Some Things are Just More Awesome When They're Free!
By brooklyngrenade 15 Comments
This game is awesome! I played an hour of it tonight out of boredom and it was a blast. Even though I started on the easiest difficulty just to accustom to the gameplay, the sense of accomplishment still felt good. I got bronze, silver and gold medals in each of the first five races. I love how straightforward it is; controls are simple, no extravagant HUD, graphics are simple but have a very sleek look plus the physics are cool along with the motion blur effect (I'm a sucker for good motion blur :P).
I'm not big on racing games but what I also like about TrackMania is its simple 'jump right into the action' design. No need for, "tune this, modify suspension, blah blah blah," just focus on racing and beating the clock. Don't get me wrong I enjoy those types of racers too (my best friend and I had good times with Gran Turismo 2 back in the day). Just the mere fact that its now free is even more of a reason to get into it. If you play as well, let's hit up the multiplayer, my account name for it is: BrooklynGrenade.
Due to its pick up and play structure I see my downtime comprising of playing this during the fastly approaching school year when my AP language class kicks my ass on weekdays. I also see myself binging on this to the point of creating custom tracks. Hell, I might even upgrade to the United expansion. I may however need to acquire a gamepad, I was on my way to carpol tunnel when I played tonight, lol. I might just pick up a wired 360 controller which will serve an expanded use between my PC games and Xbox. That's just another thing on the list of endless game purchases, heh.
It's games like this that justify the great service that is Steam. Speaking of which, the first two games of the Oddworld franchise are available for download. I am definitely going to check those out at some point.
More blogging coming this weekend.
Peace.