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Slipstream is very much a love letter to the classic game Outrun, but instead of just being a carbon copy it adds in a very satisfying Tokyo Drift style umm drift system so corners become these spectacles and the corners become a hot spot for creativity. With many game modes, you can do a more story-based race through events, the usual single races and time trials are here with a spin on Battle Royale which let’s face it is just the last car standing with a new name but anyway, Cannonball adds a string of events together and over Slipstream offers a lot of variety. It is however such a shame that the variety of events is not so forthcoming in the actual courses for these all feel the same but with a different backgrounds, I put the automatic drift option on, and all of a sudden I went into a weird trance where I just instinctively pull off drifts because it felt very Deja Vu on every location courses. Online racing is available but not online leaderboards so that’s a weird one. Overall Slipstream is perfectly fine in small doses and does mix up the racing nostalgia somewhat but the course design is repetitive and the music wasn’t for me.

I personally loved playing Slipstream, it grew on me with a bit of time enjoying the art and music designs. What was even more impressive is that this Indie title is from a one-man team and this is his third game, but first on console. Sandro Luiz De Paula is the man who made this masterful homage to classic arcade style racers and should be proud. It’s a simple game, but works with no issues I found. The variety of difficulty options allow for the player to establish their playstyle letting them pick the pace. The art style of colorful exotic levels makes it fun to race through over and over switching paths up each tour finding different exits. The game doesn’t offer a lot through variety of cars or customization options; however, it doesn’t need to. The game is relatively cheap for what is being offered with stunning visuals and audio design.

Por ejemplo, Slipstream fomenta la superación personal recordando a los jugadores un mantra muy simple: la práctica hace al maestro. A este respecto, formulando una serie de objetivos que debemos tomar para lograr las recompensas deseadas. Nos animan a mirar hacia el futuro (nuevos escenarios en los que exprimir todo el potencial de nuestro motor), y seguir motivados para lograr nuestros objetivos.

But that feeling didn’t last for long. Slipstream is full of bad-calories. The too-simple races became repetitious, and the multiple game modes struggled in vain to make them interesting. As a distraction from Hotshot Racing, it was welcome. As a replacement for it? Nah, it certainly has enough speed, but – having exhausted it of its charms – we’ve lost the need to play it.

Édité par Blitworks Games et développé par le studio Ansdor, Slipstream réussira facilement à combler les attentes des fans de salles d’arcade et de rétrogaming. Rappelant résolument des pointures comme OutRun, si l’ambiance rétro lui sied à merveille et que les clins d’œil sont appréciables, ce sont surtout la possibilité de jouer jusqu’à quatre et les bonnes sensations de vitesse que l’on retient pleinement. Au final, Slipstream fait presque un sans-faute, il lui manque juste quelques réglages sur la difficulté maximale ou un palier supplémentaire afin que chacun(e) puisse sentir qu’il(elle) a progressé, et quelques modes supplémentaires. 

No obstante, quitando la nostalgia de por medio y posicionándose en el 2022, haber disfrutado de este título no me redime de entender que muchos jugadores no serán atraídos por sus gráficos o jugabilidad. Su fórmula será atemporal, pero la audiencia y los gustos de los jugadores si sufren el paso del tiempo. Las generaciones apartadas por su contexto de este tipo de juego no sentirán esa subida de tensión al subirse a su cabina o les resultará extraño su manejo. Al fin de cuentas, no se puede pedir que disfruten de algo que no han vivido, aunque sea  jodidamente bueno.