The Crew 2: An In-Depth Review

The Crew 2 is finally here. This video is an in depth analysis of nearly all the game's mechanics and design aspects, it also links into my previous videos on racing games.
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Sorry for the audio quality, it should be better next video.

[@Whitelight]

Don't worry guys/gals, the rest of FEAR is coming up shortly.

[@agoodboy1404]

Whitelight can't wait!😀

[@ryansriracha6056]

ALSO YESSSSSSS

[@coolness124321]

Can't wait for F.3.A.R: Modern Warfare 2

[@DaDARKPass]

ok seriously, this is what i was worrying for this game. i was hoping it would be like the first and have an actual story, but when i saw the dirt-like artstyle and the word 'motorsports' used in that e3 demo, i knew it would not be like i was hoping. the crew was one of the best racing games, yet nobody liked it and now this came out. is this what people want? a boring racing game? this is the opposite of what the crew is and yet you hate it? look, if the crew 3 ever comes out, i god damn hope it's more like the first crew than the crew 2

[@devynlich00]

You chose the worst of the starter cars if you chose the tt rs, the awd would've carried you

[@OmniStef94]

"But interestingly, the planes is where the game really takes off." Pun intended, I'd imagine, lmao.

[@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084]

HOW IS THEIR NO '1k likes and no comments, let me assist with that' type comments here, that's insane

[@dj_cornflakes]

@@aclaymushroomwithaberet7084 w

[@Theottselmaster]

Wish they would include two things: Offline mode Re-start game option.

[@ploperdung]

You can go into settings and delete your progress yourself

[@xISparkzy]

Ploper Dung why would u want to do that

[@ploperdung]

@@xISparkzy because he said he wanted a restart option though you don't need that when you can delete your progress yourself, are you stupid?

[@Kamarulahza]

@@ploperdung yep

[@fahadrafeeq47]

I bought this game without knowing it was an online game.

[@TheBoostedDoge]

The ideal open-world arcade racer would be Horizon with TC2's map and NFS's customization

[@Heldgalaxy]

honestly that would be really good

[@Amakka88]

with wreckfest body damage (and probably handling too)

[@TheBoostedDoge]

@@Amakka88 nah, horizon's handling

[@SomeoneLikeEveryoneElse]

NFS car sounds

[@BEAR_ITS]

Yes

[@logicerrormusic]

4 years later, this game is still alive and costantly updated. With updates so regular you can actually measure time with them

[@myswiftracecar]

This game was never better than the crew 1 , was a Downgrade in graphics , was a cash grab and a way to keep sucking money out of players!

[@maikor9423]

@@myswiftracecar Where the hell are you getting this from? Did he ever say that in his comment?

[@nestormelendez9005]

​@@myswiftracecarsource

[@vega_yy]

​@@myswiftracecaragreed

[@DrIMPRATICAL]

I've been playing this game for two years and had no idea you could pull back to go faster in boats. I'm upset.

[@lexilex72]

Oof

[@zer_alexhd74]

Hahahahahahaha

[@ryanrodriguez3319]

They don't do a good job explaining that in the game.

[@ivanstefanac6945]

Big ooof

[@civilservant9528]

Small oof

[@soulsynthesisrecords]

So few reviews seem like ‘actual’ reviews currently, this is a gem

[@MrLukasboys]

I really enjoyed this review. Often times with reviews regardless of their length you can quickly make out whether or not the reviewer really likes or dislikes the game because the review has either a very positive or a very negative tone to it. This however is different, it goes back and forth between genuine criticism and praise and it always keeps its points in perspective of the greater whole.

[@Quoth_]

Time for quality content bois

[@KenAshcorp]

Honestly, I haven't enjoyed racing games since Grid and Split Second. If most racing games are just going to be Burnout Paradise with a new coat of inferior quality paint, why wouldn't I just go and play that instead? Heck, why wouldn't I just play NFSU TO THE WINDOWS and TO THE WALLS if it's going to nosedive like it has done? If Trackmania can get it right, why can't a huge studio even get the same feeling? This is a wonderful review, but it just makes me sad thinking about my wheel and pedals gathering dust.

