Absolutely brilliant game. After this the series got a lot more arcadey and forgiving, but this one really gets it right with making you feel like you really have to fight for every maneuver. It feels amazing when you get it right, and there's a great amount of content on top of the inherent time trial replay value. Undoubtedly one of the finest racing games ever made.
imo dirt 2 and 3 were less arcadey than this despite their more cartoonish presentation. i remember flying through nearly every course and demolishing the hardest difficulty with ease in this then starting up dirt 2 and hitting my first turn and going OH FUCK
no, this is definitely closer to the colin mcrae rally games in handling. you have to brake and then corner here instead of throwing your car sideways at every corner and gaining time
really my issue with this is the "choose your difficulty and get more money" system only works if the difficulty is consistent at all, i'd be fighting for my life in a rally raid on pro-am and then finish 20 seconds up on a hillclimb. it's not so bad in grid and dirt 2
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