GRID was the successor to the Race Driver series of games from Codemasters, and it was a slick little game and quite fun to play around with.
GRID 2 looks to be more of the same, so I'm definitely going to keep an eye on this one.
I've played a ton of racing sims & games over the years, much of it online. While sims like rFactor and Papy's NASCAR series probably got the most attention, there was a period of time where Race Driver 2 & 3 were all I played, so I have something of a soft spot for the series.
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I played TOCA Race Driver 3, that was about it.
The first one of the series was one of the worst games I ever played, though. GRID was...okay...but the AI and physics made it almost impossible for me to enjoy, and I'm not a realism junkie. I hope they've improved it, it seems that F1 2011 was an improvement over 2010, so there's hope.
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....it seems that F1 2011 was an improvement over 2010, so there's hope.
Damn, I've got quit coming here....gonna bite a hole in my tongue if I don't.
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TBH I usually don't race with that on either. It gives me the impression of driving from the backseat because of the size of my monitor and the distance I sit from it (2+ feet). Plus in most race cars there's little to see other than a tach and temp gauge, and I don't need half my viewing area taken away by the surroundings to get that when I can easily use a HUD for it.
In my own car, I have to turn my head to see the dash, either down or sideways. When I look forwards, I see a bit of the rearview mirror, the hood, and maybe the top of the dash and the wheel. That's why I generally race from what is called in various titles "hood", "action", "no cockpit", or something else.
However, TOCA 3 and GRID left me flat, (not sure why when Race Driver 2006 on my PSP really hooked me), so GRID 2 is one of those "maybe I'll get it on a big sale a couple of years after release, maybe not" games.
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If relying on server info, they aren't taking into account the single player gamers. Not everyone goes online to race. Why would you want to risk instantly losing even 5% of your sales anyway? A large majority of players use a gamepad, are they going to use that excuse to drop wheel support too?
Without BOTH of those features, this is a no-buy for me, even on a cheap sale.
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