The driving is meant to be a bit floaty because it was designed after legendary chase scenes in older movies, where cars would slide easily and let off much more smoke than realistic. Drive it with the sliding in mind and it all makes sense
@@robotman5105 The same people complain about driving in GTA 4. "Hurt durr, GTA 4 driving is unrealistic because I can't make a 90 degree turn at 80 MPH in a front-wheel drive car".
Driver San Francisco may be a love letter from Reflections to their beloved franchise. After years of them trying to make Driver like GTA, they decided to make the latest Driver go back to its old style: driving, no guns just driving, and I loved it especially when they decided to use licensed cars instead of fictional cars to make the city of San Francisco stand out.
The "loose" driving feel is the whole point - if you change your mindset to imagine your in an old school car chase movie and driving as such, you can understand why it's about sliding around corners instead of doing a racing line.
It's also what makes the driving feel so great! It's not like the recent NFS games where you tap the brake and your car starts magically drifting, albeit terribly. Each car has its own unique handling characteristics based on the drivetrain and you can feel it. It's got its realism to it, but still a very arcadey type of handling, which feels buttery smooth to control.
Guy who played a good amount of DSF online here almost a decade ago, driving has never been perfected in almost every Ubisoft game. This is just not a surprise anymore, but I will say it was worth an exception considering the handling here helped increase the skill ceiling of the online dramatically on top of the shift ability during its prime. I will not lie though. Like most singleplayer Ubisoft games with tacked on multiplayer modes, the online was not without flaws-but it still took a substantial amount of skill at its core. It… well ‘was’ a very necessary evil to keep the odd vehicle handling the way it is.
Can you guys stop mentioning that ”2nd person mission”? This game was literally my childhood, and it genuinely hurts to see that it'll be remembered just for that one mission.
@@robeez-l3o Brother. No-one asked. The game was remembered for. It's remembered for so much more. Just because some people like that mission doesn't give you the right to act like an idiot on the internet. You're so immature.
At 3:08 that thing is a McLaren F1, it used to be the fastest car in the world, and it's still the fastest within its category of naturally aspirated cars. Hope that helps :)
If you're still playing this. Actually there's a way you can use the boost for (making it work), you just need to ram then in the ram shift and comeback to the car as soon is possbile, boom you got a free 140-170 MPH without cops or anyone is chasing you getting it with you.
3:15 It's because this game has no anti-lock braking assist. You have to modulate how far you're pressing down the left trigger so the wheels don't lock up
"Whatever this thing is" Stopped watching when you didnt know the name of one of the most iconic cars in the world, that held the topspeed record for like 10 years+ for production cars.
It's funny, this game is ridiculously hard to find for PC, yet its a piece of cake for console. Most gaming stores that sell xbox 360 games sell it, and it's backwards compatible on the new Xbox Series consoles.
I love D:SF so darned much. The handling is tailored to be reminiscent of 70's classic chase films, where cars skid through junctions and pull sick jumps and other stunts on the regular. Yes it's not a handling system for everyone, but it's not only super satisfying to hit a smooth slide through sweeping turns... YOU CAN ALSO DRIFT ANYTHING. Semi-truck? Swing that trailer like it's a wrecking ball. Tough but so satisfying.
I remember getting an xbox 360 copy after watching a Nerd^3 (NerdCubed) video on it. It was super fun, I'm not a fan of solely driving games, but the mechanics and the story actually made me enjoy it. I think I still have the case and disc lying around somewhere.
Me and my friend used to play the lobby of this game rather than the races. It used to have this car drive around the map and it as unstoppable, so me and my friend made this huge roadblocks with the shift mechanic just to watch dozens of cars get flung across into the sky and across the map. Used to love doing that.
I am so happy people are still finding and playing this game! I been playing since day 1 and own copies for PlayStation and Xbox!! Thank you for this video I love it and earn you a subscriber!
Why are you complaining about the driving mechanic that you thought sucks, but not properly driving throughout the gameplay? I think this game held the best arcade driving mechanic to date because it's so satisfying. I can even drive in a cockpit view with just a one-handed keyboard without crashing at all. It's a perfect balance between fun arcadey driving and semi-realistic car physics.
