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Hindsight is 20/20: Driveclub
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boredandlazy
Member
Did you win every event?
I don't mean get all the medals, I mean actually win them?
I refused to proceed until I actually won the event I was racing.
Falchion
Member
Driveclub is second only to Forza Horizon 3 for my favorite racing game of the generation. I absolutely loved it and have played through all the base game and season pass and the only content I don't have yet is Bikes which I'm waiting to go on sale.
It's such an enjoyable experience and I love all the challenges each lap has; plus it's such a beautiful game. Also extra props for having my favorite driving view of all time which is in the cabin, very close to the windshield so you still get that cockpit feel but without all the wasted screen space of the dashboard.
It's such an enjoyable experience and I love all the challenges each lap has; plus it's such a beautiful game. Also extra props for having my favorite driving view of all time which is in the cabin, very close to the windshield so you still get that cockpit feel but without all the wasted screen space of the dashboard.
dr guildo
Member
I play arcade and simcad racing games since 1987, I played them all, from Radracer and Galeracer, to ScudRace and RaveRacer, passing by MSR and PGR2, I played them all...
All I can say is that DC is my greatest experience by far in this category.
The sense of speed, the handling, the graphics, the view, the immersion... All of these ones set a new standard.
All I can say is that DC is my greatest experience by far in this category.
The sense of speed, the handling, the graphics, the view, the immersion... All of these ones set a new standard.
Love the visuals, ToD, dynamic weather. Have it digitally and boot it up randomly for a time trial run through on a circuit/looped track to relax every once in a while.
Unfortunately, not a fan of the handling model, so it didn't really hook me. Might have played more if it had splitscreen.
Unfortunately, not a fan of the handling model, so it didn't really hook me. Might have played more if it had splitscreen.
PuppetMaster
Member
I could not get into it. And I had this game from day 1.
30fps racing game is DOA for me. It just feels all wrong.
30fps racing game is DOA for me. It just feels all wrong.
I could have just as easily called it the The Order: 1886 of driving games. Lack of dedication to gameplay mechanics.
Greatest Ever
Member
Never clicked with me. The visuals are particularly overrated. Wish I could get into it, there's so much content in it.
tearsintherain
Member
Pre ordered. Couldn't play online at launch at all, like zero successful connections over a week. Asked and got a refund.
6-9 months (?) later its apparently fixed, goes on deep discount. I buy the game with season pass for like $15, it seems fun but at that point I'm really enjoying Forza 6 and Forza Horizon 2 on xbox one and while DC definitely has some stuff that it does better, I just like the forza series more. FH3 seals the deal.
End of the day I think DC is a good game and if you are into circuit racing its probably one of the best driving games in current gen, but I really, really do like the car paint customization options of Forza way more (more goofy/fun) and I was just getting too frustrated with minor mistakes in DC to truly enjoy the game. The stuff it did with weather and night time though was phenomenal, and some of the tracks looked absolutely drop dead gorgeous.
6-9 months (?) later its apparently fixed, goes on deep discount. I buy the game with season pass for like $15, it seems fun but at that point I'm really enjoying Forza 6 and Forza Horizon 2 on xbox one and while DC definitely has some stuff that it does better, I just like the forza series more. FH3 seals the deal.
End of the day I think DC is a good game and if you are into circuit racing its probably one of the best driving games in current gen, but I really, really do like the car paint customization options of Forza way more (more goofy/fun) and I was just getting too frustrated with minor mistakes in DC to truly enjoy the game. The stuff it did with weather and night time though was phenomenal, and some of the tracks looked absolutely drop dead gorgeous.
HighResTomato
Member
Picked this up about two months ago found it way to boring. Rain was nice to look at tho.
Acquiescence
Member
It's soulless and I don't appreciate its corridor racing. Racing games have evolved beyond funneling the player down a linear pathway long ago.
still one of the PS4's finest exclusives
dr guildo
Member
Just play it with motionflow of your tvset activated. I do it, and it plays as if I was playing it @60fps. The more the framerate is steady, the more the motion is effective. On DC, it is perfect.
D1renegade
Member
Beautiful game, but corridor race tracks are not good enough anymore
sems4arsenal
Member
One of my favorite games of all time.
SmartWaffles
Member
One of the best arcade racers ever made.
TheVisualizer
Banned
Driveclub is one of my top 2 or 3 racing games ever.
The visuals are still amazing, the selection of cars was solid and I really liked all of the tracks and the driving model. The difficulty was just right for me for the top times in all of the challenges. Evolution's post launch support was as good as you can expect these days. From a pure gameplay perspective I really enjoyed it.
There were however some glaring flaws that I feel contributed to it's lack of commercial success.
-Various technical issues that persisted well past launch. I remember days where the game was not playable at all due to networking issues.
-Boring structure to the singleplayer portion of the game. They thought up all kinds of cool ideas for events and stopped at creating clever names and cool artwork. There was no kind of real progression or reason to play other than for completionists
-Barebones multiplayer. For a game that was marketed as a multiplayer experience hence the "club" part there was nothing notable about it. It was not very fun to race against randoms who would usually try to bury you at the first corner, but that isnt a problem specific to Diveclub. The limit of 6 players per club was not a good look at all either. They really missed an opportunity to do something cool with the club aspect of the game.
The visuals are still amazing, the selection of cars was solid and I really liked all of the tracks and the driving model. The difficulty was just right for me for the top times in all of the challenges. Evolution's post launch support was as good as you can expect these days. From a pure gameplay perspective I really enjoyed it.
There were however some glaring flaws that I feel contributed to it's lack of commercial success.
-Various technical issues that persisted well past launch. I remember days where the game was not playable at all due to networking issues.
