The Crew (PC) Review Honest - My first review!

[jam1234]

Welcome to my first review on The Crew; I can't say that I am impressed with this game. Although I did enjoy playing it, even though there was a load of bugs and missing features, but that was for about 2 hours then I had to force myself to play it to do this review.

 

The first thing I want to talk about is the controls as their a key part of any game and can affect the whole feel of the game. In my opinion the controls were poor, the default keys to move are the arrow keys, I would've preferred WASD to be the default as most games use them these days but it isn't really a big deal just thought that I would mention it. Another thing that I didn't like relating to the controls is the fact they didn't tell you what to do before you started playing the game, this caused me not to know how to use the handbrake until I had been playing for 2 hours, I would have liked it if there was some sort of tutorial on how to work the car, just a small detail that really annoyed me. Umm also illogical controls like z for horn wtf????????

 

The police system in this games is completely stupid, you can't get arrested unless you are within like 5 meters of a police car, seems like the public don't have mobile phones to call the police. Another thing that I really hated is when you drive past a police car at 150mph it simply just ignores you, wtf how does that make sense, unless you have different rules about speeding in the US. Also another slightly weird thing that I noticed is that if you crash into a police car they chase you immediately, but if you hit a civilian car nothing happens (even if the police can see you). The police cars also disappear sometimes but you know whatever. The police chases well that's the same as the whole of the review a total shambles, cars randomly appearing and still being able to go quicker than you even when using NOS (like 230mph). As you can tell by now my likes list is a little shorter than my dislikes list

 

The graphics were actually quite good, but nowhere near as good as games like Arma 3, some of the textures were superb and some lacked depth and detail. The textures of the cars in my opinion looked amazing but the terrain textures lacked; one I noticed in particular with the ballast on the train tracks. Overall the quality of the map was good (although there was some issues like the was a massive jump between thick and thin snow some sort of blending would be nice). The size of the world was pretty good for the style of the game and gave a lot of room to roam free. A thing that really annoyed me but it really isn't a problem is the measurements in the "nav" system, so now its only 64 miles from LA to Miami? No? But the crew said it so  .

 

Right so this really annoyed me, so basically when looking from the outside of the car the windscreen is all crack and messed up but when you look from the inside it magically fixes and you have perfects vision. On the subject of magic your car magically repairs over time; why not just have more garages to fix your car? It can't be that hard (I know that it happens in lots of car games still pisses me off though).

 

The multi-player aspect of this game was kinda crap to be honest, you have to use chat to contact them or you could go onto the sexy ubisoft forum and ask to join a crew, I would've like some kind of voice chat for the game (there isn't one as far as im aware). The main aspect (except driving) of this game is online play and it was simply lacking. The driving is hard for me  to comment on because I have never driven but I found the cars hard to control, it may have been easier if I had a steering wheel, but I aint gonna buy one.

 

The level system in place is ok but could do with some tweaking, I also don't like the fact that it is locked at 30 or 60 fps when my pc could probably play it about 100 (I think).

 

I would like to see a better music/radio system implemented where you can upload your own music, I would love to see more cars and all round improvements to gameplay and graphics.

 

I would give this game 2/10 (might be generous) considering they probably had a 9 figure budget. This game wasn't really realistic (It would have been ok if it wasn't set in a real place and meant to be kinda realistic) which disappointed me. I definitely wouldn't recommend buying this game considering the massive price tag, at least the servers work .

 

Anyway I am sorry for the probably badly written review and it probably also has a really bad structure I am not a journalist  .

Thanks for reading and I hope it helps you in someway.

[ZetZet]

2/10 is generous.

[thekeemo]

if theres any way do to it I will take it off your hands

[minibois]

2/10 "Too much road"- IGN

[RichardsD]

I'd say this is a decently fair review, the car handling in this game is really quite bad, and I didn't hate as much as you, it certainly is very mediocre.  

[Zach's Tech Tips]

honestly i love this game and especially the feel of driving across all the states of america (no hawaii  )

[werto165]

Using a keyboard for driving games, a big no no...

[ZetZet]

honestly i love this game and especially the feel of driving across all the states of america (no hawaii  )

1 mile wide states?

[werto165]

honestly i love this game and especially the feel of driving across all the states of america (no hawaii  )

It's so small it's barely worth doing. Plus da sea(ubisoft don't have time for dat) 

[Zach's Tech Tips]

Using a keyboard for driving games, a big no no...

Can you play 4k on a console? no, i prefer a keyboard and mouse so i can play 4k

[Zach's Tech Tips]

1 mile wide states?

well im from Australia and ive been to america 4 times and this game is kind of reminding me of my past experiences even if the cities are minimized  

[werto165]

Can you play 4k on a console? no, i prefer a keyboard and mouse so i can play 4k

But k/b is generally terrible for driving games, either 100% throttle or 0%, not the same degree of movement you can get from a trigger, and why do consoles have anything to do with is? 

