Need for Speed SHIFT 'best-looking racing game ever'

VideoGamer.com writes: "Need for Speed SHIFT is "the best-looking racing game ever made", developer Slightly Mad Studios has boldly claimed. Not only that, but the stunning screen shots are all in-game, and not, as some have suggested, renders."

[Leio]

Wow impressive!!But best ever?? nahh

[InfectedDK]

It may turn out as a good game and it could even be the new "Grid" if they are lucky but it wont exactly be the new "GT".

[blind-reaper]

It looks really good in the GT5 league but I'll wait to see video just in case those are bullshots.

[Sarah Palin]

Best. Game. Ever.

I think it looks better than the last few NSF games, so I think its safe to say it the "BEST LOOKING NSF GAME EVER".

[SuperM]

No way its going to look as good as GT5. It might look good but GT5 often looks real.

[stevenhiggster]

Definately looks very good, but it certainly isn't the best ever. GT5 anyone?

[XGRaViSmOrSX]

wait NFS....? this series just needs to do itself a favor and finally roll over and die.

how many times can we play the SAME game over and over again. whether it be this or grid its still the same crappy arcade style racing.

if i want arcade racing i'll play PGR or Burnout.

[EXCLUSIVEGAMER]

gt5 will blow this out the park

[beardpapa]

It's the best looking racing game ever in the world of NFS ;-)

Personally I'll pass on this for Forza 3 and GT5.

[TreborRversed]

its EA so i'll believe it when i see it

[phosphor112]

There is WAY too much motion blur. If you race, you get a blur, but you don't see 1 object stretched 10ft, your brain processes things better than that. Also, GT5P is still trumping it, you can clearly see the low poly count in the Steering wheel and such. Not trying to nitpick, but this guy is having such claims that they have the best...no..they don't. Still looks good, but no...GT5 is the best simulator anyways...Love playing it online on professional. Can't wait for the full game.

[EXCLUSIVEGAMER]

best looking (MULTIPLATFORM) racing game.

[Mister_Dawg]

GT just got its ass handed to it!!!!!!

[MNicholas]

The in-car view actually looks pretty decent in the few tiny screens shown. However it's not in the GT5 class. The shiny plastic look is easy to pull off. Making a leather lined interior look like it's made wit real hand stitched leather is something else all together.

Overall fidelity seems to be in the Forza 2 class.

[kparks]

it might look good but i cant contribute to EA they keep shoving out crappy sequels just to make a quick buck....the only game i will buy from EA is fight night

[Wenis]

^

[DK_Kithuni_71]

No good will ever come out of the series again.

Wanna race? Get GRID and GT5.

[Marcelles25]

they just need to make it like Most wanted and it will be gold
but the best ever highly doubt it GT5 best ever
grid looks like the screens

[DelbertGrady]

It's made by a completely new team. I love the way they are approaching it.

This might get you more hyped about it.

http://www.gametrailers.com...

[yamamoto114]

GRiD and GT5 are simulators. It's a different breed than arcade racers, which is where most NFS games have traditionally stood (aside from the horrific ProStreet).

[DelbertGrady]

Sorry, but GRID is as arcadey as it gets. Maybe you meant Forza 2 and GT5? But both of those games are also arcadey if you compare them to RacePro or GTR2.

[EXCLUSIVEGAMER]

ooo0OO00o

grid.

Checklist:
build uber pc(i want a i7 platform anyways)
buy grid 2.
buy fear2.

[LeShin]

....so who cares?

I was done with the NFS brand after Most Wanted. I won't be tricked into handing any more dough to the NFS devs anymore.

Damn, Undercover was awful!

[DelbertGrady]

And that's why EA decided to get rid of the developers and create an all new team for this one. I don't think it will be anything like the others.

[EXCLUSIVEGAMER]

lol, most wanted was fun.
carbon...........meh.
I never bought the last one.
I wont, either.

[Bengoshi-San]

I guess these devs have never seen or played GT5P.

[hakis86]

Yeah, cars in GT5P look 10 times better than NFS Shift.
Lol almost funny that they're claiming to have the best looking car game, when it so clearly is beaten by Gran Turismo

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The backdrops look great (well motion blur always helps) and the car models themselves are good but the lighting is still way off GT5-P. Also, race cars have all the stickers to help pad out the model and require generally less polygons than roadcar models as you can see by the thin-panel look of the bodywork.

It looks great and the perfect anti-aliasing on the shots helps a lot too. Car lighting is and always has been GT's secret ingredient. Have a look yourselves and put on the car enthusiast specs ;)

[ZuperAmazingCooKie]

After all, all he does is use multiplatform games (and vaporware) for his examples.

[MiloGarret]

Lol, obsessed much?

[CRAIG667]

i thought pro street was great,well on the PC anywayz.

