Vanishing Point

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Poll: Vanishing Point: Racing Bliss or Driving P*ss?

1 I'd rather play Exhibition Of Speed
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No votes
2 I'd rather play in the traffic
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No votes
3 I'd rather be playing Sun Bingo
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No votes
4 I'd rather play with myself
3
14%
5 Yu Suzuki has his pencil ready!
1
5%
6 So near yet so far
3
14%
7 It lacks the Sega touch
6
27%
8 Look mum, no hands
3
14%
9 WOTS MSR?!
3
14%
10 SCUD RACE? CRUD RACE! Vanishing Point IS the second coming!
3
14%
Total votes: 22

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FinedrivE
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Re: Vanishing Point

Post#31 » Mon May 18, 2015 11:22 am

You don't have to. I still play it. It's important to note that the guys who handled the physics forgot to finish what they were doing.
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Re: Vanishing Point

Post#32 » Mon May 18, 2015 11:24 am

Glad you read the interview I posted.

:D

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Re: Vanishing Point

Post#33 » Mon May 18, 2015 12:31 pm

NC: We wanted VP to be different, so we sat and thought about what we didn't like about other racers and see if we could address these problems.

A working physics engine was on the list of things they didn't like about other racers?
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Re: Vanishing Point

Post#34 » Sat May 23, 2015 8:07 pm

Been playing around with the car tuning options and managed to get the handling a lot closer to arcade style.

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Post#35 » Sun May 24, 2015 6:18 am

Nice! What tuning did you use? I tend to stiffen everything up.

I guess crashing is still a little unforgivable?

It's interesting how the game dynamically generates the goal/target time based on which car and tuning you choose?

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Re: Vanishing Point

Post#36 » Mon May 25, 2015 5:52 am

matt wrote:Nice! What tuning did you use? I tend to stiffen everything up.

I guess crashing is still a little unforgivable?

It's interesting how the game dynamically generates the goal/target time based on which car and tuning you choose?


Yes, springs and dampers are stiffened as well as 100% on anti-body roll. Conversely tires are hardened allowing for more skid.

I think my review score of 6/10 still stands. Simulation-style physics do not mix with arcade style courses.
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Post#37 » Mon May 25, 2015 7:59 am

Yes, the mix is a bit odd and really increases the difficulty. But I like the hardness factor.

Really though, Stunt Mode is my favourite part of the game.

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Re: Vanishing Point

Post#38 » Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:09 pm

This game nice.

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Re: Vanishing Point

Post#39 » Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:42 pm

Wow, I've always wanted to see other people's opinions on this gem. I got it many years ago, afters first finding out about the movie, then stumbling into the fact that my dad was a big fan of it. We watched it together, then tried to play the game, but he lacks the skill to actually guide the car with the joystick. We still had a lot of fun over a seemingly bland little game.

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Re: Vanishing Point

Post#40 » Thu Oct 06, 2022 6:17 am

Surprising. The game has nothing to do with the movie of the same name.

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