Real Racing 2 - (by Firemint)

[nightc1]

Originally Posted by Connector

Thought this was the RR3 thread. Hehe

So you are enjoying RR2 more than RR3, that is cool.

Check RR2 out on hdmi, since this is an airplay game. RR3 is an hdmi mirrored game, so wondering if there is a big difference for you as an iphone hdmi.

For me, RR3 looks much better resolution wise than RR2 cause of the ipad retina when displayed on hdmi tv, but the fullscreen of airplay is kind of nice. How do the two games compare on hdmi tv on the iphone 4s?

Haven't had a chance to try it on HDMI or Airplay yet. I'm just focusing on playing it as a handheld game on my iphone. Plus since my save is backed up for RR3, I opted to just outright delete it. It was getting more frustrating than fun.

How about an update on my progress?

So I played a little this weekend. I've now clocked in 10hours, most of that is racing. I've earned over $1.1M, own 13/29 cars, acquired all tracks, 50% complete with the game total.. that's 29/57 events with all 29 of them gold trophies. Rep is Pro with 70,605. 14/27 Achievements.

So that's 100% complete on Club Division, State Showdown & Grand National, and 14% Complete on Pro Circuit. I think tonight I'll aim to finish Pro Circuit 100% and save World Series for later during the week.

I have put most of my time into Career mode... but when I'm done with that I'll see about setting some high scores before moving on to Asphalt 7. Online Multiplayer is kind of bad because everyone seems to race with the best car in the game. Offline works really well when my Wifi is working. Sadly my 4S has developed the Wifi issues that are plaguing a lot of these devices. Doing the freezer trick sometimes gives me an a few minutes to several hours of the wifi working. I may end up reverting back to whatever the default iOS is for my device and see if that fixes the issue since this started shortly after 6.1.3. I need to check with Verizon to see if I have a full 2 year deal before an upgrade or I can get an upgrade sooner. I'd rather just go ahead an upgrade to a 5 in the even that getting the 4S replaced will end up extending the wait for a new phone. Though part of me doesn't want to upgrade at all because my hdmi cable and all my extra charging gables are the old style.

But yeah, RR2... loving this a lot more than RR3. The AI is solid. I don't feel it's cheap or dumb. The races are not super easy and seem completely achievable as skill on each course increases.

I'm really loving the tracks in RR2 too... but I love more city type racing. I seem to be able to memorize them a lot better. The map location being more top center is easier to see, though sometimes the sun gets in the way. Speed is easier to glance at too. Overall, I think this is a really quality game. I like how the single car races let you drive the car even if you don't own it.

[Connector]

Night, why upgrade to a 5? Why not just buy an ipad 5 instead? Know it is a little more money, but I think in your case, it would be worth it, and the 4s would be fine to use as a secondary device.

[nightc1]

Originally Posted by Connector

Night, why upgrade to a 5? Why not just buy an ipad 5 instead? Know it is a little more money, but I think in your case, it would be worth it, and the 4s would be fine to use as a secondary device.

That's actually an option too since work would be paying either way and I've been wanting a tablet to keep equipment manuals and stuff on. I just like mainly sticking with the iPhone because it's then just 1 device with me pretty much all the time.

Still, an iPad is in my future either way.

[Connector]

Originally Posted by nightc1

That's actually an option too since work would be paying either way and I've been wanting a tablet to keep equipment manuals and stuff on. I just like mainly sticking with the iPhone because it's then just 1 device with me pretty much all the time.

Still, an iPad is in my future either way.

What, work will pay for it? Well, then, you would be crazy to pass up getting an ipad 5 over the iphone 5. At least in my humble opinion. Reading the web is great on an ipad, hard to do on an iphone. Plus, you seem attached to your iphone 4s, my iphone 4 is doing fine for me, don't really feel an urge to upgrade it cause I never game on it, read TA or news or sports on it mostly. Just wish the phone companies subsidized an ipad instead of an iphone. But heck, if your work will pay that difference, go for an ipad 5. Your iphone 4s will fill in when you want to game on the road.

At all other times you will probably prefer an ipad 5, plus it should be pretty light. And try an icade core joystick sometime.

Anyway, good luck, hope to see you with an ipad 5 soon, don't get an ipad 4, it's too heavy, and the 5 will be much better.

[nightc1]

Yeah, either way, work will pay for it all. I think I'd really like an iPad Mini 2 with Retina. I think that would fit my lifestyle a little better. But either way, I'm not making any moves right away. I like the 4S, just don't want roped into an extended contract on it when an upgrade is less than a year off.

Thankfully I can sync over big apps from my netbook through iTunes.

[Sambobsung]

And if or when you do get an iPad, get Asphalt 7. Then get all the 441 stars there are to get :3

[Connector]

Originally Posted by nightc1

Yeah, either way, work will pay for it all. I think I'd really like an iPad Mini 2 with Retina. I think that would fit my lifestyle a little better. But either way, I'm not making any moves right away. I like the 4S, just don't want roped into an extended contract on it when an upgrade is less than a year off.

Thankfully I can sync over big apps from my netbook through iTunes.

Yeah, that may work too, though it is rumoured that apple maybe having some problems getting retina in the 2 for this year.

Plus the 5 will be smaller and lighter weight. Give it a chance. Anyway, good luck with whatever you buy, but since you are a hardcore gamer, I would go with the best gaming experience. Everything is pretty portable to some degree.

[nightc1]

Originally Posted by Sambobsung

And if or when you do get an iPad, get Asphalt 7. Then get all the 441 stars there are to get :3

I have this on my iPhone with the intent of playing it next.

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Last night not a lot of time to game. Still I managed a few races and bumped Pro Circuit up to 26%. Good fun. I like how you can try to finish a race with the correct qualifying car, but then if you are shy of gold you can re-try with a car that outclasses the event just so you aren't completely stuck. That made the game a lot more fun for my youngest son.