Simplify racing. They really don't spark joy and fun. They just irritate.

[Legion_Pheonix]

I don't want to write a negative review, since the whole game is superbly made.
But the racing is disgusting, the tracks are too difficult in places, and in addition, it is difficult to control the ship at high speed, especially on water.
The character must drive at least somehow further, even if he crashes. When I hit a wall, I lose control because I made a mistake.
It is precisely because one cannot make a mistake that racing is disgusting.
Why the developers made it so difficult is a mystery to me. Make the races challenging on high difficulty. And for those who want to relax and enjoy the game, simplify on medium.
Everything else works great, the core of the game is wonderful. It's a pleasure to play.

[Calrissian]

Are you playing with Keyboard + Mouse or controller? I thought they were quite easy with a controller and usually beat them after the third try. Remember to max out your speed and dash before starting the race.

[Legion_Pheonix]

Originally posted by Calrissian:

Are you playing with Keyboard + Mouse or controller? I thought they were quite easy with a controller and usually beat them after the third try. Remember to max out your speed and dash before starting the race.

I have improved all this, although I still need to find three energy cells.
But the point is that racing is only a small part of the gameplay. They don't have to be that complicated, just "because".
I see that the game design is lame on both legs here. The developers overdid it with the racing. There are tracks that are really difficult. I want to play a metroidvania, not a racing simulator.

[steven]

How are they difficult ? You want a straight line to avoid to learn a path and when to boost ?

I thought they were really easy with a controller : 1-4 tries and next pls
(1 for the easiest races, 2-3 for the medium races and 2-4 for the hardest races and only 2 if you use the slow time to cheese all of them)

For EZ races : Buy the turbo boost and movement speed options, find some cells (easy if you explore), find the slow time power up to cheese them and cya.

The easiest races can be done with just the turbo, the medium ones can be done with a fraction of that stuff and the hardest one can still be beaten without slowing time.

The game overall is really easy even on higher difficulty and i still see ppl crying about bosses, races or whatever.
Wow bois, you never played Mega drive, Snes or PS1 games ?
That was hardcore games, really frustrating and not fun. One mistakes and you were ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ dead. You clenched your ass so hard you couldn't walk the next day. You sweated so hard your shirt was drenched.

I didn't even sighed once here. You need baby wheel mode under story mode ? A little bit of challenge never killed someone. Use the tools the game gives you and come back later if you can't do it right now.

[vorchun]

Developers didn't try to play their own game on mouse+keyboard. It's most obvious in races. When you're boosting one tiny keypress turns you 180 degrees and without boost you can't win. Don't simplify races, just make them playable for ppl without gamepad.

[Registered Nerd]

OP we already have an 8 page long argument about races going on further in. You should check that one out. :)

[Ninethousand]

"I think this twin stick shooter should not require you to use twin sticks."

Would you like to have the "shooter" part removed from the game too?

[Legion_Pheonix]

Originally posted by vorchun:

Developers didn't try to play their own game on mouse+keyboard. It's most obvious in races. When you're boosting one tiny keypress turns you 180 degrees and without boost you can't win. Don't simplify races, just make them playable for ppl without gamepad.

Absolutely right.

[Zelakon]

Originally posted by Legion_Pheonix:

Originally posted by vorchun:

Developers didn't try to play their own game on mouse+keyboard. It's most obvious in races. When you're boosting one tiny keypress turns you 180 degrees and without boost you can't win. Don't simplify races, just make them playable for ppl without gamepad.

Absolutely right.

Absolutely wrong. Maybe this got patched in the recent update? Either way, the races seem easy with keyboard; turning while boosted works just fine!

[Hariman]

There was a recent update that changed the races a little, and they're notably a little easier on Normal than my first time through.

Races are the least liked part of the game, but they just take some practice, and especially upgrading speed/boost, and possibly using Time Slow at the end of a good race if you're close.

I believe in you.

You can do it.

[Trevor]

I honestly had the exact opposite reaction to racing. I play on hard difficulty and find the races to be way too easy and boring. I easily get way ahead of the sprites, they're just too slow. Also I play on keyboard & mouse.