Posted May 24, 2007 at 05:39AM by Mabie A.
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by slow download (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» slow download
It downloads extremely slow over here... already an hour busy and only on 10% :S
It downloads extremely slow over here... already an hour busy and only on 10% :S
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Re: vice (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» hmmmm
doesnt seem slow to me.. downloading at 180kb/s for me. will be down in a total of 1hr 20mins
doesnt seem slow to me.. downloading at 180kb/s for me. will be down in a total of 1hr 20mins
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by lmxloco - 2007-05-24 |
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» .
I started downloading it before work, so hopefully it's done by lunch time.
I started downloading it before work, so hopefully it's done by lunch time.
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by Meh (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» Anyone downloaded and played it yet?
I look forward to some impressions of the demo. :)
I look forward to some impressions of the demo. :)
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Re: lmxloco - 2007-05-24 |
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» .
Things that suck about the demo:
No replay.
You can only race 3 complete races, total. You can restart a race as many times as you want, but as soon as you hit "continue" 3 times after a race ends, the demo ends.
Only 2 difficulty levels.
Things that rock about the demo:
Everything else.
The graphics look amazing. Between the cars themselves, the environments, the lighting, the damage effects...everything looks REALLY nice. Quite frankly, they don't need to do much upgrading.
The framerate seemed solid enough, but for some reason I've never been good at distinguishing between 60 and 30fps anyway. There didn't seem to be any slowdown, but I may have been focused too much on how great everything looked.
Again, the car sounds are top notch. They didn't seem to adjust the sounds much, but they didn't really need to.
The racing mechanic still seems to be about the same, but it's been a while since I played a Colin McRae game, so my memory isn't too good on it.
Things that REALLY rock about the demo:
The driver view. This view, while it might take a bit of getting used to, is awesome. It makes the game much more exciting and frantic. There are actually 6 views to choose from: Behind close, behind far, bottom bumper, windshield (so you can see the hood), in car in front of the steering wheel, and the typical driver view.
The damage modeling. It seems really hard to roll a car, but once you do...it's special . I love how they did the rollovers, and if it's not a bad roll you can keep on going. Again, rolling a car while in the driver view is particularly spectacular. It's really hard to explain how cool the sensation is.
The buggy. There has been a slight modification to the new Mirriam-Webster dictionary: Now, if you look up "Totally f'n awesome" you will see a footnote that explains the buggy races in Colin McRae: DIRT. I can't explain how cool this is, and again, that coolness factor absolutely skyrockts in the driver view. It just...feels so exact. Everything, down to the shaking of the mesh screen with the wind or bouncing of the buggy is terrific. Crashing one is spectacular, as the sound and visual stimuli hit you in force you can't help but giggle like a little school girl. I know I did.
Things that suck about the demo:
No replay.
You can only race 3 complete races, total. You can restart a race as many times as you want, but as soon as you hit "continue" 3 times after a race ends, the demo ends.
Only 2 difficulty levels.
Things that rock about the demo:
Everything else.
The graphics look amazing. Between the cars themselves, the environments, the lighting, the damage effects...everything looks REALLY nice. Quite frankly, they don't need to do much upgrading.
The framerate seemed solid enough, but for some reason I've never been good at distinguishing between 60 and 30fps anyway. There didn't seem to be any slowdown, but I may have been focused too much on how great everything looked.
Again, the car sounds are top notch. They didn't seem to adjust the sounds much, but they didn't really need to.
The racing mechanic still seems to be about the same, but it's been a while since I played a Colin McRae game, so my memory isn't too good on it.
Things that REALLY rock about the demo:
The driver view. This view, while it might take a bit of getting used to, is awesome. It makes the game much more exciting and frantic. There are actually 6 views to choose from: Behind close, behind far, bottom bumper, windshield (so you can see the hood), in car in front of the steering wheel, and the typical driver view.
