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EA Montreal trouser-wearer Alain Tascan has admitted there is a lot of love for the SSX snowboarding series at the studio, and said that a revival may be on the cards - particularly if the market (that's you) demands it.
"Ah, SSX," Tascan sighed wistfully to GamesIndustry.biz. "We have a big catalogue and we were talking about what people like. I think this is something we will look at in the future to see if it makes sense to revive the franchise.
"It's a little bit early to talk about it, but I feel... I know internally it is a franchise that people love because it was successful and good, and it reminds me of when we were young, and I feel if the market is there and is ready for a new one then we'll consider it."
SSX was last on the piste back in 2005, with the GameCube, PS2 and Xbox release of SSX On Tour. That was good, by the way, but not as good as SSX 3 and SSX Tricky.
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Strictly speaking the last SSX game was in SSX Blur for the Wii in 2007 (not SSX On Tour in 2005 as stated in the article).
Regardless i would love to see a new one for the HD consoles, just make it more like ssx3 and less like on tour. SSX3 is one of me favourite sports games ever made.
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bodypopper
16/09/09 @ 11:17
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SSX was at its best when it was being OTT as in Tricky so a return to stoopid snowboarding using curren gen tech would be very welcome indeed. Maybe get some Natal or PS3 wand thingy action in there too.
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Jonathan_Fakenham
16/09/09 @ 11:22
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Hmm yeah. I was kinda happy with putting SSX to rest with the PS2 era, but now that you mention it, I really wouldn't mind some highdef-particle snow-whoosh as you spin around in the air, for sure. So I'd say, the time is right for another SSX.
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Physically_Insane
16/09/09 @ 11:24
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Haven't we been demanding a new instalment of SSX since the 360 came out?
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RamblinSydRumpo
16/09/09 @ 11:25
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SSX Tricky is one of my all time faves. A revamp would go really well. Bring back the same voice talent though. Billy Zane!!
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farticusmaximus
16/09/09 @ 11:25
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Get down, get right down town and do a dirty dance in your filthy pants!
I've been waiting soooo long for an SSX announcement! Please please please please please gief SSX Tricky 2, and release SSX Tricky on XBLA. Puh-leeeeeeeeeeeze! P.S. No boring mountains, just well constructed, distinctive, memorable courses. |
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Vertical Stand
16/09/09 @ 11:26
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EA - Do it, do it now!
@bodypopper Personally I preferred the original SSX to SSX Tricky cause I didn't like some of the changes they made, having to watched extended special move animation without any input. Suspect more people enjoyed Tricky so probably in the minority. SSX3 was really good in the parts where it felt like it was building on the first rather than Tricky. If EA do bring it back I hope they don't try and go overboard with all the EA Big 'rad, cool dude etc' and just make it a sweet ass snowboarding game for the older fans - it'll pick up new followers by positive word of mouth. |
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SSX Tricky and SSX 3 were awesome games. I loved the rival system the most in both the games. The constant banter and fights whilst descending down the slopes was totally inspiring and landing an UBER trick moments after punching out Eddie gave the game a refreshing touch. Any remake or reboot needs to match or top part 3.
I still have the games now so I might fire one up now for old times sake. Go on, EA. (Something people were very ashamed to say five years ago!) |
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Vertical Stand
16/09/09 @ 11:50
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@Eraysor Yes it is, though I'd personally say go for the first SSX rather than the revamp Tricky, many will say that Tricky is the series highlight.
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@ Toothball
I loved the original 1080 on the N64. I didn't think anything could top it. The Gamecube version was better but then I got a PS2 and Tricky and fell in love with Elise. 1080 is still the more satisfying experience but SSX offers and delivers the impossible in an uncomplicated manner. An HD sequel would be much appreciated as a PSN/XBLA title. |
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djcool3005
16/09/09 @ 11:56
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SSX Tricky was awesome. Make it more like tricky or ssx3 and it will be back from being good to awesome.
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SSX Tricky was incredibly good - i played it so much the disc cracked from overheating.
The music - it reflected how well you were doing, so it started with just the baseline, then when you do some awesome stuff, the drums kicked in, then you maxed out your tricky bar and the guitar kicked in - then you did uber moves and the vocals hit it - it was SWEEET! especially the chilli peppers 'higher ground' song. The gameplay and control was pretty spot on too! Didn't like ssx3 as much - not as wacky and fun as tricky, and as i recall, the music wasn't as good, and didn't reflect how well you were doing. |
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Doctor_What
16/09/09 @ 12:11
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I only bought Pure because I thought it would tide me over until a new SSX finally got released, and now I hear that they haven't even been working on one? FFS EA! Get to it! Now! Chop chop!
SSX was one of my favourite franchises from the PS2 and I've been looking forward to a new title for many years. |
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@TheBrotha
I hate DJ Atomica as well, he's so bloody annoying. A quick search found out who he actually is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hildre... How do we find out where he lives, so we can make sure we never have to listen to his "witty banter" again.
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svd_grasshopper
16/09/09 @ 12:19
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rather have a SSS revival. (steep slope sliders - saturn game)
then again, havent played SSX, but SSS was amazing... so any decent snow boarding game would be welcome.
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EA Please make the bizarre love child of ssx3, ssx tricky and gran turismo 2! now let me explain.
GT 2 had the arcade and the sim disc, same game, different parts, ssx3 had the whole mountain thing, and that was amazing, but ssx tricky had the ridiculous areana style courses, like tokyo megalpex and the massive iceberg in a sunny place. So make the new ssx in hd, and have an outdoor mountain tour with relaistic mountains like ssx 3, and then the arena tour which will have things like tokyo megaplex from tricky, make it crazy, make the whole point tricks, Thus you have the best of both of the best ssx games on a single disc. Oh and if you want to add "wii"/"natal"/"ps3 love wand" motion sensitive support, please make it entirely optional, so that the rest of us can play the game by bashing buttons like normal, because lets face it, ssx blur was unplayable S**te. and ssx on tour was just rubbish compared to the other ones.
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A new SSX game that brings the good from SSX 3 and SSX tricky would be welcomed in spades (Theres alot of goodness there to bring)
Oddly I didn't mind DJ Atomica, when he talked about events and things happening off piste(?) in SSX 3 I felt it made the world more real and that even though you only interaction was via your broad and rider there was a wider world there. Granted it could go a bit far at times and being in burnout paradise was a bizzare move. |
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kinky_mong
16/09/09 @ 12:32
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Yes, yes a thousand times yes! This generation of consoles is sorely missing a good snowboarding game and I doubt Nintendo will be making a new 1080 unless they dumb it down for the Wii Sports crowd. Get to it EA!
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acridweasel
16/09/09 @ 13:02
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Never mind hating DJ Atomika, I want Rahzel back in it.
Loved him beatboxing over the action! |
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I think Rahzel was great in Tricky but in terms of hip hop music, he has been totally AWOL. I think he needs to get back in the game with The Roots before worrying about lending his talent to another game.
Does anyone feel that EA may actually have started on a new SSX? Maybe it's just me being optimistic. |
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