Test Drive Unlimited was from 2006 and it had working mirrors. Why do people assume things were worse in the past? Game complexity has only gone DOWN for games, not up. The graphics only got better superficially.
Summary: I just don't get it, these type of games are clearly inspired by the fact that most of us love fast cars and that whole lifestyle but will probably never get to do it for real. So why oh why do they make such an half arsed game as this that has such a large open world with nothing at all to do in it? Why is it so hard to make a game like Test drive unlimited 2? Imagine this big open world filled with players, who all owned multiple houses and a fleet of cars and to get them cars they had to drive to the specific car show room, park up in the customer car park, get out their car, walk to the showroom door, see the receptionist behind her desk and then walk around the showroom looking at the various model cars, test drive one if you like or just buy it. Then maybe head up to the coast road with your m8's do some cruising, head to the clothes shops, buy a cool new outfit and then all head to the casino and play some roulette. Hell you could even take a picture of your car and hang in on your house wall, hows that for immersion. Then you had the awesome racing, the car customisation the sense of purpose you had in the world, loads of players on line at a time, not four! Nowadays these games are bland, empty worlds with nothing to do other than tear around the streets without any purpose and the kids lap them up like a cat that got the cream, so sad.
I think it's just the fact we are not the audience they are striving to hit. I mean think about this I have a bunch of friends which were and still excited for this pile of garbage this people really don't care that you can spawn a car under their asses from out of nowhere they don't care about the fact that you can change from plane to car in seconds they just want to have fast fun no imersion. (migth I add these are the same people who enjoyed NFS payback) .They are aiming for the broadest audience which ussually wants cheap thrills.That is why the asphalt series is so popular it offers the same expirience. The closest thing I compare the Crew 2 to is having sex with a hooker no passion, no love just animal instinct.(sorry if my English is broken, I am not native speaking)
This is random as fuck, but in your dirt 4 review, I think the words you were looking for were “the cars aren’t twitchy enough to feel like rally cars”
RatScum We call those types of people “mouth breathers.” In England haha. But sometime cheap fun is the best type of fun. Probably not in The Crew 2 but still.
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It is worth a buy on sale. Although I liked the first one more, it's still astounding how huge the world is and you can cruise everywhere you want on land, water or air. It's a nice chill and has a lot of content.
It's sad to see this game is made by the same people (or a few) that used to make TDU 1 and 2. What has gaming come to...? Why can't we have a updated TDU: big open world, no bs story and characters, lots of cars and garages you can buy. It's so simple but somehow so complicated. I lost hope to ever see such a game again.
I just think some developers don’t wanna make the same game or copy a game too much, cause they think they can some up with some great original idea. Forza horizon with all the cool test drive stuff would be a dream game for many people, but it’ll never happen. :(
Think what you just said, "don't wanna make the same game or copy a game too much" Cough cough "Assassin's Creed" cough cough "COD and Battlefield" Cough Cough "Forza" Most games are same, Graphics are so high right now they forgot about the gameplay, they don't even know how to improve it. Did you see Forza? I kid you not it's the same graphics same gameplay + weather magic, LOL What? That Weather Magic could have been just added on older one as dlc for 10 bucks or less, but noooo we make a whole new game, it's same fucking game.
Another game where they have one or two decent mechanics and then expect the player to GRIND THE SHITE out of it. Not interested. Tried Destiny for a few hours and it bored me to tears. I'd rather consistently eat mung beans every day for a week. Mung beans. I have no time for these lazy games, thanks for the review Mac.
Yes, but people will buy it as always and Ubisoft will be happy to say about "big success" of this game so they gonna create The Crew 3 where you can race with others in Wingsuit or on scooters or I dunno, ufo shit, just because they thing "people wants this shit"
It's all the sweeter because of what they did to Sweden, then snathced defeat from the jaws of victory while Sweden go on to win the group. Just beautiful.
Thank you for this review. I was expecting it to be bad, but I just had to make sure. After looking at other reviews of this game. I knew the only person I can clearly trust before buying this game is you. Watching your reviews have probably saved me hundreds of pounds haha. Keep up the good work. For some reason, I was tempted to try this game out, but from what I have seen from the game footage, it really is a bland racing game. Like you said, a kid would probably like this game, and that's good for them! I just don't get the deal with all of this social media crap, and I'm only 21. I could not agree with you anymore about the upgrade system. I hated it in the first Crew game, so I would only hate it just as much on this one. Keep up the good work, Mack. Man I would love to see a new test drive game too. If they do make a new test drive, I hope they don't fuck it up!
It's not pay to win because you can only buy cars, without parts. For instance in order to use the 2017 camaro ZL1 you have to obtain Icon100, which means you have to earn it. You can buy it all day with real money, you just can't do anything with it until you hit that lvl. Once you purchase this car and you are able to drive it, you don't have performance parts because you have to earn them. This is why I really don't have an issue with this. It's no different than buying skins in other games because again, your buying a bare bones ride. They done this for people that just don't have time to farm the game. No harm no foul in my book.
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I played the Beta as well. I figure the final game sucks as well because this is Ubisoft we're talking about here. All these regurgitated games over and over again are getting old.
It's frightening how game studios, even the bigger ones, don't hesitate one bit to release their half arsed games, there was a time when they at least tried to release decent products... We are to blame I guess.
