14 DAY TRIAL // Slightly Mad Studios' upcoming racing game Project Cars aims to deliver a proper motorsport simulation experience, or at least that's how it seems judging from the latest gameplay videos from the title.
Project Cars was independently funded, raising over $5 million / €4 million through its own World of Mass Development portal, over the course of 3 years, gathering a community of over 85k players in the process.
The studio said that by involving the fans in the development process like this, and by not being tied to external limitations imposed by a publisher, they were able to get a lot of valuable feedback that they could then integrate into the game, and they also got the kind of exposure that only big-budget AAA racing games usually got.
The game intends to offer players a more open-world approach to racing, enabling them to choose from a variety of different motorsports, and giving immediate access to all tracks and vehicles.
Project Cars will feature racing events that span several days, encompassing the shakedown period, qualifying runs, and the race itself, with fully simulated dynamic weather conditions influencing the way drivers approach the circuits, thanks to the in-depth physics simulation engine.
Not your everyday racer
Slightly Mad Studios is attempting to recreate the feeling of being on the race track, complete with all the engine noises you would expect and even car vibration as you roll down the circuits, as the videos below can aptly demonstrate.
The first video shows a race taking place on the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium, seen from the cockpit of a Ford Capri, while the second shows you the kind of crazy get-up racing enthusiasts can use while playing, in order to get the most immersive experience.
Finally, the third video is meant to showcase Project Cars' level of authenticity, showing a side-by-side comparison between an in-game and a real-life lap of the legendary Silverstone circuit in the United Kingdom.
Project Cars is scheduled to come out on November 18 in North America and November 21 in Europe, headed to the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms, with the title also making its way to the Nintendo Wii U and Steam OS platforms sometime in 2015.
The developer is also working on a free-to-play massively multiplayer online action racing video game titled World of Speed, which is set to launch into closed beta on PC later this year.
