Cyberwoo Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 http://xbox.ign.com/articles/544/544204p1.html I was planning on getting this on release day anyway but its great to see all the possitive comments regarding this game already. Can't wait for Tuesday. So who is getting this? Hopefully Tuesday night we can hook up for some LCVG racing. EDIT: Subject line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ant1 Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I'll be there, baby and Canadian gaming shops permitting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kain rising Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Uhoh... that sounds very tempting... I may not be able to resist picking it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I don't recall reading a game review that's quite so positive before. As I was reading it I started to wonder if EA is giving IGN some kind of kickback, the review positively gushes. But the movies don't do anything but confirm the review, the game looks sickeningly fun. I can't wait to play it! What are the odds of finding a place that breaks street date over the holiday weekend?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrish Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I hope I can resist this one. Six-player online play sure sounds tempting though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I hope to get some time in on the game tonight, actually. I'll post impressions once I have, but I've yet to hear things other than gushing praise for the game from normally reliable sources (GamesTM, Edge and so on). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollismb Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 There's one thing that killed any potential this one had of me picking it up: rubber-band AI. No thank you sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camp Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 There's one thing that killed any potential this one had of me picking it up: rubber-band AI. No thank you sir. Huh? I guess I'm not familiar with "rubber-band AI". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Catch-up AI, like in Mario Kart, where no matter how well (or to a lesser extent badly) you drive, the game cheats to keep the rest of the pack close, in order to have a more exciting race. Since I see myself playing a significant proportion of races online, I can't say it bothers me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris F Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Rubber band AI doesn't bother me at all in this game. It's an arcade racer, not meant to be realistic at all. Besides, if there's not someone right behind you, trying to make you crash, where's the fun in a game of this type? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Originally posted by iCamp@Sep 3 2004, 09:05 AM There's one thing that killed any potential this one had of me picking it up: rubber-band AI. No thank you sir. Huh? I guess I'm not familiar with "rubber-band AI". The ability of CPU drivers to catch up even if you force them from the road. There's always an AI driver in contention to beat you, and they never seem to make a driving mistake. That jalopy you've consistently beaten every lap suddenly drives like Dale Earnhardt when he's the only racer who can deny you the win. Kind of like how the AI in ESPN NFL suddenly catches fire in the final two minutes of every game, recovering onside kicks for touchdowns, etc. I'm definitely getting this game on Tuesday. It's going to be very popular online, with legs, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Normally I'd be with Hollis on the rubber-band issue, even in an arcade racer. BUT, from the descriptions in the review, it almost sounds like it's necessary since you score points and get boost from smashing into other cars. He even says that you cannot win a race without doing so. So in this case, the rubber-banding sounds (from the review) like a critical element of the gameplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrillho Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Originally posted by Ruffneck@Sep 3 2004, 09:30 AM Rubber band AI doesn't bother me at all in this game. It's an arcade racer, not meant to be realistic at all. Besides, if there's not someone right behind you, trying to make you crash, where's the fun in a game of this type? I'm with ya on this one. This game seems to be a major crash fest fun screw with everyone game, if no one's around what's that leave ya, every other racing game but normally, I hate that rubber band Shiznits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollismb Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Well, except there's plenty of traffic everywhere that you can avoid or crash into. I'll agree that it's an 'arcade racer', but even if they weren't playing catchup, you'd still be able to cause wrecks to avoid then bein able to gain on you. Or avoid them to get farther ahead, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberwoo Posted September 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I'm one of the biggest critics when it comes to realism in racing games. I like my racing sims as realistic as possible. Burnout 3 is not a racing sim. That being said I dont think the "rubber band AI" will be a negative at all. In fact I'm quite sure it is necessary. This game wouldn't be half as fun if the AI didn't "cheat" in order to catchup to you. How boring would it be if you boost out to an early lead and never see any competition for the rest of the race? While I agree that "rubber band AI" can be anoying and doesn't belong in many racing games I would wholeheartedly disagree that this is an issue or a deterant in Burnout 3. This is simply a different type of racing game. Give it a try before you bash the AI. I'm interested to know if you've played any of the other games in the series. If you haven't I highly suggest you give it a try. The controls are tight, the sense of speed is amazing, and action is non stop and it is just loads of fun. One of those games that just feels right the second you start playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zot Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Was reading elsewhere that XBN is giving Burnout 3 a 10/10 in the next issue. That's nice, XBN is usually pretty spot on with their scores IMO. Damn, another game I need to buy before Halo 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollismb Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 Don't forget about Battlefront, pending reviews, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 3, 2004 Report Share Posted September 3, 2004 I pre-ordered Burnout 3 today. See you on Wed night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Another review of the Xbox version: http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=1444 Similar comments: Burnout 3: Takedown is one of the best racing games of all time and is one of the best games released for this generation. The hyperbole about this game is amazing, I hope it lives up to this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 Originally posted by iainl@Sep 3 2004, 10:47 AM I hope to get some time in on the game tonight, actually. Well, that was the plan, anyway. I saw the others playing it, and yes, it looks really really good (it really is quite, quite a battler rather than a racing game, which makes it nicely different). However, we also had the playable, including Live, demo of OutRun2. Oh. My. God. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan B. Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 (it really is quite, quite a battler rather than a racing game, which makes it nicely different)This is why I'm going to rent this one before buying it. I didn't get into the crashing portion of Burnout 2 at all, but enjoyed the game as a rental. If the career/racing portion of the game is much improved, I may still buy it, but the whole crashing thing doesn't appeal to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustyjaw Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 It's interesting that the review in IGN said that the game's speed is more like F-Zero or Wipeout than a 'normal' racing game...this is the impression I got from Burnout 2 as well, the handling and speed are so far away from real that the only thing that makes it a racing game is the graphical representation of cars and streets. They could replace the cars with sci-fi hovercraft and the streets with the surface of Vulcan and it would make more sense. The lack of any resemblance to reality turned me off to Burnout 2 (although I did like the crash mode), but with the addition of battle thrown into the mix, the whole package makes more sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Monkey Posted September 4, 2004 Report Share Posted September 4, 2004 They could replace the cars with sci-fi hovercraft and the streets with the surface of Vulcan and it would make more sense. That would be sweet! I guess the sales wouldn't be as good, no riceboy buyers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyVolpe Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I was buying this anyway, but the two biggest reasons were to play it online and to play Crash mode. I'm not a big fan of Rubber Band AI either. But it's not as much of an issue with me because I'm not going to have any time to play through the entire game to unlock everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhawk Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 I'll be picking this up as well. Give me a week or so, and I'll be on Live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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