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Model 3....I cannot convey in words how awesome it is gonna be to play this game with other hardcore RR fans late at night while sippin on a brew!
I notice you're somewhat of a night-owl LOL, that is a good thing man. It means I can look forward racing against 'ya around this time. I'm here in Los Angeles and I think you're on the west coast too, right? I usually don't go to bed till around 4 or 5 in the morning....but once I start getting into my racing games and playing RR6, I'm gonna be on that sucker til like 7:00AM PST LOL!!! C'mon man you better start training yourself to be an insomniac like me cuz It's all about racing through Ridge City til dawn baby!!!!
The good thing is that VR, rjay and other folks here are from the U.K. and they're about 8 hours ahead of West Coast California time. So that means when 12:00 Midnight hits here, VR will probably just be waking up and will jump right into Coast 2 Coast for at least an 8 hours session LOL!!!
I notice you're somewhat of a night-owl LOL, that is a good thing man. It means I can look forward racing against 'ya around this time. I'm here in Los Angeles and I think you're on the west coast too, right? I usually don't go to bed till around 4 or 5 in the morning....but once I start getting into my racing games and playing RR6, I'm gonna be on that sucker til like 7:00AM PST LOL!!! C'mon man you better start training yourself to be an insomniac like me cuz It's all about racing through Ridge City til dawn baby!!!!
The good thing is that VR, rjay and other folks here are from the U.K. and they're about 8 hours ahead of West Coast California time. So that means when 12:00 Midnight hits here, VR will probably just be waking up and will jump right into Coast 2 Coast for at least an 8 hours session LOL!!!
model 3 said:
Man model....
you should be an advertisement writer! Your descriptions of things are just off the charts dude! The way you just described those Crossbay Tunnel tracks makes me want to play the game right NOW so badly!
While reading your description and gazing at the screenshots I suddendly got this warm nostalgic feeling of being a kid at Disneyland! That ferris wheel wraped around by that roller coaster gives me that "being there" feeling.
Man....this is just.......nuts. I cannot believe what I am seeing. Ridge Racer with these kinda visuals....at 60fps....in these environments.....on these beautifully designed roads....all in 720p res....AND online. It's crazy beyond belief! If there was ever an appropriate time to use the term "We're not Worthy", it's now!
I forgot one thing: I was looking at the night course screen again and saw...................a dragon!!!
Namco's getting medieval on us, first a t-rex and now a dragon!!!! Insane!!!
I hope he breathes fire, roars, or flies around a bit. wild crazy! (in a castle rock tower next to the roller coaster track and ferris wheel)
Namco's getting medieval on us, first a t-rex and now a dragon!!!! Insane!!!
I hope he breathes fire, roars, or flies around a bit. wild crazy! (in a castle rock tower next to the roller coaster track and ferris wheel)
robertsan21
Member
RR 6 does not impress me at all for being an next gen title, Namco seems to have very "Dull" graphic designers working for them.
it hardly looks better than GT4 on PS2
RR6 Xbox 360
Now PGR3 that looks like a next-gen racer should look like!
it hardly looks better than GT4 on PS2
RR6 Xbox 360
Now PGR3 that looks like a next-gen racer should look like!
CosmicGroinPull
Member
Who the hell are you talking to ?!??
AndreasNystrom
Member
RR Type 4 was so brilliant i cant even think of words that describe it.
TO say that GT4 had as good graphics as this, is just a waste of my bandwidth. Sorry, but i still think that GT Concept had the best graphics.. something is wrong with the lights in GT4 on most tracks.. just looks HI CONTRAST IN YOUR EYES.
and i think this RR6 looks awesome. Im sorry to say that im a Sony-fanbot, so i guess i have to wait for a port to PS3
TO say that GT4 had as good graphics as this, is just a waste of my bandwidth. Sorry, but i still think that GT Concept had the best graphics.. something is wrong with the lights in GT4 on most tracks.. just looks HI CONTRAST IN YOUR EYES.
and i think this RR6 looks awesome. Im sorry to say that im a Sony-fanbot, so i guess i have to wait for a port to PS3
We have low budget PCs at work, so I actually saved all the RR screencaps and this thread, burned them to a CD-Rom, took it to work with me and gazed at the screencaps for nearly 8 hours straight LOLOLOLO!!!
