The Crew

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  1. swinogrodzki
    May 4, 2023
    9
    The game still has its flaws, but it's actually pretty brilliant and addictive, even in 2023. Unlike The Crew 2, it doesn't have aircraft or boats, but if you're car-focused, don't even hesitate. Speaking of cars and the story, this game is far better than its sequel. The car physics is better, the map is better, graphics are better (!) and the overall fun is better. I absolutely love it.The game still has its flaws, but it's actually pretty brilliant and addictive, even in 2023. Unlike The Crew 2, it doesn't have aircraft or boats, but if you're car-focused, don't even hesitate. Speaking of cars and the story, this game is far better than its sequel. The car physics is better, the map is better, graphics are better (!) and the overall fun is better. I absolutely love it. Tried it when I got tired of The Crew 2 after reaching 93% completion and I sucked in badly. I honestly recommend this title even in 2023. I wouldn't go for comparisons with the FH, NFS or Test Drive, because every one of those games has its individual touch. And I would easily assess all of them like 10/10, but not forgetting that The Crew still has some minor bugs and can become a bit repetitive, I need to give it 9. All of the mentioned games have something fresh in them and should be tried. It's the same about The Crew. If you love TC2, you'll love TC, and if you didn't like TC2, I'm even more sure you'll like TC. Just try it, it's cheap as hell.… Expand
  2. r0m4n0
    Jan 6, 2023
    8
    fun fun fun !
    big map, alot of features...
    fun fun fun !
    8/10
    fun fun fun !
  3. Roman2006rus
    Dec 9, 2021
    10
    This game good. I just trying 1-st time game in my account in ubisoft connect
  4. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    3
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  5. BreePee
    Feb 27, 2021
    10
    Excelente juego, totalmente infravalorado. Ofrece un mundo que explorar, en el que competir, descubrir, o sencillamente, dejarse llevar. La historia, sin ser innovadora, ofrece suficiente variedad como invitar a ser finalizada. Es un mundo fotorrealista, con unos colores desaturados que van en dirección contraria a la tónica general (HDR).
  6. CoreGamer1408
    Oct 12, 2020
    5
    Lets face it street racers are street scum. This was a free giveaway on PC Uplay. Looks fine, runs fine, sounds fine. Street Arcade racers have been done to death. So more of the same really. Kind of reminds me of the old Test Drive series. I do credit the crew with one thing. At least they put people on streets. Nothing weirder than racing around a city that is devoid of total life beyondLets face it street racers are street scum. This was a free giveaway on PC Uplay. Looks fine, runs fine, sounds fine. Street Arcade racers have been done to death. So more of the same really. Kind of reminds me of the old Test Drive series. I do credit the crew with one thing. At least they put people on streets. Nothing weirder than racing around a city that is devoid of total life beyond people in vehicles. This is not the game to bring me back into the arcade racer fold. The always online is BS for this type of game. The Test Drive series did it all on a huge map and offline.… Expand
  7. MatadorVoraz
    Aug 18, 2020
    2
    Average graphics, gameplay and history. You have to be online which is pretty bad. Mechanics are often frustrating. The game is quite repetitive and does not have a good influence on changing and tuning a car, or changing a car. Can't even beat games of the past decade.
  8. SrCre
    Mar 10, 2020
    0
    [ ] Perfect
    [ ] Awesome
    [ ] Good
    [ ] Good Bad
    [x] Fail

    Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida.

    I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
  9. Tilt1k
    Nov 11, 2019
    6
    At first i thought this will be the new underground 2 with incredible graphics, after few hours it becomes rather boring and the multiplayer races dont save it at all, pity :(
  10. DaddlMeister
    Oct 14, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like this game very much. I bought it in July 2016 and still love it. There's a lot to experience. From story missions to individual PvP races, tests, faction missions and other challenges. After all, free riding with and without your crew is a lot of fun. As I said: After 3 years of gaming experience, it's still fun!… Expand
  11. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    5
    Mediocre game, that has an amazing map, but nothing besides that. The driving is awful, music is a joke, story looks like a cop tv-show gone wrong... I'm very disappointed by this one... don't waste your time on it even if it's not a total disaster. Pickens condemns
  12. Tabyreka_1337
    Feb 3, 2019
    0
    Yubisoft this is the company that produces **** It's time for them to close and not to create these boring games/ Юбисофт эта та компания, которая занимается производством говна! Им пора закрыться и не творить эти скучные игры,
  13. Jay_Pickens
    Jul 25, 2018
    5
    Mediocre game, that has an amazing map, but nothing besides that. The driving is awful, music is a joke, story looks like a cop tv-show gone wrong... I'm very disappointed by this one... don't waste your time on it even if it's not a total disaster. Pickens condemns!
  14. Luka1998010
    Jun 30, 2018
    5
    I am a huge fan of open world racing games and racing games in general.If i take a look at The Crew,the game is good.It has a fun arcade feel to it,nice cars and a map suitable for everyone`s taste.
    But the thing is,its not perfect.It has a lot of flaws.
    First of all, i understand that playing with others is fun but does this game seriously need to be a always-online title ? No, it does    I am a huge fan of open world racing games and racing games in general.If i take a look at The Crew,the game is good.It has a fun arcade feel to it,nice cars and a map suitable for everyone`s taste.
    But the thing is,its not perfect.It has a lot of flaws.
    First of all, i understand that playing with others is fun but does this game seriously need to be a always-online title ? No, it does not because it has enough features to be considered a great single player experience,not to mention that it has a freaking story line!
    Well,at least when entering solo events,you can pause and even continue playing if somehow the internet connection goes down.
    Second thing i have to point out is the rubber banding AI,which ruins the whole racing experience.
    Why ? Because the game has a system of upgrading your rides where you get them by completing skills,events or buying them in tune up shops.But the problem is, those upgrades don`t mean s*it when a 100 lvl slower car can magically get passed you in a race and leave you in the dust!
    Seriously ???!!!
    Another thing,the crash physics.They are terrible.
    When driving 300 km/h,after colliding with a car,my car does not slow down,it feels like the traffic are a bunch of balloons! Hit a tree ? No problem ? You can easily move past it , no sweat.
    I also noticed some modeling fails.While driving my Dirt spec Camaro on a wooden bridge during a race,it suddenly "trips" and starts to roll at the finish line!
    I said enough,its a fun game but it feels very unoptimized at the same time.
    5/10    … Expand
  15. Tomle1202
    Jun 22, 2018
    5
    Ivory Tower's intention may have been something good. But at the end of the day, The Crew is as deep as a pond. A badly-rendered, microtransaction-filled and always-online pond.
  16. Solomon_x_100
    Apr 22, 2018
    8
    Хорошая игра!!! Но вот - машин маловато!
    Что меня бесит в The Crew - это PVP - оно просто отвратительное!
    Юбисофт - уберите пир ту пир мать вашу!
  17. davidpowers300
    Mar 31, 2018
    3
    This game look like a super game, better than Test Drive Unlimited 2... Just look beautiful. But driving is juste awful : I have impression that cars are aerocraft (lol!) and same on road (wet/dry), in water, offroad... and collisions... no comment, this is totally unrealistic.
    I think this game is as zero and boring than all the last Need for speed also...
    If you want a good driving    This game look like a super game, better than Test Drive Unlimited 2... Just look beautiful. But driving is juste awful : I have impression that cars are aerocraft (lol!) and same on road (wet/dry), in water, offroad... and collisions... no comment, this is totally unrealistic.
    I think this game is as zero and boring than all the last Need for speed also...
    If you want a good driving game, don't by this one.    … Expand
  18. DrifterKid
    Feb 25, 2018
    10
    Ignore the NVIDIA gameworks graphics !!!! Get shocked for the first street racing game ever to travel across america !!! Tune your cars either buy or get them through challenges scattered on the road and fight your way through 5-1-0 underground racing leagues that divided in each America's continent. interface are great and unique, lots of customization but lack of Japanese cars since itIgnore the NVIDIA gameworks graphics !!!! Get shocked for the first street racing game ever to travel across america !!! Tune your cars either buy or get them through challenges scattered on the road and fight your way through 5-1-0 underground racing leagues that divided in each America's continent. interface are great and unique, lots of customization but lack of Japanese cars since it was made by OG TDU developers. The handling is totally arcadey but fun to drive. Drive your way through USA accompanied with music you want to hear and easter eggs. You can also coop with your friends up to 4.… Expand
  19. Kinngkaito
    Aug 29, 2017
    0
    Bad Experience and Bad Investment in both the game and Ubisoft. Experiencing never ending errors and crashes from the day of purchase and would never be able to even experience the game as the support team in Ubisoft does not help at all. It's exactly like burning your money away. Please do not buy this game and I will not trust their second release of The Crew 2. Broken game and brokenBad Experience and Bad Investment in both the game and Ubisoft. Experiencing never ending errors and crashes from the day of purchase and would never be able to even experience the game as the support team in Ubisoft does not help at all. It's exactly like burning your money away. Please do not buy this game and I will not trust their second release of The Crew 2. Broken game and broken support team.… Expand
  20. Riva
    Aug 8, 2017
    1
    The game is so bugy it's unplayable.
    Game was released in 2014 - Bought it with my brother in middle of 2015 - The game is still FULL of bugs and the servers are lagging unbelievably.
    -Frequent freezing -rubberbanding AI and PC cars -multiple different "connection issue" screens, that simply dump you from your game into menu -desynchronisation issues causing cars being suddenly 10    The game is so bugy it's unplayable.
    Game was released in 2014 - Bought it with my brother in middle of 2015 - The game is still FULL of bugs and the servers are lagging unbelievably.

    -Frequent freezing
    -rubberbanding AI and PC cars
    -multiple different "connection issue" screens, that simply dump you from your game into menu
    -desynchronisation issues causing cars being suddenly 10 times faster then the other cars of the same model
    -unable to join crew with other players
    -unable to join mission together in a crew
    -unable to receive invitations to random missions (chases) while in a crew with anybody or even alone
    The list goes on and on.

    All those issues are still not fixed in 2017 !
    The devs / publisher apparently don't care to fix this game at all.

    ..and Ubisoft support will tell you to check your game files integrity :[
    After 3 days of waiting for reply.

    The game's 3d engine is really slow compared to other, better looking car games.
    The world in game is very undetailed.

    I am sorry I cannot really review the gameplay since for both me and my brother the game is so broken we weren't able to really enjoy a single mission out of about 15 we suffered thru.

    Please take my advice and don't make a stupid mistake we made, of buying this game.
    (It's MAYBE worth $5 in sale.)    … Expand
  21. AndreRLZ
    Jul 23, 2017
    8
    Devo dire che questo gioco mi ha colpito in positivo. Bisogna dire che io ci ho giocato solo nel 2017 ed ha subito tanti aggiornamenti e alcuni (Wild Run) lo hanno completamente stravolto, quindi il gioco di adesso non é sicuramente nello stato in cui era al rilascio. La prima cosa che mi ha lasciato a bocca aperta é la mappa. Si hanno a disposizione tutti gli USA (ovviamente in scala), maDevo dire che questo gioco mi ha colpito in positivo. Bisogna dire che io ci ho giocato solo nel 2017 ed ha subito tanti aggiornamenti e alcuni (Wild Run) lo hanno completamente stravolto, quindi il gioco di adesso non é sicuramente nello stato in cui era al rilascio. La prima cosa che mi ha lasciato a bocca aperta é la mappa. Si hanno a disposizione tutti gli USA (ovviamente in scala), ma il livello di cura é veramente altissimo. Visitare nuove cittá come New York, Las Vegas, Detroit, é semplicemente fantastico. Il senso di libertá che ti da questo gioco é veramente altissimo. Giocare con un amico é relativamente facile, anche se a volte l'auto del nostro compagno puó scomparire nel nulla per poi ritornare per magia a caso. A livello di gestione dell'online infatti direi che ha i suoi piú grossi difetti, che comunque a me personalmente non mi hanno mai impedito di giocare con un mio amico e divertirmi. Il parco macchine é molto buono, ci sono tanti veicoli disponibili e molto diversi tra loro (ci sono anche le moto, i SUV, le supercar, hypercar, auto comuni, ...) e le gare si dividono in varie categorie (categoria off road, tuner, pista, raid, ...) . Comprando 1 volta una macchina (ad esempio una Skyline) si possono comprare poi i vari kit e scambiarli ogni volta a seconda della gara che ci aspetta. L'economia di gioco nelle prime ore di gioco é molto severa e probabilmente spinge all'acquisto in-game di contenuti aggiuntivi, cosa che mi ha scocciato abbastanza in quanto non siamo di fronte ad un freetoplay. Le possibilitá di modificare le proprie auto sono tantissime e si possono cambiare anche gli interni, le minigonne, i fanali , come su need for speed! Ogni tanto girando a caso per la mappa (assolutamente gigantesca) si incontrano delle mini-sfide che permettono di fare punti e sbloccare nuove parti per la nostra auto, rendendo i viaggi mai noiosi. Anche tutto il resto della componente online é studiato veramente bene, ci sono un sacco di modalitá per il PvP e il sistema a fazioni (ogni fazione corrisponde ad un animale) fa si che grosse quantitá di giocatori collaborino assieme per concludere delle missioni (missioni di fazione) e fare punti per poter superare le altre fazioni. Nel complesso un gioco ricchissimi di contenuti, originale, con un'ottimo comparto tecnico (musiche e grafica) ma afflitto da qualche problemino con l'online e una politica di acquisti in-game poco appropriata. In ogni caso assolutamente consigliato a tutti gli amanti dei giochi di guida… Expand
  22. E71
    Jun 27, 2017
    0
    Started off boring, difficult AF to control the vehicle they give you (poor handling). Pushed myself to play a bit further.
    Story started getting considerably more interesting but I realized the poor handling is going to require A LOT of grinding to fix -- it is a Car-pg after all.
    It made the game unreasonably difficult from the start. Things took a turn for the worst a few "tasks"    Started off boring, difficult AF to control the vehicle they give you (poor handling). Pushed myself to play a bit further.
    Story started getting considerably more interesting but I realized the poor handling is going to require A LOT of grinding to fix -- it is a Car-pg after all.
    It made the game unreasonably difficult from the start.

