Crazy Taxi: World Tour

[Nebulon_Galaxy]

Hoping its not multiplayer focus, i like the singleplayer aspect of Crazy Taxi

 

[iamthemilkman]

no ones yearning for blue collar people to lose their jobs, mate. you seem to have a vendetta to artists though. i want AI to improve peoples lives and help them, not replace them.

Well you haven't been keeping up with what's been said if that's your conclusion. In fact, you liked the post that gave fuck all about the lives of people who rely on jobs like waiting tables. And if you've ever done that, you'd know that you make good money in tips.

And yes, I don't care if AI means less people working on a project. Games take too long to make, increasing the cost to develop them, and it's entirely unsustainable, hence the layoffs in recent years.

 

[MajorMachina]

And yes, I don't care if AI means less people working on a project. Games take too long to make, increasing the cost to develop them, and it's entirely unsustainable, hence the layoffs in recent years.

Like i said, theres better ways of solving those issues than relying on AI. Maybe not wasting millions on live service garbage and not constantly giving CEOs massive bonuses. maybe unionising game devs

GenAI is nothing but corporate snake oil. it will benefit no one outside the fatcat executives who only seek profits

 

[iamthemilkman]

Like i said, theres better ways of solving those issues than relying on AI. Maybe not wasting millions on live service garbage and not constantly giving CEOs massive bonuses. maybe unionising game devs

GenAI is nothing but corporate snake oil. it will benefit no one outside the fatcat executives who only seek profits

How does unionizing solve the cost of game development? That would just make it more difficult to get rid of people. That would make game development even more costly. You know why they wasted money on live service? Because those AAA single player games are so costly and they want to have a reliable revenue stream coming in to cover the cost of those AAA Hollywood blockbusters. Sony's talked about this. It hasn't really worked out for them, though. As for CEO pay and bonuses, not gonna happen. Literal pipe dream shit.

 

[Serotonin]

I was happy until I saw AI. Off the wishlist until they comment on it, I am not spending my hard earned money on AI slop.

 

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

flame wars aside. have yall seen the gameplay? it looks bland as hell. no doubt theyre taking out everything that made the original fun to play just to appeal to the masses. its all so corporate

 

[iamthemilkman]

flame wars aside. have yall seen the gameplay? it looks bland as hell. no doubt theyre taking out everything that made the original fun to play just to appeal to the masses. its all so corporate

The originals had product placement. You don't get more "corporate" than that.

 

[hardcoretyphoon hardcoretyphoon]

The originals had product placement. You don't get more "corporate" than that.

eh at least the game was fun. old one has a lot more aesthetic integrity and the physics look way worse in the new one

 

[zerodayhx]

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Bad news, Everyone

this franchise really cant catch a break can it?

 

[GuyZero32k4]

Has to be better than 3 on the OG Xbox. Has to be... God damn you...

 

[Ikagura]

At least I'm relieved it's not a GaaS MMO-style game with login reward and other things that have no place in arcade games.

But still annoyed that they're shoehorning AI when it's not necessary.

 

[JellyjamLu]

'YA YA YA YA!'

You wanna go to Pizza Hut? oooook, here we go!

 

[Amonguzmoment]

Sega is finally doing something new with their franchises? FINALLY. Crazy taxi making a comeback really hypes me up for a new Jet Set Radio game, if it happens i hope it doesn't appeal to a more realistic artstyle and keep the good vibes from the 2000s

 

[iamthemilkman]

eh at least the game was fun. old one has a lot more aesthetic integrity and the physics look way worse in the new one

As much as I love the originals, World Tour is about the best outcome that I could've expected with modern graphics--it totally captures the Crazy Taxi vibe. The worst outcome would be something like Taxi Chaos:

 

[seaglass]

That song hits so hard, they really know how to play on my nostalgia. Hope this is good

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

WOW! We haven't had a new Crazy Taxi game since Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars on the PSP back in 2007!

 

[Ikagura]

WOW! We haven't had a new Crazy Taxi game since Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars on the PSP back in 2007!

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Was it good? Decent at least? I prefer that over that one mobile phone app.

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

Was it good? Decent at least? I prefer that over that one mobile phone app.

It was, and I don't count the mobile games because they were total crap.

 

[ThunderBoy]

 

[Disgaean]

Do they still have that patent?

 

[ThunderBoy]

Do they still have that patent?

Maybe.
Really idk

 

[pang]

flame wars aside. have yall seen the gameplay? it looks bland as hell. no doubt theyre taking out everything that made the original fun to play just to appeal to the masses. its all so corporate

it's such a shame! the boost/limiter cut give barely any extra speed and the drift isn't dynamic at all, it all looks very stiff. I was hoping they could at least approximate crazy taxi 3's heavier physics but it doesn't look like that will be even be the benchmark

 

[Haizujard]

Also i read the game has Denuvo DRM on PC, not a good sign.

oh, hell...

 

[Ikagura]

Do they still have that patent?

I remember that this is why that one Simpsons game got sued.

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

I remember that this is why that one Simpsons game got sued.

That was The Simpsons: Road Rage and yes SEGA sued over this game since it was basically just Crazy Taxi with a Simpsons paint job.