Please Stop Nerfing Bosses... Tokyo Xtreme Racer 2025 is Insanely Too Easy...

The teams are way too easy and this is the second boss they've nerfed. Either open up more cars or allow a difficulty selection. I know this is early access and I'm sure some cars will be added at full launch to these beginning stages but this sucks.
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[@fayahmad7273]

The problem is NOT hard bosses, but lack of options. Which is fair since its still early access game. But not seeing ol'good mid 80's cars and a chaser in the starter car option is really limiting our experience from the start. Hopefully Genki give more cars for starter in the full release

[@lndnfsu2]

chaser is not an starter car, even on the old ones lol

[@apophisstr6719]

The problem is not exactly the lack of option to counter fast bosses, but the SP bar, it drains way too quickly too early.

[@NimbleStingRay]

It's early access???

[@pace1190]

​@@lndnfsu2 TXR3

[@GBeez]

​@@lndnfsu2 Uh... Yes? Tokyo Xtrreme Racer 3 lets you start with a Chaser Tourer V... Just FYI

[@AnotherStarCenturion]

My take on this is wait for the game to be done and the rebalance mods to come out. Nobody is going to 100% agree on the game balance because TXR is made up of series veterans and people getting into it for the first time so Genki is going to continue to keep getting mixed messaging. Although, I do find it funny that Shuwa Shuwa is now the new Melancholic Angel, lol. I wonder if this was intentional and they're trolling the player base, or they just rebalanced across the board and someone overtuned them now.

[@apophisstr6719]

Shuwa Shuwa is currently the best boss because slipstream existed.

[@matthewtwitter5172]

​@@apophisstr6719 i really enjoyed shuwa shuwa, fuckin felt like NASCAR

[@llmexicanlm7885]

Yes! Difficulty setting and add a new difficulty if they decide to add new game.plus. like an extreme or wanderer difficulty something like that. So nerfs don't have to be implemented cause that's frustrating to have the txr experience taken away for some people crying

[@tinystar3010]

I'd rather have the highest difficulty from the beginning. You can never get that first time experience twice. On a new game+ you're seeing everything all over again. Granted I'd repeat the game multiple times anyway but I want clean fresh starts every time, hardest difficulty every time.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

You never played the other games did you? They all had NG+. This is just EA, and she was just a wanderer in previous games, not even a boss.

[@thatguy_bern]

​@@tinystar3010to me, it would be like playing borderlands with harder difficulties with a new playthrough

[@metaliczic96]

At the 1st encounter battle, Genki nerfed her too much. But if you already beat her and challenge her again, her pre-update stats are still there with the aura that shows us how mad she is to the Genki. 😂😂😂

[@Karl_Adler]

I played before the patch, 95% of the battles were 30 seconds long and only 5% of the rest were more than one minute, and a couple of battles lasted 2 minutes, and that was because I didn’t give maximum gas. As for me, the battle should be just at least 1 minute

[@tzeichi]

I actually dislike the attack / defense upgrades, for this reason.

[@Karl_Adler]

@@tzeichi i dont use it

[@bennyb.1742]

Yeah strong agree. After beating my second playthrough, I went back to TXR3 and was blown away on how much more intense the battles are even with the absolutely braindead AI.

[@veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@tzeichi yep, on the next play through i definitely won't be buying any of those attack upgrades. (they literally shorten the time spent in the funnest part of the game)

[@gooduplead2248]

@@bennyb.1742ong the ai n txr 3 can still crash but the races can be intense when they dont

[@imaginalex5850]

I also wish the bosses or leaders / wanderers wouldn't brake so safely before curves / turns too, adding a little bit more challenge, i hope they make us a difficulty setting now yeah.

[@Roy8012_RBX]

Despite the unfortunate nerf, I do like the way they tried of mitigating it. I really like the idea of going for "Round 2" with some rivals because they were holding back. But the Pre-Cinderella stage definitely needs more cars to use other than the RX-8, trying to have some more variety until you get to the really good stuff. The perk system for the cars definitely needs some restructuring or maybe even add new additions since we're still at 48 out of 50 cars.

[@metalinvalidmatt]

like maybe the first battle is just to continue the story line and a token amount of cash? then the second battle actually gains you a significant prize? something like that could work, she was absolutely kinda dumb with the way you had to just keep going till she made a mistake significant enough to get past, but damn this looks too easy.

