Yes, but I find it distracting.
The real soundtrack to this game is the screeching of the tires and the revving of the engines.
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The real soundtrack to this game is the screeching of the tires and the revving of the engines.
Damn straight. Rushy's push to have the in-game music disabled by default was the right one.
NullPointer
Member
Heh, I'm still half convinced he mistakenly thought he was in a The Crew thread with that crack about the handling.
I ran with custom music for a while there, but yeah, nowadays I keep the menu music only - in race its pure engine and tires and wind, with weather sounds soon enough I hope.
Indeed feeling that speed is damn amazing.
Yeah um generally not gonna bother taking reviews seriously anymorethis is one of the best racing games of the past decade and I'm going to use it as a future litmus test to know who not to trust about racing games >
Time for dat 11. Hopefully still a christmas present and not a 15 thing. But I'm quite 9 of 10 that it'll be just in time. Would be 10 of 10 if so.
i never did i bought this not only on impulse but my love for racing games as this one because i played the heck out of NFS HP 2010 but also back in the day TOCA Touring car racing,Colin Mcrae rally,Grand Prix 2 for example. It's you,the track and getting from A to be B very fast.
Cap'n Cook
Member
I've had the game for a few days, it's great but man do I suck. Picture a drunk guy, now take that drunk guy and put a blindfold on him, that would be me.
Just remember that this is not a straight up arcade racer so as long as you go slow into the corner then fast out, you'll get better as you memorize the tracks.
backbreaker65
Banned
My games of the year one's slow and one is very fast, The Golf Club and Drive Club.
kutthoat5150
Member
how good is the single player? my ps+ just expired and I don't plan to renew it until there's a good deal on it. Is the main attraction the online component because I just beat GTA V and was thinking of trading it for Driveclub.
I'm not a big driving game guy but I find the single player engrossing. My only complain is the UI drivers are idiots and constantly crash into you.
Haven't had the music on since I got the game. I usually play with earphones in the DS4 as well - mainly because I can't have the TV loud enough without annoying my wife
I think the single thing that really adds to the replayability of this game are the pretty much instant restarts - it's been so long since I've just been able to pause > restart > start > GO! in less than 10s. Talk about next-gen features, for me its a huge one.
And of course the game totally rocks. I'm still favouring this over GTAV and AC:U.
Hawk269
Member
That is how I play the majority of my racing games, with no music and just the car sounds and the environmental sound effects. That is the best way to play a racing game imho.
I just bought it the other day, and I put in 3 hours, and only finished the Rookie mode. Completed each challenge, and that was only like 40/250 stars or somethin. Then there's the 2 free dlc packs.
I let my ps+ expire as well, you don't need it to join a club, and get points for it, but you need it to do multiplayer races online.
lol not the first time I strongly disagree with him on a game. He also really dislikes the Souls games... so yeah.
Coolbgdog12
Member
I literally shook my head in disbelief when I saw that review. Usually after some time passes and the "honeymoon" phase with a new game passes you start to see little things here and there that start to make you think maybe the reviews were accurate but two months later and I still find the reviews for this game silly. I haven't played a racer this much since Burnout 3 and NFS Underground. This is easily the best racer I've played in a LONG time bar none.
boredandlazy
Member
You should have seen the reaction I got when I posted the driveclub review as a reason I'm not a fan of him inside the recent Gerstmann love-in thread. It was amazing.
Mr. PlayStation
Member
I feel the same too, haven't played a racing game(involving real world cars) this much since NFS:Hot Pursuit2010.
As someone driving in 3rd person camera mode I'm disappointed. The game is severely lacking in splashiness when driving through puddles and overall the impact the cars have on the wet road is just bad since the water doesn't really disperse behind the cars (if only the visibility during rain was so good in real life), also no moving rear wipers. The backlight reflections during motion at night make me doubt my ps4 is not defective.
Is there a more severe setting than heavy/stormy? At least when standing the downpour seems to be quiet mild.
The starfield simulation at a snowy night really fucks with my ability to concentrate on the road but that's something I have to take a closer look when it starts snowing here, but seems to be way more distracting than irl.
Sometimes I wish I could be as easily impressed as most other people, but alas, that's the life a nitpicky person has been chosen to live.
Is there a more severe setting than heavy/stormy? At least when standing the downpour seems to be quiet mild.
The starfield simulation at a snowy night really fucks with my ability to concentrate on the road but that's something I have to take a closer look when it starts snowing here, but seems to be way more distracting than irl.
Sometimes I wish I could be as easily impressed as most other people, but alas, that's the life a nitpicky person has been chosen to live.
HueyFreeman
Banned
So being impressed by this game = being easily impressed? Huh. You know - I think I don't agree with you.
OccamsLightsaber
Regularly boosts GAF member count to cry about 'right wing gaf' - Voter #3923781
I don't think anyone has ever beaten me in a Super car race online. The Ariel Atom is a beast.
