Does anybody know what this game is meant to be? Are the developers aiming for a realistic driving experience? I’m so confused. I often find myself turning this game off as soon as the menu’s appears because I get reminded of how awful everything is about this game. The menus doesn’t even work without lagging and failing to load a bunch of 3d renders of cars. When I play this game along side other titles like Project Cars 2, I think, it’s a wonder Forza 7 even sold a thousand copies. Nothing is realistic at all. The mechanics feel incredibly soggy and mushy like. The force feedback is very dull and gummy. It’s not my wheel either, because it feels great in Project Cars 2. The AI cars in this game constantly smash into me and remind me that I’m playing a very non realistic motorsports game. Everything from rear ended, to slamming on the brakes in front of me on a straight for no apparent reason at all… The only thing this game seems to do well is provide a long list of cars, with custom upgrades. Though that doesn’t really matter when all of the cars force feedback feels like I’m pushing into a sponge.
This isn’t meant to be a rant. I’m seriously asking the question “What is this game even supposed to be”. Because if there isn’t a straightforward answer, and somebody tells me it’s a “simcade”, prepare to be out competed by games that actually do something well, instead of doing a bunch of things very poorly. This is where every game franchise falls apart. Game developers originally have courage, and make games based on things they know to be true. After a few games in the series, they become saturated with input and start pandering to fans of the series, most of which don’t even know what’s required to make a good game, all while trying trying to please everybody. You can tell these games are being pulled in a million different directions by a million different people. They’re so bland from the launch. The Project Cars series is going to dominate this market if Turn 10 doesn’t pave a clear path for this game. It’s too lukewarm and mundane to actually compete. Project Cars 1 wasn’t that good. So it wasn’t really a threat. I can tell you the second title in that series has me wondering why I even bought this game. And if I feel that way, I’d bet it’s pretty safe there are others who feel the same way I do.
Btw, the only real reason I have a problem with this is because nobody at Turn 10 wants to be candid about what this game is supposed to be. I get different answers from different people. If you want to call this a bumper car simulator , i’d give it a 10 out of 10. If you want to call it a motorsports simulator, I’d call you a liar. Even the people on this forum can’t agree on what this game is supposed to be. Half of the people call it a “simcade”, and the other half call it a sim. The fans of this series are probably going to be upset with the way I framed this post, but I couldn’t care less. You’re being sold a bridge. Horizon was supposed to be the arcade game. The way they market this game, you would assume the Motorsports series was the sim. They just fall short, and as a consequence, you people call it a simcade. The word itself is an oxymoron. like tallshort or skinnyfat.