What impressions have I read over the last few hours? A roundup:
- split axis works / no it doesn't
- graphics suck / they aren't bad
- rain is incredible / MGPRS already did it better (did it have reflections and
a dynamical drying line where you drive?)
- canned spins are still in / no more canned spins
- force feedback doesn't work-sucks / it's great
- setup options are exactly like GP2/ no there's also differential
- no impression of speed / fast and furious
- cars feel like on rails; is what '98 cars should feel like / is unrealistic
- HASBRO has a no-patch policy / nevertheless HASBRO put out patches for Falcon4
and Gunship :-)
- physics are a small improvement over GP2 / they are actually worse
- I can't produce wheelspin / I had wheelspin even in 4th gear!
- the sound is exactly like GP2 / the sound is a significant improvement
- track is very easy to discern from surroundings / track is difficult to
discern
Furthermore:
- good framerate is suddenly not important anymore?
- AI is great, but the whiners aren't interested
There's even a post with an overall negative sound that nevertheless contains
this quote:
"Frame rate, and overall driving experiance are VERY good, FF is excellent as
well, AI is far above average compared to the other F1 sims out today"
Ok, call me stupid but I don't really get it :-)
Conclusion: you can just as well NOT read the impressions here, because in the
end, you just choose to believe what you WANT to believe anyway.
JoH
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