RIDE 5 Review - The Final Verdict

Fans of the niche motorbike racing sim genre will undoubtedly flock to Ride 5 with its multitude of performance upgrades. The game truly does offer a quality racing gameplay experience. But what it lacks is depth. Most modern sports games offer a more expansive career mode beyond playing a game or racing a race one right after the other.

Multilayered progression options, cinematic storytelling, and the ever-powerful option of choice in their driver’s narrative to win the season are all fun, fresh elements in modern sports games that Ride 5 seemingly lacks, or only offers in an overly simplified and unsatisfying way. Ride 5 needs more to keep the series fresh as it barrels forward with new entries.

[jarrydlee]

How they haven't realised they need a Forza Horizon type game is insane to me. Literally riding down a freeway with friends and other players through cities with realistic traffic. Perfect opportunity wasted.

[sabahmadi]

im happy ride 5 is not messed up with trendy story modes and the only problem with it is the lack of motorcycles

[RJ-fyhc]

I hope they develop another Ride game similar to Forza Horizon, open world experience

[internetttroll]

If they made it open world /free roam and MP with in-depth upgrade options, customazations and some better physics, it would be a big game.
Most players wanna do wheelies, and stunts with friends, not racing. why not do both.

[davesmyth]

Good review, thanks. I've played Ride 4 and was looking for something more in 5 but I'll save my money for now.

[jasonck]

I currently have ride 3 and I will say the bike models look so much better ! As I feel they look a bit cartoony in ride 3, however I will say ride 3 is a fun game, with the different bikes you can accumulate ! So I will be looking forward to Ride 5, but I will be waiting for a good sale !

[scottsummers]

This game invites more comparisons to GT7, not F1, what are you on?

[milanpond]

This review might as well be titled : Ride 5 vs F1 23

[Thiswayisyours]

All I care about are the physics and sound of the bikes. Could not care less about a career mode tbh.
Does anyone know if Ride 5 improved a lot on the engine sounds compared to 4?

[LivingInReality.]

Out of all the games I enjoyed ride3 the most!

[ContranianCommando]

extremely disappointed by the lack of iconic motorcycles featured in previous games that are not present ride 5. Especially the lack of slower bikes from each manufacturer. Even additional tracks could be added. Overall just feels like Ride 4.1

[IOFIsickness]

I feel the gameplay is easier then ride 4 but ai feels tougher, i played on 80% and had not much problems on ride 4 but in this one they put a hell of a fight and they are fast.

[SRAVALM]

TT isle of man: ride on the edge 3
This is the best motorcycle game ever made; it's possibly the best racing game ever.

[BouncingZeus]

I just wish it would have PS vr 2 support.

[DerangedCoconut]

im surprise sports games like Madden or NBA doesnt go full live service and just update rosters as they go seeing as there is little to no real difference between each year release. im assuming it has something to do with licensing or some other nonsense. its just silly that the biggest changes are just roster w/ some features coming and going with each release.

[addz]

All I see is rocking left to right constantly to try to maintain correct angles.
Sounds weird, but wheel support would benefit these bike games I think.

[AndrejWatches]

It’s a fun game, i like it a lot.
Since i skipped Ride 4 i find it lacking a lot of different bikes and racing modes like in Ride 3(i loved the 125cc bikes).
Butt…it looks and plays very nice, and the race editor gives you replay value.

[fortydegree]

This review is from the view of a gamer, albeit a good and pretty legit dude in the gamer world. But he nods to that angle, kudos to that. Not positive, but willing to bet he has never rode a motorcycle, been in a turn at nearly full lean and seen gravel or grooves and relied on instict to get him home. As a racing Sim, the ride series has always suffered, but true motorcycle folks dig what it offers, so to all the true riders, don't be swayed by this dude who probably still has his mom heat his pizza rolls for him while he games and records his vids. But again, as a true motorcycle junkie here, I love pizza rolls too. This review is from a gamer, as a game. And he kinda nails it as the game is concerned. But as a diehard biker, lifelong gamer and racing fan, this game is good, and the good it offers outweighs the bad, so pick it up and enjoy mobbing the northwest 200 circuit, bouncing off the Rev limiter on the main straight at Mugello, and just have fun. And Kudos to an accurate gaming review of ride 5, but for one rider to another, go buy it and enjoy.

[vietnhattran]

i want some of open free world, out of the race circuits, and more detail of the out side not just only models

[messiahshow]

I doubt this game is less than an 8, I think I will rate it 8, 5 when I get it on PC in 2 days. We'll see, it looks great so far, not many imrpovements since Ride 4 but Ride 4 is already a 8/10 game in my opinion.