THE FOLLOWING REVIEW CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR THE F1 2023.
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Its lights out and away we go EA Sports has released a new Formula 1 game and a big question rises is that does the F1 2023 crosses the finish line claiming victory, or does it need to be called into the pits for some serious repair work? Well, why don’t we take a deep dive into this game, and find out if the gods at Codemasters created the best Formula 1 racing game one can buy now!
To begin with lets start with the feature that was advertised for this year – Braking Point. The Braking Point makes a return to the series after going missing in F1 2022, but the story picks up right it ended in F1 2021. In the 2022 season, Aiden Jackson joins the Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team after failed contract negotiations with other teams. Despite facing setbacks, Aiden’s teammate Devon Butler scores points while Aiden encounters challenges.
Aiden’s fortunes change during the Hungarian Grand Prix when he disobeys team orders, overtakes Devon, and finishes ahead of him. Aiden contemplates leaving after a pit stop issue but eventually decides to stay. In F2, Callie Mayer becomes the first female champion with Casper Akkerman’s support. In 2023, Casper becomes Konnersport’s new team principal, replacing Andreo Konner, and Aiden chooses to continue with the team. Devon struggles with focus and ultimately retires.
Callie replaces him, initially hesitant due to family conflicts. She collides with Aiden in Baku, leading to tension between them. As financial pressure looms and Konnersport’s survival in Formula One depends on a top-five finish, Callie’s determination and performance secure the team’s position. Butler Global’s sponsorship is retained, and Aiden commits to staying if Casper remains as team principal.
The other new feature introduced here is F1 World. Last Year F1 Life was introduced and honestly, it didn’t feel right. But looks like the developer noticed this and gave it a facelift update with some new features. Single and Multi-player Modes, Time Trial, Pirelli Hot Laps, and other features under the F1 World, which is amazing. The F1 World is where I’ve spent most time playing the F1 23 with challenges to complete both online and offline, and on completion of these challenges, it rewards you to upgrade your car. These challenges are weekly, seasonal, and milestones.
Additionally, when you upgrade your car, the AI Difficulty also increases which makes the game too hard to play, so it’s worth holding on to lesser upgrades to play fairly and at the same time enjoy it as well. Codemasters added two new circuits as well – Qatar and Las Vegas Circuits, and the whole UI for a dynamic look that looks good honestly.
Codemasters says the car handling has improved over the F1 22 as they had worked with F1 Drivers – Lando Norris and George Russell to figure out a way to make the car driving realistic as possible. In my opinion, the handling feels slightly better than the last year given it would spin at any moment, especially around the turns, but in the F1 23, it’s much better, and it’ll trigger some people to turn all the assists off to see how much without them it’s improved.
In the end, I’ll say this, F1 23 feels so good to play over the previous one as driving around the circuits is just amazing, and with the return of story mode, it makes you want to keep playing the game over and over again. Even though the story of the Braking Point 2 is good, not great or anything, driving around the circuit makes up for it. Moreover, Red Flags made a return, and a new 35% Race Distance Option is available which quite frankly is much better to compromise with than the 25% which sometimes feels short, or 50% that feels too long. This balances both the sides.
Special thanks to the Codemasters for providing the review code to the F1 23!
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