New Too Human video gives an inside look at the Xbox 360 game

16 April 2007
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New Too Human video gives an inside look at the Xbox 360 game

It’s been almost a year since we showed the first next-gen Too Human teaser, and almost ten years since we first heard about the action-adventure game, but now developer Silicon Knights blogs that it was time to reveal how the real gameplay and story is shaping up for the first game in this Xbox 360 exclusive trilogy.

The game is directly based on Norse mythology. The Gods, however, are not Gods but cybernetically enhanced humans. The player takes on the role of Baldur, son of Odin. Baldur is charged with protecting humanity from advanced machines who want nothing less than to exterminate the human race. There are five different classes (RPG-style) to stop them: Berserker (dual swords), Champion (single sword), Defender (staff), Bioengineer (dual guns) and Commando (hammer).

The video is an inside look at Too Human that reveals more of the above. Let’s see what Cybernetic God Baldur is up to:
Check out the high-res version at IGN Weekly Episode 43.

Let’s see what the 5 different Too Human classes do:

The Bioengineer: “A master of cybernetics as well as mundane combat, the Bioengineer repairs damage sustained on the battlefield. He increases health bonuses for himself and his allies enabling them to take the fight directly into the heart of the enemy.”

The Commando: “Favoring technological gadgetry and standoff methods of warfare, the Commando specializes in the use of mines, countermeasures, demolitions and rifles. Able to support his allies through long range, harrying tactics, the Commando is truly a force to be reckoned with.”

The Champion: “The Champion represents Odin’s divine force of retribution. A strong warrior able to deal out a wide variety of caustic force field and anti-gravity based effects, increasing the combat effectiveness of his allies. One-handed weapons are the Champion’s chosen tools of combat.”

The Defender: “With the blessings of Odin and runes of protection, the Defender is the backbone of the Aesir’s defense. Heavy armor enables the Defender to absorb a tremendous amount of damage, leaving his allies to take the battle to the enemy unharried.”

The Beserker: “The Beserker delights in the fury of close combat, forgoing defensive strategy in order to adopt all-out offense. Adopting a twin-blade fighting style and infused with the spirit of the bear, a Beserker will wade into battle for the glory of Odin.”