Physics are good, track design is good, presentation is among the best I've ever seen- the game just has zero personality whatsoever. The career mode consists literally of a list of events that you do and that's just... it. The theming is lackluster, there's no context to any of it, a short car list, and barely any event variety. Even the UI looks low effort. The result is that the game is fun at first, but devolves very quickly into soulless busywork.

It's honestly crazy that a game that looks and feels THIS good had to be discontinued - and It's hard to find modern racing games that look better than driveclub even today! I will never forget the feeling of speeding through Norwegian highways at night - or feeling nervous as I start to lose control going over 300km/h on a Chilean downhill track. I mean, this game had some great track variety. I had some great memories with this game <3