I disagree that the Driving mechanic is not great . Imo this game has one of the best Driving mechanics I've seen in a game. The cars only loose control if you get cocky on your own, Drifting is more skill based as you can't just speed up and drift immediately instead you have to slow down before approaching a corner and then drift and fight to take back control. And also when you're normally driving, sometimes you spin out of control and then you can slow down again and fight to take back control. Tl;dr Not every out of control scenario can be solved by just speeding. It's a lot more skill based that you need to learn a little and that's what makes it so good
I started to play this game on PS3 two weeks ago.. When I was kid I couldnt afford it. But now.. :D I have collectors edition on Xbox/PC. PC version which I bought recently is still sealed(about 60€?). After 10 hours of playing Iˇm still enjoying this game, but you can see how easy it is instead of Driver 2, which was pain.. Thanks for the video. Have a nice day
Driving games like this deserve so much more credit, I recently just played this game again after not being able to play it for years due to my ps3 breaking down and it felt so nostalgic and is still as fun as it was years ago.
Unsure why someone who knows nothing about cars or driving physics is firstly reviewing a driving game and then criticising the physics. The driving physics of this game are excellent. It's always people who don't know about cars and driving that criticise realistic games. It's like GTA 4 people that don't understand driving say it's the worst physics but people than can drive and know about cars love it.
Now do a driver san francisco challenge where you cannot shift outside of starting missions or the game force you to, imagine how hard it would be, only using the car the mission you put in
Never played the game but heard good things about it. I’m so glad I found your channel. I know a lot of people share my love for achievement hunting but the way you talk about it and edit your videos just deeply resonates with me. Keep up the good work.
Still have this game. Played it a few times. Final mission is so weird af. I remember being so stoned and driving the car from the perspective of the person that is chasing me. Overall it was the best driver game imo. Let's not pretend like driver 3 and parallel lines were that great.
I loved everything about this game except for the fact that every car was automatic, would have been cool if there was manual mode. Other than that I put tons of hours into it.
That notable mission where you controlling tanner's challenger in perspective of the chaser was called "SECOND PERSON PERSPECTIVE" which is a rare genre in video games world, just to show you how unique this game is
Good review but i'm glad you said you're not a car guy because the driving is another big part of what makes this game so good. the physics are more realistic than many games now
This was a great game. Genius game mechanic that you could exit your body and jump into any other driver/car. If you where chasing a car you could setup all kinds of road blocks and crashes on the fly.
When I saw the first perspective switch my brain was like " oh so this games kinda like a heist game where the change of perspectives is meant to represent people following specific tasks that delay police or other opponents ect ect." that's a fun way to explain away a fun game mechanic. I was not expecting that the main character was possessing people to make those choices.
I remember buying this on a random cruise ship from finland to sweden and back. No idea where the physical disc is but thankfully i have the digital copy in my ubi library. Such a great game
Aw man i love this game. Shifting mechanic is surprising and i hate it at first because i didnt expect this game to be "supernatural". But once i get the hang of it i come to love it very much.
Man, I love this game, such a brilliant and unique game. And I like how by the end of the game, if you try to shift in the real world, Tanner will say that he can't shift since he's no longer in a coma, a very nice touch of detail. Sad that the game is no longer for purchase on digital stores if I didn't remember wrongly due to lincensing issues, but SteamUnlocked is your friend.
I've seen that one mission where you control your car from a chasing car POV in another video essay as a unique example of "2nd person view" in a game. I really really want to play this game.
My first experience with this game was as a kid, I played parallel lines on the wii quite a bit and the cover intrigued me, so I got it with like birthday money or something and played it. And I think I play it once every 3 years now at least, and its starting to feel like im overdue for a playthrough lol, love this game.
I played the demo on the 360 and thought the shift feature was so cool. I honestly forgot about this game and never played the full thing, but I’m glad I watched this!!! What a cool game that I absolutely regret missing out on.
