Update: EA WRC has been having updates and my game runs much better now and has only crashed once in the last few weeks, so they have improved that. People keep commenting and moaning saying play RBR, bore off and go play that, this is not a video on that. Yes they are both made by Codemasters, DiRT Rally 2 was made by Codemasters in 2019 and EA bought them out in 2021. After their acquisition, they were able to use WRC licensing for cars and tracks from 2021. You can easily compare one game to another. We do not want to hear your moaning comments saying you cannot compare the two, because you can. Also, I literally enjoy playing both games and its good for the rally sim "Community" to have more. However, people like to still moan and feel like they are doing their bit by bashing the other game. Think you can do better? Make a video yourself and we would love to watch it and bash you for having your own personal experience for enjoying or disliking something :D
I have played a lot or RBR back in the years and also DR (with a bit disappointing physics engine). From what I see on these video, the physics in WRC are better and more immersive than in DR2, giving a better rally experience than DR2. Although DR2 has better graphics and sound, my preference would go for WRC. Again, I haven't tried these 2 titles but video, we can get a glimpse of car reactions and physics engine and as the narrator also suggested, I would start with WRC for several reasons, and then DR2.
@@madangel71 WRC as usual the understeer is what ruins it. If you're using AWD or FWD sure it's okay. But DiRT Rally 2 has the physics in a whole much better. The car is predictable in DR2, as in WRC sometimes I have no idea where any friction has gone as you'll spin out without any real reason. DR2 definitely wins in the physics department. I just wish there was a Career mode like WRC's.
I've not really experienced excessive understeer. Of course you'll get understeer if you don't know how weight transfer affects it. I find the cars rotate very nicely in tighter corners if you let go of the throttle or apply a little brake so the weight shifts to the front wheels. @@TomasaurusREKT
I prefer WRC’s driving and it has way more interesting stages. Also WRC has 80 cars on launch it will have a lot more over time. + more stages as they continue to fill in the 2024/2025 championship itinerary.
If DR 2.0 had the content of WRC, it wouldn't be a question, at all. WRC has the content DR 2.0 has the quality, fit/finish, detail, and atmosphere, AND is much better optimized and runs way smoother. It's not even close. If you want to drive more stages, get WRC. If you want the best experience, get DR 2.0. If you play on Linux, your ONLY option is DR 2.0, because EA changed the game-engine and removed access from Linux users for no good reason. EA is a TERRIBLE company. Absolutely pathetic, and the game shows it. They don't care. They just want $$$$$$$$. DR 2.0 was a much better game in almost every respect.
Dirt Rally 2.0 just seems like a better polished game made with care. Sounds _incredible_ (and this can't be understated), looks beautiful and fun to play. Unforgiving, but rewards you for playing consistently within your limits and getting better as a driver. With WRC it just looks like the FIFA of rally games. You get more cars and tracks, but can one really say it's more fun to drive and win stages? Codemasters had a vision with Dirt Rally 2.0 and it shows. It doesn't matter to me if the game is harder to drive than in real life because it challenges you as a driver and punishes mistakes. Nothing feels better than placing podium in Argentina after a grueling drive through the most hellish terrain the game has to throw at you.
@@LeviewFPV That's fair. I really wanted to buy WRC, but after seeing the negative reception and rocky launch, I just threw more hours into DR2. I looked into many reviews trying to convince myself to buy WRC, but it's really hard to justify the purchase. I'll admit to my biases (against EA after they bought Codemasters in 2021). I can see why a big rally fan would play both and that's a reasonable take. I might pick it up if it's on sale, but I stand by my view in that DR2 shows Codemasters's passion for the sport.
@@qwertyki9367 Yes absolutely, people that drive in real life. My dad has a hard time driving in sim/game compared to real life because he doesn't feel what the car is doing. Also a screen gives you bad peripherals.
People criticize WRC a lot. For real though, returning to DR2 after WRC feels... dull. The only real downgrade is the graphics, everything else though, is just on the next level. Cars feel like the dig into gravel, tarmac is grippy and edgy, every tiny bump is felt in the wheel, stages vary ENORMOUSLY from super-narrow in Greece to the fast bumpy hell of Finland. And there's a LOT of them. Driving a manual H-pattern with clutch Subaru Impreza through Portugal or Sardinia is a joy of its own kind(Clutch finally feels like a continious device, not as ON/OFF switch). People also talk about the center rotating... thing. As a person with a Masters in Applied Math, I urge you, stop saying that please, it is completely meaningless. "Any motion can be represented as a combination of linear motion and a rotation along ANY point in the given space". ANY point is pivot point, both in game and IRL. Oh and performance was crap on release, fixed now, at least for me.
Yeah. Like i have beefy pc, so its not same for everyone, but i play it maxxed out with shit ton of FPS. Its deffinitely much better on perfomance site, that it was before.
DR2: Slippier Just feels more fun/ easier to flow through corners Better performance EA WRC: Grippier Generally feels less fun, but more fun in other ways Tarmac feels better More technical stages I feel like wheel lift and weird camber are more threatening Obstacles are more lethal Better multiplayer/ single player experience It's worth getting both just for the stages. DR2 keys are dirt cheap
DR2 is way better in terms of shadows and especially sounds, but i somehow can't find the same joy playing DR2 as i do when playing WRC, it might be the whole immersion around everything that does it for me. And this was a great quality video, i'm surprised you don't have thousands of subs!
What I really liked in DR2 is that the Co-Driver feels like he's going to shit his pants when you're going flatout in Poland and other tracks, meanwhile the WRC Co-Driver sounds just like an AI who reacts to nothing. Graphics wise DR2 still looks way better than WRC, but holy shit, the maneuvrability of the cars in WRC game is just chef's kiss!
The big issue I think that is wrong with EA WRC is I'm pretty sure EA forced Codemasters to port the game from their own custom engine to UE5 with its typical blurry soapy look and feel. I cannot for the life of me understand why everyone ditches their own tailor made for specific game engines in favour of a pretty fckn mid UE4/5... Imagine what EA WRC would've been if they used a 1:1 copy of Dirt Rally 2.0 as the baseline and just added all the goodies EA WRC has to offer with the full WRC license.
Was somehow probably easier for EA to say please port over your handling model and add it to our template of game design. Rather than try add all that to Codemasters own engine.
typical blurry soapy look = temporal anti-aliazing (forced!). This is something lot of games have forced on making everything look blurry like with bad eyesight. Even dirt rally 2.0 with ego-engine has TAA option, tried it once but it made game look awfully blurry so I just set it off.
Well its a game engine that is tools to make the game theres plenty of turd UE4/5 games and plenty of amazing well made ones the blame would be on the development for not using said tools n implanting them its a great engine just needs people who know how to work on it
Wrc career is better and more immersive, but Dirt 2.0 is raw. Car sounds are on a whole another level. Driving rwd on dirt 2.0 on wet stages is a riot.
