Where are the arcade racers?

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Gamer79 said:
This is such a fun genre that rarely gets made or atleast by AAA Publishers. I miss the games like Burnout, NFS (most wanted was the last good one), Cruis'n USA, etc.

I have purchased a few smaller house games of this nature but almost all of their servers or dead. Part of the experience is racing other people but like I said these lower budget publishers games suffer from dead lobbies.

Need for Speed has tried to bring this genre back but those games are mostly shit. Since the underground series and most wanted they have gone to hell. Dirt is a solid series but I personally like the good old fashioned street racing.

There is a decent series called Asphalt that went mostly mobile. Fun games but they went that pay to win angle. Playing these games requires you to have deep pockets to make real progress.
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It would be nice if Sega released a new arcade racer pack. Sega Rally/Daytona/Scud Race!
 
A new Indie Outrun style arcade racer just released on Steam. All point A-B races -


Classic Sport Driving is a retro inspired racing game that is crafted for a more genuine driving experience. Players can drive at high speeds and enjoy a casual racing experience with Arcade mode or have their driving skills fully tested in Pro mode where they will be required to use the brakes and master the racing line!
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Looks decent.
 
Rocco Schiavone said:
Quick question are they any new arcade racer on water?? Like with speedboats or Jet Sky??
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Not much on water in a while, sadly. It's way easier to integrate water graphics and physics these days (although that actually might be a problem in disguise, since a designer would be fighting against the "realism" built into whatever water plugin they try to use instead of having some water effects in a game the designers ultimately control.)

I had heard good things about Riptide Renegade, which is sort of Hydro Thunder / Splashdown 'esque. (Previous games were nice-looking in their day but had clear mobile roots in progression; this one was made for home platforms although I'm sure it has a DLC component.) That one's getting older now but seems worth checking out.



LEGO 2K Drive also has water to play on, but it's a different thing from what you're looking for.
 
CamHostage said:
Not much on water in a while, sadly. It's way easier to integrate water graphics and physics these days (although that actually might be a problem in disguise, since a designer would be fighting against the "realism" built into whatever water plugin they try to use instead of having some water effects in a game the designers ultimately control.)

I had heard good things about Riptide Renegade, which is sort of Hydro Thunder / Splashdown 'esque. (Previous games were nice-looking in their day but had clear mobile roots in progression; this one was made for home platforms although I'm sure it has a DLC component.) That one's getting older now but seems worth checking out.



LEGO 2K Drive also has water to play on, but it's a different thing from what you're looking for.
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Thanks for the response. Much appreciated.
 
Rocco Schiavone said:
Quick question are they any new arcade racer on water?? Like with speedboats or Jet Sky??
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I like the games camhostage posted. Good quality, gameplay and control feel right. Very simple structure with no extras. It's main issue would be a lack of personality.
 
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How is Hot Wheels Unleashed 2, does anybody know? Reviews call it more of the same, but there's some key differences in campaign/event variety (plus isn't there more of an attack power in racing to enhance its skill level over just straight driving?) that it looked at first like it earned its sequel status instead of just DLC. I didn't get it, so I'm not sure how it turned out.

Critics and User Meta is 77, an interesting equal status.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Reviews

The world’s raddest cars are back and taking the fun to the next level! Race over 130 vehicles with crazy new mechanics and even more vehicle types. Plus, build your tracks with stunning new environments and different game modes to have fun off and online!
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CamHostage said:
How is Hot Wheels Unleashed 2, does anybody know? Reviews call it more of the same, but there's some key differences in campaign/event variety (plus isn't there more of an attack power in racing to enhance its skill level over just straight driving?) that it looked at first like it earned its sequel status instead of just DLC. I didn't get it, so I'm not sure how it turned out.

Critics and User Meta is 77, an interesting equal status.

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged Reviews

The world’s raddest cars are back and taking the fun to the next level! Race over 130 vehicles with crazy new mechanics and even more vehicle types. Plus, build your tracks with stunning new environments and different game modes to have fun off and online!
www.metacritic.com www.metacritic.com
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The first one is part of my backlog haven't even got around to installing it because I've been getting my "racing fix" from Forza Horizon, it's no burn out but it dam good all the same
 
Looks like indie Tokyo Highway Challenge/Tokyo Xtreme Racer. Seems to have a decent style of its own. Could be good. Guess a paid non prologue will come?
 
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I want new ridge racer... :')
Im bored with simulation since a decade ago. Even ended liking nfs the run.

Nowadays i only play two racing games: Mario Karts 8 Deluxe and Mini Motor Racing X.

I heard horizon chase are also okay. But somehow didnt click me well.
 
This is a little old, but I didn't see it posted anywhere else on GAF so check it out if its new to you.



Apparently no official connection to Re-Volt (despite the name suggestion) and don't know much about the development team. Looks clean and fun, plus the feature list of splitscreen and online and car customization is promising. Hope it turns out well. For PC only so far.

(BTW, this reminds me once again... WTF happened to Nvidia's RTX Racer? They just changed their minds about releasing it in 2022 and that's it?)
 
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When it comes to arcade racers I really just want:
  • Motorstorm
  • Wipeout
  • Project Gotham Racing
  • Dirt in the style of Dirt 2
I would have always put TxR up on the list as well but by some miracle we got a TxR game earlier this year and it was great.
 
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hououinkyouma00 said:
When it comes to arcade racers I really just want:
  • Motorstorm
  • Wipeout
  • Project Gotham Racing
  • Dirt in the style of Dirt 2
I would have always put TxR up on the list as well but by some miracle we got a TxR game earlier this year and it was great.
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100% this. I went back the pgr series as I never really played them. Far rather a pgr5 than another Forza horizon game.
 
Calverz said:
100% this. I went back the pgr series as I never really played them. Far rather a pgr5 than another Forza horizon game.
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I think I would agree with you. I LOVE Forza Horizon as a series, but Forza Horizon 5 just isn't as good and really brought down the franchise/its future for me. I know some people didn't like FH4 but 3/4 are my favorites.

A new PGR would be amazing. Unfortunately, I don't see us getting a new entry at all.

I also want to give a shoutout to another 7th generation title as well... Split Second. I think Split Second is one of the most underrated games of the entire generation.
 
We know the genre is in a dire state when we basically rely exclusively on indies to keep it alive. If anything this thread having only 4 pages since it was made in 2022 is just another sign.
 
Rayderism said:
Because arcade racing games don't sell multi millions
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The modern audience narrative. I don't buy it. I've hear this over and over and over again over genre X, Y and Z. And then all it takes is for someone passionate about the genre to make an actual good game to prove the narrative wrong.

CRPGs dont sell well now. Modern audiences don't want turn based combat. Pokemon clones arent made because they are too niche if you dont have an old school fanbase like pokemon has.
 
JDM released today, looks like a pretty good game, although gamer reviews say it runs like crap, others say it's fine...

And then their is the new Tokyo Extreme Racer, but it's in EA.
 
Not to be an asshole, but this very same question keeps popping up and the answer is always more or less the same:

There are plenty of decent indie games to scratch that ich, but people just wants a AAA remake of their favourite game.

Get a gaming PC and emulate your favourites, or play the indie stuff coming out.
 
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Arcade racers just don't sell anymore, even in the Arcades for added irony.

People should really look at Grid Legends. Its not only a fan game, its plays so much like the old Arcade racers and is so much fun
 
I'm having a lot of fun with ridge racer arcade archives on S1. The DX version is particularly interesting with clutch and gate shifter, I can't think of any other arcade racer that does this.
 
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