Just the thought of this team getting their hands on new bikes to scan, model, and record gets me excited in much the same way as hearing Polyphony Digital does the same thing to add to their roster of cars. From here, expanding upon the bike roster should be priority number one, because we are spoiled for choice in other bike racers. RiMS Racing is a solid start from RaceWard Studio, and they should be proud of what they have built. Much like in real life, if you don’t install all required parts, then you will be unable to take your bike out and race, something hardcore fans will probably like.įinally, it seems we have some competition in the superbike video game space. An option for automatic removal/installation that costs credits may have helped here, but then again the steps don’t take more than a few seconds. This is a neat effect the first few times, but unless you’re a hardcore wrench-head, it’s going to become annoying in no time. Re-installing the parts is done by performing the same combos in reverse. While the game does guide players in disassembling the required parts to get to what they wanted to replace, actually removing the parts involves a series of button presses or combos and analog stick rotations. Need new brake pads? Well first you’ll have to remove the calipers. Either way, each time that the player wants to upgrade or replace a part, they must enter the garage area and work on their bike themselves. Eventually, parts will need to be replaced, and better ones can be purchased from the shop or are received as rewards by performing well in season events. As the season progresses, damage and wear and tear on the player’s bike persists, no matter the difficulty level chosen. RiMS Racing PS5 Review – Gear Heads Will Love Thisĭo you love spending time working on bikes? If your idea of a good time involves unbolting, unscrewing, disassembling, repairing/replacing parts, then putting it all back together again, then RiMS is definitely for you. However, each bike is meticulously detailed, and all of their parts are able to be removed and viewed in great detail. Many players will be disappointed by the lack of a large roster of bikes. There are only eight bikes to choose from, and the first one the player chooses to race with is theirs for free-the other bikes must be unlocked by playing through the manufacturer’s event and winning a mini championship of sorts. Suffice it to say, this will take dozens of hours to run through, especially on easier difficulties since there is no penalty in replaying an event that didn’t quite go your way. RiMS Racing’s career mode consists of seasons, each of which is 70 events long. You won’t really notice any of this while racing, of course, but during crashes and replays such shortcomings become evident. Each course is also well represented, though the surrounding environments are a bit lackluster, filled with low-poly crowd and scenery models, and some occasional pop-in of assets. RiMS Racing sports impeccably modeled bikes, down to every single part which you no doubt will become quite familiar with as you replace them (more on that in a bit). RiMS Racing PS5 Review – Accurate Modeling All of this adds up to a visceral motorcycle experience you cannot find anywhere else, and it makes the riding unique and immensely enjoyable. At the same time, the adaptive triggers react constantly based on what’s going on with the bike. Meanwhile, shifting gears can be felt via haptics, with an intense vibration to confirm the shift. Any time your bike makes a noise other than its engine revving, such as a wheel squeaking as it loses grip, the engine shifting, the exhaust backfiring, or of course the bike slamming into the pavement, the controller speaker is used. RiMS Racing also takes advantage of the DualSense’s multisensory array of feedback options in fun ways. Whatever the case, you can expect to be up and racing within just a few seconds of booting the game. Naturally, loading times have been cut to practically nothing in RiMS Racing on PS5, though this is likely just due to the PS5’s ludicrously-fast SSD more than anything.
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