They are saying that imitation is the sincerest type of flattery and if that is the case, Playground Video games should certainly be blushing rather a lot proper now. After going hands-on with a press demo for The Crew Motorfest, I can safely say that Ubisoft’s upcoming open-world racing recreation shares a heavy dose of DNA with the favored Forza Horizon sequence.
In my preview video (above or on YouTube), you’ll be able to hear my ideas on the sport primarily based on the quick demo I performed by means of final week. Though once I say ‘performed’, I actually imply ‘drove round like an a-hole, crashing into every thing for science’. The demo itself kicked off with a vehicular montage that, identical to within the current Forza Horizon video games, sees you leaping between completely different autos as you race round eye-catching places from the video games’ open-world map.
Slightly than being let off the leash to discover the attractive trying island of O’ahu, Hawaii although, I used to be solely allowed to check out a few fastened tracks on a playlist of my selection. The accessible playlists included Classic Storage, which gave me the prospect to race basic vehicles, the Legendary Playlist that featured supercars aplenty and the Motorsports playlist which had a barely extra focussed racing expertise geared toward extra critical racing followers. In the long run, I selected to check out the neon-tastic Made In Japan playlist, however solely as a result of I wasn’t given the choice to play my favorite playlist, Offroading Addict which, primarily based on the intro montage, featured longer, open tracks and a few tremendous cool stunt jumps.
Within the Made In Japan playlist, I used to be capable of get my drift on in two races, each set alongside Hawaiian streets that had been embellished to appear to be Shinjuku. They have been a number of enjoyable they usually had a Want For Velocity vibe to them which meant that the racing motion steered away from true simulation and in the direction of an expertise that was rather more arcadey and accessible. That is nice information for somebody like me who prefers racing video games that do not take themselves too severely as properly. You realize, video games like…properly… Forza Horizon.
There actually are so many similarities to the Horizon sequence right here. The Crew Motorfest is ready throughout a racing pageant, very similar to Forza Horizon’s Horizon Competition. Ubisoft’s Motorfest is after all additionally crewed by overly enthusiastic younger race followers who will not shut up – identical to in Forza Horizon (though I noticed no signal of Sean Maguire in Motorfest, sadly). You’ll be able to even discover the open-world to seek out and entry completely different occasions and issues like feats and picture ops, which additionally appears similar to how Horizon operates, though I did not get to do that facet out for myself. One factor I did not spot once I noticed a short glimpse of the map display screen although was any ‘barn finds’, however I would not be stunned if there is a related mechanic with which to earn new autos in Motorfest.
With all that mentioned and completed although, The Crew Motorfest truly felt very nice to play. As a fan of informal racing video games, this one actually hit the spot for me and, as I say in my video preview, it seems like the very best is but to come back with The Crew Motorfest as a result of a number of the sport was locked off for me. In the event you like the thought of Forza Horizon, combined with the acquainted Ubisoft extreme-sports vibes from video games like Steep or Riders Republic, this one needs to be properly value maintaining a tally of. Particularly when you’ve at all times needed to play Forza Horizon however have lacked the PC or Xbox wanted to take action.
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