When comparing Forza Motorsport 5 vs Project CARS, the Slant community recommends Project CARS for most people. In the question“What are the best Xbox One games that run at 1080p and 60fps?” Project CARS is ranked 3rd while Forza Motorsport 5 is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Project CARS is:
Since the player and the character are stationary with the vehicle creating a frame of reference, much of the issues with motion sickness are avoided.
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Pros
Pro Tons of cars that will keep you busy for a long time
While a bit less than Forza 4, Forza 5 has over 200 cars to race with that all have extremely precise renderings and handling. Trying out each one will take the player quite a while.
Pro Solid framerate keeps you in the action
Racing games, just like fighting games make or break by their FPS, and Forza 5 succeeds in this case due to a stable 60fps that runs at a 1080p resolution. By keeping all of the action at a stable FPS, you are never taken out of the experience by slowdown or choppiness.
Pro No VR sickness
Since the player and the character are stationary with the vehicle creating a frame of reference, much of the issues with motion sickness are avoided.
Pro Accessible to non sim players
While Project Cars is a hardcore racing sim, it still stays accessible for unfamiliar players through easy to understand design.
Pro Simple VR setup
The game auto-detects Oculus Rift, making setup a breeze.
Pro Finely tuned AI
Users can set what kind of AI they will be racing against each race, allowing you to make the game easier or harder if you wish.
Cons
Con Some areas are unpolished
Some of the more minute details in the game look unpolished, such as tire smoke or background assets in the pit.
Con Bad game lol
cars are dumb
Con Horrible optimization for AMD
For those that use and AMD CPU or GPU the performance is way below optimal with AMD performance at about half of what Nvidia and Intel chips are seeing.
Con Menus don't work on Occulus
Users are unable to control the menu in Occulus as the menus do not show, some workarounds are to close one eye to see if you can see a menu or use a tool to broadcast the Occulus image to ones monitor. Either way this can be a frustrating experience and needs to be worked out.
Con Buggy gameplay
Even though the game is fully released and out of early access it is still filled with bugs and balancing issues. From strange physics to graphics that flicker, the game has the appearance of a rushed product that was not ready for release.
Con AI can vary wildly
Even though the player can preset the AI before a race, the AI can still behave in strange manners, some drivers being really aggressive while others too passive. It is a strange mix that can make for some uneven racing.