Carmageddon Max Damage Review: What Reincarnation Should’ve Been!
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2016
- Taking a look at the updated re-release of Carmageddeon: Reincarnation, now known as Max Damage! This is the PS4 version here, but it's also available for Xbox One and PC.
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A.I. Comments OMG! Thank you!
i commend the developers for at least not giving up on the product, and if the game turns out good once it lunched on pc. i will finally grab me a copy.
0:30 Xbox 720? although it's a better name, haven't heard that in over three years now
Still sad about how they decided not to include prat cam. It was awesome back in the day.
wow... that's a level of distance fogging I've not seen since turok on the n64
morrowind xD
You said it! I literally LOL'ed when I saw that! And the graphics look like an HD remaster PS2 game.. Of course, it's not all about graphics.. But still, damn!
Lol indeed
I have noticed you have released three unusually long videos in the last two weeks, interwoven amongst your normal videos such as this. I just wanted to express my overwhelming satisfaction with your content. I love your shorter videos for the quick, concise content. I have been loving the longer videos in which you ramble & repeat yourself since they allow for emotions & more in-depth discussions. Not that my opinion matters too much, but I just wanted to ensure you knew how much your viewers enjoy your content, man
Thanks for the input! I think there's a place for longer, unscripted videos too.
I still love the first game the best but when I was finally able to run this on PC without issues, I didn't think it was too bad. Glad to see the console versions aren't horribly broken at release.
"New Pedestrians to run over" That line made my day, ROFL. Love your channel dude, keep it up :D
That lack of local multiplayer is def a sad thing to see
Why is that no longer a thing?!
It's bad on PC, it's ridiculous and stupid on console.
Just don't get why it isn't a priority for the devs anymore.
Anti piracy measure, I think.
Major Bullshit detected! Well, it's a good reason to move to PC.
my favorite channel when i want that nostalgia feeling... Awesome videos LGR
Thanks Clint for your comprehensive & fun review, I love the series & concept naturally as a big "Death Race 2000" fan. I love every "Twisted Metal" & other car combat game out & respect your opinion so this is great timing as I wondered if it was worth grabbing for my PS4, thanks man! -Dean Thompson
Certainly, thanks for watching!
As somebody who played the crap out of the original Carmageddon when I was a kid, I was so psyched for this remake. Got both the Xbox One and PS4 versions, very underrated game. :)
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Load times could use some work tho
Hello, who wants to play max damage in Multiplayer? I have the steam version and maybe we can do a fox race like in the good old days!! Maybe we can gather more players for this wonderful game!!
I remember first hearing of Reincarnation and getting really hyped until the game was finally released, specially since the last Carmageddon related thing I was excited for was the funsize (mobile) ports arriving via Android and iOS. Managed to snag copies of the promo release which was the full version before the price tag was set to $2 after the first day.
Then came Reincarnation's release and let's just say it was a bit of a mess. Thankfully, Max Damage is what the game should've been and I snagged it for $20 recently. Does well for what it offers and manages to do well on a non-gaming PC such like my Surface Pro 4.
Another great reveiw, fair as usual and not afraid to talk about the good with the bad, or vice versa.
Just to say, thank you, (even if it's just this once!? don't know!) for using the sweet keyboard sound intro!
That PS2-grade view distance fog though
Ikr? I laughed my ass off when I saw it
It's embarrassing.
Like the original Carmagedon from DOS.
if you could dump down the textures in the ps4 version, it would look like a N64 game, noice!
Reminds me of Turok back in 97.
This is so underrated. IGN 5.4 wtf
IGN sucks
Wow this is the only positive review I have seen for this game. Nice vid LGR
I'm happy to see this series return! I just bought this and have been having a blast playing a modernized version of my favorite childhood racing game. This review is fair; it's not for everyone, but if you loved the first game, it's expansion and Carmeggedon 2, this will be right up your alley.
Hello, who wants to play max damage in Multiplayer? I have the steam version and maybe we can do a fox race like in the good old days!! Maybe we can gather more players for this wonderful game!!
Thank you for a proper and unbiased review that didn't focus on nostalgia, and for explaining the differences between the console and PC versions.
Love your content LGR!
I refuse to buy a console racer with no split-screen. I just won't. Forza Horizon 2 was my only exception.
This game would've had mad potential if I could just invite some friends over for some beers, and Carmageddon "Car"nage.
Aye, the lack of local multiplayer is a real bummer, it's ideal for it!
developers have become increasingly skimpy on that with the advent of online multiplayer. At least the new battlefront of all things has it ironically.
was there any update to download for the ps4 version?
