Info about The Crew Motorfest:

Official game description:
Comparison Grid
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Ultimate Edition
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Ultimate Edition includes:
\- Year 1 Pass, with 25 additional vehicles (immediately available).
\- Year 2 Pass, featuring the Chase Squad experience and up to 20 additional vehicles (7 exclusive Chase Squad vehicles to unlock + 13 monthly drops).
\- Fitted Ultimate Pack, including 2 vehicles: Porsche 718 Spyder 2021 Fitted Edition and Honda Civic Type R 2021 Fitted Edition.
Gold Edition
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Gold Edition (2024) includes the Year 2 Pass, featuring the Chase Squad experience and up to 20 additional vehicles to add to your collection: 7 exclusive Chase Squad vehicles + 13 vehicles as monthly drops.
Deluxe Edition
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Get access to the base game and the Fitted Ultimate Pack with The Crew Motorfest Deluxe Edition, including:  
\- 2021 Porsche 718 Spyder Fitted Edition  
\- 2021 Honda Civic Type R Fitted Edition  
About the Game
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Enjoy the game free for five hours!  
Grab your ticket to Motorfest, show off your skills, and live the most thrilling driving experiences car culture has to offer!
CELEBRATE ALL THE FACETS OF CAR CULTURE
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Discover the playlists and dive into thematic campaigns that will immerse you in the most exciting car culture universes, including American muscle, Japanese-style street racing, and legendary machines of the past!
COLLECT THE MOST LEGENDARY CARS
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Master every driving challenge and fill your collection with the most legendary vehicles ever created. Customize your cars and show off your own style with the custom contest mode.
EXPLORE A VIBRANT HAWAIIAN OPEN WORLD
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The Crew Motorfest has settled down in one of the most breathtaking places on Earth: the island of O‘ahu, Hawaii. Join high-speed street races through the bustling city of Honolulu, test your off-road skills on the ashy slopes of a volcano, and master the perfect curve on the tracks.
COMPETE IN ADRENALINE-FUELLED LIVE EVENTS
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Master all types of vehicles in the Grand Race and finish first among 28 other drivers. Jump into the pure mayhem of Demolition Royale where eight teams battle to be the last one standing. Take on the Summit Clash by completing challenges to dominate the leaderboards!

Release date: 18 Apr, 2024

Categories: Racing, Open-World Exploration, Vehicle Customization, Competitive Multiplayer, Single-player Racing, Driving Simulation, Vehicular Combat, Collection Game


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Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Stunning graphics, improved physics, immersive (weight 0.97): The game boasts impressive graphics, a vibrant open world, and improved physics, offering a visually stunning and immersive experience. It features a vast selection of vehicles with extensive customization options, enhanced handling, and realistic sound design, making it a strong competitor to Forza Horizon.
- Extensive vehicle and visual customization (weight 0.62): The game provides a wide array of vehicles, from cars to boats and planes, with extensive performance and visual customization options. Players can fine-tune their vehicles and express their personal style, enhancing the overall experience.
- Realistic and detailed engine sounds (weight 0.6): The game features realistic and detailed engine sounds, enhancing the driving experience and immersing players in the automotive world. The sound design is considered a high point, with dynamic audio that responds to the environment and vehicle performance.
- Balanced, fun, and responsive handling (weight 0.59): The game offers a balanced driving experience, blending arcade-style fun with realistic physics, making it accessible to both casual and hardcore racing fans. The handling is responsive and satisfying, with improved controls and a sense of weight that enhances the overall feel.
- Import car collection from TC2 (weight 0.2): The game allows players to import their car collection from The Crew 2, providing a sense of continuity and rewarding long-term players. This feature eliminates the need to repurchase vehicles and allows players to start with a variety of cars.
- Variety of engaging activities/events (weight 0.19): The game offers a wide variety of activities, events, and challenges, including races, explorations, and PvP modes, providing endless hours of gameplay. Regular updates and live events keep the experience fresh and engaging, ensuring there's always something new to do.
- Engaging and unique playlist system (weight 0.15): The game features a playlist system with themed races and challenges, offering unique experiences and rewards. The playlists are well-designed and engaging, with dedicated music and a variety of content that keeps the gameplay fresh and exciting.
- Smooth performance, intuitive controls (weight 0.12): The game is well-optimized and runs smoothly, with intuitive controls and a seamless multiplayer experience. It is accessible to both beginners and experienced players, and offers a polished and enjoyable experience overall.
- Visually stunning Hawaiian setting (weight 0.09): The game is set in a visually stunning Hawaiian environment, with diverse landscapes and detailed scenery that enhance the overall experience. The map is well-designed and engaging, offering a vibrant and immersive world to explore.
- Excellent drifting, improved physics (weight 0.05): The game features excellent drifting mechanics and improved physics, providing a unique and enjoyable experience. The controller adaptation is well-executed, with great linear trigger and vibration feedback, enhancing the overall gameplay.
- Embodies car culture, community focus (weight 0.04): The game embodies car culture through curated playlists, weekly car shows, and collaborations with automotive brands and influencers. Players can express themselves through vehicle customization and participate in community events, enhancing the overall experience.
- Well-structured progression, engaging narrative (weight 0.03): The game features a well-structured progression system with rewards, engaging cutscenes, and full voice acting, enhancing the overall experience. The curated playlists offer a progressive difficulty curve and a connected narrative, making the game more immersive and enjoyable.

