I have a slightly different take. I don’t think it’s ugly, I just don’t think it distinguishes itself enough, which I think is actually worse. As an example, the overall styling, at least in my mind, seems too similar to the 86 and BRZ. I think they would have had a winner if they went with updated retro styling that…

Total record scratch moment when I read that. I’m clocking in just over 40 hours and still in Act 1, and not even the completionist player type either. Saying it’s a 50 hour game suggests they don’t know what the hell they’re talking about.

2nd gen...

A quick Google search tells me that 1981 was when VINs were standardized, not when they first existed; they were introduced in the US starting in 1954.

Kit car vibe and styling as if a caricature from the illustrators at Mad Magazine.

Huh. Doug Demuro said he’s 6'4 and was comfortable in it.

“One of the worst things to drive OR ride in I have ever experienced.”

They should bring back bagel breakfast sandwich in these restaurants.

What the media would have you imagine:

Stupid test audiences.

I don’t remember anything about it either, so if this is supposed to be a nostalgia pull, it’s a fail.

I had a ‘79 Rabbit, which I pushed more than I drove, so that’s saying a lot.

Agree. Fallout fans especially should check it out.

Love and Monsters is excellent.

I think the criticism you’re getting for your take is unjustified. If this person was blackout drunk, they were not in control, and you are quite correct — they were simply lucky they didn’t end up driving involuntarily during those times. It’s great they are working on sobriety now, but they seem to be in denial…

The “flame grilled flatbread” looks like a slab of rubbery chicken.

Paint scheme reminds me of the hard candies in grandma’s candy bowl.