Game designers not only get bored with the old stuff; they're creative people who want to put their own stamp on the game.
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Game designers not only get bored with the old stuff; they're creative people who want to put their own stamp on the game.
Iv'e never really liked the motion blur/ stretch effects to make the speed look faster. I know when I activate a turbo in wipeout xl, it has an excellent speed affect, just by going much faster, and you can still see the nice graphics.
I wouldn't hold my breath just yet. The final 1% always takes the longest.Quote:
Originally Posted by ColdRem'S
...don't hope for radical change compared to what you saw… because the coming out date and the end of the development can be independent one of other… this is Sony which will decide the release after end of dev…
if they judges that commercially it is preferable to release it to Christmas, that will be the case even if the Devs. are on another project since July…Liverpool studio is the property of SCEE it isn't like an independent studio…
but for a " remake" online, I find that the waiting is a few long...
They really should get rid of the boostpad visual effect. :<
Sorta like defragging a harddrive. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by eLhabib
exactly ;) the long wait after the progress bar has already reached the right end!
Oh boy. It really, really, REALLY doesn't work like that in game development, sorry.Quote:
Originally Posted by ben10
I guess the chances of a May release have all but evaporated. Oh well.
If WOHD wasn't my most anticipated game for the PS3 I would probably not be so itching to get my hands on it. As it is though, the PS3 catalogue has almost universally disappointed. It's up to WOHD to put things right - and from what I've seen, it's more than up to the task!
Funny that after all the high profile BD releases that have been a huge let down (Heavenly Sword, Haze etc. etc. etc.), it's down to a PSN download to win the day (in my eyes). Still looking forward to MGS4 and Little Big Planet though...
At least I have my 360 in the meantime. Rock Band rules!
Really? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Egg
So why the total overhaul to the gameplay and visuals since E3? It was already perfect. I mean, it looked like...Wipeout! Even the downloadable video from the official WipeoutHD website shows signature Wipeout gameplay sequences. No in-yer-face HUDs blocking the horizon, no blurring effects and no nauseating speed boost jolts. The problem with these effects is that they contradict one another and it looks ugly. For a start, the blurring effect looks physically wrong for the external ship view - the focus is on the CENTRE of the screen, which would only be correct if you were in cockpit view mode. Coupled with the stretching HUD, it looks like you a flying into the track! And then this conflicts with the horrible yo-yo-ing speed boost effect. And how many times does this occur during a typical race? I cant believe SL think this is a step forward for Wipeout. I could get the same effect from my old CRT TV!!
For the love of god, give us hardcore wipers a classic Wipeout gameplay mode, please!
The visuals are always evolving as new things go in, plus what you see at E3 isn't necessarily anything like what's being played that very same day in the studio. It's usually an older, more stable demo.Quote:
Originally Posted by ben10
And there really hasn't been a radical overhaul in the gameplay. Tweaks to the balancing, handling, weapons, maybe. It's still WipEout.
I feel like many people are jumping to conclusions about the speed boost effect when they haven't even experienced it themselves yet. It may be a welcome addition if you hold your mind open to it.
In any event, from what I've seen in the game trailer that was posted to the PSN, it looks like a fairly sharp addition to the series. After recently completing GTA IV, they way the blur effect is used when you hit the top speeds in the faster cars is very well done in that game. You can still see what's coming, but it increases the sense of speed dramatically.
no communication of Sony since they informed of the release for the may 29… :-
with the result that much of people wait WOHD for tomorrow...
I'm looking forward to the new effects.
Wipeout in the 90's was a game that always impressed by having visuals at the cutting edge and moving forward they should load up every effect they can think of as far as I'm concerned.
I remember being in a game store just prior to the release of the PS1 looking up at a demo of the original Wipeout and immediately thinking "I'm buying this the day it comes out no question". Bring it on.
The speed pad effect is just an annoyance, Christ it's bad enough to watch it on a video, I was hoping this would be the only minor poor thing I can criticize the game for, but theres one more, if that sound is the final sound effect a speed pad makes then it also sucks ass, Pure and Pulse both had much better SFX for the pads.
It's a shame that things get changed for the sheer sake of change.
