Shotgun Kiss
Member
Some of the characters, but not all. You don't even earn enough stars to get all the characters by beating everything on hard, so doing only easy and medium will likely mean you miss at least 5 characters (I'm guessing).
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Some of the characters, but not all. You don't even earn enough stars to get all the characters by beating everything on hard, so doing only easy and medium will likely mean you miss at least 5 characters (I'm guessing).
Baconsammy
Banned
I love the series, but this also bothers me. Developers aren't stupid. They know when something doesn't work, and Traffic Attack definitely doesn't work. It's not fun. Not even fun in a challenging way. It's just bad.
Still waiting for the fix to the Wii U version so I can play it fully.
sup dude going to toss you an invite tonight. look for one from 1up_shroom. I have yet to play sonic online but I want to try it out this weekend.
The Mana Legend
Banned
This game is fantastic, but the boat segments really suck. They sucked in Diddy Kong and they suck here.
Next game just cars and planes, please!
Next game just cars and planes, please!
Seven Force
Banned
I think the boat segments are okay in the tracks where they give you a ton of water to move around in (OutRun Bay, Race of AGES, for example) It's the absolute worst in the somewhat smaller stages, though.
Shibuya Downtown remains perfect.
If anyone out there is crazy enough to still have ModNation within reach, check out my Shibuya Downtown tribute track. It's terrible!
I adore Rogues landing, it just feels perfectly designed even in succeeding laps where it gets blown up, everything just flows so well for tricks and drifts, probably my favourite racing game course since desert in sega rally
olimpia84
Member
Why wait? You can always play Gran Prix mode which is fun as hell and at the same time start leveling up some characters. That's what I'm doing at least.
The Mana Legend
Banned
Oh, if any one of you guys want to add more people, you can add meNNID: Smilax
Also, what is everyone's favorite course? I really enjoy the Nights stage.
I just started, so I have only seen a couple of tracks. But what's the one where you're in a naval airforce base of sorts?
Also, what the hell is the deal with the bees? They are stupid and not fun at all. They're just really annoying.
Tizoc
Member
My advise is to play all Races on Normal. Any non-race challenge can be beaten on Hard for the most part. If you can't beat it on Hard after multiple tries, switch to Normal/Medium.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Dreamwriter
Member
That's the AfterBuner track (AfterBurner being the old Sega jet-fighter arcade game, one of the early games with tilting cockpits).
Yeah, bees are damn annoying, but they are really deadly when *you* use them, since they cover such a huge area of the track so more potential to hit lots of enemy cars with them. And your own bees don't attack you.
The bees are essentially the blue shell of the game and not nearly as annoying as that. They slow down the whole front of the pack a little and dont individually screw over the person in first and can be avoided usually. They're quite similar to the shock attack in Blur but better designed for the more 3d nature of transformed.
I don't think they cause a spinout, but they're "off-road".
Oh damnit.
I ordered this on Amazon a few hours ago for the Wii U.
Got home, tried the PS3 demo... didn't like it much.
Hurried to cancel my order, but it was too late.
I'll have to decide whether to stick with it, or return it.
What dint you like about it? I quite liked the normal race, but the boost one was annoying and I couldn't get pat the first checkpoint. Also I much prefer just driving a car, the boat feels slow and the plane controls are weird.
But it's relatively cheap and multiplayer looks fun - it'll hold me over until mario kart, and maybe it'll grow on me (impressions in here are good)
Red Arremer
Member
I like all the courses they recycled from the first game. From the new ones, my absolute favorite is Golden Axe, followed by Race of AGES, Shinobi and Burning Rangers (despite the fact it's mostly boat sections).
That said, I fucking HATE the Billy Hatcher course. More than anything else in the game. There is absolutely nothing I hate more in this game. Except maybe Traffic Attack.
What I'm most interested in seeing is hackers grabbing the models for secondary characters -- it's awesome that the Burning Rangers fly along with you in the Burning Depths stage, but what do they look like close up?
On The Race Of Ages, third lap, I saw a big white rocket fly by. I'm assuming that's Segata?
The Race of Ages is a weird level for me. It's so over the place that you can't actually see the cool shit around it. "What was that? What was that?" is how I'm playing it. It kind of looks like they were going to make a REZ track at some point and then switched it to Race of Ages? It's kind of weird.
Also I think the NiGHTS level is probably the worst looking in general, mostly because they actually went with the "world is both top and bottom" stuff, which is what makes the NiGHTS levels look great in 2D, but in 3D is makes the world look like it's in a giant cave. The Sega Eyetoy NiGHTS thing looks kind of closer to how I "remember" the level.
On The Race Of Ages, third lap, I saw a big white rocket fly by. I'm assuming that's Segata?
The Race of Ages is a weird level for me. It's so over the place that you can't actually see the cool shit around it. "What was that? What was that?" is how I'm playing it. It kind of looks like they were going to make a REZ track at some point and then switched it to Race of Ages? It's kind of weird.
Also I think the NiGHTS level is probably the worst looking in general, mostly because they actually went with the "world is both top and bottom" stuff, which is what makes the NiGHTS levels look great in 2D, but in 3D is makes the world look like it's in a giant cave. The Sega Eyetoy NiGHTS thing looks kind of closer to how I "remember" the level.
BlazeHedgehog
Member
It felt like it took forever to write (a week and a half) but here's my review.
http://www.tssznews.com/2012/11/29/review-sonic-all-stars-racing-transformed-xbox-360/
http://www.tssznews.com/2012/11/29/review-sonic-all-stars-racing-transformed-xbox-360/
The Elite
BOSS
Were there a great deal of former Bizarre peeps working on this project?
