F1 2011

[lkmg]

Wow, I am beginning to love this already after watching the new trailer.

[Mavrick]

F1 2011 - "Season so Far" Gameplay Trailer (ESRB) - YouTube

[Trace17]

That's the "official" version of the one I posted on the last page. Their best trailer yet.

Also, I asked one of the devs on Twitter about the US "situation". Last year, Warner handled US distribution and instead of the game releasing on Tuesday, they shipped them on Tuesday. Even for Amazon, they didn't have any in stock until the next week if I remember right. So every day I was calling every retail store within 20 or 30 miles and Thursday night I found 1 Gamestop that had 1 PS3 copy left. Held it for me and I picked it up. But this year, THQ is handling distribution. So maybe in the US we'll actually see it on shelves Tuesday, and not the next week.

[Mavrick]

First F1 2011 game review lands - 8/10 in OPM

The first F1 2011 game review has landed via the pages of Official PlayStation Magazine UK, which awards the Codemasters racer an 8/10 score.

OPM calls F1 2011 "a game about appreciation for the sport" that'll "change the way you watch the Sunday affo Grand Prix," while noting that it's still an "unforgiving and newbie-unfriendly" racer.

It concludes: "There's no easy solution here, but one needs to be found. The road into F1 2012 needs to be smoother than the one into 2011 because the game deserves to be played."

[Trace17]

There's no easy solution here, but one needs to be found.

Well, if one doesn't exist, how do they find it? Eh?

The thing is about this "series", is that if they are going to expand, there needs to be a middle ground. Because the number of hardcore sim racers buying it will ALWAYS outnumber any casual buyers. So before you try to make it "newbie" friendly, you have to make sure you aren't royally pissing off your inherit customer base.

Also, I think it is pretty "newb" friendly. Put the assists on, turn the AI on easy, and you're good. I think the aspect they really want to refer to is the pretty large difference in how F1 cars handle compared to any other car in any other game. Driving an F1 car around Silverstone is nowhere close to nascar, dirt 3, taking a Lambo around in GT5, or even Forza 4. If you're unfamiliar with F1 car handling, it will be a shock. But that's the nature of it, and can't really be changed.

The only possible solution I could see is to leave the game untouched as is, with career, co-op, online, etc. but add one extra mode next to grand prix/time trial that would essentially be for newbs, and altered for them.

Honestly though, maybe this is me being condescending or something, but I don't think they can sell many games to new casual buyers nor should they waste dev time making something that a very small number of people will buy.

Of course, it's easy for me to say this, because this type of clientele they say CM should expand to doesn't exist in the US

Edit: and won't exist in the US until at least after the USGP next year. That would be a good window to sell more copies stateside.

[dobyblue]

These guys need to get their game out at the start of the season and use updates to change developments like driver changes or a track change/date change.

Seriously, I just don't understand how releasing a game 60% of the way through the season is the smart move here.

You can do amazing things with DLC, just look at the Fury expansion pack for WipEoutHD.

They should have foregone 2011 and just worked on 2012 to be released in March 2012.

That said I'm still champing at the bit to buy this freaking game, lol, but I'm a sucker for F1. Just got three polo shirts for work from the UKF1 store on sale for @ $30/ea. The white F1 (https://f1store.formula1.com/stores/...aspx?pid=47466) and white Sauber polo shirts look really nice. On sale because they're old.

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

These guys need to get their game out at the start of the season and use updates to change developments like driver changes or a track change/date change.

Seriously, I just don't understand how releasing a game 60% of the way through the season is the smart move here.

You can do amazing things with DLC, just look at the Fury expansion pack for WipEoutHD.

They should have foregone 2011 and just worked on 2012 to be released in March 2012.

That said I'm still champing at the bit to buy this freaking game, lol, but I'm a sucker for F1. Just got three polo shirts for work from the UKF1 store on sale for @ $30/ea. The white F1 (https://f1store.formula1.com/stores/...aspx?pid=47466) and white Sauber polo shirts look really nice. On sale because they're old.

Yeah, ideally it would be out at the start of the season, but maybe CM or the publisher(s) would rather have it as a fall title. The devs have stated a few times that driver changes take FOREVER to get approved through FOM. The ridiculous approvals they have to go through is really hurting them. Hopefully they can re-negotiate FOM licensing approvals when the Concorde agreement gets renewed next year (I think). From my understanding the current agreement also severely hinders the ability to do DLC for the game. Many want retro cars and tracks but its just not feasible right now.

