I'm enjoying this game. It's a small dev team with limited resources so I am pleased with what they have done with racing game play. Don't mind the lack of presentation since it is such a small team.
They need to add things like historic cars and tracks, like from the 90's and 60's. Also have a fully realistic simulation mode, I like arcade style but I like to have the choice too. Not a bad game but there's definitely room for improvement if it wants to reach Gran Turismo and Forza levels of quality. A final note would be that I never really feel like my car is driving like the others, especially when I'm in a "train" and I'll go twice as fast as the other cars so I feel like I have an unfair advantage (even in hard difficulty). This might just be one of those things that's hard to balance but it does take me out of the race as I don't feel I'm racing in a stock car anymore.
Hello, I think that if the games of the last decade based on the Nascar series are all very good, but the only thing missing is that they fix or add to the games the realistic damage, because in Nascar Heat 3 you hit the wall At Full Speed And The Car Barely Ends With The Hood Boned, However In Real Life That Blow Ends Up Destroying The Whole Car Leaving It Out Of The Race, If The Games Begin To Add The Real Damage With The Destruction As In Real Life It Would Be Expectacular and More Realistic.
NASCAR Thunder 2004 is still the best NASCAR game by far IMO. The career mode, multiplayer, physics, AI, car paint customization with all the sponsors, even the soundtrack and like this guy said, presentation was all second to none. As stupid as it sounds but having the pace car bring the field out, the yellow flag replays, the announcer talking about allies, rivals, and the lineup, that's the small stuff that really gets you into a game like this.
Nascar 96 for the original Playstation was and still is my favorite Nascar game . If you wrecked the field they " wrecked " and took damage . I would drive a lap backwards just to watch the carnage unfold . Jeff Gordon , Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace were usually in the front of the field !!!
Nascar 2011 had outstanding graphics and even had great graphics for when you got into a wreak... what the he’ll happen to that ?? You would think that they would have the best of the best graphics right now!
I bought the game and already disappointed. I miss when EA had the license it was way better. They had rivals, better gameplay, and even included the little things like track maps, leaderboard during the races
NASCAR: Gives EA the license EA: Somehow manages to fit in tons of micro transactions and milks the fuck out of players wallets. Yea I wish EA had the license too..
@@DragonPop64 Maybe EA is a trash company now but back when they worked on nascar they did really solid job's on it, back then they weren't really the money hungry company they are now.
The contact physics are still bad how the tire wear works is still bad and the fact the AI don’t have tire wear is bad. I mean all they have to do is play thunder 2004 for a few days to see how a console nascar game should be played. In that game the AI actually have tire wear and actually race multiple lanes and one little tap doesn’t send your car in an uncontrollable wreck. There’s definite potential in this series but there’s still problems from their first game that came out 3 years ago that haven’t been addressed.
Now that they have dirt track they should add a figure 8 track also they should add home tracks not for the drivers but for the unique cars and exclusive tracks
You gotta give 704 games and Monster games a break because this is they’re third time making a nascar game. Plus they’re not as rich or experienced as EA or 2k
I tried the ground circuits to see if I found a bit of emotion but nothing just graphic evolution, but the physics is bad. The old game of Dirt Track Racing 2 is more fun than quite boring is the nascar that surrounds an oval.
I love nascar but this company ruined the game, EA did such a good job that older games are way better than the new ones, i'm going keep playing Nascar 2009.
EA is TRASH. This game is superior to anything EA has done. NO BODY wants anything to do with EA for obvious reasons. EA is a parasite in the gaming world. They ruin everything they touch. NO THANKS. Monster/704 Games is the future.
