Assetto Corsa Evo - First Impression ....

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

Will be doing some more ACEvo today and will try to mess with more settings , might even get a chat with kunos on camera , got any questions you want me to ask ?

[@PG-Motorsport]

​@@GamerMuscleVideos ask them if we are going to be able to drive around the Nordschleife in free roam and then casually enter the track. And if we can chose between standing and rolling starts

[@s3nTer]

you could ask if there's going to be any kind of matchmaking system or will we have to relly again on third party services such as wss and lfm?

[@Renzsu]

What can they say about the single player / career mode? How is it structured?

[@tubzvermeulen]

Thanks for the Video. Super Stuff

[@Cyzoc]

Please ask about the freeroam (if there is one), and how large the map will be :)

[@jamesleegte]

The last person in the world that I’d leave in a room unsupervised with a camera and a mic trying out a game I’d been working on would 100% be gamermuscle haha.

[@HighValueTargetRacing]

Fackz that boy has no chill😂😂

[@robertbrown1778]

"The last person in the world that I’d leave in a room unsupervised...". To be fair, you could have left the sentence there.

[@viktorianas]

@@robertbrown1778 isn't the cameraman supervising him?

[@Bystronicman08]

@@jamesleegte You don't actually think he was left unsupervised, so you?

[@cmbaileytstc]

I can only aspired to such praise, alas.

[@dazonyt8094]

As a pre-alpha build, AC EVO is looking a solid start.

[@TheLegendaryBM]

3 months from release, call it what you want, it looks okay for now. Definitely looks like the discord leaks were a bit ambitious. So far, this looks like ACC. It doesn't feel like the RPG elements described were taken seriously and they didn't showcase anything from that part of the game. Just showed ACC racing basically. Getting nervous for the game.

[@ply5796]

@@TheLegendaryBM overtake did a good stream were they asked a "dev" some questions and i think with whats to come there will be cool features for rpg

[@RacingWithChuck27]

Pre alpha? 5 years in and I’d say shouldn’t be pre alpha…

[@Bllksem]

@@dazonyt8094 I saw an interview with marco massarutto where he said that they were originally planning on releasing around now (Q3/4 2024), but decided not to and to polish things a little further. Which makes sense, I saw another review where the guy said that everything felt good, but the game had some frame time and stability issues in his play tests.

[@Bllksem]

@@RacingWithChuck27I think companies just say that so that if the public reception is bad they can say “it’s just an alpha.” It’s hedging language. I think the game is basically done, they’re probably just working on bugs at this point.

[@BMRace]

I saw other reviews but I don't trust them because they are not tea drinkers. This is the only verified review I can count on! Thanks GM. You made my day by telling me how good it is.

[@RonaldRegain]

True. Same goes for Linear FFB-Mode. Dunno why Fanatec and most FFB guides say they use Peak Mode. 99% of detail gets lost there. Always use Linear FFB Mode ;)

[@bit-eki]

Tea drinkers 😂

[@speedvr829]

Agree. If Mr M is impressed, I'm very happy.

[@DannyBoyPhelan]

I hope Evo has the mods like the first AC. Nice to have a crazy selection of tracks n cars.

[@jwells2401]

@@bit-eki You mean sweet southern tea in a glass of ice. 😂

[@Kellerw2000]

"I don't know if I'm allowed to show this, but they just left us in the room" I cracked xD Next time nick the hard drive.

[@azzazz4549]

Nice idea 😅

[@erwinlommer197]

It would take gm 5 hours to remove the stick of ssd from inside the case. They are safe.

[@mishavarsanyi5946]

​@@erwinlommer197But how long would it take you?

[@erwinlommer197]

@@mishavarsanyi5946 I'm confident I'd it get done under 5 hours.

[@bodinski100]

@@mishavarsanyi5946 2 mins to disconnect all cables and skidaddle

[@hmp01]

not getting the ACC depression is all I wanted to hear thanks for the best review and choosing the words I like

[@MaxineOnGasoline]

I really appreciate you going through the details of actual handling and giving it the proper amount of time with plenty of information for us to hear. This looks very promising. Something I've noticed from recorded gameplays is that the Porsche Cup car leaves quite a different impression of handling than the other cars, but doesn't make it a worse experience. It really feels like a combination of both Assetto Corsa games, trying to take all the best things from them. Keeping fingers crossed that this is the game.

