We Played GRID Legends, Here's What You Need To Know!

We have played an early, preview build, of GRID Legends on PC, ahead of the new racing game’s launch on 25th February 2022.

The full game will feature over 100 cars, a career mode with over 200 events, more routes than a GRID game ever and a new narrative-led mode called ‘Driven to Glory’.

But, in this video, we discuss the core gameplay mechanics. Has the vehicle handling improved over 2019’s GRID? Is electric racing fun? Is the return of drifting welcome? Are the new tracks enjoyable?

Watch the video to find out more and let us know in the comments what your initial impressions are.

GRID Legends is by EA and Codemasters and will be releasing for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. On PS5 and Xbox Series X, it runs at 4K 60fps with a 120fps mode in the works.

Gameplay here was captured on PC [Intel I9 10900X, RTX 3090, 128GB Ram, 2TB Nvme SSD]

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[nonsleepist]

do the cars still feel like they rotate from the center instead of turning from the front wheels? it was one of my biggest issues with 2019. really happy to hear the instaspin kerbs are gone.

[RBAuthor]

While I seriously doubt it'll manage to top the original GRID or even GRID: Autosport... I'm cautiously optimistic about it and I'll give it a fair shot.

[rolexian]

Upside down variants of tracks. So there will be a track in Australia?

[StePhillips]

I used to be a huge fan of the original Grid but the ridiculous amount of rubber banding in the last installment (and in Dirt 5) have really put me off. Races feel almost pointless. I really hope that this has been addressed / disabled

[sj]

Looks cooool!! Is the alps track better than Forzas?

[hxncho]

I want to get GRID 2019.... if I buy the seasons whilst using standard edition, will I get same content as ultimate edition?

[robertmcmahon]

Really hope its like the original, every grid game since has been a dissapointment

[jakefokker]

it does look good. Will buy it probably whenever it does come out...

[saintsalieri]

On an arcade handling scale from Forza Horizon (good) to The Crew 2 (unplayably bad), how do these cars feel?

[benn]

The fact that the curbs no longer seem to send you into oblivion is a good start. But I'll probably still be cautious for the time being and wait and see. I was extremely disappointed with Grid 2019. Apart from the deadly kerbs, there was the incredibly boring and repetitive career mode.

[darkdeeds]

It looks great but only 3 lap races again I want longer races

[TheRageLivesOn]

so the cars do feel better to drive then? other people were saying it feels like 2019 so i was about to give it a hard pass, but if it feels better i'll give it a go at least

[sund]

The main area they need to address is multiplayer. Both Grid 2019 and Dirt 5 had some of the most underhwelimg and boring Multiplayer design in gaming history.

They've already taken the first step by adding Crossplay to Dirt 5 - good start.

But a lot more needs to change, There needs to be some sort of grind in multiplayer. In Grid 2019, you're just jumping from one race discipline to the other without much of a plan. They need to let you level a car up and get better with it. Car familiarity is non existent in Grid 2019.

You should also be able to play a particular discipline of your choice without being forced into disciplines you don't want to play. If you're playing COD you can chose to play TDM all day and nothing else. It should be the same in the racing genre.

[SomeJohndoe]

The last gird i played was autosport. I really tried to like it but it failed me in terms of the driving physics balancing, the AI and the progression system.
Driving physics balancing:
Your car is subject to rules that the AI are not. The AI hold their line like a train and will bash you out of the way if necessary. Your car is a paper weight basically and the AI cars are tanks. Now these two points wouldnt be an issue if the AI didnt have my next complaints
The AI:
The AI are kamikaze and run on rails, when you manage to pass on the inside they will drive you off track literally. Lots of rubber banding. Intentional sabotatge from AI on final laps, the AI will take you out and make you lose the race. Because of this driving clean is difficult you have to play dirty but it ends up feeling like you just cheesing your way through races to get first place
Riding on rails wouldnt be an issue if the AI showed an awareness of your position and conceeded way if you skillfully maneuvre around them and drive clean
Progression system:
It was boring to be honest. No sense of belonging or building anything. Race for a team, get better offer race again the same tracks and this becomes worse if you set your races to the highest number of laps. Imagine racing for team a then b then c and for each you do twenty laps of the same events, 2 races a piece, dealing with those kamikaze AI and having to either race clean and probably not be able to hit first place or have to cheese the races and abuse the AI. It becomes monotonous quickly

I really hope this one is more akin to racedriver:grid in terms of AI, progression and handling

[Maki-mvtj]

Grid Autosport is by far the best grid made to date. Grid legends is terrible in my opinion. The fact that you have to unlock cars through events AND THEN upgrade those cars before ever being able to stand a chance racing online is absolutely insane. Because once you do all of that finding a proper and clean lobby to race is nearly impossible! It’s never been that way and it shouldn’t be this way. At the end of the day it’s a video game. I just want to have great competitive driving with others not spend hours and hours unlocking cars and upgrading them. I’m so annoyed with codemasters, terrible!! 😢

[IsandJako]

arcade racer again huh, wonder how dirt rally 3.0 will come out :<)

[PauloRondynele]

Nothing that is EA's i wont play. Thats a NO NO.

[taxi]

If this is just another arcade racer I'll keep playing horizon 5 for free

[_ShadeofGray_]

Is it fun though? I gave up on the last one after about an hour as just found it boring, there was nothing to aim for other than just doing each event to do the main events. The original allowed you to start off at the bottom and work your way up, doing better races, getting better cars, building your team, but the last one just let you do some races and pretty much buy what you wanted

[Coffeeracershahbazz]

This looks interesting 🔥, would be even better if it was multi player like other sim👌🏼