DriveClub Being Streamed Early by Twitch User
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mangochutney
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That's because they think the IQ of the playership correlates to the IQ of the game.
BloodMoney
Banned
YESSSS!!! the volumetric clouds add so much atmosphere. Can't wait to configure some high lap number races on these circuits with a group of stellar drivers.
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
Id say more realistic graphics, believable dynamic day/night cycles and weather add a lot to the fun.
Especially in racing games, graphics are very important.
But the end of the day a new generations just means that we get more powerful hardware. Developers don't get more creative and come up with innovative new gameplay mechanics when a new gen comes around.
And last gen system were already powerfuls enough to realize most visions. Its not like there are a lot of things that just weren't possible on last gen.
Except maybe some online feature and according to Evolution, Driveclub will have some interesting online features.
But don't forget that this is racing game. Its a proven concept and innovation isn't needed here.
Driveclub aims to perfect a genre, not innovate. And thats a good thing.
SerTapTap
Member
It's crazy distracting. It's funny because IRL those things warn you not to be distracted by them while driving. Wonder if you can turn it off...probably not. Devs really need to learn about not having unnecessary animations--movement draws the eyes, so it's far more distracting than idle decorations.
BruiserBear
Banned
Inspired means it has an overarching concept that drives it's development process and makes it interesting.
The best comparison point I can think of for Driveclub is GRID. The tagline for that game was "Racing just got exciting again". Watch this trailer and tell me how you think it compares to Driveclub. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAIa94eZal8
That game had dynamic crashes, all sorts of racing race types, exotics, drift, open wheel, muscle car. It had exciting AI that were unpredictable. It also had a sponsor and team system in the career mode, and you could customize your car in some ways. It had a mixture of city and more natural environments, and locations in different cities around the world.
When I compare the two games GRID comes off as the more inspired of the two by miles, and quite frankly I LOVED the first GRID.
I've been skeptical about Driveclub from the moment they announced it, but I've continued to keep an eye on it hoping it shows me something. I'm a racing game fan at heart, so I'm genuinely curious about all of them except for the most mundane sim games.
tfur
Member
To me, it is a dumb design decision and a valid criticism.
Sports cars and super cars do not go off road at all. They cannot handle off road.
Grabbed this gif from last nights DC twitch leak.
can't be true, cause your gif has corridor ..branching options!
let me get you up to speed:
talk-talk-talk all the time, its boring. EVO, throw us a public beta for plus.
you know you want to..!
BloodMoney
Banned
Yo dude, I take my hypercar out on the beach daily. I have to get it up to about 190mph as I drive down the beach access road... once I hit the sand, the car quickly decelerates and gets stuck, but with enough speed I can plow through to within feet of the shoreline. The only problem is that when I exit the vehicle all the lower paneling/skirt/underskirt has been torn off and is laying in the sand behind the car.... the repair bills are quite annoying. But it's worth it. No one else is beach-side chilling with their Lamborghini Huracan.
I bet if I deflate my tires a bit before I drive on the sand... I can probably handle beach driving no sweat.
psn
Member
GTA V says hi..
Openworld and one of the biggest worlds for racing with good graphics for last gen... and on current gen even better.
I just checked and it's actually a track in Norway. But this is what it looks like
These environments are insane. I love the drab/overcast look on some of these tracks.
lukeskymac
Member
There's so much wrong with your entire post I could write a dissertation about it. But let me focus on this sentence.
Just because your favorite $400 console is an ill-conceived mess that's so wasteful with silicon it actually manages to be more expensive to produce than its 50%+ better performing counterpart, and runs an API that has no reason to exist on said console, doesn't mean said competition has the same constraints because the final price is the same.
Also, "settings". LOL.
Since when is there a clause on GAF's TOS that allows incessant trolling to masquarade as "criticism"? You can't get any worse than those pathetic excuses for your behavior...
... what
DriveClub. It's a racer. The type of racer where you race. On tracks. I... Ugh.
People already said it - it's a mix of buyer's remorse and the compelling need to shake it off. Unfortunately The Order, GG's RPG, and Driveclub's suffer from its side effects. Uncharted 4 and Bloodborne have a lot of pedigree, so they are harder targets. Not that it stops everyone. "This game's never going to run at 60fps", "I bet it's still going to have lousy gunplay and autoplatforming", "Boo, they transformed Souls into DMC", "Why is everything so graaaaaay?"
But PCars isn't, and you may see people saying PCars' graphics are close enough to DC's that its 60fps makes it the more impressive game, but never that it is outright plain superior...
...or maybe sometimes people are just plain blind.
But dontcha know? NFSR's more impressive cause it's got helicopters and spike strips innit!
Like what? Planes and trains? Such innovation. Much fertile.
And another warrior enters the fray! What, pray tell, are those so-important, purchase-deciding FEATURZ that DC lacks and are somehow more important than how the cars handle?
So you complain about lack of information, which is false, because the information is there and for some reason you just didn't bother to go after it.
Then you get called out for it.
Then you say people are being "defensive"...
...and then you produce that little jewel of a post. And you still don't see why you are wrong?
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Corridor racer.
/dead
/dead
BradleyLove
Member
But GRID has shit handling. Unless you like cars pivoting round a central axis?
So fundamentally all the fluff is worthless unless the core experience, I.e the handling/physics, is fun. All the inspiration in the world is worth nothing if the core mechanics are pants.
PGR3/4 and MK don't need any of the fluff because they're just so good to drive. That's what is important in a driving game and something folks appear to be losing sight of.
lukeskymac
Member
I beg you, readers of this thread, to convince me that the above isn't drive-by shitposting.
This all goes back to those "ugh, this track is too plain, needs more volcanos" posts. Driveclub is not GRID, or NFSR, or Forza, or GT. Just get over it.
