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Codemaster hints at DiRT 4
- Thread starter Canis lupus
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So they should, it seems like quite a few other posters agree that their recent output has been, less than inspiring.
Would really like to believe that the game would be good but that's asking a lot at the moment. Codemasters used to produce some fantastic games in different genres then but then started struggling with good games everywhere so decided to stop everything but racers so they could concentrate on what they knew. Since then they've got even worse for me.
I may be wrong and hopefully they'll turn things around with this but they've become such a middle of the road studio that they'll have to do something really special to convince me this time.
I know there's a lot at stake for them at the moment but I'd rather they took risks than just played it safe and ended up producing yet another game which is sort of pretty but was as average as you can get in every other way.
I may be wrong and hopefully they'll turn things around with this but they've become such a middle of the road studio that they'll have to do something really special to convince me this time.
I know there's a lot at stake for them at the moment but I'd rather they took risks than just played it safe and ended up producing yet another game which is sort of pretty but was as average as you can get in every other way.
Fried Food
Banned
next gen exclusive with G27 support on ps4 please!
Hmm
Even their tweets use the piss filter.
After Dirt 3 I remain skeptical, but there certainly saying all the right things so far...
Oh man, I really REALLY hope it's going to be more like Dirt 1 again. I really didn't like the X-Games vibe introduced in Dirt 2, the Gymkhana bs I flatout hated and the extremely short rally stages in Dirt 3 were disappointing.
Focus on Rallysport again please!
Also, less talky menus would be nice.
Focus on Rallysport again please!
Also, less talky menus would be nice.
matrix-cat
Member
Bring back the sultry Dirt 2 navigator voice, pls.
Bring back Gymkhana, too. Love it 
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
So this is the game Sumo Digital are making?
Wait, wat? I'd be REALLY interested in this if it's actually developed by Sumo. Those guys are amazing.
I hated that dudebro voice and having to waste my time after every race listen to him gouge my ears out. If he has to be in the next game, I hope can shut him up.
The more like DiRT 1 and/or Rallisport Challenge 2 DiRT 4 is, the better.
Neuromancer
Member
What gives you that idea? code masters has their own teams.
Diablohead
Member
I am, after dirt 3 being so called 60% rally it turned out to be what felt like 30-40 and a rather limited selection of locations, one being a dlc where the actual menu art and files were already on disc (cut content for sure) and well, gymkana can go stay with showdown titles.
No other company has managed to destroy their credibility as Codemasters did during the PS3/XBiox 360 area. I bought the 3 Dirt games and each one was worse than the previous one. As such, i don't have any interest in Dirt 4 yet but that can change depending on what Codemasters has planned for their new game.
Things i'd like to see changed:
- faster menus. The primary function of menus is not to look nice/be nicely designed but to navigate the player to the actual gameplay in the fastest possible way.
- less DLC whoring. For example, in Dirt 3, the DLC cars were right in between the normal car selection screens... Focus on releasing a good game first (without any DLC reference) and think about DLC after the game is out.
- Make the visuals more realistic. Get rid of that piss filter/instagram look or tone it down (pretty sure they are never going to do that though)
- offer pure rally and get rid of that dudebro facebook/youtube/cool kids attitude that plagued Dirt 2 and 3. I'm not interested in Gymkhana (or whatever it's called) and other non-rally disciplines
That being said, i look forward to the reveal. I hope it's going to be on next gen consoles. It's going to be interesting to see what Codemasters can do graphics wise on next generation. Should be beautiful at least. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Codemasters will have learnt from the past and is willing to listen to feedback.
Things i'd like to see changed:
- faster menus. The primary function of menus is not to look nice/be nicely designed but to navigate the player to the actual gameplay in the fastest possible way.
- less DLC whoring. For example, in Dirt 3, the DLC cars were right in between the normal car selection screens... Focus on releasing a good game first (without any DLC reference) and think about DLC after the game is out.
- Make the visuals more realistic. Get rid of that piss filter/instagram look or tone it down (pretty sure they are never going to do that though)
- offer pure rally and get rid of that dudebro facebook/youtube/cool kids attitude that plagued Dirt 2 and 3. I'm not interested in Gymkhana (or whatever it's called) and other non-rally disciplines
That being said, i look forward to the reveal. I hope it's going to be on next gen consoles. It's going to be interesting to see what Codemasters can do graphics wise on next generation. Should be beautiful at least. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that Codemasters will have learnt from the past and is willing to listen to feedback.
Fox Mulder
Member
I loved the first dirt, when it was rally racing. As they shifted focus to the xgames bullshit I lost interest.
sad, nothing was more intense than driving cockpit view down some narrow dirt roads in a forest as fast as possible.
sad, nothing was more intense than driving cockpit view down some narrow dirt roads in a forest as fast as possible.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Just putting two and two together.
