Why All the Negative Reviews? | Taxi Life
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มี.ค. 2024
- First look at Taxi Life: A City Driving Simulator and it is currently getting negative reviews. What do you think of the game?
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This is funny for me because when i was a kid, and they didnt really have games like this, I'd just play racing games and drive around "normally" 😂
I did too haha
totally! midtown madness was my favorite for just cruising
Same for me, when I was young I wanted a game like this so bad. For a very small game company this looks really good and fun. it's not Assetto Corsa level realism and not ETS 2 level world fun and driving but it definitely gets the job done and you can see effort put into it.
me and the Japanese side of the Gran Turismo community used to hold driving lobbies on GT5 and GT6. not like cop vs robbers but we would all just get into boring cars and roleplay in parking lots or minor fender benders lol.
You didn't play crazy taxi?!
As somebody who used to live and drive in Barcelona, the fact that you arrived 5 minutes ago and now you are a certified late night Crazy Taxi driver who cuts up traffic and parks on pedestrian crossings is very authentic. A++++ 10/10
You know, I saw an ad earlier on Facebook about this game, and I thought, "Jeff would probably play this." Wow, he did
lol ahaha
Lmaooo😂
who the heck still uses facebook
@@xmoonlight__ your mom
Bad reviews are probably because some wheels are not compatible with this game.
And even H-shifter is not used on this game which is something people wanted to see.
Nope, its because of the glitches, some bad mechanics the controls and the small city, also some scenario that we dont know if they are bugs or scripted
@@MohamedForGames1 Yes, for me, the initial starting of the car using the glitch doesn't work. I have to use the paddle to make the car move. After the car first move, the manual mode works fine. However, the feeling of using manual isn't as good as another car simulation game. So I used back auto.
@@MohamedForGames1 Hopefully they don't abandon this game like their Train Life game.
Favicabo needs to be in OCRP as a shady cab business in cahoots with Mama John’s.
You read my mind!
Favicabo could be the pickup/delivery branch of the Malnottis also. Super shady double agent to the pizza companies but completely oblivious to anything beyond the actual pizzas.
This looks like a chill game. I don't care about the negative reviews on it.
"make a u-turn, follow these steps" continues to explain how to do a 3 point turn.
I got the game on PS5 on launch and I grinded it the first day for hours. I honestly enjoy it. However, there are some weird bugs like flying cars and people. Also, NPCs are sometimes acting pretty strange walking out in the street randomly not paying any attention to lights or traffic. It doesn't ruin the fun for me, though.
When you start hiring staff it kind of gets a little difficult as they only work when you do. This does not make sense, as you cannot run a 24 hours service unless you work 24 hours yourself. This should be rectified. Otherwise a good game.
im sure there are bugs, but I think the people walking in the street are jay walking like rl. they have that in bus sim as well.
@@wavybump, have you even played the game? If you have, then you would also have noticed that when you get near any pedestrian crossing then the NPCs are all suddenly passing back and fourth, even at green light for the cars. It seems like the code makes them more likely to pass when cars get near.
Objectively I can see validity with some of the complaints, but it’s not a bad game from what I see here. It seems to have an attention to detail that I like in games like these.
It's an awesome game. However on PS5 there's a lot of lag going on. Especially in first person view the fps go under 30. Apart from stuttering and milisecond freezes it's enjoyable. But it definitely needs performance updates
@@christinamayers3234 Also physics are odd like the steering wheel and the way the car turns
@@Jza-GZa I noticed that as well when starting to play but I found out that you can adjust steering sensitivity in the game settings and it's much better now. You have to play with the settings and find what's more suitable for you. Personally I've set it to 60%. It's still far from perfect but it's ok
The AI needs a urgent update. Also remind, this is the same people that abandoned Train life after just 7 months.
Not to mention, the state the game is right now is awful and is not early access, is full launch. Really very little hopes in this game.
I bet your fun at partys 😂
Glad you got round to this. You didn't disappoint either, big enjoy
I think it dumbs down to another game released by the same development team and publisher. It's known as Train Life: A Railway Simulator. The game released in an alright state, a lot of QoL things were missing. They released one DLC, given free to Early Access players. A few months after the officially release of the game. It was abandoned and would no longer receive updates.
