Motorstorm was a criminally underrated franchise. It was always fun, always chaotic and intense. Even when you lost races to the chaos it didn't feel like you were robbed, and you'd just jump straight back in.
You aware that the MotorStorm series utilizes rubberband AI, right? Which does mean your own skill in the game does not matter and is entirely dependent on the AI whether you win a race or not.
There we go finally found someone who said it. Been saying that for a long time. The game was amazing overall but the game design, the AI, EOMM and rigged matches were bs. There were like 3-4 maps which was pretty much about pure luck if you got gold or not. @@Techhunter_Talon
Throw in a remake of Arctic Edge too and I'd so want a Playstation game system just for that collection. Imagine how the tracks in Arctic Edge would look in more modern graphics?
After playing it on a PS3 for a few days, I've decided I don't want it again. The controls are dogshit, the races themselves are awful when you get to the latter stages of the festival and all I feel is vitriol after I take an hour to try and get gold on one. Turns out that rose-coloured glasses made me like this game. For an example, see the Gravedigger on Pacific Rift. Who the fuck designed this...
@@BadWolfAce Always remember: When people speak fondly about Pacific Rift, and even Monument Valley, they're more talking about the multiplayer. At its core, MotorStorm are fairly solid racing games but it's the AI that tends to sully the experience a bit, especially those in the later stages of the game where they become bloodthirsty cheaters that focus solely on taking you down.
I really miss the Motorstorm series as it’s one of my favourite video game series of all time. The fact that most modern racing games need loads of content for people to actually enjoy just shows how good a game like Motorstorm really is as it was the gameplay that made you comeback to it over and over again, not just new content which really says something about modern games
Nothing since has ever felt so fast, or so furious. Thanks for the nostalgia trip. I still have the MotorStorm logo as my PSN icon, all these years later. top vid, pal👍
Nothing I’ve played since make me so hyped and locked in, but also can make you rage all in one package. Playing this on a massive tv with a good sound system is how it’s meant to be played.
I'm glad I got a PS3 again a few years ago, I still play Motorstorm regularly and it's just so cool! I have all three but Pacific Rift is just the pinnacle in my opinion, I'd LOVE a remake/remaster of these games on PS5, Playstation doesn't have any other exclusive racing games besides GT so this would be a breath of fresh air :)
Still my favorite franchise ever on consoles. There its truly NOTHING like it. There never has been. This series is amazing. I am replaying all of these games on my Steam Deck and I marvel at how technology has changed and I can play these in the palm of my hand. You earned a new sub with this review. Nicely done.
A new MotorStorm with all the environments, tracks, and vehicles, including DLC content throughout the franchise, compiled together along with some new original vehicles and tracks, refined vehicle handling, and greater visual fidelity, and also for PC, would be phenomenal, if they did a new MotorStorm just like that, it would be the best MotorStorm game ever created.
Every motorstorm is good but pasific rift takes a special place in my heart, the amount of cars and maps in the racing game that is almost 16 years old is insane. I still hope they make a remaster of this part. I don’t think that there will be another motorstorm, and we only can wish for remaster or remake
Genuinely one of the best games to hit the PS3. I still play it. Most of my channel is based around the franchise. I can tell you it most certainly does hold up today.
1:35 In only two of the four Fire Zone tracks. The Rift and Paradise Beach don't feature fire or lava in their tracks. Only Wildfire and Scorched do. Also, the Air Zone has the Badlands, a track with lava but not considered a Fire Zone Track. :P 1:45 And the funny thing here is the track shown is Razorback, an Earth Zone track.
For those craving a motorstorm on modern consoles don't forget Onrush made by many of the Motorstorm developers. It really captures the spirit of Motorstorm and is truly an underrated gem that nobody bought. Don't let the fact that it is not a traditional racing game fool you like it did me...I was initially skeptical of Onrush until I played it. Now I put it right alongside Motorstorm on my shelf as one of my favorite games.
Onrush felt like a Motorstorm game I really enjoyed my time with it. Too bad they shut down the servers for it. Was fun playing with others before it went offline
Onrush wasn't a fun game, it didn't even have true race modes which turned most players off. Hence why the game bombed in sales and the online servers were shut down within a couple of years after release.
