Every location has it's own distinct feel, which is commendable. My feeling here is that you better just pick a car in each class that you like and learn it, because you'll need that familiarity in the more demanding rallying action.Įach WRC location is represented, giving a huge variety of stages set over a range of terrain. The R5 and JWRC classes are represented, as are a couple of historic models or models that don't fit into the other classes. Now, WRC 8 does have a far more limited selection of cars but it does let you drive the top tier WRC cars, and the Yaris WRC is just about the coolest damn thing I've ever seen. Now, an official WRC game is a genuine competitor to Dirt Rally and in many ways, surpasses it. I haven't been impressed with the WRC games in the past, but a move away from the developer 'Black Bean' has clearly paid off. Seriously, Codemasters took the piss charging £49.99 for this shell of a game on release.Ĭue WRC 8, which my brother kindly bought me a copy of. Also, where the f k is Pikes Peak and the accompanying cars? Most of the daily, weekly and monthly Racenet events are locked out if you haven't purchased all of the DLC. Tarmac remains a bugbear on the handling model, still being devoid of feedback and leaving cars feeling twitchy and unsatisfying. Mostly I find them to be quite anonymous, with the small recognisable setpiece assets being about the only thing to stand out.
The stages tend to feel samey, with very bland scenery and cut and paste sections. The rallying, which is what I'm really there for, is disappointing. The Rallycross handling seems to have been smoothed off and made less twitchy, which has helped. The Rallycross mode is actually great fun, better I think, than the rallying mode. I didn't feel much inclined to spend money on such a cynical cash grab, though I did buy the 911 and the Germany stages. It feels very lightweight in terms of courses and cars and quickly starts to feel very familiar.
I was rather disappointed to see that it is pretty bare in terms of content. I recently downloaded it on Games Pass to see if it was any good. I have been a long time fan of the Dirt series, but I didn't play Dirt 2 on release because of the awful state it launched in, with most of the content and the best stages missing from the rally mode. Has anyone else played both of these and if so, which do you prefer?
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