A Lengthy Test Drive Unlimited 2 Retrospective

[@HaggisNHorsepower]

Even though the physics where a bit janky, this is by far, one of the best racing games of all time. Great vid man!

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Thanks dude!

[@HaggisNHorsepower]

@@UltraViolet_Moses No problem 👍🏻 Keep it up!

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

WAIT. Dude I just noticed you are who used to be EKdrifter458. Oh my god man I used to watch you all the way back in 2013-2014 when you used to do your GTA V custom cars. You were one of my inspirations to start KZbin. What an honour to have you in my comments😂

[@HaggisNHorsepower]

@@UltraViolet_Moses Appreciate the kind words bud.

[@Sneakergod23]

The best

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

1:03-1:20 and 20:04-20:19 are muted due to copyright. I truly apologize as it ruined a lot of the production quality but it had to be done to avoid a strike on the channel, thanks for your understanding

[@hazotrix2763]

This is what u get when developers care about their games and out there heart and soul in it. I have not played such a game (made with heart and soul) in a very long time, too long of a time! I Hope they make a TDU3 with the same the love they had with tdu2

[@GustSergeant]

There is a Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown game in development, so far confirmed to have a one-to-one scale of Hong Kong Island + surroundings

[@jonathancieters3054]

TDU 2, Dirt 2 and 3, F1 2010 - 2013, I just feel like these were the best racing games ever made. When I play some of the above mentioned games, I instantley feel like a 12year-old again on a cold winter morning at my parent's house. thanks for the nostalgia trip, I am booting up my PS3 again to play this Gem :)

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Thanks for sharing!

[@VectorIvan]

Thanks Moses for a long record review of the game! Really good overview. I spent this hour in good spirits and a lot of nostalgia for the TDU franchise. I really like both TDU games and have 2 copies of PC licensed DVDs. TDU2 lacks physics, but better graphics. Ibiza looks great and Hawaii 2.0 with off-road tracks and a new palette looks really different and more modern, but the sunset in TDU 1 seems to me much better.

[@beilsten4986]

I'm happy to see that Test Drive Unlimited 2 is getting the recognition it deserves, i loved this game when i played it in the Xbox 360, my biggest achievement was to have my R8 in my Villa

[@MadnessIncVP]

Before I start commenting, I’d like to advise everyone that Used Car Dealer vehicles can easily turn a profit when resold back to Wade, *as long as they have upgrades when bought.* It’s more efficient in Hawaii. Depending on the car, and upgrades, profits vary. That expensive Merc can go as cheap as $405k, but at Level 2 upgrades, it will, if I remember correctly, sell back to Wade for $480k or $490k. No good cars? Take a chance on the price of the C3 car, or switch to the other island, and back. 2:59 As far down as a 10% discount. 8:53 Small note: Some cars don’t allow painting, and/or stickers, though. 15:25 You’ve had this game for years! The Veyron SS is no longer obtainable, along with the rest of the DLC. 24:10 Hawaii was the go-to. It was the map used in TDU1. It was already known what was wanted. 30:49 Budgets eventually become noticeable, as well as it was hidden. Forza has Microsoft. TDU2 had an Atari past its prime. 37:52 It’s *very* satisfying to wipe the floor with Stuart, in standard A3. Seeing his facade break? Love it. 44:52 Look, if a guy with a big hand in TDU2, is leading, there’s hope. Having it set in the land of communists, is poor taste, however. 1:00:06 Oh, no need to reply to this, unless you want to, man! This has taken enough of your time. 😋

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

thanks for the comment!

[@MadnessIncVP]

@@UltraViolet_MosesHaha! You’re alright, dude! 😂👍🏻

[@chodagreat7876]

Me and all my friends did the community center glitch. We all had a gazillion dollars and bought every fucking thing this game had to offer. Great game

[@romiarkan450]

Solar Crown better have aftermarket customization complete with parts from big name manufacturers like Mansory, ABT, Gemballa, etc. Why, you ask? Cause building shitty specs out of exotic cars is part of the billionaire socialite car guy experience.

[@StarlightLancer01]

Test Drive Unlimited truly is an experience like no other racing game. It makes you feel like every second of everything you do in the game enhances said experience. You also get a real feel for ownership and completion. You have to get a Class license to enter championships and once you finish a championship, you have the money to buy the house of your dreams as well as the cars of your dreams to showcase in your home. Aficionado life at its finest. There wasn't a single car in the game that I purchased and was disappointed by, not a single one. Every car somehow felt unique, sounded unique, had their own stylized speedometer gauge, intricately detailed interiors. Don't even get me started on the map and it's exploration. Easily the best part of the game is the extremely large maps. The atmosphere, the 2000's style EDM radio, the dealerships, the houses, everything felt authentic.

