**Literally shoves someone off the track** Game: "clean overtake" Hmm...

I was disappointed they didn't send a copy to FR early doors. His reviews are always fair and not being a shouty KZfaqr is a plus.

I love seeing the title "honest review" as they are normally games Alex isnt that fond of 😂😂

*far too wide through the corner* *corner mastered* "NIIIICE YOU'RE NAILING THESE CORNERS"

Casually overtakes 10 cars to win the race on the final corner

There's definitely a market for Grid / Shift sort of games and that's a good thing. I guess it's a shame that they tried to emphasize that it's a Project Cars 2 successor. I don't think it would be stupid if they went down a Codemasters path with DiRTR and ran 2 series concurrently, a more simulator focused and a more arcade one

People hate on teh game because it became more of a simcade, but there are a lot of seriously good sims out there and not even remotely that much good arcade racing games, and i am just happy to see a nice new arcade-ish racer. Update: using the name of an established franchise\game and make a diffferent game is a shit move, most wanted 2012, which isn't a bad game, showed that well

The most controversial racing game of the year. Also that fictional circuit was a bit like Camino Viejo de Montserrat from Forza 4.

6:26 Holy crap! Husky is still alive! He didn't fall into a dimensional rift after all!

Need For Grid: SHIFT

Definitely seems like Alex is having a mighty amount of fun lol, and that’s how games really should be judged. The game’s biggest flaw really is the fact that it’s project cars 3. Consumers are going to immediately assume it’s going to be a sim game because it’s a project cars game. If it was called something and advertised as “by the same people who made project cars” I feel like it’d be less unfairly judged. It definitely does seem like a new NFS shift or Grid game and slides well into the more simcade category, and since forza has been pretty stale since FM4 all in all it may well be best in that class of games really. The sounds too, the sounds are good. I suppose all the hardcore sim guys won’t like it, but it seems mighty fun. Definitely considering it once I’ve fixed my pc that’s for sure.

The brakes seem very bouncy on the civic

Been subscribed for 7 years and this is still one of my favourite youtube channels. Keep up the brilliant work Alex. And although you don't do many you have the best racing game reviews (imo) alongside simracing 604. Love the stuff, keep it coming❤

I always enjoyed the early Gran Turismo games, buying new stock/road cars, fixing them up and then the ultimate - seeing how they'd do the race conversions. Such good fun. Might give this a look just for that - if the penalty system isn't too oppressive. Thanks for the review sir!

After all the other reviews and information I've seen, I was disappointed. The UI is like a generic racing mobile game, the arcade super easy corner goals, and many other things that are not "Project CARS". The final nail was how AI could go through corners faster than physically possible for the player (that being shown in higher-level cars and painfully obvious in the last corner at SUGO). Now seeing the extent of the track and car lists, it makes me more and more disappointed. They had such a good track and car lists and it just doesn't hit any mark. It never should have been called Project Community Assisted Racing Simulator 3, they didn't even have Community Assistance (otherwise this would have been an actual sim). If it was called something different then maybe (minus the AI driving on a totally different level of physics) I would have considered getting it, and it wouldn't have alienated the Project CARS community. It will still get that cash grab and "commercial success" it wants but it will likely be tossed aside when the next Forza or Gran Turismo comes around.

I love how in the last 30 seconds of Tuscany Alex goes from a corner cutting penalty and losing 6-7 spots and then just destroys everybody ahead of him and winning the race.

How refreshing to see an evaluation of the game for what it is, as opposed to what it isn't. Thank you!

It seems a strange direction to choose. That said, I prefer this style of racer to more simulator styles generally so I will probably buy it when it's cheaper.

I love the way after a race you get points in a circle, then in a line, then in a column. Oh, come on!

18:18 that slide brought joy into my heart.

Extremely disappointed by the direction it’s seemed to go in, excited for this honest review

I would actually Love to see Alex play this game with same make races with the other guys❤️love the content and honest reviews,you really need to be recognized by the game developers!

Great races to watch with some nice looking cars, Shame you didn't get any W's. But it was good close racing & that's always good to watch. Look forward to your next notification, All the best & be safe 👍👍

Alex: pushes a car off the road XP meter: Clean overtake!

