Recently, Develop sat down with Black Rock Studios to discuss the company's latest racing game, Split/Second. The developer, whose most recently released title was Pure, had some very interesting things to say about the current state of the racing genre.
"If you look at the sales figures, the racing genre is in many respects dying out -- take Mario Kart out of the equation and the category is in a dire way," said studio head Tony Beckwith.
"We’re all fans of street racing here, but as a genre it is relatively stale -- the evolution is only coming from how you customise cars, which can only serve to remove you from the action -- I think Split/Second will do the opposite," game director Nick Baynes said.
I must say, those are some bold words. I truly hope Black Rock can deliver on these promises, but for the time being, I'm going to keep on playing Burnout Paradise, and continue looking forward to Need for Speed SHIFT.
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3:00 PM on 04.22.2009
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'evolution is only coming from how you customise cars'
Which is good, I slave over how my car(s)looks in any racing game, it's the same with all my freinds, they constantly want to change how a car looks in a game. In fact I spend more time cutomizing a car then driving it in a game!!
Sure the number of racing games are slowing down, but to say it's dying is a massive, over-exaggerated statement. Talk about hyping up your own game.
Now I have extremely high expectations from your game, and if you fail to live up to them, Black Rock Studios, I'll just not buy your game.
Excitebots just came out and while it basically is centered on Excitetruck's core gameplay,the crazy and fresh new gameplay mechanics and game modes make it an even better. Really great game.
I've grown tired of the standard racing games such as Need for Speed, Forza, Ridge Racer,Project Gotham, Midnight Club, Gran Turismo and even Burnout.
And if you don't chew Big Red, then fuck you.
@John Johnson: Speaking of the glorified demo...when the fuck is GT5 proper coming out? I didn't buy that overpriced Logitech wheel for nothing.
GT , Forza, TOCA, Midnight club, NFS, Wipeout, Colin Mcrae, Ridge Racer, Project Gotham, Gran Turismo... Which one of these games is pushing the genre forwards? I'm not at all saying they are bad games. But, they are all fairly stale. Most of these titles/franchises are on their 4th, 5th, maybe 6th iteration.
Rather than call him a cock. I think we should give him a chance to back up his statement. 'Pure' was a pretty good attempt, not entirely original, but good, solid fun! Which is a push in the right direction.. Lets see what they can do :)
for example
"I've grown tired of the standard racing games such as Need for Speed, Forza, Ridge Racer,Project Gotham, Midnight Club, Gran Turismo and even Burnout."
all top sellers that carry huge fanbase for good reason
I don't know, I miss Rad Racer...
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