Codemasters GRID - Best looking racer ever?

[RobertR1]

No game to date looks as good during actual play as it does in replays and other demo videos. Like I said the demo will be out in 2 months so it'll be obvious.

 

[Afrikan]

No game to date looks as good during actual play as it does in replays and other demo videos. Like I said the demo will be out in 2 months so it'll be obvious.

F1 CE for the PS3 differs.... actual game play looks better than the Replays......

also I believe Motorstom looks about the same on both occasions.....

 

[Rangers]

considering the crappy quality of the video it looks quite good to me.

The environments definitely have a lot more going on than GT5 I noticed.

 

[deepbrown]

F1 CE for the PS3 differs.... actual game play looks better than the Replays......

also I believe Motorstom looks about the same on both occasions.....

That'd be because Motorstorm doesn't have replays

 

[Mr Deap]

It doesn't look so hot anymore when you see this ingame footage.
That's the thing I hate about Codemasters (others devs do this too but codemasters does it too much), they ALWAYS show incredible looking screens/videos and at the end the final game is a big step down.

Well I knew before since it was posted(03-18-2008, 07:12 AM ) here

...The show floor (see above) was compact but professionally presented with every inch of space optimised for entertaining the public. One forthcoming title of significant interest to this community has been Race Driver GRID. Clearly using a similar graphics engine to Colin McRae DiRT, the game sported some spot effects however the frame rate appeared to be lacking and certainly didn't match previous videos seen of the title or even those on the giant video screen. Backed up by a curious motion blur effect which occasionally appeared disorientating when turning, hence resulting in giving a mixed opinion on the visual approach. Eventually getting hold of the controls was an initial disappointment, with handling more akin to DiRT than Forza, cars felt sloppy and lacking grip. Flying off at the first corner I soon got back on the track and was chasing down first place, tip toeing into the apexes the cars appear to drift rather than drive the corners. But given this curios handling (which may not be final) it was fun to play and I look forward to testing the inevitable Marketplace demo in the coming months...

http://www.teamvvv.com/showthread.php?t=4873

Well think about Toca race Driver with the car oversteering in every corner without losing much speed. The control should be similar to the Mustang back in Toca Race Driver 2.

 

[Afrikan]

That'd be because Motorstorm doesn't have replays

lol.......forgot about that.....
i was thinking about after u finish a race....camera pans around the vehicle.....

its so wierd that it doesn't have replay, you would think there would be a download or something like the time trail feature after launch...

 

[Grolik]

A few 360 gameplay videos in mid-quality:
http://www.jeuxvideo.fr/race-driver-grid-videos-gameplay-actu-130652.html

Graphics seems good, not that much blur after all, it brings the game a look of its own I think.
AI seems just great with opponents that actually race together, overtake and slam each other, and in an general way seem aware of the presence of other racers.
Damages look great too.

 

[Grolik]

Just forgot to say, for concerns about gameplay I'm looking forward to see someone skilled playing the game. Those videos are just an early contact.

 

[Mintmaster]

A few 360 gameplay videos in mid-quality:
http://www.jeuxvideo.fr/race-driver-grid-videos-gameplay-actu-130652.html

If they had just a little more input smoothing, the game would look so much less cartoonish. The way the cars are jerking rotationally when the controller taps one way or the other is really unnatural, and the front wheels also turn in the same way, like they did in NFS3. I guess a wheel or skilled player with an analog stick would look much better.

The visuals are great, though. This is probably the look that EA wanted with NFS Carbon.

 

[Grolik]

The way the cars are jerking rotationally when the controller taps one way or the other is really unnatural

You're right. But that seems to fade when you play using the internal view.
It should be worth a try.

 

[Tap In]

new 2 page hands on

 

[AntShaw]

This is pretty neat:

Codemasters and in-game ad firm Engage have announced that the upcoming Race Driver: GRID will feature integration with the eBay Motors marketplace, allowing players to buy and sell in-game vehicles in a "realistic setting." GRID's love affair with eBay doesn't stop there, with the online auction house also sponsoring a race series in the game called "The eBay Motor Muscle Series," allowing players to the race the eBay Motors Mustang GTR concept car in downtown San Francisco, Long Beach, Washington D.C. and Detroit.

Cool take on the Forza auction house.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/04/23/race-driver-grid-to-include-integration-with-ebay-motors/

 

[ShaidarHaran]

Game looks amazing in-motion. Hope it looks something close to that for PS3. I love Dirt. I'm down to only 3 B-r PS3 games at the moment, Dirt, Uncharted, and Lost Planet.

 

[Ike Turner]

Cars physics will probably still suck though (was reading the Dev comments inthe official forum). Dirt's handling was horrible.
For the life of me I cant see why they cant make it atleast like PGR. Burnout Paradise is perfect (as an arcade racer obviously)

 

[Cheezdoodles]

Dirt handling is ridiculus, you go faster in corners by braking and accelerating at the same time than taking proper race lines.

 

[Ike Turner]

Dirt handling is ridiculus, you go faster in corners by braking and accelerating at the same time than taking proper race lines.

You can also go from 180Mph to full stop in less than a second lol

 

[Cheezdoodles]

You can also go from 180Mph to full stop in less than a second lol

You can do that in real life aswell, if you hit a wall that is

 

[Teasy]

No way is that 100% in game, where's the aliasing? I mean what resolution is it running in? 1000000p???

 

[Need 2 Know]

Since this was the 1st thread i could find about GRID decided to post this info in here -

Codemasters Looks to Future of GRID

A chat with Race Driver GRID producer Clive Moody reveals what might be in store for GRID 2 or possibly some downloadable content for the stunning racing title.

Click here for full article - http://games.kikizo.com/news/200807/codemasters-looks-to-future-of-race-driver-grid.asp

intresting read

 

[Tap In]

thanks ..... one of my favorite games... a beautiful, fun racing experience.

"When we first set out to make the game we took a long, hard look at what was happening in the world of racing games at that time, and what we saw was a lot of games doing modding, a lot of games about creating your car and putting pretty patterns on the side of it. None of them appeared to be focusing on the core, which is fast, exciting, aggressive racing. We decided that was what we wanted to do and wanted to try and distil that into your 5 to 6 minute experience and get back to what racing is all about."

they hit that note IMO

"The EGO engine is evolving all the time - it's was in development for over two years before the launch of GRID. I think we've taken a real step up from what you saw in DiRT, even with just a year between the two titles. There are always going to be new features and improvements that we can make. We've had 50 to 60 engineers working on EGO over its two years, so if we can continue at that rate, the sky is almost the limit. I'm of the opinion that it is absolutely the finest racing game engine in the world today, and I think that if you look at the visuals in GRID it'll be hard for anyone to argue."