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The video explores the top five racing games with the most impressive damage models, evaluating both visual and mechanical aspects. It highlights how licenses from real car brands often restrict damage depiction, a frequent point of comparison between games like "Project CARS 2," known for its realistic mechanical damage, and "Project CARS 3," which focuses only on visual damage. Older racing games continue to evolve through updates, maintaining relevance despite limitations in the damage models of certain luxury cars. Mods on PC can enhance damage visuals, but comparisons with original versions are deemed unfair.
"Burnout Paradise" and its successor "Dangerous Driving" showcase the progress and setbacks in graphical realism and mechanical damage. The video also praises "Wreckfest" for realistic body deformation and "GTA IV" for its superior damage system over "GTA V." The highly anticipated "WRC 9," while technically advanced, falls short in visual authenticity but earns a mention for its overall performance. The standout is "BeamNG.drive," celebrated for its soft-body physics and intricate damage mechanics, including unique elements like engine starvation from oil displacement when flipped. The narrator concludes with hopes for continued improvements in future game iterations.
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In this part of the video, the presenter introduces their top 5 racing games with the best image model, evaluated based on visual and mechanical damages. They discuss how having real car brand licenses can limit damage depiction in games due to potential negative brand impact. Specifically, they compare Project Car 2 and Project Car 3, noting that Project Car 2 includes both visual and mechanical damages, while Project Car 3 only features visual damages. Despite some limitations in body deformation accuracy, Project Car 2 is praised for its realistic mechanical damages, including factors like suspension damage, engine issues, and the impact of weather and seasons on car performance.
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In this segment, the focus is on the damage system of a racing game from 2008. The narrator explains that while the engine can suffer from various mechanical damages like transmission, suspension, and brakes, a high-speed impact isn’t immediately fatal to the car. Despite the game being over a decade old, continuous updates have kept it relevant by improving visual and mechanical damage systems. However, only a few cars, excluding luxury brands like Ferrari and Porsche, feature the latest damage model. The simulation’s fourth-place ranking is deemed impressive, but the narrator suggests it’s time to invest in creating a new game with a modern engine, using subscriber funding.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the visual and mechanical damage systems in racing games. They note that while the body deformation in the hardest racing game they’ve played is visually impressive, it sometimes appears unrealistic, resembling rubber rather than metal. However, overall, the visual damages are deemed acceptable. They mention that mods available for the PC version can enhance these visuals, though comparing modded games to original versions would be unfair. Mechanical damages are also well-implemented and can significantly impact gameplay, making it challenging to finish stages with a heavily damaged car. The comparison to “Project Cars” highlights that high-speed crashes can quickly incapacitate a vehicle. Additionally, the speaker praises the repair system in the series, allowing detailed car fixes, and expresses hope for further improvements in future iterations like Dirt Rally 3.0. Lastly, they commend the game “Wreckfest” for its realistic visual damage and body deformation on consoles such as PlayStation and Xbox.
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In this part of the video, the speaker discusses the mechanical and visual damage models in a racing game. They explain how updates have made mechanical damages more realistic, affecting engine power, brakes, transmission, and suspensions. Wheels can bend and be lost, significantly impacting drivability. The speaker praises the game for finding a balance between simulation and arcade elements, making it the most enjoyable compared to other top racing games. They also mention Burnout Paradise, which had impressive visual damage upon its 2008 release but lacked mechanical damage, and its spiritual successor, Dangerous Driving, released in 2019, which didn’t match Burnout’s budget or body deformation quality.
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In this part of the video, the discussion revolves around the damage systems in various video games. Grand Theft Auto IV is highlighted for its impressive body deformation and mechanical damage systems, which are considered better than those in Grand Theft Auto V. The main character, Niko Bellic, exhibits a realistic reaction when the car doesn’t start. Another game, WRC 9 released in 2020, is noted for its technical superiority but criticized for its poor visual damage system. Finally, BeamNG.drive is praised for its exceptional soft body physics and realistic damage systems, making it the notable winner in the top five ranking for car damage in video games.
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In this part of the video, the narrator expresses amazement at the game’s intricate damage mechanics, noting that it includes both usual damages and mechanical ones. The game features unique mechanics such as the engine starving of oil when a car flips upside down, and the ability to damage the car by torturing the engine at high RPM. The game allows for damage to various car parts including suspensions, differentials, transmissions, wheels, tires, brakes, steering, and radiators. Although it is not a traditional racing game, it can be transformed into one and is currently in early access. The narrator hopes for graphical improvements in future updates.