@@dizzinessman7910 I really have been enjoyed the clubs feature and daily time Trials on WRC lately. I booted up WRC today after playing dirt and thought my graphics looked trash lol. However WRC is good fun
When the EA sport was released, I was thinking about delete the DR 2.0 game. Finally , I purchased the EA WRC and kept DR 2.0. Just miss more tracks on DR 2.0
Reading the comments I'm shocked. probably none of these people have ever gotten into a real car to judge the behavior of a car. Let's talk about RBR if we want to talk about something that surpasses EA WRC but not the old Dirt rallies where the ego engine was for making cartoons, stages that were life-like and not faithfully reproduced, ridiculous asphalt physics, the weight of the cars absent on the first Dirt Rally. The truth is that WRC EA is the one that has made the most steps in many aspects (not all) towards an RBR. This is why many people don't like it. But for those like me who have over 150 real rallies in their lives, to drive for fun, the latest WRC is 10 steps above the Dirt rallies ... and a little less distant from RBR
@@Ale81rallydriver that’s great that you have real rally experience to compare it too! I’d love to have a go in a real track prepped rally car. I have owned a 2002 wrx STI and did love that, didn’t take it off-road bar some beach driving lol
Es que no se entiende cuando la gente habla de que el dirt rally 2 desliza más y es más realista por ser más difícil de llevar , no tiene sentido , porque en la vida real ningún piloto iría como va en el mundial, si fuera tan difícil de controlar , van volando y corrigiendo en décimas de segundo , creo que el EA WRC , es más parecido al control de un coche real , que el dirt 2.0 seguro, que piloto se pelea con el coche , en vez de con el terreno
Be as shocked as you like Ale you are entitled to your opinion, I still think people should try both and be entitled to have their opinions on both, your comments about driving 150 plus rally's have no influence on me and I enjoy having my own opinions based on my experiences and weight of feeling things. Whether it resembles someone else's feeling of what a rally drive should be like shouldn't really have to look at other peoples feelings in a derogatory way.
@@westindiman I'm not an influencer. you can safely maintain your opinion on your sensations even if they are subjective and not objective based on reality. for me 1+1=2, then you can also freely think that it is 3
After so many updates on EA WRC this year it feels like i play 2.0. I think EA WRC is now better than 2.0. Im officialy addicted to EA WRC.❤ so many beautiful long stages to drive. 👍
@@ark14700Of course, because real cars have way less grip than both. In these arcadeish games, the cars stick to the road way too much, plus they are super simple to drive.
I just got EA WRC first because I am interested if it will have a lot from the current season, since I have been following the WRC season this year. But this video convinced me I will also want to try out Dirt Rally 2.0 and look forward to that.
For $3 on Steam atm for Dirt Rally 2.0 (All DLC included), you can't go wrong owning both and playing it. If you are new to Rally, just purchase 2.0 since its dirt cheap
I agree 100%, why not enjoy both? I Jerry rigged my shifter on the g29 to make my 4th gear my hand brake, and rely on paddle shifting, but both are a blast. I definitely get more frustrated on d2.0, but the challenge is half the fun, maybe 3/4...
I agree with your findings mate, DR2 sounds and looks better to me whenever I come back to it. I play them both and like you when people ask 'which is better, which should I play/buy', I say try them both and see what you prefer. I hate and don't respect statements that say WRC is better which is the more common statement.
@@westindiman I appreciate your comment mate. I find myself the older I get the better I am at enjoying and appreciating features in one game and enjoy comparing to the other. Thanks for watching
very good comparizon. For me Dirt Rally 2 is a 9/10 and EA Sports WRC 7/10. Like you said, play both be happy. Dirt Rally 2 is more rough and nicer warmer coloring - also better optimized for VR.
Yeah, I do not like it when people play one and put down another. Theres always something usually better on one game compared to another. Both equally good fun, thanks for watching.
DiRT 2.0 is so disappointing. the handling model was so floaty you could never really flow or push. most everything else about the game is good enough, but I just had to stop plying it because the lack of grip on dirt was a joke... that's the whole point of the game.
No, it's not floaty. It's incredibly and unrealistically grippy, and simple. Compared to real life, of course. Yes, the cars are all the time sliding on tarmac on the game, but that's just a gimmick.
most of us rally game fans have all of the games anyway we all got RBR DR1 DR2 EA WRC WRC 10 WRC GEN if you have all those games like me then u chillin all u need is to have DR1 DR2 EA WRC RBR as a rally fan (minus rbr if ur on console)
@BJJ-k4f Yeah haha, i agree with u too however i disagree abt wrc 10 having stutter issues, it never had that for me but wrc gen did a little bit however i switched to a new pc around when ea wrc came out so i never had issues with that game on framerates n things too but yeah i agree with all ur points tbh, however cant hate on DR1 its a classic but i do still agree w ur points abt it
@@MrShortstint Me too 😃😁. DR1 will be my favourite rally game forever probably. Everything there cries pure rally and driving: the simplicity of the menu, the sound; the game itself is stable as rock, no CTD's, AND it's still hell of fun to drive it. It's the rally game where I feel most immersed (beside RBR). And Sébastien Ogiers VW Polo WRC is still my favourite rally car of all times; even in 2024 😉.
Tbh these 2 arent at all like COD vs Battlefield or FIFA vs PES. WRC is basically DR3, it was supossed to be called that, before Codies got the WRC license. In my humble opinion, ON A CONTROLLER which is what I use to play not by choice btw, its not even close. DR2 feels like dog💩 after you play WRC, it just gives you SO much more feedback than DR2, I didnt even knew it was possible to get that much feedback through the controller. Also, again all my opion Im not saying you need to agree, WRC has better sounds, stages and rallies overall, car selection, physics, career mode, theres more to do in general and even the super controversial one, graphics and visuals. On my Xbox Series S WRC looks considerably better than DR2, the only things Id say DR2 does better is lighting(its way better on DR2) and wet stuff, surfaces, rain drops, rain on the windshield, etc. Shame it seems like Codemasters spent too much time refining and improving the controler feel and forgot to do the same for the wheel
Totally agree. Especially the combo better RWD and Group B car-physics, beautiful stages, butter smooth performance, and superiour FFB makes DR2 the title to go, at least for me 🤩.
I still prefer Dirt Rally 2.0 over WRC in the way it plays, looks and sounds. Although I enjoy WRC….mostly! Despite the rain looking worse than in WRC Generations, the sound being atrocias and some tracks feeling repetitive and like A.I. generated. Especially some of the first Monte Carlo tracks. Love the new 2 rallies that were just added. Especially Poland. I just find it odd that EA can’t produce proper rain like 10 years ago in DriveClub and somehow can make the game less detailed than Codemasters own 5 year old Dirt Rally 2.0
Good video, I like that you presented the nuance of your opinion about the pros and cons of the two games relative to each other. I think there's way too much black and white on the internet, people acting like WRC is worse in every way than DR2.0 I agree that its worth having both, though if you have neither and wanted to start with just one, I think Dirt Rally 2 is the better place to start and is the more appealing package as a whole.
It's amazing how people that drive EA WRC say the baseless "It has no real soul" argument and "it's bland and boring" while they actually CANNOT drive a rally car... driving EA WRC on the limit IF you know what the limit is and WITHOUT EXPLOITING HUGE CUTS is absolutely incredible... the game has very good physics and if you know how to handle the car you can really bend it to your will in powerslides, the stages are REAL LIFE ROADS so if you think they're "bland" then you don't like reality so go play Mario Kart or maybe we should go to the track racing games and change Spa for example cause it's "not vibrant enough"... real life is real life and that's what we want in a sim racing game... Finally, EA WRC has the best way to enjoy the game through custom championships against max difficulty AI choosing your favorite rallies and your favorite car class to race in... running a 12 rally championship on a Lancia Stratos or the old H2 RWD cars is one hell of a ride... The only downside of EA WRC (which is the same in DR 2.0) is that the damage model is bad because the manufacturers don't allow them to show the cars braking down completely for some reason and the devs have already said that this is NOT the damage model they were hoping for.