    Things took a turn for the worst a few "tasks" into the story when they introduced an "American" law enforcement officer by the name of "Clara WASHINGTON" (!!), who opens her mouth and belches out a thick British accent... I knew at this point this story is going to be cheesy AF to compliment the difficult AF and tedious AF, so I quit and uninstalled the game.

    Buy this game if you're into difficult games, time-consuming games, and cheesy plots such as a British voiced American presidents or female Navy SEALs, etc.    … Expand
  23. Chaython
    Jun 16, 2017
    3
    60fps lock, bad graphics, terrible voice acting thanks to the all too common Nolan North operating with his generic voice... Boring story, with a bunch of cliches, not interesting, even annoying cut-scenes that often are very illogically placed. Poor menus and UI. Poor driving mechanics, very unrealistic, crashing has no real impact, racing always feels slow, there's no enough effects to60fps lock, bad graphics, terrible voice acting thanks to the all too common Nolan North operating with his generic voice... Boring story, with a bunch of cliches, not interesting, even annoying cut-scenes that often are very illogically placed. Poor menus and UI. Poor driving mechanics, very unrealistic, crashing has no real impact, racing always feels slow, there's no enough effects to make it appear as if I'm going fast....… Expand
  24. KittyWhisky
    Jun 13, 2017
    6
    In theory the game should be great. At first glance this is true, but physics machine is killing everything!
    The map covers the Americas, and she is really great! The game looks good, the scenery varied, to ride across America very nice! The game even has a plot n for the record. but it is commendable that even though this is. Nice videos, well put. On the main missions often something    In theory the game should be great. At first glance this is true, but physics machine is killing everything!
    The map covers the Americas, and she is really great! The game looks good, the scenery varied, to ride across America very nice! The game even has a plot n for the record. but it is commendable that even though this is. Nice videos, well put. On the main missions often something happens around the world is alive and not boring to pass the mission.
    Your car can be strongly customized. This is executed perfectly! You literally retirees the car and replace the part. With your car you really cherish.
    But the game has a huge problem that is catastrophic for the racing game is piiska machines. They are ruled awful! As the irons on people. The game was released in December 2014 and physics are not fixed. To drive the car really hard. hard to turn and sometimes. when you dial the speed, then the car starts to go in zigzags, even if you go in a straight line. In a racing game just do not comfortable to ride!
    If physics would have been different, then The Crew would be a wonderful game. All the same, the open world is beautiful and nice to ride across America. On the road are scattered various tests you can pass the race. The game does not get bored. Especially on this ride obshirnom the world and other players. You can ride with your friends. But because of the terrible car physics you will not want to return to the game.    … Expand
  25. Trollosaurus
    May 6, 2017
    0
    Watch my video of this game and you'll know why it is zero the score!
    In short the game is unfinished and it never will be. You drive around for hours in tutorial mode for nothing basically. Glitching and bugging out on the track alongside stupid npcs and their idiotic AI. Forced always online game which haves terrible servers and you can't play with friends unless you waste hours trying    Watch my video of this game and you'll know why it is zero the score!
    In short the game is unfinished and it never will be. You drive around for hours in tutorial mode for nothing basically. Glitching and bugging out on the track alongside stupid npcs and their idiotic AI. Forced always online game which haves terrible servers and you can't play with friends unless you waste hours trying to make it work to play together. Pop-ups in your face all the time. The list goes on. Again watch my video of it you'll know what's up.    … Expand
  26. boria256
    Apr 30, 2017
    0
    Haha, can't even play it, error code #0_1, now i know to never buy again from ubisoft, if You want to buy their games, open your nearest window and just throw that money away, it's the same thing. Greetings
  27. GreenSkullRider
    Jan 31, 2017
    8
    Para que tengan una idea, imaginen que tomemos Need for Speed Carbono a Test Driver Unlimited 2 a Forza Horizon a Street Racing Syndicate y a World Racing 2 y los colocamos en una licuadora. con eso nace este Producto, un gran videojuego de conducción con temática multijugador online de mundo abierto. donde podemos estar en una enorme representación de las carreteras de los estados unidosPara que tengan una idea, imaginen que tomemos Need for Speed Carbono a Test Driver Unlimited 2 a Forza Horizon a Street Racing Syndicate y a World Racing 2 y los colocamos en una licuadora. con eso nace este Producto, un gran videojuego de conducción con temática multijugador online de mundo abierto. donde podemos estar en una enorme representación de las carreteras de los estados unidos de america por donde poder pasear y competir, decente lista de vehículos por escoger, edición de los mismos. grandes temas en las múltiples radios. gráficos bien detallados. muy buen juego con bajos ocasional.… Expand
  28. whatever523
    Sep 25, 2016
    9
    The Crew was definitely better than expected. The racing is fun and never gets boring because of all the different terrains and car classes. At the same time you can explore and level up like an MMO. Doesn't need more than that to have an entertaining game.

    The graphics could be better. Everything except the cars looks a bit dated and undetailled. The story is silly, but a racing game    The Crew was definitely better than expected. The racing is fun and never gets boring because of all the different terrains and car classes. At the same time you can explore and level up like an MMO. Doesn't need more than that to have an entertaining game.

    The graphics could be better. Everything except the cars looks a bit dated and undetailled. The story is silly, but a racing game doesn't need a great story.

    It's an 8 or 8.5, but because of all the negative troll ratings I give it a 9/10.    … Expand
  29. YCAdrianGames
    Sep 20, 2016
    0
    Pros:
    The world is big
    It is a variety of challenges, which is typical Ubisoft-styled icon hunt. There are several types of cars to choose from. Cons: Mediocre and somehow blurry graphics. Wild Run fixes it but then it is a paid DLC Cities does not look iconic at all, and most environments look generic. Landmarks are unremarkable for most of the time. Slow progression. Awful    Pros:
    The world is big
    It is a variety of challenges, which is typical Ubisoft-styled icon hunt.
    There are several types of cars to choose from.

    Cons:
    Mediocre and somehow blurry graphics. Wild Run fixes it but then it is a paid DLC
    Cities does not look iconic at all, and most environments look generic.
    Landmarks are unremarkable for most of the time.
    Slow progression.
    Awful story, which does not really revolve around having a close crew, or cars themselves. It is a stupid revenge story with terrible dialogue.
    Sloppy gameplay and handling.The drifting in particular, is difficult.
    Frustrating AI
    Ridiculous physics
    Everything is connected by Uplay
    Online functions are shallow. It does not feel important at all.
    One you make a mistake in a race, there is no fixing. You are going to play the same race again and again and again till eternity
    Cutscenes that you can't skip at the beginning of some races
    Cars do not feel that different
    Glitchy wildlife and pedestrians
    Pointless radio towers. This works in AC and FC but not in a racing game.
    Loading times can be long sometimes

    Conclusion:
    I don't know how Reflections manage to mess this up, since they have decades of experience making games, but most core aspects of the game: graphics, gameplay, story, handling, online functions are below average. You will have fun, if you like doing road trip in a video game, because driving around is still fun, and very relaxing, but if you want to complete missions, or simply wanted to race, this is definitely not your choice.    … Expand
  30. ColmW
    Sep 18, 2016
    4
    Rarely works correctly, generic storyline, freemium construction, and less than adequate car customization. On the plus side, the cars are cool, the graphics are alright, and it's a big world. I'm almost surprised that they haven't worked the bugs out in the 2 years that this has been out, but after all, this is ubisoft.
  31. price_
    Aug 13, 2016
    8
    It's a good game and a great idea, huge map, really good customization, great list of vehicles, arcade gameplay... I've been playing The Crew since the beta and I noticed the graphic change that the game had after the release of the "Wild Run" DLC, but for me it wasn't a big deal.
    Unfortunately there's a few negative aspects about the game.
    -There's various technical issues (I currently    It's a good game and a great idea, huge map, really good customization, great list of vehicles, arcade gameplay... I've been playing The Crew since the beta and I noticed the graphic change that the game had after the release of the "Wild Run" DLC, but for me it wasn't a big deal.
    Unfortunately there's a few negative aspects about the game.
    -There's various technical issues (I currently have an issue with textures not loading properly, which makes some Faction missions impossible for me to do and I also had some issues with my gamepad, but I managed to fix it);
    -The story missions are quite boring and repetitive;
    -The UI it's can be difficult to get used to;
    -Microtransactions;
    -Uplay.
    (Some people say that are having connection problems but, thankfully, I never had one.)

    But overall, it's a good game, if you're into racing games, and it's getting even better since the developers are still supporting the game and releasing new content. Definitely worth a try.    … Expand
  32. tommythanh
    Aug 9, 2016
    8
    This is a good racing game which is open-world. Very good, but there's some glitches and bugs so yeah, but they made the game successfully and with a hard work, I'll give it a 8/8 m8.
  33. Ted_Tris
    Jul 9, 2016
    3
    Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.Boring. Boring. Boring.
  34. ChaosSloth
    Jun 7, 2016
    3
    I can only describe this game as a "Desktop Mobile game", in the sense that, much like mobile games, you literally cant afford any of the higher end cars unless you spend countless hours grinding races beyond the main story line. Maybe I expected too much of a single player aspect from this game, but many other arcade racer similar to The Crew usually let you progress by allowing you toI can only describe this game as a "Desktop Mobile game", in the sense that, much like mobile games, you literally cant afford any of the higher end cars unless you spend countless hours grinding races beyond the main story line. Maybe I expected too much of a single player aspect from this game, but many other arcade racer similar to The Crew usually let you progress by allowing you to buy a new car every time you advance in the story, but in this game you can do the whole in the starting car and are pretty much stuck doing so if you want the nicer cars that are offered at the end game. And again, like mobile games, instead of grinding, you can just pay for it with real money instead. The entire game feels like it is centered around that ideology of "grind or pay" and it feels incredibly scummy for a game that you have to pay for in the first place.

    Gameplay wise, majority of the racing is solo checkpoint to checkpoint racing, and it gets boring real quick because there's no competition. When there is competition, the AI is so atrocious that you will often see them crashing and swerving wildly across your screen. There's only a handful of actual races. Near the endgame they force you to play some stupid "destroy the boxes" mini game race which just feels stupid because it's not even racing. The default controls are pretty bad because I assume they were going for the half-baked semi realism thing, but the game is much funner if you put all the sensitivity, linearity, etc to max at which point the game becomes fun and arcadey which suits this game a lot more than whatever they were going for.

    The graphics are honestly quite mediocre even with all the setting at max. The story and script are clearly targeted towards edgy ten year olds because it's ridden with stereotypes and cliche one liners that one can't really take it seriously. But then again, I never really expected a good story from a racing game so kind of a moot point.

    Overall, this game leaves a sour taste in my mouth, and can't really recommend buying this unless it is on sale/ bundle for a REALLY low price and your looking to waste a couple of hours with mindless arcade racing.    … Expand
  35. kilemal101
    Mar 24, 2016
    1
    This game is a turd. Here's why:

    - No EVO X - Cockpit mirrors don't work - No ability to play mp3's - RX7 has a V8 - Parts are points, that's it - Sound - 30 fps on ULTRA = PC is quiet, 60fps on LOW = PC is a vacuum cleaner - Multiplayer = Lagfest (got fiber and everything configured properly) - Gear changes..... painful - Littered HUD - Physics (Donuts with a Mini make it    This game is a turd. Here's why:

    - No EVO X
    - Cockpit mirrors don't work
    - No ability to play mp3's
    - RX7 has a V8
    - Parts are points, that's it
    - Sound
    - 30 fps on ULTRA = PC is quiet, 60fps on LOW = PC is a vacuum cleaner
    - Multiplayer = Lagfest (got fiber and everything configured properly)
    - Gear changes..... painful
    - Littered HUD
    - Physics (Donuts with a Mini make it look like it's RWD)
    - Currency (A bike costs 400k while a Skyline is 60k)
    - WildRun is not in Season Pass

    Do yourself a favor.. Don't buy this unfinished turd. 1/10 to compensate    … Expand
  36. Robinjhoe
    Feb 14, 2016
    6
    Ugh. Not this again. I have a love-hate relationship with this game.

    In its basics its pretty good. Huge world. Some decent cars. Many customization options. And thats it! The ingame physics are god awful. Cars are alway trying to face ground with their bottom. Obsticles you hit fly through the air at an amazing speed then suddenly stabilize themself with some magic and suddenly come    Ugh. Not this again. I have a love-hate relationship with this game.

    In its basics its pretty good. Huge world. Some decent cars. Many customization options. And thats it!

    The ingame physics are god awful. Cars are alway trying to face ground with their bottom. Obsticles you hit fly through the air at an amazing speed then suddenly stabilize themself with some magic and suddenly come down like a leaf in the wind.

    The NPC cars. Omg the NPC cars. They are just there. They only react to you by honking. Sometimes hilarious, sometimes pretty annoying, they glitch everywhere. And they are often placed to distract you if you are first or whatever. I could count on.

    To get the needed money so you can get the nice looking shoping cart you want, you either do PVP, which is very repetitive at time. Or you make the long races either alone or with friends. These are so frustrating. The longest races there are last like 4 hours sometimes. What happens? One f*king Checkpoint before the goal Server crash. Or you are 2 hours first, do one mistake and all your progress is gone. The best thing is, that the NPC Cars in these long races have several advatages, like when they are afar from you render distance there are no traffic cars for them. Its funny when you actually look at the distances. You get ahead of them and at some point behind you they somehow make a ruberband flash and are suddenly behind your butt again.

    So much about the World. But what about the crews? When my friends aren`t on I sometimes try to drive with some people in the Openworld. Like the Trailer always said, you can drive with them and feel like an actual crew and find new friends! Especially when you just drive them, and they just want you to get away. Or they sue you. Or they dont stop ramming into you and vanish. But to be honest. I had also my good times with some random people on the street.

    As I said this game has its flaws. But I just cannot stop playing it. even more with friends. But seriously Ubisoft should shutdown Uplay or rework it completly.    … Expand
  37. CptBadger
    Dec 6, 2015
    10
    This is a criminally underrated game. Ivory Tower are vets of this genre. The sheer scope and the amount of content is mindblowing. It's fun, addictive, looks great on PC and is an overal great value for the price. Highly recommended.
  38. JJthis
    Aug 29, 2015
    5
    The Crew is a great concept. It's an immense, diverse environment with some great cars (though very few - with Nissan being the ONLY Asian manufacturer).

