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  • mdiggitydawg
    Rookie
    • Jan 2008
    • 475

    #16
    Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

    Damn, was really looking forward to a fun racing title...guess I will switch the pre-order over to something else and wait for a price drop

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    • Turbojugend
      MVP
      • Sep 2013
      • 2242

      #17
      Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

      Originally posted by Velocityy
      Damn, with the above review and then this one (warning, long and some pretty harsh language): https://pretendracecars.net/2016/09/...eat-evolution/

      Looks like this is a must avoid this year. I'm sad about that.
      Wow, that was on-point and brutal. And it wasn't just some random online rant, that reviewer obviously has a ton of experience with racing games.

      Locking the tracks has to be one of the most seriously WTF decisions I've seen in awhile. One of the first things I like to do in a NASCAR game is check out the track authenticity, now I can't do that when I take the game home? Give us classic paint schemes, drivers, fantasy road courses, etc., as unlockables, but don't put the damn tracks behind a skill/exp wall.

      I was seriously considering picking this up after work today -- and I still might only to have a new NASCAR game -- but the above review and Brandon's comments above makes the decision more difficult.
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      • countryboy
        Growing pains
        • Sep 2003
        • 52865

        #18
        Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

        After reading Brandon's post and that review, I think I'll be skipping this year's game. Its a shame to, as I was looking forward to having a NASCAR game on the PS4.
        I can't shave with my eyes closed, meaning each day I have to look at myself in the mirror and respect who I see.

        I miss the old days of Operation Sports :(


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        • jway44
          Rookie
          • Nov 2004
          • 62

          #19
          Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

          Mine is being delivered in the mail today. I knew about the tracks being locked as it was in all of the preview stories that were done on the game. I wasn't expecting much, and yet I knew I needed a true NASCAR fix. F1 will still be the best console racer of this generation, but hopefully this game can scratch the itch for some turning left. We will see.

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          • Thomas Veil
            Rookie
            • Oct 2014
            • 10

            #20
            Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

            I'm not in the sky is falling mode yet...first of all yeah the linked review sounds like it's for the PC which may be somewhat different for the PS4 etc. He sounds knowledgeable but sometimes the guys that are Mr. Racing are not the best judges of a game for everyone plus he's a little over the top and rambling.


            As far as the unlocking thing what's the big deal?...if you get this for $60 or whatever I certainly hope you would put enough time into it to unlock the tracks. Should they have been unlocked...sure...but gheez people it's certainly not a deal breaker or even a blip on the radar.


            We'll see but I'm not bumming yet. To be honest going in I knew it's the first edition of the new rebuild. We'll see what they patch in down the line and hopefully the foundation is good.

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            • brandon27
              MVP
              • Aug 2008
              • 1980

              #21
              Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

              Ohhh yes.. I forgot to mention the locking of the tracks. I thought it was insanely odd this morning as well.


              Reading that review linked above, and yikes. Any optimism I had for this one might have just leaked away. I'm still going to go back tonight and get into it some more. I mean, what else am I going to do with it since I bought it digital. I'm kind of stuck with it, might as well try and enjoy it.


              Sucks we were kind of misguided by some around here that this was going to be awesome. I know my playtime was severely limited this morning, but I came away from it going... That was terrible. To me, it felt like I was playing a game that was old, unfinished, and quite frankly should have been sold to me at a $20-30 price point like The Golf Club was at release.


              I'm still holding out hope for it in terms of racing with the AI. If it can do that properly, and I can enjoy career mode as a result, then I'll feel better about the game. Still not it's price point though, that's for sure. I'm trying to reserve full judgment until I get to play more.
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              • Velocityy
                Rookie
                • Sep 2015
                • 485

                #22
                Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                Another review is up from Game Informer...it's nicer...but to me just seems to sugar-coat some of the issues. Also, it's clear he's playing on normal.

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                • Turbojugend
                  MVP
                  • Sep 2013
                  • 2242

                  #23
                  Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                  Originally posted by Thomas Veil
                  As far as the unlocking thing what's the big deal?...if you get this for $60 or whatever I certainly hope you would put enough time into it to unlock the tracks. Should they have been unlocked...sure...but gheez people it's certainly not a deal breaker or even a blip on the radar.
                  I can pop in my copy of NASCAR 98 on PS1 -- or just about any other NASCAR game developed since that time -- and race on any track whenever I want. Are locked tracks a deal breaker? Of course not. Do I want to spend four hours unlocking Phoenix? Hell no.
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                  • brandon27
                    MVP
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 1980

                    #24
                    Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                    Originally posted by Mo
                    The unlocking tracks things is just dumb. Poor choice by DM. You never want to limit those that are pick up and play racers.


                    That said, on the track, this game is really good. Especially once you find a good AI setting and longer distance where the AI isnt constantly side by side.

                    Did a 30 lap session at Dover and that was some of best racing i've done on console this side of F1.


                    That's some good news then. I tried to be as cautious as I could in my early impression post to note, I did not play a lot. lol I could kind of tell in that Brad K challenge that it looks like racing in and around the AI could be fun, and that was in normal mode. So, I'm glad to hear that someone is having positives with it.


                    What's your take on the visuals if you're on PS4?
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                    • bluengold34_OS
                      Content Creator
                      • Nov 2004
                      • 7346

                      #25
                      Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                      Originally posted by brandon27
                      That's some good news then. I tried to be as cautious as I could in my early impression post to note, I did not play a lot. lol I could kind of tell in that Brad K challenge that it looks like racing in and around the AI could be fun, and that was in normal mode. So, I'm glad to hear that someone is having positives with it.


                      What's your take on the visuals if you're on PS4?
                      Visuals look the same, whether on PC or PS4 - I have them both.
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                      • Turbojugend
                        MVP
                        • Sep 2013
                        • 2242

                        #26
                        Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                        Originally posted by bluengold34_OS
                        Visuals look the same, whether on PC or PS4 - I have them both.
                        Isn't the PS4 locked at 30fps?
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                        • bluengold34_OS
                          Content Creator
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 7346

                          #27
                          Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                          Originally posted by Turbojugend
                          Isn't the PS4 locked at 30fps?
                          Not a 100% sure, but the only there is FPS issues for me on the PS4 is with smoke - other than that, the game seems to run fine
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                          • Tribe1
                            Rookie
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 474

                            #28
                            Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                            Quick question....Are the tracks locked in career mode? Do I need to play single races until I can unlock them before I start a career?

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                            • MaverickAZ
                              Rookie
                              • Apr 2014
                              • 10

                              #29
                              Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                              Can anyone tell me if they got the Qualifying procedure correct in this?

                              i never played the old devs game , like NASCAR 15, and so im not sure if they ever got knockout qualifying into these games

                              Or if its still same single car runs, and thats it

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                              • jway44
                                Rookie
                                • Nov 2004
                                • 62

                                #30
                                Re: NASCAR Heat Evolution Available, Post Your Impressions Here

                                Copy just arrived. I'm putting everything I've read in the rear view mirror and giving it a go. Hopefully it will be worth the $39 it costed me with my discount and rewards card.

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