Being an old fella and a gamer all my life I find it refreshing that someone else has the same values as myself. You are my #1 go to when it comes to buying games. Fantastic work!!
I agree this is made for the younger crowd. It’s just a basic racing arcade game that still can be a little fun. For me I’m getting it cause my 6 yr old daughter thinks it’s really fun. And I’m sure I can get some Entertainment out of it
Darken De la Espada if I was tight on money I’d agree, so this is still worth it at full price just for the few hours of fun. It’s hard to play most games I’d let her play with me, so this is perfect
Looking at the ingame map hurts my soul. Vegas is in the southern part of Nevada, the map layout would seem to put Nevada between the land of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. Did I seriously see a "death valley" truck race way up NORTH?
Mate you are just hysterical. I've spent the last week simply watching everything on your channel. A few of the videos I kept replaying over and over they were so good. Your straightforward critique style combines with your humor to form a sexy rainbow big breasted unicorn of a channel. Take care and keep it up!
As someone who played the beta, I 100% agree with you Mack. Me and my friend played the beta, and got bored in an hour or so. I will probably wait until the game costs practically nothing before I get it, or if they give it away like they did with the first game.
SkinnierSteve Same here. It was exciting in the first few hours but soon it became really dreadful to play (for me). I wasted hours upon hours of activity time just to get over that excessive rubber banding and I regretted that.
Love your reviews! Here's my comment though Review Mirrors - Agree 110%, was severely disappointed they do not work and it causes me to hit AI/friends because I can't see them (this will cause PVP players to believe you are hitting them purposely... Gear wise - I will state that putting parts on your car are at the beginning "equip the one on the end", but later when you get the good shit it's "which perk helps me best". Every loot drop game is like this, beginning gear is only there to help you get the best gear. In-game Credits - I'm ok with this because it allows you to buy cars that can be bought without real money yet those who use real money still have to earn the parts. Force Feedback - I adjusted this in the options menu (turned it all the way up, it's turned down) and it works pretty good with my Thrustmaster T150 PVP - This is heart breaking learning there is no PVP.... BUT I do hope when it releases there are stricter races. What I mean by this is "Here's a street race, recommended perf lvl is 100 max is 120". I just think it would be amazing to require us to build our cars to the race. Do I want the best tires i have or do I prefer to use my best Motorcore? Shit forgot to mention... I don't understand why the fuck we can't get out of our vehicles and walk around to check out the cars others on the server have built/painted. I'd like a server with at least 30 people and have a meet and greet lol. That's not asking for much... is it?
I got the crew 2 on black friday. I like it a lot its not a bad game I rate it 7.8/10. (Graphics) The graphics are not bad I wish if it were better but I know that would be hard becuase of the big map. I rate the graphics 7/10 (Cars) The cars are not bad there is a lot of diffrent type of brands but not alot of cars example they have audi cars only two. I understand its kinda hard to get permission for the cars but it would still be excellent if they had more. I rate the cars a 8/10 (Car sound) The car sounds are not bad they are better than the first one but it could still be improved. I rate the car sounds 7.3/10 (Story) In the crew 2 the story is nothing like it is in the first one. On the crew 2 I am not finished it but yet but for the hours I played surprisingly I like it, its not bad. I rate the story 7/10 (Upgrading system) A lot of people dont like the way you upgrade the cars. In my opinion I think its a good way to upgrade the cars its very straight forward. I rate the upgrading system 8.5/10 (Progression system) The crew 2 Progression systen its not bad but its not really that great. Earning money is pretty fast if you come first between third every race you will get the cars that you want fast. I rate the progression system 7/10 (Customization) I have not yet customized anything I went throught the stuff watched some videos. There is not a lot of it for some cars which kinda sucks but its not bad. I rate the customization 7/10 (The ai) The ai could sometimes be really stupid. In any race that you are in they will catch up to you . I rate the ai 7/10
Difference between review written and final score on a larger website could be the editor adding the score after the fact. It's happened plenty before.
A game designed to be a grind so you pay extra monies to "just get through it quicker" is likely the most ridiculous, laughable and just plain sad ideas to come from the gaming industry. Thank you, Mack for being so honest, so funny and so blunt with these reviews. You're the only guy I trust with this stuff.
you can afford good vehichles just by winning a few events so i honestly dont know what your talking about. im already icon level 40 and i have several vehicles maxxed out that can hold thier own pretty well against just about anything and ive only been playing a few days,the only thing i bought was a pass because it had some cool space cosmetics i liked. hell some races stright up give you very good vehicles by winning them...even letting you use them in the race you get them in. ive done all this and havent even started every discpline yet and ive barely done any street racing. so far,the only thing i had to really work toward is the helicopter and thats only because it is a reward for story progression in offroad...that and the tron bike (but really i didint need it,i just thought it was cool looking).
This game is on sale on steam today, I asked myself why I have not bought it before and had to come back to this video to remind myself. Thanks, not going to buy it.
I played during the open beta and the car handling is absolute shit. It does not make you feel that you're driving a car, and I did not get the sense of speed in this game either. Everything about this game is just bad and people should stay away. Wait for horizon 4 and see how it is. Arcade game or not put some fucking realism in. Dirt is an arcade rally game and everything is just 100% better in it. Ubisoft fails again.
In the first Crew, I distinctly remember you jokingly "quote" the developers saying they'll take the money or something and then release the crew 2 next with "mirrors in". And now the Crew 2 is here and the mirrors are still not in haha.
