And it is, and they are awful.
Your view wobbling and jostling.
The shudder when a corner is a little tight.
The sound of tyre biting into terrain on turns.
Little creaks and rattles from components.
My rider panting and gasping.
The whoosh of passing objects.
Long grass tapping in my spokes, bushes scratching at my side.
Simply riding a bicycle is fun in this game.
I especially like that Riders Republic evokes some terrors of cycling.
Bikes noisily skid and shudder when pushed too far, threatening to go out of control.
The field of view pulls out at high speeds too, a slightly out-of-body experience.
I hate it, and that’s great.
I’ve been playing the whole game with the HUD off.
This also makes Riders Republic even better as a walking simulator.
Going far faster than I normally do, and on worse roads, I had to keep focus.
And then dusk fell.
Yet here I am thinking I might return once this horrible heatwave ends.
It is very nice cycling.
Do have a go next time Ubisoft run a free trial weekend.
