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DiRT 3 Complete Edition for PC Reviews

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  1. No more GFWL. All the DLC. 100% Steamworks. An awesome game just got 1000 times better. If you already owned the GFWL version on Steam, thenNo more GFWL. All the DLC. 100% Steamworks. An awesome game just got 1000 times better. If you already owned the GFWL version on Steam, then you automatically get this version for free. These devs are awesome. 10/10 Would crash their car into a tree again.… Expand

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  2. Still beautiful racing game based on the proven Codemasters engine so common for racers from this era. Certainly not too difficult and has,Still beautiful racing game based on the proven Codemasters engine so common for racers from this era. Certainly not too difficult and has, because of the game engine, an arcade feel to it, but it’s smooth and satisfying. Keeps you busy for quite a few hours. Cons: so much small talk from the narrators in the menu. Not too many countries to race in. And I’m not too fond of the point-based stunt/drift/show-off Gymkana challenges. Should’ve put that aspect in a different game.… Expand

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  4. The hardcore sim racers will scoff at the pitiful rally stage lengths, and to some extent they have a genuine point given the series’ roots asThe hardcore sim racers will scoff at the pitiful rally stage lengths, and to some extent they have a genuine point given the series’ roots as an uncompromising rally simulator, but DiRT 3 CE’s vast chronology of rally racing history, as well as it’s accessibility, result in a sort of off-road variant of the fabled Project Gotham Racing franchise. The core driving experience is so precise, and there’s so much content available to experiment with, that DiRT 3 CE may go down as one of the best racing games you can buy on PC. Further solidifying the package as a must-buy is the removal of GFWL, the inclusion of all DLC as part of the base game, and the appearance of all pre-order content that was once exclusive to specific retailers. It’s a great overall package.… Expand

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  5. If you are searching a driving simulator close to reality just pass your way because the ‘Dirt 3’ is way closer to an arcade game. The feelsIf you are searching a driving simulator close to reality just pass your way because the ‘Dirt 3’ is way closer to an arcade game. The feels of playing it with a controller is really pleasant. Environments are as varied as races. The fact that you can modulate the level of assistance when you drive is great. If some racing modes (Gymkhana especially) may be overly redundant and boring these cons are totally erased according to me by the colors, the lighting and the overall graphics of ‘Dirt 3’. Crashes are amazing and the replay ability is interesting and bring some depth to the repetitive gameplay.… Expand

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Dirt 3

By Peter Eykemans

Updated: May 6, 2012 10:39 pm

Posted: May 24, 2011 8:40 pm

There’s a good chance I’ll never hurtle down the backroads of Finland at more than 100 mph in a BMW Z4. To be honest, I’d be terrified to cross into triple digits on roads so narrow. But to be able to experience such a feat in a safe environment is divine. Dirt 3 delivers this power, reminding rally nuts what a fun ride this series is.
The driving in Dirt 3 feels tight and responsive, and the six tuning options return to balance out any terrain type. Driving through Finland, Michigan, Norway, LA, Kenya, and Monaco feels superb. Cars respond effectively to the slightest control touches and the need for tight braking stands out. Every slide from gravel onto tarmac or snow feels significant and the variations require extreme concentration. When competitors kick a spray of snow onto the windshield, the effect is appropriately chaotic. The addition of rain, snow, and nighttime driving is not simply cosmetic – headlights are required, wipers stay busy, and tires are tested. Loading
On the event side, Dirt 3’s choices keep coming. Not only has rally returned to the forefront in event selection, entire disciplines can be minimized if they don’t hold your interest. Don’t get me wrong, every discipline has been expanded, but rally keeps the highest event count. The main tour is split into four seasons, but as the podiums add up, six discipline-specific tours emerge, pushing the total race count to even higher numbers. The locations, track variations, and event types make this a ride that lasts a long time. And with so many time-specific events, repeating races is a surefire path to longevity.
Codemasters made an odd choice with car collections. Money’s been thrown out the window and cars are automatically sent over by teams and sponsors through leveling up. It feels as though nothing’s been accomplished when the garage is full of random new cars I didn’t specifically choose. Also, the newest cars provide the greatest driving bonuses, so choosing anything less will lead to earning fewer points. My favorite cars gathered cobwebs for this very reason.

Racing by woods on a snowy evening.

Regardless of their organization, the full set of cars is impressive. Dirt 3 reaches across all decades of rally racing giving the option to pull vehicles dating back to the sixties. Driving older cars, like the Fiat 131 Abarth, is a stark contrast to the feel of souped-up Trailblazer cars.

Dirt 3 is the best looking Dirt game to date. Watching sunsets and sliding through puddles in the rain is stunning, at both high and low speeds. Details like background fireworks and pedestrians scrambling out of the way are a nice touch in a world that feels alive, even in the remotest locations. Car bodies collect dust and snow buildup, and the shiny gleam of rain on the windshield sets the tone of a muddy race.

There are several adjustments to smooth the experience on a high-end computer. From ultra-detailed graphic settings to racing wheel calibration and force feedback, the PC allows the most hardcore rigs to experience the game at its greatest.

