![]() ![]() On the whole, the remaster just looks unimpressive.Īnd this is the problem with Burnout Paradise Remastered. It’s all the more striking because the original holds its own once you look past its somewhat dated appearance. All you’re really getting is a visual upgrade that resembles a late last generation Xbox 360 and PS3 title. Throw in the fact that the frame rate of 60fps is identical to the original, and it's far from good value. Buildings, trees, and railings suffer from aliasing that’s even more apparent since the rest of the game is clean. More so when it still sports jagged edges in its environments. Boasting full 1080p support for the PS4 and Xbox One along with 4K resolution for the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, it doesn’t look as good as it could be.Ĭompared to the original release (which we replayed alongside Burnout Paradise Remastered) it's noticeably sharper with improved textures and slightly more varied colours, but there’s nothing that would make us think it warrants the Rs. Where Burnout Paradise Remastered falls short is in its visuals. Plus, the intro video includes Big Surf Island on the map and the map itself has been updated to scale better on modern displays. ![]() Old-timers will notice minor changes though, for instance billboards that had real-world companies have been removed with generic options and those featuring the game’s original developer, Criterion. From locations like garages to let you swap your car, to repair shops that you can zoom into mid race for a quick fix, it's almost untouched. It’s as uncomplicated as it gets.Īlso unchanged is the game world. You can reverse and break as you see fit, but with an emphasis on high-speed thrills, it’s unlikely you’ll be doing much of these. Holding the right trigger lets you accelerate while tapping a button gives you a speed boost, and performing manoeuvres like near misses and drifting allows you to extend your boost. Since it’s an arcade-styled racer akin to Forza Horizon and past Need for Speed games, you simply have to worry about driving fast. They’re responsive, allowing you to make last moment turns and spectacular jumps with aplomb. The controls are just as good as you’d remember them. Ramming into a concrete wall provides an oddly satisfying noise not too dissimilar from crushing an aluminium can while blitzing into another car has engine rattling and tire screeching sounds as you’d expect. Even the crash sound effects maintain their subtle differences. From barreling down tunnels in a Road Rage event, taking down every car in your way, to enabling Show Time - a mode that lets you do damage as possible to traffic along a road - it’s fast, visceral, and fun. The sense of familiarity extends to the gameplay as well. And like most remasters, it comes with all its free updates and premium downloadable content (DLC) such as Big Surf Island, Cops and Robbers, and Burnout Bikes to name a few. You lose the ability to input commands that would grant access to cars given as pre-order exclusives, and get the addition of being able to tweak gamma and saturation along with brightness in the game’s settings - apart from that, it’s pretty much the Burnout Paradise you know and love. In terms of feature set, Burnout Paradise Remastered is close to the original. Thankfully, all of these elements make the cut. Or like us you could just spend all your time exploring every nook and cranny of the titular Paradise City while listening to the Skybombers. The gameplay loop was simple: win events to unlock new cars to open new events. These ranged from standard races to Road Rage, which had you taking down a specific number of opposing cars and Marked Man, where you have to reach a destination while several other opponents attempt to stop you by wrecking your ride. It was known for its stellar sound track, slick presentation, and an abundance of varied events. Previously available on PS3, Xbox 360, and then PC, Burnout Paradise was one of the first open-world racing games, a genre that the superlative Forza Horizon series now calls its own. Interestingly, it is series publisher EA’s first remaster this generation. Burnout Paradise Remastered is one such title. Aside from egregious micro-transactions, and more open-world games that we can count, this generation of gaming has also seen an enormous number of remasters, remakes, and re-releases of games that originally released on other platforms.
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