Tuesday, March 11, 2008

parallel series

napansin ko yung icons ko ng nfs series. parang yung dalawang star wars trilogy--may parallelism. the irony: parallel series. haha. sinadya kaya ng `to developers o may skill lang ako sa pagpilit ng relations?
 
the need for speed (se) == nfs underground
parehong gulong yung icon at simula ng series. parehong may rx-7 (FD) at supra. di ko lang sigurado kung parehong generation yung supra.
 
nfs2 (se) == underground 2
parehong may 2 sa icon at hindi direct sequel in the sense na maraming malaking pagbabago na na-carry over sa next installment, i.e. knockout sa nfs2 at free roam underground 2.
 
nfs3 hot pursuit == most wanted (underground 3 na rin)
parehong bida ang police chases. sa hot pursuit din nanggaling ang term na most wanted.
 
high stakes == carbon
parehong masyadong kamukha ng sinundang installment. parehong may bagong special 1 on 1 mode. high stakes sa career play sa high stakes at canyon race sa carbon.
 
porsche unleashed == prostreet
parehong semi-sim. parehong nag-deviate. sa porsche, dahil puro porsche. sa prostreet, kasi parang hindi nfs kasi hindi illegal street racing.
 
out of place yung hot pursuit 2. pero yung icon niya, parang embosed lang ng icon ng high stakes. siguro tribute sa high stakes na parang original hot pursuit 2 or at least hot pursuit se. parang pinagandang graphics ng high stakes dalawa though nag-suffer yung gameplay. yung car lot, halos yung sa high stakes din kasi. ilan lang yung walang counterpart na upgrade/variation, hardtop/convertible, o similar (camaro==mustang). malamang din, kung may 13 titles, walang kapares yung pang-7.
 
and speaking of parallelism in game franchises, pati pala sa mechwarrior series. pareho yung trilogy ng 2 at 4.
 
main game: 31st century combat == vengeance
expansion: ghost bear's legacy == black knight
standalone sequel: mercenaries == mercenaries
 
yung mech3, wala lang sequel. ang wala sa mech 2 na meron sa 3 at 4 ay ang counterpart na mechcommander game. wala lang expansion pack yung mc2.
 
yung mechwarrior series, sequential ang timeline maliban sa mech2 mercenaries na nagsimula ang story bago ang clan invasion. ang focus sa mech2 ay nasa clans samantalang yung 4, minor story sa inner sphere. mas major yung kwento ng mech3 kasi yun yung operation bulldog.
 

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