Fast & Furious Crossroads

I wish Steam had a mixed button between up and down at reviews because to be honest I don’t even know what to give to this game.
When the game came out on steam I was super exicted..so excited that I went to bank in other part of the city to put some money into my account and buy the game because as being the first fast and furious game voiced by real actors (fast and furious showdown wasn’t voiced by all original actors)once I installed game and seen it didn’t even had keyboard controlls and the graphics that were like a game made in early 2000..heck not even then since are some pretty nice game with more better graphics than this..but the graphics could be a bit of passed since it were at least still decent but the fact that didn’t really had a keyboard and the fact that it was all feels so wrong I said full price 70 bucks isn’t worthy so I refunded it after 20 min of gameplay and told to myself I will wait till at least 10 euro or even 5 which I consider a a good price for it even this feels expensive.More than a year later the game is still 20 bucks on steam but on some other sites is bit cheaper but still not worthy anyway I bought because I couldn’t wait more as I am a huge fan of the franchise and the fact that Vin Diesel voiced motion caped and even Michelle Rodriguez was to much to waiting for me because they are also in my top favorite actors,once the game got installed again I said “ ride or die “ …I even installed my controller which I bought in the year that passed since game launch and was ready to go but in settings surprise !! keyboard settings..i was like okay let’s remap them as I like them but surprise again !! Keys can’t be mapped so you have to use default which are WASD and few others close to them..okay I said to myself it is what it is and so I start the game..started this story of an amazing franchise..i was so surprised that even graphics looks better than it were in first day of release so I said hmm they really fixed a bit the game but still need a bit more polish to match with games from present at least in my opinion even the controls feels a bit different.
Regarding story i consider it amazing.. I really loved it..to bad is way to short and it even feels like you have more cutscenes than “racing”…a fact that I loved is that the story isn’t based on any movies is in some way somewhere after between Fast & Furious 8 and Fast & Furious 9.Story is amazing and very fast and furious style at least the style after fast & furious tokyo drift if you don’t know what I talking about better don’t buy the game only after watched all movies because the game is motion cap and even voiced by Vin Diesel,Michelle Rodriguez and one and only Tyrese Gibson,game it really feels like a fast & furious movie ( as I said if you expect racing you will be dissapointed as is after tokyo drift style but you will also have at least one offcial race),you will also get to meet new characters and in some moments of the story you will play as them too because the game is made to play with them and also the iconic ones Dominic Toretto,Letty Ortiz and Roman Pearce since the game is voiced by the actors Roman aka Tyrese also have his funny style that always make you smile or laugh even an easter egg to his big ass forehead and many others easter eggs from movies mostly about what and how they did,so these being said if i recommend the game is yes and no: yes if you are a huge fan of franchise and want something that is a decent based movies game and just love the fast cars and no because the game is not worthy of full price not even 20 bucks as I said 5 or somewhere up to 10 but since it might need pass at least one more year or so and you really really want this game I say buy it ! buy it as cheap as possible and enjoy ! you won’t regret the money spent at least I don’t regret the money I spent somehow after played the game and finished I am pleased with it but anyway is all about to you and the most important thing about this game is about The Family !

I actually, um, "obtained" a copy of this game through questionably legal means and played it. Upon completion I realized something...
You don't steal from family.
Jokes aside, none of that happened. I played it at a friend's house on his Xbox and just wanted to be funny. But! Did you know this game was co-developed by Vin Diesel's own personal video game studio? Did you even know Vin Diesel founded a game studio? That's wild isn't it?
One quick thing to get out of the way before writing this review: DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BUY THE DELUXE EDITION/SEASON PASS. THEY'RE ALL MULTIPLAYER-ONLY CONTENT AND THE MULTIPLAYER IS DEAD.
I know what you're probably thinking. Why the heck is this reject writing an actual serious review of Fast & Furious Crossroads and, more importantly, why are they fucking recommending it? I'll preface this by saying I *ONLY* recommend this game when it's on sale for under 20 freedom bucks. At it's regular retail price ($39.99) nearly 2 years later you're getting a 4 hour single player campaign with a dead multiplayer... not that it ever had a robust multiplayer to begin with. It was dead on arrival. By that I mean there was was an all-time peak of 21 players. Yes, seriously. Twenty-one. It's a shame because looking at the menus and customization there really is a lot of depth there and it seems like they were really banking on the multiplayer to actually carry this game along. This review will be about what is available in the package; the single player.
Fast & Furious Crossroads is borderline incompetent. Its design, physics, gameplay, controls, and basically everything when it comes to the interactivity between the player and the world are so archaic and buggy you'd think it was made by some fresh grad kids who were handed the license and told to churn something out ASAP to capitalize off Fast 9's upcoming release. You'd be surprised to learn that, no actually, this was mainly developed by a studio who has had not one, not two, not three, not even four, but FIVE RACING GAMES under their belt in the last 11 years before F&F's release. Major ones too. We're talking about franchises like Project CARS and Need for Speed: Shift here!
So, why do I recommend it? Because, despite it being broken beyond belief, Fast & Furious Crossroads is one of the most entertaining experiences I've ever had. This game is busted to the point of being absolutely hilarious. This is something that's best experienced with your friends either watching you play or taking turns playing. It's the equivalent of video game junk food. The story is nonsensical. The graphics are absolutely horrendous, the gameplay and narrative are ridiculous and sometimes difficult to follow but you'll be laughing your asses off the whole way. It was entertaining enough for me that I actually felt bad about not paying the price of admission for this masterpiece so I gave Vin Diesel $16.
It's worth mentioning that there does seem to be a bit of passion in this game's development and will probably satisfy Fast & Furious fans. I can't exactly confirm it but there's various nods to the older films in the franchise in the dialogue, there are collectibles that give you facts and trivia about the movies as well, and the game features three of the original cast in where all three characters are actually played by their movie actors. It's a shame that you're forced to mostly spend time with two new characters for this game's story that just truly and honestly suck but, overall, this is a good time and you definitely should get the boys over, pop a couple of cold ones, and get hammered while playing this ridiculous piece of shit.

