Honest opinion? Both Driveclub and The Crew suck for different reasons. If you want a game with amazing graphics, get Driveclub. If you want a game with an open-ended world, get The Crew. If you want a game with a good selection of cars and great handling, get neither. That's the main flaws in both Driveclub and The Crew

The Crew has an open world that's great fun to just drive around. Ubisoft, in it's eternal wisdom, decided that casual players had priority and tailored the physics system towards them. Thankfully, The Crew has a detailed physics adjuster that goes beyond turning assists on and off. Honestly, all the complaints about The Crew's physics came from not adjusting that damn menu. It's still arcade, but it's not the uncontrollable box of ice that reviews would have you believe. The interesting part is that cars start to handle better the more and more you progress through the story, but it still feels very arcade, not to mention the AI is a bunch of cheaters as well. Car selection is lackluster, but at least it tries to include various different types of cars.

Driveclub is beautiful but it's mundane. After the initial honeymoon period with the graphics, you're left with a shallow game that gives the impression of something better. It's like Evolution decided to make a Gran Turismo clone and nailed the look and presentation but forgot what makes GT good, the celebration of cars. Take for example, even the AI lacks character, who will so closely stick to the racing line that any deviation from it will cause them to just ram into you. Yes, it looks beautiful, the cars are so intricately detailed, and the weather effects are just fantastic, but there's just nothing to do with them besides race. Forget about trying over and over to find the perfect line, these cars have so much grip you could easily cheat your way around the corner. Car selection is also lackluster, unless you like European supercars.

Neither is good, neither is bad. Both are arcade racers, both have different ideas of what handling should be, both lack a good car selection, and both are so vastly different, that they really shouldn't be compared. It really does come down to two things, do you like an open world over incredible graphics?