Comments on: Trackmania 2 Revealed Via Wobblecam

By: iainl

iainl — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:50:53 +0000

It looks _very_ shiny, although I rather like the way United Forever holds a solid 60 fps at 1680×1050 on my monitor at the moment (I’ve only got a HD4670).

However, two game-changing ways this _doesn’t_ appear to improve from United Forever, that have been minor bugbears since the original TrackMania game all those years ago, are (a) we’re still turning all corners in multiples of 90 degrees, so making real tracks like Spa are out, and (b) while it wouldn’t quite be TrackMania any more, part of me would like at least the option of car-car collisions.

By: Al3xand3r

Al3xand3r — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:53:35 +0000

The changes that will be apparent are: Better graphics. Ability to import your own geometry for the levels. The first is nice to have, even though United/Nations look very nice still, and the second is pretty much game changing, I can’t wait to see what crazy courses the talented individuals out there can make when they aren’t restricted by Nadeo’s pieces, when they already made such awesome stuff with that restriction. I imagine it will also lose some settings and perhaps gain some others.

By: Nutterguy

Nutterguy — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:07:59 +0000

Excellent. Can’t wait. That is all.

By: itsallcrap

itsallcrap — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:37:09 +0000

Is it really a sequel, though?

Certainly all the releases from the the first Nations up to United Forever were basically snapshots from the continuous development of one game.

It’s hard to tell from the swoopy camera-angle footage shown here whether or not this is a whole new game.

By: derFeef

derFeef — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:02:31 +0000

@ Zigs
http://shootmania.com/
http://www.questmania.com/

By: SirKicksalot

SirKicksalot — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:42:33 +0000

You can import models from any 3D editor for the track editor.

That alone makes Mod Nation Failures look last-gen.

By: Sagan

Sagan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:25:55 +0000

I’m a little disappointed. Looks like they just put in a new car and some new special effects. Especially the editor looks really old now, after Sony has showed how to do it better with Mod Nation Racers.

And I don’t think that they showed a single new thing in that video. Which is a really bad way to first show a new game.

By: Nero

Nero — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:11:56 +0000

This looks very nice. I’ve always liked the series even though when the course goes crazy will jumps and stuff, I’m always a bit behind. Looking forward to it.

By: ZIGS

ZIGS — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:10:02 +0000

I’m pretty sure those FPS and RPG games were a joke

By: Matosh

Matosh — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 10:06:14 +0000

Well, it’s breathtaking, of course. I expected nothing less. As for the content, I expect there will be more environments, more sophisticated editor controls, stuff like that. Regular sequel, which in this case is just fine by me.

By: derFeef

derFeef — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:48:50 +0000

Has there been any detailed infos about those two games? While I can imagine a rpg, I have no idea how a shooter will look like out of nadeos hands.

By: Heliocentric

Heliocentric — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:40:10 +0000

Not excited for the shooter, but certainly the rpg. Both are very much about compulsiveness, additionally i’m going to love designing dungeons which i’m sure nadeo will make super easy.