Recent reviews by Digital X

With over 1000 hours under my belt I should probably review it.

Endless fun to be had here, if you've played ETS2 just slap a big old american setting on it with beautiful landmarks... roaring truck engines... gorgeous sunsets... and the odd tumble weed popping out in the middle of the road at night to scare you and make you swerve into a pylon. That never happened (I promise!)

Whether you're taking salmon to Sacramento or hauling a Special Transport to Tucson you'll never tire of driving in this game. A vast road network awaits.

I pre ordered this a few years back, it was completely different to anything I'd played before and that shows, but in a good way.

The diversity of planets, creatures, fauna you can find is just incredible in this update. I have seen planets that look like a game of Jacks to lifeless planets full of fauna to planets with bubbles on, and I just love it.

There is so much more to do now, always a goal to reach, places to explore and doing it with a team mate makes this 100x better than the initial release.

A lot of people are having a headache with this game, resolution issues, game won't even start etc but for me it has been alright. I'll list the good and the bad, all my own opinion.

Good:

The physics, the air suspension and physics in general feel very pleasing. Not too far from that of the ETS2 physics mods but does need work.

The graphics, being on the Unreal Engine you know what to expect. The glisten of the rain on the bus, along with the water droplets and the fog with the early morning sunrise gleaming down onto the bus through trees allows for a pleasent viewing experience.

The map, very large map, with around 20,000KM if I remember right, plenty to explore so you will not tire quickly of the routes being taken.

Bad:

The AI, sometimes unpredictable, they can stop in the middle of the junction without notice and you can be a sitting duck at the lights not knowing what tod. Other times they are fien albeit a slight "judder" in their movement.

Stuttering/FPS I've had a few frame drops and general stutter here and there but with a newly released game it cannot be perfect but in my eyes it is playable.

Controls, they do require a fair bit of work and wheels will need some time to sit down and fiddle with the guages, each button etc, using a controller is fine with me for now until my G27 plays nicely.

I almost refunded at one point, had written a length statement but decided, no, I am going to stick with it.

Running on an i5 3570, 16GB RAM, Zotac AMP! GTX 980ti getting around 40fps in cities with traffic, and 50 mostly on the motorways.

Hope this was helpful in your decision to purchase or not.

Fantastic little game, but so much potential! Almost infinite things to craft in this and will keep me occupied until I'm 80 gone.

As soon as I saw the title, instant download! I have been chomping at the bit to play a decent DiRT again and this definitely delivers.

Pro's:

-Great sound effects, cars, surface etc.
-Wide variety of weather options for each track (each with day and night variants)
-Good selection of retro to modern cars.
-Good selection of tracks, each with a reverse option.
-Graphics are very nice indeed.

Cons:

None that I've seen to be honest, yet.

You really need to be on your toes in this game, it's not like DiRT 3 where driving each stage was simple.

Very enjoyable with a long playing lifespan. The immense amount of Modifications available really make this a must buy for simulation fans!