The audio is a lot better in Crew 2 thankfully. Once I realized all the cars sounded the same in Crew 1, I couldn't un-hear it.

I'm in love with the rage in the comments by people defending TC2 as if there was no tomorrow. Such delicious tears!

The video tries to make The Crew look better than the second but when you actually play it the second is way better even in the graphics, just to echo what you said though it's only a beta.

3:43 that damage comes from hitting poles and debris, not the wall. That was the one thing that bugged me about TC1: hitting random debris did loads of damage, but hitting solid walls did next to nothing

I prefer the crew 2 graphics and sound. I guess everyone has different opinions.

they fucked up chicago, no sears tower and so many landmarks went missing. it used to be geographically correct, now its just a city with buildings with a river through it

Well at least the ground doesn't randomly become wet anymore Haha

I don't know man. I recently jumped out from TC1 to TC2 beta and game looks so much better to me. Especially lighting effects (that night tho) and draw distance. Textures from up-close are more detailed, although some models still looks too cubicle. The thing is: both TC1 and TC2 come to the same console generations, there isn't much space for improvements and that's real shame. I'm playing this game on medium PC specs (1060) on ultra with constant 60 fps (game is capped). There is so much room for better graphics, just don't expect it before next generation of consoles arrives...

Odd cause personally i think the second game looks a lot better. It's possible that some areas were down graded due to the added water detail (cause boats and water racing plays a big deal now) and to increase the draw distances when you're in a plane because the first game had a pretty poor draw distance when you take the camera high up to look at areas further away from the player.

So, noone will touch the fact that The Crew 2 has nothing to do with "crews"...;; At least the first game honored the title... This is sh*t...

This video looks really odd to me. I play both games on ultra settings 2k resolution on a PC, and the crew 2 looks way better to me, but in this video the color pallet and details both look turned down. If I've never played it my self I'd say it looks worse then the crew 1 based on this video, but in game - at least for me - it's completely different. What settings did you record theses games on? edit: Also forgot to say, you can see the entire damage model on cars in the photomode. When you crank the slider all the way up, it looks pretty good.

the cars sounds, car physics, the overall quality they are all sooo better, but i really would love it if they did upgrade the rain a bit ... maybe add heavy fog at times. Just would love some different weathers with good quality

TC2 sounds wayyy better than TC. But guess the damage effects is worse in 2. But i am not gonna complain much about it as TC2 has much to offer than TC

These aren't betas anymore but demos, until release they might fix some bugs, but that's about it.

I respect the fact that you recognize the game as a very early copy. The effects of texture and saturation might be dull in the full release of The Crew 2 anyway, but you need to talk about how the map in The Crew 2 is set to be almost 3 times larger than its first edition. They might be focusing more on distancing than close up textures. Average players of games like The Crew are worried about leveling up and going fast. They might not worry about how good the bushes look from 2 feet away but how the horizon looks while going 150 mph. But that’s just my opinion. Great video in general!

To be honest The crew 1 is miles ahead of the crew 2

wow, the Crew 2 actually looks way better then the first 1, im sorry bruhh

One difference between the 2 games that bothers me is that in Chicago, they added more buildings but removed the Sears Tower (Willis Tower). Why they did that I don't know. But being the most iconic building in the city you'd think they would've left it.

Something a lot of people don't seem to understand about the low availability of visual car damage; the reason why it is only this little has to do with broken looking cars only being negative to the game's feel when playing it. This is no burnout, this is no GTA. In this game, the gameplay is designed so that you are actually aiming to continue driving right after you hit something, sometimes even without resetting. Having an intense damage model would just not be worth it at all production-wise, since there is no room for actually showing this off, as gamellay-wise it would only be annoying (if you car would be taking more realistic damage on every tap, and if you'd have to drive around with a fucked up car) and art-wise there's no room to fit in a cutscene showing the car's damage (or such) before you reset. That being said, a cool solution to this would be to have (purely visual) more realistic damage models that would, after colliding with something and getting damaged, slowly return to the original, undamaged state (though not taking more than (~20?) seconds) - as this would give both the satisfaction of being able to mess up the car (at least, with a single blow), and the satisfaction of being able to drive with a clean, undamaged car. Though, we're talking about deadline-pushing-, push-the-employees-to-work-hard-and-deviler-mediocre-games-because-of-a-lack-of-development-time- publisher Ubisoft, though. So perhaps that's just hoping for a little too much..