Hey Mack! Loved your honesty and fair review. The same could not be said for IGN. Gave it a 7/10 while slacking it anyway. And they didn’t mention the huge grind that leads to the pay to win micro-transactions. ACG had enough sense to rate it a deep deep sale. Mack, you truly are the only reviewer I trust.
I'll be getting Forza Horizon 4 instead of this for sure after those real bad betas. I had hope that they'll make a great jump after the first one but it looks like they failed. A huge sale is a must if i'll ever get this one!
Here's my short take. It's fun but it has quite a number of flaws. While I got the Gold Ed, I would probably say wait for a 50% sale or see how the game evolves over time unless you are really intrigued by it. I like it better than Payback, but in its current state, I don't think it's worth full price. And before someone says "You should also take into account their post-launch strategy", we shouldn't take that into account as a major factor when buying something. Yes, it's something to think about long-term, but I never make purchase recommendations based on what is going to be added rather than what's already in.
You won't be disappointed, I played the beta and had a complete blast. I had a lot of fun and that's what a game is supposed to be, fun. But I can't say for sure because I've only played so many hours. Haven't got the actual game.
I was really unsure about getting this before watching this video and you've basically assured I'm not going to buy the game. As silly as it sounds I had no idea there were microtransactions in the game, most of the other reviews I'd read or watched didn't mention them at all. Thanks for the clear and genuine review.
Crew 1 was horse shit so this is no surprise. You know what I want, remember "Street Rod" 1 & 2, how you bought parts and cars from the newspaper. That was brilliant, this 4:20 bullshit is in almost every new car game, and it sucks. Not everyone is an 8-year-old gamer.
I dont understand how the gold version is worth it, I saw an interview with someone from Ubisoft where he says that every update and DLC in the game will be free for all players and all content is available to everyone, just season pass holders get it 7 days early, plus the extra 2 cars or whatever and that's it.
Indeed. It seems enough players are willing to do it despite this. Some season passes, for example Fallout 4, Mafia III, Forza Horizon 3, actually offer a great deal of extra content and are well worth the money if you enjoy the games. But this? Just to get shit 7 days early is absolutely ridiculous and a rip off. I just hope everyone who buys the gold edition knows exactly what they're getting.
Are the boat physics any good? I might consider buying a game that's sub-par overall if it has good boat physics, just because there aren't any new boat racing games out right now.
I wasn’t even planning on buying this piece of ubishiet game- I just came here because I know I can rely on Mack to deliver a funny and entertaining video
WTF ARE YOU SAYING THIS LOOKS GREAT!?!?!?! WTF MACK THIS IS LITERALLY GTA 4 LEVELS OF TEXTURE, SHADOW AND LIGHTING! DUDE THE TREES MACK LOOK AT THE TREES! ITS HORRIBLE
Thank you for getting this out to us before it is out all over. Did I here the bell ringing. Thanks for all the bits and bobs and ins and outs on this . maybe I am to old for this one. Thx oh the bell. Thx for spending the time we do not have to. Take care. The ending haahahaaa
The whole "furthest right is best" has been done for 15-20 years now when it comes to upgrading cars in an arcade game. This isnt a simulator Mack, no one should expect simulator-level tuning or upgrading.
That blurry rear view mirror is so distracting, why did they think it was a good idea to not to include a rear view mirror that actually lets you see whats behind you.
I played it for 5 minutes as part of the free weekend and decided it was trash. - The NPCs won't keep quiet, the voice acting wasn't great - The selectable characters are bad - The handling was bad - The city looks lifeless - The AI rubber banding is so blatant that you feel cheated. Spent don't know how long trying to beat Travis in that first race, partly because of poor handling and AI rubber banding and a jump which is laid out poorly. If you take it you'll usually crash into a parked car or building on the landing. Plus the jump is blind so you don't know if you'll crash until you do. None of the AI take the jump, instead they take a road to the left before it (which isn't marked on the map, by the way) and get through the section that way. Need for Speed Underground got this right 14 years ago, why are racing games missing the mark so much today?
what to say! A big empty and boring world without life, without soul, without being able to leave the vehicle and walk only once around. mirrors without reflections .... the AI, physics, motorcycles, like a shit, what a mess.
Hope you see my comment...I love your videos man! Makes me laugh, your only one i watch reviews from, you deserve way more subscribers man! Would love to see you review movies too, that would be awesome!, keep doing what your doing mack!
Worth A Buy i agree with you 100% on the crew 2, played beta, very boring, voice acting was shit... again love your videos!! Keep it up, love how your straight and to the point not paid like these other idiots
I personally enjoyed the beta, about things like the grind, micros transactions and voice acting are true, though the grind can be minimalised if you do multiple different types of races which all reward a fair amount.
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I used to play the Crew (first one) and also TDU as a ZEN games, where you just cruise around in a huge nice looking world, the same reason I play ETS2 and American Truck Simulator. For me whats important about these games are immersion. I think The Crew has great immersion. it has nice graphics, good cockpit view, good sound, huge open world. i would say it's an ok game for that matter. if you don't care about the story, characters, races etc... still not worth the full price in my opinion. I got The Crew (first one) for free and was very happy with it :D
My one regret not upgrading to Win 10 from Win 8.1 Classic Shell is the Forza series, Horizon 3 and the upcoming FH4 specifically. I really wish TDU3 becomes a thing, we need a FH like game on a non Win 10 platform.