Touring cars round Knockhill? You’ve just sold it to me!

this game is good and most people are complaining about setting that they think you shouldn't have to adjust, but you can make it better if you have common sense, unlike jimmy who didn't change the AI aggression. I love playing this game early access fun

I'd be most interested seeing what multiplayer is like. Sim-cades usually shine in those situations.

like in PCARS2, if you get into a Ferrari before selecting a track, you have the option to race on Ferrari's test track Pista di Fiorano

Looking at the video the physics kinda remind me of GTA 5, but way more bouncy.

it does seem like a great amount of fun, the only letdown for me are the graphics. They're piss poor for a game that's coming out in 2020. I've played Xbox 360 games with more anti-aliasing (Shift 2 immediately comes to mind), and the texture quality looks like an early Xbox one game.

I believe Slightly Mad Studios (SMS) are owned by Codemasters now... And Codemasters are the makers of the GRID series, so this game is definitely reminiscent of the GRID games, especially with all the graphics, menus, and U.I. I do definitely see a lot of GRID in this, you could almost call this game a "GRID 4," in some ways. Supposedly, Electronic Arts (EA) is going to be purchasing Codemasters, and therefore Slightly Mad Studios, in the first-quarters of this year... So it should be interesting to see what the next Project Cars game looks like, especially with the EA collaboration. EA and SMS did originally collaborate on the Need For Speed: SHIFT series of games and they were actually really really fun... Quite underrated I must say, but super fun. Should be interesting to see what an EA, SMS, and Codemasters collaboration will look like... Since EA are the makers of the Need For Speed series of games, SMS are the makers of the Project CARS series, and Codemasters are the makers of the GRID, DIRT, and F1 series of games.

Let’s hope when codemasters can fully develop a project cars game they actually listen to fans and create what was promised from the start. Also make it not look like a mobile game

This is looking pretty cool. I started playing some Forza 7 after years of GTA Online racing to get some more serious racing action. I knew coming from a game with about endless amounts of tracks to anything without a track creator would hurt, but FM7 really doesn't have the greatest track list to begin with and half of them just suck, so just looking through the track maps here really sparks my interest.

Well, the sounds are superb

Curious do you still have the Plymouth?

Project Cars 3. Video is 33:33. Alex is operating on a whole other level, people.

If they called this game "Toca race driver 4" they could have made it prettyyy welll

I like that this video is *33* minutes and *33* seconds long for project cars *3*

This looks a lot better than Pcars1/2, thanks for the honest look Alex.

Think you’ve convinced me to pick this up mate 👍🏻

I do enjoy myself quite a bit of Failrace, keep up the good work Alex

Project Cars developers have said for the last year that they weren't building another SIM racer at the moment. Everybody is still surprised they didn't build a SIM.

They totally should’ve called this need for speed shift 3. They have the corner mastery, it has the xp gain for the exact same things as the shift series. The same people made the two games if im not mistaken.

My Need for Speed: Shift save game from 2009 was on an old XBox 360 profile that somehow became corrupted so I've been replaying it lately and have been enjoying it, especially since I now have the Ferrari DLC content that I didn't bother buying back then (although I'm a little peeved that you can't even change the color on the Ferraris let alone upgrade them). Assuming Project CARS 3 is more of a simcade experience like Need for Speed: Shift compared to the first two Project CARS games, and since it seems to have a single player career mode, I'm considering buying PC3 for PS4, which I've had for two years but for which I still don't have any driving games.

I actually like what they did with this game. I understand that diehard Sim fans may be a bit miffed at the changes, but let’s face it… Sim racers are in the minority as far as gamers are concerned. Meaning, if these guys wanted to stay afloat and be able to make and continue to make games into the future, they have to essentially mold their games around the highest common denominator. In other words, a game that’s going to sell well enough to warrant a publisher taking another chance on another one of their games. This game fixed the control and physics issues with the second game and also cleaned up the visuals a lot. Which is tough to do when you have so many cars and so many tracks. Yes they had to lessen the amount of both in order to do so, but it was worth it and it’s not like they couldn’t add those back with DLC. The career mode is a lot of fun and overall they took a game that was a bit bland as far as Gameplay was concerned and turned it into something that even a novice to racing games could pick up and play. While still offering a great experience for the more experienced gamers. I think overall they struck a good balance, without leaning to far in either direction. It reminds me of a mix between Gran Turismo and GRID. And can be adjusted to lean heavily towards one way or the other, as far as Sim or arcade... it’s definitely a step in the right direction for the series, Especially if they were hoping to draw more players towards the game. Which I’m sure they needed to do to continue.

