Please go watch THIS video for an update on the current progress of the game which is way better than this beta: ua-cam.com/video/F_zONTgNN1k/v-deo.html
The problem with Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is that: it is always online, No houses, No casino, Poor optimization. The product is overall at best an average one. The problem is that every racing game fan is desperate for a new release (like myself). This just feels soulless, yes I do agree this game has potential and I do really like the map however, people saying "its a smaller studio give them a chance" is ridiculous considering that most people have to pre order to try out the game and or run it on NASA spec PC's. I hope for this game to get improvements and updates for the future , but man it is such a bummer realizing that one of the oldest racing game IPs just cant scratch that itch that we all miss
Don't worry, the devs have confirmed in one of the news letters that we will be getting houses later on in an update. So yes it won't be at launch, but we will have houses. And the casino was basically confirmed in the trailers and the game will be rated 18
They really need to release a Demo 2.0 when the game finally releases, with the final build, so we who tried it early can revaluate the game. It's €57 here in Sweden that I don't want to just throw at a game that gave me a sour taste.
This right here is exactly why we are even hating on the game in the first place. Devs decide to bring back an old franchise just to gut it, just another day with western game devs ruining things.
My thought is that either people are hating to hate because they have nothing better to do, or it’s children who played FH4 as their first racing game and that is the level to judge every other racing/driving game. The beta is great even with its flaws and the released footage of the updated builds are just amazing. The bottom line is that this is a smaller studio that is actually trying to create a game for the pure enjoyment and listening to consumer feedback unlike any of the AAA studios who have become repetitive, boring, and just a money grab… I’m just tired of people complaining and ruining things for the rest of us who have the capacity to enjoy something.
You know the first TDU all the FH 1-5 maps fit in the hawaiian island map 🗺️ that was from 2006 I am hopeful about this new game I still have the cd-roms of tdu1/2 They hate because they know it will beat the mainstream.
I just dont understand why after the backlash from the PC demo they release another old build Beta for the consoles and swaer us in that the final product is going to be so much better. I dont wnat to be lied at but they just make this harder for themslfs. This console beta either shouldnt have happened or be a way newer build so we can verify the stuff thats shown ion Alex VII´s videos. This beta requires you to pre- order the game and I think it will lead a lot of people to cancel that and wait it out.
I don't think it's the comparison videos that are hurting TDU or modern racing games, it's just that i think people had enough of festival/"crew" games, people want a good racing story like older racing games and i'm not talking about NFS only, and from my experience final and beta versions are not that different they won't make huge changes. That's just my opinion 🤷🏻♂️
Well, when peoples first impressions are those comparison videos, they don't know ant better. People don't want a festival game anymore, but then complain that NFS story is cringe. Legit no way to please them. Unfortunately, this game is vastly different from beta to final product but they just aren't giving that info to the general public and it's hurting the games image.
@@KingdomTwelve So don't be surprised that they get so much hate, someone who is responsible for advertising and marketing this product should get a slap from their boss
It's gonna be very different when a game has a TEN GAME LIFESPAN 🤷🏿♂️😂 Look at GTA 5 and tell me that's anywhere close to the original 360 released version released... how long ago? 🤔 They even had to separate online from the story 😂 that's how much a game can change over TEN YEARS. I cannot stress that enough. It's not even released yet. NOT EVEN IN BETA FOR TEN DAYS YET 🤦🏿♂️
i feel like the main issue is that they dont really clarify in the warning before you start the game that it is an old build and is not the current state of the game with some issues already fixed and is supposed to be more of a server test than a playtest
I'm not happy because they've turned test drive into just another run-of-the-mill game... I hope that with the years and updates they recover the true essence of what the game offered in the past.
Gladly, a small gaming company does their best to listen to feedback and try to build on it. TDU2 was a rushed game and left out a lot of features they wanted. ua-cam.com/video/GzjL5XsLtvc/v-deo.html
Gonna be honest, i'am a console player, and i hate mfs complaining about a game that is being made...like, i know we can't trust racing games nowadays but DAMN, let the game have a chance.
@@DrBarbequeSauce Used to love FH series since there was nothing competing with it. But like you said, it has become dull/boring. I stopped playing that long ago...
@@DrBarbequeSauce I mean there is a lot I don't like... I don't enjoy getting cars super easily... Location was not a good choice... (FH5) And there was nothing unique about it other than it being Forza. I agree, can't stand the festival crap. They should have gone with a story route... Make the game more interesting.
Its properly released now, I paid full price and refunded in 3hrs... Its terrible. 1/10. Back for Forza Motorsport I go... Rubberbanding AI, its horrid... The Player models are from 2010.... this feels criminal. Its 2024 ill remind you. I paid the same money for Baldurs Gate 3... Lets just seperate effort and quality for the money asked.
I've played TDU1 and 2. Believe me when I say I want this game to succeed. And yes, graphics aren't everything. But there is far more to do gameplay wise in Motorfest and Horizon 5, the games that TDU fans always hate on. This game misses key features that old TDU players love and does very little to draw in new players. It's not a bad game, but it's nothing special either. If you enjoy it then that's great. But enough with the glazing. It's 2024. People's expectations will be naturally higher. Especially when the game has the beloved TDU name.
Exactly. For me, the problem is that there's not enough TDU in this game. If it says TDU on the box, I want TDU and not some hodge-podge of other popular games and a totally watered-down TDU formula.
How are TDU features missing when you haven’t had access to play the game fully this is not 2K or COD or Madden it’s literally a new game we have no idea what’s in store for this game I’m just excited to be playing something different and actually get to play my PS5 finally I thought I was going to have to wait until GTA 6 to actually use this thing because I literally don’t play it I’m still on PS4 games only games I played on PS5 was the Spiderman game and God Of War I’m really wanting this game to be good I believe in the Devs been following this game for years something drastically bad would get me not to play this game like servers down for days or weeks I’ve already seen if you watch Alex 7 Dev diary interview the Devs literally see all the ideas in full when I say everything I mean everything go watch it I’ll link it to you it made feel better about the Devs ua-cam.com/video/53vtnKlKRs4/v-deo.htmlsi=AQnKJLwPTwNN4yBj
@redhunnid5142 this industry is so used to selling unfinished products. I can always change my opinion but I'm judging the game based on what it is now.
I'm just happy we're getting a TDU. KT is listening to the feedback and I'm sure once the game is released, they will add a casino, houses, and more cars. Lets look on how much Rockstar has milked GTA V and they are AAA. We just have to be patient because if it wasn't for KT TDU would be dead in the water.
I didn't see this and I just explained the same about GTA 😂 The devs projected it to be a TEN YEAR LIFESPAN and folks are complaining in less than ten days. Wild 😆
@@nfsiiihp yup because kids will simulate car accidents vs pedestrians like in GTA. then they will cry why we dont have guns in racing game and so on 😆
So you say " Let them Cook". I will do that, but iam not paying full price even if it gets better next year. And I fear that I need a special russian build for an offline mode anyway :)
I'd say: too high expectations, too little communication, things that were in TDU2 are not in SC. I REALLY want this game to be good, but it's getting more and more difficult to justify a pre-order atm. Thoughts? PS: The things they did with the missions about finding the cars on their website, feels like they put way too much effort on that looking at how much there still is left to do in the game itself.
as a mexican i hate FH5 and went back to 4. if they wanted a big barren desert they should have done vegas or arizona. mexico is like 20x bigger than new york. and yes im talking about the city center. not freaking guadalajara.
Finally a free roam ,normal' driving game without using boost every 10sec, i,m gonna enjoy it, hope they tweak it along the way to get better. Dont care about the story just wanna get behind my wheel and enjoy the world they made us.
Bro speaking facts. People need to chill out. The game has a lot going on. (Personal opinion) I think the game truly feels next gen in terms of scale and detail. I played the beta on pc and it looked beautiful and besides a few connectivity issues it played great. I do have a crazy pc that is able to run the game well and yes I hope it gets optimized more. I do think console players complain more personally and I don’t think the PS5 and Xbox are truly next gen and that’s coming from someone who has a PS5. It’s a fun game, I hope people give it a chance because it’s very unique
I loved TDU 1 and 2. I was very excited when TDU SC was announced. But as time went on, we discovered more and more flaws. And I'm not talking about the graphics. I couldn't care less about the graphics. There's just not enough TDU in this TDU for me. Plain and simple. Offline mode, houses, licence tests, all the little side missions from the old games... And before someone comes along again and says that these things will come at some point. That's exactly why gaming is in such a pathetic state these days. Sell today, fix later. And so many people fall for it. And if the game doesn't even have any of the features of its 13-year-old predecessor, you can hardly say that expectations are too high, can you?