[@Lighthalzen]

Nerfing Angel was the right move cause she's not optional, if you want to progress you have to beat her and she has twice the horsepower than you at that point. yet they added her pre-nerf version as a rematch if you want her car so.. they did it right by nerfing her this way lol.

[@kasuraga]

I'm ok with the way she was nerfed only because pre-nerf Angel is available with an aura to show she's faster now.

[@dragonbutt]

It sucks but its true

[@dragbag1616]

She absolutely needed a nerf because the only way to beat her was cheesy dirty racing or xtreme luck, which honestly ruined the feel of the game to me. Still, I'm sad to see the nerf was this major. Playing through a second time myself now and gonna get to her soon.

[@CordovanSplotchVT]

@@kasuraga She didn't have the aura before because she was holding back the first time you faced her.

[@KingdomTwelve]

Agreed, 81hp nerf is way too much.

[@MrSpensix]

I’ve beat her on my first try out of pure luck, because there was traffic up ahead. I think in this early access state, she was bound to be nerf.

[@imaginalex5850]

That's getting really depressing when you catter to the most lazy players to suck the fun out of a single player game... Mind you... out of a, single player game...

[@tinystar3010]

Agreed. Gaming used to be about the accomplishment of overcoming challenges. Now everything is giving out participation trophies....

[@NSixtyFour]

They would probably change it if everybody(even just the people here) said something considering it's an early access and they want the feedback. the way it stands now is that some people complained it was difficult, and im feeling the need to push back with my own opinion on steam.

[@tinystar3010]

I wish I could give feedback but I'm one of the og TXR players who loved it on console on PS2 and I'm awaiting console release. I never liked the idea of PC gaming and never bought a PC. So I can't even give my voice to the cause. I don't want this to be a watered down mess before it reaches me. My opinion, I was actually excited seeing how pre-nerfed Melancholy Angel was so difficult. I agree she needed minor tuning, but not that extreme. Maybe decrease her difficulty 10%, maybe 15%. And bring up ALL non boss racers difficulty up like 20-25%. Bring up wanders too. I think all bosses need to be a difficult challenge and most wanders. Some wanders still need to play their gimmick comical role when you read their bio and see why they were so weak for lore. But in general, I want the og challenge back. We shouldn't feel forced to nerf our own builds or completely ignore the skill trees to create artificial challenge. The fun was always maxing out your car, and still being inches from victory. I loved challenging the Emperors in TXR3 for hours straight until I beat them. It forced me to learn every braking point, the limit my car could travel around corners without major understeer (R34 at that time, vivid experience memory from TXR3). It's not fun if you can breeze through every race. I don't want a Forza experience. I want to feel accomplished. I want to feel victory. I want to set my controller down, lean back, and sigh relief when I finally get over each hurdle. If I wanted a racing experience so easy I didn't need to play, I'd just go watch a Fast and Furious movie. The point of a game is to be a part of the action, not just watch the story and hit the continue button.

[@tinystar3010]

Oops, passionate rant because I love the original games...

[@NSixtyFour]

its my first time playing this series. ironic you say that because i came from forza, well i used to play tons up to #3 and 4. they used to be challenging ai but they left that aspect behind 2 generations ago. point is that this game hits what used to be good about forza and similar games. challenges. building jdm fantasy cars and being able to customize the whole shabang down to the pixel. finding the limit of your machine. just good singleplayer racing but that was the past and the games have sucked since then. but to say they were not challenging only shows that you have absolutely no experience attempting to do anything noteworthy in that game. i think they are doing a fine job with this game having put a good ammount of my time into it. thats a big deal because these companies have opportunity to sell new customers their game. (on ps2 i only played gtr, nfs, burnout and midnight club). new customers= more money= they keep making new games. you have to understand that raking drama and attention is a youtubers whole job and point of existence, so they might be overselling it with how impactful the changes are. if they do add more then this game has a lot of potential to gather a new following. most racing games have gone stale especially the way they all want to be a live service. Genki can strike right now while the iron is hot and really make a stand for games that hearken back a time of better standards. people cant just complain in the peanut gallery though. they have to tell the company directly.

