In the middle part of Anderson's career (circa «The Life Aquatic» and after), some critics began to complain about the familiar stylized
elements of his films being a crutch and formula, diorama - like to the point of aestheticizing the emotions of the story (to be fair, some prescribed
elements — the slow motion endings, that Futura font, the expected Kinks or Rolling Stone song — were starting to feel a little
mechanical at a
certain point).
Further customisation comes in the form of adjusting the time of day and weather conditions, A.I. difficulty, race length for
certain event types such as wild rush and driving assists including multiple
elements of brake assistance, traction control system, steering stability, semi-automatic or manual gear shifting, racing line indicators throughout the entire track, only through the corners or not at all and cosmetic or
mechanical damage modelling to your ideal preferences.