Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

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A Quick review after 2 hours of playing
This is a quick review if anyone can't either get in because of the atrocious login or loading save game bug, or just want to know what its like.

Graphics: The graphics are an odd set. The game overall is great looking but when the character, car or location is sitting still, it looks really uncanny like the graphics don't fit correctly. DLSS makes the game extremely blurry and keeping it off causes massive graphical tearing, so I would advise keeping FSR on. The rain and lighting is great especially at night but heavy on the graphics card

Characters Seen: This needs working on badly. The voices sound like ChatGPT or an AI talking and the character models look like they are from GTA 4. The GPS voice also sounds like AI, literally with it having a FNAF inspired robot voice that does not shut up. You thought Cara was bad from forza, you are going to hate this one.

Cars: The cars themselves are not too bad, need some work but seem to have the most work done too them. Models look great as I drove around in a mustang except from the NPC cars roaming around. They were the same car spawning over and over looking like a roblox taxi. Customisation is very basic with only wheel and colour being able to change (might be a different custom garage). Another odd thing with the cars is that the shadows are non existent, sort off. The shadows are completely broken when it comes to vehicles, and I find that the car is floating. The driving mechanics are actually pretty good. They feel weighty and feel that I am driving a vehicle unlike forza where I can throw the car a direction and it will go that way, however hitting anything makes it a bouncy ball

Map/scenery: The map itself is interesting. The map is massive with highways, tiny roads and alleys that were shown in the trailer are not actually marked/showing on the map. Non existent NPC's on the pathways and little life in a bustling city. The roads themselves were really fun. Driving a mustang around while chasing another player up the hilly mountain roads was fun because any type of crashing means losing speed quickly.

Overall the game has potential but needs a lot of work and I mean a lot. Game runs like a detailed roblox game, loads like a grandma and feels off. That word 'off' is so weird as I cant put anything on it. Everything is super detailed but everything doesn't fit as they have different levels of detail. For example, the car is more detailed than the road or NPC car next too it creating the illusion of a bad game.

This game feels like a Test drive game that has been put in the washer and not been pulled out to dry. Everything is there but everything is unpolished with optimisation and overall feel needing a big revamp.

I tried my hardest to not be bias but this game needs work, badly.
Date Posted: Jun 6, 2024 @ 5:24pm
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