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I just tried out the head tracking and hot diggity drat that's some good poo poo. It was a little bit of a pain in the rear end to get working properly, but once it did that added like a whole 'nother dimension. I'm playin' in 4D now.
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Kinda GT5 related in a way I guess, but EA have recently announced a sequel to Need For Speed: Shift. What will it be bringing? Well according to IGN, they played a demo where they got to drive around Spa at night ( ) and also confirmed that Bathhurst will be in the game. Destructoid also had this to say:quote:Unfortunately, I wasn't given too much hands-on with the title. From what I played however, Shift 2: Unleashed looks to be a very solid sim racer, with guide lines on the road to guide fresh players, and a dynamic weather/road system. As cars race around the track, the road will take damage and create a dynamic. Cars take damage, which is especially notable during the night. When your headlamps go out, night races are even more difficult. Apparently the tracks look really nice both at night and in the wet, and the PS3 is the lead development platform for the game. It's nice to see a third game coming to challenge GT and Forza, and even though some people weren't that keen on the original Shift, I think they did some really cool things with it. I'm a little skeptical since Shift 2 is coming so soon already (Spring 2011) but they seem to be adding a lot of really cool things. I figure if you like racing games (especially GT/Forza) then it might be worth keeping your eye on this, seems kinda like a mish mash of both games with it's own quirks thrown in. Here's some screens:  Click here for the full 1280x720 image.  Click here for the full 1280x720 image.  Click here for the full 1280x720 image. Please don't suck 
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 03:16 |
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I absolutely can not beat the second beginner NASCAR event which makes me feel pretty dumb since no one else has said anything about it. I just can't pass the first car even if I draft people or whatever, it seems like there just isn't enough track to do it. Someone explain to me how to do it as if I am a stupid moron baby.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 03:34 |
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Goetta posted:I absolutely can not beat the second beginner NASCAR event which makes me feel pretty dumb since no one else has said anything about it. I just can't pass the first car even if I draft people or whatever, it seems like there just isn't enough track to do it. I started my draft with the outside guy then moved inside through the corner. I got silver this way and suspect whenever my wheel finally arrives (gently caress your lateness, Amazon  ) I will get gold no problem since I'll be able to hold my line better in the turn.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 03:44 |
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 After 3 loving days I have beaten IC-10 Rome 2 lap. I had to actually turn off ALL assists and drive offensively. I realized that I should think pass first and then break second.For people stuck on this (since i originally asked for help), I feel the point that dictates your success is the first sharp red line turn, you MUST pass the car ahead of you or it's a wrap. Play this one defensively, if you can't pass the yellow lambo, don't. Once you pass the aforementioned car, slipstream on the line, there's a gap on the next upcoming big red turn that you HAVE to push through, don't break hard. After that you should be in 6th or 5th place. If you need any trophy, drive smart and defensively the rest of the way and they will never catch up, or if you want to try your luck, keep pushing and overtaking on those two first turns in the beginning of the lap, and slipsteam on the straightaways. I *think* if you hit a wall with your backside first, you won't get a DQ, same with hitting a car. I feel like I deserve a trophy for this :I
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 03:48 |
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Yodzilla posted:These photos look terrible but this car owns: Mazda Furai Concept '08 That's seriously the ugliest loving car I've ever seen in my life, it looks like they asked the head designer of Twilight Princess to make a car.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 03:57 |
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PirateNipple posted:Cellphone and awesome dude: If you zoom out and take a picture of this chick you get a trophy. Wish there was a trophy for taking pictures of dogs and pigeons.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:02 |
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jabro posted:I started my draft with the outside guy then moved inside through the corner. I got silver this way and suspect whenever my wheel finally arrives (gently caress your lateness, Amazon Here's a video of how to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up3nO7WW53s Usually the passing challenges require manipulating the AI pattern. I beat this and the intermediate NASCAR challenges pretty handily with a DS3.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:06 |
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FearOfABlackKnob posted:
I've been stuck on this too, thanks for the info.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:07 |
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4000 Dollar Suit posted:That's seriously the ugliest loving car I've ever seen in my life, it looks like they asked the head designer of Twilight Princess to make a car. That's why it's The Best. MUFFlNS posted:Kinda GT5 related in a way I guess, but EA have recently announced a sequel to Need For Speed: Shift. I actually ignored Shift since Pro Street was so terrible but now I kinda want to give it a fair shake. I didn't realize the devs actually had experience with racing sims.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:11 |
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Damage doesn't unlock at higher levels:quote:Sony has since clarified to IGN how damage works in the game. "Damage occurs to cars right from the beginning," Sony said in a statement, "it is not "unlocked."
