#wreckfest
#wreckfest
by Amr (@siegarettes)
Racing games have gotten flashy. At some point people realized there can only be so much variation in the way you realistically simulate physics, so games started selling the fantasy of driving instead. So I half expected Wreckfest to start off with a five minute long introduction movie, with a woman’s voice reminded you how cool everything you’re about to be doing is. Instead I was booted into a straightforward menu. Here the events, here are the vehicles. Go drive them.
That’s reflective of Wreckfest’s approach as a whole. There’s a minor progression system to earn new cars, parts, and events, but it’s a surprisingly no frills affair, with a serious approach to driving. The focus on destruction and damage physics might lead you to think Wreckfest is an arcade racer, especially coming off Bugbear’s previous project, Ridge Racer Unbounded, but Wreckfest is a sim through and through. And while other sims have made headway by offering more casual play modes and flashy career modes, Wreckfest is content to let the driving speak for itself.
