F1 Fanatic

Heh, I’ve already seen one guy claim the game is in no way an accurate driving simulation and that he will be trying to get a refund on it … after driving all of three laps.

@polishboy808 – Download Fraps and show us some gameplay?

Heh, I’ve already seen one guy claim the game is in no way an accurate driving simulation and that he will be trying to get a refund on it … after driving all of three laps.

Ha, this is so funny! I’m not sure about those guys, but usually, people who complain about lack of realism never drove even a Fiat Panda in their lives! But hey, what knowledge about racing, driving experience and car behaviour Anthony Davidson has when compared to them?! =P

Only a few people know how truly realistic games are because only a few people have actual real-world racing (not driving) experience!

@Teixeira: you’re right.

I’m one of those who almost always complain about games not being realistic enough. I didn’t try F1 2010. Bear in mind my only racing experience comes from a couple of Karting championships (one of those i won) when i was 7 or so!. So nothing special.

You’re right we’ll never really know how realistic those games are because people don’t drive F1 cars. But still, we all KNOW it’s god damn hard to even drive one. And then you have to drive it fast.

Even if Anothony Davidson or whoever thinks the game accurately replicates the feel of an F1 car, if you get the game and instantly manage great laptimes with no especial effort, it’s frustrating!

You EXPECT it to be hard. If it ‘feels’ arcadey, then you don’t really like it.

Not saying F1 2010 is worthless or whatever. Just that i understand the feeling.

I’m sorry, this game is just too easy.

I’ve just put my Virgin into P11 on the grid in Bahrain, 5 seconds a lap quicker than Lucas on Expert difficulty with no assists. The car is just too easy to drive, far too stable and doesn’t even lock-up under braking. This wasn’t what I was expecting.

I hope it’s not that easy…I was planning on going straight to the hardest difficulty also, in the hope of enjoying spending my entire races trying to catch and pass one car for 19th place. At least it’s the sort of thing that can get patched.

Does anybody else think the cars feel a bit… clumsy? It is a fun game, but I am beginning to think GP4 will never be bettered.

I’m actually rather disappointed – if I’d played it before I’d bought it, I don’t think I’d have bothered.

It is not too bad! I am reasonably happy that I can race with post circa 2001 cars and on the new tracks, but the physics aren’t all that great. I love the fact that in GP4 you can learn a track and then watch a pole lap from this season and the car seems to behave exactly the same! I watched Mark Webber’s pole lap in Spa whilst holding my joystick, (very nerdy) mimicking what I would do in GP4 – and the only difference I could notice (other than the bus stop) was the speed the Red Bull was able to carry through Pouhon. Grand Prix 4 may never be beaten in that respect.

Back to F1 2010; I think the car feels as if it has too much chassis roll and it is quite disappointing that you can’t correct a big slide like you could in GP4 and the damage isn’t punishing enough. At times I have got out on the dirty line, been heading for a wall, said my last prayers; only to find I have damaged half of my front wing – and that is with the most intense damage enabled. I want it so that if you make a mistake, you’re out.

I am probably asking a lot, but that is what playing 100s of hours of Grand Prix 4 does to you!