What did you think of the original GRID?
At first, I had issues with GRID. I didn't fully appreciate the variety of car classes, events graphics and SFX in that singular package.
At that time, I thought the drifting segments were the best part of GRID. I thought the handling model in the remaining events was too loose and inert(FFB through a controller just wasn't delivered with the subtlety and, when appropriate, the intensity to match the visuals).
I re-purchased GRID a year ago and, accepting that game for what it is, I found renewed enjoyment.
But in the here and now, GRID 2 does just about everything better than GRID.
The comments about GRID 2 and arcade handling versus sim handling are painted with too broad a brush. No practical examples have been provided to support one claim or another.
I'll say this from a single firsthand experience:
Driving the Mustang around Big Sur was phenomenal. The main thing is how you apply what you know about driving/racing and how sensitive you are with your controller inputs.
Is the GRID 2 Mustang an American Muscle car? Yes.
If you pin the gas in a sweeping turn, will the rear of the Mustang step out? Yes.
If you gradually turn the car into a corner can you find the limit of front tire grip? Yes.
If you gradually increase throttle can you find a balancing point between grip and slip? Yes.
Can you steer on throttle inputs alone? Yes.
Does any RWD car in GRID 2 have a bias to oversteer? Yes.
Is it relatively easy to throw a GRID 2 car into a rear-wheel drift? Yes.
All of these things, as I witnessed firsthand, depend on how subtle or how heavy-handed your controller or wheel inputs are.
GRID 2 does straddle the line of arcade and sim style handling. With a bias to arcade style that encourages driving theatrics(read: hooning). Is the handling as tight as PGR2 or PGR4? No. But it is significantly better than GRID.
I hadn't purchased a brand new driving game in about a year. I don't regret purchasing GRID 2 at full price.
Day one DLC is a deal-breaker for many. But the game itself is GRID at the next level.
. For a game all about drifting, it really does have some shitty angle/shots.