[@heddshot87]

I've seen other reviews already, but I trust this guy

[@alieffauzanrizky7202]

@@heddshot87 Yeah. He's basically alone in the room and can say literally anything without the PR knowing. Though i'm glad it's still a positive first impression of the game.

[@Skumtomten1]

You may not always agree with gamermuscle, but you know for sure he is honest and he gets lots of respect from me for that.

[@RacingWithChuck27]

He’s the ultimate AC #1 fanboy so 🤔 I’ll leave it myself to determine how good it is with 1.0

[@awakeandwatching953]

@@Skumtomten1 i dont even like the guy due to his argumentative attitude and arrogance on unrelated subjects he brings up on stream but i absolutely trust his opinions when it comes too sims and handling models, ffb etc

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

@@alieffauzanrizky7202 Kunos have been super open I have been chatting to lots of there team all weekend absolute legends just answering all my questions and being open about everything not putting any pressure on me to say specific things.

[@weswheel4834]

Everybody's been going crazy about this since yesterday. Was looking forward to seeing what GM thought of the FFB. Sounds like it is still okay to be excited :)

Thanks!

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

Thanks ☕☕☕☕☕☕☕ really appreciate the support 😎

[@gefx0164]

I am beginning to believe... this is the one! I watched everyones video on this so far. They said there will be a multiplayer matchmaking system. There is VR. The game seems to be running well. People say the FFB is good and cars act very natural. Those are already ticking the most important boxes for me. And the Kunos guys say the right things, they also seem pretty confident with what they have which is also a good sign.

[@Emerich2]

Who said there will be multiplayer matchmaking?

[@gefx0164]

@@Emerich2 "Marco Massarutto shares ALL! - Assetto Corsa EVO Interview" Traxion interview, around the 10 min mark.

[@TheLegendaryBM]

compared to the discord leaks everyone has been jizzing over, they showed absolutely 0 of it. So far, it looks like another ACC. Why didn't they show ANY open world or the customization they talked about? Is it not as developed as we think? Was it a last minute add on?

[@madbull4666]

@@TheLegendaryBM OR maybe those sides are not quite finished yet with a few bugs still happening and they didn't feel confident that it will be good for the public to see it yet. I find it funny how everyone thought it was just gonna be AC2, then ACC, then forza horizon, and now ACC2.......

[@gefx0164]

@@TheLegendaryBM The discord leaks, which was like 80% made up by some random guy. Its very obviously not another ACC and I don't think much explanation is needed for why that is. I don't even understand the thinking behind such a statement in any level. Customisation, traffic, some sort of career mode was also confirmed by the 2 guys from Kunos. The cruising stuff is not said out loud yet, but its heavily hinted at. Its still very early for the game, its just been announced officially with that trailer, the early access is still 3 months away, the final 1.0 version is probably a further year or so after that. Many things are probably not ready to be shown off. Its straight up unreasonable to expect everything right now. There are a lot of information already available from 1-2 days of the expo. I am still cautious but the more I see and hear the more optimistic I get, this looks nice so far.

[@mo-r-racing]

i've been waiting for this all week. Thank you for being the only honest journalist in simracing. You carry yourself with such honour and grace, and speak truth to power.

[@andyrachy]

Let's go, this is what we have been waiting for. thank you so much for sharing with us all. you are an amazing man, time for a cup of tea.

[@MattOLC]

James is our man for a solid opinion on this given that he has been an AC1 afficionado for years until this very day + his boomerist perspective really ties in nicely.

[@niolund8673]

The first thing I noticed is how well GM drove, must be closer to AC1 physics then and that's good, very very good😀

[@TeamVVV]

Thanks GM, great reporting as always, gave me a lot to garner, as it were.

[@youngyingyang]

James, I watched ALL the videos about ACE, your review was the best one by far. I really look forward to January now :)

[@HlspwnsWorld]

I have been waiting for your video. The fact that your positive means my Hype train is full steam ahead

[@isamuu99]

Excellent video as always mate. Shutoko Revival Project on this engine....*drools*

[@roverboy1687]

The review I’ve been waiting for

[@pumpkineater23]

The best ACE review so far!

[@brtcobra]

the drying line is fully dynamic it dries where the cars are driving. looks very good

[@stubby8663]

Thank you for the video GM, enjoyed watching.. The ONLY Thing that was disappointing was Not ONE Word about the Grass, Nothing ! But really can't wait to see you doing some more laps on this.

