Comments on: Review: Race Driver GRID http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/05/360-review-grid/ All Your Geek Are Belong To Us Sun, 8 Nov 2009 12:51:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: John Robertson http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/05/360-review-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-32512 John Robertson Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:29:22 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/05/360-review-grid/#comment-32512 the pro handling certainly does make it more of a simulation but still not as much as a gran turismo in my mind. as you say it is kinda a simulation and an arcade racer in one (if you want it to be) and that's what is so impressive about it. the depth to the game is just awesome. i did tend to enjoy the less serious elements to the game a little more though, i think because i've been playing nothing but simulation racers for the past few years and needed a breather. great comments by the way. the pro handling certainly does make it more of a simulation but still not as much as a gran turismo in my mind.

as you say it is kinda a simulation and an arcade racer in one (if you want it to be) and that’s what is so impressive about it. the depth to the game is just awesome.

i did tend to enjoy the less serious elements to the game a little more though, i think because i’ve been playing nothing but simulation racers for the past few years and needed a breather.

great comments by the way.

]]> By: needtocontrol http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/05/360-review-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-32508 needtocontrol Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:47:11 +0000 http://www.ripten.com/2008/06/05/360-review-grid/#comment-32508 Good review. I've been a fan of this "series" since the first TOCA and hence I'm a bit disappointed with the direction they've taken, especially the drifting part of it. I'm a big motor racing fan so have a poor opinion of it. Still, it's a bit of fun and yoou can get a lot out of the game without going near the Japanese section. As for the handling/arcade feel, I turned off the driving aids as soon as I started the game and that that does improve things a lot and makes it feel a lot more like the previous games, if not better. I haven't tried the pro handling option but I imagine that'll make it even more of a simulation, so it seems to me it's like an arcade racer and simulation in one, much more so than Gran Turismo. By far the biggest disappointment (for me) is the loss of the licenced championships, like the DTM and V8 Supercars (I gave up complaining about the loss of the BTCC long ago), as well as the genuine GT and OW racing series. There's seems to be a lack of proper tracks for my liking, the whole street thing and their fancy backgrounds doesn't do it for me. Still, apparently the option is there for downloadable tracks/cars so you never know, we might get a series added. It's disappointing, yet great at the same time, if that makes any sense :o) Good review. I’ve been a fan of this “series” since the first TOCA and hence I’m a bit disappointed with the direction they’ve taken, especially the drifting part of it. I’m a big motor racing fan so have a poor opinion of it. Still, it’s a bit of fun and yoou can get a lot out of the game without going near the Japanese section.

As for the handling/arcade feel, I turned off the driving aids as soon as I started the game and that that does improve things a lot and makes it feel a lot more like the previous games, if not better. I haven’t tried the pro handling option but I imagine that’ll make it even more of a simulation, so it seems to me it’s like an arcade racer and simulation in one, much more so than Gran Turismo.

By far the biggest disappointment (for me) is the loss of the licenced championships, like the DTM and V8 Supercars (I gave up complaining about the loss of the BTCC long ago), as well as the genuine GT and OW racing series. There’s seems to be a lack of proper tracks for my liking, the whole street thing and their fancy backgrounds doesn’t do it for me.

Still, apparently the option is there for downloadable tracks/cars so you never know, we might get a series added. It’s disappointing, yet great at the same time, if that makes any sense :o)

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