I invited two friends round last night and a jolly time was had, i introduced them to my driving setup and games and let both of them have go at each game to get a feel for them. Both my friends are pretty good drivers, one is a regular at track days in an Accord Type R and an S2000 the other friend has done a lot of karting etc so i would say the know a bit about how a car should drive.
I showed them various games using different car and track configurations in this order-
Rfactor
Power and Glory
F12013 (not really a sim i know)
Raceroom
Game stock car 2013
Assetto Corsa
After watching both of them have a go and me not really giving much away in terms of tips or help they got to Assetto Corsa last, first car they want to have a go in the Type 49. They were blown away firstly by the graphics and secondly by the feel. My mate Kev (karter) who isnt really a gamer but who knows how to drive was struggling a bit with the other games until he tried the Type 49 on classic Monza, i thought this is going to be a crash fest anyway the first lap not fast but still on track second lap a lot faster but still on track and he was like this until the fifth lap when over confidence got the better of him. Same with my other mate Baz (the track day man) he could not believe the feel through the wheel (a logitech DFGT with Fantatec csr elite pedals) and he was hooked up fairly quickly.
So what does this tell us?
I dont know is the answer, other than Baz now wants a PC and my setup so he can play Assetto.
I showed them various games using different car and track configurations in this order-
Rfactor
Power and Glory
F12013 (not really a sim i know)
Raceroom
Game stock car 2013
Assetto Corsa
After watching both of them have a go and me not really giving much away in terms of tips or help they got to Assetto Corsa last, first car they want to have a go in the Type 49. They were blown away firstly by the graphics and secondly by the feel. My mate Kev (karter) who isnt really a gamer but who knows how to drive was struggling a bit with the other games until he tried the Type 49 on classic Monza, i thought this is going to be a crash fest anyway the first lap not fast but still on track second lap a lot faster but still on track and he was like this until the fifth lap when over confidence got the better of him. Same with my other mate Baz (the track day man) he could not believe the feel through the wheel (a logitech DFGT with Fantatec csr elite pedals) and he was hooked up fairly quickly.
So what does this tell us?
I dont know is the answer, other than Baz now wants a PC and my setup so he can play Assetto.