Racer Overdrive

TL;DR: Racer Overdrive is a short but charming arcade racer that delivers some good moments of gameplay reminiscent of great Arcade racer titles. Don't expect much but have a good time! I was randomly browsing steam when I decided to check the "Upcoming" tab and see what was there. I saw this game, with its full release in 12 hours. I watched the trailer and saw the pretty clear inspiration from the Burnout series with the players ramming cars off the track. That was good enough for me to Wishlist it and buy it for the $6. After 7 hours of playtime, I can say I enjoyed my time. This game has a few things going for it and going against it. For the good: The game captures a sense of speed really well; you feel fast when boosting in this game. That is imperative for an arcade racer. This game also has a pretty good list of race tracks, with some being long straight-away's and some having lots of corners or drift opportunities. The tracks themselves have interesting environments, with about one triggerable "spectacle" that occurs at a set point on every track. The initial gameplay loop of going for a career mission to then change to a side mission was fun. Also, being able to impleme…

This is quite possibly one of the worst racing games I've ever played. I might even go as far as to say this is one of the worst games I've ever played. And dammit, I'd be lying if I said I hated every bit of this game because truth is, this is one of those games that's so bad it managed to entertain me in an ironic way. However, I cannot recommend this game to pretty much anyone that isn't ACTIVELY looking for something like [i]Fast & Furious: Crossroads[/i] quality wise. I'll go over what I actually liked (the good), what I ironically liked (the bad that's good) and what frustrated me (the bad that's bad). [h2] The Good [/h2] [list] [*]I am happy to disclose that this indeed officially qualifies as a video game! There may not be much, but you have around 2-3 hours worth of content here. [*]I do genuinely appreciate its ambition to some degree. I could tell this wanted to be more than the average track racer. It has a narrative and some of the set pieces are pretty huge on paper... I frankly didn't give a ♥♥♥♥ about the story and never paid attention to it, but the fact the developers were able to pull their ideas off AT ALL is pretty impressive, I'm not gonna lie. [*]Outside of …

Pretty fun, Reminds me of Asphalt and Burnout.