The Crew Motorfest Reviews
The Crew: Motorfest is just that, a celebration of (almost) all things that have a motor. There are a ton of cars from dozens of manufactures, even a DeLorean which I am currently saving for. I am not a race guy, but I had a lot of fun with Motorfest, especially once I unlocked the vehicle switching. Being able to go from a car into a plane at the press of a button is dope, while I wish the developers had tuned the controls for all the vehicles instead of just focusing on the cars; I never had a real issue controlling the planes, boats or off-road vehicles. But if you are looking to catch some beautiful Hawaiian sun, drive some of the most beautiful cars you’ve ever seen, then The Crew Motorfest might be for you.
The game lacking an overall story did feel like a bit of a miss but each playlist having its own feel and narrator made it feel like it had something to offer outside of a racing sim. The game’s controls are fairly easy to utilize due to the layout being the traditional racing layout. The wide variety of vehicles and an amazing soundtrack really gave it an edge over other racers currently available.
The Crew Motorfest is by far the best in the series taking place in a beautiful, but small location. The racing game is better than average, but it still has some room for improvement. At times it feels like the game tries to do too much providing an overwhelming experience and for a racing game it feels like there is too much dialogue when participating in playlist events.
Despite its initial handholding and grindy formula encouraging you to use microtransactions, The Crew: Motorfest is still tons of fun to play when you ignore that and get to the actual body of racing, maximising the potential of a smaller open world for a fun, addictive arcade style racer that highlights the history of motorsport with a variety of engaging playlists that are never dull.
A fun arcade racer with lots of variety but one which often confuses and feels decent, rather than brilliant when moving at top speeds.
True to the motto "better a good copy than a bad one", The Crew Motorfest wants to take on the big flagship that has been giving us the best open-world arcade racers for years. Will the throne be shaken? At least a little bit. Because the game world, presentation, visuals, sound and vehicles are quite convincing and make a lot of fun in places. The arcade handling is very solid. Thus, we get a game that I had more fun with than expected. However, the game doesn't manage to outdo the big idol in any point. It does everything that Forza Horizon does quite well, but never as well as the original. Whether handling, scope, track design. FH is somehow always a tire ahead. That's not a bad thing, though, because even those who don't own a PC or Xbox get a good alternative. However, those who can call the aforementioned systems their own will probably have little reason to get away from Forza. Motorfest doesn't offer enough of its own identity and doesn't quite manage to capitalize on its USP (boats & planes).
Review in German | Read full review
The Crew Motorfest offers fun, fast-paced variety, all with a stunning aesthetic and excellent presentation. The always on component is disappointing, environment repetition becomes noticeable, and playlists disappearing is a shame, but this is such a brilliant game with so much content you can lose hours without even realising.
Motorfest is a real looker, at least when cruising between races when it’s possible to safely look at the surroundings. While it lacks some of Forza Horizon’s presentational flair, it at least reins in some of that game’s irritating excesses, such as showering you with cars and prizes at the end of every encounter as if you’ve won the lottery. The game’s ‘playlists’ neatly change up the environment, such as a series of Japanese events featuring night-time races bathed in a delicious blue neon glow. Its negatives are also the sins of Forza Horizon: excruciating banter from AI opponents, a vexatious AI sat-nav, and a pervading sense of automotive fetishisation that will test all but the most ardent petrolhead. But right now, these issues are baked into this relatively nascent genre, and The Crew Motorfest is a strong contender for the lead.
Bigger, better, prettier, and more fun. That's The Crew Motorfest in a nutshell, and the game is not just the best entry in the series, but also a respectable rival of Forza Horizon.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but when it comes to games, you have to bring some of your own improvements to the table. The Crew Motorfest is clearly trying to be very similar to its competition, but it can't help but fall short. In the many areas where its features are almost carbon copies, they aren't implemented as well and force the player into playing the game in an odd way between bouts of grinding for credits. In the areas where it tries new things, it barely commits to them and leaves them feeling like afterthoughts. If Forza Horizon could also be played on Sony hardware, The Crew Motorfest would have no reason to exist.
The Crew Motorfest provides plenty of fun arcade racing, though it does very little to break new ground for the genre. There's plenty to get your teeth into, but there are some annoying design decisions and a few technical issues that take the shine off it. Still, I can see it finding plenty of fans, particularly on PS5 where the only competition from a 'Horizon' game involves robotic dinosaurs.
The Crew Motorfest's biggest problem is that unlike the previous two titles in the series, it tries too hard to emulate an already flawless result.
Review in Greek | Read full review
The Crew Motorfest is a great addition to the franchise, but it's also a title that may disappoint some fans, especially those who have kept playing its predecessor for so long. While the game is packed with fun activities, the focus on multiplayer may make many unwilling to keep up with the ongoing evolution that will come in the coming months and years.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
While it does not bog down into the extreme levels of crafting and micromanagement that some racing Sims do; the game knows who its core audience is and presents a solid new entry in the series which should keep fans happy as will the likely abundance of upgrades coming in the future.
En termes de jouabilité, The Crew Motorfest est sans aucun doute l’opus le plus abouti de la franchise. La possibilité de modifier de nombreuses options permet aussi de rendre le jeu très accessible. Sans oublier le fait d’en apprendre un peu plus sur la région d’Hawaï sans devoir visionner des dizaines de cinématiques. L’archipel volcanique a été un excellent choix pour offrir aux joueurs une petite escale exotique. Cependant, le titre souffre encore des comparaisons avec son plus proche concurrent et devient très répétitif malgré son nouveau système de playlist. Le jeu s’adresse principalement à ceux à la recherche d’une expérience d’une difficulté modérée et qui ne veulent pas se prendre la tête.
Review in French | Read full review
With The Crew Motorfest, Ubisoft enters a competition which has some really big competitors. The Crew Motorfest is not perfect but with new additions such as Playlists it always feels fresh and fun to play. The Crew Motorfest takes the players to Hawaii which is beautiful and vibrant, and the cars, planes or bikes are created with great details.
Review in Persian | Read full review
The Crew Motorfest manages to be an incredibly entertaining racing sandbox experience, despite the expected presence of Ubisoft’s monetization and trademark sterility. While some questionable design choices drag the title’s overall quality down a notch, my time in digital Hawaii was largely a memorable and enjoyable one.
The Crew Motorfest is genuinely what the name suggests – a Festival celebrating motor vehicles. With insane graphics and detailed vehicles, every ride or race becomes a solid experience that stays with you. Having many custom-designed mainstream content and creators’ collaboration took us by surprise. But even after the main story, you get a brand new theme each week and the constantly rotating multiplayer races. The Upgrade parts may force you to grind more to win more.
The Crew Motorfest makes a smart choice by escaping the realism of the simulators in the market and betting on the almost oldschool experience of focusing on the fun with an arcade style that allows any public to dive into the open world and step on the gas. Despite the issues mentioned, it's a solid and honest experience most of the time and may challenge even the most competitive players or allow the casual ones to relax. The variety of races, styles, vehicles and playlists manages to keep the public entertained for dozens of hours in O'ahu without tiring out.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
As someone who is a fan of Forza Horizon and didn’t care a great deal for The Crew 2, this latest entry in The Crew certainly works for me. I’ve had a lot of fun driving around the island of Oahu, and the Hawaii setting is a great backdrop for all the racing this game contains. While maybe not the most original racer on the market, this approach for The Crew Motorfest makes for a better experience overall, and helps fill the void for AAA arcade racers this year.