Need For Speed: Carbon

Leftos · Post by **Leftos** » 22 Jun 2006, 13:11

Jessica Alba? Really? If I'd go for a bad girl... I'd pick Jolie.

P.S. Waaaay too off-topic.

korge · Post by **korge** » 22 Jun 2006, 17:58

GINIX_2007 wrote:Engine swaping! Thats a good idea SkeekG. I am also anxious to see this "Autosculptâ„¢" thingi. Sounds cool I may finally be able to make the perfect kit for my RX7 if its in the game.

an autosculpt is basically a pewter model of a car.. Usually helps when designing concept cars...

I doubt you will be able to "Sculpt" your own body kits.

Fishwhiz · Post by **Fishwhiz** » 22 Jun 2006, 18:56

well, it did say in the magazine that if you want real bodykits you sculpt them to make them the way you want, so yes, you are basicly "sculpting" your bodykit.

Prelude · Post by **Prelude** » 22 Jun 2006, 19:01

Hmmm...I'm sure somewhere there's a twist in this. Sculpting a bodykit needs a load of from EA, and if this option will be avalaible, you probably will need high performance PC

korge · Post by **korge** » 22 Jun 2006, 19:04

Fishwhiz wrote:well, it did say in the magazine that if you want real bodykits you sculpt them to make them the way you want, so yes, you are basicly "sculpting" your bodykit.

Sounds like a load of crap... You know EA tends to promise a lot and deliver always just another racer with mods.

Toshiro · Post by **Toshiro** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:03

Why is it this game seems to be centered around drifting?

canhoto · Post by **canhoto** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:13

yeah i noticed that too.guess we'll be drifting like there's no tomorrow,maybe it's to make up the absence of drifting in MW

korge · Post by **korge** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:24

canhoto wrote:yeah i noticed that too.guess we'll be drifting like there's no tomorrow,maybe it's to make up the absence of drifting in MW

...and with the extreme popularity of F&F Tokyo Drift, more people are opened up to the idea of drifting..

When drifting is being advertised this big, it makes sense to jump on the opporutunity of making a game centered around it..

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:53

I'm truly surprised nobody posted this:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php ... ad&order=0
(3 new screenies)

I swear, the first one looks EXACTLY like a scene from UG2...

Bulletboy · Post by **Bulletboy** » 22 Jun 2006, 20:54

korge wrote:
canhoto wrote:yeah i noticed that too.guess we'll be drifting like there's no tomorrow,maybe it's to make up the absence of drifting in MW
...and with the extreme popularity of F&F Tokyo Drift, more people are opened up to the idea of drifting..

When drifting is being advertised this big, it makes sense to jump on the opporutunity of making a game centered around it..

... and cuz americans take canyon racing like touge in japan.

Andre_online · Post by **Andre_online** » 22 Jun 2006, 21:05

Hmm, the street looks like it's from UG2, especially in this one..

korge · Post by **korge** » 22 Jun 2006, 21:17

2furio wrote:I'm truly surprised nobody posted this:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php ... ad&order=0
(3 new screenies)

I swear, the first one looks EXACTLY like a scene from UG2...

CF hood on a Porsche.. I think Im going to cry.

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 22 Jun 2006, 21:34

korge wrote:
2furio wrote:I'm truly surprised nobody posted this:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php ... ad&order=0
(3 new screenies)

I swear, the first one looks EXACTLY like a scene from UG2...
CF hood on a Porsche.. I think Im going to cry.

Is that a happy cry oooor sad cry?

I think it looks quite good (subract the bodykit and it's good)

Bulletboy · Post by **Bulletboy** » 22 Jun 2006, 21:46

i cant see the screens,can some1 post them here or upload them somewhere else.thanks

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 22 Jun 2006, 22:18

I only uploaded 3 of the 4 since the 4th is the exact same as the one released on the EA boards yesterday

Truestar · Post by **Truestar** » 22 Jun 2006, 22:25

What is there to say, but I can't wait. The screens look hawt.

I hope this will be an NFS game where there isn't something really ridiculously wrong with it. Hopefully EA pulled through with their promises.

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 22 Jun 2006, 22:25

korge wrote:
2furio wrote:I'm truly surprised nobody posted this:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php ... ad&order=0
(3 new screenies)

I swear, the first one looks EXACTLY like a scene from UG2...
CF hood on a Porsche.. I think Im going to cry.

It's very interesting that you say that considering the entire body and frame of a Carrera GT is carbon fibre.

I'm really surprised they never made 'stock' carbon fibre hoods... seems like that would be the first customizable hood available.

Leftos · Post by **Leftos** » 22 Jun 2006, 22:33

I can't say I disagree with everyone saying NFS:C looks way too UG2...ish. However, I'm still tempted to try the new drifting mode and on-line gameplay (IF, only IF there is free roam online, which I doubt) so I'm still tuned to this.

DarrenR21373 · Post by **DarrenR21373** » 22 Jun 2006, 22:44

I can just imagine the development meeting:

Developer: So, what shall we do to make the punters buy our new game, but not have to spend too long developing it so we can keep the wonger rolling in?

LaPierre: Let's just rehash the tracks from UG2 and MW, make it all night time and add a few new car models in. Of course, we won't have to make the new cars handle like real-life, cos none of the punters will have driven a real 2006 Camaro or anything, so they won't know the difference.

Developer: But won't they see through such a lame ploy?

LaPierre: OK, we'll add in some half-baked team-mate stuff, they'll think it's an entirely new game. Sometimes, I am just too clever for my own good; they pay me to come up with this stuff, you know.

NB in case EA's lawyers are reading: The above is fictional, but could just have a ring of truth to it

Leftos · Post by **Leftos** » 22 Jun 2006, 23:24

There could be a whole new topic in the Off-Topic forum, where we could begin a contest with each one getting an entry, with what else as the subject? "LaPierre, an EA official, and a developer, discussing NFS Carbon."

After enough entries we'll begin a poll and the winner gets... hmm... an NFS "I luv my t3am!" branded baseball bat to kill LaPierre, plus a digital camera to record the hideous but oh-so-lovely footage.

Who's up for the contest?

P.S. I'm getting off-topic again, but I really believe it could be a good way to get our "Carbonated" frustration out through creativity; some of the LaPierre conversation in this topic are really hilarious. Hell, even LaPierre's own statements are hilarious.

trejo818 · Post by **trejo818** » 23 Jun 2006, 00:11

its up. the official need for speed: carbon web site
http://www.ea.com/nfs/carbon/us/home.jsp

Skyline_man · Post by **Skyline_man** » 23 Jun 2006, 00:24

Its already announced on the main page.

btw, topic pinned.

Kid Cro · Post by **Kid Cro** » 23 Jun 2006, 00:25

Soo many things in one day!! O_O
Great work guys!

Leftos · Post by **Leftos** » 23 Jun 2006, 00:26

Nothing we haven't seen so far. Actually less than what we have seen so far. And no "Sign up for updates" yet. But the site's up so... yay. I guess.

EDIT: EAComSmoothie: "two words bad-bumbum"
...referring to the Auto-Sculpt feature of the game. A brow-raiser. Definite brow-raiser.

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 23 Jun 2006, 02:41

I just saw Fnf Tokyo Drift and I must say it is much better than the previous one and I can see from where EA get's their "imagination". The whole movie is practically about racing on tight mountain roads and sliding/drifting through the corners. Damn this movie has me all hyped up about NFS C. I wanna race through winding mountain roads...