]

there are plenty of flaws in it

[TrevorPhillips]

well everybody know the answer to that because it sucks

[Surfman]

Toooooooo humaaaaaaannnn

[ROCCOZILLA]

why would you put a game out only on a old, tired console.wow ,when will they learn.PLAY B3YOND waaaaaaaaaaaaaay B3YOND!!!!

[Strife Lives]

Did they think a lame plot like this could drag on through 3 games ? ! ? Sorry Knights,you must be mistaking us for the 30min playtime crew a.k.a casual gamer or wii users as their better known.let this game die and give me MASS EFFECT 2!

[lowcarb]

What are you talking about? The story to this game is epic and solid. I only wish more games had a story as deep and engaging as Too Human. Mass Effect was good and all and I loved it but I think the story in Too Human is actually a little better. I really hope part two comes out soon and they add 4 player co-op. Great game definitely worth a buy.

[ErcsYou]

"The One Reason Too Human failed To Work" is the fact that nobody really gave it a chance.... The media murdered it first..

I say that if you liked the demo, ignore the press and give the game a try.

[VforVideogames]

the edditor hit right on the spot, believe it or not, some how the game is fun, but it feels like it should have being release 2 or 3 years ago. or i guess the media really went to hard oh it, they where waiting for the next halo or mgs or gow or some aaa title.

[Atomic]

Too Human failed because it was developed by a second rate incompetent dev with no talent.
this game's budget was $30 million ?? are you kidding me!
poor Microsoft. they got scammed.

[lowcarb]

Wow thats kind of harsh don't you think? I don't care to much about the developer personally but I think they are on to something here with Too Human and hopefully part two can shine.

[Atomic]

sorry, but when you have 10 years development time and a budget only the biggest studios in the world can dream of , and under-deliver in every aspect of the game, then there's something really wrong about your legitimacy as a developer.
and there is no way a sequel could be successful, because the Too Human 2 name is forever stained by the reputation of it's predecessor.

[lowcarb]

The game in know way under delivered 1st off and the reason I can say that is because i've been fooling around with it for the past 50 hours. Also Killzone 1 was terrible game in the eyes of many so are you saying that part 2 will also have a stained reputation. Just because you obviously dislike the man doesn't mean your thoughts are correct and actually makes you sound like a hater rather then a gamer if your even one.

[akaFullMetal]

things like this that happened to alot of ps3 games, heavenly sword was great, however the length was what killed it, but it was a great game, and lair was also great in some people eyes, but had a few flaws. Now with Too Human, same scenario but now all the 360 fanboys are saying " the reviewer sucks" or " they are wrong i loved the demo"

The same thing could be said about warhawk, people bashed that game, but that is one of my favorite games ever, and i dont see why people bashed on that. So this is some medicine then for the 360 guys who bashed other ps3 games that were critized and bashed.

[zer0man1]

I agree with you. At the start of this gen it was just fine for the media to bash on all the new PS3 titles for little things like short length.
But when Too Human (a 360 title) comes out and the media bashes it for being totally broken, NOW we have this public out cry to stop judging games so hard. NOW reviews are just one persons opinion. NOW a games worth is based on the amount of enjoyment the individual receives from it. NOW we have Kevin Pereira (host of G4's Attack of the Show) making videos personally defending a video game against bad reviews.

Where was all this passionate analysis of reviews and their significance to the worth of a video game when PS3 games were getting bashed.

IMO there are a lot of people (gamers and video game press) who just cant stand to see a 360 title fail and the only reason they are speaking out in defence of Too Human is because it is a 360 exclusive.

If Too human was a PS3 exclusive bashing it would not even be an issue.

[Atomic]

Too Sh!tty.

[thenickel]

Now if only that were true I'm sure you would be a happy little cross dresser. The only thing Sh!tty about Too Human is the fact that endless trolls (which were in the game by the way and I killed many of you)like yourself keep posting hate messages to Dyack knowing you would curl up and run if you talked crap like that in the mans face. I've played every game this gen and Too human is easily placed in the top 4 for me. Anyways get lost troll maggot and find a new job other then hating 24/7 behind your computer screen.

[Atomic]

Dyack? is that you?
if not , then you need to get a life , seriously!
stop taking stuff too personal you dork! it's not like i banged your mother and sister."they are too ugly to stick my pen in their hole anyway"

[SpecialSauce]

the game suuuuuuuuuuuks, there is no denying it.

and there is no ONE reason. i pick that game apart from start to finish.

