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DriveClub Review Thread.
- Thread starter Saty
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Lol.
I'll try the ps+ version for sure but racing games are one of my least favorite genres so I'll probably end up passing.
lol.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
PS4 owners have a lock for a winner with it.
This will probably be the game to make me buy a PS4 next year.
I look at only respectable reviewers. Not the random sites that give out high 9 scores like candy.
That said, the new direction of all offensive little defesne could go wrong for the game's design.
People thought Yoshi's Story would be the successor sequel to Yoshi's Island, but the change in direction the game took torpedoed the game.
Won't know until it comes out.
They don't mean jack shit if the driving is bad.
Did you not see what I laid out just a few minutes ago for a similar post?
edit: Yes, I see you did, because you quoted. Well, same treatment goes for you. Go find me some of these posters, please. 5 will do. Same rules as the other guy.
Blanket accusations get you nowhere.
megabytecr
Member
No they went with detail over content, but that applies to the whole game, presentation and gameplay IMO, from what I have seen.
I've played the alpha so I know, it's actually harder than previous games. Reviewers are gonna get destroyed.
They thought Dark Souls 2 was hard hahahahahaha
thanks for proving me right, the easiest Souls game by a country fuckin mile has the best score. WHO KNEW!
meanspartan
Member
So looks like this is gonna land in the 7-8 range.
Gotta admit, I am only somewhat into racing games, and am mostly interested in this due to wanting to see the prettiness. So it seems like it'll be good enough for me!
Gotta admit, I am only somewhat into racing games, and am mostly interested in this due to wanting to see the prettiness. So it seems like it'll be good enough for me!
No, I think it's fair. They're very similar games, and very few people have problems with game outside of it being what they consider very average in most ways. They would probably say the same thing about PGR now because it didn't seem to do things better. I think the non-open-world, non-sim racer is just a dying breed now.
gaming_noob
Member
Derpcrawler
Member
DriveClub is pretty much Destiny of the racing games, according to reviews and first impressions of my friend. Polished gameplay, with huge lack of content and focus. Oh well, can't complain about it being free with PS+.
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL
Really. I thought the health gaining mechanic looked too forgiving, guys I was wrong.
He wouldn't need to. It happens commonly, with a lot of games.
But wait, you're not going to post that Xbox One cloud PR post for the now 4th or 5th time now are you? And then ignorantly state AI can't be done via GPGPU or compute despite me giving you links to the contrary?
Edit. Cool Bish, I'm down.
InsaneTiger
Member
I was thinking more about review score and perceived hype. I am not a big racing fan myself just though of some parallels.
Fuck I don't know. Maybe new modes will be added to make it more fun to those who complain. Sony has never gone beyond simulation racing so let us crucify them for trying something different or they could just copy Forza Horizon for Driveclub 2.
I hate review threads. I'm out.
Driveclub reminds me more of PGR than anything else. I can see why the comparison is made.
And no matter how good the driving is, it won't reach its potential without a variety of things to do.
Lol
DidntKnowJack
Member
A 5 from Gamespot. Kevin VanOrd review? Kevin VanOrd review.
I love it when people who aren't even fans of racing games review racing games. And even if they're semi-fans, they need their racers to have some flashy new gimmick. Cop chases, buildings falling down around them as they race, large scale and uber-cool crashes, and other weird shit that has little to do with substance and all to do with flash. Thank fuck someone out there is still making these "boring" racing games where you - wait for it - RACE.
I love it when people who aren't even fans of racing games review racing games. And even if they're semi-fans, they need their racers to have some flashy new gimmick. Cop chases, buildings falling down around them as they race, large scale and uber-cool crashes, and other weird shit that has little to do with substance and all to do with flash. Thank fuck someone out there is still making these "boring" racing games where you - wait for it - RACE.
I hope people like you stop having an impact on the genre. Unfortunately, it looks like this way of thinking is more or less the norm. Very irritating.
