Podcast 16: PC Trial and RESTARTS!!!

"...to see restarts put into the PC version, is very odd? Next they will have boost starts! And a speedo?" said Suffur in one of his comments...

hmmm, I wonder what other refinements the PC version will have?

I was quite shocked by it having restarts, as that means in-game load times, although there are lots of good ways to disguise this. I really like how the restarts and other event starts which teleport you to the start of the race, work on MC:LA, it zooms out to the City Map and then zooms in to the race start once its loaded, only takes a couple of seconds.

As this is against the grain that Paradise was built on, 60fps, no load times, seamless open world gameplay etc.. it does make you wonder if the PC version will compromise in other areas too..

Big Yellow (or Green) Chevrons perhaps? I think a speedo would be great for the PC version, if you can run it on 3 screens you could have 1 screen dedicated to stats/HUD stuff. I really don't know why Boost Starts were removed from Burnout in Paradise.. I love getting a Boost start! Why not just teach everyone how to do it in the game, so it's not such a secret hidden skill??

It's surprising me, reading other Burnout forums, how many Paradise players are looking to getting the PC version, even though they have already completed the game on PS3/360. I wasn't planning on getting Paradise on PC, but maybe the refinements will make me change my mind??