F1 2021

 PlayStation 5
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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 77 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 77
  3. Negative: 25 out of 77
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  1. tulkasdk
    Jul 30, 2021
    3
    Poorly optimized code - screen tearing and frame drop in most 30fps sequences outside races, and graphics aren't even impressive - people models often looks like something from a PS3 game. Game is also littered with micro-transactions and is constantly pushing the player to buy a VIP pass. Disgusting!
    I'm done with the F1 franchise which look more and more like FIFA cash-grab.
  2. Seken
    Jul 19, 2021
    0
    Game is unfinished. Audiobugs, Broken AI, Broken Handling and a battlepass because u need to buy liverys for myteam career. There are no voice control for jeff on ps5 and xbox series x, codemasters says because of technical limitations. But f1 2020 voice commands work on new gen. A complete **** for on ps5 for every f1 fan and lover.
  3. Tudes05
    Jul 20, 2021
    5
    El juego en si está genial. Mejora todo lo que era F1 2020 pero el juego se ha lanzado pronto y mal. Los circuitos son los del 2020 antes de los cambios por covid. No está Portimao ni Imola. Turkía ni va a llegar. La F2 es la del 2020 y han quitado todo el contenido clásico. LO peor, que todos los cambios en los circuitos no se han aplicado (nueva curva en Barcelona, el cambio en AbuEl juego en si está genial. Mejora todo lo que era F1 2020 pero el juego se ha lanzado pronto y mal. Los circuitos son los del 2020 antes de los cambios por covid. No está Portimao ni Imola. Turkía ni va a llegar. La F2 es la del 2020 y han quitado todo el contenido clásico. LO peor, que todos los cambios en los circuitos no se han aplicado (nueva curva en Barcelona, el cambio en Abu Dabi). Me parece una falta de respeto a los fans de F1 que vendan este juego como el simulador oficial cuando lo único oficial del 2021 son los coches y pilotos. Una verguenza.… Expand
  4. ThomaSmit
    Jul 19, 2021
    10
    I am a fan of F1 maybe this will not be an objective assessment but the game is good, the steering wheel mode is well done. The graphics are stunning not to mention the music effects. I recommend it for F1 fans.
  5. BoxKing
    Jul 18, 2021
    9
    Strong entry into the F1 series. As a frequent but casual player, I have felt the difference between 2020 and 2021. The cars feel more responsive, but also more affected by the curbs and change in altitude on tracks which features a change in gradient.

    Multiplayer is as toxic as ever unfortunately, but having been placed into B safety rating this seems to have improved. I am however    Strong entry into the F1 series. As a frequent but casual player, I have felt the difference between 2020 and 2021. The cars feel more responsive, but also more affected by the curbs and change in altitude on tracks which features a change in gradient.

    Multiplayer is as toxic as ever unfortunately, but having been placed into B safety rating this seems to have improved.

    I am however getting a regular crash at the end of every ranked race and I still need to work out if this is affecting my ratings. Essentially the race finishes and the podium celebrations commence and then on the next screen I have what looks like the inbox with two items stating 'to do' - cannot navigate off the screen and if I select one of these items I get a playstation error code.

