Quick Look: EX: ModNation Racers

Having been in the beta, there are three things that stuck out to me they need to fix: a) load-times; b) framerate; and c) load-times.
 
They fix those three things and they have a hit on their hands. This game goes SUPER deep.

wow the track editor is just amazing.  
 
@hoyle1911 said:

" You guys need to stop inviting devs for your QL, even if it means getting less access.  These segments have a great mystery science theater 3000 quality to them, and obviously you can't speak honestly if you need to play nice in front of company.  Thanks for reading.   "

Something strange happens when they are playing toghter. In the lower left player. It looks like the face is not syncing with the helmet or something. 

I was in the Beta, the creation tools for cars and tracks were really good, but I see they have not fixed the long loading times or glitches so unless they can fix those things I'll pass.

Nice QL ^^ Don't understand all the hate towards the EX versions.

I would've made some fake jump pads, ones that would send you into the ocean lol

This game looks great. I love kart racing games, and the whole editor looks awesome. Hoping the loading won't be as long when it's released... :p

Nice lag on the game!

Looks a little rough, but I still think it'll be pretty solid. Wish I had a PS3 to play this on. :(

Wow, I have to say, that track creator is pretty cool. I've never ever made any map or track for any game I've ever played, and this creator is the first one that actually makes it look fun, simple, and really quick.

" I was in the Beta, the creation tools for cars and tracks were really good, but I see they have not fixed the long loading times or glitches so unless they can fix those things I'll pass. "

I know the games not finished but those are some long load times still.

Load faster dammit!

Auto Populate = WHAT.
 
I cant believe that is real-time.

Lego Racers already did the multi-tiered powerups. In fact the speed boost one crated a portal just like this game. Not to knock this game, it is a good idea I am surprised hasn't shown up in more games.

Sweet! 
 I was totally excited for the game when I seen it last year during the Sony's E3 conference. Nice job Vinny!

Loved the beta it is a must buy for me 

The creation stuff looks absolutely amazing. But then at the end of the video the gameplay struck me as no different than any other kart racer.  To buy this, I sort of feel like the gameplay needs to do something to wow me a little more, because I'm not going to buy it for user made tracks alone.

Hope they can fix some of the glitches and reduce the load times. Brad's driver (lower left) had 2 heads for the longest time. Track editor looks awesome though.

Yeah, Dev quicklooks are certainly toned down a bit, and while most PR people tend to have that irritatingly artificial ad slang (not that i'm blaming them, it's their job) that kind of damages the un-cut genuineness of regular QLs the risk of completely missing an impressive feature goes down, so its not completely without pay-off.

And man, occasionally the Dev seems honestly pumped about it too, which always helps.

The first thing that comes to ind when he talks about the weapons is Lego Racers and now I miss those games :P

Track creator looks awesome.  All of the auto-complete and other ease of use features should be in every creator made from here on out.  Track/level creation often seems too much like a chore, but that actually looks like fun.  Whip up some terrain, toss down a quick track, and then autopopulate and tweak to your liking.
 
The racing I'm unsure about - just looks like the same kart racing game that's been around forever.  I've been dropping traps among item boxes since Mario Kart 64.  Blur I'm much more interested in trying out as a racing game. 
 
ETA: Also agree the QL EXs tend to be hit or miss.  Winterbottom was great, but you just as often end up with PR answers to lightly critical questions instead of honest thoughts about how it plays.  For example, Brad asking about customization of the speed/acceleration/turning of your kart only to find out its not there.  I'd rather hear about if it sucks that you can't do that than some PR reason why it's not in there.

" wow the track editor is just amazing.  
 
@hoyle1911 said:

" You guys need to stop inviting devs for your QL, even if it means getting less access.  These segments have a great mystery science theater 3000 quality to them, and obviously you can't speak honestly if you need to play nice in front of company.  Thanks for reading.   "

I'm pretty sure they invite devs that they feel they can speak their mind with. When you think about it Jeff was fired for his opinions, I'm pretty sure it's not NOW that he or anyone else in Giantbomb will start sucking it up. "

Looks tons better than the beta. Still think the camera is too close though. And the track creator is amazing! 
 