Common complaints:
- Overpriced with excessive monetization (weight 0.41): The game is considered overpriced for the content it offers, especially considering the presence of microtransactions and the grind required to earn in-game currency. Cars and upgrades are expensive, potentially pushing players towards spending real money. This point is important due to its impact on value and player perception.
- Frequent crashes and instability (weight 0.35): The game suffers from frequent crashes, freezes, and stability issues, often related to Ubisoft's servers or the game's optimization. These technical problems can make the game unplayable and disrupt the overall experience. This point is highly important due to its impact on basic functionality.
- Ubisoft Connect integration problematic (weight 0.35): Ubisoft Connect integration causes numerous issues, including the overlay freezing, notifications getting stuck, and general unreliability. These problems disrupt gameplay and require workarounds or game restarts. This point is important due to the frequency and severity of the issues.
- Fails to meet expectations (weight 0.33): Many reviewers feel the game doesn't live up to previous entries in the series or other racing games like Forza Horizon. They cite issues like a smaller map, fewer activities, and a lack of innovation. This point is important because it reflects a decline in quality compared to established benchmarks.
- Forced loaner cars limit progression (weight 0.32): The game forces players to use loaner cars in many events, limiting the use of owned or upgraded vehicles. This diminishes the value of car progression and customization, making the game feel grindy and unrewarding. This point is important due to its impact on player agency and progression.
- Empty and uninteresting open world (weight 0.32): The open world feels empty and lacks meaningful activities, with limited player interaction and a generic map design. The map is also considered small compared to previous games in the series, making exploration less rewarding. This point is important due to its impact on the overall sense of immersion and engagement.
- Always-online requirement is restrictive (weight 0.3): The game requires a constant online connection, even for solo play, which is frustrating for players who prefer offline play or have unreliable internet. This limitation restricts accessibility and prevents playing in areas with poor connectivity. This point is important due to its impact on accessibility and player choice.
- Aggressive and unrealistic AI behavior (weight 0.3): AI drivers exhibit aggressive and unrealistic behavior, often crashing into the player or driving on rails with unfair advantages. This makes races frustrating and less enjoyable, especially when combined with the lack of penalty for AI collisions. This point is important due to its impact on race fairness and player experience.
- Unreliable and limited multiplayer (weight 0.27): Multiplayer functionality is unreliable, with connectivity issues and limited game modes. The Grand Race mode is plagued by rammers and lacks a proper ranking system. This point is important due to its impact on the online experience.
- Bland aesthetic and uninspired presentation (weight 0.11): The game's aesthetic is bland and lacks personality, with a cringeworthy storyline and unappealing characters. The music selection is also criticized for being generic and uninspired. This point is important due to its impact on the overall presentation and immersion.
- Map size smaller than Forza (weight 0.03): Some reviewers express disappointment that the game's map is not as large as Forza's, though they acknowledge that it is sufficient and likely to be expanded. This point is important due to its impact on exploration and open-world gameplay.
- Poor plane and boat controls (weight 0.02): The game has poor plane and boat controls, making these vehicles feel clunky and unenjoyable to use. The game also lacks remappable controls, further limiting player customization. This point is important due to its impact on vehicle variety and player control.
- Crude and limited livery editor (weight 0.02): The livery editor is crude and limited, making it difficult to create detailed designs. The game also lacks engine customization options and forces players to recreate decals from previous games. This point is important due to its impact on player expression and customization.

