Clean HD racing video

[eLhabib]

To get you your HD fix while you wait, look what I found:
Swiss gaming site 2play.ch has a video of wipEout HD gameplay up, almost 10 minutes long, untainted of any annoying comments, just simple - and remarkably clean - racing. Maybe some of you can use this to get a better image of what this game is like (or was like, this is all preview build footage). Apart from the out-of-proportion ratio of the video and a few odd distortions, this is a pretty nice video, showing off different tracks and zone mode. You can also notice the sweet sound effects of the thrusters kicking in (after the hairpin at Chenghou (though it sounds way better on 5.1), and also the nice sound change when airborn.

Interesting detail is that 2play.ch claims to know that wipEout HD is coming out mid-June. But I guess we can't believe a word they're saying there...

[infoxicated]

Personally I'm looking forward to seeing the new version of WipEout HD, because if the delay has fixed my major issue with the game as it was, I might well relent and pick it up.

Not before I see footage, though.

[TheFrostE]

video looks sweet, cant wait to fly my feisar in that beauty. what WAS your major issue anyways fox?

[Sugar_from_OTW]

Here is the link if streaming a 124 Mb file in 10 mins is an issue.

[Mad-Ice]

Thanks eLhabib, that is a real good video. Nice track shots at the beginning of the video. I enjoyed a lot.

I am really curious if HD is faster then Pulse and if we are able to beat times made with PSP on these tracks. So we should be able to beat times made on tracks from Pure easily.

[eLhabib]

I was able to beat the Moa Therma lap time on the preview version after only a few days of playing, so I guess it is indeed a bit faster. Maybe this has changed since the preview build, though.

[RJ O'Connell]

Makes me want it even more. I really liked the way the colour schemes change on the track as you get to each new level in Zone.

But I'm still not very keen on the Assegai model. :/

[eLhabib]

Personally I'm looking forward to seeing the new version of WipEout HD, because if the delay has fixed my major issue with the game as it was, I might well relent and pick it up.

Not before I see footage, though.

The major issue?
So you're saying they are actually thinking about removing Barrel Rolls???

[Hellfire_WZ]

That gave me goosebumps watching that. Gorgeous bit of footage there

[infoxicated]

The major issue?
So you're saying they are actually thinking about removing Barrel Rolls???

**** as they are, Barrel Rolls aren't a technical issue - they're a game design issue.

[eLhabib]

well, you didn't say technical, you said my major issue with the game, and by now you are complaining about BRs in 2 out of 3 posts or so it seems
So, what is your major issue with the game then?

[infoxicated]

If you didn't spot it while you were reviewing it, then it wasn't an issue for you.

[Rapier Racer]

Ahh foxy you had me thinking barrel rolls might be getting the chop as well lol

Still don't like the sounds of that issue.

[Chill]

I didn't think about it before, but my guess from the sreamline is that these crafts are most likely to be using Plasma (star fuel) for fuel...

[Wip3ou7]

why is there energy just chilling on the front of the pirahna ship? It looks like its charging a plasma bolt but its there for a very long time (much much longer than the time it takes to charge a plasma) and it never fires anything off....