Nah, they left the game in a ragged state. Still won't forget that my bike dlc crashes the game. 7 bucks down the drain, adjusted for inflation that's like 700 dollars in 2024!
This is one of the top 5 greatest gaming experiences I ever had. This game blew my 12 year old mind back then, I wish so badly I could capture even half of that feeling in a modern title.
I went back and played it again, its not all just nostalgia, this game genuinely had some crazy features that seemed gimmicky but were really fun and innovative.
I agree somewhat. I feel like we just not as amazed cause we know its gonna keep getting better. Even tho i feel like we willl be pretty stagnet on graphics an shit. Idk how u could get better than ps5. An some pcs.
This game will always hold a special place in my heart. I first found out about it my freshman year in college (2012) I made a friend by the name of Josh who was homeless/couch surfing at the time and we quickly became friends. Unlike a lot of other people in student housing he was actually generous and would replace what he used. One day he asked if he could download some games on my computer and I obliged. One of those games was TDU2. I played countless hours of this game and went full completionist. Two years later, on September 1st, 2014 he died in a car wreck when he rolled into an embankment. I’ve already got my early access primed and ready to go for Solar Crown. 10 years on, I still miss ya buddy. Gonna play the hell out of this game, for you “Dankeez”.
TDU2 is kinda the epitome of "patience is a virtue" lol. Everything was so broken from the physics, livery editor, online play etc. But for those of us that stuck around & learned how to mitigate those issues. It left an experience that's still inparalelled today!
@@crimsonkate8241 livery editor was fine for me. I spent hours on this back on ps3. Worked out how to hex edit the game save, unlock cars that were unattainable etc. www.youtube.com/@ODTGAMERZ/videos My old channel from years ago. Made south park cars, Redbull, all with the in game editor.
I didn't get to experience the game at launch back then, only being introduced to it last year by Lewis, and I can attest it's a really nice game to play even nowadays. I've organized road trips in real life and no other game has ever come close to this in replicating the satisfaction of leading a group of sports cars through nice, scenic roads. If you have a bit of time to kill and never got to play TDU2, I'd encourage you to look into Project Paradise 2 and bring a few friends along, then imagine the banger TDU:SC could turn out to be next year.
I don't think it will really be possible with TDUSC unfortunately though simply because the map size is extremely small in comparison. It's actually going to be smaller than Forza H5 map
@@stanleysimmonsreactions9056 Sure it won't be crazy like Oahu, but if the road network is dense enough, I think it can still work out reasonably well. Ibiza is fine as well for road trips, and HKI might have a similar road network length. Still doesn't replaces overall size and time required to go from one end to another for sure, but a packed map would still be fun.
@@gt4lex Since HK is just near china, I wonder if they will add a dlc to include parts of china 🤔, for example ets2 which is still expanding till this day (Its 2023 most games have dlc's 😭) Also thanks for bringing up Project paradise 2 I'll try it now
have you played forza horizon? 5 specifically i had that exact feeling on that game, but i heard 5 is just 4 and 3 rebranded, and also TDU2 was pretty good. how do you say it compares
I'd be lying if I said I didn't want Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown to release before a new and improved Midnight Club. Test Drive Unlimited and Midnight Club titles absolutely own the car gaming scene. Hours upon hours of endless game play of both titles. But Test Drive just has this unexplainable vibe that I can't quite put into words. All I know is... I can't wait to play Solar Crown with you all. I get chills just thinking about Solar Crown ... it almost feels like once it releases... whatever depression and anxiety I have will go away just a bit 🤣 so serious. I just know that Solar Crown will be mind blowing.
No way brotha. U smokin dope 😂.... Nfs was the king of street racing gami g from 2001 till probably 2015. After 15 i agree they fell off like unbound looks so cartoony i disnt even wannna buy it. Nfs Pro street was the first NFS that i thought was kinda wack.
