Today, Bizarre Creations released the official box art for Project Gotham Racing 4 (viewable after the break) featuring a closeup of a red vehicle sporting a PGR 4 emblem. It's quite the interesting choice for box art as we're on the fence about the design. But if you look closer you'll see something that's very interesting. Behind the PGR 4 logo is the reflection of a motorcycle blazing past the car. Does this mean that motorcycles will be drivable in the fourth edition of the PGR franchise and is this Bizarre's big exciting announcement? We aren't sure, but we'd be liars if we didn't say that we're a little uneasy about including motorcycles in our PGR franchise. Here's to hoping Bizarre Creations knows what they're doing.
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7-04-2007 @ 1:54AM
Alex said...
this really could be horrible.
box is alright though. better than the hl2 orange box anyway. :)
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7-04-2007 @ 2:18AM
Rik said...
Dustin,
This angle for the box art is actually the next logical progression.
PGR had a far off view of a car.
PGR2 was a closer "near the nose" shot.
PGR3 was still closer - at the lights.
PGR4 is closer to the car again, at the next car "landmark" the wheel arch.
Check out the Wikipedia article to see what I mean:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Gotham_Racing_series
So it actually fits the progressing theme in the series box art. So.. the PGR5 will have to be just the name badge or the just before the B-pillar.
Personally I love the new cover.
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7-04-2007 @ 3:50AM
Grunt420 said...
"Anyone notice the inconsistency in this image? The motorcycle has dry pavement while the car is splashing through a wet surface."
Posted at 5:00PM on Jul 3rd 2007 by laggy
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its showing contrast ... with weather
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7-04-2007 @ 9:53AM
Andy said...
PGR4 should be awesome. I just can't get into FORZA 2...no in-car view and is way too slow for a racer.
DIRT and PGR4 should be the best two racers for the console for some time (assuming PGR4 will get motorcycles right).
Motorcycles will be an awesome and risky change for the PGR series. Take Test Drive Unlimited as an example of what NOT to do with Motorcycles.
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7-04-2007 @ 10:16AM
Ithilis said...
@14 - The graphics in the Forza 2 demo are the same as the final product. This was even confirmed by the developer shortly after the demo was released.
I own Forza 2 and PGR3. They're both great in they're own way (simulation vs. arcade), but I do have to say that PGR3 looks better - and PGR4 looks to improve the visuals even more.
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7-04-2007 @ 1:12PM
ccc said...
Forza 2 is good, 4 me 2 poop on!
No inside dash view makes forza 2 not stand up to the other great racers on 360 no matter how much of a sim it is.
Dirt is the best looking and the most fun I think. with not 1, but 2 inside dash views!
Testdrive Unlimited delivers both great offline and online play with a shit load of cars and downloadables. Not to mention fairly good graffics, oh yeah and the inside dash view.
PGR 3 Has it's own style of play that isnt quit for me but I know it's sweet as hell to others. Add in that 4 some reason it keeps getting advertised as a ps3 game. LOL.
And a lovley inside dash view.
I wonder if the new Sega Rally is gonna stack up?
Forza has almost no sensation of speed in it :( For me it simulates what it feels like to get in a real car and drive 15 mph around town:0
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7-04-2007 @ 2:15PM
Koma said...
only if the keep the motorcycle and cars in two diffrent race types. playin TDU has shown me that motorcycle and cars on the same track sucks
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7-05-2007 @ 4:19AM
Kurdt said...
Motorbikes in Test Drive don't work b/c the physics for the motorbikes are just terrible. If we could have bikes that react as beautifully as they do on Tourist Trophy then we'd have a game.
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7-05-2007 @ 8:48AM
Rodec said...
I LOVE the box art... I'm sure I will like the game... DiRT rules, Forza not so much...
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7-05-2007 @ 9:48AM
DjDATZ said...
Kurdt...ummm...have you heard of MotoGP '06 for 360? absolutely the best motorcycle physics ever and the graphics are absolutely STUNNING!
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7-06-2007 @ 12:56PM
JM said...
11. Anyone notice the inconsistency in this image? The motorcycle has dry pavement while the car is splashing through a wet surface.
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Did you also notice that there really isn't a"PGR4" car and "Kudos" wheels in real life?
They are pointing to the weather effects in the game. Maybe it's a puddle. Either way, it's box "ART".
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7-06-2007 @ 7:25PM
Invader Phlegm said...
Hey Dustin. I would not worry too much about the inclusion of motorbikes in the game. If you include Metropolis Street Racer (Dreamcast), PGR4 marks Bizarre's 5th iteration of their game design; they have had more than enough time to perfect the mechanics of automobile driving in their games. They could almost copy and paste their existing mechanics, plus whatever editions they use this time out to improve on upon them, and they'd likely have the bulk of their development time still available for getting the driving mechanics of motorcycles fleshed out up to par with the rest of the game. Besides, it is very likely they have been looking into putting in bikes before now (probably even in PGR3), but time constraints and a very tight release deadline (MG$ needed the game at system launch), and there you go.
I'm not worried one bit and welcome the addition of bikes to the core game; if that is what we can expect.
Now if they start talking about motorboats in PGR, that is when I'd start worrying. LOL
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