It’s a genuine shame these issues are detracting from DriveClub’s achievements. Server-issues aside, DriveClub is a solid, underrated racing game that doesn’t deserve all the flack thrown at it. It’s not perfect by any means - it lacks a true identity (I’ll go into more detail in our upcoming full review) and has aforementioned AI issues, not to mention the infuriating penalty system that saps some of the fun.
From a technical standpoint, however, DriveClub is a triumph, even in its current barebones state. It looks stunning, sounds sublime and has a fun and accessible, yet deep and rewarding handling model reminiscent of the Project Gotham Racing series, that also works wonderfully well with the Thrustmaster T300 wheel. In fact, it’s the only racer on PS4 that works with a wheel at all right now.