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When the original came out, after COD MW, this was most played by my mate an I. Loved it, The concept was new and original with some fun challenges. Round the Island in under 7 mins for a million was it?
When 2 came our we weren't too impressed. Better graphics but never really gelled.
Anyway, looks like 3 is on the way after quite some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wDq22qhjyU
Not sure about those graphics, but I think we might give this a go. Thoughts?
When 2 came our we weren't too impressed. Better graphics but never really gelled.
Anyway, looks like 3 is on the way after quite some time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wDq22qhjyU
Not sure about those graphics, but I think we might give this a go. Thoughts?
I'd be surprised if it amounts to anything good to be honest, which saddens me. I really hope it does as I put at least 1000 hours in to the first TDU and TDU2 was a mess. If they manage to do with with a half decent, varied car list, genuine open world and not too gimmickey (I'm looking at you, Crew) and not trying to mirror forza horizon.
Oh and if someone at Atari or Eden could assist in making TDU:1 reverse compatable on the xbox one, that'd be good too
Oh and if someone at Atari or Eden could assist in making TDU:1 reverse compatable on the xbox one, that'd be good too
? Dunno where that came from. It’s been a long time. TommoAE86 said:
TDU2 was so frustrating as there was a great game under there to be unlocked but it was just never finished.
Fingers crossed for this one and will probably end up getting it anyway, great open world racer.
Yep, the content and graphics were there but the physics engine was complete trash. Fingers crossed for this one and will probably end up getting it anyway, great open world racer.
Even if someone could give me TDU1 Physics with the TDU2 map (smooth, non blocky roads!) and I'd be a happy man.
ETA: tempted to see if I can pick up a 360 to give it another go, literally looking at my copies of 1 and 2 on the shelf and getting nostialgic.
Edited by Rod200SX on Thursday 14th May 10:03
I absolutely loved TDU. It was great and didn't suffer from the off-road nonsense that would later blight the Forza Horizon games. TDU2 was nowhere near as good but I would be desperately excited for a third game.
Fingers crossed that this may finally mean Test Drive Unlimited 3 is coming.
Fingers crossed that this may finally mean Test Drive Unlimited 3 is coming.
Donbot said:
Round the island in under 60 minutes more like
As above. I hope they do a good job on it like the original.
Yep it was a big race. Alfa 8C prize first time iirc.As above. I hope they do a good job on it like the original.
Forza Horizon 4 feels a bit small in comparison. You’re never more than 5 mins from anywhere else in FH4... TDU could be a good 30min drive to get somewhere.
TDU1 just refreshed would suit me fine. Concept, missions, etc.
Please don’t do a TDU2 on it, or Forza Horizon with all the ‘dude’ talk nonsense and ‘storyline’ crap.
Vivid memories of the test beta days.
Even more fun was the uninstaller deleting root C loose file contents haha!
Donbot said:
Mr Whippy said:
Yep it was a big race. Alfa 8C prize first time iirc.
It felt like an absolute mission. None of that rewind malarkey if you mess up. Being able to go 100mph+ direct to destinations is daft.
In TDU1 it almost never paid to even think about doing that.
Money just falls from trees so there is almost no feeling of satisfaction getting a nice car.
No car garages/test driving.
Feels a bit like a fantasy sandbox, no police, no consequences, makes it feel a bit like no importance or satisfaction from doing ‘well’
A remake of TDU1 would be fine by me. No need to over think it with the cringey TDU2 storyline or a FH4 ‘event’ kinda undercurrent.
Let players fill the gaps with their imagination rather than force feed them a narrative that they may not like.
This thread inspired me to fire up TDU1 again. Often, replaying games you enjoyed 10+ years ago ruins them a bit, but I'm pleased to report that it's still really good fun! I think the official servers were taken down years ago, but someone else is hosting some now and they seem to work as well as the official servers. Met up with a load of Russians at the lighthouse and had a nice cruise down the coast in my Ford GT. Crashed a lot, but found myself playing it for a couple of hours and having a blast. The graphics haven't aged amazingly well, but they're not bad, all things considered.
