Edit : (Studio is Nacon not Namco my mistake, Not worth 15billion only 120million 😅) anyways I know most of you might not be aware that this is happening right now. I uploaded this quick video because I don’t have time to make longer ones, but I had to get this out to save you all some cash. I’ll always keep it real, screw these corporations. Don’t get scammed out of your money like I did. If you still want to test it, get it on Steam since you have 2 hours to refund it. Buying it on Xbox or PS will make getting a refund a hassle. Hold out, lads. Hope this helps save you some money.
Thanks bro, I fell for this shit with Forza Motorsport, way too many content creators were plugging it - yeah it looks amazing, yeah, it's fun to play, performance on my test system was actually great blah blah... Thanks for keeping it real🙏
Idk, I'm thinking this game will probably run fine at the release date. I'm going to assume this is China's way to make people stop pre ordering games. I could be wrong but I guess we will see on launch day.
3 points to never do when it comes to games 1. Never pre order 2. Never buy always online 3. Never buy within the first 1 or 2 years of launching (for AAA games)
This needed to be said. This game is not ready to be released. They are not here for the customer, they are here for the shareholder. That is why we don't have core features to the franchise available at launch. That is why we have a roadmap with several ways for them to get more money while they slowly give us back what we already had. DO NOT ACCEPT GETTING WHAT YOU ALREADY HAD DRIP-FED TO YOU! This is not a complete game! Don't pay complete game money! If this was 10 or 20 dollars, I'd give it a shot but they want FULL GAME PRICE! Think about the 360 days. Think about the PS1/PS2 days. Would this be acceptable to you then? Don't let it be now!
It's conflicting because the gameplay is good. I mean the car handling and car sounds, and the map is better than any map we've had in recent open world racing games. The main issue is the servers and always online. The publisher's of this game, I don't understand how bad you can fuck up something like this. If they had another year of development this game could probably have been one of the best racing games released. But here we are. Greed is one hell of a drug. But i wouldn't be surprised if the people in charge at nacon are just old french dudes who treat their workers like livestock. Anyway, hopefully this game will still be good after a year. I think I'll still get it after they fix the server issues because I did enjoy the demo quite a bit.
@@youarenotspecial The difference is that Forza knew what they were doing, did it 4 times prior, and didn't really have to rework the entire formula. They just had to pick and choose what they wanted. This company is not the same as TDU2 or TDU1, therefore this is not an established franchise anymore, nor is it in the hands of its creators, so that argument, while true, has no bearing on this situation. This company is taking a franchise they've never owned or worked on (except for maybe bits and pieces of devs that had parts in the previous team), they have no background in lifestyle simulation racing games (although they do have racing experience), and they didn't make it always online.
always online has got to be up there when it comes to the dumbest things in gaming step 1. buy single player game step 2. login to ubisoft/ea/whatever step 3. get dc'd from their servers, be unable to play game whats the point??
I refunded the game the moment i couldn't open the game, it was an absolute shame because it was gonna be something i bought for my birthday. Absolutely ruined by corporate bs
Damn good video Mate. I appreciate you being honest and telling us to pass this one bye rather than convince us to buy it. Solid work mate! Good to see you again!
Ya, Alex7 is a massive glazer, he's promoting a trash product while making plenty of money from KT Racing. The continuous delays made it seem like they were working hard on delivering quality, but instead they just wanted to give us a terrible product while robbing us.
I came very close to buying the game until I saw how bad the server connectivity problems are. Whenever they can get that fixed then I'll buy it. Everything needing to be always online is and has been killing AAA video games for years now. An offline single player mode would have immediately bypassed the connectivity problems and allowed people to actually experience the game but I guess dev studios can't figure that out.
Yep, I was let down as somebody who played TDU 1 and 2. This “new” TDU sadly aged like milk. Not so impressive, Always online. It’s a complete joke that it felt like The Crew all over again.
It was written on the wall when the multiplayer testing beta and literally nobody could get into the game. Always online bullshit is everywhere nowadays. I stopped trusting these devs when they completely screwed up their WRC Generations release to rush this game out the door and it STILL had ot be delayed for an additional year and it's STILL unfinished. Never buying this.