[@DJBLUEPHOENIX]

Very exciting! I've been using AC for track training before real world racing, and this looks really amazing!

[@sandman1347]

Your words carry weight on this topic. Great video!

[@DaddyracerZA]

You've left us with enough. I've got a thorough idea of what the FFB feels like.

[@noroardanto]

Most honest AC EVO review. By the way, Marco said it should be pronounced E (similar to egg) VO not EE VO

[@JamesBouault]

The King of FFB has spoken.... and the whole of Kunos, including the dinner lady has just breathed a huge sigh of relief! It's game on!

[@The_Engineer6]

I feel like gt7 has better ffb than ac1

[@ch33kster]

POSITIVE, great stuff!

[@baudosgarage4761]

The fact it doesn’t feel like ACC is a big win for me

[@AussieDaves]

Agreed! Heard another review say it reminded them of ACC handling and I almost threw my laptop across the room!

[@mrpineapples4752]

@@AussieDavesik who you are talking about I felt the same dude 😅🤣

[@CurtOntheRadio]

my granny doesn't feel like ACC

[@eggfool1428]

I dont get people who hate ACC handling.. it feels very intuitive to me and i can feel what the car is doing just fine.

[@AussieDaves]

@@eggfool1428 That right there is also an opinion my friend, apparently we’re all allowed to have them. 😁

[@Zanooz]

Great review, sounds like kunos has really done a number with this one. Along with the mod support is going to be awesome.

[@XavierGoncalves89]

6:18 as an iracer, I’m sad that iracing will not allow me to catch that slide and keep going

[@vinnyromano88]

So glad to see that in ac evo because catching slides has always been an Achilles heel to most sims

[@madbull4666]

Exactly and thats just in any car on that sim, try that in the Pcar and you would have looped it every time

[@XavierGoncalves89]

@@madbull4666 Not quite, you can catch the first one but then you'll fish tail all over the track and take out half the field lol

[@mignotmaxime2409]

I was waiting for your first impressions. Hope to see more driving from you over the week-end after playing AC1 on other booths. Thx!

[@X1erra]

Can't wait to have tons of fun with this. I hope this is the go-to game for all kinds of racing. I can already see the Alpine Cup and Porsche Cup becoming a mainstay daily / weekly race that rivals iRacing in terms of popularity.

[@channelvr1293]

Finally the future is bright ❤🎉 good camera work btw.

[@F2020uk]

Great video GM, love your honesty and as it stands AC1 will rule forever! haha

[@nigeljoycey5644]

One thing i hope they implement that iracing does is the auto force feedback adjustment. It really helps to avoid clipping when switching cars

[@BillyStrangeAutoModels]

Gradual progression! We can only hope.

[@Maartwo]

The physics over the massive kerbs in Imola look great

[@isaactegg4966]

If there's one guy to trust an honest unbiased review it's this Chad

[@a-qy4cq]

Defo best coverage so far. Too many channels blab for 15 minutes but say nothing of substance.

[@donaldfenner6891]

GM giving some honesty, as you would expect. The only one who I saw mentioning input delay. It did not seem as bad in this vid, I think, but it was still there. Visually, at least. Which would be something unforgivable, IMO. Imagine having trigger delay in an FPS game.

[@brtcobra]

i think the vsynced it at 60 htz. input delay will be good once its on our pcs with no vsync and high fps

[@gnutscha]

Finally a review from a member of the Church of FFB. HAIL DD GIRL

[@kerosinecircus263]

The video we've been waiting for!!

[@Minecraftlikeablawk]

the review that ive been waiting for ngl

[@bwx_gaming]

Almost hate to admit it, but I trust your opinion on FFB and physics more than anyone else on the internet. Mainly because I agree with you on almost everything you say about all the different games and sims in regards to physics and FFB. And I held those opinions before I ever heard you say it. 🤷‍♂ Nice initial review!

[@strikkflypilot927]

Very happy with the first impressions here❤❤❤

[@existentialselkath1264]

I'm a graphics nut, but I'm glad they seem to be keeping to a more restrained forward renderer. It's missing soms detailed realtime effects like self reflections on the cars, but as MSAA is still available it'll be well worth it for the clarity.

[@AussieDaves]

GM getting right into the menus without supervision lol

[@WrexBF]

2:40 No garbage Temporal AA!!! Thank you. 🙏

[@stekelly1980]

Haha cheeky geezer! Good video!

