NASCAR The Game 2011 Q&A and Impressions

[stlcaridnals1522]

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I was lucky enough to call around Los Angeles and find a store that was selling the game early. There are a couple of mom and pop stores in LA that are willing to do it. I bought the last XBOX 360 game they had.

what store was it? walmart, target?

[Senor Nascar]

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Has anyone completed a season in career mode yet? I have been wondering about career mode and how it progresses since the game was anounced.....THANKS!

No I have not done that yet. I am only on the fourth race of the season. It is my understanding the career mode is not going to progress. You basically play through a season, finish it, and then start another one.

What is kept are all your stats and NXP . There is a sponsor section in career mode which has about 10 sponsors with different requirements such as get 5 poles, etc. I think this is to be able to use these sponsors on your create- a-car.

[Senor Nascar]

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what store was it? walmart, target?

That's the thing, it will not be a MAJOR store at all. It has to be a very small unknown non-chain type store (owned by a 'mom and pop') who are willing to sell the game early (break the street date) in order to get your business.

[stlcaridnals1522]

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That's the thing, it will not be a MAJOR store at all. It has to be a very small unknown non-chain type store (owned by a 'mom and pop') who are willing to sell the game early (break the street date) in order to get your business.

ah right, i cant think of any small store that would even have the game in stock..

[Senor Nascar]

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One more thing I will add to my impression on page 50 is that the entering pit road part is done very well. I love that you have to meet pit road speed before entering otherwise you get black flagged.

On another note, they need to change how the whole pit options are done. You have very little time to choose what you want but on top of that you have to fill up this meter on the left if you want a full tank of gas. I think it should have been the other way around. The default would be to get a full tank of gas and if you want less you click it down.

I can not tell you how many times I have come down pit road, made some adjustment to my car and came out with no gas. Now, I do the gas thing first which takes valuable time away from all other adjustments. It is a MUST fix.

Lastly, I will say that when a caution flies don't spend too much time watching the wreck if you intend on pitting. You have to hit the pit now button right away. It has happened to me multiple times that I simply do not pit because I am so into watching the replay of the wreck, that I don't hit the pit now button.

[BabaGahNush]

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No force feedback at all? Hmm that's interesting.

Blue talked about great feedback from the wheel but he was playing with the Logitech GT wheel (I think) on PS3.

[stlcaridnals1522]

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thanks for your impressions senor

[Senor Nascar]

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No force feedback at all? Hmm that's interesting.

Blue talked about great feedback from the wheel but he was playing with the Logitech GT wheel (I think) on PS3.

Yeah I had asked Dave on twitter about my wheel and if it would work with the game. He told me it would work but was not specifically tuned for the game. I know the g25 and g27 wheels were specifically tuned. I think that is why BLUE is stating how awesome the handling model feels with his wheel. I will be getting my PS3 copy on Tuesday and will definitely try it out for comparison.

Also, it is my understanding that the Porsche wheel much like the Thrust master wheel were released earlier this year and I think they may not have time to specifically tune them for this game. I am sure though that if enough people complain it will get patched in if it hasn't been already done with the day one patch. We have to wait and see.

[Senor Nascar]

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thanks for your impressions senor

No problem at all. Glad to do it.

[luciano2421]

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No force feedback at all? Hmm that's interesting.

Blue talked about great feedback from the wheel but he was playing with the Logitech GT wheel (I think) on PS3.

Well he is playing with a Fantech wheel, which may be the cause of this. I am very happy to own a Xbox wheel for the 360 which I feel will be fine and have alot of force feedback. I can tell you that FF helps me keep my car straight as I can feel the car more with it. I do not, and will not use a controller no matter how good it feels.

Can anyone tell me how this compares to EA's miserable attempts? Where would you compare it as to Nascar 09?

[jtoatoktoe]

I think the important thing is...overall they seem to have done a darn good job for a first year title. Sure there will be some glitches and things we dislike, but from everything I have read...this is a very solid Freshman release...imagine what it can be in only a year or two...will definitely pick this game up.

[BabaGahNush]

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Yeah I had asked Dave on twitter about my wheel and if it would work with the game. He told me it would work but was not specifically tuned for the game. I know the g25 and g27 wheels were specifically tuned. I think that is why BLUE is stating how awesome the handling model feels with his wheel. I will be getting my PS3 copy on Tuesday and will definitely try it out for comparison.

Also, it is my understanding that the Porsche wheel much like the Thrust master wheel were released earlier this year and I think they may not have time to specifically tune them for this game. I am sure though that if enough people complain it will get patched in if it hasn't been already done with the day one patch. We have to wait and see.

I asked Dave about this on Twitter a few minutes ago and he just got back to me saying "Only official Microsoft wheels are fully supported". Hopefully that means my white Microsoft wheel will have FF. I thought Fanatec would've been in that category as well tho. Very interesting.

[lVlAtlZiX]

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLLSMUVG#p/u/4/SzxruYEC8s4

Shows off the AI a bit. Guy isnt that great at driving yet it seems. Notice how the top 3 take off and stay in each others draft till the white flag then the guy in 3rd tries to make a move.

[Senor Nascar]

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I asked Dave about this on Twitter a few minutes ago and he just got back to me saying "Only official Microsoft wheels are fully supported". Hopefully that means my white Microsoft wheel will have FF. I thought Fanatec would've been in that category as well tho. Very interesting.

CORRECTION: It does work. I was told by a friend that at times the force feedback comes and goes on Nascar 09 so I thought I would give it another shot today. It actually WORKED and I couldn't be happier. The force feedback felt very good. The handling model actually feels even better with the wheel.

I am SORRY if this caused any concerns but I swear yesterday there was zero force feedback. I am so glad it works.

The only thing missing is the settings page to setup the wheel in game but luckily this wheel allows you to adjust settings.

[The Gasman]

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So For those that have it, what would you rank it from 1-10 on just the dang this game is fun factor?