Yes I played it.  There is nothing special about the gameplay at all.  The lack of customization is sad.  It is in a similiar boat to Titanfall.  Launch content was meh, but Titanfall has expanded greatly.  One of the best post-launch supported games from a dev imo for consoles.  You guys just feel the same about Driveclub.  I just do not care for the gameplay in Driveclub and weather effects do nothing but hinder gameplay.  Look very nice though. 

Indeed, same way I feel about Titanfall or online fps in general nowadays. The lack of customization is what makes it better for me. If by that you mean altering the way the car behaves (better engines, tuning, etc)

I have not touched online fps anymore since rpg elements got into it, or perks, or customization, whatever you want to call it. I used to be quite competitive in Unreal tournament and Half-life death match, yet nowadays a quick try is all I'll give the multiplayer. Then see all the 'work' I need to do to get guns or attributes and forget about it. I liked it when all you needed was to learn the maps, power up locations, weapon locations, and instant fun. So that's probably why Driveclub better fits my playing style.

Funny you say weather hinders gameplay. I guess so do the turns in the roads :p It adds challenge in handling the car and tests your knowledge of the track, both are part of the core gameplay of DriveClub.

I think the racing genre has so many unrealistic expectations slapped on it these days. That said, I really don't like the AI so far in Drive Club (but that might just me because I'm too bad at it, but it feels ridiculously aggressive).

However, when was the last time a "pure" racer got a decent score on the merits of it's actual driving model? WRC, Moto GP etc were all a lot better than the reviews stated too because they aren't reviewed by particular fans of those disciplines.

Racing games seem to be approached as need to have this huge be anything and everything full of bells and whistles, otherwise they get lumbered with mediocre scores. WRC4 was a much better rally game than any of the DIRT games. But because it didn't have all the different event types etc, was still hammered by critics.

Owning any of those will not help you give a balanced view of Driveclub in any way. They cannot play the game. You need to play it to know how good it is. 

Not directed at you: 

It's funny how we go from the game is not under rated it deserved it's low scores for shitty online. ANd now we have the online didn't decide the reviews the game did. That would make the game very under rated. I find it hilarious people who haven't played it trying to tell those who have otherwise. 

Yeah the AI in DC ranges from unforgiving to purely vindictive. It's a lot like the AI bastards on the higher difficulty levels in Pacific rift (That was not an easy game to complete), except here they're all stuck together on narrow roads. I swear I can see them opening the driverside window just to slap you in the face as they wrestle their way through :) Going from first to last place still occasionally happens to me. Beating them feels good though, and I don't feel bad for pushing them around too hehe.

Racers get overlooked a lot nowadays. I enjoyed WRC last gen, however I had to import it from Europe. They didn't even bother to release it here until a year later or more. They're decent games, yet with WRC it always seems the loading screens are as long as the driving. They're not, but when you're doing well it certainly feels that way. Colin McRae was better in that aspect, but yeah, that turned to dirt along with Colin. (sorry, that was a bit morbid)
I've played all the DiRT games as well. (except Showdown) They weren't bad, but actual rally was way under represented. 4 locations with short stages instead of 9 at the height of Colin McRae rally. WRC4 at least has the content and is much better at the core rally gameplay than DiRT, but nobody cares. 11 reviews on Metacrtic, not a single major site. Too bad Rallisport challenge was killed off. That had nice long tracks.

I also enjoyed Ferrari challenge and Test drive: Ferrari racing legends. It was great to drive vintage cars on historic tracks. Good games, simply described as boring and difficult in reviews.

At least DriveClub is getting lots of exposure!

got the game two days ago and i have to say the game is is okay nothing phenomenal. Sure the graphcis are nice , however the driving gameplay is not that great. Compared to NFS , its better but still nowhere as good as forza horizon 2. The Ai is okay but not what you considered smart. all they do is try to knock-out you out. Thats not inteelligent Ai as thats what they only do . Plus the amount of cars you have to play with is very smal. With that delay , they should have put in more cars. Haven't tried the online yet. ATM i would give it 6.5-7/10

^ Maybe you'll chance your mind when you get to the faster cars. I wasn't addicted from the start either.

A video of The Kyle, the game can still amaze me with the unique skies it generates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIAmNW10s4k

This can happen when you take the bridge too fast on Skjolden. I did pass the car in front of me after catching air, the landing didn't go very well.

maybe as i just got the weather update. So far the first few levels have been okay nothing special. The track itself are boring in design  and the drving is too simplistic lol. Lol  you actually pay attention to the skies? I thought most people will be concentrating on driving , not scenic viewing lol. Even the graphics a tthe moment , too me are good butnot phenomenal as everyone claims it ot e . maybe the weather update may change that view.  

what game looks better? 

Driveclub is a good game but Forza Horizon 2 is a great game.