Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2016 14:10:17 GMT
Hi, I found a link to this site when googling to find how Project Cars online reputation works. Seems like a good idea to find people who'll play nicely.
Pleased to see other older children on here, I'm 47 and getting back into games after a decade of not really bothering. To me immersion and realistic handling have always been more important than the actual gameplay - Night driver was my favourite arcade game when I was just big enough to reach the wheel. I didn't care that all you did was steered down a twisty road of cats eyes because it had a 4 speed H shifter and a first person view. In the 80s my favourite was "Revs" on Commodore 64, especially after I bought an Atari paddle to use as a steering wheel. The gameplay was a bit dull, the graphics crude but it actually felt like a simulator. later, I had a pretty decent rally game (can't remember the name) and "Hard Drivin;" on Atari ST.
I now own a PS4 with Driveclub and Project Cars, a Logitech G29 wheel and H Shifter and have realised what I've been missing in the last few generations (unless I can count Mario Kart, NFS Nitro and F1 2009 on the kid's Wii).
In the real world I've never really been into circuit racing, having grown up going to rallies in the 70s and 80s before the mental group B cars were outlawed but its a different view from the cockpit and I'm happy to try any event so long as it feels realistic.
As far as Project Cars is concerned I like the historic stuff. Maybe I can relate to them better? Partly because I have a shifter and clutch pedal and want to use them but I think mostly because the speeds are lower but the cars more of a handful so it's less about reactions and more about control. I'll have a go at most classes though, I'm OK up to about GT3 or the lower end open wheelers but won't enter formula A or LMP1 because it's really not fair on the others!
I'd struggle to commit to a regular slot and if I'm playing online will normally only enter short sessions but if you see me around I'll be pleased to be asked to play. Better a good race with a track and class I don't like than dodging the rammers in a favourite event. I must have a play with hosting an event at some point too....
Tony.
Pleased to see other older children on here, I'm 47 and getting back into games after a decade of not really bothering. To me immersion and realistic handling have always been more important than the actual gameplay - Night driver was my favourite arcade game when I was just big enough to reach the wheel. I didn't care that all you did was steered down a twisty road of cats eyes because it had a 4 speed H shifter and a first person view. In the 80s my favourite was "Revs" on Commodore 64, especially after I bought an Atari paddle to use as a steering wheel. The gameplay was a bit dull, the graphics crude but it actually felt like a simulator. later, I had a pretty decent rally game (can't remember the name) and "Hard Drivin;" on Atari ST.
I now own a PS4 with Driveclub and Project Cars, a Logitech G29 wheel and H Shifter and have realised what I've been missing in the last few generations (unless I can count Mario Kart, NFS Nitro and F1 2009 on the kid's Wii).
In the real world I've never really been into circuit racing, having grown up going to rallies in the 70s and 80s before the mental group B cars were outlawed but its a different view from the cockpit and I'm happy to try any event so long as it feels realistic.
As far as Project Cars is concerned I like the historic stuff. Maybe I can relate to them better? Partly because I have a shifter and clutch pedal and want to use them but I think mostly because the speeds are lower but the cars more of a handful so it's less about reactions and more about control. I'll have a go at most classes though, I'm OK up to about GT3 or the lower end open wheelers but won't enter formula A or LMP1 because it's really not fair on the others!
I'd struggle to commit to a regular slot and if I'm playing online will normally only enter short sessions but if you see me around I'll be pleased to be asked to play. Better a good race with a track and class I don't like than dodging the rammers in a favourite event. I must have a play with hosting an event at some point too....
Tony.