MrAngryFace
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I dunno, some of the drifting I do seems impossible. I mean, I didnt win the race, but I as able to race almost completely sideways.
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Outrun 2 Demo - bizzare drifting?
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seismologist
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I want this game to be good!
MrAngryFace
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Its just a weird experience. Im racing sideways while some woman is freaking out next to me. Maybe I should play some rallisport challenge 2.
MrAngryFace
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is that your argument? Bravo.
MrAngryFace
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getting personal over a videogame. Nice.
Pedigree Chum
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outrun fans scare me.
seismologist
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Wario64 said:
This game comes out on the same day as GTA San Andreas.
Once again Sega comes through with their impeccable timing.
Mike Works
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VS.
BURNOUT 3 WINS AGAIN!
ZombieSupaStar
Member
oh p[lease the sound isnt that great
Mike Works
Member
Does Burnout 3 have the custom soundtrack option which would allow you to listen to Magical Fairy Cherryblossom Homosexual Japanophile Ver 2.1 or whatever else you want to listen to?Wario64 said:
OH I THINK IT JUST MIGHT!
Burnout 3 + gay song you like > Outrun 2 + gay song you like
Mike Works
Member
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE!!!!xsarien said:
shpankey
not an idiot
Well, I've been known to kind of be a person who, how shall we say, doesn't like SEGA all that much... especially recently with their NFL and NBA games sucking (the 2k1's were masterpieces in their time however, but the series have both gone to shit IMO). Although the NHL series is tops. And I do hate dealing with the SEGA fanboys also (who doesn't).
Having said all that...
LET ME TELL YA SUMFIN!!!! <--(old comedy skit from In Living Color lol- the Fireman Chief dude)
This demo KICKS FUCKING ASS!!!! I am in absolute LOVE. I have played it about a thousand times now and yearn every night to get to play it again when I'm away. Every since I got this damn demo, I have been unable to play anymore Burnout 3. In fact, every time I try I end up comparing it in my mind to the SEGA Outrun 2 demo and Burnout 3 loses and loses BAD. The play mechanics in Outrun 2 are just fucking sublime... they are succulent and rest upon the cusp of absolute perfection.
Now, if you're someone who wants depth in terms of everything outside of gameplay (options, maps, tracks, cars, paint jobs, game modes, etc etc etc) then you of course are not going to understand my attraction to this game. But, if you are like me, and literally find your "depth" of a game *IN* the gameplay, then you will understand.
To me, gameplay is depth... and when it is done so well as it is in this demo, then I can just sit there playing the same thing over and over again and allowing the game to be "different" only in the aspect of the subtle nuances of how I am controlling it.
It's hard to explain really, unless you come from this school of thought. I remember the game from Bungie called Myth: The Fallen Lords was much the same way... it was a RTS game with no resource management, no building, and no way to get more troops or anything. You usually started with a few troops and that's all you had for the whole game. Yet the game was deep in terms of the immaculate gameplay and learning how to be incredibly efficient and effective with those troops.
Outrun 2 demo has me a believer! I am fucking SOLD and I have no doubt at all the game, to me, will be a perfect 10.
I guess I could have just said I really loved it instea dof typing all that. Also, I like the song in the middle (which one is that?) of the 3 selections. Is that Splash or Magical? \\
Having said all that...
LET ME TELL YA SUMFIN!!!! <--(old comedy skit from In Living Color lol- the Fireman Chief dude)
This demo KICKS FUCKING ASS!!!! I am in absolute LOVE. I have played it about a thousand times now and yearn every night to get to play it again when I'm away. Every since I got this damn demo, I have been unable to play anymore Burnout 3. In fact, every time I try I end up comparing it in my mind to the SEGA Outrun 2 demo and Burnout 3 loses and loses BAD. The play mechanics in Outrun 2 are just fucking sublime... they are succulent and rest upon the cusp of absolute perfection.
Now, if you're someone who wants depth in terms of everything outside of gameplay (options, maps, tracks, cars, paint jobs, game modes, etc etc etc) then you of course are not going to understand my attraction to this game. But, if you are like me, and literally find your "depth" of a game *IN* the gameplay, then you will understand.
To me, gameplay is depth... and when it is done so well as it is in this demo, then I can just sit there playing the same thing over and over again and allowing the game to be "different" only in the aspect of the subtle nuances of how I am controlling it.
It's hard to explain really, unless you come from this school of thought. I remember the game from Bungie called Myth: The Fallen Lords was much the same way... it was a RTS game with no resource management, no building, and no way to get more troops or anything. You usually started with a few troops and that's all you had for the whole game. Yet the game was deep in terms of the immaculate gameplay and learning how to be incredibly efficient and effective with those troops.
