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by Jerry Whorebach 04/15/2012, 8:56pm PDT |
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That's not going to stop me from commenting on it. Blur was developed by Bizarre Creations, and since I'm pretty sure they only know how to make one game, I'm just going to assume it's Project Gotham with weapons. In which case it's probably a solid, middle of the road compromise between a survey sim (like Gran Turismo) and a flat-out arcade drifter (like Ridge Racer) that requires none of the technique of either. It probably takes place in a series of dreary, colourless urban environments, and you're probably being constantly showered by some kind of numerical progress points, even when you're losing. I imagine the addition of weapons adds a frustrating and pointless (at least in single player) layer of randomness, where the punishment for taking first place is every CPU driver trying to shove a turtle shell up your exhaust pipe. Also, if you're playing the console version, it probably runs a "cinematic" 30 FPS instead of the desired 60.
All that being said, it's still probably a highly polished and reasonably enjoyable game, from a developer with a long and respectable racing pedigree, and I suspect you'd be hard pressed to find a legitimate critic willing to go any lower than an 8/10. As an introduction (or re-introduction) to the genre, it might even be ideal. Just remember: when you start to get bored, there are places to go. Funner places.
[CREDIBILITY DESTROYING SIDEBAR: For the longest time, I couldn't understand the internet's complaints about Doom 3 - the flashlight, the pacing, etc. Then I found out the PC version, which released almost a year before the Xbox port, was actually a slightly different game. Both the level design and the lighting had to be simplified for the original Xbox, which the developers accomplished by excising any rooms that didn't have firefights in them (including, I've been told, about a half-hour(!) of walking around before you even see your first monster), and cranking up the brightness in the ones that remained. On top of that, all the corridors were widened to accomodate two-player co-op over Xbox Live. The result was a dumb, fatless shooter with excellent weapon effects which, despite paling in comparison to the originals, was likely a little bit closer to them than the graphically- and atmospherically- "superior" PC version. Which is a roundabout way of saying I kinda liked Doom 3.] |
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What are the types of game genres that interest you? by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/05/2012, 12:52pm PST 
Re: What are the types of game genres that interest you? by Brad Opeth 02/05/2012, 10:35pm PST
You were right to ask us this, Commander. by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/06/2012, 10:46pm PST
Re: You were right to ask us this, Commander. by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/07/2012, 3:33am PST
Re: What are the types of game genres that interest you? by Roop 02/08/2012, 6:23am PST
Yet another goddam scripting language by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 02/10/2012, 2:59am PST
Serious Sam 1? NT by Mischief Maker 04/17/2012, 11:54am PDT
Re: What are the types of game genres that interest you? by laudablepuss 02/08/2012, 4:18pm PST
My favourite genre is auto racing. by Jerry Whorebach 04/15/2012, 2:17pm PDT
Re: My favourite genre is auto racing. by Ice Cream Jonsey 04/15/2012, 6:55pm PDT
I haven't played Blur and there's no demo on the marketplace, HOWEVER... by Jerry Whorebach 04/15/2012, 8:56pm PDT
Speak of the devil: id Software "re-mastering" Doom 3 for Xbox 360, PC and PS3. by Jerry Whorebach 05/30/2012, 2:54pm PDT
On the improvement of games by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 06/02/2012, 2:52am PDT
Touch of Evil would've been a better comparison. by Jerry Whorebach 06/02/2012, 5:02am PDT
Of all my deleted OMM longposts, "Citizen Romero" is the most bitterly missed. NT by Mischief Maker 06/02/2012, 5:41am PDT
I could not use T. of E; I never saw it so I wouldn't have thought of it NT by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 06/02/2012, 6:00pm PDT
So you don't really care about classic films, you just want to bitch. by Jerry Whorebach 06/02/2012, 7:22pm PDT
Re: So you don't really care about classic films, you just want to bitch. by Tansin A. Darcos (TDARCOS) 06/05/2012, 11:50am PDT
The XBLA port of Doom was never cutting edge, not even back in 2006. NT by Jerry Whorebach 06/05/2012, 12:19pm PDT
Looks like these might be new ports after all. My objections: mooted? by Jerry Whorebach 06/22/2012, 2:25pm PDT
PSYCH! They're the same old XBLA ports after all. by Jerry Whorebach 10/17/2012, 6:59am PDT
$30 PC, $40 360/PS3 by Siskel and Ebert 06/20/2012, 12:20am PDT
Here's my preliminary review of Rage: Anarchy Edition. by Jerry Whorebach 06/20/2012, 1:32am PDT
hi Jerry of the past, hope you are doing well and still alive by bombMexico 04/22/2013, 11:14pm PDT
My worries were for nothing, I was able to install each disc individually. by Jerry Whorebach 04/23/2013, 6:45pm PDT
You were right, Blur is good. Now listen to me complain about it for ten minutes by Jerry Whorebach 03/31/2013, 1:19pm PDT
To me, videogames serve 2 purposes: Skill test and Escapism by Mischief Maker 04/17/2012, 9:34am PDT
Re: What are the types of game genres that interest you? by Oom Shnibble 05/30/2012, 9:44pm PDT
Starcraft 2 is in fact turn-based, the turns are just really, really, really, re NT by ally short. 03/31/2013, 1:38pm PDT
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