Too Human - Gen. Discussion & Info

[fart_bubble]

When I last played this game it would lock up a lot does it still lock up as bad as when it first came out? I might have to log onto it and play come co op. Only issue with coop in the past was I would get kicked by people just doing it to get the extra xp.

Bought this a few weeks ago, haven't had it lock up on me yet (almost done with my first playthrough). Not a great game but quite a bit of fun for what it is. Story is pretty cool to boot. Worth the $10 I spent on it

[Wolfpup]

When I last played this game it would lock up a lot does it still lock up as bad as when it first came out? I might have to log onto it and play come co op. Only issue with coop in the past was I would get kicked by people just doing it to get the extra xp.

Second level by any chance?

[ninju D]

I'm on the fence about buying this and I was hoping someone will push me over the edge one way or another. I played the demo and I liked it well enough, but with my game budget running almost on E, I wanted to get some input. Help me out CAGs!

[BlueScrote]

I'm on the fence about buying this and I was hoping someone will push me over the edge one way or another. I played the demo and I liked it well enough, but with my game budget running almost on E, I wanted to get some input. Help me out CAGs!


I really enjoyed it, to be honest. I haven't played in a while, but I poured a fair amount of time into it. How is coop these days? Do any CAGs still play online?

[Kayden]

I found the story interesting, and I could kinda manage the befuddled controls, but the brutally unfair/cheap AI combined with the unskippable death animation drove me insane. I might have been able to zerg though 50 enemies that all hit you at the same time for 50% of your life (yea, that's 2500% of your life right there) if you could skip the animation... but for 20 seconds of death, followed by 20 seconds of walking back to your body, ending with 3 seconds of trying to hit as many enemies before you die just isn't fun.
I'm on the fence about buying this and I was hoping someone will push me over the edge one way or another. I played the demo and I liked it well enough, but with my game budget running almost on E, I wanted to get some input. Help me out CAGs!

[daschrier]

Whatever happened to the DLC that seemed to be right around the corner?

I did enjoy this game. I think those who were expecting a Diablo clone were very disappointed, and those expecting a God of War clone were disappointed.
It is sort of a mix of both of those games, but doesn't do either one particularly well.

[VipFREAK]

Unless the dlc was free and included a death scene skip I'd probably rather slit my wrists...

I found the story interesting, and I could kinda manage the befuddled controls, but the brutally unfair/cheap AI combined with the unskippable death animation drove me insane. I might have been able to zerg though 50 enemies that all hit you at the same time for 50% of your life (yea, that's 2500% of your life right there) if you could skip the animation... but for 20 seconds of death, followed by 20 seconds of walking back to your body, ending with 3 seconds of trying to hit as many enemies before you die just isn't fun.

The only way I can recommend this game is if you can play Co-op, otherwise... pass. BTW, wanna buy mine? xD

[Javery]

I jumped on the $12 buy.com sale for Too Human a few weeks ago and finally popped it in last night. WTF is this mess? Maybe I was a little tired and I only played for about 45 minutes but not one second of it was even remotely fun. I have no idea what is going on and the combat seems random (and stupid). Is this game really that bad or does it take a while to get into it?

[Scorch]

A lot of people on here liked it, but I hated it. I didn't just hate it, I hated it. So much so that I couldn't stomach paying $9.99 for it during the Best Buy sale. $4.99, maybe, but this game is complete garbage.

If they had a camera you could actually control, I think I would've liked it a lot better.

[VipFREAK]

If you bought it without the intention of playing it co-op you're pretty much going to hate it. Even in co-op there are things that get really irritating.

At least you didn't pay $35 for it...

[jkanownik]

I hated the demo, but I got used to the combat while playing. I was enjoying it for awhile. Unforunately I chose a melee class and that class is completely broken at higher levels. You have to spend more time going to the shop than actually playing if you don't want your equipment to break.

[ohboy10451]

controls are decent, camera sucks, combat is fun but gets repetitive. Rate it a 7/10

[Hydro2Oxide]

Too Human is one of the few reasons I still turn on my 360 for gaming as opposed to my PC. The game is like PSO/U with a different style and different combat. I really wish it had a lobby system and 4 player co-op though.

I personally give the game an 8.5/10, but then again this game is pretty love it or hate it. I <3 loot drops though.

