Trials® Rising
Long story short: This is an AWESOME Trials game, but one slightly marred by its flimsy online components and the occasional weird design decision.
THE POSITIVE
The tracks are fun, start off easy and get really difficult, and look gorgeous to boot. The gameplay is ~perfect, like it was in Evolution and Fusion. (Thank god they dropped Fusion’s FMX stuff, though.) There’s also a ton of content, and the difficulty level rises way more sensibly than before; even new players are unlikely to suddenly hit a snag and get their career and fun ruined too soon.
– Real player with 614.0 hrs in game
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There are a lot of negative reviews left for this game. most of which i understand why. So many people have been complaining about the game being a ‘grind fest’ to unlock more tracks. now whilst there are a lot of tracks ive never had to play the same track over and over just to unlock stuff. I have however, occasionally had to grind a couple contracts to level up and get more tracks but i never felt like it was excessive. there are a lot of easy and medium tracks and it can feel a bit slow paced when you first start. but if you put the time in you’ll be rewarded with those classic extreme tracks we all love so much. if youre a new player then chances are youll never have to grind as youll be learning as you go. but for returning players you may feel its a little slow at first as youre grinding tracks that are far too easy for you. as for the stadium tracks. many many players seem to dislike them, however ive always found them rather enjoyable. short tracks that involve mostly accelerating and braking as opposed to lots of tricky jumps. youll mostly just be trying to hit the optimum line like any other tracks but its much shorter. i found them a fun switch up from the usual tracks. although some of them are a little annoying and require small amounts of luck to get the higher medals (im looking at you bali stadium tracks) the majority were quite enjoyable to play. HOWEVER a very big and extremely irritating mechanic, is that you cannot view anyones replay on the stadium tracks. why? no clue! but you cant view them. not even your own. you also cant race against them. this makes the leaderboards a record of achievements and not much else. this makes learning the optimum line more tricky but equally more rewarding. Now onto the skill games. oh boy.. how i dread the skill games. the majority of them are mostly fine but i have some bones to pick with a few. lets start with bomb bouncer. one of the first ones you unlock. the skill game requires you to throw your player into bombs and land into them, trying to fly as far across as you can. and its fun! when it actually works. see the player has a tendency to glitch into the ground like its a giant quicksand pit ready to absorb your player. sometimes you can land into a bomb directly yet your arm will still morph into the ground and thats it, game over. its extremely frustrating. the new loose screw now has safe zones rather than a metre that you get before the tire falls off. now if you touch the front wheel down and you arent in a safe zone, BOOM your front tire explodes and game over. im not sure how i feel about this one but i know im bad at it and its frustrating to play. now a general issue with the skill games is that about 70% of the time when you restart the skill game (pressing the back button) all the HUD overlay that tells you things like time, distance etc etc just vanish. my going theory is that these bars get shy when it comes to skill games and retreat to the depths of game code and take a lot of prodding to convince to show themselves again. This again isnt a massive issue but its mildly irritating. Now the real annoyance when it comes to skill games.. let me first explain, when you play any trials track or stadium track etc etc restarting before you finish always skipped that 3 second countdown it does before your first run of the track right? well im not sure if its new to rising or not but when you cross the finish line, if you press restart itll save ur time and progress hence any new pb will be locked and saved, yet it will still skip that 3 second countdown. its great! and its so much more enjoyable to play. however they for whatever reason decided not to include this feature for the skill games. and if you crash, explode or otherwise fail or fault the skill games, and THEN try to press restart, youll have to endure that 3 second countdown again. which sounds petty to complain about but when you grind them for over an hour 3 seconds adds up quickly. and for ones like hill climb or loose screw you obviously always want to try to save yourself when you nearly fail, causing this issue to become even more annoying.
– Real player with 470.6 hrs in game
Motorcycle Club
Bought it because it has cruiser bikes. Turns out there are only 3 of them… Turns out they are only useful in some races, for like 10-20 meters of road… Sound is awful, handling is bad, animations are bad (it looks like the bike is floating). The concept of the club doesnt offer anything to the game. However I did overlook all of that and enjoy running around with bikes, but the game became boring very fast… I got it on sale (1,5 euro) where i can justify the price for the (very small) library of licenced bikes and a couple of races you can run every now and then. But for the normal price it is definately not worth it, better save up and get a better motorcycling game.
– Real player with 17.1 hrs in game
Pros:
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Smooth gameplay *Very important
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Well optimized game *Very important
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Unlimited FPS *Very important
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Nice graphics
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Different gameplay style - alternate between motos while racing
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Many challenges to do
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Many motos to buy
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Many tournaments and gold medals to get
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Many achievements
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Customizable keyboard layout
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Arcade
Cons:
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Many times game crashes when loading the main menu
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Sometimes game performance goes down and need to restart the game to fix
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Can’t customize gamepad layout, however the default layout is good
– Real player with 14.9 hrs in game
ELEC
A match-based, competitive, VR racing game heavily inspired by 80s futurism.
