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The Official Burnout Paradise Thread. Restarting Events Patch!
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When you're trying to polish off your elite license, the game seems a bit overzealous when it comes to slow motion crashes. Crashing isn't the issue here. The constant slow down, speed up crash camera is. I'd at least like the ability to turn off the super slo-mo crashes. Those take forever and are rarely entertaining to watch. While we're at it, I also want a button that blows up the Diesel vans.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
i rather enjoy cruising town in my big retard van harassing smaller cars
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
God this game's awesomeness is almost criminal. I'm still on B License and I took a break from my ongoing attempts to Rule All Roads and try some races. Which ended up a bit frustrating.
Oh no! How can I have fun now?
Oh wait, I'll go back to Road Ruling for three fucking hours.
Well done, Burnout. Well. Done.
Oh no! How can I have fun now?
Oh wait, I'll go back to Road Ruling for three fucking hours.
Well done, Burnout. Well. Done.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
MechDX said:
Parking Geh-rages. Got to catch them all.
MaizeRage25
Member
MechDX said:
Find all Car Parks.
EDIT: Beaten. Had to log-in.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
i'm actually sort of confused about why i haven't gotten the "perfect rage" achievement. i've gotten ten takedowns in a row during a road rage event, even doing so at the initiation of the event without wrecking. does it have to be both in a solid chain (i'm presuming it restarts the count after a time, since sometimes i won't wreck but it will go from "four in a row" [or what have you] back to "takedown") and prior to any wrecks in the event?
Woo-Fu
Banned
Finished off the singleplayer stuff. That 40x stunt run was a pain in the ass, lol. I spent lots of time figuring out the perfect route, then even more time failing to achieve that perfect route. Just said "what the hell" and started at the next stunt run event and did it without a single close call. You get over 30x multiplier you start getting very paranoid, lol
Wizpig said:
These complaints bring up an interesting point.
The "closed world" Burnout games had Crash Mode - set pieces, with no variation.
Paradise, the "open world" Burnout, has Showtime, essentially an improv crash mode. You say where and when, and off you go.
The "closed world" Burnout games had closed race circuits, forcing you to go around this turn this way, and that turn that way. There's little choice, outside of some shortcuts.
Paradise, the "open world" Burnout, has open race circuits. You learn the roads and you make your own mental map of where the shortcuts are.
So, to answer:
Those things wouldn't have fit, stylistically, with the open world game they were trying to make.
And honestly, I'm enjoying Paradise more than I did Takedown or Revenge because of it.
Gary Whitta
Member
Yeah they deserve some kind of award just for how seamless they made the offline/online integration.Tieno said:
Four sit-downs with this game and I'm about 25 races into my A license.
This game is hilarious and awesome.
I've been doing mostly regular races, and burning routes for each car as it comes up. But I think the Road Rages are still my favorite. Sheer chaos!
I also like the Showtime events pretty well. I find myself grinning the whole time I'm playing them, so that's probably right.
Some of the best, if not the best, racing action this gen!
This game is hilarious and awesome.
I've been doing mostly regular races, and burning routes for each car as it comes up. But I think the Road Rages are still my favorite. Sheer chaos!
I also like the Showtime events pretty well. I find myself grinning the whole time I'm playing them, so that's probably right.
Some of the best, if not the best, racing action this gen!
devilchicken said:
I would definitely be down to join in for an eight player (or as many as we can get) game. I am online right now and will be online until 8 pst or so. I am playing the 2 player challenges right now. Just send me a message/friend request and I will invite you so we can work on the others.
GT - Qbert420 (360 version)
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Does anyone know how many yards are in a mile? It's metric discrimination I tell ya.
jordan0386
Member
Die Squirrel Die said:
1760
jordan0386
Member
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Thanks.
My best oncoming's 1,614. Closer than I thought but not quite close enough.
My best oncoming's 1,614. Closer than I thought but not quite close enough.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
How do you start the parking challenge? I keep thinking the games going to tell me but nothing so far. I've tried pulling up to parking spaces, but it doesn't seem to do anything.
For the parking challenge: You've just got to find two parked cars (no more than about two car lengths apart) then do an e-brake turn and slide yourself into the space between them, trying to get as close and parallel to the curb as possible. Make sure to stay parked for a couple seconds until the game gives you a rating.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
aidan said:
Cool thanks.
Gary Whitta
Member
Okay it's still a great game and all but as you get more into the advanced stages a couple of annoying things really start to show.
* Burning Routes. Some of the longer challenges are where the lack of a retry option really sticks out like a sore thumb. Currently I'm trying to nail a route that starts downtown and ends way out in white mountain - a complex and hazardous route with a 2m35s challenge time. When I fail it, it's a looong and frustrating drive back to the start line. At this point I'm way past "oh you can always just go do something else" mindset - FUCK THAT, I want to nail this burning route because it's bugging the piss out of me. And right now it's about five minutes from failing to being able to retry, and that sucks.
* What THE FUCK is with AI oncoming traffic turning INTO you as you drive past? What possible design/world reason could there be for that? Sure it makes the game tougher but in a really cheap and unrealistic way. Am I supposed to believe that the residents of Paradise City are now so pissed by my antics they're deliberately crashing into me? Or that they panic every time they see me but they just always happen to swerve the wrong way? Either way I call bullshit on this design choice.
* Burning Routes. Some of the longer challenges are where the lack of a retry option really sticks out like a sore thumb. Currently I'm trying to nail a route that starts downtown and ends way out in white mountain - a complex and hazardous route with a 2m35s challenge time. When I fail it, it's a looong and frustrating drive back to the start line. At this point I'm way past "oh you can always just go do something else" mindset - FUCK THAT, I want to nail this burning route because it's bugging the piss out of me. And right now it's about five minutes from failing to being able to retry, and that sucks.
* What THE FUCK is with AI oncoming traffic turning INTO you as you drive past? What possible design/world reason could there be for that? Sure it makes the game tougher but in a really cheap and unrealistic way. Am I supposed to believe that the residents of Paradise City are now so pissed by my antics they're deliberately crashing into me? Or that they panic every time they see me but they just always happen to swerve the wrong way? Either way I call bullshit on this design choice.
Christoff Yurievich
Member
I hate the times I'm crashing and hit something because it never gives it to you.SupahBlah said:
got my Burnout license. Sat down and completed the 25 events I had left in about 3 hours. I have 3 cars "in the wild" but I've yet to see any of them run in front of me.
Gary, which car is that?
SpeedingUptoStop
will totally Facebook friend you! *giggle* *LOL*
What the fuck...that was awesome until burnout was thrown in for no reason at allKAOS said: