MR. MOMO’S AMERICAN DREAM—THE FERRARI 333 SP COMES TO PROJECT CARS 2

Project CARS 2 Developer Stream #4: Career Mode
 

ILikeBeans

jasonedokpa
It's weird that they never released a Wii U version in the original one...perhaps they'll release this one for the Switch?

They announced in development Wii U for Pcars 1, but in the end they had to announce it wasn't possible because of the lack of processing power of the Wii U. PC, XBox One, and PlayStation 4, will be the available platforms for Pcars 2.

My guess is Nintendo wants Mario Kart to be the racing game for the Switch every switch owner is playing though they might release a new F-Zero. Really the Switch isn't bad but it seems like Nintendo is going in it's own direction and I would be surprised if 3rd parties really come around to Nintendo. Also I am not trying to make fun of Mario Kart it's just that the players Nintendo has been going for don't seem to be the "hardcore" realistic players but more of people who want family fun and more social games that are easy to pick up and play. 

So how is the SIM/Game looking & playing?

Thanks for the feedback & link...

After much hesitation, I took the plunge and bought Pcars 2.
I was an early access donator for Pcars1 and ended up being very unhappy with the finished product due to all kinds of issues.
 
I was hoping that Pcars 2 would be a huge step forward based on their claims.
With mixed reviews available from outlets that actually have a clue when it comes to sim racing, I didn't buy at first.
I am heavy into iRacing and have many hours on rFactor2, R3E, Assetto Corsa, and Automobilista for comparison.
 
TL;DR: ISRTV review
 
My impression a few hours into it matches those mixed feelings.

• FFB is pretty good, especially with the Jack Spade custom files.
• Overall handling feels much better than the first game, and the menu system is miles ahead.
• At least an attempt was made to improve multiplayer with some sort of rating system.
• Tons of cars and tracks to choose from.

On the other hand:

• First race replay I watched showed my car billowing smoke everywhere like I was doing one continuous drift around the track.
• Some cars are great, some feel like they were patched in just to increase the count.  Some cars instantly drive like you are on ice at low enough speed.
• AI is inconsistent when moving between different types of cars (but I have had some OK races with difficulty way up and aggression turned down)
• Some tracks are very well represented, while others have low quality textures and vary greatly from other laser scanned versions.  Also there are Pcars billboards plastered everywhere...
• First lap of Nurburgring, my car rose over a crest and shot into the air like a harrier jet taking off vertically...
• Sounds are hit or miss as well.  Some are really bad (tire noise).

 
Is it better than the first game?  Definitely
Is it better than all those other sims I play?  Sometimes
I think there is enough there to have a lot of fun with this game, even though it falls short of promises made by Slightly Mad.
 
When Pcars 2 gets it right, it is really amazing (try IMSA LMP1/GTE at Long Beach).
When it doesn't, it gives you that same disappointing feeling as playing pCars1.
 
The rest is up to you...

Im mostly ready for this.   


 
Just need to get B Movie moved downstairs.

Is this a good port? played the original on ps4 and really enjoyed it.

I am the most excited about the VR implementation.      I have been wanting that for years for racing games, head movement is so important when driving on a track.  

Just waiting for Steam to have it on sale.  May be waiting awhile, but still enjoying Pcars1...

A demo is being released today on all platforms.
 
http://store.steampowered.com/app/378860/Project_CARS_2/
 

 
https://www.projectcarsgame.com/dlc.html?lang=en
 

notfordman

bdary
Steam has a 40% off sale today on Pcars2.  Downloading it now and looking forward to checking it out...

Have you had a chance to play it a bit bdary? Thoughts, good or bad. :) 
 
@Beans, that looks like a bunch of fun to me. The mud truck Bronco. :)  Many will enjoy the Mustangs. Thanks for the update. 

I've played maybe 4 - 5 hours so far.  It's a lot of fun.  I enjoyed the 1st one as well and this one is good too.  One of the improvements I like is the Race Engineer.  I'm not that knowledgeable with using/setting up all the car tweaks available so being able to describe my racing issue's and have things suggested to try out is nice.
 
With the holidays here now, I won't get much time for racing, but if anyone asked me if I'd recommend this SIM, I would.  I'm really just getting started with PCars2, but so far no complaints...

I'm almost done with a Career.  Once I do that, I'm going to start looking at these DLC's...  Thanks for updating the thread!