Model 3, I spotted the dragon upon looking closer at the pic. Man, I hope it's animated and flies around and breathes fire, illuminating the sky! That'd be awesome!!!!
O.K. guys here we go!!!!!
First of all, my fav RR titles as of now are as follows :
1)Ridge Racer V - Has the best drifting physics of all the games in the series. Has the best graphics of all the games. Is without a doubt THE hardest game in the series. Getting the trophy on the unlockable very hard mode is one thing....but coming in 1st place in ALL the races IN A ROW.....AND without using ANY retries is an excercise is patience and tedium. Also V has the most aggressive AI I have ever raced against BY FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's just such a beautiful and complete RR game that any flaws it has are negligible at best.
2)Rage Racer - This is the game that literally got me into the Ridge Racer series. I took one look at the very first screenshots in GameFan Magazine way back in 1996 and knew right then and there that this was a game I'd be able to sink my teeth into. Everything about this game screams quality.
The track designs in Rage Racer are, to date, the most thrilling and innovative tracks out of every racing game(except maybe Trackmania Sunrise, since you can already make your own tracks
) The structure of the game is simple yet engrossing....race for money and upgrade your cars both cosmetically and performance wise.
Probably the coolest surprise for me came when I finally beat the "standard GP", and then being introduced to the "Extra GP", where all the tracks are in reverse, and seeing that RR logo turn gold!!!! I was like "HOLY CRAP! THIS IS WAAAAAAY TOO COOL FOR ITS OWN GOOD!!!" Man....beating the Extra GP and those super Devil/Angel cars was an exilerating and frustrating experience!
Then there is the whole music aspect....I am one of those few people who don't particularly care for the music that is already in racing games. I actually prefer listening to my own music. Well, Rage Racer was no different. Rage Racer was the first racing game I actually went to Radio Shack and bought a DJ Mixer for! Yup that is correct my friends....ISAMU WAS DOING CUSTOM SOUNDTRACKS BEFORE MICROSOFT AND THE XBOX CAME ALONG LOL! I am the grandfather of the custom soundtrack idea! I actually took my own tunes and blended them with the engine sound effects from the game, and the results were orgasmic to say the least!
Why do I use the word "Orgasmic"? Because that is what it was! Let me tell you something....you had to be there man! I was just getting heavily heavily HEAVILY into Depeche Mode back in those days(still am very much so BTW). There was nothing....and I mean NOTHING like burning down the road at a fast pace on the Oval track in Rage Racer, while listening to the remix of "Get the Balance Right", "Halo", "In Your Memory", "Behind the Wheel" and "Route 66" and other DM classics!!! It was just rapture and joy!!
So yeah Rage had a big impact on me as far as my love for the RR series goes.
3)RR Type 4 Hi-Spec/Hi-Rez BONUS DISC - Yup, that's right...this is my third favorite RR game. Basically you can say it's Ridge Racer 1, but running in GLORIOUS 60fps...ON THE FRIGGEN PS ONE!!!!!!!!!!! I was in awe when I first booted up this game! This was the first time I played and invested significant time into Ridge Racer 1. I never got into either RR1 for the arcade, the original RR for PS One or RR Revolution(YES WHIPPEN SEAN...YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY....I do not and have never owned Ridge Racer 1 or RR Revolution....don't hate me man! I will get them just for collector's sake soon!!!)
Anyway RR 4 Hi-Spec disc was just super cool and mad fun even though it only has one track and was based off the original. It made me realize how fun the original arcade version is because of the fantastic controls and the silky smooth frame rate. Wooo!
4)Ridge Racer Type 4 - Ahh R4...you either love it or hate it. Well I love it. Not quite as much as the first three on my list, but love it nonetheless. So why is this one at the bottom of the food chain? Well it's simple. Canned drift physics! And I mean REALLY canned drift physics! You were practically steered safely back on the road by the car! The ease of the drift mechanics coupled with the radically decreased difficulty level of progressing through the game makes this the bicycle training wheels of RR games, and utimately left juuust the slightest of bitter tastes in my mouth.