This game has little in common with PGR, IMO. Been kind of annoying since it was announced to see people say it's the PGR spiritual successor to try and give it credence or something, but it's never felt like it beyond being an arcade racer and having some interesting locale choices. Haven't played it myself but the handling also looked very rough and not like PGR at all when cars lost traction.
Not only has the car selection looked incredibly basic and typical from the start, but now I find out it's only European cars? As un-PGR-like as possible. The eclectic and bizarre (no pun intended) choice of vehicles was something that made PGR stand out from the crowd as well.
It's always been a stretch comparison. That said, PGR4 got hit super hard with similar complaints that Driveclub did with respect to not reinventing the wheel.. but it boasted a lot more content-wise than Driveclub.
Since their voices are a lot less important in a world where "let's play" videos and live streaming are becoming more and more popular. Videogame commentary is readily available in many more places than traditional games journalism now.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I'd say it's fitting the GT5 Prologue era. When a GT releases it's accepted by some and thrown away by others. Either way you are getting a lot of quality out of the game. Underground seemed to bring the crowd who just wanted that F&F feeling.
It wasn't going to be a new Need for Speed Underground of the generation. It about averages below a fully featured Gran Turismo
I've never met a racing fan that wasn't like an Underground fan or who hadn't started playing Forza.
I've always bought GT. I don't know how I really feel about Drive Club. It will be enjoyed by people who want it. What's annoying are the opinions it gets via reviews and what not.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
That was from the post e3 builds that showed the crappy footage.
They started showing the new builds afterwards & it looked amazing.
I was sold on the amazing environments.
Glorified G
Member
Really...
And this wasn't even three months ago
edit: LOL beaten to hell and back
Primethius
Banned
I'll give you content, but presentation and gameplay? The presentation is simple and to the point. You're in a racing game, go race. None of that (and I love FH2), unskippable cutscene BS where some random dude that I don't give a shit about talks to me. Its just pure racing.
The gameplay is top notch too. I mean yea, that's a subjective statement, but the sense of speed, the handling etc, are all good.
My bigger point was that the game isn't getting these reviews primarily because something was "wrong" with the gameplay. Most reviews who are scoring it low seem to be saying its a "standard" racing game.
fantastic title.
goombatommy
Member
Don't care what the reviews say, can't wait to download the PS+ version!
Dude, quit digging your hole. Your post history clearly indicates otherwise.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Nobody said it was an exact copy of PGR. It shares some of it's elements. Even though they don't call them kudos, you earn kudos. And the racing model hovers along that arcade/sim line much the way PGR did. Nobody is out there saying this game is PGR all the way.
Someone changing their first-hand opinion over time as they get swayed by the attitudes of others? I wonder what that would look like.
Sure, I know the rewind is not "free" and my statement doesn't have a precise reference to any game that uses that option. Anyway, anybody is free to use that option, so everyone will be happy I guess.
Anyway, I will not talk anymore about this "feature" in this thread.
no. no. no.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
There is a speed penalty if you drive off the track & the a.i. will constantly bump you off the road. I don't like the rewind feature in games, but for shit like this, I would definitely use it.
The a.i. drives like they are glued to the driving line like in the older Gran Turismo games & the races showed more a point to point/rally type of tracks that do not compliment that type of a.i. behavior.
IAmRandom31
Banned
so your saying need for speed, the Grid series, the Dirt series, ridge racer series, wipeout series, etc. are bad games?
Right?
The amount of cars and tracks is pretty high actually. Only GT / Forza series really has much higher
That tag
tearsintherain
Member
Pre-ordered DC last night because I enjoy driving games, to take advantage of this months $15 PSN offer, and because I have $200 of PSN cards I paid $100 for thanks to Gamestop and Kongregate last month - making this game effectively $21.25 for me.
