Grid 2 was a solid title and is one of my favorite racing games, but the shifting reception made Codemasters go back to the drawing board.Įnter Grid: Autosport, released almost exactly a year later in 2014, as a "companion piece" to Grid 2. Unfortunately, for the older fans, this wasn't exactly what they wanted. Compared to the previous entry, the cars were easier to control and much more dynamic, essentially doing a better job than what Need For Speed was doing at the time. This would polarize fans of the original as Grid 2 was notoriously stripped down to an arcade version of its former 'simulation' self.
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Grid 2019 - PC Direct Capture Going Off The 'Grid'įollowing the breakout success in Race Driver: Grid, Codemasters rode the momentum with its sequel, Grid 2 in 2013 five years later. While a revered series in its own right, Codemasters suffered through an identity crisis. Those who wished to focus on racing could do so while those who wish to burn tires in drifting championships can commit to their heart's content.
Sponsorships and various disciplines gave players a designated path to focus on. While it was a "simcade," the series lauded itself on realism in racing. As the partnership between TOCA and Codemasters waned, the latter dropped the "TOCA" branding and evolved the series into Grid. These three games focused on a fictional plot featuring sanctioned racing tournaments complete with team and business management. Originally beginning as TOCA series, Codemasters eventually created a spinoff series known as TOCA Race Driver in 2002 and ended with Race Driver 3 in 2006. That would be none other than Codemaster's Grid series. There is, however, one other racing series that belongs in the "simcade" conversation. I've even briefly discussed how Forza, its 'competitor', focused more on racing over its GT counterpart. In my ongoing series where I discuss Gran Turismo 7 content, I discussed what makes GT a "driving" simulator over a racing one.
Available as: Digital and Physical The Other Black SheepĪs it stands, currently the two frontrunners in the racing "simcade" genre are Gran Turismo and Forza, each offering something unique to racing fans.
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