Ps1 yes test drive was king. But soon as nfs came out wit underground it was so much better to me. The driving an everything. But test drive was dope asf on ps1. I had a wheel i used to play test drive San francisco. You gus remember the racing game for n64 called RUSH? That was decent when it hit also.
Fantastically put together! Highlights exactly why this game still shines today, the concept is wonderful and i've not seen anything like it since. Hopefully TDUSC can continue the legacy!
This game has a special place in my heart so many memories and no game ever since has ever matched it, they might have better graphics but there is something about TDU that has that special feeling and i am so glad i got to enjoy the glory days of this game.
Test Drive Solar Crown releases in 2024 but yeah I do agree with the points u mentioned there, the game is awesome and it was way ahead of its time! I think it was the first racing game that offered character customization, houses and houses customization (We can own many different houses at the same time and it’s from 2011)
Test Drive Unlimited 2 was solid, but it never hit me the same way that the ORIGINAL Test Drive Unlimited did when it first released. I've owned the original TDU on PS2, XBOX 360 and PC. The PS2 version was my very first experience with it back in 2007, and it blew me away to the point that I purchased the other platform versions. I was obsessed with all versions of the game, but the PS2 version will always have a special place in my heart due to it not only being the first version I played, but also the awesome soundtrack (composed by Gavin Parker) exclusive to that version.
Yes i was lucky enough to have played this online , even offline is still fun to remember the good fun old days of TDU2-online and to all the old gamer friends made, cheers!
I remember playinbg this game back in the day... I was so positive about it that i pre order on steam without a proper computer to play it. By te time i got my gaming pc the DLCs were already out and my pre order were there waiting for me. Your video got me remembering great things about the game. I remember having to avoid jumps all togheter and having to use more "regular" cars on free mode to avoid all headache that came with having a "too fast" car in the road. Great video. PS: Im downloading it as Im writing this comment XD
Aw man. This was really nice to see someone talk about my favorite mmo! I met a lot of good friends playing TDU and TDU2. Recently, I got a PC and this was the first game I thought about getting. More so than any other new game out there and this video sealed the deal for me! Keep up the amazing work!
Literally playing this now, but the handling with a T300RSGT feels close to Forza Horizon 4 and 5, maybe even Heat... just a bit more grippy. On controller though on Sport settings, it feels like driving in Vice City. Here are my settings: Thrustmaster Control Panel: 540 degrees, everything else your preference In game: Game Settings: Driving Aid:Hardcore Controller Configuration: Vibration: Max Steering Sensitivity: 0 Deadzone: 0 Hope this helps anyone out there.
I can see that a big amount of effort went into this video, it feels like a game review from one of the bigger channels and its really in depth. Covers all the multiplayer aspects for the first time on youtube. i played a ton of tdu2 when it came out and was sad when they shut down the servers. I hope tdu solar crown delivers a similar experience with the open endedness that tdu2 had. if you keep content like this coming I'm sure you're going to grow in no time!
I remember being a fresh 12 year old and sitting in my rocking gaming chair with Xbox 360 playing this masterpiece. Played this game as much as I could, back when Minecraft was popular on the 360 as well. Good times. Now I'm a grown ass man and play The Crew 2 for my racing game needs.
Lewis this was an amazing and really well edited video thank you for your time. Remembered the time when I had no internet and my dad bought the disk randomly. Turned out to be one of the best games I have ever played.
Unbelievably good review and so in depth which many creators don't do because of the time it takes on the project. I would also say for the new game of this franchise, they need to include one additional thing, with the better physics and driving experience they need to make it compatible out of the box with direct drive wheels and produce proper feedback to make the driving just boost the social aspect of the game!
I made several life-long friends by meeting them in the Casino. I still chat with them on Steam to this day. I can't even express how much I miss the casino experience from TDU2.
Nice job on the video!!! This explains a lot of the The Crew 2 since some of those people worked on TDU, TDU2. I just a copy TDU and will look for TDU2 in the future, thanks!!!