@@KingdomTwelve i believe they feel pressure from the public's eye like they have to throw something out and they will understand if we have to fix while they play
Yes they have warnings about the Beta not being the final version, but lets be honest here: Do people really think you can make this the desired TDu- game until release just ONE month away. My main critic points that are valid and not filled with any unnecessary hate: 1: I like good graphics and TDU:SC on Ultra looks fine, but the optimization is so poor you need a 4090 to run it. Turning that around so all plattforms can run atleast 1440p on Ultra atleast 60 FPS in one month? I dont need 4k but I notice a 1080p picture on a 40+ inch TV which most console players will be playing on. 2: Always Online hurts the game even in Beta status right now, constantly loading in having needless waiting times. Just put an offline mode in there. Are they afraid the game doesnt have enough content for Solo playing? I havnt seen any special missions yet, houses are missing and so on... 3: Its not much of a TDU game, many things show potential but its also lacking in alot big and small details. Other than the map there isnt much in terms of content and style that makes it stand out above the rest.
Hi buddy I really want to pre-order Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown but before I do can you tell me if it’s possible to remap Accelerate / Braking / Steering all to the D-Pad? Also can you have automatic gears and driving assist? Basically I’m disabled with the use of one hand so I need to play this way?
I feel your frustration man i get them aswell and 9 times out of 10 they're kids purposely being annoying you just have to not let them get under your skin since that's their goal a lot of the time. I interested in the game but the always online is a touchy one for me after loosing access to the Crew 1 and Nier Reincarnation but I'll probably still check it out since as you said it doesn't cost as much as other racers and is a new game for such a deprate time for the car gaming community.
It makes for good content 😎 Yea online only stings but hopefully with the whole stopkillinggames movement it'll be sorted out before it can be shut down.
My only real fear with this game is on the server side. I don’t even wanna play with other players. I just wanna play AI and explore the map. My only real fear with this game is the day one connect issues, I don’t think they will be as bad as they were during the betas. I just hope they have a better handle on it at lunch. Other than that I think the game looks and is going to run fantastic. I truly cannot wait.
I will purchase once everything is added. Tired of buying live service games that launch with us being Beta testers. Add houses, add crews & Casino then I will buy the game. Probably at a sale cost
THANK YOU!!! I'm so sick of people either being unfair and saying it looks worse than it is or expecting it to have things that the previous two TDUs didn't have. Customisation is GREATER than the previous games. It doesn't need 600 cars because that's not how TDU is, and the cars are more detailed than the cars that have 600 cars. As for how to download the beta, this is the first time some of us (me included) ever did a beta on a console, so it was not at all obvious how to do it. I ended up just asking out of curiosity what the situation was just to get myself prepared, thankfully the people in the Discord had the patience to help me out. All that said, a beta is a beta. The condition it's at in this beta isn't the best, but when I found out it's a single update past the PC demo as well as Alex's video a few hours into the beta reassured me that a lot of my issues are already solved. Oh man, the release time thing was so damn annoying. I read "8 am UTC" and went straight to Google, I even spelled out to just google the damn time to one person
Also, as far as I'm concerned, being a TDU game makes it better than any festival racer could ever be. I started playing Forza Horizon due to a lack of a TDU
Sorry if this if a stupid question but i have trouble getting in touch of any game devs. How can I contact the devs for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown? for me to play a game fully it usually takes a tiny change which most people dont think about.
I will wait to buy it to see how it progresses, their is some short comings, I will wait to the devs adds an option to really race against standard ai and not being forced into pvp, never been a fan of that at all,
It definitely has short comings for sure. They reduced the wait time down to 10 seconds which basically confirms getting into a race with just AI. Out of 100 races I've raced against real humans like 5 times.
I haven’t preordered this game because im still unsure but i can’t say the game looks terrible, I’ll probably get it when it comes out but to go through the length people go through to hate it on it is crazy Btw played motorfest for 2 weeks and never touched it again. Hope this is better
It's a good practice not to preorder games. I preordered because I'm going to buy it when it comes out anyway regardless. I also leaked most of the map so I owed it to KT and Nacon 😂. I want to support KT since we are in need of something new in the racing game space. We have so little now and most suck. Motorfest was a disappointment IMO and honestly I nearly lost all interest in the game after playing the TDUSC demo. Yes, it had many issues but it was honestly better than I was expecting for an AA studio's first try at this type of game. I can see a lot of potential for this game in the near future and I can't wait to be a part of it.
F the haters man. I’ve been waiting feels like all my damn life for another TDU game and this one is not going to disappoint. The people who are hating are the same people that love boring ass Horizon. Let em hate, this game will be for the racing Vets 😎
Its funny. People online are constantly yelling about how graphics aren't that important, but most of the complaints I see about this game are about the graphics. Which is hilarious, cause I think TDUSC looks fantastic. More than good enough for me. I played the beta on PC. Yeah it had issues. But 90% of them were standard fare for beta issues. Performance was rough in the crew 2 beta but it ran fine on release. Same with.. I dunno, black ops 4? Visuals aren't bad from the core. The overall picture was blurry, reflections were hit and miss, but it was all stuff that could be fixed within a reasonably short time frame. The assets and more time consuming things were totally fine. People complained that the roads were too wide, and... I really disagree? Like sure a highway road will be wide. But there are tons of streets that are way narrower than anything in other open world racing games. And I don't need every road to be narrow. And yes I agree, the cars felt pretty great to drive. If they're now better than the PC beta I'm more than happy. They want this experimentally resurrected franchise made by a AA studio to have everything the old games had and have top notch graphics and run perfectly, and have physics like horizon 5 and assetto corsa at the same time and need for speed customization. Yes, I have seen people expect all those things. Try to remember that most of the racing franchises we had are gone. Blur, Split Second, Motorstorm, ATV Offroad Fury, Burnout, Ridge Racer, Driver, Midnight Club, F-Zero. And every other current franchise is having issues. NFS has had an identity crisis for like 15 years. Gran Turismo gave us the most embarassing campaign. Forza Horizon is stagnating. Forza Motorsport is a joke. Dirt hasn't had a very well recieved release since DiRT 3 if you don't count DiRT Rally. Same with Grid. And the only other thing is Mario Kart. This game needs to be given a chance and nurtured. I will take houses and casinos AFTER launch if it means the game can actually succeed, so we can get a sequel with EVERYTHING we want from the start. We have lost all these franchises and people are trying to "old yeller" this one chance the series has to come back, just cause the first new attempt isn't literally perfect. Yes, criticize the game. But be fair for the love of god. I want more racing game franchises.
For me the game looks nice. For me the problem is the always online and removing things that makes TDU different from other racing games. So for me it's a pass maybe in the future the game I'll be in a better estate. But good video 👍👍👍👍
Long Post Incoming: Look, I can understand the die hard defenders defending it, but I can also see what the detractors are saying. I am split. I want to get the Gold Edition because I usually like getting the more "Complete" version, but with what I have seen so far, it is hard to swallow that steep price tag for what is almost a leap of faith at this point. But on PC, you can get the base version for like $28 and at that price I am more willing to give it a shot. I understand that they put a disclaimer at the beginning, but that is also not a shield from criticism. To the general public, these betas are their first look at the game, and the disclaimer can say "Warning, the sky is green and not blue because we are working on pigments", that is not going to make ppl feel better about the state the game is currently playable in. I will admit, I am a Forza fan boy, I discovered Forza in a dark period of my life and it helped me work through the death of one of my best friends and then the death of my dog of 15 years shortly afterwards. Forza Horizon is my base line, full stop. It also opened my horizon to race games in general, which I was not a fan of before. I started with FH4 and then FH5 and then moved on The Crew 2 and to Motorfest, I am a fan of all those games. The comparison of TDU to those is still a fair comparison because it is literally what they are competing against. Now, that being said, what I am hoping out of TDU and to set itself apart from those, is the loss of a FOMO aspect, something more casual and relaxing, something that you can login whenever you want and not be fearful that you just missed out on the Lambo Superstrateo Ultimae whatever edition that was released last week and could only be awarded that week. Something that can be started and just chill and run some races and save up for that Camaro, Corvette, Agera whatever on your own time. I do not know what the deal with the Battle Pass will be and if that will introduce some kind of FOMO, but what I have listed is what I am hoping from this iteration of TDU. I do not know at this point if there is a basis in reality for that hope or not, since I genuinely do not know what direction they are planning on taking the game. TDU exhibits some flaws, optimization being the primary one to me, now, I know the developers keep saying it will be worked out by the time of release, but we have no direct evidence supporting that other than their word and the word of miscellaneous UA-camrs. Kingdom, I value your input on these games, but this is where they would see great benefit from a demo of the finished product, like Motorfest did. Your rank and file player is not going to be sporting a 4090 or some such high end graphics card and it will need to be able to run at a decent rate at a low-mid tier computer which the PC Beta was not able to. I can run FH5 on Ultra and Motorfest at High on my current computer and the TDU Beta ran poorly on my computer and that should not be the case. Again, I know, I know, BETA, but the point stands, there needs to be something that shows that their claims of better optimization amounted to something and that is where a Finished Product Demo would benefit everyone involved. I want this game to be good and I know there are ppl on both sides of the spectrum fighting it out over how this game will be. The defenders say that they do not have the resources of bigger developers but NACON wants this game to be Always online and it is going to be a stretch to see if they can maintain an always online game when bigger developers struggle with it themselves. They are setting lofty goals and want to be like a bigger developer, so I think it is an apt comparison to compare them to the bigger developers. Only time will tell how this will all play out, for now, I will continue to wait and watch before committing anything to it.
Gonna be honest, the first time I've seen real footage of this game it was a nightmare PC benchmark video. I'm checking those benchmarks again and on that beta yeah it's still awful, my PC won't be able to run it decently so that's a really bad start. Yeah it looks amazing otherwise, but at what cost? I hope the beta is only running this bad because it's forcing raytracing. And I don't like always online model. I feel like the game will bomb and I'll pick it up for cheap when it does. Still I love your enthusiasm about it and I only hope they're gonna deliver! I will trust anyone who's into TXR anyway and I'll watch more of your videos about this as well.
I know I said about graphics but I still understand that it's not finished. I think the finished game will look awsome. This is just to get a feel for the game and what it's about.
I am very excited for this game and I already enjoy the demo we got a while back. Although I'm upset about the constant hate this game is getting by haters, I have to admit KT is doing an awful job managing the release of this game. I understand they're doing these betas to get player feedback and test real world conditions for their servers, but i feel they didn't communicate well enough that these betas are not representative of the final product. Yes, they stated it a few times with a dialogue box and a small persistent warning, but they didnt do enough. Biggest mistake was calling the free PC beta a demo. That said, I can see why KT picked Alex as a method to drip feed info. Although he is not by any means an alternative to offical blogposts, Alex clearly knows how to feed us information accurately while highlighting the good changes made and pointing out unfinished parts. He also knows what we in the TDU community want and he clearly lets KT know. Thank you, Alex. And thank you Kingdom Twelve for helping us fight back against these reddit haters!
Thank you for this video, finally someone that is realistic. I’ve played every test drive, even psp! Out of all the racing games I’ve played besides need for speed, pgr4, and grid. Test drive has been consistent. It’s never perfect at launch but it always gets better and better. I bought my first rig for tdu2 and now my second for solar crown. Only thing I hate at the moment is the hotel and lack of houses because I loved having car at different properties and having to drive to them. This game looks beautiful and has so much potential. I just pray the developers or community add to it like assetto corsa.
if you think your PS or xbox runs games at true 2k and 4k. youre mistaken. they use technology called DSR. dynamic super resolution. your game is always running in 1080p but will use the tech to make the image clearer. a game that runs at true 2k or 4k requires a 2k or 4k monitor. which already costs more than youre console. sorry to burst yer bubble.
@Brandonisbored7 Horizon 5 is true native 4k. But i agree that some games are just upscaled. And he probably has a 4k tv, which is why he's complaining that the game is 1080p
what ppl dont get and never will coz they dont want too, with any game they dont like, they point to all the negative comments and stuff about it, ppl that like the game generally are not posting about how much they like it they are busy enjoying the fucking game :D
I was never expecting this game to beat stuff like The Crew, Horizon, or NFS. Those are all big budget AAA games from giant companies. This can still be fun. Racing game fans should want more options.
My thing about this game I'm waiting to it actually comes out to judge........let's keep in mind they left us hanging once before so they gotta come harder then the last one I hope they come with more then 1 or 2 hundred cars if not ima sit it out sick of buying half games
This game is way better than motorfast and i really hate the physic of the game. This beta has some lag on a single corner in a single race with some graphics bug on moving that black line stan on monitor Otherwise, my hometown is in the game i love it tbh. And i found out there is no HK flag in the game. Classic KT (no hk flag in previous wrc game either)
I am sold on it. I don't care about these TDU religous zealots..."it needs house, license and all that"... go play GT7 if you want to take license tests. Me: i just want an awesome world, great environments of different natures and a core sense of speed and feeling the road. I really enjoy trucks, and i want hills for doing hillclimbs, with mud and rock, dynamics and slopes.
I really hope the game will be good, I like the idea of the 2 rival gangs but we can't ignore some problems that have, like no crossplay at launch or the difficulty of the races are ridiculously ez or the sense of speed of the game it looks like you are always going slow, those things are turn off for a lot of people
I do agree with crossplay and the streets vs sharps feeling a little bland. But sense of speed is great when going fast. Trust me if you see the Regera accelerating you will be like HOLY SH*%
Bro you are literally the only person I’ve ever seen actually the sense of speed on this fame is slow like I’m dead serious you need to go watch some high speed runs of this game what’s crazy is majority of speaking on this game always the sounds of the game are accurate and the sense of speed is the best of any modern simcade racer without using unrealistic super nitro jet boost if you play Need For Speed and are comparing it to that please stop that is a pure arcade game nothing realistic about it and neither is the crew Motorfest and Forza Horizon looks beyond slow I never hear them get praised for sense of speed
Well I agree with you. I am enjoying the beta and I know the final version will be fantastic and I’m looking forward to it. Your humour is something else though lol 😂
Remember when the Battlefield 2042 Beta came out and everyone said how buggy and just underwhelming it was yet Dice came about saying it's an old built and people don't have to worry? That's my personal reason why I'm really cautious believing these statements. Not a hater, played both TDU and TDU2 and after I saw the video that Alex recently uploaded I'm less concerned. However, I still think people should generally stop pre-ordering games and wait for trusted reviews as that'd give the developer the pressure to actually deliver and holding their promises.
Not sure if Sony or the developer is to blame, but 1080p at 60fps is completely unacceptable on a PS5. If it's going to be 30fps (for a racing game especially), it should be 4K. That's absolutely ridiculous.
@@KingdomTwelveIt likely couldn't function properly with both graphics and frames maxxed. As a game with 1:1 map, graphics nearly as sharp as FH, fully functional windows, lights and dashboards, in a beta state, with a projected TEN YEAR LIFESPAN (can't stress it enough); only time will tell... And yes, they likely wanna give an arcade, driving simulator. Not a built on micro transaction, festival, copy of what's already out like MotorFest did 🙍🏿♂️
Those people really piss me off that compare a fully released game to this early version we got, like no shit the released game is gonna be better bucko xD Alex's new video shows many new things and explains old vs new game too, Nice vid man
If anything tdu a double A game looks better than most triple A titles , has better car sounds than most titles and they communicate/listen better than most AAA titles . People need to learn how to use criticism instead of them just hating for no reason and how the hell does this game look like a ps3 or mobile game 💀 ain’t no way these bots actually play anything. It’s a combination of stupidity and being miserable. I might say some critical stuff(but that’s feedback ), but that doesn’t mean I hate them( using that as a example for the people who just hate for no reason) btw they could add walking pedestrians. NFS has walking pedestrians that teleport out of the way , so does taxi life simulator. They could definitely implement pedestrians correctly :)
I think a lot of people don’t think it’s ready, it’s gonna release incomplete and be drip fed content like forza Motorsport currently is, and I can understand why they might be scared. I don’t see the hate personally, because this is a beta, and they have a month to make the changes we want and the game needs, but we see how Motorsport is going and this recent update being probably the worst update I’ve ever seen for a racing game ever and don’t want something like that for solar crown.
It makes perfect sense. That's why I said they need better communication. Alex just dropped a new video just now and it has FULL TUNING! Why can't Nacon give us any of this info?!
People want pedestrians in TDU:SC even tho Horizon 5 doesnt have them is because SC plays in HongKong, one of the busiest large cities on earth. Pedestrians make games like Unbound much more lively. And no I dont want to drift over them in a Mustang, just make them jump out of the way :)
I think it was like - They seems to get addicted to FH5 too much. To be honest, I'm getting tired of FH cuz they didn't change that much if compare to FH4 to FH5 (except the graphic of course). Bigger map, better graphic, same mechanic, just that. Unlike what they used to do in FH1, I enjoy playing that a lot. It's refreshing to see some smaller developers come tp play in this field like this one.
You say it’s running 30 fps but on my Samsung QLED TV it tells me the fps and graphic quality and it’s showing 60FPS at 4K so I think my Tv has enhanced it and looks fire 🔥
@@KingdomTwelve yes that was my reaction also 😂🤣 but it’s really smooth haven’t had any drop outs and it’s the first car game that I am not bored with I played motor sport for 9 hours done all the playlists and got bored this one makes me wanna go back and play more it makes me think about what car to buy next and test drive the cars to decide I love it so far
Told ya it was gonna be a bad game and I was right, look at the steering animation it turns barely 90 degree and when you set the wheel to straight it just teleports to its possision
Steering animation has been a problem but we've already seen video of the wheel being smooth and not snapping in the current build. But keep believing what you want.
