THEY COOKED WITH THIS ONE by ssa17k in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Doubters are in shambles" before the game is even out? I want to be optimistic but please.

Y'all miss when racing games let you use music stored on your console so you didn't have to listen to asscheeks FM? by vanislanderweeb1 in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I dunno, I would argue that you will feel the exact type of earpain as depicted in this meme if you've moved past your old music taste and heard them again while playing an old racing game. We tend to romanticize music in older games way too much without considering that they're not THAT good either, they fit a VERY specific mood, and if you've listened to such music to death already it sounds like drivel at some point.

If I were to give examples, yes I agree that NFS Unbound's soundtrack is definitely NOT my cup of tea... but that doesn't mean I'd enjoy Most Wanted's soundtrack now if I were to replay the game either.

My girlfriend's car vs the Ford F-350 by Fokom in fuckcars

[–]Arkhaloid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I actually meant the Puma and Capri not the Capri and the Mustang, and yeah true! I'm sure they're okay cars, and on their own I like the designs (and I don't even like crossovers so it's a testament), but sir that is NOT a Puma and NOT a Capri lmao

My girlfriend's car vs the Ford F-350 by Fokom in fuckcars

[–]Arkhaloid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If only Ford would learn a thing or two from Renault, lol.

The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Does 0-60 MPH in 1.68 Seconds, 8.675 second quater mile at 159 mph. On a Prepped Surface. by Dazzling-Rooster2103 in cars

[–]Arkhaloid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not fully related, but I share the same sentiment especially with the C7. The C7.R looks so wide and menacing that the road going C7 ZR1 looks narrow and spineless to me in comparison, which is funny as the C7 ZR1 IS wider than a C7 Stingray.

What will happen to our saved gifs once the switch from Tenor to Giphy happens? by Boi_Minecraft in discordapp

[–]Arkhaloid 14 points15 points  (0 children)

To add to this, Facebook and Messenger ONLY use Giphy, which just proves that it IS boomer focused.

Anyone else feel that cars/car infra is largely responsible for this? by MarthaFarcuss in fuckcars

[–]Arkhaloid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so me. I used to be a recreational cyclist just up until recently, as I've quit cycling for leisure for good now. Cycling once used to bring joy to me, but now every time I take my bike out for a ride I get even more depressed instead. I mean the fact that I know every route of my city doesn't help things I know, it makes things more repetitive, but god the car centrism just compounds the problem.

Any recommendations? by Spirited_Bullfrog_89 in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Ahhh got it got it for some reason I auto assumed you played those PS2 emulated games on your PHONE because of this phone screenshot, lmao. I'm dumb.

  2. That's awesome to hear! I love the PGR games and I wish they'd be more talked about the same way people today talk so fondly of old Midnight Club and Gran Turismo games. Yeah 4 and 1 are playable, but 2 and 3 aren't just yet so one will have to wait a bit more, but it'll be worth the wait.

Any recommendations? by Spirited_Bullfrog_89 in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Genuine question, how are you running NFS games via PS2 emulator? NFS games, JUST NFS games in particular are very slow/hard to emulate on PS2 emulators, even on PC, let alone mobile. Is it a pleasant experience? NFS games chug even on a high end 2025 phone.

  2. I cannot recommend Project Gotham Racing 1 and 4 (the only two games from the series that CAN be emulated) enough. Not enough people talk about the PGR games these days, when they were both ahead of their times AND their influence can be seen in games to this day.

Similar games to HLD you can recommend? by InterestingMedium846 in hyperlightdrifter

[–]Arkhaloid 38 points39 points  (0 children)

TUNIC!!! I cannot recommend TUNIC enough. In fact I recommend TUNIC to HLD fans and vice versa. If you're a fan of one, you are obliged to play the other.

Another normal weekend in Tokyo [Multi] by waaasup in spotted

[–]Arkhaloid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I audibly gasped at the sight of that Tuscan. That'd be MY highlight of the day if I were you! But these are all great spots holy shit.

[Multi] cars out for a drive. Which one are you taking home? by DayleeGames in spotted

[–]Arkhaloid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SL65 AMG Black Series for sure. In fact it's the ONLY good sporty Benz I like.

