Dirt Rally 2.0 - Before You Buy

Dirt Rally 2.0 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) is an intense rally simulator. Is it worth checking out for racing fans? Let's talk!
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[@gameranxTV]

Cars!

[@vitaobatera]

And that's not a project !!

[@Patrick-bn5rp]

No multiplayer?

[@stooodle8862]

What's your favorite car in the game? There is so many iconic cars to pick from but I'd have to say the Lancia Delta S4. Turbocharged AND Supercharged, good for nearly 600 horsepower! And it weighed next to nothing too.

[@princegroove]

gameranx V2!

[@kirkmbutterfield]

This is TMZ of gaming. Jews

[@gerasimosawesome4182]

straights are for fast cars Turns are for fast driver Colin McRae

[@spicha5888]

Είσαι σίγουρος ότι δεν ήταν ο Sin Boy ;

[@omggom2488]

@@spicha5888 XD

[@lemagnificent7553]

Gays are for fast drivers

[@ΣπυροςΠουλιασης-τ8ζ]

@@spicha5888 τι σκατα 🤣🤣🤣

[@quadbecky14]

@@lemagnificent7553 ???

[@ReinisJunga]

With Dirt Rally 2.0 you don't need a Mustang to hit the crowd.

[@thatguydillan6360]

Reinis Junga it’s not the car, but the driver

[@surdaCZE]

@@thatguydillan6360 hes right tho

[@sercanurgun5778]

Lmfao

[@rabbit3734]

Hahahaha

[@paveantelic7876]

Its funny because you can drive a mustang in the game :)

[@900p8]

Before You Buy > IGN REVIEWS

[@princegroove]

900 P Game Informer > IGN 🤣

[@iliaz7057]

My dead grandpa that didn't know anything about games reviewing them > IGN REVIEWS

[@mickeycoolmouse]

Not when it comes to racing gaming. The guy over at IGN (Luke Riley) is fantastic when if comes to his reviews for anything Motorsport. You should watch is Dirt Rally and Dirt Rally 2 reviews so see what I'm getting at.

[@listerofsmeg884]

Nothing wrong with the IGN review.

[@dragoxk4542]

ACG > any other reviewer

[@SlyBlu7]

For anyone looking at picking this up for Christmas, i'll bother to comment on this older game: This game series has a well-earned reputation for making people RAGE. Not because of bugs, or clunky controls, or anything "meta," but just because it can be incredibly hard. There are features to encourage you NOT to "save-scrub" or spam the 'Restart' feature. You're supposed to ride it out; if that means that you lose your headlights in a night stage, and still have another whole stage to go before repairs - well, that's tough luck. If you're used to coming in first every time against AI - you're gonna have a bad time here. The idea isn't even to necessarily win the championship, let alone whole races. You're not expected to be the greatest racer of all time, you're expected to *usually* finish, and progress. Consistency is key, and if your "consistency" means that you finish most stages in 3rd place, then you just accept that and keep working forward. The dirt, gravel, and DLC snow is unforgiving. If you try a course once, enter the first hairpin at 45mph, throw the eBrake and slide the turn while missing the outside barrier by millimeters, it's no guarantee that you can repeat that experience consistently; the surface seems inconsistent from run to run, as it should be. This is part of that encouragement to not "save scrub" and restart all the time. Just because you *have* made the first stage of the course in 1:32:04, doesn't mean that you always will. If you restarted later on because you whacked a tree at pace, then you may have to settle for handling that first stage at 1:33:0 on subsequent runs. And that's where the rage comes in - good runs, ruined because of one minor driver error, or one call that you wish had come a little bit sooner, or one powerslide that got just a hair out of line and sent you into the ditch and wrecked your headlights. And when you're that invested, and that excited, that those setbacks spike your bloodpressure - that's how you know it's a good game

[@blue.phoenix]

Sheeeeesh that's a long comment. I didn't read it but I read enough to not be interested in it. Thanks we need more comments like this.

[@lunaticbtw530]

@@blue.phoenix lol

[@frankblock3484]

This is exactly what I needed to hear, I just bought a Logitech G923 for this game. I have had the game with all the DLC for almost a year and played it with a controller and it was fun. but it didn't feel right for me. so I decided to get a wheel and boy has it been hard. I almost put the wheel up for sale yesterday because I'm so frustrated that I'm not always in 1st or 2nd since I used to get 1st and second on the controller. The wheel makes it so immersive.

[@anshpanjwani59]

That's called being realistic. And am proud u can experience real struggle and feel what the drivers actually face in real life thru this game.

[@Ty-tie_FTW]

Pissed me off. Threw my control through the TV and burnt my house down.... in my fit of rage.

[@TayTheDay]

3:53 "quick, change the clip before I hit the tree"

[@pxelprime]

😂

[@buddy_roo426]

Lol

[@manthilaranatunga5142]

Who's here after hearing that this is gonna be on PS+ for April?

[@xxvenomxsnakexx9995]

Hhmmm me😁😁😁

[@ashkonbashkar8665]

i literally just bought it :llll

[@G0dZd0g]

Gang gang!

