Hi everyone! Another reminder that I'll be attending ⭐PAX AUS⭐ as an OFFICAL CREATOR next month, October 11-13 at the Melbourne Entertainment & Convention Centre! Hope to see you all soon! 🎮🥳 - Spencer aus.paxsite.com/
@@rightbehindyou9398True. I thinks he kinda hit the needle in the toilet with this one, since I love the contrast of, over the top annoying, and slim down Gangsta-Rap, Casino, and some „Girls“ Club Music and Places being in the Game. Literally loved the presentation for being „Cheesy 11“.
This game almost isn't so much a racing game so much as a lifestyle simulator, and I think it achieves that well. I grew up playing this, one of my favorite games.
I’d wager the crew 1 and far cry 3 was the end of the Ubisoft “good story and effort “ if not before that as in definitely viewing them through tinted glasses
@@jamiedavinci1328 Back then there was nothing like it on the market, cruising around and discovering the dealerships and cars was such a vibe that I don't think anyone cared about the issues plus the review entirely ignored the biggest and most fun part of the game which is the online mode which can be brought back with pc mods
i love exploring each other's houses, play pretend, gamble, drive each other's cars etc. i can't believe i learnt gambling from TDU2 !!! i still miss the friends i met in that game.
@@k_kubes think solar crown now is the new benchmark for tdu going forward (if they care about beinging it fully back) on how much more of a horrible launch you can really have...
Did it, though? TDUSC still has better physics, far less corny voice lines and a far more reasonable and better scaled map. TDU2 had, and still has, *way* more issues.
Crazy how just yesterday I searched your channel for a TDU2 review and ended up watching your TDU review instead. I was quite surprised to see this in my subscriptions today!
That's the thing though with how annoying the NPC's are in execution, you can still sense that the developers really tried to add another layer to the sequels social aspects
The amount of technical issues you had is very surprising to me considering I played it a dozen times since it came out and I never had none of them, not even once
No mention of Ivory Tower and The Crew? While Eden Games *technically* continued, most of the people who actually worked on the TDU games formed Ivory Tower and went on to make the Crew games. A lot of the tech and underlying issues of TDU are still there ;p
No matter what others say here in the comments. I think TDU 1 and 2 are just as much fun today as they used to be. Sure, the handling takes a bit of getting used to. But you figure that out after a few races. But in terms of gameplay, the old TDU games are still some of the best games I have ever played.
@@benn87 Yeah it's one of the odd situations where it's a racing game and yet I always felt like the actual racing was the worst thing about it. Like to me the racing was simply a means for me to get money to buy the things I wanted in the game. When it comes to what I always loved about the games, I can still enjoy that as much as ever.
Pretty big exaggeration, it's pretty bug free in my experience. Besides the server issues, which actually haven't affected my gameplay in the 8 hours I've played so far, The core game is really good and glitch free In fact, TDU2 launch had the same problems with server issues PLUS massive amounts of bugs, many of which were never fixed.
@@EnyoTaiz what are you smoking? People's entire progress in the game are getting deleted randomly and the ps5 and xbox versions look like mobile games. I bought tdu 2 on launch, you're straight up lying lmao. It was nowhere near as bad as this.
@@SicSemperBeats played TDUSC for 30 hours since September 6 and have had no issues other than server problems and one meeting point/workshop refusing to stay discovered every time I reboot the game. Honestly it's been one of the more polished racing games to come out recently, although I am on PC so it may be different
@@SicSemperBeatsI owned tdu2 on PC and Xbox. Launch was as bad as solar crowns if not worse. The servers were down more often than not. The casino didn't work half the time. Despite having an open beta Atari had an awful launch.
And yes, just like said previously, these server issues were never fixed in TDU2s entire life. Random disconnects from servers, couldn't cruise together. People need to look beyond the nostalgia that the game had.
So many memories with this game good... and bad especially with the crappy NPC characters lol but the driving was always great fun! Great review Spenny!
It was already outdated as soon as he uploaded the video to RUclips. This is a video right before TD:SC released I am sure of it, that launch is a fucking disaster!
I was LITERALLY just checking out the channel thinking when you're going to upload next since it's been a month since the last review and you come out with one of my favorite games ever? How dare you!
I've honestly never played this one but I played TDU. It was one of the best racing games I've ever played because I felt like I was actually earning my cars rather than just unlocking them. And the fact that I had to buy more homes just to store them made the racist much more important, even if it was something so simple. And then you add that on to the vast amount of cars they had and the enormous map that was an entire island of hawaii. Timeless game. Even though the crew would have the entire us map, something still is missing from it and I don't know what it is exactly. But no other racing game has really matched that open World style for me
If Eden Games had an extra year of development, and more focus on quality over quality, this would've been a perfect game, and a perfect evolution of the first game.
I think the nostalgia has really tainted the perception of this game unfortunately. I loved this game, but it had so many issues, random difficulty scales (A3 License anyone?) and the world still feels relatively empty. The houses and cars are still amazing and unique, but this game needs a remaster on some of its lesser qualities.
yeah except for when you get "daddy was a dj" and "bang bang bang" playing on both radios at the same time, i just have to turn it off when that happens
I don't recall ever encountering bugs etc in tdu2 apart from crashing in a cutsceen and some road cars npc disappearing.... I 100% this game and never had my safefile corrupted on the 360. The game and safefile outlived my 3 360s.
love the game to bits. i love exploring each other's houses, play pretend, gamble, drive each other's cars etc. i can't believe i learnt gambling from TDU2 !!! i still miss the friends i met in that game.
