Burnout paradise represented my entire childhood, cars and crashing. I used to just absolutely obliterate my toy cars, and burnout became my favourite game on the same day I first played it. miss the good times of arcade racing games
Burnout paridise was the first one in the franchise that I tried out on my Xbox one. I liked it so much, that I pulled out my Xbox 360 and bought burn out 1,2,3, and revenge. Burn out revenge is my favorite one in the franchise as it's just a refined burn out 3.
@@elimejia5749 BO3 and BOR are my favorites as well. The traffic crash mode was literally my childhood. Hours upon hours just causing the most dastardly and conspired crashes human history has ever seen
@@laferrierenicoleti also listened to mostly, songs from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club like "Singing Dreaming Now" while freeroaming in WATSON REVENGE GT RACER on Burnout Paradise.
If you haven’t noticed by now, Stellar Entertainment, which is the team split from Criterion has been working on a AAA racing arcade game for several years now. They even tweeted recently with key words like "take down" and "rear ended". By their portfolio, their very likely reviving the Burnout series again.
Three fields entertainment (a team made of past criterion devs) are making wreckreation, and judging by the fact that they're taking their time now, I have high hopes
What made the Burnout series memorable for me was that crashing your car wasn't seen as a penalty, but rather a *_key feature._* I'd love to see the franchise reignited, especially with today's technology.
Still play this on the 360, theres some lore here: - DJ Atomica's radio station is at west Twin bridges - Nakamura is the only manufacturer with a dealership/headquarters at paradise city located on Park vale
You said exactly what I always say about the unlicensed cars, you can literally do anything you want with them, if you can't have a dream car in a racing game about destruction and street racing then you can try to make it look like one if not better, but almost everyone seems to not agree.
The unspoken communication between drivers, the patience of the veterans waiting while the noobs retried the barrel roll for the 20th time. I loved that it would take a photo of you to show the other driver your reaction when they took you down. Total genius. Gaming will never be this good again.
I remember my brother coming home from work one night with this, and he asked me to give it a shot. It was probably a month or two after release, I hadn’t heard of it but boy howdy, it was definitely a game way ahead of its time. Countless hours of my life was spent Online with my friends, grinding to get the Chrome & Carbon Fibre cars and make our mark on the Leaderboards. … and then EA just released all of the very hard to get stuff from Online in a pack, making the Gold & Platinum paint along with the Chrome & CF cars virtually meaningless as you could just buy the work.
I've been playing Paradise City Remastered for a few weeks now and i see this in my notification. What a pleasant surprise. One of the best arcade racing games of all time.
Ren Hazuki (Racing gamer fan), Ayumu Uehara and Shioriko Mifune all still love Burnout Paradise, both the original and Remastered especially to the car sounds, and able to listen to the anime soundtracks while free roaming.
Fun fact, the burning routes cars were different stats wise on release. For some reason criterion in an update decided to normalize all stats between both.
Another Fun Fact: DJ Atomica is so undefined as a character, they don't even have a gender. The German release has a female VA, it's literally just a guiding voice
On the switch version of Remastered, the burning routes cars have different stats again! Case in point, the Tempesta GT has better stats than the normal Tempesta.
@@justawilliamsfan i did not specify enough. Only about the first half of the cars got equalized. The later half, around after the gt flame i believe were unchanged and thus the burning route car have different stats.
@yerbasanta505Nobody is talking about sales, they don't even mean anything in this context. It's like comparing modern Doom to Call of Duty; Yes the latter sells better, but the other made a comeback after being on ice for decades and still was a better "standing out game" as you called it, despite selling incomparably less. Besides, NFS literally does the same thing Forza Horizon does with its maps; Roads are a mere suggestion and cops are a just nuisance. Burnout Paradises comparably restrictive open world gives way to more mechanics, tactics and novelty to places, that don't conform to the rules the majority of the map uses. That's the reason the Quarry, the Dirt Track, the Big Surf Construction Site and the Airstip feel so much more memorable and special than the Tracks in Heat, Unbound & Motorfest or the various Horizon Festivals (except the first, that one had actually function compared to the glorified all-in-one garages after it). It also helped that the special places in Paradise were also unmarked and had actual stuff to do, like skate-pools and barrel rolls and collectibles that don't force you to stop (looking at you Motorfest, Forza Horizon and any NFS after 2015!)
I had a lot of childhood racing games that I like to look back and appreciate. Stuntman Ignition, Hot Wheels Beat That, and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2010. However I always find myself forgetting about Burnout Paradise which was also one of those prominent childhood racing games, but I remember absolutely loving playing this game growing up. And before you ask, yes I have played the remaster, it's just been a very long time since I have played it.
I bought burnout paradise in a bundle on the PS Store and it included the ''Time Savers Pack'' which more or less ruined the entire experience by unlocking everything at the start. Still a fun game to revisit though
I had never even HEARD of this game until 2017 when I met my girlfriend. She showed me the game, and I fell in love with it. We booted up a new save file and cooperatively beat the game. And when the remaster came out, I thought was the perfect cute little gift to get her
As someone who played this game recently for the first time (2021), so my opinion isn't tainted by nostalgia, I had so much fun. A kind of fun that was missing from Forza games.