Captured the game perfectly, all I can say is well done. This goes to show you don't need the best equipment or crazy editing to convey a great video-essay.
Who would of thought we be playing this 11 years later, well put video that sums up how we all think about this game. At least now I don’t have to be up at 3am grinding out club races!
Driving in this game felt like being put in a random location and randomly picking a direction to drive in. Guess that’s what the game really is and they do a great job at making it feel like that
Great video, Lewis. I only played TDU1 back in 06 and I really loved it. Really been wanting a TDU 3 for years and this video has got me hyped for Solar Crown. I hope it's as good as you show TDU2 to be.
I played the absolute heck out of TDU1 and I still have some of the songs from that game in my usual driving to work playlist. I’ll always remember the “cheat” race to make bank where you have to reach a certain speed and the quickest way was a Ferrari Enzo and as soon as the race starts turn around and drive the opposite way as the road was straight! I still have my saved game stored on my NAS drive!
I Honestly dont even think the new one is gonna have anything close to what this had..... Unfortunately game companies dont try new things anymore..... But we can hope.....
Outstanding video! You literally covered all bases, I miss this game so much & had no idea I still can play it! I’ll be downloading the mods today! SO many memories made on this game, from mountain drifting with the squad! I got rich, bought everything & used to cruise from one of my farthest houses to the casino racing randoms & just gamble all day😂 Great Video, damn I miss this game. They should incorporate vr
Honestly, my all time favorite feature of TDU2 was the dealer experience and the homes. Having an avatar who can walk through the world and immerse me in the vehicle buying process, living/vehicls storage experience, etc is so nice. PGR4 was the only other game I can think of that got close with their own weird housing feature.
Great video, really liked this game despite the physics. I've played games with much worse physics TBH. First played it on the PS3, but only just got it on PC last year. I've already beaten the SP campaign on both versions. Though I'm not sure if it's just me, but the game is woefully unstable on PC. It would just instantly close without any warning or error messages. Once I beat the main campaign and did all the discovery stuff, I stopped playing it because I got really tired of the random crashes. A shame really, I wanted to stick around for a bit longer. Still, I love this game and I desperately hope that TDU Solar Crown doesn't turn out to be a cynical online-only game.
I have played this game in the past, but never gave it a fair shot. Will play it completely soon. There's a lot of game here. A true gem. Sad to see it was not given the care and love it deserves. I own it on steam but it cannot be bought anymore
I always loved this game just because of going to the casino l, buying houses and going to dealerships to buy cars etc.. I wish there was more games like this!
Every now and then I get the itch to play a racing game. A couple of years ago it was TDU2, because I remembered being impressed by TDU1 (after seeing like 30 minutes of gameplay, many years prior). The physics drove me insane and eventually I got stuck on an event, which didn't let me skip the cutscene, so I had to sit through the same cringy narration every time. It just struck me as borderline shovel ware at this point and I never came back to it.
never found another racing game that could match tdu2 vibe everytime i played one i just wanted to go back playing tdu2 even with it crashing every 20 min and that i couldn't use the map none gave me the feeling of freedom like it gave me you could just chill in freemode and roam with people and just drive for hours
Apart from elder scrolls 6 it’s one of the most anticipated games for me. I really hope Solar Crown is somethings we can play for decades. I really hope it is something special and they haven’t cut any corners. ALSO nobody doing these videos mentions you could do the roof, windows, indicators. It really made people who loved cars feel so connected to them on top of changing the interior etc.
They should have Solar Crown completely finished before release, since they have not made a game in a while and need to build rep against Forza Horizon. TDU1 was by far the best open world racing game ever. Graphics and physics aside, TDU1 blows away all new Forza Horizon games in creativity and 4 factor. Please let Solar Crown be as good!
