Adriaan Den Ouden reports:
''With just under a month left before its official release, Silicon Knights' ten-years-in-the-making sci-fi RPG, Too Human, just hit Xbox Live in demo form. Deeply entrenched in Norse mythology, the game creates a unique new interpretation of the old myths and combines it with surprisingly Diablo-esque gameplay, and the result thus far is quite impressive.
The Norse trappings are evident throughout the demo, and what bits and pieces of story can be gathered from the hour-long experience seem to suggest a complex and unique sci-fi universe. Those in the know will recognize plenty of familiar names, including Freya, Heimdall, and the NORNs, or Non-Organic Rational Nanosystems as they are known in Too Human. Much of the story that is detailed in the demo deals with the NORNs and how they relate to the overall game.
As the demo explains, the NORNs inhabit a type of cyberspace and take the form of three women, each with distinct personalities, within their own illusory world. Cyberspace, contrastingly to what is presented as the real world, is extremely organic, covered in grass, trees, and other plantlife. The real world, meanwhile, is mechanical and stark, a welcome polarity from standard science fiction convention. Although brief, the hero, Baldur, also makes mention of the monster he searches for, calling it Grendel. Grendel is, of course, the monster in the epic poem Beowulf, and it remains to be seen whether this reference is singular or one of many not relating to Norse myth.''
The action-RPG by now-defunct Silicon Knights is now free for Xbox gamers! Check out the Too Human free direct download link with armor sets here.
Fun fact: I'm one of five people to have completed Too Human and actually liked it. It should be noted that the other four ended up in mental institutions....sadly.
I completed it and kinda liked it. Controls were iffy but overall, I dug it. Shame Dyack was crazy. xD
I have never played this, mostly because I didn't own an Xbox prior to a few months ago Def. will check this out
It certainly has a cool story and its a good game. it was just marred by long development time and kind of egotistical creator.
i really liked this one too. Always wished for a sequel, but sadly i don’t see it in the cards
Yeah, it had a solid story and game mechanics. I remember the controls weren't smartly implemented, and every time you respawned, the animation was so long.
I can't count the number of times I finished this game gridding for gear. Weird control but I liked it
Me and my friend beat it so many times. I got the best armor mathematically possible in it. Great game imo but their needed to be more tutorials on how runes work. The one that spawns singularities upon hitting someone was cash.
I beat it too. The controls were weird, but once I got use to them it was okay. I found the story to be actually half decent. Too bad there wasn't a sequel because I really believe if they have fixed the issues the first game had(controls, camera, etc), it could have been a great series.
I remember that I played the 1st stage. The control was so bad that I couldn't force myself to continue.
Fun fact...you're actually one of six :) That game was the reason I kept an Xbox 360 running until they released the very last B/C titles and it was among them.
I thought the game was ok, clunky but ok. Every time I go back to play it though it takes 20 minutes for the controls to 'click' again. Pity most of the advanced combos and controls aren't listed anywhere in the game.
Liked not loved. It's like a cheap dominos pizza it's not great but it's serviceable if your starving
I liked this game. It has it's flaws but the story and mechanics are pretty good. It still holds up today.
i really enjoyed it when it came out.
It was free recently on xbox through BC. Id love to see this revived but sadly i think the legal issues would stop that
He worked in the game industry since the early ‘90s
Oh sad to say not that familiar with this man's work but RIP to this individual, his music must have been amazing.
Very sad news, I really enjoy the Eternal Darkness and Blood Omen soundtracks, masterpieces.
