Test Drive Unlimited, 18 Years Later

[@bsosmoove]

I'm still heartbroken that the newest title in the series couldn't even hold a candle to its predecessors. It was so clear what the TDU fans wanted and it still didn't happen. Replaying these games brings so much enjoyment

[@hackyou360]

For real! The only thing the release of Solar Crown made me want to do is replay TDU2 instead of buying TDU SC, which I did and thoroughly enjoyed. If they fix their shit I‘d give it a go but if they don’t listen to the community it’s bound to die definitively.

[@supergamer1122]

The thing that made me delete it and regretted buying it was AI is way too hard they pretty much cheat then the the car prices are out of wake then everything people wanted house casinos actual dealerships none of that came but hey we got a story mode!

[@bsosmoove]

@hackyou360 i saw they wanna do a battle pass type of thing and that lost me entirely. Even after they announced Ibiza from TDU2 is returning

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

It’s really why I hope Solar Crown can get a second lease on life, I am worried this series might die off again due to the disappointment at launch

[@Allu681]

it's Kylotonn and Nacon, a disappointment guaranteed 🤣🤣

[@lacey2116]

TDU was the first racing game where I'd just enjoy driving around doing nothing else..

[@BRACIAKSERO]

Yeah, I remember that!

[@TufteMotorsport]

Imagine Forza Horizon 5 but with TDUs immersion. Dealerships that compliments the brand, delivering cars you never had thought about before, doing deliveries, having your top 10 cars in a garage you can visit. Go inside your house and see your car on the outside, pick up hikers then take them to beauty spots. Instead of the Forzathon shop and clothes menu, have them as actual stores you can visit. TDU did so much right, and we need it back.

[@k.r.99]

Than it wouldn't be F. Horizon anymore, but a copy of TDU with a different and successful badge ("FH"). I would be overwhelmed if we only could have: *--* turn on and off the engine in at least 50% of the cars *--* garages or driveways where we can place multiple cars and admire them, sit in them and pick one to drive it *--* have at least 100 cars (chosen by a poll) with customizable interior *Bonus:* buy a yacht that keeps driving around the coasts of the map and have a lower deck with 4-6 car slots.

[@Amazing-o3q]

Gta V is non-ironically the closest we have to tdu in the modern era. The huge selection of cars, some with a big amount of possible upgrades, the detailed map, garages and houses, the need to grind to buy cars and properties... it really does scratch that itch. The problem is that playing outside of a private lobby is hell.

[@TufteMotorsport]

@@Amazing-o3q 100%! We are playing GTA once a week and just chill.

[@Amazing-o3q]

@@TufteMotorsport Yep. Specially with the fact that we have the self radio on pc, you can choose your best cruising songs and have a blast while driving around the freeway. I just wish the map was even bigger! Or that the driving was less arcadey.

[@greg6447]

The 1st Horizon game was so good due to both being simple and inviting a casual attitude towards racing games, while using the Forza name as solid ground to work with. There was not very many racing games that we're a mix between track style racing and street racing, I think the later Horizon games just became derivative, they forgot the core of the game which was a open world, a ladder/leaderboard to climb, and a good soundtrack.

[@Ryzza5]

Given how important this game is, a follow up video featuring the key mods that most players are currently using: Project Paradise - restores online free roam to cruise with friends Platinum - hundreds of additional vehicles, harder AI in races, includes PP online server BEight environment mods - adds new roads to the island, some lifted from TDU2.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

I hear you man, my rule though is to be as objective as I can be, so using mods is against my personal rules when covering games for review purposes

[@Josi-Fergi]

Hmm if it's really out of the question fine. Though am thinking more like a review on the mods themselves? Or your focus is just the base games? Never touched the mods so it'd be fascinating to hear bout em.

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

how does platinum online work? ive been wanting to try it but can never figure it out

[@lucianoafp]

i'd add "island paradise" from illusion, as a texture pack and lighting mod that doesn't change the art direction from the game, but polishes it greatly by removing the overcontrastant textures and overly shining surfaces, more apparent on first person view

[@ZoMTDU]

Yes I would have to agree with Ryzza. Its one of the main reasons why TDU1 is still played more than TDU2 or the flop that was Solar Crown. Also if you unlock Hardcore/ HC mode the physics completely change. This was a base game feature not just in Platinum, by comparison it would rival games like Assetto Corsa with just the car handling.

