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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 5.7 hrs on record (3.4 hrs at review time)
Posted: 29 Jul, 2024 @ 1:57pm
Updated: 31 Jul, 2024 @ 2:29pm

Early Access Review
OVERVIEW

Old School Rally is an easy accessible and enjoyable rally trip into the late 90's. While it's already fun to play there's still quite a long list of things to be done, to make this a complete retro rally racing game.

PRELIMINARY RATING
6/10
DIFFICULTY
very relaxed
PLAY TIME
~3 hours
PRICE
9,75€

PROS

  • late 90's vibes
  • easy pick up and play
  • good sense of speed
  • legendary cars
  • decent optical damage model
  • very well designed track layouts
  • cool CRT filter
  • runs very stable already (without any major issues)
  • regular updates
  • active and communicative developer

CONS

  • no opponents at all
  • very simplistic physics
  • cars break almost instantly
  • cars feel weightless
  • track surfaces feel broadly similar
  • tarmac feels really bad
  • lack of track details
  • damage has little to no effect on handling
  • no highscores
  • no multiplayer content
  • some frame drops here and there
  • ...
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Developer response:
Steve  [developer] Posted: 31 Jul, 2024 @ 8:24am
Hi RainyKaroo,

Thank you for your detailed feedback.

We are working on adding more content to the game while fixing things up down the road! We also plan to add a classic Arcade Mode so you can race against AI cars down the road - stay tuned!
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rainyKAROO 31 Jul, 2024 @ 2:36pm 
Hey there and thanks for replying!

I'm not concerned about the content stuff and looking forward to all the things you already have on your road map (especially to that Classic Arcade Mode).

Nonetheless, physics should get some larger focus at some point. Event though it's meant to be an arcade game and I definitely like that easy pick up and play approach, better refined physics (car weight, breaking distance, track surfaces and damage model) will help the game to be even more fun and a little more challenging.

I'll stay tuned and will update the review from time to time. Keep up the good work!