I’m in the business school (have to get admitted after your freshman year), and I was thinking the other day of how I can get ahead or bust my tail *now*. Anyone have any thoughts?!
A few things jumped out at me by playing the game:
-The cars handle noticeably different than FH5, and in a good way. You get a decent sense of speed, the brakes can burn you if you’re late or go too deep into a corner, RWD will punish you.
-Slower cars feel a bit faster (probably a result of whatever driving physics changes were implemented). Super engaging races from the get-go.
-The AI is definitely faster than FH5’s. I have my difficulty on Expert and I had to grind out a lot of races and gain time by really pushing the cars.
-I’m not disappointed in the traffic density tbh. Depending on where you are there is a legit amount of civilian cars on the roads. Weaving through the city streets was fun. The traffic also drives like worst drivers you know (especially in the denser areas), or they’re TOO careful. Honestly improves the experience because they don’t all drive the same, at least to me.
-It looks incredible. I’m playing in Performance mode and cruising around it’s amazing. The way the natural lighting hits the cars and the environment makes the game look so good.
-I know I’ve already mentioned it but it’s noticeably less easy to drive a car fast in this game. IDK what they did with the physics model but the cars feel much more weighty in corners and you have to keep weight transfer and grip/cornering concepts in mind.
-The time attack tracks are SICK. The curb effect is great, lots of bumps/undulations/cambered corners, elevation change, and bad lines will kill your hot laps. The split timer is a great tool.
-Character audio isn’t corny or cheesy. They actually talk about cars and the things Japan/the Festival scene have to offer. I don’t feel like I’m watching a kids show when listening to it.
-Car sounds are SO much better in FH6 than 5, at least all the cars I’ve driven in both games. They definitely tweaked a lot of the sounds to make them more accurate, and the environmental sound model the introduced for this game makes everything almost lifelike in certain ways.
So far, I’m pretty impressed. And this was all after about two hours of play time. Happy racing!
Gonna miss this game tbh.