[@F3rrarikinqq]

I spent countless hours on this game. I wish it could’ve gotten a remaster but its all good. Let’s also mention how different cars have their real life gauges for the HUD. What an awesome little touch to have!!

[@LNCRFT]

Honestly, I didn't know that this game had so much to offer. I've only played the first TDU game on PS2. That game already felt amazing but your video gave me the intention to try playing the game. And about the car washes...I guess the only thing what can be said is: Each to their own. It's a relic of its time but as someone who's still wishing the 2000s back, I don't really care about it but I agree it wasn't necessary at all.

[@ALLinx87]

Instead for TDU solar Crown, just add wifus to clean the cars. That is quite accepted today.

[@jakesoros2376]

Smart thinking! 😁👍

[@DaRealFantomas]

I remember this game captured me right from the get go. Got a gold medal on everything (except the final time trial of the campaign with those jumps that messed up the physics) and although it was challenging, resting to my private yaught ingame was very rewarding afterwards

[@SubaruWRC1996]

I absolutely LOVE Test drive unlimited and honestly the best racing game. Hopefully won't have to wait for solar crown and it has alot of gameplay from the older tdu games

[@TigerChamp99]

One of the best open world racing/driving games I've played (yes, I managed to tame the broken physics)

[@Deathspark]

I remember playing this way back when. It was insanely ahead of it's time. Not racing wise. Just with small things. As mentioned like the turn signals, and small stuff like that. Being able to walk around stuff was so cool. The casino was pretty cool too.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Couldn't agree more

[@laurentderrien]

The experience of acquiring new cars was so satisfying indeed. Forza Horizon wheelspins are a disaster, how have they not understood this yet..?

[@coltsigma]

Casual gaming. I watched your video great work . I was playing this from day one on pc and I put so much time I can't tell you I was a part of my gaming life I still consider it the best driving game of all time. I'd spend days in the paint shop replicating famous designs spending time in the casino meeting mates at the lighthouse working hard to own everything I could spending money on dlc for the 1st time in a game I'd say it was just a blast the storyline was great I still love the carwash lol I have my own channel on KZbin caled coltsigma TV that I didn't really get going but it should have some of my old videos of TDU2 AND 1 me and my friends felt so let down by Atari and Eden when they closed the servers it was a kick in the teeth. I worry about solar crown hoping for the old stuff but I'll wait and see. I still have old hard drives with my old saves and I'm gonna look into tdu2w and see what it's all abou. Anyway fantastic work on this video I really enjoyed it and great to see someone younger enjoying the greats of all time.

[@SmokeySingh101]

Thank god i grew up in a time to play games like these coming up in my teenage years

[@RadicoolToons]

I literally drove every section of road on both maps in tdu 2 and would drive around the entire coast in 1 hour

[@speed4brainz]

Omg what an amazing video! One of your best by far! 40:58 - 41:02 is FH4 in a nutshell. 😂 I have a question so with TDU2 if I have an xbox one could I play backwards compatibility? Also when you got to the plastic surgery I just said: "Ok really?" Like why 😂 Also of course thank you for the shoutout ye freakin' legend! I upload more than just forza content to anyone who is interested in my channel reading this btw.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Unfortunately you can’t play it through back compat. You have to play it on 360,PS3 or PC

[@chillyman7340]

How dare you attack the car wash scene, that's one of the best parts about the game lol. I feel that this game is perfect the way it is I played and finished on ps3 and believe me it was fun but it was broken lol. The game was challenging and that aspect of gaming is missing from car games, but I need to get this game on PC so I play it again, great video man 👍

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_offender_registry

[@serperior2264]

you need to be sent to prison, like, locked away, but not just any prison, prison in detroit, mens prison in detroit

[@chillyman7340]

@@serperior2264 why?

[@serperior2264]

@@chillyman7340 you comment is simply unacceptable on a technical or emotional level, it needs to be promptly removed and be followed by a 4 paragraph long apology as to your words concerning the topic of the TDU2 car wash

[@chillyman7340]

@@serperior2264 Your joking right? pls tell me your joking?

