-
Ever wanted an RSS feed of all your favorite gaming news sites? Go check out our new Gaming Headlines feed! Read more about it here.
Ah good to know. I assumed they were part of the medal chase. Even GB assumed the same in their QL.
I'm still early into the game on PS4 Pro (just finished the Ignition event, which is the first "level" in career mode).
Really loving it so far, and you know what? People have been touting the essence of the Motorstorm games in this, and others have been comparing it to the previous Dirt titles (naturally); but what I really feel when I play this is that it's basically Driveclub, but offroad.
If you take it from that light (which I can't help, since I played a lot of Driveclub), you won't be lost by the progression system. The same ideas around progression in that game are what are present here (tweaked and improved as a matter of evolution, of course). It keeps you progressing to new tracks/events without sweating about perfecting them too much the first time around, and that works for me. It also sets up returning to previous events later (with new cars, etc) and playing them over.
You will find that the handling is very reminiscent of the "simcade" style of Driveclub also. As someone who enjoys both sims and arcade driving games, I quite enjoyed the DC handling and physics models, and I'm finding that same balance here -- where the model is complex enough to provide depth and be satisfying, but also allows for a bunch of arcadey maneuvers. I also really like the sense of weight I feel with different vehicles through the engine mechanics and sound -- it's quite gratifying.
I've also heard some people saying this is OnRush if OnRush had racing, but I don't really agree. It's not a combat game in any meaningful way (at least so far, for me).
Last edited:
I'm really liking this on the One X and can't wait to continue on the Series
X next week. I just finished the 2nd major event. There are some events that I just suck at, though. I can't drift or drive on ice for the life of me. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it over time.
X next week. I just finished the 2nd major event. There are some events that I just suck at, though. I can't drift or drive on ice for the life of me. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it over time.
The 1X already supported it, so it's almost guaranteed to work for Series X/S. Even the cheaper Freesync monitors are recognized for VRR on launch Xbox Ones.
Performance Mode on PS4 Pro is pretty rough. I see a lot of screen tearing. I thought it was patched. I hope this performs better on PS5 which I'll try on Thursday.
PS5 doesn't support VRR yet I hope I don't regret buying this for the PS5 and not the Series X.
PS5 doesn't support VRR yet I hope I don't regret buying this for the PS5 and not the Series X.
Needed something to relax with honestly, my VR go to's like Dirt Rally 2.0, Project Cars 2, Assetto......I think Dirt 5 just feels fun and stress free and I'm enjoying it. Plus it was like 30 something dollars on cdkeys.
Performance mode is horrible on PS4 Pro, basically useless.
Finished Ignition but I can't win three medals at Hot sprint USA. Isn't this just too hard for the first event :(
It's only a few days since the game launched but there are always someone who can make something great.
It's only a few days since the game launched but there are always someone who can make something great.
Okay cool. I ask because I am getting 4 racing games to split between two people and want to have them get different experiences. I didn't know if the handling for Dirt would be similar to Grid or Onrush, for instance.
Awww, some reviews complain of a lack of challenge? If true, I may hold out for a patch that may address that.
Wtf is going on with the PC version of the game?
It has no ability to pick ANY screen type (windowed, borderless, full).
If you set the graphics on medium you get a locked 60, high a locked 30 and very high a locked 24 on a 1070ti.
No HDR.
And it looks generally terrible at any graphic setting.
I think it's completely broken right now
It has no ability to pick ANY screen type (windowed, borderless, full).
If you set the graphics on medium you get a locked 60, high a locked 30 and very high a locked 24 on a 1070ti.
No HDR.
And it looks generally terrible at any graphic setting.
I think it's completely broken right now
OP
OP
1.0.2 is right for Xbox I think. That's what mines on too.
Oh OK. I bought the Amplified Edition on Tuesday. Am I getting XP boost? Can't see anything on the post-race screen.
I've been playing this on PS4 for the past few days, it's pretty good fun. Really like the vehicle handling, music and most of the overall presentation.
I think it's a move back into the right direction for the Dirt series, but it could have used a little more time in the oven.
The multiplayer is really barebones. It's just two playlists, race or party games. I've not played in any full lobbies because I've been playing pre-release, but I've been playing with a few journalists and developers and had a few decent races. There's lots of smaller details missing too, which in places makes it feel like it's not as good as something like Dirt 2.
For instance, Dirt 2 would compare your with the online times at the end of every event. I thought that was a cool feature, I think it was present in Dirt 3 too, but it's oddly missing here. The 'immersive sound' mode is nice (where audio comes from speakers on the track), but it'd be nice to have an option to play the audio from inside your car too, as it sounds quite flat / unbalanced for much of the race. There doesn't appear to be a means to see what artist/track is playing either, which is quite poor. I'm sure appropriate credit is provided inside of the credits, but I think players should be able to see what their listening to, and skip to the next track if they don't like it, but not here.
Online feels quite shallow because of this lack of detail too. Because you don't get anything out of it. There's no progression system for online outside the default career progression, no badges to earn or show off, it all feels like a bit of a waste of time. Feeding into that I think is one of the bigger issues with the game, in that the track design never really takes any real risks. Tracks don't narrow or pose any particularly challenging turns, so the online races in my experience tend to be quite predictable.
Still, despite those issues I do like it a lot. I think that moment to moment it's a really enjoyable arcade racer, the vehicles are a pleasure to drive and the soundtrack gets you pumped. Track design isn't amazing but the event variety is good and will keep you going through the campaign. It's a solid 8/10 from me I'd say, and sits alongside Wreckfest as the best sim-cade racers of this gen. At the same time, there was a lot of room for this game to be a lot better and it's a shame it feels rushed out the door in certain areas.
I think it's a move back into the right direction for the Dirt series, but it could have used a little more time in the oven.
The multiplayer is really barebones. It's just two playlists, race or party games. I've not played in any full lobbies because I've been playing pre-release, but I've been playing with a few journalists and developers and had a few decent races. There's lots of smaller details missing too, which in places makes it feel like it's not as good as something like Dirt 2.
For instance, Dirt 2 would compare your with the online times at the end of every event. I thought that was a cool feature, I think it was present in Dirt 3 too, but it's oddly missing here. The 'immersive sound' mode is nice (where audio comes from speakers on the track), but it'd be nice to have an option to play the audio from inside your car too, as it sounds quite flat / unbalanced for much of the race. There doesn't appear to be a means to see what artist/track is playing either, which is quite poor. I'm sure appropriate credit is provided inside of the credits, but I think players should be able to see what their listening to, and skip to the next track if they don't like it, but not here.
Online feels quite shallow because of this lack of detail too. Because you don't get anything out of it. There's no progression system for online outside the default career progression, no badges to earn or show off, it all feels like a bit of a waste of time. Feeding into that I think is one of the bigger issues with the game, in that the track design never really takes any real risks. Tracks don't narrow or pose any particularly challenging turns, so the online races in my experience tend to be quite predictable.
Still, despite those issues I do like it a lot. I think that moment to moment it's a really enjoyable arcade racer, the vehicles are a pleasure to drive and the soundtrack gets you pumped. Track design isn't amazing but the event variety is good and will keep you going through the campaign. It's a solid 8/10 from me I'd say, and sits alongside Wreckfest as the best sim-cade racers of this gen. At the same time, there was a lot of room for this game to be a lot better and it's a shame it feels rushed out the door in certain areas.
The latest patch note for Xbox, its 1.03. The update process is probably on going.
OP
OP
Weird, I pulled this patch earlier in the week. I talked about it in this thread. But my version number says 1.24 or something.
YES! Im surprised how bad performance mode is. Now Im worried I should have bought this for Series X since VRR is supported. Hopefully the PS5 patch will be optimized.
no one has tried it with a wheel it seems? I'm wondering how it feels, because in DiRT 4 the wheel doesn't feel particularly like a sim, compared to DiRT Rally
sprint is legit tilting me, im enjoying everything else in the game but holy shit who thought this was fun and well balanced
got 1st after like 15 tries
just for fun i checked the leaderboards and i got the 20th best time on this race, which is pretty funny, because i barely managed to win against medium AI lol
got 1st after like 15 tries
just for fun i checked the leaderboards and i got the 20th best time on this race, which is pretty funny, because i barely managed to win against medium AI lol
Last edited:
I'm finding the game kinda hard in general. Only get first once aver 3 or 4 races. I'm actually finding it hard to see especially in cockpit view. Visibility is often low with all the lights/weather effects and the image quality in general seems muddy even on resolution mode. Going back to Horizon 4 after was night and day in that regard.
