Your favourite driving games of all time?

[CarMadMike]

TDU 2 was playable though... I spent so much time in the Casino

 

Ah yes, the tell-tale sign of a successful driving game right there :p

[Eudemon]

As I've always said in some way or another:

 

TDU: Dodgy Roads / Decent Handling

 

TDU2 : Decent Roads / Dodgy Handling

[superhyper]

As I've always said in some way or another:

 

TDU: Dodgy Roads / Decent Handling

 

TDU2 : Decent Roads / Dodgy Handling

 

That is the most perfect description I've ever seen of the 2 TDU games

[TDUFREAK500]

I still haven't played TDU2, will probably pick it up at some point, as TDU is more of a game that I will play when I just feel like taking a cruise, and don't really care too much about physics.

[Ryzza5]

I thought you had to have no idea what physics were to enjoy TDU2 :nuts:

[hassan1995]

I only have a photo from the road, i'll have to find it somewhere but this road for the short length it was was just too damn pretty to ignore.

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[TIMELESS]

Much prefer FH to FH2. It was such a let down for me personally, after hearing all the hype. Whatever they did to the physics they need to undo it for FH3.

 

 

My first PC game. Spent.. probably hundreds of hours on that game. It was always fun to push cops into the San Francisco bay :lol: That was also my first taste of the modding scene, which is still active almost 15 years later.

[Ryzza5]

 

 

 

There were a few good spots there, fun times. Was probably the only game to somewhat complete on X360.

[hassan1995]

I may have posted that in the wrong thread :lol:

 

But yeah forza horizon was a game that I loved so much.

[ViralBunny]

Need for speed: most wanted (ps2) and Forza Motorsport 1. Rfactor kind of lit my fire for simracing again, but I have destroyed my driving style with simcade games )=

 

Back in the day I could disappear for Days driving Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 (amiga 500).

[Eudemon]

I really enjoyed the original Most Wanted on the Xbox. It took the best parts of the previous games and didn't force you to rice your car or anything in order to progress.

[carlos_69]

 

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My first PC game. Spent.. probably hundreds of hours on that game. It was always fun to push cops into the San Francisco bay :lol: That was also my first taste of the modding scene, which is still active almost 15 years later.

 

Some great memories from that game, using the Panoz was great, but thoose Crash course event made my blood boil specially the London Final Exam

[Camel]

I've been trying to think of a game that I could post in this thread other than the obvious TDU. But I can't.

 

At the time it was the perfect game for me, and probably still is. Had so much fun on TDU and met some truly great people, and some truly awful people too. I still have vivid memories of the game. Like Diablo in his dark coloured (blue?) Audi S6 that had incredible brakes making me crash into the back of him as he turned off onto a side road before a tunnel whilst listening to Capital FM.

 

But it was the Gran Turismo series that got me into racing games before Forza took over and took it to another level for me. :nods:

 

And then there's the old Colin McRae games, loved them! Even though I was dreadful at them.

 

And Toca. Loved Toca 3. Lawnmower racing anyone?

[TIMELESS]

Was it Toca that had all the weird cheats like rainbow sky, ufos and stuff like that? :lol:

[Camel]

I don't think so. :hmmm:

[Eudemon]

Like Diablo in his dark coloured (blue?) Audi S6 that had incredible brakes making me crash into the back of him as he turned off onto a side road before a tunnel whilst listening to Capital FM.

Those brakes were quite amazing for sure.

But it was the Gran Turismo series that got me into racing games before Forza took over and took it to another level for me. :nods:

Have always admired Forza for doing in its first time what Gran Turismo players had been asking for since GT 1.

Was it Toca that had all the weird cheats like rainbow sky, ufos and stuff like that? :lol:

Yeah the original games had everything from R/C sized cars, tanks, trippy rainbow skies and a mad lava covered circuit iirc.

[carlos_69]

Now remembering racing games that got me hooked and the great times it provided me

 

Sega Rally 2, NFS series, V-rally 2, Colin Macre Rally 2.0, Re-volt, GT1, 1nsane (the only of this ones i 100%)

[CLR-GTR]

V Rally 2 and Re-Volt were very nice. If I'd had to choose though, I'd rather have CMR3 and Ignition of Virgin Interactive though.

[hassan1995]

Rc de go for the ps1 was amazing, that and atv racers were games that I loved as a kid.

[X8X8X]

My feeling of playing through TDU for the first time never was paralleled...

 

Best regards,

X8X8X

[Soul Challenger]

SNES - Dirt Racer - https://www.loveroms.com/play-online/super-nintendo/dirt-racer-e/104361

N64 - Top Gear Rally -

Mac - Driver1

PS2 - RBR (+TDU)

PC - TDU

 

Spent most time playing Driver (1999-2003) and TDU (2006-2011). RBR tought me to enjoy sim driving :)

 

[RobikV3]

TDU

Midtown Madness

Master Rallye

StuntGP

Crashday

Street Legal Racing 1&2

NFS underground 1&2

Blur

The Crew

Driver San Francisco

Midnight club II

Juiced 1&2

CMR 2.0, Dirt 1&2

FlatOut 2&3 (Ultimate Carnage)

Mad Max

 

I think thats all :duck:

[Loek]

Personally, I'd add only three games to this list:

 

GT4: a lot of cars + a lot of stuff to explore + PS2 = my childhood. The, for back then, insane graphics combined with the epic variety of cars (my dads 2003 Peugeot 307 was even included in that game!), I've played this game for years. I did still play it like a few months ago, but there's no fun in it, tbh. I stared at a garage filled with almost every single LMP1 car in the game, seeing a progress bar of 91% that hasn't changed for the past 2 years. I (or actually, my sister) have a PS4 but there's no GT game for PS4 so I kinda want GT again but it's at the moment not possible.

 

Ford Racing 2: a crap game tbh. But it was my first ever racing game. And there was plenty to unlock, making this game too good for years of fun. It's not a game that should be updated for nowadays consoles, nor is it a game that should be remembered. But there's memory in it. Isn't it just epic to have a game in which the Ford GT is the fastest car available? It was rather special, before noticing that everything I liked about the game is also available in other games, but then better. Nowadays, the only interesting thing to say about FR2 is that the rear side of the PS2 Disc is purple, instead of silver.

 

TDU2: haters gonna hate, and I know they will. I know how disappointing TDU2 is considering the potential of the game. Did I know that when I first got the game, 5(!) years ago when I was 11 years old? Ofcourse not. I saw a game that had a nice variety of nice cars, nice graphics, okay sounds, and I didn't care about physics back then. Special mention for the avatar customization / walkaround interior options, working cabrio roofs and opening windows. That in an open world game, where you can travel to every single centimeter of the map available, and I can go on. Anyone can have another opinion, but I haven't found a game yet that combines all these powers like TDU2. Combine that with the added social aspect and the dozens of people I've met via TDU2, and the current modding opportunity in the game, and I don't see why this game is not a recipe for success. Note, apart from like 5 hours of "borrowed gameplay" (playing it on a friend's PC) I have an opinion about TDU1, but considering the positive energy towards TDU1 in this thread, let's keep that silent for now. I like TDU2 despite the obvious flaws. The social aspect and the pure cruising and fun I've had, make it unbeatable. My 2 cents.