Worst tech demo ever?

Dunno what trailer you were looking at but if it was baja I saw nothing wrong with it. I mean its a racing game there is not much glamor you can add to that genre (short of using those pit babes you see in formula one.

In terms of appearance I couldn't see anything that wrong with it, Looked good enough to me tbh.

So can some one explain how this is the worst tech demo ever?

I mean if it is designed to show of the physics and not the game, then maybe I understand. I'd have thought they would have done some cool **** like blowing stuff up and demonstrating how well they did it or colliding massive objects and watching them ricochet or crumble to dust or something. Or what ever else physics is used for in games. Racing seems a bit limiting.
 
its showing off the realistic suspension of the cars as they travel over terrain. Looks like the best suspension physics i've seen, not sure why its so bad.
 
Pug said:
its showing off the realistic suspension of the cars as they travel over terrain. Looks like the best suspension physics i've seen, not sure why its so bad.
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Goes back watches for the 3rd time... Good god the things I don't notice when playing/watching games.

Not being an expert I cant really comment on the reaction of the suspension to the forces being applied by the car and the terrain its traversing. But wouldn't that game suck arse driving over that sort of terrain with realistic suspension?

It would be like the first time you played an FPS with either a mouse or a joypad* "I can see Sky, I can see ground, I can see Sky, I can see ground".. Yes I appreciate this realistic suspension will absorb some of the shock but surely the rest of the physics in place will play their part.


*I said the first time so don't give me any KB/M religious wars
 
well, not sure i completely understand your point, suffice to say the car itself doesnt move a massive amount, its the suspension (or rather the dampers) that keep the car pretty level, whilst allowing the wheel to move freely around absorbing the ride.

Take a look at this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSCcvNZ0w7Y

different racing series, but similar principles...

should also say i'm really hoping this game will be awesome - got high hopes for it, we're due a good offroader!
 
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Looks real good. The suspension reacts to tire tracks in the sand etc. Quite nice and not a trivial thing to do.

But this is why a video that isn't to show off graphics should always say in it what to look for, show close-ups, slo-mo, freeze frames etc. Otherwise people take a quick look at it and write the game off.
 
thecremeegg said:
Eh? It doesnt show off good physics at all - just some poorly drawn trucks driving about - the physics are nothing that hasnt been seen before
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show me another game with that level of detail in the suspension mechanics of the cars, and how they respond to the terrain, handling and mass of the vehicles, and i'll agree.
 
Ulfhedjinn said:
Damn. I only came into this thread to settle a bet with myself that Crysis would be mentioned in under 5 posts, and it looks like you beat me out by two posts. At least you people are getting less predictable. ;)
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I won mine that you'd complain in someway about consoles in 1 though. Cough up.
 
Graphically it looks pooh. Obviously.

But I don't see why everyone says the physics are bad. They look good to me, It's more the reactions to the terrain is it not?
 
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