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Re: Replays have lost their cinematic feel since the original GRID

You can't also rotate the replay camera, at all.

In GRID 2 and Autosport, using the chase view, you had 360 degree free camera rotation, so you could take some really nice pictures from the race.

In 2019 and Lengeds the thumbstick is just dead, you can't adjust any of the replay cams.

This makes me not even bothering to view the replays anymore.

6 Replies

  • Captain_Iglo_83's avatar
    Captain_Iglo_83
    4 years ago

    "This makes me not even bothering to view the replays anymore."

    That last sentence is exactly what worries me.

    Next time Codemasters might as well remove replays because "no one is watching them".

    They removed car interiors in GRID 2 because too few people were playing from internal views.

    GRID replays used to  make you feel like you were a much better driver than you actually are.

    I know Codemasters still can make decent replays, just look at the DiRT series.

    The replays in DiRT are still fun to watch.

  • Captain_Iglo_83's avatar
    Captain_Iglo_83
    4 years ago

    In GRID Legends the camera rotation is not available when the replay is paused.

    When the replay is running, you can rotate the chase camera as much as you want.

    The chase camera in GRID 2019 has the exact same behaviour.

    In GRID2 and GRID Autosport, I confirm you are able to rotate the chase camera during pauses in replays, just like you described.

  • Isamu99's avatar
    Isamu99
    New Traveler
    4 years ago

    Is it possible to even save your replay after a race....in single player and/or multiplayer?

  • Captain_Iglo_83's avatar
    Captain_Iglo_83
    4 years ago

    There was a save feature in some previous Codemasters games (Dirt 3 for example and I believe Grid Autosport had it too), but it was straight to youtube.

    In the past games, I watched the replays all the time, but the replays feel broken in this one.

    The zoomed drive-by camera is very boring to watch because of the lack of perspective and speed sensation.

    That camera perspective also tends to show graphical bugs like disappearing shadows in the distance.

    It makes the game look bad.

    Every single Codemasters race game before Legend did a better job at making those replays enjoyable to watch.

  • Captain_Iglo_83's avatar
    Captain_Iglo_83
    3 years ago

    I hope the v2.0 patch will bring the replays to the level of the previous entries.

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