[hakis86]

You are alone ^^

[Foxgod]

Good, then ps3 fanboys wont have to brag about gt5 anymore either :)

[ReTarDedFisHy]

and 360 fanboys wont have to brag about... Oh, right. :(

But no, GT5 already killed NFS Shift when GT5P came out more than a year ago.

[Foxgod]

Forza 3 thank you, a game we actually see a new iteration of every 3 years, instead of once every 10 ;)
Not to mention that Forza has better car handling then any game out there, thank you ;)

Oh, and a demo cant kill a full game.

[talltony]

Your opinions are very fanboyish. You take sides with microsoft with every game. I feel sorry for you.

[Foxgod]

This game is multi, how am i siding with MS?
The only thing i feel sorry about is that i often get judged by simpletons.

[Man_of_the_year]

Foxgod is just making a point to ReTarDedFisHy ignorant and uneducated statement. He needed to be advised that there are other games coming out on the 360 and that GT5 is not the be all end all racing franchise it once was during the ps1 days - since Forza has been released it has been viewed by the industry as the better racing sim beating GT 3 & 4...and if trends continue it will look the same for Forza 3 against GT5.

Its not about being sided with MS its about educating the uneducated.

[ReTarDedFisHy]

Educating the what now? Wow.
Remind me. What is this article about? Right, graphics.
Tell me, what was Foxgod's comment directed towards?
Right, PS3 fanboys claiming that GT5 is the best looking game.

So I quickly shut him up about it so he turns into a whole 'nother direction and starts talking about how often Forza is released compared to Gran Turismo... How ignorant and uneducated is that? Right. So STFU?

And what about you? How ignorant are you to say that Foxgod made a smart comment and "educated" me when he completely changed the subject because he obviously lost the argument?
"Oh no, NFS: Shift DOESN'T have as good graphics as GT5! What am I going to do?! Oh, right right, Forza comes out nearly every year and GT doesn't!"

Oh, and Foxgod? OBVIOUSLY it can because GT5P did it. Just to let you know, this article is about graphics. Straight off the bat, GT5P looks better. Please, don't come at me with controls and handling. Those are subjective and quite frankly off-topic. Going to change the subject again Foxgod? What is it, sales? box covers? Need your boyfriend to come and call me ignorant and uneducated?

And no Man of the year, GT is held with prestige all over the world for being the best racing simulator.

[Major_Tom]

He has a point. When people think, racing, realism, cars, they think Gran Turismo.

"Foxgod is just making a point to ReTarDedFisHy ignorant and uneducated statement. He needed to be advised that there are other games coming out on the 360 and that GT5 is not the be all end all racing franchise it once was during the ps1 days - since Forza has been released it has been viewed by the industry as the better racing sim beating GT 3 & 4...and if trends continue it will look the same for Forza 3 against GT5." - Man of the year

Yeah okay At what point in time has any one professional vouched for Forza being the most realistic depiction of racing in video game form? Never as I recall.

You can actually watch a professional race car driver smoke this kid who won the GT5P contest to play GT5P against a real professional driver, how? because it actually is that realistic.

Play a Gran Turismo game and you'll know what all the fuss is about instead of being a little girl and hide in the corner with one system.

Anyway this isn't what the article is about but as far as graphics go have you actually seen or played GT5P?

I don't know if you're just trolling or being ignorant.

[Major_Tom]

Another thing, how does Foxgod have 6 bubbles? How many multiple accounts do you have.

[ELite_Ghost]

if it's 1080p with 60 fps, then MAYBE...

[Man_of_the_year]

It would appear that you "guys" should re-read the WHOLE conversation and try and comprehend the direction it went...again start from the BEGINNING and maybe just maybe you guys will see and understand the conversation....

[Ebi]

OK, OK, I'm going to be a bit immature here:

"Oh yes! I've just made the best piece of dookie ever!!", I boldly claim. In reality, no matter how beautiful the dookie is, it still smells like dookie...

...

Crap, I can't be sarcastic to save myself. Anyways, I think the NFS franchise needs to take a break instead of fast-track releasing games on a near annual basis and do something innovative to breath new life into the series. Move away from the tacky themes and minuscule changes and focus on the racing element for once... (That's just how I feel).

[Heldrasil]

Depends on what the "dookie" consists of...if they have been eating sweet berries, it may not smell as bad as if they were to eat rancid meat sauce.

[PS360PCROCKS]

Yeah breaks are one thing. But this team was assembled 18 months ago and has been working on this game ever since than. New team. New Tech. 2 year dev time, they're taking their time. It's obviously paying off in screens, we'll have to wait on gameplay.

