Driveclub Review, A Classic Racer In A Modern Suit 

the rain drops on the windshield responding to the car as it accelerates and turns through corners is an incredibly extra detail, you can tell it was definitely a passion project from the devs

That's a good looking game. Sony needs to bring it back. BTW John linneman of digital foundry said that Granturismo 6 was pushed to PS3 consoles only after the polyphony team realised what Driveclub team had brought for the PS4 launch. The Polyphony Digital guys couldn't believe it and simply realised that GT6 couldn't match and allowed for a PS3 only release.

2014: maybe the year of the best racing games: Driveclub and Forza Horizon 2

I really hope the new Forza and GT games can match this graphically, just imagine this game at a higher resolution and ray tracing.

I agree with the rewind bit. When I play with it turned on i push the car way harder knowing i can recover anyway. To me it's so much more satisfying to turn all assists off, no rewinds. That way the racing becomes so much more tense. Especially these races where you have a car that really has too much power and you're trying to keep that back end in check. Oh it's so much better that way.

I remember playing this game at my friend's house, It was mindblowing and one thing I remember so much was the BIKES dlc I just ENJOYED so much that, riding a bike in the rain was just beautifull And talking about the developer of Driveclub I love the motorstorm games you should talk about those games :) And great video btw

The graphics are amazing, mainly because the developers didn’t care about car list, or map size, they chose quality over quantity

Driveclub has to be one the most excellent, most epic, most beautiful, most fastest feel and the one of my favorite racing games ever!

I absolutely loved this game but I wish it hadn't have been pushed away like that. Their weather system was like nothing I'd ever seen before and the racing felt very authentic, not as realistic as a simulator title like Asseto Corsa or Gran Turismo but the game delivers and I honestly loved the challenge and de-cluttered feel the game had.

11:00 those tyre squeal sounds were so good and realistic I could actually smell the rubber

And to add to car sounds, no game has ever gotten the real sounds of the Pagani Huayra or Huayra BC literally none.

I remember playing this game a couple months after launch as a christmas gift, I think I was 11-12 at the time so I was well... uh... bit bad... so I didn't enjoy it at all because I felt like I wasn't making any progress. I've heard lots of great things about this game since after going a bit older, but I unfortunately gave away my PS4 to the other side of my family and can't get it back, so I'll never be able to give this game another go, which makes me sad because it looks genuinely beautiful. also, the game has a Gumpert Apollo 10/10 game

Driveclub was my first PS4 title is without a doubt one of my favorite racers of this generation and one of the best simcade racers I've played. This game was more than just it's incredible graphics especially for those willing to put the time into it. I love this game and I'm grateful that I still have this game with all of the DLC included. Plus this game to me still has the best cockpit animations out of most racing games nowadays. lol

Well made video! 👍 Really nice to hear you go over a lot of the details that make Driveclub so special. Glad to have been along for the ride with this game. From the day of release, during the amazing post-launch support, until the unfortunate studio closure, and the many years thereafter. A real gem, with the DNA of a bygone era. (it always gave me NFS Porsche Unleashed vibes). Driveclub has absolutely become one of my all-time favorite racing games. Thanks for the vid!

thanks for giving this game a chance and taking a time to appreciate it. it always warms my heart to see it getting some recognition that it clearly deserves, being a monument of pure love and ingenuity. it's a shame that you can't get the DLCs anymore, they are brilliant and have some of the more challenging content, too. I, too, got into DC pretty late, by the time Evolution Studios was already shut down, but the servers were still working. so I was lucky enough to have exprerienced all the best things that the game had to offer, except for the fact that the multiplayer wasn't really crowded by that time. it is still a pure joy to get into it from time to time, although I completed pretty much everything that was released (this took a significant amount of time, as I'm not very good at this). I'll always be grateful to the Evo guys for their final masterpiece. thank you for the video, your narration is very pleasant to listen to :)

A small Note: That bridge really exists. The route is located in the south of india at border of Kerala and Tamil nadu. And me being from that exact place it makes all the more sweeter for me since absolutely no game features my State eventhough we host Indian Rallys in that exact place

I always remember seeing the raindrops moving on the windscreen and thinking just how cool that is! It's mad nothing like it has been done since! I think my biggest issue with this game was that it didn't have local multiplayer, I was a big fan of evolution studio from there motorstorm days and they where some of the best local multiplayer racers I've ever played! Was sad to see them leave it out on drive club. Though it was really painful to see them be shut down! But playstation seems to be doing that alot these days with there studios

Take notes KT Racing. We need such content in the new TDU game, especially in the interior of the car.

