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Dangerous Driving comes out in one month (arcade racer from former Criterion developers)
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This will be my first purchase on the Epic Game Store. Burnout 3 is one of my favorite games of all time, I love it too much to not support DD at launch.
I LOVE burnout 3 but these clips look... Pretty bad. Cars seem weightless and you can't see what is going on at all. I want to support devs that are trying to revive franchises I love but I'm really tempted to wait a few months for this one once multiple updates come in.
Does anyone know if this game has branching/alternate paths? Even though I really enjoyed Burnout Revenge, I didn't like it as much as Takedown because of the inclusion of them. I felt like it took away a bit of the tension and thrill of being near your opponents as they could be on an alternate path. I prefer the game didn't create ways for me to not see my opponent as much as possible. I want to be on edge about making them crash or crashing myself as much as possible.
EDIT: I'm kinda baffled by the 30fps on base consoles. I feel like they should have just toned down the visuals to meet 60fps on them. Also the EPIC store deal means I'll be waiting awhile hoping for it to come to Steam.
EDIT: I'm kinda baffled by the 30fps on base consoles. I feel like they should have just toned down the visuals to meet 60fps on them. Also the EPIC store deal means I'll be waiting awhile hoping for it to come to Steam.
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Idk, it's not ideal sure but Burnout Paradise feels okay at 30fps. I have hope
Pre-ordered a physical copy to arrive on site while I'm working away, will make for some entertaining evenings with my pro hopefully :)
Where was Burnout Paradise 30fps?
Where was Burnout Paradise 30fps?
I have enough of this: "Want 60fps? Buy Pro/X." BS from devs. This doesn't isn't even look that great to warrant 30 fps.
For what it's worth, Onrush (on base Xbone) and Rocket League (on Switch) have options to prioritize 60 FPS over resolution.
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My mistake. I rememberef the slowdowns on 360 and thought 30fps. I guess it won't be as smooth as Burnout on the base systems then. :( Only 30fps good racing games I can think of are DriveClub and the Forza Horizon series. So hopefully it feels as fun to play.
Wait a minute, I breezed over this before, but are they implying that this game doesn't come with licensed music?
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I was wondering the same thing. The cheesy angsty punk rock was part of what made that series special.
I'm glad they're finally getting to racing, their crash mode games have really done nothing for me
Loads of new footage here, the 3rd person view looks just like Burnout so people should stop complaining about the FOV.
It looks just like the proper sequel to Burnout 3.
It looks just like the proper sequel to Burnout 3.
Well I do know Sean Murray was the technical lead for Burnout 3 and Black during his Criterion days. He actually came up with the Crash Mode. Obviously he's no longer with the company since founding Hello Games and whatnot.
There are some Sumo Digital guys at HG as well. So I am curious what their take on an Arcade style racer would be like.
Maybe it's because I just heard the audio version of the interview but he gives me a bad first impression.
He seems very arrogant in a lot of his responses and sounded like he didn't really want to do the interview.
That really is just how he is. He was the same in a Giant Bomb Interview a while back. I dont think it is bad thing, sure it is probably not PR friendly, but he seems to just say what he thinks. It is kinda refreshing not to hear totally rehearsed answers in interviews like this IMO.
Kind of a genius setup for an indie racing/sports dev with little budget though, maybe. Your just hook in Spotify and then set up a playlist of all the big songs you would put on the soundtrack but can't license.
Users without premium have to listen to ads, but that's just like car radio! :P
This is what the devs have to say about the music.
http://www.threefieldsentertainment.com/2019/03/27/dangerous-driving-your-questions-answered/
Having Spotify intergrated is nice but what made the Burnout games so memorable to me was the soundtrack. Just the main theme of Burnout 2 alone or "we are the lazy generation" of 3! I can still listen to the old songs in Dangerous Driving but i wish this game had it's own killer soundtrack!
So i guess without Spotify there is no music at all, not even in the menu? And no announcer like DJ Atomika or Striker... i will miss all of it but i'm still buying the game, this generation is starving for fun arcade racers like this and this indie developer needs all the support.
Too bad EA doesn't give a damn about Burnout or NFS anymore. They absolutely destroyed most of their arcade franchises... SSX is also one of them.
