rec.autos.simulators

Adrenaline Vault posted a review of SCGT.
It's kind of funny... I agree with many of the points made by the
reviewer, but I like SCGT a lot more than he did.
Definitely better than "run of the mill". I probably would have given
it 3 1/2 stars because I find it so re-playable.

Just a few quick comments:

The sound and music got low scores. I realize they have to review what
comes on the CD, but the sound is easily fixed with any one of at
least 3 patches, and music isn't even a factor. I've honestly never
even turned it on.

I also disagree with his assessment of the AI. While I have found them
easy to drive right under at Chatam, I found them very aggressive at
Donnington. It depends on the track.
They certainly try to show me a wheel if I drive at less than a race
pace. It's very evident in the swingman view, when you can see them
popping in and out of the screen looking for a line around you.
The fact that they aren't all maniacs who ram you is a good thing.

Along the same lines as the sound patches, he missed a big opportunity
to comment on the open-endedness of SCGT. This is crucial to giving a
game a long shelf life.
Just like for GPL, F1RS, and N2, there are lots of nice mods out for
SCGT, and it's only been out for a short time.
Since the review is for an online magazine, anyone reading has access
to the mods.

My biggest knock on SCGT is that they couldn't show damage, something
I realize ISI doesn't have ultimate control over.
It is interesting how Chrysler allowed MGI to show the obliteration of
Viper GTS's. It sure makes Viper more fun, and it sure doesn't cause
me to lose any respect for Chrysler automobiles.

Here's the link to the review:

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Tim

What game are you playing?  In fact, when I did have the game (gave it to a
used software place), there wasn't a single race all the way up through and
including GT1 where there wasn't a demolition derby at the start.  I always
started in 16th otherwise it'd be boring (even with AI cranked to difficult
and the supposed reality editor.) and so I got to witness all these
spectacular starts.  Not to mention, I can remember quite distinctly of AI
driven cars coming completely offline on a long straight in attempts to ram
you (Lime Rock it happened all the time I noticed on the front stretch).
Won't even get into the AI slowness in the corners and utterly bogus top end
speeds.

Personally I think the review was spot on and is a run of the mill game.
Suffice to say that a few sound mods, one or two***pits, etc didn't make
up for all the other deficiencies.

PLONK!

Techware Motorsports
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

- James Wohlever

as a matter of interest - what spec of machine do you run?

I've never had problems at the start and wonder if you are experiencing
similar difficulties that F1RS had originally - when the PC couldn't keep up
with everything that was going on for the first 15 seconds or so!

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P2 400 with 192 RAM, 12 meg Voodoo2 SLI and MX300.  Game looks decent..and
with exception of the not having falling rain, racing at night and in the
wet was definetly a treat.

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Gamers Alliance Sports
www.ga-sports.com
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IMHO they do. I am mostly into modern F1 and CART. However I really
enjoyed Gran Turismo. SCGT is currently about as close to that as the
PC has. I enjoy the fact that you must drive cleanly (possibly your problem)
in order to make it through the pack.

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Techware Motorsports
http://www.racesimcentral.net/

- James Wohlever

Tim

<shrugs> I'd chalk it up to AI being goofy, but it happened too many times.
And yes, it was nice to whip by stranded AI cars that were sitting at the
side of the road because they spun, or see a backmarker take out the guy you
were setting up to lap.

Yes, SCGT is similar to GT..however, I liked GT's career setup better.  Wish
they'd made a PC version of the game, granted it'd be arcade but oh well.
As to driving cleanly....I only wish the AI drove as cleanly as I did then
it might have been more challenging.  One thing I noticed a lot in the GT1
(with AI set to hardest level and using the adv. option editor for "real
simulation" mode) is that there was a "ICR2 syndrome" being that there was
one AI car that would keep up with me or at least several car lengths to 1/4
lap back, but then the rest of the cars would drop further and further back.
This didn't happen at every race, but I'd say over half the GT1 races it
did...anyone else notice this?

A pretty nice game just lacking the polish needed to be really god.

Cheers!
John

Um John... I'm no Bible Thumper..but.. to say a game is God...;)

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- James Wohlever

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