There shouldn’t be any reason why single player is always online then the publisher blames the Devs is the game dies. Then we never get a favorite IP again
well bigger youtubers usually get paid or have a partnership. Their scripts even say "this is my own opinion" or "i will say if i find something bad", but its just part of the script or what they allow them to say to sound more beliveable
"all chattin shit, pre-recorded footage" I watched ar12 get disconnected so often lmao, he could barely record videos of the game because of how shit it is
Haven’t played td myself yet but watched stream. Dude played the game for 5 hours. Played on PC. Online was not working (game was not finding racers). Servers problem and low number of players due to early access I guess. Besides that game crushed few times, and one race was not loading. In my opinion it is not total disaster but I would advise not to make haste with buying this game. Few patches required for sure. Golden rule: no preorders, no early access, no paid beta-test.
Hence the video. It’s like none of them have a backbone anymore, just shielding it, all of them. Remember our talk a while back? I knew this studio would mess it up.
The only youtuber that I know that was addressing these issues was blackpanthaa and the company was so salty that they didn't give him a review code the day before early access he's the one that told them to add garages to the game which they did but he warned them about this online only situation and they didn't listen First impression matters a lot in games and if the first impression for most players is bad it can negatively affect the game It has potential but the game is in a rough state right now they should've just released this in 2025 And things that were promised are not there like the improved traffic density the world is still dead as hell And they need to give an offline option and also be able to pause races with AI if they don't fix most of this it might end up like concord
Thank you for an honest review!! to bad to hear that about this game, that's why I hate online games, you don't get this problems with offline game mode, I don't know why they didn't make this game offline with an online option :(
after playing 25 hours of this game and getting to level 34 and ignoring the terrible preformance, random ai vanishing and spawning in, random artifacting fron the graphics, race ai having rubber banding even when ahead of you, literally no interactions with other players (except for two people complaning about how bad the game is in the voice chat), the game has pretty good sound design and physics and a couple of features ive missed from other open worlds. Oh and the map is pretty nice.
Don't forget to add Flatout to the list of franchises KTR have managed to ruin. In fact, when they were trading as Kylotonn Games didn't they even manage to screw up a Breakout/Arkanoid clone?
I was worried a couple of months ago watching and playing the beta on PC. Now actually playing it early made me realize how this IS NOT TDU. Even from the start, you are brought in to this “society” where there are people you have to “impress” felt like rich people watching me for their leisure. But even then, the cars are very disappointing. Not many lambos, audis, BMWs, and benz. The last 3 had their own dealerships. And how is this rear view in 1st person mode look like shit and its 2024.
I suspect a PS5 Pro video in the making, talking about GT7 and Ray Tracing in-game. 😂 Since it was finally announced. Looks like I should have invested more into PS5 since it looks like the Pro can do graphics mode at 60 FPS now. And I only have exclusives, just a single hand full, on my PS5. 😭 Everything I play on Series X, which is hundreds of games, are now inferior to the Pro version.
is it kinda ironic when you're saying not to buy this game as a youtuber? But while I don't have the money to buy this game, I can see the situation. It didn't look good throughout the entire marketing sessions, still feels like it's rough and unpolished.
this is common with games nowadays, no need to rage and cry a river, just buy the game later when it has had time to iron bugs out, look at cyberpunk 2077, fh5 and even no mans sky launch!
Personally i didnt have much connection issues. But the performance, racing, and everything else is horrible. Dont buy. I was playing on PC with a 13gen I9 and a RTX4090 and i dont think i hit higher than 50 fps. Buy CarX Street instead i have had sooo much more fun on that game.
Dont forget about the people who used a VPN (like me) that have their save stuck in NA for example since the servers worked somewhat there, now that the servers work in EU my save is gone lmao... have to play on NA server to continue my save....
I’ll be honest, it’s enjoyable, but it’s nothing groundbreaking. However, it’s a mess. It’s not just the servers, there are a lot of bugs. AI cars disappearing, lighting effects glitching, and frame drops. If it were playable, I’d be playing it. I hope it gets fixed, I really do, but for now, I just want to stop people from wasting their money.
