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Burnout Paradise Remastered - First Official Screenshots

Electronic Arts has released the first official screenshots for Burnout Paradise Remastered

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Chaosdreams2255d ago

Never got to play this the first time around so I'm optimistically enthusiastic about this. Despite the shadow of EA lingering nearby. *glares*

slappy5082255d ago

Same here! I see everyone have high praise for the Burnout franchise so Id like to give it a try to see what it's about.

nix2255d ago

I wish they re-made Burnout 3. Now that was the real Burnout game. Last month i booted PS3 to replay this game... gave up in 15 mins. It's obviously fun to play for the first time though. Have fun.

MoonConquistador2255d ago

You'll love it if you like a good arcade racer. It has a good mix of races and takedown challenges etc.

I'm in no rush to replay it so will maybe pick it up at a later date for the right price.

DaMist2255d ago

@nix you know when they first released a demo for this back in the 360, i freaking hated it. i wanted something closer to 3 or revenge and i just did not give it a chance for the longest time. I couldn't get used to the "open world" setting they had, i was confused on how races and crashes were set up, anyways months went by and i just had this arcade racing itch that i couldn't scratch, so i gave it a second go. man, i'm glad i did. racing up to the lights to start a race or a challenge became second nature, as it did starting a crash fairly "on the go". also, up until this game, i had never had as much fun hoping online with my brothers who lived in a different state, and just blast through the entire city doing stunts, unlocking new areas and cars and the like. it was awesome. this is just my opinion of course, but paradise was the last great arcade racing game of that gen and for me it hasn't been topped yet.

Forn2254d ago

Look into Onrush as well.

slappy5082254d ago

@Forn never heard of it but watched a trailer, looks great will certainly keep an eye on it

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Princess_Pilfer2254d ago (Edited 2254d ago )

Burnout Paradise is fundamentally broken, in a way that isn't obvious if you aren't into arcade racers for the actual racing, or aren't looking for it.

The open wold city gives up specifically designed track layouts, and the "only the start and finish line matter and how you get there is irrelivant" nature sounds good in theory, but in practice and combined with ramming other cars being a big focus it means one well timed sideswipe sends you careening down the wrong street with 0 hope of ever closing the gap, and it's even worse online because players get good at doing exactly that.. Also, the lack of direction or checkpoints along the race sorta means you just have to drive about hoping you've picked the best/a reasonably quick route rather than being able to focus on the actual race until you've memorized the best route for every race, at which point the computer doesn't stand a chance anyways.

It controls better and looks better than other burnouts, but the decrease in track quality and lack of focus on actual racing in favor of pathfinding and general chaos mean it's the least good at the best thing about the series, the racing.

Dragonscale2254d ago

Agreed. I preferred the other burnouts and wasn't keen on the open world, it made races a pain in the a55 tbh. They also took out crash mode, sacrilege.

GMEN7182254d ago

This was my only complaint of this otherwise fantastic arcade racer.

Princess_Pilfer2254d ago

It's my only complaint but it's a *huge* complaint. IT's the make or break factor in wether I'd recommend Burnout Paradise or Burnout 3. If you really, really want adult hotwheels, get paradise, if you want an actual racer, get burnout 3.

bahabeast2255d ago

i cnt wait. i had soooo much fun with this game on ps3.

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roadkillers2255d ago

Great, remaster this game, it is an awesome game. Please EA, Ramake Burnout 3: Takedown, one of the greatest games.

Obelisk922254d ago

That game sucked me in for years. All of it was top notch: graphics, gameplay, music... a remaster would make me feel young again.

roadkillers2253d ago

Man, did I misread that beginning sentence. Yeah, my favorite racer of all time followed by Project Gotham.

chris2352255d ago

was this ported to the wrong console? i thought only the switch is getting last-gen ports? this gen is at its lowest at the moment,

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How Burnout Paradise bucked the trend and made open-world racing irresistible

Met with derision from existing Burnout-series fans at the time, Burnout Paradise remains arguably the greatest open-world racing game of all time. Here's why.

