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[Something Wicked]

I was hoping for an open world Burnout Paradise-esque sequel.

A crash mode only game? Zzzzz... Drive down a stretch of road, maybe avoiding a few cars, go off a ramp, aim for a 4x multiplier icon and/or buses, sit there and watch a bunch of cars randomly smash into each other. Rinse and repeat for any "crash track."

I do not see how that doesn't get boring after a couple tracks. Crash mode is a slightly more interactive QTE, in my book.

 

[Tokubetsu]

As long as it's more 3/Revenge and nothing like Paradise, I'm game.

 

[cuyahoga]

I do not see how that doesn't get boring after a couple tracks. Crash mode is a slightly more interactive QTE, in my book.

To others, this may be a car-based puzzle game. Very intrigued by that description — crash mode has always been my favorite thing about the series.

 

[Atomski]

As long as it's more 3/Revenge and nothing like Paradise, I'm game.

Pfft the more like Paradise the better.

 

[Nirolak]

Isn't this going to be an NGP game?

Resumes say 360/PS3 so far.

 

[Shig]

Long overdue. <3 Burnout.

 

[Appollowexx]

Yeah back to basics - brilliant. Burnout 3 on Xbox was one of my fave games last gen. Would spend countless hours with my flatmates gathered round the TV in the lounge, knocking back beer and tearing through the campaign - which got insanely tough in the final third but always had us going back for 'one more go!'....

 

[Tiduz]

this will only work for me if it has multi online, then it can get REALLY fun competing

 

[Poimandres]

There is a disturbing lack of love for Burnout 2 crash mode in here (aka the best one)

What the fuck you guys

Indeed. I guess most people didn't play it.

Funny because I've seen requests for "crash mode like Burnout 3 but without multipliers" aka: Burnout 2 crash mode. God damn.

I don't see how this is even up for debate!

 

[A Human Becoming]

Damn it GAF, this is your fault. I told you I'd blame you if the next Burnout wasn't like Paradise! Your lack of love for it prevented a sequel. </3

 

[arnoldocastillo2003]

Maybe for iOS?

 

[Pooya]

New details by ESRB

http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=31084

Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
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Rating: Everyone 10+

Content descriptors: Cartoon Violence

Rating summary:

This is an action game in which players earn points for creating traffic pileups. From a top-down perspective, players initiate crashes by driving 'cartoony' vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, vans, buses) into busy intersections; multiple crashes trigger score multipliers and rack up large 'bills' of property damage. Each level is accompanied by crashing sounds, small explosions, and vocal encouragement (e.g., 'Cool,' 'Maximum Carnage!'). In some levels, players are instructed to crash into police cars (e.g., 'Crash them before they bust you!'); in other sequences, oversized airplanes, tornados, lobster monsters, and UFOs slide across the screen, destroying any vehicles in their path.

 

[wwm0nkey]

Top down? God damnit.

Well looks like I will be waiting for the next real Burnout that is similar to 3 and Revenge

Spoiler

its never going to happen is it?

 

[Rated-Rsuperstar]

This is an action game in which players earn points for creating traffic pileups. From a top-down perspective, players initiate crashes by driving 'cartoony' vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, vans, buses) into busy intersections; multiple crashes trigger score multipliers and rack up large 'bills' of property damage. Each level is accompanied by crashing sounds, small explosions, and vocal encouragement (e.g., 'Cool,' 'Maximum Carnage!'). In some levels, players are instructed to crash into police cars (e.g., 'Crash them before they bust you!'); in other sequences, oversized airplanes, tornados, lobster monsters, and UFOs slide across the screen, destroying any vehicles in their path.

?

 

[Kujo]

Ugh, well I'm sure a real Burnout will be announced soon...right?

 

[Yamibito]

Good lord, I don't know what to think...

 

[Hotsuma]

They lost me at top down...

Please make a sequel to Burnout 3, not Paradise 2.

 

[wwm0nkey]

They lost me at top down...

Please make a sequel to Burnout 3, not Paradise 2.

3 and Revenge where the highlight of the series not this Need for Speed Paradise BS they pulled.

I want the true arcade-holy-shit-fast as hell awesome Burnout

 

[Ushojax]

Top down Burnout? No sale.

 

[HadesGigas]

Stop making top down/isometric car driving games that aren't RC Pro Am or a direct rip-off of RC Pro Am, video game developers.

 

[Raide]

Will wait to see it in action but top-down is a real downer

 

[peetfeet]

Cartoony? top down? no thanks.

Paradise is the best btw. ;-p Amazing fun online with a bunch of friends.

 

[MMaRsu]

Christ how can you fumble the ball like this?

People want a HD crash mode like in Burnout 3, not a cartoony, top down crash mode?

What the fuck man, seriously :'). How can fucking companies be so out of touch with what their fanbase wants?

