Tokyo Xtreme Racer

Ill give it one more shot but the cars don't feel good the drifting doesnt feel good. Very disappointed cuz the game looked cool but i've genuinely seen better feeling drifts in xbox 360 games.

I might extend this review (more in detail or just clear examples) , but the main things that stand out: 1. It seems a Mobile game for PC 2. It seems vibe coded 3. It is extremly liniar in the sense you can' t just jump from unlocked checkpoint to the other points of interest; you can see it imitates a lot from the old NFSU, but failed to understand the necessity of spawns- `failed` is kind of calculated in my mind (a bit more in detail at the end of the review) 4. You can' t make U- Turns, making you lose time (and money if you tuned your car at Park lots) , by making you go back to the Garage 5. It is slow paced in speed as well (use trainers with speed increasing, my advice) 6. Most insane rubber banding (cheap) . Low level cars just accelerate at the same pace as you, whilst you do it with NOS, and they just for funs with magic, fully blocking you. Steering seems slow, damped, shiftig you in cars. As in when there' s a chance of collision, your controls seem dumbed down (you can not win by playing by the rules- use trainers) 7. Car handling, always the same, regardles of the car- you can test it with handbrake, after a certain speed, same number of degrees turned 8. The story seems ChatGPT level of cringe 9. Menu is unintuitive. When you tune your car (the only thing that really affects the outcome of the race) , the menu for accepting or not blurs out the effect on the right side of the screen 10. You can' t filter out on the map the challengers your already beat. And it makes the map really unnecessarily crowded/ cluttered 11. Later as you progress, some challengers say you are not fit to race against them, but it doesn't tell you what exactly (car model, less tuning, specific painting, etc. ) , and the funniest part, when they want you to come with specific License Plates from specific Regions of Japan, whilst being written in Japanese (the license Plates) 12. Most wins are down to luck 13. When you go back to the garage, as it takes too long to go to junctions to make turns, and try to spawn where the Challengers are, they are far away and you drive without a purpose (you spawn from day to day thus new random locations) 14. To unlock perks, it is a usless grind, because of the luck part, not to mention you can't specifically mark the next challenges on the map, to quickly progress I started saying that it looks like a mobile game on PC. Mainly because it is made for you to lose time in the game, and it would be pay 2 win, to compensate this. Really, in all honesty, right now is half the price, kind of. My 2 cents, they should make this the normal price, and for the users, buy it when that halfed price, is again half priced. And the `Overwhelmingly positive` , makes me doubt the authenticity of the reviews

Overall 6/10 for me that just played the game for 40 minutes. If you enjoyed arcade racing games that focus on highway racing, I really recommend to try this game. This game bringing back my childhood memories playing Shutokou Battle R on PS1. Graphics 7/10 Max reso only 1080p. Graphics set to Ultra with dlss set to quality can get around 60-75 fps is quite good for me. Gameplay 6/10 Repetitive. I feel easily bored after 30 minutes. Maybe highway racing like Wangan is not suit for me. Really like the shifting gear mechanisms, there's slight lag like you are using gear knob. UI/Settings 6/10 Cannot adjust graphics settings when you are racing/free roam at the highway. Need to enter garage. Sound/BGM 4/10 Car sound is too quiet. The BGM is too loud. Need to adjust the BGM to 5 while maintain the car engine volume at 100.

A Masterpiece!!!

The game has potential, but it needs a lot of work. The sound design is grating, the interface needs refinement, and the driving mechanics feel extremely odd and lack feedback (tested with a Sony gamepad and a Direct Drive wheel). I’d like to see a more diverse world, varied weather conditions, and more game modes and traffic. It would also be great to have an intro sequence (like in *Forza*) that lets you try out different cars and their handling right at the start; this would give players a better understanding of the progression system and the differences between vehicles and how they drive.

Stays close to early entries in the series. Just like the good ol days/10.

あの首都高バトルが帰ってきたんだぜ！ってだけでおすすめできる。 実際、首都高でレースすることがメインのゲームなんてのは非常に貴重であり、続編を作ってくれたことには感謝しかない。 結論を先にいえば、首都高を爆走したいなら買いである。 後述するがなにかとクセが強いゲームなので、細かいことは気にせず首都高走りまくってたのしー！ってなれる人なら安心しておすすめできるって感じ。 あと車種も明確な強みで、国産車しかなく、車種自体も特別多いわけではないのだが、普通は収録されないようなマイナー車種に乗れたり、チョイスが絶妙である。 このゲームの魅力はそれが全てなので、そこに魅力を感じないならやめたほうがいいです。他のレースゲームの方が楽しめると思います。 レースの仕組みは独特で、普通のレースゲームの感覚ではプレイできない。 細かい説明は他の人に任せるとして 一言でいえばまさに「格ゲー」である。 だって体力ゲージがあるんだもん、おかしいよ。 また他のゲームシステムもクセが強い。 挙動は完全にアーケードだが素直に曲がらせてくれず、ブレーキングやステアリングが唯一無二の操作感で困惑する。 パークシステムはお世辞にも良いとは言えなかったが、アップデートでかなりマシに。 ストーリーも正直わけ分かんないと思うので、あんまり深く考えずにプレイしたらいいと思います。 残念な点としては、 グラフィックはあまり良くない。 決してクオリティが低いわけではないのだが、レースゲームはハイレベルなグラフィックのものが多いのでどうしても見劣りしてしまう。 またシリーズファンとしては、チューニングの説明などが少し淡白になってしまって寂しく感じた。

I've never played any of the previous games in the franchise before, nor I am that into racing games as a whole. Yet somehow, this has become one of my favourite games now. The main gameplay loop has you running around the same stretches of highway, challenging other racers to stay ahead and deplete their health (SP). There are some alterations to the formula introduced later on, like back-to-back battles, or battles with multiple opponents, but it largely stays the same from start to finish. This could put off some, people, especially in the beginning, where the huge amount of opponents to race in stage 1 can make things seem repetitive. For others though, this isn't that bad. Especially in the beginning parts, this can be more of a laid-back game, just casually working your way through the teams. I even had YouTube on in the background for much of my time playing this (you don't need to do this, the music in this game is pretty good). I would say from stage 3 onwards, where the speed of duels start to really ramp up, is where the game starts to get really exciting. Now you have to pay real attention to the normal drivers and the bends of the road. One bad crash is more than enough to be taken out of the race. And in the late and post-game races, it feels like you're just flying down the road. You need to get good with minute steering adjustments, otherwise your car will literally go flying. The final boss and final final boss fights were some of the most excitement I've had playing a game in a while. If you are at all curious about this game, I would highly recommend it.

It's been great so far. Been a big fan of these games since the old PS2 game years ago. I'm only a handful of hours in right now, but so far it has been every thing I expected it to be. Highly recommended.