Codemasters' New Racing Game Is Actually Brilliant

The new WRC is basically Dirt Rally 3.0 in spirit and I got the chance as an EA Partner to give it a try before release. Here are my first impressions of Codemasters' new rally game, which genuinely surprised me with its fresh ideas and new gameplay modes.
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[@RetroIgor996]

It's seems as they got the best part of Grid, Dirt and the F1 games to make this. Many developers fail to realize what their audience wants, but Codemasters really nailed it.

[@MrMathias327]

Incredible, given the current state of the F1 franchise. I really hope some of what they put into this game makes it to F1 24. A car builder would be a really nice addition there too!

[@gixer7502003]

@@MrMathias327 given they've added this to the WRC game hopefully some of this can make its way to F1..... as can see some assets have been lifted from F1 for this game, would be so cool to make our own F1 car.... was hesitant to get this game but based off this I think I might be getting it

[@RetroIgor996]

@@MrMathias327 The F1 brand is very strict with their contracts so I don't believe is possible unfortunately. But I would love to see the present F1 cars with 20.000 rpm V12 engines, that I would.

[@MrMathias327]

@@RetroIgor996 I'd like to see that too, but it's unlikely 😅 But I'm not sure what would stand in the way of expanding on the already existing 'fantasy' car in the game. Rather than just giving us one fixed chassis, we could get a few options for noses, sidepods, wings, airboxes...

[@Nerderkips]

and from dr2

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

The expansion career, Many types of rally cars, and even create your own career and design the vehicles tuning visual & performance Such a buffet for Rally fans!

[@ark14700]

Not to mention the literal ship load of rally stages itll have from the start

[@ZaylaaZiaa]

@@ark14700 actually surprising they didnt lock them behind DLCs and season passes

[@barastyr344]

@@ZaylaaZiaa Don't give them ideas

[@lazy_kley3238]

Por onde eu vou sempre te encontro nos comentários, incrível, ate quando vou escutar eurobeat eu te encontro.

[@bmxboxter]

Honestly, respect to EA (crazy to say!) that they didn’t pay you/tell you to stay positive about the game. Sounds like the devs are confident in the game!

[@trymj1018]

They just paid him double to not say the quiet part out loud. (Joking, but wouldn't be surprising.)

[@derrickstorm6976]

They would definitely have told him to if they would get away with it. People really need to stop giving credit for others who do the bare minimum

[@nonstopper]

This is usually how this interaction works. The companies give out the game for free and the 'payment' will always be just the profit the channel gains from uploading something this early. And theyre motivated to not say anything bad about the game to keep in good standing with the company in order to continue to make early preview profits

[@Eichro]

With those early reviews, it's usually implied that they will no longer send copies to people who review their games negatively. Not affirming, or denying, Dustin would let that impact his review but let's not pretend that's not the publisher's idea.

[@zodiac909]

My biggest worry is PRECISELY EA though.

[@Issam-od4pg]

10:57 The gear stick really said "💀"

[@iwanttocomplain]

There is a neon skull ornament in Dirt 2. Which is dope.

[@Issam-od4pg]

@@iwanttocomplain yeah i love when devs do stuff like this and don't take the game too too seriously

[@aidansky55]

The build your own car thing is a way more impressive than I originally thought.

[@not_someone_you_knew6817]

No shot EA controlled themselves from releasing this before furnishing the game😱😱😱 really hoping they dont keep keep this game of theirs laying around to collect dust and not fix any of the bugs like the battlefield franchise

[@pedrovictor4256]

I really hope they learned with the 2042 launch

[@Derpenscruben]

I'm still going to wait a bit after launch to see if/what EA does to fuck this game over. Because we gotta remember with the preorder bonus; "VIP Rally pass for 5 in-game seasons". That feels bad news already. Question is how much more monetization is being put in outside of this beta build. And I'm not going to get it while SAG-AFTRA is working on their talks for game devs' rights. Maybe they don't care about purchases, but I want to show some solidarity for them with the purchases.

[@DerRusher]

Who tf still plays battlefield and cod?!

[@Hunter-ww9rd]

I actually really like that they used the sponsors in the f1 games for the brand of parts.

[@ark14700]

Codemasters Cinematic Universe Confirmed?