Gameplay feedback:
- Thematic playlists offer varied content (weight 0.27): The game utilizes a 'playlist' system, grouping races and activities around themes like car culture, brands, or vehicle types. These playlists offer diverse experiences, from themed races to unique challenges, and often feature borrowed cars, impacting car progression. This system is a core element of the game's structure and content delivery.
- Diverse vehicle selection and switching (weight 0.23): The game features a wide array of vehicles, including cars, motorcycles, boats, and planes, offering diverse driving and racing styles. Players can seamlessly switch between them in certain modes. However, some reviewers feel that boats and planes are underutilized.
- Customization with limited impact (weight 0.16): The game offers extensive car customization, but its impact on performance is debated. Some find the customization robust, while others feel it's limited or that the constant switching of vehicles diminishes its value. The game also lacks a strong storyline.
- Varied online multiplayer modes (weight 0.07): The game features online multiplayer modes, including Grand Race and Demolition Royale. While some reviewers enjoy the variety and skill-testing aspects, others find the online experience challenging due to skilled players and a lack of matchmaking.
- Easy to learn, hard to master (weight 0.03): The game is generally considered easy to learn but difficult to master, with adjustable difficulty settings. The arcade-style gameplay is intentional and allows for enjoyable, casual play. The game's duration is estimated to be between 20 and 50 hours.
- Weekly Summit challenges and rewards (weight 0.03): The game includes weekly Summit events with challenges to win rewards and climb the ranks. These events require specific cars and involve competing against AI, with rewards based on ranking against other players. Some reviewers find the AI overly aggressive.
- Seasonal Main Stage content (weight 0.01): The game features a seasonal "Main Stage" mode with new content and monthly car discounts. Completing tracks allows players to accumulate monthly levels for rewards like rare cars and titles. This system provides ongoing content and incentives for players to engage with the game.
- Negative comparisons to other games (weight 0.01): Some reviewers express negative opinions, claiming the game is a bad imitation of other titles or has an identity crisis. These points lack specific details and may show signs of review bombing.

Performance notes:
- 60 FPS cap, performance varies (weight 0.13): The game is locked at 60 FPS, which some reviewers find disappointing, especially on PC. Some players report the game runs smoothly at this frame rate, while others experience frame drops and stuttering. Some reviewers also note that the game has higher performance requirements than Forza Horizon.
- Ubisoft overlay issues (weight 0.02): The Ubisoft Connect overlay can cause issues, such as getting stuck or displaying incorrect frame rates. Additionally, achievements and notifications from the overlay can persist on screen.
- Generally good, but inconsistent graphics (weight 0.02): Many reviewers praise the game's graphics, highlighting the improved visuals compared to previous installments and the beautiful depiction of Hawaii. However, some find the graphics to be only average or note that they are not as realistic as other racing games.
- Lacks DLSS/FSR support (weight 0.01): The game does not support DLSS or FSR, which are upscaling technologies that can improve performance and image quality. There is also no option to disable TAA or use VSR for upscaling to improve anti-aliasing.
- Convoy and network issues (weight 0.01): The game only supports up to 4 players per convoy, with a maximum of 8 players total (2 convoys). Additionally, there are occasional warping issues and problems with joining friends' convoys due to network issues.
- Post-launch visual improvements (weight 0.01): A major update in November fixed the blurry rearview mirror issue and adjusted the color palette for more realistic visuals. The new patch also added mirrors to the cockpit view.
- No Linux/Steam Deck support (weight 0): The game's use of kernel-level anti-cheat prevents it from running on Linux and Steam Deck. This limits the game's accessibility to players who prefer these platforms.
- Inconsistent anti-aliasing (weight 0): Some areas of the game do not have anti-aliasing applied. This can result in jagged edges and a less polished visual experience in those areas.
- Sharpening ineffective (weight 0): The sharpening effects in the game do not adequately compensate for the loss of detail. This can result in a less clear and detailed image, even with sharpening enabled.

