A Profound Crash Simulator

[@MortyMortyMorty]

2:47 *Sick side flip*

[@TurtleGalaxies]

Shoutouts to simpleflips.

[@kieranwoodward8181]

Do a barrel roll!

[@brumby92]

fuck yeah

[@gangsterhamster8415]

BARREL ROLL BOI

[@bumbled]

WhiteWalkerPepe iii

[@KillFrenzy96]

I play Dirt Rally with a steering wheel. One day when it was raining, I hit the throttle on a corner too hard on the road (RWD in real life) and felt that my car was about to skid and corrected it instantly like nothing went wrong. I blame this on Dirt Rally.

[@lawrencewashington9901]

KillFrenzy96 same racing games help lol

[@canebavoso7267]

In every racing game you have to correct over steer, nothing strange about it

[@alexanderjakobi3594]

@@canebavoso7267 he is talking about how dirt rally helped him in a real life experience.

[@EFSpartan]

I had a similar experience where driving throw snow my wheel started to shake, and I immediately recognized the sensation. Performed the micro corrections as I would in dirt rally and did not skid into the bus in the next lane. It was because my hand literally said to me, Dirt Rally. Remember your training.

[@FireManiac58]

Drifteru

[@Nox_Desiree]

Co-driver:"Over jump maybe" The Car: Goes over the "maybe" jump and launches into the stratosphere before wrapping itself around a tree on the other side of the planet.

[@sulphurous2656]

*downforce has left the game*

[@iterminator309]

Maybe May be cut.

[@luisapaza317]

The funny part is where he doesn't says nothing of the part of the road ahead that "jump maybe" xd

[@Shauryaaya]

dude fr

[@FROZENbender]

my god I almost died laughing

[@Dragoneer]

I think the level of anger is directly proportional to how quickly you hit the restart XD

[@michaellorah9051]

Directly proportional to a ludicrous degree.

[@neighbourskid9839]

Well, now you know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@1clique21]

Fucking dumbass spectators standing on unreasonable places

[@Shauryaaya]

@@michaellorah9051 heck, its so proportional, it time travelled

[@airwick4u]

"DON'T CUT" Ends up cutting it anyways because I have 0 control over the vehicle

[@xionic1194]

Life hack: cut before the dc hazard starts

[@ricsscir5687]

Wrong wheel

[@Dingbobber]

This made me laugh out loud

[@Tux7916]

Literally colin mcrae

[@professionaldumbass]

0 control is very good, i have -2 control

[@HalfBakedHeroes]

"Dirt Rally is the Dark Souls of racing." This caused me to physically shake in my seat.

[@finnthewastebin1503]

in laughter or anger?

[@yassertechtips5568]

I would say WRC is way harder

[@potat0424]

@@yassertechtips5568 wait until you hear about Richard burns rally

[@RadioactiveHax]

Yeah no. RBR is the true dark souls of racing.

[@caseymurray7722]

@@RadioactiveHax Beamng would like to argue.

[@Wardierro]

"You will live in terror, after you achieved perfect start. Knowing that any small mistake will send you back to the beginning again" yeah thats me :D

[@Shauryaaya]

and me obsessing over how good of a launch I got with my non-auto launch lmao

[@derpedfox]

R E A R. L E F T. T I R E. P U N C T U R E D.

[@harryeyre1322]

Derp Fox please don't trigger the ptsd!!

[@justiny.575]

😭

[@Illum_]

B R U T A L. S A V A G E. R E K T.

[@a29_]

NO SHIT

[@mrsandman500]

having it happen durring hill climbs gives me PTSD

[@Katt1n]

2:06 I attend the Swedish rally annually, and i will give my experiences with attending a rally event. You wake up early (me not so much since i live only an hour away or so from the service park) and get in the car. You turn on the radio and listen to the "rally radio" about what is happening during the day and the past days, combined with "rally mood music". No rally is complete without your friends and/or family, so make sure to bring them along. If you are lucky it is sunny outside. Värmland during winter is absolutely beautiful, so just the roadtrip up north is an experience in itself. Eventually you arrive at the spectator area. You pay, park your car and find a nice spot. You set up a campfire and wait for the event to start. Then you just stand or sit there and watch as the cars fly by. You eat grilled sausages, drink something nice (hot drinks and/or booze) and spend time with your company. In Sweden, spectator safety is a really big deal, so unless you are an absolute moron, there is really nothing to worry about. At the end of the rally you pack up your things, get back in the car and relax on the way back home. TLDR; It is not just about watching the cars for me, it's also about spending time with your friends and enjoying the outdoors. Amazing feeling that i recommend that everyone try given the chance.

[@EFSpartan]

That sounds awesome mate

[@iiarjoha]

I live in the city where Neste Rally Finland takes place and can assure you that 98% of the rally folks won't drive a single metre during the event given the alcohol concentration of their blood.

[@lancergt1000]

is it true that every Scandinavian teen knows how to rally?

[@Hubert_Cumberdale_]

@@lancergt1000 no

[@emenesu]

You pay? What you mean you pay? Rally is free. You just find a good spot and sit there.

