CALLED IT! About time, it's the first entry on a Nintendo system since Asphalt 3D on 3DS at launch.
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Asphalt 9: Legends announced for Switch
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CALLED IT! About time, it's the first entry on a Nintendo system since Asphalt 3D on 3DS at launch.
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Is the game actually good? Everything I've seen/read about the game was how amazing it looked on mobile. Is it like Burnout of old?
It's a really fun game but at one point you have to stop playing because events are locked behind silly grind and paywall.
Like... you need a specific car at maximum upgrade and you have to spend real money to get it just for... playing the same damn race you already played dozens of time... it's silly.
So yeah, typical F2P mentality, it get you stuck in if you have serious OCD issues and you don't know when to let go a game that has ended to give you real contents but it's just trying to milking you.
I played on PC (W10 store) for 20ish hours having fun then dropped cause it was impossible to proceed.
It's totally ok gametime for a F2P so if you want to have fun you can, just don't pretend to finish the game at 100% (again, at one point it's just a metter of repeating the same races with different cars and OP AI, you won't miss any actual contents by dropping the game when you have to ;) ).
Like... you need a specific car at maximum upgrade and you have to spend real money to get it just for... playing the same damn race you already played dozens of time... it's silly.
So yeah, typical F2P mentality, it get you stuck in if you have serious OCD issues and you don't know when to let go a game that has ended to give you real contents but it's just trying to milking you.
I played on PC (W10 store) for 20ish hours having fun then dropped cause it was impossible to proceed.
It's totally ok gametime for a F2P so if you want to have fun you can, just don't pretend to finish the game at 100% (again, at one point it's just a metter of repeating the same races with different cars and OP AI, you won't miss any actual contents by dropping the game when you have to ;) ).
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To clarify, I hope it is, not that it's definite, but it's likely based on Modern Combat Blackout. :P
The game is pretty fun actually. Kinda like the old burnouts yeah, it even shares some gamemodes like Elimination.
Smart move, I'd love to see Real Racing 3 GT-Racing as a full package on Switch as well, come on Gameloft.
Edit - I'm a dope, I meant GT-Racing
Edit - I'm a dope, I meant GT-Racing
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Nice!! Great arcade racer series only held back by shitty phone/tablet controls and free to play stuff... Good to see it on a console!!
a while ago i was wondering how come there's no asphalt game on switch, nice to see that it finally happened.
looks great btw, if the can get a smooth frame rate it'd be great game to play.
looks great btw, if the can get a smooth frame rate it'd be great game to play.
Asphalt 9 was pretty fun until I hit that paywall. Depending on the price and performance I could see myself buying this.
edit: uh is that 4 player splitscreen? 👀
edit: uh is that 4 player splitscreen? 👀
It's fun at the start. Then you realize how grindy the game is and how unfriendly it is to Free2Play players.
You also need to join a clan otherwise the grind is even worse.
I just stopped playing the game last month, took a break from it. Don't have interest going back to it, realized how much time i wasted on it when they still haven't bothered fixing issues in multiplayer.
Didn't this series move to auto-acceleration controls? Will the Switch version have "normal" racing controls? If not, then it's a pass from me.
Yeah will wait on reviews. Still waiting on Grid Autosports for switch.
Always wanted to play it but didn't want to murder my phone's battery even further. If this is also a single-buy thing without the MTX, that becomes even better for an offer. I'll try it regardless.
It's also the best time to post this unlikely collaboration Japanese idolcore band PassCode had with this game:
It's also the best time to post this unlikely collaboration Japanese idolcore band PassCode had with this game:
Ah crap you're right. I meant GT-Racing. I mix those up.
Just throwing this out there.. this is Gameloft and they recently said many of their games on mobile will add Xbox Live features. I wonder if this might fall into the same category. Either way good move because the switch needs more racers but I certainly would love a more serious racer. I know Grid is coming so fingers crossed.
Looks like incredible fun but Gameloft always gets me worried it'll be janky and have that half-assed "mobile" feel to it.
Thanks for the response... That sucks to hear. Maybe they retool the grind for this version, since it's going to be full priced.
Shame about the grind then
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The game wasn't bad when it was released, just since January they kind of rehauled it by adding so many new events, making it hard for F2P players to keep up. But the network issues was the main trouble, and some of the races count on you actually winning or derank in the race series.
However I look back at the news for the game now and then. It seems they are having a lot more events, so making the grind even worse it looks .
I'm assuming it being on the Switch would mean probably better servers to handle the load. Currently if you get paired with a player from Asia, it's impossible. Not sure if it was all mobile players either. I know they are adding offline mode, so that might please players. Could be modes like that (more career) which will warrant a purchase price
OK thank you for the detailed follow up. Guess I'll wait for impressions. Would be nice to have a good looking Burnout style game on switch.
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F2P confirmed, but it has an offline mode, as well as a paid Starter Pack:
They're not even bothering converting it to a normal game, it will still be freemium.
Hard pass.
Hard pass.
Super bummed this is free to play, loved Asphalt 9 but the progression became a grind. Would gladly pay $50 for a version without MTX and console controls.
