The Crew: Wild Run Edition

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PD have to keep standard cars in GT7. Car count is the only thing they have left over their competitors. Dont need quality just quantity.
 
I can't wait to drive this


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I was going to pick this up instead of DC but I'm now leaning towards the latter since I have bad internet and it looks stunning.
 
I was going to get Drive Club, already have it pre-ordered. But after reading through this thread and looking into the Crew I am going to switch my pre-order to the Crew. This game just has everything and Drive Club does not have car customization on top of that. I'm just in awe of everything that is implemented in this game. It's just remarkable.
 
The Crew really looks and sounds good, I won't deny that. The only thing that's ruining this game is being a Online Only game. Why did the developers thought that was a smart idea, it's stupid and not smart...
 
The Crew really looks and sounds good, I won't deny that. The only thing that's ruining this game is being a Online Only game. Why did the developers thought that was a smart idea, it's stupid and not smart...

I can understand that completely. I live in a rural area and just got High speed internet 2 years ago. Most of my PS3 experience was just playing single player. Well all of it basically. And I live 5 min away from a big city. People would be surprised with the number of people that can't get High speed internet just because its not available in their area. And I live in a kind of Rich area.
 
All the Driveclub talks here. Might be worth my while to chime in and give my two cents.

Driveclub is a track racer. Automatically, that gives it the more popular following here on GTPlanet. However, from what gameplay we've seen and interviews we've heard, it may not be worth the hype. Allow me to explain. We always knew the physics model would be more "simcade", however the gameplay we've seen indicates that it is easier to get out of powerslides. If you look at say E3 2013 gameplay, you would be able to see that once the rear end of the car was out, it was out. So the question remains: is there Criterion Drifting (ala Grid 2)? Also, there does not seem to be much in the way of progression. In that, the progression in the game is not starting with a low end car and build up and up to finally get to the car of your dreams. In Driveclub, every car is given to you for levelling up. So Driveclub to me looks like a game I'll play for two weeks then rest it aside, unless the Multiplayer is awesome.

The Crew. In development for eight years by Ivory Tower studios. The premise of the game is an MMO CarPG, so that is why the game is always online. Just like GTA Online, just like Elder Scrolls Online. I actually applaud them for taking the risk of doing that! The Crew is an open world game, but Ivory have actually made an Open World where not one person will want to stick to just one area, there will be people who will be exploring the whole map. Think of it as Test Drive Unlimited 2 in a way when it comes to the MMO aspect. But an open world is useless with out things to do. Oh, does The Crew have you covered there. So there is a 30 hour long story mode in The Crew. Very good length for a racing game. Add on all the side missions and skill challenges and we're looking at another 30 hours. Julian Gerighty (Creative Director) has stated to fully max out one car will take 40 hours at maximum. So, if the rumoured 70 cars are indeed true, and you are a true completionist, to max out all 70 cars would take you 2800 hours. Moreover, Ivory plan to release new DLC for free every three months (ala GTA Online) so more cars and events to add on to those hours that are already there.

So, both games will be awesome I know that. It is merely longetivity that separates the two as well as value for money. Honestly, it doesn't take a blind sailor to see that The Crew is better than Driveclub. I mean, Ivory are so proud of their game that they were showing it off in live streams! I will get both games, but it looks like The Crew will be in my PS4 for a very long time indeed.
 
All the Driveclub talks here. Might be worth my while to chime in and give my two cents.

Driveclub is a track racer. Automatically, that gives it the more popular following here on GTPlanet. However, from what gameplay we've seen and interviews we've heard, it may not be worth the hype. Allow me to explain. We always knew the physics model would be more "simcade", however the gameplay we've seen indicates that it is easier to get out of powerslides. If you look at say E3 2013 gameplay, you would be able to see that once the rear end of the car was out, it was out. So the question remains: is there Criterion Drifting (ala Grid 2)? Also, there does not seem to be much in the way of progression. In that, the progression in the game is not starting with a low end car and build up and up to finally get to the car of your dreams. In Driveclub, every car is given to you for levelling up. So Driveclub to me looks like a game I'll play for two weeks then rest it aside, unless the Multiplayer is awesome.

The Crew. In development for eight years by Ivory Tower studios. The premise of the game is an MMO CarPG, so that is why the game is always online. Just like GTA Online, just like Elder Scrolls Online. I actually applaud them for taking the risk of doing that! The Crew is an open world game, but Ivory have actually made an Open World where not one person will want to stick to just one area, there will be people who will be exploring the whole map. Think of it as Test Drive Unlimited 2 in a way when it comes to the MMO aspect. But an open world is useless with out things to do. Oh, does The Crew have you covered there. So there is a 30 hour long story mode in The Crew. Very good length for a racing game. Add on all the side missions and skill challenges and we're looking at another 30 hours. Julian Gerighty (Creative Director) has stated to fully max out one car will take 40 hours at maximum. So, if the rumoured 70 cars are indeed true, and you are a true completionist, to max out all 70 cars would take you 2800 hours. Moreover, Ivory plan to release new DLC for free every three months (ala GTA Online) so more cars and events to add on to those hours that are already there.