Brazilian fan out here! by the way i love your channel and your critiques that are always well prepared, waiting for the next video already!

This game was amazing i was playing on my ps4 that time it was the best exclusive on playstation the sound is nice the graphics is nice environment are unexpected unfortunate it shut down that's kind of sad story 😯😯😯😥😥😥👍👍👍

When u drive the cockpit its rlly realistic because of the 900*+ steering

I actually played this game on it's release on my friend's PS4. It was an incredible game to play and I remember just constantly playing it when I was at his place. I recently got my own PS4 and I bought a copy and I'm very glad it's as good as I remembered it.

I'm so glad you covered this game because it's a gem. While it does have it flaws, like a proper quality girlfriend it has its own way to grow on you, especially with the dlc cars AND using steering wheel it offers some amazing experience and I actually miss it after switching from Playstation to XBox. Sometimes I fantasize about it when playing Forza but that has nowhere the attention to detail like Driveclub. It will be fondly remembered.

This would be great to have on PC with community support. Plus a re-release with all DLC (free and paid) included would be the easiest (and at times only) way to experience Driveclub's content. I know it'd sell incredibly well and get enough excitement for an eventual sequel.

Oh my prepared to have my mind changed. Is driveclub still playable? They took the servers offline right?

Fantastic video man, the editing definitely on point, and the writing and direction you took the video in really made me wish I could play this for myself!

So l purchased the Xbox One before I bought the PS4. I bought Drive Club with the PS4. I’m not sure what shape the game was released at, but when I got it I thought it was incredible. It is probably my favorite driver. I think the graphics are incredible. I don’t need a car list of a thousand cars, I’ll never get to them all.

Ten years after DRIVECLUB came out, its still an unforgotten masterpiece....😢

I really love your videos! Plz keep it just like this without music or anything just your voice and those Driveclub sounds 🤤 and I wish one day I can play this game 😔 5:05 that is what I want right now 😭

Nice video (but I still got to finish it) . Also did u know Lamborghini just came out with the final edition of the aventador. Which means the aventador era will be coming to a end. I was really sad when I found out about this but how do u think about such a awesome car coming to end.

There is really few of nice racers besides this sims with boring tracks. Ah I can't wait for new TDU...and i hope there will be new burnout

A classic racer that small percent of ppl remember

You’ve heard Very mixed things?🤔I always heard everyone say that it’s one of the best racing games ever. Also I don’t feel that this game is unforgiving whatsoever. it’s nothing like pure simulators. it’s actually much more fair than those. the unforgivingness of pure SIms is actually the reason why I don’t like them. I feel that the physics is perfect for my taste and I am an arcade/Simcade gamer. Btw no disrespect toward your opinion whatsoever if it sounds like I’m being snooty. I got this game about a year or two ago and I’ve only played a few races, not because I don’t like it because I love it. it’s because I have an incredibly ridiculous backlog that I don’t have too much time for honestly. I just have a bit of a game buying problem😂 I’m a sucker for deep sales. I am definitely going to go back to it one day and I can’t wait till I do. Great video as always, also👍🏼👍🏼

I bought the complete edition with all the dlc back in april 2017 for 20€ in the psn store. For the 3 to 4 months that i played the game it was great.The servers were still on. Got the double platinum with the bikes update.

Driveclub reminds me the first time i played the original Race Driver Grid: Graphics had a unique style to it, unique atmosphere that made it look truly next-gen, and the sim-cade handling being responsive and visceral made racing really fun.

