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Need For Speed: Shift - Most Realistic NFS Ever?

The screens look amazing some thing that can be compared to lovely GRID.
 
Looks a LOT like GRID...
 
:laugh:GRID 2 anyone ?
 
I just hope they don't murder it with DRM like they did SPORE

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh..... now thats why i haven't heard of spore for a long time since it went out... :shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu
 
i hope its not only driver look!
 
Shift looks amazing. I hope those effects don't come with too choppy performance.
 
Looks very nice, but does it play well? ProStreet was so bad I didn't even bother with Undercover. I don't buy any games developed by EA and have to strongly consider getting one published by them because they simply do not deserve money.

I can always look forward to Forza 3 and DiRT 2 though, they better release a demo for this game.
 
Not sure if it been mentioned already but the first trailer for shift is on Xbox live marketplace!
 
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 for the Playstation was my first racing game.

I was god-like at that game. I liked NFS:Underground, NFS:Underground 2 was AMAZING and then the game went downhill from there. NFS:Undercover is a joke.
 
Will the cars be able to take visible damage this time?
 
Hasn't it got free roam ? - Thats the one thing I did like about NFS.

EDIT: Hasn't got free roam. That sucks.
 
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Well the developers promised the most realistic physics ever. Quite a bold statement, and to be honest even with all of the power behind EA I don't think they will have as realistic physics as games lke rFactor and Live For Speed.
 
Well the developers promised the most realistic physics ever. Quite a bold statement, and to be honest even with all of the power behind EA I don't think they will have as realistic physics as games lke rFactor and Live For Speed.

See, I don't necessarily want ultra-realistic physics in a NFS game.

I think they tried too hard to do that in pro-street and ended up with cars that handled about the same as bricks on wheels... :shadedshu

NFS should not be a racing simulation, imo. There are plenty of racing simulations out there that are much better than the NFS series (when it comes to realism), so why try to compete with them...

Most Wanted and Underground weren't realistic at all, yet they were probably the best selling NFS games...
 
lol, it does look like GRID.
 
In all honesty I wouldn't hold by breath. This series of motorsports games aren't known for their driving physics being realistic. And to be blunt after playing other street racing game(s) I do desire more realistic driving physics. Something I didn't care about before.

In all honesty I want to take a turn at more realistic speeds. I "want" to be forced to break before turning in order to take a corner faster and closer to the inside lane. No doubt this looks like Grid but even Grid could use improvements.
 
See, I don't necessarily want ultra-realistic physics in a NFS game.

I think they tried too hard to do that in pro-street and ended up with cars that handled about the same as bricks on wheels... :shadedshu

NFS should not be a racing simulation, imo. There are plenty of racing simulations out there that are much better than the NFS series (when it comes to realism), so why try to compete with them...

Most Wanted and Underground weren't realistic at all, yet they were probably the best selling NFS games...

That is why they are making a different NFS...

There's Shift and some other NFS being made, but I forget the name.
 
After searching the internet for info on this game I've broken my own rule and pre-ordered this game. I was reading an interview by the developers (can't remember where though, lol) and it sounds like the pro setting will be proper sim while the lower levels will have the assists and easier physics. Since I have a G25 wheel coming this will (hopefully) be the dogs nadgers.

What really hooked me was the fact that they have some Simbin staff involved. I have tried most of there titles up to GTR Evo and have been well impressed. Nothing like steaming along the Nordschliefe in an Astom Martin DBR9, and I hear that Shift has the Nordschliefe too.
 
Yeah the fact that a good chunk of the Simbin development team has been developing this game bodes well for it being quite good. Hopefully it will be a more accessable GTR with way nicer graphics.

Oh and by the way I would say that NFS: Porsche Unleashed is the best and most realistic NFS game by far.
 
i dont play nfs for realism, i play nfs for police chases and unrealisticness..
 
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