BUT....those flaws are almost offset by the fantastic cars and courses in RR Type 4. I have heard quite a few people diss the courses in R4, but I just don't agree. How can you not like that awesome night course with the big jump?! Or how about the one with the industrial scenery(sorry guys, it's been so long since I played R4 I completely forgot the names of these courses LOLOL)?
Or how about my favorite of them all, Shooting Hoops? FIREWORKS MAN!!!! FIREWORKS!!!! Plus it wasn't an oval like in the rest of the game. It was an 8 figure!!! But an 8 figure track with speed!!!! Man...shooting hoops was just awesome!!!
Anyway those are my favorite RR games and in that order. Rave Racer would be number 5 because although I have it on VivaNonno, I haven't played it that often, which I will get around to soon.
PSP version I haven't played because well...I just don't like having either an analog nob or a D-pad shoved down my throat! And that is exactly what will happen if I buy a PSP and RRs. I have never ONCE played an RR game seriously with an analog stick or a d-pad, and don't want to start now. I MUST have a steering wheel or at LEAST a Namco NeGcon(best control pad on the planet....PERIOD!!!). So, I may never get to see all that Ridge Racers PSP has to offer, but hey, that's O.K. by me
Model 3, I spotted the dragon upon looking closer at the pic. Man, I hope it's animated and flies around and breathes fire, illuminating the sky! That'd be awesome!!!!
Model 3 said:
Acidpunk said:
O.K. guys here we go!!!!!
First of all, my fav RR titles as of now are as follows :
1)Ridge Racer V - Has the best drifting physics of all the games in the series. Has the best graphics of all the games. Is without a doubt THE hardest game in the series. Getting the trophy on the unlockable very hard mode is one thing....but coming in 1st place in ALL the races IN A ROW.....AND without using ANY retries is an excercise is patience and tedium. Also V has the most aggressive AI I have ever raced against BY FAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's just such a beautiful and complete RR game that any flaws it has are negligible at best.
2)Rage Racer - This is the game that literally got me into the Ridge Racer series. I took one look at the very first screenshots in GameFan Magazine way back in 1996 and knew right then and there that this was a game I'd be able to sink my teeth into. Everything about this game screams quality.
The track designs in Rage Racer are, to date, the most thrilling and innovative tracks out of every racing game(except maybe Trackmania Sunrise, since you can already make your own tracks
) The structure of the game is simple yet engrossing....race for money and upgrade your cars both cosmetically and performance wise.Probably the coolest surprise for me came when I finally beat the "standard GP", and then being introduced to the "Extra GP", where all the tracks are in reverse, and seeing that RR logo turn gold!!!! I was like "HOLY CRAP! THIS IS WAAAAAAY TOO COOL FOR ITS OWN GOOD!!!" Man....beating the Extra GP and those super Devil/Angel cars was an exilerating and frustrating experience!
Then there is the whole music aspect....I am one of those few people who don't particularly care for the music that is already in racing games. I actually prefer listening to my own music. Well, Rage Racer was no different. Rage Racer was the first racing game I actually went to Radio Shack and bought a DJ Mixer for! Yup that is correct my friends....ISAMU WAS DOING CUSTOM SOUNDTRACKS BEFORE MICROSOFT AND THE XBOX CAME ALONG LOL! I am the grandfather of the custom soundtrack idea! I actually took my own tunes and blended them with the engine sound effects from the game, and the results were orgasmic to say the least!
Why do I use the word "Orgasmic"? Because that is what it was! Let me tell you something....you had to be there man! I was just getting heavily heavily HEAVILY into Depeche Mode back in those days(still am very much so BTW). There was nothing....and I mean NOTHING like burning down the road at a fast pace on the Oval track in Rage Racer, while listening to the remix of "Get the Balance Right", "Halo", "In Your Memory", "Behind the Wheel" and "Route 66" and other DM classics!!! It was just rapture and joy!!
So yeah Rage had a big impact on me as far as my love for the RR series goes.