[@asurada999]

the same sponsors were also used in the last two Grid games, it's a neat touch

[@habofro]

Was that Colin Mcrae 3 menu music playing during the Intro? Bringing me baaaack

[@LukeCannotSkate]

They licensing aspect you touched upon in the last NFS video comes full circle here. less money spent on licensing, more good gameplay features 👍

[@Radgerayden-ist]

And less delisting the game years later

[@Anigaming-dz5gh]

Why did the career guy sound a bit like Captain Price? Like it was him saying "so, you're the new guy eh? What the hell kinda name is Soap eh?"

[@sassyMcpussy]

its just that british people are all the same

[@idealy8456]

Simply put, this game's car building feature may be the equivalent of Armored Core VI's, but this time around for Rally sports-genre, huh? This looks fascinating indeed!

[@hartonosutrisno5452]

Well, to put in perspective, I quite agree with that. But, this is more like car simulator in term of building your car parts and cosmetics since bodykit and other things barely have any difference with the effect on your own car like how NFS Underground should be back in 2003. In short, they wanted to relive between Dirt and NFS Underground with Grid elements in there since we can hire your own mechanics and drivers/co-drivers within the budgets. I hope this game will have more passion and true delivery rather than being blatant cash grab with lots of them locked behind DLC/paywall (even added with messy bugs and broken game). All games in past 6-7 years become mostly rubbish and lots of them going horribly wrong thanks to GREED and ass-fart shareholders who never thinks about consumer at all.

[@markisaki979]

If this game has mod support, it's about to get even more insane.

[@TempestFuji]

​@@markisaki979I'm going to hold off from playing this game just to wait for the mods if there's support for it

[@Towerbrah]

@@markisaki979 I would not expect any mod support or any livery/map/user created content sharing between users system being supported. It would go directly against EA's business model.

[@markisaki979]

@@Towerbrah F1 22 and 23 support mods so

[@lucasLSD]

I was scared about the initial announcement, but now I'm relieved, seems like codemasters course corrected.

[@IamcountachYT]

I think the builder mode needs a sedan and coupe bodystyle

[@afilleduptaco]

I think it’s because there aren’t any Coupes or sedans in WRC1&2, but for Rally gt or something, that’d be amazing. Would really put it on top

[@88HaZZarD88]

*Volvo Wagon

[@afilleduptaco]

@@88HaZZarD88 we need the B O X

[@Mylesperhour20]

hatchback supremacy

[@RomnysGonzalez]

This game is gonna be insane!. I'm shocked by having the ability to build your own car that's sooo good. I'm surprised Game got more customization than Horizon games

[@CMDRSweeper]

Loved the comment on the intro: "EA didn't get me to this point on KZbin, you did, so you always come first" That speaks of some integrity!

[@Zanarkand_0]

Wow. I'm glad I clicked on this! I had no idea there was another rally game in the works from Codemasters. This looks great.

[@jesseleblanc8445]

Seeing this really gets me excited, haven't felt like this in a long time for a new game, I can't believe you can build your own car, that sold me

[@trymj1018]

#69 is already taken in WRC. That's a big oversight by the devs.

[@MisterGiGs]

6:43 Another game that tried this was an Original Xbox game called Racing Evoluzione (It was called APEX in the USA) where you could build and develop your own race car, the system was closer to Sega GT than EA WRC though :-D

[@ThunderTHR]

There's also a PS2 racer called "Supercar Street Challenge" that had a feature where you could 'build' your own car. Game wasn't all that great though unfortunately.

[@8x6apexdoubledoorshed37]

Turtleneck Eden has awoken something in me that I never knew existed

[@theraiden9631]

Hol up...

[@wyattmunger5529]

Professor Eden.

[@CLOYO]

Brother...... You found the closet?

[@dodo-ur5os]

so glad to see “My Movie” integrated into a game

[@BOGDAN-nf5lv]

Im in love with NFS, WRC and Dirt Rally (and 2.0)

[@InsanityPrevails]

Damn, Dustin looking all dapper and dandy in that turtleneck! Looking good my dude :D

[@Dortiik]

Wow the soundtrack from Colin Mcrae rally 3 unlocked few memories, great video😇

[@calebmonks5148]

I remember a classic called crash'n'burn, you had a selection of fantasy vehicles with different tuning options that would change the whole front and rear like in this vehicle builder, was quite a good game

[@flame_101]

That game was my childhood, i miss it

[@LexeLite]

Such a good game

[@Scamuel31]

It's so good to see New Rally Games but it's a shame new era rally has so little manufacturers

[@Appletank8]

It should help the body mods can be vague enough to make your car look like whatever you want. And it also helps that the devs can avoid licensing fees.

