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The Crew Preview Racing Across
America
http://www.gamebasin.com/news/the-crew-preview-racing-across-america
WhatdoTheElderScrollsVsSkyrim,GrandTheftAutoVsLosSantos,RedDeadRedemptions
WildWest,ForzaHorizonsColorado,NeedforSpeed:RivalsRedviewCountyandFarCry3sRook
Islandshaveincommon?Theyrealltiny,minusculeplacesincomparisontoTheCrewsrecreation
of theUnited StatesofAmerica.Ubisoftsupcoming,nextgen IvoryTowerdeveloped MMO
CarPGmaynotcontainanexact,1to1representationoftheU.S.A,butwithover5,000sqkmof
landmasstoexplore,eventhe largestoftheaforementioned worldscouldfit insideTheCrews
mapalmost50timesover.Ittakesapproximately90minutesjusttodrivefromcoasttocoast,and
thatswhilestickingtothestraightest,onroadpathavailable,inthefastestcaravailablewewere
abletogohandsonwiththemammothracerforevenlonger(about2hours)andbarelyscratched
the
surface.
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CharlyBourget,productmanageratIvoryTower,joinedtheplaysession,guidingusthroughthe
insandoutsofthegamebeforeleadingthe(turbo)chargeinbothcompetitiveandcooperative4
playerraces.Asalludedto,TheCrewidentifiesmoreso,inmanyrespects,asanMMORPGtitle
thansimplyaopenworldracerwithfluidsocialintegration.AllFullStockcarsyouacquirehave
uptoamaximumof5tuningspecsthatyoucancustomiseyourvehicletofitwithin.TheStreet
Spec,DirtSpec,PerformanceSpecandCircuitSpecareselfexplanatory,butthenyouvealso
gottheRaidSpec,whichfeaturesafullcrashcagechassis,upratedsuspensionandtransmission,
skidplates,offroadtiresandmore,allowingyoutodrivepracticallyanywherewithcompetence.
InRPGterms,considertheseyourclasses,witheachofferinguniquespecialitiesandadvantages.
Specificpartstreatedlikelootthataresignifiedbylevelareeitherwon/earnedthroughlevelling
up,orboughtwithingamecurrency.Around20elementsofyourcarsmakeupcanbecustomised,
11 of which are performance based, falling under engine and chassis.
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Withover40carsincludedinthegame,itdoesnotseemthatall5tuningspecswillbeaccessible
foreverysingleautomobile,becausethetotalnumberofevolutions asCharlyevokesPokemon
indescribingtoussitsataround120.However,providedthedepthofcustomisationwesampled,
varietyshouldnotbeanissue.Andifyoureworriedaboutpotentiallyunfairmatchups,theteam
havenullifiedsuchinsurmountablehandicapsthrough,notonlythelevelbasedmatchmaking,but
alsobylevellockingupgrades;ergo,ifyoureatlevel30,youcantequipalevel35exhaust,instead
being forced to send it toyourHQuponacquisition.This isespecially relieving for thosewith
concernsabouttheinclusionofmicrotransactions.Onthetopicofmatchmaking,TheCrewutilises
abackgroundsystemthatintelligentlycycles7otherplayersinandoutofyourgameworldatall
times,keeping thetotalonlinepresenceat8playersconsistently,andassuringthattwowhole
crewscanbeformedandcan interactwitheachotheratanygiventime.Priortoacceptingour
Crewmasters invitationtopartyup,wewere introducedtothe510sastreetgangwhove
madetheirdubiousreputationbysmugglingdrugsacrossborders,anddominatingDetroitillegal
street racing scene.
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Storymissionsfocusedontheplayersinfiltration,andeventualbustingofthe510s,tietogether
theentireexperience andprovide aplot forwhy theplayer charactermust traverse theU.S.,
starting intheMichigancapital,andendinginLosAngeles.Movingon,therewasonefinalstep
beforegettingoutontheopenroaddesignatingpointstoPerks.AnotherRPGesquesystem,
Perksenablebooststoamultitudeofdifferentaspectsinrespecttobothperformanceandrewards,
e.g.,nitrouslasting2secondslonger,or5%morecashearnedfromwinningraces.Finally,were
readytoventureontothestreetsofDetroitandbeyond.Charlyinviteseveryonetojoinhiscrew,
whichisaseasyaspressingYatthepromptandconfirmingwithA.Fromthispoint,heisforall
intentsandpurposes thehost,andwhateveractivityhemarkson themap,wearegiven the
choicetoacceptonourrespectivescreens.HavingplayedTheCrewpreviouslyatEBExpo2013,
itsclearaftermereminutesthatthecontrolshavesincebeentightenedupdramatically.Granted,
everycarhasauniquefeel,butregardlessofthatfact,theoverallaccuracyandrealism intheir
steering was lacking in that previous build.
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InTheCrew,vehicleswillswervetododgeacrash,andifyoublocktheroad,theywillnotsimply
stopandwaitforyoutomove,orscrapeagainstawallingettingpasttheobstructionyouhave
caused.TheseA.I.citizensactuallycareabouttheirvehicles,rathermanoeuvringskillfullyinwhat
isthebest,safestwayaround.Theirreflexesarefast,almostasifanotherplayeriscontrollingthem;
itisextremelyimpressive.Pedestriansandanimalswillsimilarlyworktoevadeyourmetalmachine
of destruction, although this tech has been seen inmany games past and present. Racing in
multiplephysicalconditionsbrings theirownchallenges,but racingatnightalsoups theante,
requiringmorefocusanddeftness.Intechnicalrespects,theresnotmuchTheCrewdoesthatisnt
notable.WeproceededtomakeourwaydowntotheswampyBayou,beforespendingquiteabit
oftimeinsunnyMiami.Alongthejourney,wepartookinafewofthe500skillchallengesstrewn
throughout,comprisedof8kindsofskillgames,earningmedalsandlevellingupasweprogressed.
Theskillgamesbreakupa longdriveeffectivelyandcanbecomearealdistraction intheirown
right, being fun and varied.
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Ifyougetcaughtupcompletingskillgames(asIdid)andyourcrewissickofwaitingforyouto
arriveataracelocation,youcanalwaystacklethemsoloatyourownleisure.Theresneverreally
any pressure to hurry, however,withmissions launchable from the invite overlay, and their
locationsable tobeusedas fast travelpoints.Speakingof, theonly issuepresent is the level
up/completionnoticeelementoftheU.I.,whichpopsupmidscreenwithoutpause,causingyou
to effectively drive blindly behind it;wewere assured thiswas a temporary implementation.
Althoughthereisplentycooperationtobehadwithevensomeskillgamesplayableintandem
PvPandFreeForAllmissionskeepthecompetitiveedgehighamongstfriends.TheCrewcould
revolutionisedrivinggamesforthefuture;itssocial/multiplayerfunctionalityisnonobtrusiveand
fluidtoanunprecedentedlevelforagameofthistype,itsscopeisclearlyunmatchedand,most
importantly,itisimmenselyfun.Wecanhardlywaitformoretimewiththetitle,andhopefora
solidreleasedatewithinQ3tobeannouncedshortly.
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