@@AutomotiveVP okay and so did forza horizon 5 when it first came out. no traffic, server disconnections, missing textures, missing wheel spins. hate it all you want but people will like this game and it will be fixed.
@@youarenotspecial At least Forza Horizon 5 always had an offline mode, so a lot of the problems didn't hinder you from playing the game and participating in races.
This games was awful in the beta, I don't even have to look at reviews to know it's just as bad in release. At it's best, with no bugs and performance issues, tdu solar crown is a relatively mediocre and repetitive driving game.
So you complaining just because you can't get into the game, not about actual game. It's a small company, they can't just afford huge amount of servers out of launch . So this take time, as people buy it.
If the game wasn't ready yet, then they shouldn't have launched it knowing that the servers couldn't handle that much player activity at once. Never defend unfinished games 🤡
The poor single mom struggling kt racing has put their love into this game! Buy the game so they can afford rent and maybe buy some servers. Why did they make it always online? Because the poor mom and pop shop kt racing thought it is the best for their “artistic vision”. So please, buy the deluxe version and wait patiently
not like the game itself is worth of my time for being such a generally lackluster experience across the board and not to mention the always online drm meaning this game's life span is pretty much numbered
Edit : (Studio is Nacon not Namco my mistake, Not worth 15billion only 120million 😅) anyways I know most of you might not be aware that this is happening right now. I uploaded this quick video because I don’t have time to make longer ones, but I had to get this out to save you all some cash. I’ll always keep it real, screw these corporations. Don’t get scammed out of your money like I did. If you still want to test it, get it on Steam since you have 2 hours to refund it. Buying it on Xbox or PS will make getting a refund a hassle. Hold out, lads. Hope this helps save you some money.
This is just sad now 🥲
first we got forza with recycled models and tracks,then rennsport gamepasses in early access,now test drive..
Thanks bro, I fell for this shit with Forza Motorsport, way too many content creators were plugging it - yeah it looks amazing, yeah, it's fun to play, performance on my test system was actually great blah blah...
Thanks for keeping it real🙏
@@initialdoge8528What's next, Gran Turismo 8?
I bought GOLD and refunded it 10 mins after I played it! 😆
Idk, I'm thinking this game will probably run fine at the release date. I'm going to assume this is China's way to make people stop pre ordering games. I could be wrong but I guess we will see on launch day.
3 points to never do when it comes to games
1. Never pre order
2. Never buy always online
3. Never buy within the first 1 or 2 years of launching (for AAA games)
its actually an AA game not AAA
Make it 1 or 2 weeks of launching for AA
@@kubacete1689 Well then that point doesn't apply to this game, hence why I said AAA and not AA
Remember when you'd buy a game and it would simply just work?
I know, right? Like are we going backwards or what?
Those were the days!
yeah like 30 years ago. get over it that will never happen
yeah, good times :(
Ps2 days man. Miss dose
On the plus side, it has started its life cycle exactly how TDU2 did.
I wish I used that statement in the video 🎉😂
TDU2 flopped because it was boring. But TDU3 is very much like TDU1. It's far better than TDU2.
@@elksalmon84 Yes. TDU2 flopped because of the lack of cars, variety and how bad they sounded.
This needed to be said. This game is not ready to be released. They are not here for the customer, they are here for the shareholder. That is why we don't have core features to the franchise available at launch. That is why we have a roadmap with several ways for them to get more money while they slowly give us back what we already had. DO NOT ACCEPT GETTING WHAT YOU ALREADY HAD DRIP-FED TO YOU! This is not a complete game! Don't pay complete game money! If this was 10 or 20 dollars, I'd give it a shot but they want FULL GAME PRICE! Think about the 360 days. Think about the PS1/PS2 days. Would this be acceptable to you then? Don't let it be now!