When the online multiplayer was working, that was something else. I had started the race in a real slow lemon then midway using Tanner's special ability I turned into a Lambo and smoked everyone. They couldn't figure out what just happened. Wish I had captured the moment, but they all allied and jumped me the next round.
10:50 tanner did not go back into the coma because he wanted to, he tried to get up to hunt jericho but he couldn't stand since he was still injured. so he fell on the floor, was knocked out and is back into the coma. and he believed defeating jericho was his way out of the coma, and to get a proper closure to that madness.
I was incredibly lucky to actually have this game on ps3. I loved it and played the single player to a 100% sadly none of my friends had it and the lobbies were empty so o never got to do the multiplayer. Thank you for the great nostalgic video
BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR PLAYING THIS I FEEL LIKE THIS GAME NEVER GETS ENOUGH CREDIT ITS SO UNDERRATED 😅
I loved playing this so much it's wild
? Nick robinson done 2 Video about it and have over 10 milions of views combine
@@vvoidziu who?
@@vvoidziu asked
I grew up on this game :)
The driving is meant to be a bit floaty because it was designed after legendary chase scenes in older movies, where cars would slide easily and let off much more smoke than realistic. Drive it with the sliding in mind and it all makes sense
Also, he tried to take 30 degree angle turn at 110 MPH...
@@athl0nnothing makes me angrier at people playing driving games than lacking the basic knowledge of slowing your ass down to turn
@@robotman5105 The same people complain about driving in GTA 4. "Hurt durr, GTA 4 driving is unrealistic because I can't make a 90 degree turn at 80 MPH in a front-wheel drive car".
Yeah, he was having skill issues in the video, not the games fault.
Driver San Francisco may be a love letter from Reflections to their beloved franchise.
After years of them trying to make Driver like GTA, they decided to make the latest Driver go back to its old style: driving, no guns just driving, and I loved it especially when they decided to use licensed cars instead of fictional cars to make the city of San Francisco stand out.
Even the licensed trucks and buses that we only use to ram other cars and never drive intentionally, amazing
I think the Driver franchise would be the best to compete with GTA if you look into it’s past compared to GTA’s past
except that those cars are partly the reason why you cant play it anymore
The "loose" driving feel is the whole point - if you change your mindset to imagine your in an old school car chase movie and driving as such, you can understand why it's about sliding around corners instead of doing a racing line.
the suspension is also very soft, looks awesome seeing an Escalade sway side to side
It's also what makes the driving feel so great! It's not like the recent NFS games where you tap the brake and your car starts magically drifting, albeit terribly. Each car has its own unique handling characteristics based on the drivetrain and you can feel it. It's got its realism to it, but still a very arcadey type of handling, which feels buttery smooth to control.
Guy who played a good amount of DSF online here almost a decade ago, driving has never been perfected in almost every Ubisoft game. This is just not a surprise anymore, but I will say it was worth an exception considering the handling here helped increase the skill ceiling of the online dramatically on top of the shift ability during its prime.
I will not lie though. Like most singleplayer Ubisoft games with tacked on multiplayer modes, the online was not without flaws-but it still took a substantial amount of skill at its core. It… well ‘was’ a very necessary evil to keep the odd vehicle handling the way it is.
The physics in this game are so good
The car handling physics were one of the best arcade ones I've ever played. And most fun.
I love this game. There was a mission in the 2nd person as well!
Yes he talked about that in this video.
@@RagingAcid I am aware of that.
If you drive backwards at the start of that one you can explore the entire map in 2nd person
Can you guys stop mentioning that ”2nd person mission”?
This game was literally my childhood, and it genuinely hurts to see that it'll be remembered just for that one mission.
@@robeez-l3o Brother. No-one asked. The game was remembered for. It's remembered for so much more. Just because some people like that mission doesn't give you the right to act like an idiot on the internet. You're so immature.
The best thing are the passengers you shift with. Most of the acting was seriously winged and written in 10 minutes. Pretty amazing
This and Burnout Paradise were the mainstays of my school summers
Same
@Yuvrāj Sinhā I have both games on the Xbox 1, you are right, way better than other Triple A games.
