STOP PRESS: Formula Fusion - Next gen Wipeout - from ex Wipeout Devs.

[AG-wolf]

This 10 minute pitch video makes me much more excited about the game than some of the preliminary concept videos I had seen a few months ago.

I'd love to get a chance to get into the testing phase; I was disappointed in the gameplay and presentation of what turned out to be a freemium-style timesink when the Quantum Rush devs sourced early testers about a year ago... no ill will toward them, but the game just wasn't pushing the right buttons to keep me interested.

My biggest concern with FF is the handling dynamics and physical sense of weight, momentum, and maneuverability... something that has felt absent from the recent entries in the Wipeout series, at least to me, compared to the early trilogy. (yes I can't let it go, sue me)

I hope these guys get enough support to keep the project off the ground (ha, get it?), this may need more exposure beyond just the niche Wipeout/F-Zero crowds though...

[terra-wrists]

I'm am so excited for this! Everything I wanted in wipEout is in FF And I'm feeling the 5 speed classes, each with their own league!

Keep up the good work R8!

[MrFisty]

I'm am so excited for this! Everything I wanted in wipEout is in FF And I'm feeling the 5 speed classes, each with their own league!

Keep up the good work R8!

Thanks a ton! We are excited to show you lot improvements each step of the way. Handling will be on another level from the pre-release footage and we have the guys to do it. It's a hover engine that will have everything plugged into it so it works with the tech tree, but I agree, the early stuff was pants from a true AG point of view.

[Maciek1704]

I can't wait for this! I'll be awesome! How many will be there music tracks?
(sorry for bad English)

[terra-wrists]

I just saw this on th R8 facebook page:

the Designers Republic taks Formula Fusion


The design brief is really well thought out !!! worth watching.

[Hellfire_WZ]

R8 Games website is now live, you can find it here - www.r8games.com

You can also sign up for the Test Pilot Program for Formula Fusion there.

[lovedr]

Seriously excited by this announcement! Best wishes to all at R8 involved, I will be backing this (and future) project(s)

Great to read of tDR and Cold Storage involvement, be nice to get some more big music names attached too.

Loving the thought of Oculus support. And 7.1 sound would be nice. I don't do PC games though, so console versions for me please.

The only feedback I feel worthy of being able to offer, I too miss the floaty feel of 2097/W3, HD was really fab, but I'm pretty useless on the portable versions and could never really pull off BR's. I'd also REALLY like to see Negcon support (and even a separate / stretch goal for an updated bluetooth/rumble new improved Negcon).

FF+DR+7.1+Negcon(+Oculus?)=DreamWorld never to be seen again

Where we're going we don't need roads. Bring on the Merch. And some prints too please.

[stin]

Oooohh...T Shirts coming soon!, looks like I will be buying one or maybe two

stevie

[Temet]

I subscribed to be part of the test phase.
My only concern is my PC. It's a laptop : core i7, 6 GB RAM and NVidia GT650m. I hope it will be enough to run the game @720p.

I will for sure participate to the kickstarter also

[terra-wrists]

A hoodie... it's getting colder down these sides

[isamu]

Is Rift support confirmed?

[amplificated]

Pretty much. They've said it's on the agenda, but they've said a whole lot of things, despite not even having any funding yet. So absolutely nothing, even the game, is "confirmed" yet.

This whole project is only going to go ahead if the kickstarter works, so OR support is probably only going to be actually considered if sufficient goals are met on there. While OR support is probably cheap to implement, it's also pretty gimmicky and will only service a tiny fraction of people who ever send R8 money, so if their funding goals are not sufficiently met it's probably one of the first things to go.

[blackwiggle]

He had me until he wanted to created a disposian , nasty, Dog Eat Dog lifestyle genre for this series.
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/sho...ut-Devs/page17

PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!

We are living that now!!!

