And I do wonder if it might not be so that GPL has the highest
percentage of people also racing for real - from low end hobby club
track days to whateever. Dunno....
/Magnus T
> Chris
> > Hey All,
> > I'm new to this newsgroup and GPL, what makes it so good?
> > Thanks
> And I do wonder if it might not be so that GPL has the highest
> percentage of people also racing for real - from low end hobby club
> track days to whateever. Dunno....
> /Magnus T
> > Chris
Jonny
I was born the year *before* the GPL season so I guess the theory applies to
me... <g>
Can't say I have very many F1 memories though. My earliest sports memories
all involve the Montreal Canadiens, sorry.
> > > Perhaps there is a greater appreciation of the game if one were alive
> and
> > > followed those cars/drivers during that era? Having met Dan Gurney
> briefly
> > > a couple times, I'm still struck by a person that tall fitting in one
of
> > > those little crates let alone being so successful in them. GPL isn't
> easy,
> > > just as the real-life driving of the day wasn't.
> > Well, I was born ten years *after* the GPL season and it's the only
> > driving game I play, so that kills that theory ;-)
> > Jonny
> I was born the year *before* the GPL season so I guess the theory applies
to
> me... <g>
> Can't say I have very many F1 memories though. My earliest sports memories
> all involve the Montreal Canadiens, sorry.
LET"S GO RANGERS!!!!!
Nah, has to be last man standing, preferred
map: turn 1 at Monza or Silverstone ;)
Honestly: I think, one can drive this sim for years
and is still improving. (And it has everything you need:
sufficient graphics, not too bad AI, best online play
so far, nice force feedback, ...)
And then it is the game that features the most tracks,
There is almost no place on earth uncovered ->
BIG THX to all the track creators!
Calis
> I'm new to this newsgroup and GPL, what makes it so good?
> Thanks
"Oh shit" moments: one develops a real sense of fear with this game. Beads
of sweat will form on your brow any time you are faced with a 5th gear
corner or chicane. Maybe it's because things happen a little more slowly
when it all goes wrong. You have a moment or two to contemplate your fate
before you finally hit.
Wheel to wheel racing: The slidy, softly-sprung cars really let you go side
by side through several corners. The ability to look left and right (if you
are dexterous) lets you keep tabs on your opponent and race cleanly.
Constant improvement: You will always get better with more practice.
Beautiful car models: Now that there are cars like the GPLEA Eagle, your jaw
will drop each time you watch a replay.
Nice force feedback: You know what the front tires and back tires are
doing.
Crazy racetracks: 1960s F1 drivers had cajones. Big ones. I still shake
my head (and grin like an idiot) as I fling myself around some of these
tracks.
And that's just the joys of off-line racing...
Stephen
p.s. most of the same applies to F1-2001, which is getting a lot of my
precious spare time now. The cars are of course much different in their
reactions, but you can "play" with the car the same way you can in GPL (and
in ways you can't with GP3, my former favourite) and really fell the
front-end grip.
> > Hey All,
> > I'm new to this newsgroup and GPL, what makes it so good?
> > Thanks
> Deathmatch.
> > > Hey All,
> > > I'm new to this newsgroup and GPL, what makes it so good?
> > > Thanks
> > Deathmatch.
