EA Sport WRC Review - The Final Verdict

[@danielmiller6983]

The game is actually ok. I don’t think it was quite ready yet, and has some visual, and frame rate problems. Some of the visuals look fantastic, and some look janky. But the ideas are good. I’ve spent hundreds if not thousands of hours in DR2.0, and DR. I think that after time and patches it will be amazing. We know that codemaster is capable of making an amazing game. I just feel like the higher ups put too much pressure on the Devs to get games out the door, which leaves us with glitchy products. I think this title could have used more time in the oven

[@Stock--Rosso]

Stutter on ANY racing game is unacceptable and especially on a high end PC, so I refunded the game after an hour on steam. Just wait 6 months, when it’s half price and hopefully fixed!

[@jakebartholomew3098]

Literally looking at it 60% off rn lmao

[@ajoydas-Watch-It]

@@jakebartholomew3098 me to at 70 percent off down to 15 bucks. XD

[@chrischupp9760]

Rally 2.0 was a pain to keep on the narrow path especially with faster cars.

[@RJ-cq8dd]

It looked the same in this videos intro. I want to like these games but i much prefer trailblazing in Dirt 2 and 3.

[@S3RAVA3LM]

It's a great game. I see the hate all over the place regarding it - it's ridiculous, and i almost didn't pick up the game because of it. Today, no game is released as a finished product - i guess as these games become bigger with more complex engines, it will take more time to optimize and polish. I do not like this and games should get a few more months before dropping. Unless they don't mind low review scores and it hindering the games sales...

[@purwantiallan5089]

Me too say its a great game overall despite there are minor lags.

[@namewithdrawn3148]

Same

[@waltlock8805]

The screen tearing and stutter/freezes are (and should be) a deal breaker. There's just no excuse for that in a racing game.

[@wout123100]

@@waltlock8805 absolutely yes,. but i bet they will fix that, than i will buy

[@richardellinger2196]

You’re crazy. Screen tearing in a racing game with massive studders is unacceptable. There’s tons of games, including racing that launch without that game-breaking bs. These developers don’t care, and we should not give them hard-earned $$

[@midisong]

If they fix the major stuttering - guarantee this is not 60 FPS on consoles - fix menus - actually add liveries - Retouch a little bit of the physics. This could easily be an 8 out of 10

[@joeburreaux7806]

I was doing a sweden stage run (was actually gonna be one of my fastest until i crashed🥲) earlier and literally towards the last sector my game stuttered and dropped frames which made me plow into a snow bank to say i was annoyed and frustrated i was an understatement

[@midisong]

@@joeburreaux7806 You know it’s strange about that? I played very late last night and the stuttering was just unbearable. I just started the game right now and it is about 80% better. Was just about to finish a race in Iberia and the entire thing stuttered and I crashed into a median. It’s brutal . I do play in the cockpit but check the external camera. There is no smoke coming out of the exhaust

[@phoenixnightrain3812]

Also add a proper support for Fanatec‘s BMW GT2 wheel. It‘s just a shame they couldn‘t do it right first time. I hope they‘ll fix it rather sooner than later 😢

[@JesusSaves4Ever777]

Screentear like crazy on my xbox seties x

[@gaborszabo7765]

And those mobile graphics laughable!

[@TrueBlade-1889]

Stuck with DR2. Better in every respect. No stuttering and proper telemetry for bass shakers etc. This is a typical EA balls up

[@skyeait5939]

they basically don't have telemetry for sim equipment lol and how DARE i expect proper triple monitor support this time round.

[@gnoclaude7945]

This game got me to reinstall Generations and Dirt Rally 2. Both are superior rally games. Watch the comparison between Generations tracks and these, this looks like a PS4 game next to Generations. Even next to DR2 this looks worse. The weather effects are laughable, it freezes mid rally, has screen tearing, the seasonal championship is way worse than Generations, it lacks rally cross, and it doesn't even have the daily challenges. You can't buy cars outside of the championship. It's just a massive step back in every metric. 6/10 is generous.

