Of all the franchises in EA Sports stables, the recently acquired F1 series is the most attractive. Not only is it beautiful, comfortable and realistic, it is also the official game of the F1 esports world championship. That is, there is a clear and concrete route between the bedroom and the headquarters of Red Bull Racing. seriously.
Few games have a higher skill set correlation with the actual game than in the F1 series. Many professional esports competitors, Athletic Discovered in 2021 are actually skilled drivers who lack the financial support to advance the sport. And when Max Verstappen tried the gaming rig at Red Bull, he set a time that would prove to be very competitive in professional esports.
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All of this makes traditional reviews quite verbose. The F12022 is obviously great. But it looks great in some ways. The main reason is that you can turn it into any kind of F1 game you like.
If you’re a complete beginner, kid, or need an old school pickup and play arcade racer suitable for post-pub entertainment, the F1 2022 offers casual mode, split screen options, and almost universally accessible fun. There are enough driving aids.
However, if you need a completely immersive and faithful reproduction of the F1 season, three full-length practice sessions, full qualifying and full-length racing, full car customization, realistic tire degradation, and It has strategic options up to delay. It may be the game to make a pit stop in the hope of getting a cheap one with a surprise safety car.
You can customize every aspect of the game. Sir Lewis, don’t you like the safety car towards the end of an important race? Well, turn them off! Mazepin, are you having a hard time getting your car on track? With the brakes and steering aids activated, you will never kiss the tire wall again.
If desired, you can make the car invincible, or make the curb thunder for 20 laps so realistic that it damages the undercarriage and gradually reduces performance.
As for the race itself, knowing the track of the game makes you feel like you know it in real life, so it’s enough to say that it’s real enough to actually enjoy sports.
That’s why when Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton had a small gathering in Silverstone in 2021, I was forced to nod violently in line with the subsequent claims of Red Bull boss Christian Horner. “
Before playing this game, I didn’t have these opinions.
But for our people Have Played it in the past and knows all this, what has changed, and is it enough to justify the price (£ 50-55)?
As with football managers, a common complaint about EA Sports’ output is, “Well, it’s hard to pay for updating the data.” And like football managers, complaints are not always completely fair.
For example, if you haven’t played since F1 2020, you won’t have a hard time negotiating around F1 2022. The interface is about the same, the graphics are almost the same, and the controls are exactly the same. .. The only major visual difference is the color and relative strength of the car.
But the sport itself has changed, and so has the game. Featuring sprint races, the Miami circuit debuted and all the changes to the tracks of Spain, Australia and the infamous controversial spawn point Abu Dhabi have been faithfully reproduced.
There are some tweaks to other elements of the game. Visiting the pits is either a timing-based mini-game or a chance to hold your breath and dry your palms as your computer takes over and watches broadcast-style coverage. Stop You can win the sports car yourself and run around the track — given the big performance gap between the F1 car and your average sports car, this is just a 1988 Volvo 240 around Monza. I feel like I’m driving.
And there is a new F1 life. For reasons that escape the understanding of someone as old as I am, I can wear a variety of hats and T-shirts on a small screwdriver and choose furniture for virtual tax havens. I don’t know, but I’m sure someone will understand.
But the biggest change is inside the car’s physics have been reviewed, especially to reflect the regulatory changes for the 2022 season. This means a more pronounced effect from fine-tuning to aerodynamics and an improved sense of presence when it comes to tires.
EA Sports offers videos that show you how to do things much better than ever, but basically, the better you’re at the game, the more you’ll notice the change. For professional esports racers, this can be a major change in how the game works. Casual players will barely notice.
Over the 300 or so laps driven for the purposes of this review, all these changes are about tires. A series of cold hard makes you feel like you are trying to compete in school shoes at an athletic meet. This is not always the case in past versions. If you slide the pair of softs on the last 15 laps, you will notice the difference, especially on the last 2 laps, when the softs are worn and the grip comes off.
And that’s where this game wins. The greatest strength of the F1 series is that it reproduces the tactical and racing aspects of sports.
The moment you really understand Formula 1 is when you realize that the driver isn’t always moving as fast as possible. Putting all the lessons learned about tire deterioration, fuel management, ERS, DRS, dirty air, and clean air together, all of that knowledge is fused into the basics of sport, a constantly changing and unstable combination of drivers. It will be a good understanding. Ability, car performance, and lots of tactics.
It’s not just that cars circle around and sometimes crash. It’s about keeping the powder dry, storing energy, and stalking the car in front of each lap before finally pounding. Or slow down, protect your tires, and take your car home.
That’s what this game does. It turns Silverstone’s 53 virtual laps into a test of strategy and dexterity. When Carlos Sainz tries to calculate the time it takes to get into the DRS range, he nervously adjusts his sweaty grip. And in my case, you were too focused on math and not enough on physics, so you would cross the wall and fill the canard.
There may be a clear and concrete route between them your Bedroom and Red Bull headquarters. Unfortunately, I don’t have one.
Editor’s Note: This review was performed using a standard PlayStation 4 controller with a pre-release version of the game. Screenshots are courtesy of EA Sports and may not reflect graphic features.
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