@@DragonPop64 Nascar 09 was far from perfect, the presentation was a bit stale and career was repetitive, and it had no manufacturers, but the game play was good for a console game. Nascar Heat 3 feels like a bad joke compared to Nascar 09, let alone a proper game like Nascar Racing 03
@@Josh-dm5eq well those games might be good but that's decades into the past ( 03? ). Ya, I know EA actually used to be a real gaming company, instead of being a stain and a plague that it is today. EA is a garbage company, everything they touch these days turns to shit. So if EA did Nascar today, they would insert their infamous loot crate gambling mechanic in the game ( in their FIFA games they use this but call them "cards" ) further robbing gamers , many who are kids. It's literally gambling and yes governmental authorities have gotten involved both in the USA and around the world. Seriously, look into it Anyways, EA stopped the Nascar stuff because they see how Nascar is going down the tubes. Nascar themselves are a lot like EA, controlled by multinational companies with political agendas that dont give a fuck about the community who brought them their wealth and fame to begin with. With that said, you think EA would stick around Nascar since they both are ran by parasitic investors. Listen, the small companies involved with Heat are still learning and are getting better. Support these smaller companies, cuz they usually have their heart in the right place. You have to see the big picture. And be an active fan and contact these companies like Monster and 704 games to tell them what you love but also what they need to work on. And in the meantime, you can always get Forza on the Xbox and get the Nascar DLC
@@Josh-dm5eq the series has been noted by players and critics as progressing in the right direction. With each new game they improve. You have to use your brain here. It's smaller studios taking flight. Not a bloated obscenely rich has-been company that with each new game gets worse and worse. Hence you no longer can play a new EA nascar title. Heat is on the up and up. That's what the fans of heat see and the data shows it. So you can either keeping play EA Nascar 06 and remain stuck in the past or you can support start up companies that actually care about what they are making.
Toni Ianone the line that tells you when to brake in the corners? Go to your settings where you set your controls and bottom left where the assists are like clutch, autoshift etc. it should be called racing line or something.
but, what are the advantages to this game compared to assetto corsa and likes, it seems there is a huge gap of quality , but maybe I missing something here..
If they really wanted to make a Nascar Sim they could but instead they want profit over perfection. Its turning into a Madden Football. You get get new look with small tweaks then busted with a $50 to $60 price tag for small upgrades. Nascar Heat is going same Direction as Nascar Racing down. Notice the races stands are empty compared to 10 to 20 years ago. Nascar had a great thing going and destroyed it. The day Dale Sr passed was the day Nascar passed. Without Dale Sr love him or hate him he is what keep Nascar going in the right direction.
Nascar Heat 3 sucks. No real challenge. Don't waste your money. Unless you like driving in circles. Go get MotoGp 2019. It's more challenging. You're have to set up your bike just right for every track. Or you going to oversteer or understeer. The career mode is 10x better than Nascar Heat 3.
I never thought that I would ever say this sentence, but: I really wish that EA still made the Nascar games. 704 Games are absolutely shit at making this game fun and enjoyable to play. I have probably never been so bored when playing a racing game, ever.
Compared to gran turismo sport, this game is almost unplayable. Steering dead zone??? Wtf is that? There is no way to totally adjust a deadzone completely out of the steering. So as you go straight, there is about 2 inches side to side of play in the wheel before there is any reaction on track. Terrible game if you're into sim racing. Don't buy.
So you get mad at AI cuz they race last time I checked it's a racing game if you have that much of a faster car all you got to do is pass them so what if they want to get out of your life go to the other line that's got to be the dumbest statement in a video game review I've ever heard you can't even use that as a criticism that's a plus smh
I tried the ground circuits to see if I found a bit of emotion but nothing just graphic evolution, but the physics is bad. The old game of Dirt Track Racing 2 is more fun than quite boring is the nascar that surrounds an oval.
What I dont like about nascar games is 2:15. You jump to the inside and overtake like 9 cars and then take the turn like shit. No offense. But if you can be that fast then all the other cars should also be that fast. It just seems like they make the players car so much faster than everyone elses and it really takes the strategy out of racing. In a real nascar race you wont win the race ever without the help of someone. They constantly drive bumper to bumper to be faster, in nascar games flowing bumper to bumper makes you go slower. When in reality they are making each other go faster. I dont like games that let you drive like shit and your just faster than everyone else, taking bad lines, and racing like shit and still winning.
Heeeey let's make a great racing game, let's put a lot of effort, knowledge and money in it to simulate racing at it's best. Buuuut let's make the cars understandable and made of stone. Silly game, very bad simulation of crashes,made me sell the game.
The game is trash. A new company needs the license. Codemasters does a great job with the F1 series, they should get it. Or even project cars developers. This current company sucks.
@@MikeStrawMedia this game is not worth $60, it seems barely better than last years lol. Idk, last years gameplay was fun too but other than that the game stunk and didn't have too much longevity for me and this edition feels similar.
He talked me out of getting this game. I don't follow the sport closely just see highlights here and there on ESPN. Would be my 1st time getting a NASCAR game should I and how new is this one??
Give me NASCR Racing 2003 Season physics with Those Graphics and the Damage model of Wreckfest and we have a NASCAR Game....
I ask everyone how to remove the help of lines in curves is very annoying.
