FAST Racing NEO |OT| When Everyone's Fast, No One Will Be

I got the game. I am in love. Finished the first 2 cups at sub sonic speed .

The only thing I hate about the game is the rubber-band AI.
It's really very obvious and I hope it get sorted .


But for a 15$ game.for its price and value and game play as total package ? Probably up there on top 5 games for me for 2015.

Fix the AI and it's easily top 3
 
I feel like leans interfere with normal turning, sort of.

Like I've been trying to lean + turn to make a tighter turn and I don't think it's working.
 
I had this game low key in the back of my head, I knew I was going to buy it to scratch that F-Zero itch... But holy crap it has online multiplayer!!!!
 
//DEVIL// said:
I got the game. I am in love. Finished the first 2 cups at sub sonic speed .

The only thing I hate about the game is the rubber-band AI.
It's really very obvious and I hope it get sorted .


But for a 15$ game.for its price and value and game play as total package ? Probably up there on top 5 games for me for 2015.

Fix the AI and it's easily top 3
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There isn't rubberbanding, or if there is it's extremely subtle. I think generally it's more that the AI doesn't tend to mess up as often as human players, and a lot of times the middle range of places will all be pretty close together. So one crash puts you from 1st to 10th. If you crash again right after your last crash you're done (I find myself doing this when the game respawns you and you aren't prepared for where you're dropped)

UncleSporky said:
I feel like leans interfere with normal turning, sort of.

Like I've been trying to lean + turn to make a tighter turn and I don't think it's working.
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It's hit or miss for me. The handling model is a far cry from F-Zero's tightness so it's weird, but I have gotten that sweet perfect F-Zero esque lean turn a couple of times. I generally don't even bother though, once the car slips to the edge of the camera it's already too late. I guess having walls not be electric hazards makes it less necessary
 
Brian_FETO said:
There isn't rubberbanding, or if there is it's extremely subtle. I think generally it's more that the AI doesn't tend to mess up as often as human players, and a lot of times the middle range of places will all be pretty close together. So one crash puts you from 1st to 10th. If you crash again right after your last crash you're done (I find myself doing this when the game respawns you and you aren't prepared for where you're dropped)
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That's not true. At couple of stages I was going full speed. No boost. Straight line. Only to find an AI going ahead of me without speed boost as well. And you can always make a come back to top 4 easily even if you were dead last at the last round because They will slow down. The first 3 tho ? Idont think they slow down that much
 
I'm not sure if the AI rubberbands or not but they don't seem to use the rival system like Mariokart games. I always found that much more obvious and annoying.
 
Played the first two cups and I'm enjoying it. Definitely a good game so far. But also kind of bittersweet because it makes me really want a new F-Zero or WipEout. This is basically the next best thing, but not quite there.

Looking forward to exploring the whole phase shifting/boost mechanics to see if it unlocks a deeper appreciation of the game for me.
 
//DEVIL// said:
That's not true. At couple of stages I was going full speed. No boost. Straight line. Only to find an AI going ahead of me without speed boost as well. And you can always make a come back to top 4 easily even if you were dead last at the last round because They will slow down. The first 3 tho ? Idont think they slow down that much
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You realize different vehicles have different top speeds, yes? Look at the selection screen, some are more acceleration-based while others have higher top speed
 
Brian_FETO said:
You realize different vehicles have different top speeds, yes? Look at the selection screen, some are more acceleration-based while others have higher top speed
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Of course and I was using the first ship from the right front 1st row ( that or the second ship) it had the highest speed
 
//DEVIL// said:
Of course and I was using the first ship from the right front 1st row ( that or the second ship) it had the highest speed
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Hmm....not sure then. Generally the mistakes I've seen the AI make are with the polarity switching (or just running into hazards). I've had plenty of races where I crash a couple of times in an area, then start racing well but still make it to 9th at best. Seems like the reviews generally commented on the "unforgiving" AI as well.
 
?oe?oe said:
I'm currently ranked 17 on Subsonic Neon Cup. I got a silver. The cup must be destroying people!
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Wow you're right, I'm ranked 34. I did it a few times to get gold, I had silver originally. Got really good at that first track.

I think the world records are already hacked/glitched. Says the record for each is like 3-7 minutes, meaning each individual lap took people 15-35 seconds...this when almost all individual laps should take about 1 minute.
 
Tron#1 said:
but someone said no way the game can look nice. ha!


