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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Video Games > Carmageddon: Max Damage - ALL THE WRECKED 'EMS
 
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toiletbrush
May 17, 2010

Charles Martel posted:

I finally got to play the first level last night. The atmosphere is there, the gore is there (plenty of peds to run over), the exploration and secrets are there, the multiple characters are there, the way the tutorial and achievements are worded is funny in the crude way one would expect...all that feels a little off is the steering, but that's only after about 20 minutes of hands-on time.

I'm trying to think of words to describe the steering. It's not unplayable or anything. It could be a little "tighter" at high speeds so it feels more "arcade-y" like the DOS games felt. Maybe it's me, I'm not sure.
Everything here is correct. It's everything I loved about 1, just more/better, with the exception of the steering. I loved the wacky handling of 1, powersliding around everywhere (I love that youtube review where the reviewer seriously whinges that he 'has to use the handbrake all the time') and it's still here but the steering is dodgy as heck, like there's lag, or it's lumpy or something. You sort of forget about it after a few minutes, but hopefully they can still tighten it up.

The bigger maps are awesome, so full of stuff to find, it's gonna be fun just figuring out how to get to all those rooftops.

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toiletbrush
May 17, 2010
 ~3 hours in, I fully retract my previous statement - I can totally see why this game is getting terrible reviews. Don't buy it.

The 'Classic Carma' mode is still as amazing as ever, but once you can't earn enough points to progress via that alone (the fact that points from one level don't contribute to the next is beyond words idiotic) and you have to play the other modes...holy poo poo. They're loving dreadful. Don't want to go into detail because I'll sound like a whiney prick but they're just flat out broken and frustrating in the worst way possible.

I'm trying to have fun...but...I can't...

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