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    Image of IvanDashSmith IvanDashSmith
    01:17 PM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    I saw both this and Blur at E3. I didn't have the opportunity to play it, but the visuals, innovative HUD, and sense of speed were amazing, especially compared to Blur. Both of these games are ostensibly Mario Kart with a Burnout skin, which to me is a great thing. But Split/Second looked to have a tighter track design with more bottlenecks and narrow escapes, whereas Blur tracks were very wide and allowed players to miss a lot of the action, and it also added to the sense of it being slow.

    Everyone should think back to the PS2 before they ever played or heard of Burnout, and look forward to what Split/Second can potentially bring to the table. I think it has a lot of promise and the developers, if nothing else, created a game which appears to be very tight and well put together.
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    Image of RoboBagins RoboBagins
    10:00 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    This was fun at PAX, but really for the full experience you need a nice set with good sound.
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    09:20 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    How about "Michael Bay Presents: A Driving Game." With bay in the title you know stuff will be blowing up.

    But hey, that trailer looks pretty slick. Nice ideas.
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    Image of Dr Durdon Dr Durdon
    09:08 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    I'mnot a fan of racing games. They just can't keep my attention because there's (usually) no story. Driving around a track, even if it's a made up track through an open city, gets very mudane.

    But racing while having the power to blow shit up? I can definitely get behind that.
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    Image of Showmeyomoves! Showmeyomoves!
    05:57 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    What I want to know is: Does it have a replay function?

    It's something I've really missed in current gen race games like MotorStorm, Wipeout HD and Burnout: Paradise.
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    Image of mlataupe mlataupe
    06:30 AM

    @Showmeyomoves!: I'm pretty sure Wipeout HD had a replay function
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    Image of Showmeyomoves! Showmeyomoves!
    06:44 AM

    @mlataupe: Really? Well, you might be right about that one. It's been a while since I played.

    My point still stands, though!
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    Image of Steed123 Steed123
    10:25 AM

    @Showmeyomoves!: Heeey what about Grid? Very good racer, plus the desired replay function.

    This game would definatly benifit from replays for that perfct race where you obliterate just about everything on the track.
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    Image of fozfan33 fozfan33
    02:08 PM

    @Showmeyomoves!: need for speed shift has a replay/photo mode, and im loving that game! reminds me of old school daytona usa on the saturn but with more options.
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    Image of Showmeyomoves! Showmeyomoves!
    03:39 PM

    @fozfan33: Hmmm, I've been meaning to pick that up. I think you just won me over.
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    Image of fozfan33 fozfan33
    08:28 PM

    @Showmeyomoves!: im so impressed with it, picked it up on black friday for $35 and havent been able to stop playing... the reward system just keeps you going, its always on more race, or one more driver level, or one more car... wonderful pacing.
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    04:56 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    Well, it does look gorgeous and the twist sounds really interesting but I'm concerned about the execution of it, theres so many things they could do wrong and alternatively right.

    If I can try a demo I honestly think I might pick this up. Until then I reserve judgment.

    It sure looks promising though.
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    Image of CockroachMan CockroachMan
    04:56 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    The first racing game I'm looking forward this gen (aside from Mario Kart). So far, racing games this gen are more focused on simulation (which I don't like) or just more of the same (which I got tired after NFSU2).

    Nice to see something new on the racing genre.
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    Image of RaginKaGin21 RaginKaGin21
    05:22 AM

    @CockroachMan: Have you played Burnout: Paradise? It's not only one of the best racing games this generation, but one of the top 10 games of this generation.
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    Image of CockroachMan CockroachMan
    05:35 AM

    @RaginKaGin21: @Superspecs: Thanks for the tips!
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    Image of bangbangblah bangbangblah
    10:12 AM

    @CockroachMan: Excited for Mario Kart but not Modnation Racers? C'mon, that looks awesome!
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    Image of CockroachMan CockroachMan
    10:54 AM

    @bangbangblah: oh yeah.. forgot about that. Looks like Mario Kart meets Little Big Planet. Awesome indeed.
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    Image of bangbangblah bangbangblah
    05:39 PM

    @CockroachMan: No kidding. Such an amazing combination. I'm horrible at creating levels, but I can't wait to see what other people think up.

