It’s so dry, although the lovely Welsh voice of rally legend Nicky Grist-who you can now choose as your co-driver-does bring a bit of colour to the thing.ĭirt 4 is a fun, easy to play rally game with a lot of room for customisation depending on your skill level. The tone is a lot more understated and serious, reminiscent of the old Colin McRae Rally series, and I welcome this with wide open arms.īut it does lean a little too heavily into being earnest and minimalist, and sorely lacks any personality as a result. If Dirt 2 was your annoying little brother wearing a backwards baseball cap and listening to Pendulum, Dirt 4 is your silver-haired dad reclining in a distressed leather chair with Desert Island Discs on the wireless. The traction control and other assists are ramped up to an absurd degree, and while it’s cool that it’s there for inexperienced players, you’ll get a lot more out of the game if you choose Simulation. When it’s enabled the game is laughably easy, and you’ll soon grow tired of coming first in every event and rarely veering off the track. Gamer labels itself as being for those who want to “have fun”, but don’t be tempted to choose it. When you start Dirt 4 you’re given a choice of two controls: Gamer and Simulation.
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Especially when you consider that some damage will carry over into the next stage.
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And when something goes wrong, like a knackered wheel or your headlights blinking out after one too many bumps in a night race, things get even more stressful. Rallies are intense, nerve-racking tests of endurance and driving skill. Those moments when you’re flying by the seat of your pants, wrestling with your car as it careens through the mud, surviving long enough to cross the finish line.