I was quite surprised to find a review thats not biased bashing from beginning to end to make the reviewers fanbase hate the game. Good work.

Jimmy Broadbent said the AI doesn't have to shift, so they just drive away from you on the straights.

I don't think Alex's struggles with the BMW at Sugo were entirely down to lack of familiarity with the car. Jimmy Broadbent mentioned in his review that on higher difficulty settings on some tracks, the A.I clearly have more speed and grip than the player (I think the clip he showed to demonstrate this was of Sugo, too), and it did definitely look like the A.I could take corners faster than Alex could, even when he got the line right.

a lot of the other people ive seen have said its not very good but this looks pretty fun

18:52 the AI cars seem to have instant gear-changes.... Shame. I'ts those sort of details that put me off adding PC3 to my PC1 and PC2.

Yes, it's MORE arcade than PC2, but it's not at the level of the pure arcade racers, like Grid and the new Need for Speed. On PC, the Project Cars 2 was already a bit arcadey compared to the true simulators. I play PC3 with a wheel in cockpit view with no assists, and I'm having a blast! I can't count the number of times I had to restart a race in PC2 because an AI car bumped into me and my car was sent to the shadow realms. Not so in PC3. You can fight door to door with the AI and still stay on the road. It's so much more fun just because of that!

I'd love to see some super truck racing

In my opinion, they should have done like this: the real pCars 3 is in fact Automobilista 2.

yo Alex... those corner cuts were very clearly corner cuts tbf. keep 2 wheels within the lines and you're fine. it seems quite fair, as it even seemed to consider when you got pushed wide and didn't penalize you.

I'm really into Iracing and previously PC2 but loved NFS shift and grid and wouldn't mind a more casual SimCade sorta racer so I'm gonna give it a go.

A caterham WHOOOOOOO

Nice video!

Is there only a career mode or is there a way to test all the cars like in 2?

So do not cut corners but its okay to bounce off ever other car in the race.

I adore the way Forza feels so taking that into consideration, out of Grid and Project Cars 3 which one would you recommend to someone like me?? All I’m really interested in at this point is good racing on great track lists with many proper race cars. My favourite racing disciplines are GT3/GTE, Group C, proper JGTC like what we had in Forza 3 and 4 and the Silhouette racers or what Forza considered the “GT Racing Reborn” division with all those glorious IMSA / JGTC-esque style cars as well. Bonus points if one of these titles have the proper E46 M3 GTR racecar. Just really wanting to scratch that itch since Forza 3 as not many racing games have successfully been able to do that. Any and all input is greatly appreciated I tend not to buy new games very often anymore hence why I guess I’m asking here 😅

ooh ooh, im early! kinda interested in PC3

I've always been looking for a modern PC game that plays similarly to Real Racing 3, since I just hate playing on a phone. This might just be what I've been waiting to play but as I've never really bought a game like this I'm not sure. I've considered getting the nfs shift games to test the waters but I never pulled the trigger. Now I'm not sure what to do.

I bought the first one on Steam a while back and loved it, grabbed this one for console and I dig it, too. I'm just a filthy casual, dirtbag divebomber though. :X

The only thing i can really say about it is that it's just NFS shift 3.

14:20 omg Racing Modifications from Gran Turismo 1 & 2 ! Even the price is about the same

Definite solid NO for me. Problems as I see them: Vehicles clearly 'over bricked' at standard setup. Jump around horrifically, especially under breaking. AI is far too dumb. Overzealous beyond belief and punish for things that the AI cars do worse to you. Identical cars clearly just cruising past as if with 20% + extra power at times and it obviously not being due to prior driver error. imho if this is a finished product then it's not finished

What is the max opponents you can race against ? 32 ? more ? 56 like PC1 ? I can't find the answer anywhere and this should be a crucial information...