This game is an unappreciated masterpiece
Nice to see people still play and enjoy this masterpiece game :)
I just picked it up today and its definitely a very unique car game
3:10 "whatever this thing is"
Literally shows one of the most unique and iconic supercars in the world, the McLaren F1 😭
God i wish this had a sequel
I think it has to be a game where you the player know its a coma, but the character has to find out what you're avoiding/real events is going on
Im glad it doesnt because seeing what ubisoft has done recently it wouldve been garbage
Or at least a remaster.
I remember playing this as a kid and just straight up having a good time. Good memories.
I saw a snippet of this video on TikTok and I'm so glad I decided to look for the full length video because this is a masterpiece
At 3:08 that thing is a McLaren F1, it used to be the fastest car in the world, and it's still the fastest within its category of naturally aspirated cars. Hope that helps :)
Also the world's first hypercar
If you're still playing this. Actually there's a way you can use the boost for (making it work), you just need to ram then in the ram shift and comeback to the car as soon is possbile, boom you got a free 140-170 MPH without cops or anyone is chasing you getting it with you.
"Whatever that thing is?"
Gordon Murray wants to know your location
3:15 It's because this game has no anti-lock braking assist. You have to modulate how far you're pressing down the left trigger so the wheels don't lock up
Such a shame this game is delisted, played it before and loved it
I honestly love the driving in this game. very satisfying and fun (to me at least)
3:08 you don't really need to be a car guy to know the McLaren F1
I’ve heard of this game but I never knew anything about the story or insanely unique mechanics. I’m gonna look for this!
All I remember is that 2nd person mission giving me a headache, Slab going on about Fiats, and break checking everyone 😂
"Whatever this thing is"
Stopped watching when you didnt know the name of one of the most iconic cars in the world, that held the topspeed record for like 10 years+ for production cars.
using shift and grabbing a truck in oncoming traffic is the most relatable thing ive ever done in this game
It's funny, this game is ridiculously hard to find for PC, yet its a piece of cake for console. Most gaming stores that sell xbox 360 games sell it, and it's backwards compatible on the new Xbox Series consoles.
Fun fact, the first letter of each mission spells out "LOL COMA BOY"
lol didn't know that
I love D:SF so darned much. The handling is tailored to be reminiscent of 70's classic chase films, where cars skid through junctions and pull sick jumps and other stunts on the regular. Yes it's not a handling system for everyone, but it's not only super satisfying to hit a smooth slide through sweeping turns... YOU CAN ALSO DRIFT ANYTHING. Semi-truck? Swing that trailer like it's a wrecking ball. Tough but so satisfying.
I remember getting an xbox 360 copy after watching a Nerd^3 (NerdCubed) video on it.
It was super fun, I'm not a fan of solely driving games, but the mechanics and the story actually made me enjoy it. I think I still have the case and disc lying around somewhere.
the driving physic is the best ever. i never crash using first person
bro called McLaren F1 "whatever this thing is" 😭😭
Me and my friend used to play the lobby of this game rather than the races. It used to have this car drive around the map and it as unstoppable, so me and my friend made this huge roadblocks with the shift mechanic just to watch dozens of cars get flung across into the sky and across the map. Used to love doing that.
So basically the gta train?
@@secretspy410yes
@@secretspy410 im assuming it had infinite mass like some cars in missions (Jericho will ram cars into space)
I am so happy people are still finding and playing this game! I been playing since day 1 and own copies for PlayStation and Xbox!! Thank you for this video I love it and earn you a subscriber!
Bravo, it takes time to master the controls of this game cuz its a real-simulation game, both real and simulation
Why are you complaining about the driving mechanic that you thought sucks, but not properly driving throughout the gameplay?
I think this game held the best arcade driving mechanic to date because it's so satisfying. I can even drive in a cockpit view with just a one-handed keyboard without crashing at all. It's a perfect balance between fun arcadey driving and semi-realistic car physics.