You say it's a double AA developer but they're charging a triple AAA price for the game. 1440p 30fps and 1080p 60fps is lame no matter how you slice it and you claim we won't even notice??? Amazing!! Lol
nobody talks about the freaking map! its a technical wonder just like cyberpunks night city. the amount of geometry and load the hardware has to be put through is already a miracle . i would take this game over horizon and motorfest any day. those games lack big city feel. when i played the beta back then i just hopped in my aston martin and put on some music and enjoyed my drive. driving trhough the city feels amazing. could it use more work ? YES it really needs a lot of work. but these numb nuts talking about it making it look bad might just kill the game ive been waiting for in YEARS. a big city racing game.
Bro I've been saying this since they actually showed gameplay and the BETA on PC these complainters aren't REAL fans sadly they feel that the game should have superior graphics even for a beta bc 90% of the group im in on FB and YT comments are crying abt graphics since when does graphics make a game fun... and it also stated it will come 🤷🏾 it seems that the problem is big AAA companies have been giving US bs and lies that alone has did damage over the yrs so I get that it's a trust issue so ig i put my trust in AA company 😁 however for me I glad the name TEST DRIVE has returned period and I made a promise no matter if it's good or bad I will support it and I have GOLD edition for PC and XBOX now they have the collector's edition ima go get that as well 💯 see with me no other open world driving game has been able to fill that missing key like the OG TDU the only game that came close was THE CREW but once I felt that I couldn't fully control my car (turn signals, windows, roof) I felt outd place I didn't even finish the game 🤣 I played here and there bc of cops but still didn't play much of it... i even preorder THE CREW 2 and MOTORFEST and it's no difference still didn't fill that key however I'm most definitely pissed abt MOTORFEST 100+ for bs never again... and it's pretty much the same for Forza Horizon, 1,2,3 were the best dk what they was thinking with 4 and 5 , long story short if they kill TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED SOLAR CROWN watch how ppl make comparing videos abt what they did better than the leading companies 🤣 they sit and bash a game bc they feel it's not finished when it's something they should be used too especially if they're gamers plenty of product have been unfinished but still make to the store and they can cap all they like by say they didn't buy or play it blah blah promise u if it was made by UBI or Forza they're be all over it Once this game release I'll be done with forza horizon even the new forza not going to be any different just a different location with a big empty map forza won't even give us a real location with a city 🤣🤣 but they give it much praise Glad too see it's more ppl defending this game I'm most definitely down for something different and TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED SOLAR CROWN has filled that missing key even in BETA stage I'm excited and happy
Game lacks a lot to even be a test drive. KT ruined the WRC series for years. Now they are just trying to make money with the name. There's no point in paying the asking price for this.
For me the game didnt run great and it looked okay not horrendous mind you i did shit talk the game alittle but thats because ive played both 1 and 2. I hate forza mind you. I just want this game to be great. (Also the slk model looks horrendous)
Thanks. I played the demo on PC and quite enjoyed it. Ironically I found that far less buggy than how Horizon 5 and Forza Motorsport were at launch. Sure the graphics performance was sub-standard but it was a prerelease version. Houses in TDU are overrated. I played TDU 2 and just used houses as storage for my cars. I wouldn't have bothered with them if I didn't need them for car storage.
Love this Video, Keep Up the Positivity in Future Do Not let the Shills Get You Lol - This Game is Going to be Tops! I play Crew 2 Motorfest and Forza. TDUSC has Far more going for it than People Relise Lol!
Folks hate just because it's a fad these days. So many think they're distinguished critics. I just wish folks would learn how to enjoy things again... I was born in 94, and however games released, is how they were unless the devs released an updated version on a new disc. Lol. We just took the bugs and made them a fun discovery. With how massive and technologically advanced games are these days, there are going to be kinks to work out. Games could release as soon as folks wish, but at the cost of the consumers essentially being beta testers.
I've been waiting for a TDU2 sequel, I loved the PC and Console betas and I'm hyped for the full release. The majority of hate is misplaced and unjustified.
Thanks for the info and I actually bought it as it seemed doable. However after playing for 2 hours I decided to sadly get it refund because I personally can’t work the map and the cars are too hard to control for me. Apart from that I loved the game
my opinion is this game looks awesome thats reminds me tdu 1 & 2 i spend hours on those and now i will spend many hours in this one has been almost 12 yrs since a tdu game don’t comes out
Please go watch THIS video for an update on the current progress of the game which is way better than this beta: ua-cam.com/video/F_zONTgNN1k/v-deo.html
The problem with Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is that: it is always online, No houses, No casino, Poor optimization. The product is overall at best an average one. The problem is that every racing game fan is desperate for a new release (like myself). This just feels soulless, yes I do agree this game has potential and I do really like the map however, people saying "its a smaller studio give them a chance" is ridiculous considering that most people have to pre order to try out the game and or run it on NASA spec PC's. I hope for this game to get improvements and updates for the future , but man it is such a bummer realizing that one of the oldest racing game IPs just cant scratch that itch that we all miss
NO HOUSES!? WHAT THE FUCK??
Don't worry, the devs have confirmed in one of the news letters that we will be getting houses later on in an update. So yes it won't be at launch, but we will have houses. And the casino was basically confirmed in the trailers and the game will be rated 18
They really need to release a Demo 2.0 when the game finally releases, with the final build, so we who tried it early can revaluate the game. It's €57 here in Sweden that I don't want to just throw at a game that gave me a sour taste.
This right here is exactly why we are even hating on the game in the first place. Devs decide to bring back an old franchise just to gut it, just another day with western game devs ruining things.
@@Cyb3rSnail house will be added later in the games development, there will be a casino at launch
My thought is that either people are hating to hate because they have nothing better to do, or it’s children who played FH4 as their first racing game and that is the level to judge every other racing/driving game. The beta is great even with its flaws and the released footage of the updated builds are just amazing. The bottom line is that this is a smaller studio that is actually trying to create a game for the pure enjoyment and listening to consumer feedback unlike any of the AAA studios who have become repetitive, boring, and just a money grab… I’m just tired of people complaining and ruining things for the rest of us who have the capacity to enjoy something.
Big facts
The truth is here. I hope these kids will stay on their Forza flying, ramming everything and all these shit.
@@WarFighterOf13 I am worried about ramming and wall riding in this game. Sure objects slow you down but wallriding does not.
Lmao well said
You know the first TDU all the FH 1-5 maps fit in the hawaiian island map 🗺️ that was from 2006
I am hopeful about this new game
I still have the cd-roms of tdu1/2
They hate because they know it will beat the mainstream.
I just dont understand why after the backlash from the PC demo they release another old build Beta for the consoles and swaer us in that the final product is going to be so much better. I dont wnat to be lied at but they just make this harder for themslfs. This console beta either shouldnt have happened or be a way newer build so we can verify the stuff thats shown ion Alex VII´s videos. This beta requires you to pre- order the game and I think it will lead a lot of people to cancel that and wait it out.
It's to test the servers but yea 100% it ruins the experience for people that aren't aware.
It's a TEN YEAR LIFESPAN. Why not start now?
I don't think it's the comparison videos that are hurting TDU or modern racing games, it's just that i think people had enough of festival/"crew" games, people want a good racing story like older racing games and i'm not talking about NFS only, and from my experience final and beta versions are not that different they won't make huge changes. That's just my opinion 🤷🏻♂️
Well, when peoples first impressions are those comparison videos, they don't know ant better. People don't want a festival game anymore, but then complain that NFS story is cringe. Legit no way to please them. Unfortunately, this game is vastly different from beta to final product but they just aren't giving that info to the general public and it's hurting the games image.
@@KingdomTwelve Good point
@@KingdomTwelve exactly, man, can't agree more. I'm also can tell more about haters, but YT won't accept it.
@@KingdomTwelve So don't be surprised that they get so much hate, someone who is responsible for advertising and marketing this product should get a slap from their boss
It's gonna be very different when a game has a TEN GAME LIFESPAN 🤷🏿♂️😂 Look at GTA 5 and tell me that's anywhere close to the original 360 released version released... how long ago? 🤔 They even had to separate online from the story 😂 that's how much a game can change over TEN YEARS. I cannot stress that enough. It's not even released yet. NOT EVEN IN BETA FOR TEN DAYS YET 🤦🏿♂️
i feel like the main issue is that they dont really clarify in the warning before you start the game that it is an old build and is not the current state of the game with some issues already fixed and is supposed to be more of a server test than a playtest
this ^^
I'm not happy because they've turned test drive into just another run-of-the-mill game... I hope that with the years and updates they recover the true essence of what the game offered in the past.