AM I GOING BLIND?! The graphics are terrible! There is no detail on anything??? It looks like everything is covered in bland 1997 level textures with no detailing anywhere, it looks like midtown madness from 2002 or whenever it came out, this is the worst looking game I have seen in my natch!
Lord Mooty Excuse me if I am wrong. But havent you posted this exact comment on multiple videos? Seriously a bad troll attempt if you compare graphics in 2018 to a 2002 model
No I have not posted the same comment before. And its not a bad troll attempt, look at normal maps, texture resolution and shading from early 2000 PC titles and you will see that this game is oddly close in terms of graphics.
In the closed beta i was completely turned off by the vehicles handling, so much so, that i spent significant time going through the settings trying to turn off driver assists. like what you mean i cant get the back end out even after i floor it in a corner. The lack of any real consequence of crashing at high speed, and the random distructablility. I will forget about this game in a few weeks
Have they fixed the steering wheel controls cause I remember you complaining about the controls in the beta. Didn't hear you complain about the steering wheel.
Your saying a racing game...has no working mirrors.....are we in 2018 or 2007?
Test Drive Unlimited was from 2006 and it had working mirrors. Why do people assume things were worse in the past? Game complexity has only gone DOWN for games, not up. The graphics only got better superficially.
We're back to 1997 my friend only the alternative 1997 with no effort put in.
Whats funny is that Top Gear Rally (an N64 game from 1997) Had a working mirror using the bumper camera!
Pure.Fucking.Laziness.
Road Rash had working mirrors and that was 1991
Summary:
I just don't get it, these type of games are clearly inspired by the fact that most of us love fast cars and that whole lifestyle but will probably never get to do it for real. So why oh why do they make such an half arsed game as this that has such a large open world with nothing at all to do in it?
Why is it so hard to make a game like Test drive unlimited 2? Imagine this big open world filled with players, who all owned multiple houses and a fleet of cars and to get them cars they had to drive to the specific car show room, park up in the customer car park, get out their car, walk to the showroom door, see the receptionist behind her desk and then walk around the showroom looking at the various model cars, test drive one if you like or just buy it. Then maybe head up to the coast road with your m8's do some cruising, head to the clothes shops, buy a cool new outfit and then all head to the casino and play some roulette. Hell you could even take a picture of your car and hang in on your house wall, hows that for immersion. Then you had the awesome racing, the car customisation the sense of purpose you had in the world, loads of players on line at a time, not four!
Nowadays these games are bland, empty worlds with nothing to do other than tear around the streets without any purpose and the kids lap them up like a cat that got the cream, so sad.
Just wait for horizon 4.... I know it’s a console game but their soooooooo damn fun especially with friends.
I just want Test Drive Unlimited 3 VR. (Assuming that TDU3 would be an improved version of TDU2 and not a corrupted cash cow like this)
I think it's just the fact we are not the audience they are striving to hit. I mean think about this I have a bunch of friends which were and still excited for this pile of garbage this people really don't care that you can spawn a car under their asses from out of nowhere they don't care about the fact that you can change from plane to car in seconds they just want to have fast fun no imersion. (migth I add these are the same people who enjoyed NFS payback) .They are aiming for the broadest audience which ussually wants cheap thrills.That is why the asphalt series is so popular it offers the same expirience. The closest thing I compare the Crew 2 to is having sex with a hooker no passion, no love just animal instinct.(sorry if my English is broken, I am not native speaking)
This is random as fuck, but in your dirt 4 review, I think the words you were looking for were “the cars aren’t twitchy enough to feel like rally cars”
RatScum We call those types of people “mouth breathers.” In England haha.
But sometime cheap fun is the best type of fun. Probably not in The Crew 2 but still.
We are sorry you had to play this for a review Mack..
I’m not, we all had the pleasure of listening to a little tidbit sneak peek into Mack’s new asmr channel 6:32
oh and Mack forgot to edit out his webcam footage 12:26 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I was just about to ask him for another review a year from the original review.
ghehehe
yeh, just like many other times before..
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*No, it's not worth to buy*
I myself enjoyed it more than any other racing game in a long while (this was the beta, here to check out full release version lol)
violentdawg LOL
violentdawg omfg.......are you serious......
Not worth a buy that's why I'm buying Forza horizon 4
Nero didn't take long for the first FH fanboy to show up did it.
I felt like I got the full experience of this game from the beta
btw Mac, me and many others do appreciate your honesty and you've saved me a lot of money over the years so thank you
If you always listen to him, he might have kept you away from good experience as well :)
Anjayl Thats why you watch more than one reviewer before buying a game. No one buys a game just because one reviewer says its good. T
These two look more like haters than anything lol. xD
that "get ya credit card out guys" whispering made me fall off my chair with laughter hahaha
It is worth a buy on sale. Although I liked the first one more, it's still astounding how huge the world is and you can cruise everywhere you want on land, water or air. It's a nice chill and has a lot of content.
you are clearly easily amused and impressed, have you ever herd of tdu2 lad
@@MegaBYSON cringe
It's sad to see this game is made by the same people (or a few) that used to make TDU 1 and 2. What has gaming come to...? Why can't we have a updated TDU: big open world, no bs story and characters, lots of cars and garages you can buy. It's so simple but somehow so complicated. I lost hope to ever see such a game again.
