TDU2 worth getting?

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Hi all! My friend just got the game and he's been absolutely begging me to get it. I've played his copy with a G27 wheel, and it was quite enjoyable. I've only ever rented the original TDU and It was pretty cool. The one thing that's holding me back is that I have a DFP wheel (Driving Force Pro) and its getting old. I find that all racing games are much more enjoyable with a G27. So you tell me, is it worth the $30?
 
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I got it on a discount at 15 and it is quite good for this price. Not very realistic handling, not very arcade-ish either. Nice project though. My DFPro doesn't communicate too well with it for my preferences. Just warning...
 
Just know that the gear changes (without a clutch and h-shifter) are annoyingly clunky. Personally, I would've gotten it for the PC. That way, you can mod the physics, the even-worse-than-GT5 engine sounds, and perhaps up the graphics a little bit.
 
If you like just driving with no real intention then yes if not no.
 
Even with its many shortcomings, it remains a great game to play. I'd say get it. Just don't be surprised if you wish this game had a lot more to offer or executed things better. You'll know what I mean when you really play through this title.
 
1241Penguin
Even that has problems. The FFB in TDU2 is very poor. There is no steering feel at all; it's very insensitive to steering input.
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This. It's a brilliant concept and the world is very large. But the driving is the least rewarding part of the game. It's not engaging or fun. Every time I try and go back, 5 minutes in and I'm bored with the driving.
 
G219
This. It's a brilliant concept and the world is very large.
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Yes. Totally agree. The more I explore - the more oddities, easter eggs, and viewponts I access in the 'game' , the more I find the whole concept of an endless world of driving, and test-driving, cars in various environments brilliant, the more I avoid the game . . . why?? It is addictive after half an hour or so of playing, and that half hour suddenly becomes half a day . . . and one is then in major trouble because life in Hawaii, tooling a GT-R with futuristic speed and handling every which way and loose, is a dream compared to the pressures of real life! Either homework or groceries were not done.
I like this 'driving simulation' - just can't get enough of it. I like the excellent, though limited, selection of cars so well rendered in the garage environments. And for those boys and girls who admire virtual art . . . the virtual boys and boys are graphically enduring - the rendering of some are pretty hot, too.

G219
But the driving is the least rewarding part of the game. It's not engaging or fun. Every time I try and go back, 5 minutes in and I'm bored with the driving.
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TDU2 lacks a lot. Almost an oxymoron, because TDU2 is so HUGE. I long for some of the characteristics of the other games imbedded into TDU2. This is actually the CORE game in the coming move to obsessive virtual reality. Paradise lost to Eden. TDU2 can offer everything - from dressing up and meeting people online, to racing them, cruising with them, buying and selling houses, yachts, cars, literally everything one would do in real life - from living together in a house an online couple got together at to having virtual nookie in some nook or cranny tucked away in the vast country side.
Imagine switchable physics (obviously inevitable) and portable, downloadable, upgradable courses - for instance a TDU2 with German Autobahns or Emirates highways, or London town in all it's entirety. Imagine GT5's stock '09 GT-R and 'Ring, and place it into TDU2 - and a long drive through Europe (just for the hell of it) to get there before you race - with REAL people. All online of course. After which you all end up at the Online Casino and gamble your houses away, then take off to the drag strip to gamble your cars away racing real people in drag races at Vegas. Then down to your last Golf, you go find some NFS type AI to battle with and make some moolah again. Maybe Heyward will give you a handout.
TDU2 has huge potential; the makers don't know their market. Or haven't listened to it.

Online is the medium. The message is the interaction. ;) TDUX can be the ultimate mix of virtual reality that can fulfil that; if developed by the right people.
 
Does anyone know why I haven't unlocked all challenges in tdu1? I've completed the game but I have only unlocked around 80% tracks.
 
The handling is sub-par compared to GT-5, but wow, this game is fun..

