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[vermadas]

I've been playing this game for the past week or so. I think I'm rank 5 now. The game is finally starting to click with me, but I'm not enjoying it quite as much as Burnout Paradise last year.

+ Graphics are damn good. I love all the locales and the variety.
+ Love that every track has multiple routes and some routes work better than others depending on the vehicle class you're driving.
+ Vehicles seem pretty well balanced so far.
+ Pretty good boost management system.
+ Get a great sense of speed when using the hood camera, however...
- I prefer the 3rd person camera in racers, but it just doesn't feel right here
- Graphics are sometimes too realistic for their own good. So many of my crashes happen because I can't see turns or obstacles until I'm too close to react (this gets better with track memorization I guess). Sunrise/sunset/night driving sometimes makes this worse
- Sometimes the physics really piss me off. I'll be driving along in my buggy and I'll run over a small rock that I couldn't see, and suddenly my vehicle is flipping.

I should probably try the online multi sometime.

 

[CurlySaysX]

To avoid flipping tilt your controller in the opposite direction of whatever direction your car is about to flip
To take sharp turns without flipping, tilt the controller in the same direction that you are turning.

 

[AndyD]

Can you guys use the spoiler tags on the giant pictures. It makes it easier to load the page. And you dont have to scroll sideways that much.

 

[Loudninja]

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Third Game Update: Speed and Adrenaline Rush

* Expansion: SPEED will be the first off the start line, and screams into view fully tanked up with MotorStorm goodness; 3 brand new tracks (Quicksands, Engorged and Dark Fire Swamp), 3 brand new track variants, 4 sweet new vehicles (sporting 3 paint jobs each) and a whole brand new 48-event Mini-Festival, ‘Speed Weekend’, packed with unlockable rewards, trophies and Microbadges.

* Expansion: ADRENALINE is racing along beside it, neck-and-neck, and bringing with it even MORE content! 3 MORE new tracks (Reefrunner, Brimstone and Hollowed Earth), 5 new track variants, 4 more exclusive new race machines (each with 3 liveries to choose from), 6 brand new characters (each sporting 3 different costumes), and a whole big fat stash of fresh new paint jobs for your existing vehicles.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009...-third-game-update-speed-and-adrenaline-rush/

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Was just about to make a topic. :lol

Almost doubling the track count...hell yes!

 

[Erebus]

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift Third Game Update: Speed and Adrenaline Rush

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009...-third-game-update-speed-and-adrenaline-rush/

/skims through the text searching for the word "free".

No, it's nowhere

 

[wouwie]

Great news, finally.

 

[Cesar]

Wow, that's a lot of new tracks. Day one for both packs.

 

[VGChampion]

I don't care about the new characters but super excited for new maps. Hope it's around $5 each if they come out at the same time.

 

[Ranger X]

Oh my god so it's a total of 6 new tracks!!

This is even bigger DLC than with Motorstorm the first. OMG.

.

 

[Goldrusher]

Sounds like Adrenaline could be free.
Then again, they could have different pricing, maybe $6.99 and $4.99. With a $9.99 duo-pack.

Speed has a 48 event festival mode, rewards, microbadges & trophies.
Adrenaline has none of that ?

 

[Philanthropist]

Woot! About time!

 

[Kolgar]

I don't buy a lot of DLC, but

I'M ALL OVER THIS!

 

[hukasmokincaterpillar]

Damn six tracks, so thats why they were taking so long.

I thought M1's expansion tracks were surprisingly good (given DLCs general track record) especially that cross-bridge circuit, so hopes are high for this.

Unfortunately I hit a wall with M2's end game, I'll have to see if I can finish it up before this hits. The last 10-15 tickets are even more brutal than the first game.

 

[Angst]

Some pics from the EU Blog:

 

[Philanthropist]

/skims through the text searching for the word "free".

No, it's nowhere

You wouldn't expect doubling the game's content for nothing, would you? Particularly when the game itself has so much content already.

Damn six tracks, so thats why they were taking so long.

I thought M1's expansion tracks were surprisingly good (given DLCs general track record) especially that cross-bridge circuit, so hopes are high for this.

