If you are intoracing, odds are you are also at least familiar withInitial D,Akira, andOutRun. These masterpieces have aged like a fine wine, and helped build theneon-clad street racing aestheticthat endures to this day.
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Almost 29 years after SEGA releasedOutRun, Polish developer Gaming Factory has announced the release date for its new game that combines these iconic vibes into onemodern racingpackage.
JDM: Japanese Drift Masteris coming to PC on March 26, and will be available on Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG. Gaming Factory announced the date via a beautiful trailer.
The release date trailer is short but it gives a good taste of what to expect.JDM: Japanese Drift Masterlooks gorgeous, andthe developers' attention to detail especially in more mundane corners like residential quarters make the map feel alive.
According to Gaming Factory, the world inJDM: Japanese Drift Masterspans 250km of roads, and at first glance it seems it will avoid the ‘emptyopen world’ pitfall.
The game’s fully-licenseddrift car lineuplooks the part as well, which is essential in a game that’sexperienced entirely through your rides. The Miata cultists in particular will be happy to see that you can make that bad boy blink in the game.
Cultural Fusion Racing
One of the coolest things about JDM: Japanese Drift Master isthe storyit tries to tell. Rather than going for a generic protagonist like a bored teen that likes racing and that’s that, Gaming Factory put together a cool mix.
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You play the role of a Polish driver whose dream is to make it into the big leagues of Japanese drifting.Besides the events playing out in the streets of the fictional province of Guntama,JDM: Japanese Drift Mastercomes with tidy manga panels to help tell the story, in an obvious and very welcome tribute to Initial D.
If you are craving your Japanese drift gaming fix, the developers have put out a prologue in August last year calledJDM: Rise of the Scorpion. This isavailable as a free demo on Steam, and though it lacks in scope, it’s a welcome sign of things to come.
