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[TekunoRobby]

hmm, i'll have to try the customized soundtrack thing when i get back to the office on monday. i could have -sworn- you couldn't use your own... but if it is indeed an interface so hidden and obscure, i'm sure most people wouldn't bother. i mean, i guess that is the point of EA Trax... they want people to listen to their tripe. thankfully, i didn't really have room to bitch about the soundtrack in my review.

That would be definitely something worth complaining about in a review. Having a feature obscured by mediocrity (ie: bad soundtrack) would be an interesting point to present to your consumers.

 

[Deg]

Yay! But sadly it doesn't work well with the game - none of the tracks do, even the ones you think really should. I think it's the first time EA's spectacularly misjudged a sound treatment (DJ included).

I thought Criterion handled the music?

 

[Matlock]

Games can't be fast unless they're on GameCube Nintendo!

 

[seismologist]

At least Outrun has good music right?

 

[bishoptl]

Well, if it's been confirmed - Xbox rev for me. EA can take their shitty music selection and shove it sideways. The only title they've ever made that nailed the EA Trax music properly with the game genre has been Def Jam - everything else has been Kentucky Fried Crap...

 

[Matlock]

Well, if it's been confirmed - Xbox rev for me. EA can take their shitty music selection and shove it sideways. The only title they've ever made that nailed the EA Trax music properly with the game genre has been Def Jam - everything else has been Kentucky Fried Crap...

And SSX3!

 

[Lord Error]

Does the PS2 version support the new FF wheel?

 

[Lazy8s]

Ninja Scooter:

call me crazy, but thats EXACTLY what Burnout's intensity in the gameplay comes from.

OutRun 2's pacing is built off of these exaggerated powerslides that let you drift from one turn all the way to the next while still having the control to weave through packs of traffic. Essentially, braking can be replaced by well paced drifting.

 

[skip]

same in burnout 3. drifting is really good in both games.

 

[isamu]

does the ps2 version support the new gt wheel?

Does the PS2 version support the new FF wheel?

No and no! I just found this out today but for some stupid reason, EA has demanded Criterion take the force feedback wheel support out of the game. Thus, Burnout 3 does not support ANY of the Logitech wheels unfortunately

 

[Arcticfox]

Doesn't NFSU support the Logitech wheels? What would be the point of taking support out of Burnout?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

YOU LIED TO US CHE!

 

[Wario64]

YOU LIED TO US CHE!

Not only did he lie, but so did the EGM review. Har har...more EGM hate!

 

[isamu]

Doesn't NFSU support the Logitech wheels? What would be the point of taking support out of Burnout?

Don't ask me, but they did. They've always made fucking strange decisions from the past anyways.

I'll be getting my BO3 and OR2 funk on, on the Xbitch with this puppy....

No FF but the next bestest thang!

 

[FightyF]

Oh God...please let there be custom soundtrack.

 

[chespace]

YOU LIED TO US CHE!

boo-fucking-hoo! i won't be able to confirm the customized soundtrack option until monday, but i've already said my piece. if you can't actually take into context the reality of how it all went down with my review, then oh well.

either way, the shitty EA Trax of Burnout 3 introduces something very interesting: should we have to rip our favorite songs just so we can enjoy the game? there's a lot to be said about soundtracks that are tailored to suit the action at hand. e.g., burnout 2 and SSX didn't have the best soundtrack (imo) but both were very well suited to the game, presenting audio that was dynamic and appropriate.

i generally frown upon EA's wholesale licensing of pop tunes, unless the game itself plays upon pop-culture itself (e.g., GTA: Vice City) where the licensed tunes are just as much a part of the landscape (a Michael Mann-esque Miami wannabe). in burnout 3, all the tunes feel "after the fact" -- even the good ones (von bondies, ramones, franz ferdinand).

whatever, fuck it. i read the other thread which touched on people's taste in music, and i don't EVEN want to go there.

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[Blimblim]

Proof you want, proof you get.

 

[Solid]

So it is Custom Soundtracks? Great!

 

[Matlock]

whatever, fuck it. i read the other thread which touched on people's taste in music, and i don't EVEN want to go there.

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Oh, you so went there, giiiiiirlfriend!

 

[GSG Flash]

Don't ask me, but they did. They've always made fucking strange decisions from the past anyways.

I'll be getting my BO3 and OR2 funk on, on the Xbitch with this puppy....

No FF but the next bestest thang!

What exactly is that thing o_0

 

[snapty00]

I don't know what this stuff about Che is, but I want to know now just to instigate the situation.

 

[chespace]

I don't know what this stuff about Che is, but I want to know now just to instigate the situation.

i mentioned that i couldn't find the customized soundtrack option in BO3, but apparently it's there, buried a bit under some unintuitive UI. my printed review says nothing about the soundtrack (i.e. how shitty the music was for me, nor did i complain about the lack of a customized soundtrack option). i used the space to talk about how incredibly brilliant the game is, online and offline.

but i stand corrected nonetheless

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[D2M15]

but i stand corrected nonetheless

Hey, I wouldn't have found it if I didn't have a habit of going through every inch of front end every time I get a new game. UI functionality is definitely Criterion's weak point.

Off-topic, noticed in your blog that Evan Shamoon's been dropped off XBN - bad news for a good mag and a good ed. I'd hoped it was doing better.

 

[chespace]

Hey, I wouldn't have found it if I didn't have a habit of going through every inch of front end every time I get a new game. UI functionality is definitely Criterion's weak point.

Off-topic, noticed in your blog that Evan Shamoon's been dropped off XBN - bad news for a good mag and a good ed. I'd hoped it was doing better.

Yeah, unfortunately, Evan got laid off last week. I don't think it's a reflection of how XBN is doing though, as Ziff laid off 6 others along with Shamoon (basically, every mag lost a head with the exception of GMR). Corporate reasoning states that we're (i.e. the industry as a whole) is about to have a pretty bad year (read: mediocre numbers due to the end of a generation and lack of new system launches in 2005 -- handhelds notwithstanding) so ZD is just covering their asses by cutting costs.

But like I said on my blog, we're going to keep using Evan in a freelance capacity so I'm sure you'll continue to see his strokey-beard features on the state of gaming, etc. for some time to come.

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[FightyF]

Oh God...please let there be custom soundtrack.

Prayer answered! Thanks, God!