RIDE 5 Review - The Final Verdict

[@jarrydlee7906]

How they haven't realised they need a Forza Horizon type game is insane to me. Literally riding down a freeway with friends and other players through cities with realistic traffic. Perfect opportunity wasted.

[@DeejayJeanP]

The Crew Motorfest ✅

[@True_YangR7]

​@DeejayJeanP but the crew is too arcadey I like how unforgiving the ride games are 😅

[@JBoxTeam]

I’d pay $100 for the realistic feel of Ride and the pure open world of Crew 2 and the graphics of Ride 7

[@evilsanta7424]

You literally just described The Crew 2!

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

Cos this is a short circuit racing game. Not Forza horizon. Which are the worst Forza games. Get back to sim racing and not arcade rubbish.

[@RJ-fy6hc]

I hope they develop another Ride game similar to Forza Horizon, open world experience

[@Audfile]

So make it boring as hell?

[@zeropoint3518]

@@Audfileno it’d be like forza is forza boring to you? 😂

[@sabahmadi3073]

im happy ride 5 is not messed up with trendy story modes and the only problem with it is the lack of motorcycles

[@misterpacha1]

Wait. Lack as in its missing bikes from older ride games? What if they release for season pass?

[@Vixen1525]

​@@misterpacha1Almost Nothing is missing in comparison to Ride 4. But I wish we also had more bikes from the 90s.

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

Idiotic take. So you want less options in a game ? Common sense and I mean iq lvl 50 would tell you it’s far better to have an engaging story campaign as well as just straight race seasons. If you don’t wanna play it fine. But if it wasn’t successful we wouldn’t see it in every modern game.

[@conortobin6180]

​@@misterpacha1a lot of that imagine is removing the 2018 zx10 and replacing it with the 2022 one.

[@jayfox601]

@@SticksAandstonesBozowe only see it in modern games because of money. They mak money off the transactions. Over 80 procent of career modes are not engaging at all. It’s always rivalries and underdog. There are more type of stories to play. Maybe if they would implement that, we would get somewhere

[@davesmyth7030]

Good review, thanks. I've played Ride 4 and was looking for something more in 5 but I'll save my money for now.

[@bengejuknowit3048]

Yeah, I was gonna buy this & review it like before but it just doesn't seem that different to Ride 4!

[@carlosmiguelbluedragon9950]

​​​@@bengejuknowit3048in what way you dont see differences? Ride 5 is so much better than 4 cause graphics had a substancial upgrade. Ride 4 is an old generation game, Ride 5 is only to Ps5.. Sorry my English.

[@bengejuknowit3048]

@@carlosmiguelbluedragon9950 Ride 4 had a ps5 version & it looked amazing!

[@internetttroll1908]

If they made it open world /free roam and MP with in-depth upgrade options, customazations and some better physics, it would be a big game. Most players wanna do wheelies, and stunts with friends, not racing. why not do both.

[@adamdavis7271]

Most players wanna race not stunt around on a nasty stretched & lowered bike

[@SerbijaSupreme]

​@@adamdavis7271I kinda want an open world/race game, a mix like you can pick what mode you wanna do would be nice coz I love exploring and I love motorcycles

[@internetttroll1908]

You already got your option in the game, they could mix them up and do both to get a bigger player base. Stunt bike are usually not streched and lowered btw. @@adamdavis7271

[@ryan3656]

At that point you can just do it irl

[@internetttroll1908]

Who says i dont? Do you even know why we love games ? 😂@@ryan3656

[@milanpond665]

This review might as well be titled : Ride 5 vs F1 23

[@scottsummers4154]

This game invites more comparisons to GT7, not F1, what are you on?

[@jasonck9635]

I currently have ride 3 and I will say the bike models look so much better ! As I feel they look a bit cartoony in ride 3 , however I will say ride 3 is a fun game , with the different bikes you can accumulate ! So I will be looking forward to Ride 5 , but I will be waiting for a good sale !

