Wipeout vs F-Zero: Which series do you prefer?

[Lant_War]

Not too long after the release of the original F-Zero, PlayStation owners could get their fix of anti-gravity racing in Wipeout, an incredibly stylish arcade racer with great visuals, amazing speed and controls that rivaled Nintendo's franchise until both died in the 6th gen (Wipeout kinda stayed alive with HD/Fury, 2048 and the collection, but it was clear that the franchise was already past its prime).

Both series also distanced themselves quite nicely as time went on, with F-Zero doubling down on incredibly deep mechanics, unforgiving gameplay, ridiculous speeds and tight controls while Wipeout focused on fast combat racing, with much floatier physics that really made you feel like you were piloting a ship. So, which one of these do you prefer?

Personally, before the release of the Omega Collection I'd have replied with F-Zero without thinking, but after the former fused together the last two games while ironing out its issues and in the case of 2048 massively improving it, I think I might give this one to Wipeout. F-Zero does suffer a lot from the last game in the franchise releasing for the GameCube, because I'm sure if the rivalry between the two series continued both would be on much higher highs.

 

[nsilvias]

wipeout is an inferior f-zero

 

[Xtortion]

F-Zero. Wipeout always felt too floaty to me tbh (too much sway when turning). I like feeling like my vehicle is gripping the track rather than hovering above it.

 

[CurseVox]

Love both, but nothing beats the feel of hover racing in F-Zero. I want a switch version SOOOOO BAD!! Even just a remake of X or GX with online multiplayer and maybe a track editor would be perfect. DREAM GAME!

 

[Spazgadget]

Wipeout, if for no other reason than the soundtrack and (original) designs by The Designer's Republic(tm)

 

[Gilver]

F-zero always felt way better to me, its also faster which I like and the art-style is way more appealing in Fzero

 

[big_z]

F-zero. Feels tighter and you don't dead stop when hitting walls.

 

[Laserbeam]

F-Zero for sure, but I can get down with some Wipeout.

 

[CloseTalker]

F-Zero. There's something about the way Wipeout plays that I've just never been able to enjoy. The crafts are just way too floaty for my tastes, I never feel dialed in.

 

[fiendcode]

I prefer the tighness of control and purer racing in F-Zero but it's hard to really compare them directly imo. Wipeout really has different aims, the similarities between both are more superficial than anything.

 

[Acquiescence]

Based on what I played of the F-Zero game that's on the SNES Classic, my answer is unequivocally WipEout.

 

[famikon]

wip'Eout". Iconic series.

 

[100mega]

Voted F-Zero, but I'm glad I live in a world with both. Wipeout VR is a gift from god.

 

[DrHercouet]

Would've replied F-Zero a couple of months ago, but since then I picked a copy of WipeOut Omega Collection and I have a PSVR. Best. Arcade. Experience. Ever. Sorry F-Zero, you should have been more alive. Or, you know, not MK8D.

 

[kikuchiyo]

I think I prefer Fzero (except for the fact Wipeout has had a more recent release) but they feel so different I'd say they're actually hard to compare.

 

[JamboGT]

I like F-Zero, I love WipEout.

I prefer the handling, the style, the music. I want a game in a different genre set in that world as well.

"A ball bounces. A pin drops. A man falls.
Gravity is the glue which binds us to our planet.
We are about to apply the solvent which will free our species forever."

Pierre Belmondo (Director of European AG Research)

 

[Lant_War]

wip'Eout". Iconic series.

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Thanks for reminding me how amazing the motion blur is on the Omega Collection. Makes the game look like it runs at even higher than 60FPS

 

[InspectaDekka]

WipEout and it's not even close.

Of course, I understand why people would prefer F-Zero but WipEout is way more sophisticated in gameplay and style to me.

 

[Deleted member 48897]

"What's F-Zero?"

Sorry F-Zero, you should have been more alive.

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[Kaiser Swayze]

F-Zero pales in comparison to Wipeout. It's not even close, IMO.

 

[Druffmaul]

Hmm, I guess Wipeout. No, I have to say F-Zero. No, Wipeout. No... ugh.

F-Zero (along with Super Mario World) is literally directly responsible for me getting back into gaming after I finished college. Like just about everyone else around my age, I was an obsessive gamer in the '70s and early '80s, and then hitting puberty was the end. If not for F-Zero, I might never have come back. It was the first video game I played in like 7 years, and I played the fuck out of it for like two weeks straight. I didn't play it much after mastering every race, and I never really got into any of the F-Zero sequels.

The original Wipeout (along with Jumping Flash) was the reason I stopped ignoring the Playstation. When Sony announced they were doing a CD-ROM gaming console, I automatically assumed it would be in the same ballpark as the CDi and the 3DO, i.e. a failure. Never gave any serious consideration to owning one. Then like a month before launch, I went into my Toys R Us and they had a Playstation demo kiosk set up. I watched a kid play Battle Arena Toshinden for a bit, which looked stiff as fuck but no doubt graphically impressive at the time. Especially Fo's magic spheres. When the kid finished, I stepped up and checked out what other playable demos there were. After playing both Wipeout and Jumping Flash, I stepped aside to let someone else play, and I grabbed a pre-order voucher and took it to the cashier to pay a deposit. I remember you had to wait a couple months after launch for Wipeout to release. I loved it, but not as much as F-Zero. But unlike the F-Zero franchise, I liked the sequels as much if not more than the original.