In your TC2 video, I mentioned it was one of the games that got me back into racing games after not playing them for a really long time. This was the other one. And TC2 was an amalgamation of genres I've been missing out on, then this game was the thesis to everything I missed. And now, it's one of my absolute favorites, a game I come back to time and time again (along with it's predecessors) because it will never not be fun to wreck at 200 MPH. Great video! We will be sharing! Lets get this series back! o7
I like how you mentioned underground 2 on the same vein as this game, because that would probably be my favorite open world racer if it wasn't for Burnout Paradise's existence. This might be just me putting on my rose colored glasses in the highest of priorities, but to me this game has executed a concept even better than what I came to be obsessed over to begin with, of which I barely see not just in the racing genre, but in most videogames generally speaking, that alone was enough reason for me to get the remaster on a discount just so I could experience it all over again, alongside the content I was gatekept out of as someone who only had a computer at the time. (For added context, most games published by EA between 2006 and 2012 would either be totally different versions (such as their sports line up of yearly releases) or have content that would be only reserved for consoles at the time, one jarring example being the big surf island expansion). I want to also mention the multiplayer aspect of things, because this is where criterion introduced freeburn challenges, that are simply a collective of events where you would do certain tasks and/or tricks alongside the collaborative effort of other players, and under the right conditions, those can be fun as well, not to mention cops 'n robbers which was another online exclusive mode, which is effectively more similar to that seen in need for speed undercover, but I believe paradise nails it better simply due to the aforementioned mechanics such as how the driving works and etc. If there's any other racing game franchise that a lot of people who grew up with the genre, is undoubtedly Burnout, and given the increase of people fawning over this series either coming back to it, or experiencing it for the first time, gives me a small bit of hope that EA's executives are starting to notice a trend regarding the discourse surrounding this topic, so with enough time, there might be either a new entry to such a dormant IP, or have something in a similar vein done by either Criterion or Codies, or even created by some third party, regardless, I still have some hopium left for what is genuinely some of the most entertainment people can get from a video game.
I wish people could see the absolute amount of fun and chaos that this game has to offer. It would be so much fun to have tons more players join the ranks. It deserves an ultimate revival!
The PS3 was the last console I owned, and this game was one of the best things about it. It was the first game I really used the online mode on, it was so seamless and such fun. The absolute joy I found in sharing with complete strangers the fun of unspoken beckoning to the quarry or other such area. Just perfect.
The burning route upgrade cars do have different stats but they aren't as extreme as they used to be. Before the Free February uodate, certain cars went from 4 speed to 7 with their upgrades.
God this video was such a treat to watch. Burnout Paradise is one of the few games that I've completed 100% of it (All for Platinum paints!) and that dissection was SO delicious to experience! Loved the format, loved how insightful and thoughtful you were about the title too. And ohohoho that voice! I'm gonna hang around your channel for a while, GREAT work!
This game is my childhood, playing it unhealthy amounts on my PS3, and no-lifing it once again when the remaster dropped, love this game so much and it really is a travesty this franchise went dormant. Also, you actually can restart races in the remaster, just gottta hit left on the d-pad (or right on d-pad i forgot but its one or the other lol) during an event and it'll bring up a menu and there's an option to restart. edit: uberschall 8 my beloved, my favorite car and love the rumbling thunder that plays whenever you got a burnout with it
UltraViolet's video brilliantly encapsulates the revolutionary impact of Burnout Paradise on the racing game genre. From its iconic street racing moments to the perfect blend of arcade thrill and open-world freedom, the video explores the game's lasting influence 🏎🔥
my mom doesnt like games...but she loves to play Burnout Revenge on Ps2 with me after we get home from school because she was the teacher in my school back then
It was crazy hearing someone talk about this game again after all this time. You *perfectly* explained what sets Paradise apart from modern open world racing games like Forza Horizon 5, which is something I've been struggling to explain for *years.* Your video finally helped me understand why it is that I just can't get into modern open world racing games, yet I have such an easy time coming back to Burnout Paradise all the time
I felt like the fact that there were no actual restricted racecourses was rather bland over time. Actually funneling people down certain routes, that encouraged the use of otherwise forgotten or useless shortcuts would've been a nice change of pace. Or even MC style checkpoint races... or all three.
i think you should have said something about the collectibles, they can be a hustle to get, but are just so rewarding when you have to explore the map to find the route to that red billboard
Burnout Paradise and NFS Rivals are my all time favorite racers. The fact that you can be uninterrupted while barreling through scraps of metal, part of it being you, is just awesome.
To this dai I remember watching youtube leaks of (then) future DLCs for this game. Like people flying to the unfinished island with cheats. Or the infamous leak of planes, which unfortunately never came. It had a special vibe.
The main thing that kinda bothered me with Burnout Paradise was the removal of some of the cool filters when you "Wrecked" or something, it added to the design, I also don't think the current "Blue" fits with Burnout paradise, Bring back Red.
Man I love this game, I’ve spent way too much time in it as a kid and managed to ramp up over 1K miles in one vehicle alone. Thanks for this great video showing it off, and I also agree with most of the things you said with this. However, IMO, Road Rages got to be a good bit harder as you progressed and you can restart events via the Easy Drive menu and I never minded driving to the junkyard to switch cars. :) I also do like how all the DLC was made available, not being able to play most of them was a big bummer as a kid.
Something you didn't touch on, but is worth mentioning - the original Burnout Paradise was one of the most optimized games I'd ever played. Used it on a potato PC, but the framerate was always smooth as butter.
