Screamer

Corridas legais, trilha sonora bem dahora, corria direto com o olho arregalado de tanta informação de coisa pra fazer kkkkk mas to me divertindo bastante, nota 10

Bought it because Screamer 2 was my very first racing game. Or at least the first I have recollection of. It isn't like the old Screamers game. In that the old Screamer were Ridge Racer clones on a budget. This Screamer is more inspired, and wants to be the classy reinvention of the license with an auteurist art direction. It probably is the closest thing you'll ever see to a Hideo Kojima or Yoko Taro racing game. Which is a good thing. I really love the fact that there is a story mode that certainly isn't just a pretext. The characters are surprisingly likeable, especially the "villains". The Cyberpunk-with-a-racing-twist setting is pretty interesting as well, especially when it goes out of his way to explain why Yakuzas would race PMCs and rocket scientists in exploding magic cars, or why they hired native Flemish speakers to portray the big bad nepobaby and his mother. (I still can't wrap my head around the fact that Dutch and Belgians are always bad guys in fiction ...). As for the gameplay itself. It is strangely satisfying for an arcade game, but needs an adaptation period, as well as requiring a controller (ideally, one with haptic feedback like a Dualshock 5 : it really adds a lot to the immersion, considering those maniacs modelled the feeling of gear-shifting on the acceleration ...). The right stick handle the drifting, while the left stick is used for adjustments. This has its importance, considering the wild differences in handling between the Idols Team's/"SFR" JDM drift cars, and the big bad megacorpo/"Anaconda Corp" german cars ... To a corgi driving a cyberpunk Golf GTI (This one doesn't make sense, though. Seriously ... How does he do that without opposable thumbs ?). And that is the easiest part to grasp, because each car/pilot has its own perks on top of that handling, ranging from faster takedown charging (yes, there are burnout-style takedowns, and yes, they make sense within the game's universe. Or at least, you get a bunch of scientists trying to make sense of it. And it's a strangely compelling story arc.) to an ingame rating system for your driving rewarding you for not kissing the guard rails ... In case you think the game is too easy as is. Yes, it has replayability. And a lot of it, although I'm more a story-kind of player, and haven't tested the arcade mode that thoroughly. The biggest downside I'd have for the game is its price, sadly. It's a tough sell at full price considering its highly unorthodox proposition, even though I'd still recommend it if just to support a struggling developper : there is a demo you can try to make up your mind, and I wholeheartedly encourage you to test it. For 30-ish bucks, however ? Go for it. it's definitely worth it !