Nostalgia Intensifies
Looks like a Test Drive: Solar Crown trademark has been filed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLdSfSZnM1A
I had TDU1 on Xbox 360, I thought it was great, the 60 min challenge referred to earlier in the thread I think was (ironically) called the "Millionaire's Challenge" which mostly involved (for me anyway) using a Tuned MV Augusta F4 then crashing a bit but still making the hour mark.
I also pre-ordered TDU2 back in the day from Game (before promptly seeing the price drop a few days after I got it...) Still thought it was fairly enjoyable though, liked Ibiza, Casino and cruising in the V10 R8 Spyder.
Question is: where would they go for TDU3? Corsica or Japan might be a shout if they wanted to carry on the island theme...
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Looks like a Test Drive: Solar Crown trademark has been filed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLdSfSZnM1A
I had TDU1 on Xbox 360, I thought it was great, the 60 min challenge referred to earlier in the thread I think was (ironically) called the "Millionaire's Challenge" which mostly involved (for me anyway) using a Tuned MV Augusta F4 then crashing a bit but still making the hour mark.
I also pre-ordered TDU2 back in the day from Game (before promptly seeing the price drop a few days after I got it...) Still thought it was fairly enjoyable though, liked Ibiza, Casino and cruising in the V10 R8 Spyder.
Question is: where would they go for TDU3? Corsica or Japan might be a shout if they wanted to carry on the island theme...
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Gamer Frog said:
Nostalgia Intensifies
Looks like a Test Drive: Solar Crown trademark has been filed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLdSfSZnM1A
I had TDU1 on Xbox 360, I thought it was great, the 60 min challenge referred to earlier in the thread I think was (ironically) called the "Millionaire's Challenge" which mostly involved (for me anyway) using a Tuned MV Augusta F4 then crashing a bit but still making the hour mark.
I also pre-ordered TDU2 back in the day from Game (before promptly seeing the price drop a few days after I got it...) Still thought it was fairly enjoyable though, liked Ibiza, Casino and cruising in the V10 R8 Spyder.
Question is: where would they go for TDU3? Corsica or Japan might be a shout if they wanted to carry on the island theme...
Edit = Formatting
Looks like a Test Drive: Solar Crown trademark has been filed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLdSfSZnM1A
I had TDU1 on Xbox 360, I thought it was great, the 60 min challenge referred to earlier in the thread I think was (ironically) called the "Millionaire's Challenge" which mostly involved (for me anyway) using a Tuned MV Augusta F4 then crashing a bit but still making the hour mark.
I also pre-ordered TDU2 back in the day from Game (before promptly seeing the price drop a few days after I got it...) Still thought it was fairly enjoyable though, liked Ibiza, Casino and cruising in the V10 R8 Spyder.
Question is: where would they go for TDU3? Corsica or Japan might be a shout if they wanted to carry on the island theme...
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I would imagine/hope it'd be kept on the tropical side of things, Ibiza & Hawaii worked well IMO. Maybe something like a scaled New Zealand? As much as I would love Japan to be a map on a big driving game, TDU suits the 'exotic' type of thing, whereas Japan I'd rather Horizon or similar made use of it, customisation etc would be more in tune.
If that makes sense?
Going to pull the plunge on a Xbox 360 as I've 2 or 3 random ones dotting about the house in various states of disrepair. Was the 'E' fairly trouble free? Likely going to buy from CEX for a bit of warranty/dependability rather than Ebay, gumtree etc.
ETA: The E is sold out, Looks like it'll be a slim for me!
Edited by Rod200SX on Monday 18th May 11:36
TDU2 was kinda ok.
It was mostly buggered up by controls (weird linearity issues with wheels and pedals!), and a general deadness to handling...
I never got why they couldn’t have just left all the TDU1 stuff in that regard alone as it was spot on for the type of driver it was.
Imo they should return to O’ahu. It had amazing plains, mountains, integrated highways you could loop on for hours and not get bored, genuinely great driving.
I’d happily pay again to go back there!
They should fairly closely remake TDU.
No naff back story, they all date nastily. No levelling and all that junk with influence.
It was mostly buggered up by controls (weird linearity issues with wheels and pedals!), and a general deadness to handling...
I never got why they couldn’t have just left all the TDU1 stuff in that regard alone as it was spot on for the type of driver it was.