    The customisation is good, and honestly the best we have at the moment in a racing game. There's manual transmission which you don't find in modern NFS titles anymore. The gameplay is arcade, as you would expect, so no surprises    The Crew is a great concept. It's an immense, diverse environment with some great cars (though very few - with Nissan being the ONLY Asian manufacturer).

    The customisation is good, and honestly the best we have at the moment in a racing game.
    There's manual transmission which you don't find in modern NFS titles anymore.
    The gameplay is arcade, as you would expect, so no surprises there.

    Should you buy it? On sale, yes, I think it's definitely worth it.

    Why the low score?
    It's simple...Uplay.
    It's unstable, unreliable and will often just lose connectivity for no reason while at the same time Origin and Steam will still be running perfectly. It's also always online, which wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for Uplay.
    If this game used only Steam I'd have given it 8/10, because Steam actually works.    … Expand
  39. tmaaan54
    Jun 21, 2015
    5
    Pros: large, open map. Lots of cars. Unique features.
    Cons: it's an MMO with a max player count of 16. Finding a race is virtually impossible, and makes GTAO look good by comparison due to the amount of rubber banding and glitching. AI is terrible, speeding up to catch you and slowing down so you can catch it. Instead of actually hitting traffic, it just blows it out of the way. Physics    Pros: large, open map. Lots of cars. Unique features.
    Cons: it's an MMO with a max player count of 16. Finding a race is virtually impossible, and makes GTAO look good by comparison due to the amount of rubber banding and glitching. AI is terrible, speeding up to catch you and slowing down so you can catch it. Instead of actually hitting traffic, it just blows it out of the way. Physics are mediocre at best. Picture this: you're in a circuit car with slicks on all 4. You are going 250mph. You hit the nitrous shot worth about 300hp. The tires spin and you fly out of control.    … Expand
  40. nickmariasi
    Apr 17, 2015
    3
    I had so much high hopes for this game, I even preordered it which I rarely do to any games if that means anything. The game itself is bland, the graphics, the characters, the story line, etc. which left me feeling like they just did not try. Races are near impossible to win, if you're doing good, the computer is doing better, if you pay attention it's very clear that they have one reallyI had so much high hopes for this game, I even preordered it which I rarely do to any games if that means anything. The game itself is bland, the graphics, the characters, the story line, etc. which left me feeling like they just did not try. Races are near impossible to win, if you're doing good, the computer is doing better, if you pay attention it's very clear that they have one really 'good' racer and then the rest absolutely suck. The way every race goes its that the person in first is 1 - 2 miles ahead of you and everyone else is 1 -2 miles behind you. If you come in second, you lose so really in all honesty you're screwed with every race.

    Don't even get me started on the take down missions, the cars are so hard to handle while the computer seems to have the perfect car. it seems like they could take 90 degree turns on a dime and go from 60-120 in 2 second just to get away from you. It's ridiculous, the ONLY way to beat them is to play the same mission 20 times just to find out their pattern and then you can take them down. I don't know about you but that's not fun at all for me.

    I must say, the main reason I bought this game was because I bought the logitech g27 and i honestly did not have that much racing games that i could play with it. I took the leap and bought this heap...of stinking, rotting, and fermenting garbage and i regret my purchase 100%

    On the the pros of which there are very little. A lot of the cars look nice, the fact that they have a somewhat nice looking interior is what really brought my in and the customization is enormous. That is until you find out that getting money and these parts are nearly impossible and you'll end up spending all the blue credit things you get right in the beginning on a new car and now you're left to either spend 20 bucks or waste 20 hours of your life saving up money.

    Just as a side note, this game isn't really for the huge car guys as they make it out to be, you don't really need to know what the parts do, just equip anything that brings up your car rating, how disappointing. equally disappointing is the amount of cars there are that aren't even out. if you wanted to drive your dream car you're probably out of luck, there are a lot of concept cars in this game and any good car will require you grinding for hours to get enough capital. And this may be nitpicky but the voice of the ominous girl that talks to you throughout the game criticizing you will really get on your nerves.    … Expand
  41. mrdudu10
    Apr 7, 2015
    9
    Nothing short of a stunning game. You can drive around the U.S. in a highly extensive, although I cannot give weather or not it's an accurate presentation since I'm not American. The story mode has a great storyline, but nothing we haven't seen before, but it still leaves you wondering what's coming next. A shortfall is repetition, where the person who gives the mission tells you to simplyNothing short of a stunning game. You can drive around the U.S. in a highly extensive, although I cannot give weather or not it's an accurate presentation since I'm not American. The story mode has a great storyline, but nothing we haven't seen before, but it still leaves you wondering what's coming next. A shortfall is repetition, where the person who gives the mission tells you to simply do one of these 3 things:
    1. Race
    2. "Collect" Crates (which you actually run into with your car)
    3. Ram into another car to take it down
    Another con is that, you start with a car, which you upgrade throughout the game, but most good cars are either outrageously expensive, or require to spend real money. If you get a weak car, you must keep levelling it up and upgrading it to different specs like dirt and street which cost MORE money. Till then, they cannot be used in missions since most of them require an upgraded spec., making it a bit more tedious. Also, once story mode is finished, all you can do is replay missions, do faction PVPs, drive around the U.S. and buy more cars, or quit since there isn't much else to do.
    I have given it a nine since even with it's flaws it's an extremely compelling game    … Expand
  42. Redaxe13
    Apr 5, 2015
    1
    I own a fast car in real life. My desire to own a fast car stemmed from playing games such as the original racing arcade games and the first Gran Turismo. I must have played Gran Turismo for hundreds upon hundreds of hours. I had no idea what torque was, I just knew oh HP = Good. The crew actually takes my child level intelligence and dumbs that down to the point where your car justI own a fast car in real life. My desire to own a fast car stemmed from playing games such as the original racing arcade games and the first Gran Turismo. I must have played Gran Turismo for hundreds upon hundreds of hours. I had no idea what torque was, I just knew oh HP = Good. The crew actually takes my child level intelligence and dumbs that down to the point where your car just has levels. Its beautiful really, that you can condense every variable of a car into one simple number. It really allows for a high level of customization. I also really love driving on ice, so the crew is perfect for me, no game has ever quite satisfied my desire to attach ice skates to a car until now. The crew had ought to be renamed to ice skating cars, and then the car level could refer to your cars overall scores for figure skating. There was also a plot and cut scenes added for you to skip every time you skate out of the rink into a dead end. Its also really cool how when you go into first person mode so you can drive your car like you would normally, ALL OF THE MIRRORS ARE JUST BLACK, as we all know black is the color of carbon fiber, so that carbon fiber glass is probably adding about 40WHP in total. Luckily in the crew you will spend about half of your time facing backwards anyhow so you can still see everything. The game, although being mechanically perfect in every way, has a FEW bugs. Just a few, I swear. The crew however stays true to its superior racing game roots and carries on the tradition of physics not actually existing and trees being the ultimate life form. We also all know that what an object looks like has no real relation to the amount of space an object takes up. I hate it when I'm driving to work and I think I'm clear to go around the side of a building but to my surprise its actually 6 feet farther out than visible. Good thing, just like in the crew, my car regrows my intercooler and engine on my way to work. Its also awesome that I got this game for free buying my new graphics cards to do 4k, and it looks just as good as Gran Turismo 2. The crew also has such a good selection of cars, American Muscle cars are really the only ones that matter, lets face it. No one likes that ricer crap. I would have paid $450 +$75 per DLC like ubisoft wanted, but unfortunately I had already gotten the game for free. I would recommend this game to anyone who has ever wanted a game that allows them use their car to ice skate.… Expand
  43. Xevon
    Apr 1, 2015
    7
    The Crew is a hard game to review for the sole reason that your enjoyment of it is based solely on what you're looking to get out of it. It features one of the largest free-roam maps in any racing game with a drive straight through the middle taking a good hour to complete - not to mention a run around the perimeter! The map is scattered with mini-challenges called 'Skills' which you canThe Crew is a hard game to review for the sole reason that your enjoyment of it is based solely on what you're looking to get out of it. It features one of the largest free-roam maps in any racing game with a drive straight through the middle taking a good hour to complete - not to mention a run around the perimeter! The map is scattered with mini-challenges called 'Skills' which you can enter seamlessly. These keep you busy, and are worth doing considering they offer fairly decent upgrades to your cars. Skills can be found just about anywhere, which is impressive considering how huge the map is. What's more impressive is that, despite the maps massive scale, the level of detail is consistently high right through. Not to mention just how pretty much of it is, which brings me to the visuals. I found The Crew ran very well on my system, Ultra detail at 1440p and 60fps with only a few drops - this is impressive, because The Crew is absolutely gorgeous. I likely spent more time with my jaw on the ground taking screenshots than I did actually playing the game. The games driving physics are fun, a fairly realistic driving model but still very accessible to casual players. There's also plenty of content to keep you busy, expect to be playing this for a while! Unfortunately, now we come to the low points. Firstly, the games story. The story itself isn't terrible, I found it somewhat reminiscent of NFS: Most Wanted. However, it made a few crucial mistakes. It's biggest issue is that it rushes through the opening scenes which set up the ENTIRE GAME in a matter of a few minutes. The story is, a dude named Shiv kills your brother who you knew for all of two minutes (In which he called you an **** and then frames you for it. You're going to spend the whole game getting revenge for that. Because the game fails to set itself up, it falls flat on it's face right off the start line and drags itself along for 10 hours or so trying to convince you to care. But you don't. And you won't. The plot serves it's purpose in keeping the game moving forward however, and it certainly does a great job of showing you the world in the timely manner, having you dart from place to place every few missions. As far as the plot goes however? Total failure. Another flaw is the games list of cars. A large amount of vehicles are locked away as paid DLC, and those that aren't are quite few. Without having counted them, I daresay there's around 30 - 40 cars included in the price of the game. Make no mistake however, the roster is a strong one, quality over quantity you could say, but even so, it's not a great amount to choose from. Above everything already stated, The Crew has one more flaw - the biggest flaw of all. That's that it lacks an Offline mode. Being able to play The Crew relies on having an internet connection. It also relies on The Crew's servers being online, which occasionally, they aren't. It also relies on uPlay's servers being online, which, to my surprise, are frequently down. In short, the planets need to align for you to be able to enjoy The Crew and when they do, it may not be for long. In addition to availability frustrations, the game lacks any kind of 'Private' mode. In short, if you're playing the game, everybody else can see you. Everybody else can ram you off the road. Everybody else can spam you with race and crew invites. And god forbid you have friends with the game, because they'll be hassling you to play with them regardless of whether you want to play with them or not. So really, there's no being antisocial with this game. Despite being able to complete the game without any interaction with other players whatsoever, the game will offer you no way out of having to put up with them anyway. This wouldn't be so much of a problem if the online features were good, but they're really not. They're very cookie cutter, 'seen-it-before' stuff. It more or less lifts Test Drive Unlimited's multiplayer features and does nothing to modernize or improve upon them. So in summary, the multiplayer isn't really all that new or fun, but you have no choice but to put up with it anyway. So, back to the first sentence of this review. The Crew is a hard one to rate because it largely depends on what you're wanting to get out of it as to how you're going to enjoy it. If you enjoy open world racing games with pretty and detailed scenery and lots of open road to cruise, you'll probably love The Crew. But if you're looking for a highly complex single or multiplayer driven racing game, or a highly realistic one for that matter, you're going to be disappointed. Put simply, The Crew is open world porn. The kind of game where you can drive for hours in with no real goal in sight. Beyond the open world appeal however, it can be somewhat lacking although not morbidly so. The Crew isn't a bad game, just some parts of it are mediocre. Some of the other parts however are simply exquisite, so don't discount The Crew because of it's luke-warm reviews!… Expand
  44. motioz
    Mar 26, 2015
    1
    This game is really so bad, there is no physics at all, handling is equal for all cars.
    Also bad bad support, the game working with g27 wheel without force feedback.
    totaly waste of time and money!
  45. exarus
    Mar 18, 2015
    10
    lots of fun to play this game, super huge maps comfortable for you, who's like playing around maps with your car, the faction mission feels boring cause you have to race about 2 hours to finish the race :v, nice looking dashboard but no mirror reflection, main story look nice but to short need more story to play, worth to buy if you like open world racing game :3
  46. Amitashi
    Mar 14, 2015
    6
    To be honest Need For Speed Most Wanted 2012 looks better. Reason of poor graphics is hugeness of the world. Anyway world exploration makes me curious.
  47. Nuhaus
    Mar 8, 2015
    0
    Very disappointed in this game even though I got it free with my video card. I played it for 4 hours today on my PC and I am just about to delete it from my hard drive. This game made me angry.

    First of all, the physics are complete garbage, making it feel like you are driving a hovercraft that goes over land, water, or road, through trees, fences and street lamps without any difference    Very disappointed in this game even though I got it free with my video card. I played it for 4 hours today on my PC and I am just about to delete it from my hard drive. This game made me angry.

    First of all, the physics are complete garbage, making it feel like you are driving a hovercraft that goes over land, water, or road, through trees, fences and street lamps without any difference or damage whatsoever. Second, the cars do the same horrible shuffle from all the Grid games where they oversteer uncontrollably as soon as you hit the brakes. Finally, as you are trying to cope with this, the AI cars drive into your lane without rhyme or reason while you are trying to do the missions. Get hit once and all the AI cars zoom ahead of you, leaving you to restart the mission.

    The graphics on a GTX 980 with all settings on max are decent enough, but the sound is utter garbage. I had to turn up my speakers far too loud to hear the engine so I could judge my RPM for gear changes, and the exterior car engines, tire squeals, and the radio (thankfully you can turn the music off in settings) still drowned it out.

    I played on both a Logitech Momo wheel and an Xbox 360 controller, the wheel made no difference in helping to control the car whatsoever. Baffling.

