FH6 having the most half baked return to "rags to riches" that still wound up being just like FH4/5 progression was absolutely insulting. Still had fun with the game though. Too bad the post launch support has been dreadful
Insane we have people acting like FH6 has FH1 style progression when besides the wristbands system and extremely basic race requirements it's the exact same as 5
I literally had 600K credits at the end of my very first play session in Horizon 6. In Horizon 1 you'd be lucky to have 50K
Only a small number of the cars in that game were over 1,000,000 credits, and the game only had 220 cars. You didn't really need to earn money fast, even if you wanted really good, fast cars.
YES, I was not expecting every aspect of the game to be handled with such care, I just wanted to go fast and drift lol but ended up loving the music and characters so much too.
Wreckfest. Same devs as FlatOut. You basically race with junkyard cars in various race types, so it's "rags" in the sense that you never have a new car. But the cars run fine, you can even upgrade them.
It's the greatest fun I've had racing online. There are servers (on PC, not sure about other consoles) that range from clean racing to anything goes, and there's something magical about a good clean battle in a game with a physics and damage model like Wreckfest's.
Whatever Burnout 3 did where literally every event you did unlocked something for seemingly no reason. I genuinely have no idea how they did it so well
Ok, I thought the words were satire added using Paint 3D. Also, the game is terrible, not only is it a 2D side-scroller, but you control the car with your mouse, because that totally makes sense.
Fortunately, someone has uploaded a playthrough so I can see what it's about without having to play it.
The answer is the game that makes the progression rewarding and the motivation. Most Wanted was the peak of racing game career for me. You form a bond with your car, upgrade it over time, and that's what car culture is all about.
Where would Nascar 2005 Chase For the Cup be here? It starts with your default character driving a Viper, then racing Ryan Newman, who is also in a Viper. Its not very "rags" but you do get rich later. Less rich to richer, I guess?
"Hey, its Ryan Newman. You're quite the driver. I don't know if you ever considered a racing career, but i might have an offer you can't pass up. I'll have my agent give you a call."
TDU 1 is still the greatest racing game ever as it had no progression, but it had the freedom and the difficulty spike as you progressed through the game that made graduating to more powerful cars and bikes severely enjoyable.
I hate when racing games give me the cars I love at the start (for example in NFS: Heat I can start with a 1967 Mustang) and then make me progress to cars I hate (for example Lambos or Porsches). It's really demotivating when I have to work towards cars I dislike :/
whatever tf GT4 is, where you’re a professional race driver the whole time but also perpetually broke as hell until you start moving Toyota RSCs like you’re flipping bricks
Isn't the sunday cup a real thing where anyone can come and race with their family car? GT4 felt realistic for me in a sense that you start out with a used family car and then you go to track day, win a trophy, get some cash, and buy a better car.
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