Low playerbase perhaps? Only heard of those racing games through Mack, I think or randomly browsing steam shop.
I mean I'm a BIG TDU fan but that story was also cringy XD.
I just think some developers don’t wanna make the same game or copy a game too much, cause they think they can some up with some great original idea. Forza horizon with all the cool test drive stuff would be a dream game for many people, but it’ll never happen. :(
Think what you just said, "don't wanna make the same game or copy a game too much" Cough cough "Assassin's Creed" cough cough "COD and Battlefield" Cough Cough "Forza" Most games are same, Graphics are so high right now they forgot about the gameplay, they don't even know how to improve it. Did you see Forza? I kid you not it's the same graphics same gameplay + weather magic, LOL What? That Weather Magic could have been just added on older one as dlc for 10 bucks or less, but noooo we make a whole new game, it's same fucking game.
Ervin TDU ??
11:11 Did he drive through a crowd of f*cking dabbing spectators?! xD
Fala Modern gaming has truly risen to new heights
Another game where they have one or two decent mechanics and then expect the player to GRIND THE SHITE out of it. Not interested. Tried Destiny for a few hours and it bored me to tears. I'd rather consistently eat mung beans every day for a week. Mung beans. I have no time for these lazy games, thanks for the review Mac.
Jacob Haslam the grind isn’t much of a grind; You can make money pretty fast. This game just needs the forza engine
you dont even need to watch a review of this to know its trash
Yes, but people will buy it as always and Ubisoft will be happy to say about "big success" of this game so they gonna create The Crew 3 where you can race with others in Wingsuit or on scooters or I dunno, ufo shit, just because they thing "people wants this shit"
Any game BlackPanthaa shills for will be shit
Is it worth a review watch... is it is it?
+Sebastian W Steep is a game where you can use wingsuit etc. and it's really well designed game and really fun so yes people want this shit.
Level 99 stcu forza fan.
Social media story type of game sucks and it's not needed in the gaming world
'Shit off a shiny shovel' lmfao i havnt heard that expression for years
Mack, we need a review of Germany 0 - South Korea 2!!!
lol
Worth A Buy. Couldn't have put it better myself.
Hot Curry Well at least we can't lose to Germany on penalties now
rip..as a german..they were so insanely bad holy shit im ashamed
It's all the sweeter because of what they did to Sweden, then snathced defeat from the jaws of victory while Sweden go on to win the group. Just beautiful.
Forza horizon 1 on Xbox 360 had cockpit mirrors that worked...
Imagine Assetto corsa but open world with tons of customisation, thats the perfect driving game
s c a r r for real
Just install mods and that’s it lol
s c a r r Just to be clear, customisation and upgrades are totally different.
dosent matter, if you care about cars and driving then you play assetto not this arcade tripe
Thank you for this review. I was expecting it to be bad, but I just had to make sure. After looking at other reviews of this game. I knew the only person I can clearly trust before buying this game is you. Watching your reviews have probably saved me hundreds of pounds haha. Keep up the good work. For some reason, I was tempted to try this game out, but from what I have seen from the game footage, it really is a bland racing game. Like you said, a kid would probably like this game, and that's good for them! I just don't get the deal with all of this social media crap, and I'm only 21. I could not agree with you anymore about the upgrade system. I hated it in the first Crew game, so I would only hate it just as much on this one.
Keep up the good work, Mack. Man I would love to see a new test drive game too. If they do make a new test drive, I hope they don't fuck it up!
So 2018 is the triple A 60 dollar pay to win games?
Brendan that's still pay2win it gives you a massive advantage over the people who have to grind for the same thing
Not going to win for 60, 100 for the gold edition, and thats before cash shop purchases, unless you want to grind until your eyes bleed.
Brendan pay to win is if you can buy everything with money, even if you can obtain everything with grinding.
You will have an advantage.
It's not pay to win because you can only buy cars, without parts. For instance in order to use the 2017 camaro ZL1 you have to obtain Icon100, which means you have to earn it. You can buy it all day with real money, you just can't do anything with it until you hit that lvl. Once you purchase this car and you are able to drive it, you don't have performance parts because you have to earn them. This is why I really don't have an issue with this. It's no different than buying skins in other games because again, your buying a bare bones ride. They done this for people that just don't have time to farm the game. No harm no foul in my book.
violentdawg that's still an advantage and it's still pay to win
Your intro voice always puts a big smile on my face. Always. My name is Rasheed. Huge longtime fan of you. Love your videos. Keep up the great work, my man. You rock. 👍🏾👍🏾💯
The words the words :)
Worth A Buy YES!!! You still got it. Right on, brother. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Is it...... Worthabuyyyy?!?
Every time I see this game on sale I come here for a reminder...
Same here lmao, 80% off now but im not gonna bother.
Mac whispering about microtransactions is my new ASMR
That ASMR bit from 6:21 to 6:48 was both relaxing and funny at the same time.
I played the Beta as well. I figure the final game sucks as well because this is Ubisoft we're talking about here. All these regurgitated games over and over again are getting old.
Axess2084 what do you mean?
😹😹😹❤️❤️🤷🏾♂️
It's frightening how game studios, even the bigger ones, don't hesitate one bit to release their half arsed games, there was a time when they at least tried to release decent products... We are to blame I guess.
Right.
Why make a great game when mediocre game costs less to develop BUT sells the same?
Being an old fella and a gamer all my life I find it refreshing that someone else has the same values as myself. You are my #1 go to when it comes to buying games. Fantastic work!!
Instead of sending Mack a review copy, I bet developers would rather pay him NOT to review their game. :D
That voice acting! Ugh! Set perineum to cringe.
I agree this is made for the younger crowd. It’s just a basic racing arcade game that still can be a little fun. For me I’m getting it cause my 6 yr old daughter thinks it’s really fun. And I’m sure I can get some
Entertainment out of it
Still, with a AAA price tag you can use those funds in a far more efficient way to get her some/more fun. On a sale it would make more sense.
Darken De la Espada if I was tight on money I’d agree, so this is still worth it at full price just for the few hours of fun. It’s hard to play most games I’d let her play with me, so this is perfect
The soft voice during the microtransactions part is where I lost it! Great job man!
It's Holiday time lol
What is going on with all the pop-in/pop-out in this game?
*buys gold edition just so he can review it before it officially releases *
Mack is the real MVP
Looking at the ingame map hurts my soul. Vegas is in the southern part of Nevada, the map layout would seem to put Nevada between the land of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming. Did I seriously see a "death valley" truck race way up NORTH?
Mate you are just hysterical. I've spent the last week simply watching everything on your channel. A few of the videos I kept replaying over and over they were so good. Your straightforward critique style combines with your humor to form a sexy rainbow big breasted unicorn of a channel. Take care and keep it up!
As someone who played the beta, I 100% agree with you Mack. Me and my friend played the beta, and got bored in an hour or so. I will probably wait until the game costs practically nothing before I get it, or if they give it away like they did with the first game.
SkinnierSteve Same here. It was exciting in the first few hours but soon it became really dreadful to play (for me). I wasted hours upon hours of activity time just to get over that excessive rubber banding and I regretted that.
Love your reviews! Here's my comment though
Review Mirrors - Agree 110%, was severely disappointed they do not work and it causes me to hit AI/friends because I can't see them (this will cause PVP players to believe you are hitting them purposely...
Gear wise - I will state that putting parts on your car are at the beginning "equip the one on the end", but later when you get the good shit it's "which perk helps me best". Every loot drop game is like this, beginning gear is only there to help you get the best gear.
In-game Credits - I'm ok with this because it allows you to buy cars that can be bought without real money yet those who use real money still have to earn the parts.
Force Feedback - I adjusted this in the options menu (turned it all the way up, it's turned down) and it works pretty good with my Thrustmaster T150
PVP - This is heart breaking learning there is no PVP.... BUT I do hope when it releases there are stricter races. What I mean by this is "Here's a street race, recommended perf lvl is 100 max is 120". I just think it would be amazing to require us to build our cars to the race. Do I want the best tires i have or do I prefer to use my best Motorcore?
Shit forgot to mention... I don't understand why the fuck we can't get out of our vehicles and walk around to check out the cars others on the server have built/painted. I'd like a server with at least 30 people and have a meet and greet lol. That's not asking for much... is it?
Holy crap this game cures insomnia 9/10
Zootedbih you made a writing mistake by not putting 10/10.
yep, done at the moment you pointed the microtransactions. Thanks for showing this to us Mac!
You summed it up when you said " When you've done 1 race in each category ...You've done them all !! "
ok that last clip had me dying of laughter. The concrete pillar!
That was my que to turn right :)
Nice new background music for this review Mack!
Hope to hear it again in many future reviews!
I got the crew 2 on black friday. I like it a lot its not a bad game I rate it 7.8/10.
(Graphics)
The graphics are not bad I wish if it were better but I know that would be hard becuase of the big map. I rate the graphics 7/10
(Cars)
The cars are not bad there is a lot of diffrent type of brands but not alot of cars example they have audi cars only two. I understand its kinda hard to get permission for the cars but it would still be excellent if they had more. I rate the cars a 8/10
(Car sound)
The car sounds are not bad they are better than the first one but it could still be improved. I rate the car sounds 7.3/10
(Story)
In the crew 2 the story is nothing like it is in the first one. On the crew 2 I am not finished it but yet but for the hours I played surprisingly I like it, its not bad. I rate the story 7/10
(Upgrading system)
A lot of people dont like the way you upgrade the cars. In my opinion I think its a good way to upgrade the cars its very straight forward. I rate the upgrading system 8.5/10
(Progression system)
The crew 2 Progression systen its not bad but its not really that great. Earning money is pretty fast if you come first between third every race you will get the cars that you want fast. I rate the progression system 7/10
(Customization)
I have not yet customized anything I went throught the stuff watched some videos. There is not a lot of it for some cars which kinda sucks but its not bad. I rate the customization 7/10
(The ai)
The ai could sometimes be really stupid. In any race that you are in they will catch up to you . I rate the ai 7/10
Is there a first person mode when you are boating or flying a plane?
Yes every vehicle has one but the boats window is so small you can't see anything :)
Busy work + Boringness = Ubisott titles.
Thanks for the honest review.
Difference between review written and final score on a larger website could be the editor adding the score after the fact. It's happened plenty before.
A game designed to be a grind so you pay extra monies to "just get through it quicker" is likely the most ridiculous, laughable and just plain sad ideas to come from the gaming industry. Thank you, Mack for being so honest, so funny and so blunt with these reviews. You're the only guy I trust with this stuff.
