Whatever happened to futuristic racing games?
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Ok, but not every gamer wants realism in their games. Some do, but in my opinion, realism is just a cop-out for a level/character designer. it doesn't get much easier than pointing to something that already exists, then replicating it with pixels. The end product might not be as great, but god forbid anyone sit down with a little bit of concept art.derelict said:
Oh sweet jesus i forgot about Jet Moto. i would probably do the same; though, i don't need much convincing now that god of war 3 is releasing.CNKFan said:
Actually, that's what I was getting at. Its not the gamer that's calling the shots. The change happened because of new capabilities in the industry. Personally I'm all for the off the wall crazy stuff over realism. I suspect its got a lot to do with an internal push to see what they can do, from a creation standpoint - and what better way to show off your prowess than make a game that looks far too real.Craftybonds said:
Unfortunately, these days realistic racers seem to sell more than unrealistic racers (unless an unrealistic racer has the word "Burnout" in its title), thus futuristic racers aren't attempted as much. Yeah, we have WipEout still, but it would be awesome to have some more.
That being said, a message to DICE: take a break from the Battlefield franchise and give us a Motorhead 2, dammit!
That being said, a message to DICE: take a break from the Battlefield franchise and give us a Motorhead 2, dammit!
http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6153738.html
This article is a few years old, but it looks like the company that purchased acclaim might be bringing another XG game to the market, but with absolutely no insight as to when. but still, better than nothing i guess.
This article is a few years old, but it looks like the company that purchased acclaim might be bringing another XG game to the market, but with absolutely no insight as to when. but still, better than nothing i guess.
I don't know how accurate that statement could be though; there really haven't been any games releasing within the last 5 or 6 years that fall into that category other than wipeout, which is only available to sony system owners anyway. i mean, as much as i love unrealistic racers, i don't think wipeout alone will make all of the current 360 and wii owners purchase a ps3. sadly, with only my 360 and wii in hand, the closest i can come to this genre of gaming is mariokart.Skywolf09 said:
I'm ashamed to admit just how deeply I loved the Star Wars podracer games. Based on the worst movie in the series, and the game was addictive. I'd sit at the PC for hours going through the different levels, upgrading my racer...
*digs around for old CD*
*digs around for old CD*
I really liked the Xtreme G series and the Podracer game back in the day. Miss them much. I enjoy sim racing like Dirt and Racedriver: GRID, and I'm looking forward to Gran Turismo 5. But, I'd like to see an XG4.
Anyone else know the song from XG3 called "Hey DJ!"? I still have it on my iPod it's so good.
Anyone else know the song from XG3 called "Hey DJ!"? I still have it on my iPod it's so good.
Most of them weren't good.
However, I'm STILL waiting for Rollcage. We've had how many Wipeouts for the PS2, PS3 and PSP, yet not a single Rollcage game? What's up with that?
However, I'm STILL waiting for Rollcage. We've had how many Wipeouts for the PS2, PS3 and PSP, yet not a single Rollcage game? What's up with that?
I think 'semi-realistic' racers is more accurate. Like Race Driver: Grid and DiRT2. Implimentation of fantasy and realism. Shame, as racers usually work better either one or the other.Skywolf09 said:
Well Wipeout HD Fury is the most recent futuristic racer I know of. There was Fatia Interia for the 360 but err...I've heard bad things.
Not to get off topic, but if you really take a step back and see what they were trying to do (turn an anime into a live action film) instead of simply watching it as a remake of the series, they did a pretty good job. annoying characters, shotty backgrounds, repeated use of backgrounds, yet crisp clean characters (including cars). if only they had mastered the art of reusing frames and using still images, it would have been perfect.Trifixion said:
The best futuristic racer I have played was San Francisco Rush 2049 for the N64. It's a shame that I probably won't see another game like it.
i loved wipeout and Fzero X. the raw speed in the latter and the weapons in the former... loved it. need them back! imagine how good they could look, what the tracks would be like, on todays consoles?
