Dirt Rally 2.0 : The Boring Driver Wins the Race

...unless you're one of those annoyingly brilliant drivers.
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I've been playing Dirt Rally 2.0 for months, but finally feel ready to move on. I was in no rush to play it or to make a video about it, but I've enjoyed doing both. And I knew I would. In short: Dirt Rally 2.0 is more of the same, with different stages, cars, minor differences in gameplay, but this time around I've dabbled with a lot more types of cars and gamemodes, even trying my hand at the online leaderboards.
Watch my video on Dirt Rally 1 here: • A Profound Crash Simul...
All music is from Dirt Rally 2.0's soundtrack: / dirt-rally-2
...apart from the OFP theme: • Operation Flashpoint T...

[@paul2609]

The AI in the singleplayer actually cheats where it reads your best times from previous race and comes up with a number that makes it harder for you to beat until you start to lose a lot then they become slightly easier. This was explained by the developers in the original Dirt Rally in a live stream a couple of years ago, it's basically rubber banding with time.

[@The1wsx10]

@@2kliksphilip no HUD / assists FTW

[@milosstojanovic4623]

First game bugs occasionally , for example i finish second and first place have like 30+ seconds advantage or 1 minute xD

[@theshanamaster]

they cant keep up with me though lmao they get smacked 40 seconds each stage, they cant keep up in masters. once you go pro, your past AI

[@theshanamaster]

but being the most boring, you become complacent and not want push past barriers as often, keeping pushing, keep being exciting, never lose that drive to g o faster. that's a problem I see today.

[@MrTystRecuts]

This explains why only 117 people on the leaderboard had beat the cpu at 70% ai at a stage in one of the historic championships.... Im a decent driver but scratched my head to how the ai settings worked. This explains it. Thanks :)

[@StillConfusing]

"On a keyboard, in third person mode" I am dying now.

[@vwertix1662]

He might be using the analog keyboard he has

[@FSXgta]

@@vwertix1662 if driving with keyboard, I prefer normal keys and using PWM (pinky width modulation) or FAP (fast actuating pinky)

[@sleepy_1406]

@@Isometrix116 haha nice pun

[@Random-nf7qb]

What's so strange about racing with a keyboard and in 3rd person?

[@StillConfusing]

@@Random-nf7qb its just the way he said it.

[@misakyun2925]

Give Samir a break, don't pressure him or he'll break the car even more.

[@psychosis1767]

SAMIR YOU ARE BREAKING TIMOS ASS!

[@emperorcaesar4311]

Medium left, medium left, MEDIUM LEFT LISTEN to me Samir

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

The co-driver voice lines in this video confused the heck out of me, so I had to search for the original video. Holy crap, I completely forgot about this gem.

[@ileryon4019]

SHARP RIGHT

[@Roalethiago]

Every time i play dirt i imagine that guy screaming in my ears lol

[@InternetRob]

6:22 is absolutely beautiful scriptwriting! You gotta love the alliteration at the end too.

[@nogussy]

How did I not notice that alliteration

[@definitelyweet5302]

i love you babe

[@dymasaur]

casual 15 work long alliteration in the middle of your speech about being comfortable in 2nd place. I think philip got distracted during the writing stage and wrote poetry instead!

[@LL-yd8zz]

"I didn't need to be the best, I just needed to be the best I could be. I took pride in my sucesses and failures" Damn. Easy to forget this was a video about a racing game at one point. Really nice.

[@Captainspamo]

Philip, I can assure you that, regardless of where you are on the leaderboards, you are absolutely one of the best Dirt Rally player using keyboard. Nearly all of the top drivers use an actual wheel as a controller, so the fact that you can even get close is extremely impressive.

[@ryderracing6562]

I can not imagine using a keyboard lol

[@SianaGearz]

I can just about do OK with an Xbox gamepad. Simple racing wheels you get for $50 aren't particularly helpful. A force feedback wheel though, this is pretty much standard equipment - something like a G29 or TMX or T150, something like that. BUT KEYBOARD IS MADNESS. Also third person is a bit unfortunate too, since if you don't have the camera hard anchored to the vehicle, you can't really feel the weight shifting.

[@safe-keeper1042]

I remember when a friend of mine got me into Fortnite. I didn't have a mouse, so I played Fortnite using my laptop's keypad. I tell you, every kill felt like a huge victory xD. Actually mastering Dirt Rally 2 with a keyboard sounds insane.

[@jaek_898]

@@IsM1ku yep, usually the steering requires very harsh inputs and low precision. I actually play on an xbox controller instead of using my wheel since i find it easier. That being said the wheel is a lot of fun.

[@omggom2488]

@@IsM1ku it is easier but if you master the wheel you can become way better than you can with a controller

[@ramimansi8511]

Triple Caution Triple Caution !!! TRIPLE CAUTION !!!!!

[@ileryon4019]

Tree precaution

[@jorgegutierrez8588]

YOU ARE NOT LISTENING SAMIR

[@VarunGupta3009]

@@jorgegutierrez8588 SAMIR PLEASE SAMIR YOU'RE BREAKING THE CAR!

[@strawberrybruh]

Stay center! STAY CENTER! You have to listen to me samir!

[@GewelReal]

Don't cut

[@MarcoDambrosio96]

"Always drive comfortably below your limits." Colin McRae: I don't know what that phrase means.

[@lonerider3441]

Walter Röhrl does.

[@ryderracing6562]

go big or go home

[@AyrSpeed]

I can see it now. Like the Baby Yoda meme, but with McRae at the end, "When in doubt, Flat Out!!" I actually have that quote on a sticker on my sun-visor mirror.

[@RabidBoar]

If in doubt, Flat out!

[@gustasvs]

Colin McRae car go brrrr

[@matukka]

I haven't even played this game, but somehow this made me emotional. Great video Philip! "I didn't need to be the best, I just needed to be the best that I could be."

[@tamp1o]

tee videoita

[@bit_ronic]

having played dirt rally 2.0 myself, i can say that it feels... weirdly emotional. i'd probably attribute that to how lonely the game is, the only instance of any other person interacting with you is the co-driver giving you instructions, so it puts your own development as a driver in center stage, so it's easy to connect this to your own self-development as a person, since the game probably offers the most raw depiction of it, you have a car, and a rocky, bumpy road ahead of you, get to the end as fast as you can. the presentation of the game also helps somewhat, since it doesn't really treat it like a spectacle, a show, or a sport like rhe f1 series, the game is presented as a challenge that you must overcome with it's stylized minimalistic style, and the calm feel-good vibes of the ost when you finish the race, as if it's telling you "good job, you deserve a bit of a break".

[@EASPORTSWRC]

Ah yes, the legend of Catty, the mysterious Chinese driver we all aspire to be. You're not the first to mention them 🙂

[@ajemajh]

oh hello there

[@reverence791]

Yooo its thee DIRT!

[@gamingman21]

garson there is a voice in my DIRT.

[@LuisDeAraujo-sr3pf]

I found love for my daily driver after this game, and became obsessed with any information that would make me better at the game. Thank you for an incredible game

[@Emanon905]

dirt 4 is my fav...then again ive only played dirt 4 and 5.

[@RALLYTechnical]

Thank you for the mention in this video and I'm glad my setups help you in some Manner. You'll also never see me in the dailies as all my time spent on the game is spent in time trial setting up the cars for every location and hopefully making this game easier for everyone to play.

[@TheRyansLion]

GTR Technical I use your tunes and they really help!

[@ethhics]

Thank you so much for the countless hours you put in, only to help a not-so-large sum of people lost in a simulator niche of racing games. You're doing god's work!

[@TamiyaGuy123]

I'd have to add my thanks as well - your hard work and efforts tamed the Stratos for me, a task I initially deemed impossible.

[@EASPORTSWRC]

The hero we deserve.

[@TheSubieFan]

Your a legend mate thank you so much.

[@JustinBA007]

"How are these people beating me! They must be cheating..." Plays on a keyboard.

[@ryderracing6562]

Gotta have a wheel!

[@fpswitchmus1630]

i hope hes Playing his controls like The Forza people do on Keyboard

[@sanyey8405]

@@ryderracing6562 or a t-flight hotas x like I do XDDDD imagine the skill u need to even stay on the track not to mention set records ;)

[@Darkest_matter]

that's me when i played cs go on pc... keyboard and mouse is honestly bullshit.. i guess mouse is ok, but keyboard dampens the experience. i wanna see a steam controller with the right being the mouse nd the left being a normal joystick,

[@alessiobenvenuto5159]

@@Darkest_matter yeah but you would have too few input options.

[@laki9893]

I like how in forst 30 secs there's the legendary Samir's codriver

[@VarunGupta3009]

And the last 15 seconds too!

[@Kyle17206]

I didn't even realize that 😂

[@fujineetomori]

"I was not the best" Says the madlad 10 seconds more than the WR driving on keyboard in thirdperson

[@derick1618]

game makes it easier when using keyboard

[@fujineetomori]

@@derick1618 I dare you to do one try with Lancia 034 at Argentina's La Merced without crashing/spinning

[@eckard9597]

@@derick1618 Anything RWD is unplayable on keyboard. Unless it has less than 100hp

[@zx921]

@@eckard9597 You greatly underestimate the keyboard players

[@ferna2294]

7:34 I developed an admiration for "LetsDoAnal"

[@eavyeavy2864]

263 like, no rep. Sus

[@Quasar2007]

Oh sh!t 😂

[@finnrobertson2592]

6:28 thats some good alliteration

[@akp7626]

I know right it made my day

[@calipto4605]

sibilance is the best form of alliteration

[@smitias_8474]

Don't even know what an alliteration is... but damn, that sounded so pleasing

[@sh0ryualfa393]

Superbly sublime 👌

[@lunarbloom96]

even along seemingly simple straight sections they soundly secure superior scores surpassing my sub-par struggles, as I soon succumb to settling for second base. bloody brilliant :')

[@Peterscraps]

6:27 That alliteration porn though.

[@emergencyshotput8147]

Peterscraps I prefer regular porn

[@bom8255]

@@emergencyshotput8147 Ewww

[@RaptorTroll360]

@Emergency Shotput I prefer hentai, it's a form of art.

[@Jonssi05]

Got orgasm

[@voodoo2006]

i prefer english

[@Marizyth]

10:10 me: damn he must be a great rally driver, is he using a wheel or something? me after hearing hes using a keyboard: ON A WHAT NOW?

[@rob.ale90]

Doesn't matter on what you're trying to play, you will get good at it at some point with perseveration. I actually played on keyboard until i learned some stages. Bought a g920 after a few months and i was garbage at the game, everything was hard, i even stopped playing the game with the wheel as it wasn't satisfying at all, one day i might retry it :D But yeah, expecting to beat people by playing on a keyboard is quite innocent...there is although someone that tries world records on a keyboard...

[@Marizyth]

@@rob.ale90 Yeah I used to suck at forza horizon, but i played it enough with my controller and eventually was able to beat unbeatable bots no problem. Then i bought a g920 and started playing assetto corsa to learn to drift. I couldn't do it. But after enough practise I can drift. Bought dirt rally 2.0 a while back but haven't played it yet.

[@pixelstudio8510]

@@Marizyth tried dirt rally for 5 min and quit. playing beamng on a steering wheel for 2 years, and 4 years on a keyboard.

[@derick1618]

@@rob.ale90 sims usually hold your hand when using keyboard/controller

[@christiantaylor1495]

@@rob.ale90 Hate to burst your bubble but there are loads of hidden assists on keyboard and controller. For example, on keyboard your throttle and brake control are taken care of so you never lock the brakes or brake traction by using to much throttle. On controller, the wheels turning speed is forced to slow down. In CarX drift racing, their is truly no controller assist when your turn the steering assist off, and it is impossible to drive that way even in a 4WD grip tuned car.

[@josephmanojk2344]

"On a Keyboard in 3rd person mode" Legend

[@eckard9597]

Don't knock the KBM boys, I've held multiple Top 10 times in the world on Dirt Rally using KBM.

[@gimmedataids]

"Comparison is the thief of Joy" - Ted E. Rose-Veltonovich The Dirt games are best played when your only goal is beating your own best time.

[@konigjp4689]

hahaha mate! I have been seeing your name pop up in the leaderboards of dailies from time to time :D I'm ERT_Jarod (I'm seen a few times in this video, in 1st place @7:35 :D ) I've tried to add you a couple times b4 to chat to ya about dirt and maybe help you out a bit as I've always been a fan of your vids for years now haha. Ofc you rejected me (no hard feelings) but man did I have a good laugh seeing you top 100 on occasion knowing full well you're 3rd person keyboard ;) But yeah man the competition and skill of some of the drivers in this game is incredible, I myself am a pro driver in this game currently working to qualify for the world champs and participating in pro level leagues against the best of the best and it takes a lot of time and effort to compete with these top level guys, its actually quite crazy how stressful and hardcore it is at times :) But anyway, congrats on beating the master ai dude, not even I have done that yet (mainly coz I dont play career ;) ) and I hope to still see your name pop up time to time :p kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWeTaWdtoJyfp7s here is a run of mine on that exact Argentina stage that I won on that daily event :D You will see what the driving looks like from my perspective ;)

[@konigjp4689]

@@whiteoe not as cringe as you liking ur own comment buddy

[@putnamehereholdmadoodle]

@@konigjp4689 gl dude. U will win as you seem to have the heart for it.

[@konigjp4689]

@@putnamehereholdmadoodle thanks mate, I hope to at least make it into the finals stages, winning will be very tough, will do my best tho haha

[@rdablock]

what wheel?

[@konigjp4689]

@@rdablock Logitech g27

[@soveu8237]

"I beat Dirt Rally 2's singleplayer campaign... ...on a keyboard in third person mode" Wow, I am struggling with playing it on a controller :o

[@Andruspl]

Dirt games are surprisingly easy on a keyboard, maybe with the exception of rwd cars. I was usually around top30 on dailies on a wheel in dr1, and when i tried hill climb event on keyboard one day, I finished 9th overall

[@danielsgrunge]

@@Andruspl ^ this

[@FrankTheTank.]

check on my channel how you can rip this game with keyboard

[@Alistair]

@@Andruspl that's interesting. I suppose the game must do a bit of input smoothing of the keyboard inputs, and/or the fact that on a rally course you often are operating past the limit of the tyres on corners with 4wd might mean delicate inputs aren't as important - unless your hill climb was the tarmac version, in which case maybe the keyboard forced you to drive in a more boring but faster style?

[@hayeduce]

@@Alistair past the limit fine controls dont matter as much

[@OtterCynical]

"The mere idea of matching them in a single segment became an insurmountable challenge. Even along Seemingly Simple Straight Sections they'd Soundly Secure Superior Scores, Surpassing my Subpar Struggles as I Soon Succumbed to Settling for Second place."

[@florianmarinescu2901]

I love it when he puts little jemms like this in the video...sounds like he gives a fuck. :)

[@gh0stykins]

@@florianmarinescu2901 *gems

[@UyeGaming]

Wow, I did not even catch that!

[@gamingman21]

sssssssssssssssssss

[@lalilulelolilo]

"on a keyboard, in third person" M. Night Shyamalan eat your heart out, what a twist!

[@RoadRunneR69]

Why am I crying ? This was beautiful for some reason. I just got the game and it made me lose hope in myself. Till I watched this.

[@BoomTexan]

@@2kliksphilip I guess I'll reply to this in case you want to delete it. Carry on making good content ;)

[@EASPORTSWRC]

You can do it, we believe in you 🙂 Small improvements every day and eventually you'll get there.

[@RoadRunneR69]

@@EASPORTSWRC Thank you for years of automotive joy!!

[@fatalcapsaicin5157]

I play dirt rally 1 in psvr and it's the best shit I've ever played

[@needmorebrain]

I like that video and your message. And the best thing is: You can replace the word Dirt 2 everytime with something else like learning a language, assessing software development, going to the gym, spending time with your loved ones. Your message is always true ;-)

[@schumacherenator]

I was thinking the same thing from the perspective of a string player

[@duwang2324]

This video is incredible, a whole arc with real character development and a good story. Bravo

[@jumalauta4223]

"I'm happy to accept that I'll never be as good as drivers like Catty.. not even close" Me who finished at 2227 in the daily: >>

[@gontran8638]

wait it's possible to finish the daily?

[@xnotasweatx]

@@gontran8638 wait you can start the daily?

[@crazy4videogames_]

Man, these types of videos are why I like Philip so much more than most other youtubers. He doesn't just talk about video games in a general sense, but he'll have these occasional videos that are so insightfu andl humbling. I like how here he's saying its not about trying to the best, but the best you can be. I really love that quote at 7:58 with "And my ego melted away as my respect for this game grew." There's just something inspiring about this, especially with the up beat dirt rally soundtrack playing in the background. I also liked that Asda video where he mentioned how enjoyable it was to just listen to music while walking to Asda and how certain tracks would mark certain parts of his journey. I tend to listen to music while drawing or working so I tend to associate whatever songs I was listening to at the time with some of my finished works. I really enjoyed the game making journy series too, especially as someone who is studying a game design course.

[@dygks02]

this is one of your greatest videos of all time. listening to your experience being humbled and to not give up was really inspiring. I really love the videos like these where you just talk about your experiences. this is a great video!

[@Tommo_]

Inb4 Phillip purchases a direct drive sim rig and starts a sim racing channel

[@cademckee7276]

Tom Vernon Tbh looking at this he wouldn’t be too bad. I’d watch it. He should at least try Richard Burns Rally.

[@Hu1tziil]

4KliksPhillip

[@fangk.7367]

Philip vs Jimbo would be hilarious

[@clikz1945]

Good to see another life-lessons-with-phil-but-its-a-video-game on the dirt rally series :D And yes I did watch the entire video already I was part of the 1 minute club :))))))

[@3amgarage483]

I'm a filmmaker. I often have anxious thoughts about if what I'm doing matters. Videos like these give me solace in those worries, as when Philip said "This game bettered me as a person" I was reminded how media can make us reflect and feel emotions we didn't before. That is what matters when making a game or any other creation. Even if that feeling is just fun, or it it reminds us to have perspective like Dirt did here. Thanks for this video.

[@dilbhagsingh169]

After watching this video, there are many things I want to say but, all I want to say is, Thanks for making this video, I left this video a lot more happier and motivated in life

[@tomtomnichtnavi1431]

First thing I do after a Online Rally stage with hundreds or thousands of players is look how far up the Scroll bar is on the right lol. But for real, this game can be so frustrating. One little mistake and you end a monthly 200 places further back. But there are these moments, when you drive a stage, hit every corner as good as you can, 6 or 7 minutes of driving, and you finish alot quicker then you have before. It feeld amazing, like you have achieved something impossible, that you have showen all your skill. A feeling that cannot be recreated by anything else.

[@c.ostillas]

This was unexpectedly wholesome, i kind of felt it was life advice.

[@MichaelSmith-fq5yr]

I rarely intentionally look up youtube videos to rewatch them, but today I did it with this video. This might be my favorite out of all the videos you've uploaded.

[@solaris_142]

That's how racing works. Sometimes in order to be going faster you have to slow down. Driving within your skill level and slowing down is always going to be faster than crashing... Then as you improve, you gradually push it, a little faster, a little faster.

[@TarasKuznetsovMusic]

Hey , I was just looking for some cornering tutorials and ended up with this AMAZING VIDEO. Man, that is some formidable storytelling !! And the way you’re telling it is very immersive! I just couldn’t stop watching it and listenening to this amazing story of yours - and you know what, I think I’m gonna really take it slow with group B cars in Spain 😅 Thank you again for such an amazing story!

[@pikao_259lp2]

I also mess things more up in the spanish stages and i think it is because the tarmac is more unforgiving when turning because you have more traction, I play it on a controller and I have a big respect for you bro for playing it on a keyboard and being that good.

[@vwyd]

Damn, this video is exactly what i needed after a continuous lose streak, thanks dude

[@z11i]

It’s funny that you googled the only Chinese player that was ahead of you in the leaderboard and thought he was a cheater

[@lethalpigeon96tt]

when he said about getting top 50 was like "not bad pretty decent" then at the end when he said he was on keyboard i was like "this guy is a god"

[@ryderracing6562]

Gotta get a wheel way more fun.

[@dolphin069]

Why play 3rd person? Makes it much easier.

[@unrealmagic6519]

@@dolphin069 for me hood cam is easiest and wheel cam for rwd cars

[@shpapcwalk94]

I don’t know if this reaches you but this is the motivation video I come to time and time again. I’ve been struggling with addiction for years and now I am clean but motivation was something i have been lacking but this gives me such helpful advice. I picked up irl karting and sim racing as a coping mechanism and your mindset towards this is game is my mantra towards real life karting and sim racing ‘’just keep going no matter what’’ (finished p4 in my first karting race because of this approach). And in real life I also found solice in what you said at 12:06 and i keep with me everyday, I may not be the best but I am consistent and I just keep better everyday.

[@gapper3]

This is the most wholesome gaming video I've seen in a long, long time. Well done.

[@nathan.dunahoo]

Your first video on Dirt Rally always stuck in my head for some reason. And I recent;y have started playing it, and thanks to the mindset your video had given me, I've been having tons of fun with it. I'm super glad to have a video on 2.0 by you, as I loved your first vid. Thanks for making such good content!

[@nathan.dunahoo]

A heart?!? Dude I had no idea you'd actually see this, I'm glad you can see at least a little bit of the positive impact you have on us fans!

[@Lord_Lingus]

Hey mate, I really appreciate the advice! After the first stage I was ranked around 1200 (typical for me) so I decided to just try driving more patiently. It was kind of awkward at first fighting the urge to just lead foot it, but I watched my rank slowly rise to my new best of 520! You also gave me a whole new appreciation for the game and my personal adventure through it!

[@pistolerojoe9293]

You are breaking the car Philip please you have to listen to me!

[@yeetleslaw8529]

shud up

[@HeretixAevum]

don't tell me how to drive

[@avalinja751]

You have to listen to my calls I love this Video XD

[@fetusdeletus5413]

This short video has a better and more engaging story line and character development than some Hollywood blockbusters.

[@pogtuber5146]

Great video. Slow is fast, and the most enjoyable part of it is getting over that hump when you've really discovered the feeling of the car you're in and send it over the line just a couple seconds above the AI that you've decided is your enemy. The Dailies and Monthlies are absolutely critical to knowing that you're definitely not the best, but taking that as a challenge to get BETTER and keep going is a priceless feeling.

[@cryo2156]

"I've learned how to get out of a skid in a RWD car, it might even save my life one day" Yeah, I guess it could if you drive your car with a keyboard. In third person.

[@Lead_Foot]

I was always good at drifting with a controller, but when I got a wheel it still took me 80+ hours of practice before I could hold a drift in Assetto Corsa. Skills with a wheel totally did save me when my car went sideways at 70mph IRL.

[@qplaqpla]

Which RWD cars are you going to be driving in England, land of the FWD? :)

[@jacobras]

@@qplaqpla lots of Jags are RWD and England is the land of the Jag =D

[@recipoldinasty]

@@qplaqpla american cars are shitboxes lol and rwd is trash, awd is the only way

[@tungabunga4107]

@@recipoldinasty wrong

[@gregorywhatley9659]

I really enjoyed this, it felt like all the dirt ralley stuff up until this point were small teasers for this video. I can really tell this game has meant a lot to you, and can really see why as well Ever since being a child, you always have that fantasy of spending weeks and months dedicated to mastering a game, and this one would perfectly scratch that itch (if I was any good at driving games haha) 6:20 stuff like this shows sincerely how much you sink into writing these videos. I can picture it perfectly, you see a small pattern of s words and just run with it. Stuff like this puts a smile on my face, because it demonstrates you still really enjoy making these sorts of videos Nice one mate

[@TheMrSeffl]

Nice comment mate. Really wholesome.

[@gregorywhatley9659]

@@TheMrSeffl cheers homie haha

[@DocBrown1]

6:28 In Germany this would be one single word...

[@imscheck]

tell me the word you had in mind :D

[@bom8255]

@@imscheck He never told you the word he had in his mind D:

[@aeedits8815]

Rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

[@finnice]

@@aeedits8815 ya?

[@TherenceChill]

@@finnice Jawohl ! Das ist richtig! :D

[@StanchestSword]

10:57 "It might even save my life one day." This x100. Most of my racing used to be done on a controller but the understanding of the techniques helped me stay on the road during my first winter of driving when my Front wheel SUV started sliding towards the ditch in 2 different corners on my way to work.

[@Aderalls]

I just realized I play this game like an insane person. Slap on some eurobeat, tell the co-driver to shut up and only tell me left/right/or hairpins, and just wing it, with no worries whatsoever. This is also very inspiring and oddly emotional.

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

So basically you play dr2.0 like a Finnish teenager joyride, i approve.

[@HankMcCoyMode]

Watching early in the video: "Wow, this guy isn't very good." 10:12 O N A K E Y B O A R D Me, sitting behind the wheel of my Logitech G29: "Uhhh, sorry I take that back. I'm actually pretty impressed now."

[@lurk3937]

I can feel your passion as you talk, you make me wanna play this game simply because you love it so much! great video as always, keep it up, you're amazing

[@TheRyansLion]

Lurk even if you aren’t into cars, it a really fun addictive game

[@ryderracing6562]

Yeah I love it, the challenges keeps you coming back....like the dark souls of racing games.

[@jamiedmurphy9097]

Its free at the moment on ps4, just saying.

[@jacobshirley3457]

I'm convinced 2kliksphilip could make me to even join a mass murder cult.

[@dave5194]

This is such a wonderful story arc. I eagerly await to see how much more you’ve grown by your next Dirt Rally video

[@laurilehtiaho9618]

This is my inspiration for my journey with Trackmania Daily, and racing games overall.

[@Mild_Hysteria]

I was feeling really down because I've been trying really hard to improve at living my life, and after I push myself intensely I get hit by a wave of demotivation, followed by depression from not being able to get things done. This video made me realize that I need to stop pushing myself to a point where I crash, I need to take the turns slow and brake early. Thanks a lot for your video.

[@Atilolzz]

I dunno, man, being required to be always online to play this game kind of sucks. At least Gran Turismo Sports has a good reason for it and is on top of that only multiplayer. But Dirt Rally 2 is kind of a bummer, getting kicked out of offline races because your internet connection broke down.

[@prodachoui]

yeah its good that you dont need to be connected to WiFi on ps4 with GTS.

[@duuqnd]

Requiring an internet connection for singleplayer should be unacceptable, not annoying.