[@TheLaXandro]

The thing I like the most about TDU is that it doesn't pester you with things to do and rewards to earn. It's quiet, peaceful, it doesn't ask you for anything, you do stuff at your own pace. 2 thankfully retained most of that serenity, to the point that even the Burnout-like "do a cool flip for big points!" system is togglable- it serves no practical reason to do so, in fact you're missing out on the money that system gets, but it is an option that shows understanding of its audience. Yes, the whole Solar Crown plotline takes points off, but the moment you unlock Oahu you can just ignore it entirely and enjoy everything the game has to offer in whatever way you want to. No other game in the genre, SC included, gets it.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

That's exactly what drew me to TDU in the first place, the laid-back approach

[@Ricys]

the saddest part of all this to me is what we are technically able to create with today's technology if only we propped a proper game director with some funding and a good team.

[@Cakebattered]

The Test Drive franchise started out as driving simulator, and TDU moved that concept foward. Racing was something that wasn't necessary to enjoy the game. You actually made more money doing transport and delivery missions than for races. The cars were accurately priced for the year, and the a single transport mission paid out enough money to buy a B-Class luxury sports car. Because of this you'd find yourself grinding in the game, not to advance your "Career" but simply to collect more cars and houses out of greed. You can probably complete all missions and races without ever buying a single car, but just renting them. What most retrospective videos like this miss is the online component. Driving with friends and racing random strangers compensted for many of the games flaws like the large nap of monotanous landscape. You could even buy cars from and sell cars to other gamers online. Its a major component missing when playing the game today. TDU is the progenitor of the modern open world racer and needs to be recognized as such.

[@dyaanahmad5079]

Played Forza, GT,Crew, Recent Test Drive and NFS. Other racing games as well. Even Beamng. But there is something about TDU that brings me back everytime. The game feels...real good, i think. The missions are somewhat unique when compared to others like pick up, drop off, deliver etc. Something that recent games dont have.

[@Dansotherutubeacount]

It’s crazy how bad Nacon and KT screwed up the basis of a TestDrive game. It was closer to a lifestyle game than a racing game. Thats why the new game will always feel like a cash grab.

[@BottomlessCoffee.]

I was talking about this with my friends, would be far cooler if they leaned into the lifestyle element. Imagine a Cars & Coffee type event where you could walk around and see what cars other players have brought to a specific location.

[@CarlRaven91]

Test Drive Unlimited truly changed my life! I bought a PC disc copy for cheap in 2016. Now I'm revisiting it with the Platinum mod after I finished the Vanilla game.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

That's awesome, hope you’re having a great time man

[@insanebase8883]

I own it and all the DLC on X360 and still occasionally play it to this day, sometimes just to go for a ride. Over 1000 hours on my save. Such a great game. Thank you for the video! Interesting to hear about the controller issues, since that works so nicely on the console. The traffic is wacky sometimes on X360, too, like stopping, drivning very slowly or trying trying to make a turn (like at a crossing) instead of changing the lane smoothly.

[@johnkouba4808]

I still thinks, or at least for me, TDU1 is waaaay better then TDU2. Something in the 2nd didn't work with that wow effect I had playing 1st...

[@ilon7799]

Yeah, the special atmosphere in TDU1 is just unmatched!

[@Cakebattered]

The driving schools/driving tests in TDU 2 were tedious AF. Also the police were tougher to escape from, but I loved how the game deputized other players to chase you down.

[@mgytitanic1912]

I agree with you. I hated that you couldn't keep doing races to earn more money. It was a mere shadow of this version. It was a shame. I just wish I could get TDU to work on modern computers.

[@hikarikus]

From a person that played TDU before official launch date (we had the game in shop 1 week before it launched in the world), and racked about 90 thousand kilometres in game... This was just a f'ing incredible way to sink into another reality. It really helped me a lot in terms of learning to drive, and having to predict the speed and traffic combination in this game is really immersive. Just an amazing experience for me, that will stay deep in my heart forever. And the vast amount of mods, including sound mods... this was by far the best sounding racing game I ever played, very realistic with additional mods. Something that Assetto Corsa, any NFS, iRacer or Forza does not come close to. And with the bugs - stopping cars came with patch 1.66a, and the invisible cars were not present while I was playing it.

[@SuperRazor57]

18 years later and still does it better than the Solar Crown

[@oremarinkovic7925]

pro tip: If you want a more serious driving experience/physics, try out hardcore mode. It adds weight to cars and differentiates them nicely. They arent as twitcy as in regular mode. The only catch is that you unlock it after 60% game completion iirc and gravity is close to that of the moon lol. Nice video, certianly made me want to revisit tdu... But nothing will beat the first time back i played it back in 2015.

[@sukhdevr3489]

Are they harder to handle? I'll try it tommorow with my CC8S, lets see how different it is

[@oremarinkovic7925]

@sukhdevr3489 oh yeah of course, there is also an element of understeer which was totally absent from the normal mode. Without the driving aids cars will also slip way more easily and be harder to control. It's far from perfect if you ask me but certainly waaaayy more realistic than normal mode. The moon gravity when doing jumps is an ick for me though.

