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[Kopite4Ever]

8 out of 10 for me.

Great physics, good laugh playing but no where near enough content to keep me happy and a **** poor online implementation hold this game way back from its potential, which tbh is just annoying more than anything else.

Will stick to what i said in the motorstorm thread that it just feels like a tech demo that went better than expected so sony pushed them to make a retail game out of it hence why its lacking in so many features.

[booth1976]

Why is everyone giving the online game so much stick? I'm really enjoying it. Am I missing something?

[Kopite4Ever]

I didnt give the online game stick just its implementation.

Guess im used to xbox live were its a totally unified experience where i can set up game lobbies and invite friends who have any version of the game, its not much to ask i think but the old saying goes you get what you pay for.

[zoidy]

I haven't touched the online part yet, just making my way through the single player tracks and loving every minute of it. I specifically like the way individual tracks can play differently each time. Especially with atmospheric effects such as lighting, darkness, angle of the sun, vehicle type etc.

The AI I find to be exceptional, and they will take risks to take you out if you annoy them. Seen some spectacular crashes.

I dont normally give 10/10 to anything but Motorstorm has exceeded all my expectations from E3 '05!

Oh and the other essential part - it is sooooooo much fun to play! When pausing a crash and using the thumbsticks to pan the camera the detail you can see is amazing.

[Jay]

I'm very much into serious racing games like gtr on the pc, but this game is great fun. Infact it's getting the most play time on the ps3 at the moment. I'm having alot more fun than I ever did with pgr3. Haven't tried playing online yet but may try that soon. Oh and some of the graphics in this game are stunning I'd give this a 7 out of 10. I can't see me playing this game a few months down the line, if online play goes ok for me then it will no doubt extend the longevity.

[quidditys_shore]

I've give it 8/10. it's an insaine off roading version of burnout. would've given it 9/10 if it was a 2 player.

[Tokoloshe Man]

They defiantely need to sort out the wireless headset issues people are having online.

[_Belial]

8/10 but purely because it lacks any depth at all in single player and any cars you unlock are purely skins and dont handle or have diff stats at all.

[the_seb]

Originally Posted by Kopite4Ever

8 out of 10 for me.

Great physics, good laugh playing but no where near enough content to keep me happy and a **** poor online implementation hold this game way back from its potential, which tbh is just annoying more than anything else.

Will stick to what i said in the motorstorm thread that it just feels like a tech demo that went better than expected so sony pushed them to make a retail game out of it hence why its lacking in so many features.

Thanks for summing up my thoughts. I would give it a 7 out of 10. Looks great, nice physics. Not enough to keep me interested or to be a classic. I am having more fun with GT:HD anyway.

[CAS FAN]

It's a very solid 9 from me. Love the game! Every race has something unique happen and it's constantly great fun. Graphically it's fantastic with spawling landscapes and superbly detailed vehicles. No pop up or slow down that I have noticed and the lighting is great giving the whole thing a realistic look. The physics on the cars is the best i've ever seen in a racing game and they always seem to react just right with the environment. The cars also seem fully part of the world as they cut into the mud and sand and you never get the feeling that the vehicles are floating over the landscape like you do in some racing games.

It's a bit lacking in modes, but the 1 player is keeping me occupied and i've not even got round to trying multiplayer yet. That said, we're in the middle of a house move so time has been limited.

In summary - one of the best launch games ever and one of the most enjoyable racers i've ever played. It kind of gives me the best from some my fave racers of the past - Stunt Car Racer, Enduro Racer, Power Drift, Buggy Boy and Burnout 2 and wraps it all up in a great looking and sounding title. It's ridiculously loud though and where as my Amp is usually on 9 or 10, this game has me set it to around 5 or 6! If the game had a split screen mode and perhaps some more depth to the single player game (i.e. say a more open ended Gran Turismo style game with money from winning races that can be used to upgrade or buy new vehicles) then it would have got 10 easy, as it is I can't bring myself to give it less than 9.

[harrisuk]

I give it 8 out of 10. Its a very good game, the online play is not as good as it might have been (Lobby system in particular) so it losses a point for that.

Also no split screen. Other than that a very solid launch title. The graphics are fantastic, its ones of the best racing games I have played on a console.

There is only this and resitance worth having for me at the moment...I am not sure why people are loving GT HD. Its so unplayable, I cant class it as fun. I mean it really is awful am I missing something ?

[the_seb]

Originally Posted by harrisuk

I give it 8 out of 10. Its a very good game, the online play is not as good as it might have been (Lobby system in particular) so it losses a point for that.

