Chimera Circuit

Cards on the table: This game isn't for me. No way in hell I'm giving it a No though. It's one of the strangest games I've seen, and that's saying a fair bit. It's a strangely deep horse racing sim... with lava flows, ghost storms, and gravel grounds. It has dinosaurs to mix with confused horses to create abominations... to race them. It's also got such screen options as "Ham Radio but visual" "Ham Radio that is almost dead" and "Oh this is just deep fried now." But it's also, 100% obviously: A labor of love that someone just had to get out in the world, and we're better for it. It's something unique and neat. Just because it's not what I go for doesn't mean I don't want a horse in the race.

This is a really cool idea, but it's currently a buggy mess that needs a lot of work. The game soft-locked when one of the horses broke through the inner wall & got stuck in the centre area, preventing the race from finishing. Best of luck to the developer, I hope they keep going because I really want to see what this game can become with more work put into it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIHSOKv85JY **I have issues with this as you see in the video and below, but still recomend as I see the potential and people liking this sort of game. Just because it wasn't for me does not mean it's a bad game.** I initially was sold on the idea of capturing criptids/creatures and breeding them. I didnt care much for the racing aspect, but appreciated it over the monster battles popularize by Pokemon. Well, this wasn't quite what I expected. You get a run down of what to do at the very start, then you're left on your own. I felt it didn't really go over more than stats, the cage. and betting. I went in unaware about how items activated, unsure on skill activation, if you catch more than one monster per cage (I caught two with one cage during a season), and other things that affect the racing element of the title. The tiny gothic font is rough as hell to read during the new RC Pro-Am style race track too. And then there's the placement. The race visuals can show you in first ahead of the pack, you cross the line, then suddenly you drop to fourth, The only thing that matters is the top right. So the main aspect ends up pure rng that doesnt even line up with what it shows on 70% of the screen sometimes. I get the point is to breed new entrants and make them better, but its discouraging losig every season right from January, then randomly splice the dna of the same two and dominate the whole year. I went from excited to going in expecting to lose and opting to bet AGAINST my own creation which gives me even less faith in my mad science abilities. Overall, its an interesting mix-up of old-school racers and monster catching. The final product, however, doesn't quite land for me. Hopefully the dev puts more time into this one, changes the font the size, and maybe a little more explanation behind in-race mechanics. Is it bad? No. In fact when I wasn't discourage out the gate I did enjoy my time with Chmera Circuit. This one is definittely for a unique... breed... of gamer. I'm hoping with some additional time I'll enjoy it more, but as it stands I'm not fully into this one. There's potential, and I do suggest it, but only if you're into these types of games. If still unsure, check the successful season video at the top.