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Evolution Studios plans to release a playable demo of MotorStorm Pacific Rift prior to the game's launch in autumn.
"Yes, there'll be a downloadable demo on the PSN Store before launch," Evolution creative director Paul Hollywood told Eurogamer at Sony's PlayStation Day event last night.
Asked to elaborate, he said: "Autumn 2008 is when we're coming out. I don't know the date or what we're going to do with the demo - that'll be forthcoming."
Hollywood also explained that by the time the game launched, it would be locked at 30 frames-per-second in 720p, which wasn't the case with the 40 percent complete, pre-alpha code on display at PlayStation Day.
We'll bring you the rest of our chat with Paul Hollywood and a hands-on report for MotorStorm Pacific Rift soon.
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squarepusher
07/05/08 @ 08:06
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wow a whole 30 fps???
I love arcade racers but the first game was very poor. |
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squarepusher
07/05/08 @ 08:29
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Not to mention terrible rubber band AI, gameplay which consisted of bouncing off one surface to the next hoping you don't crash or fly down a cliff. Wank vechile selection and music, eugh, basically the whole ambience of the game was wrong or just hadn't been added. If I remember there was an option to watch a virtual music festival through the menu. What the fuck and why?
It was feature light, under developed piss. Arcade racers are suppossed to be 60fps, skill orientated and gorgeous (art/bells and whistles). Doesn't sound like Motorstorm to me. |
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ElasticTangent
07/05/08 @ 08:30
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I'm OK with 30 fps and 720p as long as there is NO slow down whatsoever.
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dominalien
07/05/08 @ 08:33
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The first Motorstorm was an excellent game. This one looks a lot more colourful.
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"Not to mention terrible rubber band AI, gameplay which consisted of bouncing off one surface to the next hoping you don't crash or fly down a cliff."
It is a arcade racer which actually takes skill to master and learn which routes to take for each vehicle type - a bit like Waverace on N64 in many ways. Obviously yoiu didn't give it a chance. Shame. The first game also ran at 30fps so I can easily live with the same in the sequel if it's smooth and without tearing :)
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Psychotext
07/05/08 @ 08:49
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@djronz: Call me a pretentious hardcore gamer... but motorstorm was a major letdown. Not even close to enough content and some seriously flawed aspects to it.
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Motorstorm is excellent, use the bonnet cam with surround sound up high and it's a real blast! Love the soundtrack, any game with Pendulum and Curve in is fine by me :) Cant wait for the sequel, personally im pleased they're going for 720p and 30fps, this means it should be rock solid and very polished.
As for squarepusher, he obviously knows best unlike the majority of the gaming press!! |
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squarepusher
07/05/08 @ 09:06
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I gave it a chance. It wasn't very good. This skill you speak of? Does it include factoring in how best to beat the rubber band AI?
Of course pretentious, of course, yeah it was good apart from all the stuff I and Beano mentioned which is enough to ruin other games but apparently motorstorm ftw. @IronGiant: Just lol. Pendulum and Motorstorm are obviously a match made in mediocre heaven. |
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monkie_king
07/05/08 @ 09:38
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Blimey, that's getting down to Wii-resolution.
edit: actually, PAL is 576 lines in SD, isn't it? Interlaced, of course.
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Motorstorm was an excellent game. It still sits in my collection because I know if picked it out today it would still be an awesome experience. Alot people complain about and with good reason. The initial learning curve is pitched so high that it becomes a testing experience and the rubber banding can cause frustrating difficulty spikes that grate away at your patience. These flaws leave many on these pages divided. That's fair. I've played the game to death so I can understand. It has to said these flaws are minor blemishes on a quality experience and if you didn't have the patience then you missed out. Hopefully, with this sequel they can rectify those issues so you enjoy what the game had to offer.
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canIdoyabombsforya
07/05/08 @ 09:49
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Yet another PS3 game not in full HD or 60FPS, how embarrasing.
"The essence of the Playstation DNA is real change and the consumers are ready" kaz hirai, sony press conference |
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@Beano
He is the "pixel counter" it started with halo 3 and so on... Eurogamer consults with him also,he is reliable There are many ways to fight "jaggies"(selective edge blurring,low contrast colors aka shades of gray....),hardware aa is just one of them(but it costs). Basically its unsolved problem in computer graphics |
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The first MotorStorm was enjoyable up until you reach the majority of the Class 3 and most if not all Class 4 tickets since the AI became ruthless and - at times - unfair.
I am very pleased that split-screen multi-player is available and there will be twice as many tracks as the original; playing £3.99 or however much it cost to download an additional track isn't my idea of fun - I paid £34.99 for the full game and I at least expect some free content. |
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"Is that considered an achievement ? 30fps at 720p ??????"
No that is 3u60gamer picking out the part that is important to them... as soon as they dump the euro bit and just change to 360gamer, stop reporting on anything but 360 (in a positive light at least) the better. At least we know what we are going to get when we come here. |
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Bar the loading, Motorstorm was just pure arcade fun... good to see this one rolling on!
I love off roaders rather than circuit racers. Interesting about Haze, I have 720p unticked in my menu and it defaulted to 576p on my TV for some reason (its done this before with the likes of Oblivion too).... will check it and see if there is visible difference at 720p. |
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farticusmaximus
08/05/08 @ 00:56
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"Show me a decent 360 racer running at 60fps at 720p... "
Forza 2, best looking, best playing console racer available at the moment. Next question? |
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farticusmaximus
09/05/08 @ 14:50
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GT5 looks *slightly* better in stills, but in action it looks terrible due to constant tearing and frame drops.
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