NFSC vs RR7 vs Full Auto2 vs GT HD !

[CQB]

I have all four games and they are all as different as car/racing games can be!:o

I believe all tastes are catered for in terms of gameplay but, of course, to finish off the collection would require one F1 game and one rally game.

As for these games, my personal actual preference is:

RR7
NFSC
FA2
GT HD

Now, that may or may not surprise you, so I will give you reasons...

RR7 is almost as dynamically realistic as GT HD but doesnt suffer from GT's over-realism. It also still feels super Arcade like and slick andthe graphics are good enough to make it a visual treat. It offers the best 'feeling' out of the lot and you can sense better what the car is doing despite having no vibro.

NFSC is a bit more detailed, the screens to choose car and later modding them is more complicated. Its got an actual storyline but it can get in the way of just wanting to have some racing action. I do like the battle for territoty thing but it depends on what mood I am in and its too easy to just slide the RR7 disk in instead and guarantee I will have some simple, to the core, racing action. The graphics are just okay.

Full Auto 2 puts the emphasis on fun. The racing dynamics are pretty awful and it may even be based on a PS One engine. The graphics are pretty bad, nothing like a PS3 is capable of pushing out.
Still, it is fun, alot of fun. You whack down the accelerator and try and shoot the other cars with a various assortment of gunnery.
It just snt as slick as NFSC and falls well short of RR7 as an actual racer though, to be fair, this is not is Raison D'Etre.

GT HD looks absolutley stunning in parts and normal in others. It has real world car and the detailing on car dynamics such as driving, stopping and turning are quite remarkable.
BUT and yes thats a big but, it seems a little too realistic, a little too much hard work to get the car to do your bidding. I found putting in fast laps very difficult and drifting a car at speed takes a LOT of practice.
If you are in the mood to just race a few good cars around a track then GT HD is not for you. Of course, to be fair to it as well, it is only the downloaded FREE version that we are playing and, of course, it offers little in the way of reasons to want to play to repeatedly. When we have other cars, more tracks and online/offline opponent cars then it will have to be re-evaluated. Until then, I cannot bring myself to play it, it just frutrates me.:(

There you go.... Motorstorm might find a place in this list soon..:)

[ryan]

I only have Need for Speed currently..
Wellm I have the minor GT HD download and I agree with your comments.

I do like it NFS but I have seen Ridge Racer 7 at the stores and it certainly good. It was a pickup and roar around the tracks sort of thing. It definately required more skill which is definately a good thing for repeatabilty.
I would get RR7 but I will now wait and see what I think of Motorstorm and F1 CE. I might even wait for Burnout 5 as well....;)

[gt4130bmx]

ok dude RR7 sucks unless u like the feeling of letting the game do all the steering for you. the control is so unreal its pathetic personally i like GT hd and simuller games because they are nearly realistic driving wise

[Slashmire]

Hopefully, this won't cause some sort of early saturation of the racing games. It seems like there's quite the bunch...

[Falian]

Originally Posted by gt4130bmx

ok dude RR7 sucks unless u like the feeling of letting the game do all the steering for you. the control is so unreal its pathetic personally i like GT hd and simuller games because they are nearly realistic driving wise

Yeah i definently have to agree with you. I've always been a fan of the GT series and i always will.

[ps3fun]

I like RR7 as well....

Its got the best online racing and thats what brings me back to game after a couple of weeks playing it....

I'd say Motorstorm beats it as an online experience now but is spoilt by the Boost cheating thing.

[Mr-SoFlyy]

I love RR7, I have FINALLY MASTERED THE SIXAXIS STEERING!!!!!!!!!, anyone wanna play me on it online?

[unbornink]

Originally Posted by dan2000

BUT and yes thats a big but, it seems a little too realistic, a little too much hard work to get the car to do your bidding. I found putting in fast laps very difficult and drifting a car at speed takes a LOT of practice.
If you are in the mood to just race a few good cars around a track then GT HD is not for you. Of course, to be fair to it as well, it is only the downloaded FREE version that we are playing and, of course, it offers little in the way of reasons to want to play to repeatedly. When we have other cars, more tracks and online/offline opponent cars then it will have to be re-evaluated. Until then, I cannot bring myself to play it, it just frutrates me.:(

err isn't that the whole point of GT? its a racing simulation game.

as for RR7 it has some good graphics but its just a fancy arcade game which bores the hell outta me. if anyone wants to buy it off me give me a shout lol

i have NFSC on the PS2 and completed it within a few days. its a great game but was to easy to complete. is it any different on the PS3?

Motorstorm is so far my favorite game on the PS3 but does need some work on the online section.

Not played to much of FA2, but getting into it recently :)

[Sh00k-0nE]

i think ridge racer 7 is the most garbage racing game ever the car is so easy to handle it practically drives for u

[LAW_Reaper]

RR7 really does suck. I played the demo like twice and got sick of it immediately. N4SC is fun to play but right now Forza Motorsport 2 is probably the best out but its on 360. I am looking forward to GT5.

[your_last_sight]

we bought RR7 to have a 1080p game, its ok but i liek NFSC, but full auto 2 demo makes me kinda want to buy it lol

[Captain_Planet]

Originally Posted by xSAx_KrAzYKiD

we bought RR7 to have a 1080p game, its ok but i liek NFSC, but full auto 2 demo makes me kinda want to buy it lol

I've only heard bad things about Full Auto 2, dude. The handling is weak, and the opponents are frustrating.