Having tried my hands on both, I think Assetto Corsa Competizione and Project Cars 3 are one of the latest most played racing simulation games in the market.
Both have their positive and negative attributes but which one is better?
In this article, we will examine both video games and try to see which one is the better and more enjoyable game. Be careful.
You would like to have an immersive feeling in your sim racing games and i can assure you that Assetto Corsa Competizione does it very well.
The game has a number of real cars from around the world to race them on very well modelled tracks to give the user the most thrilling experience.
So without wasting any more time, let us commence the evaluation of Assetto Corsa Competizione and Project Cars 3 with regards to what each of them offers to the users.
We will examine the disparity with respect to:
- Selection of cars and the tracks
- Sound and graphics
- Realism and physics of the car movement
- Cost
Firstly, let us give a short description of both the video games.
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Assetto Corsa Competizione
ACC was launched in September 2018 and it has been causing a lot of stir since then.
It has been related to well over hundreds of thousands of sim racers and it still stands. Thus proves to be one of the widely used racing simulators.
As of this time, it is found on Steam playing for PC, PS, Games XR.
The Kunos Simulazioni team fully realizes the importance of every car’s handling and endeavors to make it look more authentic.
That being said, what’s great about ACC is that it is possible to experience how the car is affected by the road and the surroundings which for a professional sim driver is essential.
Project cars 3
The game was released on the date of 26 August 2018 PC3 even before ACC Panzi 2019.
Yeah, it was again developed by Slightly Mad Studios and presently available on PC, PS4 and XBOX One.
They concentrate on the multiplayer area and not only manage to hold the focus to be fun, but also challenging.
Slightly Mad Studios pours resources into the multimedia game in the form of updates and various DLCs in order to offer its players more and more choices later on.
Cars and tracks selection
Let’s take a race again. This time why not do Project cars further outshines PC3 in the cars and tracks selection with a whopping118 tracks and more than 100 cars to race with.
Way more astonishing Number this if compared to ACC which features what? 16 tracks and 13 GT3 cars. I mean, come on where is the wow factor.
Yeah sure ACC has also got a GT4 DLC containing 11 cars though it’s still far away from the number of cars PC3 offers.
Solely from this viewpoint, Project Cars 3 is a better success, even though the details of the cars and of the laser- scanned circuits of ACC are another league altogether.
I mean I do gather that in a case one relates quality versus quantity, direction would take this part by light years.
Graphics and sound quality
Even though ACC has got less cars and tracks, the graphics and sound were so much better than PC3.
It’s not even close.
Wonder why, ACC runs on Unreal Engine 4, which a well revered game engine that is known for its high graphics and beauty in light implementation.
All the factors that can hinder the performance i.e. the cars and tracks have been well modeled and as a result, we are left with a racing simulator that not only performs but is pleasant to the eyes as well.
PC3 uses the Madness engine which, while still capable of amazement, cannot surpass Unreal Engine four graphically.
PC3 graphics are okay but not up to the ACC standards that is been offered in the current version.
PC3 has also been bested by ACC in the aspect of sound quality.
The exhausts of the cars are awesome, and instead of taking away from the racing simulation in ACC, make the simulation that much closer to the skeletal racing simulation.
The PC3 cars also sounded good but they were not on the levels that ACC would be able to deliver.
Driving realism and physics
Here is where it begins to get interesting.
While the world went head over heels praising ACC for its astonishing driving immersion, PC3 received its share of criticism for the lack thereof – realism in driving.
The common complaint is that the cars are way too slippery and it’s practically impossible to get them to perform exact requirements.
This is a great drawback for PC3 and explains its availability in the market in comparison to ACC.
Also the feedback one receives when driving the car is far not close comparing to ACC.
Is ACC more realistic than project cars 3?
Absolutely yes! ACC has done a really good job in terms of driving realism and immersion.
You feel in the game that the cars actually respond to what is going on in the track and how the surroundings are.
More lateral grip can be felt in the car whereas PC3 gets too arcade for some people gaming.
So in conclusion, I would say that Assetto Corsa is the realistic racing game in the two redundantly compared on the aspersions of realism.
Price
- PC3 windows based version costs $14.99 to download from Steam and then you can purchase additional content for a few extra dollars.
- ACC on the other hand costs $39.99 on Steam and offers a lot more content tahn can be purchased separately which comes at another $57 in total. So if you’d wanna make a full purchase you would spend around $97 in total on ACC.
PC3 being significantly cheaper is a great option for those who are looking for a good racing game without breaking the brank.
Which is better Assetto Corsa Competizione or project cars 3?
Okay, this is the last question.
Which of ACC or PC3 is better?
For me, Assetto Corsa Competizione remains the best racing game out there.
Its graphics, sound quality, driving realism and physics exceeds that of PC3.
Maybe I’m a bit biased when it comes to ACC especially considering the amount Kunos Simulazioni has put in design and development.
While PC3 might be a great game, it’s just not an ACC great.
I believe this article has assisted you in the right decision as to which game to buy.
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