Great Video as always! I also just earned my Burnout License as i’m replaying this awesome game! If I could add something to this video, it would be that the Remastered Version that you played is actually very different to the 1.0 original release on X360/PS3, and in my opinion made worse than those originals. Changes between the 1.0 and latest releases include: - UI colors and elements were changed - Billboards became more generic in the Remaster - All Top Speeds of Cars were lowered in the Remaster - Engine sounds were changed, they became more muted and not as exaggerated in the Remaster - Crash physics were also toned down slightly in the Remaster, making cars not flip over as much - AI Drivers were made slower and easier + Stunt Runs were made easier in Remastered - Other minor graphical differences like when crashing, the color palette becoming very pale with over exaggerated red colors, smoke coming out of exhausts when nitrous was low etc. These differences IMO make the Remaster lose some of the character and atmosphere that the original release had, it made the game feel more casual and not as exiting as 1.0. That said the Remaster introduced a day and night cycle, the original only had daytime, so some things did get improved. There is a video comparing 1.0 and the latest release and in there you can see some of the differences that i listed and more: th-cam.com/video/r9kg0Xn3YuI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Z_wkWKMBoIOg3WQS Like i said though great video on one of my favorite games, keep up the amazing work you are doing, we love your content man❤
I’m playing the ultimate box now on PC, the original not the remaster, and there is night and day cycle….then burnout paradise released there was no night and day cycle but then they updated it a month later to add a day and night cycle. I remember night time crashes when I was a kid. I haven’t played the remaster yet but I can confirm day and night cycles were in the old one so long as your Xbox was hooked up to Wi-Fi you would have gotten that update
Great video man! Loved watching you show your passion and love that you have for this game. It’s always nice to see someone show their appreciation for these types of racing games. Would love to see more videos like this in the future. And honestly after watching this video you got me thinking of buying the game now
My first copy had compUSA billboards when i got it. I repurchased it later on PC with supposedly all the content. I was able to use the bikes, toy cars, and island, but the movie cars never unlocked, i needed the Ghostbusters, and BTTF cars to have the most fun.
Played hundreds of hours in this game over 3 different copies. Also have the nostalgia of playing this with my dad growing up. This video makes me want to go back and finally truly 100% it
Yeah the multiplayer was the only reason to play this game lol you could complete the single player in a couple days and then have hours and hours of fun on MP
whenever i stayed over my uncle’s house as a kid, he had an xbox 360 and we played two games together mainly: PGR 3 and Burnout Paradise. Have a lot of fond memories of just laughing at causing crazy crashes in road rage or showdown mode p.s love the music choices. Sonic Unleashed is another 360 game i am very fond of!
I still play the remastered version on my PS3 regularly, and it hasn't gotten old for me. Still holds the same chaotic charm as it did when I first booted it up.
I understand what you mean about the limited junkyards, but it just made you have to know how to get to the nearest and it would always be just a minute or so away depending on how badly you want a new vehicle. 😊
Burnout Paradise, along with gran turismo 5, were my introductions to racing, and I could not have asked for a better introduction. The sheer fun of burnout was incredible, and I platinum'd the game with pleasure. It was truly exhilarating.
The sense of speed this game gives is just unmatched, pure adrenaline. Also the game is used to test reaction times in studies, that examine such topics. Old school Criterion⚡
I spent literal years playing Burnout games. Burnout 3 Takedown was the first for me. Burnout Revenge I beat more times than I can count. Burnout Dominator on my PSP. and finally uncountable hours on Burnout Paradise on my PS3 both offline and online with many of my friends. It was genuinely my favourite game to play. If a new Burnout game came to fruition, or heck even a remaster of something like Revenge. I would likely spend endless hours playing it. It was a huge part of my childhood, it helped me find my music tastes, and make countless memories. I look very fondly on Burnout and hope one day it will return.
I have played all Burnout games (yes, even Crash, it was boring), but i had the PS2 version Burnout Dominator, i discovered the series through demo that was in NFS Underground 2, since then Burnout became one of my favorite racing series along side NFS and Midnight Club I would love a new Burnout game too, the rumour is that Stellar Entertainment is making a new Burnout Game as tweeted an image with the text "You're about to be rear ended"and the words "take downs" If they remaster another game from the series, i prefer Burnout 3: Takedown
I was never a big fan of playing racing games online, but I ended up playing Burnout Paradise for more than 3000 hours on the PS3. What a game. It was so much fun that we had, playing those online challenges. I made friends, some of them I still know today, 15 years later. I agree with almost everything you said. It's just an unbelievable game. It will probably never be like that again. But we still hope for a new Burnout, which hopefully isn't messed up, like so many modern racing games.
Thank you for covering this. I had a smile on my face for 23 minutes hearing someone talk about a game that made me the wreckless driver i am today. God bless.
Fantastic video. I remember watching those original Criterion videos on early YT when Big Surf Island was about to be launched and being in awe of the thought of a whole new playground for the map. I was only 7 at the time, but to me this game is one of the greats. ❤
This was my childhood, I loved playing Burnout Paradise, the open world was really fun to explore and driving around it was seriously amazing, the car list felt great due to how varied it was from high powered race cars to aggressive death machines. Overall, I miss Burnout Paradise and Burnout as a whole and want to start playing all over again, due to this excellent video.
I will say that having a waypoint system would be very helpful, I do believe that a reason they might not have had one is to get the player to learn the map better. I know when I was playing, overtime I would get better at getting around the map and finish races faster just from trying to find a junkyard which would make me learn more routes. It also helps that the map is designed so well that it feels like every street flows together no matter what direction. Great video, I missed this game so much
I wish NFS got rid of the on road turn markers and forced racers to use the minimap. That adds such an extra layer to street racing games. At the very least make that a difficulty setting.
Few additions : the remastered actually reduced the number of takedowns required, it increments slower in the remastered than in the ultimate box version, and the maximum is 20 instead of 40 (that change makes sense cause 40 is a lot and grinding the elite license is so much longer on the ultimate box version just because of that). It also added a button in the easy drive menu to cancel the current event so you don't have to stop and wait. In the original release in 2008, the early game cars were much faster and the trafic was a lot more dense, so the game was actually very hard back then. The takedown requirements in road rages as well as the score goals in stunt runs were also higher than in the ultimate box version. Great video, summed up very well my own opinion about this game after playing it for around 300 hours all versions and platforms combined
It’s a shame the podcast was never mentioned, because it had the most information about the envisioned future of the game, such as planes, and even the moon!
