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[Drizzlehell]

I'm tempted.

As much as I love motorsports in general, it feels like the vast majority of racing video games that are coming out these days revolve around the more stuffy sports aspect of racing. The only big-budget games that focus more on arcade racing around scenic routes that are still around are Forza Horizon and Need For Speed. It's nice to see a different franchise taking the stage again to compete in this field, though it remains to be seen if it's gonna be any good. I liked The Crew 1 and 2 well enough but it's not like they were some ground-breaking games. They were just good enough to add another flavor to the very limited palette of arcade racers.

Although it seems like this time around it's gonna be straight-up ripping off Forza Horizon so I don't know how to feel about that. On one hand, yeah, that's cool. FH is a great series so there are worse things that The Crew could have been ripping off. On the other hand, it feels a bit disappointing because it means that they've stopped trying to give this series its own identity, and instead they're just gonna follow a trend. If there was one thing that The Crew always stood out to me for, it was the open world map which was essentially a scaled-down version of the entire United States. That was a really neat idea and I loved cruising around the country and visiting the wide variety of locations. And now they will substitute that with a smaller exotic location, pretty much like Forza Horizon does. Yay...

What would feel way more appropriate for this series is if they decided to set this sequel on a different continent and also make a scaled-down version of it. Like Europe for example. Now that would've been pretty cool and in line with the previous instalments.

 

[Hudo]

What do I need to do to get a new Burnout.

 

[Senua]

It actually looks decent, the cockpit view is way ahead of Forza Horizon 5 too, much more immersive.

 

[The Cockatrice]

 

[Heisenberg007]

I've heard some good things about this franchise, but no.

 

[Xtib81]

I wish but it seems to me that you need a ps+ account to play it, which I don't so I'll see.

 

[L*][*N*K]

What do I need to do to get a new Burnout.

Dangerous Driving is the closest you will get

 

[StueyDuck]

Was in the closed beta... its fun, I like how it really seperates the different racing disciplines.

If you wanna do f1 style racing then you will need to manage Tyre degradation and manage pit stops. If you wanna play arcade off road sprints then you'll get boost active and you'll have ramps and different routes to take. If you want to race vintage then you lose the GPS and boost etc.

It's a fun twist having each race style being uniquely different.

It's definitely fun for a week, plus if you wish it does have a destruction derby BR mode where you fly in as a squad as planes then land and bash the competition

 

[theStartupSound]

I really hope for Test Drive to be different as the others (and still good). The inclusion of direction lights shows that they have some eye for the details

 

[Drizzlehell]

Was in the closed beta... its fun, I like how it really seperates the different racing disciplines.

If you wanna do f1 style racing then you will need to manage Tyre degradation and manage pit stops. If you wanna play arcade off road sprints then you'll get boost active and you'll have ramps and different routes to take. If you want to race vintage then you lose the GPS and boost etc.

It's a fun twist having each race style being uniquely different.

It's definitely fun for a week, plus if you wish it does have a destruction derby BR mode where you fly in as a squad as planes then land and bash the competition

Sounds like it has a good amount of variety, which is neat.

How are the driving physics, though? Are they still a little wonky like in the previous games?

 

[acm2000]

god no, previous games were just bang average

 

[Senua]

god no, previous games were just bang average

Good thing sequels can improve then!

 

[Sintoid]

If the Crew has zero narrative moments like "You must be the best pilot in the world, arent'you?" I will buy it for sure
I love racing games and all those "You're the best kid in the world" moments in Forza Horizon made me hate it

 

[StueyDuck]

Sounds like it has a good amount of variety, which is neat.

How are the driving physics, though? Are they still a little wonky like in the previous games?

They aren't perfect. But they are better than the prior two titles, it's definitely more arcade racer than anything else.

It's not as good as the horizon games in that regard

 

[StueyDuck]

If the Crew has zero narrative moments like "You must be the best pilot in the world, arent'you?" I will buy it for sure
I love racing games and all those "You're the best kid in the world" moments in Forza Horizon made me hate it

The OG Crew actually tried having a story, it also had police and so on.

