I think it would be the opposite because, back then, streamers didn't have such a huge influence.
Coma and Shift were widely criticised, but if people had seen gameplay through streams, they would have understood the benefits of the feature.
Bring back the thrill of the chase!
If this game was announced today it would be hated to death
- Too different from previous Driver games
- Car shifting is weird and unrealistic
- Looks too much like Forza
- Story is AAA slop
- Ubisoft
But it's considered a cult classic now. Online discourse is truly useless