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After years of waiting, Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor is here to bring the fans a sequel to a series started on the first Xbox. Unfortunately, no more pricey controller to play with, the game now features a combination of Kinect and gamepad and it's just terrible to play. Kinect is unresponsive at best, going crazy on a regular basis, which makes it impossible to enjoy the game. You've probably read a lot about it so we won't insist too much, but suffice to say this is the perfect example of how bad Kinect can be used. You can't imagine how hard it was to choose gameplay footage which did not cause severe headaches, so enjoy, or just stay away from it and enjoy the summer sunshine.

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Tutorial #1

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Tutorial #2

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Mission #1

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nostradamus

Commented on 2012-06-23 16:20:51

then... learn to play? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGTu2C9UYRc

sure i bet it demands a lot of fine tunning, but it it works, it works.

Driftwood

Commented on 2012-06-23 16:29:03 In reply to nostradamus

Posted by nostradamus
then... learn to play? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGTu2C9UYRc

sure i bet it demands a lot of fine tunning, but it it works, it works.

It does not, believe me I have tried, so have many reviewers in France and North America, to no avail. But I guess we're all wrong, right? Then again, you putting the blame on us when you usually seem to enjoy bashing just every single game (especially when it's Kinect related), I expected no less from you. ;)

bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2012-06-23 17:22:10 In reply to Driftwood

you're just playing it wrong thats all. Kinect is awesome...everybody just uses it wrong

asdfg

Commented on 2012-06-23 17:28:23 In reply to nostradamus

Posted by nostradamus
then... learn to play? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGTu2C9UYRc

sure i bet it demands a lot of fine tunning, but it it works, it works.

Is that Correlianrogues yt-channel?

KORNdog

Commented on 2012-06-23 19:24:39

This looks like it would have actually been moderately good if it didnt have kinect. Why the hell did they make it mandatory?

bleachedsmiles

Commented on 2012-06-23 19:51:30 In reply to KORNdog

cause kinect games sell far better than standard ones..obviously

Trebby

Commented on 2012-06-23 20:19:35

That youtube video is nicely edited. Other than that, you can still clearly see how clumsy this game is at times. You have to use the controller with one hand while doing gestures with your other. That is just asking for problems.

Driftwood

Commented on 2012-06-23 20:31:00 In reply to Trebby

By the way, I also edited our videos quite a lot sometimes. If I had also shown some passages when Kinect was going really crazy, it would have made all of you sick, especially when the camera kept going back and forth between cockpit view and "hood" view. ;p

Masakari

Commented on 2012-06-23 21:42:06

Didn't this game just get an update that fixed those issues? Lots of people are reporting playing it fine after doing an update, while before the game was horrible.

digi_matrix

Commented on 2012-06-23 22:55:50 In reply to Driftwood

Posted by Driftwood
By the way, I also edited our videos quite a lot sometimes. If I had also shown some passages when Kinect was going really crazy, it would have made all of you sick, especially when the camera kept going back and forth between cockpit view and "hood" view. ;p

Aww, want to see Kinect going crazy like Angry Joe's :P

omniscient

Commented on 2012-06-24 03:05:44 In reply to KORNdog

Posted by KORNdog
This looks like it would have actually been moderately good if it didnt have kinect. Why the hell did they make it mandatory?

They clearly are after the same success Lair had.

Doom_Bringer

Commented on 2012-06-24 03:43:22

game looks really good, I liked the intro video. This looks like the future of video games!

Kinet with coupled Sony's HMZ-T1 (http://ps3maven.com/sony-hmz-t1-personal-3d-viewer/) equals some holodeck level stuff.

I think after all the controller freaks have died out in a few hundred years this technology will prevail

KORNdog

Commented on 2012-06-24 03:50:14 In reply to omniscient

Posted by omniscient
They clearly are after the same success Lair had.

Lair at least gave us an update to play with analogue sticks. (was still shit tho, but playable shit at least) hopefully from software will do the same here. Make kinect an option, not a requirement.