In defense of the no waypoint/no return to garage feature, I actually liked how it was absent. It was even more incentive to learn and memorize the map. Heck, I bet some players could navigate Paradise City better than their own hometowns because of it
Scary story I went into work one day to see my boss Angus on a stretcher dead, later that day Burnout Paradise released and the first road I drove down was called Angus Drive. I will never have an experience like this again, well I hope.
I'm hoping you would make a video about the Midnight Club series. The game was very underrated in its use of open world, and IMO did a better job than burnout paradise at open-world racing.
Paradise was one of the first PS3 games I played online and some of the best gaming experiences I've ever had were just messing around with other people in freeroam.
This fame was my introduction to the series and has become one of my favorite games of all time. Wished I found out able it soon but always better to be late to a party than not show up at all. If they do make a new Burnout game, I hope it lives up to it potential.
18:11 this game takes I think a VERY steep learning curve sometimes cuz basically every car feels like a muscle car but once u learn to drift and get the turn in points right you’ll do fine
This game is the sole reason I bought a Xbox 360, it was just so different from other racing games we had at that time, and still today there isn't game that was as unique as Burnout Paradise...I still hope for a new Burnout game one day
I still remember how to get around Paradise City and Australia in FH3 which in my opinion shows how much more memorable these maps were compared to FH5 in which I have more than 500 hours and still can’t get anywhere without a waypoint
I loved burnout paradise, flaws and all. I agree with your QoL points and would add different camera adjustments/distances. That was the one thing I REALLY wished it had.
Excellent video, it seems we both have the same thought patterns about Burnout Paradise, I just made a video about this game as well and we both had the same exact points about how great the map world is! Great minds think alike, as they say. Subscribed!
I played this game every day for years and years from launch I remember the update that brought us headlights, night time, dynamic time, cops and robbers, boost special, and not to mention the big surf island expansion. I would honestly be super happy with a new burnout that is the expanded original map of paradise I really hope the rumors are true that a new game is in the works But until then I’m gonna build a Carson Inferno Van
Burnout has been my childhood, from being the reason why i listen to so much rock and metal now to being the reason of my love for racing game with a proper sense of speed i had always absolutely loved this game and forever will. Mention to the soundtrack, they are so goated for putting Alice in Chains - Would? and Guns And Roses - Paradise City, my favorite rock songs of all time !
This is a great retrospective about one of the best arcade racers ever made, i love burnout paradise, completed it at 100% twice, i also have the platinum trophy on playstation, this game really was a revolution for the genre and it still holds up pretty well after 15 years, much better than any other soulless open world racing game out there or even games that are supposedly "built from the ground up".
I started with Takedown and Revenge and Paradise was the third I played. I couldn't connect with the original since it was a lot more straightforward and didn't involve as much car carnage that I would've liked. But yeah, this game and its remaster are both incredible.
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Burnout paradise represented my entire childhood, cars and crashing. I used to just absolutely obliterate my toy cars, and burnout became my favourite game on the same day I first played it. miss the good times of arcade racing games
Burnout paridise was the first one in the franchise that I tried out on my Xbox one. I liked it so much, that I pulled out my Xbox 360 and bought burn out 1,2,3, and revenge. Burn out revenge is my favorite one in the franchise as it's just a refined burn out 3.
So many memories
@@elimejia5749 BO3 and BOR are my favorites as well. The traffic crash mode was literally my childhood. Hours upon hours just causing the most dastardly and conspired crashes human history has ever seen
I discoverd Burnout 3 trough a demo that was in NFS Underground 2, so i was interrested and purchased it and then fell in love with game
@@laferrierenicoleti also listened to mostly, songs from Nijigasaki High School Idol Club like "Singing Dreaming Now" while freeroaming in WATSON REVENGE GT RACER on Burnout Paradise.
If you haven’t noticed by now, Stellar Entertainment, which is the team split from Criterion has been working on a AAA racing arcade game for several years now. They even tweeted recently with key words like "take down" and "rear ended". By their portfolio, their very likely reviving the Burnout series again.
I really hope so, i loved Burnout, i even played emulated the PS2 titles on my Steam Deck
Maybe they were taken down by EA's modern stupidity and felt like they were kicked in the rear end?
No, they're making their own racing IP
Three fields entertainment (a team made of past criterion devs) are making wreckreation, and judging by the fact that they're taking their time now, I have high hopes
What made the Burnout series memorable for me was that crashing your car wasn't seen as a penalty, but rather a *_key feature._*
I'd love to see the franchise reignited, especially with today's technology.
This game was my childhood. And APPARENTLY a new burnout game is actually rumoured to be in development by Criterion.
Wait I thought EA killed Criterion
I’ll believe it when I see it! Unfortunately too many things get lost in development
@@UltraViolet_MosesIt's a shame how true that is.
It won't be the same :(
@@brycedonelan1937Criterion is still there well more like reformed, NFS Unbound was developed by them btw
Still play this on the 360, theres some lore here:
- DJ Atomica's radio station is at west Twin bridges
- Nakamura is the only manufacturer with a dealership/headquarters at paradise city located on Park vale
dont forget how he always talk about the players achivements non directly thriugh the radio
@@0Blueaura True, and mentions seeing racers passing by and fan mail
You said exactly what I always say about the unlicensed cars, you can literally do anything you want with them, if you can't have a dream car in a racing game about destruction and street racing then you can try to make it look like one if not better, but almost everyone seems to not agree.
The unspoken communication between drivers, the patience of the veterans waiting while the noobs retried the barrel roll for the 20th time.
I loved that it would take a photo of you to show the other driver your reaction when they took you down. Total genius.
Gaming will never be this good again.
This game does not just activate my neurons, it lights them up like a Christmas tree.
Still legendary and way better than racing games from 2020s like F1 23 and FORZA MOTORSPORT 8.
