Ride 5 Reviews
Ride 5 is a gorgeous game, and features tons of bikes and racing aids to help you become the best in the world through a deep career mode.
Ride 5 is more than just a step up from its predecessors. Showing clear ambitions, the game deserves the title when it is referred to as the Gran Turismo of motorcycle simulations. Make no mistake, while it draws inspiration, it's no mere imitation. Ride 5 is truly an exceptional beast, forging its own trail in the racing gaming world. Many bike racing games are out there, but Ride 5 stands tall among them. It doesn't just compete; it contends strongly as the best bike racing game this year. In the podium for the genre, Ride 5 revs its engine to be at the top. Whether you're a pro at motorbike games or a newbie eager to explore, Ride 5 welcomes you with open handlebars. It promises and delivers an unmatched virtual motorcycle racing experience. If you've been on the fence about which bike racing game to get, Ride 5 comes highly recommended. Strap on your virtual helmet and enjoy the ride!
I have to be honest, 3 years after the fourth episode I would have expected a more evolved fifth chapter and, instead, net of a decidedly more centered and engaging career, the competition against AI suffers from illogical behaviors that the player is forced to manage manually, while technically there is no current-gen quality leap that could be expected, without the ballast of a cross-gen development. At its best is always Ride, an almost unique game in the panorama of simulation racing and therefore a reference point for those looking for this specific type of experience. But here there is potential that goes far beyond the improvements expressed in this chapter, closer to those of an annual series than a triennial one.
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Ride 5 is not a huge, evolutionary leap from the last game in 2020. Instead, Ride 5 continues to refine and add depth, options, and polish to an already excellent racer. The continued lack of a thorough, step-by-step tutorial is puzzling. Ride 5 has options for inexperienced riders, but it’s clearly leaning hard into being an exacting motorcycle sim for fans of the sport.
While not perfect, RIDE 5 certainly has bags of potential. If you're willing to put in the time to get to grips with its punishingly realistic gameplay, then there's the reward of some truly exhilarating first person racing that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Ride 5 is yet another impressive offering from Milestone. By focusing on the current generation of hardware, the motorcycle racer isn’t held back and is able to live to its full potential.
RIDE 5 arrives to propose a new challenge on two wheels. A game that comes to delight everyone, from the most novices to the most experts, its wide collection of aids will allow even that person who has never touched a motorcycle game to have fun with this title. In addition, by disabling all these facilities, more experienced players will also have a good challenge on their hands.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Expected by many players after three years of waiting, Ride 5 may well disappoint with its low risk taking and its too great similarity to its predecessor.
Review in French | Read full review
Ride 5 is the first episode designed and developed for the consoles of the current generation: just a few kilometers on the track to appreciate the simulative cut and the commitment to accessibility (neural aids work).
Review in Italian | Read full review
Motorbike racing fans will no doubt enjoy the bulk of what RIDE 5 offers. It's an improvement visually with excellent haptic feedback for PS5 players, and quality racing simulations. However, it may be a bit harder to convince newcomers or players content with RIDE 4 to spend their hard-earned dollars on RIDE 5 without a more expansive or engaging career mode. RIDE 5 lacks the push in great modern sports games to create more value for the fans behind simply simulating the sport.
Ride 5 is not perfect, but it offers enjoyable in-game moments. We appreciate the work of the developers regarding the graphics, sound and animation. The graphics of the bikes is excellent and worthy of this generation of consoles. The soundscape is phenomenal. There is a good level of realism of the bikes and riders. The amount of tracks and bikes available is also excellent. Unfortunately, the driving model is not enough, it is imprecise, especially on the braking system, that makes some races really frustrating. A real shame for a title that, in our eyes, could really be the best of Milestone.
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RIDE 5 is as polished as they come with improvements in every way over its previous instalments, and the addition of a split screen mode is a brilliant feature! The learning curve may be steep but the gameplay is rich and rewarding for those with the stamina and patience to master the courses and each bike's respective handling.
Milestone Studios has once again been able to prove its competencies in the development of a motorcycle game with a proper policy, and the release of RIDE 5 has taken the quality of motorcycle games in the video game industry to a new level in some areas. RIDE 5 is effective, addictive, exciting and enjoyable.
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Newcomers will struggle to get started in Ride 5, but returning fans are in for a treat. Although the game doesn’t have much going for it outside of career mode, Ride 5 still produces a great hardcore racing experience.
If you ask me whether RIDE 5 is worth buying or not, I’d say (as usual): it depends. If you played all previous games in the series, and still can’t get enough after the last installment, then the answer must be positive. It’s the RIDE you know and love, just more refined than the last time around.
Ride 5 is a game that prides itself on its authentic portrayal of motorcycle racing. Much like real racing, you’re going to have to get some time on the track and really practice to steal first place from your competitors. This isn’t a problem, as each ride feels fun to control, with scenic tracks and intuitive mechanics that make it very forgiving to make a mistake. Just make sure you break out your controller if you’re playing this game on PC.
Ride 5 makes another small step into the right direction. The overall atmospheric career is a solid foundation, but also lacks additional production-value in its presentation. Ride 5 however does deliver on the track with very playable racing-gameplay, that not only challenges experienced players but also gives newcomers a chance to succeed.
Review in German | Read full review
RIDE 5 is a different proposal to enjoy the excitement of two wheels beyond the games dedicated to the official Dorna competition. The game has a wide variety of motorcycles, manufacturers and circuits that will not leave you indifferent, as well as a variety of modes so you don't get bored. All of this added to the physics and variable weather system, together with the different adjustments that we can make to the motorcycles, make RIDE 5 one of the most outstanding games in the motorcycle racing genre.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Ride 5 is an exhilarating ride, forgive the redundancy, once again a terrific motorcycle racing game for experts who are ready to throw away all the riding aids and dive deep into the raw and unforgiving experience. Casuals and arcade enthusiasts will have a difficult time finding the right spot to enjoy it and may not be pleased with the middle ground that it offers. Skilled players, on the other hand, should seriously reflect if it’s worth purchasing the new release given the few major improvements. Those who give in are bound to enjoy the multiplayer thrills and expansive career events, but be wary of the blatant AI limitations, still the weaker link in otherwise exciting bike races.
Although quite demanding in many aspects, Ride 5 is a good choice for everyone, motorbike lovers or not. With a huge variety of customizations, tracks and vehicles to choose from, all game modes become fun: career, championships and multiplayer, including online and local options. In addition, the game has good production and competent performance, great for racing on two wheels.
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