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diff --git a/content/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.md b/content/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.md index bce7223..97f73e4 100644 --- a/content/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.md +++ b/content/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.md @@ -7,51 +7,49 @@ draft = false # Game Description -[Neon Drive](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433910/Neon_Drive/) -presents itself as a simple arcade-style game inspired by the arcade -race games of the 1980s, yet it has managed to take up hours of my life -without much effort. The game description, directly from the Steam page, -is intriguing enough to entice anyone who\'s been looking for a good -arcade racing game: +[Neon Drive](https://store.steampowered.com/app/433910/Neon_Drive/) presents +itself as a simple arcade-style game inspired by the arcade race games of the +1980s, yet it has managed to take up hours of my life without much effort. The +game description, directly from the Steam page, is intriguing enough to entice +anyone who's been looking for a good arcade racing game: -> Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic arcade game that will make your -> brain melt. You\'ve been warned. From beautiful cityscapes and ocean -> roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all. +> Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic arcade game that will make your brain +> melt. You've been warned. From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to +> exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all. # Gameplay The game holds true to the -[retro-futurism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism) style, -including chrome female robots, pixelated arcade machines, and +[retro-futurism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism) style, including +chrome female robots, pixelated arcade machines, and [outrun](https://teddit.net/r/outrun/) aesthetics. -Each level of the game is shown as a separate arcade machine. Each -arcade machine lets you play on Normal, Hard, Insane, Practice, and Free -Run. To beat each arcade, you must reach the end of the level without -crashing your car into the various obstacles on the course. Basic levels -let you move left or right to avoid blocks in the road. Later levels put -you through other tests, such as dodging traffic or blasting asteroids. +Each level of the game is shown as a separate arcade machine. Each arcade +machine lets you play on Normal, Hard, Insane, Practice, and Free Run. To beat +each arcade, you must reach the end of the level without crashing your car into +the various obstacles on the course. Basic levels let you move left or right to +avoid blocks in the road. Later levels put you through other tests, such as +dodging traffic or blasting asteroids. -The game uses synthwave music to keep you on track to make the correct -moves by timing the beats of the songs to the correct moves on the -screen. It reminds me of the early Guitar Hero games, as well as mobile -apps like VOEZ - repetition and staying on-beat is the only way to win. +The game uses synthwave music to keep you on track to make the correct moves by +timing the beats of the songs to the correct moves on the screen. It reminds me +of the early Guitar Hero games, as well as mobile apps like VOEZ - repetition +and staying on-beat is the only way to win. # In-Game Screenshots -Taking a look at the main menu, you can see that Neon Drive plays into -every stereotype you can think of around retro-futuristic, synthwave -arcades (in a good way). +Taking a look at the main menu, you can see that Neon Drive plays into every +stereotype you can think of around retro-futuristic, synthwave arcades (in a +good way).  -Once you get into the first level, we see that the choice of car fits -right in with the stereotypical cars of the 80s, like the +Once you get into the first level, we see that the choice of car fits right in +with the stereotypical cars of the 80s, like the [DeLorean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean) or the [Ferrari -F40](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40). Each new level comes -with new color schemes and cars, so you should never get tired of the -aesthetic. +F40](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40). Each new level comes with new +color schemes and cars, so you should never get tired of the aesthetic.  @@ -61,35 +59,34 @@ Personally, I love the orange and blue colors used in level 2:  -If you\'re the competitive type and getting 100% on all arcade machines -isn\'t enough, there are leaderboards for the regular part of the game, -and the endurance game mode. +If you're the competitive type and getting 100% on all arcade machines isn't +enough, there are leaderboards for the regular part of the game, and the +endurance game mode.  # Other Suggestions -Neon Drive sits nicely within the well-founded cult genre of Outrun. -Other games that I\'ve enjoyed in this same spectrum are: +Neon Drive sits nicely within the well-founded cult genre of Outrun. Other games +that I've enjoyed in this same spectrum are: -- [Far Cry 3: Blood +- [Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233270/Far_Cry_3__Blood_Dragon/) -- [Retrowave](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239690/Retrowave/) -- [Slipstream](https://store.steampowered.com/app/732810/Slipstream/) +- [Retrowave](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239690/Retrowave/) +- [Slipstream](https://store.steampowered.com/app/732810/Slipstream/) -Although these games aren\'t necessarily in the same genre, they do have -aspects that place them close enough to interest gamers that enjoyed -Neon Drive: +Although these games aren't necessarily in the same genre, they do have aspects +that place them close enough to interest gamers that enjoyed Neon Drive: -- [Black Ice](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311800/Black_Ice/) -- [Cloudpunk](https://store.steampowered.com/app/746850/Cloudpunk/) -- [Need for Speed: +- [Black Ice](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311800/Black_Ice/) +- [Cloudpunk](https://store.steampowered.com/app/746850/Cloudpunk/) +- [Need for Speed: Heat](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222680/Need_for_Speed_Heat/) -- [VirtuaVerse](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019310/VirtuaVerse/) - -Of course, if all you really care about is the arcade aspect of these -games, you can check out the [Atari -Vault](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400020/Atari_Vault/) or any of -the other classic games sold on Steam by companies like Namco, Atari. -For something like Nintendo, you\'d have to settle for buying used -classic consoles or delve into the world of emulation. +- [VirtuaVerse](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019310/VirtuaVerse/) + +Of course, if all you really care about is the arcade aspect of these games, you +can check out the [Atari +Vault](https://store.steampowered.com/app/400020/Atari_Vault/) or any of the +other classic games sold on Steam by companies like Namco, Atari. For something +like Nintendo, you'd have to settle for buying used classic consoles or delve +into the world of emulation. |