MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Comments by Tom Bramwell
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farticusmaximus
10/09/08 @ 10:48
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Pretty much as expected then, essentially the same game with better tracks. The biggest plus is the splitscreen play, bit of a shame about the texture quality but that's the norm for splitscreen.
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So 2 months left for polish. I'll be ready reviews before deciding whether to buy.
Has the vehicle selection been sped up? That, the cheating AI and the annoyingly loud bang whenever your vehicle landed after a jump were the only real gripes I had with Motorstorm. Oh yeah what the online game like. How easy is it to race with buddies? The first game wasn't bad after a couple of patches. |
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RustyBullet
10/09/08 @ 11:38
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@caligari Buggy Boy now there is a blast from the past i used to love that game (cant remember if i had it on C64 or the Amiga though)
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farticusmaximus
10/09/08 @ 11:54
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@HairyCrack
Depends on your focus really. Pure is more about tricking (think SSX) than flat-out racing, although the Pure demo was primarily a race level. I'm also not sure 'drab' is the right term for Motorstorm. I havent had a hands-on with pacific rift but the first Motorstorm had great art direction. Personally I'll be getting Pure for 2 reasons: I'm nuts about SSX and don't own a PS3, but I'll certainly look forward to playing MS2 on my friends PS3. |
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bodypopper
10/09/08 @ 12:05
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Yawn. Motorstorm just feels like Micro Machines with damageable vehicles and tracks to me.
Think I'll wait for the Burnout Paradise update instead. Or Pure. |
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farticusmaximus
10/09/08 @ 12:37
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"A new SSX would be awesome!"
A new SSX would actually, really, truly make me wet me pants. SSX Tricky on XBLA would achieve the same result. |
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farticusmaximus
10/09/08 @ 12:50
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@evilfoxhound
Way to take a reasonable discussion and make it a fanboy issue. Pure will sell in roughly equal numbers on the PS3 as the 360, and is just as good a game as MS. The two games can exist in the same arena without the world exploding through fanboy indignation. |
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farticusmaximus
10/09/08 @ 13:06
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No evilfoxhound, some people have said they prefer Pure over Motorstorm. Pure is on the PS3 as well you know?
"has an XBL gamertag in their profile" Pathetic justification for baiting. I have an XBL gamertag and have defended MS. What do you have to say about that? Just talk about the game and leave the fanboy shit out of it okay? |
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bodypopper
10/09/08 @ 13:08
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evilFoxhound, I have a PS3 and a 360, therefore I pooh pooh your flimsy fanboy argument. People are entitled to their opinions because that's what they are.
Still think Motorstorm is a dull franchise though.
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farticusmaximus
10/09/08 @ 13:16
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@evilfoxhound
They are both very good games, in slightly different sub-genres and preference is down to playstyle, not platform. You are like a pissed-up chav on a friday night, out looking for a fight. There is no fight here so go home and sleep it off. |
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Kenshin001
10/09/08 @ 13:35
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As expected some dickhead who does not own a PS3 brings up Pure. Both are available on the PS3, so the point is moot. If you don't like Pacific Rift don't whine about it, buy Pure. If you don't like Pure get Pacific Rift. Or get both. Really enjoyed the first Motorstorm but could see its flaws, lack of splitscreen being a huge one. Glad they have fixed it and added some variation with the landscapes in the second and will definitely be buying this.
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bodypopper
10/09/08 @ 13:59
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"Still think Motorstorm is a dull franchise though"
So dull that you read an article about it, read a thread about it and made a comment about it. ;) See what I mean?" Yes, Foxy, because I like to have an informed opinion about the games I choose to rubbish ;-). |
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Pure or MS? Well I can't really afford but I'll properly get both (Xmas is coming)
After playing the Pure demo I think it plays a very diffrent game to MS so why bother comparing the two? and at the end of the day more good games (fingers and other bits crossed) are definatly a good thing for everybody. |
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evilfoxhound wrote: "I'm looking for a fight?
