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Le sigh.... Go back to making Burnout games Criterion. This cannot end well. EA has destroyed another great studio.
@Aaron Jackson1: Yes there was. It's not even that old so I have no idea why they thought it was appropriate to re-use the name.
@Aaron Jackson1: Yes there was. It's not even that old so I have no idea why they thought it was appropriate to re-use the name.
I second the lament of Criterion being pulled from Burnout. Burnout Paradise is easily my favorite non-sim racer of this generation.
@Scrustle I think EA are marketing this as a 'reboot' or a return to the old franchise, so that apparently means they couldn't slap a 2 on the end...
I was actually really disappointed with Burnout Paradise, and loved the newest Hot Pursuit title, so I'm actually happy to see Criterion continue working on NFS as opposed to Burnout. As long as they keep up the quality and EA doesn't rush them every step of the way, this could be interesting. They're basically making NFS games like Burnout, minus the crash levels anyway.
Although I still don't get why they're reusing the name. It's likely to be different enough that previous fans will dislike it, and the same name means casual players/confused parents will probably think it's just a rerelease of the same game from back when.
Although I still don't get why they're reusing the name. It's likely to be different enough that previous fans will dislike it, and the same name means casual players/confused parents will probably think it's just a rerelease of the same game from back when.
You know what I miss? Tracks.
Not an open city with a route through it.
Not city-like tracks that all look and play the same.
Not highways and back roads that all look, play, and feel the same.
Real fucking well designed tracks that all feel different. I remember when the tracks were as much the stars of the NFS series as the cars, back when you could name off tracks and other fans would know exactly the one you meant. Not to harp on Criterion for this, but NFS:HP bored the shit out of me after a few days because of how boring all the tracks were. Give me Kindiak Park, give me Atlantis.
Not an open city with a route through it.
Not city-like tracks that all look and play the same.
Not highways and back roads that all look, play, and feel the same.
Real fucking well designed tracks that all feel different. I remember when the tracks were as much the stars of the NFS series as the cars, back when you could name off tracks and other fans would know exactly the one you meant. Not to harp on Criterion for this, but NFS:HP bored the shit out of me after a few days because of how boring all the tracks were. Give me Kindiak Park, give me Atlantis.
I still think NFS Underground was the best of the series. Hated the music, but loved the customization, the abundance of common cars, and the different play modes. It was essentially The Fast and the Furious without any shitty movie tie-ins, and I really loved it.
This title will be followed by NFS: Underground and NFS: Hot Pursuit.
EA has created a time machine that has made them completely oblivious to any previous events. Obviously. I mean, no one could be that dumb, to release a game with the same name on the same console...right?
EA has created a time machine that has made them completely oblivious to any previous events. Obviously. I mean, no one could be that dumb, to release a game with the same name on the same console...right?
@bmg123: Maybe that's true, but if it is it's fucking retarded. MW was never a series, it was just a single game. You can't reboot a single game. And the game isn't even old, it's part of the same console generation we are still in! It should have a 2 on the end. I really don't get what they're trying to do. Maybe they think we've completely forgotten about the first one?
I rather Criterion hold off Burnout for the next generation. Let them loose on new hardware making a game I'll sink another fuckton of hours into.
With that said, I'm still excited for this.
With that said, I'm still excited for this.
I want them go back to the burnout revenge days.
Nfs has been shit since after most wanted imo until hot pursuit, but the tracks were dull.
Why have criterion make nfs games anyways. Make Burnout:........Revengence...Run Down...Rape...Genocide...some kind of awesome name.
Omnicide!
Nfs has been shit since after most wanted imo until hot pursuit, but the tracks were dull.
Why have criterion make nfs games anyways. Make Burnout:........Revengence...Run Down...Rape...Genocide...some kind of awesome name.
Omnicide!
Burnout: Deicide, you try to reach the speed of 160mph before driving onto a ramp flying your car into the sky and knock a god from the heavens. Then you finish them of in a game of chicken.
Example: You knock Hermes out of the heavens, when both of you land, you try your damnedest to run over his legs. After finishing him of, you take his shoes, and some cyclops appear for you to practice your newly aquired skill.
Example: You knock Hermes out of the heavens, when both of you land, you try your damnedest to run over his legs. After finishing him of, you take his shoes, and some cyclops appear for you to practice your newly aquired skill.
Paradise was excellent, I hated it at first but once I'd learnt the city it became my favourite Burnout game. Hot Pursuit was excellent too, and was pretty much Burnout with different branding. I'm completely on board with this based on the devs legacy alone.
So this another Criterion developed Need for Speed title, huh? Until they fix the handling, the racer vs cop gameplay, and the entire structure of the single player game that were all absolutely fucking terrible in Hot Pursuit 2010, I won't be wasting my money on this garbage.
*Sigh* The PS2 version of Hot Pursuit 2 is still the greatest arcade racer ever made as far as I'm concerned (Burnout 3 is a very close second, and either of the 360 PGRs come in third), and until they announce some changes I have no hope this will come anywhere close to rivaling any of them. Hot Pursuit 2010 sure as shit didn't.
*Sigh* The PS2 version of Hot Pursuit 2 is still the greatest arcade racer ever made as far as I'm concerned (Burnout 3 is a very close second, and either of the 360 PGRs come in third), and until they announce some changes I have no hope this will come anywhere close to rivaling any of them. Hot Pursuit 2010 sure as shit didn't.
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