Drivers tests... not difficult? Dude I spent two whole days trying to beat one of the drivers tests in Hawaii. I'm still on license number 2 for Hawaii and I can't get past the very last lesson "Circuit" As far as I know the drivers tests are far more difficult than the actual races themselves. Especially the time bound checkpoint ones.
Same. Some of them took ages, but somehow I managed to get thru them all. Just got to keep at it... Would be nice if they were a bit more reasonable tho
@@jamesmmusic5806 Don't u hate it when you actually land in the checkpoint circle and you're not out of bounds but it wants you to be slightly further in (which would actually mean being slightly out of bounds of the circle)
I have a theory about the limited car customization The original premise of Test Drive was being able to drive multiple cars from the showroom, completely stock and untouched. I feel like this allows the player to master the cars they drive, without modifying them to alleviate their caveats.
This is the only racing game I managed to play for quite some hours, despite absolutely despising its handling model... Everything else about it was really cool imo, even the corny story was kind of "so bad it's actually kind of entertaining". Great open world, great progression, nice collection of cars and an overall cool atmosphere.
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You guys are the best
@@jaguareagle7026 find out how many devs they still have remaining since the tdu1/2 days first
Nah, they left the game in a ragged state. Still won't forget that my bike dlc crashes the game. 7 bucks down the drain, adjusted for inflation that's like 700 dollars in 2024!
Look what they did to our game (solar crown) :( why you had to leave...
please revive our childhood game Tdu means Eden games you are the best please remake the game
This is one of the top 5 greatest gaming experiences I ever had. This game blew my 12 year old mind back then, I wish so badly I could capture even half of that feeling in a modern title.
Yeah bro games just don’t hit as much as they used to when we was young
I went back and played it again, its not all just nostalgia, this game genuinely had some crazy features that seemed gimmicky but were really fun and innovative.
I remember playing this game, listening to deadmau5 at 3am in the morning
I agree somewhat. I feel like we just not as amazed cause we know its gonna keep getting better. Even tho i feel like we willl be pretty stagnet on graphics an shit. Idk how u could get better than ps5. An some pcs.
@@TheAngryAustrian u was rolling hard huh?? 😂 jk just cause u said u was listeni g to dubstep at 3 am 😂
This game will always hold a special place in my heart. I first found out about it my freshman year in college (2012) I made a friend by the name of Josh who was homeless/couch surfing at the time and we quickly became friends. Unlike a lot of other people in student housing he was actually generous and would replace what he used. One day he asked if he could download some games on my computer and I obliged. One of those games was TDU2. I played countless hours of this game and went full completionist. Two years later, on September 1st, 2014 he died in a car wreck when he rolled into an embankment. I’ve already got my early access primed and ready to go for Solar Crown. 10 years on, I still miss ya buddy. Gonna play the hell out of this game, for you “Dankeez”.
Rest in peace ❤
Unfortunately solar crown does not live up to TDU2
Yeah coming back to see this, solar crown is even worse. I couldn't even remember half of what's missing. SC is just an open world racer right now..
I feel like the physics in this game are rewarding when you figure out what the game likes and doesn’t like
Agreed.
TDU2 is kinda the epitome of "patience is a virtue" lol. Everything was so broken from the physics, livery editor, online play etc. But for those of us that stuck around & learned how to mitigate those issues. It left an experience that's still inparalelled today!
@@crimsonkate8241 livery editor was fine for me. I spent hours on this back on ps3. Worked out how to hex edit the game save, unlock cars that were unattainable etc.
www.youtube.com/@ODTGAMERZ/videos
My old channel from years ago. Made south park cars, Redbull, all with the in game editor.
Yeah i get that
What all you people say when the game doesn’t have good physics
Well done Lewis, very good video, and even saying that is an understatement.
Shut up alex
You are the GOAT❗❗
Such a comprehensive video with great humor thrown in. Truly a masterpiece 🔆 👑
now i can finally stop trying to explain my friends how amazing TDU2 is, im just gonna send them this vid! Great work Lewis :)
Just seeing pieces of driving in this video is so heart warming! Hard nostalgia for me! Atmosphere in this game is so friendly..
