I'm almost done playing GRID 2019 and have to say I'm pleasantly surprised by how much fun I'm having with it. Completed GRID Legends last year and enjoyed it as well. I think I like both of them equally. So what about you? Which game do you prefer? Which one has more replayability? Assuming there's no more GRID games after this, which game do you see yourself going back to a few years from now?
You are not the only one wondering which is the best game.
The handling in Legends is more forgiving compared to 2019.
You can drive over a curb without fear of losing control.
On the other hand, the steering response feels faster in 2019.
I have finished the 2019 career mode but it felt like a chore in the end.
The amount of events was too big for the number of tracks, cars and race types.
Legends a has more tracks, cars and race types.
I have tried Legends' career mode just after release but progression bugs ruined the experience.
After 3 career resets, I decided to wait for the progression bugs to be fixed.
Luckily the Story mode was there to keep me racing for a while.
Legends made me realise that 2019 isn't bad at all.
2019 has qualifying laps, working ultrawide screen support and decent looking replays.
Almost a year after release, Legends still lacks those features.
I liked 2019's no-nonsense approach, just a few menus and race! No FMVs, no upgrades.
The only reason I boot Legends once in a while is to race in a car or on a track that is not in 2019.
I forgot to answer your last question. Race Driver Grid is the one I will keep going back to.
The career mode is just perfect. You can define your team and car liveries, choose your sponsors and the garage gets nicer while you progress (GRID2 and DiRT 4 tried something similar).
The graphics are dated but this means you can easily achieve high framerates.
Last but not least: The handling is still spot on.
Actually, a very good question.
Grid 2019 is a very good game, but miss some personality. It is just grinding through the events for cosmetics.
Comparing to the pervious title, Grid Legends has something better, something worse.
For example, car handling in Legends feels better. They returned drift - very good drift. Eliminator races are great. Multiclass races are great. Story mode finally offers something different.
At the same time, lots of minor bugs that should have never made it into release. Awful replay camera, that ruins all the beauty of the game. Very discussable gameplay solutions, like Electric boost, Lap boost, CarNage derby, Stadium Trucks with ramps, Endurance races (duplicate of multiclass) without weather, day/night change and pit stops.
Again, story mode, though the story itself is good, sometimes feels very detached from the races you actually drive. There are some very good moves like Yume crash, or young McKane stealing his uncle's car and wins actual race with it. But that is it. The rest is just grinding through the grid again.
It looks like these were supposed to be one game, that was somehow teared up due to some business issues. Grid 2019 was rushed into release sooner and was very raw, and new team working on Grid Legends somehow didn't succeed at the level we were expecting them.
Which game has more replayability? Eh... I would say I prefer to return to DirtRally 2.0 and none of the latest GRIDs.
Grid 2019 to Me felt more like it was released as a Tech Demo/Experiment to test the PS4's capabilities much like the Prologue games of the Gran Turismo series were. These would get released as a taster and a way to make money before the final product would get released. This felt like the case with Grid Legends too. That's why Grid 2019 felt more bareboned
I've logged hundreds of hours in both games enjoying each one thoroughly. I prefer GRID Legends, but I want to highlight what I think GRID 2019 does better than GRID Legends: Lap leaderboards.
GRID 2019's in-game global lap leaderboard tab is visible after every race to inspire time trial competition. The lap leaderboard for GRID Legends is very tedious to access, located on an external site. Racenet.com is an obstacle keeping people away from GRID Legends time trials, so the lap leaderboard for GRID Legends isn't very competitve. The intent is obviously to drive website signups, and it's most certainly not worth sacrificing the in-game lap leaderboard tab. The leaderboard is almost completely empty. Lap leaderboards should be visible in-game in order to inspire competition. Rather than removing the lap leaderboard from future iterations of GRID, Racenet.com can develop different features to drive website traffic
I played all GRID version, it's a game that I know wery weel. I am sure GRID LEGEND is the worst they did it, big confusion, useless settings, DRIFT MODE that a lot of people do not like, but they decided to insert in the career and DLC and if you don't want to play it game remain locked. WHY? I am the impression they develope the game in few days.
When its working fine and the bugs and glitches and crashes don't get in the way its great. What 2019 really should've been.
Career is not as good as the OG GRID from 08 but the driving is much better. Less content than ToCA 3 but again, the driving and AI makes up for it.
Personally I spent hours playing both, probably more on GRiD 2019 as the career was longer.
It's been a long time since I played a GRiD since the original, having switched to Forza full time.
As for the progression, I loved GRiD 2019 because I like the way it's laid out, literally a grid you fill in and you can measure your progress and what's left to do, all on 1 big page. In one visual, you have the career. Sometimes a bit repetitive but always very nice. I wasn't used to cars that capsize at the slightest touch of the joystick but I got used to it and it didn't bother me! All 3 DLCs were played and I loved them.
GRiD Legends finally does better with its driving and overall top notch graphics. However, I find the lights less beautiful, with less soul, but the graphics and the reflections compensate. The career is much less fun to go through, the visuals are laborious and the category system less well thought out. Nothing beats a good big grid. (Grid 2019 - Forza motorsport 4) The DLC, with the exception of the third one, is average overall and wasn't particularly fun to do. The first DLC is terribly poorly designed. Not to mention the problems with goal display - fixed and then bugged again - career resets, tracking event achievements that don't update... In short, in its V6, the game ends up being a bit of a disaster.
Overall, the 2019 version is a better game in my opinion.
I can’t help but love Legends Story. Doesn’t take itself seriously and has cheese in all the right places 😁👍
