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[Secretarial Dog]

I'm pumped for the new GRID... ok, pumped for Arcade Racing Games in general. But Most Wanted from Criterion wasn't for me. In truth, i am a little bit upset about EA giving the entire NFS franchise in Criterions hands and turned the Black Box Studio into a digital-only social game Studio. I loved their NFS Games and hate Criterions 90 degree bullcrap power drifts in their NFS Versions.


I like what i see in GRID2, without a ridiculous handling.

So yeah, found a bunch of "new" (december 26th) Screenshots from GRID2.

http://www.looki.de/race_driver_grid_2_screenshots_26122012_screenshots_ss127843.html

 

[Neuromancer]

They're really going all out on the special effects. Maybe a little too much.

 

[Eideka]

Looks real nice.

 

[Secretarial Dog]

They're really going all out on the special effects. Maybe a little too much.

True.

Thats why we can't have a Cockpit in GRID 2. Criterion did also implement a whole bunch of special effects in Most Wanted, which we then had to deal with the frame stuttering and 30FPS instead of 60FPS.

 

[ironcreed]

Still need to play the first one. Will give it a rent.

 

[Decado]

Easily my most anticipated racer. GRID is my favourite single player racing game this gen, I think.

I can't wait to get the sequel on PC

 

[Dead Man]

I actually don't care about the cockpit view, I never use it anyway since it doesn't actually feel anything like what you really experience driving a car. It always feels like you are driving a tank with no peripheral vision.

What they should have is a camera located inside the car, but with a wider field of view.

They're really going all out on the special effects. Maybe a little too much.

WAAAAY too much.

 

[DD]

Great use of the Photoshop Engine.

 

[1-D_FTW]

I actually don't care about the cockpit view, I never use it anyway since it doesn't actually feel anything like what you really experience driving a car. It always feels like you are driving a tank with no peripheral vision.

What they should have is a camera located inside the car, but with a wider field of view.


WAAAAY too much.

Probably a performance issue with consoles. The smaller the FOV, the less taxing to render. PC racers always give you this option to change to your liking.

Grid was truly awful though. If you have the PC version, you can download all the cars with greatly improved FOVs. Actually makes them playable.

 

[Neuromancer]

Two new gameplay videos.

http://youtu.be/qbfuMR978GA

http://youtu.be/LhXjVXpPuX8

 

[Dilly]

Looks like a graphical improved NFS: Pro Street.

 

[Loxley]

I may pass because of no cockpit view

 

[strafer]

Has to be an AI driving, no one can drive that perfect.

 

[I NEED SCISSORS]

Sigh, the visuals look like yet another overly post-processed, shit smeared on the screen extravaganza that we've come to associate with 'next-gen'. The original GRID still looks pretty great on PC once you take away the piss filter - why can't they just take the conservative realism route?

 

[Totobeni]

I may pass because of no cockpit view

I already decided to skip it long ago because of that.

for racing games in this day and age,put cockpit view or go home.

 

[Always-honest]

Quite honestly, that looks as good as it looks boring imo.

 

[phosphor112]

If GRID is the middle ground, I never want to see it again.

 

[Mascot]

GRID 2: OTT Oversteer Edition

(Needs 60fps)

 

[Arucardo]

Has to be an AI driving, no one can drive that perfect.

Uh, what? Not sure what you're referring to, any driving they've shown has been far from perfect...

Also, those videos are from September last year

 

[saladine1]

I just want good old TOCA back...is that too much to ask Codies..?
Is it..?

 

[Dilly]

Has to be an AI driving, no one can drive that perfect.

It's far from perfect.

 

[Xanadu]

I already decided to skip it long ago because of that.

for racing games in this day and age,put cockpit view or go home.

i'm skipping the game because the physics will be awful, but seriously bonnet cam>cockpit

 

[DD]

I just want good old TOCA back...is that too much to ask Codies..?
Is it..?

This.

40+ tracks...

 

[amar212]

Two new gameplay videos.

http://youtu.be/qbfuMR978GA

http://youtu.be/LhXjVXpPuX8

So not bought (aren't those old videos?).

I would love to see the both pitch and actual project documentation with internal forecasts for this project.

I absolutely love the idea with random courses in real time, something clearly inspired by idea what would work great in game as Gotham and by far most interesting detail about G2. But everything else is just mess.

I really can't comprehend about focus target for this game. Which type of scores do they expect? Which amount of sales? Who is the main customer for this game? Of all driving games seen in last 3 years I have to admit how GRID2 remains my personal logic-mistery in any mean imaginable.

 

[seattle6418]

Codemasters gets the prize from me as "developer who took the biggest nosedive this gen".

Colin McRae and Toca Race Driver were two of my favorite games, an then they took them and transformed into two half-assed arcade games in a period where there isn't much of a market for them.

They fail as arcade games, and they still have some simulation stuff in it, like "licensed circuits" that in the end produce games that are just tanking real hard on the market, selling horribly.

I'm just glad the market is smarter filtering out the crap and the good titles.

As you can see i'm very "hyped" for this game.

 

[ironcreed]

Finally played the demo for the first one and could not stand it. Think I'll be passing.