    These things aside, really enjoying the game and feeling more competitive than ever!    … Expand
  6. TONY2407
    Jul 18, 2021
    10
    Realy good game!!! Better than F1 2020. The new story mode “Breaking-Point“ is fun to play.
  7. FabioLopes
    Jul 19, 2021
    1
    Os oponentes controlados pela inteligência artificial são totalmente previsíveis, nunca saem da pista ou cometem acidentes, isso torna o jogo chato e previsível...
  8. CloudXz
    Aug 1, 2021
    1
    This Games is full of Bugs, the Cars drive like on Ice and the AI is complety stupid. Worst F1 Game since F1 2004. A absolut disgrace...
  9. MinePlay512
    Jul 16, 2021
    9
    Have to give Codemasters a lot of credit. They have did a good job with F1 2021. The gameplay is solid and polished and the new career mode is good. Seems to be their best game yet. It's a recommendation to everyone as well as racing fans.
  10. LukasBoii
    Jul 16, 2021
    10
    My first F1 game EVER. I love it. Amazing. So much fun. Really fun gameplay.
  11. maki1511
    Jul 20, 2021
    0
    Niestety gra ma pełno błędów z poprzednich części, brakuje torów, brakuje poprawy kilku torów, gra warta może 100 zł / 25 USD DLC the game. Wielki breaking point niestety nic nie wart przez liniowość i dalej nie ma torów z sezonu 2020
  12. matsa
    Jul 19, 2021
    8
    F1 2021 en mi opinión si es buen juego aunque no muchos es ten de acuerdo conmigo, lo que me gusta es el trabajo que hicieron con el Braking Point, nunca hubo un juego de F1 con un modo historia y esta es la primera vez y considero correcto lo que dura a pesar de ser algo corto, se podrá hacer algo mejor en el futuro, no es para que este en los Game Awards pero si es entretenido y es loF1 2021 en mi opinión si es buen juego aunque no muchos es ten de acuerdo conmigo, lo que me gusta es el trabajo que hicieron con el Braking Point, nunca hubo un juego de F1 con un modo historia y esta es la primera vez y considero correcto lo que dura a pesar de ser algo corto, se podrá hacer algo mejor en el futuro, no es para que este en los Game Awards pero si es entretenido y es lo que importa, el modo mi equipo tiene pequeñas mejoras pero hubiera estado mejor más personalización del auto y de otras cosas, el modo online deben si o si mejorar, no hay excusas de Codemasters con el tema del modo online, debe ser mejorado, pero lo bueno es que puedes guardar tu carrera online por completo y es algo bueno, espero que lleguen pronto los circuitos de Emilia Romaña, Portugal y Arabia Saudí y que añadan los cambios de curvas de los otros circuitos como Abu Dhabi y otros por lo que esta pasando en la temporada Real de F1, algunos bug hay que no son graves pero si deben arreglar, para mi vale la pena si lo compran en físico y barato o una rebaja de las tiendas de PlayStation y Xbox, y que mejor lo compren cuando estén esos nuevos circuitos, es buen juego actualmente pero será mejor cuanto tenga lo que necesitamos.… Expand
  13. jro3001
    Aug 13, 2021
    0
    Totally broken story mode, Chapter 12 forces me to pit over and over. Unacceptable.
  14. Maatheusss94
    Aug 20, 2021
    7
    O jogo é bom, mas não adicionaram as novas pistas e ainda removeram os carros clássicos.
  15. lyekay1
    Sep 1, 2021
    2
    Changed my review, full of bugs I can't get past the Russian circuit. Huge dissappointment of a game, if not for the bugs a 10 but alas...
  16. eSKAone
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Quality is high as ever. Very cool ideas with the story mode this time. Good force feedback. Lots of fun, great tracks. I would love to have the helmet sound available for every cam though.
  17. romaxmsk
    Dec 5, 2021
    9
    That's a great organized game with fine force feedback and interesting game modes. Story mode is awesome. there are just a few minor things I don`t like
  18. rodrigomontero
    Sep 29, 2021
    8
    As an F1 player since F12020 PS4, i can say i really enjoy this entry for the PS5. The graphics are crisp, the framerate is steady and the handling is great (especially now that you have the option to play casual, standard or professional). The dynamic weather is nice. Would recommend. 8/10
  19. svensenk86
    Jul 28, 2021
    9
    Last year it was an 8, this year one up! The handling is amazing! The sound is more than awesome (there are no sound bugs) and finally, finalllllllyyyy we have technical issues as well on the car and can end up DNF with a mechanical fault! Further the AI does mistakes now as well and even makes overtakes :D ! the racing feels great, I like this game! best in the series I would say from nowLast year it was an 8, this year one up! The handling is amazing! The sound is more than awesome (there are no sound bugs) and finally, finalllllllyyyy we have technical issues as well on the car and can end up DNF with a mechanical fault! Further the AI does mistakes now as well and even makes overtakes :D ! the racing feels great, I like this game! best in the series I would say from now on! What to achieve a 10 ? a bit more presentation, a bit more Driver "life" (not the story mode) like NBA 2k games! some minor bugs like unlapping the safety car...but hey, this years game is really good!… Expand
  20. Foggy1985
    Aug 23, 2021
    9
    For me the game is great i spend a lot with it. I'm a Formula 1 fan so even training is a lot of fun for me
  21. Supersaiyan_
    Jul 24, 2021
    0
    The bots are just driving in to you and you spin way to easy pls don't buy this game they say they did improvements but it is made worse.
  22. DIGBICK23
    Jul 26, 2021
    2
    I would love to rate this game higher but I can't due to the fact that you can't complete a race on multiplayer (litrally near impossible) because there's a 90% chance that someone will ram you off the track at the first corner and if somehow your still going by the second pray to our Lord jesus christ for the blessing
  23. AndreaS03
    Jul 31, 2021
    10
    Bellissimo gioco. Previo alcuni bug dovuti al fatto che la EA è entrata in gioco "molto tardi", il gioco è fatto benissimo. Ho completato anche la storia "Breaking Point", è fantastica! Peccato per la durata, avrei preferito fosse più lunga, ma ci sta! Aspetto solo le nuove patch con le quali verranno rilasciati i nuovi tracciati.
