We had almost 5 hours session last weekend with my cousins. It was a blast! First of all congratulations to Codies for doing awesome job for this title! We ended up driving only the 131 Fiat this time to get a good feeling for the physics and handling. I personally think that game doesn't need to be a much more realistic to satisfy my sim-racing side. It's MUCH more fun this way. And the fun-factor has been missing from racing games for eternity. Dirt Rally feels more actual "game" than just another racing title. I really really hope that career mode will give depth to make me feel like I'm part of a rally team. If you think about F1 2010 career, after the race when you can give comments to press gave very good feeling that I'm part of the team. Perhaps some similar approach to this game's career mode would be awesome! Please, make a GAME, not a simulator! ;) I only think this requires a bit more inertia to car body to make cars feel a bit heavier, now they feel a little hasty and bit too responsive for steering. Also grip levels are just tiny bit,, too grippy. With RWD car it would be much more fun to be able to go sideways much longer than it is now. Perhaps some tweaking to tyre physics to reduce sideways friction. (perhaps allow modders to tweak tyre's friction values?? similar values as in Pajecka tyre model). Trying to do the traditional "scandiavian-flick" with Fiat in gravel is just,,, heh, too grippy again! Anyways, this gives me a lots of Colin McRae 2 vibes! I personally think that CMR2 is still the most fun hot seat rally game there is. So my biggest hope is that Codies would make a local multiplayer support for this, very much same as hot seat mode in CMR2. Also a possibility to drive championship in co-op with 2-4 players at least. I suggest to add possibility to adjust "steering sensitivity" at car setup menu, just like in CMR2. In hot seat mode different players have different taste for sensitivity and it's very quick and intuitive way for players to modify handling this way to their needs. It may not be "realistic" type of setup, but gives flexibility for hot seat mode. I also suggest for developers to fire up CMR2 and take a co-op championship an analyze why it was so awesome! ;) One of the biggest positive suprise was the sound environment: in cockpit view the engine sound is absolutely the most realistic and coolest thing what I have ever experienced in any racing games! I have driven Toyota Starlet rally car myself and the interior sound of Fiat got my stomach to vibrate! Take a look at some youtube incar rally videos of finnish F-Cup or Asphalt Sprint and you get the idea! Perhaps a bit more gravel sound hitting bottom of the car would be nice. At my living room I hooked my laptop with home theater surrounds and the feeling was f****ng brilliant! The exhaust sound coming from rear speakers was just mind blowing! Wishes for cars: -PLEASE MAKE FORD ESCORT MK2 FOR LEFT HAND STEERING! -80's -Toyota Starlet -Toyota Corolla GT -those two are iconic to finnish rally culture with escort rs2000 and rs1600
