Distance (2014)

Distance delivers an unparalleled blend of arcade-racer and environmental experience. Brimming with content, both pre-packaged and fan-made, it's bound to satisfy anyone interested enough to pick it up.

Distance is an evolution of Nitronic Rush and represents something fresh for the genre.

Distance is a racing game which benefits from conventional arcade mechanics, mixed with a beautiful visual style, ambient yet archaic music, and a vast collection of user-generated content. Where it starts to choke is its repeat play value, and a multiplayer that is only as good as the number of players and maps you have.

Distance’s biggest strength is its editor which let fans create tracks much more thrilling than those designed by the developers. Chaining showy stunts can be exciting but that does not matter much if the game itself gets boring after two, maybe three hours. [12/2018, p.70]

Una absoluta obra maestra. Para mí este juego está en el top 3 juegos más divertidos jamás creados. Le doy un 10 porque en mi opinión este pequeño grupo ha creado un juego a un nivel de perfección jugable y sonora que pocos juegos tienen. Para mí alcanza el mismo nivel de perfección en su movimiento en conducción que Half-Life 2 en movimiento en primera persona.

Let me start by saying I do not enjoy racing games. This game, however, is a whole different creature, and I'm not saying that for its flashy beautiful neon streamed arenas, and its top-tier Quake -esk music. Nor am I saying that for the horror story which is actually compelling... really, I'm serious - a racing horror game. Unique as , and I typically am bored to death by all the cheaply crafted stories of modern video games - let alone a ing racing game! I love this game because the developers took the risk and made a game that isn't for the casual gamer. This game is actually challenging and creative. It's not going to spoonfeed you, and you will have to 'git gud'. You will have to master car-flight (Yep! car-flight,) arial turns, obstical dodging (laser-beams, chainsaws, etc.,) jet maneuverable (because you have jet-engine,) and the frequent change of orientation (because the idea of up and down in space.) This is is so far removed from the majority of money-grabbing games from this decade. This goes without saying but this game goes in my small handful of actual good games from the 2010-2020 era. Do yourself a favor when you play this game. Don't give up when you encounter your first challenge. The game will be easy until you encounter your first challenge, but when you do - you may want to quit. Don't! Persevere! You'll discover that once you do, that challenge will become a second nature instinct, and you will easily overcome it in the future. It will be so rewarding. Distance is absolutely worth the full-price. I would even say that it is worth much more than that, but I really appreciate the fact that they set a modest amount so that it would be affordable to people like myself.

I loved Nitronic Rush, well I'm a fan of Distance. A good racing game, an excellent atmosphere game. The AD, the graphics and the soundtrack give us an atmosphere rarely seen elsewhere. In my opinion, it is a must-have game that will take you on a journey of at least 3-4 good hours during the 3 campaigns, and much more with the arcade mode and the maps of the workshop, so I recommend it to everyone!

Distance is a lot of fun, after you master its mechanics, but will be a bit frustrating before that. Core gameplay of jumps, barerolls and thrusters usage during racing is quite unique and challenging. Visuals are really stylish and look awesome even after a downgrade in VR mode. The best part of the game is hands down its maps. With fully integrated workshop Distance can provide almost unlimited amount of tracks to choose from in Arcade mode.

It's a fun racing game, sick atmosphere and soundtrack. I did find controlling the car frustrating on some levels though, given it has 6 degrees of freedom.