I didn't get to experience the game at launch back then, only being introduced to it last year by Lewis, and I can attest it's a really nice game to play even nowadays. I've organized road trips in real life and no other game has ever come close to this in replicating the satisfaction of leading a group of sports cars through nice, scenic roads. If you have a bit of time to kill and never got to play TDU2, I'd encourage you to look into Project Paradise 2 and bring a few friends along, then imagine the banger TDU:SC could turn out to be next year.
I don't think it will really be possible with TDUSC unfortunately though simply because the map size is extremely small in comparison. It's actually going to be smaller than Forza H5 map
@@stanleysimmonsreactions9056 Sure it won't be crazy like Oahu, but if the road network is dense enough, I think it can still work out reasonably well. Ibiza is fine as well for road trips, and HKI might have a similar road network length. Still doesn't replaces overall size and time required to go from one end to another for sure, but a packed map would still be fun.
@@gt4lex Since HK is just near china, I wonder if they will add a dlc to include parts of china 🤔, for example ets2 which is still expanding till this day
(Its 2023 most games have dlc's 😭) Also thanks for bringing up Project paradise 2 I'll try it now
have you played forza horizon? 5 specifically
i had that exact feeling on that game, but i heard 5 is just 4 and 3 rebranded, and also TDU2 was pretty good. how do you say it compares
The fact this game has cats made the game from 5/10 to a strong 9/10
Lol, don't forget the iguana's!
dont forget the budgie in a cage in one of the houses
@@crimsonkate8241 15/10
I'd be lying if I said I didn't want Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown to release before a new and improved Midnight Club. Test Drive Unlimited and Midnight Club titles absolutely own the car gaming scene. Hours upon hours of endless game play of both titles. But Test Drive just has this unexplainable vibe that I can't quite put into words. All I know is... I can't wait to play Solar Crown with you all. I get chills just thinking about Solar Crown ... it almost feels like once it releases... whatever depression and anxiety I have will go away just a bit 🤣 so serious. I just know that Solar Crown will be mind blowing.
No way brotha. U smokin dope 😂.... Nfs was the king of street racing gami g from 2001 till probably 2015. After 15 i agree they fell off like unbound looks so cartoony i disnt even wannna buy it. Nfs Pro street was the first NFS that i thought was kinda wack.
Ps1 yes test drive was king. But soon as nfs came out wit underground it was so much better to me. The driving an everything. But test drive was dope asf on ps1. I had a wheel i used to play test drive San francisco. You gus remember the racing game for n64 called RUSH? That was decent when it hit also.
@@Paulydjr88 nfs heat was great
Fantastically put together! Highlights exactly why this game still shines today, the concept is wonderful and i've not seen anything like it since. Hopefully TDUSC can continue the legacy!
How does this video only have 100 views? This was a well-done video, and I really liked the memes scattered throughout!
This game has a special place in my heart so many memories and no game ever since has ever matched it, they might have better graphics but there is something about TDU that has that special feeling and i am so glad i got to enjoy the glory days of this game.
Test Drive Solar Crown releases in 2024 but yeah I do agree with the points u mentioned there, the game is awesome and it was way ahead of its time! I think it was the first racing game that offered character customization, houses and houses customization (We can own many different houses at the same time and it’s from 2011)
Released, i don’t really like it that much but I haven’t played it yet.
Test Drive Unlimited 2 was solid, but it never hit me the same way that the ORIGINAL Test Drive Unlimited did when it first released. I've owned the original TDU on PS2, XBOX 360 and PC. The PS2 version was my very first experience with it back in 2007, and it blew me away to the point that I purchased the other platform versions. I was obsessed with all versions of the game, but the PS2 version will always have a special place in my heart due to it not only being the first version I played, but also the awesome soundtrack (composed by Gavin Parker) exclusive to that version.
