Have there been any good racing games lately that aren't Forza (and Mario Kart if you consider it a racing game?)
Need for Speed has never been good.
Gran Turismo is laughably bad.
Can't think of any other racing games. Blur and Burnout were bombas.
Need for Speed 3 was amazing, in fact all of the 'Hot Pursuit' titles were pretty sick. Burnout 3 was a great game with an even better soundtrack, and the Gran Turismo games, although not my cup of tea as far as racing games go can hardly be called 'laughably bad'. Forza is okay, a bit standard as far as the racing itself goes, but still good.
I'd say Need For Speed has gotten pretty cheesy for the most part, but the last Hot Pursuit title was fantastic by all accounts.
How old are you if you think Need For Speed was 'never good', it was 'the' fucking racing game back in the day.
Got nothing on Rock 'n' Roll Racing though...