[@eduardoavila646]

*Your wrecking the car Samir!*

[@razumnik]

he says breaking idiot

[@eduardoavila646]

sk8r He says much more, see the original

[@eduardoavila646]

ONI *Please samir listen to me!*

[@eduardoavila646]

Echo Slam It's not hard to dont be a dick in a comic comment too you know? And samir's co-pilot acent ommits this 're. Did you at least watch the original video?

[@lesbian.shawarma43]

*Triple caution*

[@Imakunipwns]

Those "boulders" in Germany are called "dragon's teeth," or "hinkelsteins" in German, and were first used in WWII to slow down and divert tanks into tight spaces where they could easily be destroyed. They've been claiming cars since the debut of the WRC's Rally Deutschland in 2002.

[@xmm-cf5eg]

Sounds like they're still doing the job pretty well.

[@JN-ug5ky]

Nexys Gaming bruh its a fucking stone ...

[@Dethshoot1]

Those are not the same dragon's teeth. At least that's what a quick google search demonstrates, anyway.

[@Imakunipwns]

Outside Baumholder there used to be a military training ground whose roads featured numerous hinkelsteins. These roads were used as models for the stages in DiRT Rally and have been part of every WRC Rally Deutschland to date.

[@daRockinRabbit]

Came here to say this! If you search for 'petter solberg hinkelstein' on KZbin, you can see a pretty bad off caused by one :)

[@Patchnote2.0]

I bought this game because of you after your last video and I don't regret it. Except for when I'm playing it.

[@ArrKayCee]

Bmwsu same

[@Ingaming_Coma246]

I’m unintentionally copying him since I don’t have a steering wheel or petals lol

[@molina-mip]

Bmwsu me too, i suck. I thought it had few tutorials, but no, and now idk what to do

[@omgitspylot4411]

It's so annoying with keyboard and mouse, it's either straight on or the hardest turn you could possible make, letting your car idle to a stop or full throttle, truly challenging

[@tatuira93]

How about you go and play something you actually enjoy? Crazy, I know.

[@QuantumDeathCat]

Then you have Monaco: where the track, keeps hurtling you off the track.

[@FireManiac58]

Monaco is like the French touge course

[@therealsourc3]

The Huyndai Rally is one of the best cars for monaco, if you bias the braking towards the front and shorten the gears, beat lots of the community deltas with more than 30 seconds

[@ethhics]

@@therealsourc3 I'll remember this. I wanted to buy the Hyundai anyways but right now, it's Audi time

[@therealsourc3]

@@ethhics ?? There are no Audis in DR1 as far I know..

[@RoadRager1904]

@@therealsourc3 Audi S1 Quattro

[@B9KGF]

> Be me > Beat Dirt 3 pretty easily with an Xbox controller (afterglow edition) > Buy Dirt rally bc I saw better reviews than D4, and -80% > Thanks Gabe > Boot up game > See Hill climb event >awhellyeah.mp3 > Get the 208 T16 cause Loeb is love > Crash immediately > Try a rally event > Wrap the car around every tree in Finland > Start getting more into rally etc > Start reading up on Pace notes (in Dirt 3 you can survive and come out first without listening to your Co driver, and only listening to the dank orgasmic sound of the engine) > Find Colin McRae documentary explaining Scandinavian flicks, powersliding etc > Still suck with Xbox controller > Find used racing wheel dirt cheap (pun intended) > Logitech G25 for life > Combination of sequential, H pattern, paddles is on point > Getting better at dirt rally > Mfw a game made me buy peripherals > Mfw I'm now hooked on the dirt genre, and sim racing in general > Mfw I'm making a handbrake for my racing setup, and a control panel is also planned Good job Codemasters...

[@norgepalm7315]

George Karathanasopoulos >ur gay

[@B9KGF]

turd burglar >great point >not

[@nov3316]

Codemasters pepehands

[@anotherwiseunpleasantperso2147]

>greentext in youtube kindly fuck off

[@harryeyre1322]

George Karathanasopoulos it's so good tho

[@shuu1931]

4:52 *In his head* :"Yes, I'm about to save myself from the count-down" Track : *Excuse me what?*

[@XSpamDragonX]

Literally the only reason Dirt:Rally ever makes me tilted is because it takes so fucking long for the race to start when you hit restart. just pisses me off to the nth degree.

[@rally7555]

@@XSpamDragonX I relate to that on a spiritual level

[@littlesnuggle529]

This really reminded me of my grades and my anxiety over doing homework. I'm also a perfectionist in video games. I have to have the sneakiest, best, most efficient execution on an enemy, or I have to do things in a certain way to be happy. I also apply this to school work, but instead of getting my work done, I give up if I can't make progress (which, the perfectionism really hinders progress). You reminded me of my fear and anxiety about all the essays and projects I have to do before the end of the semester. But you also reassured me that I don't need to focus on making the beginning look beautiful, and that I'll eventually make _everything_ look like sparkling gold if I just work on the _entire_ project instead of just the first parts. This is a life lesson that I'm still struggling to learn, and this has helped me understand in a little bit of a different perspective

[@prateekpanwar646]

Didn't seem this much relatable and useful comment for long time

[@SamSto]

*That barrel roll at **2:47** tho*

[@TeflonNapkins]

And people say it plays realistically... My PS2 WRC played better than this crap.

