F1 2010, Worth Buying?
F1 2010, Worth Buying?
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melvster

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6,841 posts

214 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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Is it worth getting, the last F1 game i got was F1 2006 (which i believe was the last F1 game?) and it was st, on easy it was p1ss and if you put the difficulty up slightly, qualifying was solid, so is this F1 2010 any better?

y2blade

56,318 posts

244 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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shout Yes

FeatherZ

2,422 posts

225 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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tempted to go to tesco...

AndyD360

1,457 posts

209 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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FeatherZ said:
tempted to go to tesco...
DO IT!!

It is very good - concentrating so hard round Bahrain that hadn't noticed the yellow flags, came round a corner with a Virgin Racing car facing me and promptly spun off in sympathy.

First go, after 5 minutes I thought it was crap but as you settle into it it really starts to grow on you

Altrezia

8,740 posts

240 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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AndyD360 said:
First go, after 5 minutes I thought it was crap but as you settle into it it really starts to grow on you
Agreed. I thought it was too arcadey to start with, but after a few races, I'm getting it a bit more.

coogy

962 posts

240 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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Altrezia said:
AndyD360 said:
First go, after 5 minutes I thought it was crap but as you settle into it it really starts to grow on you
Agreed. I thought it was too arcadey to start with, but after a few races, I'm getting it a bit more.
Same here! Felt a bit too easy, but once you've tweaked the difficulty settings to your liking it really gets good! And I LOVE that theme tune. FEAR - Ian Brown yes

daVissi

245 posts

206 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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This is a truly awful game, its the worst game in its generation considering what platform and what it represents I've ever seen.
Its cartoony, insensitive to any fine movements and unrealistic in many aspects.
Bernie should be ashamed of himself working with Codemasters. My eyes are already hanging out the sockets which is always what happens when the frame rate is low and the graphics are poor. This reminds me of years ago ahving rubbish PC's and trying to get a frame rate that would be comfortable to look at for a few hours. Gran Turismo and Ferrari Virtual Academy you can sit there hour on hour without it causing any discomfort. Codemasters have really messed this oppotunity right up.

Edited by daVissi on Friday 24th September 22:35

HalfMoon

296 posts

217 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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Going against the grain here... On first impressions I absolutely hate it!

To me (a very casual gamer) It feels like, well, a game from the PS1 but with much better graphics. It's too arcadey for me I think - and I hate the way the cars feel to drive (no feedback?). I can't really articulate quite all the things that let it down for me but basically I reckon my expectations of it standing up to Forza were not realistic.

Anyone want to swap my copy for Red Dead Redemption?
laugh

dave_s13

14,026 posts

298 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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HalfMoon said:
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Anyone want to swap my copy for Red Dead Redemption?
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Yes..

On Xbox???

PM me.

Frederick

5,893 posts

249 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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I will admit, I've only played on an xbox controller but it's way WAY too skittery... There's next to no gradual input when it comes to car control.

It is probably a game that needs a steering wheel, so I'm gonna see if I can pick up a second hand MS wheel from Gamestation or someone like that, but I shall perservere on the pad for the minute.

The corner cutting regs etc really grate too... I didn't know you could cut a corner by running wide!

Looks nice though

Arnold The Bat

2,440 posts

230 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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Frederick said:
The corner cutting regs etc really grate too... I didn't know you could cut a corner by running wide!
That particular aspect is driving me mad. I'm not much good at driving games so generally I just like to muck about with time trials and see how well I can learn a circuit but the fact that one slight off invalidates your lap and then another on the same lap will invalidate the next lap makes me want to throw my controller through the screen. I'll give it a few more go's but I can see this being binned pretty soon.

On the plus side the multiplayer is quite good but I don't think it's enough to hold my interest.

Acehood

1,326 posts

203 months

Friday 24th September 2010
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melvster said:
Is it worth getting, the last F1 game i got was F1 2006 (which i believe was the last F1 game?) and it was st, on easy it was p1ss and if you put the difficulty up slightly, qualifying was solid, so is this F1 2010 any better?
Go read this thread, http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f...

There are 3 other threads about this game too, all with people giving mini-reviews of it.

HalfMoon

296 posts

217 months

Saturday 25th September 2010
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dave_s13 said:
HalfMoon said:
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Anyone want to swap my copy for Red Dead Redemption?
laugh
Yes..

On Xbox???

PM me.
You have email!
smile

Ikemi

8,610 posts

234 months

Saturday 25th September 2010
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Arnold The Bat said:
Frederick said:
The corner cutting regs etc really grate too... I didn't know you could cut a corner by running wide!
That particular aspect is driving me mad. I'm not much good at driving games so generally I just like to muck about with time trials and see how well I can learn a circuit but the fact that one slight off invalidates your lap and then another on the same lap will invalidate the next lap makes me want to throw my controller through the screen. I'll give it a few more go's but I can see this being binned pretty soon.

On the plus side the multiplayer is quite good but I don't think it's enough to hold my interest.
If you turn the 'Rules & Flags' option to 'Reduced' in the difficulty menu, then the stewards are less heavy handed in handing out penalties. The 'Reduced' setting allows you to run wide, cut the corner (a little!) and make contact with other cars without penalizing ...

To be honest, the 'Reduced' option should be default smile

Alex@POD

6,454 posts

244 months

Saturday 25th September 2010
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Arnold The Bat said:
Frederick said:
The corner cutting regs etc really grate too... I didn't know you could cut a corner by running wide!
That particular aspect is driving me mad. I'm not much good at driving games so generally I just like to muck about with time trials and see how well I can learn a circuit but the fact that one slight off invalidates your lap and then another on the same lap will invalidate the next lap makes me want to throw my controller through the screen. I'll give it a few more go's but I can see this being binned pretty soon.

On the plus side the multiplayer is quite good but I don't think it's enough to hold my interest.
That reminds me of Toca Race Driver on the PS2, I really enjoyed the game, but spin out into the gravel, having everyone overtake you in the process, and get prompted with "you have received a penalty for leaving the track and gaining advantage".

Another Codemasters game iirc?

Arnold The Bat

2,440 posts

230 months

Saturday 25th September 2010
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I've had another go this morning and am feeling less 'toys out of the pram' regarding this game. Started career mode and was able to get to grips with Bahrain and was able to lap it reasonably well. It was a bit annoying though that I was constantly being told that Trulli was faster than me when he clearly wasn't his best lap was 5 seconds slower than mine. It also seemed to lack a little credibility as I managed to put the Lotus on pole 2.5 seconds infront of Mark Webber! This might be because I'm playing on the easiest setting so I'll try some harder settings to see if it gets a little more realistic.

North West Tom

11,713 posts

206 months

Saturday 25th September 2010
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Where's it currently cheapest?

Dare2Fail

3,808 posts

237 months

Saturday 25th September 2010
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Arnold The Bat said:
I've had another go this morning and am feeling less 'toys out of the pram' regarding this game. Started career mode and was able to get to grips with Bahrain and was able to lap it reasonably well. It was a bit annoying though that I was constantly being told that Trulli was faster than me when he clearly wasn't his best lap was 5 seconds slower than mine. It also seemed to lack a little credibility as I managed to put the Lotus on pole 2.5 seconds infront of Mark Webber! This might be because I'm playing on the easiest setting so I'll try some harder settings to see if it gets a little more realistic.
Might be?! It definitely is. No ifs, buts, or maybes. Put up the difficulty and you will suddenly find that things are very different.