It's conflicting because the gameplay is good. I mean the car handling and car sounds, and the map is better than any map we've had in recent open world racing games. The main issue is the servers and always online. The publisher's of this game, I don't understand how bad you can fuck up something like this. If they had another year of development this game could probably have been one of the best racing games released. But here we are. Greed is one hell of a drug. But i wouldn't be surprised if the people in charge at nacon are just old french dudes who treat their workers like livestock. Anyway, hopefully this game will still be good after a year. I think I'll still get it after they fix the server issues because I did enjoy the demo quite a bit.
neither was forza horizon 5 yet people love it
@@youarenotspecial The difference is that Forza knew what they were doing, did it 4 times prior, and didn't really have to rework the entire formula. They just had to pick and choose what they wanted. This company is not the same as TDU2 or TDU1, therefore this is not an established franchise anymore, nor is it in the hands of its creators, so that argument, while true, has no bearing on this situation. This company is taking a franchise they've never owned or worked on (except for maybe bits and pieces of devs that had parts in the previous team), they have no background in lifestyle simulation racing games (although they do have racing experience), and they didn't make it always online.
Everyone needs to get their head out their ass and stop supporting SINGLE PLAYER online games!
absolutely atrocious
i would never buy something like that
always online has got to be up there when it comes to the dumbest things in gaming
step 1. buy single player game
step 2. login to ubisoft/ea/whatever
step 3. get dc'd from their servers, be unable to play game
whats the point??
As soon as they said always online i knew i was about to save my money
I refunded the game the moment i couldn't open the game, it was an absolute shame because it was gonna be something i bought for my birthday. Absolutely ruined by corporate bs
Damn good video Mate. I appreciate you being honest and telling us to pass this one bye rather than convince us to buy it. Solid work mate! Good to see you again!
You’re very much welcome sir! Likewise!
Kireth is a fraud
Always has been. Never trusted Kireth.
Yeah, it's so frustrating being a genuine small TH-camr that struggles to get numbers and then seeing the BS he uploads! It does my head in!
Kireth posts clickbait titles on his videos. He's a total asshat
Alex VII, Kortex Racing, and Leon JHK, despite their small subscriber/viewer counts, has outsized influence over this game's marketing
Kireth and Alex VII are scum
As a TDU fan this game is a disapointment there nothing tdu like in this game just a the crew lite
Racing games has went down hill in the past recent years. A bad era for racing gaming.
Gone were the days you could buy a gam and own it and didn’t have to rely on servers. Servers should be purposely made optional for multiplayer only
Ya, Alex7 is a massive glazer, he's promoting a trash product while making plenty of money from KT Racing. The continuous delays made it seem like they were working hard on delivering quality, but instead they just wanted to give us a terrible product while robbing us.
The graphics my god thats enough to feel sick and hospitalised
I came very close to buying the game until I saw how bad the server connectivity problems are. Whenever they can get that fixed then I'll buy it. Everything needing to be always online is and has been killing AAA video games for years now. An offline single player mode would have immediately bypassed the connectivity problems and allowed people to actually experience the game but I guess dev studios can't figure that out.
Yep, I was let down as somebody who played TDU 1 and 2. This “new” TDU sadly aged like milk. Not so impressive, Always online. It’s a complete joke that it felt like The Crew all over again.
I hate everything have to be online nowadays, I miss racing game where i can just insert the disc and play the fucking game.
It was written on the wall when the multiplayer testing beta and literally nobody could get into the game. Always online bullshit is everywhere nowadays. I stopped trusting these devs when they completely screwed up their WRC Generations release to rush this game out the door and it STILL had ot be delayed for an additional year and it's STILL unfinished. Never buying this.
the visuals in this video are so last gen. Why do the graphics suck so bad? lol
to be honest I've seen better last gen racing games graphics than this, Gran Turismo Sport is an example.
Driver San Francisco on the PS3(!) looks better than this. Look up gameplay if you don't believe me
some stuff looks like early xbox 360 era...
i remember that many games from that time look better on a modern PC, then TDU Solar Crown
There shouldn’t be any reason why single player is always online then the publisher blames the Devs is the game dies. Then we never get a favorite IP again
I Kinda Miss Test Drive 2 Experience Where u Could Choose too Play Online
You don't have to miss it. There's a fan server running called project paradise 2. I think most of the stuff is working on it if not all.
well bigger youtubers usually get paid or have a partnership. Their scripts even say "this is my own opinion" or "i will say if i find something bad", but its just part of the script or what they allow them to say to sound more beliveable
At least I can still play TDU2 on my 360…
What a realist. We should meet irl. We'll be great friends.