[@sonofruss536]

*Aileron Roll

[@articcenturion8387]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqeUZJqiZcZgfKM time it at 1:04 for epic sync.

[@tomo9992]

sure it did

[@theflame1395]

Sam i

[@X3GoldenOfficial]

"Your car becomes a drug addict and the snow becomes cocaine" LMAO 2:48

[@SteelRider]

can't believe this is the first comment after 241 likes

[@darthvader2994]

wow it's almost like we watched the same video

[@kikesanders1396]

We laughed a lot at home. Best description of rally ever!

[@Isuju]

"...you WILL live in terror after you achieve the perfect start, knowing that any small mistake will send you back to the beginning again." I love all the great lines in this video such as this one which can be applied to any sort of time trial. For me personally, I love speedrunning Super Metroid on the SNES and it gives me exactly all the same feelings that were described here.

[@FluppiLP]

2:20 this corner is burned into my memory xD It's so icy and they call it a 3 but it is just so bloody icy. In the beginning I always went too wide because you slow down for a 3, turn in and if you slightly missed the turn in points it was good night :D 5:00 hey, there it is again xD

[@datdabdoe1417]

I always found Monaco pretty easy. Just a matter setting up your Diffs suspension and breaks right. also, you have more grip uphill at the cost of speed. Downhill you have less grip but more speed. adjust your racing line accordingly, and it all Flies by pretty simply.

[@platinum6619]

Dark souls is the dark souls of dark souls

[@AKK5I]

Servera dark souls is the bloodbourne of demon souls

[@TAKEYOURCREATINE]

These comments are basically Dark Souls

[@noobxhunter5351]

+1 for lack of creativity

[@autruff18]

Dank souls

[@jordanbelfort123]

Darcc souls

[@MythionVR]

Honestly, I've beaten myself up so much over rally games, I remember doing very well in Colin McRae Rally and 2.0 there after. I got back into rally and racing, picked up a Logitech G29 wheel and well... I felt like a shadow of my former self and again beaten myself up to the point where I've uninstalled the game, given up and as odd/weird as it sounds I let it affect me pretty badly in all honesty. Watching this has actually helped with a bit of realization that I shouldn't give up because I can't do well, I can always improve and get better with practice. I know someone might read this and think "wtf is this guy babbling about, all this over a game?!" well, yes, I've dealt with a lot of things in my life and beating myself up over little things feels pretty routine for me. Games are an outlet and some have made me feel pretty crap as I'm competitive at heart. Re-reading this, I feel even better... thank you 2kliksphilip, not sure if this was the kind of reaction you were expecting, but thank you for your input. It's helped a guy get over feeling the need to beat himself up, at least in games.

[@siberianTiger639]

I kinda have a similar attitude, you're not the only one mate. Just returned to some game I haven't played in a while...

[@BasedMan]

Id pickup BeamNG if you want more casual fun with all the best driving physics (even crashing is fun) It even has a multiplayer mod, and mods out the ass. Tuning is by far the most complete I have seen. Or, you could get My Summer Car, "build" the shitsuma 6 times before looking up a guide, finally getting it right, and proceeding to total the thing 15 minutes in, while also being confined to jail for 8 IRL hours because some drunkard Finnish bastard crossed the road while you were going 120kph and tooting the horn... Fucking ell I hate and love that game

[@BxPanda7]

I have a terrible idea, let's hook up a keyboard to a rally car and ask some world champion to do a full race with it :D

[@mycatis4257]

BxPanda7 they'd die

[@BxPanda7]

I know :D

[@sam_music555]

+Chris' Fiesta I think you also need a good one

[@jessiejanson1528]

Eh, if they are good with their hands and using a keyboard etc, they shouldnt have an issue. same driving skills, different interface.

[@nate6302]

Is this close enough? www.reddit .com/r/dirtgame/comments/6jdens/dirt_rally_vs_dirt_4_realism/

[@Tm-sb5pq]

Your voice is relaxing and I love your narration

[@drytaffin]

Same. I never played CS but I watch every video on this channel with attention

[@dxacelerado]

for some reason i got this video and the shadow of mordor favourite orcs video as a notification on my phone; Sick reminder to rewatch for the thousandth time youtube!

[@mikdu1]

a couple of pointless points: 1. the "tournaments" are called Rallies. 2. the tracks are called Special Stages

[@Katt1n]

there are also two kinds of special stages, the normal "special stages" (ss) and the "super special stages" (sss). Sadly, i dont think these are part of dirt rally.

[@Stagnating_]

I can't get my head around how people can play this game on 3rd person. Cockpit view is the way to go and it makes the game more realistic and probably easier too, VR can also be recommended. Dirt rally is one of the best VR games out there. But yeah the game can be challenging, took me about 10 hours to get a decent grasp and another 40 to finish the last career league.

[@321haiqal]

IMO thirdperson is confusing to me because i can see where i would muck up and slow down, which would make me fuck up even harder. But when i go on FP i just leg it and dont give consideration to where my physical car would be.

[@TheRadariiiPS3]

Stagnating bumper view ftw. Feels the most realistic.

