FilosopherStoner
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mr_bishiuk said:
:lol :lol :lol
Yeah really, if you don't go looking for framerate issues you will not find any.
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Burnout Paradise Demo Now Available: Official Thread Of Impressions And Percentages
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:lol :lol :lol
Yeah really, if you don't go looking for framerate issues you will not find any.
mr_bishiuk
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Dot50Cal said:
Sounds like you have uber vision or something!
Randy Lanzarote
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I tried the game out for 20 minutes, drove around, crashed a lot, entered a few races. No slowdown here.
Anyone notice that they didn't include a driver model inside the car? Smash the wind shield and you are treated to an empty driver's seat. One of my more minor quibbles, but a quibble nonetheless.
Anyone notice that they didn't include a driver model inside the car? Smash the wind shield and you are treated to an empty driver's seat. One of my more minor quibbles, but a quibble nonetheless.
supermackem
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sionyboy said:
Yep one of the things that jumped out at me straight away, reversing erm no driver in the car just seems a bit daft.
It's about what I expected, as in I'm not happy with the direction, really. I really liked Burnout Revenge/4, and this is pretty much the opposite direction.
I can see driving game peeps loving this though. It's very well done. I just like smashing cars up more than driving, and Burnout Revenge made me feel like a little kid.
I can see driving game peeps loving this though. It's very well done. I just like smashing cars up more than driving, and Burnout Revenge made me feel like a little kid.
IcebergSlim3000
Member
Ok I'm done for the night. Challenges are fun but I came here to race. The fact that I have to find some random stop light to race is bullshit. As far as I know I'm not even sure if they included online racing in the demo. It's just mostly people goofing around. Someone needs to confirm they actually had a race online before I bother with it again.
mr_bishiuk
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2real4tv said:no ragdoll out the wind shield
Man that would be awesome!
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2real4tv said:no ragdoll out the wind shield
Flatout is great for that.
FilosopherStoner
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IcebergSlim3000 said:
Shouldn't we be happy they even gave us an online demo? I mean come on, at least they let us see how the online integration works.
Are there going to be points at all in this game? I would like it much more if you could at least get some crash points, I thought previous games in the series did that.
About them not giving us online racing (so far it seems this way) in the demo, you gotta understand where they are coming from. I mean they gave us like 1/10th of the retail map it looks, can't give it all away in the demo. Also, the more I play the more cool little things I find.
I was hoping this would be the first Burnout game to win me over, but it didn't. I just hate the handling of the cars in these games (and NFS as well). Like when you make a handbrake turn, and the car magically snaps back into a straight line or something, ugh. It just doesn't feel like driving a car at all. But yeah different strokes I guess. You gotta love the damage model and the smooth framerate, though.
Oh and, for the love of god, DON'T get Gold just for this demo, or MS wins.
Oh and, for the love of god, DON'T get Gold just for this demo, or MS wins.
FilosopherStoner
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Scotch said:
It isn't like this game is supposed to be a racing sim either. It is what it is, I would hate for a game like this to have ultra realistic handling. Not to mention when you have a buddy gunning for you at 120mph that e-break turn is a godsend. Anyone else have an amazing time hunting other players down, and having it keep score with rivalries? Oh damn this game is great.
P.S. MS won.
Randy Lanzarote
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Scotch said:
"Hi! I'm
Do EA realise that it is no longer 1995?
IcebergSlim3000
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FilosopherStoner said:
You make it sound as if there doing me a favor. Its there job to win me over not the other way around. This game can appeal to many different types of people. I like to race against other people online. Thats what hooks me. If your going to give me the option of playing online in your demo then you better damn well give me the option to start a basic damn race. You're basically saying asking for one race from point A to B is asking for to much. Yea lets see if you jump from that parking lot garage for the next month. Doubt it.
Son of Godzilla
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Oh I forgot to mention: Jesus shit the camera sucks ass.
FilosopherStoner
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IcebergSlim3000 said:
I'm not really trying to argue with you dude. They gave us PLENTY in the demo, racing offline, and even a taste of online (which is great fun). I think we as gamers should be happy they even give us a taste of the game. The value of free demos is for another thread. I guess some people will just never be happy.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
What? I don't see how it's possible to argue that there's too much to this demo. The segment of the island they let you run on is miniscule and no online challenges is just... confusing.FilosopherStoner said:
FilosopherStoner
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Son of Godzilla said:
Jesus, I must be way off here I guess. My expectations must be too low for demos. Wouldn't you say they give you about 1/10th of the map? I wouldn't expect much more than that.
Now I see how they handle the score thing, you start the event and try to get a high score. I could see this working really well with the entire map and a bunch of these spots. Hopefully the final game has them all enabled online also. Call me crazy but I though the demo overall was great, and I am still having a blast with it.
darkressurection
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I am glad I have a PS3, damn MS and them trying to push gold subscriptions.
Impressions will have to be later for me.
Impressions will have to be later for me.
Son of Godzilla
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No, I wouldn't say anywhere near 1/10th. From the map screen I'd say it's a bit under 1/20th. And again, I'm not sure what to think of the online mode. If it's capped at 4 players for the entire map... that's downright shitty.
plagiarize
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now i'm thinking i should have taken today off as well. ah well. i guess i'll be mixing this in between ut3 tonight.
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BURNSOUT
centracore
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kaching said:
ugh
that was the worst part of the SSX games too... weird decision there.
Opus Angelorum
Member
I'm disappointed
I had as much hype for this as I did for Pro Street, and they have both let me down.