Yea its definitely more challenging than what I'm used to from modern racers. Which tbh I don't mind. Project cars 3 and Grid 2019 were stupid easy for example.
The regular cockpit view is good looking but its hard to actually drive from. The zoomed in one, without the wheel, is far better, but i want the wheel movement. I wish you could just adjust the camera settings though, that would largely solve the issue. And also I wish you could speed up the windshield wiper like in Dirt 4, sometimes during heavy rain its actually way too slow and can barely see where I'm going.
I also use the cockpit view where you can see the steering wheel usually. However in this game it's way too narrow with the trucks which is like half the races. In Horizon 4 that's really only an issue with Lambos.
how is the structure of the game? I don't like them fully open (Found FH4 got really boring after a while) but also don't want it too gated - eg in your example I also hate sprint cars and wouldn't want to be prevented from progressing if I have to hit a certain 'star' target or whatever on that event. I'd happily skip some types of events completely in these games that cover lots of disciplines.
Game is pretty lenient with its progression, each stage of the career allows you to pick from multiple races, and you only need to complete one to progress to te next stage. There is points where I guess you inevitably have to play something you may not like but for example I have played a grand total of one sprint event and im nearing the very end of the career now, i just went back now to clear and 3 star everything . Aside from sprint I like everything else.
You progress through career stages ("Ignition", "Acceleration", "Velocity"...) and each of these constitutes a sub-progression of races/events. Generally these stage sub-progressions start with two tracks unlocked, and completing one of the events unlocks the next in the tree, so on and so forth. It starts out lenient, where you can just unlock further tracks by completing an event (no need for a podium position, for e.g.), but as you progress you'll come across tiers where you have to meet some criteria to advance. All of these events cycle through the various locations in the world, so you get to experience all those kinds of variations sooner rather than later.
Each career stage ends with a number of "Main Events", and I think you just have to beat one of the main events to progress to the next career stage.
There are also "special challenges" (like race duels) that you unlock over time as you meet criteria. These are separate and don't particularly correspond to any of the career stage progress, I think.
I'm pretty down with the way it's structured. You feel free to move ahead or retread and achieve positions/objectives, and there's just enough that is controlled to avoid it becoming direction-less boredom.
I guess you have to disable the dynamic resolution option, I've read they patched it since before was always active.
The Xbox patch seems to have fixed the glaring issues. All sounds now come through with Dolby Atmos turned on. Much more impressed now. Sooooo fun. Waiting until the Series X arrives before making too much progress! Still can't tell if I'm getting an XP boost or not (Amplified Edition).
Am doing the same. Not going to play any more now until Tuesday.
I've said once in this thread... This game is pure fun.... but then this happened....
I thought I was going to crash at the beginning of the corner but was so excited that I pulled the handbrake and manage to hold the car.
Those type of things only happen in Evolution Studios Games. So fucking awesome.
Does this make use of the dualsenses haptics or triggers? I was playing dirt rally 2 last night and thinking about how great that would be.
Yes, there is a recent "dirt 5 on PS5" video on their YouTube channel talking about dualsense and 3D tempest audio and what the add to the game.
This game is a ton of fun and playgrounds mode is excellent, been making some crazy tracks there for sure.. infact my 2nd track caught the attention of developers during a WIP stage, much to my chagrin, but its released now on PS4 an it seems they'll make it crossplatform as a featured track in the future. but as for the game in general i am loving the driving physics, the variety of vehicles and the tracks, oh man the tracks, Tijuca Forest is quickly becoming one of my all time favourite tracks in videogames, though nothing will beat Sebenco Climb for me :P
Wow nice track, this definitely looks like a TrackMania track :D
As someone with 15 years of Trackmania experience, that was the intent! :P
Nice track -- definitely getting Trackmania vibes watching that.
Yeah, some of the tracks in this game are pure joy to drive through; I haven't identified favorites yet since I haven't been doing much time trial, but once I do I know I'll have a few.
EDIT: Does anyone know if you can reconnect to the servers without restarting the game? Seems like a pretty major UX oversight.
Oh man you just made me check when I started playing TrackMania, I started on TM's first beta in September 2003, 17 years already, I feel old :D
I love TM, played all of them for hours :)
Reference points like this are unfortunately a good indicator of sloppy rubber-banding AI.