Yes i was lucky enough to have played this online , even offline is still fun to remember the good fun old days of TDU2-online and to all the old gamer friends made, cheers!
I remember playinbg this game back in the day... I was so positive about it that i pre order on steam without a proper computer to play it. By te time i got my gaming pc the DLCs were already out and my pre order were there waiting for me. Your video got me remembering great things about the game. I remember having to avoid jumps all togheter and having to use more "regular" cars on free mode to avoid all headache that came with having a "too fast" car in the road.
Great video.
PS: Im downloading it as Im writing this comment XD
This was a true TDU game, i had loads of fun playing this for hours man.
Great video, really funny... Also love the Blur soundtrack 💯
Aw man. This was really nice to see someone talk about my favorite mmo! I met a lot of good friends playing TDU and TDU2. Recently, I got a PC and this was the first game I thought about getting. More so than any other new game out there and this video sealed the deal for me!
Keep up the amazing work!
Good to see there's a still a youtube channel revisiting this game. I used to love playing this game.
Wow this seems right up my alley
First impression: It's like Sims but with racing lol
2nd impression during free roam: It's like Just Cause
Literally playing this now, but the handling with a T300RSGT feels close to Forza Horizon 4 and 5, maybe even Heat... just a bit more grippy.
On controller though on Sport settings, it feels like driving in Vice City.
Here are my settings:
Thrustmaster Control Panel:
540 degrees, everything else your preference
In game:
Game Settings:
Driving Aid:Hardcore
Controller Configuration:
Vibration: Max
Steering Sensitivity: 0
Deadzone: 0
Hope this helps anyone out there.
I loved the background music selection! I'm very happy you included music from Blur. :)
Its a great summary, don't think Ive seen anything this thorough on TDU2 in a while, looking forward to your TDUSC review
I can see that a big amount of effort went into this video, it feels like a game review from one of the bigger channels and its really in depth. Covers all the multiplayer aspects for the first time on youtube. i played a ton of tdu2 when it came out and was sad when they shut down the servers. I hope tdu solar crown delivers a similar experience with the open endedness that tdu2 had. if you keep content like this coming I'm sure you're going to grow in no time!
That James May clip is pure gold.
Fantastic review! Subbed.
I loved this game back on the 360 days. Many good memories.
I remember being a fresh 12 year old and sitting in my rocking gaming chair with Xbox 360 playing this masterpiece. Played this game as much as I could, back when Minecraft was popular on the 360 as well. Good times. Now I'm a grown ass man and play The Crew 2 for my racing game needs.
Lewis this was an amazing and really well edited video thank you for your time. Remembered the time when I had no internet and my dad bought the disk randomly. Turned out to be one of the best games I have ever played.
Unbelievably good review and so in depth which many creators don't do because of the time it takes on the project. I would also say for the new game of this franchise, they need to include one additional thing, with the better physics and driving experience they need to make it compatible out of the box with direct drive wheels and produce proper feedback to make the driving just boost the social aspect of the game!
Very good video, I was surprised it only had 600 views on it, you deserve way more!
This was a very nice tribute to such a classic game, thank you
great video lewis , just seen it from the discord , really well put together
Thanks for the effort! Great video!
I bought it for the ps3 a couple of weeks ago and I'm having a blast
I made several life-long friends by meeting them in the Casino. I still chat with them on Steam to this day. I can't even express how much I miss the casino experience from TDU2.
❗️TOO BAD TDU: Solar Crown hasn't captured this game's spirit.
Back then we started a clan that still lives up and running. Special is the classification for this game, to say the very least
Genuinely a brilliant review, honestly you're very underrated!
TDU is the GOAT when it comes to open world racing, it was decades ahead of everything else and still is by todays shitty standards.
