March 2025 General Game Discussion Thread

[BeardyHat]

It's even more arcade now than it used to be. It's practically on rails, and feels like a waste of time to play. You just hit the gas and steer (just barely) and hit your nitro right before the finish line.

This was my impression of one of the last ones I played. Which I'm guessing is Hot Pursuit from 2010, which I have in my Steam library.

 

[ZedClampet]

This was my impression of one of the last ones I played. Which I'm guessing is Hot Pursuit from 2010, which I have in my Steam library.

It's even much worse now than in Hot Pursuit. They want to get rid of steering so you can just enjoy the thrill of racing. I was so disgusted that I uninstalled it after two races.

 

[BeardyHat]

It's even much worse now than in Hot Pursuit. They want to get rid of steering so you can just enjoy the thrill of racing. I was so disgusted that I uninstalled it after two races.

My past self feels your disgust

https://imgur.com/a/6dsjGDI

 

[Colif]

They want to get rid of steering so you can just enjoy the thrill of racing. I was so disgusted that I uninstalled it after two races.

Lacks words to express what he thinks of a racing game with no steering... so its just about accelerating and breaking then? They want to remove game play and charge you to look at the cars and pay for paint jobs/parts... its about the community... lol

this looks good.

 

[BeardyHat]

Lacks words to express what he thinks of a racing game with no steering... so its just about accelerating and breaking then? They want to remove game play and charge you to look at the cars and pay for paint jobs/parts... its about the community... lol

this looks good.

Neat video. Awesome to see that this game still has enough of a community around it that people are making videos like this.

Would love to have a setup like this, but I don't play enough of any particular style of game that this would bring me any value. I need a buddy with one of these, instead...

 

[neogunhero]

It's even more arcade now than it used to be. It's practically on rails, and feels like a waste of time to play. You just hit the gas and steer (just barely) and hit your nitro right before the finish line.

This was definitely the reason why I liked the games so much when I was younger, it didn't take much skill at all. There is a place and time for these sorts of games, but any real racing game fan wouldn't touch the series these days.

 

[Colif]

Would love to have a setup like this, but I don't play enough of any particular style of game that this would bring me any value. I need a buddy with one of these, instead...

Some do take it to an extreme

 

[neogunhero]

Some do take it to an extreme

As awesome as that is, at that point I would just rather use a VR headset. Maybe AR passthrough would get good enough to the point where you can see your real-life wheel and controls, while everything else is in the game. That would be peak immersion.

 

[ZedClampet]

Some do take it to an extreme

I want to see someone with a setup like this for DCS World. If you learn to operate and fly an F22 Raptor in DCS World, then you can operate and fly one in real life.

 

[Colif]

I want to see someone with a setup like this for DCS World. If you learn to operate and fly an F22 Raptor in DCS World, then you can operate and fly one in real life.

most i can find for that game are 3 monitor setups but they don't look as realistic with regards to cockpit

 

[ZedClampet]

most i can find for that game are 3 monitor setups but they don't look as realistic with regards to cockpit

Just to make sure because we sort of simultaneously posted, did you see my post above where I recommended Forza Horizon 5 to you?

 

[Colif]

Just to make sure because we sort of simultaneously posted, did you see my post above where I recommended Forza Horizon 5 to you?

I had Forza 4, 5 & Motorsport on my PC until a few weeks ago. They were removed in my great Xbox Games purge

I might get them back on next PC.