Gladly, a small gaming company does their best to listen to feedback and try to build on it. TDU2 was a rushed game and left out a lot of features they wanted.
ua-cam.com/video/GzjL5XsLtvc/v-deo.html
Gonna be honest, i'am a console player, and i hate mfs complaining about a game that is being made...like, i know we can't trust racing games nowadays but DAMN, let the game have a chance.
^^ this
@@DrBarbequeSauce Used to love FH series since there was nothing competing with it. But like you said, it has become dull/boring. I stopped playing that long ago...
@@DrBarbequeSauce I mean there is a lot I don't like... I don't enjoy getting cars super easily... Location was not a good choice... (FH5) And there was nothing unique about it other than it being Forza. I agree, can't stand the festival crap. They should have gone with a story route... Make the game more interesting.
Its properly released now, I paid full price and refunded in 3hrs... Its terrible. 1/10. Back for Forza Motorsport I go... Rubberbanding AI, its horrid... The Player models are from 2010.... this feels criminal. Its 2024 ill remind you. I paid the same money for Baldurs Gate 3... Lets just seperate effort and quality for the money asked.
@@MiraSubieGirl lol 🤣
I've played TDU1 and 2. Believe me when I say I want this game to succeed. And yes, graphics aren't everything. But there is far more to do gameplay wise in Motorfest and Horizon 5, the games that TDU fans always hate on. This game misses key features that old TDU players love and does very little to draw in new players. It's not a bad game, but it's nothing special either. If you enjoy it then that's great. But enough with the glazing. It's 2024. People's expectations will be naturally higher. Especially when the game has the beloved TDU name.
It has more TDU features than you think. They just haven't been put out there that much yet.
Exactly. For me, the problem is that there's not enough TDU in this game. If it says TDU on the box, I want TDU and not some hodge-podge of other popular games and a totally watered-down TDU formula.
How are TDU features missing when you haven’t had access to play the game fully this is not 2K or COD or Madden it’s literally a new game we have no idea what’s in store for this game I’m just excited to be playing something different and actually get to play my PS5 finally I thought I was going to have to wait until GTA 6 to actually use this thing because I literally don’t play it I’m still on PS4 games only games I played on PS5 was the Spiderman game and God Of War I’m really wanting this game to be good I believe in the Devs been following this game for years something drastically bad would get me not to play this game like servers down for days or weeks I’ve already seen if you watch Alex 7 Dev diary interview the Devs literally see all the ideas in full when I say everything I mean everything go watch it I’ll link it to you it made feel better about the Devs ua-cam.com/video/53vtnKlKRs4/v-deo.htmlsi=AQnKJLwPTwNN4yBj
@redhunnid5142 this industry is so used to selling unfinished products. I can always change my opinion but I'm judging the game based on what it is now.
It hasn't even been TEN DAYS of a (supposedly) TEN YEAR LIFESPAN though. It's not even released yet 🤷🏿♂️
I'm just happy we're getting a TDU. KT is listening to the feedback and I'm sure once the game is released, they will add a casino, houses, and more cars. Lets look on how much Rockstar has milked GTA V and they are AAA. We just have to be patient because if it wasn't for KT TDU would be dead in the water.
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I didn't see this and I just explained the same about GTA 😂 The devs projected it to be a TEN YEAR LIFESPAN and folks are complaining in less than ten days. Wild 😆
Pedestrians ? Its NOT a GTA game 😂 its a racing game.
Facts
@@nfsiiihp yup because kids will simulate car accidents vs pedestrians like in GTA. then they will cry why we dont have guns in racing game and so on 😆
So you say " Let them Cook". I will do that, but iam not paying full price even if it gets better next year. And I fear that I need a special russian build for an offline mode anyway :)
I'd say: too high expectations, too little communication, things that were in TDU2 are not in SC.
I REALLY want this game to be good, but it's getting more and more difficult to justify a pre-order atm.
Thoughts?
PS: The things they did with the missions about finding the cars on their website, feels like they put way too much effort on that looking at how much there still is left to do in the game itself.
As someone living in HK, I’m just excited to be able to drive home 😂
Hell yeaaaa
@@KingdomTwelvethere put home mansion in but everyone confused there playing the bèta version lol
@@Giuseppe_Morabito No one heard the devs say the game has a projected TEN YEAR LIFESPAN either 😂
Idc how it is. Get me the hell outta Mexico!
as a mexican i hate FH5 and went back to 4. if they wanted a big barren desert they should have done vegas or arizona. mexico is like 20x bigger than new york. and yes im talking about the city center. not freaking guadalajara.
But papa Fernando needs you to fix his VW.
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@@nfsiiihp Damn... You just reminded me that I uninstalled before it dropped 🤣 and I paid for both DLCs 🤦🏿♂️😅
Lmaoooooooo bro said papa fernandos vw 💀💀@@kendaldk5634
But have you played GPL ? Grand Prix Legends with 60s ply tires you had to be a master trail braker to make it through any corner. This is the way.
Finally a free roam ,normal' driving game without using boost every 10sec, i,m gonna enjoy it, hope they tweak it along the way to get better. Dont care about the story just wanna get behind my wheel and enjoy the world they made us.
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Bro speaking facts. People need to chill out. The game has a lot going on. (Personal opinion) I think the game truly feels next gen in terms of scale and detail. I played the beta on pc and it looked beautiful and besides a few connectivity issues it played great. I do have a crazy pc that is able to run the game well and yes I hope it gets optimized more. I do think console players complain more personally and I don’t think the PS5 and Xbox are truly next gen and that’s coming from someone who has a PS5. It’s a fun game, I hope people give it a chance because it’s very unique
Console players DEFINITELY complain more xD
I loved TDU 1 and 2. I was very excited when TDU SC was announced. But as time went on, we discovered more and more flaws. And I'm not talking about the graphics. I couldn't care less about the graphics. There's just not enough TDU in this TDU for me. Plain and simple. Offline mode, houses, licence tests, all the little side missions from the old games...
And before someone comes along again and says that these things will come at some point. That's exactly why gaming is in such a pathetic state these days. Sell today, fix later. And so many people fall for it.
And if the game doesn't even have any of the features of its 13-year-old predecessor, you can hardly say that expectations are too high, can you?
I do agree with you. Sadly game development takes yearssss in this day and age and it's becoming the new norm to release now fix later.
@@KingdomTwelve i believe they feel pressure from the public's eye like they have to throw something out and they will understand if we have to fix while they play
Im so ready for this game
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Yes they have warnings about the Beta not being the final version, but lets be honest here: Do people really think you can make this the desired TDu- game until release just ONE month away.
My main critic points that are valid and not filled with any unnecessary hate:
1: I like good graphics and TDU:SC on Ultra looks fine, but the optimization is so poor you need a 4090 to run it. Turning that around so all plattforms can run atleast 1440p on Ultra atleast 60 FPS in one month? I dont need 4k but I notice a 1080p picture on a 40+ inch TV which most console players will be playing on.
2: Always Online hurts the game even in Beta status right now, constantly loading in having needless waiting times. Just put an offline mode in there. Are they afraid the game doesnt have enough content for Solo playing? I havnt seen any special missions yet, houses are missing and so on...
3: Its not much of a TDU game, many things show potential but its also lacking in alot big and small details. Other than the map there isnt much in terms of content and style that makes it stand out above the rest.
I've been hearing it looks bad on a 55-60in tv. I'll have to move my console and try it.
Hi buddy I really want to pre-order Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown but before I do can you tell me if it’s possible to remap Accelerate / Braking / Steering all to the D-Pad? Also can you have automatic gears and driving assist? Basically I’m disabled with the use of one hand so I need to play this way?
@@KainsTorment Logging in right now to check.
@KainsTorment You can remap every button! Also automatic with abs and traction control at 100%. Can also adjust sensitivity on every button.
@@KingdomTwelve So just to confirm you can remap Accelerate / Braking / Steering all to the D-Pad
I feel your frustration man i get them aswell and 9 times out of 10 they're kids purposely being annoying you just have to not let them get under your skin since that's their goal a lot of the time. I interested in the game but the always online is a touchy one for me after loosing access to the Crew 1 and Nier Reincarnation but I'll probably still check it out since as you said it doesn't cost as much as other racers and is a new game for such a deprate time for the car gaming community.
It makes for good content 😎 Yea online only stings but hopefully with the whole stopkillinggames movement it'll be sorted out before it can be shut down.