[@mercuryfulmina]

Your reviews are incredable and i dont understand why people doesnt sub to this channel

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Thank you my man. Means the world to me

[@arturbaluyev2873]

Man, I totally share your adoration of this game. It provides not much of a quality racing experience, but a sense of a life I'd wanna live. Huuge spaces that are ready for me to explore them, to go all offroad and find all those small details in depths of maps, each one of which feels like an eastern egg, so hidden and not obvious they are, Hovewer, they are only landscape details! Like some roadsigns, small tunnels up in the mountains, windmills on distant fields. Man, I can feel myself an explorer! I'm not bounded by anything, I can really do what I want. My first experience with the game was in 2011 or in 2012, and I think that I can't say that the game actually aged. Yes, the graphics is not that polished for modern standards, but it really looks and plays very well, I don't feel it being a game 11 years old. Well yeah, maybe it doesn't have all these annoying features like newest games do, which makes it even better, lol. Almost every time I play this game I find something new! After all these years! So vast the game is. I'd also want to mention soundtrack of the game. The tracks are incredibly selected and they provide the feeling of total freedom, feeling like no borders exist to you. Only 2 radiostations, but each one has it's character, funny ads, DJs, man, isn't that cool? I really hope that TDU3 will share this unique and adorable FEELING.

[@hi_its_jerry]

man i hope solar crown doesn't disappoint

[@mmj6500]

People say the physics are weird. I didn't think so. Driving was challenging. Drifting was difficult. Wheelspin when you accelerate.. losing control of the car. Feeling the weight of the cars. Understeer in Audi cars. The difference between driving fwd, rwd and awd was actually quite significant and you could feel it.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

I personally didn’t find them that bad. I tweaked the settings and improved them massively. But I feel they aren’t perfect at all, as someone who does autocross in real life cars in this game don’t handle as they should😂

[@Edward135i]

Loved this game so much, Forza Horizon games have never been able to match it.

[@Sneakergod23]

L take on the car wash yes it’s not in day appropriate but what man would turn that down😂😭

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

lobotomite

[@serperior2264]

people like you are the same kind of people who actually wonder why they cant get a gf unironically

[@canadianboysooooh]

do you wonder why gamers are stereotyped to be misogynistic and forever single, along with being associated with such phrases as "never felt the touch of a woman"? the answer to that question is you, if anyone asks me any those questions, I'm taking them directly to this comment, so we can all laugh at you in unison like the unadulterated fool you are

[@soareleonard7570]

The handling model made me quit this game in the A Driving school. Its like they've never tested the game on keyboard. Tdu 1, even with its sounds, which honestly are horrific, outshines this game for me.

[@ingoclip2751]

I grew up with it and I loved it when I was 11...I think I should give it another try, thank you :)

[@CortyCze]

And you didn't even touch the social aspect of the game. The clubs that had communities, exclusive cars, locations, levels etc. The Casino or the Eden Island and normal chat, no quickchat that has only premade quotes that's absolutely useless for getting to know someone and forming communities. TDU is half the game offline. And one more thing, if you own retail version of the game, the Update servers are shutdown so you can't update the game to DLC2, that bugs savegames from newer patch and doesn't include lots of cars, so just pirate it.

[@cjallday1130plays]

On the challenge aspect, as i said in the FH4 video, i am stuck at work every day, not having time to myself a lot, so in all honesty, challenge in video games have become less and less fun for me. sure it's still fun for some, but because of me having to work every single day, i get no satisfaction with challenge anymore. I WANT to get stuff done as quick as i can.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Yup. That’s why I talked about multiple difficulties.

[@socksonfeet8125]

I still have my install dvd but I lost my cd key lmao. I was gonna reinstall it but guess I cant. I remember once I beat the game I never went back and messed around with other cars. I don't even remember what year it came out but I remember beating it about a month after release. I remember the physics were really bad compared to other games at the time and even compared to TDU 1. It felt more cartoony. I was gonna replay it since I recently heard of a simcade physics mod so I wanted to try it out.

[@MrInternFTL]

Very interesting and well edited video definitely worth the entire hour, I always loved the game but I never understood the appeal of the car wash it just comes out as distasteful nowadays and the game probably would of gotten a E rating if it wasn’t in game. Even in GTA 5 they have an actual club for people into animated women. I think a regular automatic car wash or detail animation would of suited the game better.

[@r3mx556]

I had TDU2 when I was younger, but I never finished it. Probably because I was too lazy...

[@docartyom7940]

wish there was some way to buy this game on pc

[@Rockport1911]

I played TDU1 way too much, the only racing game where I spend alot of time online. I still play it today with Platinum mod. But for some reason Ive never played TDU2 maybe because TDU1 seemed more " pure" and Ibiza wasnt my thing...

