Let's discuss Grid

I watched a video of Grid on youtube and it looks like it could be a fun diversion from the hardcore sim reacing I usually get into. Anyone here actually think it is a good game? Or is your glass only half empty like mine usually is and you think it is arcade crap?

"The Coward Robert Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Z0Qak.51808$Jx.35622@pd7urf1no... > I watched a video of Grid on youtube and it looks like it could be a fun > diversion from the hardcore sim reacing I usually get into. Anyone here > actually think it is a good game? Or is your glass only half empty like > mine usually is and you think it is arcade crap? > I normally only play sims, but bought this on a whim. If you take it for what it is, the game is awesome. I didn't even know my PC was capable of shifting so many polygons so fluidly! Great damage modeling and good tight racing. My only concern is that the controls don't feel as analogue as they should be. Bottom line is download the demo and find out! RobP

"RobP" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:KzQak.106653$[email hidden]:

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> I normally only play sims, but bought this on a whim. If you take it > for what it is, the game is awesome. I didn't even know my PC was > capable of shifting so many polygons so fluidly! Great damage modeling > and good tight racing. My only concern is that the controls don't feel > as analogue as they should be. Bottom line is download the demo and > find out! > > RobP > >

Demos are so huge in size now that I hate downloading demos. I would rather just guage user opinions and go buy it if I like what I read. Your post is a +1 so will wait a few more days and see how it swings.

"The Coward Robert Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hjTak.52152$Jx.14624@pd7urf1no...

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> "RobP" <[email hidden]> wrote in > news:KzQak.106653$[email hidden]: > >> I normally only play sims, but bought this on a whim. If you take it >> for what it is, the game is awesome. I didn't even know my PC was >> capable of shifting so many polygons so fluidly! Great damage modeling >> and good tight racing. My only concern is that the controls don't feel >> as analogue as they should be. Bottom line is download the demo and >> find out! >> >> RobP >> >> > > Demos are so huge in size now that I hate downloading demos. I would > rather > just guage user opinions and go buy it if I like what I read. Your post is > a +1 so will wait a few more days and see how it swings.

By which time you could have downloaded and driven the demo.

"David Fisher's Left Testicle" <dfg.myass@aol> wrote in news:U9Uak.101951$[email hidden]: > By which time you could have downloaded and driven the demo. > > People like you are the reason the ISP's are throttling our connections. I don't waste bandwidth on massive game demos. That's reserved for porn.

On Jul 2, 2:45 pm, The Coward Robert Ford <[email hidden]> wrote: > I watched a video of Grid on youtube and it looks like it could be a fun > diversion from the hardcore sim reacing I usually get into. Anyone here > actually think it is a good game? Or is your glass only half empty like > mine usually is and you think it is arcade crap? I got it- hated it; they came out with a patch for the g25- so I played the rest but it's not worth getting into after that; the racing is all false, meaning you can cause an accident that leaves everyone else behind you and in a moment they're right on your tail again. it's ok for kids to play, but very disappointing if you appreciate simbin. it's about as realistic as space invaders.

[email hidden] wrote in news:903de796-a993-46d3-92e2- [email hidden]: > I got it- hated it; they came out with a patch for the g25- so I > played the rest but it's not worth getting into after that; the racing > is all false, meaning you can cause an accident that leaves everyone > else behind you and in a moment they're right on your tail again. it's > ok for kids to play, but very disappointing if you appreciate simbin. > it's about as realistic as space invaders. OK, thanks for the feedback. That's 1 for and 1 against. Keep 'em coming.

> Demos are so huge in size now that I hate downloading demos. I would rather > just guage user opinions and go buy it if I like what I read. Your post is > a +1 so will wait a few more days and see how it swings. You could get the demo from a PC / Gaming Magazine. For example, the demo is on the latest Australian PC User Magazine. If you're not Australian there's a possibility it's on another magazine in a country near you. Regards, Mike.

Mr T <[email hidden]> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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> You could get the demo from a PC / Gaming Magazine. For example, the > demo is on the latest Australian PC User Magazine. If you're not > Australian there's a possibility it's on another magazine in a country > near you. > > Regards, > Mike. >

They charge $11.99 here for those gaming mags with demo disks. I used to buy them years ago but not anymore. What I save by not buying those mags pays for my internet connection. I will go see how large the download file is for Grid demo and maybe download it.

On Jul 4, 7:27 pm, The Coward Robert Ford <[email hidden]> wrote:

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> Mr T <[email hidden]> wrote innews:[email hidden]: > > > You could get the demo from a PC / Gaming Magazine. For example, the > > demo is on the latest Australian PC User Magazine. If you're not > > Australian there's a possibility it's on another magazine in a country > > near you. > > > Regards, > > Mike. > > They charge $11.99 here for those gaming mags with demo disks. I used to > buy them years ago but not anymore. What I save by not buying those mags > pays for my internet connection. I will go see how large the download file > is for Grid demo and maybe download it.

you could wait awhile; the price will be half in no time

"The Coward Robert Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:c1gbk.54374$Jx.14170@pd7urf1no...

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> [email hidden] wrote in news:903de796-a993-46d3-92e2- > [email hidden]: > >> I got it- hated it; they came out with a patch for the g25- so I >> played the rest but it's not worth getting into after that; the racing >> is all false, meaning you can cause an accident that leaves everyone >> else behind you and in a moment they're right on your tail again. it's >> ok for kids to play, but very disappointing if you appreciate simbin. >> it's about as realistic as space invaders. > > OK, thanks for the feedback. That's 1 for and 1 against. Keep 'em coming.

For a sim... Well its LOOKS like real racing, cars, roads, etc... In fact more so than almost anything I have messed with. The Driving... Its fun but very frustrating at times. Whats everyone fascination with drifting?!?! Feels like the car pivots on its center instead of turning sometimes. The AI.... Horrible in some regards. Like someone mentioned above, the AI can crash hard and suddenly a half a lap later they are ramming your trunk. The good part is that they do crash, on thier own and mostly in realistic situations. Taking corners too fast, trying to pass, etc... Fot that alone its almost worth the price of admission. Overall.... Its a GREAT arcade type racer that borders on sim, but nonetheless it is an arcade style racer that will give you fits trying to win and very little sense of accomplishment when you do, other than that you survived the laps and over agressive AI.

"Therron Thomas" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:4870d404$0$18425$[email hidden]: > The AI.... > > Horrible in some regards. Like someone mentioned above, the AI can > crash hard and suddenly a half a lap later they are ramming your > trunk. Can't be any worse than the AI in LFS. Can't complete one lap in LFS with that AI rear ending me all the time.

"The Coward Robert Ford" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Z0Qak.51808$Jx.35622@pd7urf1no... >I watched a video of Grid on youtube and it looks like it could be a fun > diversion from the hardcore sim reacing I usually get into. Anyone here > actually think it is a good game? Or is your glass only half empty like > mine usually is and you think it is arcade crap? Keep in mind that you will need a video card capable of pixel shader 3.0 to play the demo.