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Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
The recent Spooking with scoops is really funny.
Amazing
SteveWinwood
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Fotheringay
Member
See?! Ubisoft wasn't lying when they said it would take too much time to put in female characters, look at how mangled Mary was.
I mean jesus that shit straight horrifying.
SlowRevolution
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jose canseco should fly in to do a demo derby with dan
i can see it i guess
Looks like someone smashed in Scott Bakula's face with a sledgehammer.
The guy on the left looks pretty rough too
MrTroubleMaker
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Coonce
Member
i can see it i guess
it's pretty close, but not as close as UFC Gerstmann.
stump sock
Member
peter's was accurate to the point of creepy.
what have they done to to poor sweet Murry's face??
...who's the guy that looks like Morrissey?
what have they done to to poor sweet Murry's face??
...who's the guy that looks like Morrissey?
AwakenedCloud
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The Naruto Quick Look inspired me to do a quick photoshop job for GBeast.
AuthenticM
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I... I will listen to Dan read me Air Force Gator
He should get Brad to read it. He has that sultry manly voice.
The Dear Leader
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I... I will listen to Dan read me Air Force Gator
I would have Drew's Pacman voice read it.
there you go. Giantbomb Cast Member Audiobook Variants for the Best Selling Amazon book Air Force Gator.
Collect Them All!
NumberThree
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I will enjoy listening to Air Force Gator on commutes no matter who's reading it.
Fuck, I almost spit coffee on my work laptop.
Oh, someone put that clip on them tubez!
Fuck, I almost spit coffee on my work laptop.
Oh, someone put that clip on them tubez!
I'm gonna be disappointed now if that doesn't make its way in there.
Gawd, Driveclub. Driveclub! Man. Jeez.
You know the one thing I disagree with Jeff on about DC are the graphics. The way Evolution studios handled the atmospheric effects are jaw dropping. I have never, EVER seen a game nail something as simple as a partly cloudy sky, or clouds covering the track, or the mountainside being shrouded in darkness for a minute as a large scatter of clouds moves along. It is amazing. If Evo announced they were getting out of the game business and focus exclusively on licensing out their Driveclub engine to other devs, I'd be over the moon. It is breathtaking. You really have to see it in person to appreciate it. Forza will never look this good. I have a hard time imagining any other racing game on consoles looking this good.
But holy crap, all of that is in service to a game that is just fundamentally broken to me. I can imagine a hardcore sim with tuning and realistic handling to be a fun, awesome getaway from Gran Turismo that focuses on supercars and has a blend of online and racing challenges. Or a super awesome Ridge Racer inspired game with boosts and Motorstorm like mayhem (these tracks have a very Ridge Racer next gen-like feel, so much so that I just daydream of slipstreams when racin'). Man, what fun those two types of games would be.
But no, what we have here is an arcade like handling game that punishes you for using arcade like strategy. I can't approach it like a sim game because it has no tuning, no customization, no purchasing strategies of what my next car should be, and no handling that's even close to what a sim game feels like. I can't really approach it as an arcade game because it punishes any type of free-wheelin' arcade strategy that I might employ like cutting a corner or going off track for a second.
I just don't understand what happened. DC is such a disappointment, man, what a bummer. I still hope that Evolution sees success with the game, if only so that they can put this engine to good use with a Motorstorm game, but who knows. Man. Man!
You know the one thing I disagree with Jeff on about DC are the graphics. The way Evolution studios handled the atmospheric effects are jaw dropping. I have never, EVER seen a game nail something as simple as a partly cloudy sky, or clouds covering the track, or the mountainside being shrouded in darkness for a minute as a large scatter of clouds moves along. It is amazing. If Evo announced they were getting out of the game business and focus exclusively on licensing out their Driveclub engine to other devs, I'd be over the moon. It is breathtaking. You really have to see it in person to appreciate it. Forza will never look this good. I have a hard time imagining any other racing game on consoles looking this good.
But holy crap, all of that is in service to a game that is just fundamentally broken to me. I can imagine a hardcore sim with tuning and realistic handling to be a fun, awesome getaway from Gran Turismo that focuses on supercars and has a blend of online and racing challenges. Or a super awesome Ridge Racer inspired game with boosts and Motorstorm like mayhem (these tracks have a very Ridge Racer next gen-like feel, so much so that I just daydream of slipstreams when racin'). Man, what fun those two types of games would be.
But no, what we have here is an arcade like handling game that punishes you for using arcade like strategy. I can't approach it like a sim game because it has no tuning, no customization, no purchasing strategies of what my next car should be, and no handling that's even close to what a sim game feels like. I can't really approach it as an arcade game because it punishes any type of free-wheelin' arcade strategy that I might employ like cutting a corner or going off track for a second.
