Need For Speed: Carbon

RazoR_MKD · Post by **RazoR_MKD** » 07 Jul 2006, 11:02

Yeeeej heads up for Carbon fiber(ooops i mean Carbon)

Kid Cro · Post by **Kid Cro** » 07 Jul 2006, 16:29

Interwiew sounds promissing! Well reading that text I found LL very excited so the game must be the best EA product!

RazoR_MKD · Post by **RazoR_MKD** » 07 Jul 2006, 17:54

Yes,i noticed that,i hope they wont make that crap NBA or other stupid games like that(the gfx in NBA is horrible,its like printed and taped to models with duck tape)

Toshiro · Post by **Toshiro** » 07 Jul 2006, 18:02

NBA Live is probably the best Basketball video game out there.

RazoR_MKD · Post by **RazoR_MKD** » 07 Jul 2006, 18:05

yeah,but gfx is like taped with duck-tape(if u know what i mean)

Toshiro · Post by **Toshiro** » 07 Jul 2006, 18:34

You mean duct tape?

NBA Live 06 looks very realistic. I have 03 and even that looks pretty decent.

I think you're talking about the PS1 versions, dude. Their heads were like boxes....

Post by **TheStig** » 07 Jul 2006, 18:46

I never liked EA sports games or any othe sport games.
simply because you are not in full control you are playing 1 person and have x AI teammates that are walking with you and you can switch from peron to person. and you can't be certain you hit or score it is more a chance game then completely up to you.

That is why I only play shooters and race games cause everything I do is is result of what I want the car/caracter to do. if I crash or fail to hit the enemy It was my mistake and not a calculated skil of the person you are working with (as with sports games)

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 07 Jul 2006, 18:48

EAs newer generation sports game have tried to model realism to an extreme. i have NHL 2002 and NHL 2005 and even though 2002 lacks the whole franchise thing, the gameplay is noticably smoother than in 2006. trying to model realism is not one of EAs strengths

DarrenR21373 · Post by **DarrenR21373** » 07 Jul 2006, 20:06

I agree with TheStig re: sports sims.

EA Cricket 2005 broke my keyboard

It was so random whether I could hit a six or be caught out, that I hit the ESC key in frustration and broke its leg. Had to superglue it back on

trejo818 · Post by **trejo818** » 07 Jul 2006, 21:25

DarrenR21373 wrote:I agree with TheStig re: sports sims.

EA Cricket 2005 broke my keyboard

It was so random whether I could hit a six or be caught out, that I hit the ESC key in frustration and broke its leg. Had to superglue it back on

i haven't played Cricket since i was in Jamaica. they should have it in the U.S.
isn't it going to be hard to make our own bodykits...i mean, isn't it going to look lumppy or not straight.

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 08 Jul 2006, 00:23

im sure it will be user friendly
i just hope it doesnt lack sufficient options

trejo818 · Post by **trejo818** » 08 Jul 2006, 01:02

it would be cool if we could lower our cars like in midnight club 3...i would drop one of those muscle cars

BluePhirePB · Post by **BluePhirePB** » 08 Jul 2006, 05:44

trejo818 wrote:it would be cool if we could lower our cars like in midnight club 3...i would drop one of those muscle cars

Technically, you can - each time you got a suspension upgrade, the car lowered a little bit.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 08 Jul 2006, 05:47

and in Most Wanted, the Ride Height slider in Performance Tuning makes some noticable differences.

sid3ways · Post by **sid3ways** » 08 Jul 2006, 06:58

Just to let everybody know, Gamespot have posted a "First Look", and a Developer Intwerview on Need For speed carbon.

There's also 1 new screenshot and Gameplay movies!

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/driving ... id=6153700

Gameplay Movie 1 confirms that the RX-7 is in the game(Green car, in front).

I'm really quite impressed with the gameplay shown in the video's. The game looks like it could turn out to be great.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 08 Jul 2006, 07:28

here's the new screenie:

<a href="http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6525 ... 0039qd.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/6525 ... 9qd.th.jpg" border=0></a>

oh look! the Camaro makes a return! so let's see, that's at least 7 cars from Most Wanted. RX-7, RX-8, Aston Martin, Carerra GT, Lamborghini Gallardo, Mitsubishi Lancer, and Chevy Camaro. i hope they inlcude the others, with the exception of the Punto (most useless car ever, IMO)

so here's where the carlist stands right now:

Ford Mustang GT (Shelby?)
Carerra GT
Dodge Challenger
Chevrolet Camaro
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo (VIII or IX)
Mazda RX-8
Mazda RX-7
Lamborghini Gallardo
Aston Martin DB9

EDIT:
changed carlist from MW since it seems an RX-8 has made it's way into the PSP version and most likely the others as well.

