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Posted: May 11th 2009 11:06PM Petebot330 said
Came in here to say something similar. Lame, Lame, Lame music.
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Posted: May 11th 2009 11:41PM Bouillestfu said
With a game name like Fuel you'd expect... Oh I don't know... METALLICA!?!
Get rid of the gay out boy. This is supposed to look griddy and hardcore not gay and easy going.
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Get rid of the gay out boy. This is supposed to look griddy and hardcore not gay and easy going.
Posted: May 12th 2009 2:36AM WiredKnight said
And thank you Bouillestfu, for being a shining example of why no one likes Metallica fans.
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Posted: May 12th 2009 2:42AM elBradford said
Or how about post-grunge band Fuel? Covering Metallica's "Fuel"? ...hate fall out boy...
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Posted: May 12th 2009 3:41PM Birth Canal said
Well, Fall Out Boy is more mainstream. Anyone noticed how the chopper looks like it's dropping a Warthog in the article pic?
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Posted: May 11th 2009 10:17PM (Unverified) said
I don't know man. It looks like too many ideas being spread thin. I know the vid was low res but even then the graphics looked PS2 What a horrible song they picked out to help sell their game.
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Posted: May 12th 2009 6:58AM MrKlorox said
Surprised it took as many posts for somebody to mention the atrocious emo rock. They've used this song in multiple trailers for Fuel now. Time to give it a rest, Codemasters.
To be honest, the only trailer for the game that evolved into this one, Grand Raid Offroad, had a much better but still amazingly horrible song attached to it. Google it.
"It's kickin' my head!"
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To be honest, the only trailer for the game that evolved into this one, Grand Raid Offroad, had a much better but still amazingly horrible song attached to it. Google it.
"It's kickin' my head!"
Posted: May 12th 2009 10:34AM (Unverified) said
It kind of does, especially with the choppers bringing in the cars. I love Dirt and Grid but Codemasters isn't actually creating this game, just publishing it. It's being made by a studio thats NEVER done a racing game and they're latest project was Wall E. So yeah, I have my doubts....
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Posted: May 11th 2009 10:28PM (Unverified) said
Never been a fan of Codemasters...
Guess it won't change with this one.
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Guess it won't change with this one.
Posted: May 11th 2009 10:29PM (Unverified) said
Hmm, the driving seems a little bit floaty, doesn't it ?
Choper Chasing looks like fun!
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Choper Chasing looks like fun!
Posted: May 11th 2009 10:57PM (Unverified) said
I hope the free-roam is good. Seems like so many of these games restrict you to the tracks.
Free-roam is what made games like ATV Off Road Fury great, imo.
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Free-roam is what made games like ATV Off Road Fury great, imo.
Posted: May 11th 2009 11:00PM Johnnynumber5 is powered by cell said
meh. It's not that it looks bad but it's to similar to motorstorm for me to think about buying it. Good for those of you without a PS3 or without Motorstorm.
Whatever that gameshow racing game is with all the explosion triggers looks better to me. Hopefully it's not the same game or I will feel like a huge douche.
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Whatever that gameshow racing game is with all the explosion triggers looks better to me. Hopefully it's not the same game or I will feel like a huge douche.
Posted: May 11th 2009 11:48PM nadomars said
I think you're talking about Split Second by Black Rock Studios, who made the excellent Pure. Here's the trailer in HD for anybody that missed it:
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46433.html
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player/46433.html
Posted: May 12th 2009 4:29AM (Unverified) said
Have to agree, this looks to much like a motorstorm clone. Much rather keep my money for Split Second as that looks like a lot more fun.
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Posted: May 13th 2009 4:06AM (Unverified) said
Oh, well in that case, why didn't you say so its a must have for that reason alone !!
/sarcasm ;)
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/sarcasm ;)
Posted: May 11th 2009 11:04PM (Unverified) said
@Shimrra
Much bigger map; many different vehicle types that are balanced in their own right (the motorcycles in paradise were tacked on crap); a variety of terrains and weather effects; and most importantly NO MAP READING. Jesus that was a colossal mistake in paradise. Fortunately FUEL wont have this problem, its larger in most every other way and looks to be a much more relaxed racing experienced, along the lines of Test Drive Unlimited. So yea, it bares little resemblance to paradise.