[@forty2degree]

This review is from the view of a gamer, albeit a good and pretty legit dude in the gamer world. But he nods to that angle, kudos to that. Not positive, but willing to bet he has never rode a motorcycle, been in a turn at nearly full lean and seen gravel or grooves and relied on instict to get him home. As a racing Sim, the ride series has always suffered, but true motorcycle folks dig what it offers, so to all the true riders, don't be swayed by this dude who probably still has his mom heat his pizza rolls for him while he games and records his vids. But again, as a true motorcycle junkie here, I love pizza rolls too. This review is from a gamer, as a game. And he kinda nails it as the game is concerned. But as a diehard biker, lifelong gamer and racing fan, this game is good, and the good it offers outweighs the bad, so pick it up and enjoy mobbing the northwest 200 circuit, bouncing off the Rev limiter on the main straight at Mugello,and just have fun. And Kudos to an accurate gaming review of ride 5, but for one rider to another, go buy it and enjoy.

[@matts7975]

Hows it compare to Rims racing, I don’t need to hear about graphics

[@Thiswayisyours]

All I care about are the physics and sound of the bikes. Could not care less about a career mode tbh. Does anyone know if Ride 5 improved a lot on the engine sounds compared to 4?

[@CaptainAeroz]

Sounds are better IMO. Physics are a little weird. In some corners the brakes are grabby and slow me down. Other corners it feels like someone greased my rotors. Corner speed feels slower than Ride 4 after playing them back to back. Career mode is SUPER linear. You HAVE to go in the order they want you to which is dumb to me. Not sure how I feel about it right now considering the only plus for me is the sounds improvement. EDIT: Another thing I should note is that the prices for bikes and parts is realistic. The H2R is priced at 55,000. 2023 M1000rr is priced around 33000 which is in line with real life which is a big plus for me personally.

[@Thiswayisyours]

​@@CaptainAerozThanks for your input, think I will wait for it to go on sale. Have a good one 🙏

[@matts7975]

Just get Rims racing. Be prepared to earn your keep tho

[@spuddyl9938]

How is lacking a story driven career mode a negative? I think it's actually a positive. I don't want to watch a million cut scenes nor skip through them. Ride 3 career mode was perfect for me.

[@ContranianCommando]

extremely disappointed by the lack of iconic motorcycles featured in previous games that are not present ride 5. Especially the lack of slower bikes from each manufacturer. Even additional tracks could be added. Overall just feels like Ride 4.1

[@IOFIsickness]

I feel the gameplay is easier then ride 4 but ai feels tougher, i played on 80% and had not much problems on ride 4 but in this one they put a hell of a fight and they are fast.

[@LivingInReality.]

Out of all the games I enjoyed ride3 the most!

[@BouncingZeus]

I just wish it would have PS vr 2 support.

[@addz]

All I see is rocking left to right constantly to try to maintain correct angles. Sounds weird, but wheel support would benefit these bike games I think.

[@freerider8737]

Thags just because old mate isn't a good player

[@addz]

@@freerider8737 haha, maybe lol. I still think a wheel would be better than controller for ride games.

[@freerider8737]

@@addz are you dumb hahahahah

[@freerider8737]

@@addz that's dumb as it's not hard to rice smooth man I've only been playing for a few months and frequently top 160-250 in the weekly challanges and last week I got 80ish you definitely can ride super smooth also who plays a bike game on a wheel lmao you ever riden a bike or what? Couldn't be further from a car I have a good sim set-up usually do car sims no way woukd a wheel be better try flicking from left ro fight in a S bend or tight shiqane with a wheel

[@addz]

How rude? Those ranks are NOT worth bragging about. Wind it in, I was only making a light hearted suggestion.

[@S3RAVA3LM]

TT isle of man: ride on the edge 3 This is the best motorcycle game ever made; it's possibly the best racing game ever.

[@cosameto5242]

May be has the best controls but apart from that is empty boring masochistic experience throughout

[@jasonck9635]

I am waiting for a sale for Tt aisle of man 3 , I have the first 2 and love them ! So I do want the 3 rd game , just gonna wait for a good sale !

[@kolysion164]

ahahah the best shiiiit

[@acidcharon]

@@jasonck9635 Its around 26 bucks on PC currently mate.

[@matts7975]

Lol, Rims is better than all of these if you can handle it.

[@DerangedCoconut808]

im surprise sports games like Madden or NBA doesnt go full live service and just update rosters as they go seeing as there is little to no real difference between each year release. im assuming it has something to do with licensing or some other nonsense. its just silly that the biggest changes are just roster w/ some features coming and going with each release.

