Race07 - Official Demo. Hmmmm.... I don't know.
Without giving in, or letting get blown away by the breeze of news - I still can't get amazed by this. I sure respect all hard work - if any - that has been layed down by 'some' to make this 'sim' and I sure am a racing-fan, but I also have objective views of racing-sims and comparing Race07 with the rest out there - I see only comsetic changes and other things making me more or less aggresive about this Demo. ½ of the misery is due to WTCC as a racingclass being pathetically degraded by their engines and some frontwheel drive occasionally, but I guess that's only a matter of opinion so I don't count this now. Racing under same rules still remain damn fun, but I can't stand the feeling Race07 give me - like chasing around with electric wheelchairs on flat tyres, but without the feedback from anything whatsoever. *overkill* OK sorry. :-(
Once again - comparing to other sims, I see too small differences and one huuuge "roadblock" called STEAM (I don't even wanna know how many OS and game-installations will get messed up because of this crisis-coded crap). This alone won't make me favor rFactor or GTR less, I can assure you that.
What DID I LIKE in Race07. Hmmm... I try to focus on what's realistic and different, because only those well appreciated differences will make me buy something I don't already have (ie other sims). In this case... hmmm... honestly, I can't see any huge difference from GTR2, not to say anything about Race the 1st. I doubt that the physicsengine is changed more than from GTR1 to GTR2. Since Simbin got a new CEO - there has only been more aggressive marketing and less constructive development when it comes to realism in their sims.
One thing that MIGHT make me buy Race07 anyway in the end is if it happens to gather alot of fun people racing online. Afterall, that (and realism of course) is what counts. At least for me and I couldn't care less for new improved graphics and cosmetic crap like that. But so far, Race07 in my critical eyes, is as fun as "playing erotic games with a broken camshaft". But I LOOOVE rFactor and GTR. Strange huh? Once again, without giving in, or letting get blown away by the breeze of news... Race07 is less fun than a new skin for rFactor. I wouldn't give 5 bux for Race07.
Now back to GTR2 and rFactor. :whoo:
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I'm sorry if I didn't have same opinion as you did.