The Early Access scheme from Steam didn’t live up to its potential, because many developers are seeing it as a quick cash grab unfortunately, even though it’s far from being such a thing. With the help of Dirt Rally, Codemasters want to bring in a whole new rally themed game, a much better one than Dirt 3 ever was, as this time Rally is the main and only focus of the series.
So, how is Dirt Rally in Early Access? For me it’s close to a complete game because not only it has more than 20 tracks which you can dive right in, but it also has multiplayer enabled and a lot of other cool stuff. Of course, there are things that aren’t there yet, such as the great and interesting hill climb or a trailblazer like in the third installment, but the great gameplay and a multitude of content is already added in, which is really nice to be honest.
Driving in Dirt Rally is a thing of beauty, and it’s as real as you would expect. The driving conditions affect the car unlike ever before, and there are many situations top go through which you have to endure the best way you can.
The car has damage, so you have to drive carefully, and thankfully the game does offer support for racing wheels and controllers even in its early version, which for me is a great thing to be honest.
You get the real driving experience you always wanted, with the car behaving as realistic as possible, but at the same time it also tries to offer you a multitude of challenges that you have to go through and endure the best way possible.
The career mode is a great opener for me, because not only it provides a ton of content but it’s also filled with things such as team management, vehicle upgrades and a great AI that is quite demanding and, based on my experience with the game, a very hard to beat one to be honest. This driving game offers a lot of challenge, and I am pretty sure that even if you’re not a rally game fan, you will enjoy the great opportunities that are provided here, that’s a given.
Graphically, Dirt Rally does look even better and, in my opinion, more realistic than Dirt 3, which does play a major role when it comes to the overall fun of the gameplay, at least in my experience.
I know Dirt Rally isn’t a full release yet, but it does seem to be one, considering the high amount of polish and the great quality that the game provides even in the current state. The Early Access version is out for one month now and the devs already updated the game a few times, so they are indeed hard at work on creating the best possible rally experience that we always wanted to check out. Sure, things can go bad down the road, but as it sits right now, Dirt Rally looks like a solid investment if you want a challenge and love racing games!
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