I always felt very conflicted about this game. It nailed the island cruising experience but actual racing and progression wasn't enjoyable almost at all. And what in the world was that livery system? Why can you only customize the current top layer and why are there no values anywhere telling what its size, width and angle are let alone the coordinates?!
I've got TDU2 on ps3 but I've never played it, I loved the first TDU they nailed the atmosphere I love the music and all the sound effects are really nostalgic. Can't believe it's been 18 years
Really glad I stumbled across this channel. Love the content, especially the racing game reviews. It'd be cool if you could review a few more games like the older test drives (like 5 and 6), the rollcage games and even some one hit wonder games like Re Volt and Demolition Racer (PS1). I realize that most of those games are older PS1 games but if you could manage to track them down and play them, it'd be neat to see them reviewed on this channel. Keep up all the great work.
Thank you for reviewing TDU2. I used to love this game, but I should admit the character models look sort of uncanny at times. This came out the same year as Driver SF, and the character models of that one make these look like animatronics. Still, nostalgic game.
I remember I had to pick 2 games when I first grabbed my 360 Moh 2010 and TD2U because it fit my budget lol . This was 2011 I will never forget the Intro to TD2U, everything felt elegant and true to cars. I was late to my 7th grade class waking up early to drive 8 miles for 30 min to get my destination in the fast back ahhh the memories.
Great timing with the review. I was looking at getting SC and saw so much negative feedback and got nostalgic for the old games. I figured ColourShed has to have a TDU2 review and watched it 7 days after posting! Love your videos 👍
It has a better launch than TDU2 and an actual decent driving model. Even The Crew 2 is better than TDU2 in a lot of ways. ~TDU2 player that was there at launch month and bought dlc for it (THAT'S INACCESSIBLE NOW BTW)
@@TheFurryInShambles While I absolutely agree, that the driving model is definitely better and more satisfying in Solar Crown, I think it would be sensible to expect a TDU game to finally have a proper launch after 11 years, instead of them shooting themselves in the foot yet again. Back then I would think that maybe the player influx was unexpected, the server costs would be too high to risk allocating lots of them for launch day and so on - now it's just unacceptable with how the tech evolved and how much more money corporations have now. I really hope that TDU:SC will have it's redemption arc before it will get proclaimed dead or before it loses most of the players ☹
@@MilesFox92 Yeah, I would agree it should have had a better launch from the jump, but these are the same, not anymore, official WRC devs we are talking about. They solely focused on rally games and were handling a gigantic project that they stupidly told themselves will outdo the past TDU games, but that's what screwed them and handicapped the game right now, doing the same crap Eden Games did when all they had to do was make a damn copy of Midnight Club with TDU elements.
Excellent video my man! Perfect timing i was just looking out for this. Keep the great content up my man!❤ sending much love from here in florida. Your my favorite game review youtuber!
I really loved how you could roll the window down, and the way cars and driving could feel very simulationi at times, and sound of the engine was so much more raw with windows down
@@PointNemo9 the cars mostly feel to heavy like they're almost scraping the ground with any proper suspension, I still adore both games though, the first one is definitely still better in many ways but tdu 2 builds upon that atmosphere of just driving away into the sunset
Yeah But obtaining it is near damned impossible now with the online servers down Unless your on PC And You use a modded save game otherwise to get that car on console is impossible sadly
I only played test drive unlimited one, and did not have xbox live at the time. Never got to experience it with others and see its full potential but I had a good time.
my biggest gripe about this game is the voice acting. Absolutely horrendous. But the cool thing about the TDU series was actually the use of car dealership and being able to walk & interact with the vehicles etc before purchase, I always thought was pretty cool lol
Just got tdu 2 in the mail along with the first tdu yesterday, played the first on earlier and the handling feels kinda real, despite I've both a couple years back before I sold them but imma enjoy I'm for a while
I Actually replay TDU2 via TDU world, and oh boy what a souvenir !! They did a great job with server online working, high polymere cars, the physics eis lightly redone. Master piece for a 13 YO game
Yeah, the way this reviewer should've played and reviewed the game, because that's closer to the intended experience than his buggy offline xbox 360 version. TDU2 was always intended to be played online.
I started replaying TDU2 again like a few days ago. I got the unofficial patch mod that fixes a lot of the bugs and adds a bunch of new cars. The one and only inescapable bug I have is the very well documented map freezing bug. It's due to the game's rendering conflicting with newer gen graphics cards. There is a solution mod but I've read that it can reduce performance. What I've opted to do instead is to use the hotkey combo to reboot the rendering and that fixes it for a while and I don't have to close the game at all. Now with that whole yap sesh out of the way I genuinely fell in love with this game all over again. I used to play on hardcore but this time I stayed on full assist and that combined with the handling tweaks from the unofficial patch makes for a really fun driving experience. Just today I was driving a Subaru WRX on some dirt roads on the upper part of Ibiza and that was honestly the most fun I've had in a racing game in like years. And that is not for lack of trying, I played a bit of motorfest and unbound but the progression in those games and just other racing games after like 2010-15 in general (bar nfs heat and 2015) has never kept me interested for longer than like 2-4 hours. But when I play TDU2, or TDU1 for that matter, I can just sit there playing for hours banging out championship after championship or grinding to get that next supercar. I remember back when TDUsc was announced and I was super excited waiting for years to finally have a full TDU experience (I never got to play TDU2 online). But they completely missed the mark in my opinion and I'm genuinely kinda pissed at them. I was expecting a TDU2 with a different shinier map and what we got is more like island forza horizon if the car list was abysmal, with no houses, dealerships that look like futuristic space station hubs and tuning shops got consolidated into just another hub and clothing stores just missed the vibe as well. From what little I played of the demo the leveling and progression felt awful and the fact that cars are locked to levels is so bad. And what is up with the pricing? The handling was ok (coming from TDU2) and the map looks great, the cars have very high detail. But that's about all I can give it. It feels like a glorified tech demo to show off some high detail cars and grass. I completely forgot to talk about the season pass. WHY THE FUCK IS THERE ONE?! Who decided racing games needed a season pass? Keep it for shitty FPS games. That shit feels empty and super out of place in a racing game. Like cool I got a sticker or rim or some clothing item or a fucking emote that you removed from the main list just so you could put it in the pass. Utter fucking bullshit. And all that just to have a mediocre undesirable car at the end. I feel like this is why a lot of people (myself included) loved NFS Heat so much. It kept things simple in a genre plagued by these shitty systems. Maybe killing it's support early was a blessing in disguise?
