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No Sega, a remake of a, admittedly great, nearly 25 year old game is not a triple A game but does make you sound like a quadruple A-hole.

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[–] garretble@lemmy.world 111 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Please just give us what we want: micro-transactions to paint the taxi different colors and then a skin for $50 to change the taxi into a London black cab.

Then it will truly be AAA

[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 32 points 9 months ago

It will be a shared world multiplayer-first service game so it can be an AAAA game like that recently released Black Flag add-on that got out of control.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

If they charge 70 bucks for it and include the mtx store then it'll be even better as a AAAA game.

[–] Thassodar@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Oooh I have an idea: instead of in-game MTX tie it to a soda product, like Coke, and make it that every time you get more Coke PointZ you can unlock a new in-game skin that makes your car into a rolling advertisement for Coke.

The only way to get the right amount of Coke PointZ is to buy a 24 pack a week for 3 months, or a 20 oz bottle a day for 5 months, and half the PointZ expire after a month and a half.

Coke, you have my contact info.

[–] meant2live218@lemmy.world 67 points 9 months ago (4 children)

You realize that AAA is used to refer to the budget, scale, and expectations of the game, right? And that it's more of a reboot than a remake, meaning it's probably not going to be an arcade style game. They're talking about their aims for the game, and trying to justify charging $60-70 for it beforehand.

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[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I only go for QUADRUPLE AAAA title now! Thanks Ubisoft

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Shitting into your hand simulator is my anticipated AAAA game.

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[–] redcalcium@lemmy.institute 37 points 9 months ago

AAA means they're going to charge $70 for it.

[–] Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I cannot imagine it'll be any good

crazy taxi was an "arcade" game, basically.

How they gonna fuck this up?

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 17 points 9 months ago

Not even basically, it literally was an arcade game.

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 25 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Oh good, I was worried it would be AAAA.

[–] Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.works 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 20 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I think it's fine to have a AAA "reboot". I mean look at the DOOM games. Not everything needs to be new IP and there is some old IP that definitely could use if nothing else a coat of paint and some UI/UX updates.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

But do we want an AAA Crazy Taxi? I'd rather just have a simple arcade-y game tbqh

[–] Etienne_Dahu@jlai.lu 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You mean you don't want a crAAAzy taxi?

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Yeah I'm actually pumped for this game. I secretly hope they'll have PC steering wheel support so I can disable all my normal range of motion and do the whacky driving like the arcade game haha. Also fine if not, I'd happily play this title on my PS5 too. It's ok to have minimal expectations for a game even if they don't have everything you want imo.

Just wanna get some airtime in the San Francisco hills haha.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago (3 children)

How about the triple A remake of Pong we've all been waiting for?

[–] Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 9 months ago

That’s a PC2 exclusive

[–] TomAwsm@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago
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[–] wildcardology@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

AAA games has lost its meaning to me.

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago
[–] jaschen@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago (14 children)

It better have steering wheel support or I'm not buying it.

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[–] Psychodelic@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Fuckin hype!

Sorry, do I have to be an insufferable, cynical pessimist to comment here?

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[–] 4am@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago

according to Sega

“ The upcoming reboot of Crazy Taxi will be a triple-A game, according to one of the Sega studios working on it.”

Oh, so not Sega then.

[–] mlg@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

These AAA games are as AAA as the mortgage bonds were in 2007 lol.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

They think AAA still means quality games. Triple A is synonymous with broken garbage in today's world.

[–] Renacles@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

AAAAA or nothing for me.

[–] ReallyKinda@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

“We’re responsible for titles such as Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis and Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage in cooperation with the bases in Tokyo and overseas,” Segawa explained, before bringing up the Crazy Taxi reboot.

“We are also participating in the development of triple-A titles, including Crazy Taxi,” he said. “At present, we don’t have any titles developed independently by the studio, but we intend to do so in the future.”

Dude’s just trying to communicate the scope of work his studio is involved with, I’m going to take the AAA remark with a grain of salt since it’s not from Sega.

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[–] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 10 points 9 months ago

It was AAA back then so why wouldn't a new game in that franchise also be AAA?

[–] yamanii@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What would that even look like? Is it becoming a game like Driver instead of just arcade timed fun?

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 10 points 9 months ago

Death Stranding.

[–] RandomStickman@kbin.run 8 points 9 months ago

CEOs: Hey, hey, hey! It's time to make some craaazzyyyy money! Here we gooooo!

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

It's a reboot. They could definitely turn it into a AAA budget production. Maybe make it an open world GTA clone, like the Yakuza series; where 90% of the game is side activities that don't even involve driving a taxi.

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

With the leak/rumor that is going to be a GaaS with a 100 player survival mode well it's a distinct possibility.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Hold up... Battle Royale in CRAZY TAXI? GaaS wouldn't be surprising, but that last bit gives me doubts. Then again... It's an arcade game. I suppose instead of a high score table, it could be an elimination thing... 🤔

[–] PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The more As a game has the shittier it is. Which reminds me. Come check out my new game on my onlyfans. It's a AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA game which means it's basically pong but with microtransactions and ads I'm sure it'll be a hit.

[–] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 months ago

Well you know what that means: its gonna ship unfinished, half assed, and with tons of DLC.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

maybe its got a 5th Element taxi level or something.

[–] Flumpkin 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

From what I remember it was kinda like a GTA 3 predecessor?

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[–] MagnyusG@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

is this not SEGA being cheeky about Ubisoft claiming that Skull & Bones is a quadruple A game?

or are they being serious that they're dumping that much into Crazy Taxi?

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