[@conorcollins9322]

I got gt sport but i might give this one a try too seeing as i cant get enough of racing games

[@themalcahtwinz4743]

Moi

[@spartacussmith7070]

Samir you are breaking the car

[@myzee7259]

Lol

[@TiboSG]

Hooed jong jean-marc drin drup en drover eeh hup up.... only real belgian rallyheads know dis

[@ReggieMan85]

Triple caution!!

[@darkstar9008]

LISTEN TO ME SAMIR!

[@hajdukbesmrtnik802]

SAMIR!!! PLEASE CONCENTRATE!!!

[@couch9416]

That moment when your skills are pushed to the limit and you are like 1 minute behind the leader

[@dieter2889]

Sportmann941 I thought I was bad at the game only being 10 seconds or so in front of the leader and crashing on every second corner

[@Tox1cAshes]

Rexhellfire 1 10 seconds ahead is insane, good job man

[@chestercopperpot5139]

Rexhellfire 1 you have it set on easy then ?

[@dieter2889]

@@chestercopperpot5139 Thats what i thought but you cant change the career modes diffuculty

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

I play on ps4 and enjoy no assists except auto gearbox (because I'm too lazy to press too many buttons), but yeah, go full tilt and think you have a great run yet a minute behind the leader? WTF? Do the assists really give you that much extra time? Me thinks not...

[@FMG_MADLOO87]

Dark souls of rally games

[@1738-l1j]

No thats iracing

[@princegroove]

FMG_MADLOO87 Golden Eye N64 of really games ;)

[@helikopteri123]

@Evil Doctor PorkChop How is dr 2.0 worse than 1?

[@ErwinLiszkowicz]

@@helikopteri123 Exactly! How the fuck can one think that it's worse than original DR.

[@Aro3o6]

​@celvester allison lol

[@heartofvanillaice7443]

Y'all just really edited a race car on this man's head?!

[@lofiseeker1790]

HeartOfVanilla Ice gear head

[@Whyeld]

HeartOfVanilla Ice yes, yes they did

[@blk1048]

HeartOfVanilla Ice geese

[@lleverett]

Rally not race

[@heartofvanillaice7443]

@@lleverett Thanks for telling me a FUCKIN YEAR LATER

[@TheKims82]

I thought i was good at Rally games until i played Dirt Rally. That game doesn't hold your hand and you get really punished for all the small mistakes you do. The worst part is i loved it :)

[@CrabOnABeach]

same

[@mirujowo]

So it's been a year, are ya expert now?

[@spamaccount2915]

I played BeamNG and thought it means I was good at rally. Then I got this.

[@patrickbyrne5070]

Rally games are kinda masochist and I love it. They’re also somehow really good therapy/escapism. It can be so damn satisfying.

[@ultimateracer_]

Should have mentioned that there are no snow rallies as far as I know atm, which is a bit of a let down. Also, lack of lydden hill

[@ColossalGameplays]

They are planning to release them as DLC, and repetitive tracks is kinda getting annoying, i hate snow tracks, but they should've put in the game, it's an obvious thing to do.

[@ultimateracer_]

@@ColossalGameplays I know, but this is what you're paying for atm. Honestly I don't care much for lydden hill, but snow rallies are genuinely one of my favorites and its a shame they weren't in at launch

[@ColossalGameplays]

Exactly, it's the first time i see a Dirt game not finished basically, i like the quality over quantity of content, but the lack of musthave tracks it's a shame :/

[@mrpudding5536]

Lydden hill isn’t in world rx calendar anymore so it’s not in the game anymore for this reason

[@Cyan37]

Also lack of finland.

[@jshinn123]

Love this game. It’s super immersive, it will have you sweating, it’s the kind of game that your mistakes have consequences. It’s just amazing. Yeah it’s difficult, but it’s sooo satisfying when you do well.

[@Molybdan42]

agree

[@vintageman91]

Thats part of the thrill, especially when you try to set new personal records in a group b car.

[@jns08d]

Just got it and a full sim a couple months ago, my favorite game to date.

[@matturner6890]

This is the first game in forever to scare the shit out of me. I was playing it for the first time with some pretty good headphones, and the combination of awesome sound design and realistic physics and sense of speed made me actually terrified to crash, and sure enough the first time I smacked into a tree at around 100mph, I nearly pissed my pants! Amazing game, 4.5/5

[@catdaddy5472]

Didn't realise how crap at rally games I was until I played this 😭😭

[@Kitsuru98]

My first rally game since the gameboy. Quite challenging.

[@blade1023]

it takes time. i restarted the career mode over 20+ times now 24 hours later i'm getting podiums. turn on braking off throttle, learn how to corner and control the throttle (entrance corner speed) and concentrate on the co driver and you'll improve

[@laronde4398]

For real, me too 🤣🤣🤣 this game is to much I'm deleting it😂😂😂

[@alexchen4442]

should try RBR, the absolute classic, the physics is more hardcore than dirt rally 2.0

[@exact7350]

@@alexchen4442 ok boomer

[@daleearnhardtsmustache3984]

FIA - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile

[@matthewmoney6377]

FIAA

[@WaraxTheThird]

Such a beautiful word group

[@kevinflynn2067]

Yeah! Not FEE-UH FFS!

