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Subject: Re: FREE GAME: Redout 2
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:26:53 -0000 (UTC)
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Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:59:50 -0000 (UTC),
> <smaug@ereborbbs.duckdns.org> wrote:
>>Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>> * REDOUT 2
>>> https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/redout-2
> 
> 
> 
>>ah right, Redout. I already have the first game in my library,
>>also from one of Epic's free giveaways.
>>I never got around trying it. 
> 
> I haven't tried the second, but the general opinion I've seen is that
> while "RedOut 2" is an okay game and in some ways fixes some issues
> with the original, the first game was overall the superior racer. And
> that publisher shenanigins have forced the developer to stop working
> on the sequel (leaving unfixed issues) and pushed in unnecessary DLC.
> 
> The original - which I really only gave a very little time too
> evaluate - was... well, it was fine. I mean, it was very obviously
> "Wipeout" with the serial numbers scraped off. It felt a bit floaty,
> but that's par for the course with the genre. I was never a huge fan
> of "Wipeout" style games. I fiddled around with "Redout" for a little
> while (less than an hour) and never really felt an urge to go back. I
> think both games are worth a look but I don't see either as games that
> will occupy any but the most devoted fan's for very long.
> 
> 

so, I installed Redout finally. And it's... fine. 
It's an ok game, but it's basically like the whole other genre of 
futuristic racers (I wouldn't even start with WipeOut and put it in a
line with F-Zero, which clearly was an inspiration for Wipeout)
And I remembered why I didn't actually like these games so much:
they are trying hard to be interesting, but there really isn't much
you can do with these generic vehicles. 

I remember playin the Star Wars episode 1 racing game and that was 
done in a way that actually worked. It also wasn't that drastically
different, but the pods had their own  behaviour and character, and
of course the Star Wars ambience helped.