04:28 PM - September 12, 2016 by fearwhatnow
NASCAR Heat Evolution is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Get in a few laps and post your impressions!
NASCAR Heat Evolution News Post
04:28 PM - September 12, 2016 by fearwhatnowNASCAR Heat Evolution is available now for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Get in a few laps and post your impressions!
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My question is how long are they going to be working on fixing this game before they start focusing on next one. I would like a NASCAR game for my PS4, but not if it's going to be a glorified beta/placeholder.
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Turbojugend @ 09/24/16 07:09 PM
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And it's 1/6 the price.
I did get it today
I'm having a heck of a time unlocking tracks to move on. Some I'm great on and others I only have the first speed rating when I need three. Any tips
I'm having a heck of a time unlocking tracks to move on. Some I'm great on and others I only have the first speed rating when I need three. Any tips
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Turbojugend @ 09/24/16 11:33 PM
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Thanks again
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Pappy Knuckles @ 09/25/16 05:15 PM
I wanted to give myself a good amount of time with the game before I posted anything. I'm not a NASCAR fan, so I'm coming from a casual perspective. The single player portion of the game just feels very bare bones. Nothing about going from race to race is interesting and there's no depth there whatsoever. Because of this, I didn't mess around with this aspect of the game too much, to be honest.
As far as online goes, there's some fun to be had there. Racing with 20-40 people often provided me with some wild and hilarious races. That being said, it's almost too over the top for me. Even in races that are hosted by a user, there are no penalties for blatantly ramming people off the road, driving backward or just generally being a fool. I don't know how the NASCAR rules work, but I'm pretty sure this type of thing isn't generally accepted. It almost feels like I'm racing in GTA. While that's fine in that game, I expected something a bit better here.
I had some good times with this, but I'm going to send this back to Gamefly. I don't see myself putting anymore time into it at this point. I've also put a much better game (F1 2016) on the shelf for a bit while I played this. My time would be better spent with that.
As far as online goes, there's some fun to be had there. Racing with 20-40 people often provided me with some wild and hilarious races. That being said, it's almost too over the top for me. Even in races that are hosted by a user, there are no penalties for blatantly ramming people off the road, driving backward or just generally being a fool. I don't know how the NASCAR rules work, but I'm pretty sure this type of thing isn't generally accepted. It almost feels like I'm racing in GTA. While that's fine in that game, I expected something a bit better here.
I had some good times with this, but I'm going to send this back to Gamefly. I don't see myself putting anymore time into it at this point. I've also put a much better game (F1 2016) on the shelf for a bit while I played this. My time would be better spent with that.
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Turbojugend @ 09/25/16 08:31 PM
I've really been wanting to play a NASCAR game, so I played HE for awhile yesterday morning. I won't rehash what I've already griped about, but I eventually ended up turning off my PS4 and playing Victory Edition on my PS3. Competent spotters, custom paint schemes, detailed pit stops, wreck replays, saved track setups, and most importantly, a somewhat adequate A.I. I realize A.I. was never a strong suit of the ETX games but it's loads better than HE's catch-up shenanigans.
It's kinda sad that I've gone back to a last-gen game to get my NASCAR fix, especially after dropping $60 on this. NASCAR:HE is a current-gen game produced in 2016, yet the big screens don't even work at Charlotte and Texas. I'll keep this game because I have faith that it will improve, but the more I see that's missing, the more I wonder if they'll ever catch up.
It's kinda sad that I've gone back to a last-gen game to get my NASCAR fix, especially after dropping $60 on this. NASCAR:HE is a current-gen game produced in 2016, yet the big screens don't even work at Charlotte and Texas. I'll keep this game because I have faith that it will improve, but the more I see that's missing, the more I wonder if they'll ever catch up.
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I want a sim Nascar game so bad, but I'm seeing only bad reviews. I was really optimistic since Heat Evo comes from the same devs that made Nascar: Dirt to Daytona, a game that still gets play to this day.
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Turbojugend @ 09/28/16 08:02 PM
Confirmed: Normal physics = autobraking. Jump to 1:39 here for confirmation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A60QzOpQ92E
There's no way to turn this off short of enabling Sim physics, which also happens to enable the sensation of ice skating with oven mitts on your feet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A60QzOpQ92E
There's no way to turn this off short of enabling Sim physics, which also happens to enable the sensation of ice skating with oven mitts on your feet.
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For the price, it's far off of where it should be. It's a racing game. If you aren't going to give the player control over traction control, stability control, ABS and autobraking... what are you really doing?!