We want a ESCAPE from nasty world ....seems the players have moved on, but the designers have not.
We want escapism without harm ..... people who play racing games are those sick and tired of SHOOTERS !!! HELLO!!!
Why would we want a dank and dire atmosphere?
Most kids playing video games are stuck in apartments .... no idea what life is like elsewhere, unless snapped & posted on Facebook.
Most video games are FPS's ... Kill or be Killed.

Be different.
Prove it can be done.
Change minds ..all is not lost.
Change your design directive ..and direct it to the positive .. not survival ... [Insert designers republic ethical design for change motif here ] ...Curly worked well
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It was that design ethic of 'Let's be friends' that allowed this forum to become what it is.

Friendly ...ethical .. we care about each other ... we look after each other when in need.

CURLY! epitomizes that friendship.

She is our standard bearer .

[Ace3000]

And AG-Systems, don't forget AG-Systems. It is, after all, their motto in 3

[Jonny]

I was thinking the same.
In the first posts it was mentioned that the game is basing on racing, not combat like every other Sci-Fi racer.
It's just a damn cliche that Sci-Fi(-racers) have, just scrap this!
Pure racing on pure tracks with pure crafts. No weapon or (overdone) turbo gimmics.
Even today in motorracing it's all about the show, you see what people want, racing.
Can't there be a realistic done, pure Sci-Fi racing game?

[blackwiggle]

Unfortunately, Dark & Menacing seems to be the default 'Fall back on' style.
Instead of leaving how a game played & looked to the creative team that built it, game distributors ended up taking control over the industry and calling the shots on what gets released.
I blame them for this state of affairs.
Just look at the last 3 E3 events and what has been released, the lack of variation has been truly sad for the gaming industry as a whole.

I don't know if The Designers Republic have been beaten down over time by distributors, just given up the fight or just got complacent or, as much as I hate saying it , even lazy.
Whatever the reason, it's disappointing and seems a bit of a cop out TBH.
There have been plenty of wipeout tracks made over the series that have proven they, and those that came after them, can do AG racing without going down the 'Dark & Menacing' route.

[MrFisty]

Pretty much. They've said it's on the agenda, but they've said a whole lot of things, despite not even having any funding yet. So absolutely nothing, even the game, is "confirmed" yet.

This whole project is only going to go ahead if the kickstarter works, so OR support is probably only going to be actually considered if sufficient goals are met on there. While OR support is probably cheap to implement, it's also pretty gimmicky and will only service a tiny fraction of people who ever send R8 money, so if their funding goals are not sufficiently met it's probably one of the first things to go.

So, firstly, the development of the project is an evolutionary process, since real life dictates that you need to pay bills in order to survive. So - we have worked 1000's of hours for free so far and invested a ton of our hard earned cash on not just the development of the pre-production and the early prototype, but also in doing our home work on how to make this happen, visiting debt funders, pitching to publishers and talking to investors.
It has been a total labour of love at the moment.
We 'are' on track to deliver the pre-release version through steam in June next year and, provided we pick up enough momentum, we can do all the cool things everyone wants in the full version - otherwise we may need to look at a staged release for the final version. Kickstarter for us is a means to raise the profile and give us some more ammunition. Sometimes it's not about raising the cash, sometimes (these days) it's more about demonstrating to risk averse investors that there is an opportunity through analytics.

.... Next stop, meet with the guy from OR, then discuss eSports potential with a potential partner.. (Busy busy busy)..

Peace R8.

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Unfortunately, Dark & Menacing seems to be the default 'Fall back on' style.
Instead of leaving how a game played & looked to the creative team that built it, game distributors ended up taking control over the industry and calling the shots on what gets released.
I blame them for this state of affairs.
Just look at the last 3 E3 events and what has been released, the lack of variation has been truly sad for the gaming industry as a whole.

I don't know if The Designers Republic have been beaten down over time by distributors, just given up the fight or just got complacent or, as much as I hate saying it , even lazy.
Whatever the reason, it's disappointing and seems a bit of a cop out TBH.
There have been plenty of wipeout tracks made over the series that have proven they, and those that came after them, can do AG racing without going down the 'Dark & Menacing' route.

