I am a racing junkie - and I can't be the only one who's noticing this:
I have not played a current gen racing game and been happy for quite some time. Modern racers are really messing with the perspective too much. Back in the days of RollCage this was alright, it was a new thing, and gave an interesting effect.
But, I was watching my other half play the latest Need for Speed yesterday. Back in the day this game was a very respectable franchise. (Porsche Unleashed absolutely rocked and was the peak of goodness if you ask me!) but yesterday I was horrified as in normal conditions the perspective was thrown out the window and the car was drawn like it was squashed and things flew at you like you were going at 50,000 mph. Why? other than this the graphics look quite nice. Desperate to resolve the issue I was hoping (in vain) that there was an option to turn this off. Oh well.
I first felt the dissapointment on the WII when Excite Truck and the other very similar truck game used it. It wasn't so bad in this case, just kind of fits with the game, though I still would rather it not be there.
What else have I seen it in? Motorstorm. I can't control that game no matter how hard I try, and using the speed boost stretches the screen like i put a magnet on my telly. (OK, not quite, but the image just distorts to feck and destroys the fun for me.) Anyway, Motorstorm COULD be fun, if I could control the vehicles. (Frustration!)
and also Formula One on the PS3. that game looked horrid!? (Someone tell me I can turn off that perspective stretching tunnel-vision view?)
Back on the Xbox360, I remember disliking PGR3 (sold it back after I bought it) but right now that is the beacon of current gen racing games. (OK, theres PGR4 but I haven't played that yet- not sure it's out yet? I don't have an X360 anymore!)
I know for a fact i'm not the only one who thinks this since I'm quoting Evak: "Test drive unlimited is the only game I've seen give a believable sence of speed."
Which leaves me waiting for Gran Turismo 5.
Come on - there HAS to be something I can play now? I've completed Test drive, (well, as much as I can offline. Online doesnt bother me too much as I don't have an interest in being hit by lightweight cars that weigh 5000 tonnes.)
It seems my genre of choice is falling apart!
I have not played a current gen racing game and been happy for quite some time. Modern racers are really messing with the perspective too much. Back in the days of RollCage this was alright, it was a new thing, and gave an interesting effect.
But, I was watching my other half play the latest Need for Speed yesterday. Back in the day this game was a very respectable franchise. (Porsche Unleashed absolutely rocked and was the peak of goodness if you ask me!) but yesterday I was horrified as in normal conditions the perspective was thrown out the window and the car was drawn like it was squashed and things flew at you like you were going at 50,000 mph. Why? other than this the graphics look quite nice. Desperate to resolve the issue I was hoping (in vain) that there was an option to turn this off. Oh well.
I first felt the dissapointment on the WII when Excite Truck and the other very similar truck game used it. It wasn't so bad in this case, just kind of fits with the game, though I still would rather it not be there.
What else have I seen it in? Motorstorm. I can't control that game no matter how hard I try, and using the speed boost stretches the screen like i put a magnet on my telly. (OK, not quite, but the image just distorts to feck and destroys the fun for me.) Anyway, Motorstorm COULD be fun, if I could control the vehicles. (Frustration!)
and also Formula One on the PS3. that game looked horrid!? (Someone tell me I can turn off that perspective stretching tunnel-vision view?)
Back on the Xbox360, I remember disliking PGR3 (sold it back after I bought it) but right now that is the beacon of current gen racing games. (OK, theres PGR4 but I haven't played that yet- not sure it's out yet? I don't have an X360 anymore!)
I know for a fact i'm not the only one who thinks this since I'm quoting Evak: "Test drive unlimited is the only game I've seen give a believable sence of speed."
Which leaves me waiting for Gran Turismo 5.
Come on - there HAS to be something I can play now? I've completed Test drive, (well, as much as I can offline. Online doesnt bother me too much as I don't have an interest in being hit by lightweight cars that weigh 5000 tonnes.)
It seems my genre of choice is falling apart!