by "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
Published 06/02/2017 at 14:29
by "awmaster10" (awmaster10)
Published 06/02/2017 at 14:29
Tags: forza horizon 3
; fh3
; forza
; videogames
; pc
; the crew
; need for speed
STARS: 0
Posted a couple weeks ago that I payed $60 for FH3 just to have it not even allow me to install it on my old ass desktop computer. My laptop may work, but it currently doesnt have windows 10, so Im working on that. In the meantime I had reinstalled Test Drive Unlimited 2, which I had bought years ago but quickly dismissed as a shitty remake of the amazing Test Drive Unlimited original.
When I wrote that article, i had no clue that the newish game “The Crew” is an open world racing game much like I love, and was developed by the same guys as the original TDU.
Well needless to say i scooped it up. Bought a serial key for it for $5 (its a $30 game), and am now hip to allkeyshop, which basically has any game ever for heavy discounts as long as its a game that can be activated by key.
The game is mostly amazing, and is only really held back by random technical errors, and maybe lack of cars, although the 60 or so they chose are all very very cool.
It is a huge open world with what is basically a scaled down version of the united states with all the cities squished closer. It has a lot of variety and is really pretty, although clearly not FH3 pretty.
You can offroad supercars with rally suspension, drive an SRT10 Ram in a street race, drag race the salt flats, and a lot of other cool stuff. I have a force feedback driving wheel so I just cruiser around for hours and pretend I actually have the money for any of these cars.
The best part is that The Crew 2 is already announced, and the development team has been very active in the first release and know they have to step it up to compete with FH3.
If you have $5, especially if you have a steering wheel, pick this game up, its been a blast.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
06/02/2017 at 20:16, STARS: 1
I love a ton of things about that game, but i could not get over the physics for the life of me. I recall playing it with a controller ( i think i got it for free on Xbone at some point and my wheel only hooks up to my computer) and it just felt awful. That said, i still put in some time because i’m a big admirer of what they did with the map, its pretty damn excellent.
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
06/02/2017 at 20:29, STARS: 0
I find it much better than tdu2 and really easy to drive with a wheel. I have assetto corsa and Race 07 for when I want realistic but as long as I can effectively control the cars Im happy.
"feather-throttle-not-hair" (feather-throttle-not-hair)
06/03/2017 at 14:13, STARS: 1
Interesting! I couldn’t control the cars for crap when i played with a controller, i should really try with a wheel then. Maybe i’ll pick it up on PC at some point, because i really wanted to like the Crew.
I thought TDU2 was just awful. A huge disappointment, again i think the physics were the culprit. Regardless, I just hope these games keep getting made because variety is good and i’m scared racing games will go the way of the flight simulator.