Outrun 2 demo has me a believer! I am fucking SOLD and I have no doubt at all the game, to me, will be a perfect 10.
I guess I could have just said I really loved it instea dof typing all that. Also, I like the song in the middle (which one is that?) of the 3 selections. Is that Splash or Magical? \\
BeOnEdge said:
be I've seen you playing the demo on Live....what are your thoughts on the handling? Daytona-ish???
And where are all the UK members here? Give impressions dammit! I've been reading a lot over at the NTSC-UK forums.
Some people are reporting serious lag issues when the group exceeds five players online.
A couple others have said the frame rate drops when too many cars are on the screen.
Another guy has stated that upon racing the routes in reverse, when he got to one of the inbetween checkpoint screens the screen went completely white and then the game crashed!!!! WTF?
And finally, some guy named Yoshimoto is complaing that the Xbox version is running TOO fast, and that he can no longer play the arcade version because it's too slow. :lol
Yoshimoto said:
*thread in question*
the androgyne
Member
I'm not trying to start a war, i just had this thought and may as well share it.
I like burnout 3, and i've only played a relatively small amount of what is available so far, but has anyone noticed the unavoidable 'system' at play here?
I mean, whenever i get in front, from takeouts and building boost meter - boost invariably runs out because there aren't enough cars around to take out. I'm left to 'wait' for the comp cars to catch up so i can take them out again and maintain a healthy lead. It makes it very inconsistant as to what it takes to actually win the race. And often, the best way to win the race is not what burnout is most fun for (smashing the other cars in violent driving sessions). It kind of reminds me of how sonic is fun when its at its fastest, but the later levels are too convoluted to get up to speed. I should point out i'm not quite sure how they could have made this work better
Anyway, i haven't played outrun 2, but if it does have a sega rally style of gameplay (where the mechanics are so finely tuned to perfection that you know when you lost 1 thousandth of a second) i know which one i will prefer.
I like burnout 3, and i've only played a relatively small amount of what is available so far, but has anyone noticed the unavoidable 'system' at play here?
I mean, whenever i get in front, from takeouts and building boost meter - boost invariably runs out because there aren't enough cars around to take out. I'm left to 'wait' for the comp cars to catch up so i can take them out again and maintain a healthy lead. It makes it very inconsistant as to what it takes to actually win the race. And often, the best way to win the race is not what burnout is most fun for (smashing the other cars in violent driving sessions). It kind of reminds me of how sonic is fun when its at its fastest, but the later levels are too convoluted to get up to speed. I should point out i'm not quite sure how they could have made this work better
Anyway, i haven't played outrun 2, but if it does have a sega rally style of gameplay (where the mechanics are so finely tuned to perfection that you know when you lost 1 thousandth of a second) i know which one i will prefer.
Particle Physicist
between a quark and a baryon
levious said:
get a new car.
driving in my WRX is fun as hell.
DemonCleaner
Member
the best racer in ages!
Mike Works
Member
The rubberband AI is there, no doubt. My strategy- which worked pretty well as I'm now at 99% complete (CURSE YOU SIGNATURE TAKEDOWNS)- is to take out as many cars as possible at the beginning, hold the lead, and only boost after you hit/grind the wall or slow down because of a non-drift turn. You basically want to just hold the lead at a normal pace (no always boosting), fend off the odd car that'll challenge you, and just pace yourself. That way you don't have to risk driving against opposing traffic all the time just to regain boost.the androgyne said:I'm not trying to start a war, i just had this thought and may as well share it.
I like burnout 3, and i've only played a relatively small amount of what is available so far, but has anyone noticed the unavoidable 'system' at play here?
I mean, whenever i get in front, from takeouts and building boost meter - boost invariably runs out because there aren't enough cars around to take out. I'm left to 'wait' for the comp cars to catch up so i can take them out again and maintain a healthy lead. It makes it very inconsistant as to what it takes to actually win the race. And often, the best way to win the race is not what burnout is most fun for (smashing the other cars in violent driving sessions). It kind of reminds me of how sonic is fun when its at its fastest, but the later levels are too convoluted to get up to speed. I should point out i'm not quite sure how they could have made this work better
Anyway, i haven't played outrun 2, but if it does have a sega rally style of gameplay (where the mechanics are so finely tuned to perfection that you know when you lost 1 thousandth of a second) i know which one i will prefer.
the androgyne
Member
Yeah mike, that is exactly what i mean - but frankly i'd just rather be turboing the whole race and trying to avoid traffic and getting rammed, and ramming back, than pacing myself, especially in a game called burnout! - you know what i mean? Thats what the games good at, yet thats not what it's encouraging.
Actually - the way to do this better is illustrated perfectly in - F-Zero GX
Actually - the way to do this better is illustrated perfectly in - F-Zero GX