Even with input sensitivity down minus 10 you change direction rapidly and can snake all over the road in an oversteer frenzy. So what is different? Well, driving on gravel in WRC 10 can be more difficult because of the extra front-end grip. Then there is understeer if you brake too much and lock the wheels. Neither experience feels unintuitive or too much like you are gliding on top of the road.īoth games provide a granular surface feel and reduced traction, too, in the form of slower cornering speeds and traction issues when accelerating. Pushing hard in the 280 horsepower Fords, the handling difference between both games is at its smallest. Unfortunately it is not possible to match like-for-like so I went for a similar vibe. Up first, how does WRC 10 compare with Dirt Rally 2.0 on gravel? To find out, I decided to use the brilliant Finland stages. If you benefit from it, be sure to like and subscribe. So grab some popcorn and get comfy for I shall be giving my honest, probably too in-depth and potentially completely wrong opinions about WRC 10 and Dirt Rally 2.0. And yet with copies of both games available to me, I thought I would look at some side-by-side footage to compare. What does an idiot motoring journalist think, then? Has driving many cars made my opinion more valid? I doubt it. Is there a definitive answer? Probably not. And when it comes to rally drivers, opinions are mixed. The simple fact is that 99 per cent of players have never been near a rally car – let alone driven one.
Inevitably you will see ‘passionate’ exchanges about which franchise is more realistic. Has time been kind and what does the newcomer offer? With the WRC 10 release date here, I thought I should revisit Dirt Rally 2.0 to see how these games stack up. Nor did I like the lack of force feedback (FFB).Īfter making 10 YouTube videos, I ended up shelving it – until now. In many ways it did raise the bar, but personally I never gelled with it. As a big fan of rally, I was excited to play a game that claimed greater realism than ever. It was February 2019 when I got my hands on Dirt Rally 2.0.
The top Channel Island driver was Rory Hidrio who finished 14th overall whilst Paul le Messurier was the quickest Guernsey driver, finishing 25th.Sponsored Buy A Tribe Called Cars merch In this WRC 10 vs Dirt Rally 2.0 video, I take a look at the pros and cons of both to help you decide which to buy. The overall winner of the event was Italian Nicolo Ardizzone. It's just a nice way to have some fun but raise some money for charity as well. Being a younger generation there's a lot of people who use gaming as a way of taking their mind off of chemotherapy for example. The Teenage Cancer Trust really resonates with E-Sports. The event also helped raise £1,000 for two important Jersey charities: The Teenage Cancer Trust Jersey and Jersey RNLI. It gives you the nerves as if you're competing in a real rally! The steering wheel almost allows you to feel what the car is going to do before it does it. There were also a few entrants from Guernsey including Jamie Trebert whose Dad Paul has driven in the real version of the Jersey Rally for nearly 20 years. This was the first time I've been in a competition with other Channel Islanders, usually I'm the only one and going up against people from all over the world! It's nice knowing the people who I'm coming up against.
The Jersey E-Rally began last year as a result of lockdown restrictions but returned this year with even more competitors. The event is the virtual version of the Jersey Rally which has been running for a number of years. Competitive gamers from across the Channel Islands raced against some of the best E-sports players in the world during this weekend's Jersey E-Rally.