Test Drive Unlimited Retrospective: Recalculating Itinerary
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2021
- Test Drive Unlimited is turning fifteen this year, yet its influence is still directly visible in today's racing games... for better or worse. Kacey revisits TDU, as well as her own past with & feelings about the game.
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Legendary game - Loved the fact that it was more driving focused than racing all the time 👌 Never got bored of it, always something to do
Eyy Didn’t expect to see u here
Idk for yall, but I never finished the game it was too hard for me
I never got bored of that game there's one race I think the pays you 75k in 30 seconds I think it's called 150mph in heavy traffic I did that like for an hour straight and then had enough money to buy everything I wanted
@@MariahIsolated honestly all I did was just act like I was driving and it felt like real life so I basically freedrive every time I played the game
I remember my first car was the audi A3 3.2 and i raced the ai on the street so many times just to save as much money as possible so that i could buy the F430, took me awhile but when i went to the dealership to get the Ferrari it felt like i was actually going to buy it irl...TDU had this kind of magic
this is what has been missing from racing games for so long. Forza horizon is so boring because you can just buy any car you would ever want then v12 swap it and drive of for 10 minutes and then you never touch it again.
I did the EXACT same thing!!
Yesssssss, it really did feel like a big deal buying a brand new car, walking around the dealership, entering the vehicle, test driving, literally almost smelling fresh leather it really was immersion
I always bought the TT
I did this in Gran Turismo 5 prologue, started with a cheap car, raced with it on the same track for hours just so I could buy a Ford GT
“...it’s definitely aged in the 15 years since it released.”
Ha ha that can’t be right. It just came out a few ye- *looks up release date*
Oh no. OH GOD NO.
Олды здесь?
Our body have aged... But our mind will always be young
We are old my friends, today I looked myself in the mirror and saw that my hairline receded a little further behind...
...Oh God
ikr. i was surprised to. this thing is as old now as freaking road rash and micro machines were when it came out. that doesn't feel right.
I gotta say, the PS2 and PSP versions are damn impressive.
The ending portion really got me, though. I know many of those feelings quite well. Thank you for sharing all this with us
Those last few minutes really hit home for me. As a kid, my family wasn't well off so I would end up getting magazine demo disks from my parents neighbors and would replay the demos over and over. Imagining what the full game was like. Now as an adult I've gone back and bought all of the full games and played through them all. It's amazing the memories and comfort games can bring you. TDEoD and TD 2002 are two games that did that for me.
Anyways, I'm glad that you're in a better place now. Life doesn't have a manual and we have to make what we want of it. Thank you for all the great content and I'll be looking forward to your next video.
EVE OF DESTRUCTION!!!!!!!!!
I watched it, and i appreciate the points raised. Mostly about Platinum mod, and some, not really. Lol
Thing is, quality part, work is being done, given our capabilities to make it better. Because as a matter of fact, Platinum was, mostly, a one-person work. Now that i have more people willing to help, and actually doing it so, working together to improve it further.
And i understand that with more cars, you don't get that attached to your cars. It makes sense. And i will keep that in mind, to maybe found a way to improve it, because to me, i still get attached to my cars in the game, lol, as a matter of fact, i have an F355 that i have over 5000km driven. Lol
Tl;dr - Thanks for the points, i will keep them in mind for the next update. (Not a promise they will be sorted, but i will look for it)
No problem, thanks for what you do & please remember I'm not trying to put your mod down or seem unappreciative. It's really cool & you do good work, far better than I could do with a base like this. Definitely still enjoyed my time with the mod & thanks for replying!
@@Kaceydotme i totally understand that. You said in the video, and as i said, some points i do agree with you. With some, not so much, but i won't justify them here, because i don't want to be annoying. Haha
Yeah man, you gotta have more garages somehow, seeings Porsches in an Audi dealership is weird asf.
@@watch_kitty ehhhh... Volkswagen owns both of them
@@Kaceydotme Do you normally see a Porsche and Audi dealership together? : V
I never owned this game, though I really wanted to. If I recall, Atari were selling it as a budget title across most of the world, except Europe where they were demanding a full premium price, which was ridiculously expensive at the time, so I refused to buy it on principle.