I think we were all reminded of that often. Painfully so.
Didn't you read his previous post? It's about the FEATURZ, man. Who cares about how the stuff actually drives.
FF Seraphim
Member
DriveClub |OT| How Fast can you go through this Corridor?
MightyHedgehog
Member
Here's how it happened: I asked for information. I was mildly attacked for possibly being a troll for not bothering to know it already because it's so easy to find. I called that person's post and attitude defensive. DC doesn't have the usual catch-all thread prior to any other big game's release and I simply asked for more information which could have simply been linked to had the aforementioned thread existed. I tried to keep up with this game because I genuinely have an interest in playing it, not perpetuating the stupid console war dipshittery your post does nothing but continue to promote. I understand if people are defensive on all sides because of the last year or so being so ridiculous with the sniping and constant trolling, but let's not take every post, no matter who it comes from, as a potential attack and then proceed to create this absurd 'us or them' bullshit when it's not even really warranted. Your worthless post I'm now replying to has contributed nothing.
A corridor racer with sim elements. As someone who isn't a big racer fan I don't see how it's more inspired than DC. Also what exactly is "dynamic crashes"?
bananafactory
Banned
Guys relax it's only a corridor racer for the first 20 hours until it opens up. It's a totally different game after that point
BruiserBear
Banned
This corridor racer meme gets funnier every time I read it.
Dynamic crashes is really just a way of saying the crashes look kinda real. The physics and damage modeling allow for crashes that look convincing. Cars spin out violently, with the suspension shifting in a realistic manner, with pieces of the car flying, and even parts of the car coming off in the process.
And how often do you get that with licensed cars Bruiser? Majority of games that have that don't have licensed cars because the manufacturer only allows so much.
It's just like Madden...there's a ton of stuff they can't add because the people who own the license don't want simple things like the hit stick or injury cart.
It's definitely a thing now. Funniest nonsense I've heard on GAF in a few months. I can't stop giggling every time I think about its implications.
NoMoreTrolls
Banned
Good lord. Corridor racer. That's a new one.
Why does every DC thread turn to shit so fast? The amount of drive by posting is insane, and some of the agendas are palpable.
Why does every DC thread turn to shit so fast? The amount of drive by posting is insane, and some of the agendas are palpable.
RoyalLaFlame
Banned
Oh right I see. Watch some crash complications and see what you mean, am guessing at the time when it came out it was a first to be done in that manner?
It does remind of me Flatout but more realistic and detailed crashes.
SarcasticD
Member
Driveclub threads always become toxic. Just depends on what page it turns to shit
BruiserBear
Banned
To be clear, I'm not saying they can tear the cars apart. Just saying that crashes and damage modeling have been done very well in the GRID games, which I think is a comparable game to Driveclub.
FF Seraphim
Member
Post 576 I think
mangochutney
Member
It was drive-by sarcasm based upon the previous posts from the other camp.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Corridor Racer?
DriveClub to be the new Final Fantasy XIII.
DriveClub to be the new Final Fantasy XIII.
Handy Fake
Member
Nope. Although they experimented with and Evo have a team looking into it.
Both sound awesome.
Summer Haze
Banned
DriveClub |OT| Uninspired corridor bumper cars
I'm still trying to understand what it means exactly...
Papacheeks
Banned
So you can compare GRID which has rewind abilities, for redo driving sessions to a game that pit's itself between games like PGR, Forza and Gran Turismo?
No offence, but GRID has IMO after playing it is more in the league of Need for Speed
rift. Has some Simulator aspects to it in, perfecting your drifts and getting scores/graded by it.To Driveclub which goes a step further and grades your handling, passing, and team performance with real-time weather effects adding to the control conditions.
Which to me puts it somewhere in PGR, Gran Turismo territory for more simulator feel racing.
Grid has a arcade feel especially with the ability to rewind your crashes.
drugstore_cowboy
Member
Not really. Most tracks, certainly all modern purpose built circuits have huge run off areas. Could be said for street circuits though.
Kssio_Aug
Member
I will express my honest opinion. I have both consoles and was able to put my hands on FH2 demo yesterday, also I think that is the best racing game Ive ever plyaed, its gameplay is just perfect for me.
BUT, I cant deny Im very curious about DC too! The game visuals are definitely more impressive, superficially saying (I cant really determine the most impressive overall when one is open world, and the other is not).
They're different games though. Driveclub is focusing on really impressive visuals and a more standard type of racing game. Both seems to feature a nice sense of community though.
So, I will be playing the PS+ version to see if I like its gameplay. Both systems seems to be well served with racing games! Different racing games though! That will appeal to different publics.
BUT, I cant deny Im very curious about DC too! The game visuals are definitely more impressive, superficially saying (I cant really determine the most impressive overall when one is open world, and the other is not).
They're different games though. Driveclub is focusing on really impressive visuals and a more standard type of racing game. Both seems to feature a nice sense of community though.
So, I will be playing the PS+ version to see if I like its gameplay. Both systems seems to be well served with racing games! Different racing games though! That will appeal to different publics.
fuzzyreactor
Banned
Lmao, perfect
BruiserBear
Banned
So you can compare GRID which has rewind abilities, for redo driving sessions to a game that pit's itself between games like PGR, Forza and Gran Turismo?
No offence, but GRID has IMO after playing it is more in the league of Need for Speed
To Driveclub which goes a step further and grades your handling, passing, and team performance with real-time weather effects adding to the control conditions.
Which to me puts it somewhere in PGR, Gran Turismo territory for more simulator feel racing.
Grid has a arcade feel especially with the ability to rewind your crashes.
You're right, PGR is a good comparison too.