Looking at how it just so reaches 30FPS.
Rendering 2 independent viewpoints on the same map at the same time would probably require some massive graphical downgrades.
But tbh, it would be aweosme if it was included.
Luke-Antra
Games like this should perform way better, though. Even on consoles. Just look at Doom 4. One of the best looking games ever made, and they got it run at a constant 60 fps on consoles.
Thanks for the review.
It looks good enough to me. If they don't release it on GOG soon, I guess I am going to get it on the PS4.
Their needs to be a vigilante 8 reboot, i used to love the Vegas map
That game was really good.
Oh yes, I played the xbox live arcade version fully, but still not as great as the originally game. Everyone I know mostly goes twisted metal, but I liked vigilante 8 more. I remembered seeing those school bus commercials as a kid, fell in love with it right there.
I liked that game so much more than Twisted Metal and at the time I wanted to get V8: Second Offense but never did. I would like to see both those titles remastered than either release a reboot or very late third sequel.
absolutely
Rogue Trip was also loads of fun.
Loved the review!
Oh, the Stig is in this?
I wonder what he drives, a souped-up Reliant Robin with a hydraulic SRiMech? A Toyota Hilux?
No, that's Stig's videogame cousin.
Some say...
Stig O'Sore is not "the other Stig", sadly. Because if he was, we couldn't really play the game because he'd be too good.
Was gonna buy this on consoles for the split screen so I'm glad I watched this review. Gonna get it on PC now on sale
I read some crazy description of what the physics dev/founder of Stainless (Batwick) was implementing in the early versions of Reincarnation. Apparently every impact point sent concentric sine waves of deformation through the panels and polygons of the cars which gave a ridiculous finesse to the carnage... But, as most setups it was played on expired or performed like a flick book I believe it was scaled back/optimised to something similar to what we see here. As their own homebrew tech evolves I'm sure we will see better performance in the future. Can't wait to see this in my stéam library.
I realy love this game takes me way way back ^-^
love the review!!
A criminally underrated game in every single aspect, I'll never lose my respect for the developers for putting in the effort they did.
Wreckfest launched on consoles recently and people are applauding in droves on how destructive racers are super uncommon these days, im just entirety convinced this one flew right under the radar and its honestly sad to know that there MIGHT be a larger audience for this game, but they either don't know it exists or the ultra-low IGN score turned them off from it. Games like this DESERVED way better than what they got, and thankfully THQ Nordic might be just as good for this franchise as it was for Wreckfest when it hit development hell.
I still play this game a lot, it's a super chill time just relaxing on the couch with a Steam Link streaming the mechanical slaughter straight to my TV screen, I'll continue to shout to the heavens above about how unfairly this game got treated by reviewers and people who had no clue what the IP was even about.
ryder2341 exactly!!!!
Multiplayer with a friend is just stupid fun!!!
I laughtet the hell out of my soul with my friend!!!
@@Hammeltoni Hello, who wants to play max damage in Multiplayer? I have the steam version and maybe we can do a fox race like in the good old days!! Maybe we can gather more players for this wonderful game!!
Thanks for the great review LGR! I wasn't sure I wanted to buy it. I think I will, as for me, I prefer console controls, and I currently am saving up for a better laptop.
30 or no, that looks pretty damned smooth, and it's not like I'm playing on a 40" TV, so yeah, I'll be picking this up.
Thanks for the review - good to find someone I can trust.
Sure thing, hope you enjoy if you decide to grab it!
After I upgraded my computer, I had no problem running any version of Reincarnation at the highest settings. And when it runs great, makes me feel like Carmageddon 2 all over again. Except i do miss knocking over pedestrians and bumping them off cliffs like you could do in #2. But yeah, first release of Reincarnation was buggy as hell
Well, I got the game at launch. And it didn't run well, even after a few patches cause of my slow laptop I was on. But once my tax money came in, so probably a few months later, and I bought a new pc, never had a problem again.
great review mate. Is it out on PC yet? I want 60fps.
Also please review the up and coming Flatout 4 for PS4 when it arrives.
The original was my favorite game of that era. I even won a competition at Mac World back then. It was a great party game as well. People would take turns playing and have a blast. I had no idea they did a remake!
Hell Yeah!
It was such a letdown when it launched.. I'm really glad to hear they kept working on fixing it.
Probably pick it up on a Steam sale down the line. With a cold one and some Maiden in the background it could be a great time.
What's the song at the end "credits"? In game music? Sounds dope!
What that dub step tune at the end??? Fierce!