I believe the bad rep that Train Life: A Railway Simulator gave is making a lot of people skeptical.
Ok ik gaming sucks rn but who’s idea was it too come out with a taxi game train sim was kinda complex in a way this game isn’t and Is gonna be another tax write off no one’s playing this😭😭
@@kani6855Just cause you’re not playing it doesn’t mean everyone isn’t
@@TCC1230 ok in a week come back to me something positive or it’s doing good in sales 😭😭
That's reason enough for me to give it a miss and see what happens, if the devs have a habit of abandoning games that's a red flag. This game looks a little clunky in places, and I think there could be a bit more variety of cars.
Because they will literally do the same thing with this game, especially since it's also garbage from the very beginning. Anyway you're the ones wasting money, suckers :D
This is a proper review! Love how you ignore the reviews, and give it your own! This game is great!
I feel like most reviews today are negative nancies, its going so far now people are starting to become positive or just judge fairly. It used to get you clicks to say everything stinks cause lots of people ran to see the bad before the good. We all do it. I look to see what's the worst im getting into before i go for40 hours into a game...but alot of the negatives today become ugh i didnt like the color blue kinda nitpicks. This aint AAA spiderman graphics etc. but i think i'd love to try this out on some free sim vs the other sims i get on epic games stores lol.
Just remember that these were the same developers who abandoned Train Life only 7 months after it released...@@nichescenes
@@nichescenes No there are genuine issues with this game, and most of the criticism is fair. Just because you're personally willing to over look and/or arent as affected by it doesn't mean they aren't there. For example, many people pointing out the AI are not "negative nancies" or "nitpicking". In my save, AI kept crashing into me. Then i had to start all over again because the AI pedestrians pathing caused the whole game to grind to a stand still. i couldnt drive anywhere, yes AI crossing a road broke the WHOLE game, but I guess you'd say that im "nitpicking"...Also this is a driving simulator and most peoples steering wheels dont work with the game, even some of the ones that are supposed to be compatible dont work.
If the game works perfectly for you thats great, but dont be that guy that dismisses other people's problems just because you aren't impacted by them..
I feel like it's ehh I played it most anoying thing is the lag when your driving
@@jaysheriffe6292I had a police car crash into me and I got a ticket 😂
I live and drive in Barcelona and this looks incredibly accurate except for the heavy traffic and constant road works thankfully
*chooses the checked pattern logo* "That means we're gonna go fast"
Jeff plays Orcs, confirmed
Graphics great I just loved how you drove towards the end I liked how you forgot about the parking break it was funny indeed great job 👍😂😂😂
17:44 after you dropped him he picked couple lady and he taking them home now lol😂
2:48 clever cut there Jeff!
Hey Jeff! I saw this game on the Microsoft store for Xbox and was interested. Thank you for this informative video!
Bought it last night as I checked some spanish channels that played it as it relased, all I have to say is that this is the best buy of the month!! Love it!!
Mee too. It just ate 2 hours of my time. So relaxing
ive been debating if i should get it bc of the reviews it looks so calming
@@get2myhead it's actually pretty calming tho, you wont regret getting it
@get2myhead I'm in the same boat as you. Really not sure if I should buy it or not
it obviously has many bugs that need to be fixed. This is a 2024 released game not 2000.
Thanks for your video, glad you enjoyed your Taxi Life experience 🙏
All this content you've been putting out has been awesome. Please keep it up. its surely enjoyed.
I can’t wait till you release more
Love the work you are doing keep up the good work jeff 👏
I LOVE YOU JEFF. YOU MAKE MY DAY EVERYDAY
Just got this game today as well. Enjoying it very much. Most of the negative reviews on stream are just cause they drop the ball on wheel support for many wheels, but for me, the game itself is fun for what it is.
but it's not like some AAA studio im sure they support the most common wheels but really. Also im sure you can get some mod to make it work later.
I just read through the reviews before buying and most of the complaints are actually about the traffic AI
It's not about the wheels. Most of the bad reviews are AI dumbness and the overall traffic system lol
Hopefully they don't abandon this game like their Train Life game.
