You know how games use those generic cars to avoid paying license fees?

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 07/08/2019 at 10:45 • Filed to: Video Games

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Ghost Recon: Wildlands was on sale ($18!), and having enjoyed the last entry in the series I bought it. Still playing so I don’t have any opinions yet, but I gotta say this game has some of the best fake cars I’ve ever seen.

There’s even variation among cars too, which is a nice touch. You can see the fake Town Car again in a picture down below, sporting a vinyl roof and torque-thrust style wheels. The game’s Wrangler knockoff shows up with and without the soft top on it. Trucks and SUVs will occasionally appear with bed caps and bull bars. Almost every vehicle has a base model. Somebody put a lot of care into the game’s fake cars.

Legally not a Suburban but c’mon

Two fake Legacies and a fake Space Wagon type thing. This is a good example of car variation. The red wagon has a roof rack, steelies, and chrome grille. The grey one has no roof rack, nice wheels, a different grille, and a hood scoop.

Lab-faux-ghini and Forged Raptor

I don’t know what this is but it looks like someone crossed a 60's Continental with a 70's Cadillac and I love it.

A fake Cadillac almost as good-looking as the real thing

Ash78, voting early and often > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/08/2019 at 10:56

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Wow, that’s some detail. OTOH, some games are like this (2 mins, SFW):

Kumail Nanjiani is awesome

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Ash78, voting early and often 07/08/2019 at 11:13

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If there’s one thing I can say about Tom Clancy games it’s that they’re always very thoughtful and immersive, with great world-building. In this one you’re set loose in Bolivia to destabilize a cartel that’s all but overthrown the government. The opponents you’re up against aren’t just generic baddies but interesting characters with fleshed-out histories. It makes the game very compelling, and what little I know of Bolivian culture seems to be well-integrated into the game world.

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/08/2019 at 11:19

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Just like real life!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > facw 07/08/2019 at 11:20

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I would die if a car dropped on me, so that's very realistic.

Chariotoflove > Ash78, voting early and often 07/08/2019 at 11:22

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I remember that routine. And I completely believe him. I love the way he turns his childhood in Pakistan into stories we can relate to. 

benn454 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/08/2019 at 11:23

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 His books were like that too. Very detail oriented. 

Ash78, voting early and often > Chariotoflove 07/08/2019 at 11:28

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Yep, it’s simultaneously informative and relatable, which is hard to pull off. Most comedians who take the “I’m a foreigner ” or “ I’m a woman ” approach for their entire routine fall flat. But Kumail is really good with storytelling (his movie, The Big Sick, is excellent) and that goes a long way compared to just telling a few jokes.

benn454 > facw 07/08/2019 at 11:34

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 Clearly, it's his fault for standing in the drop zone. 

sony1492 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/08/2019 at 13:35

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They belong in Beamng, much better then low grade 3d models that are all the same texture map with a different color

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > facw 07/08/2019 at 16:56

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I’m terrified of this happening while playing Ghost Mode. I always run and hide in a building or next to a wall or something when I call i n a vehicle. To permadie from dropping a car on my head would probably result in a controller going through my TV. 

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/08/2019 at 16:59

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I’ve spent way too many hours playing this game over the last 2+ years. I’m on PS4, SubieSTi293 and play it quite a bit still. Working my way through Ghost Mode now, but would be up for playing regular too.