Well, the Carma Beta is everything the user reviews said...
Horrrrrrible optimisation (I think I'm going to have to run it windowed to get above lowest settings & 20fps). But very much like the old game
Could do with a few less rectum puns, and I'd forgotten quite how bizarre the physics was - the starter car will happily float up onto 2 wheels if you take corners a certain way, for example. It's then very tempting to take out some peds for bonus style points, but takes some wrangling if you were hoping to actually make the corner! I think I've been spoiled by GTA's ludicrous mid-air realignment too, it's taking a while to get into a more skateboardery mindset of lining up your jumps with your landing point in mind. (What you're supposed to do in pinball mode I've no idea
). So yeah, some oddities in there, and lots of peculiar new power-ups, but nostalgic fun on the whole. The AI seemed kinda personable, once they got a vendetta on with you, but also a bit dumber than I remember. Rounds seem pretty easy to ace at the moment, hopefully the bigger cars that are coming in will ramp up the challenge. Can def see how online carnage could be a fun addition. (But not until I get more frames!)
Reminds me of the old twisted metal days!
Oh my god, that's ringing bells. Think I used to play two-player on PS1. Yeah similar carnage vibe
It looks better in motion, I'll give it that.
Always been a fan of vehicular combat games. Blur was the great lost game of last gen, for example.
Yeah, fancy light filter
Oo, Blur sounds a bit like GTA online. I've got a soft spot for the simple boost/rocket/repair format they've settled on in V.
Just picked up a copy of Just Cause 2 on the strength of this thread. If it's half as good as the original Mercenaries on PS2 I'll be a happy camper. Not expecting GTA 5- enormous open-world-Trevor-Phillips-awesomeness. But it sounds like brainless fun all the same.
I think the world might actually be bigger! But yeah it doesn't have that level of panache (the cut scenes might as well be played by lollypop sticks), but it's def a fun sandpit