[Multiplatform] BLUR - Racing's not about winning, it's about making friends!

BLUR



So Omagnus sent me an invite for the multiplayer beta for this game and it turned out to be surprisingly fun! The tracks are not very good and extremely predictable but setting out on an over-the-top arcade race with 10-20 people wrecking each other's shit, it is utter cacophonous pandemonium and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I even got to sit in with Omagnus and Skills for a bit.

It's obviously not going to have the replay value and longevity of your Gran Turismos or Forza Motorsports but, in short bursts, this is really fucking cool.

I believe you can still sign up for the multiplayer beta at Gamespot but, you know, register at your own risk. Anyone else get to test drive this yet?

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Firefly

Sounds like a good deal of material to work through, though I'm not sure exactly how that compares to recent iterations of GT or Forza.

It's not supposed to. If you want a racing simulator, play either of those. This game is basically Mario Kart with real cars. It's not a groundbreaking title, but it's fun in short spurts. If that's not your thing, this game is probably not for you. This game actually reminds me a lot of Wipeout more than anything else and that's really why I dig it so much.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Rather than buy this game on my own, my sister proposed we go 50/50 on it and she bought it last Tuesday. Naturally, she stopped playing it but I've been having a blast playing it. They still didn't fix a lot of the same lagging issues I bitched about in the beta and it downright sucks getting mowed down by a level 42 when you're only at level 4 in a race that, logically enough, should only be for up to level 10 players. I'm really hoping they fix that though.

Another things is that the leveling system sounds pretty cool in theory: Win some fans even if you lose the race and slowly level up that way but pretty soon you're like at level 20 and have little to no skill to show for it.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I don't have Split/Second and, frankly, I didn't really like it when we played the demo at my sister's house. I'm still down to play some more blur. If you guys are down to set up a night for Blur, let me know and I'll get online. I haven't really had a good race since before I dipped out to Mexico.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?