Colin McRae: DIRT Comments by Luke Albiges
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Captain Jax
12/06/07 @ 13:10
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First?
Hmm, why release this so soon after Forza. By the time I'm bored with that this will be £15 on Ebay.
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Yes yes yes, Nice to see that I don't have to cancel my pre-order! Thanks for review before launch, EG! ;)
I hated buggies in demo, so it's a bit shame that you have to drive those on career. Luckily Championship mode sounds like my cup of petrol. Is there still option to drive championship with a friend one player at a time? The greatest drink-and-drive game mode of all time! |
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RobertFoster
12/06/07 @ 13:21
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I enjoyed the DiRT demo a lot more than the Forza 2 demo. But, erm, bah I don't like racing games anyway! *puts money back in wallet*
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souljacker2000
12/06/07 @ 13:22
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Gnarly dude!!
Sorry, im no longer buying this tripe.. cant deal with American voice actnig where it isnt neccesary |
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Where is the mention that is absolutely befuddingly no competetive multiplayer apart form simultaneous time trials? You may as well just race a ghost car over and over again for how much rivetting fun that will be. Yay.
The only saving grace for this game is the graphics, and the cockpit view. Something that Forza really needs to make it a proper sim - the cockpits are fantastic! I'll get it cheap when everyone is bored of it after a couple of months |
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Should be ok i reckon...
Agreed, the Xtreme Voicez are well annoying, but by doing that...Codies think they're gonna crack the US market (all a front end needs is a Xtreme voice)... I did enjoy the demo, it was better than i thought it'd be...gutted the Neon Engine can't handle hairpins tho :( a rally games just not a rally game without proper hairpins (*Note - there are very tight, hairpin..esc corners in Colin, but the Colin engine cannot handle hairpins..the track geometry goes mental apparently) |
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"Once you start to add other cars into the equation, though, Codemasters' Neon engine starts to feel the strain a little and the game becomes prone to chugging, especially in the early stages of more complex courses where huge settings and entire grids are having to be rendered. It's never game-breaking, but it does tarnish DiRT's otherwise gleaming polish a little, especially after seeing how sacrificing just a little detail enabled Forza 2 to maintain fluidity."
All (racing) games should follow Forza 2's lead: framerate over details. |
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BadBoyBonner
12/06/07 @ 13:49
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PMSL @TheEnd "Not bad as a hovercraft simulation though."
Totally agree Codies please, please, please - stop using the central pivot mechanism for turning, and use the actual tires turning the car while the back wheels try to go straight. I mean come on - how hard can it be? Clearly I'll be bidding against Captain Jax.
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Penguinzoot
12/06/07 @ 13:51
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Didn't like the demo to start with, but it grew on me a bit. What I really want though is RC3 (or even RC2 on BC). Come on guys, make it happen!
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Codies please, please, please - stop using the central pivot mechanism for turning, and use the actual tires turning the car while the back wheels try to go straight.
The official FAQs of the game say it doesn't use a pivot point. I've raised the point in the comment sof the German EG review (which also mentions the pivot mechanism), and they said they'll contact Codemasters to ask.
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CMR1-5 didn't need you to BE a rally driver to be good. 1, 2 and 4 were all very good indeed.
Same goes for the latter WRC titles. Managed to strike a great balance between sim and arcade. I wouldn't suggest all rally games try to be RBR... RBR is more than good enough at that already. What they do need to do is at least capture the sensation of driving on dirt... something every other Colin McRae game has at least managed half-decently, making this latest calamity all the more baffling. |
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Uncle_Fishboy
12/06/07 @ 13:54
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Does anyone know if you can turn the irritating yank voice off? That alone made me think - I ain't buying that - when I played the demo. And the buggy bits were crap. Rallisport challenge 2 pooed over this from a great height. Having said that I'll get it when it's cheaper, if you can switch off the yank twat.
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stoopidgreg
12/06/07 @ 13:55
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"uninspiring rally titles like Rally Fusion and Richard Burns Rally"
hahahahah eurogamer i hate you richard burns rally is the best rally sim ever, but maybe it was too hard for you! |
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BadBoyBonner
12/06/07 @ 13:56
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And the "on-line" element of this defies belief!
What were they thinking? I am sure most people will buy it just expecting to be able to race together after taking part in an 8 car race. I await the cheaply sold of returns with open arms. |
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stoopidgreg
12/06/07 @ 13:57
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"dismissing RBR discredits the rest of the review to be honest . . ."
exactly. RBR reigns supreme amongst rally games, far surpassing colin mcrae and the likes. try playing RBR with a wheel - you'll crash every 10 meters. but try getting GOOD at it using a wheel, and it's just sublime to play. the reason why no one played RBR was that it was so delightfully challenging, and you couldn't play it with a keyboard or joypad. |
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BadBoyBonner
12/06/07 @ 13:58
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It's easy to get sucked in by the visuals and presentation, which are truly among the best on Xbox 360, but looking past that, some of the flaws show strongly. The cars in DiRT -- be it a Lancer Evo or a garbage truck -- turn on a central pivot. Even bicycles don't turn on a central pivot. With realistic racers such as Forza 2 on the market, the central pivot feels especially unnatural.
http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/795/7... Plus obviously you can simply play the demo - where it becomes painfully obvious. |
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