BTW when you drive a manual car, you rarely use the handbrake at stops; you keep your foot on the brake; the fact that the car roll is pretty realistic as this is how it works IRL
Yeah I have since moved to the sim gearbox and drive it manually and you hold the brake. I was doing that with the automatic since the left trigger is bound to reverse as well in that mode
You very much can use the parking brake/e-brake on a manual to stop it from rolling. This is what big trucks do to prevent rolling back down a hill before getting into gear and pulling away. You put the gear in neutral, put on the parking brake or e-brake, and you aren't going anywhere. If you leave it in gear, well, you'd need to also release the clutch for anything to happen, and if you aren't on the brake or gas, the engine would stall when you release the clutch.
@@eduardopena5893 Trucks, yes; in all my years driving a car or box truck/pickup with manual gearbox, I never used the handbrake while driving, unless I was drifting or was going uphill and didn't want to burn the clutch . I find more natural to keep gear in, and press clutch and brake until I need to go
@@jfavignano Looks like auto is broken then, as it should stop you in place and not roll back :) At most would roll forward if you don't hold the brake. But the game looks nice beside that
@@fcf8269 So you never used it, save for all the times you used it. Got it.
Seems like a reasonably nice little game with a lovely city scenery. Love the view and the graphics to give you a descent gaming and viewing experience while exploring the city. I wonder if you can do free world driving like in other sims without having to do a job.
You can. You just don't pick any job and it just lets you drive around.
Was skeptical of this cause of the reviews but im glad you played it and gave your honest opinion of it, love the vids, thank you!
19:52 is the best footage I’ve seen on TH-cam today.
This game needs VR and wheel support immediately.
What's up Jeff, do you know when you will be playing dealer simulator again. I really enjoyed it even the live streams
i got it yesterday i really like it,my only thing id like to see is like a taxi meter
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Looks ok to me. Now I'm wondering what all the fuss is about. I don't have a wheel so I don't play driving sims, but I did always like them back in the day (even tried some simple wheel and own ets2)
People just love to hate I never listen to reviews this game is good!
While I also like the game, as it's exactly what I expected it to be (namely, the chill open-world sandbox driving / company management gameplay of Euro Truck Simulator 2 remade with taxis), the current "Mixed" reviews are still justified, as the game has plenty of shortcomings when it comes to both technical presentation and overall quality of life:
- Traffic AI is really atrocious now, with AI vehicles often stopping for no reason in high speed limit areas, failing to properly navigate in intersections and roundabouts, frequently rear-ending the player at red lights, or otherwise getting stuck at crosswalks. Pedestrian AI is not better either, with many of them either walking aimlessly on sidewalks, or moving erratically on crosswalks (often stopping in the middle of the road, or turning around and leaving the crosswalks). From a company (Simteract) which supposedly develops educational driving simulators with their own in-house Traffic AI library (at least this is what they claim on their website), seeing such atrocious AI is truly surprising.
- There is limited support for steering wheels right now, with plenty of wheel sets supported only to a limited extent (e.g. the wheels and pedals of certain sets are supported, but their shifters are not). There is also no official VR or head tracking support. For a game which aims to re-create the gameplay of Euro Truck Simulator 2 (and thus aiming for the same player base who expect these features to be available for maximum immersion) screwing these up was quite a dealbreaker for many gamers (even though I suppose they are rather a vocal minority in this case).
- While the game overall runs good (I play it on a dated i7-4790 + GTX 1070 combo), players reported micro-lagging and fps spikes that occur regardless of configuration, visual settings and the intensity of the rendered scene. Some additional optimization will go a long way.
- The game has plenty of obviously half-finished features. There are no female avatars; Setting a company name, colors and logo has no use right now (as they don't appear anywhere); There is no dynamic weather (while there's a chance for wet roads, all the raining happens "off-screen" while being in the garage); And the game always shows only one person getting in the taxi even if the fare involves several passengers (the rest of them just spawn in the car after the animation).
- There is no true ultra widescreen support. Playing in 21:9 or 32:9 resolutions cuts down the top and bottom of the rendered screen (compared to 16:9 resolutions). They either need to implement proper support for these resolutions or add an FOV slider.
