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[Sunset Overdrive] Free on GWG starting April 15! Mohawks for everyone!

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  • ArchsorcererArchsorcerer Registered User regular
    Did you see that there is an ARG event around the game? I wonder if that bus Ted of Insomniac was parading around during E3 is involved.

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  • Giggles_FunsworthGiggles_Funsworth Blight on Discourse Bay Area SprawlRegistered User regular
    I may have gone and bought the special edition console just now. Will attempt to post impressions after I put a dent in my works.

  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited October 2014
    Traversal feels a lot better and faster once you get the air dash.
    I was watching the Quick Look and thinking the game could really use a double jump or something. Then they unlocked the air dash!

    I still think it's missing a certain something, but I really hope it sells well because I think a sequel could really be good now that the foundation is laid out.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Do your part! Buy a copy for all your friends!

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  • FuriousJodoFuriousJodo Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    Traversal feels a lot better and faster once you get the air dash.
    I was watching the Quick Look and thinking the game could really use a double jump or something. Then they unlocked the air dash!

    I still think it's missing a certain something, but I really hope it sells well because I think a sequel could really be good now that the foundation is laid out.

    I just wish you could go off the ground over our twice while maintaining momentum like you can in Titanfall.

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  • Local H JayLocal H Jay Registered User regular
    Yeah a slide dash or something similar would be cool. In Tony Hawk you manual'd everywhere to keep the combo up, something like that maybe.

  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    This game is good. It's like Tony Hawk/Crackdown/Zombies.

    What is this I don't even.
  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Yeah a slide dash or something similar would be cool. In Tony Hawk you manual'd everywhere to keep the combo up, something like that maybe.

    Yeah this is my problem, you have few options when you accidently touch the ground.

  • Chessboxing909Chessboxing909 Registered User regular
    Freaking love this game. Fantastic.

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  • FuriousJodoFuriousJodo Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited October 2014
    Ok, I'm just going to call it the "Dragon Fight" but that whole part, everything about it and before it is amazing.

    Streaming now:

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Yeah a slide dash or something similar would be cool. In Tony Hawk you manual'd everywhere to keep the combo up, something like that maybe.

    Yeah this is my problem, you have few options when you accidently touch the ground.

    I've been able to dodge once and then jump and keep a combo going, but I don't actually complete the doge roll... highest natural traversal is 79 now.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Yeah a slide dash or something similar would be cool. In Tony Hawk you manual'd everywhere to keep the combo up, something like that maybe.

    Yeah this is my problem, you have few options when you accidently touch the ground.

    I've been able to dodge once and then jump and keep a combo going, but I don't actually complete the doge roll... highest natural traversal is 79 now.

    Looking at it, as long as you hit something when you touch the ground(like with a roll or a melee attack) it keeps your combo going.

    I figured this out when trying out the freeze+ground pound combo. Pretty cool

  • pawa24pawa24 Registered User regular
    Still debating on buying this when CoD comes out next Tuesday. The one thing I hate about putting games on my backlog is that I generally forget to buy them after the inital hype blows over and a new hype train comes along. Might get this in January when nothing new is coming out until Evolve. It looks amazing.

  • Ken OKen O Registered User regular
    Even with having the day off yesterday I didn't get to play for very long. I also forgot about the story mission for a good long while and just went exploring. Can't wait to pick it up again tonight.

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  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    I didn't get to play much last night either. Took a while to download =/

    WHat I did get to play was so awesome! TNTeddy is my favorite gun so far. Really handy against those popper and uh... shooty OD guys.

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  • Ken OKen O Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    It's boring, but I got an AK-Foff from Best Buy and I really enjoy it.
    Also, I really wish I had the Microsoft pre-order guitar melee weapon.

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  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator Mod Emeritus
    GnomeTank wrote: »
    I think Sunset's got two main problems: It's exclusive to the less popular console, and the open world market is pretty much bloated with games right now (most of them very good). Especially with GTA5 Remaster popping up in about three weeks and Shadow of Mordor just releasing to glowing praise. I'll pick it up eventually, but this fall is positively game laden...especially the 18th of November (which sees the release of the aforementioned GTA5 remaster and Dragon Age: Inquisition).

    Plus, I have to send my One in for service...so that puts a bit of a damper on playing One exclusive games for a few weeks.

    also, it speaks to a pop-punk aesthetic relevant to gamer nostalgia from a decade ago (crazy taxi; jet set radio) that might not really make particular sense outside that context in 2014.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Irond Will wrote: »
    GnomeTank wrote: »
    I think Sunset's got two main problems: It's exclusive to the less popular console, and the open world market is pretty much bloated with games right now (most of them very good). Especially with GTA5 Remaster popping up in about three weeks and Shadow of Mordor just releasing to glowing praise. I'll pick it up eventually, but this fall is positively game laden...especially the 18th of November (which sees the release of the aforementioned GTA5 remaster and Dragon Age: Inquisition).

    Plus, I have to send my One in for service...so that puts a bit of a damper on playing One exclusive games for a few weeks.

    also, it speaks to a pop-punk aesthetic relevant to gamer nostalgia from a decade ago (crazy taxi; jet set radio) that might not really make particular sense outside that context in 2014.

    True story: I never played crazy taxi, jet set radio or any of the tony hawk games.

    I still like this game a lot. :P`

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    Yeah. The game is still bright and goofy and if you enjoy those things you'll probably "get it".

    That said there are a lot of 80s/90s pop culture references that you'll probably enjoy even more if you grew up around that time.

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  • nicopernicusnicopernicus Registered User regular
    I've only played a couple of hours, don't think I've even hit a boss fight yet. Love it so far! But man, I need all the movement upgrades and I need them now.

