The glare from the sun may look nice, but it’s rainy conditions where first person is truly a stressful experience. This adds to the diversity of the experience in terms of how the cars handle, but especially in how the game looks, with stunning scenery and weather effects, especially when driving from a first person perspective. Speaking of which – GRID Legends supports racing at different times of the day, and in various weather conditions. The DualSense supports helps in that regard as well, because the difference between driving an electrical vehicle and an entirely mechanical powerhouse is like night and day. And because GRID Legends, much like DiRT 5, takes you on a tour of many different locations and vehicle types, it never gets boring. This is also where the arcade-like nature of the racing works in the game’s favor – banging into a rival might not be something you want to do in a sim, but it feels gratifying here. But as with cheesy movies that do the same thing, the end result is entertaining, and it provides context for when you enter into a race and are faced with one of your bitter rivals.
While it’s an important driving force for the campaign, the story itself is quite predictable as it’s riddled with clichés and “twists” you can see coming from a mile away. It feels like a break from the norm at first, but all of the video is well produced so you quickly learn to roll with it, and the excellent in-game visuals make the transitions feel relatively seamless as well. The latter ties into your team initially not doing well, in a story brought to life through live actors rather than digital characters. In its story mode, titles “Driven to Glory”, you start as a relative unknown in the lower ranks as you work your way up against all odds. In its story and gameplay, GRID Legends leans heavily on team mechanics, giving you a central position in the success of a larger whole – deciding on things like sponsor deals and what your mechanics should focus on.
Our review is based on the PlayStation 5 version. After all, Codemasters (with DiRT 5) were the first developers to embrace next gen in a racing game, so we were curious to see what they’d do with the GRID franchise almost a year and half later.
Even though there’s a lot of anticipation for Gran Turismo 7, we were really eager to go hands-on with GRID Legends as well.
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