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The TDU2 BETA has been out for a while and plenty of gameplay clips (sadly most with chase cam)

I've played TDU1 a ton, mostly with the same few cars just cruising about.

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For those unbeknown to TDU, the original game's roads are satellite replica of the island of O'ahu, Hawaii. You cruise around in kinda of an MMO setting. There is a mix is single and multiplayer in the one game that you play. Driving around the MMO world you randomly come across other players, or teleport to specific players/friends. You have the freedom to cruise more than 1500k worth of roads. Up to 8 players can see each other, which surprisingly makes for more than enough mayhem at 300-400km/h.

The cars are hot, the graphics were nice for their day. And I found the handling of the cars fairly accurate as long as you're using a wheel at least. Having the G25, the game supports H shifter, clutch, and force feedback to the point where you can feel understeer coming on, etc. Set your controls properly and you can use the brake in the manner of a normal car. (Separate axis, so you feather the break during powerskids, etc, harmless but immersive fun.)

You can make your own Point A to Point B races with friends, a race of 1km, or maybe a race of 100km. Buy houses with huge garages, basic car upgrading, custom paint, car clubs, a race track that exists on the island itself, it's all in there.

Once you're cruising a long highway at 250+ for a short time, I feel immersed in the game far more than I do with other various racing games. And there is none of that Need for Speed 200-300km/h around heavy bends either, when you get up to high speeds the car becomes very sensitive as it should.

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This all being said, TDU2 comes out early next year last time I checked. Since I lost my TDU1 account in a format, and the disc got too scratched, I cbf'd with the original so I'm pumped for this release.

Who else is keen on this? It's one of the only kinds of game in this genre (MMO/Driving/Semi-Sim) and I knew a few people on the original who cruised every night, so if you have a decent setup (or any setup for that matter) I recommend TDU2 for countless hours of breaking the law with friends.

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hmmm.. i've got it through steam ( it was released through steam today). and so far there is little wheel support. alot of people are having problems with G25/G27 and MOMO FF wheels not registering and not working properly.

and for those who took part in the beta, the jackets and special items will be restored to your closet by an update. for those wondering.

well i installed it yesterday...

its pretty gay

agreed! got it on ps3 and jesus christ the steering is just horrid using the controller. also cant stand racing games that have the slightest frame lag.

anyone wanna buy it for $60? not even a week old and played it 3 times.

agreed! got it on ps3 and jesus christ the steering is just horrid using the controller. also cant stand racing games that have the slightest frame lag.

anyone wanna buy it for $60? not even a week old and played it 3 times.

20 bucks considering its so shit LOL

ive heard it uses the old game engine from TDU??

seen a few videos, not very impressive looking (def shinier than the last one tho). but was hoping it would be nice to play.

i might get it in a few months when its 20 bucks new on Steam...

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