Codies announce Race Driver: GRID

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:30 pm

Quite easy to tell this game will not have any long term online play with those with the 360 or the PS3. I haven't demo'd it yet, but reviews are so mixed that I can see this game fading fast. It's a shame because those Toca nights were some of the best online experiences I ever had gaming. And here I am not a big time race fan.

Teal · Post by **Teal** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:35 pm

sportdan30 wrote:Quite easy to tell this game will not have any long term online play with those with the 360 or the PS3. I haven't demo'd it yet, but reviews are so mixed that I can see this game fading fast. It's a shame because those Toca nights were some of the best online experiences I ever had gaming. And here I am not a big time race fan.

I don't know...seems like there's quite a few of us non-gearheads here who like the demo...

GTHobbes · Post by **GTHobbes** » Fri May 09, 2008 12:48 pm

I haven't been able to download the demo yet, but I'm looking forward to giving it a try with the GT5 wheel (assuming it works). I'm in the "not a gear head and love great graphics in a racing game" category, so I'll probably pick this one up as well.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:08 pm

Terry's been unusually silent on this demo. I would really like to hear his thoughts on it.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Fri May 09, 2008 1:32 pm

I'd predict this game will be pretty popular on DSP. Clearly the more casual racers really like what they see, and I suspect of number of more sim-oriented guys will still get it as well even if it's not exactly their usual style.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:59 pm

I haven't tried the demo much, but there's nothing in the demo that makes me think the game won't work just as well as ToCA3 for online racing with the DSP crowd. It's not like we got a lot of mileage out of the more exotic or unusual cars in ToCA, anyway, like the Silver Ghosts or what not. I just hope there are enough true race tracks to keep us going, and that the US section is as fun online as I imagine it could be, and with good track design, too.

I'm looking forward to trying some MP in the demo.

EDIT: Of course it won't be the same without the heart-tugging dramas of Symmons Plains!

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:37 pm

Zeppo wrote: EDIT: Of course it won't be the same without the heart-tugging dramas of Symmons Plains!

Good Times

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:00 pm

I tried the demo and while the graphics are top notch the driving physics leave a lot to be desired. When you turn off all the driving aids the car just gets loose but you can still point the car in any direction you want without any penalty for transfer of weight etc.

The game reminds me of a mix between PGR4 and Full Auto with the rewind mode, WTF. The drift mode is annoying because the cars don't handle the way they should. In other words in a sim type game the physics model gives you feedback as to what the car wants to do and where it want's to go. With GRID you never get that feeling. It's like ok the car just spin out or the physics engine just gave me too much oversteer. It's either or in this game.

It looks to be a fun game as the AI is very fun to race but it's not worth $60, no way. I'll wait till it drops in price like i'm waiting for Burnout Paradise.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:09 pm

I did the european race...

I am very far from a gear head...but it feels like TOCA to me...So thats a good thing.

EDIT: Its cool to watch an AI car spin out in front of you and have to avoid it.

The SF track is cool too...love the jumps

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:10 pm

Felt more like PGR and GT. Too much bumper cars for me. The game look good.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:12 pm

JRod wrote:Felt more like PGR and GT. Too much bumper cars for me. The game look good.

Its got some bumper car( usually my doing) but not for too long as the car dies ....

Rodster · Post by **Rodster** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:39 pm

JRod wrote:Felt more like PGR and GT. Too much bumper cars for me. The game look good.

Yup it got irritating real quick when I was constantly getting spun around. I deleted the demo. I'll wait to see how their F1 game turns out.

GB_Simo · Post by **GB_Simo** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:59 pm

Zeppo wrote:I haven't tried the demo much, but there's nothing in the demo that makes me think the game won't work just as well as ToCA3 for online racing with the DSP crowd.

Zep, after the total lack of enthusiasm I've displayed for the preview material, you'll be surprised to learn that I agree having played the demo.

