DriftForce
- April 16, 2019
- GreyishDev
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Get on itch.io Store"DriftForce" is an addictive arcade game with stunning graphics and great music, offering a single-player experience that challenges your reflexes. Maneuver high-speed anti-gravity drones through procedurally generated tracks, collecting orbs for score, shield, and boost. With easy-to-learn controls and 4 modes generating thousands of tracks, compete for high scores on online leaderboards, customizing your drone's colors and choosing from several drones in the process.
Reviews
- The game features a beautiful aesthetic with smooth graphics and an energetic soundtrack, making it visually appealing.
- Controls are responsive and fluid, allowing for a fun experience when maneuvering around obstacles at high speeds.
- The game offers a challenging yet rewarding gameplay experience, making it enjoyable for players who appreciate difficulty and skill-based racing.
- The controls can feel slippery and difficult to manage, especially at high speeds, leading to frustration during gameplay.
- Obstacles are often poorly placed and blend into the track, making it hard to react in time, which can feel unfair to players.
- The lack of brakes and the high difficulty level can make the game feel overly punishing, discouraging some players from enjoying it.
- graphics7 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their slick, crisp, and clear design, contributing to an overall enjoyable aesthetic that enhances the futuristic racing experience. While some players find the visuals captivating to the point of distraction, the smoothness and quality of the graphics are consistently highlighted as a strong point of the game.
“Super slick graphics and design.”
“Great, crisp and clear graphics.”
“Beautiful graphics (too good that it's easy to get distracted).”
- music6 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 33 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its energetic and exciting soundtrack, which enhances the overall experience and raises adrenaline levels during gameplay. Many users express a desire for more of this type of music, highlighting its positive impact despite some criticisms of the controls. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a standout feature that contributes significantly to the game's atmosphere.
“Need more of that kind of soundtrack in that game!”
“The music raises the adrenaline and for a newbie, I'm starting to get the hang of it... albeit still crashing more than racing.”
“Great and energetic soundtrack.”
“The soundtrack is very moody and exciting, but it lacks variety.”
“I wish there was more of that kind of soundtrack in the game.”
- gameplay5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The gameplay of Driftforce is polarizing; while some players appreciate its smooth mechanics and solid endless runner format, others criticize it for relying heavily on trial and error, particularly in high-speed obstacle avoidance. Overall, there is potential for improvement with the addition of new game modes and track variations.
“Nice mechanics, very smooth and simple.”
“It's a pretty solid endless runner that, while not having much to offer, has some great core mechanics.”
“I'd love to see a few new game modes or mechanics in future updates, maybe along with just a tad more track variation, but the game is already definitely in a state where it's easy to recommend.”
“Would not recommend to anyone unless you specifically only like trial and error gameplay.”
“The controls would have been great for normal racing, but they're horrible for high-speed obstacle avoidance, which is the core gameplay of Driftforce.”
“I'd love to see a few new game modes or mechanics in future updates, maybe along with just a tad more track variation.”
- optimization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Users have reported significant stuttering issues even on relatively powerful systems, such as one equipped with 16GB of RAM, an R9 390 graphics card, and an i7 4790k processor, despite having up-to-date drivers. This suggests that the game's optimization may not be adequate for smooth performance across a range of hardware configurations.
“I experienced significant stuttering on a system with 16GB of RAM, an R9 390, and an i7 4790K, despite all my drivers being up to date.”
“The game runs poorly even on high-end hardware, which is frustrating given the expectations.”
“There are frequent frame drops and performance issues that make the game nearly unplayable at times.”