    I would not recommend this game for anyone. I was really looking forward to trying a social racing game that would let me put my skills up against other "real" drivers, but this is just far too annoying.    … Expand
  48. garion1
    Feb 15, 2015
    10
    Absolutely brilliant! This game satisfies every racing game fan's need. Huge, detailed, drivable map of North America. A really solid story with great cutscenes. Great cars, detailed customisation options, multiple racing disciplines, cockpit view, great sounding engines, tough cop chases. What more could you ask for? The Crew takes racing fans back to their roots and satisfies pretty muchAbsolutely brilliant! This game satisfies every racing game fan's need. Huge, detailed, drivable map of North America. A really solid story with great cutscenes. Great cars, detailed customisation options, multiple racing disciplines, cockpit view, great sounding engines, tough cop chases. What more could you ask for? The Crew takes racing fans back to their roots and satisfies pretty much everything we've been missing. The online experience is amazing. You can hook up with online players and take on missions together in co-op mode. The single player and online multiplayer experience is seamless. Play it your way. Single player all the way, as a crew or a bit of both.

    I picked up one major glitch during one of the races where all the cars hit an invisible wall and all our front wheels starting lifting off the ground. That was about it. After 24 hours of gameplay, only a few glitches and AI issues picked up, but acceptable. I am loving it and strongly recommend that you buy it. It is worth every cent.    … Expand
  49. joggy
    Feb 9, 2015
    9
    Well, had my doubts about this game hearing all the negative buzz about pay to win model, handling etc. Finally decided to buy it, and I'm not disappointed at all.
    Since I'm old fart i remember the golden era of arcade machines. One of best game for me from that time was game outrun. And than i launched this and bam, its new outrun for me :). Story is meh, handling is ARCADE style, so if    Well, had my doubts about this game hearing all the negative buzz about pay to win model, handling etc. Finally decided to buy it, and I'm not disappointed at all.
    Since I'm old fart i remember the golden era of arcade machines. One of best game for me from that time was game outrun. And than i launched this and bam, its new outrun for me :). Story is meh, handling is ARCADE style, so if you expected simulation look elsewhere. But if you loved outrun for example, you'll love this too. Graphic is not top notch, but is very beautiful, and it really goes easy on graphic card so much kudos here. Sound, yeah, it could be better, but its not gamebreakingly bad. Best asset is hugeness of the map, never saw a game with this much content. You can just cruise around looking at scenery for hours and not get bored. Diversity of cars is not great, but is good since many cars can be fixed to several specs, and they look pretty different with different specs. Progression is also kinda arcade style, most of your car power comes from upgrades, not the cars itself, and you collect those by racing (i look at that like item drops in wow). All in all, hours of fun for me
    So, i get it that this game is not for everyone. If you're old enough to remember outrun you will love this. If you love NFS, chances are that you will love this too. If you love simulation, well, this is not for you sorry. I would give this game 8-8.5 but since it really don't deserve this low mark, I will give it 9.    … Expand
  50. Shark-h
    Feb 2, 2015
    9
    I dusted off my old Logitech Momo to play this and I have to say... I havne't had this much fun playing a racing game since Test Drive Unlimited 1 . To be honest I was strugling to buy this game after I read the negative critics/user reviews but I have decided to ignore the negativity and check this out by myself.

    After I have played the game for tons of hours I really have to disagree    I dusted off my old Logitech Momo to play this and I have to say... I havne't had this much fun playing a racing game since Test Drive Unlimited 1 . To be honest I was strugling to buy this game after I read the negative critics/user reviews but I have decided to ignore the negativity and check this out by myself.

    After I have played the game for tons of hours I really have to disagree with most of the complaints I have read before.

    First. The graphics. I have read a lot of criticism about how the graphic is outdated. I totally disagree...

    Playing on Ultra on the PC the game is absulutely beautiful running with constant 60FPS with a AMD FX8350 8GB mem ,ASUS R9 280X 3GB VGA. The cars are very detailed even the cockpits. Yes the traffic vehicles are not so much but its for the sake of performance and those vehicles still looks OK.
    The trees, the grass, nicely animated... traveling through a forest or a grassland it almost! feels as the game would run on the latest frostbite or cryengine. The developers really put their work into details.

    There are wondering domestic animals and wildlife depending on the area type and walking people at the towns and cities shout at you if you try to hit them. It makes the whole gameworld very alive. I am amazed how much work went into these details.

    The map is HUGE and there are no invisible walls. Traveling through the US is a joy. Its seamless without any "hickup".

    Next. The Car handling.

    I have read and have heard criticism in gamplay videos that the cars feels like driving on ice etc, and it feels bad. Well its not a sim and I can only compare it to the recent driving games on PC like Grid 1,2,Autosport, F1 2011,12,13,14,15,etc and I think the handling is very good compared to those but I use a wheel so I have no idea about the controler or keyboard option. The handing is nothing like driving on ice with my "middle range" FFB wheel I can feel the grip and the point when the car start to loose it etc. Its "arcadeish" but just on a level when its feels good and fun to play for me.

    The multiplayer and the AI

    I had enough information about how this game an MMO so I didn't expect "hundreds" of cars in one instance in this game. I think this 8 People in one instance sounds OK for a game like this and to be honest I am not a big PVP fan in driving games but its nice to pass other players in Free roam mode and I join a quick race here and there sometimes. Maybe I was lucky but I have always found others to race with when I tried and I didn't have any lagg yet and there were always other players around wherewer I went in free roam.

    Yes. The AI is rubber banding. Its True. But I can bear with it. At least I don't have to restart the race after I did a mistake. :P If I want a challenge I always do the timed and skill challenges instead of the race against the AI. There is PVP for racing.

    The story and game modes...

    The story is cliche yes but its just gives you a direction of your progression about where to go what to do its like a very long introduction of the game makes you get familiar with different game modes and car "kit" types and the driving is more important in a driving anyway but it is still nice to have a story and the cgi is good quality also.

    I have to say after around 20 hour gametime I only discovered about 30% of the map yet but I have already found plenty of challenges and game modes to have fun for tons of more hours already without getting involved in PVP or "Reputation" activities.

    My only criticism is about the engine sound because I feel that TDU had more dynamic and strong engine sounds. The Engine sound volume is a bit low and it tied to the rest of the FX Audio so it is a bit disappointing however the audio effects and ambient sounds are very good playing on an 5.1 set .

    I don't know to much about the music of the game because I have turned it off after I realized that it seems its designed to sound as it would come from the car but unfortunately it sounds as it would have only an 5$ speaker set: :/

    Anyway I am happy that I ignored the negativity and bought this game to taste it myself. Maybe my expectation wasn't "sky high" due to these reviews so it was a pleasant supprise .

    I am almost sure than anyone who enjoyed the Test Drive Unlimited back than and have a racing wheel would have a blast playing this game just as I have now.
    I can safely suggest this game to anyone who like the free roam style driving across towns,cities, and crowded highways in a nicely designed miniaturized US where you can really feel the sense of speed.

    I am happy there is again a game like this to have fun with again since TDU. I am only missing the housing, the third person mode, the char "customization", and the motorbikes. But now there are tons of other stuffs to do in exchange and a lot bigger map. :)

    TL:DR Due to the negative reviews this game was a pleasant supprise for me. My first Uplay game and I am satisfied.    … Expand
  51. Priapsi
    Jan 23, 2015
    0
    The game is broken, there's no other way to put it. Devs aren't answering on the forums and no fixes are in effect. I couldn't've done this more poorly if I was drunk and/or high.
  52. Thehudthestud
    Jan 7, 2015
    6
    an above average racer game with a large ass empty feeling map and aged graphics with a lot of pop in from time to time. the story is boring and at times youll feel like its not even there. the racing mechanics arent improved on in terms of if you were expecting something new and improved. the customization is a warm welcome and the cras look like years were spent into making them. thean above average racer game with a large ass empty feeling map and aged graphics with a lot of pop in from time to time. the story is boring and at times youll feel like its not even there. the racing mechanics arent improved on in terms of if you were expecting something new and improved. the customization is a warm welcome and the cras look like years were spent into making them. the real meat the gameplay is whats ruined here with pay to win. the game is better optimized than the disaster released by ubisoft earlier *cough*unity*cough* . racing against your friends is fun unless the game crashes on you which has happened 4 times to me atleast. the dynamic weather has yet to be properly seen and please correct the map by adding the missing cities .… Expand
  53. Leo4211
    Jan 4, 2015
    6
    Well, the crew is sort of mediocre. For the good side, the map is very very big with various land forms and landscapes, which is a big plus. The cars have adequate customization options (except the Maserati I think) that you won't see random players driving the same Nissan as yours. The storyline and the main missions are fine.
    Unfortunately, the number of cars in the game is too less    Well, the crew is sort of mediocre. For the good side, the map is very very big with various land forms and landscapes, which is a big plus. The cars have adequate customization options (except the Maserati I think) that you won't see random players driving the same Nissan as yours. The storyline and the main missions are fine.
    Unfortunately, the number of cars in the game is too less (like 40 something). Of course, the "kind" and almighty "U-not-soft" knows this problem and decided to "help" by publishing EXCLUSIVE 14 cars with the very "low" price of $24.99. Sounds cheap, isn't it?
    Not only that, the AI is very annoying at times. In races, AI can suddenly activate "hyper speed boost" option and pass you when you're in last 500m or so. The traffic is so awkward that sometimes you just slide the traffic cars when you hit it head to head, and sometimes they just go "f___ you!" and let your car crash. When you're doing skills, there are chances that AI are blocking you way to weave through the slalom or get through the gate, and you just get raged and restart it again.
    The main failure of this game is the concept of multiplaying. You can hardly invite your lobby players (if you can connect to one) to join your co-op missions, unless they want to do the exact same thing. Also, the PvP lobbies are extremely broken that you can hardly enter any faction wars. If you are lucky enough, you may be able to play "free for all" and have races with others, but you need to be ready for stupid rubber banding. These makes the game quite boring after you finished the whole story.
    When I was playing story missions, I find the game extremely fun. And now it's covered in dust in my computer and I rarely play it now, unless Ubisoft fixes the PvP problems.    … Expand
  54. Venialowl510
    Jan 3, 2015
    7
    The crew is a very fun game, the map is very large and I found it very fun to explore. The story line seems pretty basic for most racing games it is not that unique. Although the map is large the gameplay is not too enjoyable in the missions are very difficult. The map is the good part of the game but bigger is not always better, the story mode is not fun. For half of the missions itThe crew is a very fun game, the map is very large and I found it very fun to explore. The story line seems pretty basic for most racing games it is not that unique. Although the map is large the gameplay is not too enjoyable in the missions are very difficult. The map is the good part of the game but bigger is not always better, the story mode is not fun. For half of the missions it seems like it's nearly impossible to complete one on your first try. I would've rated their game higher if the missions would be more enjoyable and the gameplay would be more smooth. Also if you were trying to race beware because if you a pedestrian car it will most likely Wreck you and you and you will spin out and automatically lose the race.… Expand
  55. Judqment8
    Jan 2, 2015
    3
    One of the biggest disappointments I've had this year. Where should I even start? What I was hoping for was a marvelous co-op open world car game where you would have fun just by racing around the world, earning money and customizing your car. The reality hit me hard when I finally started playing this game. It was pretty much nothing like I would have wanted it to be. Let's make a simpleOne of the biggest disappointments I've had this year. Where should I even start? What I was hoping for was a marvelous co-op open world car game where you would have fun just by racing around the world, earning money and customizing your car. The reality hit me hard when I finally started playing this game. It was pretty much nothing like I would have wanted it to be. Let's make a simple cons and pros list since those are clear and simple:

    Cons:
    - AI is atrociously bad. Opponents will catch up with you no matter how big is the car level difference between you and the bots. They IGNORE laws of "physics" that apply to your car. They can smash everything and not lose any speed at all. They can drive well on any terrain with any car spec. Police cars will be terminators with their own physics. You can't push them at all and they will catch up with your uber speeder car no matter how fast you are.
    - Physics. The cars feels utterly wrong not to mention the "physics" of the objects. You sometimes drive straight into a metal fence just to bounce off from it. Drive almost straight to a car or a tree? No worries the game just bumps your car to the left or right and avoid the whole crash. And the non-destroyable fence? They are a real pain in the ass. Physics just simply suck.
    - Car performance customization is a lie and a joke. There simply is no customization. You do missions and get a part as a reward. You choose to install it to your car and you have it on. You can't buy the parts, you just have to keep repeating the same boring "side-missions" to get better quality parts. Not to mention that Platinum parts are a gamble. They vary from level 40 to 50 and what you get as a reward is completely RNG. Have fun trying to "achieve" the level 50 parts from all categories.
    - Car visual customization is lacking. There are "decent" customization for the starter cars for Street, Dirt and Perf specs, but Raid and Circuit don't really have anything apart from the rims. Not to mention that NONE of the other cars have all the specs available than the starter cars. Most of the cars can be build around few specs like for example Street and Perf.
    - Car list is nothing as promised. Only a handful of cars are in the game and there isn't really much variety. Have fun paying for more cars in the upcoming DLC packs. So much for "lots of cars" to choose from. I don't want to pay a 10€ just to get one car from the pack and leave the rest unused.
    - The story is simply disappointing and bland. Characters are shallow and boring. The NPC yelling at you in races is darn annoying and I wish there was an option to mute it. All women look like whores and the men all sound way off from their appearances.
    - The Crew server are crap. "The crew servers are currently unavailable". You will get that message a lot. After a month of playing this game you would think that this would be fixed already, but it's not. You will get multiple disconnects per few hours of playing. And the best part of it? It will NOT save your progress when you get DC'd. So have fun replaying your crappy missions over and over again just to get the game save your progress. I shouldn't even mention how frustrating this is when you are doing a "perfect" run. A nice salt to the wound is that it will only DC you AFTER you have done your mission. So you will not get instantly thrown away, you can still continue to do your ******* long 3-part mission without even knowing of the DC. Then when you are supposed to get the "reward/statistics screen" you will be kicked out and progress flushed out of the toilet.
    - Graphics don't reflect the "next-gen" at all. There is not even a decent anti-aliasing option to go with it. The change of weather/time is really awkward and doesn't blend seamlessly.
    - The co-op aspect of the game is more hindrance than fun. The co-op works really well when you are free roaming, but when you get into missions the other guy will be just "ruining" your race. He will steal your points for being the 1st or taking the checkpoints or he can just accidentally ram you and take the "adaptive" AI with him so that you will be left to the bottom. The how scores gets distributed is just ridiculous. This game feels more like competitive racing than actual "co-op". Have fun retrying the mission over and over again just to get you both the gold medals etc.
    - The radio channels in the game are crap. Nothing even half decent to listen and there is NO option for "independence FM" to listen to your own music. Only way is to simply turn off the music and keep WMP or winamp etc. running in the back.

