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F1 23

F1 23 is a racing video game developed by Codemasters and published by EA Sports. It is the sixteenth entry in the F1 series by Codemasters. It holds the official licence for the 2023 Formula One and Formula 2 championships. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Linux (through Valve's Proton compatibility layer) on 16 June, or 3 days earlier on 13 June for users who had previously pre-ordered the Champions Edition, allowing them early access.

F1 23
Standard edition cover art, featuring from left to right: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, and McLaren's Lando Norris.
Developer(s)Codemasters
Publisher(s)EA Sports
Composer(s)Ian Livingstone
Ethan Livingstone
Miktek
Brian Tyler
SeriesF1
EngineEgo Engine 4.0[citation needed]
Platform(s)
Release16 June 2023[a]
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay edit

F1 23 sees the return of the story mode, "Braking Point", which was introduced in F1 2021.[1] Two characters from "Braking Point", Devon Butler, the main antagonist, and Aiden Jackson, the protagonist, return for Braking Point 2, as well as veteran now-retired driver Casper Akkerman, who also makes an appearance as a mentor and later Team Principal for Konnersport.[2] A new character named Callie Mayer, Devon Butler's sister, makes an appearance, along with their dad, Davidoff Butler who is the CEO of his own company, Butler Global, and Andreo Konner, the founder and owner of Konnersport, who was the team principal in the 2022 season.[3]

F1 23 features overhauled driving physics and added the option to set a 35% race distance. Red flags, which last appeared in F1 2014, make an appearance. The game's UI has been overhauled for an experience much more akin to the presentation of current Formula One races.[4] New additions to the My Team Icons pack include 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell, W Series driver Jamie Chadwick (who also assisted the developers with Braking Point 2),[5] former Williams driver Pastor Maldonado, and former Toyota reserve driver and Sauber and Caterham driver Kamui Kobayashi.[6] Pre-orders also included characters from Braking Point 2 as icons.[5]

"F1 World" expands upon the "F1 Life" feature of F1 22 and tied together all the game modes featured in the game, including ranked, esports, offline and online game modes. This also includes the return of the Podium Pass. The game introduces a safety rating for online players; similar systems have been featured in titles, such as iRacing and later Gran Turismo titles.[7] This system is also utilised in offline game modes, though an option is available to disable it.[5] The player's "F1 World" car can be upgraded with new car parts, and new team members can be hired. Both items can be obtained through gameplay; while an XP boost is made available with "PitCoin", no microtransactions to purchase such upgrades are available. Goals and compendiums are also available to unlock more rewards in "F1 World". Supercars and a virtual living space make their return from the previous title. Playing game modes, including progression throughout Braking Point 2, count towards Podium Pass progression.[5]

The Lusail International Circuit, home of the Qatar Grand Prix, is included in the game, as is the brand-new Las Vegas Strip Circuit for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The game also includes the Imola Circuit of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix,[8] the Circuit Paul Ricard of the French Grand Prix, the Shanghai International Circuit of the Chinese Grand Prix, and the Algarve International Circuit of the Portuguese Grand Prix, tracks that were removed from or not part of the 2023 schedule.[9]

The game features the ability to switch between a licensed soundtrack, featuring artists such as Swedish House Mafia, Tiësto and The Chemical Brothers, and an orchestral score composed by Ian Livingstone, with an option to hear the game's music through the PA speakers of the in-game racetracks to add a layer of immersion.[10]

Story mode: Braking Point 2 edit

A sequel to the Braking Point story mode introduced in F1 2021, F1 23 features Braking Point 2, set in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. Drivers Aiden Jackson and Devon Butler, both returning from the first Braking Point, are now teammates at the fictional Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team. Introduced in this story mode is Formula 2 prodigy Callie Mayer, who dreams of earning a shot at motorsport's most prestigious single seater category after winning the Formula 2 championship with Trident, becoming the first woman to claim the title in doing so. She also happens to be Butler's sister.[11] As revealed in a Deep Dive video published on 22 May 2023, the writing team partnered with three time W Series champion and Williams development driver Jamie Chadwick to bring Mayer's story to life.[5] Both Butler and Jackson retain their driver numbers of 71 and 89 respectively, while Mayer uses 66 during her stint in Formula One (20 as a Trident driver).

Plot edit

In the 2022 season, after failing to sign an agreement with several teams, Aiden Jackson signs with the Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team, a team founded by Andreo Konner and funded by Butler Global, a company owned by Davidoff Butler, father to Devon Butler. During the Miami Grand Prix, Aiden's car loses power, forcing him to retire, while Devon secures some points for the team. At the Hungarian Grand Prix, Butler is ordered to give Jackson the position, but he ignores it. Jackson manages to overtake Butler and finishes the race ahead of him. Aiden later faces more difficulties when he faces a slow pit stop at the Japanese Grand Prix, which lets him to decide to leave the team or not.

In Formula 2, Callie Mayer, Butler's sister, becomes the first female Formula 2 Champion after finishing her season with Trident with the help of retired driver and Jackson's former teammate, Casper Akkerman.

In the 2023 season, Akkerman is appointed as the new team principal of Konnersport, with Andreo stepping down and remaining with the team, as well as Aiden deciding to stay with the team for another season. Devon meanwhile, faces difficulties when he loses his focus and ignores team orders. Casper attempts to help Devon, but during the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Devon loses his focus again and crashes his car into the barriers (in a similar fashion to how Charles Leclerc hit the barriers at the real-life event the year before) and immediately leaves Konnersport. Akkerman later reveals that Butler had tinnitus prior to the 2023 season and had kept it secret to the team. As they enter mid-season, Konnersport are forced to scramble to find a new driver, and Davidoff says that Butler Global will pull funding if they do not finish fifth or higher. Akkerman later chooses to sign Callie as Devon's replacement. Despite Davidoff initially decline Callie to join the team due to a conflict with her and her mother, Evelyn Mayer, he agrees. Callie is initially hesitant, but agrees to take Devon's seat.