[Droid]

the game should have been released 10 years ago back when our standards were much lower.

TOO BAD, TOO FLOP.

[Saint Sony]

Too painful controls... just horrible, bad controls alone makes the game suck.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

Are you serious?! Sometimes Developers walk away from conventional standards of how you play games. It took no less than 30 min. to learn my combo's.

[Naked-Snake]

More like 25

[Kornster671]

Been playing it since I purchased it and I think the Norse legend tie in with the past with machine story is quite awesome in my opinion. If you don't like it fine, if you do good. Either way move on and stop bashing the game.

[juuken]

The one reason why it failed to work stems from the fact that the developer is an asshole with an overinflated ego.

If he would have stopped toting around his game, acting as if it's the second coming and actually work on it a lot harder, maybe the critics wouldn't have been so hard on him.

Arrogance leads you nowhere in this world.

[lowcarb]

I'm sorry Juuken but that doesn't sound fair to judge the game in a bad way because of his arrogance. A lot of people online are screaming how much they love the game which is odd because based on this site and reviews Too Human sucks. I remember Sony was said to be an arrogant company but nobody dared to bash them and I think a lot of this just boils down to Dyack supporting 360 and being overly defensive which many people love to pick at. My only wish in the game is that they stuck with 4 player co-op and that they had away of skipping those long annoying death scenes. Dyack was spot on with his deep comments and I think this game is deeper than just about anything out there ever.

[juuken]

Nobody dared to bash Sony? The media didn't even hold off even *one* second to bash Sony for their arrogance so don't say nobody dared speak against Sony's arrogance.

It's unfair to say a game's bad because of the developer's arrogance? I'm sorry, but if I were a developer, I would accept criticism so that the next time I work on a game, I would know what needs fixing. I wouldn't act like a pompous jackass just because I think my game is the best and nothing needs fixing.

Dyack got what he deserved.

I cannot stand arrogant developers.

He wants people to respect his game, then he should have put more effort into it.

That's my opinion and I stand by it.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

I'm at level 25 with over 11 hours of gameplay. This game is not is half as bad as these wack-ass reviews and fanboys make it to be. I stop listening to these lame articles after Ninja Gaiden 2 after alot of people cried and b*tched about the camera angles. Me and the rest of my friends who brought Ninja Gaiden 2 agreed it was a very challenging game a do not regret buying it. All these "# REASONS WHY" articles are terrible. And the sad thing is masses jump on the bandwagon for the ride.

[divideby0]

9+ hours in .... Level 28 and the game is a BORING...
the levels and gameplay are so repetitive, I swear its painful to play it at times.
One major problem is the online CoOp was designed for more than the crippling 2 online and its hard as heck when trying to do it with only 2 (the boss at the end of L2 was def. designed to be fought withmore than 2). Two players (L25 and L31) even with combos took forever to beat, since it was designed for more than 2
Just rent the game, before you spend 60 bucks.

[Joker2Dope]

You wanna know what I think now that you've had your chance, I think your an ignornant a-hole, who has little to no appreciation for games, the time, the hard work and sweat the that goes into making them, if you think you know what's so great maybe you should make it yourself, due to the that fact that you have no consideration to the man power and time that goes into these games or a clear respect, you're man of a little to no inetelligene and your opinion means little to us and just comes across as annoying. In regards to Mass Effect was an awesome game that had tons of replay value has better graphics then heavy rain and was fun, your un-appreciative and I hope you live in your mom's basement condoned to playing Mass Effect for the rest of your life you ungrateful teenager.

[Amp]

Too Human Buy.com $12.23

[Wurider]

this game will be a big seller regardless. I see it selling over or nearly 1 million copies before it is all over. The game is not a bad as people say.

