Project CARS 2 Retrospective: Sim Racing’s Black Sheep

#TheRaceIsNotOver
aka Project CARS 2, 5 years later…
18 hours of editing later, and the retrospective I’ve put the most work into is completed. Thanks everyone for generating so much hype around this. Sim racing is fun and a worthwhile topic to cover, especially if it’s a game like this. Let’s hope this gets out to a lot of people.
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Video credits:
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• When Jimmy Broadbent F...
• Motion-sim - what happ...
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• Assetto Corsa - Volksw...
• Slightly Mad Studios (...
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Kn...
• Need for Speed: Shift ...
• Project CARS Gameplay ...
• 2016 Indy 500 Finish |...
• Need for Speed: Shift ...
• Project CARS 3 - Annou...
• Race Driver: GRiD Game...
• Project CARS 3 Gamepla...
• Driveclub - PS5 Gamepl...
Songs used (in order of appearance)
F1 2021 Title Screen Music
Planet Wisp Act 1 from Sonic Colors
Mind Killer by Adam Freeland (Juiced 2)
NFS Shift Ambience Music
NFS HP 2010 Menu Music
NFS Underground 2 DS Menu Music
F1 2020 Menu Music
Project CARS 2 Opening Cinematic Music
Aquila 303 (NFS III Hot Pursuit)
Chapters:
[0:00] Intro
[1:27] Overview
[2:25] Development
[4:23] Gameplay
[8:01] In-Game
[9:00] Reception
[11:14] Project CARS 3
[12:37] Conclusion and brief mention of Driveclub
[14:09] Author’s Note and Special Thanks
#simracing #retrospective

[@iiTsFaded_]

#TheRaceIsNotOver

[@purwantiallan5089]

True. Project CARS 2 even is as amazing as GRAN TURISMO 4 to 7! Ayumu Uehara and Shioriko Mifune surprisingly, loved Project Cars 2 due to its infinite replay value on Custom Race mode.

[@endlessvisionslol]

Can’t believe EA killed the game that single handedly changed sim racing

[@iiTsFaded_]

I know, it’s so sad.

[@themustangkid8115]

EA will be so much easier to rob when the ceo dies

[@84Justino]

I mean I love project cars 2 (>300 hours) but... that statement is a big push. One thing that they surely did right was to make sim racing possible for console users. The original Assetto Corsa never quite did it. It has too limited in content. ACC is beautiful right now...but you just stick to GT racing. Anyway just of my online hours in Project cars where on GT3 servers.

[@f3cktrackingmydata770]

give it up theres basically nothing worthwhile on ps4

[@splintertv1224]

EA sucks probably has offices in hell

[@sitandrot]

I still play project cars 2 to this day. The track selection is amazing. Car selection is amazing. Setting up races and multi class races is super easy. The graphics paired with a vr is hands down the best immersive sim experience ever.

[@morgan3625]

lucky

[@kimsoderholm9101]

Project cars 2 lives on in Automobilista 2 since 2021. They are using the madness engine so if you want a modern project cars game thats the game.

[@TechIOwn]

Appreciate the shoutout to Driveclub, still genuinely one of my favourite racing games. Each of the tracks/countries were so unique, and the environment and weather effects are still among the best of any racing title. I just regret Evolution Studios never made a next generation Motorstorm with Mudrunner physics.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Even ten years after release, Driveclub is the GOAT!

[@Disgraceful547]

I still play/love this game. I started playing last year but no one else plays it. I feel bad ngl

[@iiTsFaded_]

The lobbies used to be so populated, everyone’s moved onto Automobilista 2 on PC which runs on this game’s engine.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Lanzhu Zhong, Yuu Takasaki and Rin Hoshizora (diehard racing game fan) also liked Project CARS 2 despite the AI is quite inconsistent at times.

[@JasonDrums24]

​@FadedMxstery until AMS2 has a equal or better career mode, I'll keep playing PC2

[@adamcrossfire4747]

Stillmplaying this game on PS4 and hands down the best motorsport game ive played. Lobbies are thin these days but still a hardcore bunch around

[@eSKAone-]

I still love this on my PS5 for it's track selection alone 💟

[@purwantiallan5089]

True. Same goes to the 208-car list in PC2 despite it still only 45 percent of the cars list from GRAN TURISMO 7 (GT7 has 525 cars in total).

[@Mycarisloose]

Absolutely love PC2. Its crazy how good this sim is

[@APLFilms1]

best track list ever

[@purwantiallan5089]

Project CARS 2 should've added Dragon Trail and Tokyo Expressway from GT7.

