The Crew: Motorfest – This is what we need to see
We’re in for a recent The Crew expertise with the newly-announced The Crew: Motorfest. A sport that takes the same, ever-evolving dwell service mannequin into new-ish territory with the one island of Oahu, Hawaii, which would be the (at first) stomping floor for drivers of each ilk. And whereas it’s a new house for The Crew, Ubisoft Ivory Tower is returning to an previous, previous pal. Oahu is the place it designed the much-heralded Take a look at Drive: Limitless round. And whereas there are undoubtedly some Valentines-flavoured love-letter sentiments that may be put in opposition to that reality, the studio has discovered A LOT in that point.
Individuals are presently driving across the house below strict NDAs on PC, and that viewers will quickly be opened as much as console gamers as nicely whereas the group tweaks and fixes and iterates primarily based on group suggestions. So earlier than we all know all the data from the flood of communities and different information shops, let’s have a look at 5 particular hopeful issues we need to see in The Crew: Motorfest when it releases later this yr.
Your Personal Horizon, Please, Ubisoft
One of many key issues that stood out with the sport’s official teaser trailer, which you’ll watch embedded above, is that it has a hanging resemblance in visuals, tone and even racing model to Playground’s Forza Horizon collection. Which is definitely fantastic. That collection wants a real competitor, and if any group can convey its racing chops to that drag, its Ubisoft Ivory Tower. However we’re hoping The Crew: Motorfest additionally brings a number of the allure and love of The Crew and The Crew 2. It wants to face out in opposition to Microsoft’s much-loved collection, and is even able to repair or revamp components of these video games. However we simply need to ensure that whereas Motorfest is unquestionably a little bit of a reset, that it maintains a number of its titular heritage.
Who is aware of simply how OTT it’ll all be. However, like, they’ve all the time executed it higher…
On the subject of conserving a number of the OG The Crew in Motorfest’s revamped DNA, we actually need to see extra stunt alternatives baked into the world. Horizon has them, however has by no means come near Ivory Tower’s efforts, and there’s a slight tease of some twisty, turner vertical, gravity defying roads on the finish of that teaser, however it additionally morphs into the brand, so who is aware of simply how OTT it’ll all be. However, like, they’ve all the time executed it higher so we need to see it amplified right here together with the requisite challenges they arrive with.
Lambo within the metropolis… has a pleasant proper to it
© Ubisoft
A Experience for Each Event
Oh, on that additionally we undoubtedly need to see a number of kinds of rides return. The teaser, once more, solely reveals vehicles which can be the place a number of the Horizon-like comparisons and noise has come from, however it was additionally one other manner through which the collection has, to date, separated itself from being too like-for-like with Playground’s sport. There’s a number of water across the island for some boat motion, in any case. Oh, and dirtbikes in tropical mud… potential *chef’s kiss* alternatives, proper there.
Do you simply ‘let ‘er rip, potato chip’ and have the entire place be capable to be torn asunder?
One other factor we are able to pull from the trailer is the sport will characteristic destruction. However simply how a lot isn’t identified. It’s not one thing that isn’t within the collection’ repertoire, however how far do you and when do you pull the open-world kinds of gamers again with exhausting stops and indestructibles? Conversely, do you simply ‘let ‘er rip, potato chip’ and have the entire place be capable to be torn asunder? Our considering is it’ll be a measured strategy, notably as a result of the sport is being developed with last-gen in thoughts, which may hamper the quantity of energy wanted to make all of it one large trash pile in your rearview mirror.
So long as we make a large number of the world a bit of, it ought to all nonetheless be good.
Not only a Sunday driver
© Ubisoft
Volcanoes and Extra Islands
Builders and publishers have a go-to line once you ask about future tasks and it goes like this:
“We’re probably not speaking about that at this time. Proper now we’re targeted on getting this sport into gamers’ fingers in one of the best ways attainable.”
It’s truthful sufficient till it isn’t. Video games are an funding, and particularly live-service video games. And to that finish we’re eager on a roadmap and we hope inside that roadmap to see much more of the whole Hawaii, even when it’s one island and volcano at a DLC time. Fortunately Ubisoft has been superb at this in terms of large releases so we’re anticipating to know at the least a bit of what to anticipate put up preliminary launch.
We’re certain you’ll be able to anticipate to see plenty of vehicles, and who is aware of possibly just a few of ours can be in there — it is not like we’re a stranger to the collection. Nonetheless, it’s an thrilling time to be a lover of automotive video games, live-service video games and open-world video games — particularly for those who love all three. Keep tuned for extra from us as we now have it.