DR2 still visually amazing, EA WRC is better on Tarmac also on the latest Poland and Latvia, Rain and grass texture on WRC is still horrible and snow still doenst build up on the windshield it still needs to be modified and i doubt it will ever beat Dirt Rally but its more fun to drive
Idk what is wrong with my game, or if i have weak steering wheel, because tarmac handling in wrc is absolute garbage, if you compare it to beamng or assetto corsa. You cant even feel where your tyres loose grip.
@@_captain_yt yeah mate you can do private lobbies or open lobbies with other random racers over the internet. It is more fun with more people. However, if you are very good and destroy the host, you may get kicked or at least that was my experience lol
Also, multiplayer is much better in WRC. Dirt rally limited to 8 players in Rally whereas WRC can have up to 32 players. Did one online race yesterday on dirt rally and ultimately wanted to play WRC instead. For me I prefer WRC the more I play it.
People should really pick up both on sales and be over with it. That said i agree,gr8 video btw, DR 2.0 is hardcore, but EA WRC is easier to have fun. DR look better, but WRC has licences and better tracks.
Alot of people don't understand that the reason(s) why cars slip alot in Dirt Rally 2.0, lies majorly in the Car's tuning. If you make the Differential highly locked, more drift is expected, and that's realistic! Open your differential and there's better grip less drift. Same with wheel Camber. The Casual gamer doesn't understand this @ all, hence complaining about the tires slipping in Dirt Rally. Ever wondered why the Car Tuning upgrade is the most expensive purchase for a particular Vehicle in Dirt Rally 2.0? Agreed it was a stupid decision by the devs, setting random values for most cars, but I found the default settings of most Hatchbacks & Subarus to be adequate, anythin' asides that demanded heavy adjusted. Get the appropriate values for a particular Vehicles differential and majority of the complaints y'all have with DR2 would be gone.
I agree totally. It's been a good while since I played DR2, but learning how to use differential settings turned the MG 6R4 from a car that would spin mid corner for no reason into something that I could push to the limit and feel in control while doing so. Why the default set-up on so many of the cars was a complete joke, I'll never understand.
I think the handling for Dirt rally 2.0 is more realistic to WRC it’s not much different I found the harder real wheel drive cars are not much different though front and 4 wheel drives have variation like the Quattro handles better in Dirt 2.0 to WRC
@@valentine3491 it is now, codemasters have been bought by EA. However it’s a different engine and codemasters can’t take things from WRC and add to dirt due to licensing
The only good thing about WRC is better physic on tarmac and WRC cars that's everything i Hope WRC 25 will have better optimasation and graphic because its horiblle at this moment
Yes but I think its a slight downgrade graphically going to unreal engine 4 some of the scenery looks really polygonal and boxy for a game that has advanced ray tracing and looking worse generally. Dirt 2.0 is the OG rally game
There are workaround hacks for projecting EA to (mostly) 3 screens (through the unreal engine app ini files), that is the key thing for me. Get about 2.5 monitors worth of decent perspective! Can't play on single screens anymore. The horizon shake is puke worthy though, coming from iRacing. Also iRacing has a much better FFB model for dirt. I can never feel the grab of a ditch in WRC, whereas in iRacing I would. Not a single crash on my system in WRC after 24h of game play. 7800x3d/4090/64.
@@MrShortstint I thought maybe video memory, took the excuse to do the full Kenya loop (what a workout - and how beautiful is that map, it really has some scale!) - but didn't go north of 9gb and the 2080ti has 16gb. I guess it could still factor in, but 🤷♂️. It does push the 4090 to the max with my triple qhds (love the side view), but get decent frame rates. I did wipe my shader cache for the game which helped with some stuttering.
I agree with every assessment you made in this video. I play wjd enjoy both games but give the immersion, graphics, handling and co-driver realism to DR 2.0. The only things I think EA WRC are better at is the inclusion of the Rally1 cars (and therefore, Toyota), and tarmac handling.
Does WRC Beat DR2? Beat it in what exactly? Graphics are personal preference, so they can't be compared. Physics they are both wrong so it comes down to personal preference. Lighting, WRC wins hands down, the lighting in DR2 sucks most of the time. Car handling, you will learn how to drive either or both of them with enough time so it's irrelevant. Content for the base games WRC wins hands down. It appears I have made a claim for WRC to win, yet I still play DR2 way more, why? because of it's simplicity, the menu system I prefer, the fact it runs better on the same hardware, and yes I definitely do prefer the car sounds in DR2 over WRC even though DR2 forces me to put my G Pro wheel in to G923 mode for it to work.
@@AdLamb It probably is the replacement. However as dirt rally 2.0 is a few years old now and was made before codemasters was acquired by EA, you can compare them. Moving forward, I doubt we may see another DiRT Rally game as it directly competes with WRC, EA wouldn’t like that.
In some aspects yes I’d agree, however due to the better force feedback from Dirt Rally I would say DiRT Rally still gives the better sense of driving on rough terrain
A rwd car in wrc is horrible when it comes to handling compared to the same car in dirt 2. I compete in rally with a 1977 opel kadett with 240hp. Dirt 2 does a much better job at replicate the handling.
@@tompettersson3814 Man dirt 2 is my all time favourite car. Still love the intro and the living out of a caravan menu was the best, literally could imagine thats how it is for most people at events!
I agree. I love DR2. I played it for years. No other rally game came close. I think the handling is great on DR2 but WRC feels tighter. After tweaking the car setup it feels even better. You have to fight a lot more with cars in DR2. Some people's logic is the more you have to fight with the car's handling the more authentic it is 🤔 I play EA WRC now. Overall it has a lot more content, than DR2, longer stages and I prefer the handling.
@@s3any1977 my logic is: the game that feels most like the real thing has the best physics. Wrc physics does not feel as real as dirt 2. You can not control a slide in wrc the way you do it in real life, you can in dirt thou. Wrc is more of an arcade it reminds me of sega rally.
@@Omarock I get that mate and do understand the frustration. However I can see why this could effects other people more than others, people with less stable internet could be never able to play properly. In the UK I never play offline, im always online anyway so it does not phase me.
LOL if your home was ever without the Internet you'd be lost. May as well have a power-cut. So suggesting you hate games requiring the Internet is delusional.
I much prefer Dirt rally 2 just because the game is more stable and realistic. The EA WRC is not possible to lounch because of anti- cheat. ... GOOD LUCK to EA :(
i just bought dirt rally 2.0 goty edition with all dlc for $1,92 on steam it on until 19 dec so thats $2 well spent busy downloading it now so thought i might as well lookup some tips
EA WRC is fun and easy to drive fast WRC1 cars, but it lacks the depth of what DR2.0 driving gives. Dirt Rally gives better experience with older cars. And good point for driving both games. I might go back to DR2.0, after playing lots of EA WRC. Michigan stage with old Porsche was just super fun on Dirt Rally.
Doesn't help you using a wheel (and I'm guessing a few hundred quid top one), because the problem with racing game developers, especially rally, is they only test with a wheel, so the games are released unplayable on a gamepad. Most gamers use a pad and don't own a wheel, especially not a good wheel. I never played DR2, but DR1 was absolutely impossible on a pad, with roads too narrow and slidy, and trenches either side destroying you. The only chance you had was by racing the track 100x till you learnt it and, even then, one twitch and it was race over. DR1 also had less content that a demo disc, so even if it was playable it was a shell of a game. My mate had WRC Generations (Dec 2022), which was meant to be more arcadey, and had the best ratings, but most of that was broken on gamepads. You can change the settings slightly, but can never fix them.