[@ONESPACE1]

Toca3 best track and car list ever. Only Pcars2 has ever come close.

[@kanob6440]

Something nobody ever talks about is that project cars 2 has the best sense of speed and camera angles of any game I've played. That helmet cams lean when you come to a turn, the hood cams seem like you're going really fast, it's just great to have a variety. And the fact that you have a cockpit view that views the passenger seat as well is insane to me

[@marcushillerstrom25]

Yeah, SMS did the same in the NFS: Drift games. It does give you both a sense of speed and increase the immersion in my opinion.

[@rboettger]

Pc2 is awesome!!! Still playing

[@purwantiallan5089]

Project CARS 3 reminded me a lot to Forza Motorsport 8. Completely broken on almost every single gameplay standpoint.

[@mrcrazyenough007]

Kudos, it was an amazing effort to present the short comings of PC franchise. I do want to mention that, you forgot the chance to mention Automobilista 2, which revived Project Cars using the same Madness Engine. AMS2 did exactly what PC wasn't able to.

[@iiTsFaded_]

I sometimes forget about AM2 honestly. Thanks for watching though!

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@iiTsFaded_4 years after release, Automobilista 2 is still amazing! Even as amazing as GT7!

[@nickbauerly5438]

Did they fix the funky kerb behavior from PC2?

[@KROMERES]

I can speculate that what held the Project Cars franchise back was only the name which is not sexy.

[@SN13K3R]

Very nice in depth video! Project CARS 1 & 2 are underrated in my opinion, I started a career mode series on this game in 2018 and I’m still in the process of completing all the championships, I’ve also done GT3 league racing and endurance racing including 2 24 hour races at the Nurburgring online with a friend and a Le Mans 24H in endurance in career mode, the immersion and the handling & ffb is very nice imo and I love the original Project CARS as well :)

[@purwantiallan5089]

PROJECT CARS 1 should've been released on PS3 but last minute decision suddenly cancelled it.

[@paulg7002]

Great video. I still love playing this game. It might be my favorite thus far. It really was ahead of its time.

[@nickbauerly5438]

PC2 is what made me upgrade from the basic Xbox One to the OneX. Though I've moved on to ACC, PC2 will always hold a spot in my heart, for the variety in tracks, cars, and disciplines.

[@Do.Christ]

Incredible game for the Xbox. Had all the features games are striving for today and what a great track list

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. Even though the track list is excellent they should've added Red Rock Valley, Lake Louise, and Autumn Ring and Hermanos Rodriguez into PC2.

[@barracadoseuze4213]

it is not a game from the same franchise, but it uses the same engine as project cars, and the company has one of the games that is considered one of the most realistic. for those who want to forget Project cars 3, you can search for automobilista 2

[@purwantiallan5089]

Is ACC used the same game engine as Project CARS 1?

[@real_Zuramaru]

​@@purwantiallan5089no, acc is ue4 and PC is madness engine

[@akinahara]

I would say that GRID Legends is the modern spiritual successor to the NFS Shift series. Great physics, Great content, and really challenging AI. Sadly, the game got timing'd and didn't sell too well.

[@Marder_IFV]

Only 600 views? You deserve more

[@iiTsFaded_]

Thank you! It’s a slow climb but I’m confident it’ll take off.

[@Marder_IFV]

@@iiTsFaded_ im sure

[@Gdad-20]

Still use PC 1,2 and if you ever, PC3 for practice for other platforms. I have a lot of love for the first 2, not so much for no 3, but hey. What a Trio of Fun they are and in my humble opinion, still way ahead of many modern sims. Cheers man 👍🏁🇬🇧❤

[@20DYNAMITE06]

PC2 is legendary. I still love this game, and wish to hell that another sim of this quality will make it to a console someday.

[@noneyobidness3253]

PC2 is the only way to get a fun and challenging, skills based sim-like experience, that includes all aspects of racing, in a controller friendly package. The fact that corporate greed is what de-listed and killed that game is infuriating.

[@mikeyc.1979]

Visually and aurally breathtaking game. I love driving the old racecars on an h pattern Sim shifter

[@purwantiallan5089]

Also equally intense when you race against 26 opponents on the last lap in LMGT3 cars in PC2.

[@mikeyc.1979]

@purwantiallan5089 yeah great track list and AI and weather settings too

[@NismoYT]

Still running PC2 as a newbie. I got the hang of it very lately but definitely enjoying it.

