F1 2012 - Blu-ray Forum

Trace17 · 09-10-2012, 06:44 PM

Release: September 18th* US/September 21st EU
Demo dates:
XBL: Out now!
PC: Sep. 11
PS3 (NA): Sep. 11
PS3 (EU): Sep. 12

What's new?

Ugly cars! Okay, that's realistic though.
Austin track!
Shorter Bahrain layout! (the one back in F1 CE, hasn't been in F1 2010/2011)
Young Driver Test (a fancy tutorial to play once)
Champions Mode (time trials and scenarios against 6 champions)
Localized weather - now it might rain at Eau Rouge and be sunshine through Blanchimont!
Brake Bias adjustments can now be done on the fly
Handling - okay, nobody actually knows what is new here, if anything is actually new
Season Challenge - 10 races to win the title, and you can change teams mid-season. A shortened version of career for those thinking that was too long.
Really new and fancy menus!!
Different cover arts! US gets Red Bull on the front, UK gets McLaren, Spain gets Ferrari, Germany gets Schumi I think, Aussies get Red Bull, etc. etc.
RaceNet integration - it's anyone's guess what exactly this will entail, but at the least you'll probably get to see your stats and compare to friends.

So what are CM not telling us? A lot, really. The marketing for F1 2012 has been the most subdued of any F1 game. A couple of official gameplay videos and two (useless) developer diaries is all we have so far, and commercials/internet marketing is virtually non-existant.

Also, apparently the option to complete a custom full season through the grand prix mode has been removed. So if you're a big Ferrari fan and want to do a full season as Alonso as soon as you buy the game, well, you can't. You'll have to a career season to get a Ferrari contract or race as him online. Why was this removed? Because, that's why! Seriously, they said nobody used it (they did) and removed it. Because options HURT people.

There might be some other adjustments as well but I haven't read a whole lot, CM are not outspoken about it.

*=US release is Sep 18, but like previous Codemasters games, this could in fact be a "ship date" and not an actual "shelf date". So, to be blunt, I have no idea if you can actually buy this game on Sep 18 or not. For what it's worth, I have Amazon prime and if I preorder Borderlands 2 it says "release date delivery - Sep 18" but if I were to pre-order F1 2012 it says "ships Sep 18, estimated delivery Sep 21"

09-10-2012, 06:44 PM	#1
Trace17 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Oklahoma 4K collection:283 Blu-ray collection:1340 Trading Score:136	F1 2012 Release: September 18th* US/September 21st EU Demo dates: XBL: Out now! PC: Sep. 11 PS3 (NA): Sep. 11 PS3 (EU): Sep. 12 What's new? Ugly cars! Okay, that's realistic though. Austin track! Shorter Bahrain layout! (the one back in F1 CE, hasn't been in F1 2010/2011) Young Driver Test (a fancy tutorial to play once) Champions Mode (time trials and scenarios against 6 champions) Localized weather - now it might rain at Eau Rouge and be sunshine through Blanchimont! Brake Bias adjustments can now be done on the fly Handling - okay, nobody actually knows what is new here, if anything is actually new Season Challenge - 10 races to win the title, and you can change teams mid-season. A shortened version of career for those thinking that was too long. Really new and fancy menus!! Different cover arts! US gets Red Bull on the front, UK gets McLaren, Spain gets Ferrari, Germany gets Schumi I think, Aussies get Red Bull, etc. etc. RaceNet integration - it's anyone's guess what exactly this will entail, but at the least you'll probably get to see your stats and compare to friends. So what are CM not telling us? A lot, really. The marketing for F1 2012 has been the most subdued of any F1 game. A couple of official gameplay videos and two (useless) developer diaries is all we have so far, and commercials/internet marketing is virtually non-existant. Also, apparently the option to complete a custom full season through the grand prix mode has been removed. So if you're a big Ferrari fan and want to do a full season as Alonso as soon as you buy the game, well, you can't. You'll have to a career season to get a Ferrari contract or race as him online. Why was this removed? Because, that's why! Seriously, they said nobody used it (they did) and removed it. Because options HURT people. There might be some other adjustments as well but I haven't read a whole lot, CM are not outspoken about it. *=US release is Sep 18, but like previous Codemasters games, this could in fact be a "ship date" and not an actual "shelf date". So, to be blunt, I have no idea if you can actually buy this game on Sep 18 or not. For what it's worth, I have Amazon prime and if I preorder Borderlands 2 it says "release date delivery - Sep 18" but if I were to pre-order F1 2012 it says "ships Sep 18, estimated delivery Sep 21"

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