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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, The story of GRID 2--and why a racing game needs a story.

    Unlike most racing games, GRID 2 has a narrative that explains why you're driving these fancy cars--and why winning actually matters so much. But, Codemasters isn't trying to ape EA's Need for Speed: The Run.
    Feb 14, 2013 9:00am PST
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, The story of GRID 2--and why a racing game needs a story.

    Unlike most racing games, GRID 2 has a narrative that explains why you're driving these fancy cars--and why winning actually matters so much. But, Codemasters isn't trying to ape EA's Need for Speed: The Run. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Does anyone actually care about a story in a racing title? : Head Rush
      • If I were playing a racing game like GRID 2 I think I'd want it to have a comparable story. This all soun... : nwillard
      • Yes. : nwillard
      • I don't, but I am not a story in games guy. I am a mechanics guy. : Neural ImbalanceThis person is cool!
      • this shit better deliver something along the lines of the Iliad or i'm going to spend years irrationally ... : harold.johnson
      • NFS:underground was awesome sauce : devpaul
      • You can still do it well. Mortal Kombat's story is ridiculous but it was done well enough in the latest i... : drhazard
      • Hell no. Well you could say I care in the sense I'm less likely to buy and play your racing game if there... : pyideThis person is cool!
      • Not yet, no. : nodeThis person is cool!
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        Not at all and in fact all of the "personalities" in these racing games are usually unbelievably annoying... : DrWaffles
        • Still not annoying as the dude bro guy in the need for speed and burnout games that teaches you how to pl... : spammehardo
      • Why not? Star Wars Racer would have been awesome if it were a semi-open universe- contract chosing- racin... : dookiebot
    • The story idea for GRID 2 makes a hell of a lot more sense than the street racing gang-undercover cop cra... : Firefly1985
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      I don't really care about the story, but it'll be nice to have some sense of progression. More import... : RolphusThis person is cool!
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        There will be drifting competitions as well, which will begin appearing once your career moves to Asia. : AndrewYoon
        • Hopefully that aspect will be minimal (or entirely skippable) - I found them utterly infuriating in Grid. : RolphusThis person is cool!
        • Also, thanks for the info :) : RolphusThis person is cool!
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      I've never played a good racing game with a story. They're typically the crappier, big publisher ones whi... : pizzaput
      • Test Drive 3, Test Drive Unlimited 1 : pizzaput