RaceRoom Racing Experience

1. olacarra

   Nov 19, 2018

   10

   Uno de los mejores simuladores. Eso si hay que saber comprar (En packs) para no perderte en sus micropagos, ahora tienes todo el contenido porUno de los mejores simuladores. Eso si hay que saber comprar (En packs) para no perderte en sus micropagos, ahora tienes todo el contenido por 50eu. Gran simulador, buenas fisicas, gran ffb y el mejor sonido... Para jugar contra la IA diria que el mejor...… Expand

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2. skiddo

   Nov 2, 2021

   9

   I wrote a review for this game in March 2013 (one month after original release). At the time I gave it a 3, based on it's (then I thought)I wrote a review for this game in March 2013 (one month after original release). At the time I gave it a 3, based on it's (then I thought) misleading 'free to play' claim. I have returned almost 8 years later to update my thought.
   
   Over the years Raceroom has become by far my favourite racing sim and is now among the leading simulations of motorsport. The graphics are a little bit dated but the racing itself, the AI, the physics, the FFB and the sound (wow!) are very good indeed and, more importantly, always being improved with regular updates.
   
   There is now a very good genuinely 'free to play' base game with a good (but of course small) collection of cars and tracks. There is also now, 7+ years on, a vast amount of paid tracks (50+) and cars (approaching 150) all of which are outstandingly good.
   
   This is now a superb game that deserves a look from anyone interested in high quality motorsports simulation.… Expand

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4. erichlebt

   Mar 12, 2013

   8

   First you have to know that this game has not yet been released, it is still in open beta phase! Metacritic staff, please correct this error.First you have to know that this game has not yet been released, it is still in open beta phase! Metacritic staff, please correct this error.
   To the game/beta itself:
   
   People complaining about arcade physics, too much understeer and alike should check two things: Are you driving in amateur mode? If so, switch to the "Get Real" mode. If you are using Get Real mode adjust the cars setup, it's up to you how your car behaves.
   For me physics are good, better than in previous Simbin titles.
   Graphics are decent but personally I would have wished for a bigger improvement compared to RACE07, it doesn't look as much better as I expected.
   The sound is great, just watch a replay, switch to a fixed camera and turn up the volume. You will hear the car all the way round the track, it's really impressive.
   There isn't much AI at the moment, but you can do a track test with 6 AI-drivers and supposedly they already use the "Adaptive AI" mode which does what it says, it adapts the AIs performance to yours.
   Leaderboard challenge is fun and allows you to challenge any other drivers ghost, which helps you improve a lot.
   There's already been a few challenges in some of which you could win prizes like Intel hardware or KW vouchers. You don't have to buy any content for challenges, you can participate even if you don't own the car used for the challenge, Try-before-you-buy challenges let you try a car for a limited time.
   There's still many things missing, a lot of which are going to be there when it's released. The biggest question mark for me is the pricing system. At the moment content is pretty expensive and there aren't discount packages. But I guess market dynamics will force them to make special offers once it's released.
   
   At the moment 8/10 for me cause it has got a lot potential.… Expand

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5. Rodrrico

   Feb 16, 2013

   3

   Simbin is a company that is well respected in the sim racing community making hit titles such as the GTR franchise and Race07. However theirSimbin is a company that is well respected in the sim racing community making hit titles such as the GTR franchise and Race07. However their latest effort RaceRoom Racing Experience is a joke compared with these excellent games. In an attempt to adopt the 'free-to-play' model, Simbin have tarnished their value as a sim game developer to such a level that I don't think I will bother with them in future. RaceRoom lets you (in theory), play a heap of cars on tracks from all over the globe either alone or online with friends and like-minded sim racers. In reality it gives you one car and two tracks and will not let you play online without forking out significant dough for little game. Tracks cost between 6-12 dollars and cars are similar. This is pathetic, considering how little content there is to sample in the first place. This leads me to think that Simbin have not thought out the free-to-play model in the slightest.
   
   I am an avid rfactor player and contributor to the community making around twenty circuits that you can google and have a go of. I love sim racing. Raceroom claims to be a sim racer but contains only arcade elements. You have traction control automatically enabled and as far as I can tell, it cannot be fully turned off. The AI are either uncatchable or hopelessly slow. This needs fixing to say the list.
   
   It is a shame, as there is one element to this game that is a fantastic idea. That is the updating drive line based on your skill. Basically, if you set a new best time on the track, the game will update the 'drive line' and braking zone to match what you have just done on track. This can then be shared online for others to try and beat. In a word brilliant. The graphics are as I expect for a 2013 PC title. However all other elements drag the game down to a certain fail. Hopefully the developers catch wind of these reviews and make changes, after all free-to-play titles can only survive with consistent updating and tweaking such as Tribes Acend has done. As for now in its current version release, Raceroom is only worth a 3/10 to a sim racer. If you are after an arcade experience then this could scrape through to a 5/10, but with next to no free content available, they are clutching at straws with their interesting gameplay mechanics.… Expand

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6. fastica

   Feb 22, 2013

   3

   Ok, I just tried the game. After several minutes trying to understand one of the most confusing UI ever and driving a little bit with one ofOk, I just tried the game. After several minutes trying to understand one of the most confusing UI ever and driving a little bit with one of the little cars and circuit available, I realize that this is a game developed to make people spent money, not to make gamers have fun with a great simulation. It was like if I wanted to do anything a popup appeared asking me to pay. This is a real proof that freemium games are killing gaming. I had high respect for Simbin, but this was the most disappointing experience ever. 3 points for the sound and graphics.… Expand

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7. Ackz

   Feb 18, 2013

   3

   I found this game browsing through the free to play section in Steam. After wrestling with the menu and weird popup widgets (of all things onI found this game browsing through the free to play section in Steam. After wrestling with the menu and weird popup widgets (of all things on a PC game) I finally got my controls setup and ready to race. After some more fighting with the menu to race, I saw a dozen cars that seemed selectable, but when I did it turns out they would cost me about 5 euros each. Apparently, I had only one car and two tracks to play without having to spend (a ridiculous amount) of real life money. Anyway, I'm not shy of microtransactions but when I got to the actual racing I was completely disappointed. With controls that could fit a real sim, it felt like a more arcady version of GRID. Worse still, with a keyboard you tend to spin out at the slightest hint, so you end up carefully tapping the buttons in order to keep going forward. The problem is lessened with an analogue controller, but even then you need to be careful not to push too hard on the stick, or a 180 will ensue (as well as a hard time to turn around). In the end, it feels like a poorly put together demo. Should you actually buy all the content it's probably going to cost more than any triple A title out there, but without the polish in looks or gameplay.… Expand

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8. SimLover77

   Feb 25, 2013

   1

   This game would get a 4 if it was not marketed as a Simulation. I'm a Racing-Sim fan (and sports car driver) myself and I play several otherThis game would get a 4 if it was not marketed as a Simulation. I'm a Racing-Sim fan (and sports car driver) myself and I play several other titles wich i won't mention. Graphics are ok, so far the positive thing about this game. Besides the several bugs the game's F2P design is a bad, really bad, it's just a demo tbh. The feeling of driving is not good (compared to other titles), feel a bit "mechanical" and not "real" and the behavior of the car is wrong, not how it is IRL… Expand

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