    Pros.
    + Co-op is fun when it works and free-roaming can be enjoyable.
    + Scenery is not so bad and the map is pretty big

    So all in all a really crappy experience with this game. I'm glad me and my friend didn't have to pay for this crap since we got it for free with our new GPUs. We are really disappointed with the product we got. I'm running low on writing space. NOT RECOMMENDED.    … Expand
  56. BIISTI
    Dec 29, 2014
    5
    I've played The Crew for about 40 hours, and i thought i'd tell you my opinion on the game.

    The Crew can be really annoying. The game has bugs which will make you really mad. In these ''end game races'' you will have to win races which last like 1.5h-2.5h. These races give really good cash and exp rewards, but the AI of random traffic and the racing cars is so trashy that you will end    I've played The Crew for about 40 hours, and i thought i'd tell you my opinion on the game.

    The Crew can be really annoying. The game has bugs which will make you really mad. In these ''end game races'' you will have to win races which last like 1.5h-2.5h. These races give really good cash and exp rewards, but the AI of random traffic and the racing cars is so trashy that you will end up crying. I have done many of those races and i keep getting messed up by the AI and bugs. The cars on highways might turn randomly even tho there's no exits around. This will basically wreck your car and make you lose a lot of time in the race. The other racers may fail a lot during the race but they will get this bs boost where they can drive a lot faster than the car should actually be able to without slowing down on turns because i think there's a set time where they have to finish the race. Usually the enemy cars might pull you into the crash but because they have the set time they will be a lot faster than you when they respawn and basically outrun you even tho they failed. The biggest annoyance yet i've come to find out is the back on track feature bug. Sometimes during those big races if you have to use the back on track feature to continue the race it might just mess you up completely. Just the other day i was in 1.5 hour race i was just a few checkpoints away from victory at 1st place, but then i had to use the back on track and it basically teleported me 10 miles away from the last car in the race. So basically i played for more than an hour to lose it all thanks to a bug. The story in the game isn't anything new or original it seems to me like it's the exact same story stolen from Nfs - Undercover. I let the story part slide because i don't usually pay attention to the stories in games. Pvp or Co-op in the game is bad (to me atleast) since every guy seems to have a laggy computer or the servers are trash because when you join a crew then race with the guys the chances are the host has the only good connection to the game and the other racers are just teleporting around for the guys in the crew.

    I really like the map in the game it's quite large and there's alot of variety and the graphics are good so the scenery is really beautiful. The car customization in the game is quite decent. The specs in the game make you have to buy multiple cars because the better cars can only use like 2 of the 5 specs. The visual customization in The Crew is lacking. You can only choose 1 sticker on the car. So you can't place multiple stickers and move them around the car to make it really personalized. There are like 41 cars in the game and there's a lot of variety in the cars. Yet i think they should add Bugatti Veyron in the game. The driving physics in the game are quite good if you turn the driving help off and turn on hardcore settings so it's more realistic. The snow areas on the map are really annoying to drive on without driving help tho because the roads are like ice there's no grip whatsoever on the car and that's not realistic at all.

    The Crew is a beautiful and large game but these bugs annoy me too much to give it a better score.    … Expand
  57. emrahoz
    Dec 25, 2014
    7
    Pros:
    +Modifications,customizations
    +Above average driving dynamics
    +Big Map

    Cons:
    -Strange color palette for environment,
    -Below average environmental virtuals(even in ultra settings)
    -Fps issues(there can be random slow downs,sometimes)
  58. Chrisracer8903
    Dec 23, 2014
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Crew: Great ideas with a poor final product.

    Pros:
    The entire U.S. in one open map.
    Some of the cars (Discussing this later on).

    Cons:
    Awful car physics and controls.
    Constant online connection needed.
    Graphics with some ugly textures.
    Weak story.
    Slim variety of cars.
    Difficult to have online matches, races, and missions.
    Very limited single-player content after finishing the story.

    I was one of the many players that was excited for this game because of the open world being the entire US and it's pretty awesome to drive across the country and see the scenery change from forests to deserts. However, despite the fact the map is huge, the city sizes are not consistent with each other. Many major cities such as Denver or Atlanta are missing and instead included 3-4 city blocks to represent smaller, lesser-known cities which I found very questionable. Compression in some areas of the map also look weird such as mountains seen from Chicago which in real life is non existent because of the 800+ miles of Iowa and Nebraska that is nowhere to be found in this game.

    In conjunctions with the graphics, some areas of the map look amazing, especially the deserts at sunset, but many areas of the map are littered with ugly, repeated textures, trees looking lifeless and look like they are made of metal, and many recycled objects in the cities including parked cars with no shadows or reflections that look bad. It literally looks like your driving around on a map created in Sim City 4 - all copy and paste with lack of variety in many ideas which I was afraid of finding in a game with an open world like this. There are racing games that are over 5 years old that have better looking graphics than this.

    The story is weak, it is pulled straight out of a Need for Speed title with hardly any thrills. Many of the CGI cut scenes look great and others are just dull. Missions are dull and many times do not work well with the situation in the story. Many of them are not even races.

    The AI in this game is garbage! There is no consistency at all! Cars constantly pull ahead of you regardless of car class. I had a race where a Ford Raptor was constantly pulling far ahead of me and I was driving a Ferrari. You don't need to be a car expert to know that a pick-up truck can't beat a Ferrari no matter how much customization there is. Cops are annoying in this game as well. I love police chases in any racing game, but this one has no thrills but full of frustration. They will block your car like a tank. You can push them out of the way, you can hardly outrun them, and if they block you - your instantly busted. When you try to take down a fleeing car in certain missions, they constantly stay in front of you and nearly give-up when there is 30 seconds left on the clock. Worst AI system I have ever seen.

    I don't care much for car customization in games, but compared to other racing games, there's nothing that stands out in this game from others.

    The soundtrack in this game is dull. The only good songs I briefly listened to where songs found in other past racing titles. The dramatic music score during missions is bland and feels no emotions. Car sounds are ok, not "mind-blowing", but they work.

    Now this biggest problem with The Crew:

    WORST DRIVING PHYSICS EVER!

    The cars drive like boats. You can never keep them in a straight line and always lean to the left or right. This gets even more frustrating with the high-end circuit cars. Even worse is that many vehicles do not feel different from each other regardless of what pointless upgrades you applied. Some drive faster than others and that's it. There is no element to the sense of speed either like many other games. Blur effects are weak and the camera doesn't shake, just HUD (which looks fake). The cars feel bulky at times. You can also swipe cars and trees and your car will simply slide around them with no collisions or damage. When you do crash, the damage on your car is not consistent to the crash. Cars also take off on a dime with no screeching tires or spinning unless you bounce off the guardrails. I could go on forever about the driving.

    Online on this game blows. There is hardly anyone online to compete in events which is a big problem because when you complete the story, there is very few single-player races to compete in leading to an open world that is virtually empty. I don't care for the online set-ups and I never will. Did I also mention you need constant online connection to play The Crew? Guess Ubisoft didn't learn from EA's big failure of Sim City, did they?

    Overall: The Crew has some cool cars and a big map with some cool areas to explore, but the outdated graphics, bad design choices, forced online, weak story, and horrible physics - there is just too many problems that make this game worth playing after exploring the map.

    This is a $60 incomplete beta.

    Back to the old NFS titles that look and run better.

    Score: 5 (For the map)    … Expand
  59. Shadownover
    Dec 22, 2014
    9
    What the crew doesn't have makes up for what it does have. The Graphics aren't overly new and anything fantastic but the huge map is full of beautiful scenery. It combines the MMO style with the racing genre better than some others. The challenges put around the maps adds that extra challenge to the long journeys between places. Overall a very enjoyable game.
  60. JeffGo
    Dec 22, 2014
    9
    The scope of the game is really huge and the control is fun. I don't understand the low reviews... For real, I had a lot of fun with this game! Why people care about the story this much? It's a racing game, come on people. :)
  61. Ireland914
    Dec 21, 2014
    8
    The reviews are far too harsh on this game. The gameplay is solid, the story is decent, and the graphics are pretty good. The visuals appear a bit outdated but that is because of the sheer size of the world. It is absolutely MASSIVE. In order to render such a vast world, I'm sure some graphical sacrifices had to be made in order to handle the size.

    Good selection of vehicles and a wide    The reviews are far too harsh on this game. The gameplay is solid, the story is decent, and the graphics are pretty good. The visuals appear a bit outdated but that is because of the sheer size of the world. It is absolutely MASSIVE. In order to render such a vast world, I'm sure some graphical sacrifices had to be made in order to handle the size.

    Good selection of vehicles and a wide range of terrain and scenery give this game quite a bit of life. The multiplayer elements are pretty cool as well and the "crew" system adds some uniqueness to that element    … Expand
  62. djk314
    Dec 18, 2014
    0
    Ubisoft should stop to develop crappy unfinished game. Network problem, driving is horrible, full of bugs, gfx are not so nice (grid is better) massively 8 players is failing all the game.
  63. ikereview
    Dec 16, 2014
    5
    this game is pretty boring no one played this gitchy buggy mess of a game this game just proves how pathtic ubisoft is they don't make any good games of this year
  64. mAdZeRG
    Dec 15, 2014
    9
    I feel sorry for the bad reviews I saw here, but if players felt cheated by Ubisoft's trailers then let's remind them what a f***ing trailer is ... ;)

    And now let's talk about the game. The real thing to understand here is that you have to play online with 'friends' (uplay contacts) to feel the beast. You have to play faction missions online to get the thrill. This game is made to be    I feel sorry for the bad reviews I saw here, but if players felt cheated by Ubisoft's trailers then let's remind them what a f***ing trailer is ... ;)

    And now let's talk about the game. The real thing to understand here is that you have to play online with 'friends' (uplay contacts) to feel the beast. You have to play faction missions online to get the thrill. This game is made to be played online.

    The standalone part is better than a lot of driving games I played during the last 15 years. The scenario is predictable but also good and the cutscenes are just gorgeous.

    This game is definitely more simulation than arcade style playing but it is still a mix between the two. You don't have to be a pro driver to handle the cars but, in towns, you have to avoid the sidewalks if you don't want to see your rides crash in the buildings. The physics are okay, you have to pay attention to the center of inertia if you wish not to play with barriers at every bend. You even have to handle the "exterior, interior, exterior" handling at every single bend. Zigzags also have to be handled with care or you will lose the perfect trajectory and, with that, precious seconds ...

    The map is huge and there are races which can last 4 complete hours? Yes 4 HOURS ! Of course, there are also a lot of very short races, so you can play casual if you need your daily 10 minutes fix :)

    The 'challenges missions' are well thought, not very diversified.but always challenging. And there are 'ghosts' that you can download to try to beat the bests players and see how they did to perform so well.

    Interior camera is also a very enjoyable feature if you wish to immerse yourself a bit more in the game. But the graphics in this section are not very good and the rear-view mirrors are just not functional (they do not reflect anything at all !)

    IMO, this is a very, very good start for this new franchise !    … Expand
  65. Timbazorg
    Dec 15, 2014
    10
    Nothing really innovated but there is a lots of things to do. I like huge wold to drive in and every city feels like the real thing. Have in mind that they will not have all the original street names and places don't have their original names as well but you can tell the city you are in.
  66. CelestialFox
    Dec 14, 2014
    5
    I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to give this game a higher score but after playing it... I just can't haha! Every mission in the game is nearly impossible or hard as hell to get gold on. Call me whatever you want but every race or event infuriates me sooooo much in this game. I've played Midnight Club before and THAT gets annoying but this game... It just pisses me off.

    Although the map    I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to give this game a higher score but after playing it... I just can't haha! Every mission in the game is nearly impossible or hard as hell to get gold on. Call me whatever you want but every race or event infuriates me sooooo much in this game. I've played Midnight Club before and THAT gets annoying but this game... It just pisses me off.

    Although the map is huge in this game it is so BORING! There is absolutely nothing to look at besides VERY flat hills and the obviously copied and pasted trees/foliage along the way. The maps need to look more natural and have a lot more trees and bushes.

    The mechanics and physics in this game are pretty bad. Hitting cars or trees often times just bounces you off of them like a bumper car. Objects you collide with don't leave appropriate dents, marks, scratches, etc. I really regret purchasing this game and UNFORTUNATELY once it's registered you can't return it as far as I know.

    AI is also bad. Vehicles don't turn smoothly, they jerk around corners. This is the 21st century. Ubisoft acts as if this is their first line of games released. I'm glad to know that they are doing everything right now to fix these games BUT they REALLY needed to push these projects back further.

    In my opinion, I would wait to purchase this game until it is patched a little.    … Expand
  67. OfficerMike
    Dec 14, 2014
    4
    Before writing this "review" I have completed the story and reached level cap. I don't have gamepad or a steering wheel, so I had to use keyboard (cockpit view, hardcore handling).

    - Handling. Oh, boy... If you enjoy driving soap on ice, this game is definitely for you. Choosing "hardcore" handling type doesn't help much, driving is still not enjoyable; - Terrible AI (Rival cars    Before writing this "review" I have completed the story and reached level cap. I don't have gamepad or a steering wheel, so I had to use keyboard (cockpit view, hardcore handling).