3)RR Type 4 Hi-Spec/Hi-Rez BONUS DISC - Yup, that's right...this is my third favorite RR game. Basically you can say it's Ridge Racer 1, but running in GLORIOUS 60fps...ON THE FRIGGEN PS ONE!!!!!!!!!!! I was in awe when I first booted up this game! This was the first time I played and invested significant time into Ridge Racer 1. I never got into either RR1 for the arcade, the original RR for PS One or RR Revolution(YES WHIPPEN SEAN...YOU READ THAT CORRECTLY....I do not and have never owned Ridge Racer 1 or RR Revolution....don't hate me man! I will get them just for collector's sake soon!!!)
Anyway RR 4 Hi-Spec disc was just super cool and mad fun even though it only has one track and was based off the original. It made me realize how fun the original arcade version is because of the fantastic controls and the silky smooth frame rate. Wooo!
4)Ridge Racer Type 4 - Ahh R4...you either love it or hate it. Well I love it. Not quite as much as the first three on my list, but love it nonetheless. So why is this one at the bottom of the food chain? Well it's simple. Canned drift physics! And I mean REALLY canned drift physics! You were practically steered safely back on the road by the car! The ease of the drift mechanics coupled with the radically decreased difficulty level of progressing through the game makes this the bicycle training wheels of RR games, and utimately left juuust the slightest of bitter tastes in my mouth.
BUT....those flaws are almost offset by the fantastic cars and courses in RR Type 4. I have heard quite a few people diss the courses in R4, but I just don't agree. How can you not like that awesome night course with the big jump?! Or how about the one with the industrial scenery(sorry guys, it's been so long since I played R4 I completely forgot the names of these courses LOLOL)?
Or how about my favorite of them all, Shooting Hoops? FIREWORKS MAN!!!! FIREWORKS!!!! Plus it wasn't an oval like in the rest of the game. It was an 8 figure!!! But an 8 figure track with speed!!!! Man...shooting hoops was just awesome!!!
Anyway those are my favorite RR games and in that order. Rave Racer would be number 5 because although I have it on VivaNonno, I haven't played it that often, which I will get around to soon.
PSP version I haven't played because well...I just don't like having either an analog nob or a D-pad shoved down my throat! And that is exactly what will happen if I buy a PSP and RRs. I have never ONCE played an RR game seriously with an analog stick or a d-pad, and don't want to start now. I MUST have a steering wheel or at LEAST a Namco NeGcon(best control pad on the planet....PERIOD!!!). So, I may never get to see all that Ridge Racers PSP has to offer, but hey, that's O.K. by me
Kleegamefan
K. LEE GAIDEN
:lol
Shogmaster
Member
Cocaine is a powerful drug.....
Liquid said:
Yu did NOT form Digital Rex. He is still with AM Vision
Model 3 said:
Well Model 3....they sure did add their personality to the game
model 3 said:
That is correct dude....it is indeed coming to PS3!!!
model 3 said:
OT stands for off topic, which several posters have already attempted to do here
Oh and don't worry.....we will be able to celebrate BOTH games in due time M3!!
Model 3....I cannot convey in words how awesome it is gonna be to play this game with other hardcore RR fans late at night while sippin on a brew!
I notice you're somewhat of a night-owl LOL, that is a good thing man. It means I can look forward racing against 'ya around this time. I'm here in Los Angeles and I think you're on the west coast too, right? I usually don't go to bed till around 4 or 5 in the morning....but once I start getting into my racing games and playing RR6, I'm gonna be on that sucker til like 7:00AM PST LOL!!! C'mon man you better start training yourself to be an insomniac like me cuz It's all about racing through Ridge City til dawn baby!!!!
The good thing is that VR, rjay and other folks here are from the U.K. and they're about 8 hours ahead of West Coast California time. So that means when 12:00 Midnight hits here, VR will probably just be waking up and will jump right into Coast 2 Coast for at least an 8 hours session LOL!!!
Man...I cannot sleep....those pics of that night environment....man....if they animate that rollercoaster and that ferris wheel, Im gonna farting LOSE IT!!!!!!!!!
Model 3 said:
Man model....
you should be an advertisement writer! Your descriptions of things are just off the charts dude! The way you just described those Crossbay Tunnel tracks makes me want to play the game right NOW so badly!
While reading your description and gazing at the screenshots I suddendly got this warm nostalgic feeling of being a kid at Disneyland! That ferris wheel wraped around by that roller coaster gives me that "being there" feeling.