Man I just listened to it now I didn't even realize that had done reversed, must have done it when I reversed the whole clip at the start and didnt realise it reversed that also :D
I've been playing the original dirt rally and it's menu is basic but the game is so good. Also Sebastian loeb rally evo is pretty good as well as rush rally 3 & rush rally origins. The nacon wrc's were ok but felt off I cant explain just missing something
Great video! I just can’t my head around the graphics of a game in 2024 compared to a 2018 game! EAs games hit their graphical peak on their menus …. Embarrassing.
EA WRC is a good game, but its such a bummer it doesnt look better or even on par with the dirt rally series. it makes it hard to really feel excited for it. cant even pretend to be impressed. the weather effects are so awful i cannot bear playing the game with them at all.
For me, the biggest problem with EA WRC is the feeling that I'm driving on a route generated in some editor. As if I were driving on a freshly prepared bike path. The route we're driving on is not an integral part of the environment. I guess it's a matter of the Unreal engine and EA's pressure to release the game quickly. Apart from that, I like basically everything more in DR2.0. It's a shame that CM abandoned their EGO engine and it's a shame that you can feel the hand of EA management here. The Dirt series (especially Dirt Rally 1/2) are the best rally games for me. RIP DR3.0 :(
To me it seems like AAA Titles these days are just bad. Back in the day AAA was the sh*t, but now indie game developers are so much better, like Kunos with AC Evo or AMS2 or Race Room, back then when DR2 wasn't EA yet, before Project Cars was sold to another publisher. It really seems like AAA publishers don't care about releasing the best games anymore, but only care about money, until people don't play the game anymore, because of lacking quality.
Bonjour a tous,D2.0 est le top du jeu de rallye sur console ps4,ai passé 2000 heures sur ce jeu et le trouve assez réaliste dans les effets et comportement des véhicules.ai été vieux rallymen donc,je sais de quoi je parle.😊
Dirt Rally 2.0 has 13 Countries with 26 Hero stages ~300 km of unique road Ea WRC has 20 Countries with 30 Hero stages (34 with the future DLCs) and ~500 km of Unique Road Thats a much bigger content Differenzen (expecially when considering that most of 2.0 content is dlc stuff) I like both games but dirt rally is on a much smaller scale.
Yeah I agree, I like the realism and graphics of Dirt but I prefer the extra stages, real and current cars and the fact it is a bit "Easier" makes it more fun for me
@@chrischupp9760 Yeah they are, but I think it’s because the tracks are more detailed and you can feel the unevenness and really changes how the drive feels. Thanks for watching
I cannot play WRC because of the poorly textured ground. It looks like ground from NFS Underground.. which wouldn't be bad if everything was the same style. If they just fix the ground texture, the game would be great. Altho maybe too grippy.
@@Razorback27495 This is my issue with RBR, as great as the game is, I personally prefer the more up to date graphics with WRC and dirt rally. Yeah tracks look way better in Dirt rally 2
Wrc has no toyota gt4s in game not sure if its licences as Toyota yaris is in game still no games have got the Citroen ax gt one of the classics that never shows in any driving games
Yeah i use to work for Toyota back in the 90s when the first Celtic gt4 was launched and the supra our dealership was the first to be allocated same with the supra so many looks when i drove them
Update: EA WRC has been having updates and my game runs much better now and has only crashed once in the last few weeks, so they have improved that.
People keep commenting and moaning saying play RBR, bore off and go play that, this is not a video on that.
Yes they are both made by Codemasters, DiRT Rally 2 was made by Codemasters in 2019 and EA bought them out in 2021.
After their acquisition, they were able to use WRC licensing for cars and tracks from 2021. You can easily compare one game to another. We do not want to hear your moaning comments saying you cannot compare the two, because you can. Also, I literally enjoy playing both games and its good for the rally sim "Community" to have more. However, people like to still moan and feel like they are doing their bit by bashing the other game.
Think you can do better? Make a video yourself and we would love to watch it and bash you for having your own personal experience for enjoying or disliking something :D
We are lucky to have both these rally games with all that content + the the 2 countries recently added in WRC
Funnily enough mate just made a video on the new WRC update
I have played a lot or RBR back in the years and also DR (with a bit disappointing physics engine).
From what I see on these video, the physics in WRC are better and more immersive than in DR2, giving a better rally experience than DR2.
Although DR2 has better graphics and sound, my preference would go for WRC.
Again, I haven't tried these 2 titles but video, we can get a glimpse of car reactions and physics engine and as the narrator also suggested, I would start with WRC for several reasons, and then DR2.
@@madangel71 WRC as usual the understeer is what ruins it. If you're using AWD or FWD sure it's okay. But DiRT Rally 2 has the physics in a whole much better. The car is predictable in DR2, as in WRC sometimes I have no idea where any friction has gone as you'll spin out without any real reason. DR2 definitely wins in the physics department. I just wish there was a Career mode like WRC's.
I've not really experienced excessive understeer. Of course you'll get understeer if you don't know how weight transfer affects it. I find the cars rotate very nicely in tighter corners if you let go of the throttle or apply a little brake so the weight shifts to the front wheels. @@TomasaurusREKT
I prefer WRC’s driving and it has way more interesting stages. Also WRC has 80 cars on launch it will have a lot more over time. + more stages as they continue to fill in the 2024/2025 championship itinerary.
I agree, to be honest I am finding WRC more and more fun each time I play it.
I still prefer Dirt Rally 2, its has the cheapest price with perfect sensation
@@MrShortstintim having the opposite experience, i bought wrc yesterday and with every stage i just wish i was playing dr2.0 more and more
@@solfir4137 I recommend trying out Kenya, the best for me with more technical tracks
@ ive tried all the rallies and none of them do it for me
If DR 2.0 had the content of WRC, it wouldn't be a question, at all.
WRC has the content
DR 2.0 has the quality, fit/finish, detail, and atmosphere, AND is much better optimized and runs way smoother.
It's not even close. If you want to drive more stages, get WRC. If you want the best experience, get DR 2.0.
If you play on Linux, your ONLY option is DR 2.0, because EA changed the game-engine and removed access from Linux users for no good reason. EA is a TERRIBLE company. Absolutely pathetic, and the game shows it. They don't care. They just want $$$$$$$$. DR 2.0 was a much better game in almost every respect.
Assetto Corsa being like: "we have rally at home!"
❤ assetto corsa Number One rally
I love assetto but rally in assetto is terrible espcially on gravel and when going over jumps
Dirt Rally 2.0 just seems like a better polished game made with care. Sounds _incredible_ (and this can't be understated), looks beautiful and fun to play. Unforgiving, but rewards you for playing consistently within your limits and getting better as a driver.
With WRC it just looks like the FIFA of rally games. You get more cars and tracks, but can one really say it's more fun to drive and win stages?
Codemasters had a vision with Dirt Rally 2.0 and it shows. It doesn't matter to me if the game is harder to drive than in real life because it challenges you as a driver and punishes mistakes. Nothing feels better than placing podium in Argentina after a grueling drive through the most hellish terrain the game has to throw at you.
Have you tried both? I am a DR2 fan boy but EA WRC driving and physics engine has won me over big time, that’s until they updated the VR patch
@@LeviewFPV That's fair. I really wanted to buy WRC, but after seeing the negative reception and rocky launch, I just threw more hours into DR2. I looked into many reviews trying to convince myself to buy WRC, but it's really hard to justify the purchase. I'll admit to my biases (against EA after they bought Codemasters in 2021).
I can see why a big rally fan would play both and that's a reasonable take. I might pick it up if it's on sale, but I stand by my view in that DR2 shows Codemasters's passion for the sport.
Dirt rally 2 still sounds good, but dirt rally 1 was even better in sound design.
Do people think it’s harder to drive in dr2 than real life ?