So, both games will be awesome I know that. It is merely longetivity that separates the two as well as value for money. Honestly, it doesn't take a blind sailor to see that The Crew is better than Driveclub. I mean, Ivory are so proud of their game that they were showing it off in live streams! I will get both games, but it looks like The Crew will be in my PS4 for a very long time indeed.


Don't get me wrong I love the idea of the Crew, heck Driver SF was one of my favorite racing games on the PS3. I'd say both will offer very good physics but the vibe I'm getting from the Crew is unless you have some proper internet speeds this game isn't for you. I'll probably rent it first and see how it goes though.
 
If I was going to buy a PS4 and a XB1 I would just get them all, Drive Club, The Crew, Horizon 2 all look fun. Unfortunately I have to narrow down the choices to one console. But first I'm getting a new TV, Vizio's P-series should be hitting stores in late August/early Sept.

In regards to the persistent online feature of The Crew, I think TDU/TDU2 had a better way of going about it, if your internet went down (or more likely, the TDU2 server), you could still play the game offline. Before they patched TDU2, the only thing that wouldn't work correctly offline was the dynamic weather.

Having said that, while I am somewhat dissapointed that The Crew's persistent online is set up the way it is, for me the positive features of this game (The huge map, customization, social features etc) far outweigh that one negative point about the game, besides, my internet really doesn't ever go down.
 
On a side note, did anyone notice that New York is in a really strange place compared to real life? Its all the way on the East coast. The other cities are quite close to their real life location, just New York is way off.

Scratching my head on this one. The real NYC is pretty damn east. Like, nearly as east as it could possibly be without running out of country.
 
Honestly, it doesn't take a blind sailor to see that The Crew is better than Driveclub. I mean, Ivory are so proud of their game that they were showing it off in live streams! I will get both games, but it looks like The Crew will be in my PS4 for a very long time indeed.
I haven't seen a livestream yet, but i would like to watch them. Can you please give some links? :)
 
Scratching my head on this one. The real NYC is pretty damn east. Like, nearly as east as it could possibly be without running out of country.
New York is NORTH east of Michigan on the US map. It is quite a bit south east in The Crew. Not a complaint, just an observation.
 
Actually Detroit is at 42 degrees latitude, with NYC slightly south at 40 degrees, as a reference.
Exactly my point, now go look at the Crew map. You cant actually think that is 40 and 42 in the Crew map. :lol: Anyway I am done with that discussion.

I haven't seen one yet, only the new GT500 so far.
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The offroad version of that mustang looks sick.
 
Exactly my point, now go look at the Crew map. You cant actually think that is 40 and 42 in the Crew map. :lol: Anyway I am done with that discussion.




The offroad version of that mustang looks sick.

With a highly condensed map, we can all expect cities to be in differen places than where they should be.

Yeah I can't wait to do some offroading in this game, plus the raid missions look really fun, this game is going to be great to play with friends.
 
With a highly condensed map, we can all expect cities to be in differen places than where they should be.

Yeah I can't wait to do some offroading in this game, plus the raid missions look really fun, this game is going to be great to play with friends.
I watched a customization video last week that blew me away. Really getting more and more excited for this with each video I see. Also not sure if you knew DD but I will actually have a week off PAID when this comes out. The Master Chief Collection and The crew come out the same day and I will have 30 paid vacation days by then. So I couldn't resist. :D
 
I watched a customization video last week that blew me away. Really getting more and more excited for this with each video I see. Also not sure if you knew DD but I will actually have a week off PAID when this comes out. The Master Chief Collection and The crew come out the same day and I will have 30 paid vacation days by then. So I couldn't resist. :D

You're going to have your hands full this November, with any luck I should be joining you. I want to get a Vizio P series (4k ultra TV) first, rumor has it they should be hitting stores in late August/early September, hopefully I will have some money left for a new X1 before The Crew hits or at least before Christmas, I aslo want Horizon 2 and then maybe Destiny next.
 
You're going to have your hands full this November, with any luck I should be joining you. I want to get a Vizio P series (4k ultra TV) first, rumor has it they should be hitting stores in late August/early September, hopefully I will have some money left for a new X1 before The Crew hits or at least before Christmas, I aslo want Horizon 2 and then maybe Destiny next.
Yes there are a lot of great games coming out at the end of 2014. Reminds me of 2007 all over again.
Ohhh let me know how that goes with the TV. I am always interested in getting top of the line electronics. Still hoping the X1 gets 3d by the end of the year.
OH yeah speaking of Destiny, I have a week off PAID for that too. :D
 
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