[@AllenAdams567]

I like the turtle neck Dustin. Looking cozy

[@leonkolenac339]

that colin mcrae rally 3 music playing in the back of the video was so nostalgic 🥹👍

[@jthompson6189]

Ive basically never played a rally game, but i bought a wheel recently for gt7 psvr2. Tried 2.0 the other day, rally games on a wheel are so fun omg, cant wait to play this.

[@Olabruh]

im not going to lie, this is the first game since assetto corsa 2 that I GENUINELY actually give a shit about. the story is not boring/monotomous/overtly grindy the game has character and voices have personality graphics not trying to be the next crisis so it looks decent yet runs amazingly the physics are finally good, it meets the line between sim and arcade perfectly wide list of car that have actual varsity you can build your own goddamn car the currency and customization system are good the progression overall isn't linear bro I've never cared so much for the release of a racing game this much in my life

[@shockwaverc1369]

10:57 best "my movie"

[@jaymac7203]

Jimmy Broadbent has released 3 videos of this game and he absolutely loves it too lol it seems to be getting really good reviews!

[@TimothyDong]

Edna: Mocks a Rear engine AWD setup for rally. Did he forget about the 959 Dakar?

[@CyanRooper]

Dayum, this is way better than I thought it would be.

[@auto1lija]

Supercar Street Challenge is also a game where you can build a car.

[@turbo_marc]

Finally someone actually tries out Builder Mode.

[@matriix18]

This looks awesome. And you get to build your own rally car? Im in!

[@danvalsler1610]

Thank you for encompassing the casual gamer. I really enjoy rally games I’m just no good at them as such I’m always looking for a pick up and play experience rather than a sim.

[@ricioly]

Dustin is looking SHARP

[@seeeeeeeeeeeeeggggggssssssssss]

Came from the ea playlist thing, saw the thumbnail and thought, yes this is the one

[@D9ADSH0T]

Damn its been a while since i heard a good news about racing games.

[@Secunder]

THANK YOU Eden! A car game where you build a car.. I searched that game last 15 years, wow. I thought that maybe it was a dream but wow, it really that game that I played as a kid. Now Im gonna find it, thanks! (And WRC looks kinda cool, but my Dad's PC cant handle it and its not that fun to play alone)

[@caifabe8050]

bro lookin dapper af in that turtleneck

[@Soonjai]

The car building / customization thing in this game proves my entire point about Racing Games potentially becoming better if they drop licensing for cars and parts entirely, just imagine a Need for Speed that doesn´t have to respect the limitations of real life cars and parts.

[@falcongamer58]

There's always a legitimacy in seeing real cars in the games, so I don't think completely fictional cars is the way to go, but they would really be helpful as a supplement

[@trexindominus8119]

​@@falcongamer58 If only car companies weren't so butthurt over there cars getting so much as a dent.

[@falcongamer58]

@@trexindominus8119 true

[@b.1570]

Totally agree on that. As much as I like real cars I rather see fully on fantasized or clones with altered names with fictional brands so racing game devs can have much free will to do what they want.

[@Soonjai]

@@falcongamer58 Thing is, nobody seems to give a crap that the World Racing 2 Re-Release de-branded all cars. And some moons ago some racing games, like i.e. the earlier Tokyo Xtreme Racer titles, didn´t have licensed vehicles either, and it wasn´t a problem back then either. Art of Rally doesn´t have any car licenses either, but you can always tell what it´s supposed to be and I doubt that the game wouldn´t have as much content as it does if they tried to get the cars licensed.

[@Rebinyy]

"you can actually build your own car" *Wrc fia 2 flashbacks*

[@himaric.jingchu3317]

Damnnn, Dustin looks pretty nice in that sweater!

[@rodrigocastro9776]

Naaah, that music from Colin McRae 3 at the start takes me back lool

[@MichaelMegaX]

I hope they bring some of these features into the f1 games. These are exactly the kinda things we've been waiting to see in those games, and they probably are testing the waters here to implement these features into the next game.

