I have an opionion about Shift 1, 2; Pcars 1,2,3... Because i played them all... SMS has come a long way in regards of handling and controller/wheel support... Shift games were just about fighting handling and bad controller input+some lag, Pcars 1 and 2 were a big improvement but still some weird things in physics, tire behavior+often undrivable default setups but in my humble opinion they finally got it right and that instantly translates to the SMS game i have the most fun just driving around since 2009... It just feels right to me
And i just mentioned the community mod for shift 2 which i tried and it makes the game more enjoyable because you have more control but its still this "car still needs to drift at turn in to initiate the cornering" lol That said yes i know mods can change the game big time so i did not question the quality of the Pcars2 mod you shared... Its just like what SMS did with Pcars3... Improvents in the right areas for ALL the cars not just 1 or a couple or just for drifting, so it makes sense to play PC3 for me...
Short reminder how exhausting Shift was back then beause you just fight against the game
That lap was possible with full driving assists and he still was close to die a couple times xD
Compare this to "Shift 3" and you understand that after 9 years a dream was coming true for me... A "Shift" game with proper physics
I was kinda scared of the old and fast cars that always handled not that great/really bad and also how good can the controls be after 4 games of 4/10 what is exactly how fun it was for me to drive SMS games basically ^^
And now you can drive cars fast and precise without assist with a grip > slip transition that just feels like a tire should be and improved suspension simulation so that PC3 is the first SMS game with proper weight transfer that you feel and can use like you do in real life... I was blown away after my laps at Oulton Park with the F1... Sry i#m not a PC3 fanboy i'm a fanboy of race games and racing simulations in general