Dirt 3’s sound stands out. Not just in the roar of engines, but also in the details. From the trackside fan shout-outs to the crunch of packing snow, the details are what make the soundscape superb throughout. The impact of a bad drift or a head-on collision smacks you in the gut.

In Dirt 3, triangles are the design center of the menu presentation. These unfolding shapes reveal events, seasons, tours and freeplay options. Animated cars spit out bundles of triangles from the tires, and the look is spot-on, keeping in tradition with the unique, beautiful menu aesthetic the series is known for.

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There’s no longer an RV that travels around the world stopping at different events as in Dirt 2. Instead, you begin as a professional driver just signed by an agent. This disembodied agent’s voice provides advice and direction through the game’s insane number of events. A mechanic and fan manager also help discuss car setups and how to make the most out of the community. Unfortunately these voices are bland and ultimately forgettable. The false positivity they provide through thick and thin is grating, when it’s really just the racing that matters. The fan manager constantly suggests uploading clips to YouTube, even when the footage isn’t compelling.

Race replays are lacking in Dirt 3. While I mentioned YouTube uploads, the clips are limited to thirty seconds, meaning one can’t show the world their flawless, five-mile Kenya run. Replays also can’t be saved, so unless you upload a small clip online, all records are lost. It’d be nice to get a second shot at seeing old footage, and not just in tiny increments.

Taking the race online opens up additional options that aren’t found in single player. The new Jam Session Party Modes provide capture the flag and tag-style events that are great in short bursts, but grow tiresome after too many rounds. Serious racers can tackle time trials and leaderboards, force cockpit views in hardcore mode, and even compete with up to eight people in Gymkhana as ghosts sliding through each other. These options are robust, so long after season four concludes, online keeps players racing.

In Dirt 3 a few scratches tarnish an otherwise impeccable product. It’s a superb racing experience and shouldn’t be missed. While the agent isn’t the best leader through the tour, and the garage is limited in its operation, the solid gameplay, variety of tracks and events, and overall fun factor make this a terrific game.

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Fortunately, it gradually became clear that no one was going to refuse a serious rally. It’s just that the series will continue to follow two parallel routes: one game for casuals, and the other for the more serious guys. And now it’s the turn of the latter.

On the verge

If anyone was afraid, you can breathe: the second part is as deep and complex as the original DiRT Rally . There is no poor procedural generation of tracks, indie rock music, sponsorship contracts, the ability to paint cars and other excesses. The only thing that the game has in common with DiRT 4 is neatness. Loading screens, a meditative soundtrack in the background, the main menu — everything now looks beautiful and stylish, unlike the first part, where there were problems with the interface. But again, nothing more. After all, the main thing is racing. And what!

After the blurred ground, even on wet pavement, it seems like the car is glued

As in the original DiRT Rally, the main thing that creates the feeling of a real, serious, simulator is the tracks. Incredibly narrow, full of «traps», obstacles and dangers. Either the branches of the trees will stretch right on the road, then there will be a cliff around the corner, then a stone hidden in the grass will fall under the wheel; and then, along a bumpy track, you will have to rush between birches at great speed. And at such moments, driving at full speed is really scary. Almost every second in DiRT Rally 2.0 you spend on the edge, because it is worth making just one tiny mistake — and now you are already flying off the bridge, rolling head over heels into a ditch or slowly but inevitably sliding into a ravine.

The trails here are real adventures. In New Zealand you have to dodge through the thickets, in Poland you have to keep the car at high speed on a bumpy, thin rural path between the trees, and in Argentina you have to dodge carefully among the rocks, where even a motorcyclist would be cramped. As a result, you have to fly into corners at insane speed, blindly trusting the co-driver, slow down where he says, find a balance between excessive risk and caution, and sweat wherever possible. In addition, many special stages are really long (ten to twelve minutes), so you want to give a good result on the first try — you often get really tired by the finish line.

Unfortunately, the detailing of the interiors and the environment (according to sensations) has fallen a little. Sometimes some cones are visible in the background instead of Christmas trees, although, perhaps, the problem lies in the draw distance of the PS4 version. Or maybe in the notorious «soap»…

Another factor that makes the local race special — of course, cars. Each car in DiRT Rally 2.0 is a completely unique unit, you have to get used to each and find an approach. Yes, there are obedient and predictable cars, but often you have to deal with capricious «divas». Sometimes taming such recalcitrant cars is a separate pleasure, but some of them behave simply strangely. The Citroen DS3 is very nimble and nimble, but sometimes its power can easily get out of hand. The old Ford Escort MKII is difficult to keep on the track due to the capricious behavior of the rear, but the starting Opel for rallycross is simply boring to pilot: it is slow, clumsy and not very interesting. Fortunately, full-fledged WRX cars do not disappoint — the first time you start from a place, it seems that your head is about to come off from speed and overloads. Dealing with these powerful monsters is a thrill.