[@iiTsFaded_]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@OpticalDoesSimracing]

you enjoying it? found out I had it on steam after looking for VR games, really fun

[@CrashD6]

PC2 was a great bang for buck, lots of tracks and car categories to choose from, the weather, oh the weather, it's spiritual successor has been Automobilista 2, they took the Madness Engine and polished it's features to shining mirror, both physics and weather, they update the game regularly and at each update you can feel the difference, it's not available to consoles though, it would be great to have a sim title with crossplay, but all we have is arcades like Grid Legends and The Crew Motorfest (both great games though)

[@purwantiallan5089]

Forza Horizon 4 and EA SPORTS WRC now also have dynamic weather option like in PC2.

[@pietervanbreda4360]

Very good content

[@120skyscraper]

I play pc2 daily on ps4

[@gageboy14]

Automobilista 2 uses the same game engine and is what Project cars 3 should have been. BUT a name is just a name. You will find Project cars 3 when you play Automobilista 2!

[@iiTsFaded_]

AM2 is the first thing on my list when I build my pc!

[@alexanderkowalski1901]

Nfs Shift was a really fun and entertaining game, in some places bit crazy, but still based in believable setting, it had a pro street feel to it. Shift 2 was somewhat an improvement, the tittle screen presented the game as more serious, with toned down festival vibe of pro street and more of an official racing leauge, which it didn't feel like, the side challenges were boring and some even unable to complete, the overall carrer felt stretched up, and the first person camera was also less shaky, it no longer felt as dangerous when driving over 200km/h. as in first game. PC2 it takes itself more serious it does feel like a proper sim, with actual option to use pit stop (unlike in shift series where there was just a barrier), change your assists in go, more variety in car selection, it adds up to a really good, and average consumer friendly sim racer. The progression is more streamlined, completing a championship is really self rewarding, the e-mail system also adds a bit of depth into the racing. Another thing worth mentioning are mods, they feel like proper dlc's with new and returning cars, all of them are high quality and bring even more variety to the game, I myself found endurance racing the most fun, with 2019 porsche 911 gt3 R

[@ulfthorsten8425]

awesome dude!!

[@AceRacingRocks]

Love it Racing 🏁 PC2 🏁

[@purwantiallan5089]

Still as amazing as Gran Turismo Sport.

[@angel20503]

I missed PC2 and GT so bad.. Good memories and feelings

[@purwantiallan5089]

Here again in January 2024, after the announcement of LoveLive Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 4 Trilogy Movies: THE FINAL CHAPTER. PROJECT CARS 2, Seven years after its release, still is very impressive! Even as amazing as Assetto Corsa Competizione!

[@ashiagefa646]

GTR: Revival, rumors say it's aimed for a release at 2024 holiday period, this will be the sim racing I need for 5 years to come, ACC and AMS2 feel plain, PCARS2's experience is second to none, the other titles are looking for a piece of the action in sim racing tournaments, like iRacing, ACC or that new comer Rennsport, they are about a business model, but Slightly Mad Studio aims for a realistic racing experience for the people, the whole package not just the handling, yes being taken apart by EA during PCARS 4 development was sad, but they've gotten back up and GTR: Revival could be the real Project CARS 3.

[@x0xax0x]

good video

[@iiTsFaded_]

Glad you enjoyed

[@SmugRoom38]

Wish I could’ve gotten the Panoz before it was D-listed. Still love playing it though

[@purwantiallan5089]

Panoz Esperante Q9 HYBRID should've been in PC2 as well.

[@bodycountplays2915]

Had difficult with controller at first, but found a guide to change settings in options and made it a lot easier for controller usage.

[@neonman1604]

Which guide did you use? I was never able to find settings which I liked for controller

[@bodycountplays2915]

@@neonman1604 it's on SuperGT's channel.

[@Rockport1911]

Iam not a hardcore simracer but I was looking for a modern alternative to my beloved GTR2. Assettos mod community is great but I just couldnt get warm with the stiff driving physics. So I got Project Cars2 and iam happy with it so far. Its a good balance between sim and arcade and can even be played on a latop with keyboard when I travel for work ( shameful I know). Yes Automobilista2 is better in some apsects but I like Project Cars2´s content a bit more and I like having a little structured career mode that throws me into races at a button push after work...

[@tommyredjr9339]

Ha And I still play pc2 ❤😮 In 2023🔥🏎️🏁😎

[@TheCe1ticZombie]

Might have to reinstall this on PC and check it out again. I didn’t own a wheel when I originally bought this game.