The AI in this game straight up cheats... The rubber-banding is ridiculous, they'll get insane speed boosts right before the finish, the AI often seems to be more focused on making you crash than it is on actually winning the race, they will often break-check you, break away from their ideal racing line just to ram you and large vehicles have a tendency to slow down on narrow paths where you can't overtake them...
After 15 years i'm still playing it on my PS3.And after 15 years i'm still asking why there isn't a remasteref collection on PS4: tracks are beautiful, the gameplay is awesome, every race is unpredictable. I Remember on-line racing, so many fan for months and months. The only thing to update is the physics.
Still play the original and pacific rift often. No other racing game like it. Be nice if Sony would at least make remastered versions for next gen(s) with some new tracks
amazing video,nothing else to be said about the game really. Having won every festival race(all in gold) i can say it always felt fun even when throwing my controller at unprotected pedestrians. Also will you make a similar video for apocalypse and or arctic edge?
I remember playing MS Apocalypse only ONCE at my friends house and I really like it. Its weird because I can barely remember what I did in the game but somehow I remember the game being so awesome even I only played it once. Powerful game. I love games when they are fun.
Still have my copy here. Counting the days until my hardware and PS3 emulation aligns in a way I will me able to play it glitcheless AT LEAST with constant 60fps and 1080p. Not asking much, I believe. Resolution and frame are the only two things that made this game a little old... the same goes to Midnight Club LA that would be The Perfect Racing Game if at 60/1080
Yeah, same here. Motorstorm games look fun, and Mario Kart Wii / 8 Deluxe are my favourites in the series. F1 Race Stars looks like another fun game. It's like Mario Kart but with F1 cars.
It reminds me a bit of the game "Fuel" (which I'm playing), which is a much less sophisticated version of this game. There's also a lot of mud racing and Mad Max-style cars and motorcycles.
why are these not on ps4. of all the games these are not on there. also, would it kill sony to make another one but with everything good combined from 3 games
It's something that admittedly gets swept under the rug. We apologize because we think we can't do anything about it, but the meerkat's would've wanted us to keep searching for a solution.
And people wonder why i don't want to suppport Sony anymore, this is a good example. Because they don't make games like this, and how they handled the so-called launch of the defect ridden PS5. Evolution studios should have neen supported a lot more from Sony, instead the remnants went on to make that Onrush game. If they had any common sense, they'd remaster this game. And bring it back, but the new Sony president is no better than Jim Ryan
I played this game with a steering wheel. And my wife at the time. Her little cousin cameover and started running around with a tampon and asked me what to do with it. But shes 5 so I made her play motorstorm pacific rift. A few days later they found her trying to drive the foxbody mustang. 😂
15 years? And yes it holds up along with many ps3 games. A 120fps HD remaster on PS5 would be nice. I still use my ps3, have most games digitally, but motorstorm pacific rift was never digital so it remains one of the few physical games I'll keep. edit: I have apocalypse downloaded, but PR on disc
I recommend both DLCs, they add great tracks and challenges that increase the game's longevity! I only bought them in 2021 when Sony announced that they were closing the PSStore and I didn't regret it! This game continues to have one of the most spectacular graphics of its generation, especially with the current TV4K features and visual improvements enabled on the PS3 system.
@@comyxcon4gaming860 It's very cool, but the open world isn't that good, tbh. It gets repetitive. Burnout Paradise's gameplay and crashes with classic style tracks though ? That would be one of the best games ever.
As someone who just started playing Motorstorm games I can say that this game is a great game especially when compared to the first one. It's still as fun and frustrating as the first game but with more tracks, more track variety, more vehicle types, new mechanics and pretty much every aspect was improved. Unfortunately I got unlucky and the game I bought online is scratched and freezes in random places. I wish the online servers were still up
Still in my bookshelf!, before i lost the password/email to my ps3 account i managed to download all the free maps and vehicles. I would recommend getting a better microphone tough, your voice sounds very mute/dry. (maybe combined with the cadence of the narration) Anyways great video!.