Some tracks not only look beautiful, but also throw up surprise after surprise: what is literally around the next turn, as a rule, is not visible, and the tracks are very narrow

Driving here is really much more interesting than in the same DiRT 4. Car jumps on bumps, you feel the drive perfectly during demolitions, any pressing on the brake provokes a skid. You literally feel how the center of mass of the car shifts and the level of grip changes, you feel every bump, in the end. In general, the physics are much more healthy and complex than in the previous game: the car is naughty, but in moderation, without the excesses from the «realistic» mode of the previous game. At the same time, it is still pleasant to steer. Although the physics is still not the same as in DiRT Rally: the cars have become a little heavier, there is more pressure, and the stopping distance is shorter. It didn’t get any easier, the local technique just feels different.

Even the longest rides don’t get as tired as long introductory videos before each race. Apparently, their developers added it on purpose so that there would be no desire to press the “restart” button

We were also pleased with the properties of road surfaces. Now rivals who started earlier may well blur the road to the consistency of porridge, after which the nimble and powerful technique will begin to get stuck, swim and burrow into this slurry. Of course, Spintires does not reach the level of , but the approach has to be changed thoroughly. You have to adapt more than once or twice per stage, constantly taking into account road conditions, lighting, rain, dry weather, and so on. In a word, you have to survive. But that’s what you love rallying for, right?

No cornucopia

The main and, probably, the only serious problem of DiRT Rally 2.0 is that it is simply not enough. The content here is thirty to forty hours long, and for any hardcore rally fan, that’s one bite. Only six rally tracks are certainly good, with dynamic conditions and nuances, but the game falls short of the same WRC 7 with its thirteen official stages. There is a solid set of cars, but licensed WRC cars (by the way, they were in the first part) are very lacking here.

For once, DiRT had a Skoda. It’s a trifle, but nice…

In terms of «combat» modes, a slight underweight is also noticeable. A career, for example, consists of generated rally and rallycross championships. They are collected from different tracks and special stages according to a certain algorithm: with alternating conditions, directions, and so on. This in itself is not bad, but there is no feeling of progress and there is no final goal — except to buy and pump all the cars (yes, there is pumping here: you can do “research” of the engine, install upgrades and train team members) and recruit a full staff engineers. There is also a historical rally — a set of races tied to different cars. And, alas, it also does not pull on a revelation: neither the tracks nor the conditions by and large differ from all this in the same career championships. Well, the classic Time Trial can hardly be called a serious argument in favor of a purchase.

Although the focus is still on the classic rally, sometimes you get the feeling that the game was started specifically for the WRX

The only really fat trump card in this whole set is the licensed World Rallycross Championship (aka WRX): eight tracks , many iconic cars in familiar liveries and star drivers like Johan Christofferson, Sebastien Loeb, Peter Solberg and Matthias Ekström. Perhaps, for all fans of this discipline, DiRT Rally 2.0 is the best way to fight with your idols. Unless the local AI is badly adapted for such fights: the opponents are completely unable to fight, they drive exclusively along their own trajectory, ignoring everything and everyone around, and also regularly turn the player’s car around.

The licensed cars of the modern World Rally Championship are gone, but most of the classics are still there. So are newcomers like this Aston Martin

But even with the WRX, it’s missing something special like the Monte Carlo Rally or the hill climb competition. Yes, the appearance of Skoda and GT-class cars, like the Ford Mustang or the Chevrolet Camaro, is, of course, wonderful. But to old rally fans, such an exchange will seem unequal. Although, apparently, DLC will arrive very soon, which should fill in most of the content gaps.

Although the game lacks content, it has something that hardcore racers did not find in DiRT 4 — a challenge. And for everyone else, someday DiRT 5 will surely come out.

  • car physics;
  • WRX licensed championship;
  • a whole fleet of legendary vehicles;
  • the quality of the coating affects the piloting.

    • Disappointed

    • not as much content as we would like;
    • there is no trace left of the WRC;
    • stupid AI in rallycross.

    How we played

    in what: The key was provided by the publisher

    on which: PS4

    How much: 17 hours

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    by mistake to go to the mistake of traveling to the mistake of travel race two joker laps instead of one.

    About localization

    She’s not here. With an English-speaking navigator it can be difficult at first, but you get used to it pretty quickly.

    Verdict

    If you hate the overly friendly DiRT 4 but love DiRT Rally, you’ll love version 2.0. It will make you swear recklessly, suffer, crash cars and look for an approach to technology, tracks and yourself. In a word, it will once again remind you why we love the rally.

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    DiRT 4 introduces the revolutionary new Your Stage mode, in which you can create an infinite number of unique tracks with the click of a button — just select locations and route characteristics, and the game engine will do everything for you — will create a unique level according to your parameters. You can create simple tracks for practice or rather technical ones to challenge your friends to see who can complete it faster against the clock.

    The game will retain the same level of realism of DiRT Rally, combining it with all the best sides and the game engine of DiRT 2 and DiRT 3. Classic racing awaits you, which will continue the experience of Colin McRae Rally games — an official event from the FIA: World Rallycross Championship — crazy battles buggies and trucks, Joyride free ride fun on karts from three continents.

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