All car simulators as a genre differ from others in their unique gameplay in which the player will have to drive a chic sports car and show a driving master class at the highest speeds. It is obvious that the central moment of any such game will be the car and the types of competitions at which he will have the opportunity to show himself in all its glory. Over the years of the development of the genre, car simulators on PCs have undergone dramatic changes that have contributed to their further improvement. Our task today will be to study the basics of this genre and, using one or two games as an example, visually verify the uniqueness of the gameplay.
Dirt 3
The Dirt series of games has long occupied its niche in the gaming industry. All parts are famous for their quality and imprisonment for realism. But the third part, the most recent, is the highest degree of effort and effort of the developers. You can immerse yourself in this game headlong, having lost the sense of time. Car rides are so realistic and fun here. Dynamism, adrenaline, high speeds, dizzying tracks, a beautifully made environment, realistic cars and their control, a complete damage system, advanced AI - Dirt 3 contains everything that a car simulator can offer a player. PC games of this genre are famous for their sometimes complex controls. Of course, not all projects encounter such a disaster, but still. The most important component of this genre is believable and realistic control of the machine. In order to solve this problem, it is recommended to connect the steering wheel + pedals game system to the computer in order to fully enjoy the process.
Need for speed
It is difficult to imagine car simulators on a PC without the NFS game series, which is one of the most popular and popular. Games under this name are released almost every year, delighting all their fans and just racing enthusiasts with their innovations and game modes. Need For Speed is famous for its many game components: an excellent soundtrack, high game dynamics, an interesting plot and visual component (detail and realism of damage). Car simulators on PC in 2013 are largely represented by the release of a new part of NFS called Rivals. It is worth noting that this project was developed on the Frostbite 3.0 engine, which is designed to provide an excellent picture in the game. The process itself and the interactive world are very reminiscent of NFS: Hot Pursuit, where the user traveled along the roads of a huge island, divided into several climatic zones (snow-capped mountains, desert, forests and green fields), and could play both as a policeman and as a rider.
In the new version, all this is largely preserved, but also adds a lot of new interesting elements of the gameplay. For example, riding around the vicinity of Redview Island, you can meet other riders on the road, with whom they can immediately arrange a contest. This, by the way, takes car simulators on a PC to a much higher level. You can improve the technical characteristics of the car (in addition to visual design), install 2 different pursuit technologies that help you win the race or break away from the pursuers, set your own coordinates in GPS using the EasyDrive function and so on. In a word, Rivals is one of the most anticipated races in this outgoing 2013.