^ Need for Speed Shift ^

Most of my attention goes to getting it round a corner, I can't even look at the scenery lol.

jr1104 it'll run fine.
 
jr1104 said:
Well, it's out today, and I could easily go into town and buy it. I just don't know whether I should, some people say it's alright, others say it isn't. Basically, I love GRID and play it all the time, mainly without driver assists, and want something newer, will this suffice?
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You could just wait for the (suspiciously delayed) demo? Waiting a few more weeks won't hurt will it? If it's good, the MP community will be thriving and the SP isn't going anywhere... :p
 
I've got 2 weeks until uni starts, so I was hoping to get it and play it for that time. I was gonna wait for the demo, but since there seems to be almost no information on it, I'm not sure I can be on with constantly checking forums for rumours.
 
well just had two races online and managed two wins !! first track was Spa over 4 laps and even though i spun out twice i managed to claw it back.. second race i cant recall track name but it was small and bendy ;p

during the second race a few players dropped out and there was no lag at all, however because the game rewards players for certain styles of driving i can foresee some dirty shunts happening...

the host can set all the parameters for the race, ie car rating , laps , rules , settings which is handy, specially if you just want to race against mates in a private session.

anyone else with a legit copy tried the online ? :p

**running 1920*1200 maxed detail 4xAA btw : avg 40-60 with v-sync**
 
I think most people who drop out and if you can win after spinning out, it's related to the crappy controls.
 
jr1104 said:
Well, it's out today, and I could easily go into town and buy it. I just don't know whether I should, some people say it's alright, others say it isn't. Basically, I love GRID and play it all the time, mainly without driver assists, and want something newer, will this suffice?
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If you love GRID then you'll prob like this. To me they seem pretty similar.
 
willhub said:
I think most people who drop out and if you can win after spinning out, it's related to the crappy controls.
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that nearly made sense !!

your making assumptions that people left because you have a hard time with the game ? During the Spa race others made mistakes of which helped me get back amongst the front runners. I was in the stock Rx8 so max speed is about 115mph which isnt that hard to control, but noticeabley others were flying into 20-30mph corners at 80mph+ and therefore hitting barriers. I wish i could wave to them as i drove past :D

the main tip ive learnt so far is getting your speed right on the approach to slower corners, drop the gears to the appropriate one whilst breaking so your not fishtailing about, it just takes time to adjust.

are you using a console controller keyboard or a wheel ?
 
eekfek said:
well ive put in about 2-3hrs gametime and so far i dont understand how some people are plain just slating the game. It feels more like GRiD then a simulation but the handling isnt very forgiving if you treat it like an arcade game.
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Its the fact it takes longer to load a race than to actually race ( I timed it) and that if you have an ATI card it runs like crap. From what I played I kind of enjoyed but when it runs at 20 fps or less its kinda hard to get a feel for.
 
i like the game so far but in some races fps dips 20 i had a fps dip to 11~14 fps i could not even see were i was going before this issue will be sorted it will be hard to have good experience playing the game
 
its a good game. cars look and act a bit odd in 3rd person if you like view, in cockpit its good though.

loading times are crazy, probly twice the lenth of grids race loads.

but all in all its good.
 
thecremeegg said:
Its the fact it takes longer to load a race than to actually race ( I timed it) and that if you have an ATI card it runs like crap. From what I played I kind of enjoyed but when it runs at 20 fps or less its kinda hard to get a feel for.
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seems they need to get a fix sorted for ATi users, if load times are that bad there must be something they can do..

psychas said:
i like the game so far but in some races fps dips 20 i had a fps dip to 11~14 fps i could not even see were i was going before this issue will be sorted it will be hard to have good experience playing the game
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yep it would be nigh on impossible to play with such low fps, its strange though because your overall rig is better than im using, however i have a nvidia 280 which seems to work really well in Shift.

just found a nice vid of someone driving a lap at Spa in the Zonda !! although i think they might have some assists on ;p switch to HD and watch via youtube..

 
IMO Shift is, as the dev's promised, a game/sim hybrid. There are moments when I want to beat the devs over the head with a very heavy console, but there also moments when I want to buy them a drink.

I think it's safe to say that both the positive and the negative comments about this title are true. But if you can get used to the game elements (and make sure you rename the movie and music folders to save time and earache) there is a pretty immersive experience in here trying to get out.

I was worried this would be yet another waste of cash, and I do worry that a demo might not have enough elements to impress. But for anyone towards the sim end of the spectrum, especially those who like a good bit of <oeer_missus>Ring action</ooer_missus> I think this is definitely worth having.

My only serious complaint at the moment is the steering. There are times (under the bridge at the end of a lap of The Ring) when the FFB weight transfer and overall 'feel' gives you goosebumps, as in sims like iRacing or the WRS demo. But at lower speeds I struggle to feel really connected with the steering (I use a G25; I've never used a console or a gamepad for anything, so can;t comment on that end of the spectrum). That's usually a make or break experience for me when trying a new title, but here it's not a dealbreaker, and there's still enough overall immersive potential to here to make it a recommended buy IMO. I even love the blurring now, which I was pretty worried about as a gimmick beofre I saw it in action.

Hopefully after a while the tweakers will have exhausted the options and found some settings which hit the control sweet spot. But even if they don't, I've had a very enjoyable morning, mainly spent in single lap Quick Races at The Ring, where you can earn a lot of upgrade cash pretty quickly... assuming you know the track well, obviously. :-)

Andrew McP
 
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