The Grand Tour Game

[Turk]

Can't imagine this is going to be much more than a simple tie in with basic game play. If it's cheap and a bit of fun it will probably be enjoyable for fans of the trio.

They have had a tie in with some game before when they were top gear didn't they? Maybe they've been allowed to borrow a developed game engine and just need to fill in the content, which might make it OK.

 

[Thombike]

Is The Grand Tour popular enough for this to sell? With competitors like Forza and GT.

I don't think this will be a FM or GT competitor. I think, just a TGT Fan game...

 

[Dan Allen]

"You don't have to be an expert to harness the power and keep it on the track???"

Arcade, no buy

 

[vaipa]

"Maybe they've been allowed to borrow a developed game engine"
looks like UE4...

on another note: it might be a bit of fun but if they price it as a full AAA game its not going to sell

 

[OzzyNeil]

No Buy, Bye Bye

 

[NDG]

They didn't aged well, no buy!

 

[Paul Jeffrey]

The upcoming official Grand Tour videogame will utilise technology developed in rFactor 2, it has been confirmed.

Published by the big budget Amazon Games Studio, the upcoming arcade racer the Grand Tour Videogame has a rather surprising technology base at the very core of its development - the Image Space Incorporated created rFactor 2 ISI gMotor 2 game engine - surprise!

Of course not an exact extract from rF2, the Grand Tour Game has been developed with the aid of Studio 397 and several other industry expert companies, with a bespoke graphic engine and physics tailored to suit a more arcade centric driving experience for players of all different skill sets and experiences to enjoy.

Expected to release this coming January 15th, the Grand Tour will be a rather unique game as it contains one very interesting feature - namely the title will coincide with the new series of Grand Tour and feature new unlockable content that directly relates to each episode of the Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond motoring show.

“I think I’m justified in saying that we’re the first video game team in history to make a game that launches day-and-date with a weekly live airing TV show,” said Amazon Games Studio Craig Sullivan to MCVUK.​

"I started off underplaying how significant it is, because we kind of take it for granted now. I’ve been working on the game since April last year when I joined Amazon. And then I realised as we were talking about it more and more: ‘Has anybody done this before?’ And we realised the answer to that was no.”
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Unfortunately it looks likely that PC gamers will have to miss out on the game adventure of the new title, with just PS4 and Xbox One players expected to have an opportunity to purchase the title next year via Digital Pass, with new content deployed weekly in line with the Amazon exclusive Grand Tour TV show.

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[FTRRacing]

Powered by rFactor 2 yet not coming to PC go figure

 

[Brownninja97]

That explains the state of the graphics then.

 

[Will Mazeo]

That explains the state of the graphics then.

I'm pretty sure it's using the Lumberyard graphic engine

 

[Ryno917]

... Why use rF2 as a base for an arcade game? Whether you like the physics engine or not, I'm given to understand it has the most complex tire model and overall a very detailed physics engine. That's pretty much wasted on an arcade title. That choice doesn't really make any sense to me.

 

[Brownninja97]

I'm pretty sure it's using the Lumberyard graphic engine

If it is then its heavily underutilizing the fidelity of the engine

 

[Emery]

Powered by rFactor 2 yet not coming to PC go figure

Sounds like it's just the physics module, not all of rF (or rF2?).

“We had to do a lot very quickly and we wanted to do the best possible job – just making a fun driving model takes a long time,” Sullivan tells us. “So we were lucky to work with Studio 397, who were the guys who made rFactor and they accelerated a lot of our development – we use rFactor physics in our game.”

 

[St3fan]

Console people will be happy if they can brag about their game being based on the supposedly most realistic racing sim engine, arcade or not. Good choice if you ask me.

Actually if the gameplay if fun and there are funny conversation streets in the game I am definitely interested. Hell, I would even pay for monthly conversation street DLCs should they be a thing.

 

[roadyroad]

It is an interesting choice imo, a good opportunity for S397 to make something with this engine and find money in true projects instead of selling DLCs for an early access sim to bore customers.

If it's technically a flawless title, it will give a good example to other developpers that they can use this strong physics engine to produce any kind of racing title (who can do the more can do the least...). And if they manage to use another graphic engine, well, that will be the proof it's possible to keep the best of rFactor2 and to throw away its worse part.

So, these are good news for rFactor2.

 

[aka2k]

That explains the bad graphics. xD

 

[Deleted member 503495]

If it is then its heavily underutilizing the fidelity of the engine

He is repeating what he read elsewhere, as ever. Studio 397 head's words on their Discord channel.

 

[ChevyGuy566]

So it’s like rFactor 2 but different in every possible way.

 

[antirussia81]

Well, Jeremy has never been very good with advanced technologies... Imagine him, dealing with new GPU drivers every second day*... With a console (and a hammer) he should be just fine.
*I'd like to take this opportunity to say hello to AMD guys.

 

[thepharcyde]

Interesting