The crew 2 much better in every thing

Even though the graphics are similar. They did fix the issues like cars having same exact sounds and others sounding completely different to their real life counterparts and some cars being slower than their stock versions and improved the steering and physics and the sounds of the cars overall the crew is stillin its beta so its not perfect......yet

My biggest issue playing the previous betas was that they made the map bigger, but didn't really fill it with anything. They also removed the snow in the northern mountains which a lot of people were upset about.

Crew looks like watch dogs and crew 2 looks like watch dogs 2 😂

THE CREW ENB MOD 2019 ??

Man the biggest problem of the crew was the driving mechanics, and they fixed that so maybe for you the first one looks better (and clearly you havn't played the 2 much) but the gameplay of the 2 is way better on every single point

You do have to take into account they added boats and planes. That means they had to fully texture every roof of every building, then they had to add water affects for boats plus make the water seem more alive in the sequel. That takes up a lot of room I imagine and the game is huge just on its own, I honestly can’t imagine how much data they used to make this game

Thank you for pointing this out it’s been driving me crazy when people say the crew 2 has better graphics... they went with a more flat, matte color pallet. I think the crew 2 overall is better but they wanted to push 4K and that’s the problem ... I think we would all prefer higher refresh rate 1080p

Is it just me or The Crew 1 is better?

The crew 2 is better than the crew it's more open world and more stuff to do. This vid doesn't put me off the new one

*Audio bug not mentioned* When playing in a crew with another player in the crew 2 they’re engine is louder and doesn’t sound the same; E.G Indian Scout for me sounds just like the real thing but my crew mates sound like a 125 Suzuki. This wasn’t an issue in The Crew (original) because all the cars and bikes sounded the same anyway

In this case, the more simplistic, "downgraded" graphics not only makes the game run easier, but also gives off a better visual aesthetic from afar. There isn't really a point to having super detailed textures if the game isn't going to get up close to them, usually this causes a grainy effect when these textures have high amounts of detail, not only that but it makes it easier to process motion blur with these more simple textures.

Jeez its in beta

Winner in my opinion: Sound:The Crew 2 Graphics:The Crew Physics:The Crew 2 In my opinion TH2 is better than TH, and TH2 is still in BETA!

Can't wait for the final product comparison. I'm just wondering where the building at 0:32 is located?

This seems to confirm what I've seen in gameplay footage. I thought it looked disappointingly bland. Even after the graphics patch, The Crew could look either great or poor depending on lighting/time of day, etc. It looked best on sunny days with nice shadow effects, but not good at all when it was grey/cloudy. If The Crew 2 does actually look worse it will affect player immersion, and that's not good especially when Horizon 4 looks so good.

the crew 2 has better physics, and to make it more easy to play on a device that is not that powerful, you have to reduce the graphics quality. I had this problem playing BeamNG, so I took away reflections, reduced the overall quality and now it works perfectly!

yep still awful looking

I also checked The crater and yellowstone volcano in the crew 1 and 2 and was bummed that in the crew 1 both look better hope they improve my favourite locations

The one thing that really irks me about The Crew 2 is the VERY noticeable pop-in of certain smaller details and shadows. It was awful in the beta and hope it's fixed in the release as i found it way too distracting.

On what did you play the crew 2 on cuz on normal expos one it looks garbage but on Xbox one x it looks allot batter

Crew 2 is better in every aspect

The only thing that I prefer in the first game were the road textures. They had an actual "texture" to them. In TC2, they look just like a grey slab or play-doh or something. Overall, I think TC2 is a significant leap in both audio and visuals over the original. With some small design changes that can make it appear worse, such as the smooth roads and reduced damage effects, with the damage likely being a licensing and/or game design choice.

