350°

FUEL dev: MotorStorm FMV led to inevitable 'comedown'

49
PS3-exclusive racer MotorStorm: Pacific Rift was a "comedown" and its limitations "shocking", the executive producer of upcoming open-world racer FUEL has bravely claimed.
Read Full Story >>   
videogamer.com
jtorry - contributor
Published: 325 days 1 hour ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360
 
 

Showing: 1 - 47 of 47 Comments
Shut this user up Let user speak
thor - 325 days 17 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1 -
FUEL needs to be something very special to compete with Motorstorm: Pacific Rift. I watched the trailer, and whilst I knew it was CGI and the final version would look nothing like it, all of the gameplay elements in the trailer are in the final game. Ducking under branches. Crushing people with monster trucks. Knocking down towers - I went up a jump in a monster truck, barrel rolled through a tower, knocking it down, landed the jump and boosted through to win the race. That's awesome - and the entire game, for me, manages to recreate and surpass the possibilities and excitement in the trailer.

As far as I know, the main boast about FUEL is that it has such a tremendously huge game world. Now, also what I've heard is that it's procedurally generated. Otherwise it would take up 4 blu-rays as he said. But that, to me, means that the entire game will feel like it's randomly-generated terrain, and it won't have the well-designed and well-balanced tracks of Motorstorm:PR. Having 5000 square miles to drive around in is all well and good, but does it make the game any better than a game with purpose-built, exciting racecourses? If a game came out with 100,000 square miles would it be better? Or would it be more fun to play GT5 prologue with its superior driving mechanics on a selection of 6 tracks?
Agree(17) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
HowarthsNJ - 325 days 13 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1.1 - Fuel has a long way to go before it looks as good as MS:PR
http://www.gametrailers.com...
Agree(6) | Disagree(3) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
PoSTedUP - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1.2 - BS!
hes said in that trailer (the one howarths posted) that the freedom like that has never been done in a racing game b4, being able to go whereever you want.... BS! has this dude ever played 4X4 evo2!? i hate when people lie through their teeth, whether they are doing it on purpose or out of ignorance. i just hate it..
Agree(5) | Disagree(1) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
phosphor112 - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1.3 -
If the next Motorstorm can pull off more bad ass tracks or even something like the FUEL concept, that would be awesome. Right now though, I'm waiting for that gameplay in which when mud flies onto the windshield you have to clean it off. Remember the Motorstorm CGI trailer?


Agree(1) | Disagree(4) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
Alcon - 324 days 23 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1.4 -
I don't understand why some people need to belittle a game or make it look bad, just so they can praise their own game. Maybe he is right and his game is better than Motorstorm, but if he is that confident, why don't they let their game speek for itself. If it is indeed a great game people will notice it and give the deserved praise, no need to talk bad about another game.
Agree(5) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
thor - 324 days 22 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1.5 - @phosphor
That would be cool to look at, but very impractical to have in-game. It would mean that you couldn't see because of the mud - giving those who drive with a 3rd person view (like myself) an advantage. It looks cool in the trailer, but in-game it would just be a pain and you would switch to standard bonnet-cam or 3rd person cam. It would also waste a lot of their time and resources for a feature that many people would not use.
Agree(3) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
outlawlife - 324 days 19 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1.6 - @1.2
i'm glad somebody brought up 4x4 evo, that game was class when it first came out, i would love to see another installment of that actually

the customizations was awesome, it has very much been missed...actually a really good offroad racer has been missed

while there is motorstorm and pure, those games are extremely arcadey, while 4x4 evo was not by any stretch a sim it was more so than the others mentions

the word needs a truly good offroad sim, liscensed trucks the whole deal, like an offroad forza but not over the top sim

perhaps terminal reality will resurrect it after ghost busters is out
Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
phosphor112 - 324 days 16 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1.7 - @ Thor
I know its impractical but I just love the idea. Most racing games, I like playing in first person, even though I really suck at it. It's exhilarating. I'm not asking for THAT much mud though, but it would be still cool. Though I am happy with MS:PR right now..stuff is fun online lol.
Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
PoSTedUP - 324 days 13 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
1.8 - @ outlaw
yea man, 4X4 had the works, the wenches, snorkels so you can drive deeper in the water, different gears to get up steeper hills, oh man i need a 4X4 evo 3! i had it for gamecube btw. it was an off road DREAM.

i love motorstorm though, its just so intence i love it, its arcade to the core, but it does it the best! like no other.
Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
SeanScythe - 325 days 17 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
2 -
This was a very good read.
Agree(0) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
somethingSQUISHY - 324 days 20 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
2.1 - I've never heard of FUEL before now.
But I think it's lame that this guy is trashing a series that many consider the best of the genre. Sure, it has its quirks, but no other game comes close to MS's near flawless combination of technical driving, arcade driving, physics, track design, graphics, vehicle variety, etc.

If FUEL is as good as this guy says it is, hell, I'm in. Until then, there's not much of a difference in Evo creating hype through CGI trailers and this d-bag doing so with his big mouth.