    - Handling. Oh, boy... If you enjoy driving soap on ice, this game is definitely for you. Choosing "hardcore" handling type doesn't help much, driving is still not enjoyable;

    - Terrible AI (Rival cars going off the road or crashing into a train and then respawning right in front of your vehicle);

    - Incredibly ridiculous story missions (Escape from police Crown Victoria's and Ford F150's with weight of 50 tons and ability of reaching a top speed of more than 180 mp/h in less than 10 seconds; take down vehicle that is faster than yours, but you only have 3 minutes, otherwise the world is going to end; crash into dozens of crates, but you only have 3 minutes, just because; take your performance spec ride to a race on an icy road, because AI is not affected by the environment, but you're and that's how the things work in virtual USA, etc.);

    - Mediocre open-wold racing game using basically the same M.O.O.R multiplayer component (Does it work properly? Na-ah. Don't even hope for it to function as intended) introduced in Test Drive Unlimited (2006) and re-advertised as a revolutionary MMO that's all about social gameplay (Channels with 8 players each, no way of a proper interaction between players (Text chat is surprisingly uncomfortable to use);

    - Waiting time of getting into a PvP-lobby may go up to 50 minutes. There're only 2 options in PvP-lobby for you to choose from: you can turn off traffic and you can turn off collisions (Which is useless, because rival cars don't become even a little transparent, so if you're playing with a cockpit view you can't see ♥♥♥♥ because of another car model moving into yours). You can't turn off nitro for all players and you can't restrict handling type to "hardcore" or camera view to a certain one (Because why would somebody need that, right? Nobody cares, anyway). There's no balance between players (You may be connected to a lobby with max lvl players who have maxed out cars, so be ready for your ♥♥♥ to get kicked). No penalty for cutting corners or collisions with other players;

    - You're forced to do story missions until you reach certain level and get a Dirt-spec car before you're allowed into PvP (1-2 hours of gameplay);

    - You can make a Performance-spec Hummer or any other SUV with a top speed of over 180 mp/h, but you can't make a Raid-spec Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) or a Circuit-spec Mustang 2015, which totally makes sense;

    - You can't just purchase new performance parts from tuning shops, you're forced to do skill challenges to get better ones (However, if you win parts for your first certain-spec car, you'll be able to purchase them for another);

    - All the cars featured in The Crew are RWD (Even ones that should be AWD);

    - No reflections in rear-view and side mirrors when in cockpit view, but not when using 3rd person vew. There's also some weird bug that changes level of detail of your car's interior after cutscenes or fast travelling (Getting out of the cockpit view and back in returns level of detail back to normal);

    - NPC cars don't use blinkers when changing lanes;

    - Inviting session players to complete story mission with you is Ivory Tower's revolutionary social experience;

    - Horrendous radio soundtrack. My ears are still bleeding. By the way, you won't find any mention about the keys answering for changing radio stations in the control settings, it's just not there;

    - No dynamic weather;

    - No support of 4:3 display aspect ratio;

    - 60 FPS cap.

    "The sCREWd: Always Drive Alone" is a bright example of false advertising. If you're thinking of purchasing the game, wait until it goes on sale. It's not worth 60 dollars or even half the price, in my opinion. Still unfinished, without a good optimization product even after SIX years of development. Also no significant improvements have been made since beta.

    System information:
    CPU — Intel Core i7-3770k 3.50 GHz;
    RAM — 8GB;
    GPU — Palit® GeForce® GTX 560 (1024MB, GDDR5);
    OS — Windows 7 (64-bit).    … Expand
  68. caiorodrigues
    Dec 14, 2014
    8
    In my opinion, the game is very good. Ivory Tower made an excellent work. I remember my times in NFSU 1 and 2. The game rescue many good parts of other games and included in one game.

    But, The Crew is not better that Forza Horizon 2.

    My grade is 8 by gameplay, innovation e quality. In my PC (FX 8320 and Radeon 280x) the game run in 3 monitors at 5760x1080 in High Quality and FXAA.
  69. Jazoray
    Dec 14, 2014
    0
    This game claims to be something new and innovative (god i hate that word) but it's no different than TDU2. TDU2, not TDU1 which had an option to enable believable physics.

    A vehicle game with unbelievably silly unrealistic physics is not a vehicle game at all and has no value.
  70. TheDahaka
    Dec 14, 2014
    10
    Game excells in evey area. Don't understand the bashing this game is copping. Largest and most dense map of any open world deiving game since Fuel. My only complaint is that it is always online and it should be playable offline. It's not really an MMO, it's more a massive open world driving game with online elements. Shame when the servers are one day switched off you wont even be able toGame excells in evey area. Don't understand the bashing this game is copping. Largest and most dense map of any open world deiving game since Fuel. My only complaint is that it is always online and it should be playable offline. It's not really an MMO, it's more a massive open world driving game with online elements. Shame when the servers are one day switched off you wont even be able to explore the map when it didn't need ro be this way.… Expand
  71. tpapas1
    Dec 12, 2014
    3
    Stay away from this. The fact that there is an "open world" was the catch for me. If only I knew that this would be so ugly... Well lets say TDU2 was more interesting and had much better graphics.

    I am trying to play this full of bugs game. Crashes , freezes and again crashes. I got an 295x2 AMD, sometime the game plays some others not.. When it plays it is a dissapointment. :) I    Stay away from this. The fact that there is an "open world" was the catch for me. If only I knew that this would be so ugly... Well lets say TDU2 was more interesting and had much better graphics.

    I am trying to play this full of bugs game. Crashes , freezes and again crashes. I got an 295x2 AMD, sometime the game plays some others not..

    When it plays it is a dissapointment. :) I mean I was expecting graphics at least of dirt 2. Still these are something like nfs 3-4 . So now its Dec 2014, and the graphics are something like 2006.

    I would prefer a smaller game if that would mean better graphics and less freezes. but then again its UBIstop...    … Expand
  72. jefbougy
    Dec 12, 2014
    10
    The Crew is a wonderful and powerful descendant of THE Test Drive Unlimited!

    If you've enjoyed Test Drive, the sceneries, the driving, the cars, the freedom, welcome to The Crew! Beware of Evolutions! First, forget the bling-bling and collection of gleaming cars, the aim and your weapon of competition of the game is the tuning and upgrading of your precious, or your few preciouses    The Crew is a wonderful and powerful descendant of THE Test Drive Unlimited!

    If you've enjoyed Test Drive, the sceneries, the driving, the cars, the freedom, welcome to The Crew!

    Beware of Evolutions! First, forget the bling-bling and collection of gleaming cars, the aim and your weapon of competition of the game is the tuning and upgrading of your precious, or your few preciouses all along the progression of this Fast and Furious-like racing MORPG!

    And BEWARE!!! Streets, towns, countrysides, mountains, deserts are ALIVE and swarming with animation! Cars, pedestrians, an extremely varied wildlife will brighten up and add spice to your driving experience!

    And this is NOT advertising but the feedback of a passionate of the game and big supporter of the crew behind The Crew, Ivory Tower.

    Well of course, the game is at it's beginning and there is still a lot to do and deploy to polish it's promised splendour. As it is an on-line only game, there are some issues that need to be corrected nevertheless the launch was for now a success compared to the launch of other Ubisoft or other racing games lately.

    AND we have a dev team dedicated to their baby (with not to forget no less than 7 hard years of work developing it hidden in their Ivory Tower) and open minded, listening to the community (they proved it, taking into account the critics and suggestions of the beta testers community) and working day and night to make their dream came truth running day after day.

    Stephane Beley, Director of the Game promised us AT LEAST one year of daily, weekly and monthly adds on, challenges, DLC's (paying and for free), and more if the community asks and follow the game!

    By the way, you'll need to come up to level 20 to begin to handle the true potential of the game and Level 50 (the top level) is only the beginning of the freedom throughout the amazing reproduction of the huge USA territory of The Crew!

    An open world massively multi-player racing game that I hotly recommend !    … Expand
  73. Ver
    Dec 12, 2014
    1
    Ständige Abstürze, besonders schön wenn man über eine Stunde ein „Rennen“ fährt und der Erfolg nicht gespeichert wird. Abstürze häufen sich wenn man sich in einer Crew befindet.

    Die KI ist ein Witz, man kann 10 min einfach stehen bleiben und gewinnt immer noch, im Gegenzug wenn man gut fährt kleben sie an einem. Wenn man als Crew Fraktionsrennen fährt wirkt sich das katastrophal auf    Ständige Abstürze, besonders schön wenn man über eine Stunde ein „Rennen“ fährt und der Erfolg nicht gespeichert wird. Abstürze häufen sich wenn man sich in einer Crew befindet.

    Die KI ist ein Witz, man kann 10 min einfach stehen bleiben und gewinnt immer noch, im Gegenzug wenn man gut fährt kleben sie an einem. Wenn man als Crew Fraktionsrennen fährt wirkt sich das katastrophal auf den Spielspaß aus. Da es immer nur einer schafft sich an der Spitze zu halten und die anderen werden ständig von der KI von der Stecke „geschossen“. KI beschleunigt mit Performance Ausstattung auf Schotter, Gras usw. zerstörbare Umgebung beeinträchtigt sie überhaupt nicht. Wenn man mal Mist baut wartet die KI sogar in manchen Fällen oder fährt in einer Kurve gerad aus.
    Polizeiautos halten sich noch nicht einmal an physikalische Gesetze.
    Die Liste ist unendlich….

    NPC Verkehr ist viel zu spät sichtbar. Autos entstehen direkt vor einem.

    Bei den Tuningteilen ist es schon auffällig das man zu etwa 90% entweder Grip- oder Bremsbonus bekommt (mit weiteren Spielern abgeglichen), soll wohl die Spielzeit verlängern.

    Mehr negatives möchte ich nicht mehr aufzählen.

    PvP Events
    Allgemein ist zu sagen, wenn sich einmal eine Lobby öffnet, die Rennen relativ stabil laufen. Wenn man von einigen Rucklern und hin und her springenden gegnerischen Spielern absieht.
    Bei Fraktion gegen Fraktion hat es bei mir bis jetzt immer über eine Stunde gedauert bis sich eine Lobby öffnete. Im Frei für alle Modus sieht es etwas besser aus da wartete ich „nur“ 10 bis 20 Minuten.

    Positiv ist das es sehr viel Spaß macht mit Freunden durch die Gegend zu cruisen.

    The Crew ist meiner Meinung nach zu früh auf den Markt geworfen worden und hat bestenfalls zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt den Status einer Beta.    … Expand
  74. Talnoy
    Dec 12, 2014
    4
    *Sigh* The Crew.

    I've played about 10 hours of the game and thank Carl Sagan I got it on the Nvidia deal this holiday season or I'd be asking for my money back. I've broken my review into a few sections: - Technical (Covering graphics, performance, and interface) - Social (How the online integration works, feels, and how interactions with other players work) - Feel (How the cars    *Sigh* The Crew.

    I've played about 10 hours of the game and thank Carl Sagan I got it on the Nvidia deal this holiday season or I'd be asking for my money back.

    I've broken my review into a few sections:

    - Technical (Covering graphics, performance, and interface)
    - Social (How the online integration works, feels, and how interactions with other players work)
    - Feel (How the cars drive, what upgrades feel like, etc)

    Technical:
    The game is commonly full of lag and with an MMO-Racing game this is simply unacceptable. 'co-op' drivers rubberband all over the place, I commonly lose connection to the game servers and get stuck on random objects and invisible walls in the environment.
    From a graphic performance standpoint, there is no reason why this game should be capped at either 30 or 60fps when my GTX 670 with AA off can EASILY lock 60fps with no trouble. What about people with 120hz monitors? It doesn't look anywhere near as good as NFS: Rivals even maxed out which is almost 2 years old if I'm not mistaken.
    In terms of interface, the game is nothing to write home about. All pertinent information is displayed where it needs to be, and the wiki feature is welcome. The map is...difficult to navigate smoothly, and the fast travel feature once unlocked kind of defeats the purpose of free-drive, as earning points that you don't buy with your credit card comes VERY slowly. The lone chat box that is your connection to other people appears in the bottom middle of the screen, obscured by pretty much every other interface element....and nobody talks. Nobody.

    Social
    Unless you have a lot of friends who play the game, prepare to feel absolutely alone. You NEED friends to play this with, because making them online is very unlikely.
    Dropping into 'co-op' races puts you against other people - and doing this in story missions is next to useless, because most of the time as a new player, you can't come in first (since you're fighting the broken, rubberbanding players and AI when racing online), and because you can't come in first, the story doesn't advance.
    In PvP modes, the player with the highest level car wins. No matter what. Unless of course they crash due to rubberbanding, or just randomly disconnect.
    The 'social' environment of this game is hugely disappointing, mainly because there IS no social environment to the game. It's just bland, empty and relies on you to have a 'crew' to run with before the game is purchased.

    - Feel
    This is where the biggest disappointment for me came through.
    Every car no matter what you drive feels like a floaty 30-ton dump truck being driven on the moon. If you make a slight course correction, you WILL fishtail in a matter of seconds, spin out and immediately lose control no matter your skill. It's not simulation grade driving. It's not arcade driving. It's just plain bad.
    The different 'specs' of cars you can get are seemingly random and have no different feel to them at all. I noticed zero difference when driving street spec to dirt spec to raid spec. They all felt the same - wobbly, uncontrollable, floaty and just...yuck.

    Conclusion
    In conclusion, I'll say that one day, The Crew MIGHT become a decent game. There's a hint of awesomeness behind all the bad design choices and being billed as an MMO, maybe Ubishaft will push out some content patches to tighten things up, and make the cars handle like they're being driven on earth instead of the Moon.

    I'm giving The Crew a 4/10. There is simply too much that feels unfinished, unpolished, buggy and a mess.    … Expand
  75. Batuhann87
    Dec 11, 2014
    0
    A huge and a very detailed world with pedestrians walking around you,animals out in the wilderness and planes flying over you are great details.But that's where the good things end.The rest of it is a train wreck.

    First of all they advertised this game as a MMO but the game doesn't even have a in-game chat.I mean what the hell? How are you going to communicate and invite other people    A huge and a very detailed world with pedestrians walking around you,animals out in the wilderness and planes flying over you are great details.But that's where the good things end.The rest of it is a train wreck.

    First of all they advertised this game as a MMO but the game doesn't even have a in-game chat.I mean what the hell? How are you going to communicate and invite other people into playing races with you? It's all random.And there is a limit of 8 people you can see in the world.And they call this an MMO.Right.It's co-op at best.