[@derfritz]

EA =money money money money

[@CloudlessStudio]

It’s really only because they can make 60£ every year because for some reason the zombies just buy the same reskinned game

[@messiahshow]

I doubt this game is less than an 8, I think I will rate it 8,5 when I get it on PC in 2 days. We'll see, it looks great so far, not many imrpovements since Ride 4 but Ride 4 is already a 8/10 game in my opinion.

[@joshmuirhead1154]

Looks like I’ll be waiting around for ride 6.

[@Roy_Godiksen]

It's Ride 4 with Grand Turismo 7's weather system... Same bikes, same tracks, same or worse everything else.

[@GurthRacing]

i just wish the customizable parts would be more in depth.

[@MikeyJBlakeJR]

Great video quality, y'all. Professionalism, sleek editing, and helpful narration. Keep up the good work 👌

[@panzermeyer9944]

Glad this time is easier than Ride 4. I can enjoy it now as a casual gamer.

[@bengejuknowit3048]

Yeah Ride 4 was well hard at launch, I think they adjusted it after I sold the game! lol

[@factualfacts44]

@@bengejuknowit3048 exactly what happened to me. After many difficulties i did managed to complete and after that they fixed it and i was not happy about that.

[@duhrell]

Oh so it wasn’t just me ? I had it on very easy fighting for my life going against cpu riding like valentino rossi 😒….

[@bengejuknowit3048]

@@duhrell ha ha, no its the game to blame, not you!

[@dogmadogma5398]

Not only me then!

[@vietnhattran1022]

i want some of open free world, out of the race circuits, and more detail of the out side not just only models

[@ppaauulloohhaarraa]

Could not play ride 4 at all, it was so hard it wasn't fun. I can only imagine this is the same, shame because it looks amazing

[@duhrell]

I said the same thing ride 4 on very easy was so sweaty I couldn’t turn going 20 mph while the cpu hits the corner going 120 now i have to play a impossible game of catch up smh ill wait until proven otherwise

[@MarekZpe3n]

how hard, use gamepad and learn how to ride a motorcycle, lame i don’t believe it’s hard.

[@duhrell]

@@MarekZpe3n why would i need to learn how to ride a motorcycle on a video game when i have my motorcycle license in reality 🤔

[@MarekZpe3n]

@@duhrell then i really can’t figure why it’s hard to play for you. You should know how motorcycle works. Weird. I would ride a real motorcycle better too, if i’ve had a license and a machine.

[@duhrell]

@@MarekZpe3n i played the game when it first came out … they fixed the game later on after release I already uninstalled the game because its trash … I shouldn’t have to slow down to 20mph to make a corner while the cpu on very easy hits it going 120mph racing like valentino rossi….

[@GamingLife420]

The game feels exactly like Ride 4 when it comes to bike variety, but the physics feel crap. They messed up the game for me, ill stick to Ride4...

[@docstrangelove1347]

Hard disagree about story/narrative in racing games. The less the better, and the ideal amount is zero.

[@-3dfx-]

+10 😏

[@Audfile]

Holy crap this game is sooooo realistic. Turn off all the aids and you are definitely riding a bike. Gonna get me through the winter.

[@AndrejWatches]

It’s a fun game,i like it a lot. Since i skipped Ride 4 i find it lacking a lot of different bikes and racing modes like in Ride 3(i loved the 125cc bikes). Butt…it looks and plays very nice,and the race editor gives you replay value.

[@getkarnprapankarn8153]

Tourist Trophy Series & MotoGP Game Series

[@dkelli6020]

The best Motorcycle experience to date for me was found in Drive Club.

[@princegroove]

Love my Ride games and hyped to get into this iteration soon.

[@nikoc8968]

i hate how every modern reviewer is convinced that games need a "narrative driven story mode"...they dont...i dont need some nobody video game "writers" contrived story about how Racer X is trying to win the skrrt-skrrt-cup and yadda yadda...who TF cares? I AM "Racer X"...the story is mine...i dont need contrived "narrative"; just give me races to race. "voice works, cinematics" all WASTES of development time and money.

