Preview Gran Turismo Meets NFS in Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
Two hours spent racing across Hong Kong.
Gran Turismo and Need for Speed are two opposing extremes of a spectrum that, on the whole, isn't that wide. Yet, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown appears to have found a pleasing middle ground between the two. The first series entry in 13 years, the upcoming open world game blends a fairly arcadey approach to street racing with a respect and passion for cars that you'd expect out of a Polyphony Digital production. In practice, it results in what appears to be another successful racing title on PlayStation consoles, but it's actually the philosophy behind Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown that really struck a chord with us more than anything else.
Prior to our two hours of play on a preview build — conducted at Big Ben Week in a Paris office building — racing game veteran and Test Drive Unlimited 2 director Alain Jarniou explained how KT Racing wants you to fall in love with just a couple of the cars on the release's roster rather than amassing the entire collection. Just like owning a car in real life, the developer hopes you create a connection with your four wheels, upgrading it to suit the requirements of race events rather than copping another motor already prepared for what you need. Buying your way through the experience will be an expensive ordeal according to Jarniou, so you must learn the ins and outs of your automobile to get by.
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