@@qwertyki9367 Yes absolutely, people that drive in real life.
My dad has a hard time driving in sim/game compared to real life because he doesn't feel what the car is doing. Also a screen gives you bad peripherals.
People criticize WRC a lot. For real though, returning to DR2 after WRC feels... dull. The only real downgrade is the graphics, everything else though, is just on the next level. Cars feel like the dig into gravel, tarmac is grippy and edgy, every tiny bump is felt in the wheel, stages vary ENORMOUSLY from super-narrow in Greece to the fast bumpy hell of Finland. And there's a LOT of them. Driving a manual H-pattern with clutch Subaru Impreza through Portugal or Sardinia is a joy of its own kind(Clutch finally feels like a continious device, not as ON/OFF switch).
People also talk about the center rotating... thing. As a person with a Masters in Applied Math, I urge you, stop saying that please, it is completely meaningless. "Any motion can be represented as a combination of linear motion and a rotation along ANY point in the given space". ANY point is pivot point, both in game and IRL. Oh and performance was crap on release, fixed now, at least for me.
Yeah. Like i have beefy pc, so its not same for everyone, but i play it maxxed out with shit ton of FPS. Its deffinitely much better on perfomance site, that it was before.
DR2:
Slippier
Just feels more fun/ easier to flow through corners
Better performance
EA WRC:
Grippier
Generally feels less fun, but more fun in other ways
Tarmac feels better
More technical stages
I feel like wheel lift and weird camber are more threatening
Obstacles are more lethal
Better multiplayer/ single player experience
It's worth getting both just for the stages. DR2 keys are dirt cheap
asphalt is 1000 times better on dirt rally 2.0
How do they implement the multiplayer? Ghost cars?
>>>Played DiRT Rally 2…
>>>Didn’t have any crashes whatsoever…
Sounds like a perfect union with the graphics co-driver! 😅
DR2 is way better in terms of shadows and especially sounds, but i somehow can't find the same joy playing DR2 as i do when playing WRC, it might be the whole immersion around everything that does it for me.
And this was a great quality video, i'm surprised you don't have thousands of subs!
@@FullThrottlePrecision I appreciate the comment, hopefully one day this channel can grow and get a nice community together
What I really liked in DR2 is that the Co-Driver feels like he's going to shit his pants when you're going flatout in Poland and other tracks, meanwhile the WRC Co-Driver sounds just like an AI who reacts to nothing.
Graphics wise DR2 still looks way better than WRC, but holy shit, the maneuvrability of the cars in WRC game is just chef's kiss!
Quite agree. Dirt 2.0 is better overall for sounds and details but WRC is also great fun.
@@kennymoss7089 I’m glad mate, quite a lot of friends of mine seem to only want to play one or the other, both is best of both worlds lol
I've played a lot of games like this and for me dirt rally 2.0 still has no rival. We must not forget that it is a game that came out 5 years ago
Plus the value cannot be beat...it's like a few bucks on sale.
The big issue I think that is wrong with EA WRC is I'm pretty sure EA forced Codemasters to port the game from their own custom engine to UE5 with its typical blurry soapy look and feel. I cannot for the life of me understand why everyone ditches their own tailor made for specific game engines in favour of a pretty fckn mid UE4/5... Imagine what EA WRC would've been if they used a 1:1 copy of Dirt Rally 2.0 as the baseline and just added all the goodies EA WRC has to offer with the full WRC license.
Was somehow probably easier for EA to say please port over your handling model and add it to our template of game design.
Rather than try add all that to Codemasters own engine.
Their own engine couldn’t handle longer stages though, so that is one of the main reasons they changed engine.
typical blurry soapy look = temporal anti-aliazing (forced!). This is something lot of games have forced on making everything look blurry like with bad eyesight.
Even dirt rally 2.0 with ego-engine has TAA option, tried it once but it made game look awfully blurry so I just set it off.
Why do people think this game uses UE5?
Well its a game engine that is tools to make the game theres plenty of turd UE4/5 games and plenty of amazing well made ones the blame would be on the development for not using said tools n implanting them its a great engine just needs people who know how to work on it
Wrc career is better and more immersive, but Dirt 2.0 is raw. Car sounds are on a whole another level. Driving rwd on dirt 2.0 on wet stages is a riot.
@@dizzinessman7910 I really have been enjoyed the clubs feature and daily time
Trials on WRC lately.
I booted up WRC today after playing dirt and thought my graphics looked trash lol. However WRC is good fun
When the EA sport was released, I was thinking about delete the DR 2.0 game. Finally , I purchased the EA WRC and kept DR 2.0. Just miss more tracks on DR 2.0
😂 the barrel roll at the end was epic! Thanks for sharing.
Love them both, I just prefer WRC for the official license and calendar. WRC Generations had some of the best stages and weather in comparison to EAs
I'd forgotten about dirt rally 2 I've been enjoying the expansion pack for ea wrc so much so my ass is killing me 😂
@@bookah8787 glad to hear it
@@MrShortstint my backside ain't walking like John Wayne lost his donkey lol ahh all part of the fun .
Reading the comments I'm shocked. probably none of these people have ever gotten into a real car to judge the behavior of a car. Let's talk about RBR if we want to talk about something that surpasses EA WRC but not the old Dirt rallies where the ego engine was for making cartoons, stages that were life-like and not faithfully reproduced, ridiculous asphalt physics, the weight of the cars absent on the first Dirt Rally. The truth is that WRC EA is the one that has made the most steps in many aspects (not all) towards an RBR. This is why many people don't like it. But for those like me who have over 150 real rallies in their lives, to drive for fun, the latest WRC is 10 steps above the Dirt rallies ... and a little less distant from RBR
@@Ale81rallydriver that’s great that you have real rally experience to compare it too! I’d love to have a go in a real track prepped rally car.
I have owned a 2002 wrx STI and did love that, didn’t take it off-road bar some beach driving lol
Es que no se entiende cuando la gente habla de que el dirt rally 2 desliza más y es más realista por ser más difícil de llevar , no tiene sentido , porque en la vida real ningún piloto iría como va en el mundial, si fuera tan difícil de controlar , van volando y corrigiendo en décimas de segundo , creo que el EA WRC , es más parecido al control de un coche real , que el dirt 2.0 seguro, que piloto se pelea con el coche , en vez de con el terreno
Be as shocked as you like Ale you are entitled to your opinion, I still think people should try both and be entitled to have their opinions on both, your comments about driving 150 plus rally's have no influence on me and I enjoy having my own opinions based on my experiences and weight of feeling things. Whether it resembles someone else's feeling of what a rally drive should be like shouldn't really have to look at other peoples feelings in a derogatory way.
@@westindiman I'm not an influencer. you can safely maintain your opinion on your sensations even if they are subjective and not objective based on reality. for me 1+1=2, then you can also freely think that it is 3
@@Ale81rallydriver Thanks. Btw which particular comments are you shocked by? Not asking you to name people just quote the comments which shocked you.
After so many updates on EA WRC this year it feels like i play 2.0. I think EA WRC is now better than 2.0. Im officialy addicted to EA WRC.❤ so many beautiful long stages to drive. 👍
Dirt 2.0 more slippery then WRC 23, make it harder to control.
WRC 23 overall has higher grip, but somehow the feel is better than DR2.0
@@ark14700Of course, because real cars have way less grip than both. In these arcadeish games, the cars stick to the road way too much, plus they are super simple to drive.
If you play in VR like me then Dirt Rally 2 is the clear winner.
VR in Dirt Rally 2 is superb compared to WRC.
