Need for Speed Hot Pursuit

Darren1967 · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:54

It seems AA *may* work after all as these HD 5850 screenshots show: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=3774917&postcount=167

I've asked for confirmation from the poster whether that is through an in-game setting or whether it was forced through the Catalyst Control Center.

dirtydog · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:55

Relentless81 said:
Hmmm, £20 on Steam and £15 on EA Store. Tempted, but just remembered I have a tenner off voucher for EA Store so i'll get Hot Pursuit for £20, i'll risk it being crap for that and wait for Shift 2

You could have got 50% off + 10% on the EA store until yesterday, unfortunately the code has expired now.

dirtydog · 16 Nov 2010 at 13:56

Darren1967 said:
It seems AA *may* work after all as these HD 5850 screenshots show: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=3774917&postcount=167

I've asked for confirmation from the poster whether that is through an in-game setting or whether it was forced through the Catalyst Control Center.

Without AA it looks almost like a PS2 game :/

arknor · 16 Nov 2010 at 14:30

Darren1967 said:
It seems AA *may* work after all as these HD 5850 screenshots show: http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=3774917&postcount=167

I've asked for confirmation from the poster whether that is through an in-game setting or whether it was forced through the Catalyst Control Center.

edit:nm what aa is he using though? ive seen posters on another forum with nvidia cards not beeing able to force any AA

arknor · 16 Nov 2010 at 14:49

i got someone to take some SS with 32xAA forced for me

there is no way in hell that is 32xAA look at my shift shots in the high res screenshot thread thats what 32x aa should look like

edit: aparently they have every setting in the nvidia control panel set for best IQ.

i wonder if one of the games settings could be stopping AA from beeing applied correctly.

i see someone just replied to that guru 3d thread who obviously has an nvidia card complaining they cant get any AA to work even with nvidia inspector etc.... im starting to think the ati guy is using the dodgy blur AA

RavenXXX2 · 17 Nov 2010 at 09:27

Another sloppy console port, where's the effort? why should I pay money for this? And with no AA the game looks awful.

tom91x91 · 17 Nov 2010 at 11:41

lol i love how everyone here starts bumming each other over how graphics arnt important its the gameplay that counts then cry when a game has no AA lul

dirtydog · 17 Nov 2010 at 11:46

tom91x91 said:
lol i love how everyone here starts bumming each other over how graphics arnt important its the gameplay that counts

What? Don't troll

tals · 17 Nov 2010 at 12:34

I've ordered it, cops and robbers chases sounds fun and the idea of the social aspect of the engine sounds intriquing. As soon as I have registered i'll post some impressions plus my tag. My machine isn' the fastest. Windows XP, AMD Phenom II Tricore (920 I think) with Nividia 460 768MB card so should get an idea on performance as well. AA, my screen is 1650x1050 so I don't think it's a big deal but I may change that view once I have seen it

Hopefully we can get a few people in on this

arknor · 17 Nov 2010 at 12:45

tom91x91 said:
lol i love how everyone here starts bumming each other over how graphics arnt important its the gameplay that counts then cry when a game has no AA lul

maybe people wouldnt mind if the cars didnt handle like skateboards and the only way around the corner is to tap the brake and drift around like its rage racer

apatia77 · 17 Nov 2010 at 12:48

Is there going to be a demo for this game? Read somewhere that the performance isn't too great.

dirtydog · 17 Nov 2010 at 13:00

No PC demo

tals · 17 Nov 2010 at 13:17

dirtydog said:
No PC demo

That is the only worrying thing

Then again it could have been a push towards the console side rather than implying anything

I read the performance thread - a number of the cards were quite old, even though the pcs had reasonable processors so just got to see if its going to be an issue.

apatia77 · 17 Nov 2010 at 14:09

So far from all pc racing games I have played F1 2010 was the most demanding but still playable on older computers.

delk · 17 Nov 2010 at 18:02

Proxied (As in Paid not pirated) the US version, very fun so far! Brings me back to the classic NFS games.

phatboy · 17 Nov 2010 at 18:13

so far no deliveries for me

hoping its going to appear tomorrow!

eekfek · 17 Nov 2010 at 18:24

guess I'll be downloading from the EA Store thursday night, prolly too late to order and receive from other places before friday... £5 off voucher and the 10% so £20 aint too bad, looking forward to this

tals · 17 Nov 2010 at 18:48

Mine is showing as dispatched so hopefully tomorrow. Don't forget gametags when we have them and I will keep a list on the original post

Deific · 17 Nov 2010 at 19:43

Having watched all the gameplay videos/trailers released, it just looks like a bash into everything game, don't actually steer and rely on the barriers at the side of the road to carry you along the A to B track. I might actually be interested if the handling looked even remotely realistic.

eekfek · 17 Nov 2010 at 20:09

Deific said:
Having watched all the gameplay videos/trailers released, it just looks like a bash into everything game, don't actually steer and rely on the barriers at the side of the road to carry you along the A to B track. I might actually be interested if the handling looked even remotely realistic.

If the Police got Zonda's and other super cars IRL I'd change career !! it's an arcade fun racer and not really aimed in anyway towards simulation or realistic racing