I must have missed that round table. Cool, I was hoping for more realism. It sure does look like it could be pretty though.
Codemasters GRID - Best looking racer ever?
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I must have missed that round table. Cool, I was hoping for more realism. It sure does look like it could be pretty though.
Very impressive. I'll keep an eye on this one. Never did pick up Dirt and i've been meaning to get a great looking PC racer for a while.
Games for Windows too by the looks of it so hopefully we'll get a decent port.
Games for Windows too by the looks of it so hopefully we'll get a decent port.
I don't understand the excitement. The paint rendering looks really bad and the environments look a lot like Burnout. The flash edits make it really hard to have a good look at the game, but nothing really stands out for me.
In their many years developing games across all the various platforms, when has codemasters really pushed the graphics envelope? So why should we expect them to pull ahead of Bizarre or PD now? Dirt had my hopes up recently, until I got to play it, so I've learned that past performance is indeed a good indicator of future performance. I'm going to take a wait and see.
In their many years developing games across all the various platforms, when has codemasters really pushed the graphics envelope? So why should we expect them to pull ahead of Bizarre or PD now? Dirt had my hopes up recently, until I got to play it, so I've learned that past performance is indeed a good indicator of future performance. I'm going to take a wait and see.
Why not large screenshots of both the Ferrari F1 and ingame/other car set? :smile:
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6159_en.html
http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6119_en.html
In a car game it is better to not have the framerate dip under 30fps atleast. In FPS games some dips down to 10-15fps like in Crysis v.h is no problem unless they are to frequent but thats another tale.
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Yeah thats what I was thinking too. The PC version of Codemasters racings games always look the best. It's probably the one they are showing off for the "realtime" game play.
Yap... http://www.neogaf.com/forum/member.php?u=6034
Still doesn't say what platform the trailer was taken from though. My guess is still PC (if it's shown at its natural framerate). I was told consoles are not that popular in Germany (Mostly PC gaming ?)
That's how the game looks, my friends.
Also, PC is 60fps (well, technically the DS version, too
I do work there, but I'm not trying to spin anything (well, there's no need at all, I think the reactions are just great). Just want to let the guys that are a bit sceptical because they think the movie is doctored or the game is too arcadey know, that they should try it out and make their own decision
@ranger x: in my opinion, the driving feels much like TOCA . I had a few problems to even finish a few races without getting terminal damage because of some driving mistake. and I played a lot of racing games in my life.
in higher difficulties, the gameplay can be compared very much to the former Race Driver games. the only thing is, that it is much more accessible for newcomers. also, the new AI has a much more realistisc behavior, bad drivers tend to make mistakes, good drivers are hard do overtake and so on. this again makes the game easier for new gamers (you're not competing against "perfect drivers" but a grid of different skilled drivers) and more interesting to skilled players. as ever, you can chose to disable all driving helps (traction control etc).
also, this is no PGR! there are city racetracks no, but it is still motorsport. you're driving in licensed sport cars, not in production cars. you're driving on a number of various licensed tracks (Nürburgring, Spa, Le Mans 24hs, Istanbul....) and a number of fantasy creations (some "classic" racetracks, some city tracks...). but the important thing is, it still feels much like a motorsport game, only with a really stylish, cool presentation that also appeals to the PGR / NFS gamer. Best of both worlds, really.
Again, just wait for the demo and believe in the game. I mean, you have to admit that everything looks really great and promising so far. Just have faith and give it a try as soon as you can get hands on
And it least here in Germany press is praising Grid as contender to be the best racing game ever. And German press is known to be very critical, especially when it comes to arcade racers.
Still doesn't say what platform the trailer was taken from though. My guess is still PC (if it's shown at its natural framerate). I was told consoles are not that popular in Germany (Mostly PC gaming ?)
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Considering your past post history of being very critical i think they could very well take that as a compliment
I think it looks great for a multi-platform game, quality wise not leaps and bounds better than DiRT but thats far from a bad thing. The only thing i dont like from a primarily PC gamer standpoint is its sure to come fully equipped with Starforce.
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Looking good, although the lightings got a dusk/dawn look about it.
About the trailer, at the end, the guitar riff sounds like Warning by the Prodigy (wicked track by the way!).
About the trailer, at the end, the guitar riff sounds like Warning by the Prodigy (wicked track by the way!).
I dont think you could of expected those visuals at more than 30, especially seeing as its multiplatform (read not heavily optimised) I think it looks better than PGR4 with more geometry and good lighting (not breath taking, but still good) and that in itself is an achievement.
Good quality motion blur will help to reduce the problem of 30fps.
(not aimed @Arwin)All in all I think its almost fanboyish to say that these visuals arent impressive, if just because they are not as good looking as some of the shots for GT5. I mean if that makes it the second best looking game or even the fourth best looking game out there, its still very good.
Good quality motion blur will help to reduce the problem of 30fps.
(not aimed @Arwin)All in all I think its almost fanboyish to say that these visuals arent impressive, if just because they are not as good looking as some of the shots for GT5. I mean if that makes it the second best looking game or even the fourth best looking game out there, its still very good.
