WHY I LOVE In Why I Love, PC Gamer writers pick an aspect of PC gaming that they love and write about why it’s brilliant. Today, Lorna hits the open road. There’s something about finally landing a jump onto an aircraft hangar, only to teeter on the edge and flop unceremoniously down onto a friend who’s playing hide-and-seek in a miniature car, that makes you appreciate the silliness of Burnout Paradise. Taking the game away from the typical racing structure and setting it in an open world was a move lauded by many critics and fans, and kept me playing for hours. Paradise kept the series’ impactful racing, but added diversions that made it feel like a brand-new experience—perfect for PC players coming to Burnout for the first time. Despite not being a petrolhead, it was astonishingly easy for me to fall in love with, because the freedom to faff about in games makes my heart sing. Eschewing the traditional driving game frameworks of tracks and rigid race-based progression, Paradise instead delivers a liberating experience. The sense of freedom the game hands out as you settle into its bright and breezy city is heady. It’s perfect for a more lackadaisical gamer like myself, letting me meander around the tarmac playground, doing whatever I feel like and, crucially, in whatever order. Or doing nothing substantial at all. With no pressure to achieve a damn thing of note, I can while away the hours doing stunt runs on the beach, or simply… [Read full story]
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