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[Gorefast]

I have seen that "Street X" is published for PS5 now - did anyone already try? I like the drift game a lot.

 

[Ande3200]

I just starting playing it for pc. Its seems really good. The customize options is absolutly insane. Fun map, progression seems like the best in a racing game for long time, much more fun than fh5 for me,

But needs to play more before i can really judge it fully,

But at least right now it feels more like racing game like in the past like nfs underground etc but with better handling physics,

 

[kartman21]

I did buy it, for the price it's the best you can have, pleasantly surprised, customization is incredible, the city is really nice with huge city area, freeways and tough roads, physics are arcady but the more you get into it the more complex it gets, it starts to be nice once you get some more powerful cars

Graphics are nice, clean but don't expect something like GT7 or forza
There is no story, it's all about racing and some small missions like delivery and collectibles, but again for the price it's a huge amount of content

The game seems still in development and some news stuff are keep on coming
As a owner of TDU as well, this game is what a AA game is supposed to be and put TDU to shame on a lot of stuff

 

[-Fred-]

I bought it the other day and it's pretty fun, handling is decent, drifting is a bit tricky but manageable once you practice. The customisation is nice, plus the map is pretty big. Map's a bit weird in some sense though, the city reminds me a lot of GTA5 and the hills/canyons are your typical open world inspired thingies. You can definitely do worse for the price.

As a owner of TDU as well, this game is what a AA game is supposed to be and put TDU to shame on a lot of stuff

Nevermind TDU, this puts to shame any NFS game that came out in the last 15 years.

 

[Ande3200]

The handling is better than both nfs and the crew. Its not sim by any means but he handling is quite enjoyable. This is way more fun than forza horizon 5, the crew motorfest, nfs unbound, or tdu solar crown.

The focus on good gameplay. Good progression, etc witch we dont see much anymore at all

 

[KAlex122]

What's the full name of the game? Can't find it in the PSN store.

 

[Gorefast]

What's the full name of the game? Can't find it in the PSN store.

CarX Street

 

[KAlex122]

CarX Street

Thanks for the heads-up of the freebie!

Sony Finally Fixes Free PS5 Game on PS Store, Access Not Yet Revoked

You can keep it for now

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And if y'all get this for free, please tell me what settings you use for the Dualsense in the controller settings menu!

 

[VXR]

I don't subscribe to PS Plus, but I did notice the game was also discounted to £12.49, so I've got it installed ready for when I get home this evening.

 

[kjb]

I see that is only for the EU region. I have an EU account but no PS+. Oh well

 

[MagpieRacer]

Thought I'd make the most of this and give it a go. Pleasantly surprised, gives me NFS Carbon vibes. It's pretty fun.

 

[KAlex122]

First impression after about 4 hours:
Fun. Not triple A, not perfect. But fun and pretty great.

Controls:
After some minutes getting used to the steering (Dualsense) i find the controls really good for an arcade racer. The last NFS i really liked was Underground 2. I hated the steering of the later ones and the steering of Grid Legends for example. The only more recent arcade racer i liked was Wreckfest. The squishy nature of getting from normal driving into a drift and back is just done so unreal in most arcade racers that i just can't cope with them. Here, up to now, I learned to not drift at all. I just break with maximum 50% break pressure and try to hit the apex to get on the throttle earlier than the AI. Works pretty good. I bought racing+ tires, weight reduction, a big fuel tank and the racing fuel for my first car, the MX-5 and that was enough to win the 15 races of the first club/gang and most of the ongoing races of that club on hard difficulty which gets you a nice credit bonus. I'm driving automatic transmission in such games.

Presentation:
The "Underground" vibes are strong here. As a 42 year old, i find that a bit childish but hundred times better than the stupid, hipster/social media like demeanor of Forza Horizon, Motorfest and the likes. Last week i installed the Motorfest demo and stopped and deleted it even before i got the chance to drive a car. I can't stand the horizon-vibes. Even if it's meant to have the best arcade controls. Plus, CarX Street doesn't seem to push too much "story" onto you every minute.

Graphics:
Well, quality mode looks good to me but has an unstable frame rate and performance mode has an ok frame rate but really doesn't look good. Especially looking far ahead. I just can't believe that the PS5 can't bring performance mode frame rates to the quality mode graphics quality. I'm constantly switching around. Not a graphics guy nowadays so i don't mind too much.
edit: don't know what happened, but since today i don't find performance mode ugly at all, there's a difference but not much to quality mode

Tuning:
A bit to detailed for my liking in a chill arcade game but i guess i won't have to get too much into it to have fun and complete the game.

Bonus:
I believe that game has some slipstream but no real rubber banding, which would be cool. It feels rewarding that way.

Conclusion:
Up to now i guess it's a great fit for the little arcade itch i still have in me. Can't understand why it doesn't get as much media attention as that Tokyo Xtreme Racer game that probably also will find it's way to consoles sometimes after PC release.

 

[VXR]

I took the S13 as my starter option and quickly set about removing all that awful drift rat nonsense from it. So clean, now.

 

[KAlex122]

👍 Ha! My MX-5 is half clean. Widebody plus about 3 decals in a typical MX-5 blue.

 

[Gorefast]

First impression after about 4 hours:
Fun. Not triple A, not perfect. But fun and pretty great.

