devil_angel Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I have a strange feeling that says I should try this game, or my life would be incomplete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Well it's a Michael Bay trailer, let's just assume that it's some mindless action movie with stuff blowing up and play it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarath Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 LOL doesn't matter. I will make my own review Not cancelling the pre-order at any cost. HP was good. if this is same / better then I'm in FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoctor Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 if this is same / better there's no indication of that at all. in fact, everything points to it being the exact opposite of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Na, by all accounts the races are fun. It's just that theyre short, there's no story or plot to speak of, the QTE sequences are terrible, and there's no freeplay mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Na, by all accounts the races are fun. It's just that theyre short, there's no story or plot to speak of, the QTE sequences are terrible, and there's no freeplay mode. No offense to the devs, but this sounds like an XBLA/PSN title. WTF were they thinking, pricing it at that rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karooo Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Yeah, the game is fun but overall, it's such a terribly made game. Didn't expect this from Black Box. Regarding the 2 hour thingy, the 'Run Time' that shows is extremely misleading, as it will take you a while to beat the game, it's definitely not two hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Glad that I skipped this. No point getting this if you have NFS HP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spindoctor Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Na, by all accounts the races are fun. It's just that theyre short, there's no story or plot to speak of, the QTE sequences are terrible, and there's no freeplay mode. so how does this make it equal or better to hot pursuit? that was the point i was answering to. apparently the pc version is locked at 30fps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 so how does this make it equal or better to hot pursuit? that was the point i was answering to. apparently the pc version is locked at 30fps Why Blackbox...Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 LOL doesn't matter. I will make my own review Not cancelling the pre-order at any cost. HP was good. if this is same / better then I'm in FTW HP was developed by Criterion (the guys behind Burnout) while this is coming from Black Box whose last game was NFS Undercover. EA has three different teams working on the NFS series right now. So HP being good has nothing to do with the quality of The Run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-14-need-for-speed-the-run-review EG Review: 5/10 The narrative element of the game turns out to be poor, too. Indeed, after a rather functional introduction to your character Jack and Christina Hendricks' voice-on-the-radio Sam, the writers seem to have lost interest completely. There are some awful quick-time events built around foot chases and mafia pursuits, but no plot development of any sort. The best you can expect is a few clichéd sentences introducing your opponents on the loading screens. "Beyond winning, Marcus' primary motivation is to take Jack out of the race... permanently," it is said rather ominously of one of them, although nobody ever explains why. All of which is a shame. The Run may be the third Need for Speed in barely 12 months, but there was still the potential here to present a legitimate alternative to the games on the other side of the garage. Somewhere in all these ideas is a fast and furious cross-country sprint with a neat back-story, clever structure and great technology. For whatever reason, though, EA Black Box couldn't find it, and instead The Run is a fractured, painful slog and its short, sharp races do little justice to the concept Money saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 Didn't expect this from Black Box. First thing that came to my mind after playing the demo, "is this game made by Black Box?" Confirmed the same online and instantly lost all interest in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I have downloaded about 20% of the demo, I am going to cancel its download as soon as I start my PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achilles Posted November 16, 2011 Report Share Posted November 16, 2011 I didn't find the races too short in the demo..plus that debris falling track even though jarringly implemented was cool to race on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaka_messi Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 excerpt from gs review- These extended quick-time events make up a small part of the game, which is good because they're not much fun. There are also a few sections of The Run where you need to worry more about avoiding gunfire from mafia cars and helicopters than racing effectively. These attempts to bring some Hollywood excitement to The Run backfire; it's just not enjoyable to constantly swerve to avoid the attacks of your mob pursuers. Your total clocked, competitive time driving coast to coast will probably be a little more than two hours, though that doesn't factor in checkpoint resets and events you fail and need to redo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HundredProofSam Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Didn't expect this from Black Box. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karooo Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 Why? Three year development time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 "Yo dawg, I heard you like to run..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have a strange feeling that says I should try this game, or my life would be incomplete Totally expected this from Black Box Fixed so how does this make it equal or better to hot pursuit? that was the point i was answering to. apparently the pc version is locked at 30fps Even HP was locked at 30fps on PC. Wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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