Need for Speed Shift Available, Post Impressions Here

[Heelfan71]

Re: Need for Speed Shift Available, Post Impressions Here

I am on the PS3 version, why do I have to select my language every time I play the game??? like that on the 360??

[kennytomson]

Re: Need for Speed Shift Available, Post Impressions Here

Pro:
- cockpit view is best around. your cockpit blurs when going faster than 110, sense of speed and physics really felt. movement of head / view is the evolution I feel this game will add to the genre for all future releases.

Con:
- big bright arrows telling you when to turn
- arcadey environments
- not enough HUD options, basically either all or none
- Dirt / Dirt 2, GRID, (most likely Forza 3) > Shift. Hard to justify purchase when stronger competion already out or on the horizon

[LingeringRegime]

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^ Totally agree about the HUD options. They need to have something about the laps and the placement of the race on the limited HUD. You can turn the racing line off by the way.

[goh]

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Yesterday I found out you can't use tier 5 or reward cars in career.

I sure hope there isn't DLC later that decides to add a tier 5.

The Hazyview Eight Endurance race is probably the funnest in the game. I play with visual damage only,you could probably win that by just sitting at the starting line (or a safe looking corner) and not doing anything if you've got damage on. Too bad I forgot about the photo mode,the front end of my viper got imbeded in the concrete.

Oh and don't bother installing it to the hard drive to reduce these long load times. I did that and it crashed 2 of the 3 times I tried to play it.

[ODogg]

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Thanks for the heads up about installing to the hard disk, i was about to do that today.

Listen up, here is the bottom line - this is a FUN racing game, if you're at all a fan of racing then you have to own this game. I liken it to Forza and Burnout combined into one killer CD. Unfreakin-real!

[lnin0]

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Using the simple tuning options set your bar all the way to 1 for oversteer. You can do this on all the cars you own and for some reason it massively improves the twitchy feeling. No luck with all the loaner car races though since it doesn't let you tune them before the race.

[Glenn33]

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Oh and don't bother installing it to the hard drive to reduce these long load times. I did that and it crashed 2 of the 3 times I tried to play it.

Hmmm - I did this the first day I got the game and haven't crashed ONCE.

[Glenn33]

Re: Need for Speed Shift Available, Post Impressions Here

Listen up, here is the bottom line - this is a FUN racing game, if you're at all a fan of racing then you have to own this game. I liken it to Forza and Burnout combined into one killer CD. Unfreakin-real!

Good call.

[LingeringRegime]

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I agree ODogg. It does a wonderful job merging sim/arcade, and you can always adjust to what you like better. Career mode is one of the more addicting game modes I have played in the last few months. GT is still king, but Shift does raise the bar in areas like speed and intensity. Definitely, worth a purchase for those who are even remotely interested in the racing genre, and will prove a nice hold over until Forza/GT.

[Shadymamba]

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2 questions. Do you customize your car? Does tuning your car make a big difference?

yes and yes...not much to customize though a lot more tuning

[bubba4]

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Just got the game and after a bit of time with it, it is clear to me that this game is no competition for Forza or GT5. The game looks to me as if they are going after the PGR crowd, which of course if no more, and the GRID gamer. The game is nice and is surely an improvement in the series. Is it the best NFS game? IMO, it is not. Porche Unleashed still reigns supreme in my mind. But I do like what EA is doing here. I am enjoying the game.

One tip I have for the PS3 version.... if you want to get rid of the horrid music during replays, go into your Audio options and turn off MENU AMBIANCE. That will take care of it. This may work on the 360 as well.
Keep Racing!
Bubba4

[ExtremeGamer]

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FYI, I have had my game installed to the HDD since Tuesday, and have had zero issues. It still has long load times though.

[LingeringRegime]

Re: Need for Speed Shift Available, Post Impressions Here

One tip I have for the PS3 version.... if you want to get rid of the horrid music during replays, go into your Audio options and turn off MENU AMBIANCE. That will take care of it. This may work on the 360 as well.
Keep Racing!
Bubba4

Thanks Bubba!!! No more, "Wiki, Wiki, Wiki,......"

[phillyfan23]

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My one question is simple.

Does the game have rubberbanding A.I?

I understand this is an arcade racer, but can we at least turn off this feature. I don't wanna crash 3 times in the first lap and then end up being near the top. I know this makes it more exciting for most gamers,but I like to have no rubberbanding at all.

thanks

[LingeringRegime]

Re: Need for Speed Shift Available, Post Impressions Here

My one question is simple.

Does the game have rubberbanding A.I?

I understand this is an arcade racer, but can we at least turn off this feature. I don't wanna crash 3 times in the first lap and then end up being near the top. I know this makes it more exciting for most gamers,but I like to have no rubberbanding at all.

thanks

With the CPU AI set to medium and all the aids off I haven't seen this at all. You really have to work to be in 1st place. If you set the AI to hard, it's really difficult. So, to answer your question no.