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Only got about an hour with it, and with the controller only—no wheel. So far it's looking REALLY nice. The damage physics are going to create a new style of gameplay: don't crash. Smack a wall with any bit of force and your car will be steering towards that side if your suspension parts were damaged. To top that off, the damage effects are speed sensitive; the amount of countersteer you need to use to offset a damaged suspension differs based on your speed. This is on top of some of the most realistic driving physics to date. It is much less "floaty" than Forza 2.

Only got about an hour with it, and with the controller only—no wheel. So far it's looking REALLY nice. The damage physics are going to create a new style of gameplay: don't crash. Smack a wall with any bit of force and your car will be steering towards that side if your suspension parts were damaged. To top that off, the damage effects are speed sensitive; the amount of countersteer you need to use to offset a damaged suspension differs based on your speed. This is on top of some of the most realistic driving physics to date. It is much less "floaty" than Forza 2.

I may not be the only one in the universe that finds a certain lack of excitement for GTA4, but it sure seems like it.

I may not be the only one in the universe that finds a certain lack of excitement for GTA4, but it sure seems like it.

Had to get in some COD4 online just to make sure I knew at a basic level what the hell goes on in there before I join the other curmudgeons in battle. Also wanted to level up A LITTLE, having not played it online at all yet. Team play was punishingly unfun. Not because I suck, but either teammates would just babble incessantly, or just push WAY out of the realm of trashtalking into outright meanspirited insults. For example, after getting hung up on a notched wall by a door trying to go out, I inadvertently delayed another teammates exit by 2 seconds.

Had to get in some COD4 online just to make sure I knew at a basic level what the hell goes on in there before I join the other curmudgeons in battle. Also wanted to level up A LITTLE, having not played it online at all yet. Team play was punishingly unfun. Not because I suck, but either teammates would just babble incessantly, or just push WAY out of the realm of trashtalking into outright meanspirited insults. For example, after getting hung up on a notched wall by a door trying to go out, I inadvertently delayed another teammates exit by 2 seconds.

Seems like such a timmie thing in essence, but you gotta love the enthusiasm of the clans here, and the names! "Pension Plan Commandos", "Low Rollers", "Coffin Dodgers", and my personal favorite "Strategic Insomniacs". How could I resist the opportunity to play with cool people like this.

Seems like such a timmie thing in essence, but you gotta love the enthusiasm of the clans here, and the names! "Pension Plan Commandos", "Low Rollers", "Coffin Dodgers", and my personal favorite "Strategic Insomniacs". How could I resist the opportunity to play with cool people like this.

Crackdown is actually a pretty cool game.

Crackdown is actually a pretty cool game.