r/racinggames

So I've been a racing game fan for decades. I used to love Forza really liked Forza horizons as well I think up to 3 is the last one I played.

But then I started getting into sim racing. Never really looked back don't play arcade racers very much anymore.

That is until this new Forza It's getting a lot of hype I'm looking for something to do so I pick it up.

I don't know how to play them anymore. Something about the controller my car just oscillates back and forth drifting side to side I can't catch grip.

Literally seems like I can drive with easier control in iracing.

Just wondering if anybody else has the same kind of dilemma. I thought these games were supposed to be Easy!

Hey all,

Looking for some recommendations maybe for racing games with actual meaningful progression.

Been playing FH6 and while I’m enjoying it, booting up the game and realizing that with the amount of currency that gets thrown at you, with pretty little effort imo, I could buy a McLaren or a lambo in like 3 hours, kinda left me without much of a sense of purpose in playing the game(personal issue, I understand why people would love that)

Anyone have any recommendations?

So I've always liked the idea of racing games but every time I end up buying one i never end up having that much fun with it.

I've considered that maybe it's just because I've always played them with a controller as opposed to a wheel and pedals. I'm a bit worried about buying a cheap set for a couple hundred dollars and still not really being in to it.

I like cars and there was a few weeks where I did enjoy playing Forza but that died out.

Just curious if anyone else was in the same boat of not particularly enjoying racing games but wanting to get a cheap setup and see if it makes it more enjoyable.

Thanks for the advice.

I've been thinking about this lately. Good graphics are nice, but if the driving doesn't feel right, I usually lose interest pretty fast. On the other hand, a lot of people seem to care more about car collection and customization now. What keeps you playing a racing game the longest?

When I was young I loved Burnout Paradise City - just to relax and drive without any aim and listen to soundtrack.

Now that Forza 6 happened, is this a game which would you recommend to me? I don't mind some competitive driving it's totally ok - but it has to offer some free roam. I heard fh6 is good in both regards. Would you recommend me some games like that? I like the mix of arcade and realism or just arcade. Btw I can only now play on ps5

EDIT: Thank you everyone for the replies. Lots of opinions on all sides of the aisle which is exactly what I wanted. I'll stick to the service over the summer as it is a lot of fun.

preface: I need my butt to be fast. I have no trouble feeling the car IRL but my T150 setup cannot compare That being said I underdrive to compensate. My C rating for formula and sports car carried over

I picked up my subscription recently after 2 years of no simracing and took the usual rookie approach of MX5 rookies.

I am doing decently ( race pace enough for top 4 in whichever low/medium sof split I find myself in ) but I'm left with the question in the title. I'm comfortably mediocre at simracing, so I'm wondering if the service is worth it for someone who realistically doesn't have the mental capacity to DRASTICALLY improve ( at my current best enough for comfy p1-p2 with m2 at navarra 1k ) as opposed to spending the ~ 30 euros a month I currently spend on iRacing on sim racing gear and playing ACC or R3E

Sorry for the formatting as I am on mobile and if you made it this far here's a 🥔🍠 potato 🥔 🍠 for the long post 💈

The sense of speed which older ganes had was part of the fun. The exhilarating sensation when you can feel the car lose control and fighting to keep it in check was amazing. Modern games feel slow even when the speedometer shows 150 or 200 mph doesn't matter. I still play Burnout Paradise and Burnout Revenge just for the sheer sense of speed. I honestly think these 2 games have ruined all racing games for me. I recently tried Redout but couldn't get comfy with the mechanics as it was not traditional car game per se. What do you guys feel ? Any recommendations where I can go fast again ?

I really wonder how many of you relate to this.

What happened to street racing games?

If I only had millions of dollars... and got to make my own game, I would make it:

1. Very deep and rich story

• In which you would care about characters and things that are happening.
• More subtle tone for the most part, not the later F&F space/Avengers shit.
• I would also involve some love story/stories in there. Gamers are still just people and have emotions. That would amplify the shit out of that game (the first thing that relates to this which comes to my mind is the Mass Effect series. This alone gave so much more to the overall story in the sense of emotional attachment.)
• Getting back to the game aching with wonder about what will happen next in the story. Late-night drives, texting characters, rivalries, trust, betrayal, garage conversations, road trips, dangerous races, car meets, random side stories, hard choices.

2. Very slow or at least slower progression

• You get an ultimately better sense of reward and achievement, and you would care more about cars you win/get and get to know them better. Not like these days where they will hurl supercars at you after the first race BECAUSE you played it and probably crashed through the whole race... the cost of cars would be MUCH higher so you would have to do a little grind to save money and buy them.