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:11 |
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That makes zero sense. What.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:16 |
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HotCanadianChick posted:
Been playing since the original GT. The reason people are complaining is because it's taken polyphony 6 years to develop forza with go karts and a bunch of annoyances. The "rpg" element in the game has always been there but unless you dive into the used car market in GT5(i.e if you don't mind looking at terrible models all day) it basically consists of: Check out entry requirements buy one of the 5-6 cars eligible for the race Upgrade the gently caress out of it Win less money than you invested Repeat over and over until you get sick of the cycle and do challenges instead. I dunno maybe I'm just disappointed but the older games seemed like they just offered more options.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:20 |
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I am glad I came in with lesser expectations than those who have been anticipating this game for years. I hadn't played a non-arcade racer since GT2 (and only that a bit) and am having an absolute blast with it outside of the drat nascar challenges. Just tweaking my RX-7 and doing laps.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:21 |
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Cyborgmatt posted:Damage doesn't unlock at higher levels: Uh, since you cant race the "premium racing models" until you are higher level then damage does unlock at higher levels. Edit: smallmouth posted:Here's a video of how to do it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up3nO7WW53s Thats almost how I do it but the lead car is always way ahead of everyone else than in that video. I will try to draft Johnson a little longer but I think its because I am in Gordon's car. jabro fucked around with this message at Dec 1, 2010 around 04:27 |
| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:23 |
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Is there any way to adjust the ABS / traction control / steering control values besides going to practice? I wanted to try drifting and my car was stuck with those settings when I went back to racing.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:41 |
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domn posted:Is there any way to adjust the ABS / traction control / steering control values besides going to practice? I wanted to try drifting and my car was stuck with those settings when I went back to racing. Go into controler settings and assign them to unused buttons like the d-pad or something.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:43 |
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I was worried about the VW bus race but I beat it after my 5th try. I realized the trick was to slightly tap break when the red driving line comes up. If you break too much on the turns then you'll never catch up
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:46 |
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Yodzilla posted:I actually ignored Shift since Pro Street was so terrible but now I kinda want to give it a fair shake. I didn't realize the devs actually had experience with racing sims. Yeah they've got guys working at Slightly Mad Studios who are on the SimBin team, which are responsible for some of the best sim racers ever made (GTR2 being a prime example). EA now has Slightly Mad working on the Shift series, and Criterion working on Hot Pursuit. Black Box (the guys responsible for all the terrible NFS games and running the franchise into the ground) have been sacked I think, either ways EA isn't letting them touch the NFS franchise anymore. As it stands though yeah, with the talent working on it and their seemingly very firm grasp on what people actually want from a more realistic racing game, I think the Shift series will probably end up being a solid contender to Gran Turismo and Forza. The original Shift was a bit arcadey in comparison but if they keep at it I can see them putting out some really good stuff, especially since it is a fun game. Kinda shocked you haven't played Shift though I mean come on, it has trophies.. 
