JDM: Japanese Drift Master

Game 'has wheel support', but it's not good. Don't buy if you are looking to use a wheel. It's a controller game. Dev has known about the poor support for a while. Still no fix/update for it.

I just started playing this game, but I absolutely love it. I don't know what it is in particular, but it's almost perfect. I had went all out on FH6. I had been looking for an open world, jdm focused racing game reminiscent of the 80's-00's tuner culture but all of the big box racing series seem to miss the mark by a mile. New NFS, The Crew 2, Forza Horizon 6, they're all this weird brand of car carnival / festival types that just seem like silly colorful arcades. They give everybody the same quarter million dollar hyper car that dusts everything else in existence. Doesn't feel like there's any soul in it at all. JDM: Japanese Drift Master was the hidden gem I was looking for. For starters, it's unashamedly Japanese and that's perfect. The story is pretty decent! Coming from old NFSU/2/MW, I'm a sucker for story progression in car games. Is it absolutely filled with campy Initial D references? Absolutely, but that's part of what makes it so good. FH6 has a brief verbal mention of Initial D, but it hardly pays homage to the legacy and impact the series had to tuner culture. Fantastic customization options. Rims, Underglow, Spoilers, Racing Seats, Nitrous - Completely clapped out. Blurred surroundings and a fiery tailpipe when using NOS like F&F 1&2. Mint. I'm not sure why JDM Drift Masters was unable to license all the manufacturers - Maybe Toyota and Mitsubishi had too high of a price tag or declined, so that's a small bummer but I'm sure the dev team tried to get them. They still have their vehicles in knockoff brands and that works for me! It does seem they were able to license some of the songs from Initial D and it's beautiful, beyond the rest of the soundtrack and stations being excellent as well. The map of Japan is much smaller than FH6, but I like it better. The streets are narrow as they should be. Running a mountain touge feels tight in spacing, however if you can master the floaty drifting physics, it's a blast. This also takes up a quarter of the storage space that Forza does. Solid graphics, beautiful world to drive through. Many of the same landmarks that are seen in Forza. The physics are definitely not the most realistic, but they're fun. It's a bit difficult to manage at first, but once you get the hang of it, there won't be a second where you're not sliding all over the place. Incredibly satisfying. They actually add the element of clutch kicking to initiate a drift and I love that. There are Sushi delivery jobs. All focused around drifting, in a Nissan Laurel. Wicked. This kills the the Delivery Truck/Van delivery jobs in FH6. I know Forza also has a night mode, but it just FEELS better here. The world and headlight lighting just falls better situationally. Some reviews claim there's not enough traffic, but honestly for not having a large city, it's the perfectly realistic amount. Good variety in NPC vehicles driving around. Love all the driving camera angles. Enjoy the photo mode, however this is an area where Forza excels. The wheel support alright, but it's not unplayable by any means. Free roam anyway. I could see events or challenges being a bit more challenging. Probably a bit easier on the controller. Overall, if you're a fan of classic NFSU/2/MW, F&F 1-3, TXR 1-3, give this a shot. I got it on Sale/Discount for a 1/5 of what I spent on FH6, and it's winning my heart over entirely.

I don't know if it's being on the Unreal engine that makes this game sometimes borderline unplayable or if it's simply bad optimzation, but here's everything else it gets wrong: - The physics is absolutely atrocious and causes much frustration - AI is braindead - Sense of speed is very inconsistent from car to car. your starter car going 150 mph looks and feels super slow but one of the preset tuned cars you get feels super fast at only 70 mph - GPS doesn't work a lot of the time, feels generally very janky - Manga art is quite amateurish - Story is uninteresting and they censored some elements of it post-launch - Some mission objectives are wrong, like telling you to finish the race in under 2 minutes when the actual goal is to have higher drift points than your opponent. - Map feels very empty, barely any traffic. Creates an eerie sense of lonliness, especially noticeable in the big city area. Here are some positives: - Very pretty and detailed map - Car models look good and every car sounds awesome - Decent level of car customization, including interiors which was pleasantly surprising - All of the music is really good and fits the vibe perfectly Despite all this, I still like the game but overall it feels like an early access product. I would recommend it if the price of it was way lower.

Just great. It's scratching that itch that modern NFS doesn't. The handling is arcadey but with weight. The story beats are entertaining and very cheesey (in a good way) and don't get in the way of gameplay. PS. Steam Deck not powerful enough to run it.

physics are okay, cars are nice, but the world and art direction were a huge letdown. Despite AI traffic, the world feels dead. You're driving on fake drifting roads in fake Japan, It feels like a mid-tier theme park, that exists just for you to trash your car around. Not a living, breathing world that you are just one of many drivers in.

I tried to get into this several times, it looks nice, but the driving is just too bad.

здесь настолько узкие дороги, как моё очко перед тем как начал играть в соревновательные онлайн игры ♡

Скучно. Плохая оптимизация. В реальной жизни у меня куплен третье японское авто с правым рулём, но что-то эта игра меня совсем не порадовала - особенно, когда она вынуждает принимать участие в гонках на корейских Hundai, которые звучат как кухонный миксер (больно слушать).

this is the best game for people who really love JDM and drifting, I love that it is from a smaller developer. You can really feel the love they put into this game. I cant recommend it enough from the Physics to the Manga give it a shot!

JDM stands out for the accessibility of its drift. Unlike other games, it has much more advanced physics, but it helps a lot to understand the car. By testing key combinations, we can do some really impressive things. And once you've got that, you'll get there without any problem in any car game with drifting.