

The first half of the story focuses on making it to the gauntlet with the main rivalry consisting of Seneca Racing and VOLTZ Racing. The development of the story introduces new characters overtime and tries to give personality and background stories to each. The character-driver story sees players progressing through about thirty chapters. The team also used virtual production techniques similar to what was used in The Mandalorian. The actual film quality during these cutscenes is shot well and looks impressive. Rather than having CGI, Driven to Glory is filmed in real time with real actors including award-winning actor from Sex Education, Ncuti Gatwa.

This story is inspired by the Netflix Series documentary Formula 1: Drive to Survive, as Codemasters went this route in F1 2021 to add something new. This documentary-style filmed story focuses on Seneca Racing, who before the GRID World Series begins is down a driver and manages to find you to bring aboard. The narrative-driven story mode revolves around a racing team on the brink of extinction. What shines the most about the game, however, is the driving and most importantly the technical implementations. The biggest attempt at trying something different comes in the form of a new story mode called Driven to Glory that includes full-motion video and real actors. Codemasters has released GRID Legends, which keeps the heart of the game intact while offering new additions to keep the longevity alive. The series was rebooted three years ago, but the experience of continually unlocking cars and progressing through the career felt a bit dated. Codemasters’ GRID franchise has managed to offer a fun simcade experience dating back to 2008.