[@ippo3963]

Si ont remarque bien c'est nous qui dominons ce sport en plus 🇫🇷 if we look at it France own rally

[@byrnespeed]

@@ippo3963 Sebasten Loeb is a beast... Mais, je m'ennuies de l'époque du groupe B, de Colin Mcrae, Tommi Mäkinen etc... C'est beaucoup plus populaire en Europe qu'en Amérique du Nord. Meme si on a une ligue de haut niveau au Canada, c'est rarement diffusé...

[@liamwilko9285]

Rally cars are fucking awesome! The acceleration, the anti lag, the jumps they take! Rally drivers have big balls and are seriously skilled!

[@SpeedKing..]

rally drivers are 10x cooler than f1 or NASCAR drivers

[@taylortnt1175]

@@SpeedKing.. you didn't have to do that bro

[@SpeedKing..]

@@taylortnt1175 hey it's true

[@taylortnt1175]

@@SpeedKing.. all motorsports are tough to do and the people who do them are all cool for doing there respective discipline and all disciplines are cool in they're own way can't put other motorsports against each other we gotta all lift each other up so everyone loves thrill of racing

[@SpeedKing..]

@@taylortnt1175 yeah you're right man.

[@Diedpied]

I still feel the best racing game for progression is the first Grid, the money, chance to buy supercars for cheaper via the in game used car sales which offer the best cars but they have a used feel and much more. I wish they did Grid 2 like this, I miss the proper seasons and that from that game.

[@RobertDaHobbit2]

If you want a hardcore racing game, hop in your Mazda, and just, YEET that wheel toward oncoming traffic. Bonus points if your hospital bill is under 200 grand

[@Alex-Ander517]

😂😂😂

[@biggestdudeinthegym3748]

I want a grid remaster. The first one was legend

[@electriczap9615]

biggestdude inthegym your getting one alright

[@Player-jx9pd]

Looks like you got your wish buddy

[@aidans4588]

It’s close now

[@stpbasss3773]

And it wasn't even close to the same thing it sucks lmao

[@hunnerd4566]

3:52 he missed the 5 right call and completely loses it but they cut it

[@Ninoslav7]

I just gave Dirt Rally a try, and I really did enjoy it with my friends, taking turns and trying out different tracks and cars. I don't usually play racing games, but love Rally titles because of the visuals, nature and that "wild" feel in general. I like to wander off from time to time, to "cruise" in nature, and take a break from WoW, Dota, CS and other stuff I like to play (mostly strategy and RPG titles). I also like having a game in which I don't necessarily need to invest a lot of time. I'm not interested in career mode in these types of games - just driving a bit for 20-30 mins from time to time. So, my question is, is Dirt Rally 2.0 good for casuals who would use that game in a way I just described?

[@haydensice7645]

Dirt rally 2 is a very unique and fun game. Especially for actual car guys looking for something realistic. And the thing is if your thinking of not buying this game because you won't be able to keep up with the people on steering setups. I'm in the top five per ent of the world and I play on a rickity old controller

[@MOMAZOSPATO]

Just get a steering wheel. Controller is fine but in wheel it is much harder

[@Smokez360]

A niche market for sure but I hope this game does well. It's very not for me though.

[@Smokez360]

@I Am Sekou Yes, but I don't see how that's related

[@gameranxTV]

what a reasonable thing to say!

[@Smokez360]

@I Am Sekou I got a reply from gameranx, I am special

[@Smokez360]

@@gameranxTV ❤️❤️

[@Smokez360]

@I Am Sekou I feel sorry for you dude. If you need to give people shit on the internet to try to make yourself feel good, that is a reflection of your own lack of happinesses, not up for debate, this is a fact. I wish you the best, maybe go for a walk or ring a friend.

[@angelgerardo540]

PS+ got me addicted to this game

[@fuzzcaster]

Same! I've been playing with a wheel, but have used a controller during the night and I'm really surprised how good it feels on both. I just wish Sweden wasn't DLC

[@hurtleturtle5682]

Can a PS4 player cross play with Xbox?

[@everennui1]

Dirt Rally is by far my favorite racing game, and this one looks better! I'm super excited.

[@1738-l1j]

Dont be keep playing the og one this ones feels so floaty and its not realistic also if you got the wheel the ff does not work how its supposed to

[@ark14700]

@@1738-l1j Annoyingly it's a bug with the FFB, but once it's fixed you won't be going back to the first DR because of the much better gravel physics

[@1738-l1j]

@@ark14700 maybe I been playing it for a few days now and gravel is nice but asphalt is kind shit and car is floaty for me dirt rally is still more of a sim than this and is lot harder

[@gollese]

@@1738-l1j Not floaty at all. Will be more awesomeness with ffb fixed

[@1738-l1j]

@@gollese wtf do you mean not floaty it does not look floaty in first person but when you put it in third or watch a replay car looks like its floating rather than being on the ground it looked so much better in og dirt rally

[@darkcrusher-jt1dr]

Trade your keyboard for a wheel and pedals and buckel up kiddo. *THIS IS A SIMULATION*

[@marcospiazza2961]

I play with a keyboard, fight me!