I just don't understand what happened. DC is such a disappointment, man, what a bummer. I still hope that Evolution sees success with the game, if only so that they can put this engine to good use with a Motorstorm game, but who knows. Man. Man!
call_kotaku
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I think it's just because it's a launch game that's no longer being judged on the launch game curve. I can't imagine how bad the reviews for Knack or Ryse would've been if they were released now instead of at launch.
There is a weird narrative of "it's for people who want a serious no-nonsense racing game with realistic physics, but not for those weirdos that want a serious no-nonsense sim racer with realistic physics" going on with this game that makes the comments pretty hilarious to read.
There is a weird narrative of "it's for people who want a serious no-nonsense racing game with realistic physics, but not for those weirdos that want a serious no-nonsense sim racer with realistic physics" going on with this game that makes the comments pretty hilarious to read.
I honestly wish DC was released last year so Evo would have had it behind them already.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Those are spikes
And I've died.
- The life and times of Scoops.
And I've died.
- The life and times of Scoops.
Jimmyfenix
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Man just woke up and feels like someone has punched me on my left side of my face. I guess all of today will be spent watching giantbomb dot com content.
It was all that Pix the Cat you've been playing, wasn't it?
Jimmyfenix
Member
Damn straight. That game is dangerous to your health.
Hopefully EVO can address those penalty elements - they seem to really attract criticism but should be something relatively easy to improve?
I don't necessarily think you need full tuning and livery options like forza, but nkt even allowing a colour choice is nuts.
Could not disagree more. I think the handling is really fun and I love the penalties. It encourages clean driving while having an easier handling model. Have you played PGR2 or 3 online? Those games turned into destruction derbies that's why most races online were played without collision. What's the point of that? Might as well just do time trials at that point. You might as why then have it in offline races as well and the answer is easy, to teach you how to properly drive. Just because it's arcadey doesn't mean it has to turn into Burnout with people t-boning each other.
Piston Hyundai
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"So, you want a realistic, down-to-earth show... that's completely off-the-wall and swarming with magic robots?"
Jimmyfenix
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In bed playing pix the cat and watching breaking brad doom 2. Livin da life.
Pix the Cat. Not even once.
Brad Grenz
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I think I can offer a theory on why there are no assists and tuning options. The game's progress is built pretty heavily on comparing everything you do on the road to other players and other clubs which becomes much harder to do if everyone is fiddling with all sorts of different knobs and variables. They probably settled on simply levelling the play field so everyone's cars handle the same and no one is placed at a disadvantage just because they don't know how to set up their car properly.
Pix is pretty cool. Interesting mix of Snake and Pacman CEDX.
Infinite Justice
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Honestly i think that's exactly what they did then added the extra penalty stuff for the people being jerks/trolls regardless.
But that comes with a huge risk because if someone doesn't like what they offer for some reason the whole thing tumbles with no way of recovery.
call_kotaku
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Why couldn't they have just tagged times with the conditions? (level of assistance, modified/unmodified, etc) Could've set up a system like "_____ on your friends list set this time with this car with these modifications, want to try to beat his time? Do you want to modify your car? Do you want to use his settings?" On the one hand it does seem convoluted, but I feel like in many racing games I reach my "limit" capped by my general racing skill fairly quickly and I run out of things to do if I'm just trying to beat a number.
It's certainly possible that they set out to make a "spartan" racing game by not including a bunch of features that are common in the genre, but it seems like the more straightforward explanation is that they didn't have the time or resources to implement everything. It doesn't make sense to release a racing game that's missing enough features for it to alienate people, whatever your personal preferences are about what you need in a racing game.
Pretty much. If you're into the handling then it'll be a good game for you. If you're like Jeff and dislike it, then there's no other options for you to change. It then just becomes a bad game.
Haunted
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I haven't been to too many Driveclub threads, but all I'm hearing of it seems like it's a Simcade racer, like GRID.
Real cars, good graphics, circuit racing, damage simulation but the cars have an arcade handling.
Since I haven't played it, I guess there must be a reason why Simcade and related comparison hasn't come up much, it's just that everything I'm hearing about it makes me want to put it into that subgenre/point in the racer spectrum.
Real cars, good graphics, circuit racing, damage simulation but the cars have an arcade handling.
Since I haven't played it, I guess there must be a reason why Simcade and related comparison hasn't come up much, it's just that everything I'm hearing about it makes me want to put it into that subgenre/point in the racer spectrum.
BlackLagoon
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Finally they captured Mary's true self. If only the BombSquad had known before inviting her to play Avalon, so much tragedy could have been avoided.
i can see it i guess
I hope the next gt does something like this. GT6 introduced decent online leaderboards for their seasonal events, but being able to create a group (or club) for your friends, and then set your own challenges with a specific car and setup would be really cool.
Dan would be all over glasses. He loves that shit.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
November release.
Keyser Soze
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Basileus777
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Jason is finally free from Drew's oppression.