Author Topic: Namco ruined Ridge Racer (Read 5518 times)

Quote from: magus on February 04, 2011, 01:35:17 PM
nice need for speed video

in other news does youtube runs shitty for anybody else?

Yeah, are you using the firefox beta too or is this general youtube shitness?

i'm using firefox but not the beta,are you european diunx? maybe it's an european thing...

Diunx · « **Reply #7 on:** February 04, 2011, 03:21:42 PM »

Latino.

maxy · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2011, 03:22:34 PM »

Quote from: magus on February 04, 2011, 03:19:39 PM

Quote from: Diunx on February 04, 2011, 01:38:47 PM
Quote from: magus on February 04, 2011, 01:35:17 PM
nice need for speed video

in other news does youtube runs shitty for anybody else?

Yeah, are you using the firefox beta too or is this general youtube shitness?

i'm using firefox but not the beta,are you european diunx? maybe it's an european thing...

shitty like sound runs fine,video is a slideshow?

Happened to me yesterday restarted firefox,everything runs fine

magus · « **Reply #9 on:** February 04, 2011, 03:28:22 PM »

shitty like it takes forever to load a video

Corporal · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2011, 04:13:00 PM »

This particular video runs like a slideshow, but I think that's because the framerate is actually that low.

Usually my problem with youtube is either this

or the ubiquitous "cannot view because you're from an inferior country" blocked vids.

iconoclast · « **Reply #11 on:** February 04, 2011, 04:19:59 PM »

Looks like garbage. So sad that they need to chase the NFS audience.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #12 on:** February 04, 2011, 04:52:40 PM »

Oh hey look, Namco's not making a Ridge Racer game

THIS IS RIDGE RACER
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THIS IS RIDGE RACER
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EVEN WHEN THEY FUCK UP IT STILL HAS STYLE, LOOK AT THIS FFS:
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Okay maybe there's nothing redeemable about this one tho, but at least it has blue skies:
[youtube=560,345]xQCBMbKNQyQ[/youtube]

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #13 on:** February 04, 2011, 05:13:49 PM »

Ridge Racer ds was developed my NST, the worst Nintendo studio.

magus · « **Reply #14 on:** February 04, 2011, 05:24:14 PM »

Quote

THIS IS

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cool breeze · « **Reply #15 on:** February 04, 2011, 06:13:53 PM »

Namco is doing the same with Ace Combat Assault something

all I imagine is a bunch old Japanese guys politely saying "motto intensity" while looking at their franchises

TEEEPO · « **Reply #16 on:** February 04, 2011, 06:22:12 PM »

that trailer, oh man

a sad day indeed

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #17 on:** February 04, 2011, 06:56:05 PM »

Ridge Racer died with Ridge Racer 7 and Ridge Racers 2.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #18 on:** February 04, 2011, 07:19:24 PM »

The Ridge games constantly sell +100k units in North America, not sure about Japan. Not great sales but at least they are pretty stable. I guess Namco figured it wasn't worth it and they'd might as well attempt a reboot $:-\$

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #19 on:** February 04, 2011, 07:55:28 PM »

isamu hasn't posted on the GAF thread. I'm worried.

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #20 on:** February 04, 2011, 10:34:57 PM »

Now that I'm not drunk and can at least semi-articulate why this is horrible:
I don't like how they're giving it the whole Burnout/urban 'MERICA aesthetic when Ridge Racer has always been about cruising through crazy forests and Honolulu look-alike cities. They should never have giving the development responsibilities to THE FINS ffs. Also, what is this Reiko CRASHING THROUGH SHIT aspect? The car she hits should've bounced like 20 feet. SMH at this new Ridge Racer. Hopefully this is just a misstep and RR will be back in the right hands after this gets shit reviews and sells 20,000 copies because Namco foolishly tries to launch it against Hot Pursuit 283 or whatever.

This whole ordeal has made me realize that Ridge Racer is probably easily in my top 3 series. :'(

Quote from: The Experiment on February 04, 2011, 06:56:05 PM

Ridge Racer died with Ridge Racer 7 and Ridge Racers 2.

There was nothing at all wrong with RR7, it was just unfortunately named. It should've been named RR6-2 or something, because it was just a solid update of RR6 with better graphics, new music, and a few new tracks. Also a better UI. I think RR7 gets a bad rap.

demi · « **Reply #21 on:** February 04, 2011, 11:08:41 PM »

If its like Burnout it'll be worth playing. Ridge Racer is boring.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #22 on:** February 05, 2011, 12:14:33 AM »

Dammit where is isamu

pilonv1 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 05, 2011, 04:51:49 AM »

Being developned by Bugbear (

FLATOUT

) means I will at least check this out. But I'll imagine it's Flatout Unbound instead

pilonv1 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 05, 2011, 05:38:39 AM »

The other bonus from having an awesome Euro developer like Bugbear on it is that we'll get an actual 2011 style online system, and not what Japan thinks 2011 online should be.

