F1 2010

In the wet the cars should not be anywhere near the rumble strips and white lines without massive snap oversteer, then again no telling what level he has it set on but I suspect it will make no differance.
 
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video of a qualifying lap



god damn im looking forward to this :drool:
 
Q & A with the developers. Nerd Alert!!

Q: Can users change the balance and set-up of the car? Can they adjust the front wing and even use F-ducts?SH: There are several layers to the car set-up. When you arrive at a given circuit your car will already have a good base set-up for that circuit. The key is to adapt that to suit your particular driving style. For example, maybe you are an aggressive diver who wants oversteer. There are two ways to do this: you can either talk to your race engineer and get him to adjust the settings to suit you, or you can go into the car monitor and adjust the settings yourself.

Q: Is the game designed to be played alone or can more than one player enjoy the game at the same time? Similarly is it as fun to play as a casual gamer as it is an enthusiast?SH: There is a full online multiplayer-experience available as well the single-player game. We support a maximum of 12 players online and you are able to race in a way that suits you. For example if you want to do qualifying followed by a full length race with damage, dynamic weather and all of the rules then you can set that up. Alternatively, if you want a casual three lap blast in the sun around your home track then that is simple to arrange.

It is those kind of levels of customisation that make the game accessible to hardcore and casual players alike. More experienced players are more likely to do full length race weekends with no driver aids while more casual players will want shorter races that are much more pick up and play. You can introduce driver aids such as Brake Assist, ABS, Traction Control and Racing Line to make the game more accessible.

Q: How will you reflect the changeable weather conditions that so often affect Grands Prix?SH: Dynamic weather was right at the top of our wish list and we are confident that we have the most comprehensive and impressive weather system ever seen in a racing game. The weather system is linked into the tracks geography and is changeable not only through a race weekend but also within an individual session meaning that you will get those sudden changes in conditions that can make races so dramatic.

You will also have those split-second decisions to make, for example: will you be the first person to gamble during a wet race and go onto a dry tyre compound because the conditions are improving? The kind of decision that can make or break your race weekend or season!

Q: In Formula One racing, tyres and grip levels make a real difference to performance. Will the game reflect this?
SH: We have the real-world information about the tyres and this has been authentically recreated in the game. This is everything from their optimum working temperatures to how much water a full wet tyre will displace compared to the intermediate compound. It’s an impressive system and good management of your tyres will be crucial to getting race wins at the higher levels of the game.
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Ive been Hunting Ebay for the past week trying to get a good price on F1 Championship released in 2007. They are all going for around about £15 when u factor in delivery, i was expecting to pick it up for less than £5-10 max!

So the dilemma, is this game worth £15? Bearing in mind i can pre-order the new one for £30 and wait a month.
 
i would pre order the new one and just wait for the month, we are slowly getting closer to release anyway:drool:
 
was playing CE this morning, graphics looked poor, they used to look amazing, i was disapointed Spa wasnt there though :( continued my Torro Rosso career, came 10th at Silverstone, which wasnt that bad
 
scottish_red said:
Ive been Hunting Ebay for the past week trying to get a good price on F1 Championship released in 2007. They are all going for around about £15 when u factor in delivery, i was expecting to pick it up for less than £5-10 max!

So the dilemma, is this game worth £15? Bearing in mind i can pre-order the new one for £30 and wait a month.
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I did the same bargain hunt a few weeks ago, decided to wait instead of spending £15-20 on a 3 year old game.
 
I think ill just go out and buy it on release day.

Unless shopto deliver on release day?
 
Yep, Shopto in my experience have delivered the day before the official release date every time.
 
the only time i havent received a game from shopto before or on release date was FIFA 10 last year, which i ended up buying in tesco anyway
 
Well, it saves me a tenner - just pre ordered it off there. Thanks.
 
Those last three videos make it look so arcadey. I was actually looking forward to a really realistic game, but I've not got much hope of that now. I mean in the first video Button overtakes both Red Bulls in one lap for God's sake, and not even in actual overtaking spots in Spa! Not to mention that he could barely catch the Red Bull up the hill despite the massive straight line speed discrepancy in real life (owing to both the F-duct and the Mercedes engine). Also, he lifted the throttle going up Eau Rouge, which doesn't happen!
 
Count Duckula said:
Those last three videos make it look so arcadey. I was actually looking forward to a really realistic game, but I've not got much hope of that now. I mean in the first video Button overtakes both Red Bulls in one lap for God's sake, and not even in actual overtaking spots in Spa! Not to mention that he could barely catch the Red Bull up the hill despite the massive straight line speed discrepancy in real life (owing to both the F-duct and the Mercedes engine). Also, he lifted the throttle going up Eau Rouge, which doesn't happen!
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I'm hoping thats on an easy mode. The only review out so far makes it sound like overtaking is quite difficult
 
We won't learn much watching people on youtube clips as we don't know for sure what level they are playing on or how good they actually are at the game.
 
Theres no way those videos are on the hardest setting - therefore when yours comes, you can make yours harder. The game, that is.

Game to me looks great. Clicking on a few different youtube videos, shows how you have to be a smart driver, no point in trying to race it like a rally car, it just doesn't work. On CE I always had the arrows on screen, sometimes it was just too hard to clearly see the corner, but used to race on hard. 4 seasons on career mode, I actually remember jumping up and down and celebrating a 3rd place.
 
a week on Friday, but if you pre-order from somewhere on the net you usually get it the day before the official release day.

Pre-ordered mine for £31 @ Shopto.net
 
inspired by the fifa thread, but it would be great if you all dropped your PSN id's in here so we can have a Redcafe race :D
 
scottish_red said:
inspired by the fifa thread, but it would be great if you all dropped your PSN id's in here so we can have a Redcafe race :D
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Love to, but I am on Xbox - purely because most of the people I know are on xbox too, more likely to play on there. Depending on the differences on the consoles though, I may swap after a little while!
 
my tag is sparky7787

going to fire up CE just to get me in a f1 gaming mood seeing as we are so close now:D
 
I think he's a decent player tbh Weaste. A few people have asked the same thing in the comments on his youtube feed and he insists it's suprisingly easy to spin out on the corners if you hammer the throttle. It certainly looks tough in the wet (end of 2nd vid)

We shall find out soon enough.
 
I'd love a new F1 game to be honest, I just have reservations about the company that has made it, as I find that there is always something off in their games. What is IGN moaning about exactly? I don't understand his complaints.

It is well short of the kind of engagement that both GRID and DiRT 2 offered, and it leaves the actual racing itself to do all the legwork.
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Well, that's the idea!

And why is he trying to compare its depth to GT and Forza?

He then gives it an 8.5 for gameplay, but says:

The driving is as good as it's ever been for an F1 game, and likewise the racing is tight and fair.
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I love game reviewers!
 
Yeah, tis an odd review. His gripes seem to be with things that I could really care less about (press conferences, menus). Obviously it's not gonna have the depth of GT/Forza because it's a niche sport.

As long as the racing is up to scratch then it's all good.

Should be a laugh in multiplayer at least.
 
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