My heart is pounding just watching this.
Nothing topped the feeling until Molly in 2012
I remember my brother coming home from work one night with this, and he asked me to give it a shot. It was probably a month or two after release, I hadn’t heard of it but boy howdy, it was definitely a game way ahead of its time. Countless hours of my life was spent Online with my friends, grinding to get the Chrome & Carbon Fibre cars and make our mark on the Leaderboards.
… and then EA just released all of the very hard to get stuff from Online in a pack, making the Gold & Platinum paint along with the Chrome & CF cars virtually meaningless as you could just buy the work.
Classic EA.
@@Danny13GreenEA 2000s: Challenge Everything.
2024: ANNIHILATE EVERYTHING (With Microtransactions and Ultimate Team Packs).
I've been playing Paradise City Remastered for a few weeks now and i see this in my notification. What a pleasant surprise. One of the best arcade racing games of all time.
Ren Hazuki (Racing gamer fan), Ayumu Uehara and Shioriko Mifune all still love Burnout Paradise, both the original and Remastered especially to the car sounds, and able to listen to the anime soundtracks while free roaming.
Burnout 3 takedown, Revenge, and Paradise are the trinity of the greatest racing games ever
No its Burnout 3, Revenge, and Dominator, thats the unholy racing trinity, greatest racing trilogy on the PS2
@@andreroberson6554 Outside Burnout Series, i woud a NFS Most Wanted 2005 and Midnight Club 3
@@markdebruyn1212 nah forget Most Wanted 2005, now Midnight Club 3 is an underrated gem
@@andreroberson6554 I think Midnight Club II i also an underrated gem
@@markdebruyn1212all Midnight Club games from Street Racing to LA are underrated gems.
Fun fact, the burning routes cars were different stats wise on release. For some reason criterion in an update decided to normalize all stats between both.
Another Fun Fact: DJ Atomica is so undefined as a character, they don't even have a gender. The German release has a female VA, it's literally just a guiding voice
@@danielllitpek2014 in french it was DJ Diabolica also a female
@@minoassali thought DJ Diabolica is a boy.
On the switch version of Remastered, the burning routes cars have different stats again! Case in point, the Tempesta GT has better stats than the normal Tempesta.
@@justawilliamsfan i did not specify enough. Only about the first half of the cars got equalized. The later half, around after the gt flame i believe were unchanged and thus the burning route car have different stats.
Honestly, we need more games that use an open world map as more than just "these are the ways you can go from point A to B."
@yerbasanta505Nobody is talking about sales, they don't even mean anything in this context. It's like comparing modern Doom to Call of Duty; Yes the latter sells better, but the other made a comeback after being on ice for decades and still was a better "standing out game" as you called it, despite selling incomparably less.
Besides, NFS literally does the same thing Forza Horizon does with its maps; Roads are a mere suggestion and cops are a just nuisance. Burnout Paradises comparably restrictive open world gives way to more mechanics, tactics and novelty to places, that don't conform to the rules the majority of the map uses. That's the reason the Quarry, the Dirt Track, the Big Surf Construction Site and the Airstip feel so much more memorable and special than the Tracks in Heat, Unbound & Motorfest or the various Horizon Festivals (except the first, that one had actually function compared to the glorified all-in-one garages after it). It also helped that the special places in Paradise were also unmarked and had actual stuff to do, like skate-pools and barrel rolls and collectibles that don't force you to stop (looking at you Motorfest, Forza Horizon and any NFS after 2015!)
@yerbasanta505the gameplay in Burnout Paradise is like a blend of NFSMW 2005 + BURNOUT 3 + FORZA HORIZON 4.
I had a lot of childhood racing games that I like to look back and appreciate. Stuntman Ignition, Hot Wheels Beat That, and Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 2010. However I always find myself forgetting about Burnout Paradise which was also one of those prominent childhood racing games, but I remember absolutely loving playing this game growing up.
And before you ask, yes I have played the remaster, it's just been a very long time since I have played it.
BLUR and all 4 Motorstorm games on PS3 also are amazing till today.
I bought burnout paradise in a bundle on the PS Store and it included the ''Time Savers Pack'' which more or less ruined the entire experience by unlocking everything at the start. Still a fun game to revisit though
What a coincidence, I just started playing burnout paradise remastered like two days ago - that game is so much fun, it deserves a sequel for sure
Yes
I disagree respectfully.
same for me with the ps3 version haha
What about BURNOUT PARADISE 2.0?
forever my favorite burnout game, its uniqueness and awesome design make it definitely worth playing even nowadays
I had never even HEARD of this game until 2017 when I met my girlfriend. She showed me the game, and I fell in love with it. We booted up a new save file and cooperatively beat the game. And when the remaster came out, I thought was the perfect cute little gift to get her
Both this and the Spyro Reignited at that time was really a blast
@@TrumpDeeznutsinYomouth funny enough, she got that trilogy for me when it came out cuz I always talked about playing those games as a kid lol
She's the one
@@Guimaster127 that she is, I have the ring already and I just need to find the perfect time!
@@kinsan89 "even why I'm burned out you make my heart race" would be an incredibly corny one
As someone who played this game recently for the first time (2021), so my opinion isn't tainted by nostalgia, I had so much fun. A kind of fun that was missing from Forza games.
People who really liked paradise never played revenge
I respect they left on top, innovating each game, all bangers with legit replay-ability
In your TC2 video, I mentioned it was one of the games that got me back into racing games after not playing them for a really long time. This was the other one. And TC2 was an amalgamation of genres I've been missing out on, then this game was the thesis to everything I missed. And now, it's one of my absolute favorites, a game I come back to time and time again (along with it's predecessors) because it will never not be fun to wreck at 200 MPH.