This game doesnt look as appealing to me as the original was, but maybe im just a fan of desert racing or i havent played this yet. Well we will see, emulators exist
3:38 could you please go more into detail with the DLC? I don't remember if some people have said that there's issues or not but I am interested in buying some of the tracks and would like to get a ranking or some kind of review of what they are like if that can be done please
Im sorry but I cant abide this racing series. Looked great but played like garbage. The catchup/rubberbanding it had was completely unforgivable. You'd race the perfect race with no errors and BAM your opponents would appear on your tail. The catchup on mario kart is one thing but this just made it not fun.
Motorstorm was a criminally underrated franchise. It was always fun, always chaotic and intense.
Even when you lost races to the chaos it didn't feel like you were robbed, and you'd just jump straight back in.
You aware that the MotorStorm series utilizes rubberband AI, right? Which does mean your own skill in the game does not matter and is entirely dependent on the AI whether you win a race or not.
@@Techhunter_Talon kinda. To be honest I like the AI keeps you on the edge of your seat. I find most racing sims to be dull and boring.
There we go finally found someone who said it. Been saying that for a long time. The game was amazing overall but the game design, the AI, EOMM and rigged matches were bs. There were like 3-4 maps which was pretty much about pure luck if you got gold or not. @@Techhunter_Talon
it is rage inducing but i throw myself right back in
It's still better than a majority of racing games nowadays.
Agreed
you are wrong, it's better than all racing games since it's release
@Jackie_Fhan 😂😂 PS3 UNTIL I DIE 🤣
Either all racing games today are just boring realism or very obvious Mario Kart clones
It's still better than a majority of racing games ever released
This makes me want either a new Motorstorm or a remastered collection. Think of the SHING in 4K 🤤
Think of the SHING!
Throw in a remake of Arctic Edge too and I'd so want a Playstation game system just for that collection. Imagine how the tracks in Arctic Edge would look in more modern graphics?
After playing it on a PS3 for a few days, I've decided I don't want it again. The controls are dogshit, the races themselves are awful when you get to the latter stages of the festival and all I feel is vitriol after I take an hour to try and get gold on one. Turns out that rose-coloured glasses made me like this game. For an example, see the Gravedigger on Pacific Rift. Who the fuck designed this...
@@BadWolfAce Always remember: When people speak fondly about Pacific Rift, and even Monument Valley, they're more talking about the multiplayer. At its core, MotorStorm are fairly solid racing games but it's the AI that tends to sully the experience a bit, especially those in the later stages of the game where they become bloodthirsty cheaters that focus solely on taking you down.
@@Techhunter_Talon I still remember when I was a kid, maybe 12, I was unable to finish that game 100% because of how stupidly strong the AI was.
2:23 this is my favorite thing to ever come out of a game review ever
I like to keep it relevant and relatable
Sony releasing Gran Turismo 7 is great and all, but I STILL want another Motorstorm
I really miss the Motorstorm series as it’s one of my favourite video game series of all time. The fact that most modern racing games need loads of content for people to actually enjoy just shows how good a game like Motorstorm really is as it was the gameplay that made you comeback to it over and over again, not just new content which really says something about modern games
It really was something special
Nothing since has ever felt so fast, or so furious. Thanks for the nostalgia trip. I still have the MotorStorm logo as my PSN icon, all these years later.
top vid, pal👍
Same boat, it’s a beauty
Nothing I’ve played since make me so hyped and locked in, but also can make you rage all in one package. Playing this on a massive tv with a good sound system is how it’s meant to be played.
Yes fish air is finally getting the respect it deserves
And it's all thanks to you
I'm glad I got a PS3 again a few years ago, I still play Motorstorm regularly and it's just so cool! I have all three but Pacific Rift is just the pinnacle in my opinion, I'd LOVE a remake/remaster of these games on PS5, Playstation doesn't have any other exclusive racing games besides GT so this would be a breath of fresh air :)
That would be sublime. No other games feel like Motorstorm.
@@DirtTheGamer we can only hope and poke PlayStation with tweets 😄 if it does happen it would be amazing 😃
This game was one the first games i played on the PS3, and it was incredible! Brings a tear to my eye everytime i play it.
Same.
