Nuts and Bolts

[TimeLost in the spectrum]

So i seen something on google that this was inspired by that game, I have seen stranded in space etc but is there any real obj like banjo kazooe nuts and bolts getting puzzle and rewarded for doing such things? I play the hell out of that game but some reviews saying there is not much to do with trailmakers.

[Bwixie]

There is Rally mode which rewards you for racing with currency to buy more parts or unlock new tracks. Race island is more sandbox with a variety of free races, both of these have online leader-boards.

Treasure island is the main sandbox area and has some activities with part and achievement rewards be it moving a ball to a platform, completing treasure hunts, or flying through rings of fire.

[Landor]

Aha, I remember playing Nuts and Bolts.

If you enjoyed building stuff in the vehicle creator, and spending time messing about in the worlds with your creations, finding every crate in the hubworld so you can build new and interesting vehicles to mess about in, then you might enjoy Trailblazers. But if you only had fun with Nuts and Bolts with the challenges, and building vehicles was only really in aid of doing well in the challenges, then you might have fun with the Stranded in Space scenario, but outside of that, I don't know if you'll get that much out of the game.

I will say, the game has much better "♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about" potential than Nuts and Bolts ever did, the maps you can roam around are pretty huge, and the editor is much more robust, allowing a lot more creativity. Although it is worth noting it's also a lot more complex, you can't just stick a propeller anywhere on a vehicle willy-nilly and call it a helicopter, aerodynamics, friction, torque, and a number of other things you learn about in physics are things you have to worry about.

[TimeLost in the spectrum]

Originally posted by Landor:

Aha, I remember playing Nuts and Bolts.

If you enjoyed building stuff in the vehicle creator, and spending time messing about in the worlds with your creations, finding every crate in the hubworld so you can build new and interesting vehicles to mess about in, then you might enjoy Trailblazers. But if you only had fun with Nuts and Bolts with the challenges, and building vehicles was only really in aid of doing well in the challenges, then you might have fun with the Stranded in Space scenario, but outside of that, I don't know if you'll get that much out of the game.

I will say, the game has much better "♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ about" potential than Nuts and Bolts ever did, the maps you can roam around are pretty huge, and the editor is much more robust, allowing a lot more creativity. Although it is worth noting it's also a lot more complex, you can't just stick a propeller anywhere on a vehicle willy-nilly and call it a helicopter, aerodynamics, friction, torque, and a number of other things you learn about in physics are things you have to worry about.

Yeah i loved making cool ♥♥♥♥ in nuts and bolts but doing things like no engines and jumping in vehicle see how far you could get etc, Im just not into being full creative with no aim, I mean if you collect parts then building something thats sorta same thing as you would aim to do in nuts and bolts.

[TimeLost in the spectrum]

Originally posted by Zypher:

This game started with a sweet dream of exploration, strife, challenge, and being LOST IN SPAAAAAAACE!

But then they got lazy and instead of all that they basically make "Creative" mode, with infinite lives, easy repairing and bare bones story/puzzle content.

The most complicated challenge you will run across is: "Oh that power core is sitting on top of a small platform. I need to knock it down."

I remember when this first launched with the dream of being a "TRAILMAKER" that explored other planets along side the other scoutlike trailmakers. Then we turn into LITERAL 'garbage man creative mode' Obviously because the devs are completely incapable of realizing the original dream of this project.

Yeah im sure i seen something where you had to travel across map or something then thats gone and its just basic stuff, I mean if they add that back what im sure you just described.