[b] P. S. If you have difficulties in the walktrough, this guide will be very useful: [/b]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3561496240
[h1] DRIVER 1 IN A NUTSHELL [/h1]
Blonde Driver is one of those cases where indie developers make something that might look okay in screenshots but turns out to be total trash. Calling it a real racing game, simulator, or even a parking simulator is just impossible. And why the heck is there a blonde in the title anyway? Zero meaning, and the quality of everything feels like at best a mobile game, definitely not something for Steam, and certainly not worth paying for.
The game has 49 levels, all on the same map; only the parking spots change. You have to drive through 2-3 blue checkpoints and park in a tight white spot, often blocked by barriers or red cones. Sounds easy, but in reality, it’s a real headache.
Playing in windowed mode isn’t worth it — the blue markers often end up off-screen, and you have no idea where to go. Even in fullscreen. But the real pain is the controls. The spacebar and 'S' are for braking, not reversing. To back up properly, you have to press 'R', and then the gas pedal becomes the reverse button. Meanwhile, the wheels stay in the same position. Making controls this awkward — that takes effort. And I haven’t even mentioned having to constantly switch the camera view.
The level rating depends on the number of collisions: four touches with a gate or any object — and you have to start over. To get three stars on a level, you have to park without a single scratch. The white parking zone is often so narrow that you have to park perfectly aligned. Yet the game doesn’t always register parking on the first try, even if you stay in the zone for three seconds. And to top it off, there are randomly placed objects that sometimes make it impossible to turn around.
The customization system is pretty useless too. There are only two cars, which basically look like ripped-off Ferrari and Peugeot logos. Both rides have ten levels of technical tuning for some coins, but the meager visual options don’t change anything. In the end, you get a wonky product that might seem playable, made solely for 994 achievements. It's kinda funny there’s Steam Cloud, but the game is totally pointless.
[h3] Verdict: [/h3] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3612049014
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