F-Zero GX

Am I the only person who has this game?

figured there would be a post by now...

Anyway, I\'ve only played it briefly so I\'ll give you my impressions.

The graphics are drop dead gorgeous, full of character and flash.  The environments are packed with little detail that makes for some really nice eye candy.  Couple that with the locked in 60fps and your eyes will melt with ecstasy...it\'s very slick.

The gameplay is all about F-Zero.  I\'m extremely impressed with the job Amusement Vision has done keeping the feel of old F-Zero...this even feels a bit faster though:D  Very tight, responsive...exactly what you\'d expect being a F-Zero veteran.

Right off the bat you have access to 15 tracks in the Practice mode and Grand Prix mode.  They are divided into cups I believe, 5 tracks to a cup.  Each track getting more difficult to pilot, not to mention the competition gets pretty mean at times.

As you\'ve probably read in a review, the game is about memorization and quick reflexes.  Not only do you have to pilot your craft going at ungodly speeds, but you have to deal with your shield energy, opponents knocking into you, and obstacles on the courses (sometimes moving).  It\'s a blast to play though!

The story mode is a bit different.  You follow through with Captian Falcon and earn points as you complete objectives.  You then go to the F-Zero shop and buy the next chapter.  You\'ll enjoy, or loathe, the FMV\'s in between each chapter then have to complete some task.  The first is to collect capsules in under 80 seconds, the second is to race one foe while giant boulders fall on the track...haven\'t gotten any further than that.

Overall, I\'m impressed and having some fun with it.  It\'s a bit difficult but if you\'re up to a challenge you should get yourself frustrated with F-Zero.

Well, that\'s all I\'ll put for now.  Anyone else pick this up?

I got it, and I agree with you. It\'s very solid, top-notch racer.. but difficult.

Very, very difficult at times. Of course, like any game, get experienced and you\'ll whiz through the courses.

At that point, all you need to worry about is the competition.

I do believe this is the fastest racer I have ever played including extreme g3. It is almost ridiculous how fast this cart moves.

I agree that the graphics are gorgeous. When you say it is locked at 60 no kidding!!!!!! not one hitch anyplace. Sega did a damn fine job.

It has been the greatest week in recent memory. Soul Calibur 2 and F-zero. Quite possible my favorite franchises of all time, and they did not screw either one of them up!!!!

The first two cups aren\'t a problem on the novice setting.  I\'m finishing with seconds to spare concerning the competition so I think I might even do well in the normal mode.

the last cup, sorry I can\'t remember the names, is a bit more difficult though.  The tracks are much harder to manuever on, not to mention the competion is getting nasty.  Fire Fields has got to be my favorite track though:)

There is one level. Sorry can\'t remember the name sorry. I may load it up here in a few to give it to you. Anyways the the track itself is a round tube you can rotate on the outside of.  I swear it yanks the eyeballs right out of my head playing it. I am need to pick up some visine, and dose my eyes up ahead of time. I swear I blink I crash. Mindnumbingly fast.

A bit off topic, and spoiler I suppose if you can have one for a racing game like this.


Evidently you can build a car that goes fast enough it will fly. In fact you can take it up into space. It is somthing like the high end of 9 thousand kph. I can not even imagine that speed in this game since we are only in the 1-2 thousand mark.

[Living-In-Clip]

I have yet to pick it up or Soul Calibur 2 - but I may break down and do it. If not - I\'ll be at your house Capcom and trying it out first. Hell, I wasn\'t even aware that it was comin\' out this month.

-shrugs-
Personally, if you are enjoying both, than I\'m surprised, because you are as cynical as me..

Oh and any game that get\'s Ginko back on the board and posting is A-OK with me.

I\'ll get it. Not released yet here.

The game is amazing.  The speed, the sensation of it, and the appearance of it is absolutely f*cking amazing.  I love how when you\'re speed is maxed out and you\'re just jamming along when suddenly these speed lines appear making it look like you\'re going into warp speed or something.  Then the different weather like effects hitting you in the face at the same time with that amazing speed is just beautiful.

