Race Driver: GRID Comments by Tom Bramwell
Gentlemen, start your enthusiasm.
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@Altrezia - I refer you to the EG scoring policy:
http://www.eurogamer.net/scoring_policy.... "A game scored nine is another must buy for its audience, or at the very least something you should do everything you can to play. People looking for the best of this type of game won't go far wrong with a nine, and it is a practically risk-free purchase. But it is still a score that comes with a few strings attached that we'll do our damndest to wrestle with before we settle on that "so close" of scores." 9/10 is therefore correct, as it is a leading game in the console racing genre. |
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farticusmaximus
23/05/08 @ 08:15
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"Since when did games only need nice graphics to get a good score?? "
Way to completely NOT read the review. /golfclap |
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3william56
23/05/08 @ 08:23
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>sigh< Another reason to hate those damn face off articles - now they're not even mentioning the console they're reviewing.
C'mon EG - don't keep it for the hate fest. Relative PS3/360 merits? (El Muerko - I didn't find much problem with the PS3 demo - wasn't keen on the drift race (though after a few goes, I got the hang of it and it's growing on me), but the muscle car was pretty good. Could have used some instruction on how to use flashback though) |
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Prodigy_BE
23/05/08 @ 08:30
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FUUUUUUCK!!!!!
My PS3 crashed a few days ago. I have to send it in, and it will take 5 to 7 weeks for them to return it (it's a 60gig) If anyone wants me, I'll be dangling from a rope in the kitchen. |
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monkie_king
23/05/08 @ 08:40
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Yay! Glad the game delivers on the promise of the demo. It just felt exciting and engaging, in a way that a lot of po-faced far-too-serious pseudo-sims utterly fail to.
Just for fun: GRID vs GT5. |
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Surprise! 9/10!
I'm still not sure if I'll pick this up or not as I thought the touring car section of the demo was a bit lacking but the San Francisco track was great fun to hammer around. Extra kudos for a developer finally dumping the Nordschleife for Le Mans, which is definitely the better track for close racing. |
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Eighthours
23/05/08 @ 08:43
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Even if GRID doesn't give Codemasters parity with PGR in US sales, as the developer hopes,
I think it probably will, but only because PGR4 bizarrely (no pun intended) sold about 2 copies, despite being amazing. |
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jaywalker3010
23/05/08 @ 08:46
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Am so glad to see this game series still going well. Having worked there from `early` toca days. :)
F1 license is in safe hands i think :) |
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I appreciate the depth it offers, the features, the graphics etc...
... but I just can't get over the handling of the demo. It was really horrid - fluffy, floaty and not at all instinctive. Seemed to have the ol' pivot-round-a-centre-axis thing going on. I'm not saying they needed to make it simulation difficulty or anything like that, but a nicer handling model ala Project Gotham would have gone a long way. |
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Yeah I played the demo to death, and am still stunned at how Codies made the games engine so slick on a fairly modest PC setup. It's the best time I've had in a racing game in years and that was just a 3 track 3 car demo! Drifting is also a very welcome addition and mucho fun.
I don't feel the need...the need for speed. And I for one am glad a game such as Grid can at long last show up ProStreet as the pile of rubbish it really is. Spot on Codies!!
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monkie_king
23/05/08 @ 08:54
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"... the serenity of the garage scene menu backdrop, with the camera bobbing slightly as if on the breeze ..."
You can actually move the camera around a bit with the right stick, also on the loading screens. A nice little touch. |
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themorganator
23/05/08 @ 08:56
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this is still a rental for me. The handling is rubbish on the 360 wheel - regardless of how much you tune it or what aids you're running.
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Re: Haloboy!
I play LFS/rFactor/GTR, true, but my dislike of GRID has nothing to do with that. I enjoy a good arcade racer as much as any of the aforementioned, as long as the handling is good fun. I found GRID's handling really horrible - there was no 'feel' to it, and it made driving the cars feel pretty bad. I even hooked up my G25 to see if that helped, but it didn't. Arcade racing games are awesome and games don't need massively punishing handling models to be fun, but they do need something that is at least a little instinctive and predictable. I found that the handling in GRID was neither of those things. |
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"Why was the PS3 demo 'technically flawed' then?. It seemed fine to me. Just handled like a roller skate on ice. "
Based on the demo - the PS3 version have more tearing and framerate issues, and is a bit aliased. Don't know if this is still the case for the retail game. No major difference but still worth mentioning for people who care about it and can see it (like me). |
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TheNinkyNonk
23/05/08 @ 09:30
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"So on an engine that Sony helped develop the X360 version is still better than the PS3 version?"
If the demos are anything to go by, then yes: it's much better looking and smoother on the 360 |
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muscleblade
23/05/08 @ 09:47
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"If the demos are anything to go by, then yes: it's much better looking and smoother on the 360 "
Why arent i suprised? |
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It seems that all the people who are amazed by the high score or 'just don't get' the game are probably people who would lean towards the more realistic driving models found in serious racing sims, which is OK. I (and many other people) don't like/aren't very good at serious racing sims, so Grid's arcadey handling and intense racing (where I can pretend that I'm playing a serious racer while still being OK at it) is just what I'm looking for!
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I have to agree that the handling is rather arcadey. It suits the less-gifted driver as you can get away with anything (and if you make a mistake you can flashback). It's the sort of handling you'd expect from a film not a racetrack.
I would say it's more from the Need For Speed school of driving than PGR (which IMO has the best balance of arcade and sim). But who cares if it's fun to play? |
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