Driv3r, funny situation

[TT]

It was out yesterday in Switzerland and I already spent some hours playing... it's a good challenge :D

Exactly as the previous two, but on PS2 ;) with more vehicles, still great physics, more action outside the cars/trucks/bikes/boats and a good improvement :D

but look these pics LOL :D in a mission were you have your boss beside you, so you can't change car, we got stuck like that :D

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6558/driv3r01.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/7360/driv3r02.jpg

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/3893/driv3r03.jpg

The only solution I found was to wait for a big truck, steal it and ram our car as hard as I could :D it worked :D

[T-Bird]

shit! I didn't know it was out already I'm gonna have to go buy it now. And that is one hell of a bug.

[DanielW]

damn, i really liked the 1st one.
is it out on pc as well?

[TT]

The official Euro date was the 22nd... in the US it should be around the same this time.

It will be out for PC in the next Fall I think

[gis]

lol funny situation you were in,the game graphics look sweet.

BTW is this game in any way liek GTA?

[TT]

You never plaid Driver 1 or 2 on psx? it's more centered on the driving part and I remember a mission in GTA3 were they actually joke about that since you have to chase a dumb man, completely useless outside his car :D

things improved a but, but still, GTA is a better game as a whole package, but yes, it's sort of GTA as for the general lines

BTW, the main story is about you, an udnercover cop, inside a gang that has to steal 40 rare cars for a misterious customer :D

[saadie]

whao....tht explains TT's driving skils ... :P :P :P :wink:

[gigdy]

i did that same thing in gta vice city.

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ecrawfo1/polethrucar.JPG
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ecrawfo1/bad%20landing.JPG
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~ecrawfo1/candyridnbitch.JPG

[saadie]

wow tht explaing yer driving skills too ... :wink: :P

kelw pix ... lol ya stole a babe ... :wink:

[TT]

BTW, a VERY nice and realistic feature that was missing from GTA or the previous Drivers is that you actually get hurt when you have accidents in your car/truck/whatever :D

In GTA when you are barely alive, it is so nice to finally find a car and run untill the next place where to paint the car or the next crib where to heal... in Driv3r, forget about it :D in your car ever lightpole is a treath to your life if you barely escaped a terrible shooting :D

[Silvia_Drift]

The game looks pretty cool but www.gamespot.com gave it a really bad review. Check this out:

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/driver3/index.html

[PATo355]

Wow amazing game TT , is that the same Driver that was on playstation and pc ? I mean play 1

[Sachmo12345]

that shit happens all the time

[Minacious]

TT, give a detailed honest review of it. The reviews for that game have been pretty bad so far. I would like to hear a review from someone I know. I am a fan of the series and was looking forward to 3, but the reviews have been lackluster at best.

[TT]

Wow amazing game TT , is that the same Driver that was on playstation and pc ? I mean play 1


Ye, the third one


TT, give a detailed honest review of it. The reviews for that game have been pretty bad so far. I would like to hear a review from someone I know. I am a fan of the series and was looking forward to 3, but the reviews have been lackluster at best


I never read reviews before buying games or watching movies because to many times they are written by ppl that are really to harsh with their opinions.

Let's get it straight, Driver 3 isn't probably the best game out there, and in the same cathegory I would pick GTA3 or VC anyday.
That said, Driver (1 and 2) was one of the best PSX games (and best seller too). The third one is the natural evolution. As I already said, the best part is still when you have to chase somebody, and the 3 cities are DAMN big! With lot and lot and LOT of roads! There are many cars, bikes, trucks, bus and boats to play with. the physic model didn't impress me as it did back on the PSX, but it has been a while since I played Driver2... globally it's not really realistc, the way you have to use brakes or handbrake to steer your car, especially when you need to chase somebody driving really fast. But it's still damn fun!
The accidents are even better than before with cars you can completely destroy, and when they explode, they really blown to pieces. I also love the level or interaction with the cities! VERY high! First of all you can finally kill somebody with your car while in driver and driver 2 they always managed to escape!
When outside the car, you have many weapons, GTA style: guns, with or without silencer, shotgun, rifle, uzi, grenade launcher and so on ;) you can shoot anything, if you shoot on the wall the bullets will leave holes, you can crash the windows of vehicles, blown their tires or make them explode obviously. YOu can also kill ppl inside the car as in GTA VC. When inside the building like your home or during missions, you can shoot bottles and they will brake, televisions, fridge, flipper, chairs, tables, ANYTHING! And every object will react when shooted!
Sadly the way Tanner move on foot is pretty shitty. With the left thum you go forward / backward, with the other one you turn... painfull when you are surrounded by ppl with machineguns ;)
I would go on forever probably, and we could talk about the plot to, but I think there is a simple conclusion since you loved the first two opus: buy it right away, you won't be disappointed!

[TT]

Last addition about my opinion on the game since I just completed the story mode :D

Well... in short... it's short :D

Today is the official release date and I already completed it :D GTA with its side missions is way better from that point of view. Driv3r is very straight forward, no side mission at all, ence short...

Only two missions are a bit of a challenge to tell the truth :D one of them beeing the last one obviously were you have to fight tons of enemies (wich cause also many slowing down, frame rate-wise...).. with some hardcore play you can complete it in a day, max two :D

But I don't care, I would rate it a good 8/10 on my personal scale because for sure I will still play a lot in "free drive" mode :D to unlock the secret cars and just to discover all the nice places :D

[yg60m]

I am really in the move to buy it but i was waiting more reviews. It seems that you like it so i will maybe buy it soon :wink:

[TT]

The most important point: don't take your expectations to high :D if Driv3r got some VERY BAD reviews it's just because ppl (as always), were expecting God knows what... that's pretty dumb IMO :D

Did you play GTA3 or GTA VC Yann? or the two previous Drivers?

[yg60m]

Yes, i played them and i adore all these games, lot of fun !!! Unfortunatly with my 2 childs i haven't a lot of time to play now :? and my PS2 is in a box since several month now :( But maybe Driv3R will be the occasion to get it out .... before GT4 of course :wink:

[T-Bird]

I got the game a few days ago and now I'm stuck on the damn mission where you have to get that cop from the restaurant I can't ever stop the damn car or if I do I have like no life left and as soon as I get out the car either me or the other guy dies. Other than that it's a decent game atleast worth a Rental if your skeptical. It has a somewhat enjoyable roaming mode.

[fabro_s]

Driv3er is already out?????????????? the graphics look excelenttt...

[T-Bird]

trust me those pictures don't do it justice BTW I have the Xbox version. how bout you TT?

[TT]

I have the PS2 version since I own 2 PS2 (a NTSC and a PAL), 1 Gamecube (NSTC/PAL) but not that BIG monster with the green thing on it :D

BTW, although finished since a while and although I have Riding Spirits II to finish, I still go around the cities in free roaming mode :D

I think I did the mistake to use a walkthrough to kill the 30 Timmi and find the 9 cars... if you don't use any help, I'm sure the game will last months :D

[T-Bird]

It sure is taking a while to beat the damn game I'm now on the mission where you have to escape the wharehouse and I get out after figuring out the forklift was the key, instead of staking the boxes, but I die when I get to the building on top of the hill. :x

[TT]

LOL the damn forklit.. I tried to pile up the boxes for a while but it seemed impossible :D then I tried to understood what to do with the forklift that would take less time and got it :D but damn tricky indeed :D