[agentace]

looks kind of average to me

[ottoenie]

come on people, i know the previous nfs games were really bad (prostreet, undercover), but it's a different studio now, and the screenshots look really nice, of course it's not better than gran turismo 5, but these devs have been working for 18 months, and if you compare that to gt5, than they really have really worked hard to make this game look good.
and besides, GRID was also (graphically) a beautiful game, but if you compare that do gt5, it looks like not special.
it's just because gt5 is the most pretty game out there, lol, but i have to admit: the person from the article is overreacting...

[princejb134]

pretty shots don't mean nothing
is game play that wins it
i remember i got tricked with nfs pro street, looking at sexy graphics, but ones i bought the game it and played it i was like wtf

[ottoenie]

yeah, that's right, but as you've probably read, they are using a new engine, not the crappy prostreet/undercover engine, so i expect something better.

[Meus Renaissance]

Misleading article headline.

[MGRogue2017]

I love how people are already saying that GT5 looks so much better than SHIFT even though they haven't even seen the game in action yet.. lol your basically "judging a book by it's cover" here.

Don't underestimate this game, Theres a reason why they are calling it the best-looking racer ever. Don't be afraid GT5 fanboys .. haha =)

[Rock Bottom]

It has been out on PS3 for more than a year now, and it already looks better than this, it's obvious who's the fanboy here.

[Foxgod]

He was talking about shift you know, you havent seen Shift in action yet, and still you people judge it.
It shows how afraid you are that this game will own GT5.

[DJ]

And we are waiting for gameplay video so we can compare the two. What would be more accurate though is being able to compare NFS: Shift with the actual GT5 game, not Prologue (which is a year old).

[The Lazy One]

not really... they're both amazing looking games. I'm sure if the NFS team released screenshots and said they were GT5P, you'd probably say they looked just as good as ever.

[GVON]

It looks ace,far to much blur in the screens probably looks nice in motion though if a little unclear.

I think GTp has a polygon advantage and a fine detail advantage,but until we see this moving we can't tell how the suspension and cars roll,weight transfer.These may be physics but GT the physics drive the details that make it look so convincing.

In regards dj's comment about the age ofGTp,GTp is a slightly cleaner november 07 version,and by cleaner the shadows and AA were tweaked,the heart of it is still E3 07.
obviously we won't see 5 until E3 this year and won't know how much better it looks than GTp,but I'm sure the engine will look better.

[DJ]

In terms of polygon count, HDR lighting, and surface paint shaders. But the motion blur looks PERFECT in these screenshots, and it's something that's sorely missing from GT5 Prologue. However, it's important to realize that motion blur is pretty much nonexistant in 60 FPS footage anyway. I'd be perfectly fine with GT5 running at 30 FPS if they can put motion blur in; simply a personal preference.

These NFS screens look great, and actually quite a bit better than Forza and Project Gotham. The light scattering from the headlights is a nice touch, too.

[timmyrulz]

You can post a real race and still people will say "not as good as gt5", from an unbiased perspective i would say the screenshots on the link and gt5 look pretty close

[DJ]

But it's definitely a good competitor with GRID. It also lacks GRID's annoying bloom filter, from the looks of it. We may actually have to take Need for Speed seriously for the first time in years.

[thematrix1298]

correction: 'best-looking racing game ever' on 360, not in general. Overall best-looking racing would be GT5 FACT!

[IncredibleGames]

Why on earth would you judge a game before it has even come out?? plus the game doesn't come out until Autumn, so that means they still got time to tweak it to the way they finally want it.

GT5 looks absolutley stunning i'm sure, but that doesn't mean anything can't top it...and you know what? i'm sure something current gen WILL top it.

and like someone said, a whole new dev team is on this project...that can make a world of difference

[PirateThom]

I'm sure it is "in-game". I'm also sure it's running on a high end PC.

[dirthurts]

We'll have to see it in action to make any real judgments. You never know, the lighting could be super slick. Lighting is everything these days.

[hotrider12]

"best looking NFS" but not the best NFS nothing have beaten HOTPURSUIT 2 YET IMO far as speed and adrenaline rush that push you into the game with cops.

[The Lazy One]

Hot Pursuit was the best. I'm kind of surprised at myself for this, but open worlds kind of ruined running away from the police. It made it so much more difficult when you could only run in 2 directions and made it more about driving skill than about avoiding the police.

That game is the game that keeps me coming back to NFS, even though a lot of them such now.

[hotrider12]

He was talking about shift you know, you havent seen Shift in action yet, and still you people judge it.
It shows how afraid you are that this game will own GT5

it'll be a cold day in hell when NFS own GT5 LOL it look equal to GRID but not GT5

[jmd749]

after i see some gameplay footage, only then i'll be convinced.
that dev has balls though, especially when considering he's going up against GT5, and making a multiplatform game.
time will tell guys.:)

[Lizzi10]

Sorry it hass to b BULLCRAP GT5 has the most outstanding graphics i have ever seen

[rhood022]

Just like GRID was "the best-looking racing game ever."
Just like Race Pro was "the best-looking racing game ever."