I dunno, ultimately I suppose I have to admit I got more hours of enjoyment out of Wipeout, even if it doesn't loom as large as F-Zero for me.

 

[jefjay]

Tough call for me. As a series I really enjoy WipEout. But FZero GX is one of my all time favorite games... So FZero gets my vote

 

[Ando]

wipeout is more like a gran turismo style game, albeit at high speed with floating cars in the future. each vehicle has a real physical weight to it and and to succeed you need to master the mechanics of cornering and handling the singular properties of the different teams vehicle.

whereas f-zero is more like a classic nintendo platformer, albeit at high speed with floating cars on the future. where it's about immediate snappy and tight movement and the goal is to avoid rapidly incoming obstacles at effectively as possible.

these are both good types of games and wipeout hd/fury and f-zero gx are terrific games.

personally i prefer wipeout because there are more good games in the series and i generally like the sleek futuristic world with the edm soundtracks and graphic design which makes for a more coherent package. the style of f-zero with its buttrock, anime designs and variety of dramatic track locations doesn't do it as much for me.

 

[Ando]

dp sorry

 

[Mr.Deadshot]

Wipeout in VR is unmatched by any racing game. Wipeout non VR was already better than F-Zero. I have a very soft spot for Hi-Octane. Probably my favorite until Wipeout VR mode came along.

 

[Bulby]

Wipeout.

I'm completely ignorant of f zero. Always looked like a migraine inducing clusterfuck in YouTube videos

 

[Rolodzeo]

Wipeout

#teamfeisar

 

[SPRidley]

Wipeout has great style in menu designs and ships, but I prefer everything else from the F-Zero series
Handling, characters, cheesy charisma, music, tracks, world. Its the best futuristic car racer, and seems it will forever be if nobody wants to make an actual spiritual sequel and not something that tries to be half f-zero and half wipeout, and gets right neither (im looking at you FAST RMX)

 

[fontguy]

All the Wipeout games are swimmy and have bad music. F-Zero GX is the greatest racing game ever made.

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[OnanieBomb]

I really don't know if I could choose one over the other. I love em both to bits.

 

[Magneto]

F-Zero GX is one of the best games ever created. Nothing Wipeout related is on the same level. There are some cool Wipeout games, don't get me wrong. Just not on the same tier.

 

[Moist_Owlet]

fzero has an anime which maes it the best by default

 

[AllEchse]

the only thing they have in common is that they both fast and futuristic, but they control very differently, like comparing Burnout to Gran Turismo.
Both require a different mindset as WipEout is much more weighty.
why noth both
Not like we have many of them

 

[lynux3]

Wipeout, easily.

 

[Deleted member 1190]

Wipeout all day

 

[a_mad_bag_of_cats]

That's s hard call... I have fond memories of both.. it's sad we won't see another wipeout, omega collection was excellent... artistically I prefer wipeout, as a racer it's fzero but by a small margin

 

[NotLiquid]

I feel like Wipeout is the game for those who want more conventional racing game. Being fast is just a means to an end.

F-Zero is almost just as much a survival game as it is a racing game.

 

[random88]

Honestly, I can't think of any single thing that F-Zero does better than Wipeout, except that it's faster.
Wipeout by a landslide for me.

 

[Deleted member 35204]

F-Zero GX is a class of its own.

 

[Gilver]

Im surprised Wipeout is even close to F-zero in the poll because Id rather play F-zero X on the 64 than Wipeout omega on my PS4. Admittedly Wipeout omega was my first Wipeout but it just didnt feel good and to me and it lacked personality with its non descript sci-fi look. Really was wanting a F-zero successor but got a slow game where hitting walls feels terrible and with a weak art style.

 

[ghostcrew]

Wipeout is cool as fuck, when it launched it was an absolute must for anyone with a PlayStation or Saturn.

But no Wipeout game is as good as F-Zero X so F-Zero takes the win.

 

[Dr Doom]

Wipeout the aesthetics and music.

I need to fire up Wipeout VR right now

 

[Eoin]

Wipeout by a long margin.

As common as this comparison is though, they're quite different games and I think fans of both series often disregard the other for not being like their preferred game. Probably the most obvious example of this is F-Zero fans pointing out that F-Zero is faster, as if there were a single Wipeout fan on the planet who either doubted that or cared. If we ignore the aesthetics (which admittedly is difficult since Wipeout's aesthetics have always been a strong part of the series), the Nintendo racing game which is closest to Wipeout isn't F-Zero - it's Mario Kart.

 

[germuso]

Wipeout VR

 

[AfropunkNyc]

Fzero is just better series. I mean it has its own lore and everything outside of racing.

 

[astro]

F-Zero is one of the most criminally underutilised IPs of all time.

 

[Lant_War]

Fzero is just better series. I mean it has its own lore and everything outside of racing.

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Wipeout has a story and lore too. There's brand acquisitions, dead pilots, brands dropping out because they can't compete, rulings that affect the races, etc.

 

[Chaosblade]

3D F-Zero > Wipeout > 2D F-Zero

But this is a really pointless comparison because they aren't aiming to do the same things, and the things they are trying to do they both do very well.

 

[Deleted member 16876]

Wipeout is the one I played the most so that one.

I want to experience it in VR one day...

 

[Braaier]

Fzero easily. I've played a few of the Wipeout games and they're just poor imitations.