That's not to say I'm too enamoured with it - the touring cars are horribly light and floaty, the controls aren't tight enough to allow for any precision in the otherwise worryingly enjoyable drift mode and the AI veers from great to suicidally dangerous with barely a moment's notice - or that it's a game I'd ever play in a time trial mode, because the actual driving isn't that much fun to me, but as a racing game against a bunch of like-minded players (Hell, even against the AI if they straighten out the why-are-you-turning-in-on-me-again wrinkles) this GRID business might just have something.

Mate, I even think the flashback thing works well...

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Sat May 10, 2008 12:04 am

Just downloaded it and played the demo....It will be a release day pickup for me without question.

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Sat May 10, 2008 2:57 am

tjung0831 wrote:Just downloaded it and played the demo....It will be a release day pickup for me without question.

Ditto. I'll be picking this up on release day. Excellent presentation, awesome graphics on top of the really fun arcade-like racing. The mid-race action replays look incredible, and I love how you can jump into the replay and go back in time and restart after a crash. Haven't tried it with the racing wheel yet, seems like it might be better with the controller....

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Sat May 10, 2008 2:37 pm

Yeah, this is definitely NOT a sim racing game...but on a console, I think this works a hellova lot better. I will DEFINITELY pick it up day one...it's ridiculously fun.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Sun May 11, 2008 11:21 pm

After much more time with the demo I think this game might bring back the glory days of DSP Poker Night Racing!. Since it is more accessible to guys like me who don't want to spend hours tweaking or learning every nook and cranny of the track, it may attract a larger crowd of DSP online racers.
When is release day?

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Mon May 12, 2008 12:31 am

JackB1 wrote:After much more time with the demo I think this game might bring back the glory days of DSP Poker Night Racing!. Since it is more accessible to guys like me who don't want to spend hours tweaking or learning every nook and cranny of the track, it may attract a larger crowd of DSP online racers.
When is release day?

http://www.ebgames.com/default.aspx

macsomjrr · Post by **macsomjrr** » Mon May 12, 2008 2:11 am

Man I wish they'd included the indy cars in the demo! I just want to crash one going over 200 and then watch it over and over and over...

JRod · Post by **JRod** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:41 am

I wish they would have not done the drift racing. Instead just added more racing classes.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:21 am

dbdynsty25 wrote:
JackB1 wrote:After much more time with the demo I think this game might bring back the glory days of DSP Poker Night Racing!. Since it is more accessible to guys like me who don't want to spend hours tweaking or learning every nook and cranny of the track, it may attract a larger crowd of DSP online racers.
When is release day?
http://www.ebgames.com/default.aspx

Release date is 6/3/08

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:23 am

JRod wrote:I wish they would have not done the drift racing. Instead just added more racing classes.

I actually like the drift racing, but they should include a way to not include that in the game if you choose.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:52 pm

I'm not sure if this old/predictable news, but MP details were announced today.

12 players with full damage, with fully customizable settings.

Players can also fully customise their game including switching damage on or off, enabling catch-up mode, setting driver aids and allowing public and private games.

The only info I didn't see is if you wanted to fill the field with CPU drivers. Not sure if some people were hoping for that feature.

http://kotaku.com/390295/race-driver-gr ... er-details

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:10 pm

I really am looking forward to this release!

Anyone have any pointers on the drift mode? I won the 1st and the 3rd race on default settings, but can't come close to winning the drift mode. I know you are supposed to drift as close to the cones as possible, but are there any other ways of racking up big points? I also have a hard time linking drifts and getting combos. Its real easy to spin out your car if you give it too much gas while drifting. It is fun though.

GB_Simo · Post by **GB_Simo** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:18 pm

Jack, the cones have been the key thing for me - if you can get close enough to a few of those and then either keep a long drift going or link a couple together, you can get right into the highest scoring category. It is easy to spin, you're right, but it's a bit easier to manage the drifts if you keep more speed up and have a fairly small drifting angle, so that the tail isn't hanging out too far.

I don't know of any other way to run up a big total, and with the way the scoring is set up I can't imagine there is one. I'm open to being educated there if anyone's got another way.