Upgraded from Ride 4 and got it on sale and was ready to return if it wasn't significantly improved. For me as a more casual player it's well worth it. The brakes seem stronger so you don't have to start braking such a ridiculously far distance before turns like in 4. You can bump other riders a little without crashing which is nice cause the ai still rams. There's a setting that enables more lenient handling when off track which makes practicing less aggro. Everything loads a little faster. All loading screens show the track! Appreciate the little video clip showing city highlights from where you're racing. $36 is still a lot for what essentially feels like polishing/physics tweaks. However I regularly play 4 so no doubt I'll continue playing 5 while enjoying all the QoL improvements.

Upgraded from Ride 4 and got it on sale and was ready to return if it wasn't significantly improved. For me as a more casual player it's well worth it. The brakes seem stronger so you don't have to start braking such a ridiculously far distance before turns like in 4. You can bump other riders a little without crashing which is nice cause the ai still rams. There's a setting that enables more lenient handling when off track which makes practicing less aggro. Everything loads a little faster. All loading screens show the track! Appreciate the little video clip showing city highlights from where you're racing. $36 is still a lot for what essentially feels like polishing/physics tweaks. However I regularly play 4 so no doubt I'll continue playing 5 while enjoying all the QoL improvements.