Has anyone else else tried a Driving Force GT? I know Jibbed has issues, but I'm kinda hoping it was an isolated incident and I don't have to wait for official support.
Seems to be all right now mate, I still have sound issues though which I'll elaborate on.
Apologies to anyone who was subjected to my stream earlier before I got to grips with the handling and wheel settings, that was rough lol.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS:
Disclaimer... I would hardly call myself an expert but I've got 15 years of racing a few different categories under my belt, as well as the odd rally experience day.
+ Handling: This thing is hard to master, and I fucking love it. The handbrake is my new best friend. I've genuinely not had this much fun with virtual driving in a long time, it's just so involving and physical. It's easy to get going at a somewhat competent pace, but to effectively carry speed you need to go full Finland. Pretty much the closest I've personally felt a game has come to a true driving 'experience' anyway.
+ Presentation: Slick as fuck, functional, tidy. Does what you want it to fast, and it's very easy to navigate. I love the Colin McRae 2.0-style car outlines, and the doodle pace note icons. It feels like a true-to-heart, wonderfully British rally experience. Awesome stuff.
+ Stages: Perfect in length, and there's already enough variety in there to keep me busy for a while. They're just long and different enough to keep me on my toes, but not so much that I can't pick it up and start zoning out from pace notes after a few attempts. I hate being overly attentive to them anyway.
+ Cars: I was surprised by the decent selection we have to kick off with considering the price, good stuff. Seems like a no-messing attempt to get the best rally vehicles possible so that's fine by me. I like how it's split into decades too, nice sense of progression (not just with age but speed!).
+ Sound/Graphics: I've seen a lot of praise for the former but honestly, both of these seem a minor at best improvement over the stellar Dirt 3. Not a bad thing, I've just not been blown away visually as yet. It's nice and clean though, does what it needs to do. I like the co-driver voice, sounds like a top bloke.
ISSUES SO FAR:
- FFB can feel a little muted at times.
- DFGT wheel seems to not be recognised every now and again, and the resultant pause messes with the steering lock / overall FFB feel. Restarting sorts it.
- All audio drops out if I try to play with the 60's Lancia. No idea why.
OVERALL:
Whether you're an old-school Codies fan or mildly interested in the rally genre, you owe it to yourself to give this a shot. Seriously, expecially for the price, it's fucking good.
