I was picking up a movie at Blockbuster and saw it in the bargain bin for $5, so I figured WTH.
After starting a medium career (I always play a season on medium before going expert) I spent a good bit of time figuring out that first circuit during practice and had it down pretty well. I qualified 6th, which I thought was decent for my first try at the game. I was looking forward to race day.
It didn't take long for that feeling to go away:
1) I drove the first hairpin exactly the same way I practiced it. I've been playing F1 games long enough to know that getting through the first turn unscathed is one of the top objectives in any race so I always treat it with great care. No such luck this time - I knicked the side of the track (something I had done during practice and qualifiying without much issue), and the game decided to spin me out in spectacular fashion, putting me at the back of the field.
2) No big deal, I thought. I'll just use this race to gather experience and see how many places I can make up; it'll be fun. Wrong again - the first guy I catch up to turns in on me as I'm making the pass and gives me a love tap. 10 second penalty for me.
3) At this point I'm still keeping my cool. After going through the pits I start to find a groove, and a few laps later I'm again at the back of the 23rd place car. Taking extreme care I pick a good place to pass, only to have the DB check up on me for no reason I could see. I barely (and I mean barely) tapped him from behind and the game spun ME out. It was like the hand of God decide to treat my car like a top. I almost laughed.
4) Now I was getting a bit frustrated but still pressed on. A little while later I caught the last few cars again, and actually managed to overtake 2 of them. So I'm entering one of the last turns, thinking "22nd sucks, but at least I'm not last like a complete loser", approach it the same way as every other lap.....
....and the game spins me out again, allowing the two guys behind me to pass me. I did absolutely nothing that I hadn't done on every previous lap.
My controller went flying for the first time in a while. At least 2 hours down the drain; if that's how Codemasters "keeps it real" I don't think I have much interest in continuing this series.
/rant
After starting a medium career (I always play a season on medium before going expert) I spent a good bit of time figuring out that first circuit during practice and had it down pretty well. I qualified 6th, which I thought was decent for my first try at the game. I was looking forward to race day.
It didn't take long for that feeling to go away:
1) I drove the first hairpin exactly the same way I practiced it. I've been playing F1 games long enough to know that getting through the first turn unscathed is one of the top objectives in any race so I always treat it with great care. No such luck this time - I knicked the side of the track (something I had done during practice and qualifiying without much issue), and the game decided to spin me out in spectacular fashion, putting me at the back of the field.
2) No big deal, I thought. I'll just use this race to gather experience and see how many places I can make up; it'll be fun. Wrong again - the first guy I catch up to turns in on me as I'm making the pass and gives me a love tap. 10 second penalty for me.
3) At this point I'm still keeping my cool. After going through the pits I start to find a groove, and a few laps later I'm again at the back of the 23rd place car. Taking extreme care I pick a good place to pass, only to have the DB check up on me for no reason I could see. I barely (and I mean barely) tapped him from behind and the game spun ME out. It was like the hand of God decide to treat my car like a top. I almost laughed.
4) Now I was getting a bit frustrated but still pressed on. A little while later I caught the last few cars again, and actually managed to overtake 2 of them. So I'm entering one of the last turns, thinking "22nd sucks, but at least I'm not last like a complete loser", approach it the same way as every other lap.....
....and the game spins me out again, allowing the two guys behind me to pass me. I did absolutely nothing that I hadn't done on every previous lap.
My controller went flying for the first time in a while. At least 2 hours down the drain; if that's how Codemasters "keeps it real" I don't think I have much interest in continuing this series.
/rant
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