Also no split screen. Other than that a very solid launch title. The graphics are fantastic, its ones of the best racing games I have played on a console.

There is only this and resitance worth having for me at the moment...I am not sure why people are loving GT HD. Its so unplayable, I cant class it as fun. I mean it really is awful am I missing something ?

You would have to spend hundreds of hours playing the GT series and have petrol flowing through your veins to understand I guess.

[CAS FAN]

Originally Posted by harrisuk

I give it 8 out of 10. Its a very good game, the online play is not as good as it might have been (Lobby system in particular) so it losses a point for that.

Also no split screen. Other than that a very solid launch title. The graphics are fantastic, its ones of the best racing games I have played on a console.

There is only this and resitance worth having for me at the moment...I am not sure why people are loving GT HD. Its so unplayable, I cant class it as fun. I mean it really is awful am I missing something ?

I really like GTHD and find it very playable indeed. What don't you like about it? The cars control well and have pretty decent physics, graphically it's very nice indeed and there's a nice range of cars to play with.

On the other hand, I played the Resistance demo and it did nothing for me at all. Tekken 5:DR is good and Lemmings is as good fun as it ever was.

Going back to Motorstorm though - just watching some of the extra's and the ariel video's are just stunning and look real! Some of the best HD images i've seen.

[harrisuk]

I agree Motorstorm is fantastic to look at. The demo of the valley is amazing as well. It actually looks like hd video footage !

Graphically GTHD was OK but I couldnt believe how badly the cars handled in it . Also no vehicle damage and no interaction with the scenery. I just thought it was really really poor. But then again its a demo and free so I suppose I shouldnt complain.

Resistance is OK, its just there is nothing else. I agree Tekens good fun and well worth £7

[CAS FAN]

Originally Posted by harrisuk

Graphically GTHD was OK but I couldnt believe how badly the cars handled in it . Also no vehicle damage and no interaction with the scenery. I just thought it was really really poor. But then again its a demo and free so I suppose I shouldnt complain.

I agree that the scenery interaction is poor and there's no damage, but I like the handling of the cars. Once you get used to it you can really start throwing the cars around and it's great fun. Considering it's just the GT4 engine with some tarted up graphics I think it holds up very well. The fact that you can drive into a bit of tape round the track and it reacts like you've hit a brick wall has always been a bug bear of the GT series with me though. GT5 will have to address that, the issue of car damage and have a great online game if it wants to be taken seriously along side Forza 2. I personally see GT5 being superb though and can't wait for it.

[Saldawop]

6/10 from me . Sorry ,but online is . Cannot talk to or hear any other players.May as well play offline,the lobby setup is poor.Am enjoying it offline though.Would echo what everyone else say re graphics and physics ,it certainly looks very nice.

[Kahled]

I gave this game 7/10.

In the graphics department the PS3 could hardly have hoped for a better showcase game to launch with but it is far from niggle and annoyance free.

The most frustrating element I find if the continued enforcement of one type of vehicle per race, despite the competition having free choice, which rather than giving you an incentive to try and find optimum routes for that type just annoys me.

When you crash there should be some mechanism to restart quickly because sometimes you can go from first to last place because it's rolling over a hill slowly or such like.

Not a fan of the music either (which has always been a Playstation failing) and until developers start to incorporate the ability for custom soundtracks this will continue to be an annoyance factor for me and detract from the games.

My online experiences have not been pretty. Unable to get on European servers for some reason and so have to select Australian lobbies. When you do get into a Lobby it's been time after time waiting 5+ minutes for someone to start it in relative silence (at least with Live you could request the host (politely) if they are ever going to start the game).

Overall a good game, very good... but not perfect.

[CAS FAN]

^^^^^
Some races allow you to choose all vehicle types, it just depends on the criteria for that race.

[slimshodi]

Originally Posted by Kahled

I gave this game 7/10.


When you crash there should be some mechanism to restart quickly because sometimes you can go from first to last place because it's rolling over a hill slowly or such like.

Pressing X bypasses the slow mo FMV and puts you back in the race.

[mutley]

I gave it a 7 cause the lack of split screen for offline multiplayer ir really annoyng...


This game is too much fun to not have a 2 player option...

With split screen i would give it a 10...

It's fun, music awsome, always different... fantastic game...

[stevos]

I would love to give it 9/10 as it is great fun but not having split screen is an issue and so is the lack of tracks / cars. It really gives you the idea that they rushed it out, almost like a half completed game. Remember what PGR1 was like compared to PGR2.

