MarcusAurelius32
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I think it's been supported admirably. It turned into a great game. Love playing it with a controller different story with a wheel though. I much prefer project cars when using my wheel
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Hindsight is 20/20: Driveclub
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dr guildo
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This is exactly my feelings.The game is about full love or full hate.
ShiroAmakusa
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Sorry to go off-topic but you have me curious: Did you also play Project Cars? I wonder how Assetto Corsa compares to PC.
tamaster92
Member
Fantastic looking, amazing support, fun game
Would likely win an award for most improved post launch game ever made
Would likely win an award for most improved post launch game ever made
There's "over exaggerating", and there's straight up fallacy.
The argument that Daytona is a simple case of turning the wheel in the correct direction and letting off the gas, describes Daytona USA less than nearly any other racer in existence. If anything that description applies far more to basically any simcade racer (including Driveclub, Forza Horizon, Project Gotham, etc), because whereas in each of those the entry speed and racing line are the main factors of taking a corner successfully, Daytona USA actually requires the player learn the mechanics, because simply slowing down isn't enough, even at the beginner/intermediate level. Basically... if Daytona USA had a racing line, the average player would be just as fucked with it as they are without it (and I know how bad people are... I've been playing it online today).
Similarly to when you were arguing graphics in that next-gen graphics thread, you seem to measure things primarily against their attempts to approximate realism. Daytona is all about nuance and finesse, far more than any Sega Rally is. I would probably agree with you if we were talking about Outrun 2 or Ridge Racer Type 4, but Daytona USA demands serious precision to be at all competitive. It's actually one of the few games where a lack of finesse is clearly visible at pretty much all times.
If we were to both play both Driveclub and Daytona USA right now in time trial, I'd bet that both our runs would look far closer to this, than either would resemble this. And this is one of three tracks in a game I've been playing on and off for two decades.
Likewise. But I think people are looking for more gamification of racing/driving titles than merely improving lap times/racing lines etc. Look at Horizon for example, with it's hundreds of different achievements to hit (drifting, speed cameras etc.). DC kind of did this, but didn't do it well enough to capture that audience. It needed more feedback a la PGR4/Kudos, but instead the Driveclub points were actually... well, pointless.To each his own of course, but I'm always baffled when people call DriveClub boring or dull. Wonder if those people played the same game as me, cause driving a Super or Hyper car on and over the limit at 300+ km/h in the pouring rain has been as exciting as a racing game can be for me. The sense of speed combined with the visuals and tight controls really make me wonder how any racing fan can not like this game.
Oh well.
I guess Kudos kind of were too for their time, but they felt more fun to pull off
DC is more PGR than any other game since PGR4. Including the Horizon games.
I can't argue there. While I loved how DC felt and it was really unique in that regard, I do wish it was a little easier to fang it like it was in PGR4.
I still have mine in it's shrinkwrap after I bought it digitally. It really is the prettiest steelbook I've seen.
10/10 steelbook art
Edit: PS. The "gameplay is boring" I think is like I said above, stems from not having micro achievements/progress bars going for that feedback loop. When your only motivation is to get a better time around a track with a particular car, it won't last forever. But bombard people with "5 star drift!" and combos etc., they'll come back.
Probably one of my favorite game of all time. When I say DC is timeless, I mean it. I will never forget the sound of the FXXK or Mclaren P1 GTR going 1 on 1 in Scotland. Or the crazy Speed Lap challenges for the Henessey Venom. Last but not least the tough as hell Apex event for the Ariel Atom.
For those calling this a corridor racer, I guess in real life we still race in "corridors" right? Now please go play your unrealistic shenanigans while I race up my Mclaren F1 in the beautiful vistas of India while it rains in a tea plantation.
For those calling this a corridor racer, I guess in real life we still race in "corridors" right? Now please go play your unrealistic shenanigans while I race up my Mclaren F1 in the beautiful vistas of India while it rains in a tea plantation.
manfestival
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would be nice if they kept their promise of the free ps+ version rather than a glorified trial
Gtagentleman
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Sony going all out saying "Forza killer!!" and the horrendous launch killed this game.