[@bengejuknowit3048]

Did you play Grid legends? Omg, that was so painful, I skipped all the cut scenes!

[@gregswiatek515]

Does it work with PSVR2?

[@garymapes6955]

Once I heard no supermoto I passed, it was one of the only games you could race supermoto in. Now that that's gone it's basically a copy and paste while removing content. Smh no thanks maybe ride 6 they won't drop the ball, well one can hope

[@ryansta]

Nope, I'm looking for a 'realistic' handling model (transferred to the limits of a Computer/ Console medium ) along with set up options, tyre modelling, telemetry, dynamic weather, race editor, endurance and night racing. Can't really say I'm that invested in the virtual rider hopes and dreams and what they do between races. Play these games to escape that rubbish , still way things are going :- Ride 6 - New features - manage your Riders Social media and Instagram Accounts, follow the ups and downs as your Rider buys a Puppy !! Oh no, something you've said on X has not gone down well and now the masses are demanding you should lose your Team Spot. 😢

[@nikolaig1]

Ride 5 is not different from ride 1. 😂😂. Its needs to have openn world and to be revamped.

[@deco983]

Looks very similar to Ride 4!

[@bengejuknowit3048]

My thoughts exactly!

[@acidcharon]

Pretty sure its the same crap all around.

[@GabrielMPF]

I chuckled when the reviewer complained the game didn't have a killer narrative like F1 23. C'mon, it's a freaking racing game. You want a killer narrative, go play TLOU.

[@janlassen6101]

TT Isle Of Man is not in Ride 5 the main game (?) What DLC is it in?

[@Fractal379]

To all the racing games that know what they're supposed to be about! 🍺🏁🍺🏁🍺🏁 I wonder if there's a correlation between 3rd person floaters & the desire for buddies & story modes.🤔

[@logancorbin1643]

I love watching review channels do bike racing games because of how bad there lines are on track. That is not a dig though. They are very difficult games. And you actually gave a great review. I saw another channel complain so hard about ride 4 because it "didn't feel good and preformed bad due to mechanics ". Mans was the worst player i saw to date.

[@acidcharon]

I have Ride 4 and as a rider gone with all short of bikes in the past (now I have 2 litre bikes) the handling was/is utter sh!t, its like the devs never riden a bicycle let alone a motorcycle... on top of that, the AI was/is beyond idiotic...let alone the fact that Ride 4 compared to Ride 3 had half the content and the rest came as DLC.... I am skipping Ride 5-6-7-8-9-10...

[@Lil_eee]

Ride 2 was the best one you can customize more with colors on handle bars brakes lever mirror ECT wheelie was was better also u can drop more back with wheelies and stoppie you can really go far wih stoopies only thing u couldn't do is customize the decals on the bikes like changing the whole color of the bike n adding stickers

[@mikeynoclass8240]

This is my first Ride game and I'm enjoying it immensely. There's always a balance between the fun arcade feel and ultra realism when it comes to racing games and i think Ride has found that perfectly.

[@500degreeeeees]

I have ride 4. But can get ride 5 for cheap. Izit worth it?

[@TheHailstorm77]

They should’ve made this for VR. Why not? You already got GT 7 that was released first on PS4 then on PS5 then upgraded to VR2 why not this game?

[@killer2miller23]

The physics seem more arcade compared to Ride 4

[@artarealmblazer8452]

GOOD.

[@ferociouzmonk]

Not according to drace who does nothing but play mc games.

[@nikolaig1]

​@@ferociouzmonkdrace will never say anything bad about milestone. Pretty sure hes sponsored by them. Ride 5 has very little different than ride 4. Milestone claimmed "go beyond racing" but thats all you do😂😂. They become ea.

[@messiahshow]

I heard they are more like GP 23 now which is harder than Ride 4.

[@nikolaig1]

@@messiahshow totally dont think so. Moto gp is prob the easiest bike game out there. Ride 4 you fell if you braked. Moto gp is fun and you dont constantly hit a wall. I just think ride 5 is the same as ride 4.

[@666okano]

You sound like everyone wants some tachy story mode. trust us - we dont.

[@DCFTW68]

What is up with the RPM's needle? 😧😧😧😶

[@mopadrider6012]

I think forza should put in motorcycles since its a motorsport game

[@ALPHAANDOMEGA1998]

It's not the crew 2 😂

[@horvathzoltan6734]

The steering wheel is supported in the game ?

