What is the worst driving game?
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We've had the best/most realistic thread. So what is the worst driving game you've ever played?
For me, it has to be V-Rally on the original Playstation. It felt like I was driving a spacehopper on wheels.
Close behind, GT Racing 2 on Android. Advertised as "The real car experience", it is far from that. The physics is so arcadey it's frustrating. I can't even describe how the physics is bad - it just feels completely wrong. It's as if the developers have never even been in a car as a passenger.
For me, it has to be V-Rally on the original Playstation. It felt like I was driving a spacehopper on wheels.
Close behind, GT Racing 2 on Android. Advertised as "The real car experience", it is far from that. The physics is so arcadey it's frustrating. I can't even describe how the physics is bad - it just feels completely wrong. It's as if the developers have never even been in a car as a passenger.
At the moment the crew or driveclub, both v.poor.
Historically I reckon Lombard Rac Rally takes some beating, I had it on the Atari St and the car spent all it's time in the hedges, steering control was either central or full lock.
One of the best for it's time was a game called screamer, very playable.
Historically I reckon Lombard Rac Rally takes some beating, I had it on the Atari St and the car spent all it's time in the hedges, steering control was either central or full lock.
One of the best for it's time was a game called screamer, very playable.
You guys really don't like arcade racing games do you?
I really really love playing The Crew, it's definitely the best driving game out there for PS4 and possibly on PS3. Having said that I will agree that the handling is abit pants when you begin, however the nice option menu allowed me to tweak some of the settings and now it's just like NFS and other arcade games so business as usual.
Original V-Rally is the first racing game I ever bought and the handling is very arcade like but it took me a stage or two and I was fully used to it and was all fine.
For me Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec and Gran Turismo 6 are the worst, purporting to be the best simulator out there and then they cars don't even feel connected to the road. The sounds are terrible and both games are totally unfinished. Then Forza (and to a lesser extent Gran Turismo 5) for the introduction of "performance points". I'm all for close racing, not stupidly impossible racing, get that sh*t out.
ToCA: Race Driver (and Race Driver 2) I really didn't enjoy trying to make cars grip on what was ice masquerading as tarmac.
In terms of arcade games:
Blur - Frustrating mostly, the rubberbanding from the opponents was crap
NFS: Undercover - Such atrocious handling it makes me feel sad for being such a mug and spending money on it.
Juiced (1 or 2) - What on earth went on with this game?!? Poor man's NFS: Underground with gambling...
There was also a demolition derby knock off on the PSX that should also get a mention for it's poor design and handling too
I really really love playing The Crew, it's definitely the best driving game out there for PS4 and possibly on PS3. Having said that I will agree that the handling is abit pants when you begin, however the nice option menu allowed me to tweak some of the settings and now it's just like NFS and other arcade games so business as usual.
Original V-Rally is the first racing game I ever bought and the handling is very arcade like but it took me a stage or two and I was fully used to it and was all fine.
For me Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec and Gran Turismo 6 are the worst, purporting to be the best simulator out there and then they cars don't even feel connected to the road. The sounds are terrible and both games are totally unfinished. Then Forza (and to a lesser extent Gran Turismo 5) for the introduction of "performance points". I'm all for close racing, not stupidly impossible racing, get that sh*t out.
ToCA: Race Driver (and Race Driver 2) I really didn't enjoy trying to make cars grip on what was ice masquerading as tarmac.
In terms of arcade games:
Blur - Frustrating mostly, the rubberbanding from the opponents was crap
NFS: Undercover - Such atrocious handling it makes me feel sad for being such a mug and spending money on it.
Juiced (1 or 2) - What on earth went on with this game?!? Poor man's NFS: Underground with gambling...
There was also a demolition derby knock off on the PSX that should also get a mention for it's poor design and handling too
Gran Tourismo 5 for me, okay far from the worst technically - I remember some abysmal games from the 80's and 90's that were much worse, but it's completely soulless, the loading screens take forever and it's just boring - the challenges are about as exciting as an excel spreadsheet, it needs a full 24 hours of updates to work, admittedly via my terrible 4gig connection.
It quickly stopped being fun and just seemed like a boring job I had to pay to do.
24 hour races? Give me strength.
It quickly stopped being fun and just seemed like a boring job I had to pay to do.
24 hour races? Give me strength.
LukeR94 said:
The crew is up there, hugely dissapointing.
The Crew for me is an odd one. They've managed to get the incredibly technically difficult part spot on (the huge, diverse map) and then balls it up by having dull races and hobbling it with a currency system that ultimately forces you to spend your own money to buy more credits or give up your life grinding. As you say, disappointing, but for very different reasons to most racing games. It is potentially fixable too, but I doubt it will sell sufficient copies to warrant them continuing to support it to the required degree. NFS: Rivals was awful. It looked fabulous but was killed ridiculous cop AI and constantly failing EA servers that would cause you to lose progress in the middle of races. That game was so frustrating I nearly broke my tv with a flying PS4 controller.
Need for Speed: Shift, or whatever it was. Probably a good game but there was a flaw (certainly in the PC version) where the controls seemed to have a very slight delay on them, certainly the steering. Kills any game, but a racing game... unacceptable.
I suppose Outrun was always a bit comedy because a Dino was as quick as an F40, but it was never trying to be serious.
I suppose Outrun was always a bit comedy because a Dino was as quick as an F40, but it was never trying to be serious.
Cfnteabag said:
Does anybody remember the max power game? It was a rushed cover up of another bad game that i cant remember at the but with a bright pink escort!
I played and completed that but I only remember the escort, nothing about the game play and wasn't Gran Turismo 1 out by that stage? Gassing Station | Video Games | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff