FAST RMX (Nintendo Switch) Preview

I picked this up on Wii U during the Christmas Sale. I was really enjoying it up until it got really difficult, really fast. I can't even beat all of the beginners mode cups. It's really well made though, and easily is a great alternative to F-Zero. It did make me realise that I've lost interest in this type of game though, especially after having the same problem with Wipeout.

You really do have to 'click' with it, or else you end up getting tired of bouncing from wall to wall...which is something I could never get used to in WipEout. Maybe I just persevered more with FAST...not sure, but loved it

Wipeout has a sort of newbie auto-turn option that prevents you hitting walls. I sometimes play that with it on. Is that in this?

No!

So this is more hardcore than Wipeout? I didn't realise there was a auto-turn option... But in FAST I found the drift feature far easier to get accustomed to than Wipeout's controls.

Not sure if it's in earlier Wipeout games, but is defo there in HD/Fury on PS3 (and soon to be PS4). Defo a good feature to start out with, and might be something that keeps people playing the game if they find it too difficult, like Marzy did here.

You know, I was shocked to find we have NO Wipeout reviews on here, and barely any F-Zero reviews. Quite shocking! We need the race fans on the team to step up and fill the void, I reckon

I didn't know about that feature, Az! I have Wipeout on PS Vita, so I will have to check if it's in that one.

I do think Fast is a very good game though, I'd say it's up there with GX. It looks amazing in 1080p on Switch, too. I just struggle with these sorts of games and I'm sure if I put in loads of time I could get good (I did with F-Zero GX), but I really don't feel like it these days. You really have to be on point all the time and there's no room for error, unlike Mario Kart where you get weapons and can get a chance to get back into 1st more easily.

From the Wipeout HD wikia:

A new introduction to the series is the Pilot Assist feature. Intended for players who are new to the series, it is a passive auto-piloting feature that assists players by nudging them away from the edges of the track or from the walls, though its effects at higher speed settings are less desirable.

Although just reading up about the assist now, and some are saying it "limits your top speed and stops you exploiting tight racing lines. A good player without it will always beat someone with it."

And "Pilot assist on extreme makes the game pretty much unplayable. It starts steering away from the wall when you're still a mile away from it."

It may try too hard to provide aid in the Vita game? Worth giving a go if you struggle with it anyway. I found it to be a handy thing in the PS3 game.