Controls:
After some minutes getting used to the steering (Dualsense) i find the controls really good for an arcade racer. The last NFS i really liked was Underground 2. I hated the steering of the later ones and the steering of Grid Legends for example. The only more recent arcade racer i liked was Wreckfest. The squishy nature of getting from normal driving into a drift and back is just done so unreal in most arcade racers that i just can't cope with them. Here, up to now, I learned to not drift at all. I just break with maximum 50% break pressure and try to hit the apex to get on the throttle earlier than the AI. Works pretty good. I bought racing+ tires, weight reduction, a big fuel tank and the racing fuel for my first car, the MX-5 and that was enough to win the 15 races of the first club/gang and most of the ongoing races of that club on hard difficulty which gets you a nice credit bonus. I'm driving automatic transmission in such games.

Presentation:
The "Underground" vibes are strong here. As a 42 year old, i find that a bit childish but hundred times better than the stupid, hipster/social media like demeanor of Forza Horizon, Motorfest and the likes. Last week i installed the Motorfest demo and stopped and deleted it even before i got the chance to drive a car. I can't stand the horizon-vibes. Even if it's meant to have the best arcade controls. Plus, CarX Street doesn't seem to push too much "story" onto you every minute.

Graphics:
Well, quality mode looks good to me but has an unstable frame rate and performance mode has an ok frame rate but really doesn't look good. Especially looking far ahead. I just can't believe that the PS5 can't bring performance mode frame rates to the quality mode graphics quality. I'm constantly switching around. Not a graphics guy nowadays so i don't mind too much.
edit: don't know what happened, but since today i don't find performance mode ugly at all, there's a difference but not much to quality mode

Tuning:
A bit to detailed for my liking in a chill arcade game but i guess i won't have to get too much into it to have fun and complete the game.

Bonus:
I believe that game has some slipstream but no real rubber banding, which would be cool. It feels rewarding that way.

Conclusion:
Up to now i guess it's a great fit for the little arcade itch i still have in me. Can't understand why it doesn't get as much media attention as that Tokyo Xtreme Racer game that probably also will find it's way to consoles sometimes after PC release.

I fully agree after my first 4 hours. Tuning is difficult for me as the Starter 180SX was faster than my maxxed out (C1) Datsun Z... Races are rather close and different as there might be accidents but no rubberband so far. It has less cars than in the drift game but I am pleased with it and like it more than TDU (could be because of different expectations...). Nice!

 

[VXR]

Discovered the test track route outside of Sunset Raceway, the one that snakes through the trees in a manner similar to the Nordschleife, and wow, that was just a wonderful slice of driving purity. Just you, the track and the satisfying handling model.

This is a gem of a game.

 

[GTboyz]

Just bought this on PS5 and while overall I love it, I thought the handling is quite twitchy with all assist off using dualsense. Shame there are no steering sensitivity settings.

Should I turn on counter steer or not?

 

[EngieDiesel]

So I picked this up on PC, not PS5, but I just wanted to say I'm impressed that the handling and grip models actually take things like spacers, offset and tire profiles into consideration. Usually that kind of stuff is treated as purely cosmetic but they have actual effects on a car's performance in this game, and I appreciate that things can be tweaked on such a granular level like that instead of merely being "put sliders here, here and there for perfect racecar every time".

 

[kjb]

I see this on the PS Store all the time. Do they use real cars or is it like the drift game with fake cars? Just curious that won't stop me from buying it. I just have a lot of games on my wishlist and backlog

 

[EngieDiesel]

I see this on the PS Store all the time. Do they use real cars or is it like the drift game with fake cars? Just curious that won't stop me from buying it. I just have a lot of games on my wishlist and backlog

They're not referred to by name (just three letter codes that mostly suggest them) and have been de-badged, but otherwise you'll know exactly what they are.

 

[NLxAROSA]

So I picked this up on PC, not PS5, but I just wanted to say I'm impressed that the handling and grip models actually take things like spacers, offset and tire profiles into consideration. Usually that kind of stuff is treated as purely cosmetic but they have actual effects on a car's performance in this game, and I appreciate that things can be tweaked on such a granular level like that instead of merely being "put sliders here, here and there for perfect racecar every time".

The game is really good and checks a lot of boxes for me. Sadly they broke the leaderboards/time trials (basically, only cheaters can win now as compared to the previous update), but the races and clubs and (endgame) elite races are pretty sweet.

Folks often complain about the AI, but they're pretty good and competitive in this. Can be a bit hard/tricky at first, because you really need to pay attention to corner exit speeds and in the beginning your cars suck. Often folks complain about rubber banding, but I think folks just underestimate how well the AI corners in this game, and thus catches up after you exit a corner slower than they do.

As for car brands/models: surprised no one sued them yet. Though it's no surprise they don't have a not-ferrari.

 

[kjb]

The game is really good and checks a lot of boxes for me. Sadly they broke the leaderboards/time trials (basically, only cheaters can win now as compared to the previous update), but the races and clubs and (endgame) elite races are pretty sweet.

Folks often complain about the AI, but they're pretty good and competitive in this. Can be a bit hard/tricky at first, because you really need to pay attention to corner exit speeds and in the beginning your cars suck. Often folks complain about rubber banding, but I think folks just underestimate how well the AI corners in this game, and thus catches up after you exit a corner slower than they do.

As for car brands/models: surprised no one sued them yet. Though it's no surprise they don't have a not-ferrari.

They did the same thing with Car X Drift Racing Online. I do believe they got into some trouble with their F40 lookalike. I don't remember all of the details though.