The graphical changes are reflected in the load times and the transitional element between the menus and the ability to fly around the world in 3d space. I think they did lower the quality of a lot in this game to get that smooth feeling when pulling back on the map, to significantly improve load times, increase draw distance and allow flight creating a larger world space on the Z axis.

Im afraid the crew still looks better than the crew 2

It's a beta version darling not the real version

I love the fact that people are complaining that the Crew 2 looks worse, but to me I feel like they put more attention to detail in areas that matter in a racing game. That said, the first Crew game got a graphics overhaul with its first major expansion, maybe we can look forward to the same with the second game?

I wonder if they overhaul it when they update it again. This happened with the crew 1. It had a dark look with really red sunsets etc. On the update it was like another game with bright colourful textures.

The only things that improved: -water -lighting ok.... 3 years for adding planes and boats to the crew 1, seems like a dlc with water improvements.

when driving trought the city you can see that part 2 has much better overall lighting for example. Also it drives better in my opinion and the gameplay gives a much smoother experience.

I get this was kind of considered, but this is a BETA test, the tests opens with a note that this is not meant to in any way represent the quality of the game they will sell. Having tests many games, I have done one from alpha to release once. While the graphics are there they turn them way down, to where the test was very pixelated version of what the high quality would be, something that was removed as time continued. The test is most likely been turned down for a few reasons 1) no one here is paying yet 2) they don't need the great graphics the release will provide to test the mechanics of the game and how the community feels about it. I think you need to put that message the developers provide at the beginning, rather then as a little note at the end, as to not diminish from the reputation of the game for a false reason, doing literally what they asked you not to. another way to see your argument in this video is comparing the content of crew, and the content locked crew 2 beta. yeah the one people payed for has more than a version given out to testers. Being fairly new into program development these are my thoughts, I would hate it give out testing copies and let the players know about this, only for them to turn around and do the opposite and thus hurt the reputation.

It's like they created a random car sound without listening to the original

The big difference is that The Crew 1 was going for being as close as possible to the original locations where The Crew 2 went more for more fun driving and hidden routes. A few key places, like Las Vegas, you can really see that they threw the realistic look of landmarks out the window.

Don't forget how the original game looked before the wild run graphic update, it could be the same with the crew 2 so that it will be updated with better graphics by following content.

My biggest gripe with The Crew is the road sizes. They look really disproportionate compared to the cars. In the real world, you can't fit two cars in one lane. In The Crew 2, they look more realistic. It's a lot better.

The only thing I notice is better are lights models and texture in cars. In TC2 finally have depth.

Some of The Crew pictures look better than the pictures from the second title.

I love when people try to shit on games with “lower” graphics and here I am still playing GTA III lol. Imo graphics don’t matter unless it’s a legitimate issue with the game that makes the experience worse. 😄

I agree the Graphics in crew1 are better, but how many people remember the crew1 before the wildrun graphics re-haul? If they reworked the graphics in crew1, I would not be surprised if we get a graphics tor texture pack in crew 2.

Keep in mind everyone the game is is a comparison using The Crew 2 (BETA) Not the full game.

for the first minute i thought the left side is crew 2 and right is crew 1 (i didnt saw the text above XD)

The first mustang sounded like it was played on a phone through a metal pipe

I know TC is no in Final version, but first one is better form me at the moment, there is so many missing fautures in seqel - no landmarks, cars cant be tuned to new category, cant quick drive to places previously discovered, low numbers of actvities, no story and more. There is good stuffs like - faster loadings, better performance, boats and planes. But there is nothing if compare what we lost

The Crew 2 sounds so much better. Im actually surprised how good it sounds. The Mustang is a great example for me as I own one and am a huge fan of them, but in The Crew it always bothered me how it sounded nothing like a Mustang does in real life. The Crew 2 got it pretty damn close. In The Crew, I always loved how the cars sound when driving through tunnels, as it was very realistic the way it echoed around and increased volume, and now thats what The Crew 2 sounds like when the sound bounces off a building, just like it should! Super realistic, and The Crew 2 is only a beta!