Herr Mafflard · « **Reply #25 on:** February 05, 2011, 08:13:12 AM »

This logo could easily pass as a concept logo for EA's next NFS/Burnout game

. Even the font almost reminds me of the Underground games

I'm not sure about the title 'Unbounded', but it's sounds so goofy it might just work.

Can't blame Namco for trying to make some dough.

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #26 on:** February 05, 2011, 08:50:40 AM »

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=25786566&postcount=274

Diunx · « **Reply #27 on:** February 05, 2011, 11:55:41 AM »

I'm guessing you a gonna be sending traffic cars flying and shit like that in this game? that's what I got from the trailer.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #28 on:** February 05, 2011, 01:09:33 PM »

This gen has proven the cliche that the Japanese lack creativity. It's been 4 years already and the Japs still can't figure out how to go beyond PS2 games. Hopefully by next gen, Japan will be back on its game, copying and improving like only they can.

Himu · « **Reply #29 on:** February 05, 2011, 01:28:51 PM »

EmCeeGrammar · « **Reply #30 on:** February 05, 2011, 09:17:19 PM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 05, 2011, 01:09:33 PM

This gen has proven the cliche that the Japanese lack creativity. It's been 4 years already and the Japs still can't figure out how to go beyond PS2 games. Hopefully by next gen, Japan will be back on its game, copying and improving like only they can.

Yeah, Westerners are so creative with their star wars fanwank epics, dungeons and dragons fanwank epics, and nextbigfps with perks, or nextbigsandboxgame with guns. Oh and ~~Resident Evil 4~~ Gears of War clones.

tiesto · « **Reply #31 on:** February 06, 2011, 11:24:02 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 05, 2011, 01:09:33 PM

This gen has proven the cliche that the Japanese lack creativity. It's been 4 years already and the Japs still can't figure out how to go beyond PS2 games. Hopefully by next gen, Japan will be back on its game, copying and improving like only they can.

But isn't this game made by Europeans?

That video looks fucking terribad too, I thought Namco said they were through outsourcing IPs and games to the west???

magus · « **Reply #32 on:** February 06, 2011, 11:30:12 AM »

wasn't that capcom?

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #33 on:** February 06, 2011, 11:55:12 AM »

I think Capcom is one of the J-devs that's actually doing this generation right, in addition to Sony, and recently (CATHERINE WHAT) Atlus. Also, smaller devs like Platinum and, uh, Q Entertainment (and Sega, to a certain extent because they're publishing Platinum).

Re: RR, basically Namco are giving its core fans a big "fuck you," outsourcing a flagship title to a European developer who has apparently thrown out everything it was built upon to attempt to make that scrilla and generate sales off the franchise, which won't happen. Nobody gives a fuck about Ridge Racer, people who already don't like it will just assume it's the same game and skip it, and the core fanbase won't buy it because they feel betrayed. It'll sell no better than RR6/7, at best IMO.

demi · « **Reply #34 on:** February 06, 2011, 12:49:27 PM »

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I think Capcom is one of the J-devs that's actually doing this generation right, in addition to Sony, and recently (CATHERINE WHAT) Atlus. Also, smaller devs like Platinum and, uh, Q Entertainment (and Sega, to a certain extent because they're publishing Platinum).

So... basically because they're all J-devs they're "doing it right"

Dont bother coming back to America, thanks. Disgusting.

magus · « **Reply #35 on:** February 06, 2011, 01:27:20 PM »

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Re: Final Fantasy, basically Square-enix are giving its core fans a big "fuck you," outsourcing a flagship title to a European developer who has apparently thrown out everything it was built upon to attempt to make that scrilla and generate sales off the franchise, which won't happen. Nobody gives a fuck about Final Fantasy, people who already don't like it will just assume it's the same game and skip it, and the core fanbase won't buy it because they feel betrayed. It'll sell no better than Final Fantasy XIII, at best IMO.

okay i cheated since final fantasy xiv was clearly outsourced to chinese but it works!

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #36 on:** February 06, 2011, 01:29:08 PM »

Capcom is so hit or miss (as they usually are.) You have games like SSFIV, Dead Rising 1 + 2, and MVC3 next to some of the worst bombs this gen (sales and quality wise)-- Lost Planet 2, Dark Void, Dead Rising Wii, Spyborgs, Okami Wii, and Bionic Commando.

Just when you think they're on a roll, they release something that forces them to cut sales projections and start threatening fans who "failed the test" by not picking up some shitty game.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #37 on:** February 06, 2011, 01:37:43 PM »

I thought GRIN got boned by Capcom. Supposedly Capcom Japan fucked up Bionic Commando by forcing them to change the game around and add gas clouds and shit.

On the other hand, GRIN definitely took on a huge amount of projects in a short amount of time and seemed to short shrift all of them.