Swing the view around the car and you'll see two sprays coming up from the wheels.
#TeamCaterham
I really can't get on with the Atom. I love the X-bow, Caterham, BAC and the TwinRun, but the Atom still eludes me.
It's really annoying as I can completely feel the potential for insanity in the car too!
psn
Member
Others are not easy to impress, you're just hard to impress. But maybe I can help you with a few points.
Rear wipers are usually activated when you change to the reverse gear because the airflow keeps the rain away from the rear window while driving. That's the reason why most cars don't even have them anymore.
Optical reasons too
The starfield simulation sadly looks like this irl too.. Just a few hours ago I saw it in front of me.
The splashing puddles are not in here because of performance reasons I think.
It's hard to imagine there are people who are not impressed by this, since there is no driving game that does it better.
Scaramanger
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Maybe i'm off point on this but one thing I notice in Gaf is that there is two different types when it comes to being impressed or not impressed with a game's looks. Some (and i include myself here) look at the entire picture and its prettiness or realistic look (depending on the game) and judge on that and then there are others who have a more technical tick box type appreciation of graphics (i'm guessing those very interested in tech or involved in graphics themselves). I don't think either is more right or wrong, just an observation.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
I think the problem is that some folks just have unrealistic expectations when it comes to graphics and realism.
My brother is like that. I showed him the graphics in the new Madden game on PS4 (he's not a sports gamer, so he's only peripherally aware of how they've evolved graphically). When I went into Replay Mode and started moving the camera around the stadium, he was completely unimpressed by the fact that the digital stadium didn't have the real restaurants in the concourse area visible behind the seats.
You just can't impress some people.
Scaramanger
Member
You're probably right! In my mind I'm comparing DC to chase HQ on my spectrum in the 80's and i'm blown away by how far we've come!
EdReedFan20
Member
Stuff like that is just not possible (not because the systems are incapable of such detail). Deals and such would have to be made which would cause productions rates to soar. The only way your brother would be satisfied is if someone made a community made football game (with graphics on par with Madden) and added in details such as real restaurants, ads, etc. I think it's one of the reasons MVP Baseball 2005 on PC had such a big community.
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
But the problem with the impossible to please is that they're impossible to please.
Even if they spent the time and money to get every restaurant right, he'd find something else to pick on. "How come some of the people in the crowd look like clones of one another? The real scoreboard in ___________ stadium has a burnt out pixel in the fourth row, twelfth column. The one in the game doesn't. Psh."
It's just what that kind of person does. Just gotta ignore it, because it won't change.
farmerboy
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At times this is just a good, albeit, very good looking videogame.
But then you'll approach a corner in the wet and the clouds will part, the glare off the track will blind you. And as you come around that corner the sun will be at your back lighting the track ahead, water glistening on the track and you'll admit to yourself,
"This is an astonishing looking videogame".
And it's year one folks, not bad for a laptop cpu.
But then you'll approach a corner in the wet and the clouds will part, the glare off the track will blind you. And as you come around that corner the sun will be at your back lighting the track ahead, water glistening on the track and you'll admit to yourself,
"This is an astonishing looking videogame".
And it's year one folks, not bad for a laptop cpu.
At 60fps, absolutely not.
Phreakuency
Banned
So that lightning, it can actually randomly hit the power lines
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Wow.
the_batman
Banned
what i don't get is how there can be thunderstorms during a blizzard. does that ever happen, can it even happen?
So that lightning, it can actually randomly hit the power lines
You have got to be kidding me.
So that lightning, it can actually randomly hit the power lines
Yup, couldn't believe it myself. I think I saw it even hit rocks
FlutterPuffs
Member
The things that they sought to simulate in Driveclub goes far and beyond in what's needed.
The foliage gets wet ffs. Not to mention the wind affecting almost everything it can. Like the lake in a track gets turbulent when it's windy/stormy.
The foliage gets wet ffs. Not to mention the wind affecting almost everything it can. Like the lake in a track gets turbulent when it's windy/stormy.
Yep. It's distracting.
But I really enjoyed a few races with some Sonic tunes on them.
I definitely will be trying to make an enjoyable playlist.
Wouldn't that be obvious? Lighting strikes high points and especially those made of metal.
didn't some reviews said the game was soulless?
boredandlazy
Member
Well not that I agree with the reviewers, but it didn't have proper weather implemented at that point.
So that lightning, it can actually randomly hit the power lines
Holy shit! :O
jellies_two
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Enzo_Ferrari
Neo Member
Thanks. I try to keep it clean but sometimes a bit of contact can't be avoided.
parappatherapper
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Happened last week in the UK - admit this was the first time I had seen it though.
KyanMehwulfe
Member
yeah I saw it hit something and explode a bit on... the North Vancouver map... Maplewood? the small track across the bay from downtown VanYup, couldn't believe it myself. I think I saw it even hit rocks
the lightning there hits on the north side of the map and something has a fiery little boom