All racing games today are essentially, here's an event, you will be the best racer, then someone teaching you will say "are you gonna be the best racer, we'll see"

 

[TVexperto]

no, im sick of them selling full priced titles and putting everything behind ANOTHER paywall

 

[Senua]

If the Crew has zero narrative moments like "You must be the best pilot in the world, arent'you?" I will buy it for sure
I love racing games and all those "You're the best kid in the world" moments in Forza Horizon made me hate it

Yep absolute garbage, Forza Horizon 1 had it best, where you started from the bottom and worked your way through to the top, classic blackbox NFS vibes. Progression is basically dead in FH5, you're already the "best" when you start

 

[acm2000]

Good thing sequels can improve then!

i can already play forza horizon for free if i want this sort of game but i much prefer closed circuit racing to open world and this doesnt look worth subscribing to u+ for either

 

[acm2000]

double post

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I tried multiple times to get into both The Crew games, but I just couldn't so I'll be skiping this one. I'm currently more interested in the new Test Drive Unlimited game, tbh.

 

[ThisIsMyDog]

No, i have forza horizon at home.

 

[feynoob]

I just want need for speed. Since burnout is no more, that is the only racing game that fills my need.

 

[Aion002]

Probably not.

The first one was interesting, albeit flawed, I played it quite a bit, while the sequel didn't grab my interest at all... This new one seems too similar to FH5 and even less interesting.

 

[kraspkibble]

No. It looks like a Forza Horizon knock off and I don't enjoy them. The only car game I'm buying is the new Forza next month.

 

[BennyBlanco]

poor man's forza horizon, I'll pass

 

[Virex]

Yep absolute garbage, Forza Horizon 1 had it best, where you started from the bottom and worked your way through to the top, classic blackbox NFS vibes. Progression is basically dead in FH5, you're already the "best" when you start

Forza Horizon has gone downhill since 3. FH1 and 2 are GOAT. Especially 1, I played that for hours upon hours. Maybe I should play it on Series X. Seems to have gotten some nice BC Enhancements.

 

[CeeJay]

The Crew was dogshit, lets not beat around the bush. It may have been huge in scale but when the actual core driving feels crap compared to others then what's the point of giving it any time at all? The Crew 2 came and went in a similar manner (never played the second one and don't feel i've missed out on anything) so what is The Crew 3 going to do differently above and beyond a new coat of paint, new environment and new cars?

The Crew 3 is not on my radar and I expect it will come and go the same as the others in the series as it will be built on the same fundamental code and developed by the same team. If it somehow gets stellar reviews and a lot of high praise on here then I might change my mind. My time is too valuable to be spending it playing mediocre games when there are dozens of amazing games either in my backlog or on the store. Arcade racers are a favourite of mine and they have been well under represented the last couple of generations so there aren't too many really good ones around but, that is no reason to start playing the shitty ones.

 

[Roman Empire]

Arcade racers are all doodoo trash these days. And no, FH5 is not that entertaining as well, I hate the progression system in the last 2 Forza Horizon games. Give me Burnout, MotorStorm, Blur, or anything that is actually fun to play.

We don't talk about Need for Speed. It's dead.

 

[diffusionx]

I tried to play Crew 2 and found the control to just be horrible. If there is a demo I might check it out to see if that is any better.

 

[Spyxos]

Since there is no Burnout for ages and Need for speed is getting worse and worse, I will probably buy it.

 

[Senua]

Arcade racers are all doodoo trash these days. And no, FH5 is not that entertaining as well, I hate the progression system in the last 2 Forza Horizon games. Give me Burnout, MotorStorm, Blur, or anything that is actually fun to play.

We don't talk about Need for Speed. It's dead.

What progression system?

 

[Hudo]

Dangerous Driving is the closest you will get

Does it have a Crash mode equivalent? Because that was like half my playtime with Burnout 3. That mode was (and still is) fucking awesome.

 

[Drizzlehell]

Arcade racers are all doodoo trash these days. And no, FH5 is not that entertaining as well, I hate the progression system in the last 2 Forza Horizon games. Give me Burnout, MotorStorm, Blur, or anything that is actually fun to play.

