The paved surfaces demand fast reaction time and a keen ear for co-driver calls, while the gravel surfaces become a fun and loose romp which forces you to consider how your current momentum and angle will affect a corner several seconds down the road. The precision of the former and the fun of the latter were a pleasant surprise. Players are treated to a variety of car and track physics examples, from the fast and extremely responsive rips through Japan or Croatia’s road courses to the soft and flowing momentum management drives in Estonia.
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The changes to the driving experience aren’t a complete overhaul for the WRC series, but enough for fans of the series to notice. Rally legend Sebastian Loeb praised the upcoming title, but many in the sim racing community questioned whether this was an observation or a paid endorsement. We first reported on WRC 10’s improvements to the driving physics in early July. Moreover, WRC 10 also has excellent tire squeal noises on the hard, paved surfaces which add to the thrill of nailing a handbrake turn. Various co-drivers can be selected, and the calls of “ouch” when you clip a fence or “YES!” when you lead a sector add significantly to the enjoyment of driving here. More importantly, the pace notes are well delivered from your co-driver, and the crunches and bangs of slamming a car through tight turns or ubiquitous trackside flora are nicely balanced on the default settings. The engine notes aren’t as roaring and aggressive as you might expect based on KT Racing’s loading screen for the title, but they do a good job conveying the scream of the high revving engines. WRC 10 manages the balance of sounds very well. Rally titles, however, need to be well-balanced and leave room to hear pace notes and the crunch of body work as it slams into hills and objects on the side of the course. If you were to hop into Assetto Corsa Competizione and take the Maserati GT4 for a spin, you’d be treated to an beautifully obnoxious engine note that fills the entire soundscape. Sounds in rally titles are tougher to rate than many other racing titles. For those who prefer their rally experience with an HMD, the DiRT Rally titles are still the go-to platform. There is still no VR support for WRC, either. Overall, the graphics look good, and despite looking grainier than many contemporary racing titles and not running as efficiently as its rally sim rivals, the graphics should be more than adequate for most users.
Standing water on the road further ahead, roadside buildings, and rubble on the track, however, look much much generic and poorly rendered. The highlights of the visuals include the sunlight breaking through the trees, or the reflections of light off nearby puddles, or the way your headlights carve a limited beam through pitch black night stages. Gameplay graphics look great most times, but often seem more passable than impressive. WRC 10’s graphics can wow at times and underwhelm at others. These improvements make WRC 10 a fun, challenging and engaging rally title. Like Codemasters’ F1 series, the WRC game franchise is plagued with workarounds and shortcomings that should have been fixed before the release of the each successive title, but unlike F1 the latest WRC entry shows substantial improvements to the driving experience. It only takes a few moments in game to spot the shortcomings of WRC 10, but roughly the same amount of time to appreciate the improved driving experience in this title. This year’s edition features historical content and major moments from WRC rally history to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the race series. KT Racing has released WRC 10 across most major platforms. A review copy of the title was not provided to us. Note: WRC 10 was tested using the Steam version on PC with a wheel, pedal set and handbrake. The tenth installment in the WRC series has been released and features improved driving physics and impressive retro content.
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