The Crew

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  1. 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 I have read a lot of criticism about how the graphic is outdated.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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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,
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. 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
  11. 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!
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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 :(
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. SrCre
    Mar 10, 2020
    0
    [ ] Perfect
    [ ] Awesome
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    [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.
  18. 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).
  19. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    3
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  20. Roman2006rus
    Dec 9, 2021
    10
    This game good. I just trying 1-st time game in my account in ubisoft connect
  21. r0m4n0
    Jan 6, 2023
    8
    fun fun fun !
    big map, alot of features...
    fun fun fun !
    8/10
    fun fun fun !
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

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  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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