Something happens in these forums that has puzzled me for years. People comment on articles for games that they don't even like. Does anyone else find that strange? I would never go to a thread about, say, Gears of War just to type "This game is crap". See what I mean? If I don't like a game I don't go to a thread about it and post that I don't like it. It's totally pointless. To me THAT is looking for a fight." +1 |
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JediMasterMalik
10/09/08 @ 17:18
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I do think the graphics are a little disappointing after expecting a lot more after the gorgeous first game, sounds more fun gameplay wise though.
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richardiox
10/09/08 @ 17:49
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Watched some recent gameplay footage of this and was amazed at how much it resembled Excite Truck gameplay mechanics wise. Even the crash sequence looks to be taken directly from Excite Truck with the "Hammer X to retain boost" system.
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"So 2 months left for polish. I'll be ready reviews before deciding whether to buy.' "
No, the game will be finished now. Those 2 months will be spent correcting any minor bugs that show up and getting the discs printed and distributed. The best thing that I noticed from those screenshots is that they're still using the bike I modelled for the first game so without lifting a finger I can add Motorstorm 2 to my CV :P |
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Stepharneo
10/09/08 @ 19:40
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As my mum always says "If you ain't got anything nice to say fuck off you stupid cunt"
I think that all of the main and obvious flaws have been fixed such as splitscreen etc, but more importantly any word on whether they fixed that thing where cars just fly out of control when you drive over a change in terrain....It rarely happened, but it was always annoying. I suppose mentioning that it was fixed, would only be admitting that there was a problem. Still a definate buy for me. My friend was saying that it should have a co-op mode, but I don't see what that would add, though maybe it would form more of a pack mentality which would be an interesting addition....hmmm.... |
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dominalien
10/09/08 @ 21:55
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@Stepharneo
Yes, the crashing over terrain change was driving me nuts, but IIRC they actually fixed it in a patch for MS1 - at least I have a strong impression it was gone as I was finishing the game last year. 'Twould be a shame if it were to make a comeback in the sequel. |
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marronthered
10/09/08 @ 22:29
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i played the pure demo and it was shite! i deleted it after 15mins. who wants to have to do adolescent tricks to gain speed in a race? not me thats for sure! motorstorm is raw off road racing at its best.
PURE: shite |
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"I'm open minded and I'll try a demo of the sequel but TBH I found Motorstorm 1 an utterly boring throwaway arcade racer which (I feel) only got the attention it did because game starved early PS3 owners had nothing else."
Motorstorm 1 boring?! It's more the spiritual successor of Burnout 3 (best arcade racer ever) than Burnout Paradise. The game isn't perfect (not many tracks, long loading, etc.) but as far as exhilarating racing goes you can't do much better than MS. The air time and the constant feel of being close to losing control of your vehicle are excellent. |
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farticusmaximus
11/09/08 @ 07:36
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"It's more the spiritual successor of Burnout 3"
I loved MS, but Burnout 3 is a whole different kettle of badgers. They are absolutely nothing alike apart from the fact that you go fast in a vehicle. Road rage and crash zones have no equivalent in MS, and those 2 modes make up the largest percentage of the game. Having said that, Paradise is not a successor to Burnout 3 either, it's TDU2. |
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captain-future
12/09/08 @ 23:00
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I'm hugely disappointed with the MS2 demo. Nothing has really changed or even evolved at lot.
What made me cancel my pre-order of the game was that there's NO MORE SIXAXIS controls (as in vehicle driving controls) in MotorStorm 2. I loved it in the first game, everybody I know loved Sixaxis controls... and I don't say this light heartedly because on your average PS3 title Sixaxis = SuxAss - harsh but that's how I feel about it. And now the developers stripped the Sixaxis controls from the only game that I really actually hugely enjoyed with motion controls?? NO SALE. |
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