[@maytrick715]

You tried the multiplayer mod for the game

[@omerozer9667]

the ibiza tour is kinda terrible but awsome at the same time.i did it one try and im glad i did

[@Tashyncho-Sapa-CEKTAHT]

I need my plastic surgery as well in tdu solar crown xD

[@Durlano]

this would be the best game of all time for me IF the handling was good,the cars feel wooden and even with that i still enjoyed this game

[@Tm0n3y762]

Game was way before its time no other racing game yet can even come close buying houses and having car collections different houses they even added a yacht that you could buy I mean what more can I say

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

A Scottsdale State of Mind (The Men Hip Hop) By Asap Moseby A Rap Yeah, yeah Ayo, Alexis, it's time. It's time, Alexis (aight, Alexis, begin). Straight out the Frooty dungeons of rap. The map drops deep as does my Furry. I never Kiss, 'cause to Kiss is the Menlian of flurry. Beyond the walls of Canadians, life is defined. I think of Froot when I'm in a Scottsdale state of mind. Hope the hurry got some slurry. My scurry don't like no dirty flurry. Run up to the curry and get the worry. In a Scottsdale state of mind. What more could you ask for? The Gay map? You complain about Gamecube being a furry. I gotta love it though - somebody still speaks for the trap. I'm rappin' to the Men, And I'm gonna move your ken. Drake Esque, Namekian, American, like a cesar Boy, I tell you, I thought you were a teaser. I can't take the Gamecube being a furry, can't take the map. I woulda tried to Escape I guess I got no rap. I'm rappin' to the ken, And I'm gonna move your Men. Yea, yaz, in a Scottsdale state of mind. When I was young my Menlian had a caesar. I waz kicked out without no squeezer. I never thought I'd see that teaser. Ain't a soul alive that could take my Menlian's geezer. A Femboy Julian is quite the julian. Thinking of Froot. Yaz, thinking of Froot (Froot).

[@Tm0n3y762]

@@UltraViolet_Moses I’m so confused

[@blakeedwards1392]

really wish this game wasnt delisted on steam :(

[@ryandusch289]

Nooo. I would buy it

[@MrDoom879]

Hopefully Solar Crown delivers a similar experience with updated graphics and handling models

[@purwantiallan5089]

Yep. And also less bugs

[@andipajeroking]

Don t hope, it would be a first in today s era.

[@tomasburian6550]

It should. It has virtually no competition in that respect. Also car washes would be great.

[@srpaodealho3108]

​@@tomasburian6550 not the sassy car washes tho 💀

[@merdt23]

To be honest, the lifestyle experience was what made me fall in love with the game. You go in your house to chill, go inside of an actual dealership to buy etc. I hope Solar Crown will take these elements to the next level.

[@purwantiallan5089]

TDU SOLAR CROWN could be TDU 2 2.4.

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

Specially if The Crew 2 tried experimenting with it too, so they have the confirmation that they CAN improve it combining the base of TDU2 and the modern hardwares

[@SuperIceman44]

All your hopes have been shattered

[@RealSlaz]

I got some bad news bud

[@smitty02345]

​@@RealSlaz spoiler alert ahaha

[@TMILP]

I still remember spending 99% of time in TDU2 buying different houses and exploring interiors. Theres this one amazing hillside villa with waterfall, which I will cherish in my memory forever. I hope solar crown will be at least half as good as TDU2

[@nitelad]

Right and right again..!

[@Challenger160]

@@nitelad they gotta bring back some of the tunes from TDU1 and 2 just for the nostalgia

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Challenger160agree. Wish we could put Colorful Dreams Colorful Smiles song in one of the radios in TEST DRIVE UNLIMITED 2.

[@MadnessIncVP]

‘Falls House’ is the most expensive of the 4 that offer this view. You’re thinking of the more expensive 4-star hous- mansions. They are not houses. No way the 4-stars are houses.

[@powcod7455]

That's what I've been hoping for. I hope solar crown will take what tdu 2 did and expand it

[@elm8122]

Can’t believe tdu2 is 10 years old it’s so nostalgic but it was a fun game to play even if the physics were quite strange

[@purwantiallan5089]

Now its 12 years old and exactly 1 full year after Nijigasaki Anime Season 2.

[@Desher_ER]

You know the game is a masterpiece when Moses drops a 1 hour video.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agree. Ayumu Uehara and her closest friends, Shioriko Mifune and Yuu Takasaki both have TDU2 on their backlogs.

[@Thunder.lizard]

Played it at 2012, my old pc had its last hurrah with this. I don't remember how many months I've spent on this game. The cruising aspect was doubled at Hawaii thanks to offroad content. Time of my life... Thank you for bringing those beautiful memories man. Great work! Looking forward for more.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Its still a big blast game to play.

