GTR in US yet?

Dave Henrie wrote:

> That being said...(to the original naysayer in this thread)what was in
> the demo that so disillusioned you?

Lousy graphics, sound, mediocre physics engine...

"Dave Henrie" wrote:

> That being said...(to the original naysayer in this thread)what was in
> the demo that so disillusioned you?
> ^
> dave henrie {is that even a real word?}

Yep, one of those words that looks a bit weird for some reason!

(Tara) wrote in
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> Dave Henrie wrote:
>
>> That being said...(to the original naysayer in this thread)what
>> was in
>> the demo that so disillusioned you?
>
> Lousy graphics, sound, mediocre physics engine...


ok, compared to the glitzy Need for Speed type engines it might look
mousey. And the sound? They supposedly sampled each and every engine
while at the tracks. Compared to F1c, that should be a positive, so I
guess compared to some of the add-on soundpacks for Nr2k3 it might sound
lightweight. And physics...we covered that...the real sim, although I
don't have it yet, (not a German) should have at least updated physics.
If, however, you don't like the feel of ISI stuff, then even the full
product may not be to your liking. Have you tried the Rfactor multiplayer
demo? If so, how does that compare with your impression of the GTR demo?

dave henrie

>> That being said...(to the original naysayer in this thread)what was in
>> the demo that so disillusioned you?
>
> Lousy graphics, sound, mediocre physics engine...

lol....yeah, right

>"Tara" > wrote in message
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>> Dave Henrie wrote:
>>
>>> Early in 05 is the scheduled date. Whether that holds up is anybody's
>>> guess.
>>
>> I hope it's better than the demo.
>
>I think it is. I almost didn't buy it because of the demo.

Really? The demo convinced me that I *do* want the full retail.
<shrug>

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I wasn't impressed with NFS (the version b4 Underground). It was a game
I played when I wanted to good laugh. I'm not being condescending, I
feel the same way about Midnight Club 2. It's a silly game, but fun.

I was mostly disappointed with the graphics in the GTR demo -- they
seemed to be from technology 4 years ago. Perhaps the full version has
better looks. I still haven't seen a racing sim that matches the
graphics of N2003.
I haven't tried Rfactor. I'll have to give it a go.

Tara

I wasn't impressed with NFS (the version b4 Underground). It was a game
I played when I wanted to good laugh. I'm not being condescending, I
feel the same way about Midnight Club 2. It's a silly game, but fun.

I was mostly disappointed with the graphics in the GTR demo -- they
seemed to be from technology 4 years ago. Perhaps the full version has
better looks. I still haven't seen a racing sim that matches the
graphics of N2003.
I haven't tried Rfactor. I'll have to give it a go.

Tara

> I was mostly disappointed with the graphics in the GTR demo -- they
> seemed to be from technology 4 years ago. Perhaps the full version has
> better looks. I still haven't seen a racing sim that matches the
> graphics of N2003.

Well, GTR is a fair bit better than N2003 in the graphics department. One
thing that people often forget to do is to set texture detail to 'full'
instead of just 'high' - the textures look a bit crappy on 'high' but on
'full' they're the most detailed textures I've ever seen in a game. The 3D
modelling in GTR is world class too. The only drawback is that the lighting
isn't as advanced as something like TRD2 but it's still on a par with N2003
in that department.

"Damien Smith" > wrote in message
...
> > I was mostly disappointed with the graphics in the GTR demo -- they
> > seemed to be from technology 4 years ago. Perhaps the full version has
> > better looks. I still haven't seen a racing sim that matches the
> > graphics of N2003.
>
> Well, GTR is a fair bit better than N2003 in the graphics department. One
> thing that people often forget to do is to set texture detail to 'full'
> instead of just 'high' - the textures look a bit crappy on 'high' but on
> 'full' they're the most detailed textures I've ever seen in a game. The
3D
> modelling in GTR is world class too. The only drawback is that the
lighting
> isn't as advanced as something like TRD2 but it's still on a par with
N2003
> in that department.
>

Yep. I just installed the press demo and the first thing that hit me was
how good the graphics were. Sounds seemed pretty good too - maybe a bit
tinny.