When they decided to go Sim-Cade, they should taken over for Driveclub. I have PC1 and 2, I don’t need 3. And I never got to play Driveclub because I’m on xbox

So basically this is the 1998 Godzilla movie in game form. Fine in a vacuum, but not for what it's named after. You might think the name is okay, but I really don't. The CARS part of the title is an acronym, and the S stands for _Simulation._ They lost the most important simulation bits in the name of "accessibility" when in Project CARS 2 you could just turn off most of what they took out entirely if you didn't want it. You can't even overheat your tires anymore, for Christ's sake. This game has no right having the name it does. It should have been a GRID game.

the thing i hate is the sense of speed cause you'll be going 70 or 80 mph and feel like it's 30 or 40, they don't do a good job at that

literally the first things i though of when the trailer was revealed: 1- That Jesko was very sideways for a track beast 2- The UI looks like it's a mobile game

No one: Project Cars 3 license plate: PC Ars3

It looks fun, but good lord calling it a direct sequel to a hardcore sim is dumb. Puts off the sim community as they see the simcade physics and don't care for them/condescendingly call it "dumbed down", and puts off the arcade/simcade community as they see the Project CARS name and think hardcore simulation, not the arcade foolishness they want. Compound this with the PR team just being stupid assholes who insult the community and call removing features "innovation" and I don't see it selling well. I'll probably give it a go myself, since I feel there's a lack of good arcade/simcade games lately.

The chase cam in this game is the best I have played in a very long time. Unfortunately, everything else was really bad and it wasn't worth it.

Are you doin anymore Survive The Hunt I do love them

The only reason I want this game is the fact snetterton is in the game

I like to jump into a 3 lap race and go... not qually for 20 minutes to get taken out in the first turn...

The only thing I don't like about the car list is that the only classic Ford GT40 is the 1967 Mark IV... They should have used the 1969 GT40 instead, that one looks the best.

Why does the menu UI give me Asphalt 8 vibes

Funny how much people take names to heart. People hated Odyssey because it was "Assassin's Creed Odyssey". People hate "Project Cars 3" because it was called "Project Cars 3". Look past the name, people

So, how does the physics for this game compare to something like Forza? since I know it's physics are a bit more casual, would it be more or less realistic than the horizon series?

I’d like to see you do a career mode on F1 2020

Is there trigger rumble in this game, like forza and driving without ABS?

I might get this eventually, but I still have Project Cars 2 waiting to have me behind the wheel.. Edit: I could've sworn I had subscribed... Well, I have now!

My least favorite thing is the camera in follow mode. I don’t like what it does when turning. I wish it was more stuck to the back of the car

Project Cars 1 and 2 with wheel or controller required literally hours of control settings adjustment to make the downforce cars (GT3 primarily) remotely drivable. I found most of the road cars near impossible to drive consistently. honestly, i like GT Sport because i can use a controller and still have a fun time and be somewhat competitive. if this game is like a modern version of GRID, i might pick it up.

I'm enjoying it, Definetly should have been called shift 3 but I'm still having fun with it, in the end that is what matters, still got project cars 2 to fall back on when I want my sim fix, in the end, sim or arcade racing, if I enjoy it is all that matters, but I understand the disappointment from fellow sim racers

i like how the video is 33 minutes and 33 seconds long, and that the game has 3 in the title aswell.

The physics still look a bit iffy but otherwise it looks really fun

I wonder why Alex never drives with his rig, he seems to genuinely dislike sim racing

I'm not disappointed in the gameplay despite some issue, it's that the graphics are so much worse than 2, which had some amazing weather. This, the rain are literal clouds falling.

Idk am I alone in thinking a forza horizon but with sim physics would be awesome? I have been so hopeful for a game with arcadey elements (career, upgrades, maybe open world) with simulator physics, for soo long.

Thank you i was on the fence with this one but you helped me make my mind up ill get it but I won't take it seriously I think like you are right maybe if they called it something else kinda how forza has motersports and horizon 100% they should of gone down a different route when it comes to naming I think they have upset alot of hard-core fans

Project Bounce!

Alex you should try and watch super gt (the Japanese racing series) there are allways great races on par with the btcc

On PC get Assetto Corsa for half the price and twice the game. Tons of GrrrrRate Mods, that bring it up to date with the best current race games. And the C8 corvette is already been modded, and it's also great.

Is there a damage model? I couldn't see any :(

I’m loving this game and I don’t care for sims or arcade racers I just want a good, fun game. 5 hours in and I’m having A LOT of fun with this game and I honestly find myself playing this more than Forza.... sue me.

29:06 well I assume that the game doesn't support sli. For those of whom don't know Alex has 2 gtx 1080s in sli.

Do you deliberately break way before you're supposed to just to piss off the people who are watching because if you are it's working.........waker!