[@Dexter037S4]

I personally believe the problem stems from the fact, that the bosses start IN FRONT of you, not behind like in previous games, make that fix and boom.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

Not all of them do, it depends on the situation. If you challenge them you start behind if you trigger them challenging you, you get the lead. Always been like this.

[@KingdomTwelve]

I do miss them coming up behind you randomly.

[@apophisstr6719]

I really don't wanna be mean, but listening to casuls is the worst mistake, Genki. This is basically Starscourge Radahn all over again. Genki, just ask yourself this question, have you seen anyone talk about Jack Knife on the internet?

[@sinz1875]

ahhh shit they got to genki too? 😐

[@marcilmp]

that's why i revert my game's version to the previous one i don't wanna "challenger her at her weak state to challenge her at strong state" i wanna see challenge right from the start, not by some shitty kludges it's good that genki got a lot money from sales but it's also bad that so many braindeads came to our game, not knowing what is it in first place

[@thatguy_bern]

Thanks for this comment. Also, I remember how hard the txr:0 jackknife was the first time I faced him. Now he's a pushover 🤦🏽

[@scubarubanzaii]

Listening to hardcore players alone is also a good way to limit your potential market share btw. If you want them to ignore casuals, then you better be happy with a significantly reduced chance of getting more TXR.

[@apophisstr6719]

@scubarubanzaii Try to satisfy everyone and what you'll ultimately get is a product that will not satisfy anyone. You can't be serious about your opinion after so many failed examples in the industry that did exactly what you said. Genki did their own thing and look how much it stood out in the market right now. But unfortunately, now it's slowly getting diluted because Genki is getting confused from whether they should listen to the flood of opinions from casuals and tourists, or those from veteran players. Just look at the Souls and Elden Ring series, did they "lower" themselves to catered to the casuals? Oh, they did, they nerfed Starscourge Radahn, remember? And look how that boss went from being the absolute spotlight to the community to instantly became something barely ever gets talk about anymore. Time has changed, handholding games get abandoned and forgotten right away nowadays.

[@黄龙-p1x]

Yeah I will say they nerfed her way too hard. I beat her after the patch and when I first meet her I thought: Emm even though they say they nerfed her, this might still be challenging but nooooo. I keep up with her right from the start & she's not pulling even a little bit away from me. I straight pass her in the first corner & leave her in the dust. Like if you upgrade you car to the max, with nos and gear ratio favor acceleration, you can easily beat her in the first time. Like there is no way you can lose unless you got skill issues

[@tzeichi]

Yeah she should have 400hp and Cinderella 425

[@黄龙-p1x]

@@tzeichi Yeah 400 will be reasonable and Cinderella definitely needs more power, she is way to easily to defeat it's a bit boring.

[@lokimischievous1698]

My only problem with the way the bosses like melancholy were just how cheesy it felt. Like she would just blow you away. I hate having to cheese a boss to win. I just think it was stupid to make her the requirements to upgrade any further. Couldn't they just make the bosses good racers instead of stupid fast with crap AI.

[@whateverman9942]

I feel like the nerf would be unnecessary if there's more cars to pick from in stage 2.

[@apophisstr6719]

The nerf is unnecessary if the SP doesn't drains the way it is now, it drains too fast too early compare to the old games.

[@veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@apophisstr6719 there is that "upgrade" perk to make it start draining 1 second later

[@apophisstr6719]

@ It still drains too fast once it started, it's basically an on/off switch right now, unlike the more progressive approach like the older games.

[@veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@apophisstr6719 yep. good thing they left it open for early access so you TXR pros have time to e-mail them suggestions to make the perfect new txr!

[@Delimon007]

@@apophisstr6719 I 100% agree. For it to drain fast in the past you had to be wwaaaayyyy ahead. Now if you are 6-7 car lengths ahead the battle just, ends. . .

[@ballfondler-k1o]

The boss nerf is not the problem. Real problem is that tier 3 unlocks too late, and the AI is missing rubberband (which i am even shocked that i am saying that a game needs a system like that)

[@veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

no, tier 3 would've made those bosses too easy. maybe just some other cars to choose from other than RX-8 would be nice.

