Thu, Sep 27, 2012 | 12:04 BST
GRID 2: First look at California Coast and Chicago Street gameplay
The Eurogamer Expo is just kicking off, but that hasn’t stopped us grabbing a first look at GRID 2. If the original game was big and burly, the sequel should be considered big and beautiful.
Codemasters has treated us to a showing of two tracks. California Coast is first up. The video offers a first-person view of California’s woodland area and hilltops. Watch out for the steep drops to the right of the track:
Haven’t had enough yet? Chicago Street throws us into a tight urban setting that makes it difficult to overtake. Check that one out below:
GRID 2 is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in 2013.
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Posted in: PS3, Xbox 360
Tags: Codemasters, eurogamer expo, GRID 2
10 comments
#1
roadkill
27/09/12, 12:23 pm
Holy mother of shit!! This looks incredible! And to think there were idiots who doubted Codemaster. LOL!!
#2
Deacon
27/09/12, 12:48 pm
Looking nice (though all racing games do these days).
I wonder what would happen on the Coastal track if you veered too far to the right. Invisible wall? Plummet to your doom?
#3
Moonwalker1982
27/09/12, 2:48 pm
This looks damn good indeed. This is console?
#4
xxJPRACERxx
27/09/12, 3:01 pm
I don’t like that the car is doing 160km/h but give the impression of doing 500km/h.
#5
Fin
27/09/12, 5:10 pm
@2
You fall for about a second, then it resets you to the track.
@3
The build at the expo is PC.
#6
DSB
27/09/12, 5:14 pm
Grid 2? More like Shift 3.
How have the mighty fallen.
#7
Moonwalker1982
27/09/12, 5:17 pm
@6
How so?
I’m not a big racing fan anymore, so just curious.
#8
DSB
27/09/12, 5:25 pm
@7 Judging from the footage the tracks are undemanding, the physics are arbitrary, there’s no cockpit mode, and like someone else pointed out, while Grid has always been faster-than-reality, making 80 MPH look like 200 is a bit too silly.
It looks every bit like a flashy, pretty racer more concerned about “looking” than actually “being”, for people who don’t demand any more than that. That’s Need for Speed.
I think it serves to underline the unspoken truth, that Codemasters don’t have the money or the expertise to make decent racing games anymore, and haven’t for a good while.
#9
Fin
27/09/12, 6:25 pm
@8
Just an idea bro, maybe you should try it before you judge it?
Alien concept I know.
#10
DSB
27/09/12, 6:42 pm
@9 I made it pretty clear that I was judging off the footage. Not that it would stop you from getting a sore pussy over it, but I’ve played most of these games since 1998. It hasn’t been good for a while now.
It’s not exactly unfamiliar territory at this point. Or unfamiliar shortcomings.