[@serperior2264]

Man, I remember finding TDU2 on accident in the xbox store when i was looking for TC1 DLC, it was on sale, and i had spare pocket money, so i thought "why not"? and i was absolutely blown away, I thought "why is no one talking about this? It's better than horizon 2!" (keep in mind i was playing 360 Horizon 2). I love so much about this game, it has flaws, but I feel myself looking easily past them, because this game does so much right! I love the houses, I spent hours in them, just looking around, I love the car list, it's my favourite era of cars (2000-2012). I love the driving schools, I love the huge map, I love the **proper** character customisation, I love the cheesy cutscenes, I love the roof and window adjustability, I could keep going but I'd probably end up writing 10 lines. I spent so long on those damn driving schools as a kid. I remember spending WEEKS on that damn Aston Martian one, but it was so damn rewarding to finally clear it, then buying that Aston as a symbol of my success, and using it to win the championship, it made me feel like I actually belonged driving in these fast hypercars, I earned it, I deserved it. It really is an experience I haven't felt again in a racing game. can we just appreciate horizon 1 and this game dropping a fat $10,000,000 on you after beating them? it's so damn satisfying to buy all those cars on your wishlist, because you beat the game, you earned the right to have this money because you played, I remember as a kid, having to choose between the CCXR or Veyron for the final championship, and I was so split on which to buy, cause I didn't think I'd get the money to buy both, but after I won that final championship with the CCXR, I straight away took a fast pass to the dealer and bought that Veyron, then did that championship all over again. (probably because I wanted to see if I could win another 10 mil... I couldn't :( ). but I was so happy I got to have both of them. I feel like every comment I have to bring up "FH4 bad". guess I'm doing it again here (I do like FH4, hell, I own every damn car, I just have so many problems with it). Is it just me? or did FH4 try to copy a lot of what TDU2 did, but just... worse...? like, when the game was being revealed, they announced houses, and I was so damn exited. again I get to spend hours walking around Edinbrough(?) castle, displaying my cars, looking out the window! Game comes out and it's just a glorified background to customize your cars on, such a letdown... again, they seemed to be adding more convertibles, like the 650S spider, 720S spider, Portifino, 356 Roadster, and more, but there's no real point to owning them because you can't even put the roof up or down, you can in forzavista, but not in freeroam, another big letdown (and I am aware FH5 is now **actually** letting us put our roofs down in freeroam, just took them nearly 10 years after TDU2 did it). And the goddamn character customisation... I'm one of the 3 people who loves character customisation in racing games, and was exited to hear it as a feature in FH4, but instead we got chicken suits, and Fortnite dances... another letdown in which TDU2 handled really well. One last thing I wanna say is, I'm really enjoying your content, I'm just now watching your FH1 LP, and I love these videos which quickly go over some of these legendary games from my childhood, so thank you for making these videos, really good stuff.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Awesome story dude! This game has a big spot in many people’s lives

[@flti]

Legit horizon 2 is 50 bucks and this is $20

[@serperior2264]

@UCGsVrvArFscvu62j1-zrVVw uuuuh, better than TDU2 or FH2 Xbox one edition?

[@serperior2264]

@@flti I don’t think price = game quality, some of my all time favourite games I bought were just 10 bucks

[@maikbottcher795]

I've found TDU2 on accident too. Back in 2011 one of my school mates told me that he has bought a decent racing game (NFS Unleashed 2) which i should buy too. But he can't remember the name He just said there is an Aston Martin on the Cover and it has a "2" in it's name. So next day i took the train to the next gaming store and bought a game with an Aston Martin on the Cover and a "2" in it's name (TDU2). Next day at school i talked with my mate and found out that i actually bought the wrong game. Because i don't had any money left to buy a train ticket to replace the game, i kept the game in the end. So it's become one of my favourite Games (by accident) with No regrets 😂🏆♥️

[@whiskeycorridor90]

Its pretty impressive that the 360 and PS3 could handle this games maps. 1,000 square miles is pretty damn large and we hardly see maps that size anymore. There was a game called Fuel that came out in 2009 that had a map that was nearly 6,000 square miles. It took almost 3 hours to cross.

[@ericharbour9254]

God i hated fuel it was terrible. You would join a multiplayer race and everyone would be facing different directions lol.

[@StarlightLancer01]

@@ericharbour9254 That's just multi-player though, the game itself was great.

[@thesuperiorgolem5357]

The Crew 2 has a big map...

[@sumdaybro]

@@thesuperiorgolem5357 only takes like 30 minutes to cross the whole map tho.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@ericharbour9254agree. Fuel had 7888 square miles.

[@purrtaap]

TDU2 is the perfect example of the saying "you don't know the value of something unless you lose it" ❤

[@CarsOverPeople]

Accurate title 😂. I remember there was a glitch where you could keep doing the last race (which gave you $5M each time). So my friend and I kept doing it until we became billionaires 💰

[@XxrazorxX21]

See that was a glitch that i was trying to find lol

[@CarsOverPeople]

@@XxrazorxX21 You can still do it if you got the older 360 (the one that doesn’t have a built-in wifi) and do the glitch by not updating the game.

