My favourite arcade racer since Dirt 2 on 360. The handling is bang on here for my tastes. The ideal mix of arcade and sim. Cars feel weighty and there is nothing better than nailing the apex to a corner. There is also a huge amount of tracks, some real and some fake but unbelievably they have managed to make every track a lot of fun to drive. It doesn't get 5 stars only because the script and plot in the story mode is proper cheesy. I like those modes in racing games but yeah, proper cheese fest.

Over all i did enjoy the game. I thought the story was good, I liked the whole documentary style they went with. It looked good visually. Gameplay was good, all the cars handled well. It's definitely bordering being an arcade racer. There was a decent amount of cars to chose from. But just like the 2019 GRID it was just lacking on the track selection. Just felt like you were doing the same few tracks over and over again.
Most importantly, the Platinum Trophy was, not grindy as such but it'll take a bit of time. But it's pretty straightforward.

I will start from the positives because I genuinely think that the game is good. Driving feels great, the story, well, it's there and is alright. I really like the how the type of even switcher every time, it really helps you to not get bored with one type of car. I enjoyed the use of the adaptive triggers: they help you understand when you start losing grip and give an idea about optimal breaking pressure. Neat. It is not that long of a campaign, and there are some DLC which I will not be buying, but it was all very much enjoyable.

Now, the things I disliked: Your opponents seem to be glued to the ground, and not be phased even if you T-bone them at the corner, while you will be lucky if you car does a 360 after kissing someone's back bumper. Now that I think of it, it may be because I had the max difficulty which disables all the assists and this does not affect your opponents, but deamn, your wheels get switched to a shopping cart setup and those dudes are on straight up rails.
Another thing that I disliked was graphics: In this regard, the game seems unfinished. You can frequently see lights which are kilometer away passing through buildings and mountains, the low-poly models for cars are not only bad, but also restore removed body panels 100 meters away from you, so you can clearly see that, while I was playing in 4k, I could clearly seeing aliasing sometimes like it is 720p, visuals as a whole look impressive in the rain (at night), but otherwise it felt cartoony because of the lack of shadows, especially inside the cockpit. It sometimes felt like I was playing Real Racing 3 (which is a mobile game).

Joguei apenas o modo história e já foi de mais. Dificuldade mal balanceada, nas corridas finais tiveram algumas com mais dificuldades que outras. A ultima corrida foi um bom desafio, porem em geral é um jogo de corrida bem mediano, mas da pra se divertir em alguns momentos.

I only played the story mode and that was enough. Poorly balanced difficulty, in the final races there were some with more difficulties than others. The last race was a good challenge, however in general it is a very average racing game, but you can have fun at times.

Grid Legends es un buen juego, pero escaso en comparación con otros Grid.

En este Grid Legends han querido profundizar en una historia que es realmente buena y entretenida, dura unas casi 6 horas y tiene escenas grabadas como si fuera una película, y sorprendentemente siendo bastante cliché te consigue enganchar y mantener un aura bastante épica hasta el final.

El resto del juego es donde falla, y es que en comparación con otros Grid en los cuales tu ibas creciendo poco a poco por una tanda de niveles hasta llegar a lo mas alto, aquí han preferido centrarse en una buena historia y en el online (muerto a día de hoy), lo que para mi es una decisión desastrosa. Complica y hace pesado todos los modos extra a parte de la historia.

Estos modos extra son como los de siempre, tienes 4 categorías que iras desbloqueando según vas jugando, comprando coches/mejorándolos/mejorando el equipo y el mecánico y superando poco a poco estas fases hasta llegar al nivel final "El Gauntlet", todo pinta muy bien, pero después de jugar la historia se vuelve algo extremadamente soso, pasamos de una narrativa con una atmosfera super épica, con música muy buena, comentaristas muy bien doblados, compañeros hablando durante las carreras aumentando toda la ambientación, pasamos a carreras sosas, sin nada de epicidad, cero comentarios, aburriendo bastante rápido porque son los mismos circuitos de tooooda la vida de Grid, los cuales vemos obviamente también en la historia (no todos, pero casi).

El juego esta muy bien en cuanto a historia y DLC's que expanden esta historia, pero en cuanto a contenido extra se vuelve algo monótono, pesado y soso, centrándose en un online a día de hoy muerto.

Me habría encantado tener un modo carrera, que es lo que parecía, creación de un equipo, gestionar los coches, los compañeros, y realmente puedes hacerlo pero entre muchas comillas porque el impacto real que tiene es mínimo, me esperaba algo como los modos carrera de los F1, con un equipo propio, tabla de clasificación, temporadas, pero no lo tiene y habría sido la dirección perfecta para mantener vivo este juego bastante mas tiempo, ya que por suerte la conducción con prácticamente todos los coches es muy agradable, haciendo que como de costumbre en los juegos de esta saga la conducción sea super cómoda.