    And also, those guys above are right. If you like Burnout games, check out Paradise. It's definitely not as good as, say, Burnout 3, but there's plenty of replay value, and I'm pretty sure it's not more than $20 these days for either the 360 or Ps3 -- so even if you don't like the open world aspect to it, it wasn't like you threw down a huge investment on the game!
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    Image of Manly_McBeeferton Manly_McBeeferton
    04:43 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    So, it's pretty much every racing game combined into one game... with explosions?

    ...Fuck...yes...
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    Image of Japophile Japophile
    04:43 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    Im not one for car games, but this.. i must have.
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    Image of Blore07 Blore07
    04:38 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    Who gives a flying shit about the name, the game is looking pretty cool, been keeping my eye on this for a while.
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    Image of OkayOctane OkayOctane
    04:37 AM

    In reply to Split/Second Trailer Is About The Only Thing Not Exploding
    I got a chance to play this at Eurogamer, and by god what a great game. I'm seriously calling the concept genius.

    The amount of stuff you need to focus on at once is damn near overwhelming, but in the good way, You'll get that panicky feeling when you're just about to overtake someone and you know they could trigger that huge building ahead to collapse.

    It's literally just adrenaline in video game form.
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    Image of Shinta Shinta
    04:42 AM

    @OkayOctane: That actually sounds amazing lol. This is the first racing game I think I've bothered to watch a trailer for in years.
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    Image of Manly_McBeeferton Manly_McBeeferton
    04:46 AM

    @OkayOctane: What I love is that the HUD is on the tail of your car, almost seamlessly in some cases. It gives the sides of the screens more space and makes you feel more immersed into the game.
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    Image of OkayOctane OkayOctane
    04:54 AM

    @Shinta: @Manly_McBeeferton: I completely forgot the mention that, it was one of the first things I noticed. Walking up to the screen I thought "No hud? That's weird.." it is so well incorporated, and it's in just the right place that you don't every have to actually look at it, it's just there.

    There's so many smaller touches that make the game great as a whole. For example, if you collapse a huge building, the shockwave will hit you and start to push you one way, you fighting to stay on course. It literally feels like things are going by at a million miles an hour, and you just need to survive.
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    Image of Blore07 Blore07
    04:55 AM

    @Manly_McBeeferton: I was just looking at that, I think this is a day 1 purchase for me, after GTpsp was a little bit of a let down in terms of fun, I need a bit of silly racing to get me into the genre again.

    Also, bring on mod nation racers!
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    Image of Knoxximus ver. 5.66 Knoxximus ver. 5.66
    06/08/09

    In reply to Split/Second Preview: Race Track Go Boom
    It's an arcade racer. In arcade racers, damage to cars NEVER affects performance. That would be kind of a deal breaker for me, actually.
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    Image of Toasticus Toasticus
    06/08/09

    In reply to Split/Second Preview: Race Track Go Boom
    Big 'ol nothankyou.jpg to the whole damaged-cars-drive-like-crap. From what I've seen of this game, that'd be like asking for the player in an FPS to start limping and then finally fall over before dying. Doesn't sound fun at all.
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    Image of Malfunktion v2 Malfunktion v2
    06/08/09

    In reply to Split/Second Preview: Race Track Go Boom
    Personally I found the controls too basic. Other than steering all I could control was stop, go, and blow shit up. As far as I could tell the drifting was automatic.


    I'll also forgive it for being still in development, but the collision box for the car felt too large.


    Also needing improvement, the car-based HUD. Presented beautifully and easy to read, but way too little information.

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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    05/28/09

    In reply to E3 2009 Preview: These Are The Big Racing Games, We Think
    Excuse my ignorance, but why would a racing game take so long to develop?
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