[@bystander85]

Awesome first impressions. Looking forward to more GM content from Sim Racing Expo!

[@reviewforthetube6485]

Finally someone who turned the dampening down to truely showing us what it feels like. Looks absolutely wild in details and dynamic range.

[@drc_jaycee70]

I didn't think you was going to mention about "having a brew" , you have redeemed yourself 😅 , carry on 🤘

[@MrBeerscuits]

The most underrated sim racing KZbinr

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

@@MrBeerscuits I like it that way 👍. I feel bad for pressure rated KZbinrs get 😆👌

[@mattjones1207]

This is the expert opinion we’ve been waiting for!!! All others pale in comparison

[@eirik0]

They should just hire you as a tester, I cannot imagine anyone more qualified. Great video, looking forward to the game.

[@FilingAccount]

For all the tea! I'm racing this no matter what.

[@rynosraceroom66]

Awesome ! Thank you so much for being positive🤘🏻🤘🏻🏁🏁

[@tmoshamo]

After just a brief 20 minute try, to hear that AC Evo may be able to enter the Church of FFB gives me hope. I look forward to seeing "The sexiest bald man in simracing" review of AC Evo. Thank you for the video. Peace✌️

[@tlight901]

I'd love to see internal cockpit shadows, shadows cast from street lights and other headlights would really add to night driving immersion.

[@Frankestein01nl]

It's actually an awsome idea they had, making a cubicle for testing-purposes.... kinda like in the zoo, where we'd watch youtubers losing their hair and sipping their tea... Great review, thanks!

[@birdybutch]

hi man! can i use footage from this video as a part in my upcoming video about EVO? (with all the respect) 45к subs

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

Sure 👍☕.

[@birdybutch]

@@GamerMuscleVideos thanx !!!

[@turbohenk702]

BEST video about EVO until now, because MSAA is confirmed so a big chance that VR is good. FINALLY NO TAA !

[@wadegruber2119]

I would try to make sure it's in fullscreen, press alt+enter to see if that changes it, and turn off some post-processing that could be causing monitor lag. It seemed like the second car had less lag, and it seemed like the driving was better as a result.

[@zzmadd]

You being optimistic is very promising for us all. Tweack more and see if you get more rawness out of it...

[@capzor]

super cool to see, cheers!

[@Novotny72]

Very excited. Can't wait to try this

[@SMGMusic14]

10:15 that's why we love you

[@jamesben-mj9sh]

ive been waiting for this video the only guy i can trust ohh and jimmy lol

[@wabbit234]

Nice one, GM. It looks promising.

[@biscuit8038]

Can't wait for Assetto Corsa WRX STI

[@nrosko]

Good to hear your honest thoughts GM. If you do an interview pls ask about VR. I know its getting VR but i'm nervous i've not seen it yet & hope its not because it performs poorly in VR.

[@interra-broker-inmobiliario]

Ask if DAMAGE will be with more realistic as AC. Thank you!!!!

[@tigerbalm666]

I hope the road texture is more consistent than AC, as I use transducers on my rig. This is gonna be EPIC release! DLC???

[@race-element]

Nice for also being allowed to show some of the graphics settings!

[@race-element]

btw the hairpin at 11:30 ish was really nice for playing with the oversteer

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

Lol I didn't ask permission 😅 but also wasn't told not to show them.

[@race-element]

@@GamerMuscleVideos nice

[@DonDraper7009]

Seems beatiful. I'm very hyped.

[@socks2441]

18:06 i love the audio in dirt rally 2.0 i love og assetto corsa, but all the engines just sound like a preset on an electric keyboard with the tone increasing as you accelerate. they dont sound like engines. i guess im in the minority there, as a lot of people like the sounds of some cars in ac. maybe i just have not tried the right mods.

[@DicraeoF1]

AC1 with a little bit of mushyness actually sounds more like AC1 mixed with some slight AMS2 sprinkling... is that a comparison you'd make?

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

Yah in some ways but without suspension issues of AMS2

[@speedgoat7496]

The entire Kunos team should be taking notes, sitting there like a PhD lecture on physics.

[@mr_judd316]

looks good but what i want to know is. are all the mods from asseto corsa able to work with this "evo" game as stated?

