evanswolves
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If FH3 is around Sydney, it would be great if they could somehow include the PGR tracks
3 days away from Blinx finally making his comeback, and Phil Spencer seems more excited about it than anybody else!
Using an already established IP for a stealth style game like Perfect Dark is basically an adaptable toolkit, you've got all the devices, characters, universe, atmosphere already established, The reason why people keep homing in on Perfect Dark being reborn as a new genre is because it has all these malleable elements that could really just work. MS doesnt need to use a new IP, its why things like Halo Wars sound a bit rough on paper but really work when the developer knows how to utilise all the resources. I think a reworked PD wouldnt be a game that offends its existing fanbase if its of a certain quality and the material is faithful to its predecessors. WoW was such an extreme departure but Warcraft fans loved it, Halo Wars is an extreme depature but Halo fans loved it. Its either risk a mediocre PDZ style game or risk fucking up in something extraordinary, it really depends how ambitious the devs are and I think you'll get a more successful pay-off if your ambition is high and your goals are successful
Theres some of Rare's IP's that I completely understand if they should just refine it and do nothing else. Conker, KI, Banjo, Kameo, Viva Pinata, these games dont need any drastic overhaul, and any attempts to drastically overhaul them are pointless, their formulas are perfect. They got KI right like you said, but I guess theyre still failing to learn with Conker. (As far as I know, Nuts and Bolts was the idea of Gregg Mayles but it still just wasnt necessary, especially after the Banjo 3 teasing)
Perfect Dark and Jet Force Gemini are the two glaring ones that would need a significant revamp for me. For many contextual reasons, mainly how shooters have left a pot hole into the industry over and over without stopping since CoD 4 and beyond. Some might think its blasphemy to change them and as you said, they should just work on a new IP, but what if they really could freshen them up without bastardising the source material? Its pretty easy it to compare it to a revival like DOOM, but for me DOOM still had some insanely fun old-school foundations to work from, whilst Perfect Dark/Goldeneye doesnt in this day and age (even though I love those games) But then again, I could be completely wrong and maybe something like a quicker refined PDZ would strike gold
Battletoads is the one where im really on the fence, personally i'd be fine with Battletoads Arcade redux, but i'd be open to a fresh take as well, for me its a win/win as long as the final result is a good product.
Microsoft needs to be creative, and I know they risked it once with Nuts and Bolts and it landed flat, but its not impossible
Any predictions on what the "Backward compatibility"-esque announcement will be this year? I've heard some speculation that, due to Xbox leaning into PC, it could be Online Play becoming free or separate from Xbox Live?
While I'm yet to believe that could happen, it would certainly turn some heads.
Variety [x]
60 fps [x; on PC]
Motivating campaign [?; but the outlook is good]
Good Track design [?; depends on your priorities I guess]
less offroad [ ]
remarkable landmarks [x]
Good music [x; objectively every player will enjoy at least one radio station]
There are rumors that Xbox One games will work directly on PC.
In FH3 I'm looking for mainly:
- A larger map in general - it only took about 10 mins in a supercar to get from one side to the other in FH2... was just wayy too small. Good to here there's some variety/diversity in the map though!
- A course creator. Heck I'd even take one simpler than GTA's. Just gimme the ability to put down checkpoints to make either a circuit or a p2p race and I'm set. (With placeable barriers too)
- More customization, like Widebodies/Wheel Off-set adjustment. I really hope they double down on this. I'm not expecting every car to have a vast amount of body options (especially if they're pushing what is most likely 400 cars) but for cars that make sense. Ie. Rocket Bunny for a GT86, Rally Parts for a Lancia etc.
- More inspired career. FH2's felt like a copy paste fest. I hope we get something more akin to FH1's career. Was FAR more enjoyable than FH2's slog at times. Where were all the showcases? (only 5 vs 10 in the first game) Underground Street Racing Hubs? The popularity meter/level thingy? The actual race rivals like Ramona Cravache who trash talked you and you got pink slip them after you eliminated them? I want that back.
- A place to take photos w/friends. The Crew/NFS do a way better job of this. There was no way to take a photomode shot online in FH2 (IIRC). Car Meets would have been the perfect place to do this but we never saw that feature materialize.
Theres also a bunch of other things that I can't think of right now. I absolutely loved FH2/FH1, but there is definitely room for improvement.
It sounds like Recore will be their Metroid Prime / Zelda clone, but I'd happily take a 3D Ori game as well.I want MS to make a AAA Ori sequel, only in a fully realized 3D world. Make it their Metroid Prime / Zelda clone. It would be beautiful!
This train... this train needs passengers.
:O
*Hype Intensifies*
Not every game needs 60fps... 30fps is fine. Its a Open World racer.
Are you ruling out 25th too? The one leaked a UK release date (Friday) the American one will be Tuesday before.This is not true )
Any predictions on what the "Backward compatibility"-esque announcement will be this year? I've heard some speculation that, due to Xbox leaning into PC, it could be Online Play becoming free or separate from Xbox Live?
While I'm yet to believe that could happen, it would certainly turn some heads.
Are you ruling out 25th too?
Every racing game needs 60 fps. Open world doesn't do anything for control.
I think I can safely say it's the largest Horizon map yet. As for your other wishes, you will have to wait.
Nuts and Bolts was in no way the result of a creative process. Read a postmortem on that, it's heartbraking.
Every racing game needs 60 fps. Open world doesn't do anything for control.
I think Horizon 2's physics and input polling run at 360Hz, same as Motorsport. Could be wrong.
I'm a big 60fps guy too, but H2 was still very playable. I will be going PC this time though in all it's glory!
Bet on it, free multiplayer is coming.
Nuts and Bolts was amazing and probably a little ahead of its time.
I suspect that it would have been better off not as a BK game
Bet on it, paid multiplayer for Windows is coming.
Bet on it, free multiplayer is coming.
So have you seen the game in Action? Are the graphics improved substantially from FH2? Is there going to be more car customization? How big are the cities? Is there going to be a classic rock radio station?I just want to reiterate my hype for FH3.... this is going to be soooo good.
What did you guys miss in FH2 that you hope for in FH3?
Would be cool if Phil was wearing a t-shirt saying "6TF"
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Variety [x]
60 fps [x; on PC]
Motivating campaign [?; but the outlook is good]
Good Track design [?; depends on your priorities I guess]
less offroad [ ]
remarkable landmarks [x]
Good music [x; objectively every player will enjoy at least one radio station]
There is a certain way, yes.
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Bet on it, free multiplayer is coming.
Well Ekim never denied it
I don't think it'd happen but it's gonna be a huge slap in the face to console owners when console is paying and PC isn't, on the same games, servers, even matchmaking servers, etc. They're gonna have to toss a bone to console people somehow I think.
Games with gold. Really, they don't have to do anything, people will still pay but it would be an amazing mic drop for the Xbox console and throw a spanner in the PlayStation works. That would get users to jump to Xbox. Subscription is easy money but the bigger picture is the ecosystem, what do Microsoft value more long term? They are desperate for Windows 10 and store to be successful.
I want MS to make a AAA Ori sequel, only in a fully realized 3D world. Make it their Metroid Prime / Zelda clone. It would be beautiful!