F1 23

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F1 23
File:F1 23 cover art.jpg
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
Series F1
Engine Ego Engine 4.0
Platforms
Release date(s) 16 June 2023[lower-alpha 2]
Genre(s) Racing
Mode(s)

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 2023.[lower-alpha 2]

Gameplay

F1 23 sees the return of the story mode, "Braking Point", which was introduced in F1 2021.[2] Two characters from "Braking Point", Devon Butler, the main antagonist, and Aiden Jackson, the protagonist, return for Braking Point 2.0, as well as veteran now-retired driver Casper Akkerman, who also makes an appearance.[3] 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 F1 2022 season. [4] The game features a narrative mode with live-action scenes similar to Grid Legends.[5]

F1 23 features overhauled driving physics and 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.[6] 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),[7] former Williams driver Pastor Maldonado, and former Toyota reserve driver and Sauber and Caterham driver Kamui Kobayashi.[8] Pre-orders also included characters from Braking Point 2 as icons.[7]

"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.[9] This system is also utilised in offline game modes, though an option is available to disable it.[7] 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.[7]

The Losail International Circuit, home of the Qatar Grand Prix, included in the game, as well as adding the brand-new Las Vegas Strip Circuit ahead of the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix. The game also includes the Imola Circuit of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix,[10] 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 or not included on the 2023 schedule.[11]

Story mode: Braking Point 2

First introduced in F1 2021, F1 23 features Braking Point 2, set in the 2022 and 2023 seasons. The story centers on the Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team, a new team that has recently joined the grid. Aiden Jackson and Devon Butler, both returning from the first Braking Point, find themselves becoming teammates in this new 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.[12] 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.[7] 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

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 the order. Jackson manages to overtake Butler and finishes the race ahead of him.

In F2, 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. During the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Butler crashes his car into the barriers, and later announces his immediate retirement from the sport. Akkerman later reveals that Butler had a hearing problem prior before 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 don’t finish fifth. Akkerman later choose to signs Callie as Devon's replacement. At the Spanish Grand Prix, Aiden races with Noah Bell, Konnersport’s reserve driver, managing to finish in the top eight.

During her debut in Baku, 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 refuses to let Callie past. Callie manages to overtake him and finish in the top 10. After the race, Andreo and Casper later tell Aiden and Callie about the funding and that Konnersport will not find an investor and will be forced to leave F1. In Austria, Callie finishes in the top five. Davidoff enters the radio comms and says to Callie "You proved me wrong" before Callie calls him a "piece of work".

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 Singapore, Devon gives advice to Aiden, which upsets him. In the race, he finishes in the top five. After the race, Devon later gives advice to Callie and apologizes to her and says she's faster than him, though it was a lie. During that time, Davidoff never listens to Callie and her mother, Evelyn Mayer, who divorced him and Callie took her mother's name to spite her father.

In São Paulo, 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 5. In Abu Dhabi, Casper tells Davidoff to leave the meeting, while Aiden apologises to Callie. During the race, Aiden suffers a mechanical failure and is forced to retire. Callie manages to finish in the top 4 to make Konnersport stay in Formula One.

After the race, Butler Global's funding is secure, as Konnersport prepare for their next season.[13]

Development and release

F1 23 was teased on 1 March 2023 by its developers as a "fresh start" for the series.[14] Codemasters, who worked on the series since F1 2009, and EA Sports returned to work on the game.[15] A new trailer showcasing the "Konnersport Butler Global Racing Team" was released on 28 April 2023, with the official trailer launched on 3 May 2023.[16] Prior to the reveal, a closed beta was made available.[17]

The game features two covers, with Max Verstappen on the Champions' Edition cover, and Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, and Lando Norris on the standard edition cover.[18] The game was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Linux on 16 June 2023, with the Champions Edition of the game available three days earlier on 13 June 2023.[19]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic (PC) 80/100[20]
(PS5) 83/100[21]
(XSXS) 83/100[22]
Review scores
Publication Score
Famitsu 35/40[23]
IGN 8/10[25]
PC Gamer (US) 87/100[26]
VideoGamer.com 8/10[30]

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

Notes

  1. ↑ The game was verified with Valve's Proton compatibility layer, which allows it to run on the Steam Deck amongst other devices. A hotfix resolved launch issues for the Steam Deck.[1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Champions Edition of the game was released on 13 June 2023.

References

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