No Sega, a remake of a, admittedly great, nearly 25 year old game is not a triple A game but does make you sound like a quadruple A-hole.
according to Sega
“ The upcoming reboot of Crazy Taxi will be a triple-A game, according to one of the Sega studios working on it.”
Oh, so not Sega then.
Then again it’s SEGA, not the first company that comes to mind when naming the top game studios of today.
These AAA games are as AAA as the mortgage bonds were in 2007 lol.
They think AAA still means quality games. Triple A is synonymous with broken garbage in today’s world.
Oh good, I was worried it would be AAAA.
Yeah, it better be AAAAA
Quad A is to good
“We’re responsible for titles such as Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis and Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage in cooperation with the bases in Tokyo and overseas,” Segawa explained, before bringing up the Crazy Taxi reboot.
“We are also participating in the development of triple-A titles, including Crazy Taxi,” he said. “At present, we don’t have any titles developed independently by the studio, but we intend to do so in the future.”
Dude’s just trying to communicate the scope of work his studio is involved with, I’m going to take the AAA remark with a grain of salt since it’s not from Sega.
Who are you who is so wise in the ways of the content of the article?
maybe its got a 5th Element taxi level or something.
AAA means reinvent the wheel. Too bad, but not surprising. Younger gamers can’t possibly like old games? Crazy taxi was an arcade game so we can only hope they don’t veer the taxi off a cliff (or do veer off a cliff like Crazy Taxi should do).
AAA simply means a huge ass budget. Most AAA games stick to tried and true formulas because they are less risky
Deus Ex, Doom, Mortal Kombat, Mario, Need For Speed, Sonic The Hedgehog, Tomb Raider etc. all have had AAA reboots and not always following the same formula as the originals. AAA game design tends to be driven by the latest trends and technology, reboots included. This isn’t to say all AAA reboots fail, many do not because of brand loyalty, high expectations, and deep pockets.
Deus Ex
True about Deus Ex. But then the original was very much an early 2000s PC shooter (which do not work on consoles) and Invisible War was a disappointment.
Mortal Kombat
The first reboot didn’t change the gameplay all that much. It was more of a story-necessity to do a reboot: Armageddon ended with all the fighters dead. Ditto with MK11 but MK1 did change up the gameplay a bit more.
Mario
Mario? Mario as a franchise never really has been rebooted. Certain genres of Mario have though, like New Super Mario Brothers on DS.
Sonic
Oh boy…are you talking about 06 or Boom? Actually it doesn’t matter… Both are examples of how not to reboot a franchise.
Tomb Raider
The tomb raider reboots (both of them) do kinda make sense as all three eras are completely different gameplay styles.
Can’t comment on NFS, never really paid attention to the franchise.
How about the triple A remake of Pong we’ve all been waiting for?
That’s a PC2 exclusive
Pong RTX
Don’t forget, Sega called out these games along side things like subscription services https://www.tweaktown.com/news/94151/segas-new-super-game-set-for-2026-may-include-crazy-taxi-or-jet-radio-live-games/index.html
I only go for QUADRUPLE AAAA title now! Thanks Ubisoft
Shitting into your hand simulator is my anticipated AAAA game.
Sound like a Games As A Service title! Better let EA handle that one
It’ll never be better than Crazy Taxi for PS2. NEVER.
It’s a reboot. They could definitely turn it into a AAA budget production. Maybe make it an open world GTA clone, like the Yakuza series; where 90% of the game is side activities that don’t even involve driving a taxi.
With the leak/rumor that is going to be a GaaS with a 100 player survival mode well it’s a distinct possibility.
Hold up… Battle Royale in CRAZY TAXI? GaaS wouldn’t be surprising, but that last bit gives me doubts. Then again… It’s an arcade game. I suppose instead of a high score table, it could be an elimination thing… 🤔
It better have steering wheel support or I’m not buying it.
What kind of wheel do you use?
Logitech G928.
That’ll be a blast to use!
I know! I wish more games had this. It’s only driving simulators which is boring. I want this silly game in my life with a steering wheel.
If it does I’ll for sure play the hell out of it!
I loved the original in the arcade and it’ll be a blast with force feedback in my home.
EXACTLY! Oh man. You wanna know what game doesn’t have steering wheel support? Crusin’ USA. It’s only available on the switch. Like wtf Nintendo. Give this to us!
I wonder if anyone has made it work through emulation…? I feel like it’s such a classic that someone has had to do it by now.
A quick Google search shows it’s possible to get to work but it looks like a lot of work and a real pain.
Round, preferably.
No yoke?
I would never yoke about something as serious as the wheel!
AAAAA or nothing for me.
From what I remember it was kinda like a GTA 3 predecessor?
That was “Driver”