Great video! We will be sharing! Lets get this series back! o7
This is my first Burnout Game I ever play and absolute like it this is game
We need progress in racing games, we could be surpassing these older games by now, yet we haven’t.
The only other character in Burnout Paradise other than DJ Atomika is your cars
Burnout seems like a more less violent version of carmageddon.
My favorite racing/driving game ever made finally featured on my favorite youtube channel! What a treat!
Mine too!
I like how you mentioned underground 2 on the same vein as this game, because that would probably be my favorite open world racer if it wasn't for Burnout Paradise's existence.
This might be just me putting on my rose colored glasses in the highest of priorities, but to me this game has executed a concept even better than what I came to be obsessed over to begin with, of which I barely see not just in the racing genre, but in most videogames generally speaking, that alone was enough reason for me to get the remaster on a discount just so I could experience it all over again, alongside the content I was gatekept out of as someone who only had a computer at the time. (For added context, most games published by EA between 2006 and 2012 would either be totally different versions (such as their sports line up of yearly releases) or have content that would be only reserved for consoles at the time, one jarring example being the big surf island expansion).
I want to also mention the multiplayer aspect of things, because this is where criterion introduced freeburn challenges, that are simply a collective of events where you would do certain tasks and/or tricks alongside the collaborative effort of other players, and under the right conditions, those can be fun as well, not to mention cops 'n robbers which was another online exclusive mode, which is effectively more similar to that seen in need for speed undercover, but I believe paradise nails it better simply due to the aforementioned mechanics such as how the driving works and etc.
If there's any other racing game franchise that a lot of people who grew up with the genre, is undoubtedly Burnout, and given the increase of people fawning over this series either coming back to it, or experiencing it for the first time, gives me a small bit of hope that EA's executives are starting to notice a trend regarding the discourse surrounding this topic, so with enough time, there might be either a new entry to such a dormant IP, or have something in a similar vein done by either Criterion or Codies, or even created by some third party, regardless, I still have some hopium left for what is genuinely some of the most entertainment people can get from a video game.
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I agree with you man. Here hoping that these types of arcade over the top racing games make a comback
I wish people could see the absolute amount of fun and chaos that this game has to offer. It would be so much fun to have tons more players join the ranks.
It deserves an ultimate revival!
The PS3 was the last console I owned, and this game was one of the best things about it. It was the first game I really used the online mode on, it was so seamless and such fun. The absolute joy I found in sharing with complete strangers the fun of unspoken beckoning to the quarry or other such area. Just perfect.
The burning route upgrade cars do have different stats but they aren't as extreme as they used to be. Before the Free February uodate, certain cars went from 4 speed to 7 with their upgrades.
God this video was such a treat to watch. Burnout Paradise is one of the few games that I've completed 100% of it (All for Platinum paints!) and that dissection was SO delicious to experience! Loved the format, loved how insightful and thoughtful you were about the title too. And ohohoho that voice! I'm gonna hang around your channel for a while, GREAT work!
Glad you enjoyed!
This game is my childhood, playing it unhealthy amounts on my PS3, and no-lifing it once again when the remaster dropped, love this game so much and it really is a travesty this franchise went dormant. Also, you actually can restart races in the remaster, just gottta hit left on the d-pad (or right on d-pad i forgot but its one or the other lol) during an event and it'll bring up a menu and there's an option to restart.
edit: uberschall 8 my beloved, my favorite car and love the rumbling thunder that plays whenever you got a burnout with it
Your videos should have waaaaaay more views for how good they are.
Btw, this game rocks. So much fun.
Glad you like them!
UltraViolet's video brilliantly encapsulates the revolutionary impact of Burnout Paradise on the racing game genre. From its iconic street racing moments to the perfect blend of arcade thrill and open-world freedom, the video explores the game's lasting influence 🏎🔥
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my mom doesnt like games...but she loves to play Burnout Revenge on Ps2 with me after we get home from school because she was the teacher in my school back then
i loved how cars light up their turn signals on corners to help the player a bit
This game is my lifeline, been playing for 14 years strong now
It was crazy hearing someone talk about this game again after all this time. You *perfectly* explained what sets Paradise apart from modern open world racing games like Forza Horizon 5, which is something I've been struggling to explain for *years.* Your video finally helped me understand why it is that I just can't get into modern open world racing games, yet I have such an easy time coming back to Burnout Paradise all the time
I felt like the fact that there were no actual restricted racecourses was rather bland over time. Actually funneling people down certain routes, that encouraged the use of otherwise forgotten or useless shortcuts would've been a nice change of pace. Or even MC style checkpoint races... or all three.
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i think you should have said something about the collectibles, they can be a hustle to get, but are just so rewarding when you have to explore the map to find the route to that red billboard
Burnout Paradise and NFS Rivals are my all time favorite racers. The fact that you can be uninterrupted while barreling through scraps of metal, part of it being you, is just awesome.
To this dai I remember watching youtube leaks of (then) future DLCs for this game. Like people flying to the unfinished island with cheats. Or the infamous leak of planes, which unfortunately never came. It had a special vibe.
I was not expecting a burnout video this franchise really deserves more love
The main thing that kinda bothered me with Burnout Paradise was the removal of some of the cool filters when you "Wrecked" or something, it added to the design, I also don't think the current "Blue" fits with Burnout paradise, Bring back Red.
Yeah I agree
Man I love this game, I’ve spent way too much time in it as a kid and managed to ramp up over 1K miles in one vehicle alone. Thanks for this great video showing it off, and I also agree with most of the things you said with this. However, IMO, Road Rages got to be a good bit harder as you progressed and you can restart events via the Easy Drive menu and I never minded driving to the junkyard to switch cars. :) I also do like how all the DLC was made available, not being able to play most of them was a big bummer as a kid.