Well, except that Evo put out two stellar games that made me not give two ish's about the trailers, and FUEL is only talk at this point.
Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report
2.2 dantesparda | 324 days 14 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
Shut this user up Let user speak
DA_SHREDDER - 325 days 15 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
3 -
Here is my video review for motorstorm 2. Enjoy!

http://www.couchmercenaries...
Agree(6) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Firstkn1ghT - 324 days 23 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
3.1 -
"There really isn't much to say bad about the game"

LMAO! I'm guessing you're going to use this line for every sony exclusive, huh? Oh man, every newbie has a site now.
Agree(1) | Disagree(10) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
GrandTheftStreetcar - 324 days 15 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
3.2 -
I love the name: Couch Mercenaries
Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
Apocalypse Shadow - 325 days 12 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
4 - grand raid off road.........er......um.......FUEL.....yeah......fuel....hmmmmm..yeah........whatever.
power of green's game that was to counter motorstorm that never showed up until now.....two yeas later............

WITH NO REAL GAME FOOTAGE.

if you're going to beat motorstorm,at least back it up with actual footage or gameplay.

apocalypse.................
Agree(7) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
DA_SHREDDER - 325 days 12 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
5 -
Yeah, I agree with you Shadow. They should show more and talk less.
Agree(5) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Lord Anubis - 325 days 6 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
6 -
i didn't know peter molyneux was working on this game... oh wait....

Is FUEL going to cure cancer as well?
Agree(3) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
shamv - 324 days 21 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
6.1 -
I thought Killzone 2 was gonna do it.
Agree(1) | Disagree(1) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
Asurastrike - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
7 -
Almost every game that references another game when trying to promote itself, sucks.
Agree(7) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
lelik - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
8 -
i have to say i always figured motorstorm was crap untill i got pacific rift on amazon for 30 bucks. it's probably the game ive spent most time with out of everything i own. this fuel dude can go f$ck himself. as far as pure fun goes motorstorm is goty.
Agree(9) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
VMAN_01 - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
9 -
Motorstorm Pacific Rift is a very underrated game. GO PICK IT UP GUYS!!!!!!!
Agree(9) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
god_o_war - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
9.1 -
AMEN!
MOST underrated game of 08
Agree(7) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
ARog34 - 324 days 9 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
9.2 - YES!
I was greatly surprised as WELL!

This game rocks now... it's a totally revamped look from the first 'slow loading' MS. Now, it's all polished and the 16 tracks in the vast open jungle make it the best arcade racer to date... It definitely has that arcade feel, but it exceeds in all areas: physics, replay-ability, online matchmaking, custom soundtracks, in-game photos, use of different elements- Water, Fire and Land make the game truly a SLEEPER hit like stated above! I haven't had so much fun in a racer...

I'll keep Motorstormin' for a wHile...
Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
xg-ei8ht - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
10 -
I played Motorstorm PR last night for 3hours,lol and it was brilliant but painfull.

And that's the beauty of it.

What i mean is, i was online doing pretty well, and then all of a sudden, i couldn't beat anyone.

You really have to know the shortcuts, time your boosts etc.

You never really know if you've won until you cross that finishing line.

Funniest thing.

I was on a bike, had two bikers, one coming from left, one from right.

Both trying to punch me, missed i smacked him, he went down, then the bloke on the right came up and tried his luck, then i knocked him off as well.

I was laughing so much, i crashed into the trees.

It is such an underated game.

Go pick it up if you haven't already.
Agree(4) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Bathyj - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
11 -
Why is it only Killzone and Motorstorm tha aren't allowed to have CGI trailers?

People used to love CG but if Sony use it its something dirty. I dnt remember people complaining at FF or the Tekken endings.
Agree(2) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Redlight - 324 days 21 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
11.1 -
No-one minds CG, the problem is that Sony claimed that the Motorstorm and KZ 2 CG shown at their reveal was real-time.

CG = OK
CG presented as gameplay = Not OK.
Agree(0) | Disagree(2) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
Bathyj - 324 days 20 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
11.2 -
Do me a favour.

Google Killzone and Jetlag.
Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
g-nome - 325 days ago
PM
Track
Ignore
12 -
Pacific Rift is everything i hoped it would be , it looks fantastic and plays even better , really worth it. Exploding over the finish line to beat someone by a split second never gets boring.
Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Bathyj - 324 days 23 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
12.1 -
I love that too. Blowning your engine, knowing the crash will still carry you over the line is sublime.
Agree(3) | Disagree(1) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
Dragunov - 324 days 23 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
13 -
I'd rather take close circuits with clever design and multiple shortcuts like pacific rift over open world like Paradise City, its much more competitive and less confusing.

Going downhill in the Edge with a Big Rig while smashing everyone in your way its truly amazing
Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Sarcasm - 324 days 23 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
13.1 -
"less confusing. "

Quite possibly THE reason why I never really got into Burnout Paradise. It has all the right things like great graphics, sharp controls, cars, etc. But man it was so huge I had no idea where to go. And to top it off, you lose a race you cant restart that race, you have to drive all the way back to the location.