[@IndorRado45]

Definitely one of my most favourite games of all time. This is the only game where I did not have to drive 500 km/h to have fun. But there is one feature that in my eyes changes this game from great to an absolute masterpiece. Something that you unfortunately did not mention but something that was very important to huge part of player base. Hardcore mode. In this mode driving felt a lot more like a sim. Nowadays people mod Assetto Corsa to drive in open world maps with traffic and the hype for AC Evo is immense because of incoming open world sim driving. Well, guess what? TDU had it already in 2006. I'm not gonna lie. The driving physics on hardcore mode was far from perfect (especially gravity). But it was enough to make driving feel realistic, authentic, engaging and just simply FUN.

[@jebbroham1776]

This was my favorite one of all the Test Drive games. It was truly insane back in 2006 to have all of Oahu to drive around on.

[@vtec5862]

Replaying the game right now on PC for the 4th time. Basically im trying to do the whole game without fast travelling once. I find it really makes you appreciate just how vast the map is when youre not just travelling everywhere instantly.

[@k.r.99]

It's all fun and games, until you reach that one bugged out championship that can't be finished or some' like that. Not sure if this is the case on PC, but if this is your 4th time (woah, btw), then you don't have the same issue. Good for you bro.

[@vtec5862]

@k.r.99 first time ive ever heard of that. Is that on PC?

[@mgytitanic1912]

How are you getting it to work on Windows 10/11? I have an issue that with any race start, the car is stuck off road.

[@k.r.99]

@@vtec5862 PS3/Xbox 360

[@grumpymeercat]

I accidentally fixed the "invisible cars bug" by locking the FPS to 60 through Rivatuner

[@mgytitanic1912]

I went into the file and removed all ai cars. Meant I had empty roads except for the other racers.

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

this is what I heard for fixing, except with nvidia control panel, I gotta try this as Im getting frustrated doing delivery missions and hitting a random non existant car, with less than 2 miles left, EVERY SINGLE TIME.

[@vibardaniell.5833]

yes. i had same problem. randomly hit invisible cars and police. locking to 72 fixed it. I thibk once you hit 75fps the game engine stumbles 😊 rivatuner or if you have amd radeon chill help it👍

[@ZoMTDU]

Yep, locking frames to 60 FPS and 60 Hz refresh rate usually fixes buggy traffic and invisible cars. Rare chances you need to go lower

[@thatone9462]

16:04 Try hardcore physics son you will see a MASSIVE difference there they are unlocked once u reach status lvl 5 i forgot the name but its probably champion rank hardcore physics can be used in the main menu before loading into your save try it SUUUCH a blast

[@myfunbox355]

You need to lock the framerate bellow 90 to fix the invisible traffic

[@cen7ner]

TDU2 has been, by far, my favourite game I've played, ever. I have had limited playing time with TDU1, however, it is because of TDU1 we had TDU2. For that reason, I'll always respect that the first game did. The map is amazing, the feeling while playing is the best and to this day, no racing game has recreated the feeling TDU games had. Solar Crown is a joke.

[@HISNAMEISMARC]

You should give TDU 1 a try I think it still holds up and (IMO) is better than TDU 2

[@cen7ner]

@ I did! I found the graphics a bit too challenging (played on the 360), but overall it was a great game. I think the emotional connection to TDU2 is why I enjoy it more 😁

[@Real_Claudy_Focan]

You should revisit "FUEL", great little less known game ! Great memories from it !

[@musicalharmony4564]

Happy to support you! Cheers. ❤ my favorite reviewer!

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Dude!! That’s incredibly generous of you, thank you for the kind words my man, I remember you from the Halloween stream a few years back now

[@musicalharmony4564]

@UltraViolet_Moses oh yeah that one was hilarious 😂! Yall were going crazy when I was tempting with multiple donations.

[@jurblom15]

To fix the AI traffic you just have to limit your your max framerate to 60 fps. Managed mine on the nvidea control panel under 3d settings. Fixed it lasted week and been enjoying tdu platinum trouble free. Works pretty well with my ps4 controller too 🎉

[@Philip.Magnusson]

Very nice review! I remember when this game was teased I nearly bought an xbox 360 for just this game, but I held out for a PS3 instead, playing the PS2 version which was.. disappointing since my friend had the 360 version I realised how much I was missing out on. I still played that game to completion and only 5 or some years ago I bought a 360 slim and a copy of TDU to revisit that massive sense of nostalgia if so with a bit different eyes than I had in 2006. But everything from the music in the menus and the soundeffect when you "accept" anything in menus has such a warm, nice feel to it. Truly a masterpiece of its time. I recently also started playing the sequalfor the first time which I for some reason missed out on when it released, but it is a handful before you get used to it, trying to dial in the controls the way you want it is not easy either. Thanks for this!

