Recent reviews by Domi

TL;DR It's a very good rally game, but still needs some work in my opinion.

Pros:

If you're a fan of rally, or looking to get into it, this game is fantastic. The driving physics are very good, an improvement over Dirt Rally 2.0. The tarmac physics are much better now, which I'm a big fan of. One thing I've noticed is that this game has the best co-driver callouts of any game I've played. They're always spot on which gives me a lot of confidence to push myself harder. I play on a wheel but I've heard others say it's great on controller.

The campaign is pretty fun, it's very driver focused, and isn't going to waste your time saving up money or grinding to advance. If you're a good driver, your budget will increase fast and you'll make it to the WRC in no time. There's a neat teammate option that allows you to hire another driver and buy them a car to drive alongside you in events. This brings your team more points when competing against big teams like Toyota.

The locations and stages are beautiful. There are seasons, which allow you to drive in completely different conditions on the same stages. Imagine Monte Carlo, except the snow and ice has mostly melted because it's summer time. Beautiful, twisting tarmac roads, with a gorgeous backdrop of rolling orange hills. It's breathtaking.

And, the stages themselves are so fun to drive. There are some stages that are 30+km! Talk about an endurance test. You really need to play with how far you're willing to push yourself and risk a crash. There's a lot of Y axis movement too, I've noticed a lot of these stages have some very steep sections, you'll have a blast trying to control your car heading downhill or push the power heading uphill. I can tell a lot of work went into making the stages memorable. I haven't found a single location I dislike yet, which was NOT the case for me in other rally games.

Cons:

The game is pretty heavy, you'll want a powerful PC to run this game smoothly. And you'll want to run this game smoothly, because stuttering can cause you to crash or get a headache.

One thing I'd really like to see is better spectators. I want to see them cheering and moving more, and being overall more 'alive'. This is very Dirt Rally like, where they just stand there lifelessly on the side. From a competitive standpoint though, they're not distracting. In fact, you don't even notice them.

The AI also seems really poorly balanced. I'm pretty decent at rally games and have been playing them for years. I often land in the top 5% on global leader boards, and my stage times in time trials are typically very consistent. However, sometimes in the campaign I'll land in 10th place after a clean run, while on other stages I'll gap 2nd place by several minutes (on a single stage!). I've seen others complain about this too, and I didn't have this issue in Dirt Rally 2.0 or other rally games. They definitely need to work on it in my opinion.

This game is incredibly immersive and seriously fun. It's so refreshing playing a game with a challenging combat system where your personal skill grows with the stats.

You play as Henry, who's just a young blacksmith in a small town somewhere in Bohemia. Not some knight, or hero, just Henry. And Henry is not trained in combat, you learn this very early on if you try to be the hero. The game is fully open world after the intro. You are free to pursue any kind of life you'd like to live. There are many decisions you can make throughout the game regarding who you interact with and what quests you decide to pursue, which determine the person Henry becomes.

The combat in this game is so much fun. Trust me, the first time you try it, you'll probably be annoyed because it feels clunky and non-intuitive. However, this is the point. Henry is not some combat expert, he's just some villager. You won't be able to take on experienced mercenaries or soldiers at first until you get some training (which is available pretty early in the game). One complaint I have is that combat with multiple enemies is very frustrating and selecting who you're targeting is very clunky. They could work on that, but I account it as realistic because it's disorienting and challenging to be outnumbered in this style of combat.

The characters are all voiced and interesting. The main story is engaging and personal, and the side characters and quests they give are really fun. None of them felt shallow or like a waste of my time, even if there weren't good rewards for completing the quests they were so engaging that I enjoyed completing them. The immersion this game produces is unlike any other I've played, you really feel like some dude in 15th century Bohemia trying to figure it all out. It's so worth your time, I highly recommend this game, right now it's on sale at $7 and I'd easily say it's worth $60.

Very fun game, great building and exciting combat. Playing with friends is fun but so is solo.

The most incredible driving experience. I absolutely love this game, and can't recommend it enough. I started with a controller and I loved it then, but eventually I got a wheel and pedals. This game is INTENSE. Some of the tracks are very unforgiving while some leave lots of room for learning. Each track has something to teach you for sure, and there are a ton of them to master.

The Rallycross DLC is totally worth it in my opinion. I love the rallycross career mode. It's fun mastering a relatively short course and getting the best time possible.

In summary, if you love driving this game is for you. You'll find yourself online learning real rally techniques to try to improve your times and climb the ladder.

It's a fun game

Overall as a game, it runs perfectly on my pc. I have a gtx 970 and an i7 6700 16gb ddr4. I run the game at high settings at 100fps. (Turn off volumetric fog)

If you're a long time Monster Hunter fan, you know what you're getting into combat-wise. It's a nice monster hunter game, but many people aren't used to the combat/controls. Another thing you'll notice if you're a long time MH fan, this game is easy. It holds your hand and the game is super easy compared to previous hunter games. I'm sure the monsters get harder the farther you get into it, but the fact that you can drink potions while moving at pretty high speed and access your item box from the camp (like you don't even need to prep for these quests because you can resupply at the camp).

The graphics are pretty amazing, the game looks fantastic, and you still get that monster hunter rush while fighting a monster 10x your size.

There are issues with online. People report that they can't play with their friends. This is a huge bummer, considering how long this game took for them to port to pc. I'm a huge fan of the series, but I have always liked playing on my own for the most part. I'm going to want to play online later on when I get into higher tier quests, because it'll be fun to team up with my friends and hunt huge monsters, but at first I'm only playing sp. I really hope they get the game working by the time I want to play online or I'll be super disappointed.

TLDR: The game is a monster hunter game, if you aren't used to the combat in MH it'll take some time. The game runs great on my system. There are issues with online right now that prevent people from playing together. I do not regret buying the game at $60. This game is super easy compared to previous MH games.