I dont normally post any kind of review on demos because they are most of the time too short and dont show enough of a game to form a fair enough opinion but this is a very generous demo so here are my thoughts. I am not joking or going over the top when i say this but for me this is the best car/racing game i have played in my life, this is a car driving game that is just about perfection.
It looks just fantastic, i really cannot believe its running on 6-7 year old hardware, the views of lakes, mountains even the trees look sublime. The attention to detail really is exceptional with the cars, right up there with anything i have seen. I have been playing for over an hour just driving round and the amount of times i have pulled over and just looked at the views, i have rarely done this in ANY genre of game. The day/night sequence really is lovely the lighting used works so well out in the countryside, i love the lights on the cars coming on automatically, the xenon's look great, the moon shining on water and trees, it all looks ace.
The engine sounds are just about perfect so much so that when an AI controlled car passes you can clearly notice different exhaust/engine tones from different cars, V8's and V10's rumble pass, the very distinct Lamborghini sounds, really fantastic. Im also loving the soundtrack, the different tracks i have heard do really suit the game and really make me just want to drive around and listen, almost like real life.
I have played open world racers such as the Test Drives and some of the open Need For Speeds but what really sets this apart is the fact it feels so polished, the amount of work that appears to have gone into it is phenomenal. The Evo Viper that you drive handles really nice, i have just been driving around i have not actually done much else, dont even know if there are any further cars to drive in the demo.
This really is a culmination of 6/7 years worth of driving games that have come and gone over the Xbox 360's life span crammed into this finished product and this personally will not be topped, this is the pinnacle of racing games until the next gen now, lol and this is just a demo. This is just my opinion but im now so excited for the full game and to drive all the different roads and the more exotic cars around.
It looks just fantastic, i really cannot believe its running on 6-7 year old hardware, the views of lakes, mountains even the trees look sublime. The attention to detail really is exceptional with the cars, right up there with anything i have seen. I have been playing for over an hour just driving round and the amount of times i have pulled over and just looked at the views, i have rarely done this in ANY genre of game. The day/night sequence really is lovely the lighting used works so well out in the countryside, i love the lights on the cars coming on automatically, the xenon's look great, the moon shining on water and trees, it all looks ace.
The engine sounds are just about perfect so much so that when an AI controlled car passes you can clearly notice different exhaust/engine tones from different cars, V8's and V10's rumble pass, the very distinct Lamborghini sounds, really fantastic. Im also loving the soundtrack, the different tracks i have heard do really suit the game and really make me just want to drive around and listen, almost like real life.
I have played open world racers such as the Test Drives and some of the open Need For Speeds but what really sets this apart is the fact it feels so polished, the amount of work that appears to have gone into it is phenomenal. The Evo Viper that you drive handles really nice, i have just been driving around i have not actually done much else, dont even know if there are any further cars to drive in the demo.
This really is a culmination of 6/7 years worth of driving games that have come and gone over the Xbox 360's life span crammed into this finished product and this personally will not be topped, this is the pinnacle of racing games until the next gen now, lol and this is just a demo. This is just my opinion but im now so excited for the full game and to drive all the different roads and the more exotic cars around.
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