[@purwantiallan5089]

EA SPORTS WRC overall looked great despite being a little downgrade to Dirt Rally 1 and 2. The sense of speed in EA SPORTS WRC maybe missing completely but the amount of content and gameplay really made up everything on it.

[@bratosin1]

The sense of speed in ea wrc is mind blowing, the best I ever experienced, obviously with the proper cockpit view /my sim rig, if you play like a kid with outside view I don't know

[@Nobo35]

​@@bratosin1exactly. Too many entitled brats on the internet.

[@MrLagerblad]

Minor issues? On the Xbox there is screen tearing and dropped fps several times during all courses. Come on.

[@Flash_TV2186]

I'm a big dirt fan, and people (codemasters) behind making ea sport wrc this is a must buy for me.

[@catsonspeeed9552]

Overall the game is great, BUT there is a major bug with the AI stage times, they randomly lose over 2 minutes on a stage making all of the single player content pretty much useless. Hopefully they will address this in a patch.

[@dixonyu4349]

This game feels like "Ready or Not" A spiritual successor to a cult classic in swat 4, and since the cult classic is like 20 years old at this point any kind of triple A successor feels amazing. All that being said, no one can argue its not the clear cut best rally game right now and will probably end up holding the crown for years and years to come as patches and improvements come. Dirt 2 wasnt holding the crown for no reason lol

[@Nobo35]

Spot on

[@paulosousa6059]

Failing to mention the game breaking performance issues does GamingBolt’s reputation no favors. Also… the driving? Man…

[@tech_of_steel20official]

Look don't hate him for the driving, he's on keyboard and mouse over here.

[@paulosousa6059]

@@tech_of_steel20official I cannot hate him while I’m rolling on the floor laughing! Also… chase camera? To showcase a driving simulator?

[@tech_of_steel20official]

@@paulosousa6059 Fair lol On another note tho, I tried out the game with EA Play free trial, and in my hour and a 1/2 of playing I never experienced any performance issues at maximum settings Intel Core i7-8700 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 16GB RAM 2133MHz CL16 (No XMP to 3200MHz because stupid HP prebuilt) Settings: 1080p DLSS Quality (Sharp: 50) Maxed, no motion blur Got around 60 fps if not higher.

[@paulosousa6059]

@@tech_of_steel20official pretty much all real reviews of the released version mention the stuttering and frame drop even on high end PC’s. My experience on the PS5 is a lot worse, with Kenya taking the cake and Mexico on a close second place for inducing a massive headache. The game is still fun to play and has a lot of potential… once they fix it.

[@nuttyrovers1373]

People who say this game ain't good got to remember it the first version of the game from ea version

[@jasondavie3027]

And? They're a billion dollar corporation with decades only experience in the industry, and the game is developed by developers again, with decades in the industry and genre. No excuse

[@v_a_n_e]

Some are saying don't buy because it will be on game pass in a few months. What do you think, are they right?

[@emalior5000]

I know people say graphics isn't everything, but for a game that is supposed to simulate real world rally, I am never fully immersed in the game because of how poor the visuals are in 2023. Coming from gran turismo, this is like playing a ps3 game.

[@svenda7401]

Screw dirt rally. This game is much better. Finally we can control a game with the controller again. Codemasters are the masters. U done it Guys. Love this grip. But please make multiplayer offline Also. Cause not all my friends have a gamer pc.

[@tpw13]

the gameplay footage is hilarious lol did you hire samir to test gameplay?