Man....this is just.......nuts. I cannot believe what I am seeing. Ridge Racer with these kinda visuals....at 60fps....in these environments.....on these beautifully designed roads....all in 720p res....AND online. It's crazy beyond belief! If there was ever an appropriate time to use the term "We're not Worthy", it's now!
I forgot one thing: I was looking at the night course screen again and saw...................a dragon!!!
Namco's getting medieval on us, first a t-rex and now a dragon!!!! Insane!!!
I hope he breathes fire, roars, or flies around a bit. wild crazy! (in a castle rock tower next to the roller coaster track and ferris wheel)
RR6 FOR LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE!!!!!!!!
Doom_Bringer
Banned
jett said:
no shit. the dude is totally batshit insane.
Doom_Bringer said:
Heh, I'm surprised you guys haven't compared me to that hyper black guy on that Mountain Dew Xbox 360 sweepstakes commercial
"I WON AN XBOX 360!! THIS IS THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIFE!!!!!!!!!!!" :lol
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
you need to see the games in motion.
I've said this several times now - next gen screen shots look pretty much the same as current gen screen shots, because we've had years of boofing up the image size, adding 4xFSAA and generally cleaning the shots up to make them look better than they are.
Now the screens actually DO look like that , the jump when comparing screen to screen isn't that great.
If you see Ridge in person, or MGS4 demo in person, or 99 Nights etc... you'll see why screen shots (or relatively low res movies) aren't doing the actual games any justice.
Screenshots this gen are pointless.
model3, just double checked, it definately seems like the one in RR6
the PSP track is called Downtown Rave City, i just noticed then it also includes the Disney Land Castle, you can see it in the preview at the start,
just wait a few secs and it should pop up, Namco also changed the lighting in the tunnel to Red and not blue like the PSP version
also noticed with the cars, they look very similar to the PSP version, this is what i noticed
The Fatalia is also slightly changed in RR6, however very similar to the PSP version
Bisonte has been modified a bit in RR6, however the rear looks the same as the PSP version of the Bisonte
EO is very similar as well, however the rear has been changed
Esperanza has the same shape, similar front but changed rear
Seems like the only real new cars are the Meltfire and the Hijack
the PSP track is called Downtown Rave City, i just noticed then it also includes the Disney Land Castle, you can see it in the preview at the start,
just wait a few secs and it should pop up, Namco also changed the lighting in the tunnel to Red and not blue like the PSP version
also noticed with the cars, they look very similar to the PSP version, this is what i noticed
The Fatalia is also slightly changed in RR6, however very similar to the PSP version
Bisonte has been modified a bit in RR6, however the rear looks the same as the PSP version of the Bisonte
EO is very similar as well, however the rear has been changed
Esperanza has the same shape, similar front but changed rear
Seems like the only real new cars are the Meltfire and the Hijack
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
DCharlie said:
This is an excellent point - plus, I knew that GT4 comparisons were going to be common vs next-gen racers because GT4 *is* the most sophisticated (in terms of that "real" look) racer of the current generation. But then, you also have to remember it's comparing last gen's best game, the bleeding-edge, Playstation 2-squeezed dry title, to first wave next gen titles.
Another point about why screenshots just don't show as much of the story in the upcoming gen is that way too much is now focused on motion blur, solid movement (physics), lighting, depth of field, and how FSAA makes graphics look in motion, not just in stills. I know it's been said before but it seems to be bear repeating as a lot of people still aren't getting it.
I will say, that based on what I've seen so far personally, PGR3's graphics in the backgrounds seem slightly overrated by fapping fans. I think what's shocking people about PGR3 is that the huge amount of system ram and resources is allowing the designers to make *dense* cities with craploads of unique structures and textures. The absolute technical quality is great, but not as godly as people are making it out to be. Honestly, it doesn't look that much better than RR6 based on shots alone - and RR6 does, IMHO, look a LOT better than last gen in general when compared to how last gen games really look in motion.
Jonnyram said:
I just want to go on record and say that these scans ARE NOT from Famitsu!!!!! Johnny's ram I calling you out and want you to cum clean and tell us where you retrieved these scans from!!!!!