Probably not worth a purchase but I am writing this since anyone who wants to save an awful piece of gaming history should buy this now before it is removed from stores.

This game is beautiful. It is a masterpiece that will (probably not) be remembered for years to come. Let me explain why:
Graphics:
This game took me on a nostalgia trip with the late PS2/early PS3 graphics. The explosions and particle effects in particular especially take me back to that era, thank you game.
Controls & Physics:
The physics are beautiful in how inconsistent and abusable they are. I even encountered a NOPD officer that got his pickup to clip into the ground! Vehicle physics are pretty uncanny as well. Other than all that however, it's pretty much just cookie cutter controls.
Story:
This may have been the greatest poorly executed story that I've ever seen. From the lack of exposition via cutscenes to the over reliance on set pieces, this game's ridiculous final mission (no spoilers, sorry) is the most incredible ending I've ever seen.
Multiplayer:
That exists? Could've fooled me. It's not like I'd ever be able to partake in it with only 3 people playing the game over the past hour (at the time of review) though.
Gameplay:
I hope you can deal with inconsistent car physics for the entire game, because that's the gameplay loop: 'drive, fulfill mission objective while driving, put up with a cutscene, miss important exposition, repeat.'
F A M I L Y :
This game might just be the greatest family game of all time. It's all about family, the game is short and sweet, allowing you to get back to spending time with your family, there's multiplayer so the entire family can get involved, this is the perfect game for you and your family.
In closing:
All joking aside, this is a bad game. I'd argue this is, to some degree, shovelware for the eighth generation. I would not recommend this game, but not only is the game being pulled from listings today, but you also never leave family behind.
This game may be killed today, but the family within will always live on.
My final rating is: F a m i l y/10

I actually liked it, and will probably replay at some point. It's too bad the player-base was not big enough for the multiplayer to ever really have a chance.

I can absolutely recommend this game on sale. It's absolutely hilarious how bad the physics are. I've had vehicles launch nearly into the stratosphere on every mission. Sometimes you can clear a level without incident, but the next level, dozens of things will go wrong. In one Barcelona level, I could barely play because I was laughing so hard watching the AI drivers crash spectacularly without my involvement. Every single race is like watching someone try to play a racing game on a tablet because the controls are tuned to be as awful as possible(you powerslide after trying to steer consistently), and the nitro causes you to go careening into every corner. The story is absolutely horrendous, I played the whole game and still have little idea what actually happened. Setpieces even fail to trigger, or happen too early, to the point where it's predictable. The game is insanely short and focuses mostly on characters who don't even star in the films.
This is everything wrong with shovelware licensed games from the 2000's to the early 2010's. It's absolutely fucking terrible, and I love it. Play this game, it's so bad.

The game is heinous, it's like a bad early 2000s movie-adaptation game. It looks and plays like a dated Xbox 360 exclusive. The story is corny and ludicrous, and not in the way the movies are, which at least *try* to explain what's going on. The new characters are so awful. I beat the game in a single 4 hour sitting, the only reason it says 6 hours is because I stopped to take a nap. Anyway, I fucking loved the whole experience. Truly a bad game gem. Never play this; it is ultimately a good thing it will be lost to time. But I can't say it didn't mean anything to me.