"whatever this thing is"
bro just insulted McLaren F1 without knowing
This is a game which made childhood great but we don't wanna play it again because its freakin trauma and hard
Ain’t no way you say the mcleren f1 “what ever this thing is” 3:10
"To whatever this thing is"
Shows an F1
I disagree that the Driving mechanic is not great . Imo this game has one of the best Driving mechanics I've seen in a game. The cars only loose control if you get cocky on your own, Drifting is more skill based as you can't just speed up and drift immediately instead you have to slow down before approaching a corner and then drift and fight to take back control. And also when you're normally driving, sometimes you spin out of control and then you can slow down again and fight to take back control.
Tl;dr Not every out of control scenario can be solved by just speeding. It's a lot more skill based that you need to learn a little and that's what makes it so good
Game is actually mad good. Definitely the best Driver game IMO
I think this game is pretty innovative and severely underrated.
Its one of my Favorite Games. I even Love the Handling.
Hopefully there will BE a remaster, or a new driver
This mf said whatever this thing is to a Mclaren F1💀
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I personally like the physics in driver
“Whatever this thing is” Jesus Christ.
Extremely high quality content!
Amazing video on a game I unfortunately never knew existed but now do, thanks to you.
You're the man I grew up on this game bro
I grew up in the 90s with original Driver then this version Driver San Fran is epic and still play weekly
I started to play this game on PS3 two weeks ago.. When I was kid I couldnt afford it. But now.. :D I have collectors edition on Xbox/PC. PC version which I bought recently is still sealed(about 60€?). After 10 hours of playing Iˇm still enjoying this game, but you can see how easy it is instead of Driver 2, which was pain.. Thanks for the video. Have a nice day
The driving was together with Driveclub the best driving i have ever seen in arcade racing games
Driving games like this deserve so much more credit, I recently just played this game again after not being able to play it for years due to my ps3 breaking down and it felt so nostalgic and is still as fun as it was years ago.
Unsure why someone who knows nothing about cars or driving physics is firstly reviewing a driving game and then criticising the physics. The driving physics of this game are excellent. It's always people who don't know about cars and driving that criticise realistic games. It's like GTA 4 people that don't understand driving say it's the worst physics but people than can drive and know about cars love it.
Great watch, came from Tiktok! Thank you for the video. Excited to see your channel blow up even more!
I appreciate the fact that these achievements hunting videos take time but dam I want more! Another great video
Now do a driver san francisco challenge where you cannot shift outside of starting missions or the game force you to, imagine how hard it would be, only using the car the mission you put in
That Dream Drop Distance bit GOT me so bad, honestly what my mind was going to lol
Never played the game but heard good things about it. I’m so glad I found your channel. I know a lot of people share my love for achievement hunting but the way you talk about it and edit your videos just deeply resonates with me. Keep up the good work.
“Tanner just goes back into his coma”
Because that’s a thing ! Ack it’s Wednesday, screw this I’m going into a coma. Cya in October!
great video
3:18
but i dont think taking a 90 degree turn at 120mph would ever work and its not the loose driving mechanics fault you hit the wall
3:00
That's pure skill issue not the game's fault
Still have this game. Played it a few times. Final mission is so weird af. I remember being so stoned and driving the car from the perspective of the person that is chasing me. Overall it was the best driver game imo. Let's not pretend like driver 3 and parallel lines were that great.
Always love seeing more content on this masterpiece of a game which I played way too much in my teenage years.
what’s crazy is this was one of those don’t judge a book by its cover game in gamestop, I’m glad I got it years later😩
I got this game about a while back, and I just still love it. It’s sad we don’t have another official Driver Game anymore.
I loved everything about this game except for the fact that every car was automatic, would have been cool if there was manual mode. Other than that I put tons of hours into it.
Came from tiktok!! And I’m glad I did!!!
