2007-05-24 02:22:02

I LIKE!

2007-05-24 03:17:59 In reply to LEBATO (2007-05-24 02:22:02)

Just to bad those 9 others cars are all AI and there's no proper (online) MP.. Still can't believe it, how dumb.. Seriously got me doubting about buying this game..

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2007-05-24 12:54:32

demo is now available on marketplace

2007-05-24 13:00:14

Yup.. I should download it. Probably won't get a chance to play it till later.. but it will be nice to have it ready for me. Any impressions yet?

Hopefully I can stop playing Halo long enough to give it a go.

2007-05-24 14:29:04

Played the demo......loved it...........will buy it.........continues to play it...

2007-05-24 15:15:57 In reply to GangstaNip (2007-05-24 14:29:04)

Same here!

2007-05-24 15:20:11 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-05-24 13:00:14)

Damn man you really are caught up with halo 3. I've not played for a while so after this demo I might hop back on.

2007-05-24 21:20:54

I really enjoyed demo, sad cant watch replays :/

2007-05-24 21:24:20

I cant get the damn demo. Its going slower than any other demo and just seems to stop after going up one percent. Unhappy.

2007-05-24 21:33:33 In reply to TheBeagle (2007-05-24 21:24:20)

Yea, I really am. Going to see the new Pirates movie in a couple hours too.. so I think I'll give this a shot now if I can get lucky w/ the transfer speed. Should have downloaded it 12 hours ago.Hope that doesn't happen to me. :P

2007-05-24 21:54:35

My download worked fine... Took like 15 minutes.

2007-05-24 22:01:46

Yea mine went pretty quickly too.. off to try it with my wheel in just a few minutes.

2007-05-24 22:35:24 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-05-24 22:01:46)

Don't forget you can tweak the force you want the wheel to have in the demo. ^^

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2007-05-24 22:46:46 In reply to Driftwood (2007-05-24 22:35:24)

Yea.. there are lots o settings for the wheel in the demo. I didn't really try tweaking it any. The demo is pretty fun.. I totally suck though!

Oh, and it's a very nice looking game. It's a bit of a bummer that the frame rate does not seem to be at least locked at 30fps. I've seen dips and tearing already in the demo, just from previewing three different events. The grass is beautiful though, WOW. Still.. the frame rate is sorta disappointing.

And one more thing.. I'm not really familiar with the franchise but the handling seems rather forgiving. Is this in line with the rest of the CMR series?

2007-05-25 00:24:48 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-05-24 22:46:46)

play on the hardest difficulty and you definatley wont be saying its forgiving, you mess up even in the slightest and your DQ'd from that event.

as for the framerate, i agree, although its promised to be 50FPS by release. but that isnt locked, it will fluctuate. i just hope it doesnt drop below 30 when your playing

2007-05-25 03:02:13 In reply to UrukHaiPT (2007-05-24 21:20:54)

WTF is up with that?

Anyways, I'll download right now and hopefully it's good. What Grift says on framerate disappoints, but what Korndog says makes at least a possibility they will get it RIGHT.

2007-05-25 03:05:41

The PC demo lets watch replays, and play online :P

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2007-05-25 03:12:40 In reply to kenshin2418 (2007-05-25 03:05:41)

stupid.....I think I will also try to download the PC demo to see how my machine can run it. I might as well buy the PC version, who knows.

2007-05-25 04:03:17

And people wonder how having an in-car camera can help a game?

Simply put, without it, I wouldn't even think twice about not buying the game. The outside camera shows the really bad physics engine typical from Codemasters, while the inside camera hides it and makes for a much more "realistic" and a lot more immersive experience. Chances are I'll be buying this game.

Stupid of them to release right after Forza 2.

2007-05-25 04:45:34

Meh, after playing a bit more it's not that good. It gets boring really fast because it's so easy to drive. It really doesn't feel like rally at all. Your car sticks to the road way too much, and I saw no slides that would classify as rally in any event. I have no problem with it being arcade, but when it really doesn't feel like rally and driving is simply no more fun, I have a problem. Rallisport proved that arcade-like driving and a good representation of rally could be done.

Codemasters insists on not paying an ounce of attention to the damn physics/handling, it really does degrade their games' quality. I really couldn't finish TOCA 3 because it gets old quick. I don't want to buy this game and basically waste my money.

Even when the demo has three tracks, I only needed two rounds for each to know the game is going to get old really quick. On the other hand, you have FM2 coming out, and a demo of only one short track, yet it is a lot more re-playable and simply a lot more fun.

The graphics are amazing though, I'll give them that.

Not buying, final answer.

EDIT: The sad thing is that I'm positive the next TOCA will look amazing and play like crap, like always, the codemasters way.

2007-05-25 05:25:42

OXM gave this game a 9.0(i dont know thats saying really) but their must be more to this game than this demo is indicating and their is no telling how old this build is. The physics although not good is not totally terrible. As for as the it not seeming as good without the Cockpit view, well thats how its suppose to be the cockpit view bring another experience to it, its a shame that other games haven't been able to achieve this level in that view, thats how it is in real life when you watch these races on tv, their are less bouncy, less intense and less exciting when its not viewed in the cockpit. We'll see when the final copy is released

2007-05-25 06:44:01

I felt the quality of the demo was good, nice menu system and gives a good idea of the game. i liked it, i think because of this and forza 2 i will have to save and buy a wheel. this game does feel arcadey, but its fun, and the hill climb is just great

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2007-05-25 07:01:15 In reply to KORNdog (2007-05-25 00:24:48)

The handling is forgiving..That's the truth. Fantastic interface design. And grass.

2007-05-25 07:11:15

I'm definitely impressed with the force feedback on DIRT with the MS wheel, more than I am with Forza2. Forza 2 being on asphalt is naturally smoother, and you don't notice the FF. But with DIRT you can't help but notice it. The Buggy racing is a bit spongy with the wheel. You can definitely tell differences between the 3 different types of races and the FF.

I like the Demo. I'll be racing all summer with F2 and DIRT. I do suck with the wheel. I finally won Hill Climb on the harder setting and came in 1st place only once. The wheel takes some getting used to, but it is a more rewarding experience.

My biggest complaint with the demo is no replays. I heard all Xbox 360 demos can't have replays, I guess due to Core systems... but what is up with that if it is a core system, you couldn't download the game anyways. Anyone know of a 360 demo that has replays? I would have loved to seen demos of some races/crashes. I'm also curious if the replays are superior to Forza2.

Good demo. Exactly what I expected. Force feedback and Audio surpassed my expectations. Menus are very clever, giving you info to look at while level loads... Nice.

2007-05-25 20:46:58 In reply to LEBATO (2007-05-25 04:45:34)

I agree, I was really disappointed with it. It's not arcadey, it's just simple. Things can be arcadey without being this floaty and forgiving.

It looks nuts though, no doubt about that. I'd say it pretty much qualifies as one of the prettiest 360 games yet (but I'm colour biased as usual) and the visuals really kept me going at it, looking to extract some pleasure from the driving mechanics.

The fact that you can't pick the higher difficulties isn't doing it any favours, that's for sure. Even if it demanded more of you if you could, that's not something us mortals will know unless we buy the game. Frankly, I don't think the friction feels like a car at all, and the buggies are all stiff and clunky and slow, so I doubt it's gonna make a huge difference even if you need to break in corners.

I was really looking forward a lot to both this and Sega Rally, but this demo put me off it. :(

Open to a change of heart if the reviews are convincing enough though. So far, Rallisport 2 is so superior it's not even funny.

Where is BC for that anyway?

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