Since I am still a big fan of GT Legends, I do believe the game would benefit from some classic '60's & '70's race cars like the Mustangs, Escorts, Corvettes, British roadsters, and the American big-block Cobra. GT Legends isn't the "end-all be-all" racing game in the physics department, but it dishes out immersion on a grand scale IMO. When I load up a game in GTL, I really feel like I have stepped back in time and strapped myself into a mechanically simple, yet powerful racing machine where I win by true grit and skill...without the help of fuel injection, computers, ABS, traction control, etc. When I complete a race in GTL, whether I won or lost, I feel like I really accomplished something to make it to the end of the race. I do not experience the same racing thrill in LFS...at least not to the same extent. I realize LFS and GTL are two completely different games, but I think it would be neat to see some older cars.
I'm not knocking LFS at all. It is my preferred sim of choice because of it's simplicity, the fun factor, stable coding, and the committed team of developers. I really enjoy hot-lapping and an occasional online race in LFS.
However, sometimes I
need to drive something that looks "
real". The fictitious cars in LFS look kinda generic on the interior and exterior. By generic I mean that when I enter the GARAGE MENU, I look at all the cars available and nothing stands out about any of them. Nothing that makes me really
WANT to drive a particular car. I pick one because it handles well or because it is fun sorta to drive. That's all fine and dandy, but I believe LFS needs some cars that
look fun to drive also. I don't "
feel" like I am in a real car. I know, I can "
pretend" I am in a Mini, or a BMW/Audi, or a Celica, or a Starion, but "
pretending" ruins the immersion for me. If I need to "
pretend" to drive something, I would like some additional options...The point is, I would prefer to "
pretend" to drive something that at least looks
cool. I'd much rather "
pretend" to drive something with some V-8 low end torque than a high revving turbo 4 banger. There is nothing wrong with 4 bangers. (My 5.0 Mustang is pretty quick and I've been dusted plenty of times by some little import job.
) I would just prefer some V-8 options in the game...alternatives to the normal tuner-type cars that bombard most racing games these days. I'll happily live with "look-a-likes" so long as the physics and the all important sounds are spot-on believable. Like I said before, I'm not knocking the game at all. I'm just recommending a few more options. I would love to open my GARAGE MENU sometime in the near future, look at all the cars, and actually see a few that make me say, "
I'm gonna drive that one...YEAH!!!" Not because it has all the latest technology do-dads, but because it looks really cool, and sounds real, and feels real, and it makes me want to get out on the track and hang on for dear life and have fun doing it. That's what makes a racing game a racing sim.
Mark my words, if some classic type racing cars were included in future versions of LFS, the the amount of online racers would triple. Sim racers eat that stuff up because many are sick and tired of racing the same 'ol, same 'ol. Modern cars just don't have the personality that the older one's possess.
I know...I am already asking for too much, but I think it would be cool to see some '80's American muscle too. Maybe something that looks like a Buick Grand National/T-Type , or a 5.0 Mustang (please, please, please
), or a Z-28 Camaro. They aren't spectacular "handlers on the road courses, but they would be fun on the drag strip.
Actually, this makes me bring up a point. A drag strip is included in the game, but I rarely see it used. I've never been a really big fan of drag racing, but I would definitely be interested in trying some online drag racing providing LFS S3 includes some cars that actually "looked the part".