Guys you just keep saying this speed boost effect sucks this, the speed boost effect blows that... Keep in mind it's a video, and that you are on the lookout for every single boost effect in that video. You're not focusing on the track, you're focusing on the speed boost effect! Which is not what you would do during gameplay. Try focusing on the track and imagine playing it (Who knows, grab your Sixaxis and do the turns if you must) and you'll immediately notice that the effect you seem to dislike so much is barely visible. Trust me, I have made that experience and I'm convinced it will work well for the game.
i for one love the "blur effect" and the boost pad sound...cmon guys, your really reaching for complaints huh?.i agree with dark, are you really going to look at/complain about that when your racing online in phantom on your favorite track with your friends?? no... its the new wipeout, and of course constructive criticism is welcome. but everyone here is just bashing it because of mundane details. they could have just left it at wipeout pulse, how would you like that?. lets be serious and maybe complain about the lack of split screen multiplayer...instead of little audio bytes in the game...:rolleyes: back to topic....whenever it does come out, colin should be very proud and happy, like the rest of us! :)
i'm sooo hoping this is released tomorrow, we shall see though...
i think the trailer looks absolutely jaw-dropping and for one can't wait, but may have to lol.
I think the only futuristic racer we're getting tomorrow is Fatal Inertia EX:-
And that is not Wipeout HD. Just a subpar imitation.
Anyone want to start a betting pool on the WOHD release date? I call dibs on 6-27.
As long as it is not within June, fine with me.
Watching the Hawk Swallows outside, dreaming a WipEout life.
The boost pad effect actually does my head in which is the problem lol. Now as you said, I will be going for all the boost pads, this is another problem. We will see how it goes, but it could be more subtle to be honest.
my feeling is that come June/July(possibly) many of us aren't, either going to notice the boost effect, or not care enough to stop playing it. We'll see when the time comes, but I'm reserving final judgment on all the above mentioned problems/worries for when the game is in my hard drive. Ready to be played. :nod
well it isn't in this week's psn update in europe for sure
Yeah, great!
I don't know if I will even bother getting it now TBH, I had holiday planned to cane this game next week, oh well.
{heads back to play GTP}
Some good news guys!
According to Rahan (disappointed not to see the game on the PSN today) on Gameblog.fr which is a very reliable site,he has "very serilously investigated" (he says) and he claims the game will be released on the 6th OR the 11th of June from an official source. :nod
I've just checked: none of these dates falls on a Thursday... Not very plausible...
Not to hate or anything, but I'm not holding any hope for a release on them two dates. 11th is the day before the release of MGS4. It just wont win against that. Heck even I wont be purchasing WOHD over that. 6th sounds too soon.
The 6th and 11th?
That's a Tuesday and a Sunday. Seems unlikely.
I think it will be at LEAST a couple of weeks after MGS is released and I think we'll be lucky to see the game by the end of June. More likely July and for those of us in North America maybe a month after the Euro release.
I do hope this reliable source is correct in saying the 6th or 11th, but I doubt it.
The PSN normally only gets updates on Thursday's. So to see a game released on a different day seems doubtful at best.
Not very official official source considering the release calender of Playstation.com has it in the July section, not any date just July, infact its not even confirmed for July so could be even later but the calender only goes 3 months ahead...
http://uk.playstation.com/games-medi...month3/?page=2
That is not July, it is TBC, so no better.
It is in the July section with TBC next to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ally Graham
In other words...July is the earliest but it might well be later.
Guys GUYS! Wipeout High Definition will come out eventually! ;)
Be patience!:dizzy
stevie:)
Be patient is Sonys answer to everything when it comes to the PS. Is there some of waiting for ever for everything culture in Japan or something?
No, there isn't.
What there is a lot of is bureaucratic nonsense and archaic formalities that have no place in a modern global industry, however entrenched they may be in Japanese society.
I don't think this release decision has anything to do with archaic formalities.
[and I kinda like some of those archaic formalities. The tea ceremony, anyway. A beautiful way to focus on present reality, to really see it, to really feel it.]
I see super puzzle fighter was released today, a long time after it was released on the US psn store. Echochrome is still waiting for release in PAL territories. I don't see wipEout coming out before those two.
as much in July as in June…(it appear on all sections of the calendar)Quote:
Originally Posted by piper999
<dream>perhaps that the no communication of Sony about delay implies finally imminent release… next week
</dream>…:g
When it has a release date, I'll let you know
in the mean time, pay no mind to internet rumour from your mums brothers uncles dads seconds wives granddaughters nephews pet cat who heard from a plumber in the pub that a taxi driver said it would be out on the 6th of june
Its bollocks and will only cause more angst when it is not out on the 6th of June (its not, fact)
So you're saying ... some stuff some guy found on the internet wasn't true?
I'll never trust anyone again.
Hint to bloggers - if you're going to make up a pretend PSN release date, at least do your homework and make it a Thursday. Ta.
Those two posts made me laugh :D