[FKW'07]Enthusia Professional Racing Week 2007

Iacus · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Stockholm

I bought this game a few months ago, and I love it. I was waiting fot FKW to talk about it too.
The comparison with a shooter is quite appropriate. The way the system is made really pushes you to become a better driver.

I was a bit surprised by the reviews quoted on the first post. I've "trained" myself driving FR cars, mostly and I can handle most of them just right. There are some fickle cars like the Pantera GTR or the TVRs but I can manage to win with those too. I've yet to drive any FF car, maybe when I finish the game.

I happen to think the VGS is one of the best features i've seen in a racing game, and think more games should "borrow" it. Before Enthusia I was only slightly interested in racing games, but now I'm more curious. Enthusia is my first racing sim. Now I want to play GT4 to see how it compares, yet everything i've read says Enthusia has better driving physics overall.

My favourite car is the RX-7 (FD3S) I have that and the FC maxed out. I'm now in spot 93 in the ranking and working my way up. This week I finally entered RI.

It's funny, because before RI I didn't like the music very much.
I don't like the elevator music of the menus, and only a few tracks stand out to me, but the music in Löwenseering and Nürburgring really sets the mood.

I'm still afraid to race in Tsukuba, but last day I finally managed to conquer Dragon Range. Now, to work on doing it fast.

I only see two flaws in the game. First, the cars you unlock in Enthusia Life should be available in the extra modes as well. I don't see the point in unlocking the cars all over again for Quick Race, Time attack and Two player mode.
Second, I should be able to test drive a car I've already picked. The game only lets you test a car if it's your current one, or if you never picked it, and I wonder why.

I'd love to see a sequel to Enthusia for the PS3 and 360. Just fix the little thing mentioned above, slap an online mode and put in some more new cars, don't touch the rest. It could become the best racing game of the new gen.
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