However i do really love the insane completely stupid physics nature of the game. I take games like gt / pgr3 very seriously and so its nice to have a game you can just let some steam off with. If it was an arcade game, with a wheel and moving chair it would be seriously good, especially as number of tracks/options aren't so important in a arcade machine.

I give it 7.5/10, could be great but needs a little more polish. Bring on Motorstorm 2.

[TVR_Fan]

I've just ordered this game from Shopto.net.

[stevos]

Originally Posted by harrisuk

Graphically GTHD was OK but I couldnt believe how badly the cars handled in it . Also no vehicle damage and no interaction with the scenery. I just thought it was really really poor. But then again its a demo and free so I suppose I shouldnt complain.

Who cares about vehicle damage, in the real world if you crash a car it race over. Simple solution don't crash.

As the handling make sure you have all the drivers aids turned off. I have driven a few of these cars in real life (okay not in anger) and i think the handling appears to be pretty much spot on.

[harrisuk]

Mmm ok. I think people are missing the point. I own a decent performance car and I can tell you the cars in gthd dont handle anything like a real car at all. They handle like they are moving round on rails.

Do people have blind loyalty to the gt series or have I really got this wrong ? I might have to download it again. I thought it was so bad I just deleted it straight away....

Realism isnt everything, but there are no scenery effects at all (on road, car, scenery anything really)

I have to be honest I thought Forza on the original xbox is a MUCH better driving title than this. Much more realistic and enjoyable to play. I really dont see why they have even released this as a proof of concept. Its completely put me off buying the new gt game on the ps3 !

Any way back on topic I think Motor storm is a great driving game both graphically and gameplay wise and its completely unrealistic !

[CAS FAN]

Originally Posted by harrisuk

Mmm ok. I think people are missing the point. I own a decent performance car and I can tell you the cars in gthd dont handle anything like a real car at all. They handle like they are moving round on rails.

Do people have blind loyalty to the gt series or have I really got this wrong ? I might have to download it again. I thought it was so bad I just deleted it straight away....

Realism isnt everything, but there are no scenery effects at all (on road, car, scenery anything really)

I have to be honest I thought Forza on the original xbox is a MUCH better driving title than this. Much more realistic and enjoyable to play. I really dont see why they have even released this as a proof of concept. Its completely put me off buying the new gt game on the ps3 !

Any way back on topic I think Motor storm is a great driving game both graphically and gameplay wise and its completely unrealistic !

It's simple, if you don't like GTHD then don't play it. Not every game is for everyone . As stevos says though, turn off all the Aids and at least reduce the traction control as it plays awful with that and auto braking on. Maybe that's what you're doing wrong as the game is poor to play with the aids on and gives that driving on rails feel. Turn them off and it's a whole different game.

But anyway, this is a Motorstorm thread so this conversation would be best had in a different thread.

[teddies]

Originally Posted by Kahled

When you crash there should be some mechanism to restart quickly because sometimes you can go from first to last place because it's rolling over a hill slowly or such like.

Press 'select'.

It resets you back onto the track.

[alkasteveh]

8 overall for me, excellent game though loses a point or 2 for the online. I think we all know how the online system will be on the ps3, so not having an integrated setup like the 360 isn't the games fault. My problem is the hassle of finding a game to join that you can race in, or knowing how far the race currently is in so you know whether to hang around or not. Other than that it runs very well.

[Ethan2000]

I gave it 9 as it an awsome game regardless of being a launch title, the only small gripe I have is with some of the online peoples connection. Every race there is someone with lag you can see them flipping around in the air and pointing in a different direction every other second, which is a real shame as it is a top class game.

It's a shame there isn't a "ping kicker" like online PC games, where if someone is causing a problem with their connection then they get kicked from the game. bit harsh I know but I went to knock another bike rider off his bike earlier and they disapeared only to reapear and knock me off, dodgy laggy get. lol

[MrSossidge]

I gave it an 8. I am having real fun playing this online.

I am gettting a little bored by the music though. On UK Launch day i sat and played it with the volume right up cos it was a good soundtrack but now, i'm so bored with it.

Originally Posted by BOC|Ethan2000

the only small gripe I have is with some of the online peoples connection. Every race there is someone with lag you can see them flipping around in the air and pointing in a different direction every other second

I agree. When I see this happening I just quit the game. Its really weird.

I've also found a couple of times that when I'm about to start racing I'm in someone elses car with their big naming triangle above the car. I'm still in control of it though.