It meant that I didn’t have to try and earn a bunch of money to buy parts and then gradually pimp out every one of my cars, and it also made picking which car to use quite easy as they all have a few stats (Performance, Handling, Power, Weight, and Torque) easily viewable when picking which one to drive. This isn’t all a bad thing as it makes the game much more fast-paced and exciting, but if you’re expecting the level of detail we saw within the previous game, you’re going to be disappointed.Īt first glance, this may seem like a negative, but I kinda like it.
I love the fact that this game is much more arcade-like than Dirt 4 (which I played whilst playing this one in order to get a grip on what had changed), but there are a number of things which felt overly simplified and dumbed down. I imagine the banter and the commentary is fun for those who have the patience to sit there and listen to what they’re saying, but I personally just wanted to race other cars.ĭirt 5 offers a variety of single and multiplayer modes, which I’ll get into in more detail within the review, as well as a ‘small’ number of cars and customisation options. I found myself ignoring whatever they were talking about and simply picking the next event I wanted to play – it’s not even as if they talk in a cutscene-like scenario, it’s just there in the background as you pick your next race, kinda like background music only less exciting. *Images were taken with HDR on, so they look ‘worse’ than the actual game did on the TV*įor me, this was unnecessary and not very interesting or well-implemented. So, after spending 40 hours within the game, and then another 5 trying to fix a save-game bug (which won’t affect new buyers), what did I think of the game? Let’s find out… As such, Dirt 5 has been built using the engine they created for OnRush, an engine which pushes every system in order to deliver a visual treat and solid performance – in most cases.
Under the new name, they’ve released one game prior, the fun and creative OnRush which I reviewed HERE and enjoyed playing despite being a rather different take on the racing genre.
However, I’m more a fan of the pick-up-and-play arcade racing games, so when I saw that Dirt 5 was going to be very arcade-like, I simply had to try it out!ĭirt 5 is developed by Codemasters Cheshire, a studio which was once Evolution Studios – the developers behind Driveclub and the MotorStorm series.
A lot of them focus on ‘simulation’, having you manage everything from your crew members to adjusting all the statistics of your vehicle, yet others opt for an ‘open-world’ where you drive around looking for events or races to participate within. I have a love/hate relationship with racing games which have released this generation on consoles.
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