The first free trial to sell me 🤑

Had I not been given access to a 5-hour free trial of The Crew Motorfest, then I'd still be sleeping on this game. I absolutely fell in love with the open world of Hawaii and the colorful way that Motorfest goes about letting you explore and race. This game was made for me and I'm so glad that I realized this. As soon as I finished my trial, I kept the game on my wishlist and waited for a decent sale. Black Friday was the day I finally pulled the trigger on Motorfest.

By the time I finally got the full game, many new playlists had been added, with more coming in the future. All of the content updates are free. The main way they want you to spend money on DLC is to gain early access to cars. The currency isn't as greedy as in Gran Turismo 7, but it's still pretty bad. It takes quite a while to save up for those million-dollar cars, which there are plenty of.

If you ignore the whole money aspect of the game and just enjoy a good racer, then you will be in heaven with The Crew Motorfest. I kid you not when I say that this is one of my favorite open worlds ever. I've played games set in Hawaii such as Test Drive Unlimited, but it just doesn't compare to how awesome Motorfest's scaled-down version of the island of Oʻahu is.

Right away you will see that Motorfest is heavily inspired by Forza Horizon. It's certainly not a clone though. Think of what it would be like if Forza Horizon, Need For Speed, and The Crew 1 and 2 had a baby. That's Motorfest. It's a recipe for success and I'm happy to report that Ubisoft didn't ruin it.

I'm so happy to finally have this game in my library. I will be completing all of the playlists, which by the way have some of the best cinematics I've ever witnessed in a racing game. The soundtrack is on point too, plus I like the AI assistant Cara very well as she is constantly teaching me new things about the island and cars.

I also plan to do some videos focused on the multiplayer aspects of Motorfest. Believe it or not, there is a battle royale mode and it's actually a ton of fun. We are still just barely scratching the surface of The Crew Motorfest, but I can say without a doubt that it is one of the best open-world racing games ever.