My cousin worked on this for a little while, I know my crew are going to love this game. Looks great.
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Trailblazers - Announcement Trailer (F-Zero x Splatoon)
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What engine is this running on? How's the switch version performance?
Wow, I love the artstyle and setting. I'm never a fan of F-Zero due to the too futuristic artstyle/setting.
I'm bad at arcade racers as it is, so this level of strategy on top of it is intimidating as hell.
I dig it.
I dig it.
The idea is interesting but I don't know if it's enough to carry a whole game around it.
Also if the music in the trailer is representative of the music ingame then no thanks.
Also if the music in the trailer is representative of the music ingame then no thanks.
Its great we're supporting these devs with our constructive criticism. No hyperbole detected.
Although I don't know when this title will release, the fact their trailer is more upfront with actual non cinematic gameplay is a plus for me.
So that's
TrailBlazers
OnRush
Gravel
Distance
Burnout Paradise:Re (BT:3 fan)
2018 looks to be the rise of the arcade racers, thank goodness. I can only imagine what E3 2018 will bring.
Yeah, I have recently seen that preview of theirs, and it looks like great fun. I definitely see myself keeping close attention to it!
Need for Speed Nitro for Wii did something similar, you were painting the track your/team customized colors/patterns as long as you remained head of the pack. It also looked great for a Wii game, the tracks at least as I didn't personally like the vehicle design, but it was probably near universally panned for not being anything like people expected Need for Speed games to be. It had some lesser elements for sure but it deserved better, I think. It was 60fps too.
Edit: the trailer actually makes it look quite similar, I think it's a sign Nitro inspired this game, the elongated looking cars, the camera angle and some tracks color mapping feel similar, except the cars are now anti-gravity or whatever and the painting had been made more freeform rather than simply overlaying the whole track's sides and such while you're ahead.
Edit: the trailer actually makes it look quite similar, I think it's a sign Nitro inspired this game, the elongated looking cars, the camera angle and some tracks color mapping feel similar, except the cars are now anti-gravity or whatever and the painting had been made more freeform rather than simply overlaying the whole track's sides and such while you're ahead.
OP
OP
I was looking at the latest upcoming releases and came across this game. It looks amazing! Does the game feature any kind of "normal" competitive multiplayer and will it run at 60fps on the PS4 Pro?
it's been so long since the last F-Zero that people don't even remember what it was anymore and anything that looks like a "futuristic racer" gets called F-Zero. it doesn't help Nintendo doesn't even re-release the old games often (except the SNES one since that one is overused).
Looks like they watched the team speed skating at the Olympics.
The paint is essentially the draft
The paint is essentially the draft
Wow, next month huh? Didn't realize this was creeping up so fast. Speaking of that, hopefully this game plays faster as you get to higher level play.
Just saw this trailer on PS's YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKz1u8Cln8Q&t=0s
I am sold. And Im so excited to FINALLY play a fun racer on PS4. Its the one genre Im craving for. Was going to get The Crew, but Im much more on board with this game. I hope A.I is good as I plan to mostly play offline, especially with splitscreen
the idea sounds so novel, and best of all, actually interesting for a genre that is largely not revolutionary. Pretty genius use of Splatoons concept
I am sold. And Im so excited to FINALLY play a fun racer on PS4. Its the one genre Im craving for. Was going to get The Crew, but Im much more on board with this game. I hope A.I is good as I plan to mostly play offline, especially with splitscreen
the idea sounds so novel, and best of all, actually interesting for a genre that is largely not revolutionary. Pretty genius use of Splatoons concept
Thanks so saying so, I'm glad you like it! Our team size is very small (just 3 people for most of development), so to be compared with a massive studio game like The Crew is a great honour for us. I hope you enjoy Trailblazers when it releases in a few weeks!
Ben
Just a quick note to say that Trailblazers is now available to play on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, GoG and Humble Store (for Windows, Mac and Linux). There are some launch discounts in place, so pick it up now for less money. Would love to hear what you guys think of it!
Ben
Ben
Awesome, will look out for reviews but gameplay so far looks awesome. Any word on when Switch version will release?
Haven't quite locked down the date yet, but it's our number 1 priority right now. Sorry I can't be more specific, but we're still figuring it out. Playing in handheld mode is super fun though, and I want it to be as polished as we can possibly get it.
Ben
Ben
No worries, will definitely be down for this. Looks ideal for taking it to play at a mates house and get word of mouth going. Hope launch is going well for you guys. It really is an awesome concept.
Just got in. First up, presentation is absolutely ace; game looks and sounds fantastic. Loving the art, and the characters all seem really funky and cool. Only played a few races so far, but it seems like a lot of fun. Haven't got the hang of hard cornering yet though!
