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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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6:06 PM on 03.19.2008
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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.
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.
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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.