Something you didn't touch on, but is worth mentioning - the original Burnout Paradise was one of the most optimized games I'd ever played. Used it on a potato PC, but the framerate was always smooth as butter.
16 years later still loving this game
Burnout paradise coming onto games with gold back on the 360 in like 2018 was a W
It hits HARD watching you talking about a banger soundtrack while Sonic plays on the background
Great Video as always! I also just earned my Burnout License as i’m replaying this awesome game!
If I could add something to this video, it would be that the Remastered Version that you played is actually very different to the 1.0 original release on X360/PS3, and in my opinion made worse than those originals.
Changes between the 1.0 and latest releases include:
- UI colors and elements were changed
- Billboards became more generic in the Remaster
- All Top Speeds of Cars were lowered in the Remaster
- Engine sounds were changed, they became more muted and not as exaggerated in the Remaster
- Crash physics were also toned down slightly in the Remaster, making cars not flip over as much
- AI Drivers were made slower and easier + Stunt Runs were made easier in Remastered
- Other minor graphical differences like when crashing, the color palette becoming very pale with over exaggerated red colors, smoke coming out of exhausts when nitrous was low etc.
These differences IMO make the Remaster lose some of the character and atmosphere that the original release had, it made the game feel more casual and not as exiting as 1.0. That said the Remaster introduced a day and night cycle, the original only had daytime, so some things did get improved.
There is a video comparing 1.0 and the latest release and in there you can see some of the differences that i listed and more: th-cam.com/video/r9kg0Xn3YuI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Z_wkWKMBoIOg3WQS
Like i said though great video on one of my favorite games, keep up the amazing work you are doing, we love your content man❤
I’m playing the ultimate box now on PC, the original not the remaster, and there is night and day cycle….then burnout paradise released there was no night and day cycle but then they updated it a month later to add a day and night cycle. I remember night time crashes when I was a kid. I haven’t played the remaster yet but I can confirm day and night cycles were in the old one so long as your Xbox was hooked up to Wi-Fi you would have gotten that update
Man burnout paradise is so nostalgic i haven’t heard that name in awhile
Great video man! Loved watching you show your passion and love that you have for this game. It’s always nice to see someone show their appreciation for these types of racing games. Would love to see more videos like this in the future. And honestly after watching this video you got me thinking of buying the game now
Thanks for the visit
2024 and just revisited this gem. I see a complete playthrough in my future.
16 years after Burnout Paradise came out, BURNOUT PARADISE still is a legendary game!
My first copy had compUSA billboards when i got it. I repurchased it later on PC with supposedly all the content. I was able to use the bikes, toy cars, and island, but the movie cars never unlocked, i needed the Ghostbusters, and BTTF cars to have the most fun.
Played hundreds of hours in this game over 3 different copies. Also have the nostalgia of playing this with my dad growing up. This video makes me want to go back and finally truly 100% it
surprised you did'nt mention MP , which was fantastic, esp the challenges.
I forgot
Yeah the multiplayer was the only reason to play this game lol you could complete the single player in a couple days and then have hours and hours of fun on MP
whenever i stayed over my uncle’s house as a kid, he had an xbox 360 and we played two games together mainly: PGR 3 and Burnout Paradise. Have a lot of fond memories of just laughing at causing crazy crashes in road rage or showdown mode
p.s love the music choices. Sonic Unleashed is another 360 game i am very fond of!
I'm kinda hoping Wreckreation does enough to fill the Burnout void even though it does give of some Track mania vibes
I still play the remastered version on my PS3 regularly, and it hasn't gotten old for me. Still holds the same chaotic charm as it did when I first booted it up.
I understand what you mean about the limited junkyards, but it just made you have to know how to get to the nearest and it would always be just a minute or so away depending on how badly you want a new vehicle. 😊
Burnout Paradise, along with gran turismo 5, were my introductions to racing, and I could not have asked for a better introduction. The sheer fun of burnout was incredible, and I platinum'd the game with pleasure. It was truly exhilarating.
Welcome aboard!
13:40 Pretty sure that some cars you unlock from the Burning Route do in fact have different stats but not by much
The sense of speed this game gives is just unmatched, pure adrenaline. Also the game is used to test reaction times in studies, that examine such topics. Old school Criterion⚡
Speaking of the Quarry, I had no idea it existed until I played on MP many years later and saw a lot of players driving around in there
I spent literal years playing Burnout games. Burnout 3 Takedown was the first for me. Burnout Revenge I beat more times than I can count. Burnout Dominator on my PSP. and finally uncountable hours on Burnout Paradise on my PS3 both offline and online with many of my friends. It was genuinely my favourite game to play. If a new Burnout game came to fruition, or heck even a remaster of something like Revenge. I would likely spend endless hours playing it. It was a huge part of my childhood, it helped me find my music tastes, and make countless memories. I look very fondly on Burnout and hope one day it will return.
I have played all Burnout games (yes, even Crash, it was boring), but i had the PS2 version Burnout Dominator, i discovered the series through demo that was in NFS Underground 2, since then Burnout became one of my favorite racing series along side NFS and Midnight Club
I would love a new Burnout game too, the rumour is that Stellar Entertainment is making a new Burnout Game as tweeted an image with the text "You're about to be rear ended"and the words "take downs"
If they remaster another game from the series, i prefer Burnout 3: Takedown
I was never a big fan of playing racing games online, but I ended up playing Burnout Paradise for more than 3000 hours on the PS3. What a game. It was so much fun that we had, playing those online challenges. I made friends, some of them I still know today, 15 years later. I agree with almost everything you said. It's just an unbelievable game. It will probably never be like that again. But we still hope for a new Burnout, which hopefully isn't messed up, like so many modern racing games.