It's actually a good game the only thing that I don't like is no cross play
Yeaaaa that does suck
My only real fear with this game is on the server side. I don’t even wanna play with other players. I just wanna play AI and explore the map. My only real fear with this game is the day one connect issues, I don’t think they will be as bad as they were during the betas. I just hope they have a better handle on it at lunch. Other than that I think the game looks and is going to run fantastic. I truly cannot wait.
I will purchase once everything is added. Tired of buying live service games that launch with us being Beta testers. Add houses, add crews & Casino then I will buy the game. Probably at a sale cost
THANK YOU!!! I'm so sick of people either being unfair and saying it looks worse than it is or expecting it to have things that the previous two TDUs didn't have. Customisation is GREATER than the previous games. It doesn't need 600 cars because that's not how TDU is, and the cars are more detailed than the cars that have 600 cars.
As for how to download the beta, this is the first time some of us (me included) ever did a beta on a console, so it was not at all obvious how to do it. I ended up just asking out of curiosity what the situation was just to get myself prepared, thankfully the people in the Discord had the patience to help me out.
All that said, a beta is a beta. The condition it's at in this beta isn't the best, but when I found out it's a single update past the PC demo as well as Alex's video a few hours into the beta reassured me that a lot of my issues are already solved.
Oh man, the release time thing was so damn annoying. I read "8 am UTC" and went straight to Google, I even spelled out to just google the damn time to one person
Also, as far as I'm concerned, being a TDU game makes it better than any festival racer could ever be. I started playing Forza Horizon due to a lack of a TDU
Sorry if this if a stupid question but i have trouble getting in touch of any game devs. How can I contact the devs for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown? for me to play a game fully it usually takes a tiny change which most people dont think about.
Best way is to comment on AlexVII videos and let him know. He has the most contact.
I hate it's because it will not load and I paid $100 for this goddamn beta and it ain't working that's why I hate it
They released a work around in the official discord this morning and its worked for everyone so far.
I will wait to buy it to see how it progresses, their is some short comings,
I will wait to the devs adds an option to really race against standard ai and not being forced into pvp, never been a fan of that at all,
It definitely has short comings for sure. They reduced the wait time down to 10 seconds which basically confirms getting into a race with just AI. Out of 100 races I've raced against real humans like 5 times.
@@KingdomTwelve we see how the game progress i am not buying on launch i wait a couble of months up to maybe a year.
I haven’t preordered this game because im still unsure but i can’t say the game looks terrible, I’ll probably get it when it comes out but to go through the length people go through to hate it on it is crazy
Btw played motorfest for 2 weeks and never touched it again. Hope this is better
It's a good practice not to preorder games. I preordered because I'm going to buy it when it comes out anyway regardless. I also leaked most of the map so I owed it to KT and Nacon 😂. I want to support KT since we are in need of something new in the racing game space. We have so little now and most suck.
Motorfest was a disappointment IMO and honestly I nearly lost all interest in the game after playing the TDUSC demo. Yes, it had many issues but it was honestly better than I was expecting for an AA studio's first try at this type of game. I can see a lot of potential for this game in the near future and I can't wait to be a part of it.
That map glitch has been fixed btw Q_Q
F the haters man. I’ve been waiting feels like all my damn life for another TDU game and this one is not going to disappoint. The people who are hating are the same people that love boring ass Horizon. Let em hate, this game will be for the racing Vets 😎
Its funny. People online are constantly yelling about how graphics aren't that important, but most of the complaints I see about this game are about the graphics. Which is hilarious, cause I think TDUSC looks fantastic. More than good enough for me.
I played the beta on PC. Yeah it had issues. But 90% of them were standard fare for beta issues. Performance was rough in the crew 2 beta but it ran fine on release. Same with.. I dunno, black ops 4? Visuals aren't bad from the core. The overall picture was blurry, reflections were hit and miss, but it was all stuff that could be fixed within a reasonably short time frame. The assets and more time consuming things were totally fine.
People complained that the roads were too wide, and... I really disagree? Like sure a highway road will be wide. But there are tons of streets that are way narrower than anything in other open world racing games. And I don't need every road to be narrow. And yes I agree, the cars felt pretty great to drive. If they're now better than the PC beta I'm more than happy.
They want this experimentally resurrected franchise made by a AA studio to have everything the old games had and have top notch graphics and run perfectly, and have physics like horizon 5 and assetto corsa at the same time and need for speed customization. Yes, I have seen people expect all those things.
Try to remember that most of the racing franchises we had are gone. Blur, Split Second, Motorstorm, ATV Offroad Fury, Burnout, Ridge Racer, Driver, Midnight Club, F-Zero. And every other current franchise is having issues. NFS has had an identity crisis for like 15 years. Gran Turismo gave us the most embarassing campaign. Forza Horizon is stagnating. Forza Motorsport is a joke. Dirt hasn't had a very well recieved release since DiRT 3 if you don't count DiRT Rally. Same with Grid. And the only other thing is Mario Kart.
This game needs to be given a chance and nurtured. I will take houses and casinos AFTER launch if it means the game can actually succeed, so we can get a sequel with EVERYTHING we want from the start. We have lost all these franchises and people are trying to "old yeller" this one chance the series has to come back, just cause the first new attempt isn't literally perfect.
Yes, criticize the game. But be fair for the love of god. I want more racing game franchises.
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For me the game looks nice. For me the problem is the always online and removing things that makes TDU different from other racing games. So for me it's a pass maybe in the future the game I'll be in a better estate. But good video 👍👍👍👍
It's unrealistic to expect every feature from tdu2.
@@Kortex_Racing why?
@StarDust_R89 game dev is hard, and it's impossible for a dev team to recreate all tdu2 features from scratch without sacrificing too much resources
Yea it does suck missing some features. Waiting for the roadmap next week!
Long Post Incoming:
Look, I can understand the die hard defenders defending it, but I can also see what the detractors are saying. I am split. I want to get the Gold Edition because I usually like getting the more "Complete" version, but with what I have seen so far, it is hard to swallow that steep price tag for what is almost a leap of faith at this point. But on PC, you can get the base version for like $28 and at that price I am more willing to give it a shot. I understand that they put a disclaimer at the beginning, but that is also not a shield from criticism. To the general public, these betas are their first look at the game, and the disclaimer can say "Warning, the sky is green and not blue because we are working on pigments", that is not going to make ppl feel better about the state the game is currently playable in.
I will admit, I am a Forza fan boy, I discovered Forza in a dark period of my life and it helped me work through the death of one of my best friends and then the death of my dog of 15 years shortly afterwards. Forza Horizon is my base line, full stop. It also opened my horizon to race games in general, which I was not a fan of before. I started with FH4 and then FH5 and then moved on The Crew 2 and to Motorfest, I am a fan of all those games. The comparison of TDU to those is still a fair comparison because it is literally what they are competing against. Now, that being said, what I am hoping out of TDU and to set itself apart from those, is the loss of a FOMO aspect, something more casual and relaxing, something that you can login whenever you want and not be fearful that you just missed out on the Lambo Superstrateo Ultimae whatever edition that was released last week and could only be awarded that week. Something that can be started and just chill and run some races and save up for that Camaro, Corvette, Agera whatever on your own time. I do not know what the deal with the Battle Pass will be and if that will introduce some kind of FOMO, but what I have listed is what I am hoping from this iteration of TDU. I do not know at this point if there is a basis in reality for that hope or not, since I genuinely do not know what direction they are planning on taking the game.
TDU exhibits some flaws, optimization being the primary one to me, now, I know the developers keep saying it will be worked out by the time of release, but we have no direct evidence supporting that other than their word and the word of miscellaneous UA-camrs. Kingdom, I value your input on these games, but this is where they would see great benefit from a demo of the finished product, like Motorfest did. Your rank and file player is not going to be sporting a 4090 or some such high end graphics card and it will need to be able to run at a decent rate at a low-mid tier computer which the PC Beta was not able to. I can run FH5 on Ultra and Motorfest at High on my current computer and the TDU Beta ran poorly on my computer and that should not be the case. Again, I know, I know, BETA, but the point stands, there needs to be something that shows that their claims of better optimization amounted to something and that is where a Finished Product Demo would benefit everyone involved. I want this game to be good and I know there are ppl on both sides of the spectrum fighting it out over how this game will be. The defenders say that they do not have the resources of bigger developers but NACON wants this game to be Always online and it is going to be a stretch to see if they can maintain an always online game when bigger developers struggle with it themselves. They are setting lofty goals and want to be like a bigger developer, so I think it is an apt comparison to compare them to the bigger developers. Only time will tell how this will all play out, for now, I will continue to wait and watch before committing anything to it.
Well said! It's been pitched to them to have a free play weekend once the game drops to get those players back.
I am really hoping this game is good.
