Dirt 4 is Better than Dirt Rally in Every Way

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DarkRedslayer said:

 It has horrible physics.

Chilling? Is the game chilling?

How about sickening? Were you sickened?

Also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfXwdWlF22Y

[PJTierney 4,910]

I felt that DiRT4 was the better "game" but that DiRT Rally was the better driving experience.

Thoughts on DiRT Rally here: http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/41443/100-completion-thanks-for-making-a-fun-challenging-game

Something just felt off with the cars in DiRT4, even in Simulation mode the ones that were in DiRT Rally.

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PJTierney said:

I felt that DiRT4 was the better "game" but that DiRT Rally was the better driving experience.

Thoughts on DiRT Rally here: http://forums.codemasters.com/discussion/41443/100-completion-thanks-for-making-a-fun-challenging-game

Something just felt off with the cars in DiRT4, even in Simulation mode the ones that were in DiRT Rally.

Weirdly enough, I much preferred the 'game' element in Dirt Rally personally; I found the 'career' mode much better - I felt it did 'stripped back' well, whilst Dirt 4 did 'in depth' badly.

Regarding the driving, both games had key factors which broke immersion for me; DR1's was the floating weightlessness, D4's was the repeated tiles in the stage editor and the AI.

[magpieracer48 187]

It's so hard, verging on pointless to compare the 2 .There's a reason why Dirt Rally franchise was created separately. They are different games entirely. 

Both are great games, when it comes to doing what they were designed to do, Rally for the hardcore crowd and Dirt 4 the main stream game for "everyone". Remember Dirt Rally was very nearly not even released on console due to the lack of confidence in the hardcore sim market. 

2 changes could have been made to dirt 4 to eliminate the (almost pointless) debate versus dirt rally. 
1. Call it Colin McRae Rally 6
2. Don't have simulation mode handling as an option

First point would suggest it being a sequel to CMR2005, not the bro fest Dirt 2/3 games. Much more befitting of the experience. And would to a point separate it from the Dirt series. 

Second point would have elimated any pretense of it being anything like Dirt Rally in driving experience. Make it purely "gamer". Then it can't be compared because it's not claiming to be a "sim".

As has been spoken about before there are aspects of D4 physics that are an improvement like aero, low speed Tyre behaviour and brake balance behavior. But because the underlying game wanted to be accessible it does make things like overall grip seem way off and affects wheelbusage severely. Hence I play exclusively in gamer mode because it's more fun. But the whole simulation handing swould never have been there anyway. 

Just my 2 cents.  

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DarkRedslayer  it's weird, I skid with the Awd on dirt 4