DiRT Showdown - What Went Wrong?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2024
- DiRT Showdown is a forgotten entry in the DiRT series. Many fans pretty much ignore its existence, and even outside of the DiRT fanbase, the game is still not mentioned much. How can a game from a well-known, respected series, wither off like it never even happened? This video will go over what went wrong with DiRT Showdown, not only regarding the fan backlash, but how the game was also fundamentally flawed.
Sections
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0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Unwanted Spinoff
1:15 - A Mixed Presentation
1:58 - Unchallenging Controls
2:55 - Lackluster Vehicular Combat
4:20 - Ending
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Labrinth feat. Tinie Tempah - Earthquake
Sony - Chillax
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Dirt showdown was one of the best games i ever played in my whole life bro.
which is interesting , because it's the most boring game I've ever played lmao
I liked it too :)
Then you havent played anything lol
Fax
Same
I just bought this game a few weeks ago and that’s exactly why I chose to only buy this DiRT game. Very arcade style! I love arcade racing games and I really miss them. There are not many of them nowadays, and it’s pretty disappointing
DiRT Showdown is super underrated and a lot of fun. It was what I was looking for in a modern Rally game and it delivers!
I agree! I loved dirt showdown. And imo, physics is still superior to dirt 5.
Dirt games back then were a lot of fun. Dirt rally is really great, but not arcade at all.
Dirt 5 is boring with a poor handling model. And even if technically, dirt 4, rally 1/2, 5 are superior, I still find that dirt 3/showdown are more pleasing to watch.
The old games were very colourful with exagerated light and reflection effects. People may think it's not realistic, but what's the point?! Reality looks boring most of the time...
Dirt 5 feels like a plastic game like the cars are super plastic like hot wheels
@@jesussandoval8959 Hot wheels are diecast metal with plastic parts....... mostly the wheels and details . I'm a collector lol.
I bought this game 5 years ago, and it's a great arcade game. That's what I really like it. Modern car games tend to be more "natural", but hey, you should have some fun once in a while, and not taking stuff serious!
I love this game so much! I really do not understand why there is so much hate about it. I always wished for such a DiRT game.
Playing dirt showdown right now and it’s still good after almost 10 years
I dont care what people think about Dirt Showdown, I will always love it and play it
Same, just wish they'll release DS2
@@laurenedney7 And Its Sad That Many People Don't Care/Like Dirt Showdown
@@LoopCoupe yeah I don't see how they do, it's great fun
same my fav part about it in dirt showdown is when u battle ken block
What really pissed me off with that game is that it was physically impossible to make enough money to buy and max out every car the game without playing online.
Dirt Showdown has an incredible potential , if they putted more effort on the physics it would be the one of the best game of this category, but the way the gane was , was already super fun.
I will never forget Dirt Showdown's existence. I just completed it on PC.
But I enjoyed the game!
Plus it didn’t deserve it.
Me too!
I really liked the fighting mode, so I think I'm going to buy wreckfest.
I thought this game was great but because of your professionalism I really enjoyed the vid
😆 subbed 😆
I loved this game so much. Sadly I got PS4, and it’s not on steam.
You can always get a Steam key for the game off of third party sites. It should be pretty cheap.
I ended up getting it for free after buying a Microsoft Office key on G2A
u can get it from fitgirl repack 4 free ez pz
@@GamerAlexVideos yeaaaah extremely suspicious IMO, buying a £45 game for £1 off a 3rd party website
@@OllieDM910 It shows on my Steam calculator that the price of it is 1,5eur so it isn't
you cant hate this and like dirt 5
lol what
if they made a remastered version OR a Dirt Showndown 2 i'd buy it like i do with every GRID game lol. Super underrated
Same lol
I still play the game from time to time, this weird mix of carnage and stunts, backed by amazing music, yet in relatively small package of few maps and cars, is actually enjoyable,
it's sad it was removed for purchase (due to copyrights expirations) and also R.I.P. Ken Block :/
Personally I loved the game and it’s definitely in my top 10
Top ten of 2010's
I feel videos like these should be longer, providing more of a retrospective, showcasing more.
I typical keep videos like this shorter so I don't have the bloat that I see in a lot of other videos. Don't get me wrong, I do love gaming essay videos, but many can feel like they have too much additional information that doesn't really fit into the main point of the video. Having a retrospective wouldn't necessary address what went wrong with a particular game, you know what I mean?