Got it on the Xbox 360. Still a great game in many ways even if the graphics aren’t top tier anymore
Now here me out (but pretend you didn't)
Steamunlocked doesn't have a perfectly well running digital copy that works exactly like it's supposed to
Just get 2 instead. It has the entire island of Oahu to explore as well (although you need to unlock it first), on top of Ibiza.
I bought it in america at launch, and you really didn’t miss anything. I went back to gran turismo 4 (like always lol)
I have TDU2 myself and it's good
I used to play this a lot. I never even got close to finishing the career or anything, just liked buying houses and cars
*I remember when I was only 3 years old and my dad brought home this game called ‘Test Drive Unlimited’ this game would change my life forever and develop me to who I am today, the game has made me car mad and have an absolute passion towards cars, I’ve played the two unlimited games countless times and for countless hours of my life, it’s such an underrated game today and I seriously cannot wait to relive my childhood in the never TDU Solar Crown, if TDU never existed, I wouldn’t be the petrolhead I am today, thank you to all the developers who contributed to make the game of my dreams*
Underrated comment
I will never forget how in the summer of 2009 I used to come over to my older friend who would bully me, but would let me look at him playing TDU and I could even suggest what cars he should buy. Similar nostalgia, I was 7 at the time, without any friends or special interests or hobbies, all I had were cars, books and video games. Luckily I managed to make friends and escape from my hometown. I don't wish to go back to that era, but I would love to revisit the game and smell the hot plastic smell coming from the back of this boxy old tv. Nice memorial from bad times, your story really struck a cord Kacey, love you
I remember being blown away by the PSP version. As a kid I’d become accustomed to the fact that ports to handheld consoles were always gonna be underwhelming, so having essentially the same game from my PS2 but being able to play it on the go fascinated me. Loved hearing your story at the end, really brings home why games like this are so important to us and our mental state at challenging periods in our lives ❤️
TDU 2 is up next, right? While I think that game is inferior to the first one in almost every way, I know it’ll make for a good video. Nice job on this one, and have a good day!
Funny, I love TDU 2 more than 1. The driving schools, though, can get absolutely wrecked.
Td2 was amazing..
The last, more personal part of this was beautiful. It's always nice to see positive progress in anyone's life. Thanks for the feels today!
20:59 man the lighting on the PS2 is awesome; like the GTA:SA on PS2.
The servers for PS2 are returning!
I played the PS2 version a couple of years ago and I actually just finished TDU2 on PS3 a couple of days ago.
I liked both of them, while I was playing them, I wondered to myself "What would've been like if I had played this as a kid?"
I always liked the idea of long events, I liked doing Gran Turismo endurance events or similar events like those that could take like an hour to beat. Having a large map would've probably not only impressed me, but I would've tried to drive all over the map, trying to discover every road I could
Unfortunately I have responsibilities now and as much as I would've liked to uncover all roads in both games, I just had to concentrate on other important things and wanting to play other games.
Kac, that last part hit me differently.
It wasn't that I could relate to what you said but it just made me realise how much life I have ahead of me (I'm 16). I sat on my bed for a good 20 minutes, realising how I don't know what the fuck I'm doing with my life. It wasn't a sad thought, I actually laughed a little because I thought maybe I'm overthinking my life's choices for someone my age. It's just a confusing thought because I don't know what to take away from it.
I feel like my life will have a way of figuring itself out though. 5 years ago I seemed like an even more clueless person than who I am now. Maybe in 5 years' time I'll have more of my life figured out. Not all of it, but hopefully more.
Thank you for making it to the end of this long stream of thoughts.
Also, great review. It was worth the long wait.
yeah you may be overthinking it, just relax and enjoy your life, play some videogames, spend time with your friends and family, do some sports or go the gym idk
something that I do sometimes is playing on my old ps2 and ps3 the games I played as a kid, you really forget your worries, very relaxing
@@valen7142 Nostalgia is oddly theraputic, I'm guessing it's some kind of mental connection to a more innocent & carefree time. I sometimes use games & music from my youth to help with stress myself .
Great video! Miss this game. I remember playing it late in life where the servers weren't that busy online. I wish I played it in it's prime. Something about cruising around by yourself or with a friend. Stopping at stop lights, turning your blinkers on, rolling down the windows, cranking up the tunes. The game was brilliant
It's comforting that you say that the depiction of Oahu feels pretty genuine. I made this experience in TDU2, because i had been to Ibizia several times, and yes, it felt JUST RIGHT. Probably not entirely surprising for a studio that probably took a vacation there in its entirety one person at a time, but an accomplishment still.
