Ive always found the best review is done by yourself....and with a 2hr refund on steam you really have no excuse
If your already on the fence and waiting for others reviews to help make your decision your most likely just gonna look for the negatives.
Knowing that there is no perfect racing sim on the market iam not expecting a 10/10 rating feedback.
I am more focused on features and fixing issues from the past edition.
From the dozens of previews/reviews/footage ive watched to date ive heard far more positives than negatives and that its alot better than pc1....so thats a start!
A majority of issues I found in pc1 look to have been addressed.
Ffb....subjective....wasnt that great in pc1 but I was able to use the info to get around the track...my biggest gripe was lack of lateral/rear detail and seems to be updated and reworked.
The FFB menus have been simplified which is great.
The majnetic car contact fixed.
Audio has been reworked and individual sliders added for customization.
Ai has been improved.....theres simply not a replacement to racing humans so i am not gonna worry too much as no sim has perfect ai. Period.
Regarding shadow flickering....personally ive had issues in pretty much every title tho from the footage ive watched ive only really noticed the issue in replays....not a big deal for me as i rarely watch them and dont make videos but i can understand it may bother some.
I am most excited about the live track 3.0 and racing any vehicle in any weather/track and season in a 24hr cycle all in one game. No more loading up other games to get my dirt fix or winter racing!
The race customization and setting up servers looks very good and onpar with titles like rf2.
The only negative ive come across so far is that the mp ranking system wont be fully implimented at launch.
One feature I would really like to see one day.....is a marketplace and club/clans added like they did in Forza 4....start a club with clan tag infront of your player name in mp. Share tunes and paints within your club, stat tracking etc.
Anways i am looking forward to trying it on fri and making my own decision