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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Dec 3, 2020
    90
    A minimal-looking aesthetic that fits the Switch perfectly, Absolute Drift is a delight to get absorbed into. You won’t master it straight away, but when you get the hang of it you’ll be hooning about in no time.
  2. Dec 16, 2020
    82
    Absolute Drift is a perfect game for fans of driving games. It's a nice experiment with simple but hard-to-master mechanics.
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 3
  2. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. May 11, 2021
    2
    The game's aesthetics are subjective, but I like the minimalist look.
    The driving is very challenging and will take a while to master, but is
    The game's aesthetics are subjective, but I like the minimalist look.
    The driving is very challenging and will take a while to master, but is fun for the most part (clipping zones are sometimes finicky).
    However !
    The game is very unstable. It will freeze randomly, after a few minutes or after an hour.
    It's already bad, but to make things even worse, you loose all your progress when it happens...
    Spending an hour completing a challenge is fun the first time, but when you have to do it three times in a row because the game froze and "forgot" to save your progress, it spoils any enjoyment.

    The Switch version also lacks analog throttle. This is mainly due to the fact Nintendo didn't include analog triggers on the joy-cons, but it makes a hard-to-control game even harder.
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  2. Feb 18, 2021
    5
    First off, the games learning curve is so steep that most players are “driven” away 4 minutes into the game, a new player might see the gameFirst off, the games learning curve is so steep that most players are “driven” away 4 minutes into the game, a new player might see the game and think that there about to experience a fun drifting game but what they get is rage inducing gameplay that only true car/drift enthusiasts can power through.
    The design choice was a good idea but the maps are almost impossible to navigate because of the overly bright palette, it makes the simplest of turns Aggravating and unpleasant, especially the tutorial.
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