The events themselves appear to be instanced, although you’ll see AI riders cutting across your path or racing the same trails. You’ll pass by them as you travel, see them pulling stunts or engaging in free events. There are collectibles, and hidden rare gear to discover.Īt any time the world is populated by thousands of players, thanks to crossplay. Some areas are designated landmarks which you can find and catalogue in true Ubisoft fashion. You can even spot wildlife, from eagles to wolves and grizzlies as you explore. Weather runs the full gamut from baking sunshine to full-on rainstorms. The sandbox is pretty stunning, featuring everything from winding cliffside roads to snowy peaks, arid canyons to waterfalls, lakes, snaking rivers and dry, rocky hillsides. One of the most exhilarating events is the wingsuit, which earns you points for near misses and flying in dangerous proximity to floors and canyon walls. Some events call for precision and speed, others want you to earn as many points as possible pulling tricks and stunts. Alternatively you can earn or buy helicopter tickets so you can be dropped right at the starting line. You can opt to travel around the enormous map by any of these mediums, or you can use the plentiful fast-travel points to jump to spots within a few hundred metres of a given event. From racer bikes to mountain bikes, skis, snowboards, wingsuits, and actual rocket packs, there’s a decent variety of gear, events and prizes. Events are split between races, time trials, trick competitions and multi-part contests. ![]() Competing in any event earns you a star, with bonus stars added for specific side objectives. Your job here is simply to take part and have fun. The entire park is a playground, filled with events to compete in and pre-made runs to (sorry) shred. See, Riders Ridge is like a nature preservation but for extreme sports fanatics. They know we’ll bitch, they know we’ll bite, and they won’t care how much we do of either as long as we do it.Īs a result, Riders Republic is almost devoid of surprises, and yet what’s here is exactly what I wanted it to be in terms of content and variety. And Riders Republic presents a patented Ubisoft Open World (TM) with the self-assured swagger of Michael Bay releasing an action vehicle for whichever actor/comedian is hot right now. The Ubisoft formula is by now so well-known and familiar that it’s gone past boring and into the realms of comfort. Once you’re past the eye-twitching anger, the game you’re presented with is pretty fantastic. A former champion, this “bona-fide ledge” has retired from extreme sports to dispense burgers and wisdom at Rider’s Ridge, the non-stop party zone that also acts as the game’s hub. Brett is the (for want of a better term) heart of Riders Republic. Because the more you play, the more time passes between Brett’s little monologues. Because that distant, undisclosed meeting time fills me with dread. Or worse, that there are people who really do talk like this and I’ve yet to meet them. I can’t allow myself to believe that Ubisoft Annecy think that people actually talk like this. The few characters they are must have been designed as characateurs. ![]() It’s not just that it’s cheesy, though it’s actually obnoxious. After just half an hour of listening to people say “shred”, “steeze”, and “rad” in horribly forced dude-bro accents I was ready to quit. ![]() It’s so bad, in fact, that it threatened to derail the entire review. However, it has some of the most tooth-shatteringly cringeworthy dialogue I’ve ever heard. As an extreme sports sandbox it marries the best parts of Steep and The Crew 2 to produce a truly stellar experience (with a few niggles, which we’ll come to). ![]() It’s at the same time one of the best and one of the worst games I’ve played this year.
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