    Outdated graphics,TERRIBLE physics,TERRIBLE handling,TERRIBLE store,TERRIBLE multiplayer aspect makes this game a mess.Avoid.    … Expand
  76. Maxkrew
    Dec 11, 2014
    10
    Pretty good Arcade-Racing game, the game had little connections problems the first day, but now it works perfectly, the story is good, not exceptionnal but still good. There is many cars, you can buy them all just by playing, so the "Crew Credits" are not necessary unless you want to just play online with best cars at first ... but that's kind of stupid and is not really the point of thePretty good Arcade-Racing game, the game had little connections problems the first day, but now it works perfectly, the story is good, not exceptionnal but still good. There is many cars, you can buy them all just by playing, so the "Crew Credits" are not necessary unless you want to just play online with best cars at first ... but that's kind of stupid and is not really the point of the game. The first types of cars are a bit slow, but when reaching level 20, you can have pretty fast cars or just "update" your first car and the fun is here. The map is really big and diversified, big cities, little towns, farmlands, swamps, deserts, mountains ... summary all the biomes of the United States, the only bad point is the police ...The cops are really OP until you can flee on offroad or until you have faster cars and getting rid of them is hard without luck. Anyway, a good game and a good experience.… Expand
  77. DJ_Edyo
    Dec 11, 2014
    10
    This game statisfy what a good online racer game is supposed to be. most players that did not liked this game plays realistic racers such as Forza or Grand Turismo. as for the other portion of players they will really be pleased whit this game since it have a NFS: Most Wanted and Test Drive Unlimited taste, witch is pretty good for a release from ubisoft, even tho, its true that some bugsThis game statisfy what a good online racer game is supposed to be. most players that did not liked this game plays realistic racers such as Forza or Grand Turismo. as for the other portion of players they will really be pleased whit this game since it have a NFS: Most Wanted and Test Drive Unlimited taste, witch is pretty good for a release from ubisoft, even tho, its true that some bugs remains, as other big games had before when they got out, but we know they will get those bugs fixed, so thats not a big suprise or a big deal about it and it can happen, at least those bugs are noting major, (unless you have a crappy internet connection)

    For the Interested, here is the Pros/Mids/Cons of the game.

    PROS+
    + Racing coop (up to 4 player max per mission or pvp game)
    + Very detailed environment (Working NPC's, a lot of Wilflife and alot of map details)
    + Better graphics than Test Drive Unlimited 2
    + Detailed leaderboards and statistics for everything
    + Good car handling and controls (with a few exceptions since its a NFS styled game)
    + Polices Forces that can chases you almost evrywhere. (give challenge somtimes)
    + Open world where you can drive wherever you want (Even discover some easter eggs in the world)
    + Good transition between game cinématics and gamplay (So you fell like you gived control of it after mission movies.)
    + Posibility to send your friend do faction missions for you. (so you can save time instead of doing a 2h mission for a bit more of easy game money)
    + 50 Cars for first release batch (Witch is not bad for a game that features quite detailed car interiors)
    + Offers car customisation such as pre-fab vynils/stickers, Rims, Spoilers and some chasis mods. ( Alot more visual customisation to offer compared to TDU2)
    + Day and Night Cycle System

    MIDS~
    ~ Servers are down for maintenance sometimes. (yes it can happen, its an online game)
    ~ Uplay Launcher (at least i can be used / merged whit steam tho)
    ~ Storymode is a bit short. (but is still entertaining to watch)
    ~ Missing Mirrors Animations for Cockpit view in some Cars. (they already working on it already for next patch )
    ~ Weather conditions changes only when you go the mountains where there is snow (they might could use a bit rain but its not that bad)
    ~ Can have unblanced AI (depending if you and your crew have to high level gap)

    CONS-
    - No offline mode (you need a internet connection to play this game)
    - No possibility to add your own Music (but you can customise your playlist atleast)
    - Microtransactions

    So as so far for the rest for the game and the gamplay itself, the pleasure of free roaming those cars with friends is pretty Neat, if your one of thos players who dislike this game, just go back to driveclub or what so ever other racing sim game you were playing, otherwise if your looking for car tunning, driving everywhere from road to montains, and like fast paced races for the fun of playing it, this game i what you are looking for !

    All together i would say, "The Crew" is a cool game to play for cruising around with Friends or even to play alone i would say, sure the game have some bugs and have a litle lack on MMO since its more concentrated on the NFS genre gamplay but is worth the price when we know they will comme up whit more !

    (10 thumbs up)

    Continue the good work Ubi we know that you can do it and update this until perfection as other titles did before !!
    (Afterall They made Driver San Fransico witch was a great & fun game so why not the crew !)    … Expand
  78. ScorpiaBoost
    Dec 10, 2014
    10
    I just love it to drive through the whole USA. It's sooo awesome :D
    And, if you drive with your friends you will have 200% more fun ;)

    Best Race-game since NFS Most Wanted

    I can give you the 100% suggestion to buy this game.
  79. Sternhoch
    Dec 9, 2014
    0
    Big world and very nice enviroment for this short game :) Many problem´s with servers... lost conections... lags in multiplayer. After missions is only boring.
  80. Garfoodle
    Dec 9, 2014
    5
    I think it should have been $15. Don't get me wrong, The Crew is an ok game. But the only fun I found in it was driving across the U.S. of A for hours on end. It really was fun to drive around. It was a sense of adventure that I haven't felt since Skyrim. After playing for an hour,I could drive from LA to NY, stop at the Grand Canyon, The Rockys, MtRushmore and eveywhere in between forI think it should have been $15. Don't get me wrong, The Crew is an ok game. But the only fun I found in it was driving across the U.S. of A for hours on end. It really was fun to drive around. It was a sense of adventure that I haven't felt since Skyrim. After playing for an hour,I could drive from LA to NY, stop at the Grand Canyon, The Rockys, MtRushmore and eveywhere in between for fun. But that's all I was doing. I hated having to go back to story quests, grinding for Xp and Cash. I hated everything that wasn't driving around for my fun. That's why I so it should've been $15.… Expand
  81. ubermorph123
    Dec 9, 2014
    10
    A mind blowing game. The likes to which i have never come across my entire life. The map is huge, probably the biggest so far in gaming history. The game is so immersive that one does not feel like quitting. To be honest one can never get enough of the game. The detailing is spot on. The multi player is super fun. Every aspect of the game is stellar and awesome. A once in a lifetimeA mind blowing game. The likes to which i have never come across my entire life. The map is huge, probably the biggest so far in gaming history. The game is so immersive that one does not feel like quitting. To be honest one can never get enough of the game. The detailing is spot on. The multi player is super fun. Every aspect of the game is stellar and awesome. A once in a lifetime experience and a must play for racing buffs, don't miss it for the world.… Expand
  82. ProvostKHOT
    Dec 9, 2014
    5
    Great game... maybe someday, for now just wait until it's fixed. As of December 2014 don't bother buying it, The Crew is broken in so many ways, You can never imagine. Or maybe You could if You were playing some other Ubisoft games recently, but that's not the point.

    The scenery is really great, even though the graphics are not as good as they should be, especially considering the    Great game... maybe someday, for now just wait until it's fixed. As of December 2014 don't bother buying it, The Crew is broken in so many ways, You can never imagine. Or maybe You could if You were playing some other Ubisoft games recently, but that's not the point.

    The scenery is really great, even though the graphics are not as good as they should be, especially considering the performance of the game, and if You like just cruising through the big, open map, You won't be disappointed.

    The problem is: the previous sentence is the only thing good in this game as for now. Even though it's an arcade style game, the handling is at best "controversial". And even that I could live with , but what I absolutely cannot bare is the rubber banding. You'll see this term a lot when reading about The Crew, and it only shows how big of a problem it is. Don't get me wrong: I do like challenge, and I do think it's bad if a game let's you "one shot" everything. As long as the challenge is fair. And here we go: The Crew doesn't even try to pretend that it is fair. It's difficulty is not based on the real skill of the AI drivers obeying the same rules as the player, which would've been fine, instead it's a scripted mess of unreal catching up, cars that defy every law of physics that's available, indestructible police, and unreal pacing that forces You to always be on the edge of loosing, no matter how good or bad You are as a driver.

    Yeah, some might say: "but You can beat the game, just try harder", and they'd be absolutely right: You can. But what's the point in beating the unreal script? Really there's no joy, or pride in winning in The Crew by figuring out where are the holes in the script and exploiting them.

    That's the main complaint about the game: it doesn't even try looking real.

    Verdict for me: absolutely DO NOT BUY NOW. Wait. At least wait until the major bugs are fixed, and then maybe think again. You won't miss much, at best You could call it a late beta version, with still much to fix. And when it gets fixed probably it's gonna be discounted on the steam sale. Just not now, You won't enjoy it anyway.    … Expand
  83. Xeeq
    Dec 8, 2014
    8
    If you are one of those "TLDR" type of peeps, them scroll to bottom for conclusion.

    For credibility, here are my "specs": I have completed the story I have played extensively in the PvP I am max level My cars are all max level or close to it. In short, I have played the game a lot. First of all I am rating the game, not the game servers or game bugs. Disconnects because of    If you are one of those "TLDR" type of peeps, them scroll to bottom for conclusion.

    For credibility, here are my "specs":
    I have completed the story
    I have played extensively in the PvP
    I am max level
    My cars are all max level or close to it.
    In short, I have played the game a lot.

    First of all I am rating the game, not the game servers or game bugs. Disconnects because of server issues and crashes because of bug have been the most ridiculous that I have ever experienced. I do not rate games based on this, because these things will be fixed as time goes on. Saying that, let's get down to "brass tax". Shall we?

    Graphics (10): Typically, MMO's must sacrifice a lot on the graphical side of things so, that players can have smooth gameplay. Although, the graphics quality is not the best I've seen, it is still better than any MMO I have ever played.

    Driving/Gameplay (7): The developers tried there best to simulate a real life feel. Overall, they did a good job. You can feel the differences in each car and each spec of a car. For instance, when driving a "Raid" spec vehicle (a jacked up off-road heavy vehicle), you can feel the sway of the suspension as you turn and the grip of the mud tires as you punch the accelerator. In a "Circuit" spec car, you feel like you are gliding at 1 billion MPH 1 inch off the road. One downfall to the gameplay, is how some objects or pieces of the environment effect your car when you collide with them. For example, if you hit an NPC car or tree anywhere but dead center, you are going to slide to the side without slowing down hardly at all. Rocks.....OMG......rocks. Do not hit a rock in this game. Driving over a rock in this game is the equivalent of driving over a landmine in real life. Wooden fences and such slow your car down WAY too much when you hit them. For those of you that have rated the handling bad, you should look at your controller/wheel settings. this game is not compatible with every controller type & controller setup. Example: My roommate tried to play with a PS3 controller, and the driving was so bad that the game was unplayable. He was ready to call Ubisoft and ask for a refund when I insisted that he try the game with my Xbox 360 controller. That day he bought a 360 controller and fell in love with the game.

    Game Modes/Races/Missions (10) There is plenty of a variety of things to do in this game. Story Missions can be done solo and coop. PvP can be faction vs faction or free for all. There are about 10 different skill challenges such as jumps, speed challenges, hill climbs, etc... There are dozens of each of those skill challenges scattered all over the map. There are faction races that last upwards to 1 Hour. There are also a handful of 2.5H races that I have yet to had the gonads to try.

    Longevity & Replay Value (5): Unfortunately, you will complete the story quickly and around the same time hit lv 50 (max level). It will still take you a while to buy and max out all of the cars you want, but that gets aggravating some times because you have to play challenges over and over to get the gear you want.

    PvP (6) Although the PvP races are fun, that is all they are....races. There is no other game type. I was hoping for a "tag", "hide and seek", "smear the qu**r", or something like that, but all we get is races. There are leaderboards for everything, that are accessible at the end of every race or from the menu. You can watch the "ghost" of any other player on the leaderboard complete an event, so you can try to do what they did, but better.

    Conclusion - The graphics are better than any other MMO. The story is intriguing and exciting. There are plenty of game modes, but you wont be getting 1000s of hours out of this MMO. You will, however, get a solid 100 hours before you start feeling the grind. Overall, I have enjoyed the game. If you can deal with a few bugs and many disconnects, I recommend you buy the game now and have some fun. However, If you are one of those people that gave Skyrim a bad rating because of bugs and game freezes, then wait till the devs have solved some of the issues before buying this game.    … Expand
  84. sscott0829tw
    Dec 8, 2014
    8
    The crew is an outstanding racing game,It has a fantastic world map.Perfectly represent the atmosphere of USA.It also has lots of fun missions that you can play with your crew or by yourself.But Ubisoft's server is really really bad.Sometimes I cannot find any player on the map.And some city's detail looks bad.But the crew is still a fine racing game.People who loves racing game and openThe crew is an outstanding racing game,It has a fantastic world map.Perfectly represent the atmosphere of USA.It also has lots of fun missions that you can play with your crew or by yourself.But Ubisoft's server is really really bad.Sometimes I cannot find any player on the map.And some city's detail looks bad.But the crew is still a fine racing game.People who loves racing game and open world game should give it a try… Expand
  85. CharlieDont5urf
    Dec 8, 2014
    10
    The Crew is a great game to have a lot of fun with your friends. As my last racing game was NFS Most Wanted from 2005 I'm realy impressed about todays games and technics. I love the huge open world and the living environment. Always on isn't the prob for me because the world feels more alive with other players around you. So don't believe the pro haters to much and give it a chance.
  86. Simego
    Dec 8, 2014
    9
    I played this game for about 20 hours already, 12 of them with XBOX360 Steering Wheel and i found that this game os more amazing than i expected..

    You can choose if you ride to your destination or just teleport, good thing for those who doesn't want to waste time to race, just jump into action, but first you need to go near it so you can unlock in the map. Really nice graphics, the    I played this game for about 20 hours already, 12 of them with XBOX360 Steering Wheel and i found that this game os more amazing than i expected..

    You can choose if you ride to your destination or just teleport, good thing for those who doesn't want to waste time to race, just jump into action, but first you need to go near it so you can unlock in the map.

    Really nice graphics, the world is well made, kind of low amount of people on the streets but it's not even a bad thing, since it's a race game.