[@nechronosphere]

Third person gives you an idea of what the back of the car is doing though, arguably the most important thing when racing. If you have a setup that gives you feedback then sure first person all the way but third person takes away the trial and error with each car as you see how each car reacts at the front and back clearly...

[@ChairyCrasher]

Third person= you can see more of the area.

[@YTaccNo3]

i find that that matters surprisingly little in most racing games when actually playing. focusing on what your back end is doing too much is a surefire way to lose track of what is going on in front of you. and there's very few instances, if any, where being able to see your back end will save you from a crash/other problem that you would have otherwise gotten into.

[@lululombard]

I’m not the only one to think that racing games can save my life in real life !

[@IvanSensei88]

Depends on what racing game you chose to be your life savior (spoiler alert: some will do the complete opposite)

[@lululombard]

BeamNG Drive, Forza and Dirt mainly.

[@avoh111]

if you use a wheel

[@dr_birb]

BrentPlays it isnt teaching ANYTHING what u need to dont die and get to smwhere, unless u have that Racing wheel with which u can see how it is or smth. U dont drive car by keyboard.

[@rihopytsep]

BeamNG no, Forza no, Dirt? Which one?

[@tarcal87]

Really nicely presented; the word choices, the flow, enjoyed watching it. Other tips in general (that helped me when I started all sorts of sim racing), everything comes with practice and as in Richard Burns Rally it was famously said: take it slow and improve over time, if you crash, you're going too fast... There is no point crashing and still keeping pushing. It means the person doesn't learn from your mistakes at all. It's so easy to be locked into this retry, retry, retry loop, happens to me sometimes, then I take a deep breath and calm down and I go smoother, slower, but much better times. With no experience and a keyboard, one shouldn't be brave enough to push 100%. One should not crash at all in the game, otherwise the person doesn't really take the game as realistic. - Feel that you are in an expensive rally car that you need to protect for your team (it's your own expensive machine, own parts, tools, equipment), the last thing you want is to scratch it! - Feel that you are a new, upcoming driver to whom there is no way in hell to be #1 for a long time (of practicing). It's ok to be way lower, anything better than Last is improvement. - Feel that there is no such thing as "restart". Forget that damned option.* - Feel that the game allows just a small fragment of insight into the driver's life, these 3-10 km stages are a fraction of real life 30+ km stages, so realize that if you can't even do this, you wouldn't stand a chance in the real thing. Just like in any sim, always go for stamina ("how long can I survive, 1 hour? half hour?"), NOT for attacking every turn like the 0.3 second advantage is worth risking turning over. Think like a real driver whose last dreaded dream is to crash in any manner. - Don't be afraid of letting off the gas pedal even on straights, the stages are bumpy and often a crash or mistake is about pushing 100% while on a bump... and just before a jump, truly let off. - Always focus on the racing line: the fastest path through a corner (outside->inside(apex)->outside), try to take the corner without skidding. At least in the beginning when you still crash once per stage. And then you can slowly learn how to control the car by sliding a bit more every time, just a tiny bit. - The biggest key to any real racing is *corner exit*. It is much more important to leave the corner as fast as possible than falling into the corner at high speed sideways finding yourself barely making it... it might look cool but is pointless. Corners are followed by straights (yay, trivia), so it's much more important to gain as much speed as possible as early as possible after a corner, any speed difference you can carry through will scale up through the straight. Imagine two cars leaving the corner, at 45 and at 50 km/h, as they speed up, the faster car keeps pulling ahead, the longer the straight the more. So if you are through the apex and you somehow need to let off the gas pedal, you're doing something wrong (also famously said by a race driver). So it's not intuitive probably, but always brake earlier, rather have just a few meters extra so that you ensure you can go full throttle out of the corner. This part, corner exit is really the key. I think someone who crashes so many times doesn't take it seriously whatsoever and approaches sim racing from the wrong angle. Real racing of any motorsport is always about perseverance and consistency, take tire use in most motorsports: drivers could always push harder but they always have to balance aggression (corner attack) with tires lasting as many laps as possible. So even real, professional, high stake racing is about pushing only 80-90% very often. So take this seriously. Keyboard (lack of a sim wheel) is not an excuse. Being new is not an excuse. Got to start slow, and build it up with experience. Think long term (stages, championships), not be bogged down with the current corner and the next one, being frustrated if it's not a perfect corner. *Do the first championship without restarting EVER, if you DNF in a stage, oh well. If you crash and the crowd pushes you back in losing you 15 sec, oh well. You'll learn from it, be all the more cautious. Hey you're going through the championship anyway, reaching whatever position. When you start the championship the second time, with the same car, you will be much better. And don't worry about money (that you could have gotten with higher position results), you want to practice on the same car after all so you won't spend much money anyway. Until you've practiced enough.