If you have a wheel, it's a must buy.. if you have a pad only, stick with GT5

The online experience makes the game.. GT5 online is one-dimensional in comparison..
 
starbug
The handling is sub-par compared to GT-5, but wow, this game is fun..

If you have a wheel, it's a must buy.. if you have a pad only, stick with GT5

The online experience makes the game.. GT5 online is one-dimensional in comparison..
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For me, it was the other way around, unplayable with the wheel and great with the controller.
A word of advice though, avoid the VW Golf GTi, it is a POS.
 
Already avoided that one lol.. it is unbelievably bad..

The Mclaren and California are my favourites so far..

Can't recommend this game enough, GT5 really has a back seat now, and only comes out if I fancy a lap of the Nurb.
 
dhandes
For me, it was the other way around, unplayable with the wheel and great with the controller.
A word of advice though, avoid the VW Golf GTi, it is a POS.
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I find it unplayable with the controller because it's way to twitchy for me. I have played it with the wheel since release day though...
 
I tried very hard to like this game but with what I would call the worst driving physics you can get in a recent driving game it let me down (I like the off-road better than gt5 though). I liked the road driving to collect the % in the stats, the homes were good and the search of abandoned junkers was fun. On the other side every high torque rwd is un-enjoyable with tcs off, a very short list of races (the online races are cluttered with rammers in Veyrons) and a tuning that begs to be developed further. The developers had all seemed to abandon it within the months that I gave it a chance.

Breaks my heart it had tons of potential, even NFS physics would have made this a decent driver.

For $5-10 though it's worth the try.
 
I was really thinking about picking this up but the driving physics don't sound so hot...
 
I didn't like them either but you get used to it fast, buy it but only if it's on some sort of discount for 10€ or less, otherwise I don't think it's really worth it

expect around 40-50h of playtime if you're somewhat interested in the game
 
Slashfan
I was really thinking about picking this up but the driving physics don't sound so hot...
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If you have someone you can cruise with, then get it. Nothing is cooler than racing your friend down the highway in Veyrons...
 
I enjoyed this game a lot, for all its failings, its addictive racking up the miles and discovering hidden wrecks and undriven roads.
The livery editor is pretty good as well.
 
If you get this game make sure you get the Casino. I have never been to a Casino in my life and never liked cards growing up. But the Casino in this game is very very good. You can even win cars and test drive cars in the Casino. Its a totally different world compared to the rest of the game and is very addictive. Plus the money you win goes toward houses, clothing, and cars.

It has had a ton of patches so its much better than it was on the release date. The game corruptions were terrible and I lost 60 hours of gameplay. But that has been patched. If you have friends playing the game then you will enjoy it a lot more. The driving physics can for sure be a bit rough. They were great in TDU1 but seem very strange in TDU2. There is some sort of snap oversteer. Hard to explain but its like the game oversteers and overcorrects everything you do if you are using the controller. Might not be as bad at all with the wheel. But its messed up on the controller. The day night cycle and weather really bring this game to life at times.
 
bit offtopic, did anyone notice improvements in car sounds? they sound much better to me, might be imagining things
 
CAMAROBOY69
If you get this game make sure you get the Casino. I have never been to a Casino in my life and never liked cards growing up. But the Casino in this game is very very good. You can even win cars and test drive cars in the Casino. Its a totally different world compared to the rest of the game and is very addictive. Plus the money you win goes toward houses, clothing, and cars.

It has had a ton of patches so its much better than it was on the release date. The game corruptions were terrible and I lost 60 hours of gameplay. But that has been patched. If you have friends playing the game then you will enjoy it a lot more. The driving physics can for sure be a bit rough. They were great in TDU1 but seem very strange in TDU2. There is some sort of snap oversteer. Hard to explain but its like the game oversteers and overcorrects everything you do if you are using the controller. Might not be as bad at all with the wheel. But its messed up on the controller. The day night cycle and weather really bring this game to life at times.
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This game is terrible with a wheel. I played through the entire single player races with a controller while out of town. Got back home hooked up the CSR, played about 20 minutes, and rage quit. FFB is just sad.
 
