Pretty lacklustre for a final dlc.
I’ll have to agree, I really liked the base game a lot and 4 DLCs on paper looked really great. But in the end:
- DLC1 - I don’t like demolition derby
- DLC2 - Miami was kinda nice I guess
- DLC3 - Fuji is kinda meh, its already in GT7
- DLC4 - I don’t like drifting so this Okutama drifting leaves me cold + and extra “booo” for not including a new location
So apart from new cars and new career stories, in the end only one of the 4 DLC that I found interesting was Miami. I’ll give them the credits for Fuji as well, not Codies’ problem that I also play GT7. But for the rest… pfft.
What really makes GRID special for me are the city races, some are really fun and memorable like Dubai, Havanna, Paris and San Francisco. Miami falls a bit short in comparison but whatever. But I do like the circuits as well for some variety.
What also makes GRID unique is the ability to race some real life circuits in reverse. The die-hard realism wannabe simracer in me shouldn’t care about it, but I still enjoy it occasionally. Maybe ironically but all my favourite circuits in the game are fictional as well, especially Crescent Vally (it’s just an awesome racing park!), Yokohama Docks and Strada Alpina. My favourite real-life circuit in the game is Zhejiang Circuit, not only because I don’t have it in any other game, but it’s just a really great layout for racing as well with those many consecutive twisting corners. Runner up is the Red Bull Ring, no matter in how many games it keeps appearing, it remains a joy to race there. And GRID is the only game that includes the club circuit as well, big thumbs up for that!
GRID Legends will go down in memory lane for me as an absolutely great and fun base game with great tracks and a great selection of cars. As we all agreed on back then, Legends is what 2019 should always have been to begin with. But then came the surprise (to me at least) that the game wasn’t really popular and didn’t sell that well. Followed by a really disappointing season pass. Give me any other season pass with 3 DLC packs over the 4 from GRID any day.
I’m not sure what the future holds but I would think it will take a while again before we will hear from the game again. This double failed reboot doesn’t sound like EA wants to invest much money in it. Who knows, maybe some of the circuits and assets will appear in a new concept in the future.