[Pck21]

As you can see OP, the reviews of this game are wildly erratic. Some loathe it while others love it. Personally, I liked it. I bought it during a TRU sale for $24.99 about a week after it came out and I really enjoyed it. My buddy paid $60 for it day 1 and can't get enough of it. I don't know what it is about the game, but it polarizes the community lol.

[sendme]

I liked it but expected a lot more. Online is where this game is better only hope you can actually get someone that is willing to play and not there to just level.

[sleepy180]

I enjoyed it. But it was a little clunky. You have to get used to the controls. Definitly not for everyone.

[Calamityuponthee]

I recently bought it for $10, which is the right price point for this game IMO.

Controls, camera, and endgame are the three big issues for me.

The controls blow, and really seem broken no matter how well used to them you are. The camera is by far,the worst part. Loot is great, but when there's no extra bosses besides the 4 (that I know of) what's the point?

[Tha Xecutioner]

A steaming pile of goodness.

[Flak]

I'm totally hooked. I lost two hours to it without even blinking and I gotta get up early tomorrow.

[Tigresa]

Meh the demo was enough to get me feelin' the Shaq Fu-ness. Too repetitive, and as your powers and levels increase the enemies' levels/powers match yours always, so it feels kinda worthless as you level up.

[destinywaste]

Absolutely the most frustrating game I've played on the 360. Apart from the clunky controls and horrendous camera angles, what really got to me was the mothefucking fairy or whatever that fucking bitch was that descended from the skies and picked you up every time you die.. and you die a lot.. and the goddamn cutsceen isn't skippable!! There you are pissed as hell for dying for the 100th bloody time and then this cutsceen shows up every fucking time that takes wht seems like forever... God My blood boils even thinking about those few hrs I put into this sorry excuse for a game!!

[Hydro2Oxide]

Absolutely the most frustrating game I've played on the 360. Apart from the clunky controls and horrendous camera angles, what really got to me was the mothefucking fairy or whatever that fucking bitch was that descended from the skies and picked you up every time you die.. and you die a lot.. and the goddamn cutsceen isn't skippable!! There you are pissed as hell for dying for the 100th bloody time and then this cutsceen shows up every fucking time that takes wht seems like forever... God My blood boils even thinking about those few hrs I put into this sorry excuse for a game!!

While the Valkyrie is annoying, it's what I imagine was the developers way of saying "You thought dying had no negative effects? THINK AGAIN BITCH!"...

Well, maybe not quite that but my point stands that you should try not to die. If you're dying that much, play the defender or get a bio engineer guy or something.

Meh the demo was enough to get me feelin' the Shaq Fu-ness. Too repetitive, and as your powers and levels increase the enemies' levels/powers match yours always, so it feels kinda worthless as you level up.

It's mostly about your gear. If you don't hunt for the good stuff and just rely on basic drops, you will always be matched but once you get some epic gear and runes you will be a cut above the enemies.

[Flak]

Epic gear ftw, I've built almost an entire set from plans already.

[seanr1221]

I love the game.

[whiptcracker]

Loved the demo, hated the game. Once you get to a point where there are enemies that slow you down, explode and do damage over time or poison you, death is inevitable. You get health drops at times when you don't need them, and can't get one at time when you do need one. The boss battle in Hel is an exercise in frustration and tedium.

I liked the two stick combat and the story, but the game is a mess.

[Hydro2Oxide]

Loved the demo, hated the game. Once you get to a point where there are enemies that slow you down, explode and do damage over time or poison you, death is inevitable. You get health drops at times when you don't need them, and can't get one at time when you do need one. The boss battle in Hel is an exercise in frustration and tedium.

I liked the two stick combat and the story, but the game is a mess.

The polar enemies are definitely the pinnacle of annoyance. Especially the polar trolls :bomb:

[crzyjoeguy]

i bought it during the buy.com sale as well, also just recently got around to playing it, (tried both single player and co-op) i really liked the game for about an hour or two(i played it for like 7 hours total), but then the game just started to get boring and old, so i traded it to a fellow cag for infinite undiscovery.

[Nealocus123]

I was one of the people that really liked it (which I'm glad because I traded in a few games and dropped like $40 on it originally). The combat is definitely repetitive but for some reason I just really liked it. I found it fun playing co-op and trying to get all the special weapons and armor. In fact come Friday I'm probably going to re-buy it for $10 through ExpertZone.

Edit: I totally forgot about the polar enemies. I wanted to fucking shoot myself. There are undoubtedly very frustrating enemies in the game, and not in a "oh this is a good challenge" as in "oh this shit is broken".