For that mustang part when you compared sound you should’ve used traction control

3:53 clearer reflection doesnt mean a better looking here. Have you seen any water puddle that reflect like mirror? I played the crew2 beta and gotta say they really nailed the realtime reflection this time.

The sound for the mustang in the crew 2 though. Max out the volume and just listen.

The only thing I want to see added would be some more JDM cars. I also want the clutch for wheels to be more sensitive, because you have to press all the way down for the clutch to kick in.

Also prefer the TC2 graphics version, the game felt alot smoother and the load times are insanely fast. Going from west to east literally takes one second where before it would take maybe 10-20. The gameplay itself also felt better and more smooth. I experienced no lagging popins with the TC2 where in TC1 the performance could drop or get poppins when driving really fast.

The rims on the mustang when you show the close up they aren’t exactly round. You can see that they were more rounded in the previous title. Almost like UbiSoft forgot how to make circles. Also the mustang in the Crew 2 sounds like that from the Driver Series. Very 1st gen and low quality.

U can tell in the car texture comparison he increased lighting on TC

My question is, why did they replace the statue of Lincoln with a generic looking standing statue? Even if they replace that after the Beta is over that's an odd choice seeing as they have a Lincoln statue model already.

Are people forgetting about the graphics upgrade The Crew 1 received after release? I believe it was alongside one of the expansions.

lol, the first crew had better reflections, sounds, damage fx, nighttime etc, but they get rid of most of that for this new game, either way i think that people are hyping up the crew too much just like with the first one, i dont think its going to be as good as people make out, also people, the beta is going to be the same as we get the game for its first update, no major changes will be made, mainly because console games even on next gen are starting to reach their limit, its either max framerate with decent quality, or super good quality with less framerate, which is why most 4k games run 30 fps, and the list of games with real (native) 4k is quite small. but yea enjoy your game, and dont expect too much more for it than what you already see, you dont want to disappoint yourself

The Crew 2 sounds better but beyond that it's pretty much a complete downgrade. Not just the graphics, the car handling has been dumbed down a lot as well.

They're using the same tech, but the artistic department took lead on this one, necessary sacrifices to turn on certain features.

How come The Crew 2 looks nearly identical ? From trailers it looks good, but when i played original The Crew on max settings it was looking like NFS Most Wanted ( 2005 ).

Hope you know that when The Crew came out the graphics weren't the better too, there was a HD update so don't start hating on a game that is still in beta and we don't know what will change when it comes out

To be honest I test drove a few cars like mustang , ford gt , Ford Focus Rs etc most of the cars sound completely different to their actual sound which is quite frustrating as it’s a car game

I do agreement with some of the points you made, but I also disagree. When you spoke about the shadows, they sometimes seem completely nonexistent in the sequel, say when you’re in a plane and you fly over a big city. You can’t really say the same with the first game though because it clearly did not have planes. In my opinion though the sequel’s graphics look a lot better when you’re not directly concentrating on them, which can be good or bad depending on how you think about it. Keep in mind the first game got a graphics update with the Wild Run DLC and did not originally look the way it does in the video. Also the sequel has a ton more of content and not just street and off-road racing, which lightens the focus on graphics. If you wish to discuss this, please be mature and not just call me a “fucking idiot.” Thanks :)

Seeing how the planes make it so that the game also needs to look great from above and on the water, I wasn't expecting a big improvement here really. Not having to render tops of buildings saves enormous amounts of memory and calculations. Also I do expect that the lighting will be improving in the real game because thats normally something you finalize when the game is done. Still, the game doesn't look all that pretty in some cases (like the pools and the world at night) but for me it was fine enough to enjoy the racing in it

To be fair The Crew 1 looks miles different Now than it did when it first came out considering the graphics overhaul that was released with wild run. I wouldnt at all be surprised if within a year of release The Crew 2 gets the same treatment. As a benchmark I personally think the crew 2 looks so much better at release and beta stages than the crew 1 did

I think they'll put finish touches on the final release of this game. The fact that this game plays wayyy better than it did in the closed alpha is amazing. It's unbelievable amount of changes and improvements made in a short time.

