Driver is a game series that has followed the stereotypical trend of a gaming series; it starts off good and then steadily becomes boring and repetitive. It is still a franchise though and that means that letting it die a quiet and peaceful death is out of the question, because in the world of gaming creating a name that people know is half the battle. Thus Ubisoft applied to trademark Driver: The Recruit, which will most likely be the fifth game in the Driver series.
We're hoping since the name involves a noun which refers to someone who is fresh and newly brought in that the game will also be fresh and new. If the plot revolves around a new driver who is a recruit why wouldn't the game revolve around new ideas so that that the series can recruit in new players? We probably won't find anything out about this until E3 unless Ubi wants to tease us all a bit beforehand.
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11:00 PM on 04.26.2009
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Regardless, I'm not expecting the most mind-blowing game of the year, but I am expecting something not boring at the very least.
I rented the game along time ago (And beat it)
But there was one part that confused the hell out of me.
I was just driving around and suddenly like 5 people jump off a ledge and die in front of my car while i'm driving.
I seriously don't know WTF was up with that I know the game was glitchy but that part still confuses me to this day.
I dunno if it was a easter egg or a glitch or what
lol the game was so bad the NPC's committed suicide just to free themselves from the shit coding.
LOL they probably did
*Jumps*
Hope the new one focus on driving and doesnt try to copy GTA.
I stopped caring after renting driver 2 the walking around ruined the game for me...
I'm sceptical if Ubisoft can turn this series around. With GTAIV being the pinnacle, and Saint Row 2 filling the gap behind that well, I don't think I can stand anymore of these driving games, especially after The Wheelman, which I thought was average.
Sorry Ubisoft, but these kind of driving games will get overused like Guitar Hero, if too many of them exist, IMO. Feel free to prove me wrong.
If only they could bring it back...
Best regards, Katya, CEO of dvd burner, iscsi network card