- While the drivable cars and the hand-made map props look nice, the cityscape is otherwise pretty bland, likely populated with assets from the Unreal Marketplace. The cars of the AI traffic look especially dated, and only consist of about 10-15 different vehicles. There are also no trucks, motorcycles, mopeds or bicycles in the traffic (despite the map featuring plenty of bike lanes, for example).
So yeah, while I really enjoy the game, it definitely needs further polish and quality of life enhancements. Which I'm not sure the game will get, considering the short post-launch history of Train Life, the previous game of Simteract and Nacon, which was left in a quite incomplete state.
I don´t live in Barcelona, but I do live in Spain and I can say the drivers are very accurate. The Spanish are good at many things, but driving is not one of them 😉
lol
the stop sign at 20:40 can be ignored. It's only in use when the stoplights are not working
this game looks neat.. i hope your be able to see the drivers you hire like in bus sim hope this will be a near playthrough
The way you have to drive in this is very reminiscent of Crazy Taxi way back on the PS2. The physics were atrocious on that game but man I played that game constantly.
loving this game , very enjoyable , yes it stutters at times but they will fix that with a patch and it drives well using a controller too .
I dunno how it is in other countries, but this sim needs a Body odour slider for real immersion
Yup
I cannot wait to see what mods community gonna do to this game to make it real simulator
Graphics look clean ngl
nah fam, it looks like a PS3 game they tried giving upgraded shaders
Just don't look too far in the distance lol
No @@mattcrazy7070
Imo the graphics are just fine and I like them. The issue is the terrible performance on PS5. Especially in first person view it drops under 30 fps with constant lag. I really hope they'll soon bring out a patch
@@christinamayers3234 Thought it was just me with the bad lags on PS5 omg it’s a joke!
The weird AI-behavior aside, I would simply love this game, once it has at least Track-IR and stick-shift compatibility implemented. It`s not too much to ask, since it works perfectly well with ETS 2, ATS and even City Car Driver.
wheel shifters don't work on pc? there is a option to install manual trans in the garage.
@@wavybump OK The stick seems to work, only problem is, that my clutch pedal is not recognized. Any idea, what I could do about it?
BTW TrackIR or similar is an absolut must. Finding the buttons to look left or right on a constantly spinning wheel is somewhat annoying.
What’s better taxi life or city driver ?
@@Steevee5k that's horrible hopefully this fix it soon 🙏. trucking and logistics simulator has manual and clutch on console. but no npcs walking
@@mohammedtariq4805 graphic-wise taxi life beats city car driver by a landslide, but when it comes to steering immersion including headtracking, let's say, there is a lot of room for improvement for taxi life
Tmartn2 just did a video on this yesterday it was good he’s not the best at taking it slow 😂.
But I’ve seen all ur bus simulators and I think this gonna be a very enjoyable game to play and I’m along for the ride Jeff
Looking at the driver view, feels and looks like my Renault Capture 2020 layout hahaha
Looks good to me! Thanks for the tutorial.
When I first read the thumbnail I thought customers gave you negative reviews as a driver 😂
hey Jeff can you please put a camera where we can see you driving in person during gameplay of games like this one and ATS
My review will be out next weekend, sonetime.
Yeah, other than some of the wheels not being compatible, I don’t see why this would have so many negative reviews. I come from a wide range of sim games like MSFS to firefighter sim and I’m very impressed of how authentic the traffic is especially compared to police sim where the AI are absolutely horrible so I’m definitely going to be supporting this game 👍🏾
Is the Barcelona in this game a detailed recreation of Barcelona in real life?
I saw this game, and was kind of curious about it. Of course our man Jeff comes through with a video on it.
I don't know if you actually plan on ever touching the game again, but Semi-Arcade makes it so that you can hold the brake and it won't put you into reverse, and I believe X and Y (xbox) changes gears from D, N, R (no idea what it does on a Manual Gearbox) but at least this resolves the constantly rolling back issue since stopping puts you into Neutral and you're apparently always at a slight incline in the game?
One more bad thing is the reflection of light on the wet road. It is way too much.
I'm enjoying the game so far but I wish the steering was a little more sharp and responsive
My only 2 issues are the performance on PS5 with random frame drops, and the AI has moments where it just runs into the back of me when I'm stopped at a red light for some reason.