There aint that much grind in the game lol
you can afford good vehichles just by winning a few events so i honestly dont know what your talking about.
im already icon level 40 and i have several vehicles maxxed out that can hold thier own pretty well against just about anything and ive only been playing a few days,the only thing i bought was a pass because it had some cool space cosmetics i liked. hell some races stright up give you very good vehicles by winning them...even letting you use them in the race you get them in.
ive done all this and havent even started every discpline yet and ive barely done any street racing.
so far,the only thing i had to really work toward is the helicopter and thats only because it is a reward for story progression in offroad...that and the tron bike (but really i didint need it,i just thought it was cool looking).
@@gamesmaster1060 I meant more in general. I've personally never played Crew 2, thanks to this review lol didn't think it was worth the money.
This game is on sale on steam today, I asked myself why I have not bought it before and had to come back to this video to remind myself. Thanks, not going to buy it.
I played during the open beta and the car handling is absolute shit. It does not make you feel that you're driving a car, and I did not get the sense of speed in this game either. Everything about this game is just bad and people should stay away. Wait for horizon 4 and see how it is. Arcade game or not put some fucking realism in. Dirt is an arcade rally game and everything is just 100% better in it. Ubisoft fails again.
Thank you for doing this for us Mack.
Not into online-only rentals, pass.
You mean like steam games that are bound to their servers?
Omegazor I only played the single'player offline part if any "GTA" game.
vinniecorleone62 excuse me for my rude comment. I shouldnt speak before I think.
In the first Crew, I distinctly remember you jokingly "quote" the developers saying they'll take the money or something and then release the crew 2 next with "mirrors in". And now the Crew 2 is here and the mirrors are still not in haha.
Hey Mack! Loved your honesty and fair review. The same could not be said for IGN. Gave it a 7/10 while slacking it anyway. And they didn’t mention the huge grind that leads to the pay to win micro-transactions. ACG had enough sense to rate it a deep deep sale. Mack, you truly are the only reviewer I trust.
Totally worth watching the entire review of this shite game when we get to see Mack at the end
80% off now, but not even worth it.
Edit - Bought it from steam, but the physics were absolute shite so I refunded it.
I'll be getting Forza Horizon 4 instead of this for sure after those real bad betas. I had hope that they'll make a great jump after the first one but it looks like they failed. A huge sale is a must if i'll ever get this one!
Here's my short take.
It's fun but it has quite a number of flaws. While I got the Gold Ed, I would probably say wait for a 50% sale or see how the game evolves over time unless you are really intrigued by it.
I like it better than Payback, but in its current state, I don't think it's worth full price. And before someone says "You should also take into account their post-launch strategy", we shouldn't take that into account as a major factor when buying something. Yes, it's something to think about long-term, but I never make purchase recommendations based on what is going to be added rather than what's already in.
I'll buy this game regardless. I like the idea of open world and being able to drive just about anywhere.
plenty out there, why not buy a good one :)
I'll wait after a couple of months when this games goes down in price.
Forza horizon 3
You have FH3
You won't be disappointed, I played the beta and had a complete blast. I had a lot of fun and that's what a game is supposed to be, fun. But I can't say for sure because I've only played so many hours. Haven't got the actual game.
Back of macks head will be the closest to a face reveal as we're ever going to get
I was really unsure about getting this before watching this video and you've basically assured I'm not going to buy the game. As silly as it sounds I had no idea there were microtransactions in the game, most of the other reviews I'd read or watched didn't mention them at all. Thanks for the clear and genuine review.
Crew 1 was horse shit so this is no surprise. You know what I want, remember "Street Rod" 1 & 2, how you bought parts and cars from the newspaper. That was brilliant, this 4:20 bullshit is in almost every new car game, and it sucks. Not everyone is an 8-year-old gamer.
aw man i was expecting a real pissed mack. it’s okay
I dont understand how the gold version is worth it, I saw an interview with someone from Ubisoft where he says that every update and DLC in the game will be free for all players and all content is available to everyone, just season pass holders get it 7 days early, plus the extra 2 cars or whatever and that's it.
I Watch You From Afar It's not - unless you enjoy throwing money away.
Indeed. It seems enough players are willing to do it despite this. Some season passes, for example Fallout 4, Mafia III, Forza Horizon 3, actually offer a great deal of extra content and are well worth the money if you enjoy the games. But this? Just to get shit 7 days early is absolutely ridiculous and a rip off. I just hope everyone who buys the gold edition knows exactly what they're getting.
Are the boat physics any good? I might consider buying a game that's sub-par overall if it has good boat physics, just because there aren't any new boat racing games out right now.
Would love to see you play Gran Turismo Sport
he would say that's shite too, no meaningful single player content at all lol shit game!
The sad thing is that this game was probbably made by talented developers, but forced to do this by corporate businessmen, who only care about profit
Seeing the speedboats just makes me want a new Hydro Thunder. Now that shit was sweet.
