I just saw your comment about crashing on my review of Chronos Twin earlier, Dan, and it's puzzled me. My copy has never crashed a single time - maybe a batch of them were dodgy when they were made and you've been unlucky enough to pick up one of those (and the ROM being used by Grumbler - or would you prefer to be called Raff, now? - could have been ripped from a dodgy cartridge, perhaps)? I really don't get it, because I've never had any issues with it on that side of things.
o rly? I do find that rather odd, since it was always the exact same place that it crashed at... Suppose it could be the case though, the publisher wasn't exactly a big one. That was the only place though, so I can't be too hard on it. The translation is one of the most obvious faults, but thankfully there isn't much of a story anyway. The main reason I haven't bothered to finish it yet is because bits of it are so damn hard... And I hate only having 3 hit points >_>
Yeah, I'm positive it never happened to me as that would've delayed my review and I would've mentioned it in that. Dodgy. The whole publisher situation was a bit messed up behind the game (that's why the translation is so terrible, why it says 'Lexicon Entertainment' at the start despite Oxygen dealing with it, etc.), so it could be that some crappy copies slipped through the net.
Admin edit: Done all the formatting and that and generally put the effort in for you, Joe. In future, can you please not be so lazy, otherwise I'm going to touch your willy, and you don't want that.
I definitely want to get SEGA Rally at some point. Loads of other games I'd rather get instead at the moment though, and far to many I haven't even finished yet <.<
Forza 2 and PGR4 on the other hand, I find incredibly boring. PGR4 less so than Forza, but still enough to prevent me bothing with it. Suppose it doesn't help that I don't realy like racing games...
I'm like you, Dan. I can't really be getting on with racing 'simulation' games. As soon as you give a car realistic braking, acceleration, collision, road-gripping, and general physics qualities, I find it too hard to drive in a fun-having way. Thus, I've never been a fan of things like Gran Turismo, etc. I can totally see their merit- they just aren't my bag. That said, I did find RalliSport Challnge 2 on the Xbox loads of fun. I used to like Sega Rally, as well. In fact, I don't know why, but I'm fine with rally games. Road-based sims turn me off though, for some reason.
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Well the only SEGA Rally game I've ever played wasn't too realistic. Dunno if that's changed now, but it certainly seems less 'learn the course off by heart and brake every two seconds' than Forza. Being told about corners in advance helps too ;3
Rally games and Tarmac games are completely different ball games.
A rally game is based more on controlling the car as it slides. You rarely lose speed, and as you get told about the corners in advance, you don't need to know the tracks.
Tarmac games however, are about perfection. A good tarmac game requires more from you, but you get more out.
It reminds me of a conversation I had earlier on with Martin, about the difference between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter.
The rally games are the MK. It's good for a laugh and it's actually a lot more accesible for those not quite indoctrinated into that particular way of gaming. The Tarmac racers are the SF's. You have to put a lot of hours into that perfect combo and whatnot, but when you do it, it brings that personal satisfaction, and dare I say a sense of kudos, that the former can't pretend to have.
If you want to drive, you get the Tarmac racers. If you want to game, get the Rally game.
It's more a case of sim/arcade than road/rally. Rally sims simulate Rally, road racing sims simulate road racing. And then there are games that take things from that and make a more abstract version, usually more forgiving to beginners.
Most Rally games are sims but just not as in depth as the big road sims. And then there's SEGA Rally which is the equivalent of Ridge Racer.
It's more a case of sim/arcade than road/rally. Rally sims simulate Rally, road racing sims simulate road racing. And then there are games that take things from that and make a more abstract version, usually more forgiving to beginners.nnMost Rally games are sims but just not as in depth as the big road sims. And then there's SEGA Rally which is the equivalent of Ridge Racer.
Thanks for that, I knew something wasn't quite right with that statement.
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And then there's SEGA Rally which is the equivalent of Ridge Racer.
Except Sega Rally isn't a big poo that only rears its turtle head in dodgy launch line-ups.
Playing PGR4 after Forza really helped. I was already used to braking but could now really let rip on the corners. Damn beautiful, but still not the most arcadey experience.
As partially posted elsewhere, Game are doing The Club and NiGHTS for £20 'when bought with'.
So basically find the cheapest thing in the shop and you're looking at £20.50ish. Yes, anything counts, and it;s in shops and online, even if they aren't making a POS song and dance about it.
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