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Midway's New Rush
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SolidSnakex
Member
Play Midnight Club 2 online on the Paris level with everyone having the same car. I doubt you'll find a racer released so far that's that much fun online.
isamu said:
Don't get me wrong, I don't give a shit what's done with completely new franchises. I don't mind the Midnight Club's of the world. But don't try shoehorning Rush's gameplay into a shitty cashin game and expect me to like it. I didn't buy NFSU either 'cause it isn't what I look for in a NFS game. NFS is exotic car love and always has been, not angry neon bumblebee Civics.
What's next, Sega Rally with upgrade parts and car damage? Daytona with realistic handling? Gran Turismo with turbos and missiles?
I'm not sure what I'm getting more enjoyment from the current rage with street racing, or the fact that it irks some people here to no end.
The thing is it's all cyclic... what was the focus a few years ago? Sticking classic muscle cars in your racing game. Now? Underground racing.
If you don't think the focus will eventually shift back to exotics... then you haven't been paying attention.
The thing is it's all cyclic... what was the focus a few years ago? Sticking classic muscle cars in your racing game. Now? Underground racing.
If you don't think the focus will eventually shift back to exotics... then you haven't been paying attention.
DarienA said:
But street racing itself doesn't bother me. Its trying to change established franchises to cash in that does. Rush doesn't need undergroud 2F2F crap anymore than RSC2 needs hicks in shopping carts. Make a new game and sell it on its own merits, don't fuck up existing franchises for a fad.
mrmyth said:
The Rush series itself was a fad. I mean we can debate what the time period of interest in a product is when it goes from fad to mainstream but the reality is that arcade gaming is gone. Lots of folks who game at home don't know the Rush series. 2049 had futuristic cars racing over jumps, etc... this one(supposedly) has realistic new and classics racing over jumps, etc.... we should probably see the game in motion before we write it off is all I'm saying.
SolidSnakex
Member
By adding car customization, how are they ruining the game? All it does is add an extra amount of depth to it. They aren't jumping on a fad, they're jumping on something that's becoming a staple in racing games, customizing.
The Interrobanger
Member
2049 is one of my favorite racers of all time, behind Beetle Adventure Racing. I sure as hell don't want another street racing game.
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As for the act of driving itself, it's been confirmed that the game will be completely free-roaming with a mission-based structure and a series of new challenges that aren't necessarily tied to traditional racing. Additionally, players can look forward to experiencing cop chase, cross-traffic, and gridlock situations, while old-school gameplay elements like jumps and extreme shortcuts make their return as well
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Those old school elements were Rush defined. Hopefully they aren't just pushed aside for the occasional shortcut with this new mission based free roaming thing. L.A. isn't nearly as hilly as San Fransisco and doesn't open itself to obvious hangtime in the old games. With destructible environments they will probably have you bursting through buildings or jumping off ramps created by broken areas to create these jumps. If it's designed well, owned.
As for the act of driving itself, it's been confirmed that the game will be completely free-roaming with a mission-based structure and a series of new challenges that aren't necessarily tied to traditional racing. Additionally, players can look forward to experiencing cop chase, cross-traffic, and gridlock situations, while old-school gameplay elements like jumps and extreme shortcuts make their return as well
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Those old school elements were Rush defined. Hopefully they aren't just pushed aside for the occasional shortcut with this new mission based free roaming thing. L.A. isn't nearly as hilly as San Fransisco and doesn't open itself to obvious hangtime in the old games. With destructible environments they will probably have you bursting through buildings or jumping off ramps created by broken areas to create these jumps. If it's designed well, owned.
Saint Cornelius
Banned
Rush:2049 on the DC is my favorite racing game, period*. I am so incredibly sad that Midway is changing the game from futuristic racing to bullshit, everybody-else-is-doing-it street racing.
*but Uniracers is right up there
*but Uniracers is right up there