[@altesc5525]

Honestly, I think a rubberband/catch upmechanic for the AI would be pretty nice. Back when I played WMMT3 story races, it was always nice to not just blow past opponents for miles, but rather they would keep up pretty well all the way to the end (most of the time). I feel like I'd enjoy all the races in TXR25 if after I passed the opponent it wasn't just over in the next 10 seconds for 95% of the races. Edit: Also, I get it happening occasionally, but I feel like the ops just wipe on traffic cars and dividers too often. Or, on me, trying to push me over with the back of their car just to end up facing the other way. It feels like a hollow victory. I do get that this is early access though.

[@DragonInfraXtremeRGT]

I hope they change the boss intros to work similar to the previous games and have the race start immediately after they appear behind you. Instead of having to flash the headlights to challenge them

[@Delimon007]

I disagree. That was one of the things that I disliked about the older games and it forced you to race when you didn't want to.

[@AnGuyBrowsingOnline]

If they add that in they also give option accept their challenges.

[@DragonInfraXtremeRGT]

@ What i mean is that it repeats the intro again when you flash the headlights . They should change it to show the intro only once. the race should start once you accept the challenge

[@Lokeiy]

M-Angel wasn't difficult, she was just unfair. When you have to rely on the AI to make mistakes in specific scenarios/points of the map rather than your own skill and adapting tuning, you haven't created difficulty, you've created tedium. I don't care whether that's how TXR was back then, it's bad boss design, glad she's nerfed, I hope Genki manage to find a way to balance difficulty better with the other bosses going forward.

[@thehwguy4293]

>she was just unfair Welp, have fun saying that about Jintei, White Charisma, and... _him_ .

[@dragonbutt]

But you dont have to rely on luck. You have to pick and choose where to fight them. This is how it was in the older games. Know when the boss is going to pop, do your last round near that area or wait for them to make it to that area, then fight. You even have the advantage this time of bosses not being a forced encounter. Its only tedium if you arent willing to adapt and overcome.

[@KingdomTwelve]

So what happens when you play an RPG and a boss is weak against thunder? You exploit that weakness and cast thunder and get an advantage. Same thing with this game, race a hard boss and analyze why they were hard and figure out where on the map you can race to give you the advantage and beat them. I was able to beat her without cheese multiple times.

[@ShadowW0lf7272]

@@thehwguy4293 Jintei was fast but doable, WC was a pushover in 3 imo, HIM however? in 0? yeah he is the true rocketship lmao

[@Lokeiy]

@@KingdomTwelve That's a programmed, intentional weakness that is (in a good RPG) exclusive to that single boss, and is usually telegraphed in the UI, or the design of the boss (being made of water or such). M-Angel's weakness exists due to poor AI programming, it's the same exact AI that every other rival has (as I have discovered while grinding against Wanderers in and around C1), and the game makes no effort to point you in any direction regarding where to start a battle. If you want an example of a good boss battle in the game, DRR is right there.

[@bananarice5870]

Welcome to the PC community, where there are more casuals than hardcore gamers.

[@tokiomiller9896]

Based

[@marcilmp]

glad that on PC you are able to install previous patxh

[@bananarice5870]

@@marcilmp Combining the content and bugs you like from the previous patches (such as higher money reward post first time beating rivals, 100 kph reverse drive money grind, pre nerf angel difficulty, old opponent names like White Revolution) with the current patch (adjustable camera shake, interchangable transmission modes during free roam) is the best custom patch ever, that should be explored by modders.

[@marcilmp]

@bananarice5870 true i'd like them to revert this questionable changes

[@lokimischievous1698]

If you want to race her on hard like before just race her again. They nerved for the first race but the next race is hard.

[@KingdomTwelve]

It's clear you didn't watch the video.

[@lokimischievous1698]

​@@KingdomTwelveThat wasn't directed towards you. That was more of a argument why it is not so bad. I like how you can upgrade your car to the max in game and when you meet her again she smokes ya.

[@RioZLander]

yeah im with everyone else i im sure Genki if they can put in what they want to for cars will balance alot of stuff out. Melancholic Angel i think 380 hp would be a good fight and having Midnight be at like 400-415hp would be a wicked fun time. still feels like im eating a sampler plate of stuff i really enjoy so cant wait for the main dish :3

[@bennyb.1742]

The Attack/Defence bonuses need to go. Battles are WAY too short. Now that I've gone back to TXR3 its very apparent.

[@XenonOrion]

yeah what's the point in shortening the only fun part of the game?