Why have a wheel and not use it?. Using a controller with a racer is not something I'd ever do again!

The casino is awesome too, great way to hook up with new people..

Oh, the track creator is superb too, you can create any type or length
 
photonrider
TDU2 lacks a lot. Almost an oxymoron, because TDU2 is so HUGE. I long for some of the characteristics of the other games imbedded into TDU2. This is actually the CORE game in the coming move to obsessive virtual reality. Paradise lost to Eden. TDU2 can offer everything - from dressing up and meeting people online, to racing them, cruising with them, buying and selling houses, yachts, cars, literally everything one would do in real life - from living together in a house an online couple got together at to having virtual nookie in some nook or cranny tucked away in the vast country side.
Imagine switchable physics (obviously inevitable) and portable, downloadable, upgradable courses - for instance a TDU2 with German Autobahns or Emirates highways, or London town in all it's entirety. Imagine GT5's stock '09 GT-R and 'Ring, and place it into TDU2 - and a long drive through Europe (just for the hell of it) to get there before you race - with REAL people. All online of course. After which you all end up at the Online Casino and gamble your houses away, then take off to the drag strip to gamble your cars away racing real people in drag races at Vegas. Then down to your last Golf, you go find some NFS type AI to battle with and make some moolah again. Maybe Heyward will give you a handout.
TDU2 has huge potential; the makers don't know their market. Or haven't listened to it.

Online is the medium. The message is the interaction. ;) TDUX can be the ultimate mix of virtual reality that can fulfil that; if developed by the right people.
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That scene you created is pure videogaming bliss.

Couldn't agree more. After this beautiful world they created, if they had gotten the driving part correct, not only would GT5 be superfluous, my real life might be as well.

Even if they had gotten Grid/Dirt/Shift levels of FFB and physics, the game could have been huge.

Also agree with the part about the makers not knowing their market. However, it seems that it is not only them. How they can be the only game like this (sans NFS World) in town?

Maybe T10 is finally pulling their heads out with this Horizon game; and if they do, it's hello 360 and Fanatec, bye bye PS3 and Logitech.

In the meantime, hopefully when DLC2 hits consoles, they have figured out a decent FFB patch.....not holding my breath though.
 
This game had a lot of potential, hopefully they will fix somethings in this game. For example, vinyl customization is a headache in itself. You use your camera to choose locations. So wherever you are looking at, that's where your vinyl will be. On another note, busting your ass for money. The races are hard if you aren't use to the game. At higher levels making about 10k per race and somewhere in the mills or completing a tournament. Which you can only win the tourny prize once. Thirdly, no Lamborghinis?? I can't think of a good racing game without Lamborghini. Maybe you don't like lambo but there should still be a variety. They have like 5 bugattis. Oh and not to mention the driving test from a4 and up are a pain in the ass.

This game is a decent game it's fun if you have a lot of money. If i were you i would rent it first.
 
unit18622
This game had a lot of potential, hopefully they will fix somethings in this game. For example, vinyl customization is a headache in itself. You use your camera to choose locations. So wherever you are looking at, that's where your vinyl will be. On another note, busting your ass for money. The races are hard if you aren't use to the game. At higher levels making about 10k per race and somewhere in the mills or completing a tournament. Which you can only win the tourny prize once. Thirdly, no Lamborghinis?? I can't think of a good racing game without Lamborghini. Maybe you don't like lambo but there should still be a variety. They have like 5 bugattis. Oh and not to mention the driving test from a4 and up are a pain in the ass.

This game is a decent game it's fun if you have a lot of money. If i were you i would rent it first.
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Just for the record, Lamborghini pulled out at the last min, but I think they have the cars already modelled......
 
Lambo were in TDU1 so I imagine the story would be similar to what Dave posted, shame I loved hooning around in them on TDU1 :(.
 

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