I wasn’t even planning on buying this piece of ubishiet game- I just came here because I know I can rely on Mack to deliver a funny and entertaining video
WTF ARE YOU SAYING THIS LOOKS GREAT!?!?!?! WTF MACK THIS IS LITERALLY GTA 4 LEVELS OF TEXTURE, SHADOW AND LIGHTING! DUDE THE TREES MACK LOOK AT THE TREES! ITS HORRIBLE
Thank you for getting this out to us before it is out all over. Did I here the bell ringing. Thanks for all the bits and bobs and ins and outs on this . maybe I am to old for this one. Thx oh the bell. Thx for spending the time we do not have to. Take care. The ending haahahaaa
The whole "furthest right is best" has been done for 15-20 years now when it comes to upgrading cars in an arcade game. This isnt a simulator Mack, no one should expect simulator-level tuning or upgrading.
That blurry rear view mirror is so distracting, why did they think it was a good idea to not to include a rear view mirror that actually lets you see whats behind you.
Unless you get your credit out... ding ding ding
I played it for 5 minutes as part of the free weekend and decided it was trash.
- The NPCs won't keep quiet, the voice acting wasn't great
- The selectable characters are bad
- The handling was bad
- The city looks lifeless
- The AI rubber banding is so blatant that you feel cheated. Spent don't know how long trying to beat Travis in that first race, partly because of poor handling and AI rubber banding and a jump which is laid out poorly. If you take it you'll usually crash into a parked car or building on the landing. Plus the jump is blind so you don't know if you'll crash until you do. None of the AI take the jump, instead they take a road to the left before it (which isn't marked on the map, by the way) and get through the section that way.
Need for Speed Underground got this right 14 years ago, why are racing games missing the mark so much today?
Non-working mirrors in a car game? You got to be kidding me.
what to say! A big empty and boring world without life, without soul, without being able to leave the vehicle and walk only once around. mirrors without reflections .... the AI, physics, motorcycles, like a shit, what a mess.
Thanks for the review, actually thought about getting this game... well no more...
Hope you see my comment...I love your videos man! Makes me laugh, your only one i watch reviews from, you deserve way more subscribers man! Would love to see you review movies too, that would be awesome!, keep doing what your doing mack!
Thanks, I have done a few movie reviews :) well not exactly reviews, more like chats.
Worth A Buy i agree with you 100% on the crew 2, played beta, very boring, voice acting was shit... again love your videos!! Keep it up, love how your straight and to the point not paid like these other idiots
You can see all the object despawn in the blurry mirror haha
Do you think it would be worth a buy waiting a year until the price goes down?
I personally enjoyed the beta, about things like the grind, micros transactions and voice acting are true, though the grind can be minimalised if you do multiple different types of races which all reward a fair amount.
I used to play the Crew (first one) and also TDU as a ZEN games, where you just cruise around in a huge nice looking world, the same reason I play ETS2 and American Truck Simulator. For me whats important about these games are immersion. I think The Crew has great immersion. it has nice graphics, good cockpit view, good sound, huge open world. i would say it's an ok game for that matter. if you don't care about the story, characters, races etc... still not worth the full price in my opinion. I got The Crew (first one) for free and was very happy with it :D
I got it cheap and it is pretty fun, not great at all but decent with some music playing just chillin
Worth my €8 so. I don't understand going serious with racing games. It's a bit of fun lads, just relax.
thumbs up for someone else holding the camera!
My one regret not upgrading to Win 10 from Win 8.1 Classic Shell is the Forza series, Horizon 3 and the upcoming FH4 specifically.
I really wish TDU3 becomes a thing, we need a FH like game on a non Win 10 platform.
“Rancid pile of Hippo dung” I love my life
They need to fix the gravity in the game it slams you into the ground when in the air they should add a weight transfer system like in Midnight Club
The graphics of those cities look like they were made in the polygon era of gaming design.
Mac you are a classic .... " Get the visa out , do you really want to do that awful circuit again " ... Lol !
AM I GOING BLIND?! The graphics are terrible! There is no detail on anything??? It looks like everything is covered in bland 1997 level textures with no detailing anywhere, it looks like midtown madness from 2002 or whenever it came out, this is the worst looking game I have seen in my natch!
Lord Mooty You smell that..?
It is new moron
I never would have guessed.
Lord Mooty Excuse me if I am wrong. But havent you posted this exact comment on multiple videos? Seriously a bad troll attempt if you compare graphics in 2018 to a 2002 model
No I have not posted the same comment before. And its not a bad troll attempt, look at normal maps, texture resolution and shading from early 2000 PC titles and you will see that this game is oddly close in terms of graphics.
I just watched the commercial for a gaming youtube channel. What the actual?
6:22 Mack ASMR THIS IS IT!!!!!
its amazing how in a "social media" kind of game, you can run over 3 people and no ones bats an eye.
In the closed beta i was completely turned off by the vehicles handling, so much so, that i spent significant time going through the settings trying to turn off driver assists. like what you mean i cant get the back end out even after i floor it in a corner. The lack of any real consequence of crashing at high speed, and the random distructablility. I will forget about this game in a few weeks
Ok, who had less than 2 mins before Mack mentioned Test Drive Unlimited 2?
Even My Summer Car has working mirrors....
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 dude thank you so much for your channel...You're honest and have a sense of humour..good combination for a reviewer...keep it up 🇿🇦🙏🏿
Call yourself "Worth a buy" ? more like "Not Recommended" or "Negative reviews"
Have they fixed the steering wheel controls cause I remember you complaining about the controls in the beta. Didn't hear you complain about the steering wheel.
Mack, I'm sorry to say this...but when you whisper it relaxes me, and my wife enjoys it quite a bit!
Did you eat molten plastic then?