[@Yefen]

Ken Ashcorp try Dirt Rally

[@m4rcin847]

Split Second is a crap without driving model and phisics. You just hitting gas and launching scripts. First Grid was awensome just like Burnout Paradise and all its predecessors.

[@m4rcin847]

Outta S1TE Im really hyped for Onrush. As a PC player I need to wait till december.

[@sheikhrayan9538]

Unisoft needs to improvise trackmania, it was one of the best game I've ever played...

[@ernestochang1744]

GTA 5

[@Commander_Xalamander]

Looking back, this game has come so far now! It has fixed and added a lot. The drifting has been massively improved and I love the gold parts. Gold parts give you huge bonuses. I collected all the nitro gold parts so now I have x2 nitros. The Summits are super fun and addictive. The rewards you get from the summit are awesome! They also add value to the skills. I love The Crew 2! I think it’s a great game!

[@ThBlueSalamander]

any worth playing? I think it looks low quality and just not good enough like it's made for kids.

[@Commander_Xalamander]

@@ThBlueSalamander If you like a casual racing experience with options you can have fun with this one. It’s even better with friends. It has issues but it’s still fun.

[@wildnugget1675]

cringe fanboy

[@saintallison]

@@wildnugget1675 Coming from someone repping KFC? 🍗🤣

[@wildnugget1675]

@@saintallison Look at the picture again. Dumbfuck.

[@peerburns624]

Sweet, i love in-depth reviews of racing games. especially since they're so scarse in this quality. thanks mate

[@zacharyzamarripa8438]

Lowkey I appreciate you saying "sears tower" instead of Willis tower. As a Chicagoan at least lol

[@rinqzywarren7320]

zachary zamarripa fr

[@PBMdanya]

Respect.

[@JZStudiosonline]

What the fuck is the Willis tower?

[@prestonak]

@@JZStudiosonline it's the tallest building in Chicago lol

[@comdrive3865]

i have no idea how your reviews are so on point but they are always so precise. always get to the core of the issue. you should make a racing game and crowdsource it

[@acearroww]

33:43 That face, what a waste ;)

[@Whitelight]

I fucking love that song.

[@Geddeez]

😂😂

[@isyoboi2311]

hhaha damm that completely flew over me

[@mariusstreicher2742]

The wait for your videos is way worth it

[@ericpschoon3922]

This is by far one of the fairest best reviews I’ve ever seen of any game. I am subscribing

[@Otinashi]

"The planes is where the game really takes off." that was too good i hate you

[@starshape6650]

36:20 This is something I think the first crew did really well imo, at least relatively. To be able to fast travel somewhere you had to drive there first. It also ties in with the progression of the story as it enhanced the sense of progression and discovery. There were a ton of challenges like in 2, and you encountered them very often, and since they also give you perf parts along with money, there is no reason to not do them. And since the map has more detail than in 2, it has the landmarks which is a quick way to earn some cash while also learning more about the USA, a good way to reward exploration and curiosity. The last thing I can think of are the hidden wrecks, similar to Test Drive Unlimited 2, which are pretty unique compared to the rest of the car list. You can tell that the first game took pride in it's interpretation of the USA (mostly, looking at you Nashville)

[@Babybarschalarm]

Nice! Very happy to see a review of The Crew 2 from you.

[@goonerlee]

That's gotta be the most accurate spot on review of that game I've ever seen. Nice job.

[@slyaspie4934]

Love to see a short update on this now after 3 years of updates and patches, just to hear your thoughts and see if they've smoothed out any of the issues with it

[@bokc_nonpopularsalt1011]

What do you think now?

[@thepericlesof8449]

It seems they’ve done some work on the handling and braking

[@JohnDoe-ng6ts]

Damn that was pretty good, solid, perfectly edited video! And completely agree with you.

