Review for F1 2019. Game for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 28/06/2019
… The mechanics have just told me that I still need a moment of patience: the car seems to have had an oil leak during the first start. As I sit here on a pile of tires with my trusty Dunhill in my hands, loaded with an English mixture in honor of the "Black Beauty" that slumbers inside the garage, I think of the fear that will assail me as soon as they start the engine with me in the cockpit. The Lotus 79 also called “the Queen of the ground effect”, is waiting for me at the gate with its 480 horsepower compared to 575 kg of weight. I landed last night at Silverstone and I couldn't resist, asking for the keys to the garage to be able to admire it up close. The shape of the bottom and the bellies, designed to take the Venturi effect to the extreme and finalized with the use of the infamous "miniskirts", makes it threatening even with the engine off. The mechanics give me the okay, it's time to get in the car ...
Under the veil ...
The screen with which F1 2019 welcomes us has been completely revised compared to the previous chapter. Accessibility is in any case immediate and the player should have no problems keeping everything under hand but the element that immediately catches the eye is the large space dedicated by Codemaster to online mode, which is completely normal since F1 is one of the most successful titles in eSports.
This is perhaps the most important element if you make a natural comparison with F1 2018: players now have autonomous management of leagues and online competitions, with the addition of Competition Points, that is the virtual currency with which buy liveries and customizations for the driver and the car. If you are afraid of not knowing how to manage all the news and aspects of F1 2019 or if you are new to the series and are afraid of having to metabolize too much information, do not worry: Codemasters has literally scattered the game with Tutorial and explanations, just press the button OPTIONS on the pad of the PlayStation 4 when it appears on the screen and everything you need to know will be perfectly available.
To try your hand at online races is not difficult, the home screen has a whole part dedicated to calendars, appointments, weekly races and so on. You can find videos, photos, multimedia material of various kinds and everything you need to compare your guide with that of other players and, why not, show everyone what you can do. If you are not interested in multiplayer, do not despair: Codemasters has put a lot of meat on the fire even for fans of single player.
Different modes, lots of fun
La Legends Edition of F1 2019 focuses its attention on the historical rivalry between Ayrton Senna e Alain Prost. The mode in question unfolds through the invitational events to which you will be gradually called to participate during the Career mode. The game includes a whole range of classic cars like the Lotus 72D driven by Emerson Fittipaldi Ferrari 312 T2 of Niki Lauda James Hunt's McLaren M23D and many others.
By trying different models, it will be possible to appreciate theevolution of F1 through the ages. For total realism, the advice is to try to disable the driving aids, but know that in the beginning it will be really hard to push the legendary cars of the 70s / 80s to the limit, especially those with the turbo engine. From this point of view, thethe use of a steering wheel / pedal set is highly recommended.
If you don't like to immerse yourself in the past, the absolute novelty of F1 2019 comes to your aid: the formula 2. Although the drivers and cars are (for now) from the 2018 season (the Russian Time Team is present, taken over for 2019 by the UNI-Virtuosi team), becoming familiar with these cars is an excellent training ground for climbing up the category, especially if you have never played an F1 title and are not sure where to start. Classic cars are tough and to be driven so that you can have fun and see results in terms of lap times, it takes some time.
F1 cars with all the options and adjustments can be confusing at first while the Formula 2 could represent the right compromise with which to approach the main category. The cars are Pirelli-wheeled Dallara Mecachrome, all the same as per regulations. Being the category in fact a mono-brand, it requires a certain experience to be able to make a difference on the other drivers. Try it, take a few laps, why will be the starting category of the career mode.
Don't underestimate these machines, let's talk about anyway single-seater capable of delivering 600 horsepower and weighing only 729 kg, to be driven without power steering. The Formula 2 Championship consists entirely of twelve appointments, with race weekends divided into single rehearsal session libere, qualifications, Feature Race with mandatory pit stop e Sprint Race with starting grid reversed compared to the Feature Race.
