PlayStation player here. I remember enjoying Motorstorm Apocalypse, Split Second, and Blur. Burnout Paradise was great as well, and the Need For Speed games are hit-and-miss. I’m terrible at drifting (as a challenge or necessary) and prefer open world maps or interesting environments over traditional racetracks. Customizations and storylines are less important. I’ve done what I can with the latest Need For Speed (which was mostly okay) and Grid Legends (which was such a grind for trophies).
I’d like to find another Motorstorm Apocalypse or Split Second. Should I be looking at the Kart-like games? Are there other recommendations, or has the industry moved on from these classics?
An unusual suggestion for you: BeamNG.Drive. I wouldn’t call it a racing game per se, the actual “racing” part is kinda limited, but it’s got very realistic driving and crash physics, several different environments to race in (both track-like and open-world-like) and lots of opportunity for screwing around and modding. It’s a PC game, though, and requires a strong machine to pull off not just the graphics, but also the physics calculations.
@HalJor@beehaw.org @gaming@beehaw.org Re:interesting environments I enjoyed wreckfest. Not open world though just laps and destruction derby.
I remember seeing this in the store a while back. Destruction is closer to the older games I liked so will check it out. Thank you!
TrackMania was just released on consoles and has a free to play tier. It’s kind of it’s own thing and might be worth checking out.
TrackMania is kinda perfect for what I needed right now. Thanks again!
Based on the other games you mentioned I thought it might fit… And the depth of mechanics in that game is actually pretty astonishing. It’s a neat little thing. Glad I could help
Free is good, especially just to try it out. Thank you!
Have you seen The Crew 2? It’s open world, set in a scaled down mainland USA. It’s online, so you do see other players in the overworld, but story races are with NPCs and you don’t have to interact with anyone else if you don’t want to. In fact I think it might be possible to play fully offline but don’t quote me!
Now that you mention it, I have played The Crew (the first one) and I think I liked it. I played The Crew 2 for a very short while – I remember feeling a little nauseated – I do get vertigo from first-person games and the occasional RPG, but this was a new feeling from a driving game. I see there is a new Crew game coming soon. I’ll check the gameplay reviews when it comes out but hands-on is the only way to see if I can actually play it. Or I might still have The Crew 2 in my library. Thanks for the reminder.
