toblix Posted July 27, 2011 So, I assume everyone was curious about the next Driver game, with its weird car-jumping. Apparently Ubisoft was not, as I previously believed, moving away from their ridiculous and broken always-on DRM scheme, and are planning on including this feature in Driver: San Francisco for PC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irishjohn Posted July 27, 2011 Just so bizarre. Do they think that DRM like that only upsets five loud and angry nerds or something? Everyone who plays PC games beyond Farmville, i.e. the target market for Driver, hates this stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted July 28, 2011 Well, they're not idiots, so either PC gamers are, regardless of all the outrage, buying enough copies of Ubisoft's games that they consider the DRM a success, or They're really going to use a new, better and more benevolent form of DRM that they'll tell us all about soon, and this is just an unfortunate mess of rumors and misunderstanding, or They are idiots. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted July 28, 2011 Can I choose both 1 and 3? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irishjohn Posted July 28, 2011 I'm sure that they are selling enough, and there's no doubt that PC game piracy is a serious issue, but this just seems nuts to me. What about the guy who buys the game, doesn't think twice about it and is playing away when suddenly the game stops because his connection broke down? Or he or she is travelling for work and wants to play in their room and doesn't know they need a connection? Or maybe someone in the house is watching Netflix or something? Sorry for the list of banal examples, but it just seems weird to me to put an obstacle like this in the path of the typical consumer, regardless of how regular PC game people feel about DRM in general. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Posted July 28, 2011 I like how Ubisoft goes out of its way to make me not buy their games! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted July 28, 2011 They won't sell a lot, and blame it on piracy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted July 28, 2011 Love the images in this RPS article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted July 28, 2011 Seems like the DRM is not the only reason not to buy the game: http://www.gametrailers.com/video/prove-it-driver-san/718121 http://www.gametrailers.com/video/team-colors-driver-san/718123 http://www.gametrailers.com/video/escapist-gameplay-driver-san/718119 What a disappointment. I loved a Driver game once. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thompson Posted July 29, 2011 Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SometingStupid Posted July 29, 2011 More like, Drive: San Franshitsco! No but seriously, even if it is logical on their end, don't they see all the internet hate for their DRM? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted July 29, 2011 The internet hating something and sales are two different things, they are ok with the sales, so the internet can keep on hating drm and everything else; who gives a shit? The Drm sounds like crap; when they make money, pissing off people isn't good either, but they are a company that wants to make money so they can make more awesome games it's a really hard argument to make. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted July 29, 2011 Seems like the DRM is not the only reason not to buy the game:http://www.gametrailers.com/video/prove-it-driver-san/718121 http://www.gametrailers.com/video/team-colors-driver-san/718123 http://www.gametrailers.com/video/escapist-gameplay-driver-san/718119 What the hell is that? Seems ridiculous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted July 29, 2011 What the hell is that? Seems ridiculous. You obviously never saw Bullet, it's just like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SometingStupid Posted July 29, 2011 Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play.Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Forgive me guys, but i'm deep undercover here and you're messing up my play. Gotta give these cops credit, they're persistent. Gotta give these cops credit, they're persistent. Gotta give these cops credit, they're persistent. Gotta give these cops credit, they're persistent. Gotta give these cops credit, they're persistent. Considering that they can't come up with more than three lines of dialogue for the main characters, I can't see how they'll fare with an entire city full of cars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted July 29, 2011 Im really holding out that it's WIP and they won't be barking so often and a little more variety in the released version. Im basing my hope on nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thompson Posted July 30, 2011 I'm hoping those voice actors are place holders. It's concerning that those lines were already so repetetive and grinding after just watching three short videos of gameplay, imagine after playing the entire game. *Blows brains out* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted September 20, 2011 So I got this for Xbox and god damn it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted September 20, 2011 It's really fun, especially coming from something as intense as Deus Ex. It's basically about driving like an asshole and getting all sorts of rewards for it. I've only played for about an hour, but this seems like a game that'll give me a lot of effortless fun. I especially like it when, every time I jump down into some random car, I appear in the middle of a conversation, take over the body of the driver, quickly turn the car into oncoming traffic to thwart the opposition and then float back up to find another victim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murdoc Posted September 20, 2011 How are the barks toblix? Thats what has put me off from picking it up, in the one video mentioned above it seemed unplayable with all the repetitive one liners while driving. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted September 21, 2011 Oh, that was a good "god damn it." I was worried. I've been quite looking forward to picking this game up sometime soon, and you had me concerned that it sucked in some way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted September 21, 2011 Haven't really noticed any repetitive barking, though it may be too early for that to kick in. In fact, I've been surprised at the amount of different conversations I end up interrupting each time I take over a car. That might, of course, end at any point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twmac Posted September 21, 2011 I hope it has improved, as this guy wrote about it in a way that made me hopeful: http://tom-jubert.blogspot.com/2011/05/driver-san-francisco-previews-abound.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