That Corg is THE PRETTIEST btw
Love your dog Kacey .
Thanks for the great video, and especially the respect for the PS2 version. The beta group was a very close knit team and I still keep in touch with several of them to this day... what fun that was. Didn't know about Platinum, but I'll be installing that tomorrow!
Best regards,
Stephen Galbincea
PS2 Beta Tester and Class E President 🙂
It’s an honor to see you here, im also excited to tell you that we plan to resurrect servers for PS2 🙏
I really enjoyed hearing about your personal experience with this game. Looking forward to your future work!
Damn that last couple of minutes was brilliant! I loved TDU back in the day and also played a ton of the sequel! That openness was mind blowing and putting up and down windows was incredible haha :) games can help shape you! I grew up in love with Driver and that game not only shaped my love of car chase movies but content creation! And as fellow trans person it’s so refreshing to hear someone else so open about it! We need more of that! ❤️🏳️⚧️
I haven't watched your video yet but just want to say: this was my favorite open-world driving game ever. The island was huge, the music was great, and I just loved the focus on having fast cars with your tropical home. This deserved much more love than it got...
Really enjoyed that bit at the end. You really express well how games like these can have such strong memories.
It's been like 2-3 years since I played it for the PSP, and I did love playing it. While the graphics aren't the best, it does hold up for the time it came out and it's a great game to listen to your songs to while driving, whether in a race or aimlessly in the free roam. Great memories...
Listening to never look back,blush,and WikiWiki while driving in a 350Z is my main goal at that time xd
I'm so happy to find this video. TDU is one of my favorite games ever and I'm going back and playing it now. One thing that I forgot about this game is the sense of speed. It seems like games anymore can capture it like this did
I don't know if someone pointed this out. If you play TDU with the Online components enabled AT ALL, Cops won't spawn. They're permanently disabled unless you're playing a single player event/single player free roam. The reason they work in the 360 port as shown is the servers are down so it can't enable the features that turn cops off. As you see in the video, getting 3 stars/badges simply gives you your current fine amount and resets the counter. I play the PC port with the online off because I don't know how to mute people, cops work fine.
tl;dr - cops work fine on all the versions, just play offline or no cops spawn.
For a random video that came up in my recommendations, this video really hit the spot. What a thorough look at a game I barely remember, from a creator I'm excited to see more of, nicely done!
Doggo was like , why is it raining discs
I still remembered playing TDU on my old Windows XP PC and liking it so much that I searched for ways to get the Megapack.
Though my first ever TDU experience was on PSP. And I loved it to heck at the time.
by far one of the best videos you've ever made, keep up the good work
I remember thinking this being the all time peak of photorealistic videogame graphics. Like "This is it. Games will never look better than this". As a kid it blew my mind how gorgeous everything was and to be fair yes it obviously aged, but it still holds up pretty good today.
Thanks for this video. I never played any of the test drive games, but I feel like I got to vicariously experience one today. You're awesome and I loved hearing you talk about how in a few short years you found that sense of direction. I'm pretty sure I'm older than you, but I'm definitely in a place where I feel like I have no sense of direction, and it's heartening to hear that things change from someone who's been through what I'm going through, rather than from people who don't know what it's like. Long story short, your video made me smile on a day I really needed it. Thank you.
that entire ending was really wholesome. You are awesome, and i love your videos so much!
this might be one of the best UA-cam videos I've ever watched. can't agree more. tdu2 was my game, it's was poorly executed, but the ideas were amazing. so ahead of its time and it's aged poorly, yet amazingly at the same time. well analysed
Your best video of 2021 thus far!
Holy cow... fifteen years.
Look at my username. That is NOT a coincidence. This is where I fell head over heels in love with the AC (Shelby) 427 Cobra, even if that specific car was never in MY game, because I played WELL over 200 hours without ever connecting to the internet once, and all of them on a standard-def TV.
My adoration for factory stock cars, and cars as a pleasure, started with this game. Hell, I'm literally saving up to buy a replica/kit version of the 427 Cobra right now.
TDU was one of the most influential games on my life, my tastes, my loves, and my goals. Hell, in many ways, it still is.