They made kind of a big splash in the...what...3-4 years they were active?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #38 on:** February 07, 2011, 01:02:09 AM »

I'd put money on some dipshit Japanese Bandai-Namco executive making the call to rebrand Ridge Racer with more EDGE and APPEAL

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #39 on:** February 07, 2011, 03:50:26 AM »

Quote from: Stringfellow Hawke on February 07, 2011, 03:04:49 AM

Quote from: Sho Nuff on February 07, 2011, 01:02:09 AM
I'd put money on some dipshit Japanese Bandai-Namco executive making the call to rebrand Ridge Racer with more EDGE and APPEAL

It's probably all Bandai's work really.
There's not much of Namco left, I think.

MOAR TALEZ GAMEZ AND FINNISH RIDGE RACER

chronovore · « **Reply #40 on:** February 08, 2011, 06:57:17 AM »

It's actually pretty amazing that Namco'd let a main franchise out of their direct control. If this does even marginally well, I'll expect to see them buying the studio a la Blue Castle/Capcom.

ch1nchilla · « **Reply #41 on:** February 08, 2011, 12:41:03 PM »

NEXT UP: Tekken.

magus · « **Reply #42 on:** February 08, 2011, 12:49:40 PM »

Quote from: ch1nchilla on February 08, 2011, 12:41:03 PM

NEXT UP: Tekken.

aren't they already doing tekken vs street fighter?

iconoclast · « **Reply #43 on:** February 08, 2011, 02:03:53 PM »

No Japanese developer is stupid enough to outsource a fighting game to a western dev, seeing as no western dev has ever made a good fighting game. They'll collaborate with each other though, since they know the series will be in good hands.

Too bad Capcom didn't realize the same rule applies to action games before farming DMC out to Ninja Theory.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #44 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:22:08 PM »

Looks awesome, BugBear delivers another amazing racing game.

iconoclast · « **Reply #45 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:27:14 PM »

Looks just like Burnout. Hopefully it's more like Burnout 3 and less like Revenge and especially Paradise.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #46 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:27:19 PM »

looks like burnout paradise

Himu · « **Reply #47 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:29:36 PM »

Looks great but not enough drifting.

This IS Ridge Racer.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #48 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:30:41 PM »

another person crying about the name. Who cares, it looks great and anyone who has played FlatOut knows it will be awseome

ferrarimanf355 · « **Reply #49 on:** August 10, 2011, 08:56:32 PM »

It looks good, but I do agree that it's funny having the Ridge Racer brand associated with this.

Is it too late for Namco to buy the IP rights to FlatOut?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #50 on:** August 10, 2011, 09:09:47 PM »

Why would they do that? There's a (misguided) reason they attached the Ridge Racer IP to this in the first place.

Himu · « **Reply #51 on:** August 10, 2011, 09:39:37 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on August 10, 2011, 08:30:41 PM

another person crying about the name. Who cares, it looks great and anyone who has played FlatOut knows it will be awseome

No, I said in that same post it looks pretty great. But I label Ridge Racer with crazy drifts, just like how when I think of Mario I think of fruity colors and imaginative levels. It's a part of its identity and has been for almost 20 years.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #52 on:** August 11, 2011, 11:50:50 AM »

I hope Marketing adds a feature where Reiko can get out of her car and walk around the city and get into MMA fights

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #53 on:** August 11, 2011, 12:44:20 PM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on August 11, 2011, 11:50:50 AM

I hope Marketing adds a feature where Reiko can get out of her car and walk around the city and get into MMA fights

and they could call it Frame City Killer

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #54 on:** August 11, 2011, 02:43:59 PM »

I hope it uses the Unreal Engine

chronovore · « **Reply #55 on:** August 12, 2011, 12:31:43 PM »

Quote from: Howard Alan Treesong on August 11, 2011, 12:44:20 PM

Quote from: Sho Nuff on August 11, 2011, 11:50:50 AM
I hope Marketing adds a feature where Reiko can get out of her car and walk around the city and get into MMA fights

and they could call it Frame City Killer

Where is my ohsnap.gif ?

You are never one to let sleeping dogs lie.

bork · « **Reply #56 on:** March 22, 2012, 10:54:50 AM »

The track editor looks pretty good...

Himu · « **Reply #57 on:** March 22, 2012, 10:58:06 AM »

I see awesome stuff like loops.

bork · « **Reply #58 on:** March 22, 2012, 10:58:36 AM »

I guess when all else fails...rip off Trackmania!

parallax · « **Reply #59 on:** March 22, 2012, 11:10:57 AM »

its a bugbear game, so crazy hard drivin styled tracks dont suprise me. ill watch to see how this turns out. cellius needs to step up with a FULL ridge effort for consoles though.

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Author Topic: Namco ruined Ridge Racer (Read 5518 times)