On topic I really like the game. Once I got use to the color switching scheme I am doing a lot better. Man though the game is a challenge. One mistake on the last lap and you are done for.
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Yeah, I don't know if I like or hate the fact that CPU are so unforgiving.
I think it was one of the Titanium Tracks where I was second the entire time but fell off the track by accident.
Next thing I know is that I'm damn 9th place and after doing fine the rest of the race I'm only able to reach 4th once the race is over :(
 
I don't think the CPU is an issue, because different racers place in different positions each race. If this were like Mario Kart, then yeah, it would be a problem.
 
This game is amazing. Best looking Wii U title I've played and one of the better games of the year. And the price makes this a no brainer. Really deserves a physical release.
 
Holy shit I just tried out Spaarc Unlimited and it's like a different game control-wise. Feels perfect and I'm doing way better with races

Awesome how they actually delivered vehicles that actually play different instead of slight nuances
 
OrbitalBeard said:
This game is incredible. Even more so if you've played Shin'en games in the past. This is such a massive step up for them it's insane. FAST on Wii was a cool game but it was super frustrating. This game is challenging but my god is it fun.

And the visuals. Jesus. I am honestly shocked at how good they are. This is one of the best games I have seen period, not just on Wii U.

I am so incredibly impressed with this game. Easily one of the best games released this year on any platform.

Congrats Shin'en for an amazing game! PLEASE make a sequel for NX!!!
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Thanks Orbital for basically writing my glowing review for me as well. :)

The sense of speed, the amazing visuals, tight controls, fantastic map/course designs and killer music and PRICE-it's the total package.

This DESTROYS the Wipeout series and only F-Zero GX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQ1FLPBw1FE can keep up in terms of this type of futuristic racer. And yes, I know the F-Zero series was inspiration for Fast Racing Neo.

Shin'en are coding gods man. I really, really hope they have an NX developer system already and are either working on Fast Racing Neo X or F-Zero NX.

Folks-BUY THIS GAME. Seriously. For only $15 bucks, this is a total steal. I would have gladly paid $50 for the game and not felt let down at all.

Support these guys-Racing game of the year!
 
I know it's early but, has Shin'en talked about any DLC yet? I'd gladly pay $15 for 16 more tracks.

Come to think of it, has Shin'en talked at all? Any interviews or anything that we can read to learn more about them?
 
Brian_FETO said:
Holy shit I just tried out Spaarc Unlimited and it's like a different game control-wise. Feels perfect and I'm doing way better with races

Awesome how they actually delivered vehicles that actually play different instead of slight nuances
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Yes yes my favorite vehicle! ...At least for Subsonic.
 
Tron#1 said:
guys we have to campaign for this game on miiverse and everything and campaign. I want this game to achieve HIGH sales for them. Like I want this to be like their shovel knight moment.
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We just need a car to make guest spots in all future indie games on kickstarter.
 
I've just playing on subsonic because I'm terrible, but man, the sense of speed while boosting is crazy. I can't believe the whole package is only $15 too.
 
Reposting my impressions from reddit. For reference, I'm one who has played GX religiously as well as Wipeout, Extreme G, and Fast Racing League on the side.

* HOLY MOLY this game is fast. In the ballpark of XG3, and I haven't even gotten to hypersonic yet.

* The handling model is closer to Wipeout than I thought it would be, especially when leaning in certain ships.

* Neo is leaps and bounds better than League in nearly every conceivable way, yet still feels like part of the FAST franchise.

* I love all the nods to GX in the course design. There's obvious parallels to Big Blue, Aeropolis, Fire Field, and Sand Ocean.

* The soundtrack is AMAZING. I don't know why people are saying it sounds generic, but then again I'm a huge electronic music fan. Alpine Trust has some killer DnB that fits the racing perfectly.

* Finally, and most importantly, it feels like it's own game. It's like they took inspiration across the entirety of the futuristic racing genre, and added their own twist on top. It's a little of everything really, and as a fan of the genre I'm absolutely loving it so far.
 
OrbitalBeard said:
This game is incredible. Even more so if you've played Shin'en games in the past. This is such a massive step up for them it's insane. FAST on Wii was a cool game but it was super frustrating. This game is challenging but my god is it fun.

And the visuals. Jesus. I am honestly shocked at how good they are. This is one of the best games I have seen period, not just on Wii U.

