Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Reviews
Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown has shifted towards being just another racing game at its core. While the physics and car handling are solid, the game lacks deeper missions or objectives beyond driving and exploration. The lifestyle elements that once set the series apart have been sidelined, resulting in a more streamlined but visually impressive driving simulator. For fans who loved the blend of racing and life simulation in earlier titles, this change feels like a missed opportunity, leaving the experience somewhat hollow despite its strong foundation.
A pointless always online requirement, underwhelming car variety, and terrible progression system hinder what could have otherwise been a decent open-world racing game. I legitimately think that this can still be salvaged with a big fat update, removing some of these dated online requirements, rearranging the in-game economy, and reworking the visuals and GPU optimization to an acceptable degree. The gameplay itself is good, and the controls are actually decent. There is a foundation for something great in Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. It’s just buried under tons of glitches, pointless commercial decisions, and an undeniable amount of jank.
Test Drive Solar Crown turns out to be a huge wasted opportunity for the time being, due to the many problems it is plagued with and the lack of features that have characterized the TDU experience in the past. Still, KT Racing got the drivability and game world right, so the hope is that with good post-launch support, the rest will gradually improve.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown offers solid gameplay and a great setting but is ruined by severe technical issues and poor server performance.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
KT Racing is presenting its most ambitious project to date, but any and all good ideas fall by the wayside when it comes to technical quality and some decisions in the design of the progression.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is unfortunately not a successful return to the Test Drive series. Poor technical condition, huge grind and lack of innovation are the main elements of the “ big” return of this series. The only thing that saves Solar Crown from total failure is the pleasant driving model and the very well replicated map of Hong Kong. However, I am feeling hopeful that KT Racing will take matters into their own hands and start fixing the game as soon as possible, because to experience such problems with the Day One patch is no excuse.
Review in Polish | Read full review