[@xXMetalforever1994Xx]

@@marcospiazza2961 get a xbox controller makes your rally life easier.

[@Yaro2]

@@xXMetalforever1994Xx can confirm, having the brake right at your finger tips is a huge advantage than having to move your finger from W to S every time you brake (I struggled alot with it, but apparently some people are better of like that?), also throttle control is way easier and shifting and the handbrake is much more accessible.

[@woodherren4109]

One thing I like about Dirt Rally 2.0 is the RGT class where certain GT3/GT4 cars are made into rally cars. It's really interesting to see Mustang and Camaro rally cars along with the Porsche 997 911 rally car. I am also hoping they add some of the more obscure rally cars to Dirt Rally 2.0 such as the Mazda FB RX-7 rally car and also the Lancia 037 which is missing from the Group B class.

[@joepcoumans247]

Dirt rally put me in a dark souls mindset, just git gud.. And eventually I.....got a little better lol

[@johannesgustavsson8348]

As a guy with the "the more simulation the better" attitude I'm really glad to hear more people understand that this is a game for more hardcore people and the racing is in focus not necessarily the amount of content. If you can have 20 cars that drives kinda bad/okay or one that is superb i would always chose the later of them two.

[@TheDuckumz]

The original was a damn good time on a wheel and pedal setup using the h pattern and no assists. I plan on picking this up on sale half off since people are saying the course count is lacking.

[@patrikkajari527]

I heard that the force feedback is next to none

[@dustinjames1268]

@@patrikkajari527 That was a problem with the first aswell. You do get good centering, but you wont feel bumps as well as you would expect from a AAA title. I assume they either cant do it because of engine limitations or they've just been too busy to fix

[@dustinjames1268]

@@Alongfortheride693 I had almost none with my Logitech G27 even after setting the game profiler to all strengths 125% and in game settings at default Maybe its an issue with my wheel then?

[@Taken_Out]

@@dustinjames1268 cut back on the force on the profiler and max it up in the game, worked for me with my g29

[@minhuang8848]

@@dustinjames1268 1 year too late to the party, but Patrik 100% meant "second to none" because this game has easily the best FF in any game, period. Short of what the PS5 is going to do with the new dualshock, this is the most immersive feature you will find with a decent wheel. You feel every texture from gravel, you feel wheels slipping, you feel the engine rattling or whining and you get very detailed feedback about where you were bumping your car. Both DRs are as AAA as it gets in just about every driving-related aspect. Also, hard disagree with the video on tarmac-naysayers, it behaves just like it should for the most part although some minor tuning might be required. I've never heard anyone actually formulate their criticism about it properly in all the time since its release, only "not how I expected it to feel" - which might be because most people don't know what it is like to actually enter corners at such a high speed that you're sliding even on asphalt. But again: FF is a blast in this game and, along with VR support, amazing audio, visuals and the core gameplay experience makes it as great as it is. So if anyone is reading this: put your dang money into it; it's a real racing adventure and no game will feel the same after playing this. The verticality alone is pretty dang amazing.

[@Eliteerin]

The codriver voice is so good because he was an actual world championship winning codriver

[@barajasworld7029]

cant wait for VR support (HTC Vive) I really got into the first one. ( playseat challenge with g920 wheel and pedels)

[@gameranxTV]

hell yeah!

[@pricefield2423]

Barajas world what is so different about htc vive and oculus

[@robadobadingdong7104]

james bond is VR support definitely coming? Edit. Sorry I just watched to the end. That’s great the original is my all time favourite VR game.

[@Chespin-gc1rf]

james bond they have different resolutions controllers and sensors

[@TheClimbingBronyOldColt]

Challenge is a good seat, easy to store away. One tip if some of find the swing bar slight movement annoying; push the knob in, and push the swing bar further into the tube, then lower the swing bar. You will need to push the right side a bit forward, so that it can go into the locking mechanism. But be warned that while the slight movement may have been annoying before, it will be very annoying if following my tip.

[@Matt_uniqueHandle]

Online only campaign mode is a huge turn off, they could shut down servers whenever they want and you won't be able to play the campaign again (at least without downloading hacks).

[@1738-l1j]

Their servers crash often and I would get connection failed few times in a row for the last few days I played this

[@Sunesen]

Interesting. I haven't experienced any crashes or connection trouble at all.

[@pete531]

just pirate

[@akinahara]

I just got tired of playing in circuits. So when I found rallying, I begged to god to get my hands on this game. So now, I got it. The difficulty is what makes it so fun because its so rewarding to finish the most brutal conditions.

[@pistongaming826]

This is the first dirt game i have played on a wheel and it feels amazing

[@zbearbearbear]

I’ve played a couple rally sims before. Alfa Romero or something. Really messed me up cuz I thought it was gonna be like Need for Speed or Midnight Club or Burnout. But once I got into the headspace of a rally sim, I got into it and the payoff was worth the effort. Got it on PlayStation Plus and looking forward to getting into it

[@adamrasmussen9939]

I loved the first Dirt Rally so much that I made my first preorder in like 5 years when I bought this a week ahead of time so I could have it loaded for launch day.

