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There's nothing I'd rather see appear in a game trailer more than the words "actual gameplay footage." Generally speaking, this short disclaimer means that what you're about to witness is visually stunning, leaving you to worry about the controls and gameplay itself instead of having your inner graphics whore take over.

DiRT was the last racing game to come out of Codemasters, and its incredible in-game cameras and graphical flair were as impressive to me back then as the above footage for GRID is to me now. Here's hoping it is able to up the ante.


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king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 18:08
king3vbo
Thats pretty, and I dont even like racing games
Morrius's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 18:10
Morrius
Looks awesome... Maybe on par with GT5? Might promise less dull gameplay too.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 18:10
wardrox
sry to say, but I played that game at the weekend and it looks like ass.
wardrox's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 18:13
wardrox
ok, I just watched the trailer, and the game I played called GRiD by Codemasters looked nothing like that :-/
STUVNING's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 18:15
STUVNING
Queens Of The Stone age makes for instant win.
jkh13's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 18:20
jkh13
As wardrox said above this doesn't look anything like the actual ingame footage :-/
Zlimness's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 18:32
Zlimness
We'll see what this game actually looks like soon enough. Seems like no games released that actually look like how they're advertised anymore.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 18:40
mistic
My jaw just dropped to the floor, that instant shot of Franchorchamps made me cream my pants...
HarassmentPanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 19:58
HarassmentPanda
If the game really looks that good and is at least as well put together as DiRT, I may have to pick this one up.
iDano84's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 20:41
iDano84
Never actually playing DiRT, I have only gone on hearsay. Personally, if I can't get in there and bump my opponent out of the way in online competition. I'm not really interested. From my understanding, thats how DiRT online play was (I could be wrong please correct me if I am).

Whats the point in driving around a track as fast as you can without the opportunity to just put your opponent in the wall and smash their car to a million pieces. Seriously, people don't watch Nascar on TV just for the exciting sports coverage. It's all about the carnage.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 20:54
s0lesurviv0r
I just may have to take up racing games.
media haze's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 21:10
media haze
I thought Dirt was awesome game and featured the best intro and menu I have ever seen(download the demo on xbl if you havent seen it). This looks just as impressive.
Echtzeit's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 21:28
Echtzeit
Everyone is talking about how fantastic Gran Turismo 5 is looking, this is at least of equal quality, if not better.
mollah's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 21:35
mollah
Hmm... I can see the crashes showcased here alluding to that occurring online more often than not. I put up enough with n00b drivers in Forza who can't correctly modulate throttle, braking, and race lines and just crash into you all the time so I'm not sure how much I would play this. Anyways sWeEt GraPHIX though if that counts for anything.
Boolean's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 23:27
Boolean
ZOMFG SO SEXY.

I hated the feeling of the cars in Dirt with a burning passion, so I hope the handling in this is a bit better.

And I really need to get a high def TV at some point.
Zeag's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/19/2008 23:28
Zeag
Ok... screw GT5, I want GRID. I want friggin crashes and non-boring gameplay. My monitor doesn't even support 1080p anyways... I am now eagerly expecting this game.
Zero Iscariot's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 00:45
Zero Iscariot
wowza!
emotaku's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 01:14
emotaku
@wardrox

Pime Taradox
Phoenix0783's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 01:52
Phoenix0783
I see some vintage muscle in there, hopefully this game will do those awesome cars some justice.
Burnt Meatloaf's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 02:15
Burnt Meatloaf
Proper touring cars? It's about time!

I'm fully interested, but only if the physics are believable. Dirt still lacked realism, but lately, Codemasters has been doing much better than other arcade racing games with regards to handling.

As for the eye candy, it's only worth it if the game runs at 60FPS. I'd rather take a hit on detail to get perfectly smooth motion, so Dirt was a bit disappointing. Grid looks like it will fare better.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 09:23
Holyetheline
In the middle of the car crash you turned to me and said "Living's so pretty let's do it again."
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 12:30
vexed alex
Yeah, but how do the cars handle? That always makes or breaks a racing game for me.
0bshaky's Avatar - Comment posted on 03/20/2008 18:54
0bshaky
also GRID (Gay Related Infectious Disease) was the original name of AIDS. gotta love those homo hatin' scientists. :/
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