The bikes were honestly my favourite part of the game. They felt so powerful, so fast. I got a sense of speed from them that I rarely see in racing games (Shift being one of the few exceptions)
Hour and a half till premiere and oooo the memories! They're flooding back!
*hits like and shares links with all friends*
Although that was on the PSP. Still
My first reaction when seeing TDU thumbnails has always been 'oh, that game I'm quite fond of on the PSP that's also very well-regarded in the "big boy" console world, ought to catch up on the PC version some time'.
And then Kacey proceeds to tell me to be less sure of that.
I played for the first time the PS2 version of TDU almost 13 or 12 years ago, and then for 6 straight years back when I had my good old PS2(RIP, gone but never forgotten), no wonder game enticed me as much as this one did, the driving, the feeling, all of the immersion with the cars and the game world...No other PS2 game had that.
And let me tell you: I could literally do nothing else but just pickup a basic, bare bones, shitbox car like that Saturn or the Mustang GT, and drive all over the island, yeah I had all the other supercars, sports cars, luxury and concept cars, but it was precisely the low end shitboxes that had my most attention.
In fact, my favorite car was the Mercedes Benz SLK Kompressor that you drive with the top down and has 7 gears for some reason...I could never get enough of that car, I had a garage filled with all possible colors, interiors and wheel variations of it.
As a matter of fact, this was the first 3D racing game game that I ever played that had the cockpit view...In fact I distinctly remember being blown away the most two times with game:
First when I noticed that game actually a cockpit view(not many PS2 games could afford the luxury), and second when I pressed select for the first time and saw the world map...Fucking 60 MILES of open road for me to explore made fucking excited.
Also the whole points you made about car ownership, they felt equally special in the PS2 version...Honestly, that's the kind of thing that not even Gran Turismo could ever hope to do!
My only two real complaints of the PS2 version are the lack of true shadows even for static objects, and the lack of manual transmission...It really surprised how they blew that up, a racing game without manual transmission just felt wrong back then and it continually feels wrong today.
Also, thanks to the cockpit view of that game, when it came the time for me to drive a car for the first time, I knew exactly how to operate a steering wheel, the side mirrors and beware of the car dimensions on the road.
Either way, my PS2 died and I upgraded to a PS3 and never played this game again, but the memories I have of it are still ingrained in my mind and I'll probably never forget them.
This game is that much memorable to me...Which is why I can barely contain myself for TDU Solar Crown.
I did not expect that ending, glad to hear you in a way found who you are
I'm still in that process and it's scary, you hold onto those little moments that give you security and hearing it from someone else; straight up felt good
Thank you, not just for the ending but for this and so many of your other videos; I love every single one of them and the way you approach it all .. never wrote a comment because .. not sure why but keep it up, I'll be silently lurking & enjoying the time spent
I still play it every year. Midnight Club 3 too.
So much memories and nostalgia.
I love the narration and editing in your videos, keep them coming!
That part at the end was lovely, and also mad props for pronouncing Melbourne correctly haha
What a surprise to find you down here! It's like we fellow car-loving transfems do always find the way to eachother like a small community haha
I remember loving this game as well, and I think it was for many of the same reasons. Just an escape from everything at a time of turmoil.
Awesome video!
PS2 version is my last swan song with Playstation 2. After this game I moved on to PS3. I loved every minute of it. Technical achievement for a not-well-known studio is astonishing.
This was one of my favorite games when I was a kid. I used to spend hours trying to beat the challenge where you had to drive across the entire island.
Great video. I recall having a fantastic time playing this with my friends when I was young. My brother did a motorcycle tour of Oahu around the time of the game’s release. He watched me play it and said how accurate the game looked. 13 years later I was sent to Oahu for work. I opted to drive everyone around and already knew the layout of the island thanks to this game.
One of my all time childhood favourite games
I love your content so this was a great watch
15 years ago? Wow i played this so much as a kid and its still installed on everyone of my PC´s. The huge map was impressive, the online functions where great for the time being.
The Project Paradise Platiunum mod is a must have :)
I knew this was gonna be a great video but I wasn't ready for such a personal retrospective. I'm so proud of your journey and I love your content! Keep it up 😊
P.s. thanks for including platinum
It's quite interesting you touch on this subject of identity and decisions you're making based on the character *you* want to play as. There's this whole book written by James Paul Gee (2003) on how good video games are good at teaching, and in one of the sections, he mentions the concept of projective identity (which in short is pretty much that, your projections upon an avatar) and how important it is for a player's motivation to create that identity type alongside your real and virtual ones.
