User:SochiBoi/sandbox/F1 22

F1 22 is a racing video game based on Formula 1 (F1) developed by Codemasters and published by EA Sports. It is an installment of F1 series.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) F1 Life. While the idea of a hub that focuses on the concept of living the glamorous life of an F1 driver is decent on paper, it's absolutely butchered here. All it is, is just a glorified menu customizer, that only exists as an excuse for EA and Codemasters to shove in more microtransactions into their game.
 * 2) The item shop is a complete joke. Not only is it clogged with the aforementioned F1 Life accessories, but it's also filled with all kinds of cringeworthy poses and radio lines, that almost seem like they came straight out of Fortnite, or at least try to emulate it. Although this was a problem in former games as well, it wasn't until this game when it became a lot more noticeable.
 * 3) The supercars are an extremely unnecessary addition to a game based around driving F1 cars that are pretty much useless once you unlock them, considering you can only use them in time trials (unless you count Pirelli Hot Laps) and to show them off in the F1 Life hub.
 * 4) Aside from the general issues the game has, the rest of the game is quite literally just a reskin of F1 2021 with nothing substantially new added. The career modes, online components, despite still being decent at their core, have been left untouched by Codemasters, and overall, this game feels like the most filler title in the series since F1 2014.
 * 5) Unlike last year's installment nor GRID Legends (first two games after EA brought them), Dual Entitlement.

Reception
Upon release, despite positive reception from critics, F1 22 received generally negative reception from players, with the Metacritc user score of the PC version sitting at a 2.8/10, in contrast to to the metascore being an 81/100. Similiar reactions are on Steam, where in contrast to F1 2021, which had it's reviews be 86% postive, this game's positive reviews only amount to 66%, 20% lower than it's predecessor.