Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

Split/Second
Black Rock Studios

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Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

Yeah I wanted this as soon as I saw the trailer last week. Too bad its 2010

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Looks interesting. I'll keep it on my radar

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I just caught it today and I want to play it now. :lol: There is a racing hole in my library since Burnout doesn't exist anymore. This looks like it could be a serious contender.

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I'd agree, but I have to say that since they added the re-start option to Paradise, it feels a lot more like a Burnout game.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

What he said...

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Corvin and thelwig14, I think you're both nuts. I thought Burnout Paradise was incredible, having put about 80hours into it. :)

I'll give Split Second a chance, but I didn't see any spectacular over the top wreckage. The cars still seemed very slick even though they crashed.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

Burnout Paradise will be the last racing game I buy this generation. There's almost too much to do in that game.

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:hscratch: They only showed one crash and they tore the shit out of it.

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:up:

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Seriously, you guys that gave up on Burnout Paradise last year really need to check it out after the past couple of updates (specifically, motorcycles and restart).

It's an amazing game.

As for the topic game...I've gotta say that I was fairly impressed with Pure, so this is probably worthwhile. I just don't think I'll bite.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

I want to, but the taste it left in my mouth is so bad that I can't bring myself to re-buy it.

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Yeah, Paradise really is a whole new game now (well, more like 1.5), but everything about it has been tweaked and overhauled where it barely resembles the original release.

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I hated it initially as well...hated the whole idea of it...but since they added restart, and now that I know the city a bit, it's just amazing how good this game is!

I recently told my buddy "eroc" that I'd personally refund his money if he didn't like it. He jokingly tried to collect, but it was pretty hard to convince me when he was playing every damn night! :lol:

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New trailer:
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Pretty cool looking. I like the destructible environments idea.

I was a little worried when, at the beginning of the trailer with the Disney logo, I half expected the cars to have mouths and to start talking. I guess I have Disney bias.

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Two words: Pure Demo

(assuming you haven't already played it)

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

I'm one of those people that gave up on Burnout Paradise, too. It just felt too big to me (odd, considering Fallout 3 felt too small to me!)
But, after all the comments about how it has gotten better, I'm going to play it all weekend :)

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

Looks like Q1 is no more. Amazon and Best Buy are both listing a May release date now. :( That increases my chances of picking up Blur though.

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You have to try BP first. ;)

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Video showing off two new modes: Air Strike and Air Revenge:

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The demo is now out. It's... interesting for a racing game. The game is no Burnout:Paradise killer, though.

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That's just Corvin. He has Burnout Paradise Derangement Syndrome. ;)

Bottom line for me: This is a racing game, and I have too many other racing games already (Wipeout HD, Pure, Motorstorm, and Modnation coming soon).

Note that Paradise isn't on that list because racing is a very small part of what it's about.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

Hey, this game has that teal and orange look that was bitched about in the movie forum, doesn't it?

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

To be fair, the thread was created long before the demo came out.

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tried the demo. Pretty cool. I keep wanting a boost button though.

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I quite liked the idea of no boost button, kinda made it like a deranged NASCAR race. Drafting behind everyone. Also made you concentrate on the power-ups.
Gonna get this on day of release. After seeing more videos this looks like a great bit of fun, the AI looks pretty good. The sound is great through my speakers.
A lot of people compare this to Blur. I didn't get the satsifaction with Blur of taking out another car as I did with Split/Second. In Blur you seemed to fire a plasma ball and you might see it take out a car before it turned a corner. With this it was great seeing the flaming plane crash and get a triple wreck!

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Me too, I was doing the same thing with the boost button. I played the ps3 demo and the visuals do look amazing. lots of crap going on and the detail is great. Though the game does seem pretty random and not a ton of skill involved though.

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I played the demo...kind of interesting I guess, but their last game looked and played better IMO. Honestly, the game feels slow to me and super-simple, even for an arcade racer. Other than tapping the brake to drift, I never did anything but steer.

And this is NOT EVEN REMOTELY a BP-Killer. Paradise is much faster and much much more interesting. I didn't even think this felt as good as the GRID demo a few years back.

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IGN liked it more than I did...but I only played the demo once and didn't get to see the plane crash.

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yeah, I can't imagine anyone making a decision based on a 1 car, 1 course demo. Pure rocked, so I'm mostly sold because of that.

I hope some of the bigger shit, like the plane crash totally blow out your surround sound. That would kick ass.

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The only problem I'm seeing from some of the reviews is the same issue Mod Nation Racers has, which is terrible rubber banding for the AI. I hate racing games where you can have a perfect race, but make one little mistake on the last lap, and get passed by 3 or 4 other cars.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

Joystiq Review:

So like IGN, they agree that the fun seems to outweigh the cons.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

I'm still on board with my pre-order. Ive been wanting a cinematic type racer for a while. NFS Undercover was suppose to be, while still a good racer, didn't really hit that mark. And I'm ready for a new racer anyway, after overall disappointment from Shift. In fact if the cars feel like they weigh more 5 pounds, this has an advantage over Shift.

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I played the demo couple more times. It just feels slow to me, and the shrapnel looks a bit wonky graphically.

I thought Pure was a much better looking game, and it had a better sense of speed as well.

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I was still on the fence up until yesterday, but for $45 and a $10 credit, I figured I'd let it ride. I'm dying for a new racer. Actually I think Pure was the last one I played.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

Yeah, I sort of liked the demo, but since I didn't like it as much as Burnout, I couldn't see spending even $35 on an inferior Burnout clone I wouldn't play much. I'll get around to it once it drops to $20 perhaps.

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I haven't noticed any problem with rubber-banding. So far I've played the demo around a dozen times. There have been at least 3 games I won by 6 seconds or more.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

FWIW, according to Garnett on Weekend Confirmed, the demo is the same one from last years E3.

Re: Split/Second [Q1/2010 |360 & PS3] Burnout, watch your back!
 

The best thing about this game: 2 player split screen!!!

Ive been waiting for a game like that, not even BP or Pure could do that! The demo was fun enough and the crashes/explosions were cool on the surround sound. But I detest rubberband AI. I hope its not as bad as Mario Kart. I witnessed the plane crash and I drove RIGHT under it as it hit the ground. I yelled out "Oh shit!" It was fun, and though I almost wish there was a boost, itd be awesome if there were take downs!