Damn ok I went on one hell of a yap session (yap journey) there. I'm just dissatisfied with the racing game genre in general. You know it's bad when I have to play at minimum a five year old game (usually 10-20 atp) to have any fun.
This brought back so much nostalgia… and reminders of the headaches this game caused! Solar Crown has been an overall good experience so far; There’s room for improvement but great bones overall. Can’t wait to watch your review of that!
wow, your issues... i never had any of them and i have this game on ps3 and PC played both through many times, but for me its the best racing game to date
No matter what others say here in the comments. I think TDU 1 and 2 are just as much fun today as they used to be. Sure, the handling takes a bit of getting used to. But you figure that out after a few races. But in terms of gameplay, the old TDU games are still some of the best games I have ever played.
I remember playing TDU1 and hating so much the racing part that I ended just cruising for hours instead of racing. It was ground breaking to have a virtual vacation in a game. However, TDU2 never got me that much because the novelty wore off and the cringe NPCs, bad physics and bugs were too much to tolerate at this point.
Against the background of this content, it would be interesting to see your opinion about TDU World - the guys did a great job on the Test Drive Unlimited 2 project. Updated the physics, opened the DLC and even launched a server for the PS3 version!
Your timing is impeccable, not a day later than 15 years! Just as the long-awaited sequel releases 😂 PS. This is one of my favorite racing games of all time. It is definitely one of the major factors that contributed to me being a car obsessed person.
An absolute masterpiece! I love everything about it except the car physics. I started playing it 2 years ago with the Project Paradise 2 mod, and I'm still loving it!
I liked the game a lot. It's one of the few games I come back once in a while. For me it's the islands, just taking my favorite car for a drive and because the map is so big it feels like a road trip, I like it kind of for the reason I like Euro truck simulator
Great review, Spencer. I still prefer the first game though. And now, in 2024, we finally have TDU Solar Crown (TDU 3) which may be good, or it could be terrible, which will most likely be the case. Keep up the great work.
I'm glad (and sorry) that I'm not the only one that had a save file corruption in this game... although mine came after I had completed everything on Ibiza 100% - even including discovering every road... Great review!
I really, really loved this game. Unconditionally. I could never play it online or purchase the DLCs and I got it when the servers were already down. All that love aside, I hated the handling of some of the cars as they just spun out of control. The social aspect of the game and the incentive of trying to be a social character in this game always appealed to me and I can see how Forza Horizon and The Crew games were trying to sort of emulate that feeling.
Hello racing fans, I just felt like giving a short review of Test Drive Solar Crown: I enjoy the game for what it is. The vehicles are beautifully modeled, the maps are large and full of life, and the graphics are awesome too. The sense of speed is also fantastic - try racing down the highways of HK or waterfront of Ibiza! I also enjoy the return of FRIM and walking around - the latter provides you with the opportunity to interact with other players. In conclusion, Solar Crown obviously isn’t perfect, although it should prove to be a worthy addition to your collection as well as a nostalgic thrill ride. Grab it perhaps on sale and enjoy the ride.
I'm so glad to see that eden was able to bounce back after the great atari crash of the late 00's. i'll definitively pick up gear club on switch later.
You see TDU too much as a racing game rather than a "lifestyle" game and satyrical of the golden youth of the early 2000's And most problems you had were related to your hardware, it was very nice and smooth on PC
I would drive my red TTs Roadstar on the coast and just drive slowly. I would wait until sunset put on Hariba Radio and just chill. Then my friend would come on and we would go on wee road trips. We would go to The Casino. Then race together. Made friends with this random man from Finland. Then my pals charecter got plastic surgery and since the game makes your face all wrapped I took photos of him and put them in every slot in my in game house. I know thus games not perfect. But this game was just so freeing to me back in the days. Just mostly because me and that friend don't speak to eachother anymore. Just grew apart.
I missed out on the TDU games. But I have somewhat redeemed myself in a game that also takes place on the island of Hawaii. It's just a more modern game, that game being the crew motorfest
For anyone interested, there is a way for you to play test drive unlimited 2 on pc online with others called project paradise, there is also tdu world but that has community modded cars in it.