[@clutchitup8565]

Your joking right ?

[@Antares2]

On PC, I assume you can do the same trick with the controller emulator, X360ce, to use pretty much anything from steering wheels to joysticks if you want. On consoles, I have no idea.

[@kennygo5053]

TT asle of mam 3 compared with?

[@jthompson6189]

I was hoping this game woukd have a free roam, clearly i am not alone in that from the comments. Crew motorfest has bikes, but its very limited in scope.

[@muguripon]

Anyone who actually rides bikes knows that they do not handle like that. Looks terrible and plays terrible too.

[@jasonwren4233]

I've never played any Ride game..so this should be a good entry point right ???

[@marco2982]

No, the riding physics is just awful. Don’t waste your money

[@Jake-mn1qc]

2:53 If you call that realistic weather with those fake looking water drops on that windshield or whatever it's called, then you seriously... and I mean seriously need to have your eyes checked.

[@kuraisato3139]

You say a story would be good? It's literally a sim, have you not played Gran Turismo? They have used the same formula since PS1, and it's still good. If milestone would go forza horizon style than yes a narrative would be necessary. Which IMHO the ride series is past due for an open world arcade style title that anyone can pickup and enjoy 2 wheels, with more arcady forgiving physics, a great map for riders to showcase riding skills. Definitely with added customization as well. We can only wish though.

[@youngzeus87]

Bring back Driveclub

[@bengejuknowit3048]

I loved that game!

[@jleman8]

Does this game have big bagger races?

[@TheScortUK]

And to add insult to injury - Milestone have priced this game 70 quid on PSN 😂

[@MotoMatthew]

Barely seems different to Ride 4? Why would I pay £70 for this? Will wait for a sale for sure.

[@MotoMatthew]

Didn’t seem to listen to fans either RE more street/open world style tracks. That is what fans want, an open world motorcycle game, a game that embodies the freedom that motorcycles provide and doesn’t restrict the gameplay to track only.

[@sidekickstreams]

Ride NEEDS a social open world version with adventure/enduro riding. Like Forza Horizon but motorcycles... and hopefully without the god awful cringe voice over nonsense. I actually think they need to LOSE the story elements, and focus on an engaging progression system without the bullshit. I appreciate not wasting my time, or the developer's resources, on garbage cutscenes, shallow characters, and nonsense plots.

[@bengejuknowit3048]

After playing & reviewing the previous 2 games, I think I'm gonna pass on this, it just looks like Ride 4 to me!

[@EyeForKnowledge.]

Why wouldn’t they make this in VR?

[@melvingering9188]

I think a fixed first person mode would be great (its useless in r4 cause of the fu#%/*@g shaking). A auto look at entery, apex and exit function or eye tracking support would be better than vr in my opinion.

[@robertchant9627]

For fun

[@lewiqe]

@2:42, YOU should be off pudding!

[@gedoni5]

why is the f***ing brake fluid reservoir shaking as if it had a seizure? This does not happen in real life, why this nonsense?

[@FhargaZ]

With VR mod that game is awesome.

[@mattrodgers157]

Ride 4 is on sale for like $10 just play that

[@matts7975]

Don’t know why Rims Racing isn’t popular. For people wanting real physics, this is the way. Graphics aren’t “photorealistic”, but they do the job.

[@MatthiasBuesing]

My reason: I read that Rims is much more technical. You have to deep dive into setup etc. I Don’t have time for that 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mrglock568]

@@MatthiasBuesingyou can but you don’t have to. Give it a try!

[@MatthiasBuesing]

@@mrglock568 Unfortunately there's no demo/trial version...

[@MaverickM1]

Also part degradation/failure/damage makes it one of the kind. I like it. It is much better as a simulation and carrer mode. Ride5 looks for me as another skin in for the same game....

[@jackking9271]

Having not played ride since the first one, I think this will be perfect for me

[@geert574]

RIP

[@adamstatham2227]

It looks just the same as the last one with just a couple of new bikes

[@charleslanceb.delarosa2255]

"we" want lower cc bikes like r15m tf is this

[@genyazaqqq]

They are boring as f*****

[@FelipeFritschF2]

Nobody wants "story" modes in sports games Nobody plays them. We know that from data already.