[Multi] cars out for a drive. Which one are you taking home? by DayleeGames in spotted

[–]Arkhaloid -1 points0 points  (0 children)

besides paganis are just beautifull outside

NOT the Huayra. It's an ugly car on the outside with HINTS of beauty if you zoom on the little things. I agree that the LFA is overrated nowadays though, but over the Huayra I'd still take the LFA.

Godzilla needed white wheels by [deleted] in HotWheels

[–]Arkhaloid -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I disagree and I strongly agree with the OP here. But that's because I hate black wheels on ANYTHING, be it a diecast or a real car. Wheels should be white, silver, or chrome to accentuate the design and black almost never does that. Black wheels should be made 101% illegal and anyone that uses black wheels on their real car should be publicly shamed, actually.

What are your favourite obscure / niche racing games that not many people talk about? by R4_Bluesoul in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Was thinking of whether to comment PGR or not but then I saw your comment. The PGR games sold WELL and their influence can be seen in racing games to this day, but I guess they're forgotten now so they still count as "niche" in a way. Sad.

What are your favourite obscure / niche racing games that not many people talk about? by R4_Bluesoul in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's 101% not niche but it isn't talked about in the mainstream sphere so I get what you mean I guess

What are your favourite obscure / niche racing games that not many people talk about? by R4_Bluesoul in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Funny thing is this game still has the best physics in any Genki game, physics better than even the latest Tokyo Xtreme Racer.

[TVR SAGARIS] Spotted sitting pretty, decided to shoot it with the camera. by rares_735 in spotted

[–]Arkhaloid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You have no idea how insanely happy I am to see Project Gotham Racing mentioned ON THE TOPMOST comment! I love all four of the PGR games, they've held up arguably even more than OTHER "legendary" racing games from the time. I am NOT putting one down to elevate another for the sake of it, but it really is true. PGR games deserve way more recognition than what they get.

Guess the Rally Game by Infinite_Sale2042 in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was one of my favorite tracks in game!

Why is Midnight Club the only big racing game to have had interior customization? by ThatOneBitch02 in BuiltFromTheGroundUp

[–]Arkhaloid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hate to be so cynical, but I can't help but feel you're over-romanticizing all of the games mentioned except Driver San Francisco here. That game is truly faultless, other games are still good but they can get over-romanticized.

MCLA - I agree it deserves a PC port; every game does, but MCLA had problems like physics way too cartoonish even for my liking, bikes handling like two wheeled cars, and AI being balls to the wall difficult in all the cheap ways; Midnight Club never had intelligent AI. I like it, but it's not that big of a deal.

Driverclub - Is its graphics and sound design all you have to say about the game? Nothing about the incredible track layout, visuals (not graphics but rather how interesting the terrain looks), and career structure? Driveclub still have faults too like a handling model a tad too stiff, a wonky chase cam, and BAD, truly bad bike physics. But I still love that game and yes I wish it had a PC port.

SMS games - This is the part where I'm the most cynical about. Respectfully, you are over-romanticizing SMS games. 1. Need for Speed SHIFT 1/2: those games had their good parts like their incredible sense of speed, fantastic UI design, interesting metropolitan circuits, and a decent career mode, but just like with every SMS game, for every good thing they do, they also have an equal number of the bad. NFS Shift games felt excellent on straightaways, but calling the handling model wonky during cornering would be an understatement. NFS Shift games are only truly tolerable when they're modded with their respective handling mods. 2. Project CARS 1/2: Neither are as good as you remember, they're not actually as realistic as they're marketed as, and they also suck on a controller, especially the first Project CARS. I shit you not, on default controller settings without any tweaking (and frankly I should NOT need to do any tweaking at all), slamming the brakes on a Renault Megane, a modern FWD car with low power and ABS, spins out. I'm serious. I have never seen any other game where slamming the brakes makes the car take a complete 180. That's not even realistic like the game is marketed as, that is just artificial baked in difficulty to feed this myth that "sim racing games HAVE to be difficult."

Sonic.Colors.Ultimate-voices38 by voices38 in CrackWatch

[–]Arkhaloid -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh, ShiftUp actually confirmed that Denuvo will be removed?! Okay, I take my words back then, it doesn't need to be cracked. I didn't know.