' do you still play WipEout?'
Actually i did exactly the same as Lunar & Lance : i had it after my 2097 ( before Wip3out) just played it during 1 hour and went back immediately to cool-comfort 2097
I decided to really start it recently in order not to be too ridiculous with the original at Al's convention which is coming soon.

I noticed the ' hit wall = been stopped immediately' is not a true lesson, i found a difference between each hit, depending on how your ship is collapsing the wall ( ermm sorry for english, that's not my night ) with or without airbraking, nose up or not.

I also had a strange feeling which was not very precise till i discovered Korodera ( i am still at Venom class) : i am amazed by the similarities WipEout has with Pure in term of handling, how the ship reacts in many occasions .
AG SyS , the one i am using, is pretty close from reaction a triakis may have on Pure : you absolutely need to anticipate on each turns and also you can feel really the weight of the ship.
Ill see if i can describe it better next time.