F1 25 Review (KnightOwl_96)
My F1 25 early access review
As I write this review I've only played about 16 hours of the game. Up to this point I've played:
Breaking point 3
My Team
Driver Career
F1 movie preview
Initial thoughts
From what I've played I can safely say that the handling feels astronomically better than F1 24's god awful model. Is it like 23's? not quite but it feels better. The addition to a livery editor, to the likes of the WRC game lets you fully customize a base livery in more sponsors/sponsor variations than any other F1 game to date. The in game soundtrack when in the main menu for My team is a certified banger. The improvements to my team I feel is a step in the right direction. When it was first released that we would be playing as an outright owner rather than an owner/driver I was skeptical but over my 16 hours of playing I felt that it wasn't an issue and if I wanted to play as a created character I'll just play driver career.
Breaking point 3 feels longer than it was in the previous two iterations, the story has some unexpected turns, while some people haven't played all of it, giving this game a negative review for only being in the 2024 season..... just wait till they play a tad longer.
The Store & microtransactions
The podium pass has gone up to 10,000 pitcoin (roughly $10 USD) and the store items have gotten progressively more expensive. A livery costs something of 5,000 pitcoin now, whereas in previous titles it has been floating around the 2,000-3,000 range.
The podium pass isn't filled with recycled voice lines, posses, race wear, helmets and liveries like in f1 24 which was lazily slapped together and utterly gross.
But overall, that is my review. Game feels so much better and feels like a step in the right direction which this series desperately needed.
Bugs for devs
Sometimes when in the race weekend screen my entire screen tears, but goes back to normal when accessing the terminal.
some smearing when driving, you can see the mirrors near the tires when in tv pod (not sure if in any other cam), although not abrasive, it is annoying (also unsure if this is an issue on my end or in the game)
only few bugs i've encountered so far in my time playing.