As someone who grew up with TDU 2 and is still playing it to this day, i can understand where you are coming from. This game is far from perfect, but it achieved some things that new games still can't, it was ahead of it's time. I think it's very important to call this game a driving game rather than a racing game. Yes, racing was part of it, but it wasn't the focus. Even then, the variety in races was cool - speed traps, speed challenges in addition to the usual races and time trials mixed things up. Only the eliminator was quite boring and repetitive. Plus the side quests are kinda fun and casual, you can't take them too seriously (like the story). Also, stalking that car falls under the bro code since his gf is cheating on him xD I think you missed out a bit on the progression and how rewarding it is. It really needs some time until you can afford a super car for example, and it feels that much more rewarding when you get your dream car. The same can be said for houses, there is just nothing like buying the Yacht after you completed the story line (cause most likely only then can you afford it) or a villa in the mountains. Your experience was compromised by the lack of online functionality, with PC online mods (as you mentioned) like Project Paradise 2 you can do multiplayer races, use the casino, join clubs, use the Community Racing Centre to upload and drive custom player races, invite others to your house, be a passenger in someone else's car, and most importantly, cruise on a huge map with up to 8 players at the same time - which is honestly the best thing you can do in this game. Sounds boring, but there is nothing like it. Not to forget that you can open and close your roof, windows and use turn signals which is especially nice when cruising. Also, how dare you not mention the car wash xD In summary, maybe you'll get to try out the game online on PC. It's still quite active and getting 20-30 players per day.
1st playthrough i played with sport assists, by the time i reached A5 i went to hardcore mode in oder to powerslide better in awd cars... AWD IS THE KING WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, heed my warning rwd is a nightmare unless on full assists
the real tdu magic vibe is this, tdu was the goat and original, but tdu2 was phenomenal, minus the aweful handling of course, the music, the environment and open world to explore, the npc characters
Worst part of it the introduction of offroads. TDU 1 was about long drives. In this game when you decide to start from north Oahu with you Ferrari, setting your gps to south Oahu, it will take you through dirt roads to get there. And guess what? All the asphalt vehicles speed ia maxed out about 50 60 mph. So on most of your journey you will slug around. It will always baffle me how could they implemented that idea so horribly...
TDU was one one my favourite games on PSP. Never got around to playing number 2 .. don’t think Ferraris where in number 1 ? :( Keen as for a Juiced review! Played so much of that on PS2
I downloaded it yesterday of my steam. After some fafing with unoficial patches (otherwise, the game runs at 11fps). It was a good nostalgia trip. But the shaky camera gave me motion sickness. Definitely did not hit as hard as when I first played it. (Id be down for a remaster with better optimisation. But given how sh#( the new game is. Its unlikely)
From the PS3 version I remember the final patch messed with camera motion as you accelerate, it made both cockpit and chase cams much worse :( Idk if there's a mod to stop it
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Hi everyone! Another reminder that I'll be attending ⭐PAX AUS⭐ as an OFFICAL CREATOR next month, October 11-13 at the Melbourne Entertainment & Convention Centre! Hope to see you all soon! 🎮🥳
- Spencer
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man we missed you so much any plans to play rfactor series
I cant stand the physics of tdu2. But the atmosphere of this title is still a masterpiece
What, you don't like your car getting yeeted into the sky because you took a little jump on a straight asphalt road with minimal elevation lol
Same physics are soo ass i just cant keep playing after buying my first car
We all feel you bro
Yeah the physics haven't aged too well but they are still enjoyable if you adjust the controls well.
I was surprised when i first played it because honestly...somehow TDU1 PSP version has better physics in terms of "feel".
I love the 'tail' missions that always end with your passenger leaving heartbroken, and your avatar just waves him off with a huge smile on his face 🤣
😂😂😂 Yeah, like always happy to help, buddy)))
Well at least you have a sense of humor, unlike this reviewer
@@rightbehindyou9398True. I thinks he kinda hit the needle in the toilet with this one, since I love the contrast of, over the top annoying, and slim down Gangsta-Rap, Casino, and some „Girls“ Club Music and Places being in the Game. Literally loved the presentation for being „Cheesy 11“.
Its funny how broken launches are a TDU tradition.
TDU2 launched with non working servers and saving bugs, and TDUSC launched with server issues
Sc launched with an empty game
This game almost isn't so much a racing game so much as a lifestyle simulator, and I think it achieves that well. I grew up playing this, one of my favorite games.
Of course that's what I want today the tdu2 life simulator and not having to choose the tdsolar crown garbage
A douchebag lifestyle simulator? Just watch the Kardashians.
yup... that's a certified The Crew moment
given that Ubisoft Ivory Tower was formed by some past employees of Eden Games after the release of TDU1
I’d wager the crew 1 and far cry 3 was the end of the Ubisoft “good story and effort “ if not before that as in definitely viewing them through tinted glasses
Glad this has been posted, it might finally distract the Wilder brothers from arguing with Stuart
😂😂😂, yet the Wilder brothers are squabbling with Stuart again!)))
@ilon7799 the pressure of the competition is really starting to show!! 😂
Man this game was such a good time back in the day. Good memories. Good escape game
Review: "TDU2 is an absolute mess of a game that was behind the times even at launch"
Viewers: "Ah yes, good memories"
@@jamiedavinci1328 I mean, experiencing it now is different than experiencing it when it came out.
@@jamiedavinci1328 Back then there was nothing like it on the market, cruising around and discovering the dealerships and cars was such a vibe that I don't think anyone cared about the issues plus the review entirely ignored the biggest and most fun part of the game which is the online mode which can be brought back with pc mods
i love exploring each other's houses, play pretend, gamble, drive each other's cars etc. i can't believe i learnt gambling from TDU2 !!!
i still miss the friends i met in that game.