Recommendations:
- Good open-world arcade racer (weight 0.32): The game is a solid open-world arcade racer with a beautiful Hawaiian setting, diverse events, and a massive vehicle selection. Many reviewers compare it favorably to Forza Horizon, citing its unique elements and enjoyable exploration, while others find it a decent alternative.
- Buy on sale for best value (weight 0.29): Many reviewers suggest waiting for a sale before purchasing the game, as the full price is considered too high. The game is still considered worthwhile at a discounted price, especially for those interested in the genre.
- Good Forza Horizon alternative (weight 0.27): Some reviewers find the game more enjoyable than Forza Horizon, while others consider it a good alternative. The choice depends on whether you prefer realistic handling (Forza) or a more casual experience (The Crew).
- Great for racing/car enthusiasts (weight 0.21): The game is recommended for fans of racing, motorsports, and cars, especially those who enjoy arcade-style gameplay and open-world exploration. It's considered a must-buy for racing fans due to its variety of racing types and engaging experience.
- Overall positive and recommended (weight 0.09): Many reviewers express overall satisfaction with the game, with some giving it high scores and recommending it to others. They find the game engaging and enjoyable, making it a worthwhile experience.
- Try the demo first (weight 0.02): Reviewers suggest trying the demo version of the game to form your own opinion before purchasing. The demo offers a few hours of gameplay to experience the game's content.
- Play with gamepad/wheel (weight 0.01): The reviewer recommends playing with a gamepad or steering wheel for a better experience. Playing with a keyboard is not recommended.
- Ignore negative reviews (weight 0.01): The reviewer recommends ignoring negative reviews and focusing on positive ones.
- Good landscapes, lacks urban environments (weight 0.01): If you are tired of Forza's Mexico and deserts, you can spend a dozen hours admiring the landscapes, flying planes, riding motorcycles, and dreaming that Forza will also have big cities and traffic.
- Requires a high-end PC (weight 0.01): The game requires a computer that costs 5000. Recommended only for people with a good PC.

Other player notes:
- Game size is workable (weight 0.02): Reviewers have differing opinions on the game's size, with some finding it manageable and others considering it short. The game's file size is generally smaller than Forza Horizon 5, around 50-60 GB. The demo size is around 46GB.
- Receives regular content updates (weight 0.02): The game receives regular updates, including a free map expansion and offline mode planned for future release. The game is described as a service-oriented title with substantial seasonal updates. However, some reviewers question the desirability of all new content.
- Lighting can cause eye strain (weight 0.01): The game's lighting and colors are visually appealing but can cause eye strain during extended play sessions. Players may need to adjust settings to optimize their experience. The reviewer played the game at 1440p resolution with maximum settings.
- Negative sentiment towards Ubisoft (weight 0.01): Some reviewers express negativity towards Ubisoft as the developer. This sentiment appears to stem from concerns about microtransactions and player retention strategies. This point shows signs of review bombing.
- Requires constant online connection (weight 0.01): The game requires a constant online connection, and online play is rated as just 'okay'. This could be a drawback for players who prefer offline gaming or have unreliable internet access.
- Filled with ads and collaborations (weight 0.01): The game features influencer collaborations and is filled with ads, including unskippable intros showing brand badges. The reviewer found influencer collaborations unhelpful.

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