I like it more than the others DiRT games. I played DiRT 3 and 4 and let me tell you that I can't control the car. It feels so hard for me btw I'm a fan of old style arcade racing games and not a fan of reaching simulators so probably that is the reason why I like DiRT Showdown more.
Dirt showdown was fun af
compared to the rain tracks in GT7
the rain even in Dirt on ps3 is visible.
Aaaand it is offline in the single modus.
Its worth mentioning
cause nowadays its not guaranteed
we just rent the game, and when the servers go offline, we were forced to pay for a newer titel
I still play this game when I go my dads
But I only do joyride and gymkhana
No we don't
Very funny
I always played this game with my dad when it came out had a lot of fun :)
As someone who 100%ed DiRT 2, 3, and Showdown, i absolutely agree with almost everything you said here.
The game didn't know what it wanted to be, and ended up being mediocre at both sides of the coin
It definetily has its good moments, but not nearly as often as other DiRT games.
Nice to see someone made a video about it :D
I found DiRT 3 to be extremely mediocre imo
@@firstnamelastname6738 eh, i can see where you're coming from. It defo lacks the soul dirt 2 or even 1 had. It has slightly better graphics and more cars, but imo its more repetitive and gets boring more quickly than 2. I like both of these a lot though, sooo to each their own i guess ^-^
DiRT5 is pretty much DiRT Showndown 2. They've just changed how they name the games, and didn't include destruction derby. Dirt 4 was essentially a Dirt Rally game, and now Dirt 5 is essentially a DIrt Showdown game with circuit events.
Wreckfest is pretty much the king of arcade rally games now though.
This game was my childhood
I'm pretty sure they added cars into dirt 5 from dirt showdown and I'd love to rewatch some old dirt showdown videos
Yup, the Uproar Content Pack added the Jackson Adventurer, Duke Coupe, Zenden Cup, and Jackson Eulogy in DiRT 5.
Bro this was my most played game, it was literally my favourite game of all time, it’s been 7 years since I last played it
First dirt game i played, didn't even know it was a franchise until dirt rally but i didn't play sims back then and stopped after crashing into the trees. Nowadays dirt 4 is fun af
was the only and my favorite dirt out of the franchise 😀
Yes I know and that is a similar to The Crew 2 with demolition derby, 8-Ball Race, Street car Race and a new release mode The Agency - Break the Target before time runs out. A little bit similar to Monster energy cars events but slower grips in The Crew 2. Yep The Crew 2 has everything only left is “Kart mode” when you need grab an item and shooting other cars😌👏🏼👏🏼
İts really sad bc this game was my one of the fav games. İ have so much memories
I love this game. I just enjoy it for what it is.
quality content
I dont know, I liked it. People will complain on anything it seem. I'm a huge DiRT fan and this game was kinda fresh. But I agree on every flaw you mentioned, especially the handling. It was waaaay too dummy proof. Flatout 2 cars had weight, while in Showdown the tyres were made of glue or something. Cant really call it DiRT if you cant get loose slip angle. Solid video man.
this game i used to first play on my ps3 on the demo, then much later on we got the full game and i gotta say even the demo somehow managed to be kinda fun
other than the game shoving online in your face at every chance it gets, i think this game was great and am waiting on a sequel
Dirt showdown was the only game in the dirt franchise I liked
I remember playing this whole game 2x without owning the game thx to blockbuster one of the best racing games n is under appreciated and unknown like blur and split second
They really should bring this game back but taking on wreckfest role instead. The game was fun but I do indeed see the flaw you mean. The biggest turn off being cars won't flip over and weight distribution. Actually something truly does need to give because I can't see enough reason to buy ps5 yet
Out of everything I cant believe to this day DIRT5 went with THIS as a base :/
DIRT 5 was not really based off of Showdown. Technically, the base for 5 was ONRUSH.
i don't remember this game containing any rally events. Only derby, rallycross-ish and some PGR filler events. It was good fun tho, even if a little halfbaked. Maybe Distruction Derby Arenas for the ps2 could be concidered a dirt type game in this regard.
Dirt Showdown is brutally corrupted game ever in my point of view , which became tough for me to save the progress after completing 100% .
