Re: Rossi, Rins, Marquez to take part in virtual Mugello MotoGP

I've been a video gamer for about 25 years now, and I've seen games evolving from the Mario-Contra days to the present world multipolygon 3D HD level, where you need a heavy GPU just to run games.

What I think is, its ok to have this e championship, but it should be on a dedicated simulator and not a console/ gamepad combo.


Gamepads mostly have buttons, which are not a dedicated replacement for throttle, brake lever, etc. Not to mention, countless other varibles like weight shifting, etc. which are not recognised well in a video game.
Even if some of them are variable pressure buttons, like the PS4 analog sticks, its just unfair if some racers are better suited to playing on consoles than others.


What should happen is that instead of a controller, there should be a real life model of a motorcycle, that we see in the malls & all, and it should act as a controller with precise inputs possible to throttle, brake, etc. and precise feedback as well, like vibrations, lost grip feeling, etc.
Making riders play video games is only ok if there's realism in it.

Re: Rossi, Rins, Marquez to take part in virtual Mugello MotoGP


I agree with most of your points. Plus I have motorcycle racing games have never been as closer to the real deal as Car Racing games.
I think maybe its just the dynamics of the motorcycle, plus the concept of rider actually able to fall from motorcycle, I think it has always been a challenge capturing the riding experience in a game. On the other hand, car racing games have become quite realistic.

Rachit

Re: Rossi, Rins, Marquez to take part in virtual Mugello MotoGP

ROADRASH still rocks!

Re: Rossi, Rins, Marquez to take part in virtual Mugello MotoGP

And so the race happened. Watch it here:-




My Comments: Clearly, the race was funny by true MotoGP standards, with racers going even off route, off their normal racing lines and coming back jerkily, also taking weird corners sometimes. What I predicted about consoles and gamepads went true too, you can see how jerkily they took corners, it was like, one right hander taken in 4-5 jerks due to gamepad.

Although they tried to give it an authentic look, by having an authentic e-sports commentator, its still not good enough for a proper race like thing. This one had its own drama, but nothing like the normal one we're used to. Its more like a promotional exercise than anything else in the end.
First they had qualifying and then a short lapped race in which Alex Marquez won, no. 73 all the way.

Finally, to conclude, I would still stand with my suggestions, to make #StayatHome GP with a real life motorcycle controller, and aim for real life dynamics.
I would even go so far as to say, that Milestone should launch such a hardware game package for even the common gamer- this will end piracy for this game at least, and add a new dimension to gameplay, one never explored on a home level before.

So far games came in CD's/DVD's/BD's, now it should come with a real life controller, although practically it might just be a mighty expensive Collector's edition only.
Because, while streaming is a hot thing right now, its not as hot as the real race.