F1 22

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3.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 84
  3. Negative: 49 out of 84
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  1. TheGreenChris
    Jul 3, 2022
    6
    The adjusted driving experience as well as some quality of live improvements within the race weekend end up to beeing pretty enjoyable. If you are a die-hard F1 fan that might already be enough to drag you into F1 22 all over again.

    Besides that, there isn't any valuable content added. The F1 Life stuff is useless nonsense to give micro transactions a platform, but you can completely    The adjusted driving experience as well as some quality of live improvements within the race weekend end up to beeing pretty enjoyable. If you are a die-hard F1 fan that might already be enough to drag you into F1 22 all over again.

    Besides that, there isn't any valuable content added. The F1 Life stuff is useless nonsense to give micro transactions a platform, but you can completely ignore that stuff, as well as the super cars. Yeah you can drive with these fancy cars on the f1 tracks, but the physics are bad and the modes are rather limited. They should have put the effort into another story-mode, or add F3, to be able to play a full career.

    So yeah: Base gameplay is updated and enjoyable (with some cool, but small additions), besides that a rather lazy Update to F1 2021.    … Expand
  2. RJW
    Jul 4, 2022
    5
    Pointless content, very few updates, unacceptably buggy...

    Yearly releases are always slightly difficult to review. Do you review the year-on-year update or the release as if it was a standalone. I think ultimately a bit of a both and you would probably be disappointed with either. Bugs - At release there are a number of game breaking and annoying bugs. Particularly on PC we're    Pointless content, very few updates, unacceptably buggy...

    Yearly releases are always slightly difficult to review. Do you review the year-on-year update or the release as if it was a standalone. I think ultimately a bit of a both and you would probably be disappointed with either.

    Bugs - At release there are a number of game breaking and annoying bugs. Particularly on PC we're missing any proper rumble feedback on controllers and many wheel/pedal set ups are causing big performance issues. There are also many bugs related to HDR. All of this is before even looking into the gameplay. It's also worth noting that the new EA answers forum seems to be atrocious compared to the old Codemasters forum. Glad they saved a buck eh..

    Graphics - I'm not usually too harsh on the graphics but ultimately this is a very last generation release. If you ignore the relatively pointless ray-tracing (where you just have to use a poor implementation of DLSS) the visual of the game as a whole are just poor. The models and liveries look ok but there are so many lacking area. The game still presents a bit cartoony due to the lighting method they use, the skyboxes are ridiculously low resolution and end up looking blocky and the wet weather is downright shameful for a series this mature. The track barely evolves, real vfx water spray is non-existent (instead relying on camera techniques), the rain looks like strange dark smoke hanging in the air. Even project-cars 2 (a series they own!) got this much better about 6 years ago. I think even the old F1 games of the PS4 era looked better in this regard. The graphics engine needs a big overhaul next time round and most would appreciate some patch work even for this one.

    Gameplay - Honestly, so little has changed from last time that there's not much to add. The physics model is still in that accessible semi-sim state. Airflow and downforce are not simulated in real-time but rather grip values applied depending on things that change. I'm not a super-sim guy so this works relatively fine for me, apart from in wet-weather where the track surface seems to have no impact on driving what-so-ever. Pad driving at release is worse with a very large built-in deadzone which makes quick change of direction very difficult. The devs also seem to focus a little too much on a loose back-end and making traction tricky. The wheels spin probably to often compared to the real thing.

    Career mode is basically identical and has the same issues with driver stats getting messed up by facility upgrades. I was certainly hoping to see big leaps forward. Following the trajectory of the FIFA career mode over the last 10 years, I'm very concerned that CM will follow suit and focus on other micro-transaction driven modes.

    Audio - In-car audio is generally good and I would say gets better each release. They also include a 'cinematic' mix now, likely for those that like it sounding more like Netflix. The external audio however is a constant disappointment. So much of the sound complexity that you get watching the cars live is missing and they end up sounding like hairdryers which makes replays difficult to watch. Certainly an area that needs a big up-lift, to help with watching e-racing if anything! New soundtrack isn't bad though.

    F1 Life - There's nothing to review. It's not a thing. Couple of poorly modelled supercars/2 minute challenges. If you spend money on coins to buy the 'items' to place around your 'home' or avatar 'clothes', you likely have a problem that needs medical help.

    Overall - I've not been this disappointed since F1 2015. A game they knew was awful but charged far too much for. The year-on-year updates to visuals/gameplay/career are almost non-existent to my eye and with the EA mandated price increase it just feels like theft if you own the previous game. As a standalone and if CM/EA can get the wide range of bugs fixed then the game isn't terrible. It looks poor but plays well enough and the racing is perhaps enough to justify a middling 5 rating.    … Expand
  3. Ecchi-Subs
    Jul 10, 2022
    6
    Dont know why drift events in aston martin road cars had to be added but the classic old school f1 cars were removed. Seems stupid. Id rather have the old f1 cars ( which were pretty cool) than those road cars....
  4. EKYR
    Jul 11, 2023
    5
    i bought the game on sale as a new f1 fan, this is my first f1 game experience i have had so it has a bit of a soft spot to me... However, the game is really not perfect. Te driver AI is really silly sometimes, compared to the older f1 games that i have (all of them). The driving feels floaty and not very grounded so it can be hard, for example to make up time in a sector by braking slowi bought the game on sale as a new f1 fan, this is my first f1 game experience i have had so it has a bit of a soft spot to me... However, the game is really not perfect. Te driver AI is really silly sometimes, compared to the older f1 games that i have (all of them). The driving feels floaty and not very grounded so it can be hard, for example to make up time in a sector by braking slow on a chicane, because i cannot even feel the chicane from the controller and it doesnt offer any way of letting you adjust this. The lower difficulties are horrendously easy and the middle difficulty (50-59) is so freaking different in terms of difficulty, unimaginably difficult in AI level 60 compared to lets say, 58. The game also crashes frequently and has low frame rate for some tracks, makes the graphics abit weird haha. I still had fun in the game, driving (and easily winning) multiple championships that did not feel earned at all lol… Expand
  5. co3676
    Mar 28, 2023
    5
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81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. SECTOR.sk
    Aug 4, 2022
    70
    Driving the new edition of F1 is still a great experience, but it didn't come with significantly new and better content, so don't expect too much.
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  2. XGN
    Jul 18, 2022
    80
    Formula 1 has had a big makeover this season, but that's not really the case for F1 22. The game gets a few nice extra's with F1 Life, such as racing with Supercars, but it isn't groundbreaking. Codemasters has built the game on a solid foundation however and the career modes are still excellent and expanded. The racing is also improved a bit, but not as much as in the real sport itself. F1 22 isn't the revolution that fans maybe expected, but it's a good evolution, especially if you like to game in VR.
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  3. CD-Action
    Jul 15, 2022
    70
    F1 22 is one of the best racing games on the market, especially when it comes to the career mode. I’m also happy with the VR support, but putting so much emphasis on supercars and cosmetic items is a step in the wrong direction.
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