Comments on: Get Your Race On (Demo From The Internet) http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Railick http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-326775 Railick Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:42:52 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-326775 <p>I ended up getting an older game Test Drive : Unlimited since it was the best racing game I could find that would work on my computer )and this only barely lol( Turns out I freaking love it ! It has all sorts of cars to own, you can buy homes ect and the its set in Hawaii a beautiful location with the entire island to explore strait away. I've been playing the heck out of it over the last few days :) I've already got a Ford GT (B class) Lotus something or other (C ClasS) and a Lamborgini somesortoffast (A Class) and several other lower class cars. I love most of them but some of them I resent having to use like the Mustang which I don't care for :P The Lotus so far is my most favorite car with my D class Masterati being a close second and the Lambo being 3rd. </p> I ended up getting an older game Test Drive : Unlimited since it was the best racing game I could find that would work on my computer )and this only barely lol( Turns out I freaking love it ! It has all sorts of cars to own, you can buy homes ect and the its set in Hawaii a beautiful location with the entire island to explore strait away. I've been playing the heck out of it over the last few days :) I've already got a Ford GT (B class) Lotus something or other (C ClasS) and a Lamborgini somesortoffast (A Class) and several other lower class cars. I love most of them but some of them I resent having to use like the Mustang which I don't care for :P The Lotus so far is my most favorite car with my D class Masterati being a close second and the Lambo being 3rd.

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]]> By: Soundofvictory http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-319518 Soundofvictory Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:44:20 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-319518 Good God! Trying to race with the American muscle car on maximum realism using a keyboard is THE MOST difficult thing in the world. ever. Good God! Trying to race with the American muscle car on maximum realism using a keyboard is THE MOST difficult thing in the world. ever.

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]]> By: klumhru http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-317895 klumhru Sun, 11 Oct 2009 04:40:14 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-317895 I actually tried racing with keys when the question got asked and found it damn near impossible in GTR:Evolution, which is the SimBin title I play the most. It seemed to work OK with a controller though. You really need the analog potentiometers of a controller or even just a stick for steering in this game. A wheel is best obviously. As for an alternative PC racer I'd recommend SHIFT, it's very nice, and strikes a good balance between arcade and sim, as mentioned. I haven't had it crash once, unlike the other poster, in 30+ hours of playing, so I suppose mileage may vary. It's better than GRID in my opinion. I'm using Win7x64-Professional on a mid range PC. I actually tried racing with keys when the question got asked and found it damn near impossible in GTR:Evolution, which is the SimBin title I play the most. It seemed to work OK with a controller though. You really need the analog potentiometers of a controller or even just a stick for steering in this game.

A wheel is best obviously.

As for an alternative PC racer I’d recommend SHIFT, it’s very nice, and strikes a good balance between arcade and sim, as mentioned. I haven’t had it crash once, unlike the other poster, in 30+ hours of playing, so I suppose mileage may vary. It’s better than GRID in my opinion.

I’m using Win7x64-Professional on a mid range PC.

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]]> By: RogB http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-317077 RogB Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:38 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-317077 SHIFT seems to like the x360 pad fine and is pretty much preconfigured. the rest of the game is riddled with bugs however! (be thankful if you can even get into the race part without it dying) I kinda like it though, it sits inbetween sim and arcade quite nice, and has a very good feeling of speed and being on the edge (especially the first elise only race) SHIFT seems to like the x360 pad fine and is pretty much preconfigured.
the rest of the game is riddled with bugs however! (be thankful if you can even get into the race part without it dying)

I kinda like it though, it sits inbetween sim and arcade quite nice, and has a very good feeling of speed and being on the edge (especially the first elise only race)

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]]> By: minipixel http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-317042 minipixel Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:23:27 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-317042 I was trying to customize the keyboard bindings, but the game came up with a lot of "reserved keys". Now the question is: why there is an option to customize the keys when you can't customize the keys? ... I was trying to customize the keyboard bindings, but the game came up with a lot of “reserved keys”. Now the question is: why there is an option to customize the keys when you can’t customize the keys? …

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]]> By: cheal http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-317027 cheal Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:09:08 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-317027 A for Accelerator, Z for brake and for left right makes keyboard racing doable, but still quite difficult in sims. For arcade games that setup should be good enough, I completed NFS Underground using a keyboard and done a season of Richard Burns Rally, which is a hardcore sim. Found it pretty much impossible to use with simbin games though. A for Accelerator, Z for brake and for left right makes keyboard racing doable, but still quite difficult in sims. For arcade games that setup should be good enough, I completed NFS Underground using a keyboard and done a season of Richard Burns Rally, which is a hardcore sim. Found it pretty much impossible to use with simbin games though.