[@andreic5822]

Automobilista 2 is a much better alternative now. Much more polished content, same engine but with all the bugs fixed.

[@davijavarini6852]

Initially, rFactor was the game that made me interested in sim racing. But Project CARS 2 made me even interested. Shame that a masterpiece like this game had to be wasted by EA, which is literally the Hitler of gaming. When I got the news that the Project CARS franchise would stop, it felt like a massive punch in the stomach. Especially when I remember that Project CARS 2 was my first sim racing game that I played on an actual sim racing setup. I know this sounds crazy but when PC3 was launched, I felt like I was targeted by simply hoping that PC3 would be better. I'm pretty sure I wasn't the only one who thought so. But will it change that Project CARS has done what another company would do to bring sim racing to consoles? I think it never will. Project CARS might be a dead franchise but its glimpse of fairness of bringing sim racing to consoles will never die.

[@iiTsFaded_]

Absolutely, that’s even more true now that we have Automobilista 2 to carry on the Project CARS legacy, since it uses that same engine. I just forgot to mention it in the video.

[@tcrviper]

0:32 I don’t know what kind of set up this is, but I don’t think any race car is going to be doing all of that type of motion on a race track. This looks like it should be a flight simular, as one is experiencing turbulence 😂

[@scottjones5221]

❤ IT'S THE BEST ❤

[@sarkooss]

I have Project Cars & Project Cars 2 on PS4 & i'm playing on PS5! After i saw the reviews and gameplay of Project Cars 3 i didn't purchased it

[@denykristanto46]

Try assetto competizione or gt7

[@sarkooss]

@@denykristanto46 Thanks for the suggestions i have them both as well! ACC & GT7

[@84Justino]

Happy owner of the three as well...plus dirt 2.0 obviously! Let's see if EA will fuck up the upcoming title. Hope not. Always wanted to have the WRC licence with Dirt Rally engine

[@sarkooss]

@@84Justino good to know! I have all the dirt series except dirt 5 & i'm following EA's WRC as well. I don't want to pre order it until i see the actual gameplay and some reviews before purchasing it

[@Dragotic]

100th LIKE!!!!!

[@Jax0319]

Awesome video, trying to buy the game and can't find it ..

[@iiTsFaded_]

It’s been delisted due to licensing for the cars and tracks. The only way to get it is find a physical copy or pirate it.

[@pietervanbreda4360]

It's still better than Project Cars 3

[@afdelta0120]

Like shooters, more realistic titles tend to not do so well and get canned or expanded too wide to be a sim anymore. Idk why this is. And rarely hits a good mix of arcade and sim.

[@rgc9090]

After playing GT7 i just had to re-download PC2 and remind myself how much better this game is even with the wacky FFB once dialed in a bit.. u just can beat the fact you can experience any and weather any season .. also redownloaded assetto corsa on ps5 and to my suprise the soun in that game OH MY GODDD moder games like Gt7 and FM have nothing on these

[@morgan3625]

can't even play it even if i want to buy it :(

[@Incognito-vc9wj]

Great presentation!

[@gaminggenerationz]

Easily some of your best work!

[@iiTsFaded_]

Wow, thanks!

[@RAY_FILET]

This is a sim?? Being serious.

[@iiTsFaded_]

It’s closer to assetto corsa than it is to iRacing

[@seantamke3108]

sure would be nice to actually have full control over the car when you're driving and not have all this annoying computer assisted crutches that take all the fun out of driving. Anyone that likes driving likes it because they feel that they have control over the machine. If you don't like having control over the car then maybe a Train simulator would be better for you. Controllers have analog sticks as well as triggers. These analog controls are designed for racing games in particularly the triggers which work for throttle and braking. They are analog and can regulate the pressure applied for your brakes and throttle. Trials Rising the game created by Ubisoft Masterfully makes use of the controller and its analog abilities. You can perform nose wheelies on the front tire by applying brake pressure accurately if you have the skill or you can wheelie on the rear tire. In trials rising there's no computer assisted crutches for less skilled players to cheat their way through the game and making the game super Boring. Being a purely Skill based game Trials Rising is one the best games ever made. It would be nice if these driving game software companies could take note. Maybe make a game that gets played for a decade instead of slapped together hype train fad game thats hot for a week or two and then is completely forgotten about like fast food software.

[@f3cktrackingmydata770]

to put if lightly and easily its just not a fun game.. they didnt put in much effort in making the game pleasant from the loading screens to the gameplay interface its about as attractive as someone who.. isnt attractive

[@user-oi1hy8er1c]

Best sim