holy hot diggity dog damn. I definitely have never played anything like this before in my life, for better or for worse. First off, if you are even remotely averse to grinding, this game will not be for you. Racing games as a genre are inherently grindy as you hone your skills by doing the same courses over and over, and this being an RPG version of that same exact gameplay means theres a WHOOOOLE lot of grindin going on. Theres also a fair amount of padding in the fact that the optional missions aren't as optional as you might think (don't slack on those UORs buddy). With all that being said, you might be surprised as to why I gave this such a high score, and that high score is purely off of memorability. I am definitely not going to forget my time I had spent in Yokohama and Hakone playing this game. Not only was the environmental design and overall visuals extremely unique and the 3D rendered courses look phenomenal for PS1, but also the soundtrack is incredibly vibin and most of all, the plot is absolutely insane in this game. There is no way you will ever predict how the game is going to go with all of its twists and turns making the plot the absolute biggest driving force for progress, even if the grind can be kinda annoying at times. For freshness alone, I don't think I'll ever forget this game without a doubt. Must play for any racing fan that can tolerate the grind.