I've had more fun playing Showdown than I have playing ANY other dirt title. Past and present.
why is it called Dirt Showdown? all I see is the mixed of Grid, and Flatout
Well that's what was great about the game it had a little bit of dirt track racing and a little bit of derby to it and some pretty sick cars from classics to sport even trucks. Anyway it was definitely a great game in my opinion.
"the game it had a little bit of dirt track racing and a little bit of derby to it and some pretty sick cars from classics to sport even trucks"
So basically a worse Flatout but with Gymkhana crap added on the side.
How do flashback on dirt showdown?
you can't
Press R1 (for playstation). It's the same location for Xbox controllers.
Cool game arcade style and the nos i loved it also i like to fight whit car vroom
I loved dirt showdown
Coming from someone that's played Test Drive: Eve of Destruction and Flatout: Ultimate Carnage more than anything else, it seems nothing recent comes close to being as good. While I enjoyed Showdown, it just makes me want to play the game aforementioned. Even Wreckfest is flawed to the point where I want to go back to the days of more customizations, better soundtracks, realistic damage models, realistic handling, and a more engaging experience. I refuse to buy a current Gen console as Xbox One games left me feeling there was lot to be desired.
I think it's fun but it didn't have the rally DNA the fans wanted
DNA?
I don't know what happened but in a way it seems like it wasn't promoted well. Even the announcement trailer is kinda vague after I checked it out. When I first heard about it I thought it would be awful and after 10 years I checked it out and prefer it over DiRT 3 since showdown actually had the theme that fit gymkhana compared to 3 who should've just been pure rally in my opinion.
Tfw Showdown's my favorite Dirt game.
Still my favorite game in the series
Remember
favorite ≠ best
It's extremely refreshing to hear that favorite doesn't mean the best as I think many people forget that. I have games that are my favorite, but in a series sense, they aren't the best.
DiRT Showdown didn't really worked for me because it felt like a quick small project with DiRT 3 leftovers. It's ok, the controls are somewhat unintuitive (won't say the game is too easy because it's not) and gymkhana part of this game is an acquired taste: it was one of the biggest complaints about DiRT 3 (although I like it I can understand the backlash).
Same
Loved this game cause its like stock cars
lol, for me this game is the best Game from Dirt Ever ^-^I love it so mutch, but also, i dount like the other dirt games xD Dird show down whif this glory Soundtrack and the koletly over brutatelety, this was the perfeckt game for me. So bad, that i cant by it digital anymore - Lizenztroble
I was gonna buy this game, but realized that this was removed back in 2017, can't believe I have to pirate this
You may be able to get a cheap Steam gift, Steam key, or a physical copy rather than pirating it.
@@GamerAlexVideos but, they removed it from the store, doesn't that mean keys no longer works?
@@yellowdude9425 They only made it non-purchasable on the Steam store and other sellers due to the car/music licenses expiring. Older Steam keys, Steam gifts, or the physical copies can still be redeemed on Steam to your account. I did a quick key on eBay and was able to find multiple lists for a very cheap price so you might want to try that.
@@GamerAlexVideos oh thank god
It was a really good game tbh
Because beaming drive exists lol seriously tho me and my cousin loved the split screen derbies but it lacked a lot it needed actual derby cars that’s my big complaint with all derby games even wreckfest too many dumb cars needs all derby cars real derby cars and smack Physics
I would’ve been at least arcade game instead of a actual full game
DiRT Showdown does have an arcade version, just called Showdown: th-cam.com/video/SNfAywabF_w/w-d-xo.html
I think people took it too seriously
Rally events? What Rally events? Rally = you against the clock. And Showdown have nothing of this.
I was referring to Gymkhana, and nowadays, I know those don't fall under 'rally events'.
Nothing
It's a kid game
Meanwhile dirt 5 Is dogshit
Arraial
Another silly nitpick review of another perfectly fine game. This is perfect example of refusing to take a game for what it is, and complaining about what it's not.
You obviously didn't watch the video because I merely complained about things the game did wrong. I never complained about something it wasn't. Plus, I never said it was a bad game, more so on what I saw was its flaws in its design.
Shut up this game is cool
I didn't say it was bad, just merely talking about things that people might have not liked about the game.
@@GamerAlexVideos ok so sry
@@tomiskillz3005 think befote commenting please
see @weednosee comment
This games only flaw was it needed more of what it was. Different style of racing. More fun than realism. It was top!!!