[@DickotheClown]

There's an old offroading game by codemasters I haven't played in years called 1NSANE. It came out in 2000 i believe only on PC. Great physics for it's time. I live in America but somehow picked up the European version in Big Lots around 17 years ago. It's still got a pretty popular modding scene. I need to find the disk and install it again lol

[@diesel-technology5507]

Rallisport Challenge video !!!! Go Go Go !!!!

[@xplsv13]

It's such good news that this has dirt rally physics instead of the other wrc game's physics because i've tried wrc 10 with a controller and to me its literally unplayable, on the other hand dirt rally 2.0 is perfect on controller so im very excited for this game and im feeling i might need to get it!

[@gixer7502003]

love how the logos and the brand names for the engines/parts are straight off the F1 game :D

[@RajeshKankavlikar]

This game is going to be amazing. Super excited 😎

[@s3any1977]

I'm glad I pre-ordered it. When the Devs said it uses the Dirt Rally 2 physics I was sold. I'm also a controller user. I can't afford a wheel rig.

[@chuckser9877]

This is a rally game I actually look forward to. Props to the devs 👍

[@shingiraimusinga3571]

That class leader dynamic is reminiscent of dirt 2 love it

[@mrdorifto]

Its so weird seeing a DustinEden video without the chat lol

[@beamplays1484]

the car builder seems soooo cool to use.

[@arcanelizard4646]

“The only high quality part on this car is the exhaust” was definitely a certified Honda Civic moment

[@danielmiller6983]

Honestly DR2.0 is still one of my favorites that I play all the time. And when I heard there was good to be a new WRC I wasn’t very excited. Until I researched and found out it was basically DR3.0 under the name WRC. Now I can’t wait for this release

[@Ollie_04]

I've played the Colin Mcrae Rally/Dirt series since Rally 05 on PS2 and loved every game I've played from the franchise since, and this game is basically merging the Dirt Rally gameplay with the modern cars from the Nacon/KT WRC games, it's perfect

[@02lucy666]

I unironically think this will be this years racing GOTY! Wishlisted it

[@danielg2289]

Looks really great

[@michaelgualtierijr5434]

As soon as you mentioned build your own car, I was sold. I'm familiar with the whole dirt series and own every game but I've never played a "wrc" game. I hope codemasters can implement this into their f1 games and this becomes a normality in racing games for the future.

[@dimitris.4484]

Actually this game is from Collin McRae-Dirt Series it named like this because codemaster sold to EA and looks like EA has the rights from WRC. In fact this is Dirt 3.0.

[@TyCal_]

Codies definitely took influence from Richard Burns Rally when it comes to the rally school

[@user-ii1eq8el4p]

Mad respect as soon as u dropped the ea didn't get me here u guys did... Based... Sub

[@Luiz_997]

Bro, this games feels amazing, after a long time! Congrats EA and Codemasters!

[@dimitris.4484]

In this game you can build your rally team and your car from scracth and it looks like it has some decent physics this is awesome.

[@abluecar5375]

ngl would love to try this out

[@christopherbassit2757]

Gr corolla owner here. Hope to see it

[@peteryt357]

I personally really enjoyed WRC 9 and WRC Generations and when I heard EA Sports and Codemasters was going to next WRC game, I was both interested (because of Codemasters and their F1 Games) but also concerned (because EA was behind the project as well). But Im glad too see even you are enjoying the game for now. Might pick this game up someday.

[@andrewwang8204]

I swear I heard Cope Masters at the end🤣

[@LexeLite]

If you want more car building game, you can play a classic "Crash n Burn", as the title suggest it's basically a destruction derby racing game.

[@Kydino]

The skull shifter is up there on reasons to buy the game.

[@TheBoss-qi7mc]

THE SONG IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE INTRO

[@MelodyOo]

a unique idea for a rally racing game would be... a game that alows you to purchase used car or stock and convert it into Rally yourself slowly upgrading in your garage home to a more professonal level.. sort of like My Summer Car but less memey and actual car brands would be a an awesome innovative unique game.. kinda like real life you get into rally first by racing modified stock car.

[@BrankoP85]

Hey Dustin, is this a live service game, or can i play it offline too?

[@SetsunaTheFandom]

I know the Builder mode is something I'd expect high on but goddamn... it actually exceeded my expectations.

[@potatogirlcultist19]

2:13 Kalle Rovanpera: HEY THAT'S MY NUMBER!