The thing is, Gee really only focuses on avatar-focused games in this section, like (MMO)RPGs, but I've always thought other genres could easily be adopted in this regard, so to see the effect the game had on you is pretty cool
edit: horizon bit redundant, you bring it up.
Just great video, just great, love the emotions at the end
Back then I was so amazed that I was able to open or close the window + the change of sound that came with it.
This and in Euro Truck SIMULATOR 2 we had to wait years before we could open the window. LOL
I don't think it's easy to explain just how mind-blowing this game was 15 years ago. It certainly wasn't perfect, or terribly polished, but the graphical fidelity, open-world multiplayer (years before it became the norm) and the sheer scale of the island felt like something that was truly next-gen. It's a feeling I seldom get from games nowadays.
Most definitely legendary game I still have it to this day .. the music buying your home to all the cars dealerships man this brings back so many memories also test drive unlimited part 2 I do appreciate you posting this video up bro ...
Brilliant review. Even though Test Drive Unlimited is an amazing game, it does have some issues such as the map looking incomplete in some areas, and AI that at times don't follow the rules of the road causing accidents, but that is only really an issue on the PC version of the game. I can't wait to see what your views are on the second game.
Fantastic video. Brought back many vivid memories of my tween years when this game first came out. Sunk a lot of hours into it during some of the roughest years of my life, now I'm nearly 26 and looking forward to playing TDU Solar Crown (eventually!)
Your videos keep getting better and better, this was incredible.
I just realised how much of the feelings you have about this game I have, too. Thank you for sharing them with us.
It was one thing to find your reviews, another to find you're a fellow trans lady youtuber
I was thinking something similar, then i remembered that TDU was also the last game I purchased as my old self. I found a lot of comfort & escapism in it over the following 18 months or so before I started my transition.
Sometimes, UA-cams algorithm shits pure gold lol.
Awesome vid too, top quality!
Fantastic video kacey , you're the best as always.. ❤️
I still play this game often. I have many great old memories with my friends and how it further developed my love for cars. I can't thank this game enough for it's little break in reality when I needed it. Even 15 years later in my mid 20's.
I’ve been waiting so long for this review!
I'm not one to usually comment on a UA-cam video, but my god. That was for sure one of the best game reviews I've watched. It was very pleasant to hear your experience with and surrounding the game. I'm new to your channel but I'll be sure to stick around. I haven't even played this game (I have played TDU2 though) and you made me feel some of the emotions that you were talking about. Sadly, I don't have an Xbox 360 or PS2, but if I did, you would've just sold me a game! Great video :)
Haven't been watching your videos for months and suddenly finding this on my feed was comforting (I really should remind myself to hit the bell icon).
How long have I been without watching your videos? Long enough for me not to realize you transitioned since back when your channel was starting... so probably more than just months.
This was such a great commentary on this game. I played the heck out of this while in highschool even though the game was already 4-5 years old by that time. I had the PSP port and the PC version, then my buddy had the Xbox 360 version which we played often at his house. Many great memories with this title and older Test Drives.
Yo that Tekken 4 soundtrack. Man of culture. Also nice story you had at the end there (:
This game was literally THE reason why I bought an Xbox 360. It was also the first time I'd ever had the money to actually buy myself a brand new console and not a 2nd-hand one, so I spent £330 to get a 360 bundled with TDU and Deadrising and it was the best money I've ever spent. I fell in love with both games. Later I brought the official Xbox steering wheel and TDU just became the *best thing ever!!* I spent so many hours just driving around!
I still say to this day that it's the best 'driving' game I've ever played. Not the best 'racing' game, but if you just wanted to cruise around Hawaii in a nice car with some tunes on, it was amazing.
Also, I remember that you could rip music CDs on to your Xbox hard drive, and if you added the words 'TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED' at the start of the album name, it would actually show up in the game as if it were a CD in your car stereo. I'm pretty sure it also displayed the track info on the actual in car radio too! I think it worked with up to 3 albums, so you could actually put a selection of your own music into the game. It was an amazing feature before the days of having Spotify on your Playstation!