It's a foundation that can provide some positive experiences playing it, and provide a positive foundation to build on, but I can't help but feel this game was released due to a deadline of some sort. It feels rushed, and it shows. It's a shame the most popular form of motorsports in North America can't get a good game built for itself. It's one of my biggest regret purchases in gaming at this point. Hopefully it improves.
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Turbojugend @ 09/28/16 10:11 PM
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It's obvious that Normal (read: Casual) physics got the lion's share of attention in development. For an arcade racer, hey, Normal feels pretty damned good. On the other side, it seems like they added Sim physics almost as an afterthought, which is why the vast majority of their pre-release videos were on Normal. It's almost like they're saying "Here's Sim if you want it, but we really don't recommend it." Check out DMi's YouTube channel, their own dudes can barely get through a Sim lap without wrecking.
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After reading all the impressions here I'm going to pass on this game, For now I'll continue to get mt Nascar fix from Project Cars using the Ford Fusion and Caper Monterey stock cars and all the short tracks. It's edge of your seat racing.
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goillini03 @ 10/03/16 02:36 PM
The $20 price point is where I am at as well. It does not help that I know F1 will take a price cut around thanksgiving, which is the next racer in my list.
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I predict Nascar is a 19 dollar black Friday deal.
Though I have enjoyed the racing for the most part, the presentation is sorely lacking.
There seems to be very few options as far as adjusting driver assists.
I'm not even sure if I'm running on arcade or sim as I am using "Normal" difficulty setting in my career. To that end, I was very disappointed that they got rid of the incremental difficulty settings in career though they seem to be available (to an extent) in race now. The available race lengths are also limited. In the past I had always raced 20% races as I found this to be a good length, neither too long nor too short, but 20% isn't an option in this game so I have to pick 25% or 13% The customization options just see so limited compared to what we had in the past few games
In race, unless I'm missing something, qualifying has been the old 2 lap format for every race I've run. There wasn't even a Daytona duel for the 500.
The HUD is also lacking. I am disappointed that there is no track map. There isn't even an option to toggle what is on the HUD. In fact, there are no in race options period as the only pause menu options are resume, restart, and exit. Though I like the new toggle-able HUD windows for race and car info, the fact that the lap number isn't a permanent part of the HUD is rather annoying. Also, it doesn't appear to tell you what pit road speed is when trying to pit (though that may just be because I have flags turned off) so I have no idea what pit road speed is when I'm trying to slow down to enter them.
Finally, once the race ends, you can't even review the results at your own leisure as it just scrolls through them automatically without letting you have any control of it.
There seems to be very few options as far as adjusting driver assists.
I'm not even sure if I'm running on arcade or sim as I am using "Normal" difficulty setting in my career. To that end, I was very disappointed that they got rid of the incremental difficulty settings in career though they seem to be available (to an extent) in race now. The available race lengths are also limited. In the past I had always raced 20% races as I found this to be a good length, neither too long nor too short, but 20% isn't an option in this game so I have to pick 25% or 13% The customization options just see so limited compared to what we had in the past few games
In race, unless I'm missing something, qualifying has been the old 2 lap format for every race I've run. There wasn't even a Daytona duel for the 500.
The HUD is also lacking. I am disappointed that there is no track map. There isn't even an option to toggle what is on the HUD. In fact, there are no in race options period as the only pause menu options are resume, restart, and exit. Though I like the new toggle-able HUD windows for race and car info, the fact that the lap number isn't a permanent part of the HUD is rather annoying. Also, it doesn't appear to tell you what pit road speed is when trying to pit (though that may just be because I have flags turned off) so I have no idea what pit road speed is when I'm trying to slow down to enter them.
Finally, once the race ends, you can't even review the results at your own leisure as it just scrolls through them automatically without letting you have any control of it.
Agreed with everyone else who says this game is bare bones, lacking even the most basic features, and feels rushed/unpolished. That being said, I feel that it's a great foundation going forward. The Eutechnyx guys had several years to get it right and failed miserably. At least this game is functional from a racing standpoint.
I haven't touched career mode and have barely even raced single player, but I'm really impressed with the AI. Surprisingly, I've spent most of my time racing online. It's actually not too difficult to find a hosted lobby with 10-15 other guys who don't race like jackoffs. I've had a lot of fun with it so far.
I haven't touched career mode and have barely even raced single player, but I'm really impressed with the AI. Surprisingly, I've spent most of my time racing online. It's actually not too difficult to find a hosted lobby with 10-15 other guys who don't race like jackoffs. I've had a lot of fun with it so far.
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