I played the first Motorstorm demo non stop... that one race with each vehicle over and over ☺ the setting, the music and the detailed crashes 😍
Pacific Rift until I die, classic gem 💎
15 years and still golden! But play it on RPCS3 with upscale res and frame rate, and it almost shaves 10 years off it, aged so well!
Using an emulator as an anti-aging tool is cheating. 🤣
@@RedPill780 It's basically a remaster 😅👌
@ttemporal You're right. 🤣🤣🤣 HD texture packs can do amazing things.
Motorstorm is the best off road racing franchise
Someone had to say it 🫡
Still my favorite franchise ever on consoles. There its truly NOTHING like it. There never has been. This series is amazing. I am replaying all of these games on my Steam Deck and I marvel at how technology has changed and I can play these in the palm of my hand. You earned a new sub with this review. Nicely done.
I had to pause at some parts to stop laughing just to continue on. Fish-air killed me.
'Tis the proper term, I have learned
Still play this game till this day, its my all time favorite game and my only wish is for it to get some love by Sony once again
Same here bro
A new MotorStorm with all the environments, tracks, and vehicles, including DLC content throughout the franchise, compiled together along with some new original vehicles and tracks, refined vehicle handling, and greater visual fidelity, and also for PC, would be phenomenal, if they did a new MotorStorm just like that, it would be the best MotorStorm game ever created.
I would not be able to contain my excitement
@@DirtTheGamer me neither, this is just such an insane series
This needs to be RE-RELEASED ON STEAM!!🎉🎉
YO THIS COMMENTARY IS INSANE I LOVE IT LOL YOU EARNED MY SUB! SO UNDER RATED AND AWESOME!
THANK YOU
Every motorstorm is good but pasific rift takes a special place in my heart, the amount of cars and maps in the racing game that is almost 16 years old is insane. I still hope they make a remaster of this part. I don’t think that there will be another motorstorm, and we only can wish for remaster or remake
This video really brings back good memories. Very underrated games imo but definitely enjoyable.
A true gem
As a ps2 xbox360 game excl collector this seems like a game those consoles truely missed out on. Looks incredibly fun.
‘Twas a riot
Genuinely one of the best games to hit the PS3. I still play it. Most of my channel is based around the franchise. I can tell you it most certainly does hold up today.
An absolute gem indeed
1:35 In only two of the four Fire Zone tracks. The Rift and Paradise Beach don't feature fire or lava in their tracks. Only Wildfire and Scorched do. Also, the Air Zone has the Badlands, a track with lava but not considered a Fire Zone Track. :P
1:45 And the funny thing here is the track shown is Razorback, an Earth Zone track.
It’s all over the place 😵💫
For those craving a motorstorm on modern consoles don't forget Onrush made by many of the Motorstorm developers. It really captures the spirit of Motorstorm and is truly an underrated gem that nobody bought. Don't let the fact that it is not a traditional racing game fool you like it did me...I was initially skeptical of Onrush until I played it. Now I put it right alongside Motorstorm on my shelf as one of my favorite games.
Thank you for the recommendation :)
Onrush felt like a Motorstorm game I really enjoyed my time with it. Too bad they shut down the servers for it. Was fun playing with others before it went offline
Onrush wasn't a fun game, it didn't even have true race modes which turned most players off. Hence why the game bombed in sales and the online servers were shut down within a couple of years after release.
I swear this game looks more fun than any new ps4/ps5 racing games of today.
The AI in this game straight up cheats...
The rubber-banding is ridiculous, they'll get insane speed boosts right before the finish, the AI often seems to be more focused on making you crash than it is on actually winning the race, they will often break-check you, break away from their ideal racing line just to ram you and large vehicles have a tendency to slow down on narrow paths where you can't overtake them...
After 15 years i'm still playing it on my PS3.And after 15 years i'm still asking why there isn't a remasteref collection on PS4: tracks are beautiful, the gameplay is awesome, every race is unpredictable. I Remember on-line racing, so many fan for months and months.
The only thing to update is the physics.
I remember from the age of 7-12, I'd play this game and enjoy all the death in the game
the motorbike race agaisnt the monster trucks is one of the toughest races in the game. Had me shedding tears growing up
I just found your channel via the indium tycoon video.
