Test Drive Unlimited 2 Announced!!

[joshZELDA]

well I just hope this game could be released soon!!! and don't worry about seasons... just wait a little more and it's for shure they will say an specific date for the release...

 

OMG TDU2 is coming SOON!!!

[zo6dude]

Completely true. You could write a book about the past three years of waiting. I almost don't want it to get here because this odd and unique experience will be gone. :(

Haha thats so true:p

[t.]

Damn 16k views, last I checked it was just past 8k.

[Eudemon]

Haha check the thread below this one.

[Firecatman]

So far spotted is:

 

* Co-op mode where a driver and navigator must complete a course within some kind of limitation.

 

that would be awesome especially if you could make a custom race to do that with for cannonball runs and bullruns

[zo6dude]

^ That would rock my socks! Gumball 3000 TDU version:)

[unlimited357]

^ That would rock my socks! Gumball 3000 TDU version:)

 

totally with you on that one! if only we could go through all of europe.... but w/e at least we have a different island :)

[t.]

Oh wow, I'm probably slow on this but the Twitter link is working.

[Rodrighazzo]

About Co-op looks liek that developers discovered that "we" like to cruise in groups or more or less that, so... they added some differentes modes that you need a partner or a team, that's be intelligent.

 

Seasons are different in Australia:

-Summer: December-February (over Christmas)

-Autumn: March-May

-Winter: June-August

-Spring: September-November

 

Who knows when it'll come for us?!

 

Like here my friend ^^

[Immelmann]

Not really because if you remember previous game announces, I can only remember it to be after our season and most of the world is non-tropical/-subtropical areas (about 70%). All the biggest gamenews sites (as I know of) uses the same season.

 

Most of Australia is subtropical. Just follow East Asian solar term and you will know when it will be released. As you probably usaly do when you wait for game releases, or?

It was a joke.

/facepalm

 

Anywho, this is absolutely faptacular!

[Prophecy]

Holy crap, uh, spose i should introduce myself. Hey, im brand new here (seriously, joined like 2 seconds ago :D fantastic community you guys have here btw), m'names Matt :)

 

ANYWAYS, very excited about this, just spent the last hour or so reading this thread in its entirety (spelling?), seriously cant wait.

[iLLGT3]

:welcome:

[Supra_MK32JZGTE]

It's been a bit since I've had time off to be happy about this so...Hells yea!!!! Cannot wait this game will be amazing just hoping they have a clutch.

 

::*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:!!!::::!!!**

:excited::monkeydance::excited:

[Firecatman]

^ That would rock my socks! Gumball 3000 TDU version:)

 

ya we did a few in TDU 1 but there wasent quite enough roads in the northern 3/4 of the map to make it challenging and only 8 player servers really limited the amount of teams we had was fun though

[Eudemon]

Google can really come to the rescue sometimes eh? Remember those rumours about the article posted at Gamereactor stating about the 2.5x scale and the co-op mode and such?

 

Well check it for yourself via Google cache:

 

Original in Finnish via Google cache

 

Original using Google Translate

 

If anyone could translate the original finnish edition that would be great. :D

 

Some quotes:

 

Future kakkososa is roughly 2.5 times greater than the first part of the island of Oahu, Hawaii. On the island are still standing, but the location has changed to satellite images of the model might want addressed, bileistään feel restricted to the island of Ibiza. Geographically, the island can be found rantahietikon versatile addition to the forest, avomaastoa, mountains and ruins of villages.

 

The permit is for example carried out with a friend, co-op missions, for example, and another drives a second reader operating at a map in the car.

 

For example, the chic of being involved seem to confirm certain facts rag roof rises automatically to the rain suddenly, the windows can be opened and the lights go on top of a long evening in due course.

[HOAX]

It was a joke.

/facepalm

 

Anywho, this is absolutely faptacular!

 

Who didn't know that lol

 

Was more intended as a respond for the Aussie guys in the previous posts.

Dunno why i quoted you really :D

 

 

Looking forward to race Gumball Ibiza :D

[Soul Challenger]

Nice research work Diablo! Sounds great. I'm just a bit worried about the "Holy Grail between playability and realism" part. Hope there will be the choice between "Full Holy Grail", "Sports Holy Grail" and "Holy Grail Off" just like in TDU1 :twisted:

[superhyper]

If anyone could translate the original finnish edition that would be great. :D

 

Working on it :) I'll edit it to this when I'm done...

 

E: Drumroll please :D And I REALLY apologize my rubbish translation skills...

TDU2 - Life is luxury.

 

Beautiful cars, fast women and general luxury of life - all of

these are fuzzing around supercar owners at least during

naptimes.

Mostly games have focused only in narrow part of Ferrari or

Aston Martin owners' world. First TDU by eden games bought in

also the outside car world with it's penthouse apartments and

yachtes the size of houses. Now the studio is aiming to give

the player more complete vision of what owning a modern

supercar means. In TDU2 you drive the cars, but you also buy

roof apartments with their garages, create clubs with your

pals and enjoy cruising around the coast.

 

The upcoming sequel is around 2,5 times bigger than the

original game's Oahu. It is still island, but the location is

changed to satellite modeled Ibiza, known for its parties.

Geographically varying island offers sandy coasts, forests,

open areas, mountains and ruined villages.

 

From the first part is also melting the singleplayer and

multiplayer together. Coming are for example co-op missions

where the other player drives and the other is the co-driver

in the same car. Many of the features make the game look a bit

like a mmorpg games because the players can work together to

develop their car clubs, race against other clubs or just fool

around together on the Ibiza roads. Cash is used to not just

buy cars but also apartments with their garages and clotches

for your character. By sponsoring your own club you get to

access cooler clubhouses and club-exclusive cars that you buy

through the club and only one club member can drive it at a

time.