[@joaoosahko]

holy shit this is some true advice imma put it up to test and get back to ya

[@singhaxes7810]

Hiya, here from a random KZbin recommendation, I’ve probably been recommended this channel before but just ignored it, this time the graphics of Dirt appealed to me for maybe 2 seconds as the video auto played in the home page so I decided to keep watching. (Great feature for attracting more viewers tbh) the reason I’m going out of my way to leave this comment on a 5 year old video is because of the following: this entire video is one of the most ideal examples of having someone obsess over a game to you so passionately that you wish to play it just to experience a similar passion. For context: I do not play racing games. I’m the exact type of perfectionist you describe yourself to have been and I don’t even often play singleplayer games because I mostly game for the sake of keeping in touch with friends. The closest thing to a racing game I’ve tried in recent history is probably a time trial in GTA online, very far removed from something like Dirt. I cannot describe how or why, but when you said that your narration probably sounds like random rambling to a non-player, I felt the complete opposite. I felt like I knew exactly what was being rambled. I don’t even play souls-like games either so I’m not familiar with the pain or reward of trial and error until success. In the off chance that you read this comment in full, bravo for accurately translating this raw emotion of passion and admiration into digestible English form. P.S.: that thing you describe about recognising a part of a track and “2 parts in your mind become 1” and suddenly you’re more comfortable/‘muscle memory kicks in’ unlocked some old memories, fun way to describe comfort zones. Reminds me of memorising music pieces on the piano.

[@NotLuigi]

2:45 3kliks pro skater

[@Gonnluv]

hella tight kick-flip bro

[@boaro6604]

Philip, I recently bought this game after watching your video. I love the feel of driving in this game. You can easily feel the difference in each track's grip by your car's handling. A muddy road, a snowy paved road on a mountain and a paved road through the airfield all have very different handling and feel. When I first started playing CSGO, I would play deathmatch a lot to improve my aim. A race in this game feels very similar to a 10-minute deathmatch session. It challenges you to improve yourself. Also, the co-driver's instruction feels very natural, as if coming from a real human as opposed to merely recorded voice lines.

[@HarlesBently]

Bo Aro it is a real person announcing while doing each event in a full motion rig. Yes a motion rig so you hear his voice changing with how the track layouts. And they did each 3 times at 3 different speed intervals so it feels even better at the speed youre going.

[@WhozzySnoozer]

I gave up at Greece. THAT DAMN LEFT ACUTE TURN!!

[@mlndr8551]

Owen West im from Greece

[@DannyRice01]

I think I know the one

[@swayingGrass]

4:41 ahhhh, the infamous Wales "I SAVVV- fffff"

[@aldo5658]

Wow u changed my perspective on this game, I started adopting this mindset on dirt rally 2.0 and started just enjoying the process instead of aiming to be 1st place . Thank you

[@daaknait]

You must be nuts to beat this game on a keyboard, kudos on that. But trust me, try it again with a decent wheel and realistic FFB and steering ratio. It's a blast.

[@juancarlosaguileranimlin122]

Seibaa So true dude

[@philipottey7723]

FFB with clutch is hard as hell depending on the race. I'm surprised that there's no love for dirt 2 on sequential settings

[@TreetopLegend]

You make things I'd normally turn a blind eye to so interesting!

[@Andi-fh5lh]

Not into cars?

[@NiNiNelays]

Perhaps look into getting a wheel. It will become a new challenge as you learn the intricacies of a new way of controlling your car. Especially with a manual shifter and clutch pedal, completely changed my experience of the game.

[@matthewcopsey1994]

this. A wheel breaths a lot of life into this game

[@lovelyxyz]

meh, this game sucks compared to ac

[@matthewcopsey1994]

Tarmac physics yeah, better in every way. But comparing apples and oranges, this game is very different and has mostly unexplored physic problems to overcome, which are arguably a lot more challenging then tarmac due to the variety of surfaces. If you want to compare AC to dirt rally, choose AC's rally stages, they blow.

[@swayv1964]

People with voices like this always make everything interesting

[@Doxxy0]

A problem i notice with people who play simulators and dont understand why they can drive is very simple Its a sim, its supposed to be played with the head cam, not behind the car. It becomes way easier to play that way

[@UnjustCrow]

You’ve described this game beautifully.

[@ashaandrew6407]

Me, my dad and sister played need for speed, obsessing over the world record for hot pursuit on two specific races (I'm talking full weeks of playtime together.)The feeling I had was similar to how you describe this game. I will for sure try this out with my family! Thank you for the reccomendation man!

[@harryeyre1322]

Asha Andrew how many controllers have you broke in the last 4 months? It's a far cry from the arcade nfs to sim dirt

[@yakoyt3306]

when ur like ur sister than you have to play the game trackmania

[@BloKNoD]

Hey, Dirt Rally 2.0 was announced!

[@SzwarcuKX5]

I hope Finland and Sweden will get more .... unforgiving. DiRT Rally players are masochists :D

[@SeraphinoII]

Well the trailers does not inspire me too much faith.

[@feschber]

Thats exactly what I love about games: Actually becoming better from training and not just leveling up some stupid character

[@harlisviikmae6240]

I really hope with the new wave of Tarkov and ReadyOrNot old rpg leveling systems die out.

[@plastic4872]

...what medium other than games involved leveling a character?

[@bilbobaggins4905]

dirt 4 has genuinely taught me how to drive a fwd car in the snow fast. It has also taught me how to save a crash and stay calm in harsh driving conditions.

[@nicholasspecialmusic]

Rallisport Challenge all the way. My ice driving experience in the game saved me and my f150 in real life. Steered into the slide instinctively.