Your your personality is so good to watch. And you are really funny.
That means a lot to me. Welcome to the pig pen 🐖
Sony please remaster it 😔
This game deserves 4K 120fps native PC port.
Still play the original and pacific rift often. No other racing game like it. Be nice if Sony would at least make remastered versions for next gen(s) with some new tracks
My favorite thing about motor storm are
Air tracks
Big rigs/ trucks
Rally cars
And wrecking other people
THIS GAME DERSRVES A REMASTERED AND 3 new maps.
AND ONE DLC.
This game feels so good
"A nice hydrating snack." lol
amazing video,nothing else to be said about the game really.
Having won every festival race(all in gold) i can say it always felt fun even when throwing my controller at unprotected pedestrians.
Also will you make a similar video for apocalypse and or arctic edge?
I'm sure I'll do one for Apocalypse, the strangest of them all
I love the way you do your personality in this channel you know I have a big new fan
I remember playing MS Apocalypse only ONCE at my friends house and I really like it. Its weird because I can barely remember what I did in the game but somehow I remember the game being so awesome even I only played it once. Powerful game. I love games when they are fun.
It’s so strange how ‘fun’ is not always a top priority
I’ve actually been playing this game and it’s so much fun. Even after all this time it holds up great.
Still have my copy here. Counting the days until my hardware and PS3 emulation aligns in a way I will me able to play it glitcheless AT LEAST with constant 60fps and 1080p. Not asking much, I believe. Resolution and frame are the only two things that made this game a little old... the same goes to Midnight Club LA that would be The Perfect Racing Game if at 60/1080
I loved the motorstorm series when I was younger would love to see a new one or a remaster
I subed simply off your glorious commentary.
You sound like you're one bad day away from losing it and it's hilarious
As long as I have a steady supply of Mango Pineapple juice, I’ll be fine.
Peak childhood game and great video ☺
When i was young i played this with my father
One of my favourite series on PS3. I played the second one sooo much. I’m not a racing game guy but this and Mario Kart are my jam!
Yeah, same here. Motorstorm games look fun, and Mario Kart Wii / 8 Deluxe are my favourites in the series. F1 Race Stars looks like another fun game. It's like Mario Kart but with F1 cars.
Good coverage. Now lets hit up some Crimson Skies, Lost Planet, Bloody Roar, Gundam Federation vs Zeon and Gundam Vs Zeta Gundam.
I liked this one but I preferred the way the first one felt
My god how i miss this game....
It reminds me a bit of the game "Fuel" (which I'm playing), which is a much less sophisticated version of this game. There's also a lot of mud racing and Mad Max-style cars and motorcycles.
Fuel was another fun one ✊
it's a shame the studio got shutdown. this is one of the best EVER racing franchises...
agreed
I’ve found new beginnings. Maybe the fact I am so early can be used for the greater good?
You're setting the stage. I hope you brought roses.
Man, if only I could pick it up and play. Btw what's the name of the song from the intro
This game's my Childhood, love it
why are these not on ps4. of all the games these are not on there. also, would it kill sony to make another one but with everything good combined from 3 games
I love SHING lighting. I refuse to play any games which don't have it!
It makes all the difference
Short answer: YES
I can't believe how good this ps3 game still look.
Miss this game so bad
This is literally my favorite game ever.
Good video bro, though on a personal note, I feel like I’ve heard a lot of apologies for the meerkat incident but no solutions, you know?
It's something that admittedly gets swept under the rug. We apologize because we think we can't do anything about it, but the meerkat's would've wanted us to keep searching for a solution.
Still looks better than modern shit like Steel Titans or MX vs ATV. And it sure ad hell plays better than most modern stuff too.
You know motorstorm mv and pacific rift online has been restored and still works
I have heard whispers of these developments
@@DirtTheGamer you should join in sometime. its really fun
And people wonder why i don't want to suppport Sony anymore, this is a good example. Because they don't make games like this, and how they handled the so-called launch of the defect ridden PS5. Evolution studios should have neen supported a lot more from Sony, instead the remnants went on to make that Onrush game. If they had any common sense, they'd remaster this game. And bring it back, but the new Sony president is no better than Jim Ryan
Playstation was stupid for killing off Evolution Studios, and with it Motorstorm and Driveclub.
