NASCAR The Game 2011 Patch Available Now, Post Impressions Here

[Matty86]

I ran out of gas coming down the front stetch at Daytona.. I was in like 6th at the time, could have rolled to the finish and still probably gotten a top 15 or 20... but it automatically put me in the pits and had me finish last..... that sucked.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rules

Those playing the 360, what is your take..........keep, trade in or use as a coaster for your cold drinks?

How ya doing, Rules?

For me, it's a keep. The DLC tomorrow will spruce it up a little more w/new schemes/cars, and the night Charlotte track, etc. However, my overall score for it (NOT factoring online) is barely a 7. It's a good start, but it needs a lot more. I do like the graphics fine, cars run smooth, AI can be decent, tracks look great and they all race different. And I also like that Eutech seems to really give a damn and are trying. I'm hopeful for NTG12.

Too skimpy on the career mode, too limited on the paint booth (though I'm actually pretty happy with my created cars, I'm too limited by the tools to make more ambitious designs).

If we factor in online, it'd be a 6.5. Online is still too fussy in the lobbies with connections so there's lots of booting pre-race...very hard to get a race going. In-race, there's still some crazy loose things going on and some 'bubble' issues with collision detection. The racing itself when you get in to a race isn't bad, though, but it's harder to keep your car on the track and off other racers than it should be, just IMO. They really need to do a beta test online for NTG12 to get the online sorted prior to shipping.

Quote: Originally Posted by Flamehead

So how does offline post-patch now compare with Nascar 08/09 offline? Any thoughts?

Hmmm....I still think the racing is a bit faster and more fun in NTG than 09. But 09 has a lot more to do in the career mode and the challenges, plus the other two series are there.

Honestly, I've been playing the crap out of Nascar Thunder 2004 on my old Xbox while I've been waiting for the patch for NTG11 lol. It's been great, great fun with a perfect level of challenge. I'd rank NT04 as the best overall NASCAR game I've ever played (yes, I owned NR2003 and it's amazing, but NT04 is much more fleshed out).

[Rules]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lieutenant Dan

How ya doing, Rules?

Hey brother, good to see your take. I am just waiting for the PS3 patch to drop. Yesterday, I went ahead and got on the iRacing boat so I am hoping that will help my craving for some great Nascar racing. I have to look at Nascar The Game 2011 as a first effort. When you break it down that way then one would realize they didn't do that bad of a job. I think the long wait, super high expectations with a lot of hype added in by Dave over at Eutechnyx and what was created was a no win situation. They would have needed to make good on all of their promises and in the end that became their Achilles heal as they didn't deliver on those expectations.

I hope Dave and company learn from this and realize people just want a solid game that plays well both online and off. Leave the Super Fight Hype Machine for boxing and stick to Nascar. Besides, Nascar fans in general are a different breed. No nonsense, get to the point, deliver on what you say type of personalities. They don't take well to those who mislead on so many different levels.

[Lieutenant Dan]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rules

Hey brother, good to see your take. I am just waiting for the PS3 patch to drop. Yesterday, I went ahead and got on the iRacing boat so I am hoping that will help my craving for some great Nascar racing. I have to look at Nascar The Game 2011 as a first effort. When you break it down that way then one would realize they didn't do that bad of a job. I think the long wait, super high expectations with a lot of hype added in by Dave over at Eutechnyx and what was created was a no win situation. They would have needed to make good on all of their promises and in the end that became their Achilles heal as they didn't deliver on those expectations. I hope Dave and company learn from this and realize people just want a solid game that plays well both online and off. Leave the Super Fight Hype Machine for boxing and stick to Nascar. Besides, Nascar fans in general are a different breed. No nonsense, get to the point, deliver on what you say type of personalities. They don't take well to those who mislead on so many different levels.

Perfect post, man. Perfect. I agree completely with every single word.

[buckeye02]

Any word on when the PS3 patch will be available?

[Tribe1]

Quote: Originally Posted by buckeye02

Any word on when the PS3 patch will be available?

It went to Sony last week. They said maybe this week but most likely next week.


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[bluengold34_OS]

I know someone is going to come and ask this, so I will just get it out there right now. After you download the DLC content, you have to restart your career mode, for the content to be available.

[JMD]

So guys, I'll ask, For someone like me that has never played the game, is it now worth picking up? I'm interested in single player career mode mostly, or should I just wait for the next game?

Thanks

EDIT: Nevermind, after reading the complaints over at the NCTG forums it seems this game is going head to head with MX vs ATV Alive for worst racing game of the year. I'm staying away.