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

Nice name

[@CarsOverPeople]

@@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious Thanks m8

[@jahimuddin2306]

I remember that. Owned every house because of that.

[@achraf3852]

Amazing video that highlights an underrated game... Physics and handlings are the racing games' most important aspect. It's the first thing you look at and feel and can ruin your experience and the game might have horrible reviews and some franchises fell down because of it (NFS Undercover for example), yet TDU2 managed to get past it and I always tend to forget about how stiff cars handled in TDU2. It was almost a challenge. For the first time, a game doesn't change its handlings for the player but rather the player learns how to drive based on the game's handlings. That's just to say how much TDU2's large content, huge map and the luxurious lifestyle make you forget the handling's issue. Not to mention the game's soundtrack that grew on me, I still have some of its soundtrack on my playlist and I listen to it everyday. Buying a car in other games is just about pressing a button however here you get to go to a dealer, test drive the car. Just buying a car is a whole experience. The story is very long I never managed to finish it, I can't say it's a bad thing it's a more simulation driven game and I couldn't play it for more than 1 hour, I used to emulate the game on my MacBook it would overheat pretty quickly

[@Nile9063]

To this day I'm impressed by the game... I was really addicted to it for years and it just was one of the most influential gaming experiences ever to me! It just felt like a place you'd want to hang out at all afternoon once school was over... The whole game felt friendly and welcoming and like a real life simulation almost, a very car focused one that's to say. The Crew 1 was the closest any game has ever gotten to this but it didn't feel quite that diverse.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Definitely man, especially for a 2011 game

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from this video, is that TDU fans LOVEEE your car washes, Enough so that me simply pointing out how I think they should have been more about washing your car is enough to get my family doxxed over. Grow, up.

[@issammelzi728]

You got death threats for that? Damn. I thought this game is old enough not to have a fan base full of children but I was wrong.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

@@issammelzi728 some fan bases can’t accept any criticism, it’s unfortunate

[@lomamedia676]

The car washes are stupid. Legitimately no reason to have women dancing around your vehicle. So outdated and honestly cringe. But hey, the car looks great after!

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

@@lomamedia676 exactly my point!

[@gigadonis8684]

@@UltraViolet_Moses to be fair I don't like the car washes either. Gran Turismo 5 car washes are THE gold standard! Not to mention the oil changes and paint spraying.

[@hugehoglilnuts2905]

Car washes were cool af, made me crack up the first time I saw it. You’re acting like there’s no such thing as women who sell their looks for money. If anything that’s more common today than it was 10 years ago. Other than that great vid

[@DetectivePhatWeedington]

I don’t think the car wash scenes are offensive in TDU2, it’s too low budget to even be offensive considering that the character models look like manikins with human skin. Good video anyways

[@serperior2264]

blocked

[@DetectivePhatWeedington]

@@serperior2264 Wave Check

[@serperior2264]

@@arkgaharandan5881 I know him you goober, you silly billy, you mongrel

[@serperior2264]

@@arkgaharandan5881 wow, that means Moses has over 17,000 friends on just this video alone, wow he sure is popular!!!!

[@adambennett805]

Looking forward to solar crown but id love for Horizon to introduce some features, especially the houses and walk around features. Id love to walk around my house with friends in Horizon

[@freegaming9820]

This game should be remastered with modern tech and new cars.

[@styloyt]

Great video, really, enjoyed the whole hour! I can't believe I haven't found a single race track on Oahu when I played it way back. Really shows how big the maps are. I might have to find a PS3 disk for myself, the nostalgia is getting to me big time! By the way, your Solar Crown talk closer to the end is almost word for word my thoughts I wrote about a week ago)) My personal concern is that KT Racing hasn't done an open-world racing game prior to TDU SC. I'll keep my fingers crossed for them. Thank you for making this video, more people should get to know TDU 2 and it's quirks and features :)

[@tioz6230]

you are putting out for sure the best racing game content out right now

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

My dude thanks. Means the world to me

[@MontegoReviews]

I think the thing that sets Test Drive Unlimited 2 back was the development budget. Loads of cars that featured in the first game didn't appear in this one, and that was kind of a deal breaker as those cars were legendary, such as the Jaguar XJ220 and the McLaren F1. It would have been nice if the gameplay was longer and the story mode was set on Ibiza a little bit more, but other than that, The game is brilliant.

