Codemasters GRID
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Mekon

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2,493 posts

245 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2008
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http://kotaku.com/374943/grid-footage-gets-the-job...

So, my sense looking at that is centre-pivot physics (guess) will render this unplayable. Jeeze, the wheelspin off the line reminds me of TOCA on the PS1 and the the dead cardboard box on wheels look of the car movement in the corners doesn't inspire.

LukeBird

17,170 posts

238 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2008
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Video doesn't play for me, but judging by the description below and your comments, doesn't sound like I missed much! hehe

Polarbert

17,936 posts

260 months

Wednesday 2nd April 2008
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Video is unavailable to me.

Coder

281 posts

222 months

Friday 4th April 2008
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Don't dismiss it out of hand - give it a go when the demo arrives on the XBOX Live Marketplace.

I'm a simulation fan (loving the likes of Nascar 2003, GPL, LFS etc) and while not all of the GRID racing styles will be to your taste, there is something in there for everyone. I challenge you not to enjoy the drift battle night races wink

FourWheelDrift

92,240 posts

313 months

Friday 4th April 2008
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To me the speed looks too high in that video, is it being played back too fast>

LukeBird

17,170 posts

238 months

Friday 4th April 2008
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Is it coming out on PC? scratchchin
Can't stand simulations on consoles, hence dropping £150 on the G25 for me PC! smile

johnph

1,097 posts

258 months

Friday 4th April 2008
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Race Driver 3 (the predecessor to GRID) was one of the best console race sims there was, a nice balance of playability and realism, with the option of ultra-realistic handling should you desire it.

GRID has thrown that all out the window, no DTM, no V8 Supercars, no BTCC, no car setup, no pitstops, arcadey handling and drift racing. The market is saturated with the likes of NFS, PGR, Burnout etc, and while I like the GT series it has more of an emphasis on road cars, while RD3 was purely about racing cars. Because of that GT4 and RD3 complemented each other very well.

Rumour has it that Codemasters will create a new IP as a proper sequel to Race Driver 3. Lets hope they do.

Coder

281 posts

222 months

Friday 4th April 2008
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LukeBird said:
Is it coming out on PC? scratchchin
Can't stand simulations on consoles, hence dropping £150 on the G25 for me PC! smile
Yep it's out on PC too, and is starting to look pretty (especially on dual/quad systems which benefit from the architecture designed to get the most from the next-gen consoles). Should be a simultaneous release if things go to plan.


LukeBird

17,170 posts

238 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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Coder said:
LukeBird said:
Is it coming out on PC? scratchchin
Can't stand simulations on consoles, hence dropping £150 on the G25 for me PC! smile
Yep it's out on PC too, and is starting to look pretty (especially on dual/quad systems which benefit from the architecture designed to get the most from the next-gen consoles). Should be a simultaneous release if things go to plan.
So my purchase of SLi'd 8800GTX's may not have been so stupid in the end hehe

LukeBird

17,170 posts

238 months

Saturday 5th April 2008
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johnph said:
Race Driver 3 (the predecessor to GRID) was one of the best console race sims there was, a nice balance of playability and realism, with the option of ultra-realistic handling should you desire it.

GRID has thrown that all out the window, no DTM, no V8 Supercars, no BTCC, no car setup, no pitstops, arcadey handling and drift racing. The market is saturated with the likes of NFS, PGR, Burnout etc, and while I like the GT series it has more of an emphasis on road cars, while RD3 was purely about racing cars. Because of that GT4 and RD3 complemented each other very well.

Rumour has it that Codemasters will create a new IP as a proper sequel to Race Driver 3. Lets hope they do.
It'll be a shame if it's nothing like RD3 as that was good fun, although I wished it had H-pattern manual support for the G25, which AFAIR RD2 had? scratchchin