[@wydua]

Let's see how many people will comment random bs before even 10 minutes pass. Answer: Five (mine included)

[@MuscleCarLover]

Your itinerary is being recalculated One thing this game beats TDU2 at is that the races are actually replayable, and at the same prize money. Which means that if you truly want to buy EVERYTHING, you can. You can't do that without cheats or exploits in TDU2

[@tastefullynerdy1161]

Yes. It's still incredible.

[@fastwrider]

Yes this was a time when dev listened and added hardcore mode(upgraded physics) to the game. I'm surprised this was not covered. Small details also, this game had an online shop to sell your cars to other players. When buying this game it came with 1 code. If you had another code you could get a really rare pagani or some other special car. Its crazy solar crown has none of those features. You can't even sell cars at launch.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

It's crazy how much was packed into TDU even in those early days

[@Ga11onator]

The invisible cars I faced too. I think locking at 60fps fixes that. If not there is definitely a fix just don't remember what I did that sorted it.

[@samfisher2141]

I know this detail may seem insignificant, but I love the small details of our characters actually shifting the gears. It's just a little touches that makes me appreciate games like this and seeing that each car has its own one-to-one recreation of the speedometer of the actual cars. Rest in peace to a great franchise. But at least we have the mining community that still supports the older games.

[@CatAywa]

About the invisible car bug, you have to limit your framerate at 60fps

[@driveri1435]

I'm so glad that TDU was apart of my childhood. I remember when I wanted an xbox 360 just to play this game and I couldn't get one right away due to single parent problems so I rented the PS2 version on my sibling's PS2. Literally a watered down version of the 360 version with less cars, no bikes (I think) and a completely different UI. It was released after the Xbox 360 version. I managed to get an xbox 360 arcade with the 256 MB drive in 08 and then i remembered... TDU!!, Downloaded the demo in '09 and eventually got a 60 GB HDD for my birthday and purchased TDU1.. 3 years after release. 24 hour digital download LOL. Yeah we had it pretty rough at times, but I made a lifelong friend I talk to this day from playing this very game. People who missed out on the TDU 1 era '06 - '09 will never ever know the true extent of how ground breaking and revolutionary this game was for its time. Nothing held a candle to it before and even after its release.

[@tiga8032]

I played TDU back in 2008, never heard of it up to that point and didn't know what to expect. It changed my life really, the best I ever played in terms of "wow" factor. And those Tachometers, why newer games don't do that, it just adds to the experience. I was really hoping we would see a similar game to what TDU was but with 2024 graphics and QoL improvements,.like a remake, I still have that hope

[@BloxWich]

Ultraviolet, this TDU retrospective is pure gold! You really captured what made it so unique for fans of both hardcore racing and casual driving. Watching you put TDU’s qualities under the microscope after all these years brings back all the nostalgia. It may be old, but this game’s impact on the genre is still undeniable. Thanks for showing why TDU is still worth talking about nearly two decades later! 🎮🔥

[@k.r.99]

I love retrospectives. 🔥 Replaying those old gems is too nostalgic for me and i can only enjoy it for like 30 minutes or so, but with great videos like this i can re-experience the vibes, "quirks and features" of the games without having to dig them out and dive back into them 😅

[@Felix1O]

I really loved this game back in the day. I just drove around the island listening to music. I remember having a murcielago with a 1000 miles on the speedometer. The fact that streets you already visited turned bright blue on the map is such a nice feature and motivates you to explore the whole island and every single street (which i didnt achieve iirc) . Also that the speedometer is always the one from the real car still amazes me. My favorite cars besides the Murcielago were the Chrysler ME412, Koenigsegg and the Mclaren F1 because the could reach a speed of 400kmh.

[@darexas1602]

A few things I'd like to say considering I finished the PC version not so long ago: - My Xbox controller worked just fine with analog triggers and stick steering. It must have sucked to use D-pad. - The PC version is smooth only if you play it at 90 FPS (and 90 Hz refresh rate of course - VRR solves that). It seems physics are somehow tied to the frame rate and the game just isn't smooth at 60 or variable frame rate. By the way, the same applies to TDU2. - If you have nothing to play on your phone, give the PSP version of TDU a try. For me, it was just the very best handheld gaming experience ever. It's so cool to have whole Oahu in your pocket. The game also quite differs from the PC version so you don't have to be afraid you'll play the same game again. - I strongly and absolutely disagree TDU2 is better. Although the graphics are more advanced, TDU1 still looks more realistic. In addition, you can't set the seat position anymore in 2. Nothing has improved in terms of cockpit view (I hoped the other gauges in addition to the speedometer and re meter would work but nope). And the most importantly, the driving model really sucks. Very boring and absolutely not challenging even with all aids off. Also the career is boring. Oh, you've got a new car? Let's go through the f.cking driving school like you've never been behind the steering wheel. The only advantage of 2 is that it lacks those blocky low poly roads that made 1 sometimes more of a flying simulator rather than driving simulator.