Wreckfest is never coming to ps4 it seems
Nascar 2003 sucked 04 was decent but nowhere close to what video games are nowadays 05 probably was the best raceing at least first career goes
@@senbei67 then just don't use it when u are playing
Nascar 08 but I loved the celebration at the end of NASCAR car 03.
I'm enjoying this game. It's a small dev team with limited resources so I am pleased with what they have done with racing game play. Don't mind the lack of presentation since it is such a small team.
No real challenge. Just driving in circles. If you want a challenge. Go get MotoGp 2019.
Yeah but they didn't have to invest on a downgraded demo looking version of Nascar Dirt to Daytona
They need to add things like historic cars and tracks, like from the 90's and 60's. Also have a fully realistic simulation mode, I like arcade style but I like to have the choice too. Not a bad game but there's definitely room for improvement if it wants to reach Gran Turismo and Forza levels of quality. A final note would be that I never really feel like my car is driving like the others, especially when I'm in a "train" and I'll go twice as fast as the other cars so I feel like I have an unfair advantage (even in hard difficulty). This might just be one of those things that's hard to balance but it does take me out of the race as I don't feel I'm racing in a stock car anymore.
Hello, I think that if the games of the last decade based on the Nascar series are all very good, but the only thing missing is that they fix or add to the games the realistic damage, because in Nascar Heat 3 you hit the wall At Full Speed And The Car Barely Ends With The Hood Boned, However In Real Life That Blow Ends Up Destroying The Whole Car Leaving It Out Of The Race, If The Games Begin To Add The Real Damage With The Destruction As In Real Life It Would Be Expectacular and More Realistic.
NASCAR thunder 2004 and NASCAR rumble still rule
Yep nt04 is fantastic
I ask everyone how to remove the help of lines in curves is very annoying.
2009 was really good too .
@@D3C-TH3_F4LL3N I will not play until I figure out how to eliminate the help lines in the corners.
NASCAR Thunder 2004 is still the best NASCAR game by far IMO. The career mode, multiplayer, physics, AI, car paint customization with all the sponsors, even the soundtrack and like this guy said, presentation was all second to none. As stupid as it sounds but having the pace car bring the field out, the yellow flag replays, the announcer talking about allies, rivals, and the lineup, that's the small stuff that really gets you into a game like this.
Nascar 96 for the original Playstation was and still is my favorite Nascar game . If you wrecked the field they " wrecked " and took damage . I would drive a lap backwards just to watch the carnage unfold . Jeff Gordon , Dale Earnhardt and Rusty Wallace were usually in the front of the field !!!
3:07 I remember the old PS2 game, I think it was NASCAR 09, that had that, and I loved it.
Nascar 2011 had outstanding graphics and even had great graphics for when you got into a wreak... what the he’ll happen to that ?? You would think that they would have the best of the best graphics right now!
there should have bveen a "crashes" section in this. because crashes are very important in nascar
I bought the game and already disappointed. I miss when EA had the license it was way better. They had rivals, better gameplay, and even included the little things like track maps, leaderboard during the races
NASCAR: Gives EA the license
EA: Somehow manages to fit in tons of micro transactions and milks the fuck out of players wallets.
Yea I wish EA had the license too..
EA is a trash company. The fans love this game. 704 Games apparently did a solid job
@@DragonPop64 Maybe EA is a trash company now but back when they worked on nascar they did really solid job's on it, back then they weren't really the money hungry company they are now.
Imagine a NASCAR game by Codemasters. I loved their F1 series.
@@DragonPop64 You have to admit they made some pretty good games back then. The Sims was my childhood.
Every Nascar game should have Real Damage!! That would effect how u drive and money to fix parts on car... that should be a given by now!!
this little games fun as hell!
more than the $60+ games
The contact physics are still bad how the tire wear works is still bad and the fact the AI don’t have tire wear is bad. I mean all they have to do is play thunder 2004 for a few days to see how a console nascar game should be played. In that game the AI actually have tire wear and actually race multiple lanes and one little tap doesn’t send your car in an uncontrollable wreck. There’s definite potential in this series but there’s still problems from their first game that came out 3 years ago that haven’t been addressed.
I miss the old EA nascar games. I really miss 2008 game.
Now that they have dirt track they should add a figure 8 track also they should add home tracks not for the drivers but for the unique cars and exclusive tracks
Look up evergreen speedway I race there they have it all
Just get wreckfest for that
You gotta give 704 games and Monster games a break because this is they’re third time making a nascar game. Plus they’re not as rich or experienced as EA or 2k
Anyone remember Nascar Thunder 2003? That game was the shit!
