Project CARS 3 REVIEW - The Masterpiece We Don't Deserve

PCars 3 promised to be all the sim we could want, while also bringing all the fun and accessibility we could want. Is it possible that this game finally lived up to its goal, and revolutionized sim racing?

What other racing sims would you like to see covered on this channel? Gran Turismo? Forza? BeamNG? iRacing? Assetto Corsa Competizione? rFactor 2? Raceroom Racing Experience? Automobilista 2?

0:00 Start
0:59 Preamble
2:48 Brief History of Project Cars
5:21 Lead-up to Project Cars 3
7:05 Early Game
9:38 Handling
10:43 Progression System
11:09 Showroom
11:42 Upgrades & Customization
12:30 Consequences
13:08 Revolutionary Tyre Model
14:02 Weather
14:45 Endurance Racing
15:28 Curbs
16:27 Car List
17:02 Graphics
18:14 Sounds
19:12 Conclusion
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[MendicantBias]

This must be a world record for the longest unbroken stretch of sarcasm, ever.

[TROY]

every good driver knows how to overtake 16 cars on the first corner of nurburgring gp

[RacingBrosOfficial]

21 minutes of sarcasm and snark comments directed towards slightlymad studio... NOICE

[Conceptcreator]

This review is basically like Project cars 3, acting like it is something else then what it truly is.

[vtec]

And I thought Broadbent hammered this game.

My God.

[otmanehanine]

"Project CARS 3 physics are far superior than real life." Laurens Vanthoor

[johnnywaffles]

The red frame that surrounds the screen on impact is a masterful touch to sim racing. I've always felt that I wanted to feel my virtual driver suffer brain bleeding after a crash.

[Conceptcreator]

With title of the video I was sure: WTF! no....
then I hear the crazy amount of sarcastic remarks!!! hahaha genius

[franomano]

This is the most sarcastic video i've ever seen, best 21 minutes of my life, can't wait for the developers to see it

[bobbobbo]

Slightly Mad Studios has completely gone off the deep end. Between this, the recent Fast and Furious crap game, last year's Mad Box announcement, and the subsequent acquisition by CodeMasters, it's pretty clear whoever's in charge at SMS should only be in one car: an ambulance heading to a psych hospital to see what corrupted brain process makes someone create a game like PC3.

[robhimself]

If the past few years have taught us anything about people's intelligence, attention spans, and understanding of sarcasm - a lot of people are going to watch the first few minutes of this video and buy this game. And get exactly what they deserve.

[JLCOBRAKAI]

I've always wanted a big red vignette visual cue too show me when I've made contact during a race... oh and the pit lanes are just a covid 19 lock down feature....

[pandaeatsramen]

GT sport: so basically for the tutorial, you will be driving these low tier and easy to handle cars in this simple events to let you gradually understand how the game and the physics work.

Project cars 3: hey jump in this GT3 and compete against other drivers, you surely know the basics already, and if you don't, it's not like we actually care.

[keithwhite]

Love how Reiza have got more out of the SMS engine in a couple of years than SMS have in 3 games releases.

[robinthebobin]

Forza Horizon has always been my fave sim racer before this (maybe NFS Heat as well), but the biblical proportions of the launch of this beautiful masterpiece change my opinion.

PC3 is not just a sim racer, it can solve all the world problems.

It will end all wars.

It will end poverty.

It will bring immortality to all life on earth.

Random fact: If I had written down one positive about this game every day since the year 100 AD, I would only be 10% of the way through my list of positives about this piece of art.

I look forward to when SMS release all the fairly priced dlc that is bound to come at some point in the future.

[vectro]

Also: they have removed Spa and Le Mans.

SPA AND LE MANS!!!

[Iceman-uyhj]

This game is literally the phrase "if you try to please everyone, you end up pleasing no-one"

[zensoredparagonbytes]

Project Cars 3 can be fun but it's got annoying quirks like not allowing to change motor parts configuration in the tuning menu when in career mode. You must install the parts before entering the race event if you want to tune them. You cannot for example try out better tyres instead of fuel injection, or better brakes instead of suspension. You must do it before to find the right combination of parts to stay in the car classification.
Career mode can be challenging to achieve the objectives in order to progress and unlock higher tier events. Your choice of car, driving skills, and your knowledge of tuning the car correctly, are put to the test. (This is the fun part)
You get only money if the tiers level up of your driver profile level. You get that from achieving event objectives and driver milestones.
The latest update locks you out of the milestone progress which blocks unlocking other events (Invitational events) and levelling up your driver's level.
Replays can only be watched if you save them and you can only have 15 saved or 1GB max.

Project Cars 3 has great handling physics for a simcade, at times great graphics, great car and track list, great menu music. But it has these dumb design decisions I mentioned. If the progress system had not been locked I could almost recommend this game. Played on PS4 with controller.

[JoelAz]

"once I work out how to get into the pit lane"

You sir, today, have won the internetz!
Fracking brilliant.

[SirGingerOfKnight]

I was pulled-in by the title and once I realised the tack, I sat-back and admired the monocle-level defecating on SlightlyMad and their PR stance on their x86 compatible Real Racing 3 remake!

a comment on Codemasters FB page said "like using AMG's workshop to build a stock Smart Car"

subbed.