[Galego23]

I jumped on the $12 buy.com sale for Too Human a few weeks ago and finally popped it in last night. WTF is this mess? Maybe I was a little tired and I only played for about 45 minutes but not one second of it was even remotely fun. I have no idea what is going on and the combat seems random (and stupid). Is this game really that bad or does it take a while to get into it?

Just like Army of Two, people enjoyed both games at the $10 price but I couldn't stand either or. I think Army of Two was probably the worst game I bought for the 360 ever...

[Pck21]

i bought it during the buy.com sale as well, also just recently got around to playing it, (tried both single player and co-op) i really liked the game for about an hour or two(i played it for like 7 hours total), but then the game just started to get boring and old, so i traded it to a fellow cag for infinite undiscovery.

:shock:

So let me get this straight....you traded away Too Human because it was boring for Infinite Undiscovery? Does anyone else see the humor in this? I own IU. I've never played IU. Why? Because I have been told, on countless occasions, that the first two hours of the game are mind numbingly boring. If you thought Too Human was boring, get ready to kill yourself while playing IU :D.

[theloserboy]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/213-Too-Human

yahtzee pretty much sums up all the hate.

[crzyjoeguy]

:shock:

So let me get this straight....you traded away Too Human because it was boring for Infinite Undiscovery? Does anyone else see the humor in this? I own IU. I've never played IU. Why? Because I have been told, on countless occasions, that the first two hours of the game are mind numbingly boring. If you thought Too Human was boring, get ready to kill yourself while playing IU :D.


well, i have allready played it at a friends house, and while the first 2 hours are very boring, the game does get better, unlike too human which just got more and more boring imo. i will play a game that is boring at first IF it gets better, but i hate playing a game where it just gets worse, so im glad you found humor in it, but i got to play too human, and didnt like it so i traded it for something i wanted to play.

[Hydro2Oxide]

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/213-Too-Human

yahtzee pretty much sums up all the hate.

I hardly trust Yahtzee for quality reviews. He goes off on funny tangents with visuals to aid his insane similes and that's why he's popular. Though because of these tangents he often doesn't focus on all the elements, honing in on a few things. That's not to say I don't like him, it's to say he'd make a better comedian or talk show host then a video game reviewer.

[theloserboy]

I hardly trust Yahtzee for quality reviews. He goes off on funny tangents with visuals to aid his insane similes and that's why he's popular. Though because of these tangents he often doesn't focus on all the elements, honing in on a few things. That's not to say I don't like him, it's to say he'd make a better comedian or talk show host then a video game reviewer.

I couldn't agree with you more. He's not the guy to go to if you're on the fence about buying a game, but he is the guy to go to if you want to find out all the little annoyances a game have or if you just want some really far-gone metaphors.

[Stryffe2004]

I really like the game, but the fact that health drops are so random and you can't save them annoys me to no end. I can't count how many times I was poisoned or slowed and poisoned and ended up with a cheap death. You can try to roll around to slow the poison, but that is really stupid. Every class should have a reliable way of healing, especially since there is only two player co-op and the bio engineer still has to fight to cast heals.

Overall, I really like it but the frustrating parts are REALLY frustrating.

[Pck21]

well, i have allready played it at a friends house, and while the first 2 hours are very boring, the game does get better, unlike too human which just got more and more boring imo. i will play a game that is boring at first IF it gets better, but i hate playing a game where it just gets worse, so im glad you found humor in it, but i got to play too human, and didnt like it so i traded it for something i wanted to play.

I'm just giving you a hard time ;). I thought it was funny that Too Human bored you so you traded it for IU, a game notorious for it's boring beginning :lol:.

Like I said before, the game is certainly not for everyone. I'm not criticizing your decision at all. Actually I think that it was a good trade for both parties. Too Human is such a niche game that it's not even funny anymore. It polarizes the gaming community into two parts: the love it crowd and the hate it crowd. I guess I just find humor in stuff like that.

I was thinking about opening IU recently (have it in the backlog) but I can't bring myself to allocate that much time to a game right now. Hopefully this summer it will get some play time but we'll see.

[RudyPants]

I hardly trust Yahtzee for quality reviews. He goes off on funny tangents with visuals to aid his insane similes and that's why he's popular. Though because of these tangents he often doesn't focus on all the elements, honing in on a few things. That's not to say I don't like him, it's to say he'd make a better comedian or talk show host then a video game reviewer.

