This is drifting to those who haven't actually drifted in real life- or at the least tried other car video games with mod community-made drifting like Assetto Corsa or other similar games of the past like Genki's "Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2". Emulate that game and come back to this to notice the quality difference- even for such an old game, its gameplay design is sound. The basics for a realistic drifting racing game involve car physics that behave like a normal car FIRST- then a drifting car second.

This game feels like you're playing Subway Surfers where the momentum is based on the car's middle pivot- like the car is being driven around by a pole stuck in the middle. The momentum isn't being pushed by the car's weight, but the camera! It's physics are not realistic at all. This game doesn't even let you drive grip normally! You will notice the cars understeer straight into a wall. Applying any form of accelerator has you spinning the rear tires far too much (even with deadzone settings changed) like the gearing or the rear differential settings aren't present. Which is why other games like Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2 let you modify and "tune" the numbers so the car behaves more like how you need- where you CANNOT in this game as of yet? What kind of "touge racing" game doesn't let you grip drive normally?

The only saving grace I would say is this project's graphics and gameplay design. If Raiyon can figure out basic car physics programming first, this game has tremendous potential. So far, the cars feel like they are weightless and the whole point of drifting is trying to shift weight around so you aren't grip driving anymore. The tires have no traction where they should. The penalty for hitting the environment with your car is also atrocious. Even the game "Initial D: Extreme Stage" and its arcade feel has it just right if that's the style this project was going for. I hope they really take a hint from and try those other games and focus on this project's basics first, because it is sorely lacking.

love the game!