Xoar

Commented on 2012-06-24 04:07:56 In reply to Doom_Bringer

Posted by Doom_Bringer
game looks really good, I liked the intro video. This looks like the future of video games!

Kinet with coupled Sony's HMZ-T1 (http://ps3maven.com/sony-hmz-t1-personal-3d-viewer/) equals some holodeck level stuff.

I think after all the controller freaks have died out in a few hundred years this technology will prevail

LOL!

moroboshi

Commented on 2012-06-24 08:48:03

Kinect needs to be taken outside and shot. It's the worst thing to happen to games since the Wiimote, and it's so spectacularly awful it makes the Wiimote look wonderful by comparison.

I'm most angry that it's mandatory in the Panzer Dragoon sequel Crimson Dragon. What could have been a great game, assuming it's as good as the Panzer games, will no doubt be a train wreck, just like every Kinect game.

Trebby

Commented on 2012-06-24 10:56:17 In reply to digi_matrix

Posted by digi_matrix
Aww, want to see Kinect going crazy like Angry Joe's :P

Haha that is gold.

fabreezwait

Commented on 2012-06-24 12:48:56 In reply to Masakari

Posted by Masakari
Didn't this game just get an update that fixed those issues? Lots of people are reporting playing it fine after doing an update, while before the game was horrible.

yes it did, and it plays fine now.

rezehnder

Commented on 2012-06-24 15:16:03

So Driftwood, can you test it again with the patch installed? ;)

Thanks in advance!

nostradamus

Commented on 2012-06-24 15:30:07 In reply to moroboshi

Posted by moroboshi
I'm most angry that it's mandatory in the Panzer Dragoon sequel Crimson Dragon. What could have been a great game, assuming it's as good as the Panzer games, will no doubt be a train wreck, just like every Kinect game.

your worng, and should be taken outside and shot.

Driftwood

Commented on 2012-06-24 15:31:30 In reply to rezehnder

Posted by rezehnder
So Driftwood, can you test it again with the patch installed? ;)

Thanks in advance!

Unfortunately, I can't. See, Capcom said they would send us the game last week, but as it was getting late and we had no news, I borrowed a copy from a shop (someone I know works there) to make sure we'd have the videos on time and I gave it back after capturing the videos. That's why we couldn't post them before yesterday basically. So unless Capcom really sent the game as they said they would, we're stuck. I'll try to get some info about the patch, but I have my doubts.

wesker

Commented on 2012-06-24 17:21:48

This looks rather hard to control. Good luck with the patch.

Adropacrich2

Commented on 2012-06-24 17:36:15

Hmm if i had the time and my Kinect then i'd be enjoying this one

andrewsqual

Commented on 2012-06-25 13:10:23 In reply to KORNdog

Posted by KORNdog
Lair at least gave us an update to play with analogue sticks. (was still shit tho, but playable shit at least) hopefully from software will do the same here. Make kinect an option, not a requirement.

But the box already has the Purple all over it so its got the KInect stamp of quality forever. Oh well this will never see a Games on Demand release in line with Microsoft's policies (when they won't take a game over stubbornish anyway) as it won't reach 1 million sales and DEFINITELY wont be over 80 on metacritic.
Who wants a bet it is on Games on Demand by the end of the year anyway?

anm8rjp

Commented on 2012-06-25 16:33:07

I tried the demo, and I couldn't even get the tank to target or move in the tutorial, and gave up after about 5 mins. If they can't pull off the demo, I don't have any faith in the full retail.

Masakari

Commented on 2012-06-25 21:03:58 In reply to anm8rjp

Posted by anm8rjp
I tried the demo, and I couldn't even get the tank to target or move in the tutorial, and gave up after about 5 mins. If they can't pull off the demo, I don't have any faith in the full retail.

They probably didn't patch the demo.

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Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor
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Published by Capcom
Developed by From Software Inc.
French release: Available
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Japanese release: 2012

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