There are still alot of advancements that are not included in modern racers. A detail I always appreciated is startled birds flying up from the road or trees. AI is often overlooked as well and the best example of AI is from Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix series which ended around 2006.

It’s kind of weird that you can’t buy it anymore. It doesn’t even show up in the library PlayStation app on my phone, but thankfully it still exists in my purchases on my PS4, I remember I got it for free through PS+ subscription years ago. For some reason it didn’t click with me. Thanks for reminding me this game exists (man, that’s sad).

if only there is a way to get all the DLCs and the bike Expansion.

"A classic racer on a modern suit" Best. Description. Ever BTW I'm chilean, I can see that those Chilean landscapes are on point

I wanted to play this game SO. BAD. it's unfortunate that it was a playstation exclusive because maybe had it sold better on Xbox, it would've gotten more support and maybe even a 2nd version.

This game had potential!

i would love to see a racing game with the best stuff from crew 1 tdu 2 car handling from horizon 4 the map from crew 2

Not gona lie this video is well detailed. Love it. Driveclub is indeed nice and you mentioned @Moses B the game is a 2014 released car game and imagine the cockpit steering animations are 900 the character interacts with the cars with gear changing, pedal movements etc and these are things missing from Forza Motorsport and Horizon especially the 900 degrees cockpit steering animations can you believe a 2014 game on controller with 900 degree cockpit steering animations and i bet Forza Horizon 5 is coming without it smh 🤦🏽‍♂️

i just jailbroke my ps4 and looking for games to play. This game looks dope gonna try it, thanks : )

Best review of driveclub so far. Also great shoutout to beautiful British Columbia. I Also live here.

When i bought my PS5 i searched everywhere to buy this.. because i sold it long time ago and i regret it.. now i cherished this game i bought it brand new from Target

Great video!

I unfortunately missed the dlc as well. I tried the bikes at a friends house and probably would’ve bought them if it wasn’t off sale. Unfortunately the studio was shut down so we will never get a sequel.

@Moses B so if you have a ps4 disc it still won't let you download all the dlc from store?

Let’s go, been waiting for this video!

nice video and editing and writing

I think people we're just need to have cut themselves some slack with "customization here JDM that" fcs because not every game can, and needs to have a NFS-type of car customization, I still fondly remember Driveclub get a lot of flack back in it's launch for lacking body customization & Japanese cars until they brought the 370Z, BNR34, and R35 Nismo through DLC and the cycle continues as they literally demanding TDUSC to have in-depth car customization

I guess you forgot to mention the fact that drafting is exaggerated here. I guess that makes the game more fun in races

This is a very cool game! I have a few questions though. 1. Are there more camera angles available in the game than what you showed with the one? 2. Is this game available on Xbox consoles? Great video though! I enjoyed it!

Woah, Moses that’s a wicked game, I understand you now (:

i really like the new editing style and its super sad that driveclub failed it looks so good i wonder what couldve happen with the game

My favorite racer of all time. Perfect balance between arcade/sim, stunning landscapes, ahead of their time by far. Preordered it as soon as it saw a teaser and wasn't disappointed. Sucks ass that Sony couldn't give Evolution Studios a mulligan after this beautiful racer. I would've purchased the successor in a heartbeat. I wished that they would've left the server up or at least moved to player hosting.

At this point I’m gonna have to hunt down a copy of Driveclub myself just to experience some classic racing nostalgia

Can t wait to buy myself a PS4 and try the game ❤

For me, this game was and still is an amazing game and I also dont have the dlc which that is sad for me. I wish or hopefully It will come back to the store and buy the dlc. Also the one thing that satisfies me is when you get to choose a car, the driver goes up to the car, opens it and it's ready to go.

fantastic game and incredibly slept on when it released can't wait to finally get my software version jailbroken so I can play the DLCs. It's absurd how much content is locked behind unattainable DLC. Would LOVE to play with the bikes Love your videos btw carry on with the good work

as a chilean driveclub makes me happy we got some videogame representation

I still play driveclub to this day and i'm just sad the multiplayer got shut down

