Comment on Need for Speed: Most Wanted – The game that got me into racing
theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week agoOh really? That is good to know and to be fair I was so pissed off after anxiously waiting for the release and then it being pushed back a few months to improve some stuff the disappointment hit me hard and I didnt look for any updates out of spite.
The only thing I’m glad of is that I tried out a pirate copy before dropping money as I just don’t trust game companies these days and my cautiousness was proved right again.
I might look for an updated repack this evening to try and give it a go with a newer version but I would appreciate an opinion too if you fancy playing some as I may not get time.
Thanks for the response!
kahjtheundedicated@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Okay so I spent some time driving around, and replayed some missions. The actual drifting dynamics feel how I remember, which is to say intuitive and responsive, though a little too forgiving imo. More on the “arcade” side of “simcade”. So overall good. Though I think they retuned the grip? Lower hp and generally unmodified cars feel way easier to initiate and hold in a drift. In low hp cars the handbrake used to rob too much of your speed and make your engine bog when you got back on power, so clutch kicking was the move. Now you really don’t need to clutch kick at all except in the super low power cars, and even then it’s usually optional. Also they gave the tofu delivery car way more steering angle, which is a positive imo.
Grip driving is definitely not this games forte. Even when a car is set up for grip, it feels like it wants to be a drift car. I can’t quite get the steering setup to make it not feel like a drift car. Every steering input when gripped feels more like trying to initiate a drift than actually turn.
Still, I think it’s fun, and I’m going to do some of the new missions that have been added.
theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Thanks so much for the additional feedback. I did get the game downloaded last night but havent had a chance to actually boot it up and play yet.
I think I’m going to return and give it another go. I hope to enjoy the gameplay as I loved the customisation part last time. Any game that has Work Equip 01’s automatically gains points for me xD