18:09
Oh boy... I know this review was made wayy in advance but this definitly aged like milk 😂
At least they are keeping faithful to TDU having more broken launches as the series progresses lol
@k_kubes that line gave me a good chuckle
@@k_kubes think solar crown now is the new benchmark for tdu going forward (if they care about beinging it fully back) on how much more of a horrible launch you can really have...
Did it, though? TDUSC still has better physics, far less corny voice lines and a far more reasonable and better scaled map. TDU2 had, and still has, *way* more issues.
I mean, the online part was mainly why TDUSC was broken and they fixed it quickly. TDU2 is broken till date.
I used to really love this game back in 2011
I still have some of the songs from the radio stations on my playlist on Spotify
That's incredible considering it came out in 2011
Gravity Won't Win and Fader are legit bangers!
@@eternalreturnal 2011* my bad 😅
@@eternalreturnal"incredible" lol
Crazy how just yesterday I searched your channel for a TDU2 review and ended up watching your TDU review instead. I was quite surprised to see this in my subscriptions today!
That's the thing though with how annoying the NPC's are in execution, you can still sense that the developers really tried to add another layer to the sequels social aspects
It was originally an online focused game, but luckily they made it playable offline.
The amount of technical issues you had is very surprising to me considering I played it a dozen times since it came out and I never had none of them, not even once
I wonder if the Wilder Brothers are still squabbling with Stuart
HAHAHAHAHAHA
No mention of Ivory Tower and The Crew?
While Eden Games *technically* continued, most of the people who actually worked on the TDU games formed Ivory Tower and went on to make the Crew games. A lot of the tech and underlying issues of TDU are still there ;p
One of my favourite race games ever made!
Same. Even after playing far more sophisticated games, I can still go back to the first two TDU titles and have a blast just cruising around.
No matter what others say here in the comments. I think TDU 1 and 2 are just as much fun today as they used to be. Sure, the handling takes a bit of getting used to. But you figure that out after a few races. But in terms of gameplay, the old TDU games are still some of the best games I have ever played.
@@benn87 Yeah it's one of the odd situations where it's a racing game and yet I always felt like the actual racing was the worst thing about it. Like to me the racing was simply a means for me to get money to buy the things I wanted in the game. When it comes to what I always loved about the games, I can still enjoy that as much as ever.
Tip: If you want to fix your save getting corrupted (XBOX ONLY) you need to download the title updates, PS3/PC are saved from this bug
Luckily, it never happened again after that, it was still hard to relax about it every time I boot up the game though, haha
Holy cow you ate your words about Solar Crown's release. Probably the worst launch state of a game of all time
Pretty big exaggeration, it's pretty bug free in my experience. Besides the server issues, which actually haven't affected my gameplay in the 8 hours I've played so far, The core game is really good and glitch free
In fact, TDU2 launch had the same problems with server issues PLUS massive amounts of bugs, many of which were never fixed.
@@EnyoTaiz what are you smoking? People's entire progress in the game are getting deleted randomly and the ps5 and xbox versions look like mobile games. I bought tdu 2 on launch, you're straight up lying lmao. It was nowhere near as bad as this.
@@SicSemperBeats played TDUSC for 30 hours since September 6 and have had no issues other than server problems and one meeting point/workshop refusing to stay discovered every time I reboot the game. Honestly it's been one of the more polished racing games to come out recently, although I am on PC so it may be different
@@SicSemperBeatsI owned tdu2 on PC and Xbox. Launch was as bad as solar crowns if not worse. The servers were down more often than not. The casino didn't work half the time. Despite having an open beta Atari had an awful launch.
And yes, just like said previously, these server issues were never fixed in TDU2s entire life. Random disconnects from servers, couldn't cruise together. People need to look beyond the nostalgia that the game had.
So many memories with this game good... and bad especially with the crappy NPC characters lol but the driving was always great fun! Great review Spenny!
Yeah the characters are awful but luckily it quickly becomes a small part of the game, it's at it's worst early in the game.
@@mrjohnnykI dunno know) It’s just funny to listen what they saying!
One of my all time favorite racing games.
18:07 Aged like milk, even though this was uploaded well after the fact.
It was already outdated as soon as he uploaded the video to RUclips. This is a video right before TD:SC released I am sure of it, that launch is a fucking disaster!
I watch all ColourShed videos. Your stuff is phenomenal mate. Also, what a classic! I remember playing this on the 360 for hours and hours.
I was LITERALLY just checking out the channel thinking when you're going to upload next since it's been a month since the last review and you come out with one of my favorite games ever? How dare you!
I've honestly never played this one but I played TDU. It was one of the best racing games I've ever played because I felt like I was actually earning my cars rather than just unlocking them. And the fact that I had to buy more homes just to store them made the racist much more important, even if it was something so simple. And then you add that on to the vast amount of cars they had and the enormous map that was an entire island of hawaii. Timeless game. Even though the crew would have the entire us map, something still is missing from it and I don't know what it is exactly. But no other racing game has really matched that open World style for me
If Eden Games had an extra year of development, and more focus on quality over quality, this would've been a perfect game, and a perfect evolution of the first game.
I think the nostalgia has really tainted the perception of this game unfortunately. I loved this game, but it had so many issues, random difficulty scales (A3 License anyone?) and the world still feels relatively empty. The houses and cars are still amazing and unique, but this game needs a remaster on some of its lesser qualities.
A remaster of TDU 2 would sell much better than TDU Solar Crown
Let's not forget the awesome soundtrack
yeah except for when you get "daddy was a dj" and "bang bang bang" playing on both radios at the same time, i just have to turn it off when that happens
I don't recall ever encountering bugs etc in tdu2 apart from crashing in a cutsceen and some road cars npc disappearing....
