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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