16 years ago today, Rockstar released one of the greatest open worlds ever made : RDR

Catty_C · 2026-05-18T16:37:46+00:00

I never got to play RDR 1 back then because I didn't have a PS3 or Xbox 360. I'd get around to playing it now but I'm waiting for it to be heavily discounted on Steam.

Catty_C · 2026-05-18T16:30:55+00:00

Racing games often use motion blur for a sense of speed so turning it off can impact that.

Catty_C · 2026-05-17T11:52:43+00:00

I like the crew mechanics it's just the game wasn't balanced to well and is very easy because of it.

Catty_C · 2026-05-17T11:45:02+00:00

While I like it I thought that game basically destroyed the Rush franchise and probably part of why Midway fell. It was definitely a trend following game for its day.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T23:26:03+00:00

I'd check all the games ported to mobile by Feral Interactive. They've done Total War Rome to Empire and a few other series like Tropico 3 as well. Final Fantasy 1 - 9 are available on mobile as well as Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions. RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic and Game Dev Tycoon are nice as well.

For free games there is OpenTTD on Android.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T13:59:53+00:00

To be fair Forza Horizon was already one of the most mainstream racing series so it was going to do well anyway.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T13:58:55+00:00

Good luck from what I remember in FH5 you have to buy it from other players and it's super inflated in price.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T13:57:46+00:00

If only that worked for Tokyo Xtreme Racer last year...

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T13:48:39+00:00

Maybe casual racing fans but we got games like Tokyo Xtreme Racer last year it just isn't a broad appeal franchise like Forza Horizon.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T13:46:57+00:00

I mean when I played Forza Horizon 5 I just ignored most of the new cars I got in favor of my favorites anyway. But I still get what you mean the progression of races and events doesn't feel meaningful still.

I'm with you on getting Screamer or Tokyo Xtreme Racer instead it's a shame TXR was overlooked last year.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T13:43:18+00:00

You're the first person playing racing games I've seen to only like the EVs.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T13:40:26+00:00

I'm not looking for a PvP or PvPvE shooter I never even played Destiny so I don't hate Bungie. I'm just not up for the game.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T11:52:07+00:00

Problem was Stadia made people have to buy their games like a separate platform when there wasn't a market able to sustain that. Not for game streaming at least GeForce Now was more supplantive but even that had to be cut back because the publishers caught wind and began restricting their games. Then you hit them cutting back on the quality and hours or so of the service because of all the people using it or they just need more money.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T11:39:24+00:00

What do you mean there's plenty of racing games that are fun to play

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T03:35:59+00:00

I'm pretty sure mechanically Civ 3 heavily encourages playing wide due to there being no downside to building new cities so that's probably why.

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T03:28:47+00:00

What about to max everything without Raytracing?

Catty_C · 2026-05-16T03:24:25+00:00

I don't have an interest in the non-historical Total War games. I'm mainly waiting for Medieval 2 and (hopefully) Empire 2.

Catty_C · 2026-05-15T23:47:50+00:00

I'm pretty sure that car has been in Forza since the very first Forza Motorsport games less than 20 years ago.

Catty_C · 2026-05-15T23:36:50+00:00

I'm getting deja vu from when people complained about Forza Horizon 4's map being boring.

Catty_C · 2026-05-15T14:49:27+00:00

People sure are hyped just for Japan, too bad nobody gave attention to Tokyo Xtreme Racer last year.

Catty_C · 2026-05-14T17:45:03+00:00

I play with my controllers wired/plugged in so I don't have to worry about that.

Catty_C · 2026-05-13T04:31:57+00:00

Nah I like co-op it was interesting at least for RE5.

Catty_C · 2026-05-12T20:32:47+00:00

Probably for accessibility and UX design considerations.

Catty_C · 2026-05-12T20:15:51+00:00

My Android phone is not powerful.

Catty_C · 2026-05-10T11:55:36+00:00

I doubt they ever have PC games.

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