The Crew Beta Thoughts
The Crew Beta Thoughts
Consider this a quick review ^^ First of all, Since I only received my beta code today, I can only reflect on about 2 hours of gameplay. Since this is a Beta, please note that all the bugs I will mention are not complaints, just observations. First Impression: The game looks a lot like Need for Speed Most Wanted. It has a similar interface, that can be accessed while driving (which I find rather stupid ^^). Anyways, the game looks nice for the most part. Sometimes the character model is more detailed, other times less. For example the clothes seem to have a poor shader, while skin looks very good. The AA is for the most part terrible, especially on diagonal lines. Round edges are smooth. I believe this is in part because the models, like background parts in the garage, or small assets in the city just have a very low poly count compared to the car models. Round edges like Exhaust pipes are sadly not round, though that is again because of the model, not the AA. I have yet to see a racing game with high poly models. On the other hand, many engines don't support that many polygons, and the required resources would probably be very high as well. The driving is very bad. It is very unresponsive and even when set to manual and maximum sensibility you always have to compensate for about half a second response time. After about half an hour I figured out how to turn properly, but cars still under-/oversteer far more than realistic. This makes weaving through traffic a nightmare. Performance: At 1440p Ultra with a gtx 780 the game is barely playable. No surprises there, the game isn't optimized yet, no drivers for it and at the end of the day a single gtx 780 just isn't enough horse power to play a game at that LoD. I get around 25-33 fps at that setting. 38-45 on High, which is fine for me. I'd rather have a nicer game than some fps more (in a non-shooter). The game eats about 1.4Gb ram, which I find very surprising considering the Beta is over 15.5 GB to download. 13% CPU load. Takes about 20 seconds to get into the game upon start-up. Bugs: I will only list the major bugs that bothered me the most. First up, like with nearly every Beta, the game crashes sometimes. More frequently than others though. I'd say on average every 10 minutes. A problem that goes with that is that about 50% of the time you lose your save game. It's a beta so the savegame doesn't really matter, but it's annoying when you have to do the same mission 2 or 3 times. Next up freezes. Again something common for Betas, but just as annoying. For example, when done Tuning a car, the game will freeze (see video below). You will still see your car and an animated camera rotating around it, but you have no controls. When trying to close the game through windows, it pops up again, shows you an error and then ends. The whole process of crash to restarting the game takes nearly 5 minutes, because it takes for ever for the game to load again right after a crash/freeze. -vT I will continue playing until tomorrow when the Beta unfortunately ends. If i make it substancially further through the SP, or be able to play in MP races, I'll add that to the original post. Here the Tuning video (with freeze) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7yBqbr6EYM
The character traits are really strong, it feels like Burnout: Paradise. Plus they messed up the US layout and made it tiny.
Driving in Paradise was truly amazing when compared to what I experienced elsewhere. Of course, it’s not the entire country, but mainly a few urban areas nearby.
I question if the map will expand significantly in the near future. They might improve the driving experience though.
I understand. I won't purchase it until someone confirms the mechanics have been upgraded.
Xbox offers Forza Motorsport, a title so impressive it might push me toward purchasing an Xbox One. PlayStation provides Gran Turismo, a well-established choice. On PC, things seem lacking—quality titles are delayed or underdeveloped, while lower-quality games flood the scene. GTA IV stands out with more believable driving than this one.