You know what I
wish people would stop saying?
“It is what it is.”
People say it all the time, “it is what it is.”
But you know what it really is?
Nothing.
Not a damn thing.
When you put those words, in that order…you are literally saying nothing.
It doesn’t mean a damn thing.
At least, most of the time.
Like, 99.9 percent of the time.
Or more like every time in history…except this time.
‘Cause the most I can say about MX vs. ATV: Supercross?
“It is what it is.”
See, this time, it really is.
So this is a racing game, where you get to drive dirt bikes and ATVs, on these realistic
indoor tracks, and it’s all very realistic.
That’s MX vs. ATV: Supercross.
And it is what it is.
The game’s whole thing is to be a sound, solid take on its sport, and turns out, it’s
sound and solid.
I think fans of supercross, or motocross, or whatever you call it…they’re going
to love this.
For everyone else, well, they probably won’t care about this.
‘Cause that’s a thing about a game that goes for authenticity, right?
It’s authentic, to an experience not everyone cares about.
Course, those who do will enthusiastically care.
So.
It is what it…what you…well, you know.
So what can you do?
Well, funny you should ask, ‘cause it’s a video game, with various game modes.
You can do individual races, of course, or you can also start your own career.
Who knew riding a dirt bike through the mud would one day be a career?
Imagine what people in the fifties would’ve thought about that.
They’d have been like, “What’s a dirt bike?”
So actually, they probably wouldn’t have even had an opinion.
Point is, in 2015, yes we can.
F*ck you, fifties.
What’d they even have in the fifties?
What, oh, the golden age of animation?
Social mobility?
A thriving middle class?
Ha!
We have…dirt bikes…
Alright, the fifties were awesome.
Anyway, the game plays pretty well.
Might be a little touchy, but not bad.
Just adds to the realism, I guess.
And there’s no shortage of stuff to do, either, with 17 tracks and multiplayer and…mud,
there’s a lot of mud.
Actually, that’s really the only thing I didn’t like.
Game’s so dedicated to realism, it’s kind of boring.
Like, for a non-fan of the sport, you know?
After a while, the tracks kind of bleed together, they all have a similar feel.
Muddy, bumpy, brown.
But again, if you’re into the sport, there’s an attention to detail and a commitment to
realism here that you’ll probably love.
Now, there is an area where the realism isn’t as…real…and that’s the physics.
Some of the animations, and the collisions…kind of ridiculous.
And it’d be fine if the game went for laughs and humor in other areas, but when it doesn’t,
this kind of stuff sticks out like a sore thumb.
Bumping other riders doesn’t really do anything, you often defy gravity…
(01;01;20) And death…
See, if that’s realistic, why aren’t mounted turrets?
That’s all I’m saying.
I don’t know, this is just one of those modern games where it’s, like…there’s
not much that’s interesting to say about it, since it’s not an interesting game.
Not to say it’s bad—it’s not.
It’s a very good racing game, with realistic graphics and sound…but in that quest for
realism, we forget that reality can be boring, which is why we play games in the first place.
So, I mean…think in your mind what a realistic ATV game would be like on the PS3.
The graphics, the gameplay, the online multiplayer…and that game you’re thinking about?
It is what this is.
It’s MX vs. ATV: Supercross.
Mounted turrets, that’s all I’m saying.