Okay so I'm over games like Forza Horizon, is this different?

[Sharkle_Bunwich]

Like am I getting a Most Wanted 2005 experience with this game or is this just another festival racer where everyone's so quirky and heckin' valid and talks to you like you're a toddler?

[DatWut?]

I mean for starters, the only time someone actually talks to you is during the intro, and the voices are AI generated. Besides that, there is no real talking.

The overall experience and progression is definitely more like Most Wanted or NFS Underground. Not as dark and gritty, but you get your first car, and then it's "off you go" into the first Club. You do a handful of club races, and then you do the boss race. And then it's the next club.
Rinse and repeat for... I dunno, 15 times? But the club requirements rise, as in you need to have more powerful cars and have a higher style rating for the car.
And that's all there is to this game.

I know I am making it sound bad, but that's unintentional. I would say CarX Street is "straight fun without much bullsh*tting around".
In that regard, it is the same as Forza Horizon 5 or The Crew Motorfest, but yet it has a different vibe.

[Natural_]

coming from the original CarX this game is nothing like forza where its all giddy and corny. the drift physics are amazing and not too hard like assetto corsa or beam ng. its a chinese company so none of that western dev nonsense. the open world concept is similar to midnight club or nfs but feels MUCH more realistic and rewarding

[Sharkle_Bunwich]

Originally posted by DatWut?:

I mean for starters, the only time someone actually talks to you is during the intro, and the voices are AI generated. Besides that, there is no real talking.

The overall experience and progression is definitely more like Most Wanted or NFS Underground. Not as dark and gritty, but you get your first car, and then it's "off you go" into the first Club. You do a handful of club races, and then you do the boss race. And then it's the next club.
Rinse and repeat for... I dunno, 15 times? But the club requirements rise, as in you need to have more powerful cars and have a higher style rating for the car.
And that's all there is to this game.

I know I am making it sound bad, but that's unintentional. I would say CarX Street is "straight fun without much bullsh*tting around".
In that regard, it is the same as Forza Horizon 5 or The Crew Motorfest, but yet it has a different vibe.

I see, but it's gameplay loop is essentially like theirs then? Do races, earn rewards, upgrade cars rinse and repeat?

Originally posted by Natural_:

coming from the original CarX this game is nothing like forza where its all giddy and corny. the drift physics are amazing and not too hard like assetto corsa or beam ng. its a chinese company so none of that western dev nonsense. the open world concept is similar to midnight club or nfs but feels MUCH more realistic and rewarding

What is "western dev nonsense."

[DatWut?]

Originally posted by Sharkle_Bunwich²:

I see, but it's gameplay loop is essentially like theirs then? Do races, earn rewards, upgrade cars rinse and repeat?

In a way, yeah, but the overall feel goes more towards older NFS games where you wanna get more cars and build them up to become weapons.
In Forza tuning is mostly optional IMO.

[Mendys]

It is closer to NFS Heat Vibe with less cop action.

[Sharkle_Bunwich]

Eh I dunno. I played a bit and the handling model is kinda cheeks. I don't think I wanna keep this game. Idk if it's just because the map is snowy because of the holidays but you can't turn for ♥♥♥♥.

[Kitty ♡]

Originally posted by Sharkle_Bunwich²:

Eh I dunno. I played a bit and the handling model is kinda cheeks. I don't think I wanna keep this game. Idk if it's just because the map is snowy because of the holidays but you can't turn for ♥♥♥♥.

This game is way more indepth in tuning than other casual racing games. It makes a huge difference how you setup your car and if you don't take the time to set them up nicely then they can handle like garbage.

[MOKA]

Originally posted by Natural_:

coming from the original CarX this game is nothing like forza where its all giddy and corny. the drift physics are amazing and not too hard like assetto corsa or beam ng. its a chinese company so none of that western dev nonsense. the open world concept is similar to midnight club or nfs but feels MUCH more realistic and rewarding

chinese??????????????????????????????????????????? it lieraly takes 5 sec research to know its a russian game

[DatWut?]

Originally posted by Kitty ♡:

This game is way more indepth in tuning than other casual racing games. It makes a huge difference how you setup your car and if you don't take the time to set them up nicely then they can handle like garbage.

I know, unpopular opinion, but I am not a fan of that.
The importance and impact of tuning, while nice, kind of reduces the accessibilty of the game. In a sim game I would understand this more, but in my opinion arcade games are more tailored to a broader audience.

Again, I know this is pretty much a hot take from me.

[Kitty ♡]

Originally posted by DatWut?:

Originally posted by Kitty ♡:

This game is way more indepth in tuning than other casual racing games. It makes a huge difference how you setup your car and if you don't take the time to set them up nicely then they can handle like garbage.

I know, unpopular opinion, but I am not a fan of that.
The importance and impact of tuning, while nice, kind of reduces the accessibilty of the game. In a sim game I would understand this more, but in my opinion arcade games are more tailored to a broader audience.

Again, I know this is pretty much a hot take from me.

Nah I actually completely agree it makes no sense to make it this "hardcore"

[Sharkle_Bunwich]

Even then like... a lambo by default should not understeer at high speeds on highway roads. The whole point of a hypercar is to be nimble and locked to the ground at high speeds. Tuning it so it does what is supposed to doesn't sound like customization. It sounds like I'm fixing the developer's terrible physics because they didn't want to put the time in to make the car feel correct.