Is this game fun?

[Ro]

hey, I hear varying stories about the game. However, I also hear some performance issues. But what is the core gameplay/game like? I love the racing genre but is this title worth it? And yes it is personal. But if you compare FM with other racing titles. I would like to hear your honest response. ty!!

[Alabeo]

It has performance issues, definetly, but it's a simcade game. It has car physics a step below Assetto Corsa, and it's fun to drive. It has total of 515 cars and 20 tracks, and tracks will be added for free over time (like Nordschleife).

I'd say if it wasn't for performance - this would be worth it now.

Just be wary - there are issues, big ones with both performance and stability. I'd wait if I were you, atleast until they're addressed. The game is CPU bound heavily so without six core CPU, I wouldn't bother.

[bshock]

It has some general performance issues yet but it's definitely fun. Some of the best physics in a simcade game that I've played. Keep in mind that the single player isn't very content filled and the AI is hit or miss. Multiplayer is the games bread and butter.

[acdcdave1387]

I'm loving every second of it, VASTLY improved over the last game. Performance isn't perfect but manually force off V-sync on the GPU control panel and the game runs fine at near max settings, averaging 90-120 FPS. So much potential too, can't wait to see the game continue to blossom. I already clocked over 20 hours and haven't had a single crash. I went ahead and uninstalled FM7 as I won't be returning to it lol

[derSanitoeter]

It's basically a simcade like GT Sports or GT 7 but for Xbnox or PC.
It's fun, physics are nice for simcade, ffb is nice, sound is great.

No cons? There are! Performance is utter garbage and even IF you go for low settings and high fps... the microstuttering kills it.

[Drake D]

adding to this, i do enjoy it but the AI is absolute trash, 4 guys run way faster lap times than everyone else than the ai doesnt even brake behind you they will continue to smash you off track, spin you out, and take a hard right into you as you begin to pass, also multiplayer is fps capped.....

[Moga CMDR]

The career mode is the typical mindless carrot-on-a-stick gimmick.

But I've been having fun with the sloppy AI in freeplay on my own terms. The AI has its good and bad points. But overall I think they are a nice change of pace. Sure you will get hit, maybe a bit too much. But that is racing. I like how they organically make mistakes, something a lot of racing games severely lack due to how they are designed.

You can alter the AI's racing line, and make them suffer for it. While in many games they may avoid you when you defend, they often defy physics to accomplish this. While in this game I've noticed if you scare them off a line, they steer off course more realistically, altering their race to a larger degree. Fun stuff.

The game feels great on my controller, but I'm anxious for them to fix the game so I can play it on my main pc, at its full visual glory, and on a wheel.

But I am enjoying my time on my older pc on a controller until then.