EDIT2:
added possible carlist for Carbon

r34-gtr · Post by **r34-gtr** » 08 Jul 2006, 07:32

i watched the video on that site, what the hell happned to the car sounds?? that lancer sounds like s hit and when it changes gear.... it sounds even worse, it sounds so wrong! i hope it wont be like that in the final release.

sid3ways · Post by **sid3ways** » 08 Jul 2006, 07:33

Remember that they havn't finished the game yet. I'm sure the car sounds will be fixed in later builds of the game.

EDIT:

Gamespot also have a first look at the PSP version of the game. In the screenshots section there's a Picture featuring an RX-8. So, we can probably expect that to be in the Console/PC versions of the game too.

Leftos · Post by **Leftos** » 08 Jul 2006, 07:45

Gamespot wrote:Once you and your crew have managed to defeat the opposition in an area, you'll find yourself in a boss fight that highlights another unique addition to the experience, the canyon race. The canyon races are unique two stage competitions that find you testing your skills against a boss for points. The first leg of the race finds you trying to follow close behind the boss as he races to a finish line at the bottom of a hill. Your goal is to stick as close as possible to him as you'll earn points based on your proximity. The second leg of the race finds you in the lead trying to put as much distance between you and the boss as you tear down the route again. This time out your points are on the line as the boss will be draining points from you, to varying degrees depending on their proximity to you. Your goal is to reach the finish line with some points intact. Though extremely challenging, the races offer the potential for instant victories if you can manage to meet certain conditions such as staying out in front for a certain amount of time or getting a sizable lead when being followed. You can also lose just as fast if you happen to collide with some of the destructible barriers that are set on parts of the track.

Can anyone else say lame game mode?

I really thought Canyon Racing was drifting to the extremes, feeling the danger. But keep up and get away? That's the boss mode? Huh.

Reeeeeal exciting.

Gamespot wrote:This time out Carbon is poised to offer all the expected features seen in previous games, although the ability to tune your cars isn't quite as deep as that offered in Need for Speed Underground 2, there's a crazy new aspect to it.

Just what LaPierre ordered. Not the customisation we wanted, the UG2-level customisation, but a whole new crazy aspect of customisation. Huh. He really keeps his word.

P.S. Don't get me wrong. I'm still hoping this game turns out to be better than what it sounds so far.

prince1142003 · Post by **prince1142003** » 08 Jul 2006, 07:53

canyon racing is starting to sound almost exactly like touge racing (look it up, anyone interested). the concept of touge is quite interesting, as it is usually set in winding mountain tracks with barely enough room to pass, where skill and cornering play a crucial role. the gameplay trailer kindof puts me off, because it's not really what i imagine touge to be like. i imagined the roads to be narrower and the turns to be sharper. while the destructible barriers add a nice deadly touch, it's still kindof off putting. won't really know till i play it.

Leftos · Post by **Leftos** » 08 Jul 2006, 07:58

I have to admit I didn't know about touge racing. But yes, Canyon Racing would be exciting in the keep-up-and-then-get-away mode EA has set it in, if, and only if, for some reason you weren't able to pass, such as too narrow roads and sharp turns as you said. But seeing that there's enough room for two cars to be drifting on those turns at the same time, I don't see why EA's putting me to follow him.

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 08 Jul 2006, 08:24

Am I the only one who thinks the car on the right in the new screenie looks like the M3 GTR? I thought that it may be the Lancer, but the side mirrors are too big, and it doesn't have flared fenders like that; but it has the same vinyl.

Post by **YaelDjiel** » 08 Jul 2006, 08:35

i think toshiro said it before...
it sounds quite a bit like InitialD (but with wider road)
its what they did in the anime
perhaps thats cool though, i like InitialD

Lord J · Post by **Lord J** » 08 Jul 2006, 08:45

Duuuuuuude the car on the left...thats..thats cross' car... but dont tell me they changed it to the BMW...becuz yea that does look like the BMW.... I can see the RPD emblem on the side there...and the way the vinyl is designed on the side there....yea thats definatly cross' car...

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 08 Jul 2006, 10:33

You're smoking something, can I have some? That's the same vinyl on all the Lancer pics.