[@Jujudo]

3:50 You definitely hit that tree LOL

[@ChristopherMoom]

Dirt Rally? I think the dirt really *soiled* it

[@bishop51807]

Hahaha.....LAME! lolz

[@llLittleNicky]

Nice one bro.

[@saml1939]

Get out

[@Lead_Foot]

Dad?

[@gameranxTV]

pfft

[@GavinFisher-wc2qz]

Here 5 years later you know the vibes

[@gtbsg4283]

This guy calling Phil Mills dorky is the most ironic thing ever lol 😆

[@skrillah6259]

ikr, and when he said he was easy to understand I chuckled.

[@fxlltxtsearch]

This game will ruin your appreciation for other racing games. You will pick them up and ask "why does it feel like im floating over the ground?", "why is there no feedback from the subtle bumps on the road as I drive over them?", "why is there no weight transfer or body sway as I turn?". If you play Dirt Rally 2.0 this tangible driving feeling will be ingrained in you. And it might be impossible for you to pick up a Need For Speed and appreciate it, because this game will spoil you with how spot on its driving physics are. Maybe a BeamNG might scratch that itch. But for majority of racing games, they do not reach this level of genuine realistic control, feedback and violent engagement that Dirt Rally 2.0 reaches. Just a flawless experience all around and after 150 hours of play time I wish it was a street sim so I could just enjoy the driving physics in a completely open uncontrolled space.

[@KompadoodleLEL]

Agree with this 100%

[@Eric-rh8jr]

Who else remembers Infection in Dirt 3

[@HiddenArsenal77]

Some amazing memories of that

[@KoenVeldman]

Yeeah, that was awsome!!!

[@toddmcdonough]

I've got a full wheel setup with three pedals and an H-pattern shifter hooked to an Xbox One X. The physics off road is on point. Tarmac physics are just okay. Wheel force feedback is a step below games like Assetto Corsa or Forza Motorsport 7 but about as good as Project Cars 2. The difficulty of dirt rally 2.0 is right between the original dirt rally and dirt 4. The biggest improvements are the menus, graphics and sound, although I miss the music from Dirt 4.

[@stooodle8862]

I'm loving it so far on my g29 with th8a shifter and handbrake. cars definately feel a little ridiculous on tarmac, especially at low speeds. But on loose surfaces, its an absolute gem! Will be nice once they add in vr support and more surface types (i.e snow, icy tarmac). finally a rally game that gives the 15 year old Richard Burns Rally a run for its money!

[@WaraxTheThird]

The default co driver was a professional co driver ;) Sidenote on the crowds, turn that down to like low for a huge boost in areas with people. Nearly no difference in quality that you'll notice!

[@swaaz625]

One year after: I really do enjoy this game but the DLCs are big OOF. 2€ for car and 4€ for a map wich is making it 120€ for every car and map. Like wtf codemasters?

[@yesyesyesman757]

Complete dlc on ps4 is only €20. Since i got it for free with ps+ i think thats fine lol, €20 for a complete game is not bad

[@nithulnath9331]

@@yesyesyesman757 Man, I'm so lucky. Bought the game of the year edition last week on steam for 325 rupees, that's 4 euros I guess.

[@yesyesyesman757]

@@nithulnath9331 amazing :D

[@GR4MPI]

well u can buy this in sale for 10 euro, all at once :) i did so and its awesome

[@alec7568]

As someone who is very into the simulation type stuff and plays it with a wheel setup. Yeah this game doesn't feel great on tarmac but feels unbelievable off road. It might seem like there isn't much to do but for the people who are in to sim games it comes dow more to the selection of cars and tracks which dort rally 2.0 does cery well, and yes the over driving feel is always the most important part which this game also does well. If you've got a good wheel, pedals, shifter, handbrake with a frame to mount all that too you're in for a crazy experience to say the least.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

@ Gameranx and crew thank you SO MUCH for shining the spot light on this game. This is something I plan on grabbing once it goes on some sort of sale, looks amazing and looks like they did a ton of content in the game without the pay to play micro transaction bullshit and I wanna support that.

[@glenorpheus]

its been on sale for over 3 months, check sites like instant gaming and g2play or cdkeys. i bought mine 3 months ago for £21

[@flash-py3ug]

It's on sale right now on steam, in case you haven't got it yet... After 4 yrs 😁

[@danreid6712]

The roads are very Narrow which boosts the stress-levels ! You have to Tweak the contols in the Advanced Settings to really get the "feel" you're after.

[@adonisg667]

Definitely getting this.

