Hot Lap Racing for Nintendo Switch & PC thoughts

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Dear racing fans
A while ago, here is what I saw in one of the video game news articles:
Hot Lap Racing announced for Switch, PC - Gematsu



This game appears to be a third-party title, shared in-between Nintendo Switch & PC, in development by Zero Games Studios and going to be published by Just For Games. It only features a handful of licensed cars in it while the two cars, (Ford GT40 & Audi R8 LMP900 class race car), being shown at 0:26, appeared to be generic/not licensed as their respective logo are not shown at all, plus there are not many of the real brands/sponsors featured on the side of the tracks or cars.

The following licensed cars being featured at this moment are:
  • KGM eCup 200 car
  • Mygale F4 gen.2
  • Ligier P217
  • Mygale F3 R
I'm curious to see what the handling model is going to feel like.

Side notes:
  • Not to be confused with Hot Lap League by Ultimate Studio (A TrackMania alternative).
  • I doubt this game is going to be ported to PS5 and Xbox Series X.
 
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This actually looks really interesting doesn’t it? The car list is fantastic. The old DTM cars, BTCC Super Tourers, Indycars - I even spy replicas of classic liveries like the Players Indycar etc - read that you can set races up exactly as you want, multiclass, and so on, if I was designing my own dream racer this isn’t that far off.

Problem is that the Switch is such a weedy little thing these days and the Joycons straight up suck for racers. The videos look a bit dodgy in terms of graphics and frame rates, and the handling doesn’t look great from the vids either. I so, so want this to be good but I’m on the fence. But I’m interested at least.
 
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This actually looks really interesting doesn’t it? The car list is fantastic. The old DTM cars, BTCC Super Tourers, Indycars - I even spy replicas of classic liveries like the Players Indycar etc - read that you can set races up exactly as you want, multiclass, and so on, if I was designing my own dream racer this isn’t that far off.

Problem is that the Switch is such a weedy little thing these days and the Joycons straight up suck for racers. The videos look a bit dodgy in terms of graphics and frame rates, and the handling doesn’t look great from the vids either. I so, so want this to be good but I’m on the fence. But I’m interested at least.
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Not to mention its handling model feels even more arcade than Gran Turismo 7, Forza Motorsport 2023 and Formula 1 2024.
 
I love the idea of this game, the car list etc. The reviews and videos suggest a very arcadey, slidy handling model, poor visuals with a juddering frame rate, and rubber-banding AI that constantly bash into you. I'll probably pick this up when it's like a fiver or something on sale in a few months. Really wanted it to be good.
 
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I'm also waiting for a patch or two to add more cars/tracks and fix the fps. I'm sure the Switch can handle it, I can play Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 just fine.
 

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