The full gameplay trailer of GRID 2 is here and it shows some of the locations that are featured in the game, such as Paris, Barcelona, Chicago, California and the Red Bull Ring.
Looks beautiful, but damn they need to tone down all the bloom and lighting effects. EVERY SINGLE headlight. taillight, lamplight, bald head, and water droplet does not need to have lens flare shooting off it like fireworks. It's like they let me 5 year old play with the effects and he just said f@ck it, use em all!
Still a bit disappointed about the lack of in cockpit view, but everything else looks amazing!
Commented on 2013-02-15 02:57:37 In reply to michaelob
Posted by michaelob
Looks beautiful, but damn they need to tone down all the bloom and lighting effects. EVERY SINGLE headlight. taillight, lamplight, bald head, and water droplet does not need to have lens flare shooting off it like fireworks. It's like they let me 5 year old play with the effects and he just said f@ck it, use em all!
Commented on 2013-02-15 04:23:18 In reply to michaelob
Posted by Xoar
Graphics are incredible...PC version though?
Said i wouldnt buy it due to not having cockpit cam...however if the handling is great on the demo i will change my mind!
Mhm.
Posted by michaelob
Looks beautiful, but damn they need to tone down all the bloom and lighting effects. EVERY SINGLE headlight. taillight, lamplight, bald head, and water droplet does not need to have lens flare shooting off it like fireworks. It's like they let me 5 year old play with the effects and he just said f@ck it, use em all!
Still a bit disappointed about the lack of in cockpit view, but everything else looks amazing!
You clearly are not familiar with the audience for these games. lol.
Yes...looks great. But without it, it will never be intense driving for me. WTF happened with these cockpits? You cant make a game with it and make a step back in the next game by removing it. Are they even thinking? Is it some sort of plague, developers are trying to avoid or what? They have most of the cockpits from previous games anyway, so why bother making a "racing" game without it? Its just wasted time on another bumper-cam racing game. It looks like, that Codies havent decided yet, if they want to make a racing game or just arcade steering game. I enjoyed some of their previous games WITH cockpits. I read, some smart-ass from Codemaster said, only 5% of players use cockpit. :-D This is the most stupid bullshit I have ever heard. Who made this statistic? He called to his 5 no-cockpit friends and ask them and then released this bullshit? Come on....ya lazy bastards!
Before someone starts some fight over cockpit yes or no, this is just my opinion, because I like to play racing games from cockpit and dont understand to this step back. I know many people prefer to drive while looking on the car from behind or from bumper, but still....I dont like their decision. You cant call it a racing game, when You dont give players a chance to have it as close as possible to real thing.
Commented on 2013-02-15 15:01:08 In reply to vansant
Posted by vansant
Codemasters used to be one of the greats. Now they feel like a european EA.
They are far to Americanised these days but i guess we are lucky they have not ditched racers altogether considering how shit sales have been for genre over the past 2-3 years.
Sick of shit street circuits in famous places. When you're actually playing the game all you're doing is looking for the next apex so I don't care if the Arc de Fuckoff if looking pretty next to the track.
They are far to Americanised these days but i guess we are lucky they have not ditched racers altogether considering how shit sales have been for genre over the past 2-3 years.
Not sure what you mean by "Americanized", but the DIRT games have always sold far better in Europe (to the tune of almost 2-1) than the states, so if Europeans hate "Americanized" stuff so much, they should probably stop purchasing them so frequently. Dirt 3 and Dirt Showdown sales in the US were horrid (and again FAR better in Europe), so whatever Codemasters and yourself believe Americans want is clearly wrong.
Also, games like Forza sell far better in the US than Europe, so based on factual information, I would say sim style games are "Americanized" and games like DIRT3 and DIRT Showdown are "Europeanized"......
Commented on 2013-02-16 00:39:52 In reply to michaelob
Posted by michaelob
Not sure what you mean by "Americanized", but the DIRT games have always sold far better in Europe (to the tune of almost 2-1) than the states, so if Europeans hate "Americanized" stuff so much, they should probably stop purchasing them so frequently. Dirt 3 and Dirt Showdown sales in the US were horrid (and again FAR better in Europe), so whatever Codemasters and yourself believe Americans want is clearly wrong.
Also, games like Forza sell far better in the US than Europe, so based on factual information, I would say sim style games are "Americanized" and games like DIRT3 and DIRT Showdown are "Europeanized"......
What? No. DiRT is the very definition of americanized. it might be in vain (as you said, they sold poorly in the US) but they tried hard as hell to appeal to them with the dude bro "extreme" attitude.
Commented on 2013-02-16 00:44:11 In reply to KORNdog
Posted by KORNdog
What? No. DiRT is the very definition of americanized. it might be in vain (as you said, they sold poorly in the US) but they tried hard as hell to appeal to them with the dude bro "extreme" attitude.
But the thing is, Americans hate that as much or more than Europeans. Therefore, just because you and a few misguided marketing departments believe it, does not make it so. My point is, calling it "Americanized', is idiotic, since based on factual evidence, it is preferred in Europe. Maybe we should change what we call it?
Commented on 2013-02-16 00:49:29 In reply to michaelob
Posted by michaelob
But the thing is, Americans hate that as much or more than Europeans. Therefore, just because you and a few misguided marketing departments believe it, does not make it so. My point is, calling it "Americanized', is idiotic, since based on factual evidence, it is preferred in Europe. Maybe we should change what we call it?
Americanised isn't a term based on popularity though. It's a term based on the market they're aiming for. Compare colin mcrae, hell, dirt 1 to dirt 2. Everything they did was in an attempt to lure in the US audience, the events, the looks, the attitude, the voice overs. It didn't work, but it didn't make it any less americanised.
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Commented on 2013-02-14 19:21:11Said i wouldnt buy it due to not having cockpit cam...however if the handling is great on the demo i will change my mind!
Commented on 2013-02-14 20:12:25 In reply to XoarI'd agree with you though on the demo. It would have to be damn impressive to convince me to buy a codies racer at this point.
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Commented on 2013-02-15 01:51:12Still a bit disappointed about the lack of in cockpit view, but everything else looks amazing!
Commented on 2013-02-15 02:57:37 In reply to michaelob
Commented on 2013-02-15 04:23:18 In reply to michaelobSaid i wouldnt buy it due to not having cockpit cam...however if the handling is great on the demo i will change my mind!
Still a bit disappointed about the lack of in cockpit view, but everything else looks amazing!
Commented on 2013-02-15 05:04:38 In reply to pythxvii
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Commented on 2013-02-15 11:10:56 In reply to Xoar
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Commented on 2013-02-15 15:01:08 In reply to vansantCracking video here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...
Commented on 2013-02-15 17:13:12Graphics look decent - nothing better then what's about.
I know this site loves coding everything at 60fps. That trailer does not work at 60 though, looks very wrong.
TOCA was the best game, but this needs cockpits.
Commented on 2013-02-15 17:39:12Grumble
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Commented on 2013-02-16 00:32:40 In reply to XoarCracking video here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...
Also, games like Forza sell far better in the US than Europe, so based on factual information, I would say sim style games are "Americanized" and games like DIRT3 and DIRT Showdown are "Europeanized"......
Commented on 2013-02-16 00:39:52 In reply to michaelobAlso, games like Forza sell far better in the US than Europe, so based on factual information, I would say sim style games are "Americanized" and games like DIRT3 and DIRT Showdown are "Europeanized"......
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Commented on 2013-02-16 00:49:29 In reply to michaelob
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Commented on 2013-02-17 12:07:14 In reply to abcgamerIf Codemasters cannot get the American public buying this game...where do they go from here?