Gonna be honest, the first time I've seen real footage of this game it was a nightmare PC benchmark video. I'm checking those benchmarks again and on that beta yeah it's still awful, my PC won't be able to run it decently so that's a really bad start. Yeah it looks amazing otherwise, but at what cost? I hope the beta is only running this bad because it's forcing raytracing. And I don't like always online model. I feel like the game will bomb and I'll pick it up for cheap when it does. Still I love your enthusiasm about it and I only hope they're gonna deliver! I will trust anyone who's into TXR anyway and I'll watch more of your videos about this as well.
I know I said about graphics but I still understand that it's not finished. I think the finished game will look awsome. This is just to get a feel for the game and what it's about.
I am very excited for this game and I already enjoy the demo we got a while back. Although I'm upset about the constant hate this game is getting by haters, I have to admit KT is doing an awful job managing the release of this game. I understand they're doing these betas to get player feedback and test real world conditions for their servers, but i feel they didn't communicate well enough that these betas are not representative of the final product. Yes, they stated it a few times with a dialogue box and a small persistent warning, but they didnt do enough. Biggest mistake was calling the free PC beta a demo.
That said, I can see why KT picked Alex as a method to drip feed info. Although he is not by any means an alternative to offical blogposts, Alex clearly knows how to feed us information accurately while highlighting the good changes made and pointing out unfinished parts. He also knows what we in the TDU community want and he clearly lets KT know.
Thank you, Alex. And thank you Kingdom Twelve for helping us fight back against these reddit haters!
Couldn't agree more!
Thank you for this video, finally someone that is realistic. I’ve played every test drive, even psp! Out of all the racing games I’ve played besides need for speed, pgr4, and grid. Test drive has been consistent. It’s never perfect at launch but it always gets better and better. I bought my first rig for tdu2 and now my second for solar crown. Only thing I hate at the moment is the hotel and lack of houses because I loved having car at different properties and having to drive to them. This game looks beautiful and has so much potential. I just pray the developers or community add to it like assetto corsa.
They want to update for 10 years so it'll get better and better. We thought we were getting the roadmap this week but still nothing.
Wish i could get the game,it looks fun
At this point, Gran Turismo 7 is better than all these other racing games coming out
GT7 was rough at launch though.
@@KingdomTwelve Have you checked out the game since then? Stuff has gotten way better, especially the cash grind
@@EpicTyphlosionTV Haven't played since the first 3 months 😭😭
@KingdomTwelve Would make a great video to see how things have changed imo. Though it's up to you
3:04 that face though 😂😂😂😂 also I don’t even bother with the subReddit is just waste of my brain cells
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Are they being the bikes back
No idea yet
I am excited about the motorcycles they plan to bring into the game after year 1. That was my biggest con about the game, personally...
Definitely would be fun
This game comes out in less than a month. People have every right to be concerned. 1080p is a embarrassing Sorry. Not sorry.
Exactly
I do agree with you on that. We were told 4k 30fps and 2k 60fps. But after seeing the 1080 60fps mode it doesn't look like 1080.
if you think your PS or xbox runs games at true 2k and 4k. youre mistaken. they use technology called DSR. dynamic super resolution. your game is always running in 1080p but will use the tech to make the image clearer. a game that runs at true 2k or 4k requires a 2k or 4k monitor. which already costs more than youre console. sorry to burst yer bubble.
@Brandonisbored7 Horizon 5 is true native 4k. But i agree that some games are just upscaled. And he probably has a 4k tv, which is why he's complaining that the game is 1080p
Weird catching a guy mid breakdown hope you are ok
what ppl dont get and never will coz they dont want too, with any game they dont like, they point to all the negative comments and stuff about it, ppl that like the game generally are not posting about how much they like it they are busy enjoying the fucking game :D
Totally agree with you, and Alex is a great guy, so are you. You've got a new sub sir.
@@imDanoush Ayyyy 😎
I was never expecting this game to beat stuff like The Crew, Horizon, or NFS. Those are all big budget AAA games from giant companies.
This can still be fun. Racing game fans should want more options.
100% this
22:20 is in fact an actual representation of some people on the internet.
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I'm just hoping the new TXR is good. I got no hope for this one.
TXR pls
My thing about this game I'm waiting to it actually comes out to judge........let's keep in mind they left us hanging once before so they gotta come harder then the last one I hope they come with more then 1 or 2 hundred cars if not ima sit it out sick of buying half games
Great video and feel the exactly same way 👍
This game is way better than motorfast and i really hate the physic of the game.
This beta has some lag on a single corner in a single race with some graphics bug on moving that black line stan on monitor
Otherwise, my hometown is in the game i love it tbh.
And i found out there is no HK flag in the game. Classic KT (no hk flag in previous wrc game either)
And also I hope they have a bit more content for this beta
To unlock to level 20 instead of 15
Nah, both betas locked to 15
But TDUSC has washing machines :D
LOL I stopped and watched them for a bit hahaha
Also I found a seesaw yesterday
I saw them too!
I am sold on it. I don't care about these TDU religous zealots..."it needs house, license and all that"... go play GT7 if you want to take license tests.
Me: i just want an awesome world, great environments of different natures and a core sense of speed and feeling the road. I really enjoy trucks, and i want hills for doing hillclimbs, with mud and rock, dynamics and slopes.
I really hope the game will be good, I like the idea of the 2 rival gangs but we can't ignore some problems that have, like no crossplay at launch or the difficulty of the races are ridiculously ez or the sense of speed of the game it looks like you are always going slow, those things are turn off for a lot of people
I do agree with crossplay and the streets vs sharps feeling a little bland. But sense of speed is great when going fast. Trust me if you see the Regera accelerating you will be like HOLY SH*%
Bro you are literally the only person I’ve ever seen actually the sense of speed on this fame is slow like I’m dead serious you need to go watch some high speed runs of this game what’s crazy is majority of speaking on this game always the sounds of the game are accurate and the sense of speed is the best of any modern simcade racer without using unrealistic super nitro jet boost if you play Need For Speed and are comparing it to that please stop that is a pure arcade game nothing realistic about it and neither is the crew Motorfest and Forza Horizon looks beyond slow I never hear them get praised for sense of speed
I got a race error just a few times I’m not hating I’m just saying
Yeaaa there is a known error with groups and starting races sometimes.
Well I agree with you. I am enjoying the beta and I know the final version will be fantastic and I’m looking forward to it. Your humour is something else though lol 😂
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thanks for always speaking up, tbh its impressive the hate when the demo comes
the game is fun and the game is cool
I like it 👌
Unrelated but Forza and The Crew 2 have some of the worst and most annoying UI's I've ever seen.
21:44 😂😂😂😂😂😂 perfect
even though i am fan of crew and forza but they really made game worse
Remember when the Battlefield 2042 Beta came out and everyone said how buggy and just underwhelming it was yet Dice came about saying it's an old built and people don't have to worry?
That's my personal reason why I'm really cautious believing these statements. Not a hater, played both TDU and TDU2 and after I saw the video that Alex recently uploaded I'm less concerned. However, I still think people should generally stop pre-ordering games and wait for trusted reviews as that'd give the developer the pressure to actually deliver and holding their promises.
100% agree. Being burned and lied to by devs sucks and it's happened across multiple games.
Not sure if Sony or the developer is to blame, but 1080p at 60fps is completely unacceptable on a PS5. If it's going to be 30fps (for a racing game especially), it should be 4K. That's absolutely ridiculous.
It's a big map with a lot to load but I do agree. We were told it would be higher. Then last month they lowered it.
@@KingdomTwelveIt likely couldn't function properly with both graphics and frames maxxed. As a game with 1:1 map, graphics nearly as sharp as FH, fully functional windows, lights and dashboards, in a beta state, with a projected TEN YEAR LIFESPAN (can't stress it enough); only time will tell... And yes, they likely wanna give an arcade, driving simulator. Not a built on micro transaction, festival, copy of what's already out like MotorFest did 🙍🏿♂️
I love the game but i can't play it because for some reason it requires a gtx 1660 to run it at 30 fps
Game needs a damn NASA PC to run properly. But time to upgrade if you are still running a card lower than that.
@@KingdomTwelve my man I'm broke 😥😄
@Gos-xj1cw Haha I feel that, but those old cards haven't been good for like 5+ years.
@@KingdomTwelve i know but i just don't get how forza works perfectly fine even tho it looks better but tdu doesn't
please put good drifting physics in test drive
They have fixed it! Alex has played and confirmed.
My nacon account pushed ppl to the edge 🤣🤣
LOL facts
Those people really piss me off that compare a fully released game to this early version we got, like no shit the released game is gonna be better bucko xD Alex's new video shows many new things and explains old vs new game too, Nice vid man
Alex's new video is exactly what the general public needs to see!
I’m looking forward to this game, and I’m also hopping Sony reboots Motorstorm.
