Burnout Paradise was ahead of its time, and the new remaster feels timeless
When Burnout Paradise first launched in 2008, the development team had an idea of the kind of audience it would attract. Previous entries in the series were focused on arcade-style challenges, where players would attempt to crash cars with pinpoint precision. But for Paradise, the team moved in a slightly different direction, spreading out a huge range of challenges across a vast, open world. They expected players would really dig into the hardcore racing aspects, battling against each other in online races and competing in the ranked progression system.
Soon after launch, though, they realized they had it all wrong: 90 percent of players didn’t even touch the races. Instead they opted to focus on the game’s social features and explore ...