I just got EA WRC first because I am interested if it will have a lot from the current season, since I have been following the WRC season this year. But this video convinced me I will also want to try out Dirt Rally 2.0 and look forward to that.
It was on sale last week, however it is £17.99 for dirt rally which is the price we just paid for some DLC for WRC lol
For $3 on Steam atm for Dirt Rally 2.0 (All DLC included), you can't go wrong owning both and playing it. If you are new to Rally, just purchase 2.0 since its dirt cheap
Yeah man with that price, I might get Dirt Rally 2.0 first. If I really enjoy it, I will get WRC on the next discount.
I agree 100%, why not enjoy both? I Jerry rigged my shifter on the g29 to make my 4th gear my hand brake, and rely on paddle shifting, but both are a blast. I definitely get more frustrated on d2.0, but the challenge is half the fun, maybe 3/4...
I agree with your findings mate, DR2 sounds and looks better to me whenever I come back to it. I play them both and like you when people ask 'which is better, which should I play/buy', I say try them both and see what you prefer. I hate and don't respect statements that say WRC is better which is the more common statement.
@@westindiman I appreciate your comment mate.
I find myself the older I get the better I am at enjoying and appreciating features in one game and enjoy comparing to the other.
Thanks for watching
very good comparizon. For me Dirt Rally 2 is a 9/10 and EA Sports WRC 7/10. Like you said, play both be happy.
Dirt Rally 2 is more rough and nicer warmer coloring - also better optimized for VR.
Yeah, I do not like it when people play one and put down another. Theres always something usually better on one game compared to another. Both equally good fun, thanks for watching.
DiRT 2.0 is so disappointing. the handling model was so floaty you could never really flow or push. most everything else about the game is good enough, but I just had to stop plying it because the lack of grip on dirt was a joke... that's the whole point of the game.
No, it's not floaty. It's incredibly and unrealistically grippy, and simple. Compared to real life, of course. Yes, the cars are all the time sliding on tarmac on the game, but that's just a gimmick.
most of us rally game fans have all of the games anyway
we all got
RBR
DR1
DR2
EA WRC
WRC 10
WRC GEN
if you have all those games like me then u chillin
all u need is to have
DR1
DR2
EA WRC
RBR
as a rally fan (minus rbr if ur on console)
@@StuntaMC dirt rally 1 my all time favourite
@@MrShortstint haha, same tbh dr1 is just hella fun everytime u play it
@BJJ-k4f Yeah haha, i agree with u too
however i disagree abt wrc 10 having stutter issues, it never had that for me
but wrc gen did a little bit
however i switched to a new pc around when ea wrc came out so i never had issues with that game on framerates n things too
but yeah i agree with all ur points tbh, however cant hate on DR1 its a classic but i do still agree w ur points abt it
@@MrShortstint Me too 😃😁. DR1 will be my favourite rally game forever probably. Everything there cries pure rally and driving: the simplicity of the menu, the sound; the game itself is stable as rock, no CTD's, AND it's still hell of fun to drive it. It's the rally game where I feel most immersed (beside RBR). And Sébastien Ogiers VW Polo WRC is still my favourite rally car of all times; even in 2024 😉.
Tbh these 2 arent at all like COD vs Battlefield or FIFA vs PES.
WRC is basically DR3, it was supossed to be called that, before Codies got the WRC license.
In my humble opinion, ON A CONTROLLER which is what I use to play not by choice btw, its not even close. DR2 feels like dog💩 after you play WRC, it just gives you SO much more feedback than DR2, I didnt even knew it was possible to get that much feedback through the controller.
Also, again all my opion Im not saying you need to agree, WRC has better sounds, stages and rallies overall, car selection, physics, career mode, theres more to do in general and even the super controversial one, graphics and visuals.
On my Xbox Series S WRC looks considerably better than DR2, the only things Id say DR2 does better is lighting(its way better on DR2) and wet stuff, surfaces, rain drops, rain on the windshield, etc.
Shame it seems like Codemasters spent too much time refining and improving the controler feel and forgot to do the same for the wheel
EA WRC has its moments and promise, but Dirt Rally 2 has far better stages and force feedback. It isn't even close for me.
Totally agree. Especially the combo better RWD and Group B car-physics, beautiful stages, butter smooth performance, and superiour FFB makes DR2 the title to go, at least for me 🤩.
Dirt Rally 2.0 has VR support it's a win for me and btw i still play and prefer Richard Burns Rally
im playing both currently, they are both great games. :)
Agreed!
I still prefer Dirt Rally 2.0 over WRC in the way it plays, looks and sounds.
Although I enjoy WRC….mostly!
Despite the rain looking worse than in WRC Generations, the sound being atrocias and some tracks feeling repetitive and like A.I. generated. Especially some of the first Monte Carlo tracks. Love the new 2 rallies that were just added. Especially Poland.
I just find it odd that EA can’t produce proper rain like 10 years ago in DriveClub and somehow can make the game less detailed than Codemasters own 5 year old Dirt Rally 2.0
Aren't the tracks copies of the real world tracks?
Good video, I like that you presented the nuance of your opinion about the pros and cons of the two games relative to each other. I think there's way too much black and white on the internet, people acting like WRC is worse in every way than DR2.0
I agree that its worth having both, though if you have neither and wanted to start with just one, I think Dirt Rally 2 is the better place to start and is the more appealing package as a whole.
@@DiariesOfABadDriver Thanks I glad you enjoyed it pal
Dirt Rally 2.0 looks like Far Cry 2 and EA Sports WRC looks like Far Cry 5.
It's amazing how people that drive EA WRC say the baseless "It has no real soul" argument and "it's bland and boring" while they actually CANNOT drive a rally car... driving EA WRC on the limit IF you know what the limit is and WITHOUT EXPLOITING HUGE CUTS is absolutely incredible... the game has very good physics and if you know how to handle the car you can really bend it to your will in powerslides, the stages are REAL LIFE ROADS so if you think they're "bland" then you don't like reality so go play Mario Kart or maybe we should go to the track racing games and change Spa for example cause it's "not vibrant enough"... real life is real life and that's what we want in a sim racing game...
Finally, EA WRC has the best way to enjoy the game through custom championships against max difficulty AI choosing your favorite rallies and your favorite car class to race in... running a 12 rally championship on a Lancia Stratos or the old H2 RWD cars is one hell of a ride...
The only downside of EA WRC (which is the same in DR 2.0) is that the damage model is bad because the manufacturers don't allow them to show the cars braking down completely for some reason and the devs have already said that this is NOT the damage model they were hoping for.
Get both!!
to me wrc seems more arcade and for some reason it feels and looks like everything is out of proportion.
The way wrc looks in this video reminds me of gran turismo 5 on ps3. It’s also on gamepass now
WRC23's menu and UI is god awful compared to Dirt Rally 2. DR is simple, clean, and crisp, WRC23 looks goofy and childish. Just my opinion.
DR2 still visually amazing, EA WRC is better on Tarmac also on the latest Poland and Latvia, Rain and grass texture on WRC is still horrible and snow still doenst build up on the windshield it still needs to be modified and i doubt it will ever beat Dirt Rally but its more fun to drive
Idk what is wrong with my game, or if i have weak steering wheel, because tarmac handling in wrc is absolute garbage, if you compare it to beamng or assetto corsa. You cant even feel where your tyres loose grip.
Can I play with my friends together, challenging them in a race ?
@@_captain_yt yeah mate you can do private lobbies or open lobbies with other random racers over the internet.
