MotorStorm Pacific Rift Comments by Oli Welsh
Jungle fever.
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If the difference between MotorStorm and its sequel is anything like the leap from Evolution's WRC to WRC 2 on the PS2 then Pacific Rift should be mind-blowingly brilliant! The first game was good but suffered from being a bit samey, having too few tracks and modes, excessively long loading times and being more than a bit rushed. The sequel should, by all accounts, be much, much better. Definitely got my eyes on this one.
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Just to reiterate... "In terms of new features, Pacific Rift doesn't have much to boast beyond ..."
Completely new setting Themed track selections within this setting 16 tracks vs 8 in original New boost and engine temperature system "Much better tuned and balanced" Split screen play New vehicle class Photo mode New attacks New vehicle righting mechanism Proper matchmaking system Improved graphics ... So "not much" then. What do you expect from a sequel? |
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JediMasterMalik
14/07/08 @ 11:01
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I agree DrDamn, it looks fine in terms of features for a sequel, more so than many sequels nowadays. Love the different settings and the way they split them up. I wish they'd make the game more open like Burnout Paradise though, this would be the perfect game for that. Driving to the next event etc.
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farticusmaximus
14/07/08 @ 11:49
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As long as they don't get overambitious and balls up the framerate then this should be a reasonable update to the original, which was pretty good if a little short lived.
One thing that's missing, which the competition seems to have, is some kind of alternate-mode. Mariokart has battle, burnout has crash zones and road rage (or whatever the shit equivalents are in paradise), flatout has the rather awesome highjump, stone skipping, etc events.. Replayablility from those titles, especially with a bunch of mates round for games night, comes from mini-games or alternate modes rather than the main racing event. |
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@Fl0yd
What like they already did in a patch? At least for online stuff anyway. @Farticus Hmmm - party game type add on would be good - the new monster trucks suggest a number of crushing possibilities and you could have stunt type jumps too. Probably not going to happen yet, but wouldn't put it past downloadable content. |
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mcwildcard
14/07/08 @ 12:31
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Why on earth would this bomb?
Looks great and seems to be building on the formula of the successful original. Do Eurogamer know something we don't?! |
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farticusmaximus
14/07/08 @ 13:21
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"as for making it like Burnout Paradise i.e. driving to events.... nooooooooooooooooo...!"
Too damn right. Motorstorm was actually FUN, compared to paradise which was like being forced to write 1000 lines in detention at school. Whoever though people would enjoy having to backtrack to restart every race needs to be brutally murdered, eaten in a pie then shat out and ridiculed on the hallowed steps of the court of gaming justice.
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Kenshin001
14/07/08 @ 13:42
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"The first game sold a healthy 3.5 million copies on the back of the PS3 launch, but Pacific Rift has to elbow its way into a much more crowded line-up, and it's difficult to get excited about - superficially, at least."
There is still nothing comparable coming out as far as I know. Nothing that has the same combination of range of offroad vehicles and chaotic fun anyway. I can only think of Pure and Baja, both of which pale in comparison (Pure is ATV only and Baja's graphics are average). Multiplayer is the big thing missing from the first so the second sounds pretty well perfect for me since I will be able to play it with some mates. This is probably the one racing game I AM excited about. |
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farticusmaximus
14/07/08 @ 14:05
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"Somehow the steering of the original with the sixaxis just clicks with non-gamers."
Ummmmm.. no? Using the sixaxis motion controls (in any thing) is like trying to draw a moustache on a fart - unpleasant, frustrating and ultimately pointless. |
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^ but you're not a non-gamer tho, are you? that's what he said, the sixaxis controls click with non-gamers. and i guess it does...
i thought it controlled like shit with the sixaxis too, btw - but i'm not a non-gamer either. the first game, by the way, is the only ps3 exclusive so far that i've thoroughly enjoyed and wish was coming out on 360. but it's fairly similar in style to excite truck on wii, which i've got as well. so that's all right then... |
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3william56
14/07/08 @ 14:31
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I agree - there's nothing really like this for aggro bouncy off road racing for the PS3. The original was ace (except, please lose the night sections unless you implement decent headlights!). Can't see anything that will spray mud in this once's face.
I'm presuming the double pics are some sort of dual viewpoint proof for the multiscreen? :? |
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JediMasterMalik
14/07/08 @ 15:15
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For the record, I don't think it was the open nature of BP that made people dislike it, and I maintain that since this game takes place in a single place, being able to drive to events and just generally explore the area would be fun. I'm not suggesting they copy every system from BP
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@Crovax20: you should definately check out Wipeout. Apart from Ferrari 355 Challenge (the only serious racing I like) my favourite racing series are Mario Kart, Burnout and Wipeout. I haven't played Motorstorm yet (no PS3) but it looks like a great series to me.
I hope you'll like it :-)
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Digital~Orgasm
14/07/08 @ 17:33
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This game will rock, still love Motorstorm, it's the game that tempted me to buy a PS3, worth every penny.
Can't see how this can go wrong really, it's a winning formula
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Amoebalove
14/07/08 @ 18:12
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'every other site raving about this as per usual eg has to be negative if this was on 360 it be the grtest thing ever cos its ps3 its gonna struggle yeah right'
I think we should all listen to Neil. He clearly knows what he's talking about! |
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Amoebalove
15/07/08 @ 20:51
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'amoe who the fucks neil have u finally gone demented ,and to be truthful i cant be arsed with u .u were to easy last time .'
Ok Neil whatever you say. God you get upset so easily! Just calm down a bit, there’s no need to get your knickers in such a twist! |
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canIdoyabombsforya
16/07/08 @ 09:16
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The first was ruined by its sleep inducing frame rate, this is as slow as ever looking at the new vids.
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