Bizarre Creations' Ged Talbot admitted that the developer's long-running, Xbox (and Xbox 360) exclusive racing series Project Gotham Racing was beginning to lose its sizzle, according to an interview with CVG. Talbot explained, "By the time we got to PGR4 I certainly felt that the time was right to move on and do different things." That's a desire the developer will be fulfilling with its upcoming "Mario Kart meets Forza" racer, Blur -- a project Talbot calls "a breath of fresh air."
Yes, they're breaking up the monotony of their worn out racing franchise, and rejuvenating their stagnant creative juices by generating a totally new ... racing franchise. Bold!
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Posted: May 20th 2009 2:26PM (Unverified) said
So are they saying that it's just a little something to break the monotony of all that hard-core racing that has gotten to be a little bit outta control? It's cool to go, but what about a game that's Mario meets Turismo?
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Posted: May 20th 2009 2:40PM Deezul AwT said
I had an N64 that I hooked up to a projector back when I was in college. Playing Mario Kart with a bunch of friends when you could actually see everything instead of trying to make it out with four people sharing a 19" screen was great. So if Blur can do that, I'm all for it. And no, I"m not gonna get a Wii and get Mario Kart either. I already sold one Wii.
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Posted: May 20th 2009 3:59PM ColorblindMonk said
I'm glad they're going a different direction. Something good always wears out in the long run (Sonic).
"Mario Kart meets Forza". Never played Forza, but I do like Mario Kart.
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"Mario Kart meets Forza". Never played Forza, but I do like Mario Kart.
Posted: May 20th 2009 7:36PM OptimumEDGE said
I hate silly racers, and hopefully it wont feel too "arcadey" because that's a real turn off for me in racers.
If they can mix the elements properly, and the gameplay is solid (and it feels like you're not driving a piece of cardboard) then I'm all for it.
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If they can mix the elements properly, and the gameplay is solid (and it feels like you're not driving a piece of cardboard) then I'm all for it.
Posted: May 21st 2009 8:09AM (Unverified) said
Yub @ May 20th 2009 3:53AM
To be honest, I'm pretty gutted with its description. The PGR series was yes, both realistic and arcade-y but it never went as far as having "offensive and defensive powerups". Sure, that could add another layer to it but I'm just hoping it doesn't detract from the actual driving/racing. Something that the PGR series did just great.
If I was Bizzare, I'd realise that they had a great formula to make great games and keep it the same. I don't know... Fingers crossed I guess.
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To be honest, I'm pretty gutted with its description. The PGR series was yes, both realistic and arcade-y but it never went as far as having "offensive and defensive powerups". Sure, that could add another layer to it but I'm just hoping it doesn't detract from the actual driving/racing. Something that the PGR series did just great.
If I was Bizzare, I'd realise that they had a great formula to make great games and keep it the same. I don't know... Fingers crossed I guess.
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