Apparently Criterion (the Burnout people) have taken over the Need for Speed game slated for 2010 (after Shift and Nitro) to make a "revolutionary" NFS title.
"Revolutionary", aka "Good"- basically saying "You guys lost it years ago, now we're stepping in to fix your broken a**."
I think it's because the NFS people haven't made a good game since Most Wanted, maybe even Hot Pursuit 2.
Tyler Gabriel, a good friend of mine who knows quite a bit about graphical prowess and other technical video game things,
had an idea that the new game might have the excellent Burnout gameplay with the Need for Speed story and car customization. In my opinion, NFS never really had good storylines... just cheesy live action-action scenes à la Command and Conquer. But as for customization, sure. And maybe, just maybe, Burnout fans prayers will be answered and cops will enter the Burnout arena. Paradise City with cops chasing? Sounds sick.I find it hilarious Need for Speed has thrown in the towel, though, to the winner of the arcade racer. Now we need to see who wins the racing sim wars (Gran Turismo, Forza, etc.). Forza 3, by the way, looks amazing graphics-wise, and Split/Second looks interesting, too.
No new Burnout game is on their radar right now, however. All attention is being devoted to Paradise (DLC) and NFS 2010.
Also of note- Diablo creator and ex-Blizzard North head David Brevik will be lending his talents to Marvel Universe Online.
Another recent merge has occurred in the MMO world. Bioware and the creators of Warhammer have been combined through EA. We know Bioware can produce quality games, and is a very strong developer. Warhammer, on the other hand, has had somewhat of a rocky start. The question is, can Bioware rectify Warhammer? Warhammer games have always had a special place in the hearts of RTS fans, and their ideas have been ambitious. The execution, however, has not been the best. Leave a comment if you have any ideas on this!
Mass Effect 2 on PS3? Maybe.
So it looks like the PS3 will not be seeing ports of both Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, to my chagrin and the chagrin of every RPG-loving Playstation-owner. Or does it?
As Microsoft is no longer on the scene, and EA has taken the reins on the project, I was very hopeful that it would become a multiplatform title. Naturally, there have been myriad speculations on the web and amongst gamers, but I would love to see the excellent RPG head over Sony's way. Even on the Bioware site, in the Mass Effect FAQs, the question "Will there be a PS3 version of Mass Effect 1 and 2?" is answered with "Mass Effect 2 is planned for the PC and Xbox 360." If the answer was no, why wouldn't they just say so?
My guess is either a Bioshock-style transition, where the PS3 gets the title(s) later, or EA is fighting with Microsoft over rights. Either way, I desperately want Mass Effect on my PS3- I have absolutely loved all of the Bioware RPGs- Neverwinter Nights 1 and 2, Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2, and Jade Empire. It's obviously not a development issue from Bioware, as Star Wars: The Old Republic is going to be a PS3 release along with Dragon Age: Origins. So what's going on?
Derrick Comedy
Alright, this has nothing to do with video games, I wanted to just pitch everyone on this movie coming out in the fall. I don't know if you have seen or heard of DERRICK, but they're an NYU
graduate sketch comedy group. They are absolutely hilarious (I saw them live in New York), and they have a series of very funny sketches on youtube.com (search Derrick Comedy, and you'll find them). Their hit Sundance Film, Mystery Team, looked absolutely hilarious, and it has finally been picked up by a distributor (Roadside Attractions). Everybody who saw it thought it was funny. It hits theaters near you this fall. Can't wait!For more information, go to http://www.mysteryteam-movie.com/ and http://www.derrickcomedy.com/.
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So, if NFS hasn't put out a good game since Hot Pursuit 2(which, Carbon and Underground were pretty terrible), then what about ProStreet. I thought Prostreet was pretty good. It seemed pretty damn realistic. My current new game preference is GTA IV. What do you think of that?
ReplyDeleteWell- I think that some people might disagree on Need for Speed Underground being a bad game. I didn't actually mean to slam all of those games/iterations, but each game was not loved as universally, shall we say, as Hot Pursuit 2 or Most Wanted.
ReplyDeleteCarbon was bad. True- small text/bad menus, it was overall just a bad transition to what was then next-gen. ProStreet was much the same. And Undercover has gotten mixed response from gamers. I mean, it worked somewhat as a game, but it seemed like a more broken version of Burnout Paradise with cops. It had sub-par graphics, poor PC optimization, a bad navigation system in its "open world environment"*, a dumb story (although that's fairly typical of the story), and not so great racing/damage systems, as you pointed out.
Also, to be fair, I have not actually played all the iterations and my information is generally second-hand. Having said that, my sources are also pretty reliable.
What do I think about GTA IV? A good game. I'll go into more detail in an article, if you'd like. But I'd like to actually get the game, first! :D
*Quick note about the navigation system- it's not to say Paradise had a particularly GOOD compass, but it was functional.