NICE! I love all the new changes since last time I played! Glad the barrels are in (but still waiting for my lightable oil slicks) :)
The new stages are awesome, especially the night ones, especially when you have the police lights going.. very cool! The dynamic music is also great too.
Man, the police do not mess around! They’re very hard to get around and ramming into them does nothing, correct? I pushed a bunch off the road and into scenery, but it doesn’t seem to effect them like it does other cars? I feel there needs to be a way to dispatch them.. i.e. if you push them enough they back off for a bit.
Few other comments: -In “original” mode, I always forget to repair after stages or after continuing.. I wish there was an auto-repair option.
-The flashing yellow alerts at the top of the screen (“Your radiator is leaking coolant!”) etc, are very annoying especially you can’t do much about them during the actual level. Light up icons by the speedometer would be much better.
-In the jungle stage with the cliff on the left, I got into a weird state where I fell off the edge, and it respawned me on the edge and I kept falling off until time ran out.
-The police chatter is good (bonus points for Chase HQ sound fx!) but needs more variety (commenting on the current stage would be nice – i.e. “he’s going through the jungle” or if they’re following both you and your rival “there’s two of ’em!” etc)
-Afterburner music? maybe? :)
-Turbo/Overheat: You can’t actually overheat, right? In the original Turbo Outrun you could, which would pull you over and make you wait for a bit. The dynamic came into play towards the end of a stage, where if you knew you were near you could push it to the very edge and overheat just as you’re coming into the final checkpoint.. would love to see this.
-I still feel the turbo needs more turbo, especially around police. Even on the highest upgrade, firing the turbo should really push you ahead quickly, at least for a little bit, so you can use it to get out of sticky situations. After crashing using it should get you back up to speed more quickly too.
Overall, glad you continue to work on this, it’s really fun!