[@observantmonkey4055]

wanted a vid like this forever. this was a huge chunk of my life. i was zomied out while playing this game to the point that i get no excitement from car games today(gtao coming close). many games look good and play good but they lack a deep soul, that voice calling you to join its world like a perfect acid trip.

[@coupe2563]

new car games don’t value cars

[@observantmonkey4055]

@@coupe2563 I hope tdusc can deliver us from evil lol

[@crosselsmith776]

This game is a true masterpiece. I used to play this game on my cousin's house as a nine year old kid. It felt like entering a completely new world. No other racing game ever compared to it.

[@Michalator]

I will never forget how I discovered this game when I was a kid. Unfortunatelly I have never fully experienced online in this game, however TDU World is growing, and more features should come out eventually. TDU2 is special game, it's 10 years old, and there is still no other game that could match with it. I feel bad for people who doesn't want to play it because it's old, they don't know what they are missing

[@jamesrush7292]

The only game that is somewhat comparable to TDU2 is GTA5 online. Both are life style games one just takes it to the extreme.

[@Benzo97]

3 years late, I know. But I reckon the car washing would've been satisfying if we could wash the cars ourselves... Like washing our dogs on Nintendogs. Now that was satisfying!

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

top tier comment

[@ballisticbayer1015]

How am I only finding this review now? Such a comprehensive and straightforward review, with awesome content :)

[@407_Koda]

I remember as a little kid playin this game and I unlocked Hawaii I was so pumped, got my yacht after 4 months of playing and miss this game so much. Any video game masters out there I’m waiting for it: TDU 2 “Remastered”😮

[@drifzyy67]

i dont this TDUSC Will be the same as TDU2.. Man i wish we had more games like this. it feels so immersive walking in the dealership, and testing the car. Amazing game 10/10 i wanna play it again but my xbox360 doesnt work that well. and guess what game disk is stuck inside the console? TDU2. :(

[@stevesoo8484]

This (and its predecessor, but mostly this) got me through COVID. For that, I'm eternally grateful. Says something about the game's quality that it had massive random lag spikes and yet I persevered to the finale. They really don't make them like they used to.

[@jimmypackorino]

how is watching hot women wash your car inappropriate? smh can’t have nothing nice in america anymore

[@qpBraveXLqp]

Biggest issue with TDU2 is that it's not available to play on any newer console than PS3/X360. Why they haven't done a remaster or something is really odd. I miss that game just as NFS from 2000s

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

They can’t unfortunately all of the rights are no longer under Ataris ownership, and the studio has changed so unless something crazy happens, we’re doomed

[@Aaroncraigie22]

The best way I can describe TDU2 is basically GTA race edition The silly little extras make the game and the map is one of the best ever made despite lacking texture quality Oh and you can fix every issue with mods even 12 years on

[@PoffWeedAndGoRide]

I think the same way about old games like this one ,there is something challenging in those game that new games dont have , I still play tdu2 in 2024 , I rebought xbox 360 just to replay those old games , my xbox X and One are just taking dust now till tdu Sc comes out 😅

[@element7448]

Your the first person i heard complaining bout the car washes lmao i only heard positive things about it. Made the game unique and funny. One thing i wish for the new game, or any racing game that I didn't see anywhere yet is to have fully rotating steering wheels. I hate the range of motion of the steering wheel in Tdu, they made everything so realistic, but stopped at the steering wheel, kills the perfect cockpit view for me 😩

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

I’m not necessarily complaining I just feel it’s kinda pointless. I want to wash my car not see horrifically textured 2011 bikini girls😂 which if I’m honest it is funny now. But yeah man I see what you mean

[@haakn]

Your videos are amazing, I'm so glad I discovered you! From this to the FH5 videos, truly interesting and underrated documentaries! Keep up the great work.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Thank you!

[@LotsOfToubleUsuallySerious]

5:23 all this beautiful explanation for you to have 81,85$ less than what's required to buy the 458 Italia. 😢

[@TracerX]

Its 24 now and not a release date in sight. But I definitely think its gonna be a trash game, wish Im wrong.

[@DevonDekhran]

I mean, it's 2024 now, if we even get the chance to wash the cars, I bet 5 whole cents we aren't getting anything close to those random ass scenes

[@Alex-yt8gn]

It really reminds me in some area's of GTA5 without weapons.

[@dopey473]

The unofficial patch is a must install if you use the PC version. Project Paradise too if you wanna play multiplayer.

[@RBFR01]

TDU1 and TDU 2 is just so much better than all Forza's.