[@gordyf77]

Really great video. With Crew 2 on Stadia, and the deep sale price it's at, I wanted something properly in-depth...this was faultless, and exactly what I was looking for. I've subscribed to get more of your content. Thank you. :)

[@henrysewell1727]

Awesome review! Yet again a well thought out and explained video explaining both the pros and cons in detail rather than other idiots on the internet saying "It's bad just because" or "It's good just because". Keep up the hard work! I'll try to sub to your patreon when I get some money because we need more people like you on the internet!

[@kanalintu9246]

This was the best review of Crew 2. You have earned a subscriber.

[@Lighthalzen]

Finally a decent review. All i have to say though, >Loot did get fixed in the most recent patch 1.0.3 / update )You won't receive lower level parts than what you already have equipped in that vehicle) but yes it was a trainwreck at the start. >In my opinion, the leaderboards are just useless, specifically the FANS one (on PC that is, I don't know about consoles) of course it being the most important considering you can see how well you're doing compared to the rest in the amount of fame that you have. Sadly that fell short since before the patch 1.0.3 that got released there were numerous exploits regarding Freestyle in freeroam, the insane amount of fans that you could get. So seeing the Top 3 in that leaderboard be people that have abused such exploits was a bit dumb, since legit players can't get to the positions they deserve (and the exploiters didn't receive any punishment other than the Icon levels requiring more fans to level up for everyone). i'm just venting at this point but man. There are a lot of stuff on your review that i can agree and disagree with, it's so well done and amazingly explained. Guess i'll have to check out your other content!

[@Whitelight]

Thank you!

Fun fact: Cars do slow down when you drift.

[@alitugen2616]

Fun>Realism

[@_ikako_]

This isn't an F1 game

[@no-hi2mr]

@@alitugen2616 the game isn't realistic though

[@MefistOGamer2016]

Very interesting and well made review, keep it up!

[@Beanlipe]

Sick video dude, loved the way you presented you opinions, wish more review videos were like this. I was on a roller coaster between "I would love that game" and "I couldn't play this shit" back and forth.

[@beans5307]

Love your reviews they are straight to the point

[@eldeviz69]

my guy, hearing your low tone voice and sweet european sarcasm is one of the most calming thing in the world to me to listen for a good while on a cold and lonely snowy nights ❤️ thank you

[@ralfsstuff]

I bought Crew 2 on sale after playing Crew years ago. The game has its fair share of issues but most of them fade into the background when playing with friends. I love how driving in a Crew is encouraged both in free roam and events.

[@TheAlison1456]

I appreciate these kinds of videos. I don't know anyone else who analyzes racing games - even though you do focus on arcade racers. Also, it would be cool if you did some Patreon Q/A at the end of your videos. I think Mandalore does it, and another analysis channel as well.

[@Whitelight]

Thanks.

[@asicshot]

Thank you for this review. Very well done!

[@evanthefish1857]

Good video, you should do a follow up on how it is now and if that "Spring Cleaning" as you said ever happened

[@bronzytwo05]

The crew 2: an in-depth review: electric boogaloo

[@darkchild130]

I personally really enjoyed the Touring Car races. Great review!

[@TopSunbro]

WHITELIGHTS BACK BABY

[@Iskedo]

Subscribed! Just discovered you I've been looking for good comparisons between the Top 3 car games, I've never seen such in depth review aside from SkillUp. I Appreciate the effort you put into them good job, and I think I'll get Crew 2 *Steam Sale $15* can't go wrong with that 🙂👍

[@The_Viktor_Reznov]

Been waiting for your video.

[@TwoCraZyEyes0]

damn, this channel deserves way more subs

[@ChaoticD3sTroYeR]

It's already been 4 years since this game came out? Jeeesus...time flies. thx for another great review.

