How is the Campaign?

[Dr. Powerslide]

Very much on the fence about this game, especially since they're asking for 70+ dollars for it.

I don't care about the online modes or the FOMO events like they did in Horizon 5. I just want to play through the career mode. Is this game's campaign good? Ideally, I want to play something like FM4 or FM3 in terms of progression.

[b4ds33d]

I really like it. I haven't played a driving game in many years with the exception of Wreckfest.

[Dr. Powerslide]

Originally posted by b4ds33d:

I really like it. I haven't played a driving game in many years with the exception of Wreckfest.

Ah. Did you finish the game yet? How long would it take to finish?

[Nícolas Teixeira]

I like it but I'm probably biased since I bought a wheel for GT7 1 month ago and I have tons of fun just racing with it on FM, I just wasted 4 consecutive hours doing nothing more than quick races with a single car, I love how the system just keeps giving me more tracks/weather combinations without changing the amount of drivatars (I'm playing it through Gamepass for now, but I do intent to buy the game on Steam in the future).

[Moga CMDR]

why the heck would anyone play a racing game for the career mode? Those haven't been good for decades.

This game is no different. Unless you think doing arbitrary races, with arbitrary cars and classes to potentially unlock something you might find enjoyable later a logical way to spend your time. (It is not.)

FOMO? Who knows? I wouldn't look at that stuff. I advise against it. And I advise against wasting time on this game's "career" which has nothing to do with anything grounded in reality and only serves to give you your corporate curated dose of car culture propaganda.

If you like driving, then free play is where it is at. If you want achievements and stuff, then probably not.

[MetsaSketch]

It's no where near as good as the old games. Career is severely lacking on content. There are few events, no actual race car events (all road cars basically) and the quality of what is there is at least as bad as what was in 7's career, despite being much less in number than 7. No endurance at all either.

If you are looking for a career as good as the old games, you WILL be disappointed.

[ele]

Originally posted by Moga CMDR:

why the heck would anyone play a racing game for the career mode? Those haven't been good for decades.

This game is no different. Unless you think doing arbitrary races, with arbitrary cars and classes to potentially unlock something you might find enjoyable later a logical way to spend your time. (It is not.)

FOMO? Who knows? I wouldn't look at that stuff. I advise against it. And I advise against wasting time on this game's "career" which has nothing to do with anything grounded in reality and only serves to give you your corporate curated dose of car culture propaganda.

If you like driving, then free play is where it is at. If you want achievements and stuff, then probably not.

Most people play games for the career/story mode. I played enough weekly events in FH5 to know that multiplayer is out of the question. Free play comes after Career.

[docup87]

Originally posted by Moga CMDR:

why the heck would anyone play a racing game for the career mode? Those haven't been good for decades.

This game is no different. Unless you think doing arbitrary races, with arbitrary cars and classes to potentially unlock something you might find enjoyable later a logical way to spend your time. (It is not.)

FOMO? Who knows? I wouldn't look at that stuff. I advise against it. And I advise against wasting time on this game's "career" which has nothing to do with anything grounded in reality and only serves to give you your corporate curated dose of car culture propaganda.

If you like driving, then free play is where it is at. If you want achievements and stuff, then probably not.

Rumour has it that there are people who don't play multiplayer. I hate multiplayer with every fibre of my being and won't touch it.

[docup87]

The career mode is unparalleled in its unimaginativeness and lack of passion. The career mode was also supposed to be "from the ground up". But it is exactly the same lifeless chain of races as in the previous ones. The only new thing is the upgrade CarPG system.

[Caldrin]

Its not got any story mode if thats what you are after.. its not that type of game.

There are basically just lots of different racing event things you join and build up money and car points and also unlock other race events.

If you are after a story type career then its probably Forza Horizon you want to check out.

[Shylock]

Originally posted by b4ds33d:

I really like it. I haven't played a driving game in many years with the exception of Wreckfest.

You can get the same in other racing sims without the boring car parts minigame

[SmokeyTheGoat]

Career mode is boring. Just sets of races to be run. No immersion, no feeling like you're really a race car driver trying to make a career for themselves, no competition with the AI drivers for seats on a racing team etc. Then you have the stupid "CarPG" system where you have to grind out "car points" each race to unlock new upgrades for that specific car. You can't even tune or adjust your car until you unlock the parts that let you do it. Honestly I'm having more fun doing the Rivals stuff than the career mode. I've always been a singleplayer guy with racing games, but these boring ass career modes are pushing me towards multiplayer.

[Spiegel]

Yeah Career mode is not great but i am having fun with it anyway. I play to relax so MP is not for me. To hectic. In SP i can dial in the difficulty to be whatever i like, if i feel like sunday driving its fine. The CarPG system almost ruins it thought. The stock cars are usually boring to drive, needs upgrades to make them fun.

[Dr. Powerslide]

Originally posted by Moga CMDR:

why the heck would anyone play a racing game for the career mode? Those haven't been good for decades.

What else am I supposed to do? Play online?

Also, NFS Unbound's campaign was pretty good. I hear GRID Legends is great too. Racing game careers are not dead.