MF GHOST : Episode 2

Current Episode Score: 6

Much like Initial D, it isn’t doing much for me at all. The racing in this episode just wasn’t exciting at all. I don’t have any connection with the location or the character or the car, there isn’t any exciting music or events happening. It is watching footage of somebody drive a car with people talking, with no real competition at all. I’m just not getting the thrill from it at all.

Of course it also doesn’t help the amount of suspension of disbelief you need to say an under-powered 86 is able to keep up with supercars. No matter how crazy or close to the edge you are driving, I don’t see how it could ever make up for the issues in car power. You could also say it is because he has memorized the track, that he is able to get such a good time. But unless everyone else competing has never driven the track in sim, half the field or more would have the track memorized. IDK, I feel like the only way to make this work is for the car to be a character itself in a way, that makes you believe it is doing something outstanding to get ahead. And that hasn’t happened yet.

Also the animation and visuals just aren’t doing anything for me at all. I still don’t like the character visuals at all, they look so terrible. Things look very flat and basic in general. And I don’t really get any feeling of speed or danger from this race from a visual standpoint.