The simulation racing game Project Cars 2 and the hit TV show Mad Men. What do they have in common? Nothing thematically, really, but they both have a similar ambition when it comes to depth, according to Rod Chong, the COO of Project Cars 2 developer Slightly Mad Studios.Speaking to GameSpot, Chong said Project Cars 2`s ambition to be a true racing simulator--a game so deep that pro drivers could use it as a training tool--matches up with the depth that TV shows like Mad Men are offering to viewers.`I look at Mad Men. You look at where television has gone--the desire for depth in TV programming, that wasn`t there 15 years ago. We`re in this golden era of television where people are looking for more depth,` Chong explained.Project Cars 2 won`t be a `fast food` racing game, Chong said. Its realistic nature might take some time to get used to--you might have to work to learn the controls. But if you commit to it, Slightly Mad believes you`re in for a racing experience like no other available today.`We believe that by putting that sense of depth into the game, it`s something which is the opposite of `fast food` racing where you just jump in; you don`t have to learn the course; you don`t have to think,` Chong said. `When you notice you`re in a corner, you hit the brakes, not before. You just bounce off a all and keep going; there`s no consequence to anything.``That`s why we say we want people to enter the mindset of a racing driver. You do have to think. You have to use your brain a little bit. You don`t have to set the car up, you don`t have to learn all the detailed complexities of racecraft if you don`t want to, but you have to challenge yourself a little bit.`Going back to Mad Men, Chong said Mad Men`s storytelling can at time be `challenging,` but the show is rewarding in the end if you stick with it.`That`s our philosophy [with the Project Cars franchise],` Chong said. `It seemed to work for the first [Project Cars]. If you look at how uncompromised the first ...
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