I love this game.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
I have yet to pick it up or Soul Calibur 2 - but I may break down and do it. If not - I\'ll be at your house Capcom and trying it out first. Hell, I wasn\'t even aware that it was comin\' out this month.

-shrugs-
Personally, if you are enjoying both, than I\'m surprised, because you are as cynical as me..

Oh and any game that get\'s Ginko back on the board and posting is A-OK with me.

I have spent the majority of my play time on  Soul Calibur 2. Not a real  suprise there though. It took the best elements of both soul games and mixed them. The one thing I am missing in soul 2 or 1 for that matter is the weapon damage.

Lic stop by my house Monday before you buy either. I wish I had played both for a few minutes. Because like I said Soul is dominating my time. 2 great games at one time is too much.

ahhh...gives Clip a hug.  

Capcom, I believe you are talking about Fire Fields.  It um, has all the fire o_0 and the tubular track you race on.  Probably the most beautiful track in the game and a "w00t" to play on.  A little hard to keep on the inside track but none the less flat out amazing to race on.

My least favorite track has got to be Port Town- Long Pipe.  Once you start nearing the end of the pipe there are moving cross beams among stationary beams.  Easy enough to dodge when I\'m broken from the pack, but damn hard to go through with 5 other racers slamming into me.

EDIT:

Making some nice progress...I beat all the cups on novice and I beat the ruby cup on standard.  I\'m pretty confident I could beat sapphire cup on standard also...then emerald shouldn\'t be a problem.  It\'s all about drifting and using every single boost you can get!

The story mode is getting fun...I\'m on chapter four, bloody chain or something like that.   The objective is to knock out your rival before you reach the end of the track.  Easier said than done when you are given a limited amount of boost and you must rely on knocking out your opponents to get more.  

Chapter 3 has got to be the most fun I\'ve had.  The sharp turns, the insane speed you HAVE to go to beat it, and all the jumps.

How\'s everyone else coming along?

Just unlocked Diamond Cup...NO SIDES!!!

The tracks are very intersting...not as hard as I expected but will pose quite a challenge.  I\'ve just been practicing before I take it on in Grand Prix...

Race in the pack on diamond on standard on that 6-star difficulty rated track.  Man... tough stuff there.

Breaking away is the difficult part, after that it\'s just gravy:)

What\'s frustrating me right now is chapter 6 in story mode...that track is too damn long.  The worse part about it is that I\'ve been extremely close to the end and I\'ll make a slip up. I boost with all I have left but it just doesn\'t cut it:(

EDIT:

Right after I made this post I went and tried chapter 6 again...beat it and chapter 7.  Chapter 8 is next but I don\'t have enough tickets to buy it...

looks like I\'ll have to take on Diamond Cup in Grand Prix...after a bit more practice though...no mistakes!!

Had some 4-player fun with it, seemed to have everything that made the old ones good.  The sensation of speed and varity of levels made it great.  

Also I thought it just looked decent till I saw the single player mode, wow.

So, how\'s everyone progress?

I have beaten all 4 cups in novice and standard modes.  I\'ve completed up to chapter 7, I don\'t have enough tickets for chapter 8 but I\'ll still work on that.  

I\'ve tried my skills on the expert mode and while I don\'t get spanked too badly, I find it difficult to get first place.  That was just in the Ruby cup...

The only thing left that I want out of the game is the AX cup.  I\'ve read there are two ways to go about it.  The first is to complete all 4 cups in Master\'s mode...I can\'t imagine how horribly difficult this is.  The second method is much easier, simply go to an arcade with F-Zero AX and your memory card, place first on any given track and it\'s saves them to your memory card.  

Has anyone been building their own racer?  I\'ve read it can make all the difference when racing the more difficult modes.