[@deanchur]

The 360 controller is plug and play, no issues at all.

[@PhanTimo01]

I still play a heavily modified copy of this game today. Some games are just timeless.

[@Takt_r]

I just returned home from a very looongggg and tiring day, I sit down a while to rest up and relax and I see ultraviolet upload. I have been rejuvenated.. Thanks for the awesome content man, always excited for your videos

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Appreciate the love, brother! Hope you're feeling refreshed now

[@Takt_r]

@@UltraViolet_Mosesyessir, also great video, 20 mins went by like 5 mins, your way of segmenting the video topics and delivery is top notch, you deserve millions of love. All the best

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

@@Takt_ralways tryin to improve, thank you for the kind words, genuinely makes my day

[@AcerSense]

Perfect timing after back home from work lol

[@FERGUSON2609]

Thank you for the video. After nearly two decades, it’s impressive to see such a retrospective on TDU. The team delivered an innovative experience that still resonates today. The open world, the online elements, the role-playing experience-everything was crafted by a young, passionate team dedicated to cars, technology, and gaming. The alchemy was just perfect . It’s a nostalgic trigger for me, evolving over time and giving birth to modern open-world racing.

[@Xegethra]

The invisible cars is a framerate thing. Lowering it pretty much gets rid of it. Although one problem that will not go away, is getting a perfect score in some of the vehicle deliveries is impossible as you run over dodgy collision. It'll happen like 9 times out of 10 in some areas. The hilly areas to the west are terrible for it, even on the flat bits. I like larger maps as well, sure detail will be less, but it has the same effect as a small map seeing the same small set of streets over and over anyway. And you can't fault this game's map as it's a real place. It's a driving/Racing game, not a GTA or life sim game....there's no real need for the map to have anything in it to interact with much, sure that can be nice, but I'm here to race. At least the Crew, had a large map with varied scenery, also based on a real place and also in the US....mainland, which was nice. The cities were even a decent size. You ever played Vette! on DOS?

[@saadhasan2518]

TDU 1 is one of my favourite racing games ever, I remember playing it as a kid back when it launched on the Xbox 360 and was blown away by it's scope, albeit graphically even for it's time it wasn't the best looking thing on the market but it was a blast to play, cruising in the town and the highways in a Ferrari Enzo Ferrari was really satisfying, 14 years later in 2020 on PC (a not so great port) during peak covid I played this game again and I realised it as to why I love it so much, it's meant to be experienced rather than be finished and put on the shelf

[@KoeingseggCCM]

As you may or may not have seen with my gameplay of the Pagani Zonda F and Lamborghini Murcielago SV, one of my favorite things to do on this particular game is something that not many other games can even do... Hop into a dream car of your choice, and just... I don't know, have a proper drive. No stress, no bullshit, no objective constantly nagging away at you. Just hop in a car like the Murcielago SV, load up some good music, and just drive for the sake of it.

[@Monacomaverick]

I seem to remember the bumper and cockpit view conveying the weight transfer under acceleration and braking in a way that the chase view doesn't.

[@supa_powa7490]

I never get bored when u make vids like this one time moves by sooo quick I truly enjoyed this one and the ones before thx alot

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

I really appreciate the kind words, appreciate the support!

[@supa_powa7490]

@UltraViolet_Moses Always Bro Keep Up

[@Rafagafanhotobra]

There's one detail that I could add to the video: not only a lot of racing and action games followed this sandbox approach to lifestyle and taste, but also some sims such as The Sims and specially second life. Think about it, at this time we were starting to massify our presence in social media, either through myspace and facebook, and Second Life was running along that trend, too. Call me crazy, but I think this connection, or atleast a coincidence between all of this is real.

[@KurokishiOcelot]

I didn't know about TDU when it came out, I think I actually heard of it from your video about 2. But I could not get 2 to run on my PC (I had the save bug), so I ended up picking up 1, and man, it really is a brilliant game. This video makes me want to reinstall it! Great video! Nailed what made the game so endearing

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

It’s a shame TDU2 was so buggy, but glad you got to experience the brilliance of the first one!

[@Ueberdoziz]

for anyone wanting to jump back into TDU1, as i did very recently, the easiest fix (FOR ME!) was limiting my FPS via nvidia control panel to 60 because TDU 1 is one of those games in which the physics can fuck up if your fps are too high

[@BottomlessCoffee.]