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Asnorban posted:I am glad I came in with lesser expectations than those who have been anticipating this game for years. I hadn't played a non-arcade racer since GT2 (and only that a bit) and am having an absolute blast with it outside of the drat nascar challenges. Just tweaking my RX-7 and doing laps. Yeah, my game *finally* arrives tomorrow and even with all the bad hype the game seems to be getting my enthusiasm hasn't dampened at all. I spent countless hours driving my Ford GT around Suzuka in Prologue so the on-track racing is honestly all I care about. I cannot wait to race with you guys tomorrow night. edit: the GT is the most fun because it is the hardest.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:53 |
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MUFFlNS posted:Yeah they've got guys working at Slightly Mad Studios who are on the SimBin team, which are responsible for some of the best sim racers ever made (GTR2 being a prime example). EA now has Slightly Mad working on the Shift series, and Criterion working on Hot Pursuit. Black Box (the guys responsible for all the terrible NFS games and running the franchise into the ground) have been sacked I think, either ways EA isn't letting them touch the NFS franchise anymore. Black Box is still doing "tuner" NFS games. MUFFlNS posted:Kinda shocked you haven't played Shift though I mean come on, it has trophies.. 
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 04:57 |
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jabro posted:Uh, since you cant race the "premium racing models" until you are higher level then damage does unlock at higher levels. I noticed my cars started taking damage at round level 5 really. The weird thing is that level 20 it's actually harder to damage the vehicles, premium or otherwise. This can't be intentional so hopefully they'll patch this in the future.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:05 |
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FearOfABlackKnob posted:
I just tried that one today, and I'm more than happy with a bronze for now. That one was just so frustrating with the constant DQs. They seemed so inconsistent too. Bump into a car or the wall, you're disqualified. Except when you're not. It looked like if you weren't accelerating and hit another car, you were all right. At least now that I got a bronze trophy, I can try it again going more balls-to-the-wall for a silver.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:12 |
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This made me laugh my face off http://www.destructoid.com/gran-tur...se-188239.phtml
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:18 |
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HairyNipple! posted:This made me laugh my face off Yeah, its surprising it hasn't been posted a hundred times here.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:21 |
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Forgive me for asking a dumb question, but I pre-ordered this game from Gamestop and don't seem to have gotten any free awesome DLC cars. Were they supposed to give me a code or something? Overall I like the game, as it's pretty much just a re-release of GT4 with some cockpit views I'll never use.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:36 |
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what are the museum tickets for and how do i use them? Fauxtool fucked around with this message at Dec 1, 2010 around 05:47 |
| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:38 |
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4000 Dollar Suit posted:That's seriously the ugliest loving car I've ever seen in my life, it looks like they asked the head designer of Twilight Princess to make a car. If you see it in game you may change your mind, though the Mazda Furai front and rear lights do look kinda alien. The body has ultra smooth lines which create a very attractive and speedy look. It's one of the amateur race rewards in B-Spec, and it's fast as hell. I've used it in the professional class quite a bit. In fact, I'm using it on B-Spec Professional Championship (level 14) right now, and the first race is La Sarthe 4 laps. drat, these races are starting to get pretty long!
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:39 |
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davebo posted:I can't feel any sympathy for people who just saw a pretty game box in the store and bought it without knowing anything of the series. That'd be like me buying a final fantasy game just because I like anime. (I don't!) That was me.  I just wanted to race fast cars with pretty graphics. I didn't get either (for the most part)
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:40 |
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This game is annoyingly hard for me as a sim racer. -Cars seem to bite. HARD. If you get it wrong they will oversteer fast, or settle into a terminal plow. -I STILL can't seem to brake without ABS1. It feels like the brake bias is 70% rearward all the time. -Cockpit mode looks ok. But at high speed cornering it shakes/vibrates so bad it fools me into thinking my FPS is really low. The shaking is also distracting. As is the onscreen wheel you can't turn off. -Miss shifts are a loving kick in the balls. With a G25. You cannot flat shift. Which is dumb. And if you make the mistake of not lifting off the gas enough, the game won't complete the shift. And you must take it out of gear, clutch in, lift the throttle and reengage the gear before you can reselect the gear.