[@XxsunshinegirlxX]

would be great if Cinderella would appear just after Midnight based on your Region ;D

[@KingdomTwelve]

It used to back in the day. We had to set our PS2 clocks to midnight.

[@XxsunshinegirlxX]

@KingdomTwelve wow. damn i hope it will come back for the full release

[@augosyx]

@@XxsunshinegirlxXCinderella was a Wanderer, hence the requirement to have to set it to midnight to face her. Now she’s ascended to Boss status, that goes away although she did appear in the Midnight option in ITC.

[@Dexter037S4]

@@augosyx She was also a boss in TXR1

[@BigsGaming]

the ai in general needs an overhaul. MA was way overtuned before the nerf but she still should still have some difficulty

[@Dexter037S4]

It's TXR, The AI being incredibly mediocre is part of the charm lol.

[@Bsmashington]

i thought the game was real easy i had issues with a couple races. still fun as hell cant wait to see what comes next

[@thesoldier8290]

Its alright we're gonna get more bosses and im more than certain that they'll be way faster than her.

[@Jekido777]

I still find it odd that before the nerfs, Melancholic Angel was harder than Cinderella Past Midnight.. it took me about 5-6 times to best Melancholic snd Shuwa before I best Cinderella on the first try.

[@REEtorallygear111]

i hope the rest of the rivals become somewhat challenging instead of being a tad bit slow cuz id love it if the ai can at least match our speed

[@KeiraLunar]

ill be honest for those that want the nerfs why dosn't genki add a difficutly slider in the options menu that way the pros can have their hardcore challenge and the casuals can have their fun its a single player game after all no need for a 1 size fits all difficulty

[@phoenyxtori234]

thats two pre-nerf bosses ive beaten now from two different games Angel from TxR and balteus from armored core VI, weird its happened twice now, twice isnt alot but still weird its happened twice.

[@MoulaGaming]

I actually liked the challenge of having to outmaneuvering her in the corner

[@augosyx]

The problem I have with having to face her the second time, you’re going to have better upgrades and you’ll be on par with her and I hate that so at Full Release, she’s gonna get floored.

[@KingdomTwelve]

Yea that's what I said. Also finding her again is a pain.

[@밝은정신]

There will be far harder bosses than her tho if the game follows a similar path to previous games

[@augosyx]

@@밝은정신 we can’t do much about it if the new crybabies wanting a nerf. They may be fast the first time, Genki might caved and consider nerfing them early to avoid disappointment and that worries me. I don’t like the direction Angel is taking, she’d better off be as she was, it’s not like she’s a new driver like Eternal Polaris. She’s a member of the infamous 13 Devils.

[@AcerSense]

Unfortunate that i wanted challenge, but we have to deal with the casuals in modern gaming nowadays

[@tokiomiller9896]

I blame the casuals who never played any of the original games. The bosses were supposed to be very tough.

[@Karl_Adler]

all 200 rivals need +50 hp boost. game is super easy camon, I think that the import tuner challenge was more difficult for this game

[@tzeichi]

Or just have them stop sandbagging. Looking at you, Departures.

[@Chilly01234]

Instead of a +50 HP boost, i'd rather they gave every rival a +1 upgrade to all their parts

[@밝은정신]

The "nerf" is there because you dont have access to the right parts to beat her in a flat out rolling start race, the fact that most people needed to put her into a wall or car to win is a clear indication the balance was off and they mitigated the nerf by making her second encounter back to the original difficulty. There is literally nothing to complain about

[@AnGuyBrowsingOnline]

Valid view point indeed.

[@KingdomTwelve]

It's clear you didn't watch the video and listen to my full thoughts.

[@-xcess7745]

Only thing I would’ve preferred is for Cinderella to be about as fast as pre patch Angel, since she’s the final boss of stage 2. Cinderella felt too easy and not as hyped as Angel but that’s just me

[@Sebastian-Quintero]

we need a difficulty selection option for people that want an easy game, I personally would like abit of a challenging game.

[@psychomaniac189]

5:27 wrong, you said and confirmed yourself the 2nd time you race her her nerf is removed and you have to beat her a 2nd time to get the car in custom in dealer. it even shows this in the changelog, which you posted a yt video about.

[@KingdomTwelve]

Not wrong. Same difficulty meaning as before the nerf. It was cut up from stream.

