doesn't even open anymore, just bugsplat.

I put 100 hours into this game, and while this is definitely a downgrade from other Project Cars titles, it was by no means the worst simcade racer I've played.

It tried pleasing too many different types of racers, and just ended up disappointing everyone:

• Career mode
  - but it's just a checklist of different cars and tracks, no sense of progression.
  
• Economy
  - but money is tied to leveling up instead of tourney wins?
  
• personal garage
  - I see no downside here, personalized cars is almost always a positive, BUT-
  
• upgrades
  - no cosmetic upgrades or modifications makes it feel a little bit sad, and perf upgrades mostly muddle things in the gameplay.

This was all capped off with their "most accessible" driving yet, and while the game still does have the usual "project cars" skill ceiling, catering to lower standards of driving is only ever going to annoy people in this already niche genre of gaming.

Either go hard arcade and make it FUN or just admit you're developing games for a niche market and can't compete with Need for Speed sales or numbers.
If there is a perfect balance between sim and arcade, this ain't it.

[h1]TL;DR[/h1] [list]doesn't even open anymore, just bugsplat.[/list] I put 100 hours into this game, and while this is definitely a downgrade from other Project Cars titles, it was by no means the worst simcade racer I've played. It tried pleasing too many different types of racers, and just ended up disappointing everyone: [list][*]Career mode - but it's just a checklist of different cars and tracks, no sense of progression. [*]Economy - but money is tied to leveling up instead of tourney wins? [*]personal garage - I see no downside here, personalized cars is almost always a positive, BUT- [*]upgrades - no cosmetic upgrades or modifications makes it feel a little bit sad, and perf upgrades mostly muddle things in the gameplay. [/list] This was all capped off with their "most accessible" driving yet, and while the game still does have the usual "project cars" skill ceiling, catering to lower standards of driving is only ever going to annoy people in this already niche genre of gaming. Either go hard arcade and make it FUN or just admit you're developing games for a niche market and can't compete with Need for Speed sales or numbers. If there is a perfect balance between sim and arcade, this ain't it.