I 100% this game and never had my safefile corrupted on the 360. The game and safefile outlived my 3 360s.
love the game to bits. i love exploring each other's houses, play pretend, gamble, drive each other's cars etc. i can't believe i learnt gambling from TDU2 !!!
i still miss the friends i met in that game.
I always felt very conflicted about this game. It nailed the island cruising experience but actual racing and progression wasn't enjoyable almost at all. And what in the world was that livery system? Why can you only customize the current top layer and why are there no values anywhere telling what its size, width and angle are let alone the coordinates?!
I've got TDU2 on ps3 but I've never played it, I loved the first TDU they nailed the atmosphere I love the music and all the sound effects are really nostalgic. Can't believe it's been 18 years
Really glad I stumbled across this channel. Love the content, especially the racing game reviews. It'd be cool if you could review a few more games like the older test drives (like 5 and 6), the rollcage games and even some one hit wonder games like Re Volt and Demolition Racer (PS1). I realize that most of those games are older PS1 games but if you could manage to track them down and play them, it'd be neat to see them reviewed on this channel. Keep up all the great work.
Honestly the best game reviewer how you don’t have a million subscribers is criminal
Thank you for reviewing TDU2.
I used to love this game, but I should admit the character models look sort of uncanny at times. This came out the same year as Driver SF, and the character models of that one make these look like animatronics. Still, nostalgic game.
I remember I had to pick 2 games when I first grabbed my 360 Moh 2010 and TD2U because it fit my budget lol . This was 2011 I will never forget the Intro to TD2U, everything felt elegant and true to cars. I was late to my 7th grade class waking up early to drive 8 miles for 30 min to get my destination in the fast back ahhh the memories.
Great timing with the review. I was looking at getting SC and saw so much negative feedback and got nostalgic for the old games. I figured ColourShed has to have a TDU2 review and watched it 7 days after posting! Love your videos 👍
The atmosphere and feeling of TDU2 and TDU1 are unmatched. It's sad that SC dropped the ball so hard
It has a better launch than TDU2 and an actual decent driving model. Even The Crew 2 is better than TDU2 in a lot of ways. ~TDU2 player that was there at launch month and bought dlc for it (THAT'S INACCESSIBLE NOW BTW)
@@TheFurryInShambles While I absolutely agree, that the driving model is definitely better and more satisfying in Solar Crown, I think it would be sensible to expect a TDU game to finally have a proper launch after 11 years, instead of them shooting themselves in the foot yet again. Back then I would think that maybe the player influx was unexpected, the server costs would be too high to risk allocating lots of them for launch day and so on - now it's just unacceptable with how the tech evolved and how much more money corporations have now. I really hope that TDU:SC will have it's redemption arc before it will get proclaimed dead or before it loses most of the players ☹
@@MilesFox92 Yeah, I would agree it should have had a better launch from the jump, but these are the same, not anymore, official WRC devs we are talking about. They solely focused on rally games and were handling a gigantic project that they stupidly told themselves will outdo the past TDU games, but that's what screwed them and handicapped the game right now, doing the same crap Eden Games did when all they had to do was make a damn copy of Midnight Club with TDU elements.
Let SC cook, it will get there
Excellent video my man! Perfect timing i was just looking out for this. Keep the great content up my man!❤ sending much love from here in florida. Your my favorite game review youtuber!
I really loved how you could roll the window down, and the way cars and driving could feel very simulationi at times, and sound of the engine was so much more raw with windows down
Can't wait for your Solar Crown review in 2050
Oh wow, this was one of my first games on the PS3.
The TDU games blew my mind, all that road to drive around was something I never experienced before
I loved TDU & TDU2 on PC. I agree with your thoughts on the cars feeling like they have concrete in them. Great games and the MP was awesome.
I don't understand what he means by having concrete in them
@@PointNemo9 the cars mostly feel to heavy like they're almost scraping the ground with any proper suspension, I still adore both games though, the first one is definitely still better in many ways but tdu 2 builds upon that atmosphere of just driving away into the sunset
If you're still playing tdu2 on PC could you tell me how to play it in 2024? I'm having some problems
The only game featuring the Wiesmann MF3. One of, if not the coolest car of all time.
Yeah But obtaining it is near damned impossible now with the online servers down Unless your on PC And You use a modded save game otherwise to get that car on console is impossible sadly
I only played test drive unlimited one, and did not have xbox live at the time. Never got to experience it with others and see its full potential but I had a good time.
I did not expect a Tool reference 14:51 😂😂
my biggest gripe about this game is the voice acting. Absolutely horrendous.
But the cool thing about the TDU series was actually the use of car dealership and being able to walk & interact with the vehicles etc before purchase, I always thought was pretty cool lol
This is the driving game that I've spent the most time with. It's not only a driving game but also a lifestyle simulator.
Been waiting for this review for so long!
Just got tdu 2 in the mail along with the first tdu yesterday, played the first on earlier and the handling feels kinda real, despite I've both a couple years back before I sold them but imma enjoy I'm for a while
I Actually replay TDU2 via TDU world, and oh boy what a souvenir !! They did a great job with server online working, high polymere cars, the physics eis lightly redone. Master piece for a 13 YO game
Great game, bought it , don't regreat it at all!
I still play this game to this day lol
Glad that community servers for pc exist for this game such a gem game.
Agreed
Yeah, the way this reviewer should've played and reviewed the game, because that's closer to the intended experience than his buggy offline xbox 360 version. TDU2 was always intended to be played online.
