Arcade or Sim?

[Scholli Ulz]

I´m interestet in a good Nascar "game". iRacing is to expensice imo. What do you think of this game?

ATM i´m playing ACC, rF2 and AC. Is this comparable to the difficiulty or is it a arcady-fullthrottle-ramming-simcade?

Thx in advance.

[jasonharris2]

simcade

[Scholli Ulz]

OK. Thanks. So I guess it's not a game for me.

[imaginationnet]

its not AC but its also not a fullthrottle-ramming game.. every oval is different and you need to adjust.. there is tire wear and damage.. you can do custom setups.. AI is ok, they actualy change lines during the race.. with this game you get full nascar calendar of tracks for fixed price.. you need gamepad to navigate the menu.. it is good game if you want to have some fun

[MaGicBush]

It's fun with a wheel :). I've been enjoying going through a career on it at 50% race length and 2x tire wear/fuel.

[☎need4naiim☎]

I really can not stand any discussion about arcade/simcade/sim debates.

However, i will say a few things here just for the sake of NASCAR Heat 4.

As i have played PC games since 1998, (the days of Viper Racing, NFSIII etc.), i can certainly say that current debates about sim/arcade thingy do not lead anywhere and they are hollow. About 50% of the time, it is misleading too.

I won't write about every game i have played nor say my most played racing game here but i can count other recent ones that people may remember... i have over 450+ hours in DiRT Rally, another 450 in DiRT4, and another 350+ in DR2.0. Also 2000 hours in Grid2 (which hasn't got a realistic physics model but very fun to play -crowded lobbies even after 7 years proves fun factor-). Whereas NH4 has both realism and fun factor, which does not exist in above games. Also a career gameplay that is even better and longer than Project Cars 2. I also liked the NH2 game and played it a lot but this game is a better game overall. Sound and graphics elements have improved here. Physics model also got another kick for the better. This game is not an arcade, simcade nor a sim. 704 games and Monster Games did a very good job at translating real life NASCAR elements into a game with this software.

[Vlad Tepes]

I came from NR2003. You won't have that type of physics, however, if you want to enjoy some of the other things that you cannot get in NR2003 (modern points system, playoffs, better graphics) this is still a very fun game to play.
The career mode is really fun, in my opinion. I've learned to accept the faults (cars are always too tight lol).. and enjoy the "NASCAR experience". Owning and running a team is challenging on the higher levels. The actual racing is pretty good. If you get past the "sim vs arcade" thing, you will enjoy it. Preparing for the next race, deciding how to budget your limited money, getting the short track car ready, or getting the speedway track car ready.. decisions..
Still a very good game.