We don't talk about Need for Speed. It's dead.

I agree about the progression in FH. The games themselves are really fun to play but the way the campaign is constructed is like a complete flatline all the way through. You don't really feel like you're making any kind of progress. It's all about checking off those boxes from the map and collecting cars like pokemons or something.

I would really love a new Forza game that has a proper career mode that drip feeds progressively better cars and more difficult races as you get further into the game, and this is exactly why I found games like The Crew enjoyable despite not having the best driving physics. At least they understand that the campaign needs proper progression.

 

[Sleepwalker]

short answer: no.

Long answer: noooooooooooooooot a chance.

 

[Elysium44]

Planning to, no, the previous ones were mediocre. But I will give it a look and a chance to see if it's any improvement.

Certainly Forza Horizon is an empty shell of a game, lots of cars, very pretty, but Playground Games have got no idea how to make an actual GAME. It's more of a sandbox, akin to Flight Simulator, where you make your own fun (or not). So it would be nice to have something that looks good and gives you a reason to play it other than to just get your 600th car.

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[Aenima]

No. but if it drops in PS+ Extra next year, ill play it. I did enjoy The Crew2 but the game is very gaas scentric with alot of car skins locked from old events.

 

[Toots]

short answer: no.

Long answer: noooooooooooooooot a chance.

Short answer : no
long answer : no.

If the Crew has zero narrative moments like "You must be the best pilot in the world, arent'you?" I will buy it for sure
I love racing games and all those "You're the best kid in the world" moments in Forza Horizon made me hate it

It is a millenial curse. You have to be praised whether you deserve it or not.
"Wow you did a perfectly average time, scraped your car on half the turns, and only won because of rubber banding, you must be the best ever !"
The same curse made Rei Skypatine a "hero", or turned Saint's Row's Boss into an unsufferable cunt in the remake.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Nah. Standard racing games are all the same to me.

Now if it were an arcade racer like Ridge Racer, I’d be all over it

 

[FearlessBelgian]

No, I don't buy Ubisoft games.

 

[Denton]

I will play it in Ubiplus when Avatar comes out, maybe I will enjoy it. For 15 eurobucks I can risk it.

 

[Alpha Male]

ABSOLUTELY!!

I have the deluxe edition downloaded and ready to go for early access on Monday the 11th.

I love The Crew 2 and I had a blast with the recent beta for Crew Motorsport. The driving physics are much improved. The boats handle better and the planes - which I love - handle about the same as before.

 

[R6Rider]

Not unless a bunch of my friends are planning to get it.

 

[Ev1L AuRoN]

I'll pass, even Forza Horizon I'm a little tired of, great game but after playing the series since the Horizon 3 I'm looking for something different.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Forza Horizon 5 was kind of shit so I’ll try it out.

I believe I saw PS+ gets a trial so I’ll try it and go from there.

 

[Gambit2483]

ABSOLUTELY!!

I have the deluxe edition downloaded and ready to go for early access on Monday the 11th.

I love The Crew 2 and I had a blast with the recent beta for Crew Motorsport. The driving physics are much improved. The boats handle better and the planes - which I love - handle about the same as before.

Has it been confirmed if planes are returning for this one?

 

[Alpha Male]

Has it been confirmed if planes are returning for this one?

Of course! I flew my favorite plane from Crew 2 during the recent beta for Motorsport. That's how I know the handling is similar. Your vehicles from Crew 2 carry over to this game.

 

[SimTourist]

It actually looks decent, the cockpit view is way ahead of Forza Horizon 5 too, much more immersive.

Yeah, without working rearview mirrors. Should've at least made it exclusive for PS5/XSX.

 

[StueyDuck]

Has it been confirmed if planes are returning for this one?

They are 100% same as boats but there is less importance put on them.

They do have their own races still but the majority of the content is geared towards the cars (at least in the lengthy beta)

 

[Senua]

Yeah, without working rearview mirrors. Should've at least made it exclusive for PS5/XSX.

Yea that is an issue, I wonder if it's modable on PC? The sense of speed, arm animations and camera shake are really convincing though, FH5's cockpit feels lifeless in comparison.