| DonFerrari said: People who have an investment to justify = the game is a lot better than what the score tells. People that don't = the game is mediocre and deserves the low score. Which to believe? Choices to make. |
Hey look I can make generalizations too! Also, since when does 71 = mediocre? This is the big problem with people looking at scores. Seems anything less than an 8.5 or something is interpreted by some as meaning the game is shit or the score is "mediocre".
I bought DC this morning. I played for a few hours, messed around in TT looking at the weather, played a few online events, got to driver level 7 and got the rookie trophy for completing the first chunk of campaign events. So far I think it's an enjoyable racer. The menus and UI are top notch. The sounds are good. The graphics are good. I think they could/should be better, but they're not a negative.
I have encountered some of the things the reviewers docked the game big points for though. The penalty system is frustrating and sporaddic. The AI is pretty lackluster in their determination to follow their line, and the way they can tank your car around trying to follow that set line is also frustrating. The handling model is baffling at times. The track design screams arcade racer but the handling is like halfway between arcade and sim. Online racers have, thus far, just been bumper cars as people plow into you over and over again, usually sending you crashing into a barrier or flying off the sacred track (which you are penalized for). The big issue for me is right now I am in the slower paced part of the campaign. If an AI car sideswipes me into an S curve dropping me back four positions in the rookie section, it's no big deal. If that were to happen when I get to the supercar section or on the last lap of an important race, fuck that nonsense. Especially when the AI car drives off scott free and I am penalized with an actual timed speed reduction for it.
Another positive I wanna touch on is the loading times are just outstanding. But I can certainly see why reviewers would score the game the way they did. And I don't think a weather patch update (which to me, makes people go gaga mostly because it covers up some of the games more glaring visual flaws) really touches on any of the core flaws people had with the game.
