Review: City Car Driving (Steam)
Realistic car driving simulator, which will help you master the basic skills of the car driving in various traffic conditions.
Pros:
- Alright graphics.
- 6279GB Download size.
- Car driving simulator gameplay. Teaches you road rules but also how to drive.
- Graphic options-Resolution, Output device, Graphics mode, Overall quality, AA, Texture quality, Shadows, Mirror reflection quality, Road reflections quality, Multithread rendering, Rain drops on windscreen.
- Can rebind keys, Set sensitivity etc.
- Steering wheel support.
- Steam workshop support.
- Two game modes- Career and free driving.
- Career consists of choosing a difficulty and then performing a set number of tasks with a 3 star rating system. Tasks can be zig zag driving to reverse parking for example. Includes a much harder challenge in special training options.
- Full profile stats screen.
- Each task has a full breakdown of what is required of you and any achievement descriptions.
- Driving school is an optional tutorial section going over basic movement and rules.
- Goes full hog into the realistic setting. From having to put your seat belt on to clutch control. In doing so really adds the atmosphere and skills needed to be a driver.
- Responsive tight controls from not only the steering but the response time for the gas and brake.
- Five driving views from in car to an aerial over head view.
- Supports Occulus Rift VR headsets.
- Free driving is where you pick a car, Town, Weather and off you go.
- Weather conditions from rain to snow/ice.
- You get frequent pop ups of information like speed and braking distances. Even things like fuel consumption and braking distances.
- Follows the road rules effectively.
Cons:
- Loading times.
- Very abrupt “You failed” pop up then a restart or quit option.
- Really difficult to get into at first.
- No Steam achievements.
- Some horrible assests.
- Small number of cars by default.
- Fail and its back to the beginning.
- To get the most out of this game you really need to use a whell and pedals.
- Not a game. Obvious but worth noting.
