Shift 2 Unleashed Arrives March 29th, New Gameplay Trailer Included

[Jayhawker]

The rumors were that NFS Shift was more sim until EA instructed them to dial it back. The NFS series has never been a sim series, and EA was not interested in it becoming one now.

Fast forward to the present, and EA has dropped the NFS from the game name, and sim is now the mantra. They are basically in the position of releasing a first edition sim game that will probably not be on the level of Forza and GT.

Plus, many of the devs for Slighly Mad were responsible for GTR, so they have plenty of experience to work on legitimate simulation racing games.

I fully expect Shift 2 to be a a great game, but I have no idea where it will rank on the sim scale. But it could still be third behind both Forza and GT, but be a better game becasue their driving models are frickin' impressive. No one has a cockpit view that even approaches what they did in the first game. And from what little I have seen of shift 2's cockpit view, it has just gotten even better.

Throw in the autolog system from Hot Pursuit, and Shift 2 becomes the sim racing game that encourages racing over collecting. I think they have nailed a pretty nice niche within the sim racing market.

Personally, I'm ore excited about Slightly Mad working on PGR, as I prefer the arcade/sim balance of that series. I thought Shift was the best game of that type since PGR 2. The fun I have had with Shift will lead me to picking up the sequel this game and selling Forza, which I rarely play.

[JMD]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jayhawker

Personally, I'm ore excited about Slightly Mad working on PGR, as I prefer the arcade/sim balance of that series. I thought Shift was the best game of that type since PGR 2. The fun I have had with Shift will lead me to picking up the sequel this game and selling Forza, which I rarely play.

WHAT??? Someone is bringing back the PGR Series???? Any links to info?

[Jayhawker]

Quote: Originally Posted by JMD

WHAT??? Someone is bringing back the PGR Series???? Any links to info?

There are just rumors that Microsoft has been shopping for a new developer. One of the developers in the mix is apparently Slightly Mad.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...cars-interview

Quote:

Eurogamer: Slightly Mad Studios is an independent developer. I know Patrick has a vision of this series that extends far into the future. Are you happy to exclusively develop Shift now, or are you available to create other games? Andy Tudor: I can't comment on that. It would be nice to... No I'm not going to comment on that. I certainly don't want that on tape! Eurogamer: So if I asked you if Microsoft has been in touch about Project Gotham Racing, would you be able to comment? Andy Tudor: Nope, certainly not. I'm not being a d***, but no we can't comment. I'll get a kicking if I talk about that stuff. So no, sorry.

So there is nothing definitive, at all. But their work on the first shift game makes them a perfect fit, in my eyes.

I've also read about Microsoft possibly buying Bizarre Creations outright.

[Jayhawker]

Here's another video of Shift 2 I found:

[DickDalewood]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jayhawker

Here's another video of Shift 2 I found:

That cockpit view is just absolutely incredible.

[DaveDQ]

Quote: Originally Posted by DickDalewood

That cockpit view is just absolutely incredible.

I've never played Shift but something about that view gives it a real gritty, sense of speed look.

[Jayhawker]

It's the floating camera that is set to react as your head would. So when you turn, it moves over. As you accelerate, it pulls back. Hit a bump, and it bobs up and down. And they have it tuned so well that you don't really notice that it is doing it while racing. It just feels like what should be going on, and really delivers the immersion.

I've been playing NFS: Shift, and it is the first racing game in which i really preferred the cockpit view because of the visceral feel of the driving. Between that and the really incredible sound design, it's one of my favorite racers ever.

[chadskee]

I'm definitely looking forward to this as I see it being a bit like GRID. Looks like it could be possibly even more towards the SIM end of the spectrum but that's fine by me. I loved the SIM style gameplay combined with arcade elements in GRID and the AI that made the races feel more alive.

More exclusive pre-order BS though. I guess I should just get used to it.