[@matthewwatt2295]

They did it because there was such a problem with cheating and exploiting the game's systems to get impossible times in Dirt Rally 1. It was easy to just restart the game in the middle of an online rally and give it another go, and I regularly saw people get times of 0:00 or similar. IMO it's an acceptable tradeoff (but they should let you play free play (non-progression SP) and not erase your online progress, that stuff is kinda BS)

[@ethhics]

Plus, on top of a Deluxe version that has season pass 1+2, they push a Super Deluxe version with pass 3+4 (1+2 not included). Seriously? This kind of bullshit makes me want to refund and buy WRC 8, but it's too late for that now.

[@aghayejalebian7364]

While watching the video I was slowly getting hyped up for the game until he said it's online only and my hype dialed down to zero. I'm not buying a game that will become unplayable when the devs feel it's not making them enough money anymore and pull the plug on the servers. Feels like playing the game with a gun to your head.

[@biddierepellent]

I really applaud your effort to try and get back on the track at 1:45 but that was a hilarious failure. 😂

[@TheSupremeSkill]

Indeed you have learned the most important skill of a rally driver: Focus on finishing the stage by driving just below your limit.

[@IainCr]

Hahaha the audio thrown in at the end! "WHAT ARE YOU DOING SAMIR??!!"

[@marcvialli8469]

Undoubtedly the best review I've watched. Thank you for actually talking about what its like to PLAY the game.

[@baransenyuz9382]

I've been playing Dirt games for years now but I simply do not get how you manage to do so well with just a keyboard in Dirt Rally and Dirt Rally 2.0. I'm stunned pleasently and it gave me hope that one day I could be that good aswell

[@walterw8223]

10:09 _"...on a keyboard..." Pretty hilarious how you earlier thought the top players must be cheating. How did you not know... _"What do you mean a race wheel!? I've already changed them inbetween the races!"_ I get Homer Simpsons vibes here, where you ruin the english manual and had to read the french one... _"Le circuit!? What the hell is that!? "_ x'D

[@capo4188]

on a keyboard ??? makes it even more impressive!

[@CIARUNSITE]

It makes it very confusing why you'd play something trying to be a sim with a KB in third person view. It's basically the same as playing CSGO with a controller.

[@nokocu]

@@CIARUNSITE trust me, it is not even close to your comparison. Some people underestimate keyboard in racing games, because they always used gamepad. i play racing games since i was 3 or 4 years old, always on keyboard, because i didn't have any other choice. To this day, i play on KB and my driving style adapted so much that when im trying a controller, i simply cannot drive. im playing dirt rally 1 now and im easily in top timings. having a mechanical kb helps aswell. Im not the best, but definitely better than most controller players. You cant use controller in CSGO that good, not even close in my opinion

[@zhongwang3599]

it is almost impossible for me to play with keyboard. I use XboxControler which it shifts the gear one by one. First Person is a must, a different game.

[@rx7fc]

@@nokocu You're a moron. Key switches can either be on or off, this is terrible for any driving game. You will lock up under any significant braking because you will always be at 100% pressure when braking. Of course you can start to just tap the brake repeatedly further into the braking zone, but this is silly and slow. You will also have poor exits out of corners as you'll have to either wait until you're out of the corner to accelerate (even then you'd encounter wheel spin), or repeatedly tap the key to avoid wheelspin. Steering input on a keyboard is also fucking stupid. Overall a keyboard will never be able to provide you with the smoothness required to be quick. It is absurd to play a sim on anything other than a wheel (unless you're running unauthentic assists, which is also silly).

[@rx7fc]

@Aluthos I am aware of this... Most people don't have an analogue keyboard though. I think it's absurd to play sims on a controller as well, an analogue keyboard is no different.

[@NotBhavyaSharma]

I can't believe I haven't noticed the "Samir you are wrecking the car" audio in the intro until now!

[@nemesis9410]

Wow... I expected this to just be some playthrough of a track, but this turned out to be so wholesome and touching. Good job.

[@fanaticjay3825]

You know you just earned yourself a sub, i was very frustrated on dirt rally 2.0, this is amazing advice ‘I tried not to be the best but the best i can be’ thank you for this awesome video have a good day.

[@BAIGAMING]

Grats on beating Dirt Rally 2, I never could beat the Rally games, too hard for me. I did beat the mainline Dirt games though, that's enough challenge for me.

[@sengriksangma7871]

"I didn't need to be the best, I just need to be the best I could be. I took pride in my own journey..." This became a life lesson for me... Wow

[@ryderracing6562]

I treat the game the same way, some people are just crazy fast lol

[@zwingler]

Hitting up the daily challenges and being first for just a moment is truely amazing. You screenshot it, best with some guys below you and you can claim a "world record" haha

[@arielafrizal]

This is beautiful, thanks for uploading this after my hopeless countless of crashes in the game i just bought, thanks man!

