Too Human

Too Human has been bashed and bashed on how long it has been in development , and how terrible think it is. Incase you didn't know , the game really has really only been in development on the 360, for about 3-4 years. This is still a long development process, but the question is, was it worth the wait? In my opinion, yes. In another person's opinion that has never played a hack and slash loot game such as Diablo, probably no. In my review i will break down what there is to like about Too Human and why i think it is a game that most people should pick up.

Graphics 4/5

From beautiful landscapes to great looking character models, Too Human looks great. For the most part, textures and colors look great, but you may find a few areas in which the area will appear blurry without a defined texture, but really unless your are just looking for bad textures then you probably wont find them. The colors look great, especially the customizable colors you can add to your armor. The graphics however aren't top notch and could have been polished a little more. Overall you shouldn't be disappointed on how the graphics of this game compare to recent game releases.

Gameplay 5/5

This is where the game shines in my opinion. Either you hate it or you love it. You have Five classes to choose from, each of which are unique. The classes you can choose from are: Berserker , Defender, Champion, Commando, and Bio engineer. Berserker is your high melee damage, defender is the tank, champion is balanced, commando is great with weapons, and bio engineer is the healer. You use the right joystick for attacks and can use both joysticks simultaneously for special combos. You have two skill trees. One is made for the class you have chosen and the other is determined whether you choose human or cybernetic path. Human path will give you better combos, ruiners, and more customizable gear. Cybernetic path will increase health and damage. You will get too choose a spider, and a battle cry with each class. Each of these are unique and they all can do different things. Some spider's may explode upon contact to an enemy, while others may act as a turret for a limited amount of time. Battle cries boost you. Some may increase damage while another can attract aggro to you. Once you beat the game you will probably be around level 27 or level 28, and to get to 50 you must go back to previous areas and kill enemies and get better loot. Also there are 4 levels total in the game. For those who have played Diablo , these kind of remind me of the classic "Baal" runs, or even "Cow" Runs. On top of this you can get lots of loot. Too Human is based upon the loot system, and it highly encourages you to keep changing your items to get better items. Items range in this order, from lowest quality to highest: Gray -> green -> blue -> purple -> orange -> red. Red items are "epic" and are generally hard to find, but it feels very rewarding when you acquire these. Once you hit level 50 you will probably want to go out and see if you can get your full set of epic armor and weapons.

Multiplayer 3/5

They did add online co-op for too human. While it is extremely fun to join up with a friend, i do have a few complaints. They only chose to allow 2 player co-op. I would have preferred them to add more enemies on screen and allowed 4 player co-op. Other than this, there are sometimes random disconnects from games. Also sometimes right before you may get to a major area with chests, your partner you are playing with can kick you out of the game so he can get all the loot for himself. When you find someone to play with that is nice or your friend, it is really fun and adds a whole lot of replay value to the game.

Story 4/5

I've heard a lot of people that say they didn't like the story, or they weren't playing the game for the story. Well i'm telling you , you should play the game for the story. It really doesnt start coming together until the end of the 2nd level. A few things will leave you scratching your head but by the end everything will start to come together and i reall enjoyed what i learned at the end. Basically you play as Lord Baldur, I really hate to say anything about the story line in my reviews, I feel that i may spoil something, so i will just let you find out what happens. If you know Norse Mythology, you probably know what happens. Also by the end of the game it sets up for the trilogy which has already been planned.


Overall 4/5

At the end of the day , I was left with a great game that I really enjoyed. As of now, i have put 30 hours into my main character, and have gotten all my alternates to level 10. My main character is level 50, which is the level cap. A few glitches set this game back, which makes me not give this game a wonderful 5. Some glitches include falling out of the map forcing you to restart from your last save point, or minor glitches such as being stuck in a certain area for a very short time. I would recommend this game to anyone looking for a fun loot system game, hack and slash, or even just looking for something different, because Too Human is different than most console games.