Should I get DiRT Rally? 

"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern) 04/07/2016 at 16:56 • Filed to: None

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I really enjoyed DiRT 1 but am not sure how close this game is to that.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 17:02

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I've never played any other DiRT games but yes you fucking should.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/07/2016 at 17:02

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I’ll take that as a vote for yes haha.

djmt1 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 17:04

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Depends how hardcore you like your games. It’s a big jump from the previous Dirt games.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > djmt1 04/07/2016 at 17:05

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Like in realism or in what way?

dsgolson > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 17:06

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I got it, it’s fucking fantastic. It is VERY difficult, though, it’s for sure a full-on sim. But I like that.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > dsgolson 04/07/2016 at 17:07

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Hmm... I like to relax in my free time. Would I get frustrated and rage quit?

djmt1 > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 17:09

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Realism, complexity & difficulty. Dirt Rally is brutal and I’ve barely played it. I need to put some more time into it but Trackmania is dominating my gaming time at the moment.

FastIndy > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 17:11

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I think you should get it IFF(!) you have a wheel. At least for me, the gamepad controls just don’t let me do what I’d like. I can’t always have a huge steering wheel sitting on my desk all the time, so that’s a bit of a disappointing aspect of it for me, that I can’t just jump into the game without a little bit of work setting my wheel back up.

dsgolson > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 17:11

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Yes.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > FastIndy 04/07/2016 at 17:14

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Yep. No job, no money, soon to be engaged, and no wheel.

mcseanerson > FastIndy 04/07/2016 at 17:15

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Yeah, definitely a must use wheel game.

TheOnelectronic > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 18:09

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Very possibly.

Nick Has an Exocet > FastIndy 04/07/2016 at 18:18

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Like other have said, it’s very much a sim style game. It’s very satisfying when you nail a stage but good god, unless you have a wheel don’t bother.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 18:20

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Bought it. Played it once. Haven’t thought about turning it back on.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/07/2016 at 18:47

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Hmmm. Runescape it is because every 2 years I become 10 again.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 21:30

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YESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm 3 stages in and it blows Dirt1 out of the water.

Santiago of Escuderia Boricua > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/07/2016 at 22:08

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Yes

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 04/08/2016 at 15:56

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TL;DR - The game is fantastic, even when using a controller and in spite of the difficulty.

OK, I played for a couple hours last night. As others have said, it is definitely difficult. The icy stages of Monte Carlo had me spinning down the road in the A110. It is definitely a challenge, and you probably aren’t going to hop on and win stages right away even at the low difficulty settings.

You definitely have to listen to the codriver and it’s not just a pin it and win it style of driving. On tighter, bumpier or icier stages you will need to slow down and not go 10/10th’s if you want to keep it on the road and stay in contention. It is super fun though.

The cool thing about a rally game is that you aren’t getting punted by stupid AI, so you can fully concentrate on your own driving without having to worry about what other cars are doing, so that eliminates a lot of the frustration. I’m using a controller and while a wheel would be nice, I don’t see that as being absolutely necessary.