the_batman
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DRIVECLUB |OT| Cloudy with a Chance of Jaw Drops
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servers are down. GAF killed again.
I've a UK account, but I live in Australia.
If Sony's kit only looks at IP address ranges when deciding on when it'll pre-load I'm in like Flynn!
the_batman
Banned
inb4 you're permabanned for breaking some rule :B
DidntKnowJack
Member
Only got a chance to play for about an hour, but man did that hour fly by! This is so much fun and graphically its just as amazing as I was led to believe. The servers were up and down, but it didn't detract much to what I was doing, just leveling up in the single player. No interruptions to the actual playing of the game. coughDestinycough.
Believe the hype. DC is fantastic!
Believe the hype. DC is fantastic!
Nooooooooooo!
FlutterPuffs
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Citizen_Insane
Member
Done for the night. Been playing for 2 and a half hours. I feel like I've got a good grip on how the game controls and I've been getting better with each race. Couple thoughts from a casual racing fan before I go to bed:
-The entire thing handles so well. I am in love with the controls. I'm not the biggest fan of racing games overall but I already feel hooked on this. It's just fun to play. Really, really fun. I know a lot of people were concerned this would be a graphics over gameplay type of deal, but that couldn't be more wrong.
-The sense of speed is very real and immersive. Completely blows me away, and I love it. At one point I was laughing like a mad man because I was going stupidly fast into this corner and then somehow did the smoothest turn possible. Was such a rush.
-Graphics can be a bit weird. The game can look phenomenal in one race, and average in another. Mostly on the India tracks (see below). There's definitely some aliasing problems, but you stop noticing it after a while. Still when it looks good, it looks good. Definitely one of the best looking games I've ever played. Even the best sometimes.
-Every track on India looks way worse than all the other locations. Norway especially is on a completely different level in terms of graphics. It's a shame they chose to start the first race of the game with the completely underwhelming India track. I was quite disappointed playing the first race. Second one was a hell of a lot better and made up for it, though. And dammit Evo, I'm half Indian. Way to make me feel bad for saying all that!
-Sound design is incredible. I hope the preset for the gold headsets comes very soon because I cannot wait to try it out.
-Can't comment much on the online features at all since their servers are pretty much dead atm. Hopefully it'll be better tomorrow. Need to get friends to join my club so I can start racking up frame for it since the club is inactive until another member joins. And it seems like a lot of good cars are locked until you level up your club.
I'm going away very impressed at what Evo's accomplished here and I can already tell I'm going to put more hours into this than I ever have for another racing game. Congrats Rushy and team, you all nailed it. Now get photo mode and weather out ASAP!
-The entire thing handles so well. I am in love with the controls. I'm not the biggest fan of racing games overall but I already feel hooked on this. It's just fun to play. Really, really fun. I know a lot of people were concerned this would be a graphics over gameplay type of deal, but that couldn't be more wrong.
-The sense of speed is very real and immersive. Completely blows me away, and I love it. At one point I was laughing like a mad man because I was going stupidly fast into this corner and then somehow did the smoothest turn possible. Was such a rush.
-Graphics can be a bit weird. The game can look phenomenal in one race, and average in another. Mostly on the India tracks (see below). There's definitely some aliasing problems, but you stop noticing it after a while. Still when it looks good, it looks good. Definitely one of the best looking games I've ever played. Even the best sometimes.
-Every track on India looks way worse than all the other locations. Norway especially is on a completely different level in terms of graphics. It's a shame they chose to start the first race of the game with the completely underwhelming India track. I was quite disappointed playing the first race. Second one was a hell of a lot better and made up for it, though. And dammit Evo, I'm half Indian. Way to make me feel bad for saying all that!
-Sound design is incredible. I hope the preset for the gold headsets comes very soon because I cannot wait to try it out.