I'd agree with the 7/10 reviews, played for about an hour today morning and while I had fun I was not blown away. The graphics were not good, I would have sworn I was playing on my PS3. The backseat driving stuff is pretty annoying. I have never played Forza or Gran Turismo and probably never will because I realize I prefer arcade-y driving games to sim style games, Mario Kart 8 and stuff like GTA are my thing.
Still its fun to play, I will probably play a few hours a month so its worth it for that. I think for most people though the PS+ version is going to be more than enough. I will definitely not be getting the season pass.
Most memorable moment was driving through a sunny valley, and after the next hill suddenly its full of dark clouds and thunder is rumbling. That was pretty awesome. The tree's in India look like shit though.
I'd agree with the 7/10 reviews, played for about an hour today morning and while I had fun I was not blown away. The graphics were not good, I would have sworn I was playing on my PS3. The backseat driving stuff is pretty annoying. I have never played Forza or Gran Turismo and probably never will because I realize I prefer arcade-y driving games to sim style games, Mario Kart 8 and stuff like GTA are my thing.
Still its fun to play, I will probably play a few hours a month so its worth it for that. I think for most people though the PS+ version is going to be more than enough. I will definitely not be getting the season pass.
Most memorable moment was driving through a sunny valley, and after the next hill suddenly its full of dark clouds and thunder is rumbling. That was pretty awesome. The tree's in India look like shit though.
For real. Dark Souls 2 was really easy. Not kidding.
I couldn't even beat the boss solo in Bloodborne.
You care about what one person says so much to go look through there post history 2 months back? Why? If they don't like that game ignore them. The reviews are actually decent I don't see why everyone is arguing about it. It got like 2 bad reviews, everything else from both User Impressions from the OT here and other reviews make the game seem to be great for people who like Closed Circuit racing like I do. Gamespot and Eurogamer were obviously looking for something else in a racing game and sadly scored it that way, but anyone who plays it expecting a closed circuit racer is gonna get just that and from what I've seen they may end up enjoying it. Only blemish I've really seen besides the missing features that are gonna be patched in is the fact that there is limited car makes and there is no real customization. Besides that the game sounds great. I'm just trying to say, it seems weird that if anyone has an opinion about something that they might go and dig stuff up on you. If you don't like their opinion, ignore it, don't go spend time looking up posts they made 2 months ago. If he was in here constantly spamming BS then I would understand, but he made like one statement lol.
I find it hard to understand why you desire less content.
Dead/
Actually reading the reviews paints a prettier picture than the meta-score presents.
I don't have a PS4 yet, but Driveclub looks great so I'll probably invite my poor ass to a friend's place to try it out.
This thread, however, is a complete horror-show. Trolls. Crazy, PR-level defenses to counter said trolls. Why do we even do this to ourselves?
I don't have a PS4 yet, but Driveclub looks great so I'll probably invite my poor ass to a friend's place to try it out.
This thread, however, is a complete horror-show. Trolls. Crazy, PR-level defenses to counter said trolls. Why do we even do this to ourselves?
Amazing.
It was a harmless joke. I found it funny at least.
I'm saying they're fun but fleeting. (Have not played Grid or Dirt)
Orniletter
Banned
Ehh, I think it will be a great game to get for cheap down the line.
20 next....May or so and I´m in.
A tad bit on the disappointing side though (but some of the criticism reads.....weird, like the one complaining about the lack of an open world).
20 next....May or so and I´m in.
A tad bit on the disappointing side though (but some of the criticism reads.....weird, like the one complaining about the lack of an open world).
I remembered that name from some of the posts he made in past Driveclub threads previously. It took me 45 seconds, including writing my few words to make that post. But I have to admit I'm pretty good at using google.
DidntKnowJack
Member
Add you to the list of people who have no idea what they are talking about.
You only get a penalty if you're off the road for more than 3 seconds. if you have any skill, this is easily avoided.
The AI in the early portion of the game is at a very low skill level. So yes, they drive in a pack. Come back to me when you've actually progressed in the game, played some of the higher skill levels, and tell me the AI drives in the same way.
Hint: they don't.