Evolution Studios talks MotorStorm and target renders

by Andrew Yoon { Nov 26th 2008 at 11:30AM }

With MotorStorm: Pacific Rift finished, the Evolution Studios team sat down with 1UP to talk about the franchise in a retrospective interview. The first question is a rough one -- going after the lofty expectations created by not just one (but two!) "target" CG renders. While the games certainly look pretty, they're far from the pre-rendered gorgeousness of the initial videos released. Their response is brutally honest, and filled with expletives. You'll have to break through an age gate to see their response, after the break.

Tags: evolution-studios, motorstorm

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

mij-123 @ Nov 26th 2008 11:37AM

No audio?

Mr. Joe @ Nov 26th 2008 11:46AM

i just want to say that i am so proud of these two men to take on the challenges before them so boldly. i mean, to take a grown person with downs and another with a methamphetamine addiction and have them create something this in-depth is amazing. bravo for your progressive thinking. bravo.

Calvin @ Nov 26th 2008 3:16PM

Daniel don't be such an ass.
Mr Joe is right.

Mr. Joe @ Nov 26th 2008 1:23PM

@daniel it was just a joke, brother. the interview is actually pretty awesome. i wish more people would just give real answers like these two. my comment was more about the screenshot chosen to head this article. you gotta admit that it's no glamor shot!

Daniel @ Nov 26th 2008 1:50PM

I got it, man. Seemed like a Jim Norton style of humor, so I hit you with a Jim Norton line.

I actually laughed at the cadence of your post.

Kev. Not flaming anymore @ Nov 26th 2008 12:13PM

these dudes r a holes.

chode grinder @ Nov 26th 2008 12:22PM

igotthatfire247 @ Nov 26th 2008 12:42PM

These guys look like they spent their first royalty check on an ounce of cocaine (which they snorted in its entirety right before filming this interview). Hope they live long enough to create Motorstorm 3!

russ @ Nov 26th 2008 12:43PM

I love these guys. Straight talking, no nonsense Sheffield attitude. I just hope their next game is more in a genre I am into, because I'd love to support Northern England FTW!

Jake @ Nov 26th 2008 3:16PM

yes!!

don't know why people above are flaming though, motorstorm is a great game, don't know about the second cus i don't have it but i will

these guys have come forward and addmited that they are pushed to talk crap about looks and so on, they have focused on making a fun racing game which it is!!!

so good on them

JoE 15 @ Nov 26th 2008 3:08PM

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift has easily become one of my favorite racing games of all time. Its just so much fun.

carterk88 @ Nov 26th 2008 3:17PM

Hey close to the target render or not, the first one looked alot better than most of the half assed games I had to choose from when the ps3 launched.

groovemachine @ Nov 26th 2008 3:23PM

whoahwhoahwhoah did i just hear davidian by machine head being played at 4:00 thats a friggin sale!

KiraXD @ Nov 26th 2008 3:41PM

these guys are tools.

This gen of console gaming is evolved. We dont want CGI in our games or advertising our games... this is the change.

we no longer look at CGI as the wow factor... the wow factor comes from amazing real time in-game engines that are so spectacular that we have a hard time figuring out if its in-game or cgi cutscenes (MGS4, GeoW 2 both come to mind)

Lookhappy @ Nov 26th 2008 4:12PM

haha I thought that was pretty funny - was interesting seeing the boxes video in the middle.
Played the demo of the new MS, seems really good

Joe @ Nov 26th 2008 8:10PM

I am not really a racing fan so games like this do nothing for me. But I will say MotorStorm really looks good. Evolution really have a NICE engine and I would love to see what else they could make. May be some kind of Strategy game or an RPG would be pretty cool.

But really any thing would be cool and good because to me I want to see what else Evolution can make.

ultramega @ Nov 26th 2008 9:37PM

Nice interview. Haha.

klexam @ Nov 27th 2008 1:14AM

Motorstorm was hands down the best offroad racing game when it came out. A game that gave you all the different types of vehicles with an unbelievable game engine and great graphics was not something I had ever seen before. Motorstorm 2 is a great next step. With all the extra additions it is easily the best racing game on the market. With that said, I don't really see an improvement with the graphics. I wish they would have done more to improve them. Now, don't get me wrong. The graphics look awesome, and I had rather have a deeper experience than a polished pile of crap. Motorstorm is gritty, adrenaline pumping, lunatic rage infested fun ... and I love it. Buy a copy and unite with the lunatics online. There is nothing like winning an online race in Motorstorm.

Charles @ Nov 27th 2008 1:15AM

Its absolutely absurd.... I remeber this story surfaced a few weeks ago and the guys at Evolution had said that when Phil Harrison saw real time M1, he laughed in their face and said they were the worst exclusive developers to bring a game to the PS3. Funny considering it went on the be the top selling game on the system! Sony owes a great deal to Insomniac, KojiPro, AND EVOLUTION. Whos laughing now.