Young phenomena are growing ...
The Career Mode has been revised compared to the previous chapter. At the beginning you will be asked to select the Formula 2 team with which you want to race, a team that collaborates with the different “Academy” of the major teams. If you choose, for example, to race with the Prema Racing Team, which is directly linked to the Scuderia Ferrari, you could also retrace the path of Charles Leclerc. Within this mode, Codemasters wanted to recreate, albeit remotely, what 2K did with the NBA: the story is based on the between us and Lukas Weber, our teammate, with the addition of Devon Butler, the antagonist who will do everything to put us against his teammate and put a spoke in the wheel on the track.
The way we approach races and respond to interviews will affect some parameters such as sportiness, showmanship e reputation, values that will decide the level of interest of the Formula 1 teams. Weber and Butler will still find them in the category changeover, to carry on the various rivalries with responses to journalists and events on the track.
The advice is to be realistic, especially if you are a beginner with a game of this genre, do not get caught up in the charm of a Top Team like Mercedes, Ferrari or Red Bull, because unless you set an Easy difficulty level, the objectives required by the team could be difficult to complete, resulting in a lack of accumulation points that can be used during the season for the development of the car. Attention to the drivers market. In F1 2019 during the current season or at the end of it, the drivers will change teams just like in reality. Your dream is Lewis Hamilton at the court of Maranello?
Gameplay
Let's say it immediately: Formula 1 2019, like its predecessors, is not a simulation title like others which maintain a noticeable superiority, even if it is not an arcade as too many times declared by many. Codemasters had announced a radical change in the physics of the car, an element that despite being present and verifiable, it's not that different from the previous chapter. The clear difference in feeling that can exist between a car from the 70s and one from the 90s is very appreciable, not to mention modern Formula 1 compared to Formula 2. The path taken by the developer is certainly excellent and allows anyone to approach this title without losing sleep at night.
Beware of chicane cuts and putting your wheels on the grass, because the regulation system instantly puts you under investigation, taking away your time and sanctioning you as in reality, even if at times the algorithm is still slightly inaccurate. L'Artificial Intelligence has improved enough, overtaking is never trivial even if in some places that annoying "train" effect remains.
Graphics and Sound
The graphical improvements they are sensitive, with Codemasters polishing the graphics engine EGO Engine 3.0. There are no drops in framerate and fps, the shadows and the play of light are rendered in an optimal way and generate a truly successful glance both on the details of the circuits and on the liveries of the single-seaters. THE car models are very detailed, especially those of classic cars, with the cracked paint of the dashboards and the worn coating of some steering wheels, not to mention the appearance of the tires that changes with the wear of the tires. The effects graining e blistering they are clearly distinguishable, as is the dirt on the cars towards the end of the race. The sound is of the highest level, hearing the roar of an 8's V80 or Ferrari V12 is something really exciting. The dialogues of the commentators Vanzini and Filippi follow those of the previous title.
“… After a few laps I only tasted the potential of this car from afar. The growl of the Cosworth V8 took my soul from the first few meters, the hard steering and the heavy clutch to operate put a strain on my muscles. I would need a whole week to understand something more, at the moment the “Black Beauty” has only punched me, reiterating the reason why she is a Legend and I am only a pilot. It seems this girl took my thoughts away and subjugated my mind. I will never forget the emotions felt in the combination of Maggotts, Becketts and Chapel ... The time has come to return to the pits, with that aftertaste of Latakia and Orientals that only now hints at returning to characterize my mouth ... Until recently, I was without saliva "
The title certainly deserves, especially for the addition of Formula 2 and several details implemented with respect to Formula 1 2018. In our opinion it is the best chapter of the series, even if, as always, not exempt from the little sins that would have made it even better. To underline the work done from the graphic point of view, with an engine now squeezed to the maximum of its possibilities.
► F1 2019 is a racing type game developed by Codemasters and published by Deep Silver for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the video game was released on 28/06/2019