[@marcinwitek3562]

We will have any new patches/updates soon? The game definietly needs to be fix on consoles

[@EricThomason]

They were insane to launch this game with such severe stuttering. No one will stick around long term if that isnt 100% ironed out. Its even worse that the visuals are 10 years outdated in terms of foliage and other environmental details and it still runs like this. AND the color pallette is always washed out/plain

[@soundfx68]

3:26 best part

[@Dellyboy666]

Ok pros & cons Pros •Sense of speed is great! Especially with wheel •lots to do •plenty of stages that are great! •simplified tuning •ffb is amazing Cons •stutter is a real nuisance, always at same spots, some being very at key points in stages •some visuals look so lame (water splash, human models) •builder cup is confusing

[@HighwayUK]

it's a massive DOWNGRADE from Dirt Rally 2.0.... who are you kidding saying it's not? WRC scenery is sparse as heck, little sense of speed, looks very washed out, and lacks destruction physics... for basic things like mud banks or snow mounds.... let alone barb wire fencing that its like hitting a 3ft thick wall.... it's terrible. the only things they got right is the handling and force feedback and the potholes and feeback for the road stuff.... but everything else?? very lacking.... stick to DR2 or WRC generations. I was testing it on a 4090 rig, so its never gonna look better, so god help the folk that cant ultra it out, cos on low and lowest levels it looks like a 2008 game. As for the multiplayer.... lack of Rallycross and lack of ghost cars showing other live players near you on the main rally modes is lame.

[@frankybluesy3492]

So true !! I've got Dirt rally 2.0 full on sale on steam for 15$ and its way way better than the new Wrc game ! The gameplay is better on dirt game and the physic is way much better on dirt ! Cant believe there no damage on wrc game such à shame

[@MohamedAli965]

Gravel handling, especially for rear wheel drive vehicles is arguably even better on dirt rally 2

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@frankybluesy3492even WRC 4 PS3 has way more detailed damage model than in EA SPORTS WRC (even with Hardcore damage).

[@Wayan-bali-v1k]

Another forza motorsport😢

[@ricepony33]

What build of the game is he playing???

[@glitcherPROXx]

I would expect this being release only on next gen console it would look better graphics wise

[@cat-yi9cg]

As a true rally gamer i love it. It sucks that it needs patches to be complete but overall i love it. And whoever was racing in this video is horrible btw lol

[@MinhLe-kt5zg]

I don't understand the hate for this game tbh because I actually enjoyed the game. Yes it's not perfect with the performance and frame rate issues but it's fun and enjoyable to drive and that's the most important thing

[@gaborszabo7765]

Pure trash boy pure trash. Just play the marvelous WRC 9-10 generations those are nearly photorealistic rally games but this uglyness is just unacceptable in 2023

[@roedw]

Looks like a Xbox 360 game 2 gen behind.

[@ricksgamemisc10]

I'm a casual - I've played many a racing game in my day, but not so much Rally. So this is more or less my first rally game. I'm generally enjoying it. I play on PS5 with a controller. Career mode in Junior WRC Been watching a lot of vids, and reading the comments and the reaction seems to be all over the place. The game really seems to touch (or trigger) people in different ways. What I found interesting is that in the video above, he said "pavement can feel comforting" ... I have the extreme opposite reaction! For me, Snow and Gravel feel fine, pavement feels like *ice* and I seem to have very little control. I find myself being very tentative on pavement. The point of this is that I think people really need to try this one for themselves to see how it feels to them - and not so much rely on others. If you have any passing interest in rally, I say give it a go. But maybe wait for a sale, try on gamepass, whatever. But less so than most games ... I wouldn't base your buying decision based on anyone's reaction.

[@Schimmelquark]

Go and drive the old Renault it's almost impossible with controller.

[@youtube-ventura]

I'm sorry, but I cannot watch a review for a simulation rally game when the reviewer is playing in 3rd person.

[@mkatakm]

For me it's the best rally game.