Drive San Francisco driving physics were so much fun for drifting and the tire smoke was next level satisfying
That notable mission where you controlling tanner's challenger in perspective of the chaser was called "SECOND PERSON PERSPECTIVE" which is a rare genre in video games world, just to show you how unique this game is
Good review but i'm glad you said you're not a car guy because the driving is another big part of what makes this game so good. the physics are more realistic than many games now
I am so glad people haven't forgotten about this game, it's probably the greatest driving game of all time
This was a great game. Genius game mechanic that you could exit your body and jump into any other driver/car. If you where chasing a car you could setup all kinds of road blocks and crashes on the fly.
When I saw the first perspective switch my brain was like " oh so this games kinda like a heist game where the change of perspectives is meant to represent people following specific tasks that delay police or other opponents ect ect." that's a fun way to explain away a fun game mechanic. I was not expecting that the main character was possessing people to make those choices.
I remember buying this on a random cruise ship from finland to sweden and back. No idea where the physical disc is but thankfully i have the digital copy in my ubi library. Such a great game
Aw man i love this game. Shifting mechanic is surprising and i hate it at first because i didnt expect this game to be "supernatural". But once i get the hang of it i come to love it very much.
Man, I love this game, such a brilliant and unique game.
And I like how by the end of the game, if you try to shift in the real world, Tanner will say that he can't shift since he's no longer in a coma, a very nice touch of detail.
Sad that the game is no longer for purchase on digital stores if I didn't remember wrongly due to lincensing issues, but SteamUnlocked is your friend.
Is steamunlocked safe to use? I want to try and get Driver San Francisco on PC but I just want to make sure that the website is safe to use
Saw a part of this on tiktok and had to check out the full video!!
I remember me and my cousin renting this randomly and being in awe of the graphics lol
You keep on unlocking memory after memory
I've seen that one mission where you control your car from a chasing car POV in another video essay as a unique example of "2nd person view" in a game. I really really want to play this game.
how do you not know what a McLaren F1 is (at 3:11)??
The shift mechanic is almost exact like the one from battlefield 2 modern combat. One of my favorite games back then 😊
This game was my entire childhood, good to still see it on my FYP
I love the physics. Cars feel nice and weighty yet you can slide with ease.
Your welcome stray thanks for putting me in the end card
My first experience with this game was as a kid, I played parallel lines on the wii quite a bit and the cover intrigued me, so I got it with like birthday money or something and played it. And I think I play it once every 3 years now at least, and its starting to feel like im overdue for a playthrough lol, love this game.
every driver video i've ever watched, doesn't matter what game, nobody knows what the word "slalom" means, it's the one constant.
yo this game sounds hella cool i'm gonna have to check it out at some point. Amazing vid man as always keep up the fuckin spectacular work.
Oh please play Duke Nukem Forever. I have yet to see a full playthrough of it since no one seems to want to play it.
I played the demo on the 360 and thought the shift feature was so cool. I honestly forgot about this game and never played the full thing, but I’m glad I watched this!!! What a cool game that I absolutely regret missing out on.
The WHOLE DRIVER SERIES needs remastering!
i love this game very dearly, thank you so much for covering it, it never gets enough love 💕
One of your tiktoks came up on my FYP and hooked me, so here I am
0:58 red nissan 360z scene
song in background is Steamworks by The Presets
I have been plying this game for about 10 years now, I have become one of the best players in the world being in the top 50 on Xbox, twice. Very proud
When the online multiplayer was working, that was something else. I had started the race in a real slow lemon then midway using Tanner's special ability I turned into a Lambo and smoked everyone. They couldn't figure out what just happened. Wish I had captured the moment, but they all allied and jumped me the next round.
10:50 tanner did not go back into the coma because he wanted to, he tried to get up to hunt jericho but he couldn't stand since he was still injured. so he fell on the floor, was knocked out and is back into the coma. and he believed defeating jericho was his way out of the coma, and to get a proper closure to that madness.
I was incredibly lucky to actually have this game on ps3. I loved it and played the single player to a 100% sadly none of my friends had it and the lobbies were empty so o never got to do the multiplayer. Thank you for the great nostalgic video
I 100% the story, got max level in multiplayer, and got all achievements in this game. It's so underrated I swear TO GOD