If FUEL is anything like that, then I'm not 100% not buying it.
Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
thor - 324 days 22 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
13.2 -
Yeah I didn't buy Burnout Paradise after playing the demo. It was trying to be open-world GTA style with things to collect and find and I just didn't like it nearly as much as the previous games (I loved Burnout 1 & 2). The whole point is, that you can go anywhere. But that's completely pointless because when you're in an actual race, you need to get from point A to point B and there's usually a fastest way to do that. Sure, there are a couple of different routes, but because it's impossible to balance the different routes for all the races, there's usually a best way to go.

Motorstorm is incredibly balanced because the tracks are designed that way, and they aren't part of an open world. It has lots of different routes; some are shortcuts that you always take when you find them, some are seperate routes that make no difference, some are longer routes that you need to learn to avoid, and many are routes designed for a particular vehicle class. On the time trials for some tracks, a monster truck and a bike have almost the same exact best time, despite those vehicles taking completely different routes. Big rigs and bikes are very close on Paradise Beach similarly. Then, even if there is a best vehicle, you simply set up a race disallowing that vehicle and it's even again between two different vehicle classes.
Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report
Shut this user up Let user speak
VMAN_01 - 324 days 23 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
14 -
I hope the next motorstorm has full interior views, u know with mud flying onto the windcreen, wipers blazing, the works. Thats the only thing I felt that the game missed out when comparing it to the CGI trailer.
Agree(1) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Dragunov - 324 days 23 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
15 - Bathyj
The better part of blowing your engine is taking other people with you, especially if you have a Big vehicle.

I was blocking a MT with my MT and the guy, unable to pass me, decided to blow. My MT flied like 5 seg over all the obstacles and crossed the finish line 1st making barrel rolls LOL
Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
cicciogatto - 324 days 22 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
16 -
fix that horrible shadows before talking about comedowns and target render
Agree(0) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
omgwownoobs - 324 days 22 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
17 - :-)
fuel = half assed motorstorm guess the 360 needed something like it lmaooo press agree if you arent getting this game press disagree if you love your 360 and have no money in your bank account
Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
mariusmal - 324 days 21 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
18 -
BS

no one remembers the MS FMV anyway. the one game that was killed for months was KZ2 because of it FMV (thnk god it survived it).
and btw i own motorstorm 1&2 and i love them.
Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
DA_SHREDDER - 324 days 21 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
19 -
why are there so many piece of crap, jealous, sippin on haterade mf's on here all the time. I swear Im so sick of you little kids talking crap. If you don't like like my review then dont read it. Other wise go F yourself.
Agree(1) | Disagree(1) | Report | Reply
20 Cynical-Gamerzus | 324 days 17 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
Shut this user up Let user speak
piam45 - 324 days 14 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
21 - i was scared at first
then i saw it was being released multiplatform if the 360 releases a better looking game than motorstorm why dont i own 1????? im sure people havnt seen motorstorm in HD..its phenominal
Agree(0) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Brixxer600 - 324 days 14 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
22 -
I have only recently bought Motorstorm PR and think it's brilliant, the graphics and textures are superb and the sound is equally impressive, it's a total blast to play and i'll be on it for a long time yet.

I do think that Fuel will have a tough time in matching Motorstorm but the free roam mode is something that might just push it close, Motorstorm would be unbeatable if it was less restrictive.
Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
James Vanderbeek - 324 days 14 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
23 - motorstorm 2 equals to
Bada$$ and one of the best looking racing games ever.. very under rated game.. M2 deserved all the 9's pure got.. Pure was just plain garbage compared to M2...

Anyway this fuel dev better back up his words because M2 is one hell of a game.. its my new super off road..
Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Jacobite - 324 days 13 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
24 -
Motorstorm 2 makes your eyes bleeeeeeeed with pleasure : )
Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
farhsa2008 - 324 days 11 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
25 -
what the fvck is this guy mad? going up against motorstorm? it is impossible.
Agree(1) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
ARog34 - 324 days 9 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
26 - Burnout and MS- Pacific Rift are both...
winners in my book.

I got them in total for $60, and hey, I've definitely gotten my money's worth!
Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Shut this user up Let user speak
Gambit07 - 324 days 3 hours ago
PM
Track
Ignore
27 -
When a dev says their game is better then 'X' game, that means 'X' game has the most influence on the game they are working on, I'm glad the Fuel devs are taking their cues from Pacific Rift, but they need to do something special to compete with Pacific Rift, just making a game like PRs but an open world, ain't gonna do it.

Any Motorstormer can add me, Gambit07.
Agree(2) | Disagree(0) | Report | Reply
Add Comment (Gamer Zone)
Gamer Zone Posting Guidelines
The Gamer Zone is for members who want a more friendly and civilized discussion. This section is heavily moderated by the N4G staff, so leave your fanboyism at the door please. Members who are unable to behave in a mature and respectful manner will be temporarily or permanently restricted from posting in the Gamer Zone. Using words such as Xbots and Sony droids, or other words from the console war vocabulary, is strictly prohibited in this Zone.
Read More...
 
 
You must log in to post comments.
Username:  
Password:  
 
 
About N4G
N4G is a social game news site that covers the game industry 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
More Info... | Submit News