-Boring structure to the singleplayer portion of the game. They thought up all kinds of cool ideas for events and stopped at creating clever names and cool artwork. There was no kind of real progression or reason to play other than for completionists
-Barebones multiplayer. For a game that was marketed as a multiplayer experience hence the "club" part there was nothing notable about it. It was not very fun to race against randoms who would usually try to bury you at the first corner, but that isnt a problem specific to Diveclub. The limit of 6 players per club was not a good look at all either. They really missed an opportunity to do something cool with the club aspect of the game.
zephervack
Member
I was able to enjoy it once I accepted the fact that I wasnt going to get 1st place in most races, and thats fine.
Ended up finishing the whole game and the free DLCs, now I await for the DLC to be on sale (one day, been waiting for ages)
I was never able to get used to the handling tho, specially on the faster cars, it feels really weird, Im able to jump from GT 6 to Forza/Horizon, but I just could never get used to the one in Driveclub.
I'd recommend the game specially on sale.
Ended up finishing the whole game and the free DLCs, now I await for the DLC to be on sale (one day, been waiting for ages)
I was never able to get used to the handling tho, specially on the faster cars, it feels really weird, Im able to jump from GT 6 to Forza/Horizon, but I just could never get used to the one in Driveclub.
I'd recommend the game specially on sale.
dr guildo
Member
I thought the handling was fine, and the physics are good enough that I can get into a zone with and play intuitively. I find it relaxing, though it's still thrilling to shave seconds off the lap times.
The graphics, of course, are a huge plus, and I find the light at certain times of the day to make me nostalgic of my own driving experiences. I also LOVE playing with the extensive photo mode.
The one thing I don't really get about the game, since I don't play it online, is the whole "Club" aspect of it. From a gameplay standpoint, that entire facet of the game (and presumably the underlined part of the game) was a non-starter for me.
The graphics, of course, are a huge plus, and I find the light at certain times of the day to make me nostalgic of my own driving experiences. I also LOVE playing with the extensive photo mode.
The one thing I don't really get about the game, since I don't play it online, is the whole "Club" aspect of it. From a gameplay standpoint, that entire facet of the game (and presumably the underlined part of the game) was a non-starter for me.
TheAdmiester
Member
Yeah, 3 stars and a race win in every event. That includes every tour and every DLC tour (barring possibly the last one or two DLCs as I lost interest)Did you win every event?
I don't mean get all the medals, I mean actually win them?
I refused to proceed until I actually won the event I was racing.
¡HarlequinPanic!
Member
I hear it's the biggest racing IP in the world atm.
potatohead
Member
It is what Need for Speed is supposed to be.
Thank you Evolution for the best arcade racer since NFS III HP.
Thank you Evolution for the best arcade racer since NFS III HP.
LordOcidax
Member
Lololol. Really...
supernormal
Member
I had more "fun" with Horizon 2, but I can also get behind the idea that this is the best racing game this gen.
Snkfanatic
Banned
I enjoyed the game but it was 90% rain and snow. Really nice season pass though and post release support.
Horizon 3 is the racer of the gen for me so far though.
Horizon 3 is the racer of the gen for me so far though.
cyber_ninja
Member
My favorite racer this gen as well; amazing graphics and tight, challenging gameplay. Too bad we'll never get a sequel to this gem. :-(
ChronotriggerJM
Member
Amazing. The courses are stunning and the feeling of speed is ridiculous.
Chronospherics
Member
Never understood the criticism it got to be honest. Sure the online aspects didn't strictly work when it first launched but that's not all together uncommon and it hardly broke the core racing experience.
The weather update was nice but people act as though it changed the game from a 6 to a 10. Weather doesn't even feature in the core 100+ default events, with or without the update!
Tied with Horizon for me. Both offer different things but this is definitely the best track based racer of this gen.
The weather update was nice but people act as though it changed the game from a 6 to a 10. Weather doesn't even feature in the core 100+ default events, with or without the update!
Tied with Horizon for me. Both offer different things but this is definitely the best track based racer of this gen.
Vincent Grayson
Member
Gorgeous game, but I just never had any fun playing it.
My kingdom for a return to Burnout-type games that look this good though.
My kingdom for a return to Burnout-type games that look this good though.
Drillary Clinton
Banned
That box art is damn fantastic, that's for sure.
dr guildo
Member
Oh stop it please, Daytona is a left-right racer as I used to call them. No need to brake, just turn the wheel in the good direction and release the gas pedal a bit.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Highly enjoyable game, and under the right circumstances one of the best looking things you can play today. I do wish it got a Pro update to bump the AA/resolution though.
For people complaining about 30FPS (and this also goes to those who didn't play it yet but may be discouraged due to this) keep in mind that the game has very low input lag for a 30FPS game - only around 115ms on average, which is lower than even some 60FPS games. To compare, FH2 has input lag of 150ms on average. This is kind of a huge deal for a racing game, where people care about controls the most usually.
For people complaining about 30FPS (and this also goes to those who didn't play it yet but may be discouraged due to this) keep in mind that the game has very low input lag for a 30FPS game - only around 115ms on average, which is lower than even some 60FPS games. To compare, FH2 has input lag of 150ms on average. This is kind of a huge deal for a racing game, where people care about controls the most usually.
Yeah, vanillla Driveclub before weather patch and season pass was barely ok to me, but Evo gave the game some really good legs in the end...quite enjoyed my time with it
But overall FM6 and FH3 are still untouched imo
Really dated and boring gameplay with average-to-crap AI and a flat difficulty curve until one spike at the end. Handling model was questionable, with everything except braking being simlike, whereas the braking was stupidly arcadey. DLC was even easier than the main game. Courses were mostly forgettable, and overall the game exists in the shadows of more illustrious forebearers such as PGR2.
wild wild rice
Member
It's as beautiful as it is boring.