Thankfully, Codemasters has a storied history of making great racing games, and that shows here- the racing engine feels absolutely on point, the handling is accurate enough to not lose the sense of realism the game is trying to sell, but fun enough to still be engaging, and there are few things as satisfying as shifting the gear successfully while holding down the gear in a neck and neck race. Of course, none of this would matter if the game didn’t play well, if the actual racing part of the equation was broken. "If you’re an F1 fan, the sense of authenticity alone should be enough to sell you on this game." From the handling of the cars to the tracks themselves, to even the pitboards, everything is painstakingly rendered to seem as real and authentic as possible- if you’re an F1 fan, the sense of authenticity alone should be enough to sell you on this game. ‘Authentic’ is a word that is used a lot for sports game- but here, it is actually earned, with Codemasters going to ridiculous lengths and extremes to recreate the motorsport accurately beyond any reasonable belief. This career mode apart, there is also a great practice mode, which lets you accumulate resource points spent on improving your car, with variable objectives available to the player again, as well as an accurate portrayal of the actual track you will be racing on later – including the time of the day – so there are no unexpected and unpleasant surprises for you when you have to take to the track for the real thing.Īrguably as great as the litany of modes in the game, however, is the sheer authenticity on display here. The career mode is great enough to warrant multiple playthroughs, and get a different experience each time- it alone would justify the package. The objectives change, the length changes, the experience changes. Or you could play as Manor, and get a longer career, as you attempt to chart Manor’s rise to the top. You can choose to play for Mercedes, and get a two season long career mode where you help the team maintain its hegemony. You get to make your own avatar and character, you get to choose the team you want to race for, you get to choose your own teammate, and getting a different experience each time around. Returning after its absence last year, the career mode this time around bends over backwards to accommodate the player. The star of the show this time around is the career mode, naturally, and what a career mode it is. It is, simply put, the F1 game we should always have gotten." "This year’s game, though, is an incredible return to form.
The actual racing bits are as good as ever, backed by Codemasters’ incredible pedigree and years of experience in this area, but what sells this one is the sheer amount of content, all authentic, all compelling, and all exciting and dynamic, that is available to the player. It is, simply put, the F1 game we should always have gotten. This year’s game, though, is an incredible return to form.
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F1 2015 was slim pickings all around as far as actual content went, with Codemasters’ development time evidently having gone into nailing down the fundamentals of the racing simulation, and the transition to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, over actually developing content around these basics- and fans of the series and of the sport expressed their discontent at the product en masse. Codemasters nailed the actual racing and mechanics part of the equation, but that was really it. Last year’s F1 2015 was ultimately a disappointing game.
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