Redout 2

Amazing, underrated racing game. Hands down my favorite out of my 40+ racing games on steam. This game has something special most racers don't. You know the anti-grav racing series 'Wipeout', how the other stick does that extra "air-brake"? So instead of just turning, you can REALLY turn when you want. You know how that adds a whole other layer to a racer? This is like that, but way better. The left stick steers like any normal racing game. The right stick though, it strafes left and right. So when you go into a corner, you have the option of strafing opposite the direction you're steering to slide the back out; then once you pass the apex of the turn you can just steer, or even strafe with the steer, and finish the curve. Long story short, instead of hard braking or fighting the corner, you can glide and flow through a corner in the most satisfying way.

If you have a high refresh rate (120+Hz) OLED monitor, this is the game to buy. Its a visual treat. Colors just pop on OLED like crazy. I wish this game also supported HDR, but even without it, its a great showpiece. Tracks look great and have lots of detail. Gameplay is great with awesome sense of speed and controls (gamepad is a must). This game runs on unreal engine which means it suffers from SEVERE stutters at the start of each race (stutters go away after 1 lap). Huge blemish on otherwise excellent presentation. If you like racing games, and you've got a great monitor, just buy this game. It also works on linux (been playing it on an nvidia GPU on CachyOS/Arch with 0 issues).

Do yourself a favor and get the first game instead. Redout 1 is a better game in every single aspect, it feels faster, the tracks are well thought out, and the music is night and day better. Redout 2 adds a lot of unnecessary and confusing complexity with the parts and campaign system, sometimes simplicity is better. Its really a shame as this really mirrors the other indie masterpiece Synthetik. The first game is head and shoulders better with a vision, the sequel ends up being nothing like the first and just no where near as good.

Coming from FzeroGX, with no other racer truly filling that void? " Redout 2 "definitely surprised me in all the good ways. Controls definitely require getting used to. But if give it a good shot, acclimate to it? this Game becomes addictive pretty fast. I highly recommend this game to those who want a Fast Racer that rewards mastering its depth like FzeroGX does. Redout 2 is a lot more intentional with its design philosophy in that it doesn't hide anything. Nearly everything you need to know about the mechanics & controls is open to learn deliberately so through its tutorial style trials. Where as FzeroGX ? feels more like you're reverse engineering the game, almost like you're discovering a entire game beneath its existing game (think Snaking and Momentum-Throttling etc). But like FzeroGX, as it is one of the games that Redout 2 pays homage to, it rewards you for mastering the controls and it is damn satisfying. Besides the customization of the machines, and it graphically looking pretty amazing... I am hooked.

born too late to understand wipeout, born too soon to race real AG vehicles, born just in time to play redout 2

UNSKIPPABLE CUTSCENES AND FORCED TUTORIALS IN PLENTY, where they litterally stop your vehicle to tell you how to "strife" I got no patience for bullcrap like that.

参りました 素晴らしいアーケード系レースゲームです このタイトルの1作目とは全くの別物 操作性に直結する要素全てに無駄がない、練られて徹底して調整されているのを感じます 速く走るという事にレースゲームとして嘘がなく、プレイヤーの腕次第、操作体系に関しては遅いも速いも全部自分に委ねられている納得の出来です 残念に思う部分がひとつだけあります レースゲームでは長く遊ぶプレイヤーが行き着く先はタイムアタックです 他の方が指摘されている事ですが 今作は自機をパーツで強化できますが、逆に全てのパーツを収集しないと他のプレイヤーと競う時に不利になります 最大限パーツを使える人と初期のプレイヤーとでは絶対に埋まらない差が生まれます 私はこのシステムに関して仔細を全て確認していないで声高にレビューをする権利はありませんが、他の方のレビューに拠ればパーツ集めは膨大な時間が掛かるそうです アーケード系レースゲームにおいてタイムアタックという華を体験するのに、全てのプレイヤーが同じラインからスタートして技術と知識だけで競う事を阻害する意味はゼロです キャリアモードではパーツ集めを楽しむ、タイムアタックモードでは初めからパーツが揃っている、これでよかったのではないかと思います

One of the best racing games out there for me. You hit insanely high speeds while still keeping full control of your hovership. Learning to pilot it properly is incredibly satisfying. Very few games make you feel this level of control, and that control is essential when you’re flying at 2000 km/h+. The resource system is simple but really interesting. You’ve got your heat bar, hyperboost, and health. Regular boost is available anytime, hyperboost has a cooldown, and both fill the heat bar. Once you overheat, you can sacrifice health to keep boosting. This creates a very satisfying risk-reward loop. You can push your health to the absolute limit to stay boosted longer, knowing that any mistake can end you. The tracks are surprisingly varied even though they’re essentially corridors. They make the most of the design and end up being genuinely fun, with excellent atmosphere too. Sound design is top-notch. Both the hovership sounds and the dynamic track music are excellent, and the soundtrack itself is really good. There’s a ton of single-player content. You can easily sink 100+ hours into it and still not finish every challenge. It can get a bit grindy and repetitive, but I’m having a great time chasing every star in every challenge. Steam online feels pretty dead, but you can always jump into the Discord and find games there. The community is still active. The biggest issue for me right now is the lack of ghosts or leaderboard replays. That’s a major disincentive for grinding time trials, which is usually one of my favorite parts of any racing game. I’m really hoping they eventually update Redout 2 with this feature… or that a Redout 3 happens someday. It’s a very good game and I’m enjoying it a lot.

Don't we all have some speed racing game in the past that we still talk about? A game which gave us 'feels' we cannot quite reproduce despite tech being so much better today? My path was Wipeout XL or Wipeout 2097 as it was known. And F-Zero GX on Gamecube. What was yours? These games are long gone and i cant get them so i have been searching ever since for something that would be like these games. Candidates have come and gone but for now at least the search is over. This game (after a brief but intense learning curve about stacking boosts) is just a-ok and does away with the itch when you just want to "go to plaid speed" and learn to do it cleanly too. One major thing to note: There are no weapons in this game so actual handling, speed and gorgeous (difficult sometimes) tracks is what the base of this game is made out of. Other good games exist with a more retro violent nature (BallisticNG) that are good indie counterparts to this title but it's clear what this one focuses on which is speed and heat management along with skillful piloting. And looking good too while doing it. If you are searching for games focusing on speed i consider this one a essential game in your library. If not, might as well pass as you either know you need something like this or it's just a waste of money. Based on what i read on the forums there are quite many who do buy mesmerized by the graphics and then end up with a game they don't quite need or want to learn. Make no mistake there are requirements here of you starting with the boost stacking. You wont get anywhere right from the trials if you don't learn that. Looking at gauges? Wrong move. listen to the audio cues when you boost the ship to the absolute maximum it's (self-repairing) hull can take. Do not despair. It seems impossible at first but there are no secret buttons you need to press. Read up what experienced players say and learn and you start crushing opposition big time.