Comments on: Fuel: Around The World In Eight Hours http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:59:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Flimgoblin http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-221109 Flimgoblin Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:56:10 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-221109 What this game needs is some "Patrician"-style trading combined with "Boiling Point" guns... put some commodities in the town, somehow restrict the changing of vehicle mid-journey when you have cargo and you can be running freight between the camps dodging attacking nutters on trikes with guns. or, with a bit of AI being a nutter on a trike with a gun ambushing an enemy convoy... What this game needs is some “Patrician”-style trading combined with “Boiling Point” guns… put some commodities in the town, somehow restrict the changing of vehicle mid-journey when you have cargo and you can be running freight between the camps dodging attacking nutters on trikes with guns.

or, with a bit of AI being a nutter on a trike with a gun ambushing an enemy convoy…

]]> By: Dr.Evanzan http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-212937 Dr.Evanzan Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:07:38 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-212937 @Jim, Thanks for this article. I'm really tempted to pick this game up purely for driving around the large open world and exploring. I'm wondering how the more standard game elements stack up though (racing, handling, etc). Are you working on a Wot I Think/full review for this one? @Jim,

Thanks for this article.
I’m really tempted to pick this game up purely for driving around the large open world and exploring.
I’m wondering how the more standard game elements stack up though (racing, handling, etc).
Are you working on a Wot I Think/full review for this one?

]]> By: Mark S. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-212472 Mark S. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:40:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-212472 @ Jim, that was stellar dedication to the time that some of us have when the wife has to work when you don't, or when the kids are at school, or your wife and kids are gone out of the house for any long amount of time. Needless to say,? I'm very interested in this piece of environmental genious. Im not too sure that i need shooting or puzzles for the first installment although those mysterious black trucks could become quite curious as was the Gman in the HL series is turing out to be. Will this be Steam distributed? Regardless, im ready. @ Jim, that was stellar dedication to the time that some of us have when the wife has to work when you don’t, or when the kids are at school, or your wife and kids are gone out of the house for any long amount of time. Needless to say,? I’m very interested in this piece of environmental genious. Im not too sure that i need shooting or puzzles for the first installment although those mysterious black trucks could become quite curious as was the Gman in the HL series is turing out to be. Will this be Steam distributed? Regardless, im ready.

]]> By: richmcc http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-209612 richmcc Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:00:29 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209612 @Daniel: The PC version does have multiplayer, through GfWL. @Daniel: The PC version does have multiplayer, through GfWL.

]]> By: Lucky Main Street http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-209606 Lucky Main Street Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:31:23 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209606 The cow herding game actually sounds really interesting. But also: Interstate 2058? (Or whatever year this is?) Great concept for an article Jim. I'm one of those that just loves exploring game environments. It'd be nice if there was something to reward all that non-race driving. The cow herding game actually sounds really interesting. But also: Interstate 2058? (Or whatever year this is?)

Great concept for an article Jim. I’m one of those that just loves exploring game environments. It’d be nice if there was something to reward all that non-race driving.

]]> By: fiutare http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-209599 fiutare Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:09:14 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209599 ok, sounds nice. But the truth is (by PS3 eperience): It's very very boring. All the time the same enviroment, same buildings over and over and millions of stupid trucks which are scripted and don't interact with you. Very unrealistic driving physics, no heavy weather effects like promoted (except in a few races). FUEL is the disappointment of the year. ok, sounds nice. But the truth is (by PS3 eperience):
It’s very very boring. All the time the same enviroment, same buildings over and over and millions of stupid trucks which are scripted and don’t interact with you. Very unrealistic driving physics, no heavy weather effects like promoted (except in a few races).
FUEL is the disappointment of the year.

]]> By: Pishtaco http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-209592 Pishtaco Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209592 Darkwind is a recent car-combat game that maybe will interest some people in this thread. The cars are something like the ones in Interstate 76, there's a nice physics model, and it's set after a weather apocalypse. I've only played the formal races, but there's also a persistent world where you have a gang and can do things like running goods from city to city. It's turn based. http://www.dark-wind.com/ Darkwind is a recent car-combat game that maybe will interest some people in this thread. The cars are something like the ones in Interstate 76, there’s a nice physics model, and it’s set after a weather apocalypse. I’ve only played the formal races, but there’s also a persistent world where you have a gang and can do things like running goods from city to city. It’s turn based.

http://www.dark-wind.com/

]]> By: Vinraith http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-209588 Vinraith Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:21:57 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209588 @Hypocee Interesting. While that's kind of annoying, it's certainly better than AI that makes the game too easy. Thanks, I guess I'll wait for a few more reviews to get a clear consensus and then purchase accordingly. @Hypocee

Interesting. While that’s kind of annoying, it’s certainly better than AI that makes the game too easy. Thanks, I guess I’ll wait for a few more reviews to get a clear consensus and then purchase accordingly.

]]> By: Ed http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-209587 Ed Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:20:15 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209587 This game looks awesome, and your piece was really well-written. Can't believe you spent the best part of a day just touring a virtual landscape and barely even scratched the surface! With regards to the thoughts on "what it could have been if it wasn't just a racing game", I got the same feeling from Just Cause. They created a vast (if 99.999% generic) world in that and provided very little indeed to do in it apart from play with silly toys. This game looks awesome, and your piece was really well-written. Can’t believe you spent the best part of a day just touring a virtual landscape and barely even scratched the surface!

With regards to the thoughts on “what it could have been if it wasn’t just a racing game”, I got the same feeling from Just Cause. They created a vast (if 99.999% generic) world in that and provided very little indeed to do in it apart from play with silly toys.

]]> By: Hypocee http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-209545 Hypocee Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:05:17 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209545 Vinraith, I don't have hands-on info yet but all the reviews I've read have the opposite complaint - that the 'AI' drivers are so scripted and unreactive that they're essentially just a timer. Vinraith, I don’t have hands-on info yet but all the reviews I’ve read have the opposite complaint – that the ‘AI’ drivers are so scripted and unreactive that they’re essentially just a timer.

]]> By: dh http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-3/#comment-209506 dh Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:15:35 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209506 @Cutman: I think he's saying that he took several long breaks during the trip, which meant the trip itself didn't take 8 hrs, as anticipated. @Cutman:

I think he’s saying that he took several long breaks during the trip, which meant the trip itself didn’t take 8 hrs, as anticipated.

]]> By: simon http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/fuel-around-the-world-in-eight-hours/comment-page-2/#comment-209498 simon Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:56:27 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=13283#comment-209498 /me pushes pencils up his cat's bottom. /me pushes pencils up his cat’s bottom.

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