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diff --git a/content/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.org b/content/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.org index 957bd33..9160b7f 100644 --- a/content/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.org +++ b/content/blog/2020-12-28-neon-drive.org @@ -4,51 +4,44 @@ #+filetags: :gaming: * Game Description -[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/433910/Neon_Drive/][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: +[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/433910/Neon_Drive/][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: #+begin_quote -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. #+end_quote * Gameplay -The game holds true to the -[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism][retro-futurism]] style, -including chrome female robots, pixelated arcade machines, and -[[https://teddit.net/r/outrun/][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. - -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 holds true to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism][retro-futurism]] style, including chrome female robots, +pixelated arcade machines, and [[https://teddit.net/r/outrun/][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. + +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). #+caption: Neon Drive Menu [[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20201228-neon-drive/neon_drive_menu.png]] -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 -[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean][DeLorean]] or the -[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40][Ferrari F40]]. Each new -level comes with new color schemes and cars, so you should never get +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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean][DeLorean]] or the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_F40][Ferrari F40]]. +Each new level comes with new color schemes and cars, so you should never get tired of the aesthetic. #+caption: Neon Drive Race @@ -59,25 +52,24 @@ Personally, I love the orange and blue colors used in level 2: #+caption: Level 2 [[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20201228-neon-drive/neon_drive_level_2.png]] -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. #+caption: Leaderboard [[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20201228-neon-drive/neon_drive_leaderboard.png]] * 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: - [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/233270/Far_Cry_3__Blood_Dragon/][Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon]] - [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1239690/Retrowave/][Retrowave]] - [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/732810/Slipstream/][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: - [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/311800/Black_Ice/][Black Ice]] - [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/746850/Cloudpunk/][Cloudpunk]] @@ -85,9 +77,7 @@ Neon Drive: for Speed: Heat]] - [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019310/VirtuaVerse/][VirtuaVerse]] -Of course, if all you really care about is the arcade aspect of these -games, you can check out the -[[https://store.steampowered.com/app/400020/Atari_Vault/][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. +Of course, if all you really care about is the arcade aspect of these games, you +can check out the [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/400020/Atari_Vault/][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. |