 

[British Monsoon]

It would have been better if the game had been revealed before anyone saw the software ratings, at least that way I wouldn't have convinced myself that this would be some awesome Burnout Crash mode compilation in HD with online play and all the usual bells and whistles :/

So yeah, interest has dropped to zero.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

I want a real crash mode, but I won't write this off just yet. It might be fun.

That said, I really, really didn't like Paradise, so Criterion need to start winning me back. Motorstorm has overtook the franchise for me this gen.

 

[Neuromancer]

God damn it.

I guess they just don't know how to make a real crash mode anymore. It's rare to see a developer this willfully obtuse about what their fans want.

 

[Katori]

I was gonna say that download is perfect for Burnout. Then I read "top down." Oh well. What is Criterion doing, anyway?

 

[FJ0372]

This is not Burnout Paradise 2. I am disappointed. After completing Burnout Paradise I read lots of people on here rave about how brilliant Burnout Revenge was, so I went out and bought it on Xbox 360. They're not even in the same league, Burnout Revenge has aged horrendously and if Burnout Crash is a top-down 'cartoony' sequel, that sort of game is absolutely not what I want.

Burnout Paradise 2, please.

 

[UnluckyKate]

This is not Burnout Paradise 2. I am disappointed. After completing Burnout Paradise I read lots of people on here rave about how brilliant Burnout Revenge was, so I went out and bought it on Xbox 360. They're not even in the same league, Burnout Revenge has aged horrendously and if Burnout Crash is a top-down 'cartoony' sequel, that sort of game is absolutely not what I want.

Burnout Paradise 2, please.

Revenge is my least favorite Burnout ever.

Paradise 2 please.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

3 > 2 > Revenge >>>>>>>> Paradise > 1

I want them to go back to their roots.

 

[Neuromancer]

Yeah I think the second one was by far my favorite. Great music, great tracks and a great crash mode with none of the silly tokens to try to collect: just you, an intersection, and some traffic. The way God intended crash modes to be, damn it!

 

[slaughterking]

As long as it's Criterion developing the game I'm absolutely open to whatever it'll turn out to be. They have gained all my trust with how they've handled the Burnout series so far, so I'm absolutely looking forward to their next thing. I wish it was more than just a downloadable game, though.

 

[Tucah]

I'd be down for an all-crash Burnout.

 

[VerTiGo]

Paradise was such a letdown. Revenge was still awesome but I had to download Burnout 3 as an Xbox Original simply because its clear Takedown was definitely the best game in the series.

Hell, just simplify the game again and offer it as a Digital Download. Put Stryker in too, why not.

 

[Jiguryo]

a game all about crash mode? I'd purchase that.

Same here. The series caught my attention on the third game due to that aspect

 

[Shig]

Sure sounds like a silly thing to use the Burnout license for, but I'm still intrigued.

I mean, you know what other game was cartoony and was all about wrecking your way through environments using a top-down view?

 

[SolidSnakex]

This is Criterion related i'll put it here (it's not really new thread worthy)

Working on E3 stuff that we probably won't even show at E3.

http://twitter.com/CrashedAlex/status/68253793606828032

It seems like if there next game isn't at E3 then it'll probably be at gamescom or some other show this year. That'll rule out a new NFS. So a new Burnout or something different? Criterion has hinted at a Road Rash game in the past

IGN: Lastly, we would like to petition Criterion to take control of the Road Rash franchise and apply the Paradise engine to it. As soon as it's announced, we'll preorder 10 copies.

Sullivan: Thanks for the confidence in us and blind preordering! As I said earlier we're working on new stuff that I can't go into right now. When we're ready to spill the beans you'll be the first to know. But we've always been huge RR fans – we even put the Soundgarden track 'Rusty Cage' into Burnout Paradise as a subtle homage to the definitive 3DO version of the game. It was an amazing game and was very ahead of its time.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/851/851648p3.html

 

[Nirolak]

This is Criterion related i'll put it here (it's not really new thread worthy)



http://twitter.com/CrashedAlex/status/68253793606828032

It seems like if there next game isn't at E3 then it'll probably be at gamescom or some other show this year. That'll rule out a new NFS. So a new Burnout or something different? Criterion has hinted at a Road Rash game in the past



http://ps3.ign.com/articles/851/851648p3.html

They've been saying that they are only big enough for one game at a time, so I'm guessing it's just Burnout Crash not actually getting announced at E3, since a smaller downloadable game would get buried there.

 

[SolidSnakex]

They've been saying that they are only big enough for one game at a time, so I'm guessing it's just Burnout Crash not actually getting announced at E3, since a smaller downloadable game would get buried there.

Has it been confirmed that they're even developing BOC? The details make it seem like it wouldn't be something that they'd develop. It just seems way out there.

 

[Rflagg]

Damn it GAF, this is your fault. I told you I'd blame you if the next Burnout wasn't like Paradise! Your lack of love for it prevented a sequel. </3

I did my part and loved it.

 

[Nirolak]

Has it been confirmed that they're even developing BOC? The details make it seem like it wouldn't be something that they'd develop. It just seems way out there.

Hmm, so far no sign of a developer actually.