[@CalvinSokf]

"The dark souls of racing games" Totally agree on that

[@DMPearson91]

You inspired me to reinstall this game. Thanks Philip :-)

[@SoilentGr33n]

The bit about living in fear, driving scared of ruining your perfect first 30 seconds is so real I shuddered.

[@KakoriGames]

I have had all of those feeling playing either Trackmania or Flatout 2. With the first, the obsession with the first 30 seconds, the search for perfection, the fear of making a mistake on the last bit of the track and te acceptance of a not so perfect time. In Flatout 2, the big picture, the crashes, cars flying everywhere and the competition with the AI, Jack Benton and Sofia Martinez, they will ALWAYS be my rivals.

[@YotaNinja]

The Dirt series has been a favorite of mine since it was released. Really enjoyed this video.

[@YotaNinja]

Also, everything you said in this video is 100% accurate. Glad I'm not alone.

[@gameguru1234]

Colin Mcrae Rally on the PS1 you mean?

[@davskal]

ty for fucking my internet up mate, 4K literally killed it.

[@davskal]

Why so mad?

[@Shivaxi]

Good vid dude, loved this game myself, definitely one of the best driving experiences ever (also yes I'm that guy that bought a 1080 to play your game THE BEST GAME EVERRR)

[@OfficialMeep]

Racing games like this in general made me actually better driver In certain situations it helped me in real life, even I never was in those situations I feel like I was in them before just cuz I played games like Dirt Rally

[@vraltz1558]

mmmeep

[@antnauman]

I used to play Colin McRae 2005. I was 15 and tried to finish the game. It was hell of a learning curve! Every second mattered. Daily I used to come from college and play for an hour trying to be first in the race, perfecting every corner. Then later I also finished Dirt, Dirt 2, and half of Dirt 3. In short, I went through the same, and I'm happy I can feel you 😄😄

[@camelio4946]

Suomi mainittu torille

[@blue7081]

Try Group B RWD in Sweden and see yourself going back to skrub lvl :^)

[@trevn__]

I like to b8 ahhh group B rwd

[@DG_427]

Pfft, how about Finland? There are IRL Rally drivers who refuse to race in Finland because the tracks are extremely difficult.

[@Zerrod69]

Ironically, i think Group-B was easiest in sweden. That or it was Quattro magic.

[@gollese]

Refuse to drive on a track as a Rally driver? They would loose their contract or whatever if they did that :P

[@macaronisalad3038]

My second ever car in this game is a group b rwd its next to impossible to control with keyboard

[@cyjan3k823]

Dont you have at least console pad? It isnt great but it is much better than keyboard

[@DarkFoxOfAMVs]

nah man, keyboard all the way

[@shinren_]

Krzysztof Dolecki it may sound weird but i prefer keyboard on dirt tbh

[@ProrokC2]

Wheel master race

[@TurtleGalaxies]

Preference.

[@Ludwig1625]

Orachi Using a keyboard for racing games? Seriously?

[@joaoosahko]

the more i watch this video the more life comes at me and tells about struggle it is a reflexive piece of art, and I love how the story is told and how you overcome the obstacles that the game put in front of you, thanks.

[@humbledeer]

I love your sentimental and philosophical talks and perspectives. It drives me.

[@Vekkuli001]

So Philip... Now to DIRT 4?

[@BudleyBailey]

NO...sadly dirt 4 does not compare to this great game.

[@saundis]

Raz DiRT 1 to DiRT4???

[@Vekkuli001]

So if a game isn't as good as the previous one, you can't play it?

[@ProrokC2]

Jan Punčuh rbr sucks

[@UltraProchy]

jsut please dont Dirt 4 is a sellout game, even RBR is better, by a huge margin

[@JT4GM4K3R]

More precisely DiRT is a *derail simulator.*

[@eribic650]

Philip stop disliking your videos!!

[@xtrullor]

This video got me to buy Dirt Rally. Oh boy, the first racing game _I actually liked!_ Speeding through the gravel feels so satisfying when it just works. About 60 hours of rallying with an Xbox One controller, I decided to buy a wheel, Logitech G27. Holy shit what a game changer, control and times began improving so much. About 280 hours of rally addiction later, decided to install the infamous Richard Burns Rally with mods. That if anything has made me totally lose myself into this, probably trying it irl at some point. So thanks for the awesome video, what a fun hobby I found out of this!

[@olekaarvaag9405]

2:43 That whole description of Monaco is too spot on. Actually that's the same for the whole video. I think we share many feelings towards this game. I have not played this game in a while and have been wanting to for a couple of days. This pushed me to do just that. Thanks!

[@Phagastick]

Finland stage best stage

[@HeretixAevum]

Yeah, Finland is pretty fun.

[@pbodyten4694]

and easy as well.

[@pbodyten4694]

is it? damn, i already regret that i bought a group b car

[@Phagastick]

That's because you need SISU to complete Finnish stage, you Brits lack SISU!

[@ihavewaited90daystochangem51]

Doomguy Rip and tear!

[@iglooproductions]

The “grave stone” things you talked about are called “Dragons Teeth”, there to impede the movement of tanks, left there from WW2. You’re welcome.