THNX Moses for a nice review! I really enjoyed, all's good's in this video 4 me. I don't have PS4/5 consoles and don't play Driveclub but on my Xbox One X I have very similar competitor: Project cars 2. I definitely recommended to try it! In my opinion Project cars 2 is a pinnacle in the series and the bests one even today: Looks stunning with 4K Enhanced, nice gamepad driving, cool car list and track variety (a specially with all DLC). Project cars 1 really hardest one to driving on gamepad with crappy 720p resolution on all Xboxes. Project cars 3 - worst in the series with lame arcade physics and cartoonish Dirt 5 graphics.

Of course these classics get left behind and so they should, if we are to enjoy the evolution of racing sims into the future. However... Forget them at your own expence, if you want to progress/Evolve as a driver! I have both DC and DC vr. PCars, 1,2 n 3. Grid, Grid Legends. F1 19, 20, 21,22. AC and ACC. I use them all for my practice and all of them offer something completely different, that helps in my pursuit, to up my driver rating and pace, within the GT 7 daily races. I have found that these old forgotten titles, enhance my ability to focus, because they are lower quality compared to modern sims. 👍🇬🇧🏁

ok, that thumbnail tho sheeesh 👀👀👀

when i sold my ps4 Driveclub was and still is only one game from that console that i will miss for all my life and i trully think that Driveclub is the best acrade racing game of past 15 years and its sooo sad that we will never get a sequel as for Day gone 2 also but Days gone at least got PC port Driveclub must be ported to Pc and remastered too

Drive Club is one of my favorite racing games. I hate that I bought it after the servers shut down so I can't get the DLC . Great game it is really sad they disbanded the studio and there won't be any Drive Club games

Do one about dirt 3 I absolutely loved that game

you feel the speed in this game.

In terms of graphics alone, Driveclub is still the most graphically beautiful racing game i ever seen. In terms of visuals atleast, it beats out all other racers.

Best racer to date!

I have all the dlc. It totals up to about 140 cars. Not bad for 2014.

Driveclub hast the best cockpit view

it´s sad to think that this game is going to disappear one day, or is going to be a rare game to get in the future because is exclusive for ps4 and it´s not it the PlayStation store.

This game is a cult classic 😭👌👌👑

ok i will subscribe now

This and Wipeout Omega Collection were my favorite racing games on Ps4. But I have to say at launch the game was really bogged down by the dysfunctional online features. They should have scrapped all that and focussed on a proper campaign and just standard online multiplayer instead. Also, besides Bloodborne, the is the title that would most benefit off of a 4k60FPS remaster.

I’m actually pissed I never fought this game. I played the demo of this game and loved it but never got around to actually buying it

Dude I’ve never even heard of this game

I never played this game, but i've heard only great things from players who did, so i have a question why was it discontinued, why did they not make a continuation, and i don't mean this as an irony.

wish i could have got it on PC but yea

Nothing but facts.

you should play driver san Francisco

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sad end to this game, really... i havent kinda payed attention to it until recently, mostly because i never owned a ps4 now that i watch reviews and gameplays i feel like i missed out on it with all dlcs gone and servers shut down now too 😞

20:30 Driv3r be like

this along with midnight club falls in the demolished IP range deng it

Would you all say that DC still possess the best looks and physics of any racer on the market today?? Im new to the game and i must say....compared to GT Sport its not even close. DC takes it. Havent played GT 7 so maybe someone else can make that comparison. But imo...ive had more fun with this compared to GT. Shame they knee-capped this...they were REALLY on to something

Driveclub was a decent game. In my opinion it would have been more fun in an open-world setting. Limiting the club feature to closed circuits was a waste of potential.

I have had this game for years but never got to play it properly. Too bad you cannot buy the DLC anymore.

Guys is the game worth it in its retail form without dlcs

Games like this are unnapreciated, while games like Horizon X or Motorfest are prefered. 😮‍💨

as much as i would love to play this game, i don't want to buy a playstation just to play this game lol

Sony❤