Inspired by the neon futurism of the 80s, make way for ELEC, a fast paced competitive VR game.
Start your journey into the world of the game and begin a match with computer players or real players in peer to peer style.
Take your cycle by the grips and delete your opponents as you race around the arena.
Be the last man standing, win for your team, or play in endless roam against bots and take your time to hone your skills.
Not enough?
Each round you can earn “quanta,” the games currency, to buy new cycle colors and helmets to kit out your rider and show off your winnings against the other players.
Are you ready to take the planes of ELEC?
I’d like to see you try.
In Other Words:
For a long time, we’ve had this idea about a game of this nature.
Something fast, but simple, that still required elements of strategy and skill.
While there’s plenty of games on the market that fit these requirements, none of them felt like what we wanted.
So, what do you do when you’re a couple of programmers, wishing there were a game that felt like an idea of yours?
You make one.
So we did.
Taking inspiration for the games in a certain movie from 1982 that shall not be named, the mechanics were there, all we had to do was implement them in a way better suited for modern gaming, specifically, for VR.
Work started on design and prototyping April 13th, 2021, and here we stand, proud of our work and ready to share.
But that’s not all, oh no. We have plenty of big ideas for the future of ELEC.
So stay tuned, and enjoy!
NOTE:
Native Pimax support, full wide fov, no parallel projection required
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GP Bikes
GP Bikes is a realistic motorcycle simulator, based on a scratch built physics engine that accurately simulates motorcycle dynamics and setup options.
GP Bikes also allows to host and join online races. During events data is collected, to provide statistics for riders' comparison.
Please note that there are neither AI nor a career mode.
More features:
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automotive industry-standard tyre model
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chassis flex simulation
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dynamic track surface groove buildup
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wet track simulation and dynamic drying
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dynamic marbles generation
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tyres pickup of marbles, grass and dirt, affecting grip
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user-selectable rider gestures
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output of CSV files with telemetry data to analyze riding sessions
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a plugins interface allows external programs to receive realtime data from the simulated bike
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LAN and online racing. Dedicated server available
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possibility to paint bike, helmet and suit
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tools and documentation are provided to allow advanced users to build and integrate new tracks, bikes, helmets and more
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Native Oculus Rift and SteamVR ( HTC Vive, Valve Index ) support.
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FreeTrack support
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EDTracker support
Ducati World Championship
Once in awhile comes an artist with a vision so distinct that it has the power to crystallise the voice of an entire generation. Artematica, creator of Ducati World Championship, is such an artist.
Ducati World Championship is a game that innovates the racing game genre. The gameplay is simple to comprehend yet truly shows and rewards mastery of the gameplay mechanics, with crisp and fluid controls to boot. The graphics, while seemingly outdated, provide a powerful and immersive asesthetic that makes the player feel as if they are actually in the game. The scenery is breathtaking in its simplistic beauty with vivid and evocative colours. The soundtrack is incredible with unique and ground-breaking orchestral pieces that truly inspire passion and wonder. The story is a gem not seen in videogames, period. The story maintains a realistic nature while exploring thought-provoking questions that have plagued society for ages, possibly since the dawn of man. The characters are relatable with interesting idiosyncrasies that truly make them seem real and relatable. Character development and depth is common theme throughout the story.
– Real player with 7028.8 hrs in game
This game is not nearly as bad as everyone says. The handling takes some getting used to, the commentary is best when it’s turned off and the game is best played with a 360-pad along with the knowledge that the P-key brings up the in-game menu which you can use to exit or restart races.
The game has several modes, including a career mode, championship and a challenge mode. The championship is a pre-determined series of increasingly difficult races, the challenge mode tasks you with performing various timed trials such as wheelies. The most interesting mode however is the career mode, which has you competing in a variety of race types while working your way through several license classes.
– Real player with 4.6 hrs in game
Lonely Mountains: Downhill
So, this is that kind of game where it looks really cool, but you’re kinda on the fence about it… will it turn out to be really fun, or is it one of those that looks cool but ends up being a dud? Then you check the reviews and find out all kinds of stuff about the camera angle, etc. If you’re like me, you’ll sit on the fence about it for a while, wondering… will it be worth it? Or am I going to be disappointed?
Verdict: Totally worth it. I was actually shocked and ended up REALLY loving it. It’s one of those kind of games where you think, “Ok… got a few minutes to kill… I’ll run a couple trails, then get back to sweeping the floors.” Five or ten minutes later, you check the time and it has been an hour and a half.
– Real player with 36.3 hrs in game
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Is this game a masterpiece? Nope, but this doesn’t prevent me having a ton of fun with it.
