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Looking for racing game recommendations.....
OK, so first I'll go ahead and make it clear that I suck at racing. I'm normally accustomed to RPGs, action/adventure, and FPS titles. But I'd like to try something different. I last remember playing an NFS title on PC many years ago, something where you could play as either the cops or a criminal, can't even remember what it's called. Right now I'm testing Forza Horizon 3, it's OK but the burnouts and crashes aren't very realistic. The rest of the game is realistic and graphics are great, but it can lag at times, especially when playing offline while connected to the Net. It properly detects my GTX 1080 and sets everything to ultra, but it still gets noticeably slow at times. Either the game isn't well optimized or my PC/OS needs more optimization. It also doesn't have as many circuit races as I would like, though I'm not strictly looking for circuit racing.
What I'm looking for are:
1. A modern title with real vehicles
2. Top-end graphics
3. Mixture of offroad, street, and circuit racing
4. Realistic driving physics and handling, like for instance it would be harder to drive on wet roads so the game reflects this properly
5. Realistic crashes and burnouts
6. Gets the adrenaline pumping, sweaty hands, need for quick reaction times, etc.
7. Doesn't constantly torment you for every mistake you make, I like a mix of realism and fun
8. Range of difficulties from very easy to nearly impossible
9. Preferably available on Steam, Origin is also OK, would like to avoid the Windows Store if possible
10. Multiplayer that is still active and played by alot of people
Can't think of anything else ATM, any suggestions are welcomed.....
Thanks!