Neons, extreme speed, drifting, arcade scoreboard: everything an '80s stereotypes lover needs
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Back in the 80s, one of the first driving games was a gem on the NES called Rad Racer. Games like that were eventually dropped for true racing games with opponents and multiplayer, but there was always something magical about a relaxing drive through beautiful scenery. With that, I call out LoneDev for seeing the beauty in a driving game that doesn't need opponents. Synthwave Dream '85 is a post-modern futuristic take on the genre using the increasingly popular synthwave music and visuals. The visuals are peerless. Beautiful and perfect, this game has the most amazing driving game graphics I have ever seen. It's not overly complicated, it's not realistic, it's pure retro 80s synthwave love. There are multiple cars loosely based on real cars to avoid copyright restrictions, and the courses are proceedurally generated. While one will eventually notice all the various chunks of tracks that are used for this, it still has enough variety to always throw something new at you. Granted, sometimes that something new is a mountain that blocks your progress, forcing you to restart, and sometimes you drop through the road to parts unknown, but these two bugs don't rear their heads often enough to punish the game's marks, especially as it is still in Early Access and being works on constantly. The music is amazing and beautiful as well, all synthwave all the time. The tracks are wonderfully selected and fit the game's mood and atmosphere flawlessly. There really is nothing that could be done to improve on this aside from maybe adding yet more awesome synthwave tracks, but there is enough variety that you have to score upwards of 10,000 points in one go before you hear the entire soundtrack. As for controls, this game, unlike Rad Racer, is based on drifting, and it is hella fun. It has a moderate learning curve, but once you work it out, the game's controls are smooth as silk. As the person who, at the time of this review, holds the #3 spot on Infinite Dream, let me just say that the game is not difficult to master, and is fun to play while learning. If you find the big fat long hall, you can fishtail in it for massive drifting. There is so much enjoyment to be had here. It may not be a game you play all the time, but when you wanna kick back and relax, it sure hits the spot. The game has infinite replayability due to being proceedurally generated. As long as there are people above you on the leaderboards, you have something to aim for in addition to just taking a relaxing drive. Whether you want to compete for score or just chill, this game delivers. I absolutely recommend this game to anyone who enjoys any sort of driving game. You don't have to drift to play or even win (only for achievements), and you don't have to care about score or achievements. Even if you just want to grab a car and go, you'll have fun, as the starting car handles perfectly well for the entire game. Best of all, it's not a very expensive game. For an indy title that delivers on everything it is trying to deliver on, LoneDev's Synthwave Dream '85 gets a gold star and a bravo.
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This game has many elements that I like to see in "Retrowave" games. Over-saturated colors as well as the appearance of being played on an old television set, the colors and design remind me of the seemingly elaborate yet all too generic designs of arcades from the 80s-90s but in the best way possible. Despite the few bugs I have seen as well as my own hesitation to buy an early access game, I have really come to enjoy this game more than I assumed I would. Now I want to talk about the soundtrack. It sounds like music you would hear in a retro sci-fi movie like Terminator. I hear this music and my mind is taken back to the arcade my local theater used to have. Neon orange lights from the new Jurassic Park games that the theater had purchased, cigarette smoke and sticky carpet that looked like outer space with the way the glow in the dark paint is hit by the black light. Walking into the theater itself as the sounds of the movie and the movies in the other theaters reverberate off the walls, and that one beam of light from the projector shines throughout the room and is made slightly opaque by the cigarettes that are also being smoked in the theater as well. It's just an incredible soundtrack that hits all the nostalgia points for me. I could go on and on about this game but ultimately while it hits all of the right points for me, it may not for all who read this review. However, if you felt a connection with the way I described my experience with the game, you might consider giving it a try for yourself.
Vaporwave + Drift - popopopopp
This game is very nice, the graphics are amazing and incredible! the music is very cool as well and fits the atmosphere, very recommended! The dev is very nice too!!
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Не спешите выбрасывать игру, тут можно сделать нормальную графику, насколько слово "нормальную" тут применимо. По игре напоминает outdrive, но тут попроще, нет "нитры", или я про неё не знаю.
Nice game, really reminded me of the 80's playing these kind of games on my Amiga 500. Great Soundtrack!
Wow. What can I say? If you like 80's style vector graphics, synthwave, fast cars, and DRIFTING this is the game for you! In fact, even if you only like one or two of those things, you'll still be in for a treat! Everything from the graphics, rendered as a composite of VHS style and Battlezone-like graphics, to the awesome music soundrack to the gameplay is guaranteed to have you playing for hours on end. The perfect way to unwind after a day in the code mines! NB: This game is still in development so yes it does have a few bugs. It is well worth the candle though, and for £3.99 they're practically giving it away!
Buggy, but good music. Needs fixing and improving however before I can give it a positive review. - Fell through the world. - Controls are bad and can not be changed (right shift does not work). - Customization options are very limited and do not improve the car handling. - Get stuck on terrain, unable to continue race. - Tutorial is very lacking.
TLDR: 7/10 While I have some problems with the game, it's still very cool and I can't wait for the full release. Review: I just received this game as a gift the 27th of April from my friend. I just started watching Fourth Stage so I was pretty hype to try out this game once it was gifted to me. It's pretty fun however I managed to run into a few issues that I will list below as well as some positives. Pros: -Really addicting gameplay -Level aesthetics are great -"Easy to learn and hard to master" controls Cons: -Some segments have clipping debris on the road, which during a drift could totally ruin momentum. -Achievements are somehow unobtainable even when I met the requirements. -There is a chance for the game to bug and stop spawning the rest of the road and instead would spawn a giant wall, requiring to end the run. I have only encountered this once and no idea how to reproduce that error.
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