I never really liked this game racing mechanics, but I played so much of it just to "feel" like I was actually driving exotic cars in Hawaii. It was a game changer to actually feel like a driving experience outside racing.
I've never played any Test Drive games. Ever. I've always heard good things about Test Drive Unlimited and I constantly promised myself for the past few years that someday I'd get round to playing it but I just... haven't. Yet your personal experiences with it really, really resonated with me and frankly unlocked memories that I almost managed to forget about.
I get what you meant, Kacey. Racing games especially have always been portals into another time in my life; and while that has meant having to work hard to remove the stains of trauma I associated with my favourite games, I do hold that deeply special to myself. From Midnight Club 2 getting me into DIY electronics and synthesizers to Street Legal Racing Redline making me realize the true meaning of the phrase "change the process, change the outcome" much before I heard Mick Gordon ever utter it.
I forgot that TDU did hold that memory for me too. I remember being in high school, 10th or 11th grade (whatever that may be called in the US) and we had a 'multimedia' class I had opted into that was essentially about the basics of HTML and Photoshop content creation. One of my classmates used to always, *always*, without fail, launch a pirated copy of TDU on one of the computers (TDU was already a decade old by this point) and get as much progress as he could in before our teacher had to force him to Alt-F4 out. This went on for over a year, until one day I came to multimedia class and... there was no O'ahu on his screen. It was the first time I had been just a little too late to class and missed his playthrough.
I had done something very stupid later that day, and while I remember that specific thing all too well, I never actually even thought about this buried memory until your video today. I'm not gonna sit here and pretend that not seeing him play TDU was anything other than a mild annoyance; it sure as shit wasn't the reason I did what I did, but... I just wanted you to know that you help us, your audience, unlock some deeply personal memories too with your own memoirs.
Keep up the good work, Kacey!
I remember when I was younger and played the psp version. Such a fun time, and I just now got the chance to play it from beginning to end. I'm 3 quarters in, and I am so happy! This is one of my childhood games and where my love for cars began! Also, I just now realise how impressive the psp version is
That last part of the video really hit me tbh, great video
Never thought I'd hear such a poignant tale in a video about a 15-year-old game. Great stuff Kacey. You're a unique UA-camr. Keep up the excellent work! TDU is one of my favorite racing games of all time. I played the hell out of it on my PSP back in 2007. Endlessly entertaining. I was pleased to see your video on it pop up on my feed, because it's one of those games I revisit every few years myself.
I've spent so much time playing this game, got so many memories of playing it... Details like your home, the radio stations, no open-world racing game ever felt as complete as this game. It felt like a real world of its own.
I have always loved this game. I played it on PS2 first, and on PSP the most. As I recall, both of those versions were released after the 360 version and thus contained the beautifully mid-2000s Hawaii-themed electronic soundtrack by Gavin Parker. I still listen to those songs to this day. This game has everything I love aesthetically from the early-mid 2000s, combined with the real sense of home and car ownership.
Had so much fun playing this game back in 06. Had a large group of friends who used to just cruise around the island for hours.
Back than, we four were chillin, chatting and driving the coastline two or three times an evening. No racing, just having a fun time.
I totally agree with your roadster statement!
Damm, you were almost crying the last 4 minutes. Really glad you're in a better place now. Hope you're doing well!
As someone who plays exclusively single-player and preferably offline, this game remains the gold standard to this day. None of the later games have quite the same feel, even though they have better graphics and support for modern controllers. And, yes, the mod is glorious.
Your message at the end is insanely wholesome especially bc I feel like my childhood is coming to a end I’m 17 now and I feel the stress of needing to get a job and I feel what you feel but for me it’s call of duty black ops 2
Like honestly I wasn’t expecting a wholesome message like that thanks for that it’s good to know that other people go through the same things I go through
Awesome review Kacey! You set the bar high.
About a year ago I played through all the single player content on the PSP version, I have 28 hours spent in game. It honestly is incredible what they managed to to with that port.
Great video! Really well put together. I love TDU, played it a ton as a kid, the atmosphere and feeling of "living the life" really drew me in, and I still love it to this day. The Crew was good but nothing has gotten close to TDU since - I'm looking forward to TDU Solar Crown, interested to hear more about it. Really hope it's more in line with TDU 1 than something like The Crew or Forza Horizon (which are not bad games, not at all, but not quite like TDU).
