Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue

Игра 'Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue' оставляет двоякое впечатление. С одной стороны, уникальное управление обеими стиками для дрифта дарит свежие и захватывающие ощущения. Поначалу кажется дико сложным, но освоив его, чувствуешь невероятный контроль над машиной и получаешь истинное удовольствие от прохождения поворотов. Графическое исполнение в стиле low-poly вкупе с неоновыми цветами создает атмосферу нео-ретро, которая отлично дополняет динамичный геймплей. С другой стороны, Prologue ощущается очень коротким. Всего несколько трасс и машин не позволяют полностью раскрыть потенциал интересной механики. К тому же, обучение недостаточно подробное, и игроку приходится методом проб и ошибок разбираться в тонкостях управления. Не хватает глубины геймплея, какой-то системы прогресса или хотя бы больше разнообразных автомобилей с разными характеристиками. В целом, это интересная демка с оригинальной идеей, которая показывает, что в полной версии игры может быть что-то действительно стоящее. Однако, чтобы стать хитом, разработчикам необходимо доработать обучение, добавить контент и развить уникальную механику дрифта. Пока что "Sunset Prologue" – это многообещающий концепт, требующий большего развития.

Love the concept of the game and the level of polish it's excellently done. It's a small download too! I think it might be However I think for me the game fails in two big areas. 1. I find the two stick drifting mechanic sort of a hack to make drifting easier which detracts from the whole thing about drifting which is feeling awesome about pulling off epic drifts.. 2. I would like to see slower drift courses... perhaps they exist but I didn't play long enough to find out. I should say that I am a big racing game fan and I have a rig with fancy pedals n all.. obviously this is a couch arcade racer, I love them too. I have been playing a lot of sonic racing recently. Good for casual gamers on a steam deck though.

This 'prologue' is basically a free demo for the full game, and since it's a free and relatively small game I think anyone intrested just need install and try it out for yourself whether you like it or not. Unfortunately it's not for me. I think the title 'Inertial Drift', along with the eurobeat in the first trailer on the store page (twilight rivals pack, which is not even here in the prologue) misled me into thinking this would be much more like 'Initial D' than it is. Even if it's not Initial D, I was really hoping it would be something akin to 'Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune', but that's not it either. From all I've seen in this 'prologue', there is no high octane racing, only a chill and relaxing drive trying to beat a time record. If you are into that, than this game is for you. For anyone hoping for some arcade "racing", look another way.

Very cool drifting mechanics and art style. I found out that if you manage to connect an N64 controller to the game something unexpected happens. Definitely try it out guyz.

Inertial Drift: Sunset Prologue is a *free* little slice of an arcade racer where someone said: > “What if we made a drift game so anime it needs **two sticks** to turn?” You don’t just steer. You steer with the left stick and control the *drift angle* with the right stick. It’s like driving and playing a twin-stick shooter on the same controller while a neon sunset judges you. --- ### Pros * Controls: once they click, it feels **incredible**. You’re not just sliding, you’re writing cursive with your car. * Twin-stick drifting means you can do those big, stupid, full-corner slides you always see in montages and never pull off in other racers. * Art style is full 90s anime VHS: purple skies, orange sunsets, glowing city lights—every frame wants to be a desktop wallpaper. * Free prologue, so you can find out if your thumbs can handle this control scheme before committing to the full game. * Leaderboards & time trial structure: you *will* lose an hour trying to shave half a second off a single corner. --- ### Cons * First 10 minutes: “Wow this feels awful.” Minutes 11–60: “Oh. OH. I’m just bad.” * If you try to drive it like a normal racing game, the car responds by becoming a projectile. * Tutorial explains it, but your muscle memory from every other racer will fight you like a final boss. * After playing this, every other racing game’s drift will feel like it’s on training wheels. --- ### Peak Sunset Moments * Entering a hairpin way too fast, full-sending the drift angle, and somehow coming out perfectly aligned like you meant to do that. * Nailing one perfect lap: every corner linked, every transition clean… then spending the next 30 minutes failing to ever repeat it. * Watching a top-10 replay and realizing your “aggressive” line is actually “grandma going to the store” compared to them. * Telling yourself “just one more run” while the sky has been permanently sunset-colored for 45 minutes. --- **9/10** A stylish, free prologue that’s less “racing demo” and more “thumb discipline training simulator.” Would once again underestimate the twin-stick drifting, ping-pong off every guardrail, then suddenly become a sideways god for exactly one lap and chase that feeling all night.

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very interesting mechanics