Also, Nintendo is taking a little too long pushing the fix to the Wii U. Hope it happens today.
SuperDowns
Banned
How is the Wii U performance compare to 360? Should I just stick to 360 version like usual when comparing 360/PS3/Wii U?
I am intrigued by the off-TV play.
I am intrigued by the off-TV play.
Seven Force
Banned
Not too great. Sometimes Shou will hang out at the starting line at the beginning of a race. You can get a decent look there.
Itchy//Tasty
Member
I'll be fucked if I'm ever going to unlock Gilius, one of the only characters in the game I'd like to play as. At least I've got Joe, and Alex Kidd on Christmas Day (not gonna cheat!).
patrickthehedgehog
Member
I know exactly what you're talking about. When the HD port of Nights came out some reviewers were complaining about the draw distance, but if the entire geometry of the Nights world was rendered at once you'd be in a huge cave and the nice looking backgrounds would be totally blocked!
Red Arremer
Member
Getting 120 stars is quite possible, but anything beyond Gilius is getting ridiculous. :<
BlazeHedgehog
Member
I am not sure who from Bizarre worked on ASRT, actually. I just know that at least one or two guys are at Sumo now.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
Swarm is a fantastic weapon. It serves the same purpose as the blue shell without being cheap and overpowered. You can avoid them, or fire your own weapon at them to clear a path.
I agree with you on that one. I really hate the Hatcher stage! I mean I love the look, the snowy Christmas feel, but the actually track is just... ugh.
Don't give up! Just do what I did, do everything on C, then move on to B, then move on to A, and then S. It helps you do three things, lets you play the game more and learn the tracks, level up characters to get their mods, and improve in a steady motion.
McBradders
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Come on, man, I fucking suck at videogames and I have unlocked AGES. You can do it. You can all do it. I believe in you.
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Now that I've logged a lot more time in the game, I'm getting a lot meaner at chaining drifts together. There was a few courses where I was chaining Level 3 drifts continuously and rocking out tricks off jumps in every opportunity and placing my drift angles to slide me over boost markers...
...so so so fun when you're clicking on all levels and just massacre everyone.
Had the first feeling of "owning" the 1st place position and beating everyone solidly by 4-10 seconds a bunch of times vs. squeaking out a victory.
Alternatively, I had a few instances where I got super-raped by the computer ended up getting knocked into a wall and taking almost 5 seconds to situate my cart back on track and lose a ton of momentum. Clearly still need to work on my course memorization to avoid that nonsense.
Still an awesome, awesome game.
The Wii-U patch can't come soon enough...I'll be done with the Gran Prix stuff sooner than later.
...so so so fun when you're clicking on all levels and just massacre everyone.
Had the first feeling of "owning" the 1st place position and beating everyone solidly by 4-10 seconds a bunch of times vs. squeaking out a victory.
Alternatively, I had a few instances where I got super-raped by the computer ended up getting knocked into a wall and taking almost 5 seconds to situate my cart back on track and lose a ton of momentum. Clearly still need to work on my course memorization to avoid that nonsense.
Still an awesome, awesome game.
The Wii-U patch can't come soon enough...I'll be done with the Gran Prix stuff sooner than later.
Red Arremer
Member
I find all of the weapons in this game to be pretty cool, except for the Twister/Tornado. I hate that it barely slows enemies down, and the fact that it doesn't do anything AT ALL to CPU players makes it absolutely worthless in single player.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
I'm doing some challenges on Easy to get some stickers, and after having been playing on Expert I'm noticing that the game is significantly slower. I hadn't noticed that before; I thought that harder difficulties just made A.I. opponents tougher, and targets stricter, but finishing a race on Easy takes forever.
CubanBoy1127
Member
Any word on the Wii-U patch GAF?
Okay, so if I have a choice of buying the Wii U version or the PS3 version, which is the better to go for? I'm looking to be able to play with people online, but also want to be able to control the game well.
And before anyone tries to suggest otherwise, I don't have a 360, and my PC wouldn't run the game.
Thanks in advance!
And before anyone tries to suggest otherwise, I don't have a 360, and my PC wouldn't run the game.
Thanks in advance!
Yeah, that's true, also hitting them with a snow ball and then pushing them makes it worse. Because for some odd reason, it makes them go at full speed again lol. However, the twister is good against other players.
I like to think that C is 50 cc, B is 100 cc, A is 150 cc, and S is well, beyond that lol. There is a difference between the four, that's for sure.
No idea. Perhaps later today?
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
How is this game compared to other kart racers? Gonna rent this or Hitman this afternoon.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
I don't know, but I'm frustrated that Nintendo has had it for a week now and still hasn't released it. That's ludicrous.
It's not that bad. If you compare it to Mario Kart, it's a bit more difficult. It really depends on your preferences.
Well, worst case scenario, maybe this Sunday? Don't know to be honest.
That's great! Can't wait to see you on the tracks!
Shotgun Kiss
Member
It doesn't really play like other kart racers, as the controls feel more arcade-like (a bit like OutRun). And that's to say nothing of the fact that you're only in a car about 33% of the time.
But the fact that it has items means that the comparison will always be drawn, so if pressed, I'd say it's better than Mario Kart. There's a much greater emphasis on skill, the tracks are incredibly well-designed, single-player is good, and there's a lot of variety.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
What about Medium?
And what are you struggling with? If it's World Tour, just stick with Grand Prix and online until you get better over time.
I've mainly been playing Grand prix it's easier online than on Normal weird. I guess the human element comes into play a bit more where as against the a.i. one mistake and it's a wrap (for me annyways)