[@FVPseudo]

An extremely thorough and detailed review, love it. I don't play a lot of racing games so I'm constantly looking for the next "great" one. Thanks for your thoughts~

[@OrigionalCigarette]

I remember being able to beat most street races with a Harly Davison lmao

[@Justin-mb7lx]

Awesome review! it's on sale on the ps store right now, gonna get it

[@chrisnewton2325]

This is a great review well done

[@pulgmaz4564]

I love this video a lot because of a lot if things, but mostly because its fair. Its great, keep it up.

[@alexwise5459]

I havent an internet connection.

[@Whitelight]

ruh roh

[@SchinTeth]

great and detailed review, thanks.

[@danielbarreto9263]

Loved the 'what a waste of a pretty face' 33:42 music reference. I've heard the rock radio so much that all the musics are engrained in my brain

[@Faoulon]

aw hell yeah, another fun vid I don't even like racing games, but I'm sure as hell watching this

[@yeff2360]

I have no intrest in racing games and actively avoid them but this video still managed to captivate me the entire way though. Great job.

[@Techaktien]

This is the best Review I have seen in my whole life and I was born in 1982.

[@civilservant9528]

Nobody cares

[@joycemerlynjm]

@@civilservant9528 okay

[@konanhuet623]

I hope you see this: you can customize every vehicle's assists and setup, gradually unlocking new ways to do so when you level up. but popular gives you assists, and when you remove them the cars are a blast it's just the default distribution that is meh

[@GVAlenero]

I really enjoyed your analysis. Subbed.

[@poodn4559]

I finished touring car and immediately tuned them for drifting, those things feel amazing to drift around a corner (just, not in a race, lol)

[@jamesesparza6893]

i picked up this game not too long ago, it suffers from the same thing every other ubisoft title does, every character feels like an on screen mechanic or button waiting to be used or pressed, the open world feels like a place you can travel through while moving from what feels like one digital lobby to the next. Also on a personal note they have an area I am quite familiar with in the game, although i do not expect them to do justice to every real life location you think they would keep shrubbery and grass out of a location that is historically in the middle of the desert.

[@TruffleMonkey]

Finally KZbin recommend me something good

[@user-vg1ds5dz9i]

ikr

[@alex99x99x]

But late

[@SushilowG]

Incredible video!

[@alarictheredboi276yearsago4]

I really hope this game gets an offline end of life update when that time comes eventually.

[@siddsen95]

You spend as much effort in meticulously crafting these reviews as the devs themselves on their games. Massive respect. Massive.

[@vw_hater]

the rock station introduced me to my favourite artist and rock in general. clearly they did something right because those songs are still gems 5 years later

[@sofaking1180]

great video breakdown of the game. one thing though, about what you said about the drifting slowing you down too much... drifting by its physical nature, as it is in reality, is the slowest way around a turn/corner and is why cars lose speed when they're drifting. this is why you don't see race cars drifting around tracks... they would lose too much time drifting around every turn. conversely, the quickest way around a track is to not drift, but to hit every apex in every turn at the fastest possible turning speeds. so you see, any racing game wherein your car slows down while drifting is at the very least a racing game based in reality and not one based on a racer like Mariokart where drifting nets you more speed.

[@luisramirez-or5vg]

Dang this game has gotten a boatload of new updates after this

[@swifter46ter]

*Excuse me, but most wanted 2012 was my introduction to racing games and I LOVED it. Taught me well on how to avoid traffic, too.*

[@mohdrafey4173]

hitting a traffic at 20mph causing a cut scene of car getting wrecked... no thank you.

[@swifter46ter]

...So you're just bad at it.

[@starshape6650]

@@swifter46ter not really. Crash cams are nothing but an annoyance. Loosing speed/control should be punishment enough for crashing, there's not need to watch a 5 second cutscene every time you hit something. In HP 2010 it was fine because most of the time it was easy to anticipate traffic and crash cams weren't triggered as easily At least in Burnout there is the visual spectacle of seeing the car crumble on impact (but even then it's still annoying). Sure MW 2012 is fine as a game (and if you loved it, that's fine) , but the crash cams are one of the most frustrating things about it, and they aren't helped by the physics

[@swifter46ter]

...I'm sorry, but in real life, crashing is a lot more than a 5 second inconvenience. Learn to not crash. Lmao

[@starshape6650]

@@swifter46terwe're talking about an arcade game here, not a simulator.