[@nicks4802]

This game sat in my Free PSN library for 2 years, But now in this dire time of needing things to do, I’ve embraced its hardcore experience. I SUCK, but holy shit is it a blast. When i finish a course without flying off the track and rolling down a hill even once, i feel truly skilled. I know im not, im an obvious beginner driving the slowest cars in the game, but oh man, WHEN i can get my vehicles to reach enough speed to lift off the ground on a small jump…. Theres simply nothing like it. I know nothing about motorsports, I barely know what im doing tuning my vehicles through trial and error, But this game makes it just accessible enough that you can have fun with it on any skill level. Never driven a virtual car before? Doesn’t matter. Your only goal should be taking corners how you’re comfortable with, and aiming to get the best time you can with your intuition being put to the test. Its all just physics… momentum and friction. You just play as fast and loose as you can without costing yourself much time and making sure your vehicle doesn’t get damaged to the point you cant finish or lose more time. Its the gnarliest speedrun you’ll ever attempt in any game, ever. And on that merit alone, this game deserves a try. If you can get it for less than 20, Mastering even 1 track in this game and landing a flawless run would be worth the price of admission. Every course is its own mini speedrun. R&G with physics boi. This game stands high on so many levels, not just a car sim. The only simulation i ever liked was nintendogs lol, but this game changed that

[@adaddylicious1748]

If only all racing games were made with this much quality.. beautiful graphics and consistent 60fps on the PS4 slim is amazing

[@xandergrant4382]

I can’t wait to buy this. I’ve played the Dirt series before but not Dirt Rally so I’m excited to see how this differs.

[@luqmanas1534]

Its Soulsborne for cars. 10/10 would recommend

[@Mahdi_B]

Thank you Sony for making this free this month. It's one of those games I really wanted to play but never got around to it

[@ericheenie]

Same here, downloading today !

[@lanceryderwilson9778]

@@ericheenie is it good ?

[@nickvangorp2915]

I love the fact that if you crash you can feel that the wheel geometry has changed and stuff and makes it harder to drive

[@Werner34567]

Im enjoying this game so much. The FFB on my wheel feels incredible, its like im sitting in the car, not on my pc

[@justinjakimiak1998]

Just picked it up on steam sale for like 2 bucks. By far the most fun I've had with a racing game since i was a kid playing hot pursuit

[@andersonaldo1340]

This is the April PS plus game along with Uncharted 4. Heard it here first.

[@oghush9447]

honestly i never thought gameranx would go over games like this you guys earned a sub i was really doubting anyone making a video like this about these least popular games

[@phlosen7854]

Racing without VR doesn't work for me anymore.. Thanks for pointing it out. I was looking forward to play this in VR :( Well, guess I have to wait then

[@S386LWBNM]

I haven't been able to get DiRT Rally (The first one) Working with VR yet. Got Revive, but can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I have an HTC VIve

[@phlosen7854]

S386LWBNM it works with my Rift quite fine. I don’t remember doing anything special. I just started it in SteamVR...

[@S386LWBNM]

@@phlosen7854 Well DiRT Rally has native support for the Oculus Rift is why. It doesn't have native support for the HTC Vive. It's just how the developers programmed it.

[@IroAppe]

Wow, is it really that much? I really love race and rally games, but I do not have a VR headset and haven't experienced it yet. And don't you need a hell of hardware for that? I mean, racing games are already demanding on a flat monitor. So with VR, it must be nuts, not? I have tried VR multiple times already with demos and little games like Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, Smash Hit VR, Minecraft VR as well as Windows Mixed Reality. I find it really nice, but I never thought that I could never ever play these games in 2D again. Maybe it's because I have never played a real PC-like game on VR, only demos or mobile games that got ported to VR. Is a racing with VR fluid?

[@phlosen7854]

IronAperture you cannot believe how immersive that is. I use a wheel and the rift and it is awesome. You should have quite a powerful rig (GTX 1070 or better) because you want smooth gameplay. Otherwise it is nauseating as hell... In the beginning you might not be able to stomach longer sessions and you need a break every 30 min. But you can train your tolerance and then you won’t feel any nausea anymore. EDIT: i mostly use Project Cars 2 as sim at the Moment.

Physics on gravel are an improvement - cars are now weightier, feel more natural, they don't fly off into the air on every bump. The behaviour of the car is very good and there are no complaints on the physics side on gravel. On tarmac - still, it's going to be skipped, as it's nothing compared to AC or even PCars2. What I'm disappointed, but it could be fixed with some updates is the following: 1. Force feedback, even with hacking and trying to fool the game with messing with config files, still doesn't deliver almost any information about road texture. 2. I cannot get the audio for stones and objects to be audible. In Dirt Rally it was fantastic and well heard, here it's somehow lacking. Again - maybe a future update will fix it. I use a 5.1 setup that's properly adjusted and configured. 3. You cannot choose whichever time and conditions you want to play the stage on. You either have it sunny midday or wet (fully soaked) at dusk. Would be cool to have more options, I would like to drive the stage midday wet if so I choose, but right now it's not possible. But overall, much more enjoyable than Dirt 4.

[@dieter2889]

What an absolute legend he’s playing on keyboard

[@theundead1600]

Pr4vr support . i still have the first dirt rally. I still play it. I guess i wont trade it in. And buy this one in addition. Great review. Honestly this is the best review.

[@simeonyves5940]

No Offline Single Player = No Purchase. Stick your Online Only Career where the Sun does not Shine Codemasters!