 

[SneakyStephan]

Sigh, the visuals look like yet another overly post-processed, shit smeared on the screen extravaganza that we've come to associate with 'next-gen'. The original GRID still looks pretty great on PC once you take away the piss filter - why can't they just take the conservative realism route?

Pretty much, this doesn't look good at all.

 

[Neuromancer]

](aren't those old videos?)

How dare you sir

 

[MaximumFlipFlop]

"No one uses cockpit view, so we got rid of it." (Paraphrasing but whatever.)

Yeah, and because of that I won't even consider buying it, which is a damn shame because I loved the first one.

 

[LegendX48]

I may pass because of no cockpit view

Yep, same here.

 

[DD]

Codemasters gets the prize from me as "developer who took the biggest nosedive this gen".

Colin McRae and Toca Race Driver were two of my favorite games, an then they took them and transformed into two half-assed arcade games in a period where there isn't much of a market for them.

They fail as arcade games, and they still have some simulation stuff in it, like "licensed circuits" that in the end produce games that are just tanking real hard on the market, selling horribly.

I'm just glad the market is smarter filtering out the crap and the good titles.

As you can see i'm very "hyped" for this game.

The problem with Codemasters is that their modern games are really short on content. I can't look at Dirt 2 and 3 and think that's a full game. Great graphics, great gameplay, but where the f*ck are the tracks? Where the hell are the long points based championships?

They look like glorified demos beeing sold at full price.

 

[TheSpoiler]

- Split screen two-player

I'm in.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Two new gameplay videos.

http://youtu.be/qbfuMR978GA

http://youtu.be/LhXjVXpPuX8

These are old... like, months old. Think they came out in October or something.

 

[Neuromancer]

Ah yeah you're right lol

Well looks like some people hasn't seen them

 

[dk_]

Based on the two YT videos it sure looks like GRID.

 

[op_ivy]

videos are new to me and they look fantastic - especially the california coast :O

that said, i'll be waiting for a demo and keeping my expectations in check. i really disliked grid 1 (based on the demo), and while looking better, something still looked a bit funky in how the cars were driving in these videos (floaty and tail happy)

 

[saladine1]

Live action trailer part 1

 

[schuey7]

The more I see the less I like the game.Grid had good visuals for its time and this doesnt look like a step up. In fact it looks like "piss filter 2.0" has been liberally applied. The only hope is that it plays well. I also wish CM would spend less money on these videos and more on the game.

 

[Secretarial Dog]

New screenshots from the McLaren MP4-12c

http://www.gamersglobal.de/screens/63855

 

[VVV Mars VG]

Can't find a new thread for it but I've been playing some Grid 2 and here's the first of a few new videos I'll be putting up in the coming days.

http://www.teamvvv.com/en/news/comments/Grid-2-Paris-Elimination-hands-on-gameplay-video

 

[DD]

Can't find a new thread for it but I've been playing some Grid 2 and here's the first of a few new videos I'll be putting up in the coming days.

http://www.teamvvv.com/en/news/comments/Grid-2-Paris-Elimination-hands-on-gameplay-video

Can you say how many tracks the game has?

 

[amar212]

Can't find a new thread for it but I've been playing some Grid 2 and here's the first of a few new videos I'll be putting up in the coming days.

http://www.teamvvv.com/en/news/comments/Grid-2-Paris-Elimination-hands-on-gameplay-video

Thank you for this Alan!

Can you comment on the following:

- how would you describe wheel support?
- have you seen the career structure? Any comments?
- is the catch-up still strong as in first game?
- have you seen the Live Routes system? How does it work?

Thank you in advance!

 

[ReaperXL7]

Dident the first game allow you to choose your name ingame, and race announcers would actually call it out during their commentary? If this is that game, I always thought that was pretty damn awesome.

 

[TheD]

Can't find a new thread for it but I've been playing some Grid 2 and here's the first of a few new videos I'll be putting up in the coming days.

http://www.teamvvv.com/en/news/comments/Grid-2-Paris-Elimination-hands-on-gameplay-video

Looks cool and everything, but that lack of cockpit view really kills it for me.

 

[saladine1]

I'm looking forward to the spectacle. Not many games concentrate on the motorsport spectacle. Hopefully Grid 2 delivers.

 

[Deband]

GFWL right?

 

[FuKuy]

GFWL right?

Thank God NO.

It's a STEAMworks game.

 

[Deband]

Well that's something I guess.

 

[VVV Mars VG]

Can you say how many tracks the game has?

Not at the moment, we've seen six locations so far.

- how would you describe wheel support?
- have you seen the career structure? Any comments?
- is the catch-up still strong as in first game?
- have you seen the Live Routes system? How does it work?

Wheel is harder to play with than the pad, overly sensitive at this stage but then it really depends on the car.
Career content will begin to be revealed on May 1st.
No idea.
Live routes is a good leveller, makes for more unpredictable races though I'm more of a circuit guy. You'll see a live route in one of my upcoming vids.

 

[Neuromancer]

Dident the first game allow you to choose your name ingame, and race announcers would actually call it out during their commentary? If this is that game, I always thought that was pretty damn awesome.

Yep.