Quick Look: Taxi

Man, I really want to go play Crazy Taxi now...

Speaking of Crazy Taxi: YAH YAH YAH YAH YAH!

For maximum taxi driver simulation authenticity, play the game in a language you do not speak.

Dan: "Getting a little Vigilante 8 menu screen vibe from this."

Jeff: "That's uh...it's uh...weird that you remember, that."

I had a honest-to-goodness spit-take while taking a drink from my root beer. Thank you for that guys.

Some great references today we got Vigilante 8 and the 32-bit classic pedestrian killer simulation Die Hard Trilogy.

Really the game looks ok the graphics are crisp and clear but it looks very boring.

Note i would not buy it even though i play foaming simulator a lot.

Yup, more than aware! I actually prefer smaller games and find them more interesting, most of the time. This game just seems boring and terrible and has no redeeming value, comedic or otherwise. At least some of the other random smaller titles that have had quick looks lately have had some interesting aspect, but this just seems blah.

Gave up half way through due to dans such negative attitude.

I don't recall any negative attitude from him that is any worse or different from Jeffs....

Both are great, people just love to hate new people.

@cuuniyevo said:

@squiggle said:

"Buildings with a bunch of dumb stuff in front of them are usually art museums"

Dan's cultural commentaries are endlessly fascinating.

To be fair…he's 100% correct. I did a quick google image search for "art museum" and the following pictures were on the first page of results. They're definitely art, and interesting in their own way, but there's no getting around the fact that they're preeeeeetty dumb.

I really feel like defending art museums, especially the last one you showed, but I realized that might take explaining the importance and intent of modern minimalist sculpture and public art.

If you're interested, I can explain as best I can, but if not, I hope you may take my word for it that the Denver Art Museum(the last one) and Suvero's sculpture in front of it are fantastic.

@truthtellah: I have enjoyed my time at every museum I've ever visited, and did not intend to offend. The word "dumb" may be used as a pejorative by some people, but I generally use it in a loving way. That being said, I would actually be interested in hearing your explanation of the piece, if it holds a special place in your heart. My appreciation of such pieces usually amounts to thinking about the effort that went into making them and whether their shape inspires a sense of being at odds with or in harmony with their surroundings.

Ah, well, I'm glad it's the loving kind of dumb. heh. I actually agree with Dan to some extent; though, usually in the context of big minimalist sculpture in front of corporate or government buildings. I think sculpture in front of art museums makes perfect sense, because it's an art museum. But many corporate and government buildings are senseless with the minimalist sculptures they place in front of them.

As noted art critic Tom Wolfe(and Alex Navarro inspiration) once said, "This type of abstract public sculpture is known within the architectural profession, sotto voce, as the Turd in the Plaza school... The term was coined by [the architect] James Wines, who said, 'I don't care if they want to put up these boring glass boxes, but why do they always deposit that little turd in the plaza when they leave?'"

A lot of abstract public art is placed there without concern for the community and buildings around them, and it's a real shame.

Yet, a structure like the Denver Art Museum is different. It is itself a magnificent piece of architecture, bursting from the streets of Denver. It is forward-thinking and striking, if a bit impractical. Some criticize it for overwhelming the art within it, but I think that can be forgiven for what it adds to the area around it.

And Suvero's red sculpture is abstract expressionist painting with steel forms, reminiscent of the cityscape around it. You said it well! Some of such works' greatest intrigue comes from considering their construction and how the shapes interact with you and their surroundings. Its form is even arranged in front of the museum in such a way that it juts out like the museum itself, emphasizing its distinct form. To me, it is like a little brother of the building trying to have its own message in the museum's shadow.

Good architecture and public sculpture interacts with the area around them and brings value to the community. Unfortunately, a lot of quality sculpture has been abused over the last century with businesses placing them carelessly around cities, and it has distracted from the value of such distinct imagery in the public space.

The Job My Uncle Does - The Game...

Boring.

Time until inevitable wrestling reference, 7:40.

Hey hey, come on over, have some fun with average taxi. Hey, hey, HEY! it's time to make some average money! Are you ready? Here... we... never mind.

I'm a terrorist group and I demand that all future simulation Quicklooks will include Vinny Caravella!

Doesn't beat driving a taxi in GTA, I did that a whole lot no matter how stupid it was.

Pshaw only those who suck at Crazy Taxi don't like Crazy Taxi. Crazy Taxi is dope.

I really wish taxi drivers would just improve their service instead of getting pissy about it. I am a fan of Uber. Clean car, no tipping, and everyone accepts credit cards. When the car doesn't arrive quickly, the estimate is accurate, and you can see its status in real time.

One of the funniest sequences in American TV history...

ought to obey the speed limits, follow the rules of the road & use the brakes on the car once in a while

or

ought to not demo these sim games any more

Methodical Taxi

Must say... I'm pretty amazed at Dan's lack of knowledge of anything outside of the US.

One of the first videos I saw with him had him asking whether or not there was Pool in Europe for example.
I thought these guys get to travel a fair bit with their jobs. Guess not.

Game looks bad lol.

@shortbreadtom: Ha! Brillant, though to be completely one up'd in a comment less than a minute later. Good on you!

Roundabouts are fantastic. They're much quicker than lights in places that aren't really traffic heavy and are low speed.

Kind of impressed you can actually flip the car in this.

What is the TTW (time to wrestling) in this Jeff-Dan video?

@stanleynipple said:

7 minutes and 35 seconds.

The taxi wanted to get crazy, but the cops wouldn't let them.

I may be odd for saying this but I can see the appeal of a game like this, Crazy or not. This one doesn't Fare well though from what I'm seeing.

I Make No Apologies For That Pun

"Leepziger"

"Do you know where gamescom is?"

"Leipzig"

As delightfully amusing as this was, it's kinda weird to see Jeff act more enthusiastic about garbage like this than he does about "real" games like that inFamous expansion that just came out.

@ydross said:

This is America, You can't just expect people to watch quality foreign films, they have to be sterilized, Americanized, dumbed down and regurgitated first