It was bound to happen. It had to happen. And I personally can't wait for it to actually happen.
I have been an SSX game groupie since the first title. I found the courses, characters, boards, and music in SSX, SSX Tricky, and SSX 3 to be some of the most enjoyable I had come across in a racing games in years. Then SSX: On Tour happened, and that all changed... dramatically.
Tour was the worst SSX title I had ever played. The career mode just flat out sucked. They were bland, dark, and generally not fun to race down. They pulled what was the most fun bit [at least for me] that existed in the SSX franchise since Tricky which was the voice work for the individual characters. I loved it in Tricky when I shoved someone or got hit by another character that my character [I am always Zoe, so having Bif Naked be the voice of my player avatar = amesomeness on a high level] would talk smack back to them. It what I would do if I was actually in the game, so I thought it was just a great added touch to the game. Yeah, they ripped that out in Tour which is why it is the only SSX title that I do not own. I refuse to buy it. So needless to say, when I saw the video below for a new SSX title [SSX: Blur] for the Wii, my heart began to flutter as if Prince was standing before me, had looked me deep in the eyes, and started singing his "Call My Name" song to me. Yeah, I have a thing for Prince, get over it.
Now, I grabbed this trailer from GameTrailers site and I have to say, watching it gives me the warm fuzzies.
Why? Because it gives me hope. I was really afraid that Tour was going to be the last SSXperience that I was going to have, which is not how EA wants me or the rest of the fanbase to remember the franchise I'm sure. And while details about the game are scarce [GameTrailers doesn't have an expected ship date, and the title doesn't even show up on a search of GameFly] I did find a site that, once translated into English, seems to suggest that the game will be released 29 MAR 07.
As I find out more about Blur I'll be sure to let you know. Until then, give Tricky or SSX 3: Out of Bounds a try. It's a racing game, but it's hella fun at the same time.
I have been an SSX game groupie since the first title. I found the courses, characters, boards, and music in SSX, SSX Tricky, and SSX 3 to be some of the most enjoyable I had come across in a racing games in years. Then SSX: On Tour happened, and that all changed... dramatically. Tour was the worst SSX title I had ever played. The career mode just flat out sucked. They were bland, dark, and generally not fun to race down. They pulled what was the most fun bit [at least for me] that existed in the SSX franchise since Tricky which was the voice work for the individual characters. I loved it in Tricky when I shoved someone or got hit by another character that my character [I am always Zoe, so having Bif Naked be the voice of my player avatar = amesomeness on a high level] would talk smack back to them. It what I would do if I was actually in the game, so I thought it was just a great added touch to the game. Yeah, they ripped that out in Tour which is why it is the only SSX title that I do not own. I refuse to buy it. So needless to say, when I saw the video below for a new SSX title [SSX: Blur] for the Wii, my heart began to flutter as if Prince was standing before me, had looked me deep in the eyes, and started singing his "Call My Name" song to me. Yeah, I have a thing for Prince, get over it.
Now, I grabbed this trailer from GameTrailers site and I have to say, watching it gives me the warm fuzzies.
Why? Because it gives me hope. I was really afraid that Tour was going to be the last SSXperience that I was going to have, which is not how EA wants me or the rest of the fanbase to remember the franchise I'm sure. And while details about the game are scarce [GameTrailers doesn't have an expected ship date, and the title doesn't even show up on a search of GameFly] I did find a site that, once translated into English, seems to suggest that the game will be released 29 MAR 07.
As I find out more about Blur I'll be sure to let you know. Until then, give Tricky or SSX 3: Out of Bounds a try. It's a racing game, but it's hella fun at the same time.
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