For those of you looking to pick up this new release here are some important points you may want to know before purchasing the game. The game is for a very, VERY different audience than that of forza.
Gameplay - the game itself, during racing handles very well, each car feels extremely different, and yes it does have the MK7 GTI 2dr (first car i bought) and boy you dont ever forget that it is a FF car, however i find the GTI did corner well. Driving mechanics are realistic and challenging, you have to be extremely strategic on where exactly you brake and gas. All this imo makes it more rewarding to win a race.
Content - now this is where the game comes up short imo. There are 160 cars but let me be clear, out of those 160, only about 30% id say are production cars, the rest are actual race cars. For me, i would like to purchase actual production cars and use them instead of race specd cars. Maps are limited but its cool how you can choose many times of the day you can race in. Racing online is good. I feel like the game definitely focuses on actual racing as a sport and the culture of it (Theres a couple of videos on racing etiquette before you can race online lol) All the online races are scheduled universally so you cannot just jump into a race anytime you want which i think is very cool, it makes it feel more legitimate.
Customization - The customization in this game is very limited. You cannot upgrade parts and stuff (not that i know of, ive heard as you progress it will open up but nothing yet) you can tune to stage 1,2,3,4. weight reduction, ride height, camber all that stuff but you cannot go and buy a supercharger or add better brakes to your car. I found this to be a major let down but one plus side to this is that it makes the races more about driver skill instead of what mods you have on your car which makes it more rewarding.
Car photography - If you are any bit interested in car photography, then this game is amazing. The amount of backdrops they have are insane and they are all realistic to whatever car you drop in there. The "scape" mode(what the photo mode is called) is very powerful and you can adjust all kinds of camera settings and photo editing things.
All in all id give this game maybe a 6.5/10. It is a spectacular racing game but is severely lacking in content. It needs more cars, and more tracks. More online races options. Customization is also limited. If it was intended to be limited in order to give a more technical aspect to racing then I can get behind that, others may not however. The game is fun, dont get me wrong, but after awhile its lack of content kind of leaves you hanging. If it had more cars, and more races the game would be a solid 8/10 imo, good news is that this can be fixed through DLCs i guess
Gameplay - the game itself, during racing handles very well, each car feels extremely different, and yes it does have the MK7 GTI 2dr (first car i bought) and boy you dont ever forget that it is a FF car, however i find the GTI did corner well. Driving mechanics are realistic and challenging, you have to be extremely strategic on where exactly you brake and gas. All this imo makes it more rewarding to win a race.
Content - now this is where the game comes up short imo. There are 160 cars but let me be clear, out of those 160, only about 30% id say are production cars, the rest are actual race cars. For me, i would like to purchase actual production cars and use them instead of race specd cars. Maps are limited but its cool how you can choose many times of the day you can race in. Racing online is good. I feel like the game definitely focuses on actual racing as a sport and the culture of it (Theres a couple of videos on racing etiquette before you can race online lol) All the online races are scheduled universally so you cannot just jump into a race anytime you want which i think is very cool, it makes it feel more legitimate.
Customization - The customization in this game is very limited. You cannot upgrade parts and stuff (not that i know of, ive heard as you progress it will open up but nothing yet) you can tune to stage 1,2,3,4. weight reduction, ride height, camber all that stuff but you cannot go and buy a supercharger or add better brakes to your car. I found this to be a major let down but one plus side to this is that it makes the races more about driver skill instead of what mods you have on your car which makes it more rewarding.
Car photography - If you are any bit interested in car photography, then this game is amazing. The amount of backdrops they have are insane and they are all realistic to whatever car you drop in there. The "scape" mode(what the photo mode is called) is very powerful and you can adjust all kinds of camera settings and photo editing things.
All in all id give this game maybe a 6.5/10. It is a spectacular racing game but is severely lacking in content. It needs more cars, and more tracks. More online races options. Customization is also limited. If it was intended to be limited in order to give a more technical aspect to racing then I can get behind that, others may not however. The game is fun, dont get me wrong, but after awhile its lack of content kind of leaves you hanging. If it had more cars, and more races the game would be a solid 8/10 imo, good news is that this can be fixed through DLCs i guess
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