I just want to know how people can make a distinction between racing sims,
based on how contemporary the subject matter is. I really like GP3, but it
shouldn't be considered to be in a different category to GPL. I don't know
about everyone else, but the thrill of a racing sim for me isn't the thrill
of pretending to be my favourite F1 driver, or playing a game that looks
like something I can see on TV every other week. This shouldn't matter.
It should be about controlling the cars and racing, preferably with a steep
learning curve.
If someone created an entirely fictional series with made-up cars and
tracks, and it had the right ingredients like an excellent physics model and
a steep and long learning curve then I would buy it and I would love playing
it. And the individuality of a game comes from the handling characteristics
of the cars.
There isn't a seperate category "modern F1 racing sims", there are just
sims, good ones and bad ones.