[Zach's Tech Tips]

But k/b is generally terrible for driving games, either 100% throttle or 0%, not the same degree of movement you can get from a trigger, and why do consoles have anything to do with is? 

i thought you meant playing on a console sorry

[jam1234]

well im from Australia and ive been to america 4 times and this game is kind of reminding me of my past experiences even if the cities are minimized

Google Earth m8

[dadasmithywinkle]

I'd say this is a decently fair review, the car handling in this game is really quite bad, and I didn't hate as much as you, it certainly is very mediocre.  

 

You do understand that the point of leveling up your car is to improve the performance, right? As you gain XP, you eventually get better tires/suspension/etc.

[Zach's Tech Tips]

Google Earth m8

Can i drift in google earth?

[RichardsD]

You do understand that the point of leveling up your car is to improve the performance, right? As you gain XP, you eventually get better tires/suspension/etc.

 

Oh believe me, I understand.  I'm not talking about performance, I am talking driving mechanics.  So floaty, so imprecise, clipping a corner on a race is essentially your doom as the AI just speed past you laughing.  You can make your car turn better, go faster, brake more effectively, but the fact is the underlying mechanics are just not good enough in my opinion.

 

I did beat the game.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Oh believe me, I understand.  I'm not talking about performance, I am talking driving mechanics.  So floaty, so imprecise, clipping a corner on a race is essentially your doom as the AI just speed past you laughing.  You can make your car turn better, go faster, brake more effectively, but the fact is the underlying mechanics are just not good enough in my opinion.

 

I did beat the game.

 

Ok, I agree with that. And yeah - I'm just about to beat it myself.

[ShadowCaptain]

I would've preferred WASD to be the default as most games 

 

Wow I agree the game is shit but playing a racing game with a keyboard? I would at least use a 360 pad or something

 

not that the game was worth buying a controller for

[fringie]

I so agreed when you said cars catching up to you when you're going at 230 mph with nos. + You need to drive like 100+ mph going through corners or you don't win the race.. Like literally in 90% of races on straights I get caught up to so easily but I only win because of late breaking and a couple of attempts because I went through a corner too fast..

 

 

Wow I agree the game is shit but playing a racing game with a keyboard? I would at least use a 360 pad or something

 

not that the game was worth buying a controller for

Idk, keyboard wasn't too bad actually (for like 4 hrs of gameplay I was too lazy to hook up my controller). The only bad thing was I got a bit of finger fatigue but I have a disability that can account for that. I seem to be better with a keyboard (ninja dodging cars) but it's nice to play the game from my bed . + You should get a controller anyways, some games like DAI play much better with one.

[jam1234]

not that the game was worth buying a controller for

Wanted to find out if I liked the game before spending money on a controller

[ShadowCaptain]

I so agreed when you said cars catching up to you when you're going at 230 mph with nos. + You need to drive like 100+ mph going through corners or you don't win the race.. Like literally in 90% of races on straights I get caught up to so easily but I only win because of late breaking and a couple of attempts because I went through a corner too fast..

 

 

Idk, keyboard wasn't too bad actually (for like 4 hrs of gameplay I was too lazy to hook up my controller). The only bad thing was I got a bit of finger fatigue but I have a disability that can account for that. I seem to be better with a keyboard (ninja dodging cars) but it's nice to play the game from my bed . + You should get a controller anyways, some games like DAI play much better with one.

 

Yeah I always have a couple of controllers hooked up I pretty much constantly have a wheel, flight stick 2 360 pads, my wireless loitech pad and 2 keyboard and mouse (one wirless one mechanical etc) hooked up

 

Gotta have that control hey!!!

 

(also I don't like DAI.. just saying.. also a game I would give like 2/10 to)

 

 

Wanted to find out if I liked the game before spending money on a controller 

 

 

True though I am of the opinion every PC gamer should own a controller for their pc (I use a 360 pad or the logitech f710)

[jam1234]

Yeah I always have a couple of controllers hooked up I pretty much constantly have a wheel, flight stick 2 360 pads, my wireless loitech pad and 2 keyboard and mouse (one wirless one mechanical etc) hooked up

 

Gotta have that control hey!!!

 

(also I don't like DAI.. just saying.. also a game I would give like 2/10 to)

 

 

 

 

True though I am of the opinion every PC gamer should own a controller for their pc (I use a 360 pad or the logitech f710)

I agree, I want to get a joystick and some sort of steering soon. What is the best way to connect an old 360 controller to my PC?

[ShadowCaptain]

I agree, I want to get a joystick and some sort of steering soon. What is the best way to connect an old 360 controller to my PC?

 

there is a usb dongle you can buy so you can use it wirelessly

 

if its a wired controller just plug it in

[jam1234]

there is a usb dongle you can buy so you can use it wirelessly

 

if its a wired controller just plug it in

K thanks should have got a wired one in the first place