It's from the soundtrack to the game! "Morgue - Colossus"
Just bought it on GoG for about 5 Euro's. Played the original Carma a lot. And feel right at home with this one :)
Hello, who wants to play max damage in Multiplayer? I have the steam version and maybe we can do a fox race like in the good old days!! Maybe we can gather more players for this wonderful game!!
very cool review.
Hey Clint, has the handling model been changed at all in this edition of the game?
I own Reincarnation and put about 20 hours into it but the handling being so numb and slidey was always an irritation. Literally had to use the Shredlite car to even pass most of the later missions without frustration!
It does seem easier to drive now, and I played to the very end with no issues, but maybe that's just because of the controls being reworked for controllers only. Some of the cars are really tough to control still, but that's par for the course for every Carmageddon game.
Man I loved the original, those physics were really good back then
Was on sale on Psn for $6. Fun game, didn’t know about the physical release.
In Carmageddon 2 spliting car in half was already implemented. You was able to split vehicle in multiple directions. ;)
I originally avoided this game for all of the issues. I may consider buying max damage if it appears on PC.
It will, but not for several months. If you own Carmageddon: Reincarnation you will get this for free. Glad I got reincarnation now!
I backed Carmageddeon: Reincarnation on Kickstarter, and I didn't even remember to download my backer copy for over a year. But I did it a few months ago, and I liked it a lot!
carmageddon always felt like more of a sandbox experience, i don't think i ever lost or raced in the original ones
as a kid it was a hell of a good timewaster, but now, it just doesn't seem that compelling
great video lol im not digging the 2009 outro music though, of course i know its not vital to the video but throw some Beethoven in there and call it a day or something lol it would be better than that stuff especially since it doesnt really fit with your whole channels vibe if you know what i mean lol woodgrain and dubstep
I actually bought the original Carmageddon on my Kindle (of all platforms) for 89 (€)cents and I was positively surprised! It's the first time I actually played that game to completion! And I'm super hyped to get back to Reincarnation now!
you heard about the pc version of max damage? it's out yesterday
Hey LGR, now that the PC version is out, are you going to review that one? Loads of fun!
This video covers the same exact game as the PC version, just with a difference in performance. No need to review it again!
I want a sequel to Quarantine more than Carmageddon.
I would like to see a sequel of Quarantine, plus Carmageddon. To the kids, Quarantine (ans his sequeul) was a game that have the same sense of humour that Wasteland, but was about being a taxi driver on a Mad Max like world.
+Luis Panadero Guardeño there is a spiritual successor to Quarantine, but it's not exactly like the OG Quarantine
Quarantine... wow, there's a name I haven't heard for a long time.
I completely forgot that this game even existed, I'm happy to see it got really improved.
Hello, who wants to play max damage in Multiplayer? I have the steam version and maybe we can do a fox race like in the good old days!! Maybe we can gather more players for this wonderful game!!
They just released this today on Steam!
They kept the vehicle appearances very similar to the original which was awesome.
The only issues I had was the new game modes, some of the dubstep music they put in didn't fit and it felt too easy to get wrecked.
Have you ever played the original "Stronghold" for the PC? It's such an awesome "tycoon" type game.
30 FPS feels more cinematic ;)
GET OUT, UBISOFT
Best be trolling
*****
Nah, the OP
At 30 fps it looks more ubisoft esque :v
+Dros "30fps feels more cinematic" its a meme from Ubisoft's Assassins creed unity when a dev tried to justify why the game is 30fps loked.
2:50 E.T. PHONE AMBULANCE!
LOL they got the humor right
2:39 how do I do the dashboard mode
Maybe this would be optimized for the Neo and Scorpio?
So they released it on PS4 and Xbox One but still don't bother to release the Linux and macOS Versions which were actually part of the Kickstarter campaign. Good Job.
3:53 WTF NO SPLITSCREEN!? Even the PS1 version from 1997 had 2-player splitscreen geez
BdR76 too demanding
One thing for this to be perfect in my opinion:
Sort the loading times and will be good as gold :))
*LGR* I highly recommend playing Rogue Trip for the PS1!!! loads of fun and nice levels!!!
Hey another person who renmbers that game
My favorite car in Rouge Trip was Rock 'n Rule
The more time that passes, the more I realise how ahead of its time "On Live," was. The speed at which video game technology advances now is shrinking the gaming consoles lifespan to near absurdity. As more and more people get access to gigabit and beyond internet speeds, the more it makes sense, for both seller and consumer, to centralize the hardware and move to a subscription model. At least as far as the console market is concerned.