[BlackTar187]

I say this and Ive played about 35hrs I have a level 50 commando and a level 35 bioengineer. But sales don't equal quality and people need to realize this. now this game is majorally flawed and if i didn't have a good friend to play with then this game wouldn't have held me thru a 2nd playthoriugh. At the end of the day its fun and thats why i'm glad i paid for it(for Support) but to turn a blind eye to the issues because your a respected follower of your said console is ignorant and misinformed. I like the game but its camera system its right joystick its constant repetive battles and glitches make this game flawed in some big areas but like I tell people who ask at the end of the day i walk away with having had some fun nd as a gamer thats all the matters to me. If thats not the case for you maybe your not a gamer and just a corp. puppet

[gerardo5566]

poor game everyone needs to stop bashing it!!! yes its a horrible game and anyone that says its good is a fanboy...period.i tried to like it but it was just not there,controls are stupid and really dont get you into the groove that your in a battle(pushing buttons feels like your attacking more)graphics are crappy, animations are stiff...10 years in the making?dissapointing.. ohh by the way haze is worse but lair is better even with sixaxis controls.

[lowcarb]

Or how about anyone that hates on it is a fanboy ....period(see what I did there). SOme people like it and some people honestly don't but that doesn't make them fanboys. It's good to me as well as many others who absolutley love it and thats how it is. There's nothing more annoying then somebody trying to force there belief as though it's fact when it's not. If you don't like it fine but I've been playing games since pong and love them all. Rather then hating so much why don't you and those alike come up with something positive to say.

[Voiceofreason]

The only issue is that it wasnt exlcusive to PS3. I refuse to believe anything else. What about Lair, Haze, and all the other PS3 flops? But its suddenly a big deal when its a MS exclusive game that gets bad reviews. Its just more sad pathetic attempts by Sony's loyal to play down anytihng that isnt Sony.

[plain rice]

Can't handle the criticism?

[juuken]

If you can't handle the heat, then get out of the kitchen.

The media wasn't bashing Lair or Haze but 360 fanboys didn't waste time attacking both games now did they?

Quit crying.

[Drekken]

Anyone know how many units this game sold first week WW?

[DJ]

Silicon Knights is no longer a good development team, nor a talented one. The glory days of Twin Snakes and Eternal Darkness are over.

[Wii60Fan]

I see with this game, besides the jerky character animation in the CGI cutscenes, is the inordinately long death scene with Valkerye coming down... I mean do we REALLY have to see this EVERY time our character dies?

[THAMMER1]

It is just hated. I'm a level 24 champion I think the game is getting a bad wrap.

[testii]

couldnt agree more, the game got released to late. If it got released 3-4 years ago it would have been a blockbuster, i am sure of it.

[witchking]

It kicks a$$.

[Tomonobu Itagaki]

Next one to deserve that treatment: Duke Nukem Forever.
"If it released in 1998, it would be an awesome game. But now we're in 2008, buddies, and this game is a crap."

[Cynjo]

It's Canadian?

[gerardo5566]

juukens right!!!! haze sucked i aint gonna lie but lair was better than haze and slightly better than too human!!! and were not bashing it its just that you 360 fanboys dont want to admit that its a bad game!!!!let it go 10 years in the making for nothing its not a good game look at the professional reviews horrible!!! i actually played it and thought it was a bad game!!! theres only one good thing about it the looting thats it.how about graphics,gameplay,animation= horrible

[Knightofelemia]

Each person may differ when it comes to a game. One guy might find the game good and another person might find the game wothrless. I sooner say instead of getting caught up in the hype around a game making u want to buy it. yeah you could go on youtube and watch the trailers and think hmm that might be a good game in the end instead of wasting 50 or 60 bux on a game why not rent it then if you like it buy it. To me i am renting too human then i will decide if i like it or not.

[Mclovin96]

Nobody cares about ps3 fanboys anymore. Real gamers have accepted the fact that microsoft destroyed sony and put them out of their misery a long time ago. It doesn't matter if this homo fanboy thinks too human failed or not. So far it has got decent reviews, so fans of the genre will pick it up if they so desire.

[Pixel_Addict]

but I don't know if it "failed to work". I played it and it was a bit blaazey for me, but some people like that sorta thing. You know that loot collecting Diablo stuff. Too bad the controls were clunky and it felt like a button masher without the button. If anything it failed to live up to the hype, though I'm not sure it ever was ment to be that kind of game.

[Rageanitus]

I guess it did not live up to its expectations especially when it came at the time where there are nto many games coming out for the xbox.

Neways the ps3 has its shared of games that did not live up to their hype ie haze and lair..... lets hope this same faith does not occur for LBP.

Rule of thumb don't overhype a new franchise into a market.....

I've seen so many gamers jump the gun and assume games will be awesome and then it leads to dissapointment. Hell I've even seen many ppl try and justy their purchase and boom after 2 months they dont touch the game anymore.