It is more fun with more people. However, if you are very good and destroy the host, you may get kicked or at least that was my experience lol
Im a Long time lover of Dirt Rally 2.0. EA WRC is better. Better handling, better graphics, better tracks, better campaign.
Also, multiplayer is much better in WRC.
Dirt rally limited to 8 players in Rally whereas WRC can have up to 32 players.
Did one online race yesterday on dirt rally and ultimately wanted to play WRC instead.
For me I prefer WRC the more I play it.
People should really pick up both on sales and be over with it. That said i agree,gr8 video btw, DR 2.0 is hardcore, but EA WRC is easier to have fun. DR look better, but WRC has licences and better tracks.
@@hBLUREYh appreciate it mate
I prefer WRC cuz the amount of content and it's also more fun than Dirt
@@CesarTrombeta I agree there is more content, but I couldn’t say I have more fun.
Personally I have just as much fun on each!
Alot of people don't understand that the reason(s) why cars slip alot in Dirt Rally 2.0, lies majorly in the Car's tuning. If you make the Differential highly locked, more drift is expected, and that's realistic! Open your differential and there's better grip less drift. Same with wheel Camber. The Casual gamer doesn't understand this @ all, hence complaining about the tires slipping in Dirt Rally.
Ever wondered why the Car Tuning upgrade is the most expensive purchase for a particular Vehicle in Dirt Rally 2.0? Agreed it was a stupid decision by the devs, setting random values for most cars, but I found the default settings of most Hatchbacks & Subarus to be adequate, anythin' asides that demanded heavy adjusted.
Get the appropriate values for a particular Vehicles differential and majority of the complaints y'all have with DR2 would be gone.
I agree totally. It's been a good while since I played DR2, but learning how to use differential settings turned the MG 6R4 from a car that would spin mid corner for no reason into something that I could push to the limit and feel in control while doing so. Why the default set-up on so many of the cars was a complete joke, I'll never understand.
I think the handling for Dirt rally 2.0 is more realistic to WRC it’s not much different I found the harder real wheel drive cars are not much different though front and 4 wheel drives have variation like the Quattro handles better in Dirt 2.0 to WRC
DR2 takes the cake here quite clearly for me but against Richard burns rally it's not quite the same
Isnt the same devs on both games ?
@@valentine3491 it is now, codemasters have been bought by EA.
However it’s a different engine and codemasters can’t take things from WRC and add to dirt due to licensing
The only good thing about WRC is better physic on tarmac and WRC cars that's everything i Hope WRC 25 will have better optimasation and graphic because its horiblle at this moment
@@ornix. i would appreciate them fixing the game crashing to the desktop once a day without any error codes or way of diagnosing the issue lol
You're missing the vastly more amount of rally stages that was made possible by using the new engine
Dirt Rally 2.0 ❤
If the EA Wrc will make better damage on cars then yes it will be better then Dirt 2.0
Yes but I think its a slight downgrade graphically going to unreal engine 4 some of the scenery looks really polygonal and boxy for a game that has advanced ray tracing and looking worse generally. Dirt 2.0 is the OG rally game
There are workaround hacks for projecting EA to (mostly) 3 screens (through the unreal engine app ini files), that is the key thing for me. Get about 2.5 monitors worth of decent perspective! Can't play on single screens anymore.
The horizon shake is puke worthy though, coming from iRacing. Also iRacing has a much better FFB model for dirt. I can never feel the grab of a ditch in WRC, whereas in iRacing I would.
Not a single crash on my system in WRC after 24h of game play. 7800x3d/4090/64.
Similar specs to me, 7950x/2080ti/64
Unless its because I am recording at the same time and its overdoing it for my PC
@@MrShortstint I thought maybe video memory, took the excuse to do the full Kenya loop (what a workout - and how beautiful is that map, it really has some scale!) - but didn't go north of 9gb and the 2080ti has 16gb. I guess it could still factor in, but 🤷♂️. It does push the 4090 to the max with my triple qhds (love the side view), but get decent frame rates.
I did wipe my shader cache for the game which helped with some stuttering.
Nice driving
Appreciate it
Dirt Rally 2.0 $1.99 on Steam right now
I got dirt rally 2 for 90% off and i love it but the loading screens hurt me the vr support is great tho
Is wrc playable with controller?
@@lukill6948 yes it is playable. However for the best experience a wheel is recommend
bare in mind that Codemasters were acquired by EA in 2021 😅
My big problem with WRC is the fact that EA published it. I don't trust them or Actvision to not do shady bs with it.
I agree with every assessment you made in this video. I play wjd enjoy both games but give the immersion, graphics, handling and co-driver realism to DR 2.0.
The only things I think EA WRC are better at is the inclusion of the Rally1 cars (and therefore, Toyota), and tarmac handling.
@@ajrichar0 thanks for watching
Dirt 2.0 is a lot harder to drive a car. Its also a lot intenser and you it feels like you driving a real car. Just like in Asset Corsa.
Does WRC Beat DR2?
Beat it in what exactly?
Graphics are personal preference, so they can't be compared.
Physics they are both wrong so it comes down to personal preference.
Lighting, WRC wins hands down, the lighting in DR2 sucks most of the time.
Car handling, you will learn how to drive either or both of them with enough time so it's irrelevant.
Content for the base games WRC wins hands down.
It appears I have made a claim for WRC to win, yet I still play DR2 way more, why? because of it's simplicity, the menu system I prefer, the fact it runs better on the same hardware, and yes I definitely do prefer the car sounds in DR2 over WRC even though DR2 forces me to put my G Pro wheel in to G923 mode for it to work.
@@nobodyimportant7380 thought the new Logitech G Pro wheel looked cool, never used it myself.
Thanks for watching
But both games were developed by codemasters, so wouldn’t WRC be be it’s replacement?
@@AdLamb It probably is the replacement.
However as dirt rally 2.0 is a few years old now and was made before codemasters was acquired by EA, you can compare them.
Moving forward, I doubt we may see another DiRT Rally game as it directly competes with WRC, EA wouldn’t like that.
WRC has better handling than Dirt Rally 2
In some aspects yes I’d agree, however due to the better force feedback from Dirt Rally I would say DiRT Rally still gives the better sense of driving on rough terrain
A rwd car in wrc is horrible when it comes to handling compared to the same car in dirt 2. I compete in rally with a 1977 opel kadett with 240hp. Dirt 2 does a much better job at replicate the handling.
@@tompettersson3814 Man dirt 2 is my all time favourite car. Still love the intro and the living out of a caravan menu was the best, literally could imagine thats how it is for most people at events!
I agree. I love DR2. I played it for years. No other rally game came close. I think the handling is great on DR2 but WRC feels tighter. After tweaking the car setup it feels even better. You have to fight a lot more with cars in DR2. Some people's logic is the more you have to fight with the car's handling the more authentic it is 🤔
I play EA WRC now. Overall it has a lot more content, than DR2, longer stages and I prefer the handling.
@@s3any1977 my logic is: the game that feels most like the real thing has the best physics. Wrc physics does not feel as real as dirt 2. You can not control a slide in wrc the way you do it in real life, you can in dirt thou. Wrc is more of an arcade it reminds me of sega rally.
Dirt 2.0 better physics
Wrc better overal content, cars and stages.
I want dirt driving physics with wrc content 😂
@@zmir1014 that would be the dream!
Then RBR comes along and make you realize how arcady both DR2 and WRC are
On PC, with an Xbox One gamepad, which handles better? Anyone know? Or... What racing games handle well with a controller?
EA wrc is easier than dirt rally 2, so if you want to use a control WRC would be better
@MrShortstint Ok. Thanks.
