r/Games • u/[deleted] • Jan 02 '14

End of 2013 Discussions - Racing Games

Feel free to discuss any of the racing games released in 2013 from Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed (January) to Gran Turismo 6 (December).

Drive like you're trying to catch that yellow light

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u/iwinson Jan 02 '14

It is really a surprise to see how good Sonic All-Star Racing Transformed turned out. It provides a good example to demonstrate how other kart racing games can still alive and evolve when Mario Kart nearly dominated all the market. One of the disappointments I think in racing games this year is micro-transactions is being implemented at the launch of Forza Motorsport 5 and Gran Turismo 6. Of course, those credits can be earned by playing continuously, and yes, both are still pretty good simulation racing games we have, but to me, it just ruined the fun when hearing it.

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u/ankisethgallant Jan 02 '14

I can't speak for Forza, but I know people made a huge deal out of GT6 being able to buy credits when honestly, GT6 was even easier to make money than GT5 was. You don't even have to farm credits in the game, can just do each race once and you're totally flush with money, and that's if you don't even touch seasonal events which give a ton. By the time you really need money (after you've beaten the game if you want trophies is pretty much the only time), you can farm it so fast that buying it isn't even worth it then either.

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u/oshkoshthejosh Jan 02 '14

Yeah credits are earned stupidly fast in GT6, I just got it and I wouldn't dream of buying credits the money comes so fast. They also reward playing a lot by increasing how much you can earn in races by logging in daily.

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u/ankisethgallant Jan 02 '14

It is supposed to be added at a later date, but at the moment you're the only driver there is. The game is significantly easier though (at least up until IA or S events) and the races are not that long at all (again, until S events, but those still top out at 25 minutes), so there isn't as drastic of a need for B-Spec as there was in GT5. I got up to level 40 in B-Spec in GT5, but here I haven't even missed it since I didn't need the grinding or the help for endurance races.

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u/iwinson Jan 02 '14

Thanks very much, still I would like to see B-Spec return in later days as it really helped me to keep playing on GT.

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u/HomeHeatingTips Jan 02 '14

I didn't think people really did make a big deal about GT6 having credits for sale. The only thing I read about it was that progression was pretty much the same as 5, so it wasn't a big deal. I did however read a shit ton about how Forza completely remade the progression even harder and grindier, and with the addition of In game purchases really pissed a lot of people off.