Imo they should return to O’ahu. It had amazing plains, mountains, integrated highways you could loop on for hours and not get bored, genuinely great driving.
I’d happily pay again to go back there!
They should fairly closely remake TDU.
No naff back story, they all date nastily. No levelling and all that junk with influence.
Clearly something is being made with the KT engine.
https://www.kylotonn.com/en/careers/#AFJV-EINF102-...
Shame they wouldn't allow remote working otherwise I'd have applied I think.
I still think the future in all this MMO and car free-roam on real roads stuff is an 'open' variety where you make an engine with 'generic' cars and then let a modding community add all the real stuff so there are no license issues.
In my 20 years of faffing with car games, the sad part is seeing the re-use and re-making of the same stuff over and over again. Carrying it all through would make a lot of sense.
I know Forza team do it with a LOT of cars now... but when it's a commercial entity doing it the consumer is just paying £££ for the same stuff again and again.
Then again game engines do change and improve. TDU1 looks quite dated now. However I think with modern shading the core geometry/texture sheets would swizzle over pretty nicely... so it's again more a rework than a start from scratch concern.
I can dream
https://www.kylotonn.com/en/careers/#AFJV-EINF102-...
Shame they wouldn't allow remote working otherwise I'd have applied I think.
I still think the future in all this MMO and car free-roam on real roads stuff is an 'open' variety where you make an engine with 'generic' cars and then let a modding community add all the real stuff so there are no license issues.
In my 20 years of faffing with car games, the sad part is seeing the re-use and re-making of the same stuff over and over again. Carrying it all through would make a lot of sense.
I know Forza team do it with a LOT of cars now... but when it's a commercial entity doing it the consumer is just paying £££ for the same stuff again and again.
Then again game engines do change and improve. TDU1 looks quite dated now. However I think with modern shading the core geometry/texture sheets would swizzle over pretty nicely... so it's again more a rework than a start from scratch concern.
I can dream
Mr Whippy said:
Clearly something is being made with the KT engine.
https://www.kylotonn.com/en/careers/#AFJV-EINF102-...
Shame they wouldn't allow remote working otherwise I'd have applied I think.
I still think the future in all this MMO and car free-roam on real roads stuff is an 'open' variety where you make an engine with 'generic' cars and then let a modding community add all the real stuff so there are no license issues.
In my 20 years of faffing with car games, the sad part is seeing the re-use and re-making of the same stuff over and over again. Carrying it all through would make a lot of sense.
I know Forza team do it with a LOT of cars now... but when it's a commercial entity doing it the consumer is just paying £££ for the same stuff again and again.
Then again game engines do change and improve. TDU1 looks quite dated now. However I think with modern shading the core geometry/texture sheets would swizzle over pretty nicely... so it's again more a rework than a start from scratch concern.
I can dream
That's a really good sign though, looks like it really is happening! https://www.kylotonn.com/en/careers/#AFJV-EINF102-...
Shame they wouldn't allow remote working otherwise I'd have applied I think.
I still think the future in all this MMO and car free-roam on real roads stuff is an 'open' variety where you make an engine with 'generic' cars and then let a modding community add all the real stuff so there are no license issues.
In my 20 years of faffing with car games, the sad part is seeing the re-use and re-making of the same stuff over and over again. Carrying it all through would make a lot of sense.
I know Forza team do it with a LOT of cars now... but when it's a commercial entity doing it the consumer is just paying £££ for the same stuff again and again.
Then again game engines do change and improve. TDU1 looks quite dated now. However I think with modern shading the core geometry/texture sheets would swizzle over pretty nicely... so it's again more a rework than a start from scratch concern.
I can dream
To be honest, the physics were fairly basic but felt brilliant IMO for an arcade racer in TDU1. Better than any NFS game in recent years. Cars actually seemed to have mechanical grip, you got proper understeer/oversteer. Gearchanges were chunky and the cars moved about if you changed gear mid corner etc.
I just loved the map, playing about in the Caterham on the small twisty roads to the north (there was a good one about halfway along the top that went south & was brilliant fun).
Corvette Z06, caterham & the Zonda were my go to cars iirc. Just needed the notchy corners/gradient changes and a graphical overhaul and I'd be happy!
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