[@Cleetores74]

I had such a hard time with shuwa shuwa last night. Pissed me off

[@ChrisBl33p]

She's the face of the franchise! You don't nerf your face underneath the crust of the Earth!

[@apophisstr6719]

Exactly, like, does anyone remember Jack Knife is a boss in this game?

[@ChrisBl33p]

@@apophisstr6719 truthfully, I forgot he was even in it. Although, I can't play the game anyway due to not having a PC that can handle PCSX2 without slowing down, let alone the increased visual fidelity of the new game.

[@dragonbutt]

@@apophisstr6719 I was super disappointed when i got to Jack Knife and Bloodhound and they were pushovers. In TXR3 if you start in Tokyo instead of Osaka or Nagoya they are SUPER hard to beat.

[@TheXtremeSS]

@@apophisstr6719 I do remember. Hard to not remember from the PTSD of the older games, even if it's like a bit easier.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

She is NOT... shes just a wanderer from previous games put in as a Boss for Early access lmfao.

[@dabigesii]

I feel like it's a multi tiered problem. I definitely agree the bosses should NOT be nerfed. It takes strategy to beat them, I beat Melancholy and Cinderella first try due to strategically following them until the right point on a couse that favors your car's characteristics (beat with S13). There is a reason why certain Bosses have Auras around them (they are strong and will F**k you up if you're not ready)...have an attack plan and don't just attempt to race them the instant you see them. The main issues are 1. Lack of car options early on (3 starter cars is NOT the way), there needs to be more options. 2. Groups of upgraded parts shouldn't be locked behind a massive group of Bosses, it should resemble TXR0 and TXR3's approach where single parts are locked behind individual Bosses, that way the player can still get incremental performance increases to help beat the next Boss (however they battle the Bosses is the player's decision and the player won't know what they unlock with each Boss ahead of time, they just get the new part). Those 2 fixes would instantly make a better system than whats currently in place with the parts. Maybe it's an EA issue where Genki is trying to show up a multitude of things while also complying to car licensing agreements or something, but the best part about everything is that it can be fixed.

[@tinystar3010]

Genki nerfing difficulty is the first time I've ever felt disappointed by Genki. And now I'm actually concerned for the full release...

[@veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

at least babies will be able to beat the game without much effort. just think how the player base could grow!

[@dragonbutt]

Same, but it was inevitable i feel.

[@tinystar3010]

The issue with "player base will grow" is wrong. Destiny 2 is a perfect example. Bungie kept listening to the casual crowd and they kept nerfing everything patch after patch, dlc after dlc, and players keep leaving and leaving. That triple A game is nearly dead now. Yes making it easier gets more players in initially but if the experience isn't memorable because it was too easy, why would they return back? What kept me buying TXR back in the day is because the challenge was so fun, I got hyped for each upcoming installment in the series.

[@jackbernard484]

@@tinystar3010 I wouldnt worry to much this is a ploy to gain new players i believe on full release things will be more like the TXR of old that us veterans know

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@smc-susan Hes making these comments from a point of view that hasnt played the game. At all.

[@otakurt1149]

Perhaps she could be rebuffed when the game is more complete

[@joshyyboi23]

imo Melancholic Angel is both skill and luck based as when i versed her before the patch, i bet her in the first 2 attempts due to her having some skill issues and im also not the max verstappen of racing games 😂

[@XenonOrion]

so, i tried starting another playthrough with the Daihatsu Move. tried to pick the slowest car possible. it still doesn't feel right. i like the longer races but once i reach 100MPH i just zoom past the opponents like i'm the boss in a tuff boss battle. they have a speed cap on them at a weird place like ~90-100MPH. weird how the traffic cars are faster when you race them. it's like, NO challenge. if you can reach 100mph before you run out of SP, you win. it's like the other racer doesn't even need to be there, because it feels more like a time trial.

[@KingdomTwelve]

Yea I used the Alto Works and was crushing everything.

[@PaulAntiChrist]

The game has serious balancing issues, 95% of the opponents in this game are wayyy too easy.

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

While it may be a "Boss" for now, She is technically just a "wanderer". Serves as a boss for the EA portion of the game, but if you look at the history of the games and that specific character that has been in others, Shes a wanderer.

