This isn't an irredeemably bad game. The map's fine, cars are detailed and there are a lot of them. The driving is very arcade-like but that's the point of this game really. Graphics are gorgeous as well.

• The dialogue in this game is horrendous, and I recommend setting voice volume to zero
  
• The game slaps an event screen in your face every time you start it up and loading times are considerably long. I also got an unskippable trailer for a premium edition of the game when I launched it after a hiatus so that was a bit obnoxious
  
• Some menus feel sluggish and the map is absolutely bloated with icons to the point that they overlap with one another
  
• This game takes up around 140+GB from your hard drive to keep it installed
  
• The characters are very ugly and unpleasant to look at

I do not recommend this game if you wish to use a wheel to play it.

My personal preference for all driving games is to use a wheel controller. After owning one, I can't really go back to a controller for dedicated driving games. Unfortunately, this game does not work well with wheel controllers.

I initially had a Logitech G29. The game certainly recognizes it and it does work, but the settings are a nightmare. The wheel always felt too stiff or too light. I looked up several different configurations and tried them all to no avail. The wheel always felt bad to use in this game.

Recently I have aquired a Moza direct drive wheel. It required some manual tweaking to set up in this game but the settings worked fine. Problem is, as soon as I input anything from the wheel, the framerate instantly drops from 180 to 60 locked with enormous stuttering. If I run the benchmark tool without input from the wheel, I get perfect framerates and little stutter. When I input something from the wheel and run the benchmark again, framerate stays at 60 and stutter count does to over 2000 for the duration of the benchmark.

I was never looking for a hardcore racing simulator experience from this game, but I certainly didn't expect wheel controllers to feel as bad to use as they do in this game.

[h3] If you plan on playing with a controller and are looking for a casual racing game, I can recommend this game on a sale [/h3] This isn't an irredeemably bad game. The map's fine, cars are detailed and there are a lot of them. The driving is very arcade-like but that's the point of this game really. Graphics are gorgeous as well. [list] [*]The dialogue in this game is horrendous, and I recommend setting voice volume to zero [*]The game slaps an event screen in your face every time you start it up and loading times are considerably long. I also got an unskippable trailer for a premium edition of the game when I launched it after a hiatus so that was a bit obnoxious [*]Some menus feel sluggish and the map is absolutely bloated with icons to the point that they overlap with one another [*]This game takes up around 140+GB from your hard drive to keep it installed [*]The characters are very ugly and unpleasant to look at [/list] [b] I do not recommend this game if you wish to use a wheel to play it. [/b] My personal preference for all driving games is to use a wheel controller. After owning one, I can't really go back to a controller for dedicated driving games. Unfortunately, this game does not work well with wheel controllers. I initially had a Logitech G29. The game certainly recognizes it and it does work, but the settings are a nightmare. The wheel always felt too stiff or too light. I looked up several different configurations and tried them all to no avail. The wheel always felt bad to use in this game. Recently I have aquired a Moza direct drive wheel. It required some manual tweaking to set up in this game but the settings worked fine. Problem is, as soon as I input anything from the wheel, the framerate instantly drops from 180 to 60 locked with enormous stuttering. If I run the benchmark tool without input from the wheel, I get perfect framerates and little stutter. When I input something from the wheel and run the benchmark again, framerate stays at 60 and stutter count does to over 2000 for the duration of the benchmark. I was never looking for a hardcore racing simulator experience from this game, but I certainly didn't expect wheel controllers to feel as bad to use as they do in this game.