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Much bigger map; many different vehicle types that are balanced in their own right (the motorcycles in paradise were tacked on crap); a variety of terrains and weather effects; and most importantly NO MAP READING. Jesus that was a colossal mistake in paradise. Fortunately FUEL wont have this problem, its larger in most every other way and looks to be a much more relaxed racing experienced, along the lines of Test Drive Unlimited. So yea, it bares little resemblance to paradise.
Posted: May 11th 2009 11:12PM (Unverified) said
so...this is like motorstorm with burnout paradise?
if so, that sounds pretty good.
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if so, that sounds pretty good.
Posted: May 11th 2009 11:28PM StormEagle said
Codemasters has yet to disappoint me on a racing game. The shear scope of the environment and the weather effects are going to make for some hellacious races. Day One purchase all the way!
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Posted: May 11th 2009 11:33PM StormEagle said
Sorry for the (now) triple post. Comments aren't refreshing.
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Posted: May 12th 2009 5:23AM (Unverified) said
Gave me a nice mental image though. Mr Crab Hands.....
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Posted: May 12th 2009 8:50AM StormEagle said
That's why the autocorrect on my iPhone is off. It always thinks it knows what you want to say...but it has no idea....
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Posted: May 12th 2009 2:38AM WiredKnight said
I think it's more similar to Smuggler's Run than Motorstorm, seems people have some short memories.
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Posted: May 12th 2009 3:06AM El Stefio said
I thought the same thing - especially the chopper chasing. And any game that looks similar to Smuggler's Run get immediate attention from me.
And some of the reasons people give for not being interested on here really make me chuckle:
"looks too much like Motorstorm" - but wasn't Motorstorm good?
"fictional cars" - i point you in the direction of Gran Turismo.
"the graphics looked PS2" - i'll swap my PS2 for yours right here right now
"that music was horrible" - granted. Game looks quite good though...
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And some of the reasons people give for not being interested on here really make me chuckle:
"looks too much like Motorstorm" - but wasn't Motorstorm good?
"fictional cars" - i point you in the direction of Gran Turismo.
"the graphics looked PS2" - i'll swap my PS2 for yours right here right now
"that music was horrible" - granted. Game looks quite good though...
Posted: May 12th 2009 4:43AM (Unverified) said
I do see your point as those reasons can seem petty, but we are not saying Motorstorm isn't good, we are just not keen on spending cash on a game that seems so similar.
Some people prefer to have real life cars and do not like fake car makes/models so again no sale.
The Graphics in the trailer are low res and not a good example, it does the game no favours if you release a low res trailer to the masses when they expect to see a graphical marvel.
As for the music, yes its terrible, but you can turn that off, so I agree on that point.
I'm not trying to flame, just opinion.
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Some people prefer to have real life cars and do not like fake car makes/models so again no sale.
The Graphics in the trailer are low res and not a good example, it does the game no favours if you release a low res trailer to the masses when they expect to see a graphical marvel.
As for the music, yes its terrible, but you can turn that off, so I agree on that point.
I'm not trying to flame, just opinion.
Posted: May 12th 2009 8:46AM StormEagle said
Why is everyone saying this is Motorstorm? Yeah it has the same kind of feel, but it offers way more than Motorstorm did. Don't get me wrong, I have both Motorstorm games and love them, especially Pacific Rift. But all Motorstorm is is racing around a track either trying to win, trying to beat a time, or avoiding elimination. It's not open world, you can't create your own races, the weather doesn't change on the fly. This game definately looks to have taken something from Motorstorm with the art style, but the gameplay is going to be totally different than Motorstorm's.....alot meatier.
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Posted: May 12th 2009 10:56AM NOOK360 said
Looks boring as hell. Seriously, when I first heard something about this game, kinda "post-apocalyptic" open world racing, it did sound pretty cool. What they really need are actual cars. Weathered, rotten, today's cars. Any racing game, whether hardcore simulation or arcade offroader, needs licensed cars. Still the only thing that keeps me away from playing any of the burnout titles ...
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Posted: May 12th 2009 10:58AM (Unverified) said
Motorstorm didn't exactly invent the offroad, free-wheeling genre...one that comes to me off the top of my head was Powerslide:
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/powerslide/
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http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/powerslide/
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