I am so incredibly impressed with this game. Easily one of the best games released this year on any platform.

Congrats Shin'en for an amazing game! PLEASE make a sequel for NX!!!
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Yeah, this is their best game. It'll sell well and they'll likely make another for the NX or at least more games.
 
Remember that (like 98% of Wii U games) you can upload pictures directly to Facebook, Twitter, etc. Press Home, go to the Internet Browser and upload to any place.

So, spread the word! :p
 
I've never really played F-Zero. /me ducks

But I've seen the comparison frequently made. All that shit aside, this game is great. Starting to dial into the controls(which are nothing like WipEout) and loving it.

That'll do. Yup.
 
Kiddy Dong said:
* The soundtrack is AMAZING. I don't know why people are saying it sounds generic, but then again I'm a huge electronic music fan. Alpine Trust has some killer DnB that fits the racing perfectly.
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I agree, it bugs me that some reviews are calling it generic. It sounds awesome. Some tracks more than others of course, but yeah, some of them are just so high energy. Some dubsteppish stuff sprinkled in there.
 
How is there a SteamWorld Heist add logo in this game? What am I missing here? Is this a Nindies thing?
NotLiquid said:
So Hero Mode is basically this game's "F-Zero mode" where the Boost doubles as a health bar and you can't die.

This is going to be one hell of a game to 100%.
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The forcing you to come into first place is the killer though. Wish it went with a point system like F-Zero instead so you can average out to an overall first place finish.
 
FreedomFighter said:
How is there a SteamWorld Heist add logo in this game? What am I missing here? Is this a Nindies thing?
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Why not? Indies can stick together. A bunch of games have a bunch of cameos from a bunch of other games. Super Meat Boy is in everything. Commander Video crops up a lot. I bet they just email each other and say "hey what do you think" and the other dev is like "sure!"
 
UncleSporky said:
Why not? Indies can stick together. A bunch of games have a bunch of cameos from a bunch of other games. Super Meat Boy is in everything. Commander Video crops up a lot. I bet they just email each other and say "hey what do you think" and the other dev is like "sure!"
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Dude, I'm not saying anything is wrong with it, I'm just asking how it came to be! I could see if it SWH was a Shinen game, but being as though it isn't, I was wondering how this happened or if there was anything official.
 
Sunahara Desert, what the heck is up with this level on hypersonic. Some normally safe rocks that totally kill you now, collision with invisible stuff on the track, horrible collision detection off track, that last jump just straight up killing you if you go too fast sometimes. That track is pure trash tier in its current state.
 
Picked this up a couple hours ago. The color-switching mechanic was hard to grasp at first, but I'm starting to get used to the game now... I was able to get all golds in Subsonic, but I'm still having trouble getting any golds in Supersonic.

I don't think it's quite as good as F-Zero GX is, but I'm enjoying the game a lot. Think I'll try out online tomorrow.
 
OrbitalBeard said:
I don't think the CPU is an issue, because different racers place in different positions each race. If this were like Mario Kart, then yeah, it would be a problem.
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Yep. This is my #1 complaint with F-Zero X - there's always the "chosen one" AI who is programmed to come in first no matter what, and hogs all the points.
 
This game is not made for the wii-mote at all. I started with it and got several last places in a row. Then I used the gamepad and won the first cup with all first places. Is not long since I played the Wii game too :( .
 
Lonely1 said:
This game is not made for the wii-mote at all. I started with it and got several last places in a row. Then I used the gamepad and won the first cup with all first places. Is not long since I played the Wii game too :( .
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Play with the Wii U Pro.
Even the developers recommend that controller lol

Also, Good to see you around here, Justice :D


Edit; hey, I see Jedi05 online. Nice race there lol
 
Alistair Roo said:
Man, Neon Cup is a total bitch >.>
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Burning Justice said:
Picked this up a couple hours ago. The color-switching mechanic was hard to grasp at first, but I'm starting to get used to the game now... I was able to get all golds in Subsonic, but I'm still having trouble getting any golds in Supersonic.

I don't think it's quite as good as F-Zero GX is, but I'm enjoying the game a lot. Think I'll try out online tomorrow.
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7.8/10 needs more KartGAF

And Roo you know I would play with the Pro if I could but yeah...
 
I think this tops Rocket League as my favorite indie game this year. The graphics look like they were done by a much larger studio. I love the challenge.
 
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