
You can check out the trailer below as you get ready to race through the 1:1 recreation of Hong Kong and what I can only assume is the surrounding countryside.

There is currently no release date for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown listed on Steam, but some outlets are reporting a Septemrelease date. So to see it brought to life in an Unlimited title? Let me tell you, I am looking forward to rearing ass down these narrow streets in some superhot performance car. It was this aesthetic that was one of the more impactful and lingering qualities of Sleeping Dogs, as well as countless films.

I’ve always had an affinity for Hong Kong as a setting in films and games - I love seeing the neon signs that illuminate the streets as they overhang from adjacent buildings, with the streets themselves usually rain-soaked. Developed by KT Racing and directed by Alain Jarniou (who worked on the original TDU game), Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown looks like it could rekindle the thrill I felt when playing Unlimited for countless hours, now a decade and a half in the rearview mirror.
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I never returned to the series - or the racing genre as a whole.īut that might change with Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. There was a sequel titled Test Drive Unlimited 2 in 2011, but by that point the magic of the original had worn off. For whatever reason, I fell hard for Test Drive Unlimited, spending a ludicrous amount of time mostly just driving around the gorgeous rendition of O’ahu, which seemed breathtaking at the time (I did end up running a few of the races, which were simultaneously relaxed yet grueling). Released at the tail end of 2006, Unlimited was an open-world racing game set on a mostly faithful recreation of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, based on satellite imagery. In any case, I mostly ignored racing games in general for a good amount of time.īut then I stumbled upon Test Drive Unlimited. During its Nacon Connect 2021 broadcast, Nacon and Kylotonn Studios shows off a gripping new cinematic trailer for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, which revealed the setting that the many fans. Then again, I also dislike snow in video games, so maybe this has nothing to do with anything and I just tend to dislike things for reasons that are flimsy at best. This is why I tend to avoid competitive multiplayer games as well. I get nervous in competition, and I usually end up crapping the bed by either overthinking or overcompensating. I think this mostly has to do with my performance when under fire, so to speak. But I mostly prefer my vehicle sims stuffed into an open-world action game like Grand Theft Auto (though I’m still not a fan of racing levels in otherwise non-racing games). I played a few arcade titles back in the day, and I futzed around a bit with one of the Gran Turismo games that a buddy of mine was super into at the time.

As a group, your clan will try to overthrow the other clan, evolving with their clan as the game progresses.I was never much of an avid fan of the racing genre. The presentation will show off Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, and other games on July 7. in its large open city, but features environments such as forests, mountains, marshes and beaches.īeyris revealed that besides competing in the Solar Crown Tournament, there are two clans facing off - The Streets and The Sharps - where players will join a clan and try climb up the ladder within their chosen clan. The map of Hong Kong is considered an urban jungle filled with skyscrapers, luxury cars etc.

Jarniou confirmed TDU Solar Crown is ‘first and foremost a Test Drive Unlimited game’ and will be an MMO at 1:1 scale. More information will be available in July 2021. KT Racing Creative Director Alain Jarniou (former creative director for TDU1 and TDU 2) and Game Director Amaury Beyris spoke in length about Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown during the showcase, revealing new details about the game, its focus and what players will be doing. Lesquin, 21 April 2021 NACON and KT Racing studio are proud to release a new cinematic trailer for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown with the DNA of the series on display: immersion in a richly-detailed world combined with a passion for extraordinary cars.
