Overpass in the Test
Let’s Test with a short “Deep Dive” into the German language and the word “race” look. For the Definition of the dictionary: “a sporting competition in which the speed with which a distance is covered, the winner says”. OK, true and correct. My understanding of language in some situations, combined with a General but, nevertheless, misleading. After all, speed” (means “by the way, according to the dictionary, the pace of a [continuous]movement) does not automatically also “fast” in the sense of high speed. Nothing makes this clearer than Overpass; a racing game that is but still never really fast … just fast, furious maybe.
Who is behind Overpass with his rousing Cover of a racing game in the spirit of Motorstorm, MX VS ATV or the like is expected, the following can be said: hit the “Back Button” of your browser, and read one of the other Test – any others – and don’t forget Overpass as fast as you can. Who, however, as a Fan of Games like Spintires or Mudrunner landed here is that you can read on to find out why he or she would prefer a different pastime for the duration of the COVID-19 output block look should.
Reset, Reset, Reset, Controller -> Wall
It’s a story as old as video games themselves: At the beginning of a really good idea, at the end of a frustrated player. What happened? Somewhere between the good initial ignition and the eager gambler-rich development path have been taken on the oh so Abzweigungs-a couple of Design decision-making junctions, the will to resist would have been better. So also in the case of Overpass. The actual idea is really good: Instead of the thousand most 08/15-off-road Racer to program, decided by the Swedish developer Zordix a straight travel of the receiving niche in attack to take the realistic and a lot of skill challenging off-road Games ala Spintires and Mudrunner. Personally, I was immediately fire and flame. But mainly because I was hoping for something in the way “Formula Offroad-it-yourself play” (those who are not familiar with s here please) click. Then I have an outrageous, in Overpass “only” UTVs and ATVs, so a small 4×4 buggies and Quads will ride is allowed – after all, licensed by Polaris, Yamaha, Arctic Cat, and Suzuki. “Well”, I thought to myself, “then it is more likely to be “Extreme 4×4 Off-Road-it-yourself is an example video for you) play” (here, again. Cool!“
Means: you are always alone on the routes on-the-go, you must try to come as quickly as possible over all the boulders and up the steep slopes to overcome tricky obstacles and collect a lot of penalty seconds. The sets, for example, for Touching or breaking the distance limit or the marker cones. Will explains to you the all-in-one Emmet Walsh introduced most awarded Tutorial at the beginning of the career – more on the structure and Content of the game in the second part of the article. There you will be brought also to the principles of the Offroadens closer. So, for example, prefer to be slow than to drive fast (actually sneaks felt her half the time through the landscape), to always ride with one wheel after the other on an obstacle (i.e., lateral, not frontal) and the three drive types your Companion ideal: the pure rear-wheel drive (you need actually, never), all-wheel drive with open Lock and all-wheel drive with active differential locks. In the Latter case, it is prevented that all the power is sent to a in the air hanging, by rotating the wheel. The downside is that Your turning circle is much larger.
With these three tips in mind, and a simple panel in the Luggage, the feeling should be stressed mud stand in the way. The crux of the matter: The Whole thing is easy to make difficult to have fun. Not “Dark Souls difficult”, but just “bad, difficult”. Means: all Too often, your vehicle is going to dump you on the side or tumbles, even on a hill, without that it results in a purely physical sense. In addition, the physics engine seems to be half-baked is also something else. All too often, it seems as if too little force of the wheels on the ground – it doesn’t matter whether you have now activated the differential lock or not. Also the ability to shift on an ATV with the right analog stick, the body weight of the rider, felt to be low impact. The “Reset” Button soon, your best friend is, anyway. Just stupid, that just the Reset you too often, to a place in the course of the little distance to the next steep slope to get enough momentum. And you fought and then actually successfully round the course, to get it, that you must continue in the framework of the career Events a total of three times – all that crap so two more times, before. So the Gameplay is not only frustratingly difficult, but also frustrating, repetitive … famos.
The Around
So “nischig” the Setting and Gameplay in Overpass , so “mainstream” is the Rest. In other words: you can expect to have an area for “Quick race”, where your all beds, 40 lines of six, with patches of forest on river to parts of the beach are quite varied Locations, from the beginning, to select and with the tires all in the game included vehicles as desired, by milling, a career and a Multiplayer mode. First career: This is, according to the above-mentioned Tutorial, from a kind of grid, in the race events starts, you sponsors and their money is secure and your fleet, customize, and tune, as well as your driver or your driver for new clothes and style your hair as you can. By your works you here and to progress, you collect more and more points to be able to end up at the World Finals to participate. The presentation is here, but – as in the entire game – very puristically. Everything is controlled by vile menus. Since other games are much more, such as WRC 8 and co. of Milestone, with its sophisticated, interactive 3D headquarters.
In the multiplayer part you can expect, however, three game types: Online, split-screen or Hot-Seat … the Latter means nothing more than that takes on the same console to turn the Controller in the Hand. Why not to play then just in split-screen (it’s nice to have him here still), would be a mystery to me – especially because no collision detection is included. Although one departs at the same time on the same route, you can’t force the other or something like that … well, the whole Thing is, after all, already difficult enough. Not surprisingly, therefore, there is also Online multi-player mode, no collisions. Well it is surprising, however, that there is in the race, while Ghosts, but no Display of how far your opponent is just in front of or behind you. You lose the Ghost, so out of sight, you are completely alone on the Piste and has no idea how much of a lead you actually in a bag or catch up.
Finally, a few words about the technology: The dynamic terrain deformation – so that your pushes with the tire Ruts in the mud and co. – is probably the Highlight of the Engine, but God knows, no chin download collapse more. After all, you know like from DiRT Rally 2.0 , as well as the already mentioned MudRunner and co. The Rest is solid, but not more than that. The vehicles are adequately modeled with a love for detail, the routes and pretty and the Performance is solid, even if it came in the tested PS4 Pro Version more often to noticeable jerkiness and Pop-Ups. Incomprehensible, actually, the console can also be significantly prettier games far smoother. Also the Sound is there to report, no real Highlights. The engine sounds are just good enough not to be very nervous (but not more), and the background music fits with their rock orientation in well with the overall concept.
CONCLUSION
To be quite honest: I would now really like to wrote, that Overpass a track with corners and edges, but an interesting niche in the racing game fans, especially in times of “home staying” for a Chance to give should … but I can’t. So a good idea to be like, so cool, I personally like the Extreme off-road scene find: Overpass is simply not a good game. To half-baked technology at the most average, the extent good, the presentation, but “meh” and the Gameplay even after a long period of acclimatization simply too opaque, and frustrating than I could afford to put someone in good conscience to buy the game. Too bad.
What is Overpass? Off-road challenge, with licensed Buggies and Quads.Platforms: PC, PS4, XBox One, Nintendo Switch
Tested: PS4
Developer / Publisher: Zordix Racing / BigBen Interactive
Release: 27. February 2020
Link: Official Website