-Can't comment much on the online features at all since their servers are pretty much dead atm. Hopefully it'll be better tomorrow. Need to get friends to join my club so I can start racking up frame for it since the club is inactive until another member joins. And it seems like a lot of good cars are locked until you level up your club.
I'm going away very impressed at what Evo's accomplished here and I can already tell I'm going to put more hours into this than I ever have for another racing game. Congrats Rushy and team, you all nailed it. Now get photo mode and weather out ASAP!
Boogalogist
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Oh shit. Thread moves fast. Can't wait to try it on PS+ and inevitably buying it.
It's just based on PSN account region, not your actual region.
I'm in Aus and use a US account. Preloaded the game yesterday, played it when I got home from work today.
digoutyoursoul
Member
When is the Plus version out in the UK, tomorrow ?
God I hope so, I can't take waiting till friday.
crack-king
Member
Like I explained a little bit earlier. Spielspaß is fun and isn`t meant to be an average
I made club "Best Coast". Tried to make a nature/native art symbol but the best I could do was make it all gold with a skull wearing a feather headdress. :/
It can be changed. Haha. Maybe a Hollywood theme?
If you need a club and are active during Pacific time feel free to msg me on PSN. Same as GAF name.
PS sorry if that was someone's club name wanted.
It can be changed. Haha. Maybe a Hollywood theme?
If you need a club and are active during Pacific time feel free to msg me on PSN. Same as GAF name.
PS sorry if that was someone's club name wanted.
Really need to level up to get more options. Made the best of what I had to fit the club title and style. lol
Pre-load is going now here in Germany. Now the wait for midnight begins.
No you will have to wait until friday.
No you will have to wait until friday.
HORRORSHØW
Member
thanks for the impressions. as a person who doesn't play many racers, this is encouraging. it's a shame that india looks the worst, mainly because it's the one people will play with plus and that may dissuade them from purchasing the full game.
FeiRR
Banned
Nope, my game unlocked according to PST (or whatever the US account uses). It was 9 AM right here. But I had to accept TOS once again before I could log into PSN this morning. Anybody else had it this way?
Pretty sure it's going to be Friday. :'(
EDIT: Confirmed.
https://twitter.com/_SteveRust/status/519440523946639361
flipswitch
Member
Someone talk me out of buying DC off PSN. It's almost 10pm and I could be playing in two hours but I prefer buying my games from retail. I was going to wake up at pick it up as soon as the store opens at 9am.
No you will have to wait until friday.
That's a harsh sentence judge. Can't I just have a stretch in the iso cubes?
DenogginizerOS
BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
I truly hope the same people who designed MotorStorm's net code are not the ones who did #DriveClub's. Every single MotorStorm launch was plagued with horrible online problems.
Anything like this that I expect to play on and off for long periods, I bite the bullet and pick up from PSN (EU BOHICA PSN no less). DO IT!
Get drunk and change your PSN password.
Once you sober up and try to log on, it will take you an unbearable long time to reset that shit, which will dampen your enthusiasm to buy the game.
And then you'll buy anyway, because you are weak.
Sorry man, I would only encourage you to buy the dig. ver. of this game.
First game I've bought digitally because it was cheaper than retail.
It's a racing game, you'll want to be able to launch it quick just for a quick races. Do you really want to get up and change discs when you just want a few laps? ;D
John Bender
Banned
Woot Woot!!
I have it!!!
Retail copy just arrived!
MUST..... CONTAIN..... HYYYYYPE!!!!
I have it!!!
Retail copy just arrived!
MUST..... CONTAIN..... HYYYYYPE!!!!
If you think it helps with the wait sure. Maybe do some littering so I can justify it.
Codeblew
Member
Servers are borked at the moment so you might as well wait a few hours. It limits what you can do in game a bit.