[@DctrBread]

I love when a videogame makes you a better person. So many great games, hobbies, and competitions out there can really improve one's life.

[@mickeyhage]

This game is pretty great. Catty is insanely fast. Me and a couple of my friends are top 50 in single stage times but still 7+ seconds slower. I have no idea where they can find so much time in the stages. (8bitMonkey on racenet)

[@ryderracing6562]

I'm gunna have to start doing more daily's and seeing how shitty i am at this game lol

[@SzwarcuKX5]

They cut alot of corners, some cuts in Germany or Wales are ridiculous. I tried it myself, there is no penalty, and you gain up to two seconds on one corner.

[@Tvvugt]

Unemployment: a video diary

[@TreeFrogOnATree]

Gotta rewatch this every few months since I still love rally solely from this video Nice alliteration around 6:25 lmao

[@hotrodmercury3941]

I do real life rallycross in my area. In reality most people aren't driving high powered cars on dirt roads with a team of engineers behind it. Most people only bring their daily driver or project car (if they are lucky enough) to do pulls around dirt tracks. Going fast isn't the idea, its taking your time and avoiding mistakes. Slowly, but surely, youll get faster as you go along.

[@TheRageng]

I have always enjoyed these storytelling videos of yours. You can write really well!

[@theme7363]

still one of your most beautiful videos. i hope while moderating you see this comment, and i hope you see the small, but meaningful impact you have on so many people’s lives

[@Davide___92]

1:25 omg operation flashpoint soundtrack 😍😍😍

[@ukoa8371]

Dude that was so inspiring. You perfectly described my frustration with the game. It’s time I revisited it. Thank you! 🤘

[@aceofacez10]

I’ve been doing vr rally 2 lately and it is hard to describe with words. Breathtaking. I’m learning my own racing zen and appreciating how far I’ve come since playing arcade racers on a gamepad, to simcades on a gamepad, to simcades on a wheel, to sims on a wheel, to sims on a wheel in vr.

[@bena2.0]

00:05 "samir you are breaking the car"

[@tkjordan1376]

6:27 Sweet smoking summer sausages that alliteration was simply stunning

[@CaptainDijango]

I miss dirt 3 rally mode where you could haul ass so hard you could catch up to the other drivers and you could pass them cleanly or destroy their hopes in the rally career by destroying them

[@frankieg999]

You should be playing Wreckfest then. LOL....

[@renskivideos]

The introduction with "Samir you're breaking the car" was pretty amazing.

[@captaindreadnought212]

this game has such a great community because everyone accepts it's brutally hard, there's no snobbery or "git good scrub" at all i love it

[@burblingbarbacoa4944]

i honestly clicked on this thinking it was a cubicle brothers video. I've become numb to clips of Philip crashing appearing in my feed.

[@burblingbarbacoa4944]

Oh lol he liked this. It's genuinley one of my favourite videos/series of yours Phil. 2 years on.

[@lord_jex]

Many times I love to drift at insane speed, to the maximum possible, maybe after 10 attempts, one of those times I do a perfect drift without crashing or ending up being damaged, but it is so satisfying that time, it is worth it above the another 10 failed.

[@MerryBytes]

Nobody else can turn racing games into life lessons quite as well as Philip.

[@davidtheexiyt6060]

7:06 omg I always get goosebumps in this par of the video, the change of music, the voice, catty7073. Amazing

[@alibeydogu]

I love the liveliness in Dirt rally, the crowd reacts when they see the car, the player caresses the steering wheel with his fingers, the attendants react to stop the car, and some of my favorite vehicles break down and stop on the side of the road, which is very car, and some of my favorite vehicles break down and stand on the side of the road, which is a very nice detail

[@BebxOfficial]

Alright the start of this video was odd "Woah did they add new announcers in DiRT Rally 2?" "Hang on..." "No, that's the samir you're breaking the car thing" It legitimately sounds like something that would be in this game, though.

[@zrspangle]

They did change the co driver sadly

[@StoryVSTTV]

Got my 3seconds of fame at 7:01 hehe

[@mrkssk8]

try it with a steeringwheel, hoodcam und manual gearbox someday, it really intensifies your experience. it's tons of fun optimizing your driving and master every stage. deep respect for conquering it with a keyboard tho :D

[@AmarylisFlow]

What a fantastic video, I loved every minute of your story telling. Beautiful stuff