I sort of like the game for ps4 but I can't find peds on map so it's to frustrating when trying to kill or peds has any one any tips please
One question, does it have some kind of replay mode that lets me play director of a death rally movie or something?
yes it does
love the game happy to see this review i buy it for all if i can
if you still play this id like to play with you dude!
Hello, who wants to play max damage in Multiplayer? I have the steam version and maybe we can do a fox race like in the good old days!! Maybe we can gather more players for this wonderful game!!
its 1$ now on Bundle Stars/Fanatical
Just ordered it on ps4 , the last time I played this game was in the good old DOS days ... Or maybe carmageddon 2000 in Windows ... Ah I forget
Looks solid enough. Though I'd really rather have a 60fps version of the last Twisted Metal. Or even better, a PC version, but that very likely won't ever happen.
What happened with the development with this game? are the devs just incompetent?
well thats not very nice mr Gex
Considering what they've done with Magic: Duels, I would say yes.
they had to improve their engine (beelzebub), an engine they were using in 1998 for carmageddon 2. of course, the amount they got from the kickstarter campaign was not enough to achieve an AAA engine, in fact the game was practically running on a single core of the cpu during the pre-alpha stages until the late betas stages. nevertheless, even if they are using more modern lightning techniques and virtual texturing, the enginr has not been great at delivering great visuals, but it excels at physics calculations, but these take a toll on the poor cpus being used in nextgen consoles
Hopefully when Max Damage gets to PC, it'll give the game a second chance at good launch publicity. Assuming of course there isn't catastrophic issues on launch day. Please devs, don't fuck this up.
ive got both reincarnation and Max Damage, great fun.
I remember the n64 game...
u can switch the blood to green in game menu for sake of eeeeh ... what'S the word ...
Hopefully they'll improve the performance even more for the PC version. I don't have a super high end rig but I only get around 45 fps on max settings. I'd expect more with a GTX 970.
do you have cuda and physx enabled on the gpu settings? I learned that the game works better with those on, I had a 970 until not long ago and the only map I could not achieve 60fps was on city B (the darker one with lots of light sources eating up cpu resources). Still I could get 60fps on most parts of the map
Hello, who wants to play max damage in Multiplayer? I have the steam version and maybe we can do a fox race like in the good old days!! Maybe we can gather more players for this wonderful game!!
I picked this game up on the XBox One from Wal-Mart the other day for only $7. I never really had an interest in this series that would have compelled me to seek out Reincarnation or any game in the series, but at $7, I couldn't pass it up. Maybe I'll give it a try sometime.
Bloody, Mushy, Gorey, Beefy how awesome can this game be!
I have this game on my Steam Wish List, hoping it would be on sale but, it's not on the Steam Summer sale. :(
oh the first armor upgrade
I would have taken a cut in resolution for a higher framerate and improved draw distance.
How do consoles not work at 60fps? The gamecube had games running at 60.
Plenty of console games run at 60fps, as they have on every major console since the NES and before. It all depends on how the game is programmed, the engine used, the capability of the hardware, what the developers want to do, etc.
Midtown Madness: Gone wild edition
XD
That massive fog in PS4 :O
Going back to this video. im now just realizing that reincarnation looks visually better than max damage.
I love stainless, they actually care about their fans, i bought reincarnation really early on stream and the gave me c1 c2 TDR 2000 and max damage free, like holy shit!
have you played resident evil outbreak? it's for the ps2 you should try it.
You can get this for $3 (AUD) on GOG now.
That PS2 draw distance, though.
a little pissed Console got the completed version first since i payed from this when it was in Pre-alpha on PC
Miles above the PC version at launch. The devs should have waited until they got the game to run. That launch pretty much killed the sales for the game.
Agreed, it really seems like they rushed the PC release just to appease the Kickstarter backers. I'm sure they're hoping they get a second chance at success with Max Damage on PC.
Do a review on Pokemon Go please
Finally console gamers get a kick ass Carmageddon game. I own the PC version, and love the game. :)
The cars slip and slide so easily... more of a frustration than an enjoyment >_>
the original i still my favorite in the series.. and even one of my alltime favorite car games.
Just ordering it for 15. Brand new.
30fps looks way too slow for this. I think I'm gonna wait for the PC release. Then again, it's not like I even own a PS4 or an XBOne.
still waiting for the xbox 720 version...
It looks really blurry to me- it would drive me nuts. It reminds me of a Unreal 3 game that hasn't finished "loading in" the textures.
theres a reflective ps4?