Later on, Red Bull junior Yuki Tsunoda had a little moment where he stepped on the power too early and dropped his car into a gravel trap. On one particular round of the Bahrain Grand Prix, I was naturally cautious into the notoriously acute left-hander that is Turn 10, which gave Max Verstappen’s AI enough of an invitation to send a steaming overtake down the inside and into the lead for the back straight. It may feel a little unnatural at first, but once you adapt your driving style and work with the resistance of the triggers, the physical feedback in your hands will genuinely help you to find the limit of your car.Ĭontrols aside, arguably the biggest improvement to the gameplay over last year’s game has been with its AI racers. I’ve played previous entries with both a DualShock 4 and an Xbox One controller, and unless you plan to invest in a racing wheel and pedals setup, PlayStation 5 is the place to play F1 2021.ĭriving over a kerb will rattle your controller and you’ll feel the triggers tighten when you lock a brake or spin your rear tyres under acceleration in a way that’s never been possible before, thanks to the DualSense’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers. Once I’d made it through the wall of options and got stuck into some racing, it immediately struck me how much more “at home” the game feels in your hands on PlayStation 5, thanks to the DualSense controller. I’d argue that the best way to play is with all of its features enabled, but the inclusion of these settings signifies how much more accessible this year’s game is to a wider audience.
#F1 2021 PS4 UPGRADE#
If you were overwhelmed by the RPG-alike Research & Development upgrade system for example, you can now simply turn this off at the click of a switch and never give it a second thought. There’s also dozens of modifiers and settings which can be adjusted before starting a Career or delving into the returning My Team mode from F1 2020 – from how generous the game is with dishing out its virtual currency and experience points, to how much responsibility you have as a team owner. These new options aren’t just technical, either.
As ever, you can play F1 2021 as an arcade-like racer, or as a hard-as-nail simulation of the pinnacle of the motorsport yet it’s the new options nestled within these menus here which really highlight the extra attention to detail Codemasters has included here. The initial setup will ask you the usual questions to find out how experienced you are with racing games, and allow you to fine-tune the game to your preference. That’s an impressive streak – can Codemasters be lucky enough to keep it going for the thirteenth time? F1 2021 PS5 Reviewĭespite the leap from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 hardware, this year’s entry is once again a prime example of iteration over innovation, and this is apparent from the second you fire up your engine and launch the game.
#F1 2021 PS4 SERIES#
F1 2021 is the thirteenth annual entry in the ever-improving series from Codemasters, with every game arguably outdoing its predecessor.
#F1 2021 PS4 DRIVERS#
F1 2021 PS5 reviewBefore 2014, Formula 1 drivers were assigned numbers based on their championship position in the previous season, with the exception of the thirteenth placed driver who was given the number fourteen and so on, thanks to the ancient superstition which states that the number thirteen is unlucky.
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