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PGR
This annoys the hell out of me. MSR was one of my favourite games on Dreamcast, I'm not a big racing fan but it managed to be realistic but still remain fun.
This is why PGR annoys the crap out of me. MSR was always challenging but it never felt like an uphill struggle and never got to the point where you didn't want to play anymore because it was just too damn frustrating. There was always steady progression and it always rewarded you for doing well.
This is were PGR goes horribly wrong, it's to be blunt just damn annoying. Where some of the new additions are nice, the graphics are nice, the new tracks are nice etc etc. What they've done with the game play down right sucks. The new Kudos system is rubbish, the fact that you can only use 1 joker in every cup seems like a small niggle but it's actually really frustrating, the level of difficulty on some of the challenges had increased 10 fold to stupid levels. Oh and don't get me started on the stupid cone challenges.
Don't get me wrong, PGR IMO is still an above average racing game and I will stick with it. But it's no longer the fun game that MSR was, it's frustrating to the point that I want to smash the TV with my fist.
This annoys the hell out of me. MSR was one of my favourite games on Dreamcast, I'm not a big racing fan but it managed to be realistic but still remain fun.
This is why PGR annoys the crap out of me. MSR was always challenging but it never felt like an uphill struggle and never got to the point where you didn't want to play anymore because it was just too damn frustrating. There was always steady progression and it always rewarded you for doing well.
This is were PGR goes horribly wrong, it's to be blunt just damn annoying. Where some of the new additions are nice, the graphics are nice, the new tracks are nice etc etc. What they've done with the game play down right sucks. The new Kudos system is rubbish, the fact that you can only use 1 joker in every cup seems like a small niggle but it's actually really frustrating, the level of difficulty on some of the challenges had increased 10 fold to stupid levels. Oh and don't get me started on the stupid cone challenges.
Don't get me wrong, PGR IMO is still an above average racing game and I will stick with it. But it's no longer the fun game that MSR was, it's frustrating to the point that I want to smash the TV with my fist.
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Oh yeah.
Now I read it again it's bloody hilarious.
I know what you are saying.
Now I read it again it's bloody hilarious.
I know what you are saying.
It was a joke. Read it again.
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Do you not think I already have?
How else would I come to the conclusion that only the ones containing weapons and/or high speeds are fun?
Do you not think I already have?
How else would I come to the conclusion that only the ones containing weapons and/or high speeds are fun?
Try looking at the whole catalogue of racing games which don't contain weapons. After all they are actually racing games.
Racing games need weapons to be fun.
And if they don't have weapons, they have to be super fast.
I can't think of any exceptions either..
And if they don't have weapons, they have to be super fast.
I can't think of any exceptions either..
PGR was good for about 6 months. But I prefer Quantum Redshift, NFS and Burnout 2. Now if only the'd put a deathmatch back in Extreme G.
Anyway I like my racing games to have weapons, cops or something cool like a crash mode.
Anyway I like my racing games to have weapons, cops or something cool like a crash mode.
Racing games aren't exactly my thing, and I really don't have the time nor money to spend on Project Gotham Racing. There's really no appeal there for me.
Still don't understand your reasoning for not buying PGR. Why say there aren't enough quality exclusives only to say that you will pass on a game which you would enjoy? Its nothing like the boring "Real car simulator" but instead it is actually fun to play. Most laps you ever need to do is 15 and thats on a small course. Its kept short, sweet and fantastic to play. For under £10 why the hell wouldn't you go for a fantastic racing game which will keep you occupied for a long time to come?
*buy
ÂLŠ†ÂÎR wrote:
> What did I misinterpret? You said you would re-consider a purchase of
> Project Gotham 2 because Tilta said it was challenging and at times
> frustrating. He never once said it was a bad game so how the hell do
> you come to the conclusion of not getting the 2nd one?
First misinterpretation; I never said that I would not be getting the second instalment, just that I would reconsider it. The reasoning behind this is because, up until now, the main selling point of PGR2 for me was that it was a fun-orientated game. Difficulty to the point of intense anger is not my idea of fun, and one of the reasons I hated Gran Turismo 3.
If PGR2 becomes even more realistic, as PGR did from MSR then I may not purchase it because I know that's not the kind of game I enjoy. Capiche?
> When you moan that there aren't that many Xbox exclusives worth
> getting may you consider the fact that Project Gotham Racing is one of
> the best titles on the Xbox and yet you are going to ignore it and
> wait for the second. I think its about £12 pre-owned if you look
> around (probably less) and from the amount of hours I have clocked
> playing it there is certainly a lot to do.
True, I do say (not moan; I'm happy with Halo, Morrowind, Burnout 2 and Jedi Knight 2 for now) that the Xbox is lacking in the exclusives department. What I also say, however, is that it has arguably the brightest future of all three consoles in terms of games. That's why I own one and that's why I can't be bothered with the original PGR.
> What did I misinterpret? You said you would re-consider a purchase of
> Project Gotham 2 because Tilta said it was challenging and at times
> frustrating. He never once said it was a bad game so how the hell do
> you come to the conclusion of not getting the 2nd one?
First misinterpretation; I never said that I would not be getting the second instalment, just that I would reconsider it. The reasoning behind this is because, up until now, the main selling point of PGR2 for me was that it was a fun-orientated game. Difficulty to the point of intense anger is not my idea of fun, and one of the reasons I hated Gran Turismo 3.
If PGR2 becomes even more realistic, as PGR did from MSR then I may not purchase it because I know that's not the kind of game I enjoy. Capiche?
> When you moan that there aren't that many Xbox exclusives worth
> getting may you consider the fact that Project Gotham Racing is one of
> the best titles on the Xbox and yet you are going to ignore it and
> wait for the second. I think its about £12 pre-owned if you look
> around (probably less) and from the amount of hours I have clocked
> playing it there is certainly a lot to do.
True, I do say (not moan; I'm happy with Halo, Morrowind, Burnout 2 and Jedi Knight 2 for now) that the Xbox is lacking in the exclusives department. What I also say, however, is that it has arguably the brightest future of all three consoles in terms of games. That's why I own one and that's why I can't be bothered with the original PGR.
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