Comments on: GRID Demo: Quite Good http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:54:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: s00laco http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-54163 s00laco Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:37:30 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-54163 @Runslikeshit I've got a P4 2.8Ghz, 2GB DDR2, with 7600GT (albiet, manufacturer OC with nonstandard 1400Mhz DDR3 instead of the usual 7600GT with 800Mhz) and it runs perfectly fine on my machine running XP Pro *shrug* I'm thinking there must be some conflict or something else going on with your PC to cause this because there's certainly no obvious evidence of "anti-ancient technology" when I run it! @Runslikeshit
I’ve got a P4 2.8Ghz, 2GB DDR2, with 7600GT (albiet, manufacturer OC with nonstandard 1400Mhz DDR3 instead of the usual 7600GT with 800Mhz) and it runs perfectly fine on my machine running XP Pro
*shrug* I’m thinking there must be some conflict or something else going on with your PC to cause this because there’s certainly no obvious evidence of “anti-ancient technology” when I run it!

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]]> By: Nugget http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-49213 Nugget Tue, 20 May 2008 10:18:24 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-49213 In the readme file it says that higher resolutions are disabled for people with less than 512MB video ram, which is probably why for some people (like myself) the game appears not to support widescreen resolutions. The demo is a big disappointment since I was really looking forward to this game. The controls are so hypersensitive, if I so much as tap the analogue stick it instantly spins the car 90 degrees which makes the simplest corners almost impossible, and the graphics look like crap (not helped by the low resolution, my monitor's native res is 1680 by 1050 but the game allows me to use is 12xx by 10xx or something, and no widescreen resolutions are possible). In the readme file it says that higher resolutions are disabled for people with less than 512MB video ram, which is probably why for some people (like myself) the game appears not to support widescreen resolutions.

The demo is a big disappointment since I was really looking forward to this game. The controls are so hypersensitive, if I so much as tap the analogue stick it instantly spins the car 90 degrees which makes the simplest corners almost impossible, and the graphics look like crap (not helped by the low resolution, my monitor’s native res is 1680 by 1050 but the game allows me to use is 12xx by 10xx or something, and no widescreen resolutions are possible).

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]]> By: Heliocentricity http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-47550 Heliocentricity Wed, 14 May 2008 10:48:06 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-47550 seen it for £19.99 http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=race+driver+grid&scoring=p Beat that! :D seen it for £19.99

http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=race+driver+grid&scoring=p

Beat that! :D

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]]> By: Cigol http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-47538 Cigol Wed, 14 May 2008 10:16:23 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-47538 Just a quick heads up. This game will cost a paltry £24 on release. That's a nice price for a game like this - especially when it's being released for more on the consoles. Yes indeedy. Just a quick heads up. This game will cost a paltry £24 on release. That’s a nice price for a game like this – especially when it’s being released for more on the consoles. Yes indeedy.

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]]> By: Heliocentricity http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-47482 Heliocentricity Wed, 14 May 2008 02:14:23 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-47482 started playing the demo again, on multiplayer(which i didnt realise was there before) works perfectly. needs mouse support/configureable controls though, hate navigating in race menues with F keys. started playing the demo again, on multiplayer(which i didnt realise was there before) works perfectly.

needs mouse support/configureable controls though, hate navigating in race menues with F keys.

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]]> By: sigma83 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-47337 sigma83 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:43:05 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-47337 I find this game super hard. I will fully admit that I suck at racers, but any tips on how to not lose instantly on the first corner? I find this game super hard. I will fully admit that I suck at racers, but any tips on how to not lose instantly on the first corner?

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]]> By: Pavel http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-47259 Pavel Tue, 13 May 2008 06:42:48 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-47259 No, most steam users use ancient cards.I bet that most of them just play counter-strike or TF2, and would never play GRID anyway.But that is of course pure speculation. No, most steam users use ancient cards.I bet that most of them just play counter-strike or TF2, and would never play GRID anyway.But that is of course pure speculation.

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]]> By: brandon v http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-47246 brandon v Tue, 13 May 2008 03:22:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-47246 @ pavel take a look at these stats: http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html only a minority of people have 8xxx or 9xxx series cards (around 14%). open your eyes! most people are still using "ancient" cards! @ pavel

take a look at these stats:
http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html

only a minority of people have 8xxx or 9xxx series cards (around 14%). open your eyes! most people are still using “ancient” cards!

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]]> By: Pavel http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-47155 Pavel Mon, 12 May 2008 19:38:56 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-47155 Well, in GRID's case, the game runs VERY satisfactory without any external tweaking - if you don't have ancient card like 7600gt - but I would consider that tweaking advantage anyway, because, well, on console you can not tweak anything.You don't like Postprocessing effects? Too bad, you're stuck with it. Well, in GRID’s case, the game runs VERY satisfactory without any external tweaking – if you don’t have ancient card like 7600gt – but I would consider that tweaking advantage anyway, because, well, on console you can not tweak anything.You don’t like Postprocessing effects? Too bad, you’re stuck with it.

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]]> By: Mario Granger http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-47137 Mario Granger Mon, 12 May 2008 18:42:31 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-47137 @Pavel Different strokes for different folks I suppose, as I would call manually editing graphic config files in order to get a game to run satisfactory to be a bane to PC gaming. For what its worth I adore gaming on the PC, but I do have a lot of qualms with the platform as a whole. Anyway, Grid demo is fun, grachics look incredible considering its moderate system requirements, and the game's handling could stand to be tweaked a bit before release. I'll probably be buying this. @Pavel
Different strokes for different folks I suppose, as I would call manually editing graphic config files in order to get a game to run satisfactory to be a bane to PC gaming.

For what its worth I adore gaming on the PC, but I do have a lot of qualms with the platform as a whole.

Anyway, Grid demo is fun, grachics look incredible considering its moderate system requirements, and the game’s handling could stand to be tweaked a bit before release.

I’ll probably be buying this.

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]]> By: Pavel http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-46973 Pavel Mon, 12 May 2008 09:07:40 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-46973 Yeah, and PC games are generally a lot cheaper than their console counterparts, so I think in the end, they are financially even, with the added value of PC being able to do countless other things than play games, and being able to even those games play in higher quality. Yeah, and PC games are generally a lot cheaper than their console counterparts, so I think in the end, they are financially even, with the added value of PC being able to do countless other things than play games, and being able to even those games play in higher quality.

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]]> By: Optimaximal http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/05/10/grid-demo-quite-good/#comment-46970 Optimaximal Mon, 12 May 2008 09:01:18 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1727#comment-46970 <blockquote>shut up! I have a xbox360 I don’t need to ever upgrade that!</blockquote>That made me chuckle... The original Xbox owners probably thought the same thing not two years ago! Consoles do get obsolete (more out of manufacturer obsolescence than anything) and require a significant outlay to replace, unlike the piecemeal upgrades that a PC can endure. I also predict the Xbox720 & PS4 will require mortgages!

shut up! I have a xbox360 I don’t need to ever upgrade that!

That made me chuckle… The original Xbox owners probably thought the same thing not two years ago!

Consoles do get obsolete (more out of manufacturer obsolescence than anything) and require a significant outlay to replace, unlike the piecemeal upgrades that a PC can endure. I also predict the Xbox720 & PS4 will require mortgages!

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