shpankey said:
I don't know why people don't like that the Xbox gets so many racers. Some of us LOVE it! I mean, the PS2 gets a million RPG's. Why can't the Xbox get a million racers? I race them all, and to be honest, I want more!
Damn right...racers make up almost 40% of my gaming. Seeing people coming into racing threads simply to bitch about there being too many of 'em (particuilarly when it comes to XBox racers) got tired a looooong time ago. Change the fucking record already.
Socreges said:
RPGs and platformers are far, far more distinct from one to the next.
The argument works for sports, though.
Understand that I'm not backing Meier, but pointing out that the comparison to RPGs and platformers doesn't work.
All RPG's look the same to me...take a group of teenagers through some countryside, hit a village, explore a cave, go through a forest, fight monsters, cast spells, wash, rinse, repeat. As far as racing go rally racing is a different beast to open wheel racing, which is a different beat to touring car racing, which is a different beast to sports car racing, which is a different beast to motorcycle racing, which is a different beast to stock car racing (and I'm sure I'm leaving out others). That doesn't get into the sort of tracks there are to race (open road, closed course, street circuit, short oval, super speedway), or the various weather conditions. And then you have arcade racers, semi-releastic racers, or full blown sims. Racing games are only indistinct to non-racing fans...the same way RPG's aren't distinct at all to me.
Error Macro said:
After RSC2, I think rally game makers should just stop. I mean, just give up. No good will come of them continuing on.
RSC2's a nice game, but it's hardly the be all and end all. Many people prefer the more realistic rally games (myself included), which is why franchises like WRC, Colin McRae and now Richard Burns will always have value. Let's not forget that rallying's still a niche deal in North America. It's king in Europe, and RSC is barely a blip on the screen compared to McRae and WRC (hell, even V-Rally).