When comparing Carmageddon: Reincarnation vs rFactor 2, the Slant community recommends rFactor 2 for most people. In the question“What are the best Driving games on Steam?” rFactor 2 is ranked 10th while Carmageddon: Reincarnation is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose rFactor 2 is:
With a few newer sim racing titles going more for high end graphics the sim racing genre has seen a rise in bettering the graphics all around. Luckily the graphics in rFactor 2 are pretty good with the highest end not being able to be taken advantage of by just anyone with a middle road graphics card. While not as great as some of the more recent titles, it is competitive.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great damage mechanics
It's possible to thoroughly damage and destroy each vehicle in the game. And the game highly encourages such behaviour with one of the more commonly achieved winning conditions being to destroy the competition.
Pro Public beta released
As of February 14th 2015 the public beta has been released for Carmageddon: Reincarnation. This includes all cars, levels and multiplayer, the full game.
Pro Acceptable graphics
With a few newer sim racing titles going more for high end graphics the sim racing genre has seen a rise in bettering the graphics all around. Luckily the graphics in rFactor 2 are pretty good with the highest end not being able to be taken advantage of by just anyone with a middle road graphics card. While not as great as some of the more recent titles, it is competitive.
Cons
Con In early access
The game is currently in pre-alpha development stage and as such is poorly optimized, buggy and unstable.
Con Large learning curve
The options in the game and what is provided with mods can be daunting to a new user and will take a bit of time to get comfortable with and fully figured out, though it can be worth it.