[@listerofsmeg884]

Seems odd they did that, considering the bad rep such a policy gets now. Haven't seen it mentioned in other reviews either

[@simeonyves5940]

@@listerofsmeg884 I have to agree that Codemasters Decision to make the Game Career online only, *Especially* given that the "Racenet" Servers are unable to cope with Demand and keep crashing, makes No Business Sense to Me what so ever. Surely even the most Half Baked Suits out there can see that launching an Online Only Game, in an Era when Gamers, sick and tired of having "Live Service" BS rammed down our Throats, have become Extremely Hostile to *any and all* Online Elements in our Games, and are now Boycotting Games that require Online Connectivity for anything except Dedicated Multiplayer, is little short of *Business Suicide* ? . I think even Corporate Commander would be able to see that one! As for it not being mentioned in Reviews, I have the Horrible feeling that the Publisher in Question, Possibly worried about Community Backlash, may Potentially not be allowing Reviewers to Mention that the Career is Online Only.

[@simeonyves5940]

@@TylerScow I have an old MS DOS Era "Network Q RAC Rally" Game that features the Skoda Felicia F2 Kit Car, so I can just boot that up on DOSBox to drive that Car :) it also has Colin McCrea''s Group A GC8C Impreza WRX STI RA... in fully *Uncensored* 555 Cigarette Livery! :) that's another advantage of really old Games, Uncensored Racing Liveries!

[@corniel657]

Cracked version is the best alternative

[@paulofernando7858]

@@corniel657 Yeah you can even play the career mode offline

[@thefirely1439]

Tips- if you are not hardcore and do not have a steering wheel setup. Put on the assist. Throttle control is hard with a controller. Especially ps4. Believe me u are not making the game easy by putting on assist.

[@sofiaramos9654]

Hi, man! I'm from Brazil. I do love your thumbnails! lol.

[@SlothyVlogs]

Ademir Ramos Snap

[@kimmern999]

I have played racing games since the mid 90s. I like old school PC playing, so I will always play with keyboard controls.

[@Someone-qy3kv]

Rally sport challenge 2. I miss you everyday :(

[@jojoadeyemi8239]

The best of all time.

[@windycity5985]

The first dirt rally is quite good. With a sim racing setup/view it’s even better. Such an adrenaline rush flying off a jump going 70mph downshifting gears turning your wheels praying you land in a good spot. In VR I almost puked. I haven’t been able to finish a track yet. Group B Audi Quattro life

[@solidsnake1357]

Such a good game....but online carrier mode is a turn off👎

[@pete531]

play pirate version

[@niallmcdermott2061]

Did u try hotspot from ur phone is it work that way or wat???

[@sjsgames1234]

I've played every game of DiRT from Collin McRae Dirt to DiRT 4 and before I played them I did not know a thing about Rally, but now I dream of being a rally/rallycross driver. All the DiRT games are amazing

[@MRAutomaticjt]

Warning to anyone that use a sim rig. The feel of the road/gravel surface is not the best right now, you don't really feel anything and it seems all the wheels have that problem. Hopefully it will be fixed soon.

[@matulostyle]

:-) thats never gonna be fixed mate. Every single game from codemasters has one issue. No car weight. And there is only one single game which does not have this issue...not from codemasters :-))))

[@MRAutomaticjt]

@@matulostyle The weight of the cars feel pretty good it's the road/gravel that's the problem. You don't really feel anything unless you crash into a tree or hit a jump. I Really hope they can fix it.

[@sethprops4404]

I'm thinking of getting a wheel and a shifter. Any suggestions boss?

[@matulostyle]

@@MRAutomaticjt I dont know, in my opinion thats not true. If you dont feel anything then you cant do weight transfer, so no powerslides etc. And with code masters for best powerslides you just need FWD and 0 skill :-) and you will get tons of those, easy XDDDD just think about it :-)

[@DarkSamusMan]

@@sethprops4404 I don't have one but I've heard a lot of good things about the Logitech G29/G290, I definitely am looking to get it once I have enough cash for it. (29 is for PS3, PS4 and PC. While the 290 is for Xbox One and PC)

[@kf4ldp]

Just got a G920 Wheel and downloaded the trial of Dirt Rally 2. I don't use the clutch at all, paddle shifters and semiauto transmission. So I have assigned the clutch as the EBrake. Yes it's weird having 2 brake pedals, but it's working

[@TrickyCustomer]

Been playing the original dirt rally in VR with a proper setup. I won't play this till it has psvr support. To do so without would be a step backwards for sure.

[@timtams4547]

This is a class channel before you buy all ways pops up when Im checking out a new game

[@Lea-pe6iw]

Fyi: using a controller to play Dirt Rally 1&2 works perfectly. You don’t NEED a simulation setup to enjoy the games.

[@gollese]

Idd, works very well with a controller. Been switching from My wheel and controller to test things out, both are fun :)

[@matttm3]

Robin is it worth getting wheel for racing games like this and f1? I don’t know if it’s worth it for me as I don’t play racing games too much

[@deadfromhell1235]

@@matttm3 It depends on the price and the amount of time you wish to spend on the game

[@kristidawn8586]

on my first play i had NO idea what the co-driver was talking about,and i still was hooked from the start

[@JJuiicceee]

You know why I’m here

[@pedropeixoto4829]

Hahahaha gg mate

[@YuriLectrice]

Ofc ps4 plus april

[@hldmyswag]

Its out now

[@hldmyswag]

So go aand download it :)

[@YuriLectrice]

@@hldmyswag yeah. But idk why when I open ps plus menu uncharted 4 or dirt rally 2.0 dint appear on screen. It appears shadow of collosus and sonic. But I have ps plus

[@HazyJ28]

I dig the new intro animation. It's subtle but effective

[@RobGcraft]

You’re right about the pavement part: it does feel like you’re somewhat floating

[@mohnishpgi9050]

your car turns into a boat, control wise, when you hit pavement from dirt.

