When it comes to sim-racing, I tend to prefer games with a lot of variety in the tracks and cars available. Games like Gran Turismo 7 and Assetto Corsa EVO offer a ton of cars and track layouts for the player to enjoy. With the release of NASCAR 25, I wondered if the opposite could still be true for fun and excitement.
On its face, NASCAR 25 has a good racing background, being developed by iRacing Studios (arguably the most popular racing sim available today), and what it has that iRacing doesn’t is a dedicated career mode. That’s where most of my time with the game was spent, and my feelings are mixed.
While a career mode in most games lets you create a character, give them a name, a face and style them to your liking, NASCAR 25 offers the bare minimum. You can give your character a name and choose between male or female. A blank silhouette is used as your portrait, and that’s it. You can customize your car and your driver’s fire suit, but that’s as far as it... Read more