[Mavrick]

Won't even be able to follow the whole season live next year anyway so I might not even bother with the next instalment. **** Sky and **** bernie

[Trace17]

New video with the devs answering twitter questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-X3RtC7i2g

[Mavrick]

Great vid. Added it to the OP.

[Mavrick]

Haha as soon as I read the question about KERS failing in game I instantly thought in my head I won't be using Red Bull

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Haha as soon as I read the question about KERS failing in game I instantly thought in my head I won't be using Red Bull

No kidding. Maybe if you race for RBR you don't even get to use KERS until halfway through the season

Also, they said that the safety car will deploy from the pits, let backmarkers by and pick up leader, and be out for a lap. I guess that'll work. I kinda wish it would be variable from 1-3 laps (more than 3 would be too many), but it's better than nothing!

[dobyblue]

It would be pretty cool if occasionally you had a race like Canada, sitting under Red Flag conditions for 2 hours getting drunk. Oh wait, that was me, not the drivers. lol

[Mavrick]

Some stunning new screens!

[Mavrick]

I saw the advert for this in the cinema yesterday! Makes me sad I wont be playing it on a screen as big as that It looked wonderfull!

[lkmg]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

I saw the advert for this in the cinema yesterday! Makes me sad I wont be playing it on a screen as big as that It looked wonderfull!

You want to play it on a screen that big?!

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by lkmg

You want to play it on a screen that big?!

Haha! It looked so good on there, I'd love to at least try it

[Trace17]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

I saw the advert for this in the cinema yesterday! Makes me sad I wont be playing it on a screen as big as that It looked wonderfull!

You saw an advert at the theater? Ha wow. I have never seen a video game ad in the theater over here in the US. Just trailers, coke and gum ads.

Screens look good, starting to really get amped. We're in September now! 2.5 weeks...ish.

Also, I saw some hilarious twitter ideas for trophies/achievements.

"Absolute Friggin' Joke" - Finish a race under Steward's review as Lewis Hamilton
"The Young and di Resta-less" Lose your front wing while racing as Paul di Resta
"On your Marks, get set..." - Lose more than 5 places on the opening lap of a race while racing as Mark Webber.
"The Bernd Maylander Experience" - Spend more than 20 laps behind the Safety Car in a full distance race
"Checo Me Out!" - Finish a full distance race in the points after taking only a single pit stop.
"Finger Lickin' Good!" Get Pole, Fastest Lap and win a Race driving as Sebastien Vettel.
"Alon-So Close and Yet So Far..." Take the lead of a race on Lap 1 but finish more than a minute behind the winner.
"Insomnia" Watch the replay of the Valencia Grand Prix without falling asleep

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Trace17

You saw an advert at the theater? Ha wow. I have never seen a video game ad in the theater over here in the US. Just trailers, coke and gum ads.

Screens look good, starting to really get amped. We're in September now! 2.5 weeks...ish.

Also, I saw some hilarious twitter ideas for trophies/achievements.

"Absolute Friggin' Joke" - Finish a race under Steward's review as Lewis Hamilton
"The Young and di Resta-less" Lose your front wing while racing as Paul di Resta
"On your Marks, get set..." - Lose more than 5 places on the opening lap of a race while racing as Mark Webber.
"The Bernd Maylander Experience" - Spend more than 20 laps behind the Safety Car in a full distance race
"Checo Me Out!" - Finish a full distance race in the points after taking only a single pit stop.
"Finger Lickin' Good!" Get Pole, Fastest Lap and win a Race driving as Sebastien Vettel.
"Alon-So Close and Yet So Far..." Take the lead of a race on Lap 1 but finish more than a minute behind the winner.
"Insomnia" Watch the replay of the Valencia Grand Prix without falling asleep

Yeah, lol there was one for Resistance three right before it too! Theres been quite a few over the years. The adverts tend to be the same as you would see on TV over here.

Those trophies would be awesome!

[Trace17]

X360a has the achievement list out, I assume it's official now and that the PS3 trophies will be the same, but with a plat. Overall, the list looks much more doable. No rank 50 online and no expert trophy (says hard or expert).

Of course, I'm going to be even more pissed if I plat this one, because that would make me 3/4 on codie racing plats. F1 2010 is just such crap to plat. I tried expert, couldn't do it, tried it with some glitches, still couldn't do it. Never bothered with rank 50 if I couldn't beat it on expert.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/g.../achievements/

Btw, looks like the list is the same as the one I posted a month ago.

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