It'll never be a NASCAR thunder period
Don't even put nascar heat 3 in the same sentence as any nascar thunder game heat 3 is trash
Why I still love and play nascar 2002- 2008 ps2 still beats these games today
2019 I’m buying it tomarrow
They just need to remaster dirt to Daytona etc
Gotta love kenny chesney in the background
I tried the ground circuits to see if I found a bit of emotion but nothing just graphic evolution, but the physics is bad. The old game of Dirt Track Racing 2 is more fun than quite boring is the nascar that surrounds an oval.
"Racing has never felt more accessible in a Nascar game..." Clearly never played the Sierra games.
I really started to tyre from all the racing puns
I love nascar but this company ruined the game, EA did such a good job that older games are way better than the new ones, i'm going keep playing Nascar 2009.
EA is TRASH. This game is superior to anything EA has done. NO BODY wants anything to do with EA for obvious reasons. EA is a parasite in the gaming world. They ruin everything they touch. NO THANKS. Monster/704 Games is the future.
@@DragonPop64 Nascar 09 was far from perfect, the presentation was a bit stale and career was repetitive, and it had no manufacturers, but the game play was good for a console game. Nascar Heat 3 feels like a bad joke compared to Nascar 09, let alone a proper game like Nascar Racing 03
@@Josh-dm5eq well those games might be good but that's decades into the past ( 03? ). Ya, I know EA actually used to be a real gaming company, instead of being a stain and a plague that it is today. EA is a garbage company, everything they touch these days turns to shit. So if EA did Nascar today, they would insert their infamous loot crate gambling mechanic in the game ( in their FIFA games they use this but call them "cards" ) further robbing gamers , many who are kids. It's literally gambling and yes governmental authorities have gotten involved both in the USA and around the world. Seriously, look into it
Anyways, EA stopped the Nascar stuff because they see how Nascar is going down the tubes. Nascar themselves are a lot like EA, controlled by multinational companies with political agendas that dont give a fuck about the community who brought them their wealth and fame to begin with. With that said, you think EA would stick around Nascar since they both are ran by parasitic investors. Listen, the small companies involved with Heat are still learning and are getting better. Support these smaller companies, cuz they usually have their heart in the right place. You have to see the big picture. And be an active fan and contact these companies like Monster and 704 games to tell them what you love but also what they need to work on. And in the meantime, you can always get Forza on the Xbox and get the Nascar DLC
@@DragonPop64 Yes EA is shit nowadays, still doesn't make NASCAR Heat any better sadly
@@Josh-dm5eq the series has been noted by players and critics as progressing in the right direction. With each new game they improve. You have to use your brain here. It's smaller studios taking flight. Not a bloated obscenely rich has-been company that with each new game gets worse and worse. Hence you no longer can play a new EA nascar title. Heat is on the up and up. That's what the fans of heat see and the data shows it. So you can either keeping play EA Nascar 06 and remain stuck in the past or you can support start up companies that actually care about what they are making.
just buy NR2003 and mod it
I ask everyone how to remove the help of lines in curves is very annoying.
Yep
J Shannon it’s not illegal. The company papyrus does not exist anymore which means that they’re copyright could not be renewed.
Toni Ianone the line that tells you when to brake in the corners? Go to your settings where you set your controls and bottom left where the assists are like clutch, autoshift etc. it should be called racing line or something.
Can't do victory burnouts? Finish1st, supposed to have option for burnouts, but it just doesn't show? Any help? Thanks
Does this game have damage on the cars?
but, what are the advantages to this game compared to assetto corsa and likes, it seems there is a huge gap of quality , but maybe I missing something here..
If they really wanted to make a Nascar Sim they could but instead they want profit over perfection. Its turning into a Madden Football. You get get new look with small tweaks then busted with a $50 to $60 price tag for small upgrades. Nascar Heat is going same Direction as Nascar Racing down. Notice the races stands are empty compared to 10 to 20 years ago. Nascar had a great thing going and destroyed it. The day Dale Sr passed was the day Nascar passed. Without Dale Sr love him or hate him he is what keep Nascar going in the right direction.
Nascar Heat 3 sucks. No real challenge. Don't waste your money. Unless you like driving in circles. Go get MotoGp 2019. It's more challenging. You're have to set up your bike just right for every track. Or you going to oversteer or understeer. The career mode is 10x better than Nascar Heat 3.
Just was thinking if i get this, it is only 20e now lol
Nascar Heat 3 is simulator or its an arcade?
