Racing Games

[00Xander00]

In the past I didn't consider myself a fan of the racing genre, but progressions have gotten me more involved in this genre over the years. I only played games like Mario Kart and I would rarely have another IP of racing genre. I've always liked the idea of unrealistically fun, non-conventional racing games. I did play Starwars Pod Racer for the N64 and Z-Zero GX for GC, they have a place in my heart. I also had Kirby Air Ride (Loved the city trial mode in the game), I was obsessed for years with this game, I would play the city trial mode over and over again..

I've always liked the graphics in realistic racing games/simulations and found them fun to play in the moment if they were already loaded up in a game shop or when round a friend's house but I would never go out of my own way to have a copy any as I was never too exited to play realistic racing games until VR happened.

Wipeout Omega Collection on PSVR is amazing and really fun. I would put it in my top 5 overall VR games of all time. It is realistic enough to separate it from other racing games I mentioned above and the VR makes it even more realistic, yet it is still an unconventional futuristic game and not a conventional driving simulation/game. Playing VR has made me want to some more realistic PS5 racing games/simulations for the PSVR 2 when that comes out :D.

I bet proper realistic racing games such as Forza Motorsport, Gran Turismo, Need for Speed, etc would look and feel amazing in VR, especially if you imagine what they could do if they pushed the 9th gen level of graphics. That would be super immersive.

A rundown of run racing games I have liked over the years:
Mario Kart (particularly the newer MK games especially MK8)
Kirby Air Ride: (City Trial mode)
F-Zero GX
Starwars Pod Racer (N64)
Wipeout Omega Collection (PSVR)