Recent reviews by wrayton

The atmosphere, the crafting mechanics, the car, it's all beautifully done, and very fresh and cool.

The reason I'm leaving this as a negative review? Well, the game is just kind of a jerk to you, the whole time, every single run. Sometimes an anomaly will steal your item, sometimes it will drag your car down the hill you just had to climb. Sometimes your car develops a quirk (a neat system on it's face, it just does awful things) that jerks the wheel in one direction, making it freaking impossible to hit the gate and end your run with your loot- loot that could take up to an hour to collect. Parts break constantly- yes, that is the gameplay loop- and I would think it should get easier but it really doesn't. A lead-lined car door breaks about as easy as the cheaper ones, so this balance feels weird and kind of tedious.

Some levels will drain your fuel faster, or make your battery drain or whatever. The standard difficult setting makes all of this crap just happen to you randomly, all the time. At this point in my save I've lost some runs to things that just felt unfair and not fun. There is no avoiding anomalies or hazards. Careful planning will only get you so far, and spending resources on better parts can feel like a waste.

I like the vibe, I think all reviews here really like the vibe. I've actually thought how much I'd like a 2-player version of this game- I think strategizing with another player and trading off driving/navigating would be a ton of fun. I would love to see that in a sequel! But this game, man, it's so close to great it kinda hurts.

This game takes coordination with your fellow man. It doesn't always work out smoothly. Hell, the runs are endless, so you can only hope for a high score on the leaderboard. But winning isn't the point of this game. It's about spamming emotes, because one random person doesn't read the objective. It's about spamming emotes because your team decided to block a stack of tracks. It's about spamming emotes because, you realize they messed up, they probably realize that they messed up, and you may be too into your tv show while playing this to really care. It's about sharing in glory, and commiserating in your teammates mistakes. It's about oblique communication on an online game. And it's about spamming emotes.

If you have a force feedback wheel, this is simply the best game you can use it on. It feels like you're driving, then losing traction, then crashing. Again, and again.

Changed my review b/c this game's come a long way. It's pretty great.