flameboy Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Tried searching for this and there was no thread...saw one back when EA announced their intention to release 4 new NFS games including Shift and Nitro. Is anyone planning on getting this? I'm currently weighing it up, looks like a game that cuts a nice balance between sim and arcade depending on your level of skill. Tough choices this time of year though with sooooooo many games set to come out...Professor Layton, FIFA 10, GT PSP and Scribblenauts all with like the next 3 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MATtheHAT Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Its on my radar. But with GT5 just around the corner, Imma gonna wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It's on my budgeted list but I'm not 100% sure yet. Looks fantastic but I think I'll wait for a demo before parting with my money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 GameTrailers have a review but I haven't watched it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfear Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 IGN gave it a 9.0 btw!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Oooh I'll watch the GameTrailers review now, just noticed it's only been allocated £25 in my budget so it may have to wait a little while anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iplanet77 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I've got high hopes for this game. The NFS series went downhill when they released Pro Street and the developers admitted that. The pointless drag racing really ruined it for me. If what they're saying about this game is true, this new version should be a good arcade racer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Gonna rent this though after the initial praise many are saying the game doesnt fit as a sim or arcade racer. Can be finished in 3 days etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm loving this game so far. The cockpit view is easily the best view in the game and I've never seen any other race game do the view as well as this. I am playing the whole game in the cockpit view as it just works that damn good. Sense of speed is incredible and the sound is ear sexualing good, close to cock tingling! Did a quick post last night on M-7 http://modeseven.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 I'm loving this game so far. The cockpit view is easily the best view in the game and I've never seen any other race game do the view as well as this. I am playing the whole game in the cockpit view as it just works that damn good. Sense of speed is incredible and the sound is ear sexualing good, close to cock tingling! Did a quick post last night on M-7 http://modeseven.blogspot.com/ still undecided on this...but sounds awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Pc demo is up. The game uses a heavy fisheye perspective for a fake feeling of speed. You can literally see sideways almost lol. I need to try it out more. It sounds nice and over the top even the low cars are mad lol. It looks like a Prostreet 2 with encouragement of crashes and shunts which is odd. So lets see. I dont have any urge to keep playing the demo at all though, felt dull and overly in your face. Its not a sim or arcade racer. Definitely its own game but well will it work? So far not feeling it. Graphically its nothing like the early media, even on max settings. PS3 version (or Batman) arriving tomorrow so I will give it a good whirl and see if i can get into it. Maybe Blur is a better game for me? I'm loving this game so far. The cockpit view is easily the best view in the game and I've never seen any other race game do the view as well as this. http://modeseven.blogspot.com/ You havent played GT5P then, as thats where the cockpit angle has come from. Before that cockpit view were a visual gimmick such as in PGR or McRae. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Personally think cockpit view on this looks way above anything else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Personally think cockpit view on this looks way above anything else... I suppose it's something you have to play. The screenshots loook like you can only see 25% of the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Personally think cockpit view on this looks way above anything else... You might like it. The graphics are very weak though. The early shots indicated something of much higher quality. Ingame you can see polys everywhere. The steering wheels arent rounded either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 You might like it. The graphics are very weak though. The early shots indicated something of much higher quality. Ingame you can see polys everywhere. The steering wheels arent rounded either. How up to spec is your PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 How up to spec is your PC? Quite. I can max it out at 1920 x 1200 and it runs well. Some jitters here and there but its playable. NFS is known for not being optimised so even the Core i7 crowd have the same issues :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Pc demo is up. You havent played GT5P then, as thats where the cockpit angle has come from. Before that cockpit view were a visual gimmick such as in PGR or McRae. I have GT5P and I can say SHIFT does the experience much much better. Better sense of speed and feeling of actually being in a car seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I have GT5P and I can say SHIFT does the experience much much better. Better sense of speed and feeling of actually being in a car seat. It does have an exaggerated sense of speed thanks to fisheye view and lots of blur. But it is NFS. In GT5P you can turn off the HUD and use cockpit view on its own. Here your cockpit blurs and you shake like mad man. Its like Motorstorm x5 :p A good way to describe it is that its over the top! I will dig into this. Need better cars. Hope the PS3 version isnt that much worse than PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 Well picked it up for PS3 today only £34 in ASDA, impulse buy thought what the hell...will report back later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domstercool Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 You can turn off the HUD in SHIFT, just click left on D-PAD twice. Ok just had one of the best racing experiences EVER. Do the ring with the Veyron in cockpit view, WOOOOOSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted September 19, 2009 Author Share Posted September 19, 2009 You can turn off the HUD in SHIFT, just click left on D-PAD twice. Ok just had one of the best racing experiences EVER. Do the ring with the Veyron in cockpit view, WOOOOOSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH What console you playing on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Let me get to that. lol My next rental is Batman. Will get Shift after that next week now! Stuck with demo then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxfear Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Let me get to that. lol My next rental is Batman. Will get Shift after that next week now! Stuck with demo then. Shame on you for not getting Batman yet!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Choze Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Shame on you for not getting Batman yet!!! I am poor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goafer Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Got this yesterday after watching a few video reviews. After the crap previous few games, this one is actually surprisingly good. Handlings still a bit of a chore, but nowhere near as bad as previous NFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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