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"Tony Wyss" wrote

Review? That reads more like an adverti***t. I've seen press
releases less empathetic to a product.

Remco

Definitely RC is no GPL in the physics department but one thing it is is *fun*,
and while the damage model might seem simple at first look, once you enter
a rally in simulation mode you begin to realize all those mistakes do cause
damage, personally I'm having a hard time keeping my car repaired enough
to be able to pass inspection enough to continue to the next stage, I had
to complete two entire snow stages missing 2nd gear then 3rd gear after
neglecting to repair my transmission.

The feeling of speed at times is amazing, RC really manages to make you
feel like you are going *very* fast on some twisty roads, and at times
the road sections are so beautiful that you want to pull over and look at
the way the sunlight comes through the trees.

But it's got a few problems too, the brakes are much too powerful and annoying
at times, sometimes all I want to do is tap the brakes to swing the back end
around but instead my speed drops 50mph, also the grass is too sticky in
places, at least if they are going to have sticky grass like that they
should make the road a bit wider, like Joe said, hopefully this will be
remedied in upcoming patches, the 3 axis joystick support is broken, maybe
when it's fixed being able to hold down the throttle at the same time as
I brake (as I do in GPL) will allow me to use the brakes for pendulum turns
and moves that I see in Rally coverage on TV.

So overall RC is no GPL and it's not perfect, but for me it doesn't have
to be, it's a very fun rally sim/game in it's own right and definitely the
best game in the rally category so far, I really hope Magnetic Fields takes
the time to patch the few annoying things like 3 axis support that are
keeping this game from being a sure classic the way NFS1 was.

RC is the game I will be spending time with when not in the***pit of my
GPL Ferrari trying to beat my PB at the Nurburgring.

Good review Joe.

Seeyas on the track.

--John (Joao) Silva

GPL Ferrari driver.
Powerslide Racing Team  - GMSS  League F1 division.
Rossi Razzi Racing Team - IGPLC League F2 division.

A bit uncalled for IMO. I know people who aren't GPL die-hards and still
don't like the game, let alone "be thrilled". And they don't hate everything
(me niether), just poor games that promise more than deliver.

Hena

Frankly - I'm sick of the GPL-Faithfull who seem to forget that all
we're trying to do here is enteratin ourselves....For a lot of people -
that's EXACTLY what GPL stops being after an hour.

Doug

C'mon, try a little harder: If you steer to the right the car goes right, if
you steer left it goes left, if you brake it stops and if you hit the
throttle it accelerates.
This is called realism, isn't it? ;-)

Not to mention that hyperrealistic arcade mode: Dozens of slow cars in your
way, when you're in a hurry, not letting you pass when you want to and
braking when you would least expect it... reminds me of my daily ride to
work...

Zolli

I'm absolutely no die-hard either (just once won a online race at Spa because
the others had trouble) but GPL really gets you where it has to. I've been
playing N3 for a couple of times now and must say I like the graphics and so
on but switching back to GPL is really a relief. You then realize actually how
good this sim is! I absolutely don't have to win as long as I can put down
some consistency I'm satisfied.

Jan.

This is Usenet, people have different opinions. Get used to it

Hena

Joe McGinn
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Joe McGinn
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