This looks like a crash waiting to happen. Fast and Furious Crossroads will have a huge 38.5GB day one update.
Developed by Slightly Mad Studios (who made the Project Cars series of games), the hectic car racing title is being unleashed onto store shelves on August 7.
Crossroads will feature online play for you and your friends, as well as an original story set in the Fast & Furious universe. Dom, Letty, and Roman will all be voiced by the original cast members from the films as you and the crew take down an international crime syndicate.
But let’s get real — the size of this update is no laughing matter. Back in 2015, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 released with a day one patch that was almost double the size of the game itself, and even then it was a buggy mess. It’s not a great sign that Fast & Furious Crossroads has a similar trait. Currently, there is no listing of the file size for Fast & Furious Crossroads’ disc, but from the low-poly textures that seem reminiscent of an early PS3 era game, it likely won’t be that big.
The lack of publicity could also be a telltale sign that something is wrong. The game is releasing in a week, yet the last trailer that’s been published was 2 months ago and it was panned across the board. You can’t even pre-order the game digitally right now.
Movie tie-ins are notorious for being awful or barely playable. They’re typically slapdash ways to cash in on a popular property and once the public was able to sniff them out, publishers have opted to release these titles on mobile platforms for a reduced cost. The publisher of Fast & Furious: Crossroads, Bandai Namco, has been releasing quite a few mediocre anime titles as of late with My Hero One’s Justice 2, One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows and Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris.
However, this has a few things going for it. The use of gadgets while driving is a unique twist, and the action set pieces look cheesy but thrilling at the same time (just like the movies). Let’s hope Slightly Mad pulls off a miracle and makes this concept fun for players.
Fast & Furious: Crossroads could be driving sales for Bandai Namco when it releases on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Source: Twisted Voxel