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Pees With Boner posted:Forgive me for asking a dumb question, but I pre-ordered this game from Gamestop and don't seem to have gotten any free awesome DLC cars. Were they supposed to give me a code or something?
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 05:48 |
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The Eiger rally track is incredible, if only for the long downhill back half.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 06:03 |
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I found the secret to the Nascar events/races. Turn ASM off (if you have access to the in-game tuning menu) or just turn ABS off. Before doing this, I could barely bronze the advanced level Nascar races. I had no clue how you were supposed to get into 1st place with this car... Well I turned ABS off (this in turn eliminates the ASM) and my car rocketed. No longer was the stupid assists slowing me down through turns. In one of the advanced Nascar challenges where you have to go from 12th -> 1st in two laps, I was now in 1st before the 1st lap was even done. The same thing works for the Nascar races in the extreme series. Turn these settings off and you will have easy wins.
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 06:03 |
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Holy christ I honestly think the intermediate tarmac rally is completely broken. No matter what I do now it refuses to load. It'll get to what looks like 100% loaded but it just sits there on the loading screen. I can go and do the extreme rally events though no problem, and the other intermediate ones worked for me as well. I just want to finish off the last of the intermediate rallies so I can move on to other things.edit: Also I think something's wrong with other data on my save because I've beaten all of the Top Gear challenges but I don't have it to drive in Arcade or Practice real_scud fucked around with this message at Dec 1, 2010 around 06:08 |
| # ? Dec 1, 2010 06:06 |
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Nick Biped posted:I just tried that one today, and I'm more than happy with a bronze for now. That one was just so frustrating with the constant DQs. They seemed so inconsistent too. Bump into a car or the wall, you're disqualified. Except when you're not. It looked like if you weren't accelerating and hit another car, you were all right. Sideswiping generally seems safe, especially if you hit rear-quarter first. Whenever I'm going to hit a wall, I plant throttle to try to get rotation and hit rear end-end first, and I usually don't get a DQ.
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real_scud posted:Holy christ I honestly think the intermediate tarmac rally is completely broken. No matter what I do now it refuses to load. It'll get to what looks like 100% loaded but it just sits there on the loading screen. Did you gold the challenges, or just pass them?
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Ziploc posted:This game is annoyingly hard for me as a sim racer. I could never really dig "cockpit" modes in any game. They give you a view of the interior of whatever you're driving without taking into account the field of view a person normally has when driving/flying/whatever, so to me it just sort of looks less realistic than a roof camera. My biggest qualm with this game is how lovely the tracks look. They still have those cardboard "+"-shaped trees? After six years, seriously? Not to mention the reflections on the hood of the cars are this weird dot matrix/digital camo pattern that's just distracting. I understand it's difficult to render things in HD when the majority of people are going to be blasting through these tracks at 140 miles per hour in the cockpit/hood cam, but there must have been a better way to deal with this stuff. I've found that rather than just add to GT3/4, they just added a very small amount and made some other stuff less accessible. All of a sudden I have to gain a certain experience level to use mostly the same stuff that was in the previous game, just like the guns in Bad Company 2. None of that really comes close to ruining the game for me, as I was really just fine with an HD port of GT4, but it certainly is a little disappointing if I dwell on it. Like while I'm staring at the installation screen that's been frozen at "20 minutes left" for about 15 minutes now. Still, it's not really the game's fault, it's the fault of all the hype some games get that creates unrealistic expectations. Casnorf posted:It should be on your receipt. Took me a while to find it, too. "Feedback number?"
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| # ? Dec 1, 2010 06:19 |
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Ziploc posted:
So much this. On the last corner of cape ring there were about 4 or 5 instances where my car just didn't shift and it was driving me insane. Demonlord fucked around with this message at Dec 1, 2010 around 06:26 |
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Internet Victory posted:That was me. This game has both those features don't be ridiculous.
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Hey guys I'm seriously retarded, where's the pre-order code from Gamestop? Would it be on my game receipt or that receipt I got for my pre-order weeks ago that I've almost definitely thrown away?
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