4/16/2023 0 Comments Grid legends previewAdd in ramps to the circuit and that creates the most memorable race of the opening selection even if for no other reason than the inevitable pile-ups that happen. One of the main selling points outside of the story mode is the game’s race creator system which allows you to create races that are as conventional or bizarre as you like.ĭriven to Glory explores both ends of the spectrum since the big, powerful and lumbering stadium trucks aren’t especially suited to the tight and twisty streets of Paris. The race with them is quite a random sounding one as it’s five laps around Paris with ramps added to the circuit. Stadium trucks also make an appearance which is an entirely new category of car, and one that handles completely differently from anything in a previous GRID title due to the huge amounts of body roll when cornering. In the opening six races of GRID Legends’ story, there’s an elimination race, as that format of event returns from the earlier titles, and no class of car was used more than once. There’s also a variety in event types that exceeds anything you would see in F1 2021, but also what was available in the entirety of the previous GRID game. AI drivers can still randomly spin or crash or even get a puncture. That would’ve been contradictory to what made the original game in the series so popular – that being the random events that happen around you.įortunately, the races do still feel like the normal, action-packed races you’ve come to expect from the GRID games. There is a risk that the developers could’ve then tried to over-produce the on-track action in Driven to Glory given the more narrative focus of that mode. It is worth noting that the Driven to Glory story, which is the most talked-about game mode ahead of GRID Legends’ release, isn’t the only game mode and a more traditional career mode is still in the game as well. Also the more successful of the two was always coincidentally the one you happened to be playing as. That’s an improvement on F1 2021’s Braking Point, where you alternated between playing as Aiden Jackson and Casper Akkerman, as you didn’t see or hear much from the character you weren’t controlling at the time. Not only does that flesh out the characters a bit more, but it also makes it feel like you’re not the only person who matters in the story. The first few cutscenes establish who the characters are and you also see and hear from Manzi long before your rivalry with him crescendos. The number of characters is a positive sign but what’s more important is how and when they appear in the cutscenes. In the opening six events alone you see: Marcus Ado, the team principal for Seneca Racing which is the team you drive for, your team-mate Yume Tanaka, Ajeet Singh who is the lead engineer and Valentin Manzi who is a rival driver for Voltz Racing.īoth drivers for Ravenwest, the staple arch-rival team that has been a consistent presence in the GRID games, are also briefly seen in the flash-forward opening and become more prominent in the later stages of the story. Each race is shorter so the overall gameplay time is likely to be similar for both, but more races mean there should be more character and plot developments.Īlong with more races, there are also more distinct characters. Firstly there are simply more races in total with 36 which is more than double what Braking Point had. However, there are some ways that make it more promising a story mode than was seen in F1 2021 with Braking Point. It’s really jarring to see the quite natural live-action shots and the video-game racing action blended together. That said the illusion fades when the on-track action is spliced into those cutscenes since GRID Legends isn’t the most realistic game in terms of its graphics and car physics. The decision to go with the documentary style and the live-action cutscenes helps to allow for a more engaging story since it makes the characters and the world they are set in seem much more genuine. In essence, it’s a completely fictional story that masquerades as a documentary, a fact which is helped massively by the decision to have live-action cutscenes instead of CGI ones. What makes the story stand out is its presentation which the developers at Codemasters and EA admit has been heavily inspired by the Netflix Drive to Survive series.
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