It is a bicycle downhill racing game. Learning it is as easy as the real thing, just sit on the bike, pedal, steer left/right, brake. Everyone can ride in seconds. Riding is easy, but the problem starts when you race. Downhill. One mistake and you crash over a rock, against a tree, down a canyon… or just along the path, your bike on your head and blood squirting everywhere. Hehe.
– Real player with 19.1 hrs in game
MotoGP™15 Compact
I’ll buy full version soon after compact version,it fun if you’ve riding motorcycle you should get it now for summer sale 2017 even ride2 which I disliked before but after a few hours it’s one of my fevour games,hey it fast and really fast when you riding for 300 km/hr what do you think in the real life
– Real player with 29.5 hrs in game
Great “advertisment” for the full game.
It’s quite tough for a beginner but it has a stip learning curve (simulation mode can be quite easy for the fans of the series)
Good graphics, good sense of speed.
Good animations of movements in relation with the others titles of the series (even vs the 16 or 17).
If you don’t know how to handle an analog gamepad or you like more arcadish type of games you should follow the negative comments.
I recomment this game for anyone else if you want a cheap taste of a motogp game (i believe i bought this for about 1 euro or something), or better go for the full game, it worth the money.
– Real player with 19.0 hrs in game
MXGP 2021 - The Official Motocross Videogame
all i have to say after playing all the MX games ,, they were all pritty much the same ,,, this is alot better ,AS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO SAY IT HANDLES CRAP,, BEFORE U START THROWING YOR TOYS ABOUT ,, PLAY THE GAME ,, THE HANDLING ECT GETS BETTER AS THE GAME PROGRESSES, U HAVFT TO GRIND , LIKE THE REST OF US ,, I HAD THE BEST ONLINE GAMES OUT OF ALL THE MX SO FAR ,
– Real player with 42.0 hrs in game
I haven’t played a Motorcross game since my PS2 days.
After some research of other titles I went with MXGP21.
I’ve seen people comparing the copy and paste formula that EA uses with Madden and FIFA.
I’ve never played a MXGP game before so i cannot weigh in on that comment.
Yet, I would assume, like any other chain franchise there may be some truth in that statement.
If you’re brand new I recommend this game.
-Soundtrack is great
-Physics are challenging (to me at least)
-Graphics look clean
– Real player with 22.1 hrs in game
Ride 2
Ride 2 is currently the only half decent motorbike racing game on the market and it is good, but… it needs a LOT of work to bring it up to the standards of modern car racing games.
Note that some things may appear on both lists due to varing factors
Things I like about Ride 2
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Physics - mostly these are good. Bikes mostly feel like they should and act as they should (I ride a real sportsbike)
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Bike selection - mostly this is also good, there are many bikes to chose from and race
– Real player with 173.5 hrs in game
I’m a little confused about this one, but i finally made up my mind. I like this game, and I will continue to play it. However, and this is a big however. There is a few downside to this.
Let’s start on gameplay. Gameplay is rather okay, not great not bad either. Handling and turning feels very slow, especially on transitions like a chicane, it looks like the rider is very lazy while racing and just don’t want to move his butt fast enough. Physics felt good overall, I play on pro physics with little assist of anti-wheelie and traction control. The slow turning of the bike could be fixed with setting the suspension. But if you decide NOT to upgrade your suspension then you will have a hard time controlling your bike in and out of a corner. And also this game is all about precise controls, meaning if you use a keyboard you will have a hard time. A very very hard time. Oh also there is a game mode called “Pairs Race” in which you and a bot racing as a team. To win this you need points for you and your little bot friend, it’s all sound cool and all until you realize the bot is barely catching up with you and often times you only won 2nd even though you finish 1st. My preferable solution is to take down as many enemy AI on the front.
– Real player with 166.1 hrs in game
Shred! Remastered
I would recommend this game to any mountain bikers out there. If you dont like mountain biking irl then I would NOT suggest this game because you probably wouldnt understand alot of the mechanics. NOTE: If you disagree with this review dont say its not helpful because thats not how that rating system works.
Pros:
Feel (once you get used to the controls its really flowy)
Challenge
Level design
Mechanics (although there not true to real life)
Animations
Tricks ( Feels fucking awsome to through huge wips and do nac nacs :D)
– Real player with 12.0 hrs in game
I deeply enjoy playing this game. I purchased both this version and the mobile version a long while ago, both of which I enjoyed playing through and would reccommend to anyone who enjoys biking or gaming. When playing with a controller the stick sensitivity was an issue for me, so a sensitivity bar in the options menu wouldn’t go amiss (unless i’ve missed one somewhere), also I really like the first person camera, and spent a good half an hour-45 minutes playing 1 level over and over just because I enjoyed it so much. In order to fully enjoy this I feel that this may require some patching and control changes, such as forward and backward on the sticks on a controller, instead of left and right. Other than these small issues (and a couple of bugs, which, lets be honest, are HILARIOUS), this game is awesome and I love it to bits. :)
– Real player with 11.2 hrs in game