Generally yes, but after watching his review it pretty much is dead one. I like Too Human despite its flaws, but he really hits the nail on the head with his review.

I'm nearing the end of this game but I'm looking to co-op it for at least a little while before throwing it on Goozex.

[Flak]

I'm throwing in the towel on this one, the bugs and low framerates are too much for me. I would be down for a sequel if they fixed all that and fine tuned the gameplay.

[StarKnightX]

So has anyone heard anything about whether they are still going ahead with a sequel for this game or not? I'm somewhat interested in giving the game a go , but I hate playing games with major stories that never see conclusions (like Advent Rising).

[Energy Penguin]

So has anyone heard anything about whether they are still going ahead with a sequel for this game

ten years...

[VipFREAK]

If they do they better make sure they eliminate all the stuff everyone universally thought sucked about it.

[lorne]

Ugh! I'm at 94% and I don't think..... I...... can....

I don't usually give up on a game this close to the end but I'm about ready to scratch this one off my list. I had fun for about the first 75%. But the dying and the timeouts between dying are just too much. I hate it when developers feel the need to punish gamers. Over and over I keep asking myself "and this is fun...how?" So I must revert to my #1 rule of gaming: If it ain't fun don't do it.


Edit: Went back and finished it. I can see now how I could have made things easier by respec-ing the skill tree and salvaging gear I didn't need to buy the most powerful stuff I could afford. In the end I bought the best armor I could afford and was mostly using the rifle with quick reload runes and walking in circular motion around the swarms. I still died some but made headway.. Now I like the game again.:)

[Hydro2Oxide]

Yeah the end really sucked, they had those fat guys flying around that do that undodgable attack and tons of polarized enemies but you need those cheesemints man.

[Magehart]

I <3 my 1000/1000 on this game. Horribly long to get them all but for some reason I really liked this game. I died maybe once per level so IDK where your guys issues are coming from with all the deaths. Aside from the 18 year death sequence this game rocks. You have to employ a little bit of strategy instead of hack n' slash. Unless you're an engineer in which case you're boned regardless of strategy or not.

Oh yeah; fuck the ice forest and it's dick of a boss.

[Lions]

Game is so boring, I have yet to beat it. :/

[smarkbran]

Game is so boring, I have yet to beat it. :/
I could not stand the first ten minutes of the demo...much less get 1000/1000 achievements on the damn thing..I would rather enjoy my time in front of my 360..lol You should put it away and play something else...because at this point I just feel bad for people that paid money for this game.

[Hydro2Oxide]

I could not stand the first ten minutes of the demo...much less get 1000/1000 achievements on the damn thing..I would rather enjoy my time in front of my 360..lol You should put it away and play something else...because at this point I just feel bad for people that paid money for this game.

I personally love the game. Just because you don't doesn't mean that applies to everyone. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_(cognitive))

[smarkbran]

True....its just funny to see a post about this mediocre game get brought back from the dead. That and this game is pretty terrible. Maybe the "over-hype" it got killed it for me?

[Galego23]

I paid $9 for the game new, have yet to try it out though. I'm sure co-op can't be that bad.

[Hydro2Oxide]

True....its just funny to see a post about this mediocre game get brought back from the dead. That and this game is pretty terrible. Maybe the "over-hype" it got killed it for me?

Don't get me wrong, I see the short comings of this game (Curse you lack of 4 player) but it's not bad, it's just niche. It reminded me a lot of Phantasy Star Online meets Diablo and that really appealed to me. I'll probably day one TH2 (So long as I hear it's improved... and if it comes out)

[Nealocus123]

I didn't have any major issues with the game other than the difficulty and death sequence. Actually to be completely honest I really enjoyed the game and it held me over till Sacred 2 (which will hold me over till' Diablo 3).

[SumOG]

sry to bring this back from the dead...but just borrowed the game from friend and if there is anyone crazy enough...that includes myself...that still would like to play this game...i am playing online (to get some achievements) if you would like to join

[sendme]

I might play this game again later this weekend. I have not played this in so long. I still have 2 or 3 of the videos locked and even with the guid I can not unlock them. I think I still need to find one of the wells also.

[Magehart]

1000/1000 was easy to pull off on this game. You just have to understand how the game mechanics work and it becomes easy.

[SumOG]

would like some help in this game pls
tried playing online and in campaign...cant beat the second stage without dying
if anyone would like to carry me thru the stage would be much appreciated
and any other cheesements...thank you

[sendme]

If you see me on this weekend I will run you through but I would like the same for me for the level to get the achievement for not dieing.

[SumOG]

sure...u should pm me cuz i dont kno ur gt
do u kno if i was a lower lvl host...and you are higher level
r the enemies your lvl or my lvl?
cuz right now the enemies r so diesel...one hit KO
im thinking of doin the cheesement that i have to make one character of each class
if anyone has a lvl 3 charm that i could borrow...it would be much appreciated...and the elite suit?
Thank you.

[sendme]

My GT is shazo.

[Magehart]

Enemies will be slightly higher than the level of the highest character.

[mang9432]

well i picked this game up for $8, and I had very low expectations. I bought 2 copies, one for me and one for a friend to play co-op. We booted it up last night and played through the first level. well, I actually had quite a bit of fun. Combat seemed pretty good, level variety was ok (not great but ok) and the pacing/difficulty seemed good.

Started the second level (ice forest). Ok, so i know all of this had been said before, but omfg. So awful. Talk about a fucking train wreck. The difficulty shoots up like crazy, level is literally cut and pasted with the same groups of enemies and arenas. And the fucking boss is a piece of shit. Ejected the disc and threw it across the room as soon as the achievment popped for finishing the second level.

Alright I'm done ranting. And playing too human.

[SumOG]

yea...havent really touched this game for awhile...supposed to
maybe eventually

[pete5883]

I think it's funny that the ice forest is neither icy, nor a forest.

[Carlmundo]

I would be up for a co-op game some time actually.

Would anyone be able to help me with the armor achievement at all? I only need that one and the wells which I can do anytime with a guide. If you could trade it then I would trade straighht back.

Also, I'm guessing no news on Too Human 2 :(

[SumOG]

when?
and question...for Relics of a Forgotten Past achievement
do i have wear it or just have it in inventory?
if i dont have to wear it...could someone let me borrow it? i promise to give it right back
thanks...

[Spybreak8]

Well decided to play this since it was one of the games on my shelf never played. Its not bad but man without doing co-op do I stand a chance?! I probably die 2 times a level, minimum (I chose Berserker).

[mike.m]

Well decided to play this since it was one of the games on my shelf never played. Its not bad but man without doing co-op do I stand a chance?! I probably die 2 times a level, minimum (I chose Berserker).

Berserkers can die a lot. You stand a chance to just run through, but getting the achievements for not dying, you might be better off doing the Champion or one of the other classes.

[draven1089]

I have this game and would love to do co-op, Hey sumOG good to see your xbox is back up and running, sorry I deleted you but when you said you'd RROD I removed you. If you don't remember We've played left 4 Dead. I'm sill will to help you with those ach if your still trying, just shoot me a friend request. And again I'm up for too human. So send some friends request just stating your from here and what game your wanting to play. IE l4d or too human. I also have pure and would like to race friends

[SumOG]

sup draven1089...up and running again...for now...i expect another rrod in the future
but yea...i'll add you...i dont have pure tho

[Magehart]

You have to wear the armor to get the achievement; not just have it in your inventory.

[budz]

Won Too Human off of Bing, and I would love to play with someone co-op (as soon as my xbox ships back in the RROD).

[OnyxPrimal]

I just got this from Bing also and will be starting it in a few days. Look me up for co op.

[LeRoy]

It's unfortunate that Silicon Knight stopped supporting the game almost immediately after its release. I would have bought DLC and the eventual sequel but I'm pretty sure everything's been canceled and Silicon Knights have moved on.

[Wolfpup]

I can totally understand how people would hate that, though the game was too hard for me so I'm glad they're doing something else. I hope they're okay though, because even their supposed "failures" are more interesting than many developers supposed "successes"!

And developer capable of Eternal Darkness deserves to be around a LOOOOOOOONG time. And I was surprised by how cool the story and presentation of Too Human were (since I had basically no interest in them prior to starting the game). I even enjoyed the first (of four?) level(?, dungeon?), but then just got slaughtered by normal enemies at the start of the second level :lol:

[Magehart]

Silicon Knights is still pushing a Too Human trilogy. I really hope we can carry characters over.

[nightmare452]

Might as well post this. If anyone wants to play Too Human, I needed a reason to finally finish it. Also have starting characters, so any new players are welcome. Send me a message on Live that you added me from here, otherwise, I won't know, FL is almost full.