DiRT Rally 2.0 Hands-On Preview: Magical Stage Design, Tarmac Physics Need Work

[paulpg87]

@paulpg87

Is there not another ‘career’ type to the left of the screen with historic championships on? The one with the ‘my team’ details?

Actually didn't explore the menu, i left before finishing the first championship (new Zeland and spain).

 

[paulpg87]

It is not released yet. Or is it?

Not in Italy (22 Deluxe, 26 standard)

 

[kikie]

Must have been a review copy, the press typically get games earlier than the public.

He said "A friend". He didn't mention anything about the press.

Not in Italy (22 Deluxe, 26 standard)

Oh, now I get it. Your friend is a time traveller.

 

[MagpieRacer]

Averaging 86 on opencritic and metacritic so far. Generally positive media reaction so far.

 

[kikie]

Averaging 86 on opencritic and metacritic so far. Generally positive media reaction so far.

I have a good feeling about this game. Especially the RX part.

 

[MarcoM]

The Poland stage was flat in 6th almost. I hope the other stages have more corners.

 

[bogani]

The Poland stage was flat in 6th almost. I hope the other stages have more corners.

Try Argentina and you will be praying for straights

 

[MarcoM]

^ I guess I will

 

[paulpg87]

In a nutshell

• Unfinished game sold for gold price!
• To light on content (should have €30 pricetag and not €50)
• DLC policy where Codies wants to get money (read milk their customer)
• Excellent driving and sensation
• Co-pilot in French not that great
• Sounds are excellent
• Great to play and fun
• General graphics and textures aren't up to standard
• Adviced to get on a sale

I agree on lack of content if we look to rally and rx as different silos. Otherwise is normal.

I disagree on the graphic, It Is ok.

He said "A friend". He didn't mention anything about the press.

Oh, now I get it. Your friend is a time traveller.

Ahaha yes, he lives in the hollow earth.
From ebay but i don't believe him must Be from a physical store stock.

The only annoying thing is the italian voice of the codriver. I am pretty aure he his the guy giving the voice to goku in dragon ball on the Italian TV. Terrible.

 

[paulpg87]

^ I guess I will

New Zeland is quite twisty, a lot more than what you can judge from the videos. Spain has a really nice racing track flow but if you loose momentum is very tricky and narrow.

However Greece and Wales from dirt 1(i skipped dirt4) were way harder than the stages i tried here. In dirt 2 they are pretty flat, no continuos bumbs. So It is super easy compared to the first one. Also It helps a lot that the wheel works way better. However we will get both as DLC in the future and i hope finland too.

 

[MarcoM]

Greece and Wales haven't been confirmed yet as DLC, not?

 

[Scaff]

The Poland stage was flat in 6th almost. I hope the other stages have more corners.

Rally Poland is a flat out blast, one of the quickest on the calendar.

 

[MarcoM]

Friday, where are you?!

 

[MarcoM]

Looking all great and such but a bit of a shame that just like in DR Codemasters have not done the emblem on the center of the steering wheel correct. The highlight part of the BMW logo moves with the wheel. It really shouldn't.

I noticed this in DR when use the Manta for the past few days. Not a game breaking thing, but since the rest of the interiors are done so nice, it chatches my eye.

 

[PJTierney]

May as well drop this in here too, hope you all find it useful

 

[carlosy]

Is there no testing ground anymore?

 

[bogani]

Is there no testing ground anymore?

Sadly not

 

[carlosy]

So there's no way to test and tune cars outside the competition?

 

[MarcoM]

I think this was only available in the first CMR? And some instance of Evolution Studio's rally evolved?

So there's no way to test and tune cars outside the competition?

 

[bogani]

So there's no way to test and tune cars outside the competition?

You can test drive cars through the garage, but it'll be on a regular stage. You have no opponents there though.

 

[carlosy]

Is the ingame livery editor still in? If yes, will we have more options?

 

[TypeRDC5]

New Zeland is quite twisty, a lot more than what you can judge from the videos. Spain has a really nice racing track flow but if you loose momentum is very tricky and narrow.

However Greece and Wales from dirt 1(i skipped dirt4) were way harder than the stages i tried here. In dirt 2 they are pretty flat, no continuos bumbs. So It is super easy compared to the first one. Also It helps a lot that the wheel works way better. However we will get both as DLC in the future and i hope finland too.

As infuriating as these are and the amount of times the continuous bumps have caught me out it's kind of what made the stages in DR1 so fun and challenging, I hope this is not the case with all locations :/

 

[paulpg87]

Greece and Wales haven't been confirmed yet as DLC, not?

On the official forum they are reporting interviews stating "recorded pacenotes for 12 rallies". After the first dlc announcement i assume we will get the remaining rallies upgraded. If the actual dlc seasons produce dividends for codemaster. Otherwise we will get nothing.

 

[doblocruiser]

On the official forum they are reporting interviews stating "recorded pacenotes for 12 rallies". After the first dlc announcement i assume we will get the remaining rallies upgraded. If the actual dlc seasons produce dividends for codemaster. Otherwise we will get nothing.

If we don't get Season 3 and 4 , they will sell you that as new content for thé next Dirt

Still I hope all stuff will be released and nothing will be hold back. Just think that for Season 1 and 2 you pay €30 to €40. Add Season 3 and 4 to it and you have a ridiculous price for a game that doesn't excelle in content even with the seasons. WRC8 comes with 14 locations, 100+ stages and this for €60.

 

[PJTierney]

So there's no way to test and tune cars outside the competition?

There’s a Time Trial Mode where every stage and car can be used.

Is the ingame livery editor still in? If yes, will we have more options?

No.

You can select from preset liveries on most cars.

 

[paulpg87]

If we don't get Season 3 and 4 , they will sell you that as new content for thé next Dirt

Still I hope all stuff will be released and nothing will be hold back. Just think that for Season 1 and 2 you pay €30 to €40. Add Season 3 and 4 to it and you have a ridiculous price for a game that doesn't excelle in content even with the seasons. WRC8 comes with 14 locations, 100+ stages and this for €60.

Yes, personally however i will buy only the extra rallies from the DLCs, couldn't care less about cars or RX. They said you will be able to buy each piece iindividually. This under the general condition that rallies are integrated in the offline experience. I mean if career mode is limited to disc content i won't buy anything.

 

[kikie]

I hope that season 1 & 2 is not a package you have to get them simultaneously when you buy the standard edition and want one of the two DLC's.

 

[PzR Slim]

Jimmy's vid.

 

[rich m]

On the official forum they are reporting interviews stating "recorded pacenotes for 12 rallies". After the first dlc announcement i assume we will get the remaining rallies upgraded. If the actual dlc seasons produce dividends for codemaster. Otherwise we will get nothing.

Yes it’s looking that way isn’t it : (
If all 6 dlc locations and just from the first hane then that is an utter joke. Having to pay for the stuff... you couldn’t make it up.

 

[PzR Slim]

Just watched the Poland video on the previous page and it' a bit disappointing. He made some mistakes in that run that should have meant rally over but he didn't even seem to lose any time.