WHICH GRID SHOULD I BUY?

[Sutty]

I really enjoy driving and racing games but I really do not know which one I should buy, I would like one with good car customization and good online. Not Mario Kart racers like in F1 2014.

[Danny Wilde]

Both.

Grid 2 more Arcade
Grid Autosport more Simulation.
I prefer Grid 2 but i like Autosport too.

[Sutty]

Originally posted by Danny Wilde:

Both.

Grid 2 more Arcade
Grid Autosport more Simulation.
I prefer Grid 2 but i like Autosport too.

Thanks which has more car cutomization and online?

[Billy Bob Scroggins]

GRID 2 is 100% arcade racing, like you drift in every turn. I haven't played it since GRID Autosport was released but I played GRID 2 with my keyboard and won a lot of races online. Autosport is nearly unplayable with keyboard if you turn all the assist off, so I had to get a 360 controller to be able to play with all the assists off. In GRID 2 you can upgrade the cars but not fine tune them with more/less downforce, longer/shorter gear ratio, harder/softer suspension ect. like in Autosport. I really enjoyed GRID 2 but I won't go back because I like the semi-simulator gameplay in Autosport more.

[spaceweed10™]

Originally posted by Sutty 3 Tears:

I really enjoy driving and racing games but I really do not know which one I should buy, I would like one with good car customization and good online. Not Mario Kart racers like in F1 2014. :D:

Autosport is an excellent game imo - a 'simcade'. If money is tight, wait for 'Project Cars', which is a full 'sim'.

[Sutty]

I did end up buying Grid Autosport its just a shame the online is dead.

[WhateverNevermind]

there is very little customization in this game from what ive noticed, unless im missing some huge part of it. This game pretty much has nothing on the older gran turismo games

[TTV.YTBreakTheRules]

The Online Mode is so freaking dead!? WHY?!

[flowaangelz]

Make sure you have set UK London as a download region in Steam.

[ASR@Feynman]

Grid Autosport plays very well with a keyboard. But if your ambition is to be amongst the top 10 to 20 fastest then go for a wheel or a good analog controller.
100% agree about Grid 2, keyboard is much better because of the drift physics. It is still fun, but after playing Autosport it really doesnt feel right, crazy cornering speeds etc. Diving the Agera in Grid 2 is both awful and at times very exciting :)

[ASR@Feynman]

There are still races online using the London server, but it has to be said numbers are dropping.
Truth is Codemasters have given up with it, probablty didnt sell enough so why spend more money on it..Sad because it is a great game but with some really irritating flaws.

[Victor]

I fear full sim can be boring, for average player, like you have to put a lot of hours to start enjoying the game. grid2 is very fun and easy to grab, autosport has more substance and the players are generally very good. lot of challenge.

[Wobb the Great and Terrible!!!!!]

Grid 1 is still the best racing game. One of the best ever made.
A nice mix of semi-realistic handling and arcade fun.
As far as I remember though, nothing in the way of customisation.
I don't think any of the Grid games do much customisation other than changing liveries on the car.
Unless you can customise for online racing, I haven't looked at that.
For car customisation you want need for speed shift. Buy shift 1 if you are using a controller, buy shift 2 if you are using a wheel. The input for controller in shift 2 is horrible, it feels like input lag all the time. Apparently it's supposed to be like that, I don't know why. But with a wheel it's awesome.
And both shift games have great customisation options, for both performance and visual upgrades.

[Wobb the Great and Terrible!!!!!]

Originally posted by StarScre/\m:

I fear full sim can be boring, for average player, like you have to put a lot of hours to start enjoying the game. grid2 is very fun and easy to grab, autosport has more substance and the players are generally very good. lot of challenge.

I am very new to "sim" racing, but I bought a wheel a few months ago for assetto corsa, and I immediately started having great fun.
Turned off all assists, and just drove solo time trial laps with the different cars on my favourite courses, and was hooked from the start.
I expected to find it dull and boring to start with, but it was surprisingly quick to learn. I still could never compete with some of the hardcore simmers if I played online, my lap times are way too low, but for me I find it great fun just beating my own times, playing against AI every now and then.

[Arrowhead]

Change regions to UK -London as suggested. Online is still far from dead.

[upcoast]

I enjoy Autosport out of the 3 besides that it's on sale today but I've seen it around $9 in the past 6 months elsewhere.

Ps, the only annoyance I have with Autosport is the reverse SPA track.