Well now I'm gonna have to go back and play TDU again. Awesome video by the way.
This game takes me back to the summer of 2008, i got this game on PC, and i would play it everyday back in 2008. I owned lots of cars, and houses, i had an Audi A6, Mercedes C-Class, Chrysler 300, Viper, etc. Best game ever made!!
I dont have much to say about the first but I really like the sequel. One tip: as soon as you start the game, crank the controller sensitivity all the way down (or up because the dial is inverted, the right side is less sensitive, the left side is more sensitive). The big criticism of the game is that the controls are too touchy, doing this you can properly enjoy it. The physics are far from perfect, but doing this makes the game much more manageable than the original setting.
Excellent video , the last bit reminds me of me., As we age , we start to appreciate the things we done in the past that sounds small , and the nostalgia factor , the reason why I love need for speed high stakes cause it reminds me of times that were fantastic , and the only way to experience some of it , is to play the game
I downloaded Test Drive Unlimited Platinum a year ago on my old laptop, a year ago. It was so good and I loved how it was more driving focused than racing focused. I'm gonna get it on my current laptop. I always wanted multiple dealerships and separate shops to modify your car in a proper game and Test Drive Unlimited is that game.
I loved the PS2 version when I was a kid, my friend and I would play it constantly and it brings back loads of happy memories for me too! I remember how fascinated we both were with the fact you could roll down the windows and pick your own radio station! I recently got the XBOX 360 and need to give it a go! Loved the video and I am glad this game brought someone as much happiness as it did to myself and my mate Aaron!
I really loved both TDU and TDU2, I still have the limited Steelbook Release of TDU sitting right next to me. Out of the two I do personally prefer TDU2 over TDU1. It had its own share of issues but I simply loved that Eden Games added to the "Life Experience" in TDU2 by giving you the option to customize and decorate the houses and added way more options for customizing your character. It was kinda meh when seen from a pure racing game perspective but I loved it for its "Simulating the live of the Rich" qualities. Also the smoothed out roads in TDU2 made driving around way more pleasant compared to TDU1.
As a person who has and still is working on mods for the game I gotta say it's way more stable than anything I've ever got to touch from that era. The glitches with traffic and such do happen every now and then, the online lacks features (although I believe the servers were back before the video came out), but it runs stable, doesn't crash, doesn't softlock, and Platinum mod still follows all the attention to the detail the original game used to have. By the way, it's development isn't over, there's another big update on the way, and I'd love if you gave it another crack when it comes out, I hope you'll change your mind a bit about the PC version.
By the way, play the Hardcore mode cause I didn't see you doing that in the video - it's almost like you didn't play the game correctly :D
my first console xbox 360, my first game test drive unl. 2006( I was 6) I still play this game every year🙂. Feels like I am home when I play it. everything feels perfect in this game. NO GAME GIVES ME SAME EMOTIONS, NOR SATISFACTION
I remember cruising on tdu2, listening to queen in a classic Pontiac firebird, not going anywhere I particular, just cruising.
I’ve never played any other game that would hold my attention for as long when just driving for the sake of it.
TDU made the most mundane details feel alive and exciting.
Man! I loved this game! I drove everywhere! Nice video 👍😚
Best review to my favorite racing game :) today my friends with their Forza, NfS laughing about it and me playing it. The details of the cars weren't reached at the time. Thanks for the review and greetings from germany :)
Yeah the animations of people is shit as the motorcycles but Im a car fan. I got it for PC and you can add your own music in a radio folder. Sadly on PC, brands like BMW, Porsche missing and many cars like Lexus SC or Skyline
"TDU is not a racing game. It's a driving game"
© Some random YT account
Loved playing this game back in the day, looked amazing on PC too. I really want to try Platinum now, great vid :)
I loved this game so much I repurchase Xbox 360 just to play it again.
This was also excellent on PSP/PS2 version which to me is a bit more streamlined arcade and racing focused than PC and 360 version.
The port itself was a technical marvel.
The PGR Kudos inspired driving points system was also a welcome addition on PSP/PS2 it making the game quite addictive.
i remember playing this game on psp almost 10 years , this game was a big part of my childhood and soo many memories , im glad that i got to play it