Need For Speed: Shift

To me the last decent NFS games were Hot Pursuit and HP2...everything afterwards was worse.

This is starting to look very, very promising though.

However I still believe NFS as a series has to go back to its routes and have a bunch of cool/rare cars on a whole bunch of long tracks with hidden shortcuts and traffic and just outrun the police.

No modding shit, no shitty econoboxes...just the damned basics.

Yeah...I want my Lister Storm on a cliffside road with funky colours glowing in the waters of random pools nearby.

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I seriously cannot believe how much shit is being thrown at this game around the internet.

The sim racers are poo pooing it because it looks like Grid to them.

The NFS dudes are raggin' on it because it seems serious.

Seems like the only people who like this game are the guys who just like games... of which there seem to be very few.
+1

There is so much negativity towards the game because it doesn't have police chases, cars with neon lights and spinners and the OTT arcade game play that has become synonymous with a NFS title. I believe Shift will be fantastic because Slightly Mad/Blimey! have a great PC sim pedigree.

Not too fussed about the videos (other than the great graphics) simply because we've got little idea as to what level of realism the game is set at and what driving aids are being used - other than the Gamersyde video and this one
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=131238846664&ref=mf.

Roll on September I say :D

Cheers.
 
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FINALLY a video with good driving, on the PC, with no aids, and on a G25:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTX-OfgfSlU[/youtube]

Looks very good!

This was posted in VirtualR's comments:

mikem said:
Like I?ve mentioned in one of the previous news on this game that I recently had the chance to spend sometime with the game. Since it was an event setup by Sony Canada, it was only the PS3 version but EA did have a wheel setup (G25) alongside the DS3 controller setups. Since the event was held a nightclub where I work (the place at one time was Sony Playdium), I had ample time to try the game out when the crew was setting up the event that morning. I probably spent just a little over an hour mostly at Nordschleife with a few cars I?m familiar with in real life and through other games.

Brands Hatch and two tracks based on London and Tokyo street were availlable besides the Nordschleife (which btw, can be setup to simulate either Morning, Noon or Evening hour). There were a few cars but the one that i drove were the Audi R8, Nissan R35 GTR (both AWD), Lotus Elise 111R and the BMW M3 GT2 (my first time in that car).

No, SHIFT is not an all out attempt at simulation. Although the only PC based sim that I spend a lot of time with is GTR2 but it?s pretty obvious from the onset that braking for example is what you would expect from Gran Tursimo or Forza. You still need to know the proper braking point and because I driven Nordschleife countless time, I had no problem with braking on that track and had no trouble familiarizing myself with the game?s physics There?s no particular idioscyncrasies that I had to adjust to; anyone familiar with either GTR2 or even GT5 prologue or Forza 2 will probably feel very much at home with SHIFT?s physics and handling. The track (Nordschleife) is pretty much what you?d find in GTR Evo and easily surpass GT4 as the best version on console (or at least until GT5 comes out)

Although the preception of speed in the game feels so much faster than GTR2 and even faster than Gran Turismo and Forza, the times I clocked (with various cars) at Nordschleife were quite realistic and much slower than my times in GT4. With the Audi R8- 8:10 (with TC and SC) and high 7:50s without assists. A bit faster with the R35 GTR- 7:50s (didn?t try without assist). The only other game where i had chance to drive these two cars is GT5 Prologue and I would have to say that while you can easily discern the difference in the handling between these cars in SHIFT, it?s not as apparent as Prologue. But between the AWD cars and the RWD Elise and the M3, the adjustment required to handle these cars is very much what you would expect in a good sim ie. AWD is much easier but RWD is much more exciting and involving.

I have to disagree with PC games comment on the graphic. With PS3 version, it was pretty sharp, and while there?s aliasing, it?s what you would commonly see on a console games. While it?s certainly not GT5 Prologue, it?s better than both GRID and Forza 2. The steering with the G25 : the FFB is quite powerful and easily surpass GT5 Prologue when it comes to sheer power. As to the effect: like I said, you can easily feel the difference between drivetrains and so is the weight of the cars. The weight transfer when cornering and braking are just as apparent. The only problem I have is that if you were to use the cockpit view, while there?s no (perceptible) delay between your input and that on the screen, the degree of rotation on the actual wheel doesn?t quite translate onto what you get on the screen. Also, it has to be noted that I did send most of my time in TT mode so I can?t comment on the AI behaviour or the rest of the game.
 
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To me the last decent NFS games were Hot Pursuit and HP2...everything afterwards was worse.

