Take a look at Drive Limitless Photo voltaic Crown was introduced again in 2020 as a revival of the luxurious racing sim. Then 2021 introduced a CG trailer and the thrilling information that the sport was set in Hong Kong. Now, in yr three, we get the primary actual footage of the Photo voltaic Crown in motion… for just a few seconds… with stuff laid throughout it…
This is the trailer:
In order that’s a trailer that is lower than 60 seconds lengthy, the place the bit that is perhaps deemed in-engine (is it?) occurs 37 seconds in, is passed by the 46 second mark, and has a brand drawn over it for the 9 seconds it’s on display screen. This, it appears, was a failure of expectation setting, because the chat throughout the Nacon Join livestream exploded in frustation over being teased once more. (Slicing afterwards to a pre-recorded section the place the hosts appeared sure the viewers beloved the trailer was… ill-advised).
Watch the complete Nacon Join stream from across the 1h 15m mark and you will note just a few further clips of the sport, together with an in-progress 3D mannequin of a automotive and a greybox surroundings. There’s additionally an outline of Photo voltaic Crown’s aggressive PvP, through which gamers help one among two factions competing for the quickest vehicles and fanciest way of life.
TDU Photo voltaic Crown was initially aiming for a 2022 launch date, however was delayed till 2023 again in Might.
If you happen to did not play the primary two, Take a look at Drive Limitless video games provide an open world to race round, however differs from genremates by additionally being a form of way of life sim, the place the approach to life is “wealthy knobs wot likes vehicles.” Earlier video games allow you to purchase houses and retailer your autos in present rooms… Which, it happens to me, Forza Horizon enables you to do as properly, however Take a look at Drive Limitless treats vehicles as standing symbols whereas Horizon treats them like toys.
I am nonetheless excited for Photo voltaic Crown even when the brand new trailer gave me no new motive to be, as a result of an open world driving sport set in Hong Kong nonetheless sounds nice.