Looking for Racing Games
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 6:18 pm
I'm going to start this off by saying that I would have tried to make an account on and post this thread at the Rolling Start arcade racing game forum; but, if you read the link, it sadly turns out that the site is closing down. Hence why I'm instead asking this on a DooM forum...
So, I'm looking for racing games to play. But I'm looking for something specific. I don't want kart racing, I don't want "nuts & bolts" simulation, I don't want to worry about crew management or parts repair. But I DO want a system to tune my car for the track; but I want it to be simplified, as close to the likes of DiRT 2 or the old Rallisport Challenge as possible. In fact, speaking of DiRT 2, that's basically the kind of physics I want: riding the line between simulator and arcade, focused more towards excitement than realism, but requiring precise control and disciplined driving if you want to win.
As far as the setting and style, I'd really like to avoid any kind of inner city urban hip-hop import tuner games. I'd much rather race as far out into the wild as possible; rally games would certainly be appreciated. But I'd also like to see at least some on-road racers as well, especially if they feature both licensed cars and licensed tracks.
As far as event types, I'm all about speed. I played GRID 2 on X360, and I HATED the Haruna Kyojin events. I'd really like a game that simply doesn't have "Drift"/"Gymkhana"/"Stunt" events, and instead just focuses on being the fastest.
And lastly would be the soundtrack. I'll be blunt about it: The kind of racing game soundtrack I like is basically F-Zero X or the first two Jet Moto games. Blazing electric guitars, thundering drums; THAT is the kind of music that makes me want to stomp the accelerator.
So, does anyone have ideas? Preferably Steam games, too, if we can.
So, I'm looking for racing games to play. But I'm looking for something specific. I don't want kart racing, I don't want "nuts & bolts" simulation, I don't want to worry about crew management or parts repair. But I DO want a system to tune my car for the track; but I want it to be simplified, as close to the likes of DiRT 2 or the old Rallisport Challenge as possible. In fact, speaking of DiRT 2, that's basically the kind of physics I want: riding the line between simulator and arcade, focused more towards excitement than realism, but requiring precise control and disciplined driving if you want to win.
As far as the setting and style, I'd really like to avoid any kind of inner city urban hip-hop import tuner games. I'd much rather race as far out into the wild as possible; rally games would certainly be appreciated. But I'd also like to see at least some on-road racers as well, especially if they feature both licensed cars and licensed tracks.
As far as event types, I'm all about speed. I played GRID 2 on X360, and I HATED the Haruna Kyojin events. I'd really like a game that simply doesn't have "Drift"/"Gymkhana"/"Stunt" events, and instead just focuses on being the fastest.
And lastly would be the soundtrack. I'll be blunt about it: The kind of racing game soundtrack I like is basically F-Zero X or the first two Jet Moto games. Blazing electric guitars, thundering drums; THAT is the kind of music that makes me want to stomp the accelerator.
So, does anyone have ideas? Preferably Steam games, too, if we can.