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    Yeah. I just unlocked the super bounce and I'm wondering how many things are tied to story.

  • FuriousJodoFuriousJodo Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    I think all of the movement upgrades /etc are tied to the story. Amps don't really seem to affect traversal from what I have found so far.

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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    I want an Xbox One just for this game. Looks awesome.

  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Dragkonias wrote: »
    Yeah. I just unlocked the super bounce and I'm wondering how many things are tied to story.

    I got that too last night. I'm thinking I should probably advance the story some more.

    What overdrives are you guys using?

    I have up +ammo to single shots, +damage to OD, +style to grind and decrease the cost of style 2, so far. But anybody have any preferences yet?

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    I bought the game yesterday afternoon. I was hoping I'd get a preorder weapon or something, but I guess I was too late. D'oh.

    What is this I don't even.
  • nicopernicusnicopernicus Registered User regular
    I've mostly been running with style upgrades. Usually ones that let me accrue style more quickly. The game is much more fun when you've got the style meter way up and all your abilities are popping off.

  • Skull2185Skull2185 Registered User regular
    Darkewolfe wrote: »
    I bought the game yesterday afternoon. I was hoping I'd get a preorder weapon or something, but I guess I was too late. D'oh.

    I got the day one stuff with my console bundle. Kinda meh. The greatest hits gun seems like just a reskin of the regular record shooty gun. The melee hammer is pretty neat, though.

    You're not really missing out on much, I think.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Greatest hits ... hits harder than the normal record gun, and I think it has a higher pool. But I definitely killed stuff faster with it... I think.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Amazon preorder was a shotty thing that is amazeballs. Really enjoying the game and the references are aces, like this morning there was a die hard reference when blowing things up.

    I do like that there is absolutely zero death penalty. Also make sure to kill blowers with the flaming compensator this week since thats the weekly challenge!

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • SagrothSagroth Registered User regular
    UPS says my copy will be in by Friday. Very glad it seems to be fun, as I devoured Shadow of Mordor and was craving a new open world sandbox game. My Xbone also has not seen much use lately(I use my PS4 for all cross platforms titles), so it'll be nice to fire it up again.

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  • PreacherPreacher Registered User regular
    Greatest hits ... hits harder than the normal record gun, and I think it has a higher pool. But I definitely killed stuff faster with it... I think.

    It does hit harder but eh I prefer the flaming compensator or magnum or literally anything other than the record guns. Maybe they get better as you level them? Wouldn't know didn't really level them since I had other guns I liked more. Bear Force 1 is a great amp though, fantastic!

    Also the first points challenge at the construction yard is freaking hard, like all other challenges I've done you don't have to be perfect, but for that one you totally do and its like "yikes!"

    I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.

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  • MagellMagell Detroit Machine Guns Fort MyersRegistered User regular
    Make sure everybody is killing OD because the community challenge is to kill 1.5 billion of those bastards. Now I don't know what the point of the community challenges are, but I want them.

  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    You get a big gob of OD. The award is in the challenge description, and if you watch the show he says it too.

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  • tastydonutstastydonuts Registered User regular
    Magell wrote: »
    I ain't got time to watch the show I only rented the game.

    wth Magell, go buy it. It's good stuff man.

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  • Man of the WavesMan of the Waves Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    Sunset Overdrive is great. I usually have a hard time getting into open world games, but this one definitely hits the right buttons. The aesthetic more than makes up for the run-of-the-mill sandbox quests. The character's attitude works much better from a woman than from what I've seen of the dude character.

    The only thing that is lacking is a kickass soundtrack. The music is good, but it doesn't stand out and it's missing altogether from menus and some roaming.

    Stuff like Tony Hawk and Jet Set/Grind Radio have spoiled me for games with this tone. Maybe I'll end up turning down the music and stream from http://jetsetrad.io after awhile.

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  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    edited October 2014
    Preacher wrote: »
    Greatest hits ... hits harder than the normal record gun, and I think it has a higher pool. But I definitely killed stuff faster with it... I think.

    It does hit harder but eh I prefer the flaming compensator or magnum or literally anything other than the record guns. Maybe they get better as you level them? Wouldn't know didn't really level them since I had other guns I liked more. Bear Force 1 is a great amp though, fantastic!

    Also the first points challenge at the construction yard is freaking hard, like all other challenges I've done you don't have to be perfect, but for that one you totally do and its like "yikes!"

    With a good elemental mod, the record gun is great at taking out swarms of weaker OD. But that's about all its good for.

    Also, just unlock the Air Dash and combined with the Super Bounce I am just hopping around the city.

    Dragkonias on
  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    Preacher wrote: »
    Greatest hits ... hits harder than the normal record gun, and I think it has a higher pool. But I definitely killed stuff faster with it... I think.

    It does hit harder but eh I prefer the flaming compensator or magnum or literally anything other than the record guns. Maybe they get better as you level them? Wouldn't know didn't really level them since I had other guns I liked more. Bear Force 1 is a great amp though, fantastic!

    Also the first points challenge at the construction yard is freaking hard, like all other challenges I've done you don't have to be perfect, but for that one you totally do and its like "yikes!"

    The record lobber is pretty hilarious for your first "zerg mob" weapon because it hits so many dudes. Once you get the teddies or acid sprayer or something, though, it's not really as enticing.

    What is this I don't even.
  • nicopernicusnicopernicus Registered User regular
    Also! Got a 201 traversal move combo! That was amazing!

  • DragkoniasDragkonias That Guy Who Does Stuff You Know, There. Registered User regular
    So I just discovered if you press x just as you touch water you'll do a short water dash. Great for traversing the ocean.

    I also just unlocked an ability where you can super bounce after a ground pound.

    This game really is Jet Set Radio + Crackdown and I love it.

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