Comments on: FUEL: Pre-Apocalyptic Racing

By: Yhancik

Yhancik — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:06:50 +0000

Somewhat it reminds me of POD, and Asobo being french developers, I wouldn’t be surprised that it’s an influence (as it also influences Trackmania).

POD also was kind of pre-apocalyptic, and with multiple routes on some tracks.
Since POD was the only racing game I really liked (with Flatout 2), I’m definitely looking forward (without hoping much.. it’s so easy to ruin a racing game).

By: roryok

roryok — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:10:51 +0000

Has anyone noticed that GRID is almost DIRT spelt backwards.

Makes you think…

(yes I’m stretching)

And FUEL is almost LEAF spelt backwards….

scary…

By: Dr_demento

Dr_demento — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:44:55 +0000

Open-world point-to-point across a huge map, with many routes and any number of different cars? Sounds a hell of a lot like PS2 exclusive Smuggler’s Run, which was AWESOME. Glad to hear they’re trying to bring it back..

By: spd from Russia

spd from Russia — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:23:44 +0000

ok, huge seamless world to drive around. thats only one USP, (and not a very unique one) is that all?

By: rez

rez — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:48:20 +0000

Motorstorm the way it should’ve been. This could be tricky to make fun, but if they pull it off…

Jebus.

By: Commando

Commando — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:50:09 +0000

Woo

http://community.dawnofwar2.com/blogs/?attachment_id=364

By: Howard

Howard — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:39:02 +0000

So… um…? Motorstorm on PC then, yeah?

Not a bad thing as long as it is done well…

By: K

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:34:23 +0000

I hadn’t seen that extended Dawn of War 2 trailer before. Tyranids, yay!

I have also never been interested in a racing game, until now. But I’d like more guns.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:33:46 +0000

Um…is the strikethrough from “metre” on to the end intentional?

By: simbo

simbo — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:25:25 +0000

I loved Interstate ‘76. The music was superb, written by Arion Salazar of Third Eye Blind.

By: ikigeg

ikigeg — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:24:58 +0000

I’m always left wondering the benefit of an open-world racing game… surely AI will just be looking for the ‘as the crow flies’ route while your left playing catch-up to them, seeing lots of beautiful scenery and weather effects pass you by, without the time to actually appreciate them.

I like the concept, but won’t this just end up being burnout paradise without the cityscape – consequently none of the hair-raising near car collisions? Unless of course they fill the landscape with herds of animals… something akin to jurassic park 3 where they are driving amongst all the dinosaurs for the first time… mmmm dino-racing, now that would be cool :)

By: Theory

Theory — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:21:13 +0000

Point to point of course, Alex.

Edit: I remembered what I called pre-apocalyptic: Children of Men. Now I’ll be able to sleep tonight (at least once I’m done with the TF2 update).