One thing i noticed with motorcycles in TDU is that they handle much better in first person than in third person. I think that its mainly due to the limited animations in third person, we react to how vehicles appear to move as much as the actual physics underneath, the animations in first person feel much more fleshed out than in third person. Hell once you get used to the first person view you'll notice that the handling is actually quite good, you can even powerslide bikes for some style points.

[@AuroraBeyond888]

My favourite game of all time. Genuinely don't care I'm missing half the content on Xbox 360 this game has been the one friend that never let me down throughout my life. I appreciate this video so much, capsulated everything they got right, although I think you could have delved deeper into the many issues throughout the game that you don't really notice until after a few playthroughs but you probably didn't have time for that; for example, people complained about Forza chucking supercars at you but I can get an XJ220 within an hour of starting this game and no one cares.

[@sukhdevr3489]

Thing is you do need a car per class to progress so the progression isn't that easy until you get 2 or 3 fast cars

[@franki8469]

I hope kunos got some inspiration from TDU while making EVO

[@sukhdevr3489]

Driving around the map is amazing, you can do it for hours. Most car sounds are amazing too, like the CC8S, XJ220, Zonda and Spyker C8. Each car feels and handles different, and even small details like unique speedos are great.

[@TADA13]

Ah TDU, the game that solidified my love for role playing. I'm glad I found and played TDU2 though, and I have a few video gameplays about it actually. As u said at the end, it has much of what TDU has, but with many things someone WISHED they could do in TDU like walking around interior areas, day and night cycles, awesome weather changes, flying between islands and extra role play features like taking down the roof of convertibles and having indicators too! If only bikes were available offline for TDU2. Personally I found the 1st person view on a bike cool.

[@BonBonToro]

was so excited finding out TDU would be back when it was first teased absolutely ashamed that the new TDU just did everything wrong, the first TDU was such a good childhood vibe, driving around aimlessly, doing the delivery missions trying to 100% them with chill music plugged into the xbox 360 and playing it, what a time that was

[@Amplar2]

Hardcore mode adds a ton of feeling to the cars. The physics are actually quite good, even if the gravity of the car gets weird. I also played this exclusively with a wheel and it was a blast in in the janky MP. What TDU does best that newer games do not is sense of speed. The roads are realistic, not a mile wide, and bumpy. Makes going fast feel SCARY.

[@matricious]

TDU Platinum is still active, it tweaks the physics to be on par with Gran turismo when you choose "Hardcore" mode and the FPV camera is the most immersive I've ever seen in a video game. Off road, race and street courses, something for everyone, be it new cars or old-timers

[@johnbacon4997]

More people have watched your TDU SC review than have played it.

[@BDozer666]

4:32 "reviving to a better spot than it launched" Except no, because race lobbies aren't restored, neither is the club functionality and whatever else is missing. All you can do is cruise with people and do point to point challenges (which have a stupidly low range limit); 10:19 Too high framerate issue. Cap it to 60 and the entire game should be fine; 15:25 "dpad because of poor controller support" The game supports analog steering. It works straight out of the box with an Xbox 360 controller, so just get software to emulate the 360 pad or run it through Steam. You can't set the controller up to work exactly like it did on Xbox 360 but it's good enough; 22:12 Considering how awfully the sequel did those, I'd say that's a good thing. And besides, the most important part of a driving game, is the driving.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Frame rate wasn’t an issue, tried everything on PCgamingwiki and wasn’t able to fix it. For the controller using DS4windows to emulate a 360 controller still doesn’t work, sometimes these things just don’t work as expected

[@reinisze123]

ive replayed this game countless times. i legitimately cant tell you what the actual number of playthroughs is for me, ive lost count. i love it. tdu2 didnt scratch the itch, solar crown was a huge disappointment. tdu somehow makes cruising fun, no other racing game has given me so many hours of just cruising, delivering cars, trying to get 100% of all roads discovered etc. just to touch on the invisible cars issue and npc's changing lanes quickly or stopping abruptly in front of you, these days you have to lock the game at 60fps, it solves all those issues.

[@STRIDER_503]

Test Drive Unlimited isn't a masterpiece in any regard, but for players it still is a great experience after all these years, as for the industry? It's awe-inspiring. Car dealers are physically on the map, and you can literally drive into their parking lots, get out from your car and walk into them. As for Forza Horizon? You just "spawn" new cars from the void. Is it efficient development-wise? Sure. Is it impressive for players? Immersion ruined. Completely. Sure, the map's level of detail is pathetically low, but that's BY TODAY'S STANDARD, and we have to remember that this is a game that came out in 2006. My PC back in the days couldn't even handle Bayview city in Underground 2, let alone Oahu Island (I have this vivid memory that I played it for the first time - at 15 FPS.)