I started replaying TDU2 again like a few days ago. I got the unofficial patch mod that fixes a lot of the bugs and adds a bunch of new cars.
The one and only inescapable bug I have is the very well documented map freezing bug. It's due to the game's rendering conflicting with newer gen graphics cards. There is a solution mod but I've read that it can reduce performance. What I've opted to do instead is to use the hotkey combo to reboot the rendering and that fixes it for a while and I don't have to close the game at all.
Now with that whole yap sesh out of the way I genuinely fell in love with this game all over again. I used to play on hardcore but this time I stayed on full assist and that combined with the handling tweaks from the unofficial patch makes for a really fun driving experience. Just today I was driving a Subaru WRX on some dirt roads on the upper part of Ibiza and that was honestly the most fun I've had in a racing game in like years.
And that is not for lack of trying, I played a bit of motorfest and unbound but the progression in those games and just other racing games after like 2010-15 in general (bar nfs heat and 2015) has never kept me interested for longer than like 2-4 hours. But when I play TDU2, or TDU1 for that matter, I can just sit there playing for hours banging out championship after championship or grinding to get that next supercar.
I remember back when TDUsc was announced and I was super excited waiting for years to finally have a full TDU experience (I never got to play TDU2 online). But they completely missed the mark in my opinion and I'm genuinely kinda pissed at them.
I was expecting a TDU2 with a different shinier map and what we got is more like island forza horizon if the car list was abysmal, with no houses, dealerships that look like futuristic space station hubs and tuning shops got consolidated into just another hub and clothing stores just missed the vibe as well. From what little I played of the demo the leveling and progression felt awful and the fact that cars are locked to levels is so bad. And what is up with the pricing? The handling was ok (coming from TDU2) and the map looks great, the cars have very high detail. But that's about all I can give it. It feels like a glorified tech demo to show off some high detail cars and grass.
I completely forgot to talk about the season pass. WHY THE FUCK IS THERE ONE?! Who decided racing games needed a season pass? Keep it for shitty FPS games. That shit feels empty and super out of place in a racing game. Like cool I got a sticker or rim or some clothing item or a fucking emote that you removed from the main list just so you could put it in the pass. Utter fucking bullshit. And all that just to have a mediocre undesirable car at the end.
I feel like this is why a lot of people (myself included) loved NFS Heat so much. It kept things simple in a genre plagued by these shitty systems. Maybe killing it's support early was a blessing in disguise?
Damn ok I went on one hell of a yap session (yap journey) there. I'm just dissatisfied with the racing game genre in general. You know it's bad when I have to play at minimum a five year old game (usually 10-20 atp) to have any fun.
So how was Solar Crown on launch?
Well... It was an absolute fucking disaster.
Would love to play this again what an amazing game ❤
This brought back so much nostalgia… and reminders of the headaches this game caused! Solar Crown has been an overall good experience so far; There’s room for improvement but great bones overall. Can’t wait to watch your review of that!
You're an inspiration and we highly appreciate the work you do! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
wow, your issues... i never had any of them and i have this game on ps3 and PC played both through many times, but for me its the best racing game to date
could be down to the disk
No matter what others say here in the comments. I think TDU 1 and 2 are just as much fun today as they used to be. Sure, the handling takes a bit of getting used to. But you figure that out after a few races. But in terms of gameplay, the old TDU games are still some of the best games I have ever played.
I remember playing TDU1 and hating so much the racing part that I ended just cruising for hours instead of racing. It was ground breaking to have a virtual vacation in a game.
However, TDU2 never got me that much because the novelty wore off and the cringe NPCs, bad physics and bugs were too much to tolerate at this point.
TDU2 has never been a racing game. It was a vibe, a rich kid simulator.
12:37, i forgot police used sports cars as well
TDU 2 was awesome! This game is the sole reason I own an ML63 AMG. So sad to see what they have done to this series now.
Against the background of this content, it would be interesting to see your opinion about TDU World - the guys did a great job on the Test Drive Unlimited 2 project. Updated the physics, opened the DLC and even launched a server for the PS3 version!
Thanks for this buddy, I'm gonna enjoy watching this over some breakfast.
Your timing is impeccable, not a day later than 15 years! Just as the long-awaited sequel releases 😂
PS. This is one of my favorite racing games of all time. It is definitely one of the major factors that contributed to me being a car obsessed person.
An absolute masterpiece! I love everything about it except the car physics.
I started playing it 2 years ago with the Project Paradise 2 mod, and I'm still loving it!
I remember this game being really hard
It took me more than 10 tries to complete some of the license challenges and the races
I liked the game a lot. It's one of the few games I come back once in a while. For me it's the islands, just taking my favorite car for a drive and because the map is so big it feels like a road trip, I like it kind of for the reason I like Euro truck simulator
It had like 30 real minutes race across the island, just like in recent The Crew Motorfest
Great review, Spencer. I still prefer the first game though. And now, in 2024, we finally have TDU Solar Crown (TDU 3) which may be good, or it could be terrible, which will most likely be the case.
Keep up the great work.
I'm glad (and sorry) that I'm not the only one that had a save file corruption in this game... although mine came after I had completed everything on Ibiza 100% - even including discovering every road...
Great review!
Really interesting video
I really, really loved this game. Unconditionally. I could never play it online or purchase the DLCs and I got it when the servers were already down. All that love aside, I hated the handling of some of the cars as they just spun out of control. The social aspect of the game and the incentive of trying to be a social character in this game always appealed to me and I can see how Forza Horizon and The Crew games were trying to sort of emulate that feeling.
