Review: F1 2018 (PlayStation 4)

F1 2018 is the official video game of the 2018 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. Become immersed in the world of Formula 1 more than ever before. Here is our review of F1 2018 on PlayStation 4.

Pros:

• Stunning graphics.
• 42.53GB Download size.
• Platinum trophy.
• Slick easy character creator complete with name, helmet choice etc.
• Six modes- Career, Grand Prix, Multiplayer, Time Trial, Event, and Championships.
• Calibrate, Rebind, Force feedback, and MFD shortcut setup even for the controller.
• Graphics- HDR, Steering animations, Motion blur strength, and peak NIT adjustment.
• Full HD/OD setup with options like Flags, Notifications, Speedo, Reus, Lap counter, Lap times, Opacity and many more.
• Telemetry settings- UDP mode, UDP port, and UDP format.
• Full camera setup and a FOV slider.
• Autosave on/off.
• Career- Pick a team (Ferrari, Mercedes, Red Bull, Renault, Haas, Mclaren, Sahara, Toro Rosso, Sauber, and Williams. Pick your teammate. Pro career on/off (Turns off assists) Setup the rules, Regulations and damage model type from cosmetic to full simulation.
• Tutorial videos throughout.
• In game cutscenes.
• Official teams and drivers. Just in case you didn’t realize.
• R+D tree in the campaign. Earn resource points from racing, Spend points in the big skill tree. It is split into 4 categories- Chasis, Durability, Powertrain, and aerodynamics. All upgrades are not instantly applied instead take a set amount of time.
• The sound is phenomenal with each car sounding different, Skids and scrapes sound brilliant.
• Uses the DS4 speaker to relay messages from your team. Really adds atmosphere and immersion.
• Photo mode- Can change time and weather with all settings you hope to see in a photo mode like a vignette, brightness, saturation, depth of field, f-stop and more.
• Flashback- Rewind time.
• Seven driving camera views- Wing, Nose, Cockpit, TV pod, TV pod offset, Near chase and far chase.
• The campaign has interviews where you get asked a question and you have 4 responses, You are timed and answers will give bonus rep or cause you to lose rep.
• Can skip all pre-race events practice and qualifying.
• TV show presentation.
• Decent loading times.
• So many numbers and graphs for every part, A true graph porn simulator.
• Clutch and RPM mini-game type event at the start of every race. Timing this will give you the best or worst start. (Can be turned off)
• GP mode- Classic or modern era cars. Create your own set of rules and races.
• Multiplayer- Ranked, Unranked and online championship. You can set them to open or private. Has a server browser and has a host option. In ranked you choose which ruleset to use- 25% or 5 laps.
• Event- One off race scenario complete with leaderboards.
• Championships mode- Earn stars as you race across multiple disciplines and unlocking further events.
• Solid handling which again can be tweaked.
• Dripping in the atmosphere.

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Cons:

• Small in-game text.
• A lot to take in.
• The campaign q+a section really just boils down to say the right thing to get a rep boost.
• A lot of jargon.
• Handling needs your attention as it is so responsive.
• Hardcore.
• Doesn’t feel like it welcomes/helps new players to the game as much as you would want.
• Feels at times you getting unfairly punished in collisions.