Did Brad have two heads?

Dude, those loading times are STILL too long. WAY too long. I´ve played the beta and the customisation stuff was really cool, kinda like STUNTS (4d Sports Driving?) meets Little Big Planet. But man, those loadtimes SUCK!

I was all like "looks okay" when it was announced at E3, but it seems every day since my interest has increased bringing it to the point where this is probably one of the games I'm most excited for.
 
I've said it before I'm sure but I LOVED the creation and sharing aspects of LBP, I just think they fell a little short on the "play" end of the deal.
 
I'm still super nervous about this one as kart-racing gameplay has to be near perfect for me to really get into it (see Mario Kart and/or Crash Team Racing), but if they can get that right I'll be totally stoked - and, more importantly, totally sold.

looks interesting but I have to agree with everyone else. Optimize the load times and some graphical bugs and I think it'll be pretty cool

I really dislike the character design of this game.

loooooad tiiiiiiiiiiiimes!

long ass load screen.

These are the longest load times I've ever seen.

" @BD_Mr_Bubbles said:

" I was in the Beta, the creation tools for cars and tracks were really good, but I see they have not fixed the long loading times or glitches so unless they can fix those things I'll pass. "

Presumably they will since this is another flagship title in Sony's Play. Create. Share. thingy... So I sure hope so.  Also, the powerup weapon system is the exact same as that Lego Racing game on the N64. The level 3 boost was also a warp.  Also this is the far cry 2 map editor lol! Awesome. I have had this game on my radar for a while, didn't get into the beta though :( "

As long as the load time is maybe five times faster, it's a go for me. I'm not a huge racing game fan but this one has me intrigued. Got to love those cart racers. And the community aspect seems great, definitely a must get for me!

Those load times are killer!

The Crackdown announcer is in there.  It looks kind of cool, but it seems like a glorified Mario Kart that took way too long to make, especially when there are already several kart games out there.  The editing is what will make or break it, but LBP and Spore flamed out, so that's pretty much been proven already.

wow, this quick look totally changed my perception of this game.
 
looks really solid. 

Played the beta, was fun.  The most fun I had on it was making a course where you drive up the side of a mountain and then jump from a ramp onto another mountain.  Too bad no-one played it : -(

Between this, Mario Kart and Sega All Stars, the (proper) racing genre is finally making a come back! 
 
The framerate and load screens definitely need to be fixed though.
 

@Scarabus

" I really dislike the character design of this game. "

Looks quite alright. Though was it just me, or did Brad have two heads?

" @99X: And Sonic and Sega All Stars Racing... which is actually really good.  I think it's about time we got some more Kart racers. If only a good dev could take the Crash franchise and bring out a new Crash Team Racer. "

I'm getting a much more fun vibe from this game, as opposed to Little Big Planet. At least the building isn't tedious and boring.

This looks like Zero Gear. A lot.

" You guys need to stop inviting devs for your QL, even if it means getting less access.  These segments have a great mystery science theater 3000 quality to them, and obviously you can't speak honestly if you need to play nice in front of company.  Thanks for reading.   "

Briff Tradwell is a great announcer name

This game looks pretty damn fun

" @hoyle1911 said:

" You guys need to stop inviting devs for your QL, even if it means getting less access.  These segments have a great mystery science theater 3000 quality to them, and obviously you can't speak honestly if you need to play nice in front of company.  Thanks for reading.   "

You need to fuck off. "

I'm glad to see this quick look since I was curious about the gameplay and creation tools and now I know that they'll be great. There are still some things they need to work on like the load time and lag but I'm looking forward to this.

Don't people understand that developers will not let giant bomb post a quicklook of an unreleased game unless a developer is there to do the playing an contextualizing? No developer = no quick look. Giantbomb is trying to cultivate relationships with game studios. What sense would it make for them to turn down developers who want to show them games?