Where RiMS Racing absolutely nails it however is in the insane amount of customization that you can dive into with any one of the game’s 8 bikes. This didn’t always result in a crash but it is rather odd as other games in this genre don’t seem to have that happen nearly as much. I also noticed that the opponents would often just straight up ram into the back of my bike regardless of what performance level I set them to. To me this seemed a little bit outside of the bounds of reasonable difficulty and more so just felt like unfairness resulting from lack of nuance – which is not a good thing you want to see in a game that so heavily leans into the simulation style. You either survive the situation relatively unscathed and with no penalty or you’re completely launched off of your bike and risk having the rest of the race ruined. There doesn’t seem to be much middle ground in RiMS Racing when it comes to whether or not you completely wipe out from mistakes. Racing is, on top of being notably difficult, also a bit touchy.Įnding up in the grass or gravel outside of a track seems far more likely to result in a crash than other similar games, and even grazing a guardrail at relatively conservative speeds can send you flying off your bike like you just hit a concrete wall – even though you didn’t. The fact that they turn yellow then red as a way of warning you to slow down is about as generous as the moment to moment racing gets in RiMS Racing, but if you’re a member of the hardcore audience the game is aimed at, odds are, that will be just fine with you. The only real olive branches it extends to the inexperienced is an easier difficulty level and the color-coded arrows that illustrate the ideal placement and speed of your bike. Turning, speeding up, slowing down and passing other racers can all end horribly if you aren’t precisely on the money with everything you do. RiMS Racing is, to its a core, a completely unapologetic simulation motorcycle game firmly rooted in the philosophies of realism and control over accessibility. But if you want a different flavor of that sort of game with a huge emphasis on absurdly deep customization, then RiMS Racing might be worth a look.'

'Is RiMS Racing a worthy challenger to Milestone’s litany of modern simulation motorcycle games? If you are looking for a motorcycle racing game that surpasses the rest of them in terms of playability, track variation, or superior physics, then probably not. But if you want a different flavor of that sort of game with a huge emphasis on absurdly deep customization, then RiMS Racing might be worth a look. If you are looking for a motorcycle racing game that surpasses the rest of them in terms of playability, track variation, or superior physics, then probably not. Is Raceward Studio that rival? Is RiMS Racing a worthy challenger to Milestone’s litany of modern simulation motorcycle games? Well, it depends. Given that the developer Milestone’s motorcycle racing games have been running roughshod on that genre for the past several years it shouldn’t be too surprising that a rival would eventually surface.

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