Let's Install - Wreckfest | @PlayStation 5
5Geek Aloud's #LetsInstall of #Wreckfest. This install was from a digital copy of the game onto an Playstation 5. Internet connection speed is 900MB/s down, 40MB/s up.
From the Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreckfest):
Wreckfest is a racing video game developed by Bugbear Entertainment and published by THQ Nordic. Wreckfest is described as the spiritual successor to the FlatOut series and a cross between FlatOut, Destruction Derby and cult 1989 PC racer Street Rod.[1] A notable feature of the game engine is the use of soft-body damage modelling, which enables location-based damage that affects the driving dynamics of vehicles in a realistic fashion.[2] After a four-year long early access phase, the Microsoft Windows version was released in June 2018, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions released on August 27, 2019 after multiple delays.[3][4]
The game includes a variety of gameplay features, namely banger racing and demolition derby.[2] The racing gameplay follows the same fundamental rules as most modern racing games, such as Need for Speed or Gran Turismo. The player controls a car in a race or demolition derby, the goal being to win the race or be the sole survivor of the derby respectively. Before participating in an event the player must choose a vehicle, select either manual or automatic transmission, and finally select either a dirt or tarmac track on which to race. Players will also be able to buy and sell vehicles, customise vehicles, and perform "research".[5] The game features three modes: career, multiplayer and custom events.
The races themselves focus heavily on "vehicular combat", where players have to find a balance between defensive tactics such as avoiding debris or opponents' vehicles and more aggressive tactics such as grinding against opponents and forcing them out of the way in order to overtake them or avoid harm.[6] While Wreckfest's focus on physics and vehicular damage is similar to previous destruction-based racing games such as Criterion's Burnout, it follows a somewhat slower and more strategic approach,[6] resulting in a more traditional racing gameplay experience than in comparable games.[7]
Development on Wreckfest began in 2012 under the working title Next Car Game, and was first announced by Bugbear Entertainment on the Next Car Game blog in August 2013.[8] In an interview with IGN, lead game designer Janne Suur-Näkki stated that the game should reach a "feature-complete state" in 2014, with all key features implemented.[1] In a press release published by Eurogamer, Next Car Game was officially announced for PC.[9]
Due to the lack of publisher support, the development team provided early access to the game via pre-orders on the official Next Car Game website as well as Steam Early Access and also created a Kickstarter campaign as alternate means of raising revenue in order to develop the game.[1] The overhaul of the physics engine has caused updates to the game to slow significantly.[10] The game now receives regular monthly updates from April 2020 with a focus on tournaments and cosmetic DLC content.[11]
The Windows version of the game was officially released out of early access on June 14, 2018. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions were originally scheduled for release on November 20, 2018,[26] but were delayed to 2019.[3] On July 2, 2019, THQ Nordic announced that the game will be released on console in August 2019.[4]
Wreckfest received "generally favorable reviews", according to review aggregator Metacritic.[27]
The game was nominated for "Best Sports Game" at Gamescom 2017,[28] for "Racing Game of the Year" at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards,[29] and for "Game, Original Racing" at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.[30]
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