weird game

[Moban351]

just throws you on this mountain and starts blasting information overload at you. Tons of random events that don't explain what they are show up everywhere. You can go do them but some don't make any sense (what is the crash one all about?).

Don't get me wrong, the game is cool and pretty fun and looks great, but it doesn't make any sense. It seems like a bunch of stuff just thrown in and you're put right in the middle of it all and told to figure it all out. It's not clear that there is a goal you should progress to, or even that there is a goal at all.

You're completing these events and, I guess, trying to get gold in them, but what's the point of any of it? I've looked for beginners guides and all they say is how to snowboard (that's actually the easy part).

Ok, rant over.

[dwelf on a shelf]

It's fun

[hagakuremoi]

Yes, the interface is not the best, it took me a while to get used to it.

[Karmaterrorᵁᴷ]

Thats pretty much the game, go around doing stuff at your own pace. Think of it like a snowboarding sandbox game, where you can do the events or create your own, the entire mountain is your playground.

I kinda like that because i love open world games, stuff like Fallout or Far Cry im always dying for the intro hand holding bit to end so i can get out and explore the world :)

[ph!l]

Standard model for Ubi open world games these days. Standard Ubi grind of random events for rewards. Good fun physics tho :)

[Moban351]

sure to a point, but there is no overarching narrative to this game. A bunch of things you can do for medals, but what is the point of them? Game just feels so random. Take a racing game like Project Cars 2 for example, you can embark on a career that takes you through the ranks. There is a reason to come in first place: you get more points during the season.

In Steep there seems to be no point to anything. Nothing is even explained. It feels rudderless.

[Joaquin]

Originally posted by Moban351:

just throws you on this mountain and starts blasting information overload at you. Tons of random events that don't explain what they are show up everywhere. You can go do them but some don't make any sense (what is the crash one all about?).

Don't get me wrong, the game is cool and pretty fun and looks great, but it doesn't make any sense. It seems like a bunch of stuff just thrown in and you're put right in the middle of it all and told to figure it all out. It's not clear that there is a goal you should progress to, or even that there is a goal at all.

You're completing these events and, I guess, trying to get gold in them, but what's the point of any of it? I've looked for beginners guides and all they say is how to snowboard (that's actually the easy part).

Ok, rant over.

messeeee

[Justice]

Originally posted by Moban351:

You're completing these events and, I guess, trying to get gold in them, but what's the point of any of it?

Exploring and racing. Isn't that what you expected from open world sport game?

[Moban351]

nothing is clear as to what you should/can do. A few minutes into it I get these helicopter credits, yet I can just go and click on these items and automatically travel to them and do them, all over the place. This game is a mess.

I've tried to get into it twice and just can't.

[cogito]

Originally posted by Moban351:

just throws you on this mountain and starts blasting information overload at you. Tons of random events that don't explain what they are show up everywhere. You can go do them but some don't make any sense (what is the crash one all about?).

Originally posted by Moban351:

there is no overarching narrative to this game. A bunch of things you can do for medals, but what is the point of them? Game just feels so random. Take a racing game like Project Cars 2 for example, you can embark on a career that takes you through the ranks. There is a reason to come in first place: you get more points during the season.

In Steep there seems to be no point to anything. Nothing is even explained. It feels rudderless.

Originally posted by Moban351:

nothing is clear as to what you should/can do. A few minutes into it I get these helicopter credits, yet I can just go and click on these items and automatically travel to them and do them, all over the place. This game is a mess.

I've tried to get into it twice and just can't.

I've played for a couple of hours and I feel exactly the same.

I love sport sandbox games, I've racked up hundreds of hours on Descenders, but Steep just feels like a convoluted mess. From the very beginning there's nothing to gently guide you in to get used to controls progressively, it just throws you in with no goals or aims. I ended up having to constantly check the key mapping options just to figure out what the hell does what.

And don't even get me started on the physics.

[But I Am A Robot!]

Even after playing a while it's apparent that XP and medals and levels don't really mean that much.

The only difference between riders is what they look like. There's no skill tree and the only reason to level up is to unlock events and when you reach level 25 you get unlimited free helicopter tickets (but if you have the Rocket Wings DLC the helicopter is mostly obsolete). Otherwise the only real reason to do events is to earn in-game money to buy silly costumes.

That said, it's still fun. I've spent hours and hours just picking a spot and riding/flying around.

[But I Am A Robot!]

Another reason to not do events is a lot of them are just terrible. The "Follow the rider" missions are incredibly frustrating. The rider you're supposed to "follow" goes so slow you keep ending up in front of him and then you have to stop and wait for him to catch up. So annoying.

[dorkenstein]

Maybe it wasn't there when you played the game, but I've started a new game today and there was a cutscene after the tutorial with an Indian lady's voice explaining the point of the game to level up by doing events until you can unlock your own personal helicopter and some other stuff.

[Kerbo]

Originally posted by Moban351:

just throws you on this mountain and starts blasting information overload at you. Tons of random events that don't explain what they are show up everywhere. You can go do them but some don't make any sense (what is the crash one all about?).

Don't get me wrong, the game is cool and pretty fun and looks great, but it doesn't make any sense. It seems like a bunch of stuff just thrown in and you're put right in the middle of it all and told to figure it all out. It's not clear that there is a goal you should progress to, or even that there is a goal at all.

You're completing these events and, I guess, trying to get gold in them, but what's the point of any of it? I've looked for beginners guides and all they say is how to snowboard (that's actually the easy part).

Ok, rant over.

The point is to cut some sweet lines in the snow dude

[Lafarillo]

Originally posted by Kerbo:

Originally posted by Moban351:

just throws you on this mountain and starts blasting information overload at you. Tons of random events that don't explain what they are show up everywhere. You can go do them but some don't make any sense (what is the crash one all about?).

Don't get me wrong, the game is cool and pretty fun and looks great, but it doesn't make any sense. It seems like a bunch of stuff just thrown in and you're put right in the middle of it all and told to figure it all out. It's not clear that there is a goal you should progress to, or even that there is a goal at all.

You're completing these events and, I guess, trying to get gold in them, but what's the point of any of it? I've looked for beginners guides and all they say is how to snowboard (that's actually the easy part).

Ok, rant over.

The point is to cut some sweet lines in the snow dude

[Papenbard]

Originally posted by Ｌｉｍｅｓ:

Originally posted by Kerbo:

The point is to cut some sweet lines in the snow dude