Ugh, I hated those. The one I really liked was Porsche Unleashed. The physics engine was great for the time, and each car behaved like it was supposed to (914's felt like 914's and not 944's, etc.). As someone who has driven every Porsche from 356's to 993-series 911's, it made an impression on me.
 
Another video with no aids and a decent driver at Laguna:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OSVH1xBM4Q[/youtube]

1:24 lap time or so with a couple mistakes, in the MC12 which I assume is up to GT1 spec, so the lap times will probably be in the realistic "zone".
 
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After seeing what It looks like with no aids on and a G25 im pleasantly suprised, I'll probably be pickin this up. Now I just have to buy another G25..gahh
 
Well it might not be Shit after all! Looks a bit too shiny though but very nice, I like the detail around the track (tivoli) also.
 
Full Car List:

2006 Aston Martin DBR9
2009 Audi R8 LMS
2008 Audi R8
2008 Audi RS 4
2007 Audi S3
2007 Audi TT 3.2 quattro
2006 Audi S4
BMW M3 E36
BMW M3 E46
BMW M3 E92
2008 BMW 135i Coup?
2009 BMW M3 GT2
2007 BMW Z4 M Coup?
2008 Bugatti Veyron 16.4
2006 Dodge Challenger Concept
2008 Dodge Viper SRT10
Vaughn Gittin Jr's 2010 Falken Tire Ford Mustang GT
2010 Ford Shelby GT500
2007 Ford Focus ST
2006 Ford GT
2006 Need For Speed Shelby Terlingua
1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS
2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
2006 Honda Civic Si
2000 Honda S2000
2006 Koenigsegg CCX
2008 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4
2007 Lamborghini Murci?lago LP640
2007 Lamborghini Revent?n
2006 Lotus Elise 111R
2007 Lotus Exige S
2005 Maserati MC12 GT1
2008 Mazda MX-5
2006 Mazda RX-8
1995 Mazda RX-7
1994 McLaren F1
2007 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren 722 Edition
2007 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION
2006 Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION IX MR-edition
2003 Infiniti G35 (V35)
1997 Nissan 200SX (S14)
2009 Nissan 370Z (Z34)
2006 Nissan 350Z (Z33)
2009 Nissan GT-R SpecV (R35)
2008 Nissan GT-R (R35)
2000 Nissan Silvia (S15) spec.R AERO
1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34)
1972 Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R
1992 Nissan 240SX (S13)
2006 Pagani Zonda F
2010 Pagani Zonda R
2008 Porsche 911 GT2
2009 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
2006 Porsche 911 GT3 RS
2004 Porsche Carrera GT
2007 Porsche Cayman S
2008 Renault M?gane RS
2007 SEAT Leon CUPRA
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
2007 Lexus LF-A Concept
2008 SCION tC
1986 Toyota Corolla GTS (A86)
2008 Volkswagen Scirocco
2006 Volkswagen Golf GTI

Posted before, but only pics. Still, no Ferraris. :(

Edit: Tracks too:

Alpental
Autopolis International Racing Course
Ambush Canyon
Brands Hatch
Dakota
Ebisu Circuit
Glendale
Hazyview
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
London
Miytomi
Nordschleife
Road America
Rustle Creek
Silverstone
Circuit de Spa Francorchamps
Tokyo
Willow Springs
 
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I like how theres 9 Nissans but only one Toyota (and it's not even a Supra at that).
 
Another car list vid, in HD, with liveries:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7Et-vVUzM0[/youtube]

"Toyota Corolla: Car Rating: 1.5" :lol:

And a rather uninspired track guide for Road America (which looks GREAT!):

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEAOJLsfX_E[/youtube]

"Turn in before the apex"? No shit, Sherlock.
 
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The 86 is a good Toyota. :) Mind you I'm all for having a Toyota Supra, and MR2 at the least.
 
What cars are you guys most looking forward to?

For me it's gotta be the Z4M and the MX-5. I've done track stuff in the MX-5 so I'll be able to see if the game stacks up in stock form. :yes:
 
What cars are you guys most looking forward to?

For me it's gotta be the Z4M and the MX-5. I've done track stuff in the MX-5 so I'll be able to see if the game stacks up in stock form. :yes:

Mustangs easily the Mustangs...
 
RX7 and Mclaren F1.
 
Looks better than I expected, but the sensation of speed looks way higher than GTR2. I wonder how they can do that without changing the track length or lap times...
 
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