This second to last video from Gamescom will take you for a drive in Saint Louis behind the wheel of one of The Crew's 4x4. It's a short extract but it should still give you a nice taste of the game's free riding mode. You can see that the streets can be pretty busy, which should help make Ivory Tower's game more immersive. As the build we filmed was not final, you may catch a few technical problems here and there, but from what we saw last week, there have been some nice graphics improvements over what was shown at E3 a few months ago. We liked the nice lighting effects when driving down Fremont street, Las Vegas, or the sense of overwhelming height the skyscrapers convey. Filming isn't usually allowed during Behind Closed Doors presentations, so we want to thank the developers and Ubisoft once again. Because we love the idea of cruising around the US freely, our expectations are high, but so far, we like what we've seen.
Note: There is no sound in the video because we had some technical problems with the camera when we filmed the footage.
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Commented on 2013-08-26 23:43:03I'm guessing most representations of cities, in racing games are like that.
Commented on 2013-08-27 02:35:00
Commented on 2013-08-27 09:58:23 In reply to KORNdogI think both games are promising in their own respective way, though to me The Crew has more potential considering its scale, but that is entirely personal. Now it doesn't mean everything is perfect yet, but from my experience, the game is shaping up well in terms of content, possibilities and even technically speaking. Now maybe I'm wrong and I'll be disappointed but I don't see why you don't share the same fear regarding Evolution's game, which is closer to launch and hasn't convinced me yet personally. I'm looking forward to playing Drive Club when it's done though, a lot more than NFS Rivals, which just look like another NFS game.
Commented on 2013-08-27 11:38:34
Commented on 2013-08-27 13:49:10 In reply to DriftwoodAnd before anybody get's their knickers in a twist (which given its lack of sony exclusivity i'll probably be safe in) i'm not saying it should be retitled Midtown Madness, that it plays exactly like it ect Just that this vid reminds me of it
Commented on 2013-08-27 14:48:20 In reply to DriftwoodI think both games are promising in their own respective way, though to me The Crew has more potential considering its scale, but that is entirely personal. Now it doesn't mean everything is perfect yet, but from my experience, the game is shaping up well in terms of content, possibilities and even technically speaking. Now maybe I'm wrong and I'll be disappointed but I don't see why you don't share the same fear regarding Evolution's game, which is closer to launch and hasn't convinced me yet personally. I'm looking forward to playing Drive Club when it's done though, a lot more than NFS Rivals, which just look like another NFS game.
This however, this just looks unbelievably boring. They've basically done a typical, staple ubisoft. Lets make a massive world that is about as interesting to traverse as watching paint dry. Visually it looks like crap too. Like an upressed driver san fran. An empty, lifeless world with non of the intricacies needed to make it seem believable. The best thing i've seen from the game is the car customisation, and that is less about what you can do and more the exploded aesthetic of it. The rest? Well, the rest probably shouldn't have been shown until it looked interesting to play.
But as you said yourself. That is entirely personal.
Commented on 2013-08-27 17:44:47
Commented on 2013-08-27 20:40:34 In reply to bleachedsmilesAnd before anybody get's their knickers in a twist (which given its lack of sony exclusivity i'll probably be safe in) i'm not saying it should be retitled Midtown Madness, that it plays exactly like it ect Just that this vid reminds me of it
Anyhow, much like evolution's game this looks like it has a lot of work left to be done before it can offer something special. Seems that the racing genre is gonna be sorely lacking (other than Forza, but I'm probably not getting an Xbox one on launch). NFS looks ok but it also looks very generic and been there done that.
If this can really make truly good use of scale and cities it make be good but so far I have yet to see anything very promising.
Commented on 2013-08-27 22:12:43 In reply to NietzscheMidtown madness though, its funny this is the first pic that pops up on google.. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-znxeIaaKmQ8/UWLGqL0v_hI/...