[@tommywang8229]

We’re so back

[@itzmarsiemedia5498]

“Don’t let dreams be memes” should go on a shirt or be a cat poster 😂😂

[@Mylesperhour20]

god i need this game to come out already

[@Official_MikeyT]

7:40 he just dissed every single 911 owner on the planet😂

[@MastermindAtWork]

I'm usually not a fan of traditional Rally games. I usually go for more Arcade-like Rally games like Sega Rally or Art of Rally but this might be the game that I might pick up. It got stuff from your traditional WRC and DiRT games but add a lot of love thanks to the WRC license. The build-your-own car feature is the core feature that got me interested. It like they took Midnight Club LA and the only good part of Super Street Racing and made it look good and without the use of license parts. I wish regular traditional racing games have more of that.

[@SamuelSantos_]

I'm holding back on getting a next-gen console because the newer games haven't been very convincing, but this looks GOOD.

[@xwaltranx]

does it have online leagues like wrc generations? split screen and co pilot modes?

[@xJMSports]

My man said "way back in the day" when talking about ps3 😂 Boyyy i remember vrally on ps1. That was back in the day.

[@janosd4nuke]

That neon purple livery brings strong Woltz vibes (Grid Legends, Manzi's team, in the story before you start a new team with him in the career). Seem exciting. Been a while since I touched a rally... not necessarily a racing superfan, just the average well rounded gamer. And this seems far superior than anything Forza, Gran Turismo or The Crew put out these days. Might pick up eventually, but right now I went back to Grid Legends after NFS Unbound pulled me back to racing phase.

[@SirSnackalot]

Not an InGame topic but the Red Pullover suits you very well i must say.

[@hardygaming3454]

Honestly this may be the first rally game I’ve ever considered buying since dirt rally 1 as long as I can still party with the co-driver if he still yells “crest jump baby!”

[@miskahellberg9263]

do the cars drive like in dirt rally franchise or more like the wrc games?

[@AMWmyu00]

ＢＡＳＥＤ choice of seats. Sparco Circuit IIs, you have chosen the lore accurate M3 GTR seats 👏

[@Peqqy]

7:03 Doesn't Ridge Racer Type 4 kind of do this too? You choose your team and you choose the chassis type and the characteristics of the car you want to make and then the team builds it for you? Its not the same and not as detailed and customizable, but the base idea is the same. You get to build your car to your own specs.

[@perfectlap9379]

Similar

[@eins2001]

RRT4 would give you different cars throughout the season based on your previous results and team you chose.

[@mystsenpaii8013]

Hey eden. Question. Could I make emulator games work on standard kbm? Cause as of rn I don't have a controller and wanted to play games such as mc3 and gt4? Could that be possible

[@Two49]

Looking quite suave in that turtleneck.

[@DukeTheRebel]

Honestly I’m hoping I can pick this up

[@lennard1202]

we need a similar customs possibilities for the f1 game that would be amazing if you could form the car to your wishes

[@demon-x3250]

12:30 oh heck yeah, its good that we have this options in the game. As much as liked the physics on Dirt Rally 2 i didnt really play too much of it because of limited restarts. Call me a noob if you want but with rallying in itself being as difficult as it is I want to have as much opportunities to learn the sport without stressing myself over not being able to progress due to skill issue so having these options for career is very useful to me. Definitely more interested in this game. Edit: man i still miss when you can actually see other cars running the stage with you, it kinda makes the stage more alive which is one of the things i liked in the older dirt games specifically 3.

[@amnottabs]

it helps a lot in the Dirt Rally series if you play with the goal of just finishing the stage or keeping an steady pace instead of going pedal to the metal

[@RembrandtRasmus]

I just miss the vibes of dirt2. I need the rv with bloc party and the prodigy blasting in the background.

[@installshieldwizard3017]

Doesn't come close to the Prostreet vibe anyway

[@RembrandtRasmus]

@@installshieldwizard3017 nothing comes close to the modern nfs and early horizon titles regarding the vibes though.

[@installshieldwizard3017]

@@RembrandtRasmus XD Modern nfs have no vibe at all

[@RembrandtRasmus]

@@installshieldwizard3017 says you. I don’t care what someone random has to say about the games I enjoy. No one can change my opinion about these flawed, but fun games. They definitely have vibes.

[@installshieldwizard3017]

@@RembrandtRasmus ok

[@cybermexi-8100]

5:05 AH, He said it!