The Crew 1 is better. It had the different tuners, drag, race and shit, this was lit.

Whats the DIFFERENCE between THE CREW 2 and OPEN BETA version?

Not sure what changes they did to the lighting model but, the Crew 2 beta does look really rough at night. I keep checking the graphic settings to see if something was turned down. It does run well tho.

Why not compare the original Crew Beta to Crew 2 Beta? Most people seem to forget that The Crew had a major graphical boost halfway through its life when Wild Run was released.

I guess damage isn't exactly a thing in TC2. While in the original game you had to repair your car from time to time (I don't exactly know what difference a damaged car had compared to a repaired car in terms of performance during my gameplay), on the Beta there was no option to fix damages on the car. AfaIct, damage would just disappear over a while in The Crew 2. Personally, I don't actually want damage on TC2. It's a game supposed to have tons of fun, and damage on cars and planes would be just an horrible nuisance. Though, I've noticed they added breakable railings on some curved bridges, probably to deter players from constantly wallriding with their cars. GET SOME SKILLS!!!

Remember guys the crew 2 is in a beta phase so remember when it comes out it will probably look 10x better

How tf did you know what i was going to search, i went to youtube just to find this comparison video

Yeah they have a lot of work to do before the release date.. They have a whole lot of Famous Buildings & Landmarks missing out of Chicago such as the Sears Tower, Airport, & United Center etc etc.. The Stadium is not in St Louis yet. Yankee Stadium & the Chrysler Building is not in New York yet. The Mexican/US Border Wall is not going along the Border yet. The Bridge from Detroit to Canada is not even there yet.. Lots of work to be done by the 29th. 🤔

Regardless of how the graphics look in certain circumstances, bottom line is that the original Crew ran like ass, had pre-render issues with some parts of the map, and would stutter real bad on mid to low-end CPUs. The Crew 2 seems to have remedied almost all of these problems. Load times when teleporting is even less, it runs MUCH better overall, and I have yet to experience any texture streaming or pre-rendering issues when driving across the map. It's also good to note that it's just the open beta, so they may tweak things even further. I would argue Shading looks better in The Crew 2 as well, and doesn't look so cartoony. The original Crew needed an expansion pack to fix it's abysmal graphics with Wild Run. I don't feel like we'll need anything of that sort with the second game.

With the graphics and textures you have to take into account that the Crew had a massive overhaul in 2016 when wild run came out. Me being a person who has played the game since it first released I can say that the wild run expansion made the game a lot better. I would've preferred if you waited till the Crew 2 had fully released and compared it to the Crew release

the mustang fastback is quite on low revs so the sound doesnt make sense

Guys, just please take into consideration that The Crew 2 is in beta state compared to Crew1 with years of patches.

I thought the beta looked odd because it looked worse than the alpha. And I cranked the graphics to max. Don’t know if it will be tweaked for release but I was really let down by how it looked. The textures especially

Yikes I'd hope and expect the graphics get better for launch. Betas tend to be an earlier build. I like the sound more in 2 for the most part.

They have time put attention to design the whole map for planes and boats to so they have to look for more things then in the crew 1, sorry for my english

The main thing is it runs very well on PC, is the game pushing graphics technology? No, it just looks great and runs well, and that's all i want.

In my opinion of course there are going to be some downgrades because of the added planes and boats but still pretty impressive you have the whole of the usa with no loading screens i personally think the beta is amazing and so much fun cant wait till the full game comes out, again its a case of dont like it dont buy it