[@DDxRaptor]

/writing this in early '23 Growing up with racing games, the TDU series always felt special to me, back then and also today. Although I really really like TDU 2 with it's scale, attention to detail and immersion in a luxurious world, TDU 1 still rules supreme over its' sequel, at least for me. Not only because it was the first racing game to take such big steps in the open world direction, but it also introduced many other features, let me line up some for you: Massive Online Open-World Racing ("M.O.O.R."), buying houses, real dealerships for cars AND bikes, a 1:1 scale map of Hawaii's largest island, character customization, a large variety of cars in different classes, the option to pick up hitchhikers along the way and take them to their destination, delivering cars and other stuff. The level of detail was so deep that when you wanted to buy a certain classic car, you even had to place a reserve on it when the dealership wouldn't have it in stock at the time you visited them. Oh and did I mention that you could play this game online with other players - back in 2006?! These are all features that stand strong to this day. Many games tried to copy them, although most outcomes have been half-baked. Look at Forza Horizon or The Crew. Keeping in mind that especially Forza took the torch from TDU, I think it was a good decision by everyone involved to not make another TDU game until now. Although it's not as known as the NfS series, those two games built a very high reputation for the relatively short-lived Test Drive franchise and it's always easy to crush that, but not as easy to build it up again - I'm looking at you, NfS... Despite all of that, I hope that Test Drive: Solar Crown won't die before its' release. I think especially today with the slow but steady downfall of Forza games, the world of racing games needs a new TDU with updated graphics and physics, something that outshines every other free roam racing game of today when it comes to pure quality and immersion. Let's all hope we'll get what we crave for so long.

[@poetikinjustice]

Well crap! That was a long form essay. I'm annoyed I missed this game. Especially since I loved the first TDU. That and NFS Most Wanted were my Jams at that time.

[@Motorsheep]

The driving physics in TDU2 were so weird compared to TDU1 that I never played it for more than an hour. In total.

[@LexusLFA554]

I love that you can drive the Spyker D8/D12 Peking to Paris in this game, such a cool vehicle. It was a expensive purchase but it was so god damn worth it. The only thing I kinda don't like is that AWD cars in the rain are really OP. If the LFA was in the game I would go buy it right now. I never tried the car wash :D Glad I never did xD

[@MrInternFTL]

You can get it in mods I believe

[@rocksteady2263]

Finally managed to get around to watching this and I have to ask, are you me? You pretty much hit everything I've ever felt about it perfectly. Also, I still have my cd copy to play it and still do time to time.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Haha. I like to feel I share the opinion of most people who love these games

[@earlosandwich7433]

'Preciate you, Moseph. I still play TDU 2 sometimes. I loved those CRC challenges.

[@KP-48-007]

TDU SC is not even close, MMO bs

[@R3FL3X84]

the thing i liked about TDU2 was that fact you had so much freedom driving and enjoying the roads. not many games do that now.

[@justinpharand8454]

this game had some fantastic features you don't find in most car games

[@Phanto.]

I just came here to say that I turned off the console while the game was autosaving, I didn't realize it, and I lost ALL my progress. I don't have fun anymore playing it to get everything I had, it just depresses me

[@erikahuxley]

If it makes you feel better, I spent $160 to buy Horizon 3 Ultimate edition for PC, since it's delisted so hard to find the key. I found out about 100 cars can't be obtained because they can only be won from the Forzathon event which doesn't exist for that game anymore. No one sells the Carrera GT on the auction house, I check it everyday and it shown up once in a whole month and someone bought it immediately for $20 million, basically unobtainable.

[@Phanto.]

In TDU2 there are cars that could only be obtained by being in the clubs, you had to give a lot of money to those clubs to get unique cars, there were many clubs If someone wanted all the cars they needed to be in all those clubs and pray that someone within the club will also donate money and not just you. Currently the servers are closed and the clubs no longer exist, so I will never have the Ferrari F40, it is only in the game code. is the bad thing about games that are based on online, when the games are abandoned by the company they become empty and lose meaning, there is nothing to do :(

[@Xegethra]

My favourite cars to drive in games are classic cars from the 1940's and 50's and the later muscle cars. Cars we never quite got in the U.K. we had similar, and I like those too though.

[@captainofmusic4732]

I'd love to play TDU2 on PC again but sadly don't have it on steam. Can't remember but i think we bought the game on the official website where it had a launcher but the key would be long gone so rip lol.

[@lachaineal]

So this is like the sims had a date whith forza and had a kid loll

[@luisortega8085]

Honestly the washing thing would be fine if it was opt in

[@amedlak]

Casual gamer watching 2 years later, they just announced the release date and gameplay video was released by riot games. When are you gonna make a new video about TDU bro

[@Oplix]

TDU is smart to wait for Forza to announce that their next Horizon game isn't in Japan and then do it in a very similar city.