    For those who liked Test Drive Unlimited and Underground 2 or have a steering wheel, you should probably buy this game.    … Expand
  87. Allexio
    Dec 7, 2014
    6
    First of all, as this seems to be the issue around these parts: has the Crew got some bugs? yeah! of course it does! Are these bugs game breaking in any way? no, they most definitely aren't!
    I spent about 15 hours in game approx and I have had to crash my game once because of a mission load bug while I was in a crew.
    The missions are a LOT of fun and the events (or skills, or whatever    First of all, as this seems to be the issue around these parts: has the Crew got some bugs? yeah! of course it does! Are these bugs game breaking in any way? no, they most definitely aren't!
    I spent about 15 hours in game approx and I have had to crash my game once because of a mission load bug while I was in a crew.
    The missions are a LOT of fun and the events (or skills, or whatever they're called) in the open world are very well implemented, for example one could mention the fact that they actually took the time to make each event work on both ways to make sure that you get the best experience possible. (of course not the jump ones as those ones are quite specific).
    The story is a bit cliched but I wasn't expecting anything great.
    Honestly the single player for this game is nearly flawless. It really is.

    The problems start with the multiplayer aspect of the game with huge problems in terms of connection stability. I have been able to make friends and hook up with crews online though, the problems are mostly linked to the open world 7 player system. This system is fundamentally stupid and broken.
    First of all I think 10 would have been a much more appropriate number (or maybe even 15?) as actually meeting someone else on the road is rare and only lasts half a second until you take the next turn.
    You can invite people from your session into events but its rare for that system to actually work, it wont work if the person is already doing a mission (which makes sense) but it also wont work with people on the map for some obscure reason I cant really explain.
    I didn't try any faction missions yet because they seem to be very long. I'm about level 25. So I already have my Dirt and Perf specs. Ill be honest, outside of real urban racing where I might prefer the P, the street spec is definitely way better than the two others. It may not go as fast, but it's the only one that's actually controllable. Dirt is so slippery it's scary and Perf just goes so fast, you cant make any 90 degree turn without slowing down to about 60km/h first. Whereas with my street spec I stay at >110 at all times even in tight turns.

    So yeah, I don't think the game is perfect but it DEFINITELY deserves some praise for trying to do something a bit special. The world is quite beautiful and the game is well optimised, I have not had any FPS drops on ultra with my 870m (so desktop standards approx 660) and like I said in 15 hours, the game crashed once and it wasn't even on single player.

    It's good fun but it still needs a few patches made to multiplayer elements.
    I played this game with a mouse and keyboard, so I didn't really get the controller or wheel feel about it. Also, Im not a big fan of racing games so apart from the dirt cars being too slippery, I don't really know what to say about actual physics. The street racing spec feels right and it does give a sense of badassery to whiz past the cars on the high way by slaloming through them and then go for some drifts and pack up combos. Then again, there are some bugs on overtake counting, I am under the impression that only one car out of two that I overtake is counted. The game also stops overtaking when I am in the opposite lane.

    Anyway, all in all, this game is addictive and fun. its maybe not made for pure racing players but more the casual gamer who wants to have a bit of fun without it being too competitive and serious :)

    I gave it an 8 on metacritic but I think it deserves around 7.5, I could've rounded down to 7 but I think that the reviews here are a bit too harsh so I decided to round to 8 instead.

    Proof of purchase -> my name on Uplay is AllexioRigins (because Allexio was already taken), my games should be public.    … Expand
  88. Treefokker
    Dec 7, 2014
    8
    I bought the game together with a friend of mine and we had some fun in it already. It's just nice to ride along with some friends. The physics are nor good nor bad. It's not like a racing sim, but it shouldn't also be that way. If you and your friends are looking for a racing game just to have some fun, buy it. You also don't need a really good graphic card, a plus for some people!
  89. sphoenixp
    Dec 6, 2014
    5
    The whole concept idea and the dream is real. But the is not optimized for PC. If you have a console buy it don't buy if for PC. A lot of bugs have to be fixed. This game requires support not because it need new content but to better what is already there.
  90. Reg-Senyou
    Dec 6, 2014
    0
    Before buying, please note that "we can't restart the career from the beginning once again" because Ubi holds our saves on the cloud. If you want to do so, you have to buy a new game again! lol
    I've never heard such a stupid developer/publisher who won't care the replay value at all.
    I really regret I bought this game.
  91. kraenk
    Dec 6, 2014
    10
    Don't believe the haters and their negative reviews. The game is loads of fun and reminds me a lot on the old NFS games like Underground and Most Wanted. The map is incredibly huge and the races are rich in variation. Online Coop and PVP add to the experience but it simply doesn't get boring due to the inclusion of customization and different race types like Offroad and Dirt races. EvenDon't believe the haters and their negative reviews. The game is loads of fun and reminds me a lot on the old NFS games like Underground and Most Wanted. The map is incredibly huge and the races are rich in variation. Online Coop and PVP add to the experience but it simply doesn't get boring due to the inclusion of customization and different race types like Offroad and Dirt races. Even the story is kind of decent for a racing game! Highly recommend it! Watch the game on Twitch, people there love it as well. I highly doubt most people here bashing the game did even play it.… Expand
  92. 00patrik01
    Dec 6, 2014
    10
    Need for Speed Underground 2 feeling. The game's Nvidia "technology" is really great graphics: good, Sound: good... This game is good but to me: Good=Awesome
  93. Shell_fr
    Dec 6, 2014
    1
    Conduite horrible :/

    Tout le reste peut être génial, mais un jeu de voiture avec une conduite horrible n'est pas un bon jeu.

    Dommage parce que la map est sympa.
  94. timagurin
    Dec 5, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nice very very nice game.Developers have tried to perfect and made this wonderful game! yes there are problems with the server, but it is regularly correct! And I think that this game is worthy of such high praise!… Expand
  95. RiZ
    Dec 5, 2014
    10
    Amazing game! Thank you Ivory Tower and Ubisoft! I so much love TDU 1 and Driver San Francisco and now i fall in love to The Crew. I have been waiting for such a game. Great car list, nice graphics and physics, living world, environment, ambience, customization, diversity of races, music, FREEDOM of USA. Only in long island NYC i spent couple real hours of driving and enjoying the city.Amazing game! Thank you Ivory Tower and Ubisoft! I so much love TDU 1 and Driver San Francisco and now i fall in love to The Crew. I have been waiting for such a game. Great car list, nice graphics and physics, living world, environment, ambience, customization, diversity of races, music, FREEDOM of USA. Only in long island NYC i spent couple real hours of driving and enjoying the city. This game with the soul. The Crew make me happy, im completely fascinated. If you love cars and cars games, the crew is must buy!… Expand
  96. SenshudoTV
    Dec 5, 2014
    8
    The mixed variety of race types and car types is enough to keep most people playing for a very long time. Ubisoft really took a chance trying to bridge the gap between the tuner (Forza and Gran Turismo) crowd and the more arcade (Need for Speed and Burnout) crowd and give them the best of both worlds. For the most part the succeeded. I loved the seemingly endless customization options forThe mixed variety of race types and car types is enough to keep most people playing for a very long time. Ubisoft really took a chance trying to bridge the gap between the tuner (Forza and Gran Turismo) crowd and the more arcade (Need for Speed and Burnout) crowd and give them the best of both worlds. For the most part the succeeded. I loved the seemingly endless customization options for each car, and figuring out the best way to get that new upgrade I so desperately needed had me coming back for more despite the issues mentioned above. If they can keep turning out content in a timely fashion that isn’t just money grabbing DLC, they could have a huge hit on their hands. This is the best open world driving experience currently available. Period. They have some tweaking and fine tuning to do to certain mechanics, but they’re off to a great start.… Expand
  97. Pudenfuhrer
    Dec 5, 2014
    5
    Old Detroit. Motor City Industrial Park.

    Leaving the main road I coast around discarded drums and the piles of rubble picking my way through the abandoned redbrick site. The lights of the car moodily casting shadows into the interior where boards are missing or walls collapsed. Just then I round the corner into a graveyard and I come to a stop. I didn't expect this. I'm feeling    Old Detroit. Motor City Industrial Park.

    Leaving the main road I coast around discarded drums and the piles of rubble picking my way through the abandoned redbrick site. The lights of the car moodily casting shadows into the interior where boards are missing or walls collapsed.

    Just then I round the corner into a graveyard and I come to a stop. I didn't expect this. I'm feeling things.

    I look back through the graveyard, through the broken buildings, and far away I can see the remaining towers of the Brewster housing projects standing completely abandoned, a place where people like Diana Ross grew up, the kind of project that serves as the go-to archetype for any ghetto cliche. I wonder at how, in the 1950's, the creators of these monoliths imagined them, how they were as they stood in their lifetime, how brief that lifetime was compared to all these years standing as ghosts, eerie. As one person put it; "places I had known my whole life, but that had never known me". Most people alive here now never knew these buildings as they were intended. Soon they will be gone completely.

    I slip my shifter to first and let the clutch up with a satisfying mix of ingame and out-of-game sounds. Over the low purr of the engine I hear the ambient, sorrowful music of the 24 hour ambient radio station "sine waves".
    I feel like Stalker, peering out across the Pripyat skyline, wearing the dashboard and interior of the car like a claustrophobic gas-mask.

    Earlier I'd watched the people of this ersatz town going about their daily grinds as I sped up and down the 8 mile. These bizarre insects struggling over each other, that too had been oddly moving in a way. I'd placed myself like a barricade in their path - but they just pushed me aside, swore and went around. How separate I feel to them as I head towards the intersection and back towards Central Detroit. That discord, that feeling pretty much evokes the real world to me, or at least the worst of the cities I've lived in.

    But as I approach the intersection, towards the big floating mission marker I am jolted into Ubisoft's reality. I can no longer move the camera, a mandatory accept or decline screen appears. I release the controls to find the enter key, or to click with the mouse.. Then, once accepted: "Surprise!" birthday balloon animals floating in the air. Instructions and numbers fill the screen. Time limits, medals, ghost cars and incremental improvements and 'EXP'.
    Now the game designer has me drive through targets, crashing through the world I was enjoying so carefully observing moments before. An abstracted world that uses the game-world as wallpaper and apparently likes to throw food at parties.

    I finish this fairground attraction, there is another mandatory accept/decline screen, but the gameworld is still live and unpaused in the background. Reaching for the mouse to accept confusing options about incremental upgrades of different colours I rear-end a car at the lights. The car sits a little oddly now, but continues waiting for the lights to change. There is no consequence, no one gets out or calls the cops, and my car is perfectly fine, not even visual damage. I sit too now, cursing the game for making me behave so out of my own character. Then, with something *anything* clicked and the menu finally gone the screen fades and inexplicably comes back up. My car is in a similar but not quite the same location to as it was before.

    It's over. And it feels like I've just been mugged, or taken advantage of. Like a nighttime stroll that went bad. I feel like I want a shower to wash away the stain of the balloon animal nonsense. I look at the world and try to see it how I did a moment before, the industrial wasteground, the locational storytelling. But instead I see an npc, an office everyman, walking into a wall like a fly trying to escape a glass window. I just sit thinking about what's next. How am I going to meet this game halfway and make a fist of it?

    Perhaps my character is insane?

    This is a game where I have more control over the cars look than my own. I know I am "wearing" a Challenger SRT in black. So perhaps I am the car, perhaps I am a dormant sorrowful Transformer robot trapped in car form. I'm certainly not the occupant, Alex is it?, the person in the Fast and Furious cutscenes that I have to watch sometimes whenever I approach the terrible glowing orbs that tell me a fade out is about to happen and I'm about to see things that never happen in the gameworld ever, which will, nevertheless, occur in a cutscene that is passed off as being part of the world.

    So what is this game? What is left?
    It's as tender as a first kiss outside a club in the rain - shortly before a car tries to run you over for standing in the wrong spot. Where cutscenes presume who you are and how you behave, in a world that allows you freedom yet doesn't count it.    … Expand
  98. J4MESOX4D
    Dec 5, 2014
    4
    Another ambitious Ubisoft IP and yet another massive letdown. The Crew is a game that promised so much as a concept but fails in the most basic sense of a racing game.

    The game takes place on a grand scale but the map and its locations look really bland and unsurprising even maxed out. The driving physics are absolutely horrendous with dodgy handling that makes even Watch Dogs seem    Another ambitious Ubisoft IP and yet another massive letdown. The Crew is a game that promised so much as a concept but fails in the most basic sense of a racing game.

    The game takes place on a grand scale but the map and its locations look really bland and unsurprising even maxed out. The driving physics are absolutely horrendous with dodgy handling that makes even Watch Dogs seem acceptable. The story is cheesy and extremely dull plus you'll be driving around participating in pointless races and events that just become a chore. Even against fellow players in this MMO-oriented game; you just get the sense of dissatisfaction from everyone when competing. Everything feels really bland and tedious. Always online, uPLay and unreliable servers just add to the dissatisfaction as the game never feels truly stable and I've already seen my progress lost after being kicked out of races for no reason also.

    Overall; The Crew is another dismal delivery from Ubisoft who 16 months ago seemed untouchable. The game fails on a number of levels, uPlay also causes breaking issues and for £50 plus a 'pay to win' structure; it'll cost you a fair whack even to remotely compete even if you can get over the severe technical and conceptual problems. I'd avoid and wait for Project Cars. This is merely a ported console game riddled with flaws and lackluster design.    … Expand
  99. DustinOrion
    Dec 5, 2014
    3
    I knew this game would be average the moment Ubi announced they would withhold all reviews until release day. It plays like a glorified NFS underground. The vehicles handle like Watch_Dogs, the damage engine isn't that great, and the graphics don't look next gen. Story and voice actors are a bit cliche if not douchey.
  100. pongraider
    Dec 5, 2014
    10
    This game is one the best AAA games I have played this year so far. It's a huge improvement of originals TDU and Eden made a big work for this to be done. I played more than 30 hours in 2 days. Driving in the whole USA is like a dream. A very pleasant dream. And, to put an over to a false fact : The Crew is not slowish. At level 50/1200+ cap in a circuit car, you will be fast. Very fast !
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 7, 2015
    75
    Rating The Crew is problematic, because you can look at this game from two perspectives. In view of some simplifications and scripted moments it will not delight those in search of pure racing. Those who appreciate large open worlds however will be overjoyed. [01/2015, p.70]
  2. PC Games
    Jan 27, 2015
    74
    The massive living environment is a great thing, but inaccurate arcade gameplay and poor balanced missions pushes The Crew into the world of average driving games.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Jan 25, 2015
    68
    This ambitious attempt to create an MMO racing game pretty much failed thanks to horrible bugs and poor gameplay balance. And if you prefer playing alone, The Crew is not good enough for that, either.
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