We renting a car and hitting the Nurburgring??????
@@AutomotiveVP I'm too poor for that 😆
@@AutomotiveVP mate, I thought you and I were doing that! ;D
@@AutomotiveVPI identify as a sports car. Y'all can drive me around the Nurburgring 😂
I dare say a lot of youtubers have been paid to influence. Doesn't even look good
"all chattin shit, pre-recorded footage" I watched ar12 get disconnected so often lmao, he could barely record videos of the game because of how shit it is
Its ok, I just started Cyberpunk 2077, will play this game in a year or two.
5 minutes of straight facts. Just send a refund request on steam hopefully I will get my refund. I feel scammed such a shame what happend to tdu
Haven’t played td myself yet but watched stream. Dude played the game for 5 hours. Played on PC. Online was not working (game was not finding racers). Servers problem and low number of players due to early access I guess. Besides that game crushed few times, and one race was not loading.
In my opinion it is not total disaster but I would advise not to make haste with buying this game. Few patches required for sure.
Golden rule: no preorders, no early access, no paid beta-test.
I have no clue how, but i have not had any problems yet, i'm currently like lv15 and im loving the game so far
I'm so sick of these bigger TH-camrs playing this game and not addressing the BS of this game! 🤬
Hence the video. It’s like none of them have a backbone anymore, just shielding it, all of them. Remember our talk a while back? I knew this studio would mess it up.
@@AutomotiveVP yep, I remember! Thnx for being true as always! 🙏🏽
The only youtuber that I know that was addressing these issues was blackpanthaa and the company was so salty that they didn't give him a review code the day before early access he's the one that told them to add garages to the game which they did but he warned them about this online only situation and they didn't listen
First impression matters a lot in games and if the first impression for most players is bad it can negatively affect the game
It has potential but the game is in a rough state right now they should've just released this in 2025
And things that were promised are not there like the improved traffic density the world is still dead as hell
And they need to give an offline option and also be able to pause races with AI if they don't fix most of this it might end up like concord
@@Jordan27893 first impressions in video games is absolute nothing now a days. yall just like bitching like the Reddit sub does.
@@youarenotspecial Imagine defending Nacon with their anti-consumer practices. Couldn't be me
Me personally I find it fun besides the server issues and always online
Thank you for an honest review!! to bad to hear that about this game, that's why I hate online games, you don't get this problems with offline game mode, I don't know why they didn't make this game offline with an online option :(
Already refunded bro thank you for telling the truth
I’ve learned not to buy these types of games until months later.
after playing 25 hours of this game and getting to level 34 and ignoring the terrible preformance, random ai vanishing and spawning in, random artifacting fron the graphics, race ai having rubber banding even when ahead of you, literally no interactions with other players (except for two people complaning about how bad the game is in the voice chat), the game has pretty good sound design and physics and a couple of features ive missed from other open worlds. Oh and the map is pretty nice.
It’s worked fine for me. Am on pc and level 60.
Don't forget to add Flatout to the list of franchises KTR have managed to ruin. In fact, when they were trading as Kylotonn Games didn't they even manage to screw up a Breakout/Arkanoid clone?
Tbf, even IGN gave this game a 5, which at least gives me peace
Thank you my good friend!!
You’re welcome, I hope they fix it!
@@AutomotiveVP Me too, I love TDU series
I was worried a couple of months ago watching and playing the beta on PC. Now actually playing it early made me realize how this IS NOT TDU. Even from the start, you are brought in to this “society” where there are people you have to “impress” felt like rich people watching me for their leisure. But even then, the cars are very disappointing. Not many lambos, audis, BMWs, and benz. The last 3 had their own dealerships. And how is this rear view in 1st person mode look like shit and its 2024.
It’s been working fine for me other than having to wait 15 minutes the first day
I suspect a PS5 Pro video in the making, talking about GT7 and Ray Tracing in-game. 😂 Since it was finally announced.