[@Teacakey]

Now i know i am late as hell but honestly why has this got so little views? Like this was a great video, +1 like :)

[@craigkingdon4424]

Great review. Don't necessarily agree with all your points, but that's probably more my personal preference for what I want from a racing game. Still, I really enjoyed listening to this review, and you got a new sub outa it!

[@Jared-ll3tt]

Here's a tip for people who don't know. Boosting while in mid air with any ground vehicle, makes you go faster and farther. Also if you're gonna do a race when your vehicle score is low, expect to have a hard time coming in first place.

[@TwenyTu]

Very fair review, 10/10

[@Dralaios]

"And parked cars weights more than aircraft carriers" Hehe. You know, this is a thing that keeps repeating itself in games. I remember back in the days when NFS Most wanted was new, and I had so much fun raming through a road block of police cars, cause they did barrel rolls to the point where you would get dizzy. It felt like I was actually driving that fast when I hit a car, but in today's racing games, it's like parking your car in the leg of a tree, and it's killing the fun. For a game like this, it should be a little unrealistic, but in a entertaining way, and not in a boring way like this. Also, good work in the details of this video.

[@maxkraus7063]

Why should be the loading times in the open world benefit from the always-on-bs?

[@INSANE3DRAGON]

awesome vid~

[@RealM722]

I bought The Crew 2 at Gamestop for $15 over the past week and once I finished it I came here wanting to hear your thoughts, so I figured I'd offer some feedback on a few of your points. 12:02 - YES, it took me an infuriating amount of time to realize I needed to pull back to increase runaway boat speed. I wondered why I had a vehicle +40 than the recommended and yet was barely scraping by in events, then a pop-up tip that I luckily saw told me what to do, never had an issue with boat events after that. 23:30 - I found myself in the vicious "Replay the same event because my crap vehicle isn't good enough to compete in any other until I get more loot" cycle in the touring car section and jet ski boat sections. I lacked the skill to pull them off with my cheap vehicle and thus barely scrapped by playing the same event 10+ times until I got enough loot to progress. It really does suck since there is no other plausible way to boost your gear other than playing with that vehicle. 33:42 - YOU BASTARD 38:28 - I disagree with you in the sense that I felt the Xtreme Events were actually some of the most enjoyable in the entire game. In my head I always went "alright I survived this bit, let's see what's next" until I realized you can preview what events are coming in the menu activities screen. I still thought they were pretty fun, tho as you mentioned having to see that same damn cutscene every restart was obnoxious. I also appreciated how you mentioned the vital point that once Ubisoft decides to stop supporting the servers, The Crew 2 will die. I personally feel it's a very solid 7/10 and that I 100% got my moneys worth with the wonderful open world. My biggest hope is that the car physics are improved (so it doesn't feel like gravity is SUCKING you down all the time and crashes are some of the most unexciting moments in the entire game, which is a big no no for an arcade racer). Nonetheless, great vid man!

[@dma968]

Hey would you say its worth a buy Ice wanted this game for a couple years now but always go back on my decision last minute

[@chua7080]

@@dma968 been playing for a year or so. The game has improved a lot and I would say is worth a try

[@PandamoniuGaming]

Fun fact, the weird work warping thing originally didn't have the small cutscene thing and the reason they added the cutscene is because it just didn't work in gameplay so the idea was sort of half scrapped, the game also looked worse than the crew 1 in the alpha stage, also I don't think I'll get in trouble for saying this now as the NDA for the alpha testers would have expired long ago by now, the alpha was actually very different to the game at release

[@damattboii5495]

21:50 these little stats are pretty interesting when you have +22% boost power, double the boost amount, and double the boost regeneration

[@MikhailKillsZombies]

you deserve more views nd subs if thismis the kinda content u produce on ur regular basis.

