Burnout Paradise Frustration!
By HairyMike87 31 Comments
First off, I'm so damn happy that we got a snow day today. The roads are literally a block of ice and I feel like sh*t so I didn't even want to go to classes today. I plan on doing nothing today but play video games.
Moving on, Burnout Paradise has to be one of the most frustrating games that I have ever purchased for the following reasons,
There are a ton of frustrating things about this game that make you question even purchasing it while playing through most of the beginning. I would say grind it out for a little bit, it all pays off when you finally get that one car that feels natural and controls in a way that makes you feel superior to everyone else.
Moving on, Burnout Paradise has to be one of the most frustrating games that I have ever purchased for the following reasons,
- During a race, trying to read the small map in the corner and trying to not crash while going fast as hell is next to impossible.
- Pressing the Back button to view the map and plan a route is okay, but takes away from the action and makes it almost useless to have a map on screen.
- Crashing into every little thing every 30 seconds gets old really quick.
- Not having a teleport feature in the game makes it inconvinient when you need to drive across almost the whole map to reach a junkyard or a new event.
- Getting within 100 yards of the finish line just to slightly tap the side of a normal traffic car or the side of a barrier in the middle of the road which makes you finish 2nd and fail.
- Not having the right car for the one event that is closest to you when the previous event ends. You could probably get away with doing almost every type of event with the car you have when you start the game, but when you are getting close to your A license, pick which events you want to do and get a car that will stand up to the challenge. You still have to drive to the junkyard to get the car.
- That damn DJ that always has something to say when you don't want to hear him, especially after losing an event.
- When it gets dark out, it is almost impossible to see where you are going and need to look at the map for guidance.....BAM! You crash.
- The speed in the game is a thrill and a downfall. You better have the right car for a race that takes place up in the mountains because of the winding roads. If not, you'll hug the side barriers in order to make turns and keep speed. Also, there are, at times, too many cars on the road that get in your way and you wind up crashing all the time
There are a ton of frustrating things about this game that make you question even purchasing it while playing through most of the beginning. I would say grind it out for a little bit, it all pays off when you finally get that one car that feels natural and controls in a way that makes you feel superior to everyone else.