I was looking for a comment like this, having same issues thinking about retuning game back
The game glitches on ps5
Jeff have you tried out BeamNG's bus route mode?
Jeff, your commentary is funny ! You got passengers in the back but they don't show in the rear view mirror. Does this support racing wheel at all ? Cheers
I bet you the negative reviews are for parallel parking in the training. When i took my exam they didnt require me to parallel park and few know how to do so in my state
I’m playing in Series X and it’s great! Perfect traffic density for a console game.
I need to see more of this game
Jeff will this game be available? For for Xbox one or ps4 it would be great if u could some people can’t afford a pc or a ps5 or a Xbox series s/x
Game looks good but the fact that I possibly can't use my T818 makes this a no-buy... (just tried it with a pirated version- I do that before buying anything, it does not work and there's no possibility to bind anything)
I really like the game and I love the customization is good and love to watch more Taxi Life
my only complaint is the lack of large vehicles driving around
I played it with my g920 and it was awesome. I will give it a good review. Driving sensations felt authentic and believable.
it works w the g920 wheel on xbox?
@@get2myhead it works on PC
I just wanna say I started watching you in 2018 when you and the group was together and that’s how I discovered everyone with the 5pd police chase videos and I must admit I haven’t been catching up with the channel as much as I use to I just wish you guys can all reconnect and do a 5pd in gta and beam mg episode
I can't access the whole map of Barcelona.... will new parts of the map get activated as I progress in the gameplay?
When are you going to do more ATS? Miss it a lot
"favicabo" might just be the greatest name on the planet🤣
more of this game please
Jeff, Looking around you, did you do that with IR tracking?
Nope
15 seconds in and already like the idea! that main menu looks great. if its anything like crazy taxi ill be passing on it! 22 seconds to drive 5 miles or fail and restart was my biggest fustration.
19:52 There's something that you don't see every day. 😂
lmao my rental for uber is an actual kia soul like this one. Same color too I'm dead😅
I actually really like this game. Yes it has a couple of issues but nothing game breaking and hopefully the devs will fix it. Some of the AI vehicles get stuck and also you get people crossing the crose walks going back and forth over the same crossing
Great series
Game looks great especially graphics wise. Thanks for the information Jeff!
Rough timestamp 11:46 Clutch Pedal added when ‘cursor’ on manual
I just want a piece of advice that laptop would be good for me to play GTA V using these mods? By the way, greetings, Jeff, you're great! :)
I know what game I'm buying next!! I LOVE this!
Kia soul got 3 inch wheel spacers on or what? Lmao
I'm on Xbox series x not had alot of issues at all, stunning little game
Looks like an interesting game, doesn’t look all that bad from this video. Thanks for the video Jeff, hope you’re doing well. Keep up the great work and take care!
Can you play with steering wheel?
Great gameplay, excited off this game🔥
The best review so far, just wonder which setup you're using for this game? Looking forward to play it as soon I know my G27 setup would be supported!
I’m just using a controller
I wonder how boat boy would act or feel in the taxi with Jeff if this was to happen in Ocrp,fivem, ect
They're mostly because no wheel support and traffic likes to rear end you a lot but other than that it's one of the most relaxing sims
I think if you change it to semi-arcade it will stop the roll back
Hows everybody's day going?
My wheel is not supported. Despite the Xbox One Version of my Wheel being supported (supposedly). But mine is is the PS4/PS5/PC Version
Game is actually pretty good and interesting! I watched your live stream from yesterday again lol and notice you said hi to I like 4 times and wanted to apologize for bugging you but I really appreciated hearing it! Thank you Jeff much love ❤❤❤
no worries thanks for hanging out!
@@jfavignano always have, always will. Day 1 guitar lessons! ❤️
My only problem so far with the game is that see some cars crashing into you. Or pedestrians just walk over the crossing when your about to drive over it
Who else loves Jeff Favignano?
can you pls do some bus driving in OCRP?
Devs will just abandon this simple
spot on
No they won't.
@@romich4536 yes they will kid
@@indian_crocodileNo they won't kid.
@@romich4536 how you know? you not them lol they abandoned their games before
Once wheel support gets added for console it will be class
its not as bad as some are making out to be but have to say wish there was a way to turn the hud off so we can do nice screenshots
Same