Unfortunately I hit a wall with M2's end game, I'll have to see if I can finish it up before this hits. The last 10-15 tickets are even more brutal than the first game.

The DLC tracks for MotorStorm 1 weren't all that special, they actually rehashed existing tracks and they only released two of them. Then they delayed another two small tracks that ended up being useless and they made a single pack with them.

However, these packs are really promising. They are going to take even less time to deliver and they're actually going to make a huge game almost twice as big.

 

[Dante]

They are so bad about picking screenshots to release for this game. Game looks fukkin jaw dropping in motion though you'd never know it by looking at official screenshots.

 

[Thrakier]

Unfortunately I hit a wall with M2's end game, I'll have to see if I can finish it up before this hits. The last 10-15 tickets are even more brutal than the first game.

If you always want to get gold it's hard. If you just want to get through it's pretty easy. And it's way easier than the first one in every way...

 

[hukasmokincaterpillar]

If you always want to get gold it's hard.

Yep. I completely Willy Wonka'd M1 and don't intend to lose face with M2.

Maybe its because there's more tracks to master and they're a bit more open ended in general, but I'm finding the task significantly harder.

 

[Erebus]

You wouldn't expect doubling the game's content for nothing, would you? Particularly when the game itself has so much content already.



The DLC tracks for MotorStorm 1 weren't all that special, they actually rehashed existing tracks and they only released two of them. Then they delayed another two small tracks that ended up being useless and they made a single pack with them.

However, these packs are really promising. They are going to take even less time to deliver and they're actually going to make a huge game almost twice as big.

Doubling the game's content for nothing? No. On the other hand, offering a new track or some vehicles at least for free wouldn't hurt them. They had promised us some free content after launch, I take that by this they meant the weekly livery add-ons

 

[Lince]

I'll buy that, this game deserves every penny

 

[Keikoku]

That's great news, I still need to finish rank 8 though

 

[ilikeme]

Oh this is a definite buy for me. I don't care what it costs it's my favourite racing game in forever time. Gogo!

 

[Thrakier]

I'll buy that, this game deserves every penny

So true. Most underrated game this gen and a real arcade gem.

 

[backbreaker65]

Help?

I haven't played the game in a while, so I started it up again yesterday and I noticed that I don't see the names over the vehicles(SP offline) anymore, how do I get the names over the vehicles once again. Did I disable or turn off something?

 

[CurlySaysX]

double tap L3 .

 

[backbreaker65]

double tap L3 .

thanks sir, much appreciated.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

After all of the GT vs Forsa fighting I got a urge to play Motorstorm PR again (been on hold because of other games coming out, now Uncharted beta). Maaann this game is jaw dropping. The lighting and the way the blinding sun makes some maps look is surreal. I guess i should take a picture of the race I was doing to go along with what I'm posting hah (love the ease of taking pictures).

Btw did they tweak the AI/difficulty at rank 7? It seem like I'm having no problem getting gold now, but maybe it's just a fluke and I'm playing easier events. I was stuck on one rank 7 race for days.

Oh and I'm so going to get that new dlc with all the new maps. It will be like an expansion pack, which is what I'd like better. I don't buy dlc, but expansion packs are like sequels of games at a cheaper price.

Also, this game in motion is a different beast from just looking at still pictures.

 

[BeeDog]

Awesome screenshots man. This is the only "old"-ish game I pop into my PS3 at occasions, and I get mesmerized anew every time by the graphics. Too bad I suck shit at it, and can't progress much at all. :lol Too infuriating.

 

[Pallaris]

The new DLC was said to be at e3... has there been any video capture on those?

 

[Dizzan]

I've gotten back into this in a big way since I finished uni for the semester.

Such an awesome game. There is no more visceral experience in gaming than first person view, driving through the pack through the water, fighting for front spot to hit a ramp. So awesome.

I think Im only up to rank 3 or 4 and its already starting to get tough. Im scared to think how hard it gets.

 

[Unregistered007]

F*** that does it, sale +1, getting it Tomorrow, Are the Online Trophies hard ?