[@kdot_]

I uninstalled the game cuz its so hard I cant handle the cars 😭🤣

[@RellizDope]

Lol u gotta keep trying 😂 trust I'm 2 days in also

[@kdot_]

I cba anymore lmfao

[@jetplanevalentine3791]

Yea this is one of the most difficult racing games I've ever played.😂

[@zwingler]

5 years later and its still debatebly nr 1

[@Canijel]

HAHAHHA the thumbnail tho!!!

[@DR3S1NGH]

You should see the Galaxy s7 thumbnail lol

[@benlenderman1777]

I was aching to play a good racing game. I find them few and far between these days. I was very happy when PlayStation announced this for PS Plus. I have spent 10 hours playing this game so far and it’s so satisfying when you win.

[@HamSupZhai]

3:52 why did he cut to another vid before the good bit?

[@lordgaming6793]

I think he messed up later

[@pdpiper]

I grew up on the old Colin Mcrae rally games and then later the Dirt games on PS3. This new version looks great and I'll defo be buying a copy!!

[@coltrainkiller1626]

pdpiper Don’t buy a copy lol it’s free for ps plus on April 7th

[@mmoviefan7]

I always played the older Dirt/collinmcrae games on Hardcore but I can't finish 10th on this game??? What's up with that?

[@GR4MPI]

well, its dirt rally not just dirt, only dirt series is arcade, and dirt rally games are simulations :)

[@qrowok1104]

It was on sale. Got dirt rally, dirt rally 2.0, and dirt 4 for $19.99 as well as all the dlc’s.

[@M.r..R.i.c.e.]

"Holy shit did my racing skills get pushed to the limit here" wait till you turn off auto assist

[@noneofmybusiness9895]

I found driving the slow cars more fun. The faster ones get out of control.

[@ravenplate4733]

Rally is about stages and not knowing what's coming in front of you..DR 2.0 (like in DR) have only two "long" stages per country, and then pieces of it...after a couple of hours you know each corner!Shame on Codemaster and those who call this lazy effort a sim... Last but not least, you didnt even mention about the DLC for previous locations already in DR, that should be included in the standard game! (it's like the F1 2018 game included only France & Germany and you have to buy in a separate DLC Australia, Mónaco, Spa, etc) but we the costumers have what we deserve. Phisycs and graphics probably are ok, but it's pointless whit out long and diverse stages and locations. I like your reviews, but this is (or should be) a "Before you buy"..so i'm not agree whit this one.

[@mtsyo8165]

This. + allways online

[@PotatoWagon]

Do know that companies "own" tracks. Codemasters don't get the rights to those tracks. So blame corporations for those.

[@krdjmtc]

Raven Plate Would you prefer a random stage generator so you can’t learn the courses?

[@ravenplate4733]

@@krdjmtc Sorry I just read after a year haha ​​I would prefer real life handmade stages of 10 to 20 kilometers (with today's satellite tools it should not be that difficult) ... and a stage generator would not be bad if it were right implemented (the one in Dirt 4 could have been much better). Anyway I still enjoy DR 2.0 after a year

[@ravenplate4733]

@@PotatoWagon but Codemasters is a corporation. I didn't get your point but I just wanted a rally game with long stages like in real life...and those stages are public, not private like International circuits under FIA rules.

[@akinahara]

Well I'm glad he clarified that the co driver is easy to understand. Well the language for rally directions are very simple and straightforward. It will sound confusing the first time but if you listen, It'll make alot of sense. See y'all in EA WRC.

[@WesMordine]

You know the "dorkier" voice is that of World Rally Champion Phil Mills, right?

[@patotop100]

Yes and that's not how a person talks when he is being bounced around at 100km/h, so in conclusion its dorky and the fact that a voice is from a world rally champion doesn't change anything because it has no connection. Why even commenting if it has no connection in logic.

[@Nismonath5]

@@patotop100 Mate Phil literally recorded all the pace notes while getting tossed around in a g force simulation rig. He did three runs for each stage. The first was a slow, light throw around. The second was a bit more intense. The third was "fear for your life" mode. The faster and harder you drive, the higher intensity they use for each specific pace note. It's pretty spot on. If you go fast enough you can actually hear him lose his place in the notes a couple of times.

[@KuroNekoIX]

It's kinda like a ritual for me to watch 1 gameranx video before starting my day :))

[@Themanngaming]

Loved dirt rally 1 but forced connectivity is just a no for me

[@hashrulsubzero]

FIA is a abbreviation for Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (it's a governing body for motorsports). It's not meant to say it as a word, Jake. Anyways, good video as usual! For viewers who might be reading this comment, if you don't care about this comment...that's okay.

[@jackcarlu]

"You are not racing against recers, you are racing against time" *First clip he shows is against other cars

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

In rally mode it's against time mate. Rally cross (RX) is against other racers.