[@gaborszabo7765]

You are insane then This is the worst (not wrc) racing game. EVER in my life trash graphics nearly 1999 scenes and those cars laughable 🤣😂

[@ojciecmajster]

how can i reset driver, or customize face? I click to fast confirm and i have female :(

[@Harley1-w1q]

I like ea wrc

[@gaborszabo7765]

Dislike ea wrc

[@Harley1-w1q]

@@gaborszabo7765 I think it’s great, the only thing is the performance problems, which they said they are working on, it’s much better than people say

[@TarasKuznetsovMusic]

You guys are going too easy… EA will eventually think “ah, the game is great see? We don’t have to fix anything, let’s just add some loot boxes” The game is great, but it requires a lot of fixing. Like stuttering, screen tearing, plants and off-road scenery textures, absolutely stupid AI (that goes -01sec on one section, the next one you’re +36sec) … for me another important thing is absolutely unemotional and badly timed driver calls. Like 5 left -> Slight right over crest -> acute hairpin right. She says that like it’s a 6 right and the timing is too late (with Earliest calls settings). But this game has a great potential nevertheless. We just need to be a little bit more critical so EA will pull their heads out of their arses.

[@pieterbalk-ht7kq]

@GamingBolt it looks worse than a previous incarnation on lesser hardware on a previous generation. It would had been normal to AT LEAST have the same visual quality. Dirt Rally 2.0 to Dirt Rally was even a large graphical step forward in the same generation. This is a game with a five year development cycle on new, much improved hardware and it looks inferior in many ways. Take for instance the implementation of RAIN! FFS it is 2023! Kileton suddenly had terrible rain in Generations and puddles like it was a N64 but EA/Codemasters doesn’t do much better with rain. Just compare it to 6 year old Dirt 2.0 or the ten year old Driveclub and you know what I mean. What bothers me even more is that I find the track layouts uninspiring, barren, boring and generic. For instance Monte Carlo looks a.i. generated like it is done with the trackbuilder in Dirt4. The uphill righthand corners keep repeating themselves in exactly the same way. It is like driving the same road for 17 km’s. Trackside details, elevation (like the Turkey track in Kileton’s efforts) etc. are all substantially lesser implemented than in Generations and even Codemasters’ own Dirt Rally 2.0. And then the quickplay option. WTF @Codemasters ?! Why can’t I simply play a stage with the weather, time and in the season I prefer?!? The driving is great, absolutely, but that is what we expect from Codemasters with about 30 years of experience with racing games. This is simply rushed out too early with the stutter, terrible screentearing (on PS5) and lack of graphical fidelity. Maybe next year we get the version we were supposed to have played now. But it’s EA so it propably takes 2 years or more. With Kileton’s relatively small budget they made significant improvements over the years. Especially from WRC8 - 10. Codemasters delivered a slightly better handling (where DR2.0 was already perfect!) with a graphical downgrade which to me is highly dissapointing.

[@blooter6360]

Still not patched on Xbox Screen tear Frame drops Every stage Just before the end there’s a massive freeze. Surerky that should have been QC ? Yes there’s more cars and Tracks than dirt 2.0 But it’s no where near as fluid Needs patched asap

[@ThEraserKey]

people waiting so long for this game, and ea be like.. hold my beer ill take care of this...

[@Midwest_Tyler]

As soon as I saw the driving model is like Dirt Rally I was out on this one. I was hoping for the simcade style of Dirt 4 :(

[@spine--damaged]

You guys seriously need to revise your ranking scale. Make it like to 100 or something. 8 has become too much of a confortable zone for your reviews. We all know it's gonna be 8 before we even start watching.

[@nogodsnomasters666]

PS5 version is a piece of garbage. 12 out of 15 stages the car just sits at the starting line revving the engine and not moving. The few stages that actually worked if you left the track and reset back onto the track it did the same thing and the car wouldn't move. The graphics are pretty janky as well. I'm using a Fanatec Gran Turismo DD pro with no problems on any game except this

[@Gyuribacsik]

Dirt 2.0. still the King.

