# Grid 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 28, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-2/659541 "2013-05-28T14:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-2/659541/1 "2013-05-28T14:05:51Z")
Anyone picking up the new Grid game? I pre-orderer and got like 5 minutes in this morning. Some immediate reactions: - Very nice looking title. A step up from Dirt 3. - No cockpit view = sad panda ☹ - Steering controls don’t feel right (using xbox pad). The deadzone and sensitivity seems way too high. I turn left a bit and nothing happens, I turn left some more and still nothing, I turn left even more and now my car is sideways! I’m worried about this because I couldn’t find any tuning of these options (like you have in Codemaster’s F1 and Dirt 3 titles), but again I was only looking around the menu for like a minute. Anyone up for some multi tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-2/659541/2 "2013-05-28T19:35:50Z")
> [@Kinthalis](#): > > - No cockpit view = sad panda ☹ Boo. The cockpit in the Dirt series is awesome. I use the cockpit view exclusively. The first Grid had it. Boo. Boo. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-2/659541/3 "2013-05-28T20:10:53Z")
> [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](#): > > Boo. The cockpit in the Dirt series is awesome. I use the cockpit view exclusively. The first Grid had it. Boo. > > Boo. I agree. I can’t drive a car going 200 MPH while trailing behind it, is this supposed to be Jackass or something? ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-2/659541/4 "2013-05-28T20:58:40Z")
According to the devs, consoles couldn’t do both, a cockpit view AND the enhanced visuals on the cars/track, so they cut out the cockpit for everyone. Bastards. They also said that according to their internal data (no specifics on whether this was some forum poll, or data gathered from actual game users), only 5% use the cockpit view at all. While I’d love a cockpit view, it’s not a deal breaker for me. Thee controls ARE however, if they can’t be fine tuned. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-2/659541/5 "2013-05-29T12:17:44Z")
I’ll probably give it a go. Is there a demo available? (Can’t check game sites from work) I play on PC using a joystick and I found Grid one was a control disaster. Later Codemaster games have been fine. I hate cockpit view, I can’t tell how much sliding is going on and I find it hard to get braking points right. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-2/659541/6 "2013-05-29T13:31:35Z")
> [@kferr](#): > > I play on PC using a **joystick** and I found Grid one was a control disaster. (emphasis mine) I can only imagine! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grid-2/659541/7 "2013-06-03T14:31:33Z")
Got it on Steam yesterday, it’s pretty good so far. Works fine with the joystick too.