I didnt have any other car game to play back then.. so i was just popping in its CD and always played it. Its amazing ngl
Did you add in need for speed music over the police chase section? Hahaha gold
Nice job on the video!!! This explains a lot of the The Crew 2 since some of those people worked on TDU, TDU2. I just a copy TDU and will look for TDU2 in the future, thanks!!!
Oh jesus the nostalgia is kicking hard ..
Captured the game perfectly, all I can say is well done. This goes to show you don't need the best equipment or crazy editing to convey a great video-essay.
absolutely loved this game as a teen. pls dont trash it. beautiful nostalgia
Amazing review! You just earned a new sub 👍🏿👍🏿 I have so may memories playing both tdu1 and tdu 2 in my teen and early 20's years
Kick ass thorough review man. Much nostalgia 🥂
Amazing review, hope TDUSC takes a lot of what made the game good.
This was part of my childhood.
I like more the first one, but still, way better than anything new on the market. ❤
Who would of thought we be playing this 11 years later, well put video that sums up how we all think about this game. At least now I don’t have to be up at 3am grinding out club races!
i hated tdu2 but today i learned it has a cat. thank you for changing my life
Driving in this game felt like being put in a random location and randomly picking a direction to drive in.
Guess that’s what the game really is and they do a great job at making it feel like that
Great video, Lewis. I only played TDU1 back in 06 and I really loved it. Really been wanting a TDU 3 for years and this video has got me hyped for Solar Crown. I hope it's as good as you show TDU2 to be.
I played the absolute heck out of TDU1 and I still have some of the songs from that game in my usual driving to work playlist.
I’ll always remember the “cheat” race to make bank where you have to reach a certain speed and the quickest way was a Ferrari Enzo and as soon as the race starts turn around and drive the opposite way as the road was straight!
I still have my saved game stored on my NAS drive!
Absolutely solid review
LB never lets us down! Great work as always...
I Honestly dont even think the new one is gonna have anything close to what this had..... Unfortunately game companies dont try new things anymore..... But we can hope.....
They won't try, considering the "Hong Kong" they replicated looked bland as hell, even less exotic than Sleeping Dogs.
Outstanding video! You literally covered all bases, I miss this game so much & had no idea I still can play it! I’ll be downloading the mods today!
SO many memories made on this game, from mountain drifting with the squad! I got rich, bought everything & used to cruise from one of my farthest houses to the casino racing randoms & just gamble all day😂 Great Video, damn I miss this game.
They should incorporate vr
Nice Review , great Video! thank you very much !
The most amazing part of this video is someone from the Uk saying "Ibiza" right
I doubt schmucks from my old country can pronounce other nations right too.
Suuuuuch a big part of my childhood. First online game I've ever played
Great vid like small netflix document! Keepp up the good work
Honestly, my all time favorite feature of TDU2 was the dealer experience and the homes. Having an avatar who can walk through the world and immerse me in the vehicle buying process, living/vehicls storage experience, etc is so nice. PGR4 was the only other game I can think of that got close with their own weird housing feature.
I got this game for PS3 at a yard sale back in Summer of 2012, I remember popping off so hard when I won the R8 from the slot machine.
Great video, really liked this game despite the physics. I've played games with much worse physics TBH.
First played it on the PS3, but only just got it on PC last year. I've already beaten the SP campaign on both versions.
Though I'm not sure if it's just me, but the game is woefully unstable on PC. It would just instantly close without any warning or error messages. Once I beat the main campaign and did all the discovery stuff, I stopped playing it because I got really tired of the random crashes. A shame really, I wanted to stick around for a bit longer.
Still, I love this game and I desperately hope that TDU Solar Crown doesn't turn out to be a cynical online-only game.
I loved this game and cant wait for the sequel!
Same
Speaking of exploration do you remember that cliff jump on north western Ibiza? So much fun with your bros jumping over the ocean to a single cliff
The one where there was a wrecked Beetle around there right
I have played this game in the past, but never gave it a fair shot. Will play it completely soon. There's a lot of game here. A true gem. Sad to see it was not given the care and love it deserves. I own it on steam but it cannot be bought anymore
Without a doubt the greatest driving game series of all time! Also thanks for your efforts making this video
I always loved this game just because of going to the casino l, buying houses and going to dealerships to buy cars etc.. I wish there was more games like this!
