VVV: "“WRC3 will appeal to rally fans because DiRT doesn’t have the rally authenticity that we have in our game,” Matteo argues. “They don’t have as many tracks as we have - their special stages only last 2 minutes whereas our special stages can reach 6 minutes. I think that’s important for someone who wants an authentic rally experience, compete for the best times and experience different environments. Obviously our competitors don’t have access to the WRC license either, so we can add all the official cars, drivers and tracks.”"
TeamVVV writes: "Hot on the heels of our WRC 5 vs Sebastien Loeb Rally EVO comparison we thought we'd now pit the nine-time world rally champion endorsed game up against WRC 3.
What's particularly interesting here is that both games were developed by the same team – Milestone. Of course Milestone have since lost the WRC license to Kylotonn Games but don't rule them out bidding for it back in the future."
YouTube's member 'nfsking2000' has created an interesting tribute to rally games, in which we get to see the actual evolution of this genre from its MS-DOS days to its current-gen ones.
awesome!!! thanks for making me realize how disgusting this gen was as far as rally games go...
colin mcrae's
richard burns's
WRC's
topgear n64
are some of my favorites
WRC this gen stuck to its roots even though milestone took over they really improved and i cant wait for WRC4 on the VITA <---- now thats evolution : )
The last great rally game was Colin McRae Rally 2005. Everything after that, went towards the arcade racer market. Now that being said, due to where I live I have never been able to play the WRC series.
Richard Burns Rally is still considered the best rally game ever made by many hardcore rally game fans.
If Milestone could tune its car handling model and polish its visual output, the next version of WRC could help us forget that Codemasters has abandoned the world’s most mesmerizing motorsport.
He is right! also WRC3 is a semi simulator rally game very challenging good rally skills needed... While Dirt is a simple Arcade racer no skills needed just steer the car and little brake or hand brake..
Matteo and Irvin's criticisms of Codemasters would be more credible if the trailers for WRC3 didn't feature courses, cars and game modes evocative of DiRT 2 and 3.
Honestly, this interview made me laugh. Milestone try their damnedest to deny taking any inspiration from their competitor, saying they just 'brainstormed' what their game offers, but anyone who's played DiRT can see this is nonsense. Moreover, the developer's convinced that having access to an official licence automatically makes a better game. Um, sorry chaps. Not necessarily so.
I agree that Codies has taken a more commercial, mass-market approach to rally in recent years, not focusing as much on point-to-point rally, but IMO the pure rally options that are in DiRT 2 and 3 are first-class. Moreover, the handling model is a balance of simulation and arcade, making for a quick-to-learn but difficult-to-master experience. Believe it or not, most gamers don't want a precise, totally true-to-life experience, because it's not fun.
That's just my two pennies, anyway...