GRID, what type of driving game is it?

bledd · 8 Jun 2008 at 13:52

I quite like the way Need For Speed games work -ie, arcadey and unrealistic, GRID looks real nice, does it handle the same sort of way?

$40 on steam seems decent...

Also, quick spec check..

8gb, q6600, 8800gt ko, 1290x1024

assuming it'll run perfectly on that?

Edinho · 8 Jun 2008 at 13:55

I'd say its between NFS and GTR for realism

And yes it will run on that spec

snowdog · 8 Jun 2008 at 14:07

Will run maxed out with loads of eye candy and (mostly far) above 50 fps at all times on that spec.

It's quite arcadey with all the driving aides on, it comes close to realism with the driving aides off.
It's VERY similar, almost exactly like Toca race driver 3 with the aides on...
Have you tried the demo ?

marc2003 · 8 Jun 2008 at 14:45

bledd. said:
8gb, q6600, 8800gt ko, 1290x1024

assuming it'll run perfectly on that?

you really are taking the **** asking a question like that.

Darryn · 8 Jun 2008 at 15:10

Try before you buy...

http://www.gamershell.com/download_25620.shtml

But give it a chance, it took me an hour or two of playing the demo to get used to it... before i got used to it, i hated it with a passion.

bledd · 8 Jun 2008 at 15:19

marc2003 said:
you really are taking the **** asking a question like that.

hmm especially since 1290 doesn't exist

going by your replies, i think i'll just buy the full game, can't be bothered installing a demo etc..

thanks

PinkFloyd · 8 Jun 2008 at 16:24

Personally I think it is probably the most unrealistic racing game I have ever played and the only thing that it has going for it is the graphics.

HarryPainful · 8 Jun 2008 at 16:26

Darryn said:
Try before you buy...

http://www.gamershell.com/download_25620.shtml

But give it a chance, it took me an hour or two of playing the demo to get used to it... before i got used to it, i hated it with a passion.

+1.

Totally agree now its great fun

Calexico · 8 Jun 2008 at 16:49

Is this game suitable to be played with a wheel (G25) or is it a joypad game?

Darryn · 8 Jun 2008 at 16:56

Ive pretty much completed the game using my G25 (4 more Drift Events to go) and had a lot of fun, I would imagine as long as you have a decent Analogue pad for steering and Throttle/Brake it will be just as much fun. Clutch on the G25 isnt used at all, but you can map all the buttons to ingame commands.

Modcon · 8 Jun 2008 at 17:20

I am playing this with my Microsoft sidewinder game pad usb had the game since last Thursday it's a very good game imo.

19ninety · 8 Jun 2008 at 17:47

snowdog said:
almost exactly like Toca race driver 3 with the aides on...
Have you tried the demo ?

i just installed the demo, cant afford to buy atm so rther them wait figured i'd hop on ove to gamershell since the demo isnt up on steam.
when i saw codemasters ... the 1st thing i thought was I hope this isnt just a retextured toca3, cant wait to give it a go in a sec... so caio for now

[EDIT]
looks like will have to wait till payday for steam purchase, damn demo wont run, hope the full version will actually start! tried all the tricks on the interwebs but no launch - and sure as hell aint uninstalling KIS!

Devil_Spawn · 8 Jun 2008 at 18:19

PinkFloyd said:
Personally I think it is probably the most unrealistic racing game I have ever played and the only thing that it has going for it is the graphics.

you've never played burnout then

19ninety · 8 Jun 2008 at 19:08

FIXED:

Devil_Spawn said:
you've never played NFS Pro Street with kak steering/handling/everything except the graphics, then

Gashman · 8 Jun 2008 at 22:09

im going with burnout as being the most unrealistic racing game ever

always found it so bleeding boring, gran turismo is where its at

Skeeter · 8 Jun 2008 at 23:22

marc2003 said:
you really are taking the **** asking a question like that.

No, it was a fair comment. GRID is, afterall, based on the DiRT engine, that required a supercomputer to get decent frames from!

snowdog · 8 Jun 2008 at 23:35

PinkFloyd said:
Personally I think it is probably the most unrealistic racing game I have ever played and the only thing that it has going for it is the graphics.

Have you never played Flatout, trackmania, TDU, Burnout, NFS and GTA games :eek:

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Espcially need for speed, eg pro steet is as arcady as it goes for a game that ''tyes'' to look serious.
Anyways turn driving aides off and you have understeer, oversteer, spinning @ full throttle and losing control of the car on even a minor touch with another car.

Slashiem · 8 Jun 2008 at 23:36

haha downloading pc demo as we speak, but only have mouse and keyboard and if i like it enough i might spend abit on steering while as i have played the xbox360 demo and thought it was pretty good.

~Slash

yantorsen · 8 Jun 2008 at 23:38

PinkFloyd said:
Personally I think it is probably the most unrealistic racing game I have ever played and the only thing that it has going for it is the graphics.

seconded.

snowdog · 8 Jun 2008 at 23:43

Lol it's pretty much the same as toca RD3, and I remember a thread from ages ago where people defended Toca against Gran Turismo, saying toca was the more realistic one XD. The clueless people

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