I bought the games yesterday, FutureShop is selling it for 29.99, I went to bestbuy and did a price match and they gave me another dollar off. 28.99 is a total steal. I game patching on PS3 is pretty horrible, I had to download a 415 mb patch.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

I bought the games yesterday, FutureShop is selling it for 29.99, I went to bestbuy and did a price match and they gave me another dollar off. 28.99 is a total steal. I game patching on PS3 is pretty horrible, I had to download a 415 mb patch.

I think the patch was dlc stuff or something iirc. There's stuff in the game now due to the big patch that will just be unlocked with small dlc. Maybe cars or the liveries that will need to be displayed by other people that don't have them. I doubt the new tracks are in the patch but I can't see what else took up that space.

 

[FirewalkR]

MotorstormR... game of awesome lighting.

 

[Cesar]

Trailers and info of the two DLC packs: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009...he-speed-and-adrenaline-expansions/#more-1909

 

[guggnichso]

Not integrated in single player career?

Well, no buy for me then.

 

[Goldrusher]

Not integrated in single player career?

Well, no buy for me then.

One of the packs features a shitload of new singleplayer tickets.

 

[Orobi]

Just a word:
WHEN?

 

[MvmntInGrn]

I still need this game, I had issues with the first until I started driving in over-the-hood view (felt so perfect) but after that I had a lot of fun.

 

[wind_steaker]

http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/motorstorm-pacific-rift-volcanic-maps


seems to be new DLC, but I cant find anything about it.

Its seems to be a few new tracks and volcanic versions of old tracks like Mudslide.

Edit: wow, late

 

[Mrbob]

Newegg just put this game up for a temporary sale on their website:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16879261122

$34.99 w/ free shipping. Just ordered a copy. This won't be permanent and I don't know when it will go back up. My guess is they need to clear inventory. I bought LBP from newegg a couple months ago for $34.99 and free shipping, now the game is $56.99. And yes, newegg is one of the most reliable etailers on the net!

 

[Danielsan]

Started playing this game again.
Trying to get the last few golds in Festival.
Fuck I hate this cheating piece of shit rubber banding a.i.
I love the game but fuck, the later races in single player are just no fun at all.

Also it seems that the DLC will hit really soon because I can already see the new trophies (16)

 

[AFreak]

I need to get back into this game.

 

[MoonsaultSlayer]

Anyone else wish there were cheats to unlock all vehicles in this game like the good ol' days? Fuck trophies. I just want to press a few buttons and race through the single player in the car I want to drive in and not earn them as I go along FFS.

 

[crispyben]

Also it seems that the DLC will hit really soon because I can already see the new trophies (16)

DLC trophies appeared 3 to 4 weeks ahead of time for Burnout Paradise...

 

[Dizzan]

This game becomes ridiculously difficult. I'm all for a challenge but it is insane. Made me not want to keep playing

 

[ChryZ]

This game becomes ridiculously difficult. I'm all for a challenge but it is insane. Made me not want to keep playing

Have you tried to play the game online, to climb the online ranks? Have you beaten any dev time-trials? Have you tried many different vehicles instead of your favs? It all helped me to overcome my single player plateau.

 

[Dizzan]

Have you tried to play the game online, to climb the online ranks? Have you beaten any dev time-trials? Have you tried many different vehicles instead of your favs? It all helped me to overcome my single player plateau.

Not really. I haven't, and generally don't, have a lot of time for games anymore. I do like to "finish" games though, a habit I carry from my youth.

I should try and play online. I'm only up to level 5 though and I am struggling.

 

[ChryZ]

Not really. I haven't, and generally don't, have a lot of time for games anymore. I do like to "finish" games though, a habit I carry from my youth.

I should try and play online. I'm only up to level 5 though and I am struggling.

The game is sort of bad at communicating its ways to the player. You'll earn vehicles for climbing the online ranks and beating time-trials. All vehicles handle differently and depending on the track/challenge they will help/hinder your progress. Playing online will give you hints regarding best vehicle/track match and most ideal routes while improving your overall racing skills.

 

[F#A#Oo]

I only need 400 points to reach rank 8 in Festival...

I have alot of bronze and silvers...

It's currently very difficult to race rank 7...

The A.I is ridiculous...I'll be on the home stretch and out of no where the A.I will get past me like he has a rocket or nitros.