Codemasters has said that they are aware of the name ranking issues, they are tweaking AI difficulty before release and are making "further improvements to video settings".
The problem with this, writing this before the game and day-one patch is out, is that when this game is released the problems will likely be fixed. Thrustmaster T248 Racing Wheel + Wreckfest Giveaway Other times, well, I've gone flying up like somebody just set some C4 off under me. There are times where, when you go flying up, the movement of the car feels just right. The only other issue I've got is, and this is something I've noticed more as I've played, the physics can sometimes just feel a bit off.
Hard, it's probably a bit on the challenging side, but not beyond reason and very enjoyable. I've moved between playing the game on normal and hard difficulty and on normal, for the most part, I'm winning races by a good margin. Either I've suddenly got fantastic at racing games, which I haven't, or the AI could do with a bit of tweaking. no options for VSYNC?Īs many superlatives as I have for DIRT 5, and I have a few, I will say that the AI seems a little out of whack. Also, I've noticed some screen tearing issues and. Keeping technical, I also had a few crashes that were, again, not due to my recording or settings as noticed during my testing. There are some other issues, like my name not appearing in the standings correctly. You'll see this in the gameplay video accompanying this review and outside of the video I tested the game on lower settings, getting the same issue. No matter the settings, there have been a few occasions where the names of a racer - shown above the car - will be jittering about like mad. Potentially it was simply due to me running the game on max settings. Originally, I thought these were caused by me recording, or running other things in the background while playing. GRID Legends Gets a February Release Date, Deluxe Edition Includes Major Progress Boosterįirst, I'm going to talk about what I don't like about DIRT 5 because that list is pretty short. Again, spoiling the conclusion of my review, this genuinely feels like a game that's part of the next generation. This was the case when it came to GRID ( review here) and is also the case for DIRT 5 right now. I do like sim racers too, I can always appreciate the technical brilliance behind the games, but arcade racing is where the fun is at. I should make it clear that I'll always be choosing arcade racers first.
Some of it I've already covered in my preview, some of it I haven't. I'm going to have a lot to say about why this is the next generation of arcade racing games. Don't fret though, I'm going to have a lot to say about why this is spectacular. For those reading the review, I've just gone and spoiled the conclusion for you. There you go Codemasters, that's the quote for your accolades trailer.