Citizen_Insane
Member
No problem. Same, I don't play racers often either. Last ones I played were GT5 which I hated, and Burnout Paradise which I liked a lot but didn't hold my attention for long. Yeah thinking on it now it was definitely the wrong decision to put India for free. I know I would have been completely turned off on the graphics for this game if all I saw was India by day. Looks fantastic at night, though. Every track does. Still, they should have put Canada or something instead. At least people who play the Plus version can experience just how good it feels to play. It's so much fun.Grimløck;133243484 said:
1.21Gigawatts
Banned
Embargo ends in 2 hours, right?
The Elite
BOSS
Yup. This game is unforgiving. Everything is penalized.
My first few races were an interesting experience. Especially coming off Forza Horizon 2, which is very forgiving. The fundamental concept between the two games is so extremely different that it's going to be kind of difficult jumping back and forth.
Just need the servers to go back up so we can form the club.
toythatkills
Member
Yeah.
GrizzleBoy
Banned
How do I get DC to start downloading on my PS4 which I know is on because my wife just called me at work to let me know she's watching the new season of Homeland without me on Netflix.
I redeemed an amazon code this morning. Will it automatically Download on the PS4?
I redeemed an amazon code this morning. Will it automatically Download on the PS4?
Celestial Mortal
Member
Why the hell is the companion app (for Android) 453MB in size?
Yep. Got cannot download errors for all of them.
yea same
Simply Sami
Member
Sony do know UK is in Europe? So fuck knows why we getting even the ps plus version on Friday.
Pay the most and get it last it seems.
Pay the most and get it last it seems.
flipswitch
Member
Ok, so if I buy the ps plus edition full upgrade, I can pre load now and play it as soon as it's 12am? (2hrs from now)
GameSeeker
Member
OK, just got up and ran a few races, so these are early impressions:
1) As almost everyone has said the driving model is excellent. Just out and out fun. Easy enough to learn, different enough for each car, but hard to master.
2) The lighting model is to die for. GT6 previously held the bar for most realistic lighting, but DriveClub blows that away. The lighting at all times of day: morning, early afternoon, late afternoon, early evening, evening, night is just fantastic. No words will describe how good the lighting model is, seeing is believing.
3) The graphics on a well calibrated large screen TV are phenomenal. There is still aliasing, but it's at low levels. When we get replay and photo mode with the aliasing completely gone, there will be no debate about which racer has the best graphics.
4) Sound. Oh, the sound. In Dolby 5.1 this is putting out engine and racing sounds that's are sublime.
5) UI - in a word excellent! Quick, easy to get around, fast loading of races, never gets in your way. The on screen customization of the HUD is excellent.
If you are playing the PS+ edition, get the upgrade while you can. Once you move out of India, the scenery looks much more spectacular.
Now back to more racing...
1) As almost everyone has said the driving model is excellent. Just out and out fun. Easy enough to learn, different enough for each car, but hard to master.
2) The lighting model is to die for. GT6 previously held the bar for most realistic lighting, but DriveClub blows that away. The lighting at all times of day: morning, early afternoon, late afternoon, early evening, evening, night is just fantastic. No words will describe how good the lighting model is, seeing is believing.
3) The graphics on a well calibrated large screen TV are phenomenal. There is still aliasing, but it's at low levels. When we get replay and photo mode with the aliasing completely gone, there will be no debate about which racer has the best graphics.
4) Sound. Oh, the sound. In Dolby 5.1 this is putting out engine and racing sounds that's are sublime.
5) UI - in a word excellent! Quick, easy to get around, fast loading of races, never gets in your way. The on screen customization of the HUD is excellent.
If you are playing the PS+ edition, get the upgrade while you can. Once you move out of India, the scenery looks much more spectacular.
Now back to more racing...
mocolostrocolos
Member
For those who dont want to wait until tomorrow o friday to play the PS+ Edition.
Create a new Us Account, use the 14 days promo for PSN+ and download the PS+ Edition the moment is up.
Switch to your main user and have fun.
Create a new Us Account, use the 14 days promo for PSN+ and download the PS+ Edition the moment is up.
Switch to your main user and have fun.
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