Steve McQueen
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Karma's a bitch
Indeed...I remember Rushy being quite harsh regarding Grid Autosport. I felt it was a bad move, especially him being a dev of a racing game. I wish him well, but nevertheless I find this rather amusing.
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DriveClub Review Thread.
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Indeed...I remember Rushy being quite harsh regarding Grid Autosport. I felt it was a bad move, especially him being a dev of a racing game. I wish him well, but nevertheless I find this rather amusing.
The graphics weren't good?!? You're the first person I've seen say that. Nothing in this game is possible on PS3 graphics-wise. You sure you played Driveclub?
Fried Food
Banned
I'll have fun with my playstation plus version and then I'll forget this game existed. I knew this game was going to be soulless from the very beginning. G27 support would have vindicated it for me, but no dice there either.
See You Next Wednesday
Banned
The e3 & post e3 builds looked like straight up dog shit.
The past months they started showing complete finished builds & it did look amazing.
I wasn't sold on if the type of racing game it would be from the videos, arcady or more sim, but it looked like something that would make me buy a PS4.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
This is why reviews need 4 people, so they can throw a couple scores rather than one. I've never read where a journalist simply loved racing games. If anything, I've heard (in person as well) that they despise racing games just as much as sports games. If they were to pull a fast one on the market now, now is the time. Metacritic has made best friends with consumers anymore.
EA made that NASCAR series and you wonder who actually played it? The guy who loves NASCAR that's who.
Omnipunctual Godot
Gold Member
It is putting the burden of proof on the claimant, who has made accusations of hypocritical fanboyism against a seemingly nebulous group of posters. It has been done before, and if the claims are accurate, they should be easy to demonstrate.
gundamkyoukai
Member
That is not the same as gameplay that is call content or gameplay modes.
Amazing!
Always loved EGM for their four person reviews.
Cthulhu_Steev
Member
nib95, I've popped in to pull you out of this thread. It will make your blood boil, and for what? Just to see See You Next Wednesday being hoisted by his own petard thanks to benny_a? I mean, that was worth it, but why put energy into getting wound up by posters of such low quality that are slavering over this thread?
oh, nib. I was too late to save you.
DidntKnowJack
Member
There isn't less content. There's tons and tons of racing. Another person who has no idea what they are talking about.
Art Vandilay
Member
Don't get too cocky. You're one person and you only played the alpha.
You should quit while you're behind, friend.
Ingueferroque
Banned
So you still haven't played it? You were talking like an expert there.
Dr_LucienSanchez
Banned
Shocking twist - it turned out they were playing The Crew beta the entire time.
So, you reviewed a game in a hour and say that the graphics look like a PS3 game... ok sure!! I will take your word for it. /s
That reminds me of the good ole EGM mag style from way back in the day haha. Myself I've been waiting more on User Impressions here and from the sounds of it the game is great for those looking for a closed circuit racer. I'm gonna be downloading the demo later, if I like the physics I will have to find a way somehow to fit this game into my busy game buying schedule sometime this year. Way too much stuff coming out these next 3 months, my wallet is crying already lol.
LMAO. You could say what you want about the game, but c'mon man.
ricen-beans
Member
Why don't you just try the game for yourself for free and see if you like it?
You'll also see why a rewind feature doesn't really fit this game because of all the live challenges.
I agree maybe a an option for solo offline play would've been a good idea, but DriveClub is all about that social connectivity. You loose half of the game if you take the social aspect out just to be able to rewind.
NullPointer
Member
Looks like an Evolution game - the meat is only to be found on the track. Though I will say this game has the best menus, UI and lightning fast loads of any Evo game, and might be the best UI I've seen in a driving game on the whole. Nothing gets in the way and nothing keeps you waiting.
That there is no story and no setup doesn't matter to me - the work was put into the environments, cars and dynamic driving conditions. No sense of victory or celebration is something that might sour after a while though, especially considering how tough some of the events seem to be as you go up in difficulty.
And one thing that I'll agree with some of the reviews is that the game here is more for the sim crowd. The arcade play at work in the driving model runs smack dab against the points system which demerits a driver for leaving the track or even small collisions. While I love that the game incentivizes clean driving, I think that'll be at odds to many arcade racing fans.
But in terms of soul I'm not quite seeing the complaint. Don't the environments count? Those environments, rendered out forever and in a million different degrees of lighting and cloud cover - those are the heart of DriveClub and what most sets it apart from the pack.
That there is no story and no setup doesn't matter to me - the work was put into the environments, cars and dynamic driving conditions. No sense of victory or celebration is something that might sour after a while though, especially considering how tough some of the events seem to be as you go up in difficulty.
And one thing that I'll agree with some of the reviews is that the game here is more for the sim crowd. The arcade play at work in the driving model runs smack dab against the points system which demerits a driver for leaving the track or even small collisions. While I love that the game incentivizes clean driving, I think that'll be at odds to many arcade racing fans.
But in terms of soul I'm not quite seeing the complaint. Don't the environments count? Those environments, rendered out forever and in a million different degrees of lighting and cloud cover - those are the heart of DriveClub and what most sets it apart from the pack.
Just posted this in the OT but even more relevant to this thread:
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I can't wait for this to unlock on friday (uk).
Many of the reviewers are missing the point as they've grown fat and greedy on the very fashionable modern idea of 'content as king'.
To me driveclub looks like an incredibly focused experience aimed at real car fans and built by a team of car enthusiasts.
I don't need a gazzilion cars and tracks - i spent 70% of my time in forza 4 driving 911s on fiji stage A just trying to master it corner by corner and shave milliseconds off my fastest timetrial.
The attention to detail, both visually and soundwise that Rushy & co have put into each carefully chosen car looks to be stagering. Rather that than spread yourself thinly over 100s of cars but not be able to give each one the attention it deserves.