Only concern so far is that upon quitting (had a saving icon that wouldn't go away) and coming back, my progress was gone. It also seems to forget my chosen resolution when I quit and start again, which is a little odd.
Only concern so far is that upon quitting (had a saving icon that wouldn't go away) and coming back, my progress was gone. It also seems to forget my chosen resolution when I quit and start again, which is a little odd.
Thanks for your kind words, and sorry to hear about the save issue. Which platform are you playing on? Steam?
Ben
It feels quite pick-up-and-play to me. I haven't gotten the hang of braking around corners yet; the car seems to drop in speed really harshly when you do that. Otherwise it feels very smooth and slick to play.
Yep, Steam. I've started and restarted the game a few times now, and it looks like progress is now saving correctly. I still need to reset my res each time though. Might have something to do with my setup though; I'm running the game on a TV (my second "monitor") at 4K downsampled using Nvidia's DSR thing. I'll try dropping to 1080p and see if I can rule out that last bit out.
Oh, and it forgets my crossplay option too. I set it to on, and it keeps returning to off after closing the game.
Ah, thanks for the feedback. That sounds like it's busted. I'll look into it today. Thanks!
Ben
From what i have played so far, the game just oozes charm, the aesthetics all mesh together to create something so vibrant that i haven't seen since 2016's Redout.
The physics to take a bit of time to get used to, with brakes initiating a drift but is more used for tighter turns rather than smoothly sliding through corners, turning is best done by letting go of the accelerator strategically for medium sized corners and some wall/vehicle collisions may make you wobble and destabilise more than you'd expect but it isnt completely unfair or off-putting. The sense of speed is nailed quite well too, especially once you reach higher boost chain combos, reaching Boost Max is exhilarating!
The only major issue ive been having that may be a turn-off for some is the strange wobbly framerate that exhibits on the PS4pro, where it cant seem to decide between 60 or 30 fps at erratic intervals, but seems to be more scaled towards the latter when more clashing paint colours are applied on the track, and it can be pretty jarring at times.
Honestly though, besides that the game's been very good so far, and i look forward to playing more, props to making the single-player a great length too, there's a lot to do!
The physics to take a bit of time to get used to, with brakes initiating a drift but is more used for tighter turns rather than smoothly sliding through corners, turning is best done by letting go of the accelerator strategically for medium sized corners and some wall/vehicle collisions may make you wobble and destabilise more than you'd expect but it isnt completely unfair or off-putting. The sense of speed is nailed quite well too, especially once you reach higher boost chain combos, reaching Boost Max is exhilarating!
The only major issue ive been having that may be a turn-off for some is the strange wobbly framerate that exhibits on the PS4pro, where it cant seem to decide between 60 or 30 fps at erratic intervals, but seems to be more scaled towards the latter when more clashing paint colours are applied on the track, and it can be pretty jarring at times.
Honestly though, besides that the game's been very good so far, and i look forward to playing more, props to making the single-player a great length too, there's a lot to do!
What kind of single player events are there?
How is the a.i?
How is local MP?
The singleplayer seems to go through each different character for a set of events and then goes to the next, each chapter so far has had one or two events (i can imagine latter ones may have more) but they make you learn the ins and outs of each character's vehicle traits and different game-modes, all loosely tied together by a mostly text-based story (with some sound cues) but the writing's been pretty good too, its light (so far) but its still entertaining.
The AI have been pretty competent! even when set to Medium (default) difficulty in custom events, they seem to fare better on twistier tracks compared to wider maps however, and the opponent AI often do their best to paint over your trails and vice versa, its always a shock to see whats happened to the track surface by the time you get to that section again on the next lap, it may look completely unrecognisable!
I havent been able to play local MP yet (dont have anyone thats wanted to give it a go just yet) but it has plenty of options - one thing i did notice was that there was the option of 2-4P splitscreen while playing online (as well as local) which is a nice addition!
EDIT: As for specific event types, there is the standard mode (3v3), there is also time attack (a team works together to set a time, i think the amount of players vary), all against all, partner battle (2v2v2) and Gate Chase (many more paint gates but nobody can paint the track themselves)
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Thanks! All that sounds promising. I dont expect the online to be thriving, so my hope is to get good local play action
I also wonder if the devs will try their hand at DLC, like extra tracks or modes, or updates to address issues (I wonder if framerate with 2 players is steady at all)
Looks awesome.
Is it 60fps and if yes, will it also be that way on Switch (that's the version I'm interested in)?
Is it 60fps and if yes, will it also be that way on Switch (that's the version I'm interested in)?