I never thought that I would ever say this sentence, but: I really wish that EA still made the Nascar games. 704 Games are absolutely shit at making this game fun and enjoyable to play. I have probably never been so bored when playing a racing game, ever.
Can you start in the Monster Energy Sprint Cup in Career Mode
Compared to gran turismo sport, this game is almost unplayable. Steering dead zone??? Wtf is that? There is no way to totally adjust a deadzone completely out of the steering. So as you go straight, there is about 2 inches side to side of play in the wheel before there is any reaction on track. Terrible game if you're into sim racing. Don't buy.
So you get mad at AI cuz they race last time I checked it's a racing game if you have that much of a faster car all you got to do is pass them so what if they want to get out of your life go to the other line that's got to be the dumbest statement in a video game review I've ever heard you can't even use that as a criticism that's a plus smh
There is nothing realistic about this game.
I tried the ground circuits to see if I found a bit of emotion but nothing just graphic evolution, but the physics is bad. The old game of Dirt Track Racing 2 is more fun than quite boring is the nascar that surrounds an oval.
Can you steer with the d-pad?
Good stuff but, they haven't been "Stock Cars" for well...their entire history, let alone the boring last 15 years.
They are production model cars but yea the money that goes into them is insane.
Lets be real, I think people want more of a days of thunder experience. lol 😆👊
I ask everyone how to remove the help of lines in curves is very annoying.
Heat 3 is not realistic at all horrible damage model and you bounce around like a pin ball and go flying when you get hit super unrealistic
i bought this game yesterday
I'll wait for Heat 4
Spectacular review! I’m passing this year, but if they give me a more fleshed our owner mode and some legend drivers in 2019; I’m in!
What I dont like about nascar games is 2:15. You jump to the inside and overtake like 9 cars and then take the turn like shit. No offense. But if you can be that fast then all the other cars should also be that fast. It just seems like they make the players car so much faster than everyone elses and it really takes the strategy out of racing. In a real nascar race you wont win the race ever without the help of someone. They constantly drive bumper to bumper to be faster, in nascar games flowing bumper to bumper makes you go slower. When in reality they are making each other go faster. I dont like games that let you drive like shit and your just faster than everyone else, taking bad lines, and racing like shit and still winning.
Heeeey let's make a great racing game, let's put a lot of effort, knowledge and money in it to simulate racing at it's best. Buuuut let's make the cars understandable and made of stone. Silly game, very bad simulation of crashes,made me sell the game.
This review is a joke right? I buy the game every year and I wouldn’t rate it higher than2/5. 3.5/5 = 7/10. That has to be a joke.
The game is trash. A new company needs the license. Codemasters does a great job with the F1 series, they should get it. Or even project cars developers. This current company sucks.
704 has the license for 10 years
@@Racinrasslinfan36 then it will be 10 years of trash. Licensing has ruined sports games.
@@Racinrasslinfan36 well fuck
People bitch about codemasters too. 704 are making strides it’s just taking awhile.
Project cars was shit lmao
How's the online play
theres a demo out now
Anyone else get an email from emails@news.nascar.com saying this game was free? Any catch?
Nascar thunder had better graphics then this
Been wanting to play it, playing F1 2017 right now, that one will be hard to beat lol
Easily could(should) have been tougher on this game
I really enjoyed the game. Hard to be tougher on a game I have a lot of fun with
@@MikeStrawMedia this game is not worth $60, it seems barely better than last years lol. Idk, last years gameplay was fun too but other than that the game stunk and didn't have too much longevity for me and this edition feels similar.
@@MikeStrawMedia you say easily the best nascar game we have seeen in years, yet u gave it a 7, you gave nascar heat 2 a 7.5, good going moron
My game freezes
Sounds like this dude doesn’t know a thing about NASCAR
He talked me out of getting this game. I don't follow the sport closely just see highlights here and there on ESPN. Would be my 1st time getting a NASCAR game should I and how new is this one??
Clarence Kenner It’s about a month old. It’s a fun arcade-like game. In contrast, if you’re a close NASCAR fan, the game is horrible
Is it that much to ask for realistic physics in a nascar game?? Looks like a shitty forza. Project cars 2 has a more realistic nascar mode
Fps horrible
Take a pit stop. I feel this game went down compared to last year just in terms of aesthetics.
Bought it, played it for half an hr... $60 I’ll never see again
I’d give it a 2.5/5
The car modeling look like a ps3 game. Wtf...
L
why is this game so cheap
Physics are trash
this game was god awful
Game is horrible do not get it