During her debut in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Mayer makes contact with Jackson after an unsuccessful attempt at letting his teammate through. Callie goes on to finish the race. Aiden believes that the collision was deliberate and is so annoyed that in the British Grand Prix, he impedes Callie and refuses to let her past. Callie, however, manages to overtake him. After the race, Konner and Akkerman later tell Aiden and Callie about the funding situation and that Konnersport will not be able to find an investor and will be forced to leave Formula One after 2023 if they do not finish fifth or higher in the Constructors' Championship.

At the Italian Grand Prix, Devon returns to Konnersport as the new team liaison. In the race, Aiden makes contact with Callie, resulting in her front wing coming off. Callie manages to finish in the top five. In the Singapore Grand Prix, to Aiden's upsets, he was given an advice by Devon, which let him to determine. In the race, he finishes in the top five, securing more points to the team.

In the São Paulo Grand Prix, Callie confronts Davidoff, where the latter says he is doing this for business. During the end of the safety car, Callie finishes in the top five. During the team's briefing in Abu Dhabi, Casper snaps at Davidoff to leave the meeting, while Aiden apologises to Callie. During the race, Aiden suffers a mechanical failure and is forced to retire. Devon, seeing the team in danger, gives a fake order to Callie claiming not to push the car too hard, prompting her to drive faster and finish in the top four, achieving the goal that was required to keep Butler Global with them and thus allowing them to stay in Formula One.

In the aftermath of the race, Butler Global's funding is secured. As Konnersport is set for their next season, Aiden says to the media that he will stay if Casper remains as team principal, with Butler Global set to renew their sponsorship with the team, and Callie looks forward to her next season.[12]

Development and release edit

F1 23 was teased in March 2023 by its developers as a "fresh start" for the series.[13] Codemasters, who worked on the series since F1 2009, and EA Sports returned to work on the game.[14] A new trailer showcasing the "Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team" was released on 28 April, with the official trailer launched on 3 May.[15] Prior to the reveal, a closed beta was made available.[16]

The game features two covers, with Max Verstappen on both the original and revised versions of the Champions' Edition cover, with the latter being shown without his helmet with a different winning pose, and Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and Lando Norris on the standard edition cover.[17] The game was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Linux on 16 June, with the Champions Edition of the game available three days earlier on 13 June.[18]

Pre-ordering the Champions' Edition of F1 24 grants access to the 2024 liveries of McLaren, Alpine, Haas, and Williams, all of which were released through a post-launch update.[19]

Reception edit

F1 23 received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[20][21][22]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The Champions Edition of the game was released on 13 June 2023.

References edit

  1. ^ Barker, Sammy (2 May 2023). "EA Sports F1 23 Brings Back Dramatic Story Mode Braking Point on PS5, PS4". Push Square. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. ^ Durant, Toby (2 May 2023). "F1 23: Everything you need to know about Codemasters' next Formula 1 game". racinggames.gg. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  3. ^ Durant, Toby (28 April 2023). "F1 23: Konnersport car launches as F1 23's first trailer hits". racinggames.gg. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  4. ^ Melillo, Justin (3 May 2023). "F1 23 game revealed: Las Vegas track plus revised handling and red flags". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e F1® 23 | Braking Point 2 & F1® World Deep Dive, retrieved 22 May 2023
  6. ^ Xbox store listing for the F1 23 Racing and Icons Pack
  7. ^ "EA SPORTS F1® 23, Launching June 16". EA Sports F1 website. 3 May 2023.
  8. ^ Richards, Giles (17 May 2023). "F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix cancelled due to flooding in northern Italy". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  9. ^ Dumont, Olivier (27 April 2023). "F1 23 Confirmed Tracks List". videogamer.com. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  10. ^ Arts, Electronic (5 June 2023). "EA SPORTS™ PRESENTS HIGH-OCTANE ELECTRONIC SOUNDTRACK FOR F1® 23". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  11. ^ Arts, Electronic (22 May 2023). "Braking Point Returns Alongside F1® World". Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  12. ^ "The complete breakdown of Braking Point 2 in F1 23 and why fans are delighted to see it return". 12 June 2023.
  13. ^ Evans, Andrew (1 March 2023). "F1 23 Teased as a 'Fresh Start'". GTPlanet.net. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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  16. ^ Durant, Toby (18 April 2023). "F1 23 Beta: Play the new game EARLY". racinggames.gg. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  17. ^ Bigg, Martin (1 May 2023). "F1 23 cover art revealed, Champions Edition stars Max Verstappen". racinggames.gg. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  18. ^ Wood, Anthony (3 May 2023). "F1 23 Launches In June With Upgraded Handling and Story Mode". IGN. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  19. ^ "JOIN THE F1® GRID FOR THE SEASON START BY PRE-ORDERING F1® 24, COMING MAY 31ST". Once you pre-order F1® 24 Champions Edition (before April 24), the 2024 liveries from McLaren, Alpine, Haas, and Williams will be available to play in a special F1® World event in F1® 23, just in time for the 2024 season to get underway in Bahrain. A second drop of 2024 liveries will arrive in F1® 23 after April 24.
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  21. ^ a b "F1 23 for PlayStation 5 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  22. ^ a b "F1 23 for Xbox Series X Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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