Criterion Not Done With Burnout, But May Opt To Branch Out
See Full ImageCriterion has made a name for itself as being a fantastic studio for racing games.
The Burnout series may top the list for some, but don't forget that Criterion also made Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and will be responsible for the upcoming Need for Speed: Most Wanted, which is slated to launch on October 30. So what are their plans for the future? More high-octane crowd-pleasing racers?
Well, yes and no. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Criterion creative director Craig Sullivan first said "there's still a lot of stuff we want to do with driving." He added that they will certainly produce another Burnout game, and they'd like to continue to push the boundaries of the genre. But here's perhaps the most interesting quote:
"We might make a Road Rash game...but then we might make a game without vehicles in it. I mean, we made Black, I was the lead designer; we might make a game about blowing the crap out of each other. But Road Rash seems like a good fit for Criterion..."
Dude, Road Rash! They could make a totally kick-ass game, I think. As for branching out and trying other things, we should probably encourage that for the sake of freshness and creativity. But then again, those racing fans will always want the goodness for which Criterion has become known...
Tags: criterion games, burnout, need for speed, nfs hot pursuit
10/17/2012 1:24:46 PM Ben Dutka
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daus26
Thursday, October 18, 2012 @ 12:47:14 AM
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Lawless SXE
Wednesday, October 17, 2012 @ 3:21:07 PM
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I do hope they go back and do another full fledged Burnout game. Provided it has enough content, it'd be awesome to see just one entry per generation. It would allow huge changes from one game to the next. And Road Rash. I have vague recollections of playing that at a friend's place when I was a midget. I'd be up for something along those lines. But anything that Criterion does, I'm game for.
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___________
Thursday, October 18, 2012 @ 5:15:18 AM
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but hey that hatchet is buried, in fact ill give them every cent in my bank account if they do another black game!
but they MUST do another burnout game, burnout paradise was far too freaking awesome to end the series there!
it shocks and amazes me how few open world arcade games we have these days!
ps2 was littered with them, but this gen there sadly so rare.
its so much fun racing around streets flying over buildings and into billboards.
i hope they license the new soft body physics tech recently shown off, burnout really could benefit from its crash structures!
one thing that really worries me about next gen, were starting to see manufactures focus allot on GPU power and forsake the CPU.
i really hope that does not happen next gen, because the spots where we really need improvements, physics mainly, are CPU intensive.
it would be a MASSIVE mistake to put out next gen systems with underpowered CPUs.
i really hope $ony and M$ understand that, in fact if your going to cut costs the CPU should be the last place you do it!
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012 @ 1:53:31 PM