Thank you for covering this. I had a smile on my face for 23 minutes hearing someone talk about a game that made me the wreckless driver i am today. God bless.
Fantastic video. I remember watching those original Criterion videos on early YT when Big Surf Island was about to be launched and being in awe of the thought of a whole new playground for the map. I was only 7 at the time, but to me this game is one of the greats. ❤
Very cool!
This was my childhood, I loved playing Burnout Paradise, the open world was really fun to explore and driving around it was seriously amazing, the car list felt great due to how varied it was from high powered race cars to aggressive death machines. Overall, I miss Burnout Paradise and Burnout as a whole and want to start playing all over again, due to this excellent video.
I will say that having a waypoint system would be very helpful, I do believe that a reason they might not have had one is to get the player to learn the map better. I know when I was playing, overtime I would get better at getting around the map and finish races faster just from trying to find a junkyard which would make me learn more routes. It also helps that the map is designed so well that it feels like every street flows together no matter what direction. Great video, I missed this game so much
That would be cool
It’s so good seeing somebody talk about the burnout series I can’t wait to watch this vid
I wish NFS got rid of the on road turn markers and forced racers to use the minimap. That adds such an extra layer to street racing games. At the very least make that a difficulty setting.
Few additions : the remastered actually reduced the number of takedowns required, it increments slower in the remastered than in the ultimate box version, and the maximum is 20 instead of 40 (that change makes sense cause 40 is a lot and grinding the elite license is so much longer on the ultimate box version just because of that). It also added a button in the easy drive menu to cancel the current event so you don't have to stop and wait.
In the original release in 2008, the early game cars were much faster and the trafic was a lot more dense, so the game was actually very hard back then. The takedown requirements in road rages as well as the score goals in stunt runs were also higher than in the ultimate box version.
Great video, summed up very well my own opinion about this game after playing it for around 300 hours all versions and platforms combined
It’s a shame the podcast was never mentioned, because it had the most information about the envisioned future of the game, such as planes, and even the moon!
In defense of the no waypoint/no return to garage feature, I actually liked how it was absent. It was even more incentive to learn and memorize the map. Heck, I bet some players could navigate Paradise City better than their own hometowns because of it
Scary story I went into work one day to see my boss Angus on a stretcher dead, later that day Burnout Paradise released and the first road I drove down was called Angus Drive. I will never have an experience like this again, well I hope.
I'm hoping you would make a video about the Midnight Club series. The game was very underrated in its use of open world, and IMO did a better job than burnout paradise at open-world racing.
You gotta make a video on the best racing game ever - Split Second.
Challenge accepted
@@UltraViolet_Moses can't wait 😁
Paradise was one of the first PS3 games I played online and some of the best gaming experiences I've ever had were just messing around with other people in freeroam.
This fame was my introduction to the series and has become one of my favorite games of all time. Wished I found out able it soon but always better to be late to a party than not show up at all. If they do make a new Burnout game, I hope it lives up to it potential.
Burnout 3, Paradise, and the PGR series were my childhood classics lol. Such a shame both series are dormant now.
Man, this game is a GEM! I had so much fun playing it nonstop back then on my X360...
Gee, the time sure flies by so fast.
Well, I just bought Burnout Paradise on Switch and I must say... Playing it in handheld is amazing! This game is so good.
You posted this video when I was playing this game!
7:16 fan fact There is a line in the game where DJ atomica talks about Paradise City airport sinking while it was being built.
I have memorized every corner of this game. Finished it 3 times. I still play it but I'ld love to play a new Burnout game with crash missions.
18:11 this game takes I think a VERY steep learning curve sometimes cuz basically every car feels like a muscle car but once u learn to drift and get the turn in points right you’ll do fine
This game is the sole reason I bought a Xbox 360, it was just so different from other racing games we had at that time, and still today there isn't game that was as unique as Burnout Paradise...I still hope for a new Burnout game one day
This game is awesome. I still play.
I still remember how to get around Paradise City and Australia in FH3 which in my opinion shows how much more memorable these maps were compared to FH5 in which I have more than 500 hours and still can’t get anywhere without a waypoint
I remember waking up early and playing this game with my brother before our parents got up. good times
I loved burnout paradise, flaws and all. I agree with your QoL points and would add different camera adjustments/distances. That was the one thing I REALLY wished it had.
Excellent video, it seems we both have the same thought patterns about Burnout Paradise, I just made a video about this game as well and we both had the same exact points about how great the map world is! Great minds think alike, as they say. Subscribed!
Sounds great!
As some one who grew up with this game in middle school on the PS3 i loved this game
Got the Remastered edition for my xbox series x and I absolutely love it
I played this game every day for years and years from launch
I remember the update that brought us headlights, night time, dynamic time, cops and robbers, boost special, and not to mention the big surf island expansion.
I would honestly be super happy with a new burnout that is the expanded original map of paradise
I really hope the rumors are true that a new game is in the works
But until then
I’m gonna build a Carson Inferno Van
Burnout has been my childhood, from being the reason why i listen to so much rock and metal now to being the reason of my love for racing game with a proper sense of speed i had always absolutely loved this game and forever will. Mention to the soundtrack, they are so goated for putting Alice in Chains - Would? and Guns And Roses - Paradise City, my favorite rock songs of all time !
This is a great retrospective about one of the best arcade racers ever made, i love burnout paradise, completed it at 100% twice, i also have the platinum trophy on playstation, this game really was a revolution for the genre and it still holds up pretty well after 15 years, much better than any other soulless open world racing game out there or even games that are supposedly "built from the ground up".
I started with Takedown and Revenge and Paradise was the third I played. I couldn't connect with the original since it was a lot more straightforward and didn't involve as much car carnage that I would've liked.
But yeah, this game and its remaster are both incredible.