PGR reborn as Blur

Twiztid Elf · Post by **Twiztid Elf** » 24 Apr 2009 09:05 pm

Can't believe it's taken me this long to respond. Particularly seeing as I'm probably the biggest Bizarre Creations fanboy on the forum. They are easily my favorite devs.

Prior to this information, all we knew was BC are working on two racers. A Forza2/Mario kart hybrid, and a 007 licensed GTA style sandbox racer. Neither sound good on paper, but I've maintained my faith.

So here we are. I guess Blur is the Forza2/Mario Kart hybrid.
I must admit, I'm not overly enthused, and I don't like the title...Bleh!

I maintain my faith. The weapon racer is a genre that has never, ever been done right imo. Yep, not even Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8.

I feel like Arnie Cunningham in front of his trashed Christine (1958 Plymouth Fury).
"SHOW ME BIZARRE! SHOW ME!"

Twit · Post by **Twit** » 24 Apr 2009 09:48 pm

Twiztid Elf wrote:Yep, not even Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8.

Whoa, you stop right there! Um...LEFT, RIGHT, UP!!!*

The original Twisted Metal was a fucking awesome game, especially in split-screen with a friend. I think it fell away as a series, but the original one was a blast. I'm skeptical that this will be any good, but if it gets anywhere near the playability of Twisted Metal then I'll want it.

* I may be wrong because I'm old and stupid, but that's supposed to be the freeze ray thing.

Gamma · Post by **Gamma** » 24 Apr 2009 11:53 pm

Twiztid Elf wrote:The weapon racer is a genre that has never, ever been done right imo. Yep, not even Twisted Metal or Vigilante 8.

Mario Kart, Wipeout? Supercars?!?!

Twiztid Elf · Post by **Twiztid Elf** » 25 Apr 2009 07:27 am

I'll pay MK and Wipeout, but neither are in a realistic setting.

t0mby · Post by **t0mby** » 25 Apr 2009 09:21 am

Racing Destruction Set?

GreyWizzard · Post by **GreyWizzard** » 25 Apr 2009 09:49 am

Deathtrack

Shaneus · Post by **Shaneus** » 25 Apr 2009 01:42 pm

Ah, Deathtrack. Those caltrops! The digitised car photos... I especially remember the yellow tigerstriped one

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 21 May 2009 09:30 am

First screens

teaser vid
[flash width=640 height=360 loop=false]http://my.mig69.com/embed/21/ayC99ZNbhqNh[/flash]

pilonv1 · Post by **pilonv1** » 21 May 2009 09:45 am

looks stupid

Blotto · Post by **Blotto** » 21 May 2009 09:53 am

agreed..

Pariah · Post by **Pariah** » 21 May 2009 10:01 am

what shitty car models...

for all the shit the GT team get...their car models are just jaw dropping..other devs really need to add such model touches to their own games...come on now they have a much lower number of cars so at least devote the time..

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 21 May 2009 10:53 am

Yep it does look like shit and stupid. The blur is overdone and all that lighting? looks horrible.

David Carney · Post by **David Carney** » 21 May 2009 12:52 pm

60fps?

Lepo5 · Post by **Lepo5** » 21 May 2009 02:07 pm

Twiztid Elf wrote: The weapon racer is a genre that has never, ever been done right imo.

GTA4 racing had weapons......did you like that

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 21 May 2009 03:19 pm

BlimBlim wrote: If I understood correctly, the PGR engine was way too 360 centric to be usable on a PS3 game, so they rewrote a new engine from scratch.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.ph" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ... tcount=114

Explains why the game looks like shit.

General Chaos · Post by **General Chaos** » 21 May 2009 04:13 pm

Word.. Many years of PGR evolution on a sweet consoles thrown away for something generic to run on POS3.*

*Is it friday yet?

jizzlobber · Post by **jizzlobber** » 21 May 2009 04:26 pm

looks shithouse!
pgr games were always full of detail

BigSwingingUdders · Post by **BigSwingingUdders** » 21 May 2009 04:46 pm

Fuck even the next gen NFS games look better than that...

Bizarre Fail...

Although unless the game was open world with a lot of cars on-screen and it's 60fps then maybe I can understand, but Burnout Paradise looks far better and it achieves all of the above.

Ekin · Post by **Ekin** » 21 May 2009 05:17 pm

Looks like NFS Most Wanted.

westical · Post by **westical** » 21 May 2009 07:09 pm

Obviously limited by the inferior PS3 hardware.

BigSwingingUdders · Post by **BigSwingingUdders** » 21 May 2009 08:32 pm

westical wrote:Obviously limited by the inferior PS3 hardware.

Obvious pissweak troll

westical · Post by **westical** » 21 May 2009 08:50 pm

No need to get defensive of your inferior hardware.

Peppermint Lounge · Post by **Peppermint Lounge** » 21 May 2009 09:31 pm

I have a positive outlook. Good on them for pushing out of usual comfort zones and seeking some actual (vs the usual virtual) points of difference. We know they're capable of making fun racing games so gameplay and compelling racing should not be an issue. The look is reminiscent of Bizarre's previous games in a pretty obvious way to my eye + added stylised effects. It's actually up pretty high on my list.

BigSwingingUdders · Post by **BigSwingingUdders** » 21 May 2009 09:52 pm

westical wrote:No need to get defensive of your inferior hardware.

No need for your console envy either

It's great owning both

unfnknblvbl · Post by **unfnknblvbl** » 22 May 2009 12:15 am

man... that footage and the screens look... dull