Dirt 2

I've been really enjoying the game lately. I just have a quick question/ suggestion to other people who play or plan to get this one.

I found that turning off all the huds and switching to the driver seat view really changed the game a lot and made it more challenging, in a good way.
It reallyimmerses you into the race when you're driving like this and it adds another dimension to rally racing.

For those of you who play it, the rally races pose a whole different challenge from that view with no hud, you need to seriously rely on your co pilot/guide and make sure you hear what they're saying to know what's up ahead. Since you don't have the track display up above, you don't know what's up ahead until you're actually there and have to make a split decision which will most probably lead to you going too fast at a turn or screwing up. The only way to avoid this is to listen to your guide, so it really poses a challenge, which is really great in my opinion because I found this game a bit easy, even on the "serious" difficulty.

Now that I'm playing the game like this, I find it's just right. Also when you're in the driver seat view, when you hit other drivers, your windshield will crack, making it harder to see, and when you splash into water you get mud on your windshield which actually blinds you for a good second until your wipers remove it.

I also found that I was able to take in more of the beauty of this game without being distracted by icons and achievements and such being displayed to me during the race, it actually made me feel like I was a rally racer, which in this type of game, is exactly what you want, you want it to be realistic and immersive for the player.

Anyways, just a suggestion. What do you guys think? Does anybody else play the game this way?

I play this game the same way bud.

I play it in normal view:P like anyother racing game

Outside view for me, I really don't like the interior camera, not because I wouldn't drive like that but it just feels limited and stupid, you don't look straight in front of you when you drive, you look to the left, to the right. If I'd use a TrackIR, then yeah, I would most likely play like that.

i got the demo and started off playing in normal view but then switched to the first person view.

Normally i would stay with 3rd person just because most games dont do first person driving that well, but Dirt 2 pulls it off spectacularly!

It really does add another dimension to the game and really makes you feel tense whilst racing.

I should really pick this game up.

I don't play it that way, but i might have a go to see what it's like.

On a sidenote, this game is amazing.

is it ok to play with a keyboard, or do you really need a controller of some kind (joystick, 360 pad, wheel, etc)?

is it ok to play with a keyboard, or do you really need a controller of some kind (joystick, 360 pad, wheel, etc)?

mrbojangles25

I have started to use the inside camera view now on Forza 3, it does help with the imersion as long as it does it right. I drive so I find games that dont get the right view perception (i.e. you seem glued to the front window rather than getting some side vision) a bit of a problem. However I will try this as well if I get DiRT 2 as it sounds an interesting way of playing the game.Garfield360UK

On the note of being glued to the screen, i agree with you that most driving games do that. However in Dirt 2 you can look around the cockpit, i play with a logitech controller so bind the camera controls to the right stick and you can quickly and easliy look around whilst driving :D

For me there's no better way to play a racing game than with driver's seat view, no HUD, no driving assists, and the highest difficulty unless it's flat out unfair. Anything else just tarnishes the experience.

I kinda wish that they would make another pure rally racer. None of the other event types in Dirt 2 (except for Trailblazer) really seemed as much fun. Still, I enjoyed it a lot, and it looked amazing.

I play this way as well... so immersive...

i have been playing the game for a while now. the characters and the gameplay make it a really interesting game. however i recently had a calibration problem with my logitech controller and when i finally fixed it, the steering is now alot faster. when i go to the cockpit view, the driver's hand move extremely fast. its really difficult to play the game now. anyone has any suggestions