Ex: "My heart is racing so fast it's about to pop out of my chest, hands are sweaty from gripping the "wheel", it's the final lap and I'm only a few sharp corners from sealing the deal. In a split-second a thunderous crack fills my ears, as a large shadow pours into the street I know I'm in trouble. Seconds later all I can see is darkness; my car has been crushed by a skyscraper and I've missed my chance at victory."
Like children with new toys, developers can excitedly overdo it with visual effects until good sense prevails - here are five examples of exactly that from across video games history
Dirt on the lens (and JJ Abrahms style overuse of lens flare) is the worst, especially in war games like Battlefield. We're not supposed to be a camera! Way to ruin the illusion of actually being the player we're controlling.
Vignettes, chromatic aberration, and that annoying thing where they blur the corners of the screen. Also film grain.
The Syndicate reboot had the absolute worst bloom I've ever seen. It literally hurt my eyes and gave me a headache just from playing. I could never finish it.
Racing games, on the outside are very attractive propositions to gamers and non-gamers alike. You don’t have to explain to somebody what the object of such a game is. You get in a car and try to get to the end of the course before the other racers, simple.
One of my fave racers of all time. Such a cool concept. Gut wrenching knowing there will never be another one 😭
James Pettegrow talks us through an arcade racing title that didn't get as much credit as it deserved.
Split/Second and Blur were the two most under rated racers last gen. They were great games and wish there were potential sequels.
Hoping for BC as I still got the XB1 disc and still play it time to time. This and Midnight Club LA along with Project Gotham Racing 4 are hidden racing gems from the X360 days.
Sounds awesome! I'll have to pick it up
I normally ignore racing games... I love racers but the games themselves don't entertain me past a race or two. Maybe this one isn't so bad.
This game is amazing. By far the best racing game of the year. Well, we'll have to see how GT5 turns out.. but so far it's the best IMO