

It’s solid, it’s Gran Turismo-like, and it’s appreciated. There is just the right amount of complication to the setup process to make it feel like you’re part of a real racing experience. Anyway! I created him, dressed him, got him hooked up with a manager, sponsor and team, and then got him on the calendar to go racing. I created my racer and called him Duck Dodge. I’m a huge fan of career modes in sporting games. The hard drive helps with loading times too, though not Spider-Man: Miles Morales fast. Overall, it’s one helluva PlayStation 5 upgrade. I’m not sure what the deal is with sports games and cutscene animation on the PlayStation 5, but it has to get better. The only knock against this game is the cutscene animation. It’s another layer of presentation that we didn’t know we needed as gamers. The accelerator and brake also are accounted for in the controller experience. MotoGP 2021 is no different, as it adds the rumble of the engine to the feedback. As stated in my Returnal review, developers are putting some good presentation use to the adaptive triggers and haptic feedback. The controller…my goodness the controller. I do think it adds to the ambiance of the racing experience. The sound of a motorcycle is exquisitely captured for this game, though if you’re not used to hearing a motorcycle with a high pitch, you’re not going to have a great time with your 3D audio headset. In addition to the visuals, the sounds and controller feedback are also up to the challenge. Positioning of the sun, how that affects shadows, even down to track lighting makes it look and feel cooler. It always amazes me how people under-appreciate such things when it comes to racing simulators, but they’re good here. While you can certainly include them in the above description, they are outstanding upgrades that help push the presentation further. It’s a nice-looking game in motion and feels fast.Īnother bright spot in the visuals is the lighting and shading effects. You’ll notice it from the first race, where the environments and fast-paced racing just fly by without a glitch or a hitch. The textures are smooth as silk for this game, forming superb modeling (both cycle and rider), and the right amount of everything to make you climb into the racing experience. This is a gorgeous game on the PlayStation 5 that brings realistic visuals from the racing field. This year it might have gotten the closest it has with realism.
#Motogp 21 gameplay series
Regardless, the series has run the same path of Gran Turismo, where over time it has gone through a tremendous amount of change on its way to being the most realistic Grand Prix motorcycle experience. I had forgotten how far their efforts in racing go back, starting all the way in the PlayStation 2 era and taking up MotoGP starting in 2007.


Milestone apparently knows what the hell they are doing with the MotoGP series.