[@Cakebattered]

What defines a "Masterpiece" when it comes to driving games? Any driving game over 10 years old has aged like milk in many regards, as new entries in the genre co-opt the innovative aspects of older entries, and refine them via technology advancements.

[@8bvg300]

Another great vid, as always UV

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Thanks my man

[@jasonlanham7730]

TDU1 & TDU2 are still my favorite to "racing" games ever. I still play them. Its hard to beat what they did, at that time. I definitely think that TDUSC should do a full "re-launch" with all the features everyone actually wants and cares about. Almost like how Cyberpunk 2077 did.

[@Canvas12]

Great review man! It’s interesting to see how most of the best parts of the game aren’t even the racing itself like the cars or the map for instance. But even if some parts of the game are simple and barebones. I still think this is a pretty fun game to play

[@schnitzel_enjoyer]

"Test drive had more than 100 cars" Yeah it was different edition of the same Ferrari, Lambo, Konigsegg, etc car repeated 10 times.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Yeah that is a nutty over exaggeration, multiple variants of a few of its cars isn’t a bad thing at all

[@schnitzel_enjoyer]

@UltraViolet_Moses i have played the game, the car selection is about the same as any other racing game from that era if you remove all the duplicate cars. Midnight club la had about 70 cars and it was just an arcade racer.

[@rvreqTheSheepo]

Having this on PSP was and still is mindblowing

[@sukhdevr3489]

Best PSP racing game by far. The free roam on psp is crazy.

[@supercrash131]

still playing it to this day on my phone, having so much fun playing it online with friends.

[@HISNAMEISMARC]

The invisible car issue is some kind of frame rate limitation of the game. I set the refresh rate to 60 in the game settings and that fixed it for me

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

I’ve tried that but it didn’t work for me unfortunately

[@HISNAMEISMARC]

@UltraViolet_Moses Vsync on as well?

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

@ yup, no luck

[@danielrock04]

I used to own an original PC copy for this game years ago, I've lost it, than I thought "I'll just buy it on steam"...there are nowhere to buy this game...I've downloaded a copy from a reddit post of abandonware and been playing it in my ROG ally since the last week. we should be able to preserve these games, not to be treated like criminals just to want to play something from our childhood...

[@mkvector9539]

Reduce your Refresh rate to 59Hz, anything 60 or above will cause the traffic glitch.

[@ilon7799]

Oh man. What an analysis and poetic ending to this video! Yeah, this game is out of this world! So glad, I stumbled across this game in my childhood and have such a fond and beautiful memories about it. “Words are not enough” that’s what this game is…

[@ionbintf]

Unfortunately my PC is really weak and can only run TDU at 18 FPS at low settings. But it still feels really good. It hits different for me because I'm a NFS guy and lately enjoying pro street...

[@Milty2001]

I remember playing this game on pc the car list and the huge map of Hawaii were the best parts in the game, i still remember grinding out the delivery missions and buying cars like i was collecting pokemons

[@matsnilson7727]

I've had TDU in my backlog for close to ten years now. So many games, so little time. Hopefully I'll get to it some day.

[@edoardochinni5904]

I played it recently and I have to say it feels really good, sure the later one is somehow better but in the first one you really feel special, I love how you can make themed garages (like the all red Italian exotics I have in ala moana). The motorbike physics are really cool imo, the fact that while cornering you don’t have to hold the analog stick make you feel like you are actually leaning the bike and the way those rotate and loose the rear end on corner exit feels actually accurate to irl motorcycle physics. You mentioned having problems with controls but I played on PC the vanilla one(sad because I didn’t have the pleasure to enjoy dlcs) with Xbox one joypad and never had a problem with the driving controls

[@jorgeluisrinconsuarez5930]

what i loved about this game is that the roads are... roads, not tracks you play any nfs and has more curves than a race track and I think TDU roads feels like a more realistic gameplay other thing was the map, that map was gigantic by that time

[@94mikyyy]

I think the biggest pro of this game is the scale of everything. Makes it easier to dream, a mountain you see far away actually takes you 30 minutes to get to it and then when you cross it it actually takes a lot of time to see the coast again. In forza, when you see a massive mountain, you cant cross it, which makes me get bored quickly

[@MKRN98]

Man, I remember playing TDU all day still like 10 years ago. I simply plugged in my wheel, sat on the chair and drove from one part of Oahu to another, just because. I was heartbroken when they closed the multiplayer function. I know it was due to GameSpy going under but it still hurts, this game lost a bit of soul back then :/

[@bozakn]

The game's online aspect is very much alive buddy, there are dozens of players on the map round the clock. Just google TDU Platinum, Project Paradise. Mind blowing.

