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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 at 03/19/2008 18:08
Thats pretty, and I dont even like racing games
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Morrius at 03/19/2008 18:10
Looks awesome... Maybe on par with GT5? Might promise less dull gameplay too.
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wardrox at 03/19/2008 18:10
sry to say, but I played that game at the weekend and it looks like ass.
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wardrox at 03/19/2008 18:13
ok, I just watched the trailer, and the game I played called GRiD by Codemasters looked nothing like that :-/
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STUVNING at 03/19/2008 18:15
Queens Of The Stone age makes for instant win.
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jkh13 at 03/19/2008 18:20
As wardrox said above this doesn't look anything like the actual ingame footage :-/
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Zlimness at 03/19/2008 18:32
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.
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mistic at 03/19/2008 18:40
My jaw just dropped to the floor, that instant shot of Franchorchamps made me cream my pants...
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HarassmentPanda at 03/19/2008 19:58
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.
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iDano84 at 03/19/2008 20:41
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.
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s0lesurviv0r at 03/19/2008 20:54
I just may have to take up racing games.
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media haze at 03/19/2008 21:10
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.
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Echtzeit at 03/19/2008 21:28
Everyone is talking about how fantastic Gran Turismo 5 is looking, this is at least of equal quality, if not better.
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mollah at 03/19/2008 21:35
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.
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Boolean at 03/19/2008 23:27
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.
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Zeag at 03/19/2008 23:28
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.
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Zero Iscariot at 03/20/2008 00:45
wowza!
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emotaku at 03/20/2008 01:14
@wardrox

Pime Taradox
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Phoenix0783 at 03/20/2008 01:52
I see some vintage muscle in there, hopefully this game will do those awesome cars some justice.
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Burnt Meatloaf at 03/20/2008 02:15
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.
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Holyetheline at 03/20/2008 09:23
In the middle of the car crash you turned to me and said "Living's so pretty let's do it again."
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vexed alex at 03/20/2008 12:30
Yeah, but how do the cars handle? That always makes or breaks a racing game for me.
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0bshaky at 03/20/2008 18:54
also GRID (Gay Related Infectious Disease) was the original name of AIDS. gotta love those homo hatin' scientists. :/
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