Agreed
My first game i had on my ps3
Fish-Air 😂😂😂
Haha sehr lustig 🤣!!
im not gonna sit here and say "iT lOoKs bEtTeR tHaN mOdErN gAmEs" because it doesnt.
but it still looks alright, doesnt run the best
but shit, its fun
Yay, your subscriber cound trippeled since i last looked at it :D
Big things are happening (I ate a very large swedish fish yesterday)
Do you have link to motorstorm festival dioscord server?? any contact with creators of "project stampede"???
Hey weren't you in that one avengers discord
Maybe.
With cap
@@weirbanana5486 yup 🫡
I played this game with a steering wheel. And my wife at the time. Her little cousin cameover and started running around with a tampon and asked me what to do with it. But shes 5 so I made her play motorstorm pacific rift. A few days later they found her trying to drive the foxbody mustang. 😂
I love your videos still I wish u uploaded more often but no pressure
I also wish for that ❤
15 years? And yes it holds up along with many ps3 games. A 120fps HD remaster on PS5 would be nice. I still use my ps3, have most games digitally, but motorstorm pacific rift was never digital so it remains one of the few physical games I'll keep.
edit: I have apocalypse downloaded, but PR on disc
A legendary time
i really need to buy a new ps3
I recommend both DLCs, they add great tracks and challenges that increase the game's longevity! I only bought them in 2021 when Sony announced that they were closing the PSStore and I didn't regret it! This game continues to have one of the most spectacular graphics of its generation, especially with the current TV4K features and visual improvements enabled on the PS3 system.
What are the TV4K features and visual improvements you mention? Thank you!
"Like Tyson...boneless chicken bites" and the lower class bit. Lost it. 10/10
What’s the song in the intro?
6:58 you & BlueTag creator has the same artstyle
Ooooh
I regret trading my motorstorm games in....and what did I trade them in for? NFS Payback and Burnout Paradise.....Not worth it lol
Burnout Paradise is a good game.
@@comyxcon4gaming860 It's very cool, but the open world isn't that good, tbh. It gets repetitive. Burnout Paradise's gameplay and crashes with classic style tracks though ? That would be one of the best games ever.
how the f word does this only have 96 thumbs up for that last place i need these goats jerry snap pea plants jokes, im laughing like an idiot
As someone who just started playing Motorstorm games I can say that this game is a great game especially when compared to the first one. It's still as fun and frustrating as the first game but with more tracks, more track variety, more vehicle types, new mechanics and pretty much every aspect was improved. Unfortunately I got unlucky and the game I bought online is scratched and freezes in random places. I wish the online servers were still up
Thank God that i have ps1/2/3/4 😁😊
also, absolutely love your videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yay a Dirt video best day ever 🎉😊
Best WoLf ever
@@DirtTheGamer awww thank you🥰
Still in my bookshelf!, before i lost the password/email to my ps3 account i managed to download all the free maps and vehicles.
I would recommend getting a better microphone tough, your voice sounds very mute/dry. (maybe combined with the cadence of the narration)
Anyways great video!.
Hell yeah it does
This game doesnt look as appealing to me as the original was, but maybe im just a fan of desert racing or i havent played this yet. Well we will see, emulators exist
3:38 could you please go more into detail with the DLC? I don't remember if some people have said that there's issues or not but I am interested in buying some of the tracks and would like to get a ranking or some kind of review of what they are like if that can be done please
I wish I knew, I never bought them, but I haven't heard any bad things about the expansion tracks.
The rubberband ai just ruined this game
You're a really funny guy.
🤦🏾♂️ Back when racing game developers were more creative. 😂
i like the video i just feel like ur humour is a bit too random for my liking
Im sorry but I cant abide this racing series. Looked great but played like garbage. The catchup/rubberbanding it had was completely unforgivable. You'd race the perfect race with no errors and BAM your opponents would appear on your tail. The catchup on mario kart is one thing but this just made it not fun.
Who is still playing this game everyday
insane game.that s game relised same year pure game.my fav racing game
Yes nostalgie 😅