I'm dissapointed in this game, and not because of the release delay.

[turkler]

The game is nothing like what the developers have shown us.

Let's go back in time, when all we had was just a bunch of concept images:

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/1114150/ss_4ab6d539a503443c7ffe6233e5674cb2bc121b21.1920x1080.jpg?t=1603516511

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35655900/86498509596218ed06786191467a1933e8ab57e8.jpg

You'll notice that the roads are outstandingly Japanese. The road markings are definitely Japanese, there's actual Japanese writing on both the roads and buildings/signs. And, considering the fact that the cars shown were mostly Japanese, like the GTR, it would be fairly easy to say that the game would be at least somewhat-Japanese themed, right?

Now, for content, I still play actual Playstation 2 games like the Tokyo Xtreme Racer series just because there's a general lack of driving games set in Japan, despite being something a lot of people want...
So when I saw the concept art, saying we'll have a decent game from CarX developers, about a racing game set in an open world map with an obvious Japanese look, I was ecstatic, so were a lot of the people I showed this on Discord.
But, well, not much you can do to rush the release of a game, right? Sure, the Harbor pictures loooked good. (Which, I'd say further reinforces the Japanese theme. You know, illegally sneaking into a big harbor and racing there, so on, almost goes hand-to-hand with touge.)

And so, I waited. Weeks, months. I wasn't thinking about it 24/7 or anything, but it was always in the back of my head.

Then, it got delayed. And, well, I didn't mind, I even defended the developers, saying that if they needed to delay it for a full year, they needed that time to give us a good game, right? The developers have never been big ones (Not saying they're unknown or anything, but they're not exactly a big studio either, so they didn't have a reason to delay besides working on the game.

So, back to waiting, until they released some gameplay screenshots.

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35655900/c6732a092ae8c8f6d5661c25b4f195110dc177ab.png

Yep, they completely abondoned the concept art and made a generic map set in a fictional city called ''Sunset City'', right-hand drive and all. Yep, that was my hopes gone.
I mean, ♥♥♥♥ it, I'll take it. I was just hoping for a decent sim-cade racing game now, until...

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/35655900/7e1202e6caae8751eabfcccaa08227bb5e13c5fa.png

Yep, that's a front-wheel drive Civic, drifting. There's genuinely no reason to be excited about this game now. This is going to be another arcade-y racing game set in a fictional american city #297823.

I understand concept art is that, a concept, but ♥♥♥♥ me man you could have at least tried sticking to it.

[njperformance29]

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[Koda]

I deeply understand this and all the frustration. I hoped for this too. We all wish for that game that actually fully understands the car culture in Japan, and makes a game strictly about it. Sadly it doesn't look like the game is going in that direction.

However, that is not as bad as we think. The satisfaction of CarX lays in the tuning and modifying our cars, then aimlessly drift them with/without friends, as a mind therapy.. Or as a goal to become better.
The car selection in CarX is extremely diverse and lets you be influenced by different rich cultures, such as Scandinavia, Russia, and Japan.

That is what CarX Streets should be, but instead of a racetrack, we'll get a city and a open world where we can find our own "racetrack", with even more diverse car-types and deeper customization than the first game.

About the drifting Civic. It was behaving correctly in this clip. In order to make this happen, you need to let your car loose, steer it, and NOT hit the gas, or you'll understeer into a tree like a moron. This is what you see the Civic do on the straightaways after the drift, you'll see it use the understeer to correct itself. Believe me, I've tried this in real life ;) I'm sure you'll be able to drive the car with proper grip, I believe they were just showing off some FWD fun you can do.

As for the game, I do have my own concerns for it. I'm just hoping they'll take their time, and that they will make the game how they want it to be. I know they are passionate about their games.