 

Like other sandbox games, you can drive to every intresting

place that you see. New to the series is day and night change

which lights up street lights and city lights when the night

falls. Other players can be challenged to race straight from

that location to a chosen finish line. Driving is possible

outside roads, because now included are offroad 4x4s for the

inner explorer in you. Because you don't need to like the

roads, the offroad terrain is carefully detailed. Vehicles

take damage from scratches in the paint to panels falling off.

But you still can't wrap your Lamborghini around a tree.

The multiplayer lobby has been cleverly replaced by the

possibility of bouncing around other cars with your character

while the participants arrive.*

 

When you race you don't only gain cash, you also get

experience points.

If you aren't intrested in racing, you can forward in the game

by socializing. The system wasn't explained more than that but

the meaning of it is to offer different ways to experience the

game. A clever addition is that if you chain impressive

manouvers you get cash, so just cruising gets rewarded, but

only if you don't hit traffic, a police car or a tree stump.

 

In addition to the droolable car models the game brings also

decoration and great landscapes. The outfit might not be

unbeliavably amazing but the amount of detail is unbeliavable.

Inside the cars you'll find details that many people will not

see but they are part of the car's decoration in real life

like working gauges, stitching of the benches and handmade

manufacturer logos. In the car shops you can admire the cars

from outside and inside or take a little test drive before the

final buying decicion. Driving realism can be seeked also by

other ways than four wheel traction simulating or brake

wearing.

 

Eden games have tried to find the driving games' Graals bowl

betweed playability and realism. All cars are wanted to be

easy to learn but truly controlling them in extreme situations

would be challenging. The demo shown by the game studio's

representative shows that the cars were acting a bit sharply

but that is going to be fine tuned for the release date near

the end of the year. Attention has been paid to realistic car

behavior in other ways than handling to create an immersion.

For example the ragtop rises when the rain comes, the windows

can be opened and the high beams turn on when the night comes

to strenghten "the feeling of being there".

 

The shown version seemed to be technically good and the final

version should be released on the second half of 2010 for the

Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. TDU2, including Luxury,

multiplayer gamemodes and small details, could be truly a

nugget when it's released.

 

I highlighted some intresting parts.

[Viltsua]

"If you want to win, employ a Finn"

 

Hi all!

 

I am from Finland. Quite funny that we have the first good preview about TDU2, isn't it? :p That is because we are very interested in all kinds of cars and also driving games.

 

But Diablo, don't worry I am right now translating the text for you. ;) Could I then create new thread where I post the translated preview?

 

It is quite long text so it is going to take some time, but it is coming! :)

 

EDIT: Oh, I see that SuperhyperTDU is working already on it. But I suggest that you create a new thread for it? But SuperhyperTDU could we split the work, could go faster.

 

 

EDIT 2: I just list here the most important things for you impatient people (like me):

 

- It is coming 3 or 4 quarter of 2010. (It is coming Fall, that has not changed)

 

- There is many more customization things for clubs, and club exclusive cars!

 

- The map is 2.5 times bigger than Oahu. And it is Ibiza. (How is this possible?)

 

- Soft-top closes automatically when it starts to rain.

 

- High beam goes automatically on when night comes.

 

- Offroading is included!

 

- You get money if you pull nice drifts etc.

 

- High detailed interiors.

 

- You can monitor how much brakes wear and also monitor your traction.

 

- They have improved handling.

 

- It seemed for the tester that car control was little bit too sharp on the demo. But he said it is being improved.

[HOAX]

very nice Viltsua :)

 

Hope you can translate everything :)

[BobbyV]

EDIT 2: I can say straight away that in the preview it says that TDU2 is coming on second quarter of 2010. In the spring!

Now that's just to extreme to be true.

Doesn't it say the second half of 2010?

[Viltsua]

Yes BobbyV, my bad, it is coming fall, it has not changed, I corrected it:

 

 

EDIT 2: I just list here the most important things for you impatient people (like me):

 

It is coming 3 or 4 quarter of 2010. (It is coming Fall, that has not changed)

There is many more customization things for clubs, and club exclusive cars!

 

The map is 2.5 times bigger than Oahu. And it is Ibiza. (How is this possible?)

 

Soft-top closes automatically when it starts to rain.

 

High beam goes automatically on when night comes.

 

Offroading is included!

 

You get money if you pull nice drifts, moves etc.

 

High detailed interiors.

 

You can monitor how much brakes wear and also monitor your traction.

 

They have improved handling.

 

It seemed for the tester that car control was little bit too sharp on the demo. But he said it is being improved.

[Jaxx]

So, no chance for fuel consumption and gas-stations?

[Viltsua]

Jaxx, I don't know, but it doesn't say anything about these things in the preview.

 

So maybe there is or maybe not, you can't know it yet.

[Prophecy]

that is some fantastic news there viltsua, nice to see some definitive statements :D (like offroading, rain, night, Ibiza). It would be interesting to find out what they mean by "money for drifts etc"... Like, you drift around a corner, and you get 1000 dollars instantly or something? Or maybe extra money at the end of a race?

 

edit: forgot about petrol consumption etc, i would be kinda disapointed if they didnt include it... Would be really hard to do it well though i spose... Theres a first time for everything though, right?! (on that, has there been a game yet with petrol stations? obviously sims have petrol, but its not the same)