The damage modeling. It seems really hard to roll a car, but once you do...it's special . I love how they did the rollovers, and if it's not a bad roll you can keep on going. Again, rolling a car while in the driver view is particularly spectacular. It's really hard to explain how cool the sensation is.
The buggy. There has been a slight modification to the new Mirriam-Webster dictionary: Now, if you look up "Totally f'n awesome" you will see a footnote that explains the buggy races in Colin McRae: DIRT. I can't explain how cool this is, and again, that coolness factor absolutely skyrockts in the driver view. It just...feels so exact. Everything, down to the shaking of the mesh screen with the wind or bouncing of the buggy is terrific. Crashing one is spectacular, as the sound and visual stimuli hit you in force you can't help but giggle like a little school girl. I know I did.
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Re: Mau (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» Another take
lmxloco got that pretty much straight and detailed about the demo. I have downloaded it and played like 3 times.
I hurried up and invited my friend who loves rally. He`s coming over my house tonight just to make his jaw drop playing the game. Yea that great is the game.
Don`t know what else to say. It`s absolutely great.
That Codemasters engien that helped run the game will be popular, it will.
lmxloco got that pretty much straight and detailed about the demo. I have downloaded it and played like 3 times.
I hurried up and invited my friend who loves rally. He`s coming over my house tonight just to make his jaw drop playing the game. Yea that great is the game.
Don`t know what else to say. It`s absolutely great.
That Codemasters engien that helped run the game will be popular, it will.
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Re: Mau (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» hey
lmxloco!!!!!!!!!
lmxloco!!!!!!!????
what`s your gamertag!!!!??????
lmxloco!!!!!!!!!
lmxloco!!!!!!!????
what`s your gamertag!!!!??????
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Re: EvilGrim (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» engine
the engine they use for this game is called Neon....
the engine they use for this game is called Neon....
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by EvilGrim (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» wow
that slow? im in the US and mine only took like 20-25 min to download..
Well trust me it is well worth any wait... And if you have a steering wheel it only makes it that much better..
All i gotta say is i will be playing this game for the rest of the summer!
that slow? im in the US and mine only took like 20-25 min to download..
Well trust me it is well worth any wait... And if you have a steering wheel it only makes it that much better..
All i gotta say is i will be playing this game for the rest of the summer!
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by comments (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» hm
doesnt work for me either... stuck at 1%
doesnt work for me either... stuck at 1%
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Re: yuiyui (Unregistered) - 2007-05-25 |
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» If its stck just reload it
If its stuck just cancel the download and then download it again straight away, the 360 has resume point so it will jump straight to the point you have already downloaded.
If its stuck just cancel the download and then download it again straight away, the 360 has resume point so it will jump straight to the point you have already downloaded.
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by Xbox is the best (Unregistered) - 2007-05-24 |
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» took
took me 10 minutes and I live in brooklyn new york I think some of you guys have a dsl connection, cable is 5 times faster than dsl so what took some of you an hour would have taken less than 15 minutes so if you dont like the speed upgrade if you can, and if availabe in your area optimum online is awesome.
took me 10 minutes and I live in brooklyn new york I think some of you guys have a dsl connection, cable is 5 times faster than dsl so what took some of you an hour would have taken less than 15 minutes so if you dont like the speed upgrade if you can, and if availabe in your area optimum online is awesome.
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by uiyiy (Unregistered) - 2007-05-25 |
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» Better than Motostorm
Wow I have Motostorm which I thought was pretty good but no rumble sort of ruined it for me but this is just a demo and the game will have all the options etc, I think this looks and plays better than Motostorm especially as you can Feel the impacts etc..
Wow I have Motostorm which I thought was pretty good but no rumble sort of ruined it for me but this is just a demo and the game will have all the options etc, I think this looks and plays better than Motostorm especially as you can Feel the impacts etc..
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by hordak - 2007-05-25 |
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» slowww
took about 10hrs to download here in the UK. Thats on my 22mbit connection
took about 10hrs to download here in the UK. Thats on my 22mbit connection
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