Grid 2

agnes · 15 Feb 2013 at 00:12

Oooooooooo I still can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Garfo · 15 Feb 2013 at 07:25

yes cant wait loved 1st hope they dont shut servers down again

~Mike~ · 15 Feb 2013 at 08:05

Has anyone pre-ordered this yet?

maxilive · 15 Feb 2013 at 09:01

I would wait for it to pop up on Steam all through I think all retail versions will come with a Steam key similar to F1 2012 + Race Stars.

d_brennen · 15 Feb 2013 at 09:46

spookywillow said:
lets hope they dont shut down the online servers as fast as they did with the first, loved online racing.

This. Loved GRiD but they pulled support for online just as I was getting into it

Drift events were class, almost as good as Metropolice Street Racer on the Dreamcast

Hope they don't Yank-ify it even more :mad:

KnightStalker · 15 Feb 2013 at 09:51

Grid was good, so hoping for a similar outcome with Grid2, hope it pops up on steam with some nice pre-order bonus similar to the other ones out there ive seen (brands, mclaren, indy car etc.)

Skeeter · 23 Feb 2013 at 20:51

The Steam pre order will no doubt be more expensive than elsewhere and my internet is poo so I've took the plunge and pre ordered from ShopTo.

God I hope its good.

[TW]Fox · 23 Feb 2013 at 20:56

I'm really looking forward to spending my money on this, getting really into it and then having it shut down with no refund shortly after. That was something I loved about GRID.

Skeeter · 23 Feb 2013 at 21:19

Lol. To be fair, it was a couple of years before they closed the servers, wasn't it?

And caused by a falling out with the providers rather than a conscious effort to close them.

It did suck though.

Edit: it was over 3 years.

Rezident · 23 Feb 2013 at 22:51

Yep, loved Grid, still have it installed. looking forward to this.

~Mike~ · 24 Feb 2013 at 11:58

Has anyone seen this for less than £24.85 pre-order?

Skeeter · 24 Feb 2013 at 12:03

Nope. Seems to be 29.99 most places. I'm willing to guarantee it will be at least that much on Steam too.

~Mike~ · 24 Feb 2013 at 12:07

Yep, steam will be full price for sure.

So ShopTo and SimplyGames are the cheapest at the moment.

~Mike~ · 10 Mar 2013 at 09:27

Grid 2 Screenshots - https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.425510144197369.1073741825.138772906204429&type=1

GRID 2 cockpit cam removed due to console limitations - link

"If we just had to do this game for PC we obviously would have a cockpit cam."

Don't you just love consoles. :rolleyes:

Mark3h · 10 Mar 2013 at 10:20

Loved the original grid. Only problem was online play didnt punish going off the track at all. Was the only thing wrong with it.
That and the people who kept voting for the derby races. They were rubbish.

Skeeter · 10 Mar 2013 at 13:26

Mike306 said:
Don't you just love consoles.

Well they are old tech, after all.

Although I don't fully buy that as a reason. Forza and GT have cockpit views. Wasn't there something from Codemasters a while back saying that only 5% of Grid players used cockpit view? If that's the case then I can see why they might want to save the development time used to make the interior views and put it to better use elsewhere.

~Mike~ · 10 Mar 2013 at 13:40

Yep, old tech holding back games that could be great on the PC.

They did say that only 5% only used cockpit view, now they are saying by removing it they can improve visuals, have more cars etc for the consoles. So which is it?

They could have at least had it for PC gamer's.

Drake5 · 10 Mar 2013 at 13:41

Wtf? No cockpit view?

~>Dg<~ · 10 Mar 2013 at 13:42

yes each transition animation takes a lot of man hrs if its hardly used then it does seem reasonable not to add it.

only way i play driving games is from the bonnet cam as do a lot if that wasnt in it then it would be a no buy but cockpit driving wheel view id actually be glad as in most driving games its restrictive to what you see

Skeeter · 10 Mar 2013 at 14:18

Mike306 said:
Yep, old tech holding back games that could be great on the PC.

They did say that only 5% only used cockpit view, now they are saying by removing it they can improve visuals, have more cars etc for the consoles. So which is it?

They could have at least had it for PC gamer's.

I imagine the improved visuals argument is just the outcome of a previously made decision to not have it.

If they wanted to focus development elsewhere then making it just for PC makes even less sense, as I expect the largest market for this game will be consoles by some considerable margin.

Grid was always more about being good fun than having cutting edge graphics anyway, and with development being obviously console based this is hardly going to be a visual masterpiece. I just hope they don't butcher the gameplay.