[@jerrycrowl4678]

2:09 CRAZED LUNATIC DRIVES INTO FAMILY OF 3

[@TK4491TK]

Word for word a simply perfect psychological explanation of Dirt Rally! Especially if you use a control pad instead of a wheel...

[@lemiwinks7794]

living in terror after nailing the first 30 seconds is the best description of this game

[@FakieStreams]

Why do i get the feeling you have an actual citroen c4 irl? haha.

[@RedstonePyroMan]

"Dirt Rally is the Dark Souls of racing" STOP! IT'S TIME TO STOP!!

[@Breadn]

Wat about BeamNg drive?

[@squibbo67]

Brenon1106 its a game in where your car is weaker than paper and doesnt break into pieces but more into a big crumple

[@rena8215]

@@squibbo67 and it's fun to do so, I like imagining that every lambo crashed was owned by some piece of shit rich spoiled kid that showed it off constantly, it's fun

[@squibbo67]

Rena8 lmao

[@SpaceMissile]

DIRT is a driving sim; BeamNg is a crashing sim. man, doing 200mph into random obstacles on the grip map is so satisfying.

[@Noire_.]

BeamNg is more of a tech demo than a game

[@sphn1x427]

I feel you man. Everything you said is absolutely an experience for me as well. The fact that you beat DiRT Rally with a keyboard makes you a legend

[@lordcinder]

It's so weird how everything thing you said in this video is so true. Especially the fact that there's that single game that made you better in other games for the same genre. Arma 3 made me better in military shooters in general, also helped me in selecting gear. Dark Souls made me a better fighter in hack & slash, exploration, endurance, etc. DiRT and Forza Horizon made me a better racer and helped me understand a lot about cars I didn't know before. I'm sure everyone one had a game like that

[@andreaseie8650]

At the end of the game you might be able to control a rwd car? I started the game in a Renault Alpine and won my first championship, and that was my first time driving a rally car. But all the drifting I have done in my life has made it impossible to drive a awd or fwd car lol.

[@mro9466]

Dirt Rally can be brutal, but coming from RBR it's ok ^^

[@MissSyv]

"The Dark Souls of ______"

[@alderstifen7738]

Kinky Mimic on Havel action is what I like!

[@HellishSpoon]

Historical Review What do you mean dark souls of porn? I thought dark souls was already porn...

[@randomoreo8676]

Racing

[@randomoreo8676]

NB I see what you did there.

[@whonoseepic9419]

codemasters are good at making dark souls racing games. Like I ripped my hair out playing Grid 2 which is not as hard as dirt rally

[@lukemmurphy795]

Grid 2? Grid 2 is easy haha. Dirt Rally is horribly unrealistic but man is it fun.

[@lukemmurphy795]

@moi paslui Any racing game is hard with a keyboard.

[@SzwarcuKX5]

And why exacly Dirt Rally is "horribly unrealistic"? I think completely otherwise.

[@whonoseepic9419]

yeah, an actual rally racer tried out dirt and said it was pretty realistic

[@spaceman-pe5je]

eh, compared to RBR its not that great. @@whonoseepic9419

[@SeattleShelby]

Is it just me, or is there an overwhelmingly large number of middle-aged console racers in the UK that don’t appear to have any sort of livelihood? Is the social safety net there that great that one can just sleep until noon everyday, eat a bowl of cereal, and then go back to playing video games until late into the night?

[@Justin-rn9tf]

Had the same experience when I first played Dirt Rally. I gradually got better then I started challenging myself using manual shifting, then long stages, then Rwd Group B (still practicing). I used to be at the bottom of the community challenges, these days I'm usually better than 75% of the community (which is usually top 200s). Humble brag, just demonstrating that it is possible with enough effort and time.

[@cjlab9h245]

2:34 Lol. His car just flew away, but he didnt hit anything

[@martinhlavacek2198]

he hit...

[@cjlab9h245]

@@martinhlavacek2198 well. Yes. He did. But imagine same situation irl. The car mustnt fly away like in that moment. That pile of gravel along the road is like a solid object in game

[@lukemmurphy795]

@@cjlab9h245 Dirt Rally is a fun game but it's horribly unrealistic.

[@CowbellRock]

You should check out BeamNG for a REAL crash simulator

[@Bboyman1150]

Luke Mason I finally have a computer that can run BeamNG

[@dsadsa726]

Yshould check out beam ng for REAL shitty sandbox game that relies on physics that are broken and fuckall

[@BxPanda7]

+dsa dsa, exactly, the physics in BeamNG are a joke, they're glitchy, inaccurate and the game doesn't seem to know what friction is. It's a fun game to mess around with for 15 minutes then never touch again, that's literally it.

[@cybersonic9364]

BxPanda7 beamng is as realistic as you get the reason you slide so much is because you are either not using a steering wheel or you dont know how to change tyres....

[@BxPanda7]

The tires sliding is one thing, but when you crash and your car and it literally glides along the road like it's made of butter or something, then we have a problem.

[@vinesauceobscurities]

I disagree that this game is the Dark Souls of rally racing. My Summer Car is.

[@mattterway6487]

I get this kind of feeling from writing code. I get hung up on a few functions and then end up running out of time for the rest of my project. Super frustrating, but also a valuable lesson.