Resumiendo, el juego es divertido, tiene una buena historia, es bastante cómodo y divertido a la hora de jugar, pero le falta contenido de calidad mas allá de la historia.

steam 100% 29 - 21/04/24

grid legends is a step up from grid 2019 - what was a game that had a good baseplate for what was to come, however lacked in content and failed to engage with the player, leaving an experience that many got bored of before finishing. grid legends had one thing to do - build up upon what grid 2019 left and find a way to make the ingame experience feel unique and enticing.

did it? yes and no.

at the start, you would be pointed to the story mode, a episode like story staged like a netflix show like f1’s “drive to survive” series. a new take to the series, however shown previously in codemaster’s f1 story mode games in f1 2019, f1 2021, and f1 23. the story - although predictable - was well put together and had references to the previous grid and toca games that came before this entry, what shows the attention put into it. additionally, the story mode doesn’t take too long, and can be used to get a grasp on how the game works. the parts are usually “do this (normally finish a certain position) and move on” sort of thing, what isn’t too bad and doesn’t rely on the ai and their actions.

however, this game very quickly overstays its welcome, especially in achevement hunting.

after the story mode, you would be moved onto the career mode. one problem - the career mode is staged in the exact same way as grid 2019’s career mode. except for the new content, such as drift and elimination events, this game has the same carrer mode as its predecessor, just shown in a different format. i had to take multiple breaks before finishing this game, as races felt like a chore, doing the same thing again and again. what made it worse is that some championships could be 3 races, or as short as 1. some races inside of them can be 2 minutes long, or up to 12 minutes long, so you don’t know how long it will take until you experience the races yourself.

furthermore, the car upgrade system doesn’t work well. to upgrade your car, you need to drive a certain distance with it. seems fine, however some championships only unlock when you can get upgrades at a certain level, what means (usually) you would have to spend time going around a oval just to get the miles for the championship. the final “pro” series forces you to do all of the championships, so sometimes you will have to farm mileage for championships. furthermore, you also need to get to tier 3 for roughly 15 cars and go beyond that for two more cars! this game quickly outstayed it’s welcome on my end, where getting all achevements ment doing events that felt like the same race again and again, and mile grinding that also feels like doing the same thing as before.

for an additional price, you can also get the special edition for dlcs. bare in mind that for the 100% you do need to get the dlcs. the stories are well put together and work as a extension for the base game story mode. the destruction derby dlc has buggy collision, what proves to be a problem when the requirements for the events are based on the collision model. the endurance and seneca one was okay, does the job well and showcases the edurance feature added (although the events are a maximum of 10/15 minutes long), the ravenwest dlc is in my opinion the best one out of the 4 dlcs, the events also further focus in on the throwbacks to the toca series of games as well as race driver grid, especially in the art direction for the ui for those events. the snow dlc was forgettable, think it’s because it just feels like regular events but in snow conditions. overall they do work well as their own solo events, and add small parts into the ingame universe that has been built up, however don’t expect massive amounts of focus in on the story like the main story mode.

overall, grid legends is a game that made an attempt on its job - to build on the baseplate left by grid 2019. did it work well? yes, as long as you take the best parts in, the story mode works well and the dlc adds onto it. furthermore, the new modes added can break up the monotony of regular races, and are also showcased quite a bit by the game. however, the same base career mode left by the game still leaves a bitter taste - as there is no real feeling of being in a team, more feeling like a shopping list of events to complete. a far cry from race driver grid’s career mode with teammate, money and car management features.

it’s a shame though this may be the final entry, ea hasn’t said anything about the franchise for a while and with dirt’s transformation into ea wrc, it looks like all of codemaster’s franchises are being turned into sports series or being canned. so this may be the end of the grid franchise, with the modern era leaving a game that although overstays it’s welcome for some, leaves some notes inside of its finale for a series that had seemed to peak in the mid to late 2000s, like most racing game franchises.

I'll admit, I lean more towards sims like Assetto Corsa, Automobilista 2, etc but I really wanted a fun game on a controller. I've already gotten a ton of time out of Gran Turismo 7, so I wanted something else. I saw GRID Legends on gamepass and thought, no way this is good right? Well, the driving physics are actually quite good on a controller. It's not realistic or anything sure, but it plays out just like a GRID or non-Rally Dirt game would. Having an actual storymode that isn't tied to a real world motorsport allows them to get away with more, which is interesting. I also find it fascinating that you can play the career mode online with your friends and randoms, which is neat. The biggest downfall of this game comes down to the AI, they will shove you into walls and act like you're not even there half the time. There's also a "Rival" mechanic, where the AI will purposely try to wreck you if you rub/smash/run into them too many times. It's frustrating and doesn't belong in a motorsport game, or a game with so little visual damage to the cars. Overall, it's a fun little time waster and that's exactly what I wanted. Good job Grid devs, work on the AI next time.

Sendo sincero, não vejo sentido em querer reviver essa franquia, ela é totalmente sem sal, sem alma alguma. Gameplay desse jogo é tenebrosa de ruim, continua com aquela mesma gameplay de 2013 do Grid 2. Modo história fraco demais, o jogo é muito fácil, precisei colocar no Very Hard pra ter uma diversão pois nenhum carro te alcança.
A Inteligência Artificial desse jogo beira ao extremo ridículo, não tem capacidade nenhuma, os carros só ficam te fechando, indo pros lados na pista e andam em um ritmo MUITO mais lento que o seu carro, fazendo com que você empurre ele na maioria das vezes

A completely passable racing game, with an interesting story mode and unfortunately not much else.

When I play a Racing Simulator game I like to collect the cars and see which ones would be good on certain kinds of circuits. What bothered me about this game is how they restrict you from using only a handful of cars (sometimes only 2-3) for a specific circuit type. Hell, the tracks available for those circuit types are also limited, with sometimes only 2 available to you. Sure, you can change the weather, but I didn't notice a large change in the map design whether it rained or not.

In all, there are better out there. You won't have a bad time here, but you'd be better off with a Gran Turismo or a Horizon game.

stick to the story mode, you'll have a better time

if you do want to keep on playing further, just stop when you get bored. not worth going for 100%.

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