On console, PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, the game runs at 30fps. Let me get the techy stuff out of the way. Replays look great too, and dynamic weather features across all circuits. I’m surprised each copy doesn’t come with a set of earbuds, as sustained gaming periods could lead to hearing loss. When you arrive for a pitstop, you need to accurately stop within your pit box, switch off you engine and then marvel at the pit crew animations, as two people run around your car, affixing new rubber on each corner. When you pull out of the pits for a practice session, you first need to turn on your engine. The rolling starts require you to control your starting position side-by-side with the rest of the grid, balancing your eagerness with patience to avoid hitting the rear of the car in front. Sometimes, the attention to detail is astounding. A large number of driving assists and visible driving lines will also provide a helping hand for those without a steering wheel peripheral. The precise, non-sideways, nature of sticky tyres and high downforce certainly helps in this regard, but it’s still an impressive feat despite the slightly weird animation of your driver’s arms. You can be legitimately quick with a controller and still get the feeling of realism. Surprisingly, the transition has been managed with aplomb. What I didn’t expect is for this handling prowess to carry across to the controller. I still have nightmares about how long tyres used to take to warm up in Project CARS, but with some relief, here half a lap suffices. When tyre pressures are low, you need to avoid hitting the bigger ones, and going all-guns-blazing on cold tyres will almost certainly result in your splitter eating gravel.
The way the cars react to trackside curbs is also unparalleled. I dread to think of the expressions I was pulling as I wrestled an Aston Martin Vantage around the twists and turns of one of the best asphalt stretches the UK has to offer. You need to be completely focussed, headphones on and race-face enabled. The steering is heavy and after ten laps of Brands Hatch GP with a racing wheel, my arms were more lethargic than post-Joe Wicks lockdown workout. If that sounds like I’m damning the game with faint praise, that’s because I am.įrom a driving point of view, Assetto Corsa Competizione succeeds – you could probably guess that it would, right? The 2016 Assetto Corsa still has, for my money, the most realistic corning control that I have ever experienced in a game and Competizione continues this fine tradition.ĭriving in this game is hard. It’s this strange mix of thunderous vehicles and vacuous atmosphere that Assetto Corsa Competizione manages to capture so well. When the inevitable electric future arrives, one thing I will miss is how an AMG sounds completely different to a Porsche, which in turn is unique from the sonorous V8 in a Ferrari or the V10 bellow of an Audi R8.
I slowly walked the whole lap while taking pictures and enveloping myself in the sound of racing cars being pushing to their very limits. The event isn’t particularly well attended by the public, but the race lasts for three hours, which is great for me. The sheep in the pen next to Maggots corner were nonplussed, but I was beside myself. The ferocity of over 40 GT3 cars pounding around the haloed Northamptonshire airfield is awe-inspiring.
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For the past two years, I have been lucky enough to spectate the Blancpain GT Endurance Series – now the GT World Challenge – at Silverstone.
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