[@jacobpascale4858]

The fact that I own this game and I actually plan ahead for things to do in it is very telling that I have a serious problem.

[@Rehabz4Quitterz]

Don’t have any interest in the crew 2 but your videos are awesome. Really reminds me of the act mans videos. Can’t wait for the end of the fear series

[@Arexion5293]

I'm actually quite curious to hear your thoughts about the Midnight Club series.

[@JustJanitor]

I asked if you reviewed this game earlier. I found my answer. I didn't see this on your KZbin channel though it was recommended

[@edwardzita3479]

6:40 the song that plays here, please be soo kind to tell me the name? Been looking for it and can't find it, love your work btw.

[@seraslain962]

It could have helped the game if each vehicle type was following its own rules of physics instead of sharing them. Arcadey NFS physics for road vehicles, sim-cade Forza physics for track-ready vehicles like Touring Cars and Formula 1, tight GTA 5 Physics for boats, and the planes can stay the same since they already work great.

[@spookyskeleton9816]

Got the cool kid edition with around 20€ on steam, can't wait to try it out

[@Dangless]

Best review of this game

[@Shaijn815]

10:00 camaro looks like both it's front wheel are gonna come flying off whenever it is turning wth

[@AriaAeril]

I'd love to see you revisit tc2 5 years later

[@pravinjem]

Is this game PvP only or can I race with bot cars?

[@andreworders7305]

R2: The tippy-toe button

[@kevinmiller990]

Here in 2021 still very much attached to this game. The 2021 FREE DLC is fun as well but the PC life of this game is PACKED!

[@m4rcin847]

A real in-depht review. You've earn a new subscriber. TC2 is a 5/10 game for me (13h of gameplay). It will be crushed by FH4.

[@Thiefwriter]

Would love a Crew 2 X Years Later, a lot has changed since launch and I think it holds up... okay, for when you get bored with Horizon 5 or want to road trip across a bigger world.

[@rerunx5]

great job

[@Benzinilinguine]

>every major city >no mini-Austin, the capital of Texas

[@andreasfrost-blade4689]

Benzodiazepine to be fair, as a Texan myself, Houston and DFW are much larger cities

[@devynlich00]

Andreas Frost-Blade yeah but it would've been nice to have the curcuit of the america's

[@JZStudiosonline]

Nothing represented in AZ, considering Phoenix is the nations 6th largest city. New Mexico barely gets a mention, but I guess that's not surprising.

[@fuzzydunlop7928]

At leas your STATE was represented. They literally got rid of the entire state of New Jersey.

[@1000rogueleader]

No Austin, No Houston, No San Antonio, No Phoenix, no Denver, no Boston, No Baltimore, No Atlanta, no Minneapolis, no Kansas City, no Charlotte, no San Diego, no Philadelphia, and no Portland, and a few major cities, like Tampa, are treated like small towns. Entire states, including New Jersey, Delaware, Minnesota, Georgia and South Carolina, are absent.

[@djkwbflkdsbfdasmfjdsahfpds7498]

every major city is there Austin:whimper Houston:laughs*

[@GamingPerks]

Coming from racing sims, I got a real shock with the cornering and braking in this game. still, its good fun.

[@Theottselmaster]

Still preferred crew 1 and it had the sweet "Camera mode" Where you could control your car in some REALLY insane camera views.

[@aflhabalafhabab]

How about Reviewing this game in extreme detail again, 4 years after it came out? This Review can be considered a bit… well… outdated by some, if you know what I mean

[@KreKeriS911]

They made good decision to release it before Forza Horizon 4. I don`t see anything really worth to try over 1st one. And the biggest thing about The Crew series is bad handling model. This is why I played FH3 about 1000 hours and The Crew less than 100. FH3 makes you rethink about value of other racing games.

[@DeathStarU.S.A]

I'm lovin the vid and the in depth critique so far👍. I just have a quick question, though. Do you know what song that is that's playing at 33:30? Thanks