Quick Look: Need for Speed: SHIFT

SHIFT!

And the need for speed.

this is relevant to my interests

DREW BABE

Wow this has been a crazy week for video content.

More Drew!

OOHHHHHHHHHH SHIFT!

DREWQL Time.

I don't know if it's the "world of sim" they're foraying into.

 
 
P.S. Awesome to see Drew doing more in-front of "camera" stuff. 
 
P.P.S. Ryan don't you talk shit about Brad!!

Hurray Drew, making the big time.

Man Shift looks amazing, I'm stoked.

Man, keep kicking  Brad when he's down! Still, more Drew racing commentary, huzzah!

Awesome to establish Drew as the racing fan in the office. He earns cool points in my book for that.
 
Also gotta agree with Ryan on the cockpit view dislike. Forget realism...in video games you can't get the proper feeling of where your car's body is in such a view, so you're just sitting behind the wheel with no "seat-of-the-pants" sensation. I prefer the roof/fascia camera in most sim racing games for that reason.
 
Shift looks interesting. Might have to try the demo.

Is it me or does it seem like there are some framedrops?

I think I could get into this.

Wow so this is what a shitty Forza would be like. Could they copy more shit from Forza.

I doubt it can compete with Forza 3 because that will be awesome. Although in terms of sales the NFS name is probably enough to sell a million copies.

Oh boy - you really ought to let Drew do the driving and Ryan do the talking. Would have worked way better I think. Drew seemed like a pretty decent race car driver in the Dirt 2 Quick Look.
 
And please let somebody review the game, who actually uses the cockpit view, since it is one of the main selling points for Shift. I really want to know, how much of a differece (or not) it makes. The cockpit view is always more immersive and offers an improved sense of speed. I hope, that Shift does 1up the competition in this regard. Just as EA touted it would.
 
Anyways - much love for your Quick Looks guys. It's just such an honest format. Uncovering long loading times in real time and such - just like you should!

" Wow so this is what a shitty Forza would be like. Could they copy more shit from Forza. "

I love the floppy disk symbol when it saves. 

It looks pretty good, but I'm probably gonna pass on this one. Miles of flat asphalt do nothing for me and this looks like it has a lot of that.
 
For me, there is little appeal in just driving - just racing on tracks. I gotta have something beyond that to really get into a racing game. I wish they would have continued from where Most Wanted left off. The cop chases were the best!
 
I can't wait for DiRT 2 to be released. :D

Drew reminds me of my wife's doctors. The way he talks, calm, wanting to understand the situation, very direct with his questions. Doctor Drew... yeah, Doctor Drew.

" @zombie2011 said:

" Wow so this is what a shitty Forza would be like. Could they copy more shit from Forza. "

What exactly are they copying from Forza? By that logic then you could say Forza copied from Gran Turismo. It's competition and it's good for games. "

NICK CAGE QUOTES FTW!

" @catalystex said:

" @zombie2011 said:

" Wow so this is what a shitty Forza would be like. Could they copy more shit from Forza. "

What exactly are they copying from Forza? By that logic then you could say Forza copied from Gran Turismo. It's competition and it's good for games. "

I'm talking about all the assists they have, and i know for a fact gran turismo didn't have those thats why I couldn't get into it. "

Forza clone? Or it's flashier little brother?
 
It's funny that even with dicking around so much in that final race, Ryan managed to get first. =\

I dunno, looks a little too shallow for me.  Looks a little floaty and I don't think a harder mode will fix that much, that's just a personal thing I have though.. Hm.

" @catalystex said:

" @zombie2011 said:

" Wow so this is what a shitty Forza would be like. Could they copy more shit from Forza. "

What exactly are they copying from Forza? By that logic then you could say Forza copied from Gran Turismo. It's competition and it's good for games. "

I'm talking about all the assists they have, and i know for a fact gran turismo didn't have those thats why I couldn't get into it. "

Does this mean we can expect Drew to be involved with the Forza 3 Quick Look as well? Because that would be swell. 
Hey, rhyme. That was unintentional, I promise.

Trailers made this game look really good but this quick look has shown me i dont need/want this game. Looks awful.

Wow I didn't believe the commercials but damn that is one fine looking game.

So is Drew still considered an intern? Or a racing game consultant? Maybe both? It's working out so far.

Yayyyy Drew!  Glad to see you out and about.

the only thing that looks better in this game (speaking 100% about graphics) than GT5 is the sense of speed. The sense of speed looks fucking fantastic.

I don't normaly use the cockpit view I like the bonnet view.
 
This game looks like ass. The drifting looks like it's locked in 1 position it doesn't look fluid at all.

I had hopes for this game but not anymore.
It looks ridiculously boring!
 
Ugh! Bring on Forza 3

im a hardcore racing fan and i like the behind the car view to cant stand the in car view! but bonnet view like in GT is good for being precise. so im with you on this Ryan.

Was the framerate just janky in the vid or in-game?

/snore
 
Not the Quick Look, just the game.

" I'm talking about all the assists they have, and i know for a fact gran turismo didn't have those thats why I couldn't get into it. "

" @zombie2011 said:

" @catalystex said:

" @zombie2011 said:

" Wow so this is what a shitty Forza would be like. Could they copy more shit from Forza. "

What exactly are they copying from Forza? By that logic then you could say Forza copied from Gran Turismo. It's competition and it's good for games. "

I'm talking about all the assists they have, and i know for a fact gran turismo didn't have those thats why I couldn't get into it. "

The guys who made this game also made GTR2 and GT Legends, both of which were substantially better than Forza. They didn't really "Copy" much. And Forza didn't invent assists, they've been in most sim-ish racing games for years. "

I think I'm going to get either this or Forza this year, and I'm going back and forth on both. This game nails the sense of speed really well, because I love getting behind a car and fighting it to push it to its limits to make it go really fast. What I've seen of Forza definitely makes it look like the superior game, but I can't shake the feeling Shift is the game I'll enjoy more.

The past few Need for Speed games have truly let me down.  Being a fan of racing games, I am really looking forward to this game.  I will purchase it right away! :)  

looks very meh.. interface is gross

I thought it was made known months ago that Drew is officially part of the GB staff, not an intern. I keep seeing the question pop up everywhere.

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So is Drew still considered an intern? Or a racing game consultant? Maybe both? It's working out so far.

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I REALLY wanted to see what this game was like from the cockpit view. I think with the camera pulled out its not as immersive, but to each his own. Like Drew said they were really pushing the cockpit view though so im kind of really disappointed it wasn't played that way. The way the game is meant to be played is from the cockpit view.