![]() While there isn’t that much depth to the engine sounds, it could just be because the older vehicles sounded much better and emission laws screw with the music that these beasts produce. ![]() High-pitched whining engines combined with screeching tires and the sheering crowd is an easy formula that is hard to do wrong. The cars sound like rally vehicles, but due to not many different vehicles being available in the game, there isn’t much to get wrong here. The graphics might be bad, the sound is at least semi-decent. Maps themselves have barely any detail, the ground looks the same in all conditions, there is no rubble or flying stones, the only thing present is a little bit of dust but that’s so basically scripted that it’s boring. If you manage to crash your car and make it fly around, everything is as static just as in PS2 games with barely any visual damage present (remember when you crash a car in Dirt? There is never something left of your vehicle after it). Animations are far from nice, for example, the wheels turn as they did in the old Saints Row – GTA games where it all just feels disconnected from the real world. For starters, the cars look pretty goofy, like you are playing a cartoon game or some old Gran Turismo title. Sadly, the graphics are far from enjoyable in this year’s installment. ![]() WRC has never been a huge powerhouse when it comes to graphics, but when it takes two years to create a game, you would expect some serious improvements. For what it is worth, the story progresses just like in a career mode, you become a better driver and build your team as you invest in the many R&D branches available. Furthermore, it’s the same old formula of starting out for a racing team and progressing with them or changing contracts if your reputation isn’t that good. This is done so that beginning players with not much experience won’t burn their hands on the high skill level needed to commandeer a true WRC2 spec vehicle. The new feature, however, is that if you want to join the big leagues from the beginning, you must pass a test and only have three chances to do so. It seems that time doesn’t heal all wounds nor makes for the perfect title as there are still many frustrations concerning the new installment.Īs all the WRC games share the same storyline with the same beginning, there isn’t much new for those who have previously played a WRC game. As this was a series that we saw decline slightly in quality over the last few years, its absence last year felt like either they would stop the series or use the extra time to create a better game. After pausing for a year, the WRC franchise has made a comeback with the newest title: WRC 8.
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