[@RottenMuLoT]

> Racing is racing, that part will never change. Wow. From someone invoking "holistic gameplay experience" you thouroughly simplify things, don't you?

[@jjenningsoh]

So many complainers. This game is gold as is!

[@MotoxLife]

It feels like this game was just made to be released on the PS5 as a cashgrab...

[@vipstarizm6990]

Couldn't care less about career mode. Just gimme more irl tracks

[@sergeantwilliepete2252]

Ride 4 levels look so much better.

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

Until we get another developer making moto games it’s just gonna continue to be horrific physics and mid tier gameplay.

[@factualfacts44]

what i gather is its another Ride game nothing new. i don't hate the previous either way so its good

[@VirtualTech]

This game is already cracked

[@cypher9000]

Milestone must be one of the, if not the most complacent gaming companies in the world. They've been churning out the same copy/paste games for decades without (m)any changes or improvements. They need competition, otherwise nothing will change for another 10 years. All their MotoGP games have been the same for years, then they did a search/replace in their code and released WSBK and now Ride 5 seems to be more of the same again. Same engine, same old fake sounds, same uncontrollable physics, same dumb and unbalanced AI. Last game that I bought from them was MotoGP 22 and I don't think I'll be buying anything new from them in the years to come seeing how nothing ever changes. If they put zero effort into their products then I'll put zero money into them.

[@2wheelsnorth15]

I wonder if the devs actually ride bikes. If so they should know that as everyone says we need open world. Also every bikes sounds the same, big mistake for gearheads.

[@worstxb1playertylerteehc635]

Story modes suck. Just race. We don't need no silly sappy story to go along with it.

[@t.m.2644]

My opinion, Ride 5 beat 4 in every aspect.

[@WSNBM-1908]

It's ridiculous to compare a Milestone game to EA racing titles. They have much more budget than Milestone and can therefore create a much more in-depth and extensive career mode... It is fairer to compare Ride 5 with predecessor Ride 4. And if you do just that, Ride 5 is a significant improvement. An 8 is more appropriate.

[@drakedoggy103]

If you take the toal package its definetly not an improvent. They added some stuff but surely took out lots of other things such as tracks and bikes.

[@manuelkumli5393]

handling is lame. every bike feels the same. 0 response while braking.

[@plaernotree]

Be yootiful😊 hopefully it doesn't do something stupid like not control well!?

[@thecoon9809]

Ride 4 was terrible, Ride 3 is the best

[@bengejuknowit3048]

I don't think 4 was terrible, it was just a tougher experience but I must admit, I also preferred 3!

[@thefontofallgarbage8480]

The worst bike game I've ever played, nobody who's ever ridden a bike was involved in making that crap.

[@diesel5471]

Honestly seeing how bad you are playing this game makes it difficult to take your word for it. Also using the f1 game as an example while they’ve been hitting new lows every season for the last few years in terms of quality really shows you have no idea what you’re talking about when it comes to the racing genre

[@jaefrmbk2k]

the answer to this is not story mode. story mode is very easy to eff up. this is just a mostly boring game

[@agonzalez0880]

Two letters V.R.

[@DrinkyNinja5533]

Dont buy this unless its on 70%+ sale. Its basically a reskinned ride 4

[@IvarEriksson83]

Unfortunately, milestone is the laziest developer around. Look no further than their Supercross franchise. This franchise Ride has been the same since Ride 3. Save you’re parents money kiddos!!!

[@jasontomica8938]

Its the same as ride 4

[@Jdowgg92]

I refunded within 51 mins

[@messiahshow]

Why?

[@poor_youtuber1390]

@@messiahshow lack of content and innovation from ride 4

[@messiahshow]

@@poor_youtuber1390 I am having a lot of fun in Ride 5, could they do more with the series absolutely. It is still good for what it got going on right now. I was playing the first few races against AI in career mode with those shitty bikes and I had a grin on my face, really fun. I set AI to 75% it seemed like a good level at the start, challenging but not impossible.

[@PistonBrokeGaming]

Needs wheel support for smooth banking

[@geert574]

I already can't take review seriously after comparing to f123 🤣