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Don’t expect Steep reviews until after launch

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Steep! It’s Ubisoft’s attempt at a snowboarding game, trying to claw its way in to the hearts of SSX fans who’re still waiting for a current-gen snowboarding game. The last SSX was released in 2012 and was actually a pretty good game – so Steep has a lot to live up to. Will it though?

Unfortunately, we won’t know until it’s actually out. Like many other games that largely revolve around having a persistent internet connection to enable that social experience sharing stuff, Steep’s not going to have reviews out until the game is out.

Ubisoft says that it’s because they want everyone to experience the game the same way – echoing Bethesda’s sentiment with regards to its new policy on reviews.

“As many of you saw from its recent Open Beta, Steep was built from the ground up as a social experience – one in which you share your adventures with friends and random players alike on the Alps, challenging each other to find the best lines, pull off the best tricks, and compete for top scores on the leaderboards. You’re always free to go solo and explore the mountains at your own pace when you play Steep, but the success of its open beta reaffirmed that it’s best experienced with an active community.

To ensure a complete experience, Steep reviews will commence when servers are populated with actual players. With that in mind, reviewers will receive their copies of Steep on December 2 when it’s released, enabling them to experience Steep’s essential multiplayer functionality with a larger pool of online players.”

The recent beta was a bit hit and miss. Some people loved it – while we didn’t. While it’s beautiful to behold and has a sense of scale, it’s just not very fun to play.

“But for a game that’s all about movement and speed, Steep still feels surprisingly unwelcoming to control – and it’s something I don’t see being completely rectified should the game stick to its December release. But if unbridled freedom to explore snowy mountain tops sounds more important, Steep is delivering that in spades.”

Last Updated: November 30, 2016

11 Comments

  1. Viper_ZA

    November 30, 2016 at 09:49

    Of course, as the game will most likely be broken on launch?

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    • Andre Fourie

      November 30, 2016 at 09:51

      And the snow melted/ winter gone by the time they released 15 patches to fix their cockups.

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      • Viper_ZA

        November 30, 2016 at 09:54

        Hahaha I am also holding out for Wildlands, I am sure that will be a mess as well.

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        • Andre Fourie

          November 30, 2016 at 09:56

          The only way Ubisoft can redeem themselves in my eyes is not to cock that one up. And I’m already saving for Wildlands. Its going to be epic. Hopefully.

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          • Viper_ZA

            November 30, 2016 at 09:57

            Yeah, I won’t pre order though. Got burnt with Primal 🙁

          • Andre Fourie

            November 30, 2016 at 09:58

            I’m a glutton for punishment and I have waited long enough, so I might just be dof and pre order.

          • Viper_ZA

            November 30, 2016 at 09:58

            It is hard to learn sometimes, I agree xD

  2. Ottokie

    November 30, 2016 at 09:53

    This game is going to give NMS a run for it’s money.

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    • Viper_ZA

      November 30, 2016 at 09:58

      NMS must be doing something right. They milking again after release of a “super patch”…

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  3. Original Heretic

    November 30, 2016 at 11:02

    Well then they shouldn’t expect many sales until the review is out and good.

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  4. Milesh Bhana

    November 30, 2016 at 11:27

    i would love it if they made another Amped game. Amped 3 on 360 was trippy af.

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