While PlayStation's Gran Turismo 7 will be getting a lot of attention in the coming weeks, Xbox is getting a new closed circuit racer this month. GRID Legends has been in development at Codemasters since 2019's GRID, and out of nowhere, its release has creeped up on us. To celebrate launch month, the developer has broken down some of the game's core features.
The 'Driven to Glory' story mode is a big deal for Codemasters, who seems to be taking inspiration from its own F1 series. There's a strong focus on following drivers around the globe, as they compete to come out on top in the GRID World Series.
However, it's the on-track action we really care about and Legends seems to building on the foundations of 2019's GRID. There's a less serious approach this time out, as the developer is bringing back drift events from older games, and adding ramps and speed boosts to existing circuits.
GRID Legends doesn't follow Gran Turismo's laser focus on realism then, but it looks like fun, closed circuit chaos nonetheless. Hopefully this one will tie us over until Turn 10 unveils its plans for the next instalment of Forza Motorsport.
Will GRID Legends hit the spot for track racing fans on Xbox this month? Let us know your thoughts below.
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I love racing games but I always found gran Turismo and the regular forza kind of boring. I remember the first Grid being a lot of fun with the cars degrading as you crashed. I look forward to checking this out.
Codemasters needs a new engine. Time to stop wasting that EA money on live-action cutscenes and start pumping into some new tech. I have played and enjoyed every single GRID game even going back to the OG Pro Race Driver series but this game looks like a slight improvement over 2019 GRID, at best. I'll probably end up playing it at some point, and it will probably be fine, but if they don't want to turn into another Need For Speed dev they're gonna have to turn it up a notch (especially with the likes of GT7 and FH5 in the scene).
The previous GRID had a lot of promise, but was spoiled by overly aggressive AI and the fact that you would always come waaaay worse out of any contact than your AI opponent.
If they have sorted out those elements, this could be as close to PGR racer as we're likely to get (I'm not holding my breath though).
I’m actually torn between getting this or GT7 for my racing fix 🤔 will probably get both eventually anyway 🤣
@Nightcrawler71 How? Go GT7!
@Bleachedsmiles yeah have to admit I’m leaning more towards GT7. It’s been so long since the last proper GT game - GT6 in 2013! - that I’m hyped for the full single player campaign in GT7.
That's a tough launch window for this game... I've enjoyed previous entries, but its always been an 'almost game' for me.
Players without a GT7 option might check it out, but on series X I'm still grinding a bit of FH5 and I suspect many others are too.
I've always wished codies games well, but now they are part of EA, I'm torn! xD
@Titntin This game comes out the same day as Elden Ring. I realize they're two completely different genres, but let's be real. Come Feb 25th the internet will be talking about one game and one game only, and it won't be GRID. I always wish Codies well, but they've always had budget issues, and its always showed in their presentation. With EA, they don't (read: shouldn't) have those budget constraints anymore. I WANT to see what Codies could do with AAA money.
Unfortunately, Codies realy are dead, as is every studio bought by EA:
Westwood Studios, NuFx, Bullfrog Productions, Playfish, Origins, Phenomic, BlackBox Games, Victory Games, Mythic Entetainment, Dreamworks, Headgate, Maxis, Viscaral Games
Pandemic Studios and I'm sure more I'll never remember, all victims of an EA buy out.
I hope Codies buck the trend and produce their best work but typically now there will be a skills leach from Codies to other teams in EA, and then the IP's will be dished out to other teams and codies will be wrapped up - I'd say 5 years maybe. I've seen the process from the inside and nothing survives being amalgamated by the Borg - sorry I mean being bought by EA!
I can only hope I'm wrong as I still know people who work there....
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