[@AzazelzLive]

i love you

[@chezahnpomare5665]

No I love you 💕

[@TheRealEncy]

Mmmm.. *Now It's A Love Triangle!!! Nu, I Love You.* ​@@chezahnpomare5665

[@shorday6594]

​@chezahnpomare5665 i love you both 🎉

[@MKR3238]

Pro Tipp: always take a trip to pc gaming wiki before playing older games on pc And ypu can map the gamepad properly, its just a bit yank. You ned to press a stick in the desired direction until the promt changes and then let go and its saved

[@Ga11onator]

We just needed a tdu remake dammit! Modern cars, the tdu solar crown physics, which is actually really decent, houses and Hawaii. That would have been perfect 😔

[@TufteMotorsport]

This will be interesting. I have gone back to play TDU, Project Gotham 3/4 and simmilar games the last year. They aren't flawless or as big as modern games. But their soul and features that has been lost to time eletaves them pretty high up. They make me happier than Forza 5 has done in a long time.

[@gogofapo01]

Thanks for this review, I think that Solar Crown, like you said, is "the price that you pay for ambition", compared to TDU1. And yes, to me, this game should be compared more on TDU1 than it's sequel. I'm sure the team is working on it and I hope for the best of this franchise that has so much ambition and potential, but that has been not necessarily been fully exploited due to multiple parameters

[@diecastreviews11]

Tdu2 is a game that would make me come back to it from time to time just because of its vibe.

[@musicalharmony4564]

How do you keep doing this?! Litterally the other week I was wondering if you would do a TDU 1 review and here you are with it when I clock into work😂❤ keep it up man. Great work out here

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Thanks my man

[@chezahnpomare5665]

Hey big fan!! Would you ever do a video on sonic all stars racing? I would love to hear your opinions on those sorts of games ✌️❤

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

potentially at some point, though maybe on a larger video on Kart racers as a whole

[@Noah-Lach]

It funny. I think the true spiritual successor to Test Drive Unlimited is not either of it's sequels. Nor competitors like Forza Horizon who have mostly tried and failed to capture TDU's essence. It's Grant Theft Auto Online. GTA V managed to capture all the lifestyle simulation aspects of TDU as well as the immersive open-world and expand on them significantly.

[@redspear6692]

Thanks for the another great video. This game, reminds of why I love supercars.

[@Maks2103]

Pretty sure someone already commented that, but the invisible police bug is easily fixed by limiting the game to one CPU thread. At least for me and a lot of other users it does work perfectly fine. So no need for mods to fix that.

[@Rockport1911]

Had this game since release, constantly played it back when the servers where up. But even after that It got moved over to every new PC. Yes you dont like to review a modded version, but the single player gets elevated so much with the Platinum mod and is almost a must- have for me. While I cant get TDU2 to run right and dont like some features they added there, TDU1 Platinum runs very well. Sadly no game till this day can replicate what TDU is and stands for.

[@super8bitvideos]

Shoutout to the sign youd drive behind and it would teleport you to the island to the south east

[@JDumbz]

iirc the invisible car bug can be fixed if you lock the game at 60Hz. If you play it any higher it causes those issues. Other than that I've been able to play this game at 4k just fine with a few mods in. Amazing experience for sure.

[@sporehux8344]

spent 50+ hours on 360 version, don't recall ever hitting a invisible car.

[@activityfade6484]

Got a used 360 in 2011 and this game came With it! 🔥

[@uk5g262]

Tdu and tdu 2 were lightning in a bottle games. Almost like a one hit wonder in music. It will never be recreated sadly.

[@ariannanightingale4054]

If anyone has any issues whatsoever (I had erratic traffic behaviour) - turn off all CPU cores except one in Task Manager for this game's particular process. Worked for me.

[@jeremiaas15]

The tragic thing about the bikes in this game is that those were the best bike physics KT ever made. And now they hold the licenses to the Manx TT and motocross world championship...

[@DEXXXO]

TDU is the Founder of Open Free Racer and the Graphics still today Reaches Forza Graphics (XB360 Version) a still loved to Play and Drive Free on Lambos and Ferrari Co.

[@C.I...]

The PS2 version is fantastic as well. It still has the cockpit view, and it blows me away how the open world is still visible through the windows and moving around when you sit in the cars inside the dealerships. A bit annoying that manual gears aren't available, and a few cars and houses are missing, but a great version nonetheless. The PC version is great too- the increased detail and extra content is greatly appreciated. Not sure why or how they made the reflections move the wrong way along the car! Nice retrospective; not really sure why you think the concept of being attracted to women is "very early 2000s", though.

[@UltraViolet_Moses]

Who said anything about “being attracted to women”? All I said was that transporting supermodels in a racing game is a very 2000s concept