And so on and so on.

[ApocalypseShadow]

unless they have 16 cars at 1080p/60fps,this wench should STFU.

apocalypse...........

[pshizle]

these shots are really great. gt5p is so overated its not even funny...its quite sad really.

[xg-ei8ht]

DK_Kithuni_71

Your forgetting Motorstorm Pacific Rift.

Just bloody awesome.

Love the graphics and most importantly the gameplay.

On the subject of shift.

Looks abit like GRID - Which isn't a bad route for the series to go. It needs an injection or nice visuals and gameplay.

Most wanted had the best handling of all the NFS series.

If they can bring it all together, should be a good game.

[DK_Kithuni_71]

Never did like the Motorstorm series. I'm waiting for Fuel by Codemasters.

[CobraKai]

I see a lot of nice details, but my overall impression was very "meh". I'd prolly think it looked better if the headline wasn't calling it the best looking game ever.

[Gladiator7]

and bla bla hype bla..
give us underground 3..

[KingDragunov]

GT 5 owns NFS.

[LinuxGuru]

All screens available are from the PC version. Check them out on IGN.

GT5 still reigns. It pulls off an almost identical amount of detail at 1080p60.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Even if it was, the GT/PS3 fanboys would never admit it. I already see the "its no GT" which appearently they can gauge from just a couple screenshots.

GT looks great when your watching your race playbacks but during actual races it's nothing that can't be topped.

[Daz]

that is so tue but certain group of people will never admit it

[Ldubbz]

And if you look at GRID vs GT5 (theres a few vids on Youtube) it also outdoes GT5 Prologue. The vehicle damage is sick, as is the much more detailed race environments.

This game looks really good. Interested in seeing some videos soon. Whats funny is a lot of people don't realize these are the guys behind GTR.

[2FootYard]

This is a racing game? I thought it was a game about an addiction to the drug speed.

[Mad_Rhetoric]

cuz there gonna be disappointed

[Daz]

they played it lol there not going by the screenshots:P

And plus its made by some poeple from the gtr series on pc. Not blackbox with the fmv everywhere :p.

[grantps3]

yeah honestly.

GT5P looked better than that and it came out a year ago.

GT5 has more vehicles, and is better.
and need for speed doesnt just need good graphics, the past few have just sucked in general.

[Crazyglues]

one, because GT5p is the best looking racing game ever made..

sure this looks good, Good like GRID, but let's not get crazy, it's miles away from GT5p..

Did people forget that when GT5p came out, we where comparing them to Real Life shots and people where having trouble telling which one was the game and which one was real life.... LoL

Come on' this is not going to be on GT5p level, it will look good, but let's not get crazy... I know if all you have is a 360 you might have forgot what GT5p looked like, don't worry, I'm here to remind you...

[Sackdude]

Game journalists, are stupid these day. maybe, best looking NFS game?

look here and shut the f**k up

http://www.omgaming.com/wp-...

http://i216.photobucket.com...

[no-spin]

hope this game rocks

i need something while waiting for GT5

[Flare149]

It's the best-looking racing game ever. That said, GT5 looks better than real life, and thus is out of the realm of "game"

[aaron5829]

Hardcore sim, then i'm in ...

I for one...

[nintendohomie]

we shall see but i still think gt5 will beat it

[jeseth]

make me want Gran Turismo 5 even more.

[lazzymusa]

THIS IS AN INSULT TO THE GRAN TURISMO FRANCHISE, NOTHING BEATS GT ON GRAPHICS, THIS IS NFS IT COULD LOOK BETTER THAN GRID NOT GT5 PROLOGUE

[The Judderman]

Prologues cars were great but the track detail was not so good. This looks ok but need for speed games are generally pants. Grpahics aren't everything.

[Major_Tom]

Yeah, you've never played it, the proof is in your sentence.

[retrofly]

They should have called it:

Need for speed: Race Driver

:)

[militant07]

i played PGR4, Forza 2 demo and i completed GT5P. and after i saw the video i can confirme that.

GT5P is the best graphically then PGR4 and Forza 2 (cant say which better) and finally NFS shift

[paskowitz]

Uh these screen shots beg to differ:

http://www.videogamesblogge...

http://racezone.pl/images/i...

http://img139.imageshack.us...

These are non-replay shots
http://img139.imageshack.us...

http://img176.imageshack.us...

ARGUMENT DESTROYED!

[OpiZA]

I hope it plays well, I was very happy with PGR4's Arcade feel. Hope they aim for something along those lines, and not like Grid

[maverick1191]

foxgod always gets bullied its funny to watch he always sides with MS and thinks they are the best and have the best games when all they have is multi plats and DLC

[sht3fu]

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