The multiplayer instant race challenge in tdu1 allows you to set the length, route and the cash pot for the winner!
Every now and then I get the itch to play a racing game. A couple of years ago it was TDU2, because I remembered being impressed by TDU1 (after seeing like 30 minutes of gameplay, many years prior).
The physics drove me insane and eventually I got stuck on an event, which didn't let me skip the cutscene, so I had to sit through the same cringy narration every time. It just struck me as borderline shovel ware at this point and I never came back to it.
Your explanation is perfect ♥️ love it 🎉♥️
never found another racing game that could match tdu2 vibe
everytime i played one i just wanted to go back playing tdu2 even with it crashing every 20 min and that i couldn't use the map
none gave me the feeling of freedom like it gave me
you could just chill in freemode and roam with people and just drive for hours
Too look at what we had and what we have now , tdu solar crown 🤮
Nice summary, brings back some memories 😎
Nice video. I did like the cheating wife mission tho xD
i knew i wasn't the only one xD
I rather have this much more than Jolt if I have to deal with such wonky handling
There were Sport Bikes in the first game
Apart from elder scrolls 6 it’s one of the most anticipated games for me. I really hope Solar Crown is somethings we can play for decades. I really hope it is something special and they haven’t cut any corners. ALSO nobody doing these videos mentions you could do the roof, windows, indicators. It really made people who loved cars feel so connected to them on top of changing the interior etc.
Nice work Lewis!!!
I never even knew about the police chase online mode. I used to play this game extensively when the official servers were online.
Hope you enjoyed the Solar Crown reveal Lewis!
I'm so happy this video reminded me of TDU2
They should have Solar Crown completely finished before release, since they have not made a game in a while and need to build rep against Forza Horizon. TDU1 was by far the best open world racing game ever. Graphics and physics aside, TDU1 blows away all new Forza Horizon games in creativity and 4 factor. Please let Solar Crown be as good!
Still the top. Everyone since then got lazy with racing games.
Drivers tests... not difficult? Dude I spent two whole days trying to beat one of the drivers tests in Hawaii. I'm still on license number 2 for Hawaii and I can't get past the very last lesson "Circuit" As far as I know the drivers tests are far more difficult than the actual races themselves. Especially the time bound checkpoint ones.
Same. Some of them took ages, but somehow I managed to get thru them all. Just got to keep at it... Would be nice if they were a bit more reasonable tho
@@jamesmmusic5806 Don't u hate it when you actually land in the checkpoint circle and you're not out of bounds but it wants you to be slightly further in (which would actually mean being slightly out of bounds of the circle)
I liked the calm clean atmosphere.
Extremely well thought out review! Lv73 greetings to you 🖖
I remember when I had over 2 billion in my account, epic game
I have a theory about the limited car customization
The original premise of Test Drive was being able to drive multiple cars from the showroom, completely stock and untouched. I feel like this allows the player to master the cars they drive, without modifying them to alleviate their caveats.
aight cool now do 4 hour iceberg of TDU2
36:02 i like the NFS most wanted reference as the background music hahahaha
great video, I can see it took a lot of work!
That Sonic zone sounding music for the casino there....
The fact that this game had an entire dlc dedicated to a casino simulation that had almost nothing to do with cars or racing is kind of insane
It looks like the wilder brothers are squabbling with stuart again!
This is the only racing game I managed to play for quite some hours, despite absolutely despising its handling model... Everything else about it was really cool imo, even the corny story was kind of "so bad it's actually kind of entertaining". Great open world, great progression, nice collection of cars and an overall cool atmosphere.
Lewis bently...is there a more british name possible🤣 haha good video man👍👍👍