I had as much hype for this as I did for Pro Street, and they have both let me down.
Crab Milk Mickey
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Online challenges can only be activated when YOU are the host, for those that didn't know this.
Bolded for extra emphasis.
Bolded for extra emphasis.
Felix Lighter
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Impressions seem a bit mixed so far. I'm still super hyped. I haven't played a racing game in a while and I love the arcadey goodness of Burnout.
I'm glad I'll get a chance to play both versions. After lurking around the COD4 and Assassin's Creed threads around launch, it's nice to know I won't have to wade through 15 pages of shit to decide which version I should go with.
I'm glad I'll get a chance to play both versions. After lurking around the COD4 and Assassin's Creed threads around launch, it's nice to know I won't have to wade through 15 pages of shit to decide which version I should go with.
Rant time!
I really wish Criterion would stop making the options screen have less options for each game.
I wanna turn off the DJ. I wanna turn off the takedown camera. I wanna change the crash camera into a simple overhead view. I wanna lower the car engine volume. I wanna change the controls so I can accelerate and brake using the face buttons. I wanna make the third person view have a higher camera position so I don't have to hold the right analog stick up all the time. And I want cake.
Some of those options were in the previous Burnout, but they're all gone now.
The game seems be heavily inspired by TDU, but it lacks a few important features from that game. Like being able to insta-travel to any part of the map you've previously explored (driving to the start of an event to re-try it is even worse than the loading times you had to deal with in the past) and the online mode screams for the ability to instant challenge people the same way as in TDU.
Paintshops where you don't actually get to choose colours yourself seems a bit pointless. And where's the ability to actually race other players in the online mode?
With those rants out the way, there's still some great things about Burnout Paradise though. Graphics looks gorgeous and having constant 60fps is really really nice. The crashes looks better than the previous games (although the camera angles really makes it hard to see what's going, it's disappointing it's impossible to see any chain reaction with the traffic because the camera always zooms far towards your own car).
Races seems to be more fun as you're free to experiment with other routes to the goal. (but as mentioned above, being able to instantly retry an event is something Criterion NEEDS to put into the game) And of course, that ability to simply drive around in a big open city and mess around is something which was never possible in a previous Burnout game.
The online mode seems to be definitely the highlight of the game. Very easy to get into, and the unique challenges is a nice idea. And it's easy to just fool around and have fun. Even playing a simple game of "Tag, you're it!" is really fun.
I really wish Criterion would stop making the options screen have less options for each game.
I wanna turn off the DJ. I wanna turn off the takedown camera. I wanna change the crash camera into a simple overhead view. I wanna lower the car engine volume. I wanna change the controls so I can accelerate and brake using the face buttons. I wanna make the third person view have a higher camera position so I don't have to hold the right analog stick up all the time. And I want cake.
Some of those options were in the previous Burnout, but they're all gone now.
The game seems be heavily inspired by TDU, but it lacks a few important features from that game. Like being able to insta-travel to any part of the map you've previously explored (driving to the start of an event to re-try it is even worse than the loading times you had to deal with in the past) and the online mode screams for the ability to instant challenge people the same way as in TDU.
Paintshops where you don't actually get to choose colours yourself seems a bit pointless. And where's the ability to actually race other players in the online mode?
With those rants out the way, there's still some great things about Burnout Paradise though. Graphics looks gorgeous and having constant 60fps is really really nice. The crashes looks better than the previous games (although the camera angles really makes it hard to see what's going, it's disappointing it's impossible to see any chain reaction with the traffic because the camera always zooms far towards your own car).
Races seems to be more fun as you're free to experiment with other routes to the goal. (but as mentioned above, being able to instantly retry an event is something Criterion NEEDS to put into the game) And of course, that ability to simply drive around in a big open city and mess around is something which was never possible in a previous Burnout game.
The online mode seems to be definitely the highlight of the game. Very easy to get into, and the unique challenges is a nice idea. And it's easy to just fool around and have fun. Even playing a simple game of "Tag, you're it!" is really fun.
Sooooooooo is there a way (as the host) to set up a race? Just a normal race between four people... Challenges are cool but I want to race.
The game is fucking brillant, the challenges are well integrated, the d-pad navigation menu thing works great and I love that the game tells you every time someone beat or almost beat a challenge. It encourage the competition between players.
Another question, why no music?
The game is fucking brillant, the challenges are well integrated, the d-pad navigation menu thing works great and I love that the game tells you every time someone beat or almost beat a challenge. It encourage the competition between players.
Another question, why no music?
mr_bishiuk
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deepbrown said:
:lol
What do you mean? Because the game started on PS3? Or is Sony more strick on what resolution that has to work in their games?deepbrown said:
Also, how long before any of the PSN stores get it online? I have silver XBL, so I'll download it for PS3. When it is released for XBL silver, I'll start comparing the versions.
1. I want it for PS3 because I can play online for free
2. The 360 controller has those nice DC-esque triggers that are always great for racing games
3. a friend of mine has 360, and may want to borrow my game. (That's a point for the 360 version)
4. ??? Are the versions 100% alike on the two consoles?
mr_bishiuk
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Tailzo said:
He's just trollin' trying to say the reason why the 360 has 60fps is because of he Ps3!
Thats some conjecture!
Tailzo said:
No trolling here. It's just 600p is a 360 centric resolution to help with getting through that edram. No big deal. PS3 also scales horizontally, so you're not likely to see these lower resolutions (there are some of course...but generally targeted at this horizantal scaling eg. GT5P and Sigma)
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