The way this game has been put together + everything the devs are saying sounds like it's going to be a very pure experience. Screw the reviewers - please people, ignore them & at least try the demo.
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I can't wait for this to unlock on friday (uk).
Many of the reviewers are missing the point as they've grown fat and greedy on the very fashionable modern idea of 'content as king'.
To me driveclub looks like an incredibly focused experience aimed at real car fans and built by a team of car enthusiasts.
I don't need a gazzilion cars and tracks - i spent 70% of my time in forza 4 driving 911s on fiji stage A just trying to master it corner by corner and shave milliseconds off my fastest timetrial.
The attention to detail, both visually and soundwise that Rushy & co have put into each carefully chosen car looks to be stagering. Rather that than spread yourself thinly over 100s of cars but not be able to give each one the attention it deserves.
The way this game has been put together + everything the devs are saying sounds like it's going to be a very pure experience. Screw the reviewers - please people, ignore them & at least try the demo.
Have faith. He will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes.
shinobi602
Member
You know he was talking about the support for the wheel for the game.
PapaJustify
Member
He is clearly talking about the menu screen. The graphics there are only PS3 level. Tops.
HUH? The game has no discernible difference between E3 and now.
Damn! I really was hyped like hell for this game.
I don't think there has been a 1st party game for the PS4 has lived up to the hype so far.
I really wanted a PS4 earlier this year, but couldn't justify a purchase when review scores like this saying that there is no must have game to get.
Whats the next big PS4 exclusive coming up soon? The Order?
Here's a few that don't seem to understand that one really bad or average review doesn't mean the entire game is, nor that there aren't other reviews to the contrary.
ninjablade
Banned
normally i would post gameplay screenshots of the game, but i can't cause it doesn't look impressive in screens.
NexusGamer
Member
100% agreed, pretty much just made the same point in my post directly after yours, just a different way of saying the same thing!
MidgarBlowedUp
Member
I read the GameSpot review and well, it wasn't actually a review of the game. The "review" only vaguely mumbled about the AI difficulty and not much else, except to talk about how awesome FH2 was. The IGN review, on the other hand, actually reviewed the game, and explained enough that I can make an informed decision about purchasing the game or not.
I'll just play the PS+ version for now and pick up DC later when its cheap.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Wahahaha. I dont even.
Ahh alright, I was gonna say doing it the normal way would take quite awhile especially if he makes alot of posts haha. I'm just more of the mind in these review threads that there is always gonna be people like that, and it's usually best to ignore them unless they are doing the concern troll thing way too much. Still looking at it, I think it's funny that he lost hype for a game he wasn't even hyped in to begin with lol. I like that the review scale is getting used more, but people need to get used to it and start relaying on word of mouth and not just what game journos say for each review. The bad scores for this game sadly came from people who expected a much different racer with an open world, something I personally wouldn't like. I like my racing games like Gran Turismo where it's all pure track racing.
Yeah, I have to admit you had a pretty easy job for this particular one, lol. A couple of those I wouldn't consider acting like it's indicative of the game as a whole, but some of those definitely are.
I don't even think the overall reviews are bad. However as someone that is a fan of forza and was disappointed in the X1 version, I'm kind of curious what makes this game not as great. Because everything I've seen of DC looked more interesting than what Forza went for. And reviews for Forza were pretty high across the board.
NEOPARADIGM
Banned
I'm a whore for this, and while I'm not thrilled, it's pretty ace. Blows the shit out of GT at least.
Methamatics101
Member
Hitting brakes in a racing game, damn. What the fuck were Evo thinking?
Pretty much every racing game allows you to race many times. That's not special. You can't be surprised that some reviewers do not want to do the same races over and over. You are of course allowed to be happy with the game as is, but you are asking for a niche game. Niche games get niche reviews. It's not fair but that's how it's always been. 75 for niche games essentially means "If you like this genre definitely buy".
orthodoxy1095
Banned
You're welcome to your opinion, but you'll need to defend it. So tell me what game on PS3 looks even remotely as good as DriveClub?
NullPointer
Member
I'll never understand why braking gets a bum rap in these games.
That's like, half of racing.
NoMoChokeSJ
Banned
So I really enjoyed playing through Knack, in fact much more than a lot of high scoring games. Opinions in game reviews are just that. Unlike something with standard benchmarks, like hardware, video game reviews are truly subject to what the reviewer deems great. Plus the metric that they compare a game to varies by opinion. Hardly worth stroking out about.
IMO Driveclub reviews were going to be either massively disappointing or controversial if they weren't unanimously positive, regardless of reasoning behind the criticism. The prerelease build up of hype and defensiveness definitely had a destiny/killzone vibe too it. Sometimes hype is the worst metric of all.
On the positive side, there really is no need to get upset over reviews, unless you work for Evolution. The game is beautiful, has a demo that all PS+ members can try and judge for themselves, and the PS4 is currently starved for racers. Driveclub will most likely sell tons and give Evolution an opportunity to take the criticism and improve their next iteration of the game.
IMO Driveclub reviews were going to be either massively disappointing or controversial if they weren't unanimously positive, regardless of reasoning behind the criticism. The prerelease build up of hype and defensiveness definitely had a destiny/killzone vibe too it. Sometimes hype is the worst metric of all.
On the positive side, there really is no need to get upset over reviews, unless you work for Evolution. The game is beautiful, has a demo that all PS+ members can try and judge for themselves, and the PS4 is currently starved for racers. Driveclub will most likely sell tons and give Evolution an opportunity to take the criticism and improve their next iteration of the game.
ninjablade
Banned
it's at 73 now.
DidntKnowJack
Member
There are 55 courses in the fucking game. 55. How is that even remotely considered racing the same tracks over and over again?