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Music is, like, the easiest thing to add to your game. Getting music composed for your game is not expensive. Heck, licensing royalty free music is even less expensive. I cannot understand why all of their games have no music whatsoever.
The tail end of the car is a little too stable in DD. Burnout makes you fight the wheel a bit to keep from sliding out. The graphics are way better than I was expecting for a budget release. Could use some more sparks, maybe.
It sounds like only Spotify Premium is supported, they've repeatedly said Premium.
The FOV in Dangerous Driving may have changed since that footage. The UI has changed since then.
Previews are starting to come out and they're positive:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...ng-represents-the-road-not-taken-by-burnout-4
https://variety.com/2019/gaming/fea...is-burnout-in-everything-but-name-1203176884/
Pretty sure Burnout Paradise has been 60fps on everything. EDIT - okay, I see you later realised your error.
Sad to hear there's no music in this. They should even try to get some public domain opera music in there. I loved that in Burnout Paradise. It seemed strangely calming given the subject matter.
Getting licensed music IS expensive however... And most of their previous games all had licensed soundtracks.
This just mirrors the way that they made previous Burnout games; they had no in-house music composers. So if they wanted to keep the same kind of feel for this game, custom soundtracks was the only viable way of doing it.
The first two games had original music. Dangerous Golf had a theme in the same vein.
The sound design in this clip drives me mad, it's too repetitive: https://www.ign.com/videos/2019/04/02/dangerous-driving-pursuit-mode-coupe-gold-run
For me, when Burnout Paradise Remastered exists, this has to at least match that, open world aside. It's almost there.
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Well, it's definitely stripped down but if the driving itself is fun I'll forgive it for almost anything.
The pre-order is up on PSN for at least 10% here in NA:
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1898-CUSA13965_00-DANGEROUSDRIVING
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1898-CUSA13965_00-DANGEROUSDRIVING
Reminds me of PGR2's radio station for in-game music where you could use the songs you ripped to the hard drive as the library for what appears on the radio station that could pause the song between races and continue where you left off.
Is it just me or do the effects in the latest vids seem toned down from the previous ones? Less motion blur, less sparks, lighting is less blown out, the screen doesn't seem to shake as much when cars crash or land from a jump... looks somehow more weightless than before.
Loved the old Burnout games on the PS2 and to somewhat lesser extent Burnout Paradise. Was sad that the series never returned for some meaningful new games and was hoping that some studio would pick up the slack and create something similar but never did. Based on the trailer i am non plussed however which is sad to me. The gameplay and everything else looks strangely bland and i would've liked some new ideas or advancements after such a long hiatus compared to the old games but i see none here. If i am honest in some regards the presentation seems to be lot less fun then in the old games somehow.
I understand they had very few people working on this and very limited money but still.... this is not the game that i was hoping to see after so many years :(
I understand they had very few people working on this and very limited money but still.... this is not the game that i was hoping to see after so many years :(
The RPS video showed off some cool twists and ideas that add some new flavor to the Burnout formula. I mean, it's still basically Burnout spiritual successor right down to the menu designs but the mechanics and different modes all seem like cool evolutions to the classic formula IMO
Gamers:
Everyone wants a Burnout 3 spiritual sequel. When, years later, one finally comes out, every detail gets scrutinized, everyone shits on it before even playing.
Weeks later, when the game is dead (along with the company who made it and chances of a similar game in the future) gamers cry out loud and are saddened that the industry is filled battle Royale games and COD clones...
Everyone wants a Burnout 3 spiritual sequel. When, years later, one finally comes out, every detail gets scrutinized, everyone shits on it before even playing.
Weeks later, when the game is dead (along with the company who made it and chances of a similar game in the future) gamers cry out loud and are saddened that the industry is filled battle Royale games and COD clones...
I mean, is it possible to appreciate the good and recognize the bad at the same time, or is that just an impossible concept?
It's exactly how it should be, yes. But I read a lot of "not 60 fps on base console no buy / no shitty punk rock soundtrack no buy / not buying with that FOV / online in a month !? WTF no buy!! / Bought Dangerous Golf and it sucked no buy"... I mean, that's not appreciating the good and recognizing the bad to me.
I'm sorry, but this is looks so janky and low budget - it might be fun to play, but seriously disappointed with the presentation. Is the lack of music confirmed?