That'd be SICK
If anything tdu a double A game looks better than most triple A titles , has better car sounds than most titles and they communicate/listen better than most AAA titles . People need to learn how to use criticism instead of them just hating for no reason and how the hell does this game look like a ps3 or mobile game 💀 ain’t no way these bots actually play anything. It’s a combination of stupidity and being miserable. I might say some critical stuff(but that’s feedback ), but that doesn’t mean I hate them( using that as a example for the people who just hate for no reason) btw they could add walking pedestrians. NFS has walking pedestrians that teleport out of the way , so does taxi life simulator. They could definitely implement pedestrians correctly :)
The game should atleast be 1440p 60 frames thats the biggest problem come on 30 frames crazy
I do agree, but after playing, I honestly don't notice.
Honestly I cant wait for launch. We need more free roam racing games
This
I think a lot of people don’t think it’s ready, it’s gonna release incomplete and be drip fed content like forza Motorsport currently is, and I can understand why they might be scared. I don’t see the hate personally, because this is a beta, and they have a month to make the changes we want and the game needs, but we see how Motorsport is going and this recent update being probably the worst update I’ve ever seen for a racing game ever and don’t want something like that for solar crown.
It makes perfect sense. That's why I said they need better communication. Alex just dropped a new video just now and it has FULL TUNING! Why can't Nacon give us any of this info?!
@@KingdomTwelve Nacon being Nacon ig
Can't say much as I didn't pre order, an haven't played anything, but I will say, it's looking better then the awkward lame trailers lol
100% better than the awkward trailers. They don't do it justice.
People want pedestrians in TDU:SC even tho Horizon 5 doesnt have them is because SC plays in HongKong, one of the busiest large cities on earth. Pedestrians make games like Unbound much more lively. And no I dont want to drift over them in a Mustang, just make them jump out of the way :)
Idk they were in NFS Unbound and they were more annoying than anything.
Tdu sc looks nice
I think it was like - They seems to get addicted to FH5 too much.
To be honest, I'm getting tired of FH cuz they didn't change that much if compare to FH4 to FH5 (except the graphic of course). Bigger map, better graphic, same mechanic, just that. Unlike what they used to do in FH1, I enjoy playing that a lot.
It's refreshing to see some smaller developers come tp play in this field like this one.
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You couldn't get the sense of speed this game has if you went super graphics. I would rather have better feel and gameplay than graphics any day 🎉🎉🎉
You say it’s running 30 fps but on my Samsung QLED TV it tells me the fps and graphic quality and it’s showing 60FPS at 4K so I think my Tv has enhanced it and looks fire 🔥
Oh shittttt
@@KingdomTwelve yes that was my reaction also 😂🤣 but it’s really smooth haven’t had any drop outs and it’s the first car game that I am not bored with I played motor sport for 9 hours done all the playlists and got bored this one makes me wanna go back and play more it makes me think about what car to buy next and test drive the cars to decide I love it so far
@@SkyMystique Sameeee really looking forward to the full release.
Im not going to complain but that steering wheel animation needs to get fixed
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They announced they will in season 1
Well, the game doesn't look like the next gen. So the fact that they gave up the old generation for a game that looks worse than motorfest says a lot
Told ya it was gonna be a bad game and I was right, look at the steering animation it turns barely 90 degree and when you set the wheel to straight it just teleports to its possision
Steering animation has been a problem but we've already seen video of the wheel being smooth and not snapping in the current build. But keep believing what you want.
I am looking forward to this game so much!
true words 👍
You say it's a double AA developer but they're charging a triple AAA price for the game. 1440p 30fps and 1080p 60fps is lame no matter how you slice it and you claim we won't even notice??? Amazing!! Lol
49.99 is triple A?
Yea $50 isn't AAA at all.
Agreed!
nobody talks about the freaking map! its a technical wonder just like cyberpunks night city. the amount of geometry and load the hardware has to be put through is already a miracle . i would take this game over horizon and motorfest any day. those games lack big city feel. when i played the beta back then i just hopped in my aston martin and put on some music and enjoyed my drive. driving trhough the city feels amazing. could it use more work ? YES it really needs a lot of work. but these numb nuts talking about it making it look bad might just kill the game ive been waiting for in YEARS. a big city racing game.
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Bro I've been saying this since they actually showed gameplay and the BETA on PC these complainters aren't REAL fans sadly they feel that the game should have superior graphics even for a beta bc 90% of the group im in on FB and YT comments are crying abt graphics since when does graphics make a game fun... and it also stated it will come 🤷🏾 it seems that the problem is big AAA companies have been giving US bs and lies that alone has did damage over the yrs so I get that it's a trust issue so ig i put my trust in AA company 😁 however for me I glad the name TEST DRIVE has returned period and I made a promise no matter if it's good or bad I will support it and I have GOLD edition for PC and XBOX now they have the collector's edition ima go get that as well 💯 see with me no other open world driving game has been able to fill that missing key like the OG TDU the only game that came close was THE CREW but once I felt that I couldn't fully control my car (turn signals, windows, roof) I felt outd place I didn't even finish the game 🤣 I played here and there bc of cops but still didn't play much of it... i even preorder THE CREW 2 and MOTORFEST and it's no difference still didn't fill that key however I'm most definitely pissed abt MOTORFEST 100+ for bs never again... and it's pretty much the same for Forza Horizon, 1,2,3 were the best dk what they was thinking with 4 and 5 , long story short if they kill TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED SOLAR CROWN watch how ppl make comparing videos abt what they did better than the leading companies 🤣 they sit and bash a game bc they feel it's not finished when it's something they should be used too especially if they're gamers plenty of product have been unfinished but still make to the store and they can cap all they like by say they didn't buy or play it blah blah promise u if it was made by UBI or Forza they're be all over it
Once this game release I'll be done with forza horizon even the new forza not going to be any different just a different location with a big empty map forza won't even give us a real location with a city 🤣🤣 but they give it much praise
Glad too see it's more ppl defending this game I'm most definitely down for something different and TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED SOLAR CROWN has filled that missing key even in BETA stage I'm excited and happy
Well said 👏
Alex 👌
Game lacks a lot to even be a test drive. KT ruined the WRC series for years. Now they are just trying to make money with the name. There's no point in paying the asking price for this.
For me the game didnt run great and it looked okay not horrendous mind you i did shit talk the game alittle but thats because ive played both 1 and 2. I hate forza mind you. I just want this game to be great. (Also the slk model looks horrendous)
Completely fair! At least you tried it tbh. Trust me, I get the nostalgia factor.
@@KingdomTwelve I had completely finished the beta. I was hard on it but this game has massive potential. i have A 12gb rtx3060.
@@huyra8019 It really does.
Thanks. I played the demo on PC and quite enjoyed it. Ironically I found that far less buggy than how Horizon 5 and Forza Motorsport were at launch. Sure the graphics performance was sub-standard but it was a prerelease version. Houses in TDU are overrated. I played TDU 2 and just used houses as storage for my cars. I wouldn't have bothered with them if I didn't need them for car storage.
Love this Video, Keep Up the Positivity in Future Do Not let the Shills Get You Lol - This Game is Going to be Tops! I play Crew 2 Motorfest and Forza. TDUSC has Far more going for it than People Relise Lol!
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Folks hate just because it's a fad these days. So many think they're distinguished critics.
I just wish folks would learn how to enjoy things again... I was born in 94, and however games released, is how they were unless the devs released an updated version on a new disc. Lol. We just took the bugs and made them a fun discovery.
With how massive and technologically advanced games are these days, there are going to be kinks to work out.
Games could release as soon as folks wish, but at the cost of the consumers essentially being beta testers.
I miss the old days when there weren't day one patches Q_Q
@@KingdomTwelve When an 8MB memory card was all we needed?
@nfsiiihp It's not toxic just because someone doesn't agree with it. It's just a differing opinion.
I've been waiting for a TDU2 sequel, I loved the PC and Console betas and I'm hyped for the full release. The majority of hate is misplaced and unjustified.
Agreed. Sure, it's missing some key features, but it'll come.
Havs you got a nissan 350 in the hotel lobby, if so what the hell is it doing there
Mustangs
@@KingdomTwelve do you know why the cars are in the lobby
Thanks for the info and I actually bought it as it seemed doable. However after playing for 2 hours I decided to sadly get it refund because I personally can’t work the map and the cars are too hard to control for me. Apart from that I loved the game
my opinion is this game looks awesome thats reminds me tdu 1 & 2 i spend hours on those and now i will spend many hours in this one has been almost 12 yrs since a tdu game don’t comes out
kt racing ruffled the feathers of all the codemasters fanbois when they done wrc 8,9,10 which looked miles better than dirt rally 2
I still need to play them Q_Q