F1 2010 Impressions (PS3, 360, PC)

[kingcrumb]

Quote: Originally Posted by OutcastNeedhelp37

I can't change the number of laps to at least 5 laps or lower in career.

5 or lower, that's not a race, that's a joke. 10% at least.

[fantasysportsguy]

If you're wanting to race fewer than 5 laps, buy Forza or something. The game isn't made for that to be the primary way to race.

[OutcastNeedhelp37]

I have Forza 3 and grid.

[fantasysportsguy]

Well then buddy, you've bought the wrong game then. What you're wanting to do is akin to playing only one quarter of a football game or 3 innings of a baseball game. Circuit racing games like this aren't meant to be played with that short of laps, it kind of kills all the strategy.

[randombrother]

Just an update. This game is a bad influence. I have a HUGE race coming up in a little over a week in our ALMS Forza 3 Series and haven't really practiced like I should. I've been eating time on F1 2010. I really like this game. I can honestly say this is a great buy for me and I haven't even tried the career yet. Multi, Leaderboards and Custom GP races have taken too much of my time. I don't want to start career until I have a grasp of the game and the little details and I'm slowly getting that. Did some runs around Silverstone and I swear the hours blew by faster than the cars in this game on a straight.

Maybe when it comes to racing games I'm simple-minded and easily entertained but if it's true so be it, I'm having alot of fun with it. Although if that was true I'd be singing the praises of Prologue and that ain't happening among some other weak racing titles I've sampled. So I don't think that's it.

Problem is I'm not very good at it and don't think I'll get but so much better. On the 360 I did a silverstone and got a 1:31.310 I believe. Whatever it was it got me ranked about 1300's somewhere on the leaderboard. Does anyone know if that's any good? Probably not.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Quote: Originally Posted by randombrother

Just an update. This game is a bad influence. I have a HUGE race coming up in a little over a week in our ALMS Forza 3 Series and haven't really practiced like I should. I've been eating time on F1 2010. I really like this game. I can honestly say this is a great buy for me and I haven't even tried the career yet. Multi, Leaderboards and Custom GP races have taken too much of my time. I don't want to start career until I have a grasp of the game and the little details and I'm slowly getting that. Did some runs around Silverstone and I swear the hours blew by faster than the cars in this game on a straight. Maybe when it comes to racing games I'm simple-minded and easily entertained but if it's true so be it, I'm having alot of fun with it. Although if that was true I'd be singing the praises of Prologue and that ain't happening among some other weak racing titles I've sampled. So I don't think that's it. Problem is I'm not very good at it and don't think I'll get but so much better. On the 360 I did a silverstone and got a 1:31.310 I believe. Whatever it was it got me ranked about 1300's somewhere on the leaderboard. Does anyone know if that's any good? Probably not.

Lol, glad you're having fun, random. The game is a big success for you then since that's what it's all about...FUN.

I've lost hours to just doing time trials to practice the circuits for the upcoming race in my career. This game is great, and very addictive.

If you're scoring around 1300 on the leaderboards, that's pretty damn good. Most of the 'dry' times I get are in the 4 and 5k range on the tracks I've done! But the 'wet' (rain) times I am right around 100 on three tracks. Guess most people don't run TT's on the rain. I do both to prepare for possible poor conditions on race weekend in the career.

[RJTurneR]

Just loaded up F1 to find it required me to download and install a patch. Is the one they said about? It's only 35MB too.

[randombrother]

Quote: Originally Posted by RJTurneR

Just loaded up F1 to find it required me to download and install a patch. Is the one they said about? It's only 35MB too.

I guess you're overseas and own a PS3. Seems that's the magic mix for the patch at the moment. Don't think it hit stateside yet and definitely hasn't hit the 360. Didn't stop me from having fun with it nonetheless.