Looks like I should have invested more into PS5 since it looks like the Pro can do graphics mode at 60 FPS now. And I only have exclusives, just a single hand full, on my PS5. 😭 Everything I play on Series X, which is hundreds of games, are now inferior to the Pro version.
is it kinda ironic when you're saying not to buy this game as a youtuber?
But while I don't have the money to buy this game, I can see the situation. It didn't look good throughout the entire marketing sessions, still feels like it's rough and unpolished.
this is common with games nowadays, no need to rage and cry a river, just buy the game later when it has had time to iron bugs out, look at cyberpunk 2077, fh5 and even no mans sky launch!
KT Racing lost the WRC license because of how much mismanagement KT Racing has i remember playing WRC 6 and it played like absolute dogshit
It will get patched it’s not Namco that’s ridge racer be patient
PREACH THE TRUTH
I didn't even know this game existed lmao
Personally i didnt have much connection issues. But the performance, racing, and everything else is horrible. Dont buy. I was playing on PC with a 13gen I9 and a RTX4090 and i dont think i hit higher than 50 fps. Buy CarX Street instead i have had sooo much more fun on that game.
I always wanted to wait to buy it, and are not buying until maybe sometime next year.
Dont forget about the people who used a VPN (like me) that have their save stuck in NA for example since the servers worked somewhat there, now that the servers work in EU my save is gone lmao... have to play on NA server to continue my save....
No golf volkswagen.
Forevermore holding on to granturismo. And maybe carxstreet hopefully comes on consoles
Nah these visuals arent last gen, its like a mobile game lmao
I cant believe how terrible this game is man im so dissapointed i payed $140.00 cad. For this its insane how bland and unfinished this game is
nah i dont let others speak for me....... including you.
w mans real shit
I just had to comment as you keep saying Namco, it's not Namco it's Nacon mate smaller studio not a 15 billion pounds studio 👌
@@yorkshiresimgamer5424 Yea I noticed my mistake, apologies, still with 120mil tho.
That bad, huh? Looks like I'll play either Motorfest or Forza Horizon 5.
Just server issues atm. It's a decent game
I’ll be honest, it’s enjoyable, but it’s nothing groundbreaking. However, it’s a mess. It’s not just the servers, there are a lot of bugs. AI cars disappearing, lighting effects glitching, and frame drops. If it were playable, I’d be playing it. I hope it gets fixed, I really do, but for now, I just want to stop people from wasting their money.
@@Kortex_Racingwrong the game sucks
@@AutomotiveVP okay and so did forza horizon 5 when it first came out. no traffic, server disconnections, missing textures, missing wheel spins. hate it all you want but people will like this game and it will be fixed.
@@youarenotspecial At least Forza Horizon 5 always had an offline mode, so a lot of the problems didn't hinder you from playing the game and participating in races.
I think this game is good
I got in the game on the 5th
Tell it how it is lmfao
Shit looks like a mobile game. Wtf are these graphics?
I would not buy this game because I have seen reviews on steam of guys having 4070 and getting hardly 60fps and my gpu is not close to 4070
looks like a bad mobile game
This games was awful in the beta, I don't even have to look at reviews to know it's just as bad in release. At it's best, with no bugs and performance issues, tdu solar crown is a relatively mediocre and repetitive driving game.
dam this looks terrible
I'm still buying it
This game like a mobile race game :((( sorry
So you complaining just because you can't get into the game, not about actual game. It's a small company, they can't just afford huge amount of servers out of launch . So this take time, as people buy it.
If the game wasn't ready yet, then they shouldn't have launched it knowing that the servers couldn't handle that much player activity at once. Never defend unfinished games 🤡
The poor single mom struggling kt racing has put their love into this game! Buy the game so they can afford rent and maybe buy some servers. Why did they make it always online? Because the poor mom and pop shop kt racing thought it is the best for their “artistic vision”. So please, buy the deluxe version and wait patiently
not like the game itself is worth of my time for being such a generally lackluster experience across the board
and not to mention the always online drm meaning this game's life span is pretty much numbered