Recent reviews by dgiaffe

Great mainly linear game, it's a nice AA game for sure. The gunplay feels brutal and you feel a badass. They did embrace the robocop immersion and I enjoyed my time with it. Looking forward to doing the DLC at some point.

Super immersive game, loving the gunplay and it's really fun with friends

Enjoying the gun play and loving that there are many modes. Standard mode is definitely where it shines though. I'm sure there will be tweaks and balance updates, but to me, it's running fine for the casual competitive player I am. Looking forward to get some matches with my friends

Simply more of the first game, with an almost overwhelming amount of things to do. I don't see myself stop playing this game any time soon!

Very complex, but once you get the game, it's really fun. Niche, but very fun and has great progression. Definitely recommended with a friend or two.

Just freakin' awesome! Lots of nostalgia, but also amazing gameplay, outstanding graphics and a good story. Bunch of secrets also so exploration is rewarded greatly. This is just plain fun. If you are in the mood of wreaking havoc, this is the game!

Great time for no cash, doesn't seem pay to win, and wrecking other ships is very satisfying!

Free short experience that was REALLY unexpected. I had fun saying WTF all along lol

=== Newer review, now that the game is out ===
Unfortunately, I play a lot of it and I don't have the same opinion on this game. Network has been fixed for the most part, but 8 players on a server is simply not enough. If you don't have friends playing with you at the same time, you will barely run into someone.

I have nothing to say against the size of the map and the fun you can have wether it is on or off road. However, I feel like Ubisoft already given up on this title. Unacceptable bugs are still in the game,, as well as "balancing" issue:
- The mirrors are blank when you are in-car, yet they work when your view is from outside the car! Mirrors would be much more needed inside.
- The odometer keeps resetting to zero for every car I have. I love stats and the fact that they can't keep track of just that makes me doubt of any other stat out there.
- At least to my opinion, you don't earn enough cash to buy cars. The only supercars I have are because I pre-ordered and another is being paid by during the campaign. It must be related with the micro-transactions they put in the game where you can buy cash to buy cars. To me, for a full game, this is simply outrageous.

Additionally, I fired up Need for Speed Rivals and gosh it made me see how awful the graphics of The Crew are. The only thing that is all-right looking is the car your are driving. I am quite disappointed and I got caught in buying the season pass to get more cars, which I'll probably won't play with.

Only get this game if you are aware of its culprit and you plan on playing with friends, which is pretty fun, I have to admit.


=== Written according to beta experience ===
Strongly recommending this title. We can see the potential of this game and it is amazing! The map itself is just enormous! The graphics are great, the sound is good. The only buggy thing I encountered are mainly network issues with trying to form a crew or seeing people on the map. However, I am confident they will fix this. They have plenty of time.

The storyline seems great, which is something lacking in most racing games. If you loved Forza Horizon like I did, I strongly recommend you get this game! Cops are a bit dummy in the moment though, hopefully they will be a bit harder on release.

*Edit Aug 29: I was able to play with my friend all evening long yesterday night so it looks like they are on the right track on fixing the network issues*

Of course, this review may change once the game comes on final release.