[@KingdomTwelve]

Dejected angel and melancholic angel has always been a boss. What universe are you living in?

[@gp8666]

this will be a very controversial video

[@sonicallstarify]

I don't think so, unless the majority of the playerbase are newer players which I doubt

[@gp8666]

@@sonicallstarify im no expert but given its been 18 years since the last release and the playerbase exploding to what looks like six digits out of the blue... i think the majority may just be new players

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@sonicallstarify It would appear most of them are newer players, or people who think they know the games and barely touched them. Nobody seems to get she was a wanderer before, and this is just EA with very limited car mods, No engine swaps (that other boss/wanderer cars Do have in this game already, see the gt86/brz with the inline6..) and is still Months from release.

[@leehelck4606]

so... let me get this straight... you'd rather the bosses be uncatchable rockets with no chance of ever beating them? tell me you're a masochist without telling me so. sorry, having to spam the same race a million times until the boss's tires are bald is NOT challenge, it's stupid.

[@thehwguy4293]

>you'd rather the bosses be uncatchable rockets They've always been like that, especially the late game bosses.

[@thatguy_bern]

Welcome to the txr series. Most of us understand how this works, and have loved the mechanics all the same.

[@ShadowW0lf7272]

@@thehwguy4293 Legit the only rocket ive seen was the s30 from txr0... TXR3 no one was this brokenly fast

[@KingdomTwelve]

It's clear that half of you didn't watch the full video and get all my thoughts.

[@Deivid696]

PVP WOULD BE NUTS ON THIS GAME👌💪🤟

[@BlankTriggerGamers]

BIG AGREE!

[@Moeflyer6213]

But I still can't defeat Melancholic Angel yet! Also, I beat down Past-Midnight Cinderella was just mere luck, because she rammed into a passer-by car and gave me the chance to outrun her, so I don't think I defeat her fair and square.

[@hooperk0FIVE]

Yooo any chance ur gonna play FH5 when it releases for ps5, i seen 3yrs ago was the last video of FH5 because of crashing

[@Resapz]

Do you think you would have been able to do it with the brz ?

[@TheXtremeSS]

You can. I did pre-patch but it must be said, got lucky that she hit the median in just a couple tries.

[@Vespyr_]

I dont get why ai cars cant catch up like they used to. They don't feel like battles.

[@walkingillusion7853]

I felt cheated when they nerfed her, problem I was having was I didn't know about the legendary tuners so if I would of known about them, then it would of been a challenging race. I wonder, was pre-nerf angel rx-8 or bust or could you use other cars?

[@KingdomTwelve]

The game literally forces you to a PA when you open up the rest of the map and forces you to talk to the legendary tuner. How did you not know about him?

[@walkingillusion7853]

I'm more amazed that now knowing that the game forced me talked to him and I still forgot about him...

[@KingdomTwelve]

@walkingillusion7853 I mean, I can see people skipping the dialogue, but yea, he even tells you he will boost your car 🤣🤣

[@walkingillusion7853]

It just hit me, cause I didn't skip the dialog but I did skim it at times... I think when he was talking about giving your car a boost I thought he was shit talkin lol xD

[@Madimonster64]

Oh wait for it, when she's level 14 she's easy. Once you beat cinderella she goes to like level 24 and is more like the earlier clips, maybe worse.

[@JDumbz]

This is a problem with feedback when a Dev listens to the newer crowd than the people who stuck with this series for YEARS. There's still time for adjustments but the game shouldn't be easier, literally, get fucking good, be rewarded. I'm sick of these games being watered down because people suck at a game lmao. Alternatively just give us a difficulty slider, that's the best way for this because I don't want to be associated with these gentle parented clowns.

[@KingdomTwelve]

TDUSC was the last racing game where the devs made the AI easier because people were complaining, and it SUCKED. They weren't even hard to begin with.

[@Vespyr_]

Most of the races in this game are jobbers, or you get gassed. It's rare to have a solid long battle in this new game sadly.

[@ACINcrz]

as much as i like the game it still needs a lot of work all the races barely last, none are about how well you drive its all about straight line pulls

[@xGStars]

Please bring Dark Souls of racing games back.

