With driving assists off, cars are oversteer-heavy, getting into deep slides that are hard to correct. The car handling is disappointingly loose for the most part, which is a pity if you want to get some ultra-precise time attack sessions in, though some vehicle types are responsive enough to be taken relatively seriously. Boat to racetrack to sky to offroad… the gameworld is truly your playground. While there's still the usual problem of trackside obstacles being so flimsy they detract from the challenge of actually driving, few games have managed to combine this quality of fine detail with an absolutely epic draw-distance and versatility of play. Knock into a bin and the wooden slats misalign. Lighting is impressive, fabric physics are incredible when you knock over a marquee, and almost everything in the environment can be flattened or destroyed. Not photo-realistic, rather stylized idealistically, though all of the visual elements are realistic to a point. The Red Bull can't be visibly damaged (and most cars' damage is very minor), but there are proper destruction derby events to be played online, with impressive deformation technology. You can even drive last year's Red Bull F1 car, managing its tyres in closed track races. Boats and planes are both affected by visible cross-winds. The planes have two control modes, allowing newbies to tilt and experts to barrel-roll freely. To find so many convincing disciplines in one place is extraordinary. The difficulty isn't perfectly balanced, as sometimes cars will get ahead and stay there for the duration, especially on higher AI skill levels, but the racing is close enough to keep things interesting while you soak in the phenomenal views.īut my goodness, what variety of gameplay there is. Indeed, 'Need for Speed meets Motorstorm in an open world' is probably the best description of the core gameplay, only you might need to mention its returning boat and plane switching mechanic too, which is a pretty big deal. Street racing with nitrous feels very much like Need For Speed: Unbound, spawning a plane and taking off into blue skies feels like GTA 5, and off-road events finally deliver on the spectacle element at least of that infamous Motorstorm E3 concept video. There's hardly an original bone in its body, and you'll notice influences from loads of other games. For all Motorfest's weird and wacky vehicle types and special events, for the most part you're driving fast, exotic cars around a beautiful Hawaiian island at ludicrous speeds. Platforms(s): PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox OneĪt its heart, The Crew Motorfest is a by-numbers open world racing game, just like the recent Lego 2K Drive, and the aforementioned Forza Horizon 5.
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