Comments on: DIRT2: Hands On, Devs Speak, Expensive Chair

By: Fargate

Fargate — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:40:44 +0000

It sounds like Codies knows as much about American rally as they do about driving physics.

By: Pyrrhuloxia

Pyrrhuloxia — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:15:37 +0000

Jake Gyllenhaal writes for RPS?

By: Clippit

Clippit — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:51:17 +0000

I don’t care about Codemasters making dumb games for dumb people (yes I am a snob), but I am a bit disappointed in RPS for this writeup. Where’s the critical evaluation of the claims presented? Without that, you’re doing little more than providing ad space for Codemasters. Is it good or bad that they’re taking this approach? Is the X Games a good or a bad thing for the various “sports” involved? What, if anything, is to be made of the shift from simulation to action-oriented games, within this franchise? Instead of a strong emphasis on “presentation”, might it be interesting to have an emphasis on “interpretation”; a racing game where the player is allowed or encouraged to have their own interpretation of the content?

By: Caveat

Caveat — Wed, 27 May 2009 19:35:49 +0000

I just recently started playing Dirt because I finally picked up a Xb0x controller for my PC. Is definitely fun. As for the physics, the plain fact of the matter is that there’s really only one or two rally racing franchises. So if I have to pick between a game with crap physics and no game at all, I think I’ll stick with the crap physics.

By: recnelis

recnelis — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:08:52 +0000

> Rossignol your wrists are HUGE.

Jim must use his wrists a lot!

I didn’t like the vehicle physics in DiRT, and the steering felt incredibly light with my Logitech wheel. It felt marginally better with a 360 controller. This time, I’ll wait for a demo before considering a purchase…

By: Switchbreak

Switchbreak — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:07:43 +0000

Coming from the US, I didn’t even know Rally Racing was an actual thing until I read this article. The only times I’ve ever heard of it was in the context of video games.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:45:31 +0000

Jim looks mentally unhinged in that picture.

Is that normal?

By: Stem

Stem — Wed, 27 May 2009 08:29:25 +0000

Didn’t play Dirt as my system wasn’t up to it so I stuck with CM2005 but looking forward to this as Grid was excellent. Did you manage to sneak a peek at OFP2 while you were there?

By: Thiefsie

Thiefsie — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:47:12 +0000

No Seatbelt? For shame…

By: Thiefsie

Thiefsie — Wed, 27 May 2009 02:16:42 +0000

I loved playing dirt with the MS force feedback wheel (360) – I must finish it sometime. I put so many people down in front of that with the wheel who don’t play games and they had a blast, unlike PGR4 where precise control is a bit more of a necessity. God I love simulated cockpits – biggest let down for Forza2 for me.

RBR is still the best rally sim though… it’s purely phenomenal. – it’s the IL2 of rally…

By: DerangedStoat

DerangedStoat — Wed, 27 May 2009 00:19:21 +0000

I get the impression that they are trying to muddy the water between ’simulation’ and ‘realism’. Now I have no doubt that, as they claim, they are going to make the cars and the environments as realistic as possible. But a simulation (aka ‘realistic handling’)? ha! Pivot based physics do not make a good simulation.
Now I’m all for having accessable physics available for the people who want it, but for the love of god, if you are going to claim to be a simulation, please at least give us a ‘Richard Burns Rally-esque’ mode with proper physics!

Personally I don’t care for the Xtreme! attitude or the storyline, and I think the whole concept of opponents talking to you during a race is cringeworthy, if a character keeps beating me, I’m going to notice them regardless, and I don’t need or want them begging for attention during a race. The appeal to me in all racing games, is trying to master the handling and circuits.

I’m also hoping the Australian tracks from Dirt make a return, in particular something similar to the one through the eucalypts with all the shadows across the road. That track was by far the most intense.

By: url404

url404 — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:31:18 +0000

@BrokenSymmetry

Here’s hoping they classify Australia as part of the “Asia” region and it’ll get a look in.

They really are scaring me off a bit with this whole XTREME!!! angle (I was thinking that makes me feel old but in retrospect I’ve always been annoyed by that sort of thing).

Ah well, Colin McRae Rally 2 will always have the soft spot in my heart but I may be alone in that.