I can assure you that the game will be carefully considered every step of the way - we are not asset crunchers we are passionate and dedicated professionals with design freedom on our side right now, every single thing will be considered in the same meticulous way it was with the first 3 versions - working with tDR to strengthen that approach.
It's easy to make flippant statements - that only fuels our resolve further
We are not taking the typical marketing angle of making it dark and moody and we are certainly not just making something to appease fans - we want to make this iconic as a design statement, and that means taking some risks. For us it is about making something new and interesting with some original flavours, we may fail - but at least we will sink our souls into this and attack it with the same sense of pride that crafted the originals into something great!
It is ALL about design!
Best, R8!

[terra-wrists]

I was thinking the same.
In the first posts it was mentioned that the game is basing on racing, not combat like every other Sci-Fi racer.
It's just a damn cliche that Sci-Fi(-racers) have, just scrap this!
Pure racing on pure tracks with pure crafts. No weapon or (overdone) turbo gimmics.
Even today in motorracing it's all about the show, you see what people want, racing.
Can't there be a realistic done, pure Sci-Fi racing game?

That would be formula 1 without wheels.... boring. I likecthe strategic elements spoken of in the video and these guys have been developing games for longer than most young wipers have been alive...

Trust them.

[blackwiggle]

Quote: It's easy to make flippant statements - that only fuels our resolve further

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We are not taking the typical marketing angle of making it dark and moody

Hang on a minute, I'm confused, that's the exact opposite of what was said in the video that caused my plea.
Which is correct? there is some contradiction going on here.

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and we are certainly not just making something to appease fans.

Well not meaning to be rude, but appease and appeal could be interchanged depending which side of the keyboard you are sitting on, remember we are replying to a request you made for feedback.

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we want to make this iconic as a design statement, and that means taking some risks. For us it is about making something new and interesting with some original flavours, we may fail - but at least we will sink our souls into this and attack it with the same sense of pride that crafted the originals into something great!

That has never be doubted, and why this thread has received so much attention from the forum.

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It is ALL about design!

It's also about mood.
I, and I'm sure plenty of other people here have played games, then because the games overall mood hasn't wavered, has become boring, then ultimately depressing, so it's been removed from the console never finished and never to be played again.

[MrFisty]

Quote: It's easy to make flippant statements - that only fuels our resolve further

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We are not taking the typical marketing angle of making it dark and moody

Hang on a minute, I'm confused, that's the exact opposite of what was said in the video that caused my plea.
Which is correct? there is some contradiction going on here.

Replace 'Dark and Moody' with 'real and visceral'. I think the reference to blade runner threw people - it's more about a reference to the technology than the feel.


This sort of thing (wip)

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and we are certainly not just making something to appease fans.

Well not meaning to be rude, but appease and appeal could be interchanged depending which side of the keyboard you are sitting on, remember we are replying to a request you made for feedback.

It's a fine line, I agree. We are not going down the 'make another wipeout' route - we are going down the 're-set the genre' route. It may ruffle a few feathers but we feel - as wipeout was a new version of powerdrome - then ours will be a similar step forward - sorry - after dealing with people wanting to own our title recently and the whole corporate side of this I was a bit touchy. I/We just want to make the game and have fun.. But you are right - feedback is feedback - good or bad, it's all cool.

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we want to make this iconic as a design statement, and that means taking some risks. For us it is about making something new and interesting with some original flavours, we may fail - but at least we will sink our souls into this and attack it with the same sense of pride that crafted the originals into something great!

That has never be doubted, and why this thread has received so much attention from the forum.

Thanks.

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It is ALL about design!

It's also about mood.
I, and I'm sure plenty of other people here have played games, then because the games overall mood hasn't wavered, has become boring, then ultimately depressing, so it's been removed from the console never finished and never to be played again.

The mood will make your nose bleed.