Yeah,playing Pcars after going on AC is like playing on a newer gen game. The graphics are so lifeless and sterile on AC,i mean where is the sun and the shards of sunlight? Or maybe it is Pcars which is OTT,but i love stuff like dynamic time of day and weather.
Also the presentation on AC is horrendous,it all feels unfinished and the career tacked on as an afterthought. Even the thumbnails on the events are blurry as hell - they forgot to use the hi-res versions. Cockpits look slightly better in Pcars,and so do the AI cars on track.
On the plus side,it DOES feel more realistic regarding the physics - Pcars lets you ride the curbs much more and it doesnt effect your performance - in AC you can 'feel' what going off track and on curbs is doing to your car,it really effects your lap times. Im going to have to change the way i drive in this. Comparing Imola lap times on both games,i was a lot slower on AC - a combo of laser scanned tracks with bumps etc. and the physics. I quite enjoy how realistic it is,as nailing a lap is very satisfying when youre racing the AI.
Sounds are on a par with Pcars,maybe even better,with the wnd at high speeds and the suspensions creaking under curbs - some nice touches there.
Good news is that customizable championships are coming to it,so that maybe something to look forward to. Atm,£20 was about right for it - i wouldnt have been happy paying full price as it couldve been so much more in regards to graphics and career.