3. Harder overall

• Meaning you don't get to win every race, at least until the time you get a very good hang of it, and not like in many games like The Crew 2 where the AI opponents are soooo garbage that after 3 seconds in the race you are "racing" alone...

4. Thinner lanes

• I mean in the last Forza and Crew games the lanes are so wide that you could literally fit two and a half of your car in there... and when you add the opposite direction you get an airfield runway, not a road.
• That way you would have to drive more carefully and be aware of your speed and cornering or you would easily end up in a lamp or a ditch, which would add TENSION.

5. Damage to the cars

• It would not have to be so realistic that when you bump a curb you lose a wheel and you are finished for the race, but at least some sort of damage to the car so you would have to be more cautious, as every damage would cost you repairs and give you a disadvantage in performance if you hit something critical.
• Most importantly it would add more TENSION to every race. (The GRID series came to my mind just now.)

6. **** the festivals...

I don't know who wanted it or why. But I'm disappointed with this approach. You start as a tourist but:

"HEY THERE NEWBORN STAR! Let's give you a 68k car BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN YOU! And you can keep it of course because we are all millionaires here and really don't know what to do with our money! --- fast forward 5 minutes after the first race --- OH MY GOD YOU NAILED IT! You definitely earned these 3 supercars worth 2.7 million for free and in addition let's give you 100k credits so you have some coffee money! ALSO spin this wheel of fortune and have a chance of winning a skin/parts!"

• Don't really remember if it was Forza or Crew that did this but I remember in that moment I was looking at the monitor and was like "what in Christ is happening here?". My opinion on the future progression system and motivation to go on after the first race felt like "WHAT progression". If they pushed it a little more I'm afraid I would get a car for free just for going to the main menu...

Screw the argument that these days the player base is different. What do you say to, for example, Elden Ring? It's hard but in the end people love it. Maybe not the whole globe but enough that it got Game of the Year. Not to mention survival games. People end up loving the game even if in the beginning it's frustrating and hard. And I know not all of them would like a game like this, but if at least tens of thousands of people loved it I would be happy. It would not be the first time where a not-so-accessible game wins the hearts of many players and this alone would create marketing for itself so then more simple players would give it a chance.

I say let's get back again to underground culture, dirty streets, police, not the festivals, influencers, instant rewards and constant positivity vibes.
Optional, but no FAST TRAVEL. If you want to get somewhere, DRIVE.

I'm writing this here firstly to know if there is anyone who relates to at least something from this.
And lastly maybe in a naive hope that maybe someday this will get to the right developer or millionaire and it will become reality 😃

And it would be game from the heart and not business.

Anybody played both of them in recent memory? Which one did you prefer more and why? And is there any good, modern alternative that strikes that perfect balance between arcade and sim, is good with controller and most importantly (for me) has detailed and immersive first person view?

I have tried all Project Cars and found first two too sterile and complicated and not fun and third one simply bad in all possible ways. Only modern racing game i liked, that is like those two, is Grid Legends, but i found career mode pretty mid and first person immersion isn't as good as in Shift.

I'm new

But I played burnout games because I like racing game

Also I discovered this new method

Is NAMD method new or old?

NAMD method, or I called No Analog Mid Drift

So new players, have some problems with drift

Literally keeping or holding the analog

And that is well, not how you do it and there's a chance it might crashed you or a AI rival gives you one way to a ticket and crashing you or vertical Takedown

Whats NAMD method?

I literally just made it by accident

NAMD stands for No Analog Mid drift

How to use NAMD method?

Step 1:dont move the analog

Step 2:keep holding the X/R1 button for boost

When keeping holding, creates another position, even though your car is on the same position

Step 3:quickly press square button

Since the game code make the car in fixed position

The boost will make another position mid drift

Because the analog is still in center and not moving

This can lead to not crashed

Or make your AI rival or a real player in online mode

Well

The one way ticket to them in crashed by a Wall of a NPC car

This is the explaination

And added how to use NAMD method

This probably works on

Road rage

Race

Time trial (or idk)

Burning lap

Or more

(mods or admin pls don't ban me, I'm new on r/burnout)

I have PC (R7 5700X / 16GB RAM / 6600XT) and android devices (RG557).

I want a game like Master Rallye.
It is a racing game, but not too racey.
I liked the locations and it being a simple racer.
I did install it, but it really has aged poorly, graphics and controls.

I am enjoying Dirt 3 at the moment.