Prototype Viktor
Member
I dunno man...I only had 2 contest for it so I'm just not sure, other people got swag because of it
secretanchitman
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Great game! FH3 and Driveclub are my favorite racing games of this gen.
ResidentDante
Member
No, just no. This just further makes your previous lashes out at the game embarrassing. I guess you weren't an expert that had played "them all" after all.
There are absolutely subtle differences in bike handling.
Quick question, how does Driveclub work on PSN right now (Canadian store btw)?
I see two options, both say Full Game underneath. One is $7.49 as a PS Plus price, the other has no price. The other says it's not available for purchase due to my account having already purchased a PS Plus membership.
Here's my problem: the description under the $7.49 version states it only has one of the six locations for tracks and a smaller number of cars than the other description states.
Is the $7.49 one a lite version of the game or something? Why can I only purchase that one?
I see two options, both say Full Game underneath. One is $7.49 as a PS Plus price, the other has no price. The other says it's not available for purchase due to my account having already purchased a PS Plus membership.
Here's my problem: the description under the $7.49 version states it only has one of the six locations for tracks and a smaller number of cars than the other description states.
Is the $7.49 one a lite version of the game or something? Why can I only purchase that one?
I think the one that you cant get is the normal one, that has even less content. Then comes the PSPlus edition with a little bit more. The real thing is the game + season pass.
cyber_ninja
Member
I'm certainly not the only one with that opinion..
OfTheOverflow
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Became a superb game, and I picked it up after Evolution had largely fixed any issues the game had so I had a blast with it. Unfortunately, as someone else said, you only get one first impression.
David Ricardo
Member
What Driveclub doesn't do, and thank god for that, is make rival cars go faster than it's possible to help them catch up with you.
But it has rubber banding the opposite way. When you are last, rivals do go slower so you can catch up with them. It's nice when you are new to the game, and/or you just want get the stars and do something else. But it would have been nice to be able to totally disable the rubberbanding.
David Ricardo
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You are wrong. The three of you.
metareferential
Member
Best soft-sim racing game of this gen, and one of the best overall.
I'd kill for a pc version (one can dream) or a proper pro patch.
I only wish it had better ffb on current wheels. Still a ton of fun and a visual marvel.
I know I'll end up buying a psvr just to try this on vr.
I'd kill for a pc version (one can dream) or a proper pro patch.
I only wish it had better ffb on current wheels. Still a ton of fun and a visual marvel.
I know I'll end up buying a psvr just to try this on vr.
Falchion
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I remember one of my primary reasons for buying a PS4 at launch was to get Driveclub for 'free' until we all realized it was going to be a diminished version and then it got delayed a year anyways.
Please. They haven't even implemented seasons for the millions of Console owners who bought Diablo 3.
cyber_ninja
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It was media and not Sony who claimed it.
They baked the quote into a trailer...
Bumblebeetuna
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As good an answer as you can get.
Joe T.
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Doesn't the bolded practically cover all games these days, though? It's been a very long time since I was impressed by NPC and/or enemy behavior in a game.
PeterLegend
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The handling model never felt quite right with me on a DualShock 4. The graphics were on another level but it did seem really sterile...
joecanada
Member
Seemed good for what it offered . I'm not into arcade racers so jumping into my first racer in years and placing first or second in my very first race I knew it wasn't for me . I want brutal sim punishment like gt. You memorize every inch of that track, speed in and out of every corner, gears , everything and you like it !
ronaldthump
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a real shame evolution got closed down. No more next gen motor storm.
To be honest, I bought this at launch and it had hijinks and I never revisited (except for PSVR demo)
To be honest, I bought this at launch and it had hijinks and I never revisited (except for PSVR demo)
ughkingdom
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bingo bongo, with both of you here. I get that this isn't everybody's cup of tea, but if you take a sip and feel that you even KIND of like it then I bet you'd get a lot out of it. It's just a modern PS1 racing game to me.