SullysCigar354d ago

I don't know why - and I know I'm probably on my own here - but I liked Takedown more. I think it was just 'different' enough to feel fresh. I also loved the destruction.

On that note, a new Motorstorm would be nice! All that mud, dust and car pieces flying everywhere blew my mind on PS3 - imagine what they could do now.

NJShadow353d ago

I loved Burnout Paradise, but Burnout 3: Takedown will always be the best game in the series, for me. Burnout 3 is arguably the most fun game ever made, with the greatest licensed soundtrack ever.

EazyC354d ago

I played through the remaster quite recently. It's not as good as I remember, but I think a lot of that is because the "open world" thing was still pretty fresh back then.

I do think there's a gap in the market for a game like Burnout. With the new gen they could really make car damage a huge selling point again.

BrainSyphoned354d ago

Paradise gave me open world burnout before I knew it was a thing.

CPTN MITCHELL353d ago

Burnout paradise remastered and original are my favorite, i got the platinum trophy for both games the nighthawk is my favorite car

Einhander1971353d ago

Personally don't give a shit for open world racers. Give me a new Motorstorm, Split second, Outrun.

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Ranking The Burnout Games From Worst To Best

Cultured Vultures: The Burnout series has plenty of great games to play, but which one is definitively the best? We're here to rank them all.

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waverider1003d ago

I think the crash mode should comeback. Tryng to make the most damage was very cool.

camel_toad1003d ago

That mode was so damn fun. Couldn't believe it when they ditched it.

Flewid6381003d ago (Edited 1003d ago )

Agreed.

Flewid6381003d ago (Edited 1003d ago )

Yeah that made for a good time.

Rebel_Scum1003d ago

Burnout 2 should be above 3 imo. The aftertouch takedown mechanic slowed down the gameplay too much in 3.

Flewid6381003d ago

That's the mechanic that made me enjoy Burnout 3 over the others. It wasn't until they introduced it that I considered the series any good.

Chocoburger1003d ago

I love Takedown, Revenge, and Paradise. Dominator was okay, but it clearly felt like a B-tier game.

After playing those awesome games, I went back to try out part 1 and it was rough. I didn't like the controls (whereas the others felt perfect to me), the elevator music was generic and not enjoyable to listen to.

Finally the game's difficulty was extremely high. I could beat all single player races in Takedown, Revenge, Paradise, Dominator, but could not get first place in the very first race for the first Burnout game. It demands perfection and one slight mistake is all it takes to lose. I have yet to play part 2, but I'm hoping it's more like part 3 than part 1.

ChasterMies1003d ago

Burnout Takedown is my favorite racing game of all time. My wife was addicted to crash mode.

Xenial1002d ago

As soon as I saw Burnout 3: Takedown at #1, I knew the list was legit. lol

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EA, It's Time To Bring Back The Burnout Series

No more Need For Speed, it's time to bring back Burnout.

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Marcello1132d ago

Its long long overdue but the problem is its just not a big money spinner. Thats why EA ditched it. Alex Ward has gone his own way with Three Fields Entertainment & made Dangerous Driving but its very low budget.

LucasRuinedChildhood1131d ago

Each game gets closer and closer to being good. It's kind of painful how close they are. haha. I hope Dangerous Driving 2 being open world isn't too ambitious for them and it's a polished, fun 7.5-8/10.

roadkillers1131d ago

Maybe not, but if a quality title in the reigns released now days...People do pay more attention to reviews comparitively

BrainSyphoned1131d ago

Burnout with real life car mechanic costs sounds about right if you want EA to go for it.

isarai1131d ago

Here's the thing, EA is sitting on so many great IPs i would like to return, but at the same thing i feel like modern EA would find a way to ruin it. Besides Respawn, EA hasn't dropped anything good for almost 2 generations IMO.

LucasRuinedChildhood1131d ago

"almost 2 generations" What? Are you talking about the PS3 and the 360?

I agree with the general sentiment that their catalogue of games since the PS4/XB1 has been comparatively terrible to what they used to do though.

andy851131d ago

Absolutely loved these games back in the day. Paradise was good too but didn't quite have the feel of the old games

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