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Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled announced! (June 21, 2019. PS4/XB1/Switch)
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You're telling me! I was expecting 9PM PST, but 6? Hot damn, that's fantastic.
He will be post-launch.
All free
Sweet! I look forward to that.
Just been playing the Switch version, my friends copy arrived today. Gotta say it's brilliant.
Graphics are really nice and the framerate feels solid. Looks like they have done a really good job with the Switch version.
Only slight issue I noticed was loading into a race, it seemed to take a good 30+ seconds to load a track, restarting a race was instant though. Hopefully the PS4 and Xbox versions load a bit quicker.
Graphics are really nice and the framerate feels solid. Looks like they have done a really good job with the Switch version.
Only slight issue I noticed was loading into a race, it seemed to take a good 30+ seconds to load a track, restarting a race was instant though. Hopefully the PS4 and Xbox versions load a bit quicker.
Luckily the eye can only see up to 24fps, or at least that's what the movie industry tells me.
If it's any indication of the final game, the various videos from the PS4 (Pro?) version seems to load quite fast.
Did you read his follow-up comment on that thread? It's less conclusive.
What're the online options? Just online pvp racing and a battle mode?
Can adventure mode be co-oped?
Can adventure mode be co-oped?
Yeah played only in handheld mode and it was great.
Only slightly negative thing I can say is the longer load times, as you load a race, like I mentioned. Not sure if docked would improve this or if they will patch it to make it a bit faster but everything else is really great.
No problem. It impressed me enough that I'm thinking I will be picking this version up too, for trips and holidays, when I haven't got access to the PS4 Pro version.
My copy has shipped! I actually never played CTR before, but was a big Crash fan back in the day. Game looks brilliant.
I can't watch most of the gameplay videos because I can't stand watching people play it terribly.
So it's 30FPS across all platforms? I wasn't going to get it on Switch if it was, but I didn't know it was across all.
This actually looks pretty damn good imo for handheld. Doesn't really feel like 30 FPS
This actually looks pretty damn good imo for handheld. Doesn't really feel like 30 FPS
So I'm gonna say this again, and the example above seems quite obvious.. whenever you know these people are playing pirated copies, don't support the videos by watching. I know some legit copies are already being sent to buyers right now, but unless someone got one these expensive (and imported, as far I'm aware) mods to record handheld gameplay like Digital Foundry got on their Switch, that's quite obvious the game is running with some kind of homebrew...
--Otherwise, I don't think there's a problem, if you don't care to be spoiled about certain details. The impressions of the Switch version seems pretty good across the board, but as I stated before, I particularly wasn't that worried seeing N. Sane Trilogy on the system.
--Otherwise, I don't think there's a problem, if you don't care to be spoiled about certain details. The impressions of the Switch version seems pretty good across the board, but as I stated before, I particularly wasn't that worried seeing N. Sane Trilogy on the system.
yeah, 30fps for everybody
Hmmmm....weird. Makes me more likely to pick it up on Switch, but weird.
I could be mistaken but the compression on that video seems all over the place.
Yeah it looks better in person, it's pretty clear tbh, not blurry like that video looks.
No idea. My son and I love playing Mario Kart. My son really loves Sonic. But does it have the better gameplay? I never played any of the prior Crash nor the Sonic racers.
Just looking for good split screen fun.
I'd get Sonic then if the kid's attatched to Sonic characters. As long as a game is decent, they won't notice the quality of gameplay by that much. There's a lot of mediocre games that I enjoyed as a kid as long as something else pulled me in.
Different focuses. Crash has a higher skill ceiling and it might take a little more effort to get the same sense of speed that TSR has at lower levels. Personally I prefer the mechanical engagement it demands compared to Sonic or Mario Kart, as I think it makes for a much more rewarding feedback loop and more interesting track designs. Granted there aren't fancy anti-gravity sections, but there's a strong weightiness and consistency to kart behavior--along with key mechanics like hopping--that make the tracks feel full of opportunity points for more speed or big air.
Crash also has far more content in tracks/characters, a battle mode, and an adventure mode, but fewer ways of conducting competitive races. There are also no cooperative racing options, it's all head-to-head outside of battle modes, which can have teams. I'm not exactly sure where Team Sonic Racing stands in that regard, but given the team focus, I'd assume you can work together in split screen.
Split screen seems to be more stable in Crash on the platforms we've seen. It's very unstable in Sonic on all(?) versions but Switch. I guess it would help to know what platform you're aiming for.
All that said, if your son loves Sonic...
...quickly indoctrinate him into the Church of Bandicology and never let him look back!
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Show him videos of the two games and ask him what he prefers, I think that CTR is the better game overall tho.
I don't think we should go for an OT title that's a jab at 60fps or MK. I like "Start your Engines!" personally.
So I checked the Walmart app and it looks like this will be $33.84 (for all platforms) in stores this Friday. Seems like a nice price for anyone that may be on the fence.
Yeah, I don't feel like wasting any more words on that or inviting the controversy to drag down discussion yet again. Let the game be what it be.
In CTR terms, quit messing around trying to shoot missiles at everyone and just boost so far ahead that they can't even touch you.
Wait a few couple months and get both. Crash would have naturally dropped to $30 or less by Xmas, and Sonic has already dropped to $30, it'll be cheaper then.
Both games play differently enough that it's worth getting both for the same price of one crappy $60 title.
Both games play differently enough that it's worth getting both for the same price of one crappy $60 title.
I can't wait to see what Digital Foundry has to say about this one. I'm interested in exploring what's lead two people now to have said it feels better/more fluid than TSR on Switch, despite both targeting 30fps.
Damn. Sonic doesn't even get a break in the pricing department.
Did you click on the platform you want, then "options" under Free Pickup? It's showing up for $33.84 at every store near me (and in Limited Stock too, at least for the XB1 version). I'm guessing the actual online price may change on Friday but not sure.
Are you looking at the N. Sane Trilogy? I see that at $33.84, but no Nitro Fueled in sight.
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