[@mantasisganaitis2281]

AC1 level of realism forever

[@geekyimp]

Looks sick!! 🔥🔥🔥😎

[@nigeljoycey5644]

The wet physics look really good. I remember when I did my first wet race in iracing and it was completely unintuitive and made no sense. I drive my car in the rain all the time and even drift but those wet physics in iracing make no sense.

[@ArturoDrives]

If we can get special endurance events like Iracing or just community events by Kunos that would be awesome, feels like Kunos isnt very connected to the community.

[@cruzilla6265]

The graphics looked great! I can see the spec requirements on Steam but does anyone want to guess at what will be required to get that kind of experience from triple 1440 p monitors?

[@trenchbear]

Leaving a Tea drinking Gamermuscle in a glassroom alone, is like throwing a Tigerfish in someones fishbowl. Very Dangerous, but you want to see what happens...

[@arthurmorgan8467]

Looks promising, but I’m not impressed with the sounds though. Hopefully it’s just the pre-alpha version, but the Porsche just reuses the exact same sounds from ACC without any tinkering, which never really sounded accurate or great either.

[@disturbed1787]

Could you ask them if they have some kind of driving aid on in this setup? It looks like it has stability control at 100%. You do lose control but in certain situations it definitely looks like invisible hand is correcting the car.

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

They had only real world assists on , TC ABS with appropriate cars but no "game" assists , cars were also set up super easy on purpose for the expo.

[@currythegoatofmankindthepa5156]

The only game im giving my hope these days is looking promising so far

[@LyroLife]

There won’t be anything game changing in sim racing any time soon. We basically already have everything you could ask for in this hobby. With AC Evo adding real world scanned maps free roam, it could potentially change the way we think about racing games. AC EVO could add a social part to the experience. Driving together on public roads based on real world data can add value to the social dimension. Imagine, you have a virtual garage close to the Nordschleife. You can expect your your car, then leave the garage and drive onto the public road. And then you could just drive to the track at an touristenfahrten day in the sim. It would be a full simulation of touristenfahrten. And you could differentiate touristenfahrten from trackdays. Having only roadlegal cars on Touristenfahrten and mixed cars of road legal and race cars on trackdays. Also adding some sort of ingame voice chat where you select people who you want to talk to while driving together. Yes, this could be potentially game changing. There is no other sim that offers a social experience and realistic physics with a huge variety of laser scanned tracks and real world roads in the world of racing games.

[@askeladden450]

Yes, and also I would love for a game where you could do car builds, like in automation, car mechanic simulator etc but with realistic results. That way you could apply real life knowledge in game.

[@nitromcclean]

"There won’t be anything game changing in sim racing any time soon" Yes, most of it we already have in AC1. But only with in a combination of AC, Content Manager, CSP, SOL/Pure and other mods, so more or less a do it yourself kit and not a out of the box solution. That is what AC EVO will bring us, with top notch quality.

[@LyroLife]

@@nitromcclean Lets hope for the best

[@ResetandoOestado]

@@nitromcclean that is what i was thinking... ac with all mods is the best sim for all around, you can have whatever you want, but having it all from the original game is sure game changing! also as the other guy said, if you can "construct" the car, with real in depth mechanics, changing for exemple the amount of boost the car produce without need for out game program or file change, or something more deep like the stroke of the engine...

[@Skumtomten1]

I'm still waiting for a sim entirely dedicated to historic racing or an historic series. All modern sims are only about modern racing, which I find kinda boring. Otherwise I kind agree, but I can't really say we got everything we asked for...

[@Clint_Moto34]

Your opinion is the only i trust.

[@oxydoum]

Very smooth driving

[@Flash_Mexxy]

Those Cup Cars are usually represented as being really stable. I'd expect the ACC GT3's to be more direct.

[@BC-cp5vr]

Any news on VR implementation?

[@Baker_7498]

VR and triple monitor are supported

[@8Tarkus8]

GamerMuscle one of the best simracing KZbinrs out there

[@michahund4879]

But is it "no battle" approved?

[@quacktac]

Disappointed I didn't bump into you there, it wanted to compliment your hair.

[@Dave062YT]

Was Kireth standing directly behind you btw?.His short looks like you driving lol

[@GamerMuscleVideos]

kireth was filming - big up to him ! I should have mentioned him in the video but brain was cooked taking inso much info + being in a zoo pen +lack of sleep

[@boronat1]

i like the feel of the grip on wet surface its on point, a lil grippy i think but maybe its the fov's camera