chican wrote:
hd23 wrote:
shim2 wrote:
I MIGHT torrent it. Those games aren't worth the money they ask for them.
It's £20 on PC from Amazon, which is quite a bit less than the £33 for the console version. I would say it's worth £20, especially with the classic mode in this year's version.
Had I spent a regular retail or Steam price, I'd probably feel ripped off. It's not a new game, it's the same as always (same faces, same music, same cutscenes) but with a slightly improved driving physics and visuals. They've also added quite a few modalities but, all in all, it doesn't feel like a brand new game, after buying the previous games in the series, I wouldn't pay full price for it.
You can find it for 20€ in many online stores, and even though we're in the very first week since its release I find that price a bit excesive.
Shouldn't this be a DLC or a booster pack or an expansion to owners of the previous games? Probably. At least it would be more honest calling it that way. Look at the Sid Meier's Civilization saga, they've released a couple of expansions and many DLCs for Civilization V since it came out in 2010, despite the expansions changing the gameplay drastically they don't sell them as Civilization VI/ VII...
This goes beyond F1 rights and merchandising, this is a blatant case of videogame industry ethics, you can't recycle an older game and sell it as new. No sir, you shouldn't do that.
And if they HAD to release a game yearly by contract, then they should kindly grant us, followers of the saga, discounts.
I'm sorry you feel that way.
Yes certain things have stayed them same - the overall interface, the YDT.. However, plenty has changed.
Handling - a LOT better in 2013 ed. Car is more tail happy under acceleration (as it should be) but turning feels a lot better.
Graphics, in particular lighting effects, have taken another step-up. The colour palette has been adjusted too
Sounds are AMAZING now. Particularly the classic cars - I haven't raced everything yet but the 80's cars had hair sticking up on the back of my neck.
They've also added Mid-race saves so you can properly do long races without setting ages aside.
The only downside I've seen so far is on PS3 at least, the auto-save delays are too long. But that's it. It's a much larger step up from the previous games.
Since I used to work in games retail it was much easier to get hold of these games for cheap. However I have no problem with the money I've spent on the classic edition.
Worth it to hear Murray's voice too!