The other day Sumo said they're working on a new entry for a big racing franchise, I'd qualify the Dirt series as one of those, they've worked with Codemasters before on F1, Dirt and Race Driver. Maybe both are working on it?
Sumo Dirt 4 for PS3/360
Codemasters focused on PC / Next gen
Bigben acquired the WRC license for three years last year:
I hope to god they've dumped Milestone for WRC 5, maybe Sumo are working on WRC 5? banderas.gif
Neuromancer
Member
Ah could be. Shame about the WRC license, I guess it will probably be called Dirt 4 in that case.
sacrificengineer
Member
SneakyStephan
Banned
Hey buddymigo how about some gymkhana?
OH you thought this was a rally game? we have some dlc for that I think , little buddy
Why is there no splitscreen mode you ask? fuck you buddy
A dirt3 recap
OH you thought this was a rally game? we have some dlc for that I think , little buddy
Why is there no splitscreen mode you ask? fuck you buddy
A dirt3 recap
Less "DiRT2/3" more "colin mcrae/DiRT1" please.
Huge focus on rally. Get rid of gymkhana, buggies and all that shit, No office chair handling, fast menu's and loading (no more stupid flashy menu's that take 8 minutes to load) just make it good, immediate rally fun. Just you and the road.
Huge focus on rally. Get rid of gymkhana, buggies and all that shit, No office chair handling, fast menu's and loading (no more stupid flashy menu's that take 8 minutes to load) just make it good, immediate rally fun. Just you and the road.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Is it going to be a good surprise?
I loved both DiRT 1 & 2, but 3 left me disappointed. I wanted more rally and less everything else. If DiRT4 is a pure rally game and none of that gymkata nonsense, then I'n very interested. If they want to do gymkata make it a separate game, but focus the DiRT games on rally racing please.
I'm tepidly interested, but cautious as well.
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Have they used Neal before? Is the BTCC returning? This years championship is shaping up to be a cracker with all the returning champions, please Codies, dial down on the arcade crap and give us a fully featured BTCC mode banderas.gif
Diablohead
Member
trucks? RACE DRIVER 4 DO IT CODIES
Race driver 3 was the PGR before PGR, so fun online and being able to stall your car in the sand and all that, felt like a real touring racer and had truck racing in it too.
Driving aston martins on ice due to a glitch was fun too.
Surprise! Dirt 4 will be entirely Gymkhana-focused and in addition, Ken Block will explain the menu to you for five minutes everytime you start up the game (non-skippable).
They will, however, honor the series' heritage by showing pictures of actual Rally racing during the loading screens. Incidentally, that will still mean more Rally content in Dirt 4 because those loading screens take longer than the rally stages in Dirt 3.
Diablohead
Member
Showdown 2: DiRT harder
I played most of it (no DLC, only a little bit of Gymkhana because it sucks) and it's not terrible. The rally content is just very limited. Most stages (of whom there are not that many) are about 1 minute long, some even shorter. And some of them even overlap in certain sections. When the DLC whoring started and already completed events showed as uncompleted in the menu because they threw the DLC tracks into the middle of the career, I immediately sold the game.
When I needed more Dirt in my life last year, I chose to buy Dirt 1 again and I'm loving it (again). So I'd say go buy Dirt 1. It's the better game, especially the better rally game and it still looks gorgeous.
It's too bad Milestone didn't recreate real special stages, also all cars have identical interiors. Otherwise it's a great game.
Agreed. I really loved the repair aspect in Dirt 1 where I had to decide which parts to repair, whether cleaning the car beforehand would be worth it etc. I was hoping they would expand that stuff but nope, X-games happened.
And dito to the comment about the rewind function as well. That feature has destroyed racing games in my opinion because it became an inner struggle not to use the feature after even the slightest mistake. It also led to races feel disjointed and undynamic. I turn it off whenever I can so if they have to include it, just give me a mode where rewinding is not possible so I don't get tempted even.
Polishin8r
Member
The original Dirt game was alright, but seems the quality is getting washed out in order to please the masses
Wax Free Vanilla
Member
Great day filming for @Codemasters at Donington Park today. @DunlopBTCC @MattNealRacing
TOCA IS BACK! CODIES ARE BACK!!!
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Square Triangle
Member
Please let DiRT 4 actually be good. Enough with the bro dialog and over the top events, let's have a real rally racing game again.
justbiglee
Neo Member
Hi all,
Lee from Codemasters here, finally got my account activated so I'm able to chip in.
Sorry for teasing you all like that back at the start of the year, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it.
I've asked this question quite a lot over the last year in various places but not been able to ask you. So here it goes...
What 5 things are most important for you when it comes to the next DiRT?
Lee from Codemasters here, finally got my account activated so I'm able to chip in.
Sorry for teasing you all like that back at the start of the year, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it.
I've asked this question quite a lot over the last year in various places but not been able to ask you. So here it goes...
What 5 things are most important for you when it comes to the next DiRT?