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]]> By: caesarbear http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-316780 caesarbear Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:06:00 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-316780 Racing is a sport and should be treated like a sport game. You shouldn't get to rewind time if your team loses a game. Nor should losing be reason to quit or not enjoy the experience. I've crashed on the final lap a few times. It's a memorable experience and heightens the tension in subsequent races. Racing is a sport and should be treated like a sport game. You shouldn’t get to rewind time if your team loses a game. Nor should losing be reason to quit or not enjoy the experience. I’ve crashed on the final lap a few times. It’s a memorable experience and heightens the tension in subsequent races.

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]]> By: caesarbear http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-316766 caesarbear Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:48:15 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-316766 Would you want rewind in another kind of sports game? "Oh, I missed the penalty kick, let me do over until I get it." Rewind isn't a learning tool in a sim. Practice is. Would you want rewind in another kind of sports game? “Oh, I missed the penalty kick, let me do over until I get it.”
Rewind isn’t a learning tool in a sim. Practice is.

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]]> By: Jason Moyer http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-316549 Jason Moyer Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:44:56 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-316549 Need For Speed:Shift is the closest thing to a Forza-style game on the PC, although it leans a little more towards realism and a little less towards car collecting and upgrading (although the Car-PG aspect is still very prominent). It was also made by most of the original team that founded Simbin, from the time they were still just a modding team through GTR2 and GT Legends, and uses the same engine as the Simbin titles with some significant enhancements to the renderer and physics. It might take some fiddling with the control settings (from what I've heard, anyway) to get it to work well with a gamepad, but if you want a Forza-style game I think it's worth it. I'm more of a hardcore Papyrus/iRacing guy but I think Shift is fantastic both for the driving and the presentation. Need For Speed:Shift is the closest thing to a Forza-style game on the PC, although it leans a little more towards realism and a little less towards car collecting and upgrading (although the Car-PG aspect is still very prominent). It was also made by most of the original team that founded Simbin, from the time they were still just a modding team through GTR2 and GT Legends, and uses the same engine as the Simbin titles with some significant enhancements to the renderer and physics.

It might take some fiddling with the control settings (from what I’ve heard, anyway) to get it to work well with a gamepad, but if you want a Forza-style game I think it’s worth it. I’m more of a hardcore Papyrus/iRacing guy but I think Shift is fantastic both for the driving and the presentation.

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]]> By: Railick http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-316436 Railick Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:20:31 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-316436 <p>I actaully have a game pad for my computer so I may try it with that. Would love to have a wheel but I'm a poor gent :) </p> <p>Given when I said above anyone have any suggestions for a PC racer? I havn't played a racing game in a long time and this post has me interested in trying one out. (in fact I've NEVER played a racer on my PC before) Fuel any good? WHat about Dirt or Grid? I'd like one where you have cash and you have you buy/sell cars but at the same time I like realistic driving and real cars. Forza Motor sports hit the sweet spot for me back on the X-Box but it doesn't have to be exactly like that. </p> I actaully have a game pad for my computer so I may try it with that. Would love to have a wheel but I'm a poor gent :)

Given when I said above anyone have any suggestions for a PC racer? I havn't played a racing game in a long time and this post has me interested in trying one out. (in fact I've NEVER played a racer on my PC before) Fuel any good? WHat about Dirt or Grid? I'd like one where you have cash and you have you buy/sell cars but at the same time I like realistic driving and real cars. Forza Motor sports hit the sweet spot for me back on the X-Box but it doesn't have to be exactly like that.

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]]> By: klumhru http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-316412 klumhru Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:52:18 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-316412 Quite hard I'd think, though I haven't tried it with this particular title. Quite hard I’d think, though I haven’t tried it with this particular title.

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]]> By: Railick http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/10/09/get-your-race-on-demo/#comment-316282 Railick Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:06:50 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=19353#comment-316282 <p>How hard is it to race with a mouse and keyboard ? :) </p> How hard is it to race with a mouse and keyboard ? :)

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