[@ArabfromOuterSpace]

I don't understand how you can review racing games playing with the chase camera; it´s ridiculous to this day and shows the minimum understand of this kind of games. Seriously, the simulation buffs isn't your audience, but, at least, you have to put some effort on this.

[@dominikskraburski3489]

my last racing game was colin mcrae rally 04. i think this game is nice, it feels like you are all complaining about the graphics, have you ever tried to play zelda on n64? the framerate was like 15fps, still game was great. ... this generation 😒

[@baughjaughes5104]

cars look like they are floating on the ground

[@holyboy1]

They feel like it too

[@Nadk2010]

Guys the game is great honestly if you use exterior view put shake camera to 0% and do exterior camera pov view to 35% much more like dirt 2 if you use a controller use the sticks to accelerate and brake and use back buttons as gear up and gear down if it feels washed out just increase the tv colour higher job done am loving it now just completed my first season now onto 2nd season so much to do!

[@gaborszabo7765]

Guys this game is ugly then this is more ugly when you play it more 🤡🤣😂😂

[@worldpeace786]

Dunno what u guys talking about it'd a great gamr

[@namewithdrawn3148]

No screen tearing if you use v sync

[@zaccam2833]

It’s obviously not gonna be as good as dirt rally 2.0. They had more time to develop plus it’s had years to progress while being out. It had loads of problems in release and got better with time. Idk why people call a game trash on release day. Give it time to progress. It has a lot of potential and opens up to more players. Cross play and more assist is gonna bring more players in. Which is great for the community. Not to mention it has a career mode, something I have personally missed in racing games.

[@HalfBakked218]

The last wrc was stuttering and tearing the same. Wonder if they ever fixed it?

[@ianism3]

the last WRC game has no relation to this one except for the name. they are made by completely different game studios in different countries...

[@iamzeusandthisisthetruth4229]

Yes they fixed it!

[@iamzeusandthisisthetruth4229]

@@ianism3your opinion has NO bearing on his question!

[@heisenberg2198]

So little movement on the car whilst going round corners. Have these guys seen real rally cars ffs

[@Alexneroverona]

Very Bland Stages. Nope

[@swieri2003]

Ea claws are definitely into codemasters now because this game is absolutely awful.

[@shaunsprogress]

Who the hell was driving in this? My 84 year old nan drives better, and she doesn't have a license!

[@MadBrit26]

Another screw up by EA grr - Dirt 2.0 is much better and why why why did they move away from a custom inhouse perfect game engine for unreal ! This wouldn't have happened if CodeMasters hadn't sold out to EA ! grrr

[@rodrigopinchiari4027]

This is the worst rally game ever made! TERRIBLE performance, lots of stutters. I tried to run here in my rig and I got very disappointed with the performance, hope they fix the game ASAP. Specs: Ryzen 7 5700X RTX 3080 16GB RAM DDR4.

[@annonimus1234]

This game is bs. Hurts my eyes

[@noahhcams]

Worst looking Dirt game yet Too bad Dirt 4’s not playable on Xbox Series anymore

[@thebigshug88]

Terrible game. Hated the buggy mess and will be trading it in tomorrow. A disgrace

[@lm_dccxl4078]

selloutbolt

[@humandroid53]

My review. It's a fail.

[@Leopez02]

Normally i'm not an interested or hyped for a realistic-like racing rally games but about of that EA Sports WRC im an interested and HYPED, I will buy qnd play this on pc or a Playstation 5 but first i'll watch this Review. 🌎🌍🌏🌄🏙🌁🏞🛣🚘🎮

[@rvmboner]

Big L for you then 🤣

[@Leopez02]

​@@rvmboneryep 😅

[@mkatakm]

If you want at least 60 fps performance then you need PC version. I don't think game is sufficiently optimized yet, especially for consoles.

[@gaborszabo7765]

​@@mkatakmthis game no need even a Xbox360 this graphics like ps2 🤡🤡🤡