Man the goofy music gave TDU2 so unique
Hello racing fans, I just felt like giving a short review of Test Drive Solar Crown:
I enjoy the game for what it is. The vehicles are beautifully modeled, the maps are large and full of life, and the graphics are awesome too. The sense of speed is also fantastic - try racing down the highways of HK or waterfront of Ibiza!
I also enjoy the return of FRIM and walking around - the latter provides you with the opportunity to interact with other players.
In conclusion, Solar Crown obviously isn’t perfect, although it should prove to be a worthy addition to your collection as well as a nostalgic thrill ride. Grab it perhaps on sale and enjoy the ride.
I'm so glad to see that eden was able to bounce back after the great atari crash of the late 00's. i'll definitively pick up gear club on switch later.
You see TDU too much as a racing game rather than a "lifestyle" game and satyrical of the golden youth of the early 2000's
And most problems you had were related to your hardware, it was very nice and smooth on PC
All we wanted was this game with better physics. Instead we got Solar Crown, which is a hollow husk of what this game was
Yes Juiced review sounds epic haha.
Early squad, now this is what ive been waiting for!
Compared to TDU Solar Crown this one at least even works better and with non servers partly 😅🎉
I would drive my red TTs Roadstar on the coast and just drive slowly. I would wait until sunset put on Hariba Radio and just chill. Then my friend would come on and we would go on wee road trips. We would go to The Casino. Then race together. Made friends with this random man from Finland. Then my pals charecter got plastic surgery and since the game makes your face all wrapped I took photos of him and put them in every slot in my in game house. I know thus games not perfect. But this game was just so freeing to me back in the days. Just mostly because me and that friend don't speak to eachother anymore. Just grew apart.
I missed out on the TDU games. But I have somewhat redeemed myself in a game that also takes place on the island of Hawaii. It's just a more modern game, that game being the crew motorfest
They should remaster it. Solar crown is a fail..
I played TDU 2 for 10 of hours and never heard of the corupted save.
It's not a problem if you download the update.
For anyone interested, there is a way for you to play test drive unlimited 2 on pc online with others called project paradise, there is also tdu world but that has community modded cars in it.
Tdu world also has PS3 servers
@@gkan1042how can I join to those servers ?
As someone who grew up with TDU 2 and is still playing it to this day, i can understand where you are coming from. This game is far from perfect, but it achieved some things that new games still can't, it was ahead of it's time.
I think it's very important to call this game a driving game rather than a racing game. Yes, racing was part of it, but it wasn't the focus. Even then, the variety in races was cool - speed traps, speed challenges in addition to the usual races and time trials mixed things up. Only the eliminator was quite boring and repetitive.
Plus the side quests are kinda fun and casual, you can't take them too seriously (like the story). Also, stalking that car falls under the bro code since his gf is cheating on him xD
I think you missed out a bit on the progression and how rewarding it is. It really needs some time until you can afford a super car for example, and it feels that much more rewarding when you get your dream car. The same can be said for houses, there is just nothing like buying the Yacht after you completed the story line (cause most likely only then can you afford it) or a villa in the mountains.
Your experience was compromised by the lack of online functionality, with PC online mods (as you mentioned) like Project Paradise 2 you can do multiplayer races, use the casino, join clubs, use the Community Racing Centre to upload and drive custom player races, invite others to your house, be a passenger in someone else's car, and most importantly, cruise on a huge map with up to 8 players at the same time - which is honestly the best thing you can do in this game. Sounds boring, but there is nothing like it.
Not to forget that you can open and close your roof, windows and use turn signals which is especially nice when cruising.
Also, how dare you not mention the car wash xD
In summary, maybe you'll get to try out the game online on PC. It's still quite active and getting 20-30 players per day.
1st playthrough i played with sport assists, by the time i reached A5 i went to hardcore mode in oder to powerslide better in awd cars... AWD IS THE KING WHEN IT COMES TO THIS, heed my warning rwd is a nightmare unless on full assists
Few points ;
Voices were way better in french (OG capture)
And i remember the """"car wash""""
the real tdu magic vibe is this, tdu was the goat and original, but tdu2 was phenomenal, minus the aweful handling of course, the music, the environment and open world to explore, the npc characters
wake up babe, ColourShed just posted.
Best game ever made
Worst part of it the introduction of offroads. TDU 1 was about long drives. In this game when you decide to start from north Oahu with you Ferrari, setting your gps to south Oahu, it will take you through dirt roads to get there. And guess what? All the asphalt vehicles speed ia maxed out about 50 60 mph. So on most of your journey you will slug around. It will always baffle me how could they implemented that idea so horribly...
TDU was one one my favourite games on PSP. Never got around to playing number 2 .. don’t think Ferraris where in number 1 ? :(
Keen as for a Juiced review! Played so much of that on PS2
>uses worst version of tdu2 (xbox)
>complains that game feels unfinished
apart from physics, this game is masterpiece. use PC version or PS3
I downloaded it yesterday of my steam. After some fafing with unoficial patches (otherwise, the game runs at 11fps).
It was a good nostalgia trip. But the shaky camera gave me motion sickness. Definitely did not hit as hard as when I first played it.
(Id be down for a remaster with better optimisation. But given how sh#( the new game is. Its unlikely)
Change to roof/bonnet cam, it's much better
Try it with dxvk it should up the framerate by a ton
From the PS3 version I remember the final patch messed with camera motion as you accelerate, it made both cockpit and chase cams much worse :(
Idk if there's a mod to stop it
With what? @@Dregomz02
Bruh characters almost looking better than SC 😂