    Ah, quasi dimenticavo. La PS5 si surriscalda TROPPO!! Spero    Bellissimo gioco. Previo alcuni bug dovuti al fatto che la EA è entrata in gioco "molto tardi", il gioco è fatto benissimo. Ho completato anche la storia "Breaking Point", è fantastica! Peccato per la durata, avrei preferito fosse più lunga, ma ci sta! Aspetto solo le nuove patch con le quali verranno rilasciati i nuovi tracciati.
    Ah, quasi dimenticavo. La PS5 si surriscalda TROPPO!! Spero sia un bug risolvibile, magari in inverno torna alla normalità.    … Expand
  24. PortableJonah
    Aug 8, 2021
    0
    Worst game ever it's way to slippery the curbs are the worst ai drive like crazy and not all tracks are in the game the interviews are bad
  25. PMG-Writer
    Aug 7, 2021
    9
    The developers didn't manage to revolutionize the series in F1 2021. But it is another step in the right direction. The changes on the track can be seen in just a few steps. But here the game shows its best side and the graphical performance is also always impressive. The sound also creates a good atmosphere. In return, the game options are equipped with some innovations. So the story modeThe developers didn't manage to revolutionize the series in F1 2021. But it is another step in the right direction. The changes on the track can be seen in just a few steps. But here the game shows its best side and the graphical performance is also always impressive. The sound also creates a good atmosphere. In return, the game options are equipped with some innovations. So the story mode makes a good impression, but the career will take you a lot of time. If you would like to experience another good racing game with your F1 driver, you can't get past the title "F1 2021".… Expand
  26. alexdim00
    Apr 12, 2022
    9
    Nice gameplay improvements and amazing storytelling with the Braking Point!
  27. dj188nl
    Jan 2, 2022
    9
    if you are a fan of f1 you are going to love this game. the faces in the game are not looking good
    but the game is about the racing and that is good
  28. Iceman038
    Apr 2, 2022
    0
    If I have "only" 5000 characters max, unfortunately Codemaster will get away EASY with this abomination which should represent F1. Only the problem with CM for years is still that they add nonsense to this thing like a story mode, while their online design is just horrendous. In this time 2022 it's unheard of that desync happens, lobby design is a nightmare, they add filters but they don'tIf I have "only" 5000 characters max, unfortunately Codemaster will get away EASY with this abomination which should represent F1. Only the problem with CM for years is still that they add nonsense to this thing like a story mode, while their online design is just horrendous. In this time 2022 it's unheard of that desync happens, lobby design is a nightmare, they add filters but they don't even work for assists, this online part is even so bad that complete leagues HAD TO BE CANCELLED! When the community found out that Esports drivers even got their own "version" of the game with a different handing model the community was disgusted to say the least. And here comes the MOST IMPORTANT issue at hand. The behaviour of CM towards their community, the biggest fans of the sport, is just disgusting, disgraceful, and an absolute joke. Serious issues like XBOX series X SHUTTING DOWN thanks to their crap design is still present almost a year after release. Patches come almost not, and if they come they "fix" things which aren't important! This shows the incompetence of CM of not beeing able to fix REAL issues, and try to fool us by patching other things, which in turn BREAK other aspects like Force Feedback, or Ai suddenly not moving when on slow lap, weird behaviour over curbstones. The person who "designed" the online lobbies isn't much better. There are 2! ONLY 2! important assists which are important to diffentiate a lobby, and that is Traction Control and ABS, the rest people without assists don't care about. But somehow in lobbies it shows: ASSIST RESTRICTION: HIGH, and when you enter the lobby it says full TC and ABS and the rest off like PIT ASSIST and DRS ASSISTS! I mean, those shouldn't even count towards making the difference. Assist restrictions should only change when the 2 MAIN assists change. And when it says HIGH, it should mean that ABS and TC are OFF. but the locig within CM has amazed me year after year. It's getting worse with the year, and this year they advertised the NEXT GEN version, well, on PS5 it doesn't feel next gen in what way soever. Loading takes ages, still screen tearing like all years, and I can keep going. They still use their EGO engine, i guess they call it that because of their own EGO, becuase they DON'T LISTEN to their community, they IGNORE the community, transparancy is nowhere to be found, even problems from the BETA are still present while even adddressed by the community, but that's too hard too code out I think. There are a lot of people at CM who don't take responsability for their failures, tell the prettiest lies about versions beeing 2 years in development while it's just a polished up 2 year previous version with even the same bugs as that 2 year old version. CM fails year after year, releases broken games, it's a disgrace to the have the official F1 license, because it doesn;t represent the greatest sport on earth in any way. EVEN THE TRACKS ARE OLD, TERRIBLE DESIGNED, OLD LAYOUTS, AND THEY REFUSE TO LASER SCAN! How on earth can this have an OFFICIAL license when EVERYTHING IS OUT OF DATE!? Their EGO engine is so old, it can't possibly handle the NEXT GEN consolse, and that shows by the crap design of their NEXT GEN version. CM must be stopped by being able to release these failures year after year and scamming people in paying full price for a broken piece of **** which they are unable to fix. F1 has to cancel the license immediately, and get a studio which is capable of designing something that IS ACTUALLY DECENT, stable, has good online lobby design, stable connections, and so on and so on.