[@jonathanlim3127]

I beat her pre nerf in like 15 minutes. Genuinely just target her at turns lmao

[@VegetaBlack14]

12:13 😂😂😂😂😂

[@NSixtyFour]

They should make a Mode called maximum velocity where all opponents are maxed out and drive as fast as possible, every car on the road too😂 " we only do maximum velocity"

[@DragonInfraXtremeRGT]

funny that same median barrier gets rivals like the old games .

[@justinesteves]

U coming back to motorfest i miss your tunes 😢🥹

[@TheJamesLykins]

It's early access. 🤔

[@sinz1875]

The clip before was a bit too over tuned, looks like after the nerf you over too her and the ai just completely gave up....

[@Stray_Spectre]

I disagree, this nerf is good and needed to happen. The TXR series has always been easy aside from a select few bosses that were ridiculous, and it's never been a good game design. Imagine your beer league hockey team is playing against a bunch of Timbits, and suddenly the Florida Panthers show up and grind you into dust, and then you figure out the only way to win is to send the refs home and break all the players' kneecaps, then you try to act proud of your victory. That's what the TXR series is like. Cinderella is the perfect speed for a good hard race where it's winnable in a fair battle, where you know you can't make a mistake. She's also the final boss as of now, so there's no way she should be slower than Angel. Acting like losing 20 times in an unfair race just to finally get a lucky win in one specific usable car is a good thing is an L take all day. The only TXR that was actually hard was 2, and that was because after a certain point, all the rivals could out corner you no matter what you drove aside from the S30ZX, which again, was unfair, bad game design.

[@KingdomTwelve]

Ah yes, someone who clearly didn't watch the video and listen to my full thoughts and would rather just say its an L take.

[@XenonOrion]

maybe they could work out a special region based nerf mode for you Canadians.

[@Stray_Spectre]

@ I did watch the whole video, and it is an L take. If you want the game to be harder, just use a slower car. Nobody is forcing you to full tune it. Stop giving Genki bad ideas. Do you want this game to do well? Or do you want a broken boss to frustrate everyone and make them stop playing it? Go ahead, drive everyone away so they never bother making another one. This one only took 14 years.

[@KingdomTwelve]

@Stray_Spectre If you watched, then you would have understood everything I said and heard that a nerf was fine but a 81HP was too much and now it went from too hard to way too easy among other arguments. And 14 years? It was 18 years from ITC to this announcement. At least get that right.

[@KingdomTwelve]

@@smc-susan Be serious? Can't even comprehend what I say in the video and then want to argue in the comments 🤦‍♂️

[@marcilmp]

+1, Kingdom Really based, same thing

[@marcilmp]

i even went to TXR3 yesterday to try her and she smocked me from the start! same as MA prenerf It's too bad that Genki threw fans just for some losers who went on forum just to say how things are difficult

[@julioalfaro5175]

Oh noooo I want bosses to be hard to beat i want some challenge easy rivals are not fun not fun at all.

[@cuetips-13th]

I'm honestly contemplating a refund at this point. I really want to like the game but one more nerf and I'm out honestly. This whole situation is just depressing, we suddenly can only have hard bosses in Souls games or Fighting games because Forza/NFS/GT dominated the market and we can't have their own way of fun anymore, while racing games back then is also known for having boss fights with machines far powerful than the player's but now they scream foul at it.

[@IYouLikeCheeseI]

Add two difficulty settings. Noob TXR PLAYER

[@acrovinx4368]

bruh they killed the angel xd

[@christianlenik5307]

deffinetely NOT true LOL

[@djwonderbrad]

The fact that people are complaining is just a sign that those people have never played a TER title prior. TER is the Dark Souls of racing games and some bosses/wanderers will take multiple tries to beat.

[@XenonOrion]

have _you_ ever played a *T X R* game?

[@onelonejackal613]

I've said Melancholic Angel was unbalanced despite having played all of the TXR since 1999. The reason I said that this boss was broken in the 1st place was because of how the other stage 2 bosses (Dark Tengu and Every Little-Bit Warrior in particular) compared to her. They weren't at the same level at all. Plus, she was basically forcing players to play a certain way (RX8 + Ginza) to beat her. If a boss needed to be hard, it had to be Midnight Cinderella at this stage. Not her. I was feeling like I was facing the Darts GT-R trio for the 1st time when I played the pre-patched version of the game.

[@NaocchixGT86]

The boss was never hard to begin with. (For me, at least) I won easily with my AE 86