Driveclub: 15 free tracks added 31/10/16

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 12:13 am

Reviews are out and it's not looking good.
Gametrailers 8.6

IGN 7.9

Eurogamer 6

Polygon 7.5

Gamespot 5

Game Informer 7.75

Videogamer 8

Multiplayer.it 8.5

Gamesreactor 6

Gamesradar 4/5

Joystiq 3/5

USGamer 3.5/5

Destructoid 3/5

The SixAxis 8

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 08 Oct 2014 12:24 am

A delayed game is eventually good, a bad game is bad forever

More delay required.

T0mby was the only person on the planet looking forward to this, so no big loss. :t0mby:

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 12:30 am

Mine unlocks in 30mins. I will give my impressions later today.

Cletus · Post by **Cletus** » 08 Oct 2014 12:36 am

So, GT for PS4 then.

Ouch.

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 12:49 am

Currently 74/10 at metacritic
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/driveclub" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

what I expecting prior to the reviews.

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 02:37 am

Early impressions from 1hr15mins playtime.

Good: Visuals are pretty nice, some aliasing here and there such as poles and such but the game is chock full of detail. Load times are good.
Bad: Well it's not bad as in rubbish, but I'd put the handling and the framerate in this category. It's just not clicking with me. i just don't fancy the driving model that much, I'm trying to enjoy it but there's no depth to it.

Those are my biggest gripes, driving model and framerate. I've only driven the small cars btw.
I don't like the cockpit view, so I'm driving with bumper/ first person view. There's also dashboard cam which isn't too bad.

The A.I can sometimes ram you off the road, the cars constantly screech when moving the steering wheel about, there's good sense of speed but running at 30fps is noticeable and it's affecting my enjoyment of the game.

Overall, bit disappointed. From all the videos/gifs we've seen I thought it would be better in the handling department ( I thought it looked good) but didn't turn out that way.

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 06:08 am

2nd Update. Put a couple of more hours and the game has clicked. I don't know why but I am liking it now, just goes to show don't right off a game on early impressions. Up to level 11 now. Handling is pretty good now that I am used to it, it just took some time, and the framerate doesn't seem to be an issue. The sense of speed is intense, even driving the low end cars it feels like you're playing wipeout. I used to hate driving the hatches in GT5 because it was so damn tedious, but on DC it's completely different. I haven't came across a car I didn't like (speed/handling)

I'm toggling between in-car view and dashboard cam as my camera options of choice. I don't know what I am doing so early in the morning playing this.I went to bed after my first session, later on I decided to give it another chance and spent an extra 2hrs playing it.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 08 Oct 2014 06:15 am

Nice impressions flip, I noticed the plus version isn't up yet.

cloud · Post by **cloud** » 08 Oct 2014 06:19 am

Dat delay! TROLOL!

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 06:26 am

Should be Thursday I think.

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 08 Oct 2014 07:05 am

Read the Eurogamer review this morning, Drivedud is right.

t0mby · Post by **t0mby** » 08 Oct 2014 07:24 am

Awww man, I wanted to be the first to make BombClub jokes.

On the positive side.....

Polygon wrote: DriveClub doesn't have any one element that makes it an incredible game or a huge leap forward for the racing genre, but it makes some smart choices underneath top-of-the-line presentation. And in embracing a social media-influenced setup to build enjoyable asynchronous multiplayer, it teaches a few important lessons other developers should learn from.

7.5

Since Polygon gave FH2 7.0 they're saying DC is better.

7.5 > 7.0

Candy Arse · Post by **Candy Arse** » 08 Oct 2014 07:30 am

I'm going to download the PS+ version and give my unbiased impressions.

guttermouth · Post by **guttermouth** » 08 Oct 2014 08:21 am

Fuck MS!!! First they paid for parity now they are money hatting for bad Drive Club reviews.........

On a serious note, how big is the PS+ version download, will grab this tonight too see if it's worth upgrading to the full version

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 08 Oct 2014 08:45 am

The rims.

PS4 can't do 3d rims.

FUCK! t0mby help!

Cletus · Post by **Cletus** » 08 Oct 2014 09:10 am

Well I'll try to help out a little.

These are a few songs I've really been enjoying on one of FH2's great radio stations. Play these and imagine you're having some of the fun Xbots are having right now.

Also, I might be a closet Emo.

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 12:17 pm

So lestat is judging trackside objects but loves Forza's cardbaord cutout crowd.

lestat · Post by **lestat** » 08 Oct 2014 12:30 pm

30fps, no excuse flip.

Everything else in that pic looks really rough.

Twit · Post by **Twit** » 08 Oct 2014 12:54 pm

Is someone making a Ranch club for this? Or two? If two then I'll join the B-Team.

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 01:03 pm

The servers are down. Maybe they've been delayed another 11 months, not sure.

And the PS+ version is nowhere to be seen. Apparently it should be out in NA but nothing, possibly delayed.

Twit · Post by **Twit** » 08 Oct 2014 01:13 pm

That's a pity. I prefer my games to have up servers and exist. I'm going to knock a point off my review for that.

Madmya · Post by **Madmya** » 08 Oct 2014 01:30 pm

Ahhh wombstone, it was always going to be average. The gifs showed gameplay of a racing game from the 90s.

mech · Post by **mech** » 08 Oct 2014 05:08 pm

Xbone fanboys are bagging out Driveclub reviews after spruiking how great Ryse is, wtf?

Anyway, the Driveclub launch has been a disaster. Still no sign of the PS+ version on the store. I bet they're regretting even having such a version after their shit reviews...

The game doesn't look _bad_ and I'm interested in trying it, but it's been a huge mess so far. Sony really needs to get some AAA titles for PS4.

flipswitch · Post by **flipswitch** » 08 Oct 2014 05:25 pm

Yep, servers are still down, you can't even play the game properly, just limited to the single player section. I don't how they screwed up the PS+ version as well

Madmya · Post by **Madmya** » 08 Oct 2014 05:26 pm

It just looks average. There's a big kerfuffle about it because it was pumped up so much by Ponies (hi tomby!). It's the circle of life.

:gaymove:

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