Yep, I'm seriously in love with this game. (Gaming)

by cheapLEY , Friday, April 08, 2016, 17:21 (3152 days ago) @ stabbim

I really don't think I've ever played a better racing game. The controls are just so perfect (in the only car I've used, anway--the Renault Alpine). Forza 6 is close, but for whatever reason, Forza has always felt just slightly floaty to me. Dirt Rally feels grounded in a way that Forza doesn't, somehow.

Probably because off all the bumpiness! Personally I think Forza feels great, but Dirt certainly has more opportunities to make you aware of the road surface.

There's probably some truth in that. I just feel like some of the Forza cars don't have as much weight as they should or something. Forza is still amazing!

The Renault Alpine is amazing. I know the Mini's supposed to be everyone's favorite, but I really like driving the Renault more. It gets around hairpins much easier. Haven't gotten a Lancia Fulvia yet, but I'm really looking forward to it. I think it'll be a good middle ground between the other two, and Fulvias sound fantastic.

I absolutely hated the Mini. FWD sucks and the Mini under steers like crazy. Down shifting to 2nd, mashing the throttle, and kicking the rear end out with the Renault has saved my ass so many times, and it feels satisfying in a way not many other racing games have matched.

The 70's cars are a lot twitchier. I found the Stratos really difficult to drive until I fiddled with the differential. That car's really squirrely in Forza, too.

I know I said it already, but I'm genuinely afraid of moving up. The Delta S4 is my favorite racing car ever, but after feeling what the 70's cars are like, I'm kinda nervous. Having AWD (which none of the 70's machines have) will help stabilize things, but it's still got double the power of anything else I've driven so far, and things are already happening too fast. :)

I drove the Escort MKII during the preview races you can do while the game is installing, and even that car was unruly and extremely tail happy. I can't wait, but this is the only racing game I've ever played where I feel like starting with low end cars has actually been really beneficial.

This game's been a learning experience for me. I'm used to just going on maximum attack all the time in Forza. Can't do that here.

Yeah, same. In any new Forza I am confident and immediately crank the AI difficulty and turn off all assist and nearly always finish first.

I've only managed one first place finish so far in Dirt Rally, and am currently sitting in a very contentious 3rd in the Championship with one event left. And being in third actually feels good--it's refreshing to not just basically automatically win every race.