#F1 RACING 2017 DRIVERS#
This means even the most experienced drivers can’t just tick off buffs and construct a supercar. My most valuable upgrades were the ones that make parts wear down less, given my driving style (and the fact it was my rookie season). This found me swapping between worn parts during practices and saving less worn ones for the race. Parts will wear down over the course of a season and, per F1 rules, only a set of four for each part are granted getting more incurs a steep penalty in starting position. In F1 2017, I felt like I was constantly fighting to keep the car in shape. Other racing games have upgrade trees that confer an immediate benefit the team never loses. The R&D component that I found so fulfilling is tied mainly to the ongoing worry of an F1 team: the car’s condition, both in-race and race-to-race. The feature can be overlooked - it’s in a tab in pre-race options available in a loading screen - but it is there, so the above concern is not founded.Įven the most experienced drivers can’t just tick off buffs and construct a supercar
#F1 RACING 2017 DRIVER#
But I am never going to drive a manual transmission (sorry, just can’t) and I fear I will soon top out against my competition or be forced to start over against a tougher field, forsaking all of my R&D.Ĭorrection: Opposing driver AI not only can be changed race-to-race, it can be changed mid-event (between practices, qualifying and the race) if necessary.
It makes sense that I would be encouraged to improve my driving and accept greater challenges in Career, with the final hurdle going at tougher AIs. One unfortunate drawback, however, is how the game locks you to one opposing AI driver difficulty level for the entirety of the career. F1 2017 goes for patches of time where it doesn’t do a good job of communicating what’s expected, even with a tutorial video supplied.īut the initial learning curve was mercifully short, and after a few a-ha moments, plus a lot of lap time, I was ticking off my assists about one grade per event, becoming a more respectable driver. As a lapsed F1 driver (last playing F1 2013) I found the practice programs, some of which were introduced last year, a bit dense at first. Those who still want a demanding racer may still find it. F1 2017 is a big tent that mingles accessibility and technical rigor without alienating either constituency.