[@ff00005]

This reminds me of the time I used half my childhood on, mastering the racing licenses in Gran Turismo 4. It mostly took the most difficult bits from each track, and I can only guess how many times I had to do each of I believe more than a hundred such lessons before i mastered it. Maybe 50 times? Some of them I never truly mastered. This game taught me to fear Yello's Song "Oh Yeah", too (it played every time you failed a lesson by crashing or having all four wheels off track)

[@andstriker]

I don't know why, but all the games that came after DiRT 2 just don't look as good as DiRT 2 to me... The damage models, the sun rays, the shadows... It doesn't look as polished. A lot sharper than my eyes would like. That being said, it still is a gorgeous game. BTW Philip I didn't know you were into racing/rally games... Your spot on the list of favorite youtubers gets a rank up because of that :D

[@tomtomsmith98]

Honesty Gaming I disagree, I think the sounds and visuals of Dirt Rally are a massive improvement on any of the dirt games. Yes the crash physics are poor, but that's because they decided to spend more time on handling and driving physics, making it the best rally simulated on the market.

[@kfoalbfkdkd5302]

Tom Smith the second best, RBR is better

[@user-uv1tw3so7r]

I feel the same way about forza 5 to the newer forzas

[@andstriker]

I don't know... I think perhaps DiRT 2's true looks are covered up by all the dust and dirt particles being kicked up when you drive. If this weren't the case, maybe the other DiRT games would look 10x better. It's a love/hate argument tbh. Some might say the particles are a good thing and are more realistic, others might say they're bad. It just depends on where you view it from. Either way my eyes still think that DiRT 2 looks better. I really try hard to squint and see the improvement but just can't for some reason... I might even go as far as saying that the newer games are a bit of a downgrade. But again, this does come down to personal preference...

[@TheGrundigg]

I still prefer Collin McRae Rally 4, Has much better physics then this! :D

[@irvancrocs1753]

for anyone who said dark souls or cuphead are hard games, just let them try this game...

[@hakont.4960]

This is dark souls with cars, and a difficulty setting, kinda.

[@alexalcalaortiz368]

1:40 ayyymd

[@lovelyxyz]

trash*

[@alexalcalaortiz368]

ayymd > novideo

[@lovelyxyz]

alex alcala ortiz lul even amds highest end $700 card can't keep up with nvidias $450 cards. anyway, I own a rx580, got it for $260 on release :)

[@lovelyxyz]

lel nvm the supply and demand bs is over so its at the $500 price tag they promised. still, vega 64 loses to a 1080 and a 1070 ti is just a cheaper version with one cu disabled so not much of a performance loss from that and youre still out performing the vega 64 while drawing significantly less power ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@alexalcalaortiz368]

i bought a vega 64 and i dont regret it

[@Dirttinator]

I feel exactly the same and this is why I love the dirt games and the Colin McRae games before so much

[@hampterhunter1989]

> be me > Plays dirt rally > With keyboard > No driving aids > Monte carlo snow map > Spins out my RWD Escort > Changes car > Picked a Modern Rally Subaru > Finished the race > Changes to the starter FWD Lancia > Gets better time.

[@Karza_357]

Is the start of the game (aka first tournament) supposed to be difficult? Driving carefully gets you a win if you don't crash. Or maybe the game is easier with ffb wheel (i have one).

[@CAL1MBO]

Zerkath The AI don't use what?

[@JakeRayTM]

I guess what Zerkath meant is, in the lowest difficulty tournament, if you pick the first category of cars (1960's), the AI doesn't pick the RWD (Rear Wheel Drive) car - the Alpine - but instead chooses one of the FWD (Front Wheel Drive) cars, which is considerably easier to control if you're a beginner.

[@Karza_357]

Zerkath thanks for the info

[@BradCage]

A good wheel makes this game. That is indeed why you found it easy.

[@krzysztofq7420]

Mitared62 i cant drove alpine or any other rwd car, my rear is sliding too much, i am losing control and doing 180°, i drive on gamepad

[@maxlemke9.5]

I was riding with my friend just probably an hour ago and he crashed his Miata drifting 😬😭

[@magflop]

F

[@yka814]

Suomi perkele

[@marcellgutai4695]

Paperipussi vittu

[@andodide]

I also felt the same thing playing DiRT 3, and can't wait to cheer and suffer again when I get my hands on DiRT 4!

[@AleksSnipes]

My god, I thought this experience was just MY experience. I feel crazy playing this, obsessing over corners and flawless starts, picking the right car and adjusting tuning hair by painstaking hair to make it handle the way I wanted.

[@anthonycoles2034]

I thought it would have been Forza Horizon 4 multiplayer

[@dokkemakke2784]

TORILLA TAVATAAN!!

[@robert357900]

3:25 and in Dirt Rally IS STILL LAZY damn it!

[@FireBlade57]

Was just driving down a snowy mountain the other day. The car started sliding and instead of correcting it, I leaned it into the turn and drifted through it. It was so much fun. Without the virtual practice I wouldn't have dared.

[@HFTVChannel]

Alright , I saw this video months ago and somehow it never really left my brain it was always appearing as a random thought. You made me want to buy this and im not even into racing games.