@@streetphone4619 let me know how you get on!
Will never buy a game that uses an always online DRM (especially Denuvo), so the choice is clear.
@@Omarock I get that mate and do understand the frustration.
However I can see why this could effects
other people more than others, people with less stable internet could be never able to play properly.
In the UK I never play offline, im always online anyway so it does not phase me.
LOL if your home was ever without the Internet you'd be lost. May as well have a power-cut. So suggesting you hate games requiring the Internet is delusional.
Yes its top notch although ive loved dirt2.0 for so long but now its WRC with 18 counties to dirts standard 6 thats not counting Dlc obviously
@@dav1e479 good man, It’s always good when people have an open mind.
Playing both is the best answer
I much prefer Dirt rally 2 just because the game is more stable and realistic. The EA WRC is not possible to lounch because of anti- cheat. ... GOOD LUCK to EA :(
i just bought dirt rally 2.0 goty edition with all dlc for $1,92 on steam it on until 19 dec
so thats $2 well spent busy downloading it now so thought i might as well lookup some tips
@@lilSmurf69 enjoy mate
EA WRC is fun and easy to drive fast WRC1 cars, but it lacks the depth of what DR2.0 driving gives. Dirt Rally gives better experience with older cars.
And good point for driving both games. I might go back to DR2.0, after playing lots of EA WRC. Michigan stage with old Porsche was just super fun on Dirt Rally.
Really fair comparison. I totally agree. Both great but in their own right. Think I'm gonna hop on some dirt tonight though.
Doesn't help you using a wheel (and I'm guessing a few hundred quid top one), because the problem with racing game developers, especially rally, is they only test with a wheel, so the games are released unplayable on a gamepad. Most gamers use a pad and don't own a wheel, especially not a good wheel. I never played DR2, but DR1 was absolutely impossible on a pad, with roads too narrow and slidy, and trenches either side destroying you. The only chance you had was by racing the track 100x till you learnt it and, even then, one twitch and it was race over. DR1 also had less content that a demo disc, so even if it was playable it was a shell of a game. My mate had WRC Generations (Dec 2022), which was meant to be more arcadey, and had the best ratings, but most of that was broken on gamepads. You can change the settings slightly, but can never fix them.
@@goatlps yeah I use a wheel mate, struggle to play games nowadays on a pad after using a wheel for so long
DIRT 2 is way better
My fav dirt game of all is dirt 2
Both games are fun to play. Why even bother for a competition?
@@MrGranturismofan1 exactly mate
5:00 I thought I was going crazy, until it hit me you had reversed the audio
@@installshieldwizard3017 reversed the audio? Don’t think I did at 5 min mark lol
@@MrShortstint Dude listen to the game audio in the background
Man I just listened to it now I didn't even realize that had done reversed, must have done it when I reversed the whole clip at the start and didnt realise it reversed that also :D
I've been playing the original dirt rally and it's menu is basic but the game is so good.
Also Sebastian loeb rally evo is pretty good as well as rush rally 3 & rush rally origins.
The nacon wrc's were ok but felt off I cant explain just missing something
@@hakumeng316 me too mate original dirt rally I have probs over 600-700 hours on it, loved that game
Great video! I just can’t my head around the graphics of a game in 2024 compared to a 2018 game! EAs games hit their graphical peak on their menus …. Embarrassing.
Appreciate it mate
idc if it does i just like that i can drive the wrc cars i see on the street drive in a game
@@Pani2704 same
@@MrShortstint W mans
EA WRC is a good game, but its such a bummer it doesnt look better or even on par with the dirt rally series. it makes it hard to really feel excited for it. cant even pretend to be impressed. the weather effects are so awful i cannot bear playing the game with them at all.
Yeah man I get you, but Richard burns rally has rubbish graphics, the gameplay itself and the modding is why it is so loved by all.
Wrc 10 and eas wrc feel a lot better than dirt 2.0 in my opinion, plus way more content and licensed wrc cars
For me, the biggest problem with EA WRC is the feeling that I'm driving on a route generated in some editor. As if I were driving on a freshly prepared bike path. The route we're driving on is not an integral part of the environment. I guess it's a matter of the Unreal engine and EA's pressure to release the game quickly. Apart from that, I like basically everything more in DR2.0. It's a shame that CM abandoned their EGO engine and it's a shame that you can feel the hand of EA management here. The Dirt series (especially Dirt Rally 1/2) are the best rally games for me. RIP DR3.0 :(
I live in finland and when i play Dirt 2 Finland stages they are very realistic and in WRC there are something missing.
Yes
Wrc cars are floating 😂
VR - Dirt Rally is the only option. Yes WRC now has VR support but it is very poor.
@@zainhaider6724 I tried VR, very good but made me sick lol
WRC being made on Unreal Engine just makes the game feel, odd.
Only downside of dirt rally 2 is tarmac handling.. Otherwise it's better in all other categories
@@pmacnz Yeah mate it is good, however WRC is id say less realistic but still can have a good time
Stages in DR2 are way inferior.
RBR is still the king.
@@simholic4504 yeah Richard burns is good mate, the mod community and the great physics keeping that game very much alive
To me it seems like AAA Titles these days are just bad. Back in the day AAA was the sh*t, but now indie game developers are so much better, like Kunos with AC Evo or AMS2 or Race Room, back then when DR2 wasn't EA yet, before Project Cars was sold to another publisher. It really seems like AAA publishers don't care about releasing the best games anymore, but only care about money, until people don't play the game anymore, because of lacking quality.
@@ma14.27 haha not wrong mate
when the dust clears and you see how much money each one of them made then you know who won, until then it's all bulshit
Bonjour a tous,D2.0 est le top du jeu de rallye sur console ps4,ai passé 2000 heures sur ce jeu et le trouve assez réaliste dans les effets et comportement des véhicules.ai été vieux rallymen donc,je sais de quoi je parle.😊
Appreciate you watching
Lol i just bought Dirt Rally 2 , i thought it was the newest rally game! Oops 😬 well still it looks like its better than the wrc one
Dirt Rally 2.0 has 13 Countries with 26 Hero stages ~300 km of unique road
Ea WRC has 20 Countries with 30 Hero stages (34 with the future DLCs) and ~500 km of Unique Road
Thats a much bigger content Differenzen (expecially when considering that most of 2.0 content is dlc stuff)
I like both games but dirt rally is on a much smaller scale.
Yeah I agree, I like the realism and graphics of Dirt but I prefer the extra stages, real and current cars and the fact it is a bit "Easier" makes it more fun for me
Hero?
Good wine comes in a small package
Cars are hard to drive in 2.0
@@chrischupp9760 Yeah they are, but I think it’s because the tracks are more detailed and you can feel the unevenness and really changes how the drive feels.
Thanks for watching
I cannot play WRC because of the poorly textured ground. It looks like ground from NFS Underground.. which wouldn't be bad if everything was the same style. If they just fix the ground texture, the game would be great. Altho maybe too grippy.
@@Razorback27495 This is my issue with RBR, as great as the game is, I personally prefer the more up to date graphics with WRC and dirt rally.
Yeah tracks look way better in Dirt rally 2
Wrc has no toyota gt4s in game not sure if its licences as Toyota yaris is in game still no games have got the Citroen ax gt one of the classics that never shows in any driving games
@@mikeward369gamingnet I have heard Toyota are funny about licensing. It’s a shame as the Celica is such a cool Iconic car
Yeah i use to work for Toyota back in the 90s when the first Celtic gt4 was launched and the supra our dealership was the first to be allocated same with the supra so many looks when i drove them
Not enough cars on ea wrc 24