    This is and has been a disgrace to the F1 sport and title for many years now AND IT HAS TO STOP! And for anyone who doesn't believe these FACTS, just go to their forums https://forums.codemasters.com/forum/140-report-an-issue/

    They let you fill out meters long forms, spend tons of time in reporting an issue which won't even be adressed or fixed because they don;t know HOW. Completely oblivious people over there.

    And I hope with all my heart and love for this sport, that F1 finally sees what a joke CM is and how they damage the sport with these things and their behaviour towards the community, THE FANS OF F1, and immediately take away the license.

    Codemasters has had more than enough tries and possibilities to make something good, but it has gone for bad to worse. And I fear for the 2022 edition with the new rules and their outdated EGO and EGO engine.

    F1 unworthy!    … Expand
  29. DabSmacker802
    Mar 10, 2022
    3
    It just gets worse with every patch. Cars feel completely undrivable if you have it set to any level of difficulty with assistance turned down. I feel like I was once again molested by EA and I really don't get off on it anymore...EA takes games and create garbage. Good job.
  30. Elias1750
    Aug 2, 2022
    0
    Do not under any circumstances buy this "game" it is pathetic. If you like F1 play the old games.
  31. efano_mar05
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Muy buen juego de formula 1 con bastante contenido para jugar durante horas, perfecto para los amantes de la formula 1, aunque tal vez no guste tanto para los que nunca han visto una carrera de formula 1 ya que sus mecánicas son muy distintas a un tradicional juego de carreras, por lo que considero que es sólo un juego para fans.

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#22 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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#59 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2021

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 31 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 17, 2022
    80
    F1 2021 arrives with a tank full of emotions and dramatic moments. The story campaign grabs the heart, the rest of the game keeps the high standard we already know.
  2. GamePro Germany
    Sep 15, 2021
    90
    F1 2021 surpasses its predecessor again and, along with the career co-op mode, makes a fantastic racing game likewise for beginners and experts.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Sep 9, 2021
    80
    F1 2021 is one of the best F1 games to date, with a fun little story mode in the form of Braking Point, also presenting a great co-op driving career mode, and marking the return of the extremely detailed and fun My Team mode. The only drawbacks it has are its severely smaller amount of content than the 2020 edition, and occasional server problems.
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