I’m somewhere between sad for the people whose talents are being directed to this, and feeling so profoundly unexcited about this game that I keep having to re-read the post title to remind myself what it was about.
(This was not a complaint on the post btw - upvoted)
Meh who needs this just go play Motor Town, stick a v12 in a tiny shit stick little car that absolutely can’t handle all the torque and do urgent taxi jobs. Yeah it is a realistic racing game with a good physics engine and well modeled tire drifting mechanics not an arcade game but when you are struggling to keep your taxi pointed straight because you are still burning out at 80mph in 5th gear while your taxi customers scream at you to slow down just try to tell me you are playing “Normal” Taxi.
My hope, though I’m keeping my expectations low, is that since these supposed live-service games will be supposedly releasing alongside remakes of the original games the IP is based on, that if the remakes sell significantly better than the live service games it might hopefully inform better decision-making around them.
While they haven’t been controversy-free in terms of their monetization practices, Sega has released a slew of back-to-back AAA games: Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Sonic Frontiers, that have generally been complete, single-purchase packages (with a few questionable omissions from base game moved to DLC that I’d consider “regular bad”, but not anywhere near the level of egregious monetization seen in most live-service games).
To be fair, to me this does not seem that bad an idea. Live service games share a lot of DNA with arcades. That’s easiest to see in mobile, where people play many short matches rather than long campaigns.
…frankly that also includes predatory monetization. People forget that games used to be so hard way back when so that they would gobble up kids’ quarters.
For better or worse, live service Crazy Taxi seems to me like a faithful conversion of the original idea to the current day gaming landscape.
My guess is after the first year they lower it to 50 since there won’t be that many people playing it. Fall guys did it after 3 years, it was sad to lose the 60 person levels which are now 40 if your lucky.
How is nobody talking about this, from the article?
It was also referenced that this will be the case for Jet Set Radio, which will also receive a remake of its own before securing a live service reboot. In an exclusive reveal, Midori claimed that the reboot will feature ‘shooting elements’ and will be like Fortnite in its design. It’ll reportedly feature an open-world ‘concept’ with a solid focus on exploration as an all-new story unravels.
So Jet Set Radio is going to get the same treatment? Wow. It’s hard to imagine my excitement for either game being killed so efficiently and instantly. Those MBAs sure got it all figured out.
Why would they put any kind of combat in Jet Set? The originals didn’t have any combat, other than shoving down cops and spraying them with paint. The same thing is true for BRC which came out last August.
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Is it April 1st already?
I wish, Bonkers. I really do. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻)
I wasn’t expecting much but this news is disappointing. Hopefully the remake and live-service game are completely separate from one another.
I’m somewhere between sad for the people whose talents are being directed to this, and feeling so profoundly unexcited about this game that I keep having to re-read the post title to remind myself what it was about.
(This was not a complaint on the post btw - upvoted)
Meh who needs this just go play Motor Town, stick a v12 in a tiny shit stick little car that absolutely can’t handle all the torque and do urgent taxi jobs. Yeah it is a realistic racing game with a good physics engine and well modeled tire drifting mechanics not an arcade game but when you are struggling to keep your taxi pointed straight because you are still burning out at 80mph in 5th gear while your taxi customers scream at you to slow down just try to tell me you are playing “Normal” Taxi.
“Ohh boy another live service game” - shareholder apparently
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Sega
Different company.
Namco fucking up another beloved franchise
And then when these games continue to flop critically, and never reach the player count they forecast, it’s the developers’ fault and layoffs abound.
My hope, though I’m keeping my expectations low, is that since these supposed live-service games will be supposedly releasing alongside remakes of the original games the IP is based on, that if the remakes sell significantly better than the live service games it might hopefully inform better decision-making around them.
While they haven’t been controversy-free in terms of their monetization practices, Sega has released a slew of back-to-back AAA games: Persona 3 Reload, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Sonic Frontiers, that have generally been complete, single-purchase packages (with a few questionable omissions from base game moved to DLC that I’d consider “regular bad”, but not anywhere near the level of egregious monetization seen in most live-service games).
Only the fact that Infinite Wealth’s NG+ is locked behind a $15 paywall.
Next up: empty Sonic levels until you buy packs of rings.
Stick with me here… 100 sonics airdrop on to a giant map…
This is why Frontiers map is so empty
SONIC 100
Could be like Mario 35, which was pretty fun
We already had Sonic with guns and Sonic kissing a human princess. Nothing will ruin my affection for the blue hedgehog.
What about a sonic game where your have to unlock his spincharge?
how do companies NEVER learn? I seriously can’t fathom watching industry failures time after time and still thinking “this time will be different”.
No because gamers by and large keep defending and buying this shit.
Who asked for this?
twisted metal would make a perfect battle royale game
also carmageddon
See, that’s a great idea.
We can’t allow those.
100 player survival mode could be fun. It worked for Tetris and Mario, and I can imagine something similar would work for Crazy Taxi.
As long they manage to maintain a steady player base and stay away from predatory monetary practices - which probably is just wishful thinking.
To be fair, to me this does not seem that bad an idea. Live service games share a lot of DNA with arcades. That’s easiest to see in mobile, where people play many short matches rather than long campaigns.
…frankly that also includes predatory monetization. People forget that games used to be so hard way back when so that they would gobble up kids’ quarters.
For better or worse, live service Crazy Taxi seems to me like a faithful conversion of the original idea to the current day gaming landscape.
My guess is after the first year they lower it to 50 since there won’t be that many people playing it. Fall guys did it after 3 years, it was sad to lose the 60 person levels which are now 40 if your lucky.
I feel like fall guys developers are doing everything in their power to have to further reduce this to 30 lol
I feel that was mostly so the Switch could run it without having an electronic stroke.
It ran like shit enough on the PS4…
How is nobody talking about this, from the article?
So Jet Set Radio is going to get the same treatment? Wow. It’s hard to imagine my excitement for either game being killed so efficiently and instantly. Those MBAs sure got it all figured out.
Shooting elements plus graffiti is just splatoon
Why would they put any kind of combat in Jet Set? The originals didn’t have any combat, other than shoving down cops and spraying them with paint. The same thing is true for BRC which came out last August.
Have you played Bomb Rush Cyberpunk? I thought it was a great take on the JSR formula.
Assuming this stuff is true, I will 100% pass on both games. 100% disappointed.
